Chapter 22 Five Thousand Against Thirty Thousand

Anton is very proud now, he is riding on a horse in high spirits.

A month and a half ago, he and his two companions, Abel and Abt, incited the peasants and set off an uprising.

And the reaction of the Britannia Empire was also very fast. In the past one and a half months, they have dispatched 3 armies back and forth to encircle and suppress them.

However, Anton and his two companions were also quite talented in military affairs. After ingenious command and mobilization, they defeated all the expeditionary forces of the Britannia Empire.

This rebel army has also expanded from the original hundreds of people to the current 30,000 people.

Now, this 30,000-strong army is divided into three groups. Anton, who is the most capable and most prestigious at present, leads 15,000 people and serves as the central army. Abel leads 10,000 people and serves as the left army. Special led 5000 people as the right army.

The three-way army pointed directly at the city of Cordoba.

The reason why they chose to attack the city of Cordoba is because they have received reliable information that the city of Cordoba has a large stockpile of supplies, and because it is deep in the interior, it has been in a safer place for a long time, so Cordoba Wacheng did not deploy a large number of soldiers.

For them who are short of supplies, this is simply a perfect target.

Anton turned his head and shouted to the orderly next to him: "Send the order! Let the army go faster! Faster! It's still too slow!"

"yes!"

Watching the messenger leave, Anton sneered, and murmured in a voice only he could hear: "I don't want Abel and Abt to take the credit, if I can win Cordoba , then my prestige in the army will be overwhelmingly higher than that of Abel and Abbott, hehe."

At this moment, he saw his own sentry, who was riding towards him on horseback, rushed to his feet, and said loudly:

"Boss! Received reliable information, Britannia has sent troops to encircle us again!"

Anton's face darkened.

"How many people have been sent this time? Is the commander the Knight of Xingui or the Knight of Double Oaks?"

"Only 5,000 people were sent this time! And the person in command is neither the Knight of Xingui, nor the Knight of Double Oaks, but a commoner who is not even the captain of the army!"

Anton was taken aback for a moment, then looked up to the sky and laughed.

"Hahahahaha! Is the bastard emperor of Britannia out of his mind? Last time I sent two Xingui knights to lead an army of nearly 20,000 to encircle us, but I defeated them all. This time I sent a civilian Leading 5,000 people? You're laughing!"

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At this time, Pendragon, the residence of Earl Hyde and unified knight Issel.

Iser, who was reading a book, suddenly put down the book in his hand, and asked Alisa beside him, "Alisa, do you think he will win?"

Alisa raised an eyebrow. Said in a mocking tone:

"Father, haven't you always liked that Su Cheng? You think that Su Cheng is extremely talented in military affairs, why are you still worried now?"

"He is very talented in military affairs, there is no doubt about it." Iser said in a firm tone.

After Alisa heard this, a look of displeasure flashed across her face.

Issel sighed.

"However, no matter how talented you are in military affairs, you can't act too hastily. You should take it step by step. Let him start with leading a few people, then slowly accumulate experience, and finally become a general who can command thousands or tens of thousands. Instead of letting him step through so many steps in the middle, let him directly lead 5,000 troops, and let him use 5,000 troops to deal with 30,000 troops. With such a disparity in strength, it is difficult for you and Enli to win. .Jacob is really...too hasty!"

"Father, you seem to have said that it was Jacob who suggested to His Majesty the Emperor that Su Cheng lead the army." Alisa said lightly,

"Why did he do this?"

"Hmph!" Iser sneered, "Jacob said that he saw that Su Cheng was an outstanding military genius, and believed that Su Cheng would definitely be able to complete the task. I really don't understand where Jacob got his confidence!"

"So, Mr. Jacob is very confident in Su Cheng, so he proposed to send this task to Su Cheng?"

"It should be, but I think he should have sent this task to Su Cheng for another reason."

"Another reason?" Alisa wondered.

Iser pondered for a while and asked, "Alyssa, how many unified knights are there in the Britannia Empire?"

"Huh?" Alisa was taken aback, "Now you are a unified knight."

Issel sighed again.

"Then you should also know how bad the situation in Britannia is right now?"

After hearing this, Alisa pursed her mouth tightly and stopped talking.

"Britannia's current national power has declined a lot compared to before," Iser said slowly, "At this critical juncture, we and the other three empires: the Rollin Empire in the south and the Holy Hiran Empire in the north And the relationship with the Frankish Empire in the east is not good, especially with the Rollin Empire and the Frankish Empire, and the Hundred Years War with the Frankish Empire has not yet ended. The defense of our Britannia Empire is very tense now, and now it is only me Now that I am a unified knight, it can be said that I can no longer support this bad situation by myself."

"Jacob definitely saw that the current national defense situation of the Britannia Empire is not optimistic. He sent Su Cheng to the battlefield in such a hurry, he probably hoped that Su Cheng's military talent would explode, so that the empire could now have more However, I really don’t know if Jacob has carefully considered the consequences of such hasty actions. I can also see that Su Cheng has a good military talent and is a good seed, but I don’t think so. Jacob said it so brilliantly. Su Cheng was able to lead 5,000 people and defeat 30,000 people without leading soldiers before. It is too hasty. What if Su Cheng, a good seedling, collapses before it is fully developed? What to do? I really don’t know what Jacob thinks..."

Before Iser finished speaking, Alisa suddenly stood up with a "huh" and said sharply:

"Why do father and Mr. Jacob think that this Su Cheng has a good military talent?! After looking around, I think he is just a talkative person!"

Iser was taken aback, but quickly returned to normal, and then said: "Alyssa, you have to understand that sometimes, the eyes of the elders and wise men are very accurate, and sometimes that person obviously didn't do anything, but But you can tell that person from his words and deeds, his face, his voice..."

"Enough!" Alisa interrupted Issel roughly, and then left the room quickly.

"I don't want to hear what you say about Su Cheng, Su Cheng anymore! It's so annoying!!"

Looking at Alisa's leaving figure, Iser shook his head helplessly, then completely closed the book in his hand, closed his eyes and meditated.

At this time, Iser suddenly remembered Jacob's evaluation of Su Cheng.

Iser closed his eyes and murmured:

"Military genius... I hope Su Cheng is really the kind of genius that is rare in a thousand years."