Chapter 549: The Knights of Uriel Attack

Since February this year, a large-scale banditry has broken out in the western part of the empire.

Bandits are like weeds. They are killed and eliminated again and again, but no matter how they are eliminated, they will always appear again.

The western part of the Britannia Empire has always been a high-incidence area for banditry. No matter how they are killed and eliminated, the bandits have never been completely eliminated.

Since last summer, several new bandit forces have emerged in the western part of the Britannia Empire.

However, at that time, the Britannia Empire was busy with a large-scale attack against the Rolin Empire, that is, the "Summer Wind" offensive. For a while, it was unable to take care of these new bandit forces in the west, so it gave these bandit groups the opportunity and time to grow.

When the Britannia Empire finished the "Summer Wind" offensive, finished the round table meeting, and finally had the energy to start solving the new banditry in the west, it found that these bandit groups had taken advantage of the empire's lack of time to take care of them. They grew rapidly and grew to the point where they had to send troops to eliminate them in time.

In February of this year, Gozewen immediately ordered the governors of the western counties to work together and send local garrisons from each county to encircle and suppress every bandit hiding in the mountains.

However, these bandits who occupied the mountains were not a mob that would collapse at the first blow.

Many people always think that bandits are just a mob without any political vision and organization, but in fact, bandits often have a certain degree of organization and follow certain rules.

The discipline of some bandit groups is even quite strict, and they implement militarized management.

In the large-scale banditry that broke out in the west this time, these bandits who suddenly appeared happened to be the kind of bandits with strong organization.

In addition, they occupied mountains and enjoyed the advantages of the terrain, which made the local garrisons of the Britannia Empire who encircled them suffer a lot.

The army of the Britannia Empire is mainly divided into two parts: the Knights and the local garrisons.

The Knights are the first-line troops of the empire, while the local garrisons belong to the second-line troops.

Compared with the Knights of the first-line troops, the local garrison troops, which are second-line troops, have much lower combat effectiveness. Most of the troops are old, weak, sick and disabled. They can only catch thieves and beat bandits. If they are really dragged into the battlefield to fight for their lives, their performance will be very ugly.

Gozewen ordered the mobilization of local garrison troops in the west to encircle and suppress the bandits. In fact, he was lucky.

He thought that the bandits this time might be easy to deal with. Although the combat effectiveness of the local garrison troops was poor, they would definitely be able to quell the banditry this time.

However, after fighting for two months, the battle situation was very "gratifying". Bankro's report just now told Gozewen ruthlessly: the local garrison troops were indeed unreliable.

"Alas..." Gozewen sighed helplessly, "The casualties are so tragic... It's just fighting a bandit, but the casualties are so tragic... It seems that I still overestimated the combat effectiveness of the local garrison troops. It's really too much to let the local garrison troops go to the battlefield. I can only send out the Knights."

"Goze... Your Majesty." Realizing that Bankro was present, Jacob quickly changed his words and called him His Majesty, "Which Knights should be sent out?"

"Bankro." Gozewen called Bankro's name.

"Yes."

"How many troops are stationed near the imperial capital?"

"Your Majesty.

There are now 60,000 soldiers of the Gabriel Knights, 40,000 soldiers of the Raziel Knights, and 100,000 soldiers of the Uriel Knights, who are still recruiting new soldiers."

"That is to say - there are now 200,000 troops in the imperial capital..." Gozewen murmured, "It's enough to deal with a few bandits..."

As the Uriel Knights gradually formed an army, the Britannia Empire is now gradually transferring the troops originally stationed near the imperial capital back to their respective fronts.

There are currently only 60,000 Gabriel Knights left near the imperial capital, and the other 240,000 troops are all assembled on the eastern front, that is, the Rhine front.

And there are currently only 40,000 Raziel Knights left near the imperial capital, and the other 160,000 troops are all assembled on the southern front.

After the "Northern Defense Operation in 288", the Knights of Michael no longer stationed troops in the imperial capital due to insufficient manpower. Therefore, Su Cheng's Knights of Michael are the first and currently the only knights whose forces have been fully assembled on the front line.

When the Knights of Uriel are officially formed, the Knights of Gabriel and the Knights of Raziel will no longer leave troops in the imperial capital.

By then, the Knights of Gabriel and the Knights of Raziel will be able to concentrate all their forces on the front line like the Knights of Michael.

All 300,000 Knights of Gabriel will be assembled on the Rhine front, and all 200,000 Knights of Raziel will be assembled on the southern front.

By then, the nightmare of the Frankish Empire and the Roland Empire will also come.

They will face unprecedented national defense pressure.

"Your Majesty." Jacob asked Gozewen, "Which knight's troops should be dispatched? The Knights of Gabriel? Or the Knights of Raziel?"

"..."

Gozewen was silent, with a thoughtful look on his face, and did not immediately answer Gozewen's question.

His fingers tapped the desk very rhythmically, making a very rhythmic "knock knock knock" sound.

After a long silence, Gozewen finally broke the silence:

"...I do not intend to dispatch the Knights of Gabriel, nor the Knights of Rachel."

"Your Majesty." Jacob raised his eyebrows in surprise, "You mean... you want to dispatch the Uriel Knights? But the Uriel Knights are all new recruits. Most of them have not been trained yet. Complete training."

"But the first 20,000 people to join the Knights, because they were the first to come in, should have completed the basic training. Bancro, if only the first 20,000 people to join the Knights are dispatched, you Do you think these 20,000 people can be used?”

"The first 20,000 recruits to join the Uriel Knights... They have already received basic training. If they are to be dragged onto the battlefield, they should be able to exert considerable combat effectiveness. But - Your Majesty , Do you really want to let these new recruits who have just completed basic training go to the battlefield?"

"That's right. This is a good opportunity for military training." Ge Zewen raised his lips slightly and said with a smile, "Soldiers have to go to the battlefield after all. Only by being baptized by the battlefield can a truly elite force be trained. You won't be able to build an elite unit by sitting in a training ground."

"This bandit is not a regular army member of the Frank Empire or the Holy Shiran Empire. It is much easier to deal with. It is perfect for training new recruits who have never seen blood."

"I have decided! I will send out the Uriel Knights! Let the 20,000 recruits who were the first to join the Uriel Knights go to the west! Put down the banditry!"

"Yes!" Bancro and Jacob agreed in unison.

"Then, Your Majesty." Bancro then asked, "Which knight should be the commander of the bandit-defeating force this time? This is the list of knights currently staying near Pendragon who can be quickly mobilized. It does not count. For knights such as Mr. Cheng and Mr. Iser who need to return to the front line as soon as possible, there are currently 1 Four Royal Knights, 2 Fanlan Knights, 4 Double Oak Knights, and 8 New Gui Knights in the imperial capital. A total of 15 knights can be quickly mobilized. The knight.”

Gozevin took the list from Bancro's hand and glanced at it a few times.

"...Let Alan Jones be the commander-in-chief of the bandit-defeating army this time."

"Alan Jones?" After hearing this name, Jacob frowned.

"Allen is a good general." Ge Zewen continued. "Since the end of last year's 'Xia Feng' offensive, he has not had any tasks. He has been training troops in a military base in the suburbs, and has been doing this. A good general is also a waste of talent... Ah, by the way, it's time to incorporate the 4,000 armored warriors trained by Allen into this bandit-defeating army! The elite came out for a 'walk'."

"Then...I will assign Allen a capable adjutant."

Gozewen once again cast his gaze on the paper in his hand.

When his eyes swept quickly, he caught a very familiar name that had always appeared in front of Ge Zewen's eyes before.

"Let Enli Hunter serve as Allen's adjutant and the deputy commander of the bandit army. Enli is also a leader among the young generation of our imperial army. It would be good to give him more opportunities and let him train more. ”

"Alan Jones and Enli Hunter." Bancro nodded in agreement, "They are a good combination. With the two of them taking the lead, the banditry in the west will be quelled soon."

"...Let's add one more person in." Ge Zewen suddenly said at this time.

"One more person?" Bancro frowned, "Your Majesty, please forgive me for speaking frankly. It is enough for an army of less than 30,000 to be led by two knights. If there is one more knight, then Too redundant."

"No, the new person I plan to join is not a knight. I plan to let Ilsa serve as the inspector of the bandit army."

After hearing the name "Ilsa", Jacob's expression instantly became strange.

After listening to what Gozevin had just said to him in private, Jacob was now very sensitive to the name "Ilsa".

Before Jacob and Bancro asked him why, Gozevin took the lead and explained:

"Ilsa has been studying in the palace all this time. If she stays in the palace and doesn't go out, people will become stupid."

"It is actually a good choice to go to the west with the army in the name of the inspector. Being protected by the army, there will be no danger, and you can also take this opportunity to walk outside, gain experience, and gain experience by the way. Ichiban.”

"But..." Jacob hesitated, "Ilsa is only 8 years old..."

"Hahahaha!" Gozewen laughed heartily. "Jacob, don't underestimate my granddaughter! Follow the army to the west to quell the banditry - Ilsa must be able to bear this pain!"

"If I tell Ilsa and let her follow the army to the west, she might be very happy. Because I know that Ilsa has always had an adventurous spirit and has always longed for the world outside the imperial capital. ”

"Okay! It's decided!"

Ge Zewen's tone was full of confidence and no doubt.

"The total strength of this bandit-defeating army is 24,000! It is composed of 20,000 recruits of the Uriel Knights and 4,000 armored warriors! The commander of the bandit-defeating army is Allen Jones, the knight of the four emperors, and Enli, the knight of the Orchid. ·Hunter serves as the deputy commander, and Ilsa Augustus serves as the inspector! Prepare the army immediately! "

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