Chapter 685: The Great Turnaround of the Northern Kingdom (Part 1)

The fierce battle lasted from morning to evening.

It was not until the sun set that the first day of the attack and defense of Avalon Fortress finally came to an end.

Neither Su Cheng nor Dominic wanted to fight in the dark, as fighting in the dark would only increase unnecessary casualties.

After the sun set, the two armies withdrew at the same time in a tacit understanding.

Of course, it was impossible for all the troops on the walls of Avalon Fortress to withdraw, and a small number of troops were left on guard to prevent possible night attacks by the Xilan Army.

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The main camp of the Xilan Army, the main camp of the commander.

"Death - 1,498 people, lightly injured - 2,332 people, seriously injured - 318 people, total casualties - 4,548 people."

After listening to the casualty report, Dominic's face quickly turned gloomy.

Not only Dominic's face was gloomy, but the faces of all the generals in the camp quickly turned ugly.

After a long time, Dominic finally let out a long sigh and said, "It's really a siege... It's really worthy of Avalon Fortress. 4148 casualties in just one day..."

Siege warfare is always the most tragic battle.

What's more, the "Hammer Operation" this time is not an ordinary city, but the first fortress of the Britannia Empire, such as Avalon Fortress.

Although it was expected that the casualties would not be too small, after hearing the casualty report, Dominic couldn't help but be shocked by the heavy casualties.

The heavy casualties are not terrible. The most terrible thing is that there are heavy casualties but no excellent results.

Although the battle today was fierce, there was no substantial progress in the battle.

Although it has been fought from early morning to night, the battle has been tugged on the walls of Avalon Fortress.

Even if the battle lasted until dawn, the Hiran army did not show any signs of being able to take down the outer wall of Avalon Fortress.

According to the reports sent back by the generals and soldiers, the Knights of Michael have become much stronger than before.

Because the Knights of Michael have always been stationed in the north of the Britannia Empire and always deal with the Hilan Army, some veterans of the Hilan Army have rich experience in fighting with the Knights of Michael.

These veterans have deeply realized that the Knights of Michael are really different from before.

The most obvious difference is that the Knights of Michael have become much stronger.

The soldiers of the Knights of Michael are much stronger than before, and when they wrestle with them, the soldiers of the Hilan Army are often at a disadvantage.

These ordinary soldiers can only feel that the quality of the soldiers of the Knights of Michael has been improved, but senior generals like Dominic, who have experienced many battles and have fought many times with the Knights of Michael in the past,

can clearly feel that the command level of the Knights of Michael has been greatly improved compared with before.

"Is it because the Knights of Michael implemented the 'military commander system'?" Dominic murmured in a low voice, "Or is it because the leader of the Knights of Michael was replaced by Su Cheng..."

Dominic was getting more and more unsure about whether he could successfully capture the Avalon Fortress by force.

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At the same time.

Avalon Fortress, the headquarters of the Knights of Michael, the command room.

Su Cheng, who was in the command room, looked at the large map hanging on the wall while quietly listening to Willy's report standing behind him.

"Today's battle, a total of 612 people died, 303 people were injured, 89 people were seriously injured, and the total casualties were - 1004 people."

The casualties of the defenders are often lower than those of the attackers, so compared with the casualties of the Hiran Army, the casualties of the Knights of Michael are undoubtedly much smaller.

After listening to Willy's report, Su Cheng just nodded slightly.

"Well, you've worked hard. The casualties of the Xilan army should be about 4 to 5 times that of our army."

"Such a fierce battle will not last long. As long as we hold on for a while, the morale of the Xilan army will drop sharply due to heavy casualties, and they will no longer be able to launch such a fierce attack."

"I'm afraid that by then, the Xilan army will change its strategy and no longer fight us head-on, but fight a war of food and soldiers with us." Willy smiled bitterly.

"They can fight whatever they want, whether they want to fight us to the death or fight us for food and military supplies. No matter what kind of war they want to fight, I will accompany them to the end."

Su Cheng chuckled a few times, and then continued:

"If they really want to fight a food and military supply war with us, we still have the advantage."

"They are going on a long expedition, while we are defending our homeland."

"In addition, our number of troops is far smaller than theirs, and the logistical pressure is only a fraction of theirs."

"If they want to fight a food and military supply war, I'm afraid they can't outlast us."

"Today's battle was also fought very well. The Xilan Army did not gain any advantage from beginning to end, and did not achieve any results. The outer wall of the Avalon Fortress is still standing."

As soon as Su Cheng finished speaking, Willy, who was standing behind Su Cheng, smiled and said:

"Yes, the casualties of the Xilan Army are far greater than ours. As long as we can maintain the momentum today, we will win."

In a siege, the attacker is always the one who suffers.

In this battle of attack and defense of Avalon Fortress, the Knights of Michael had the upper hand from the very beginning.

Willy was not arrogant, what he just said was indeed correct.

As long as they continue to maintain the momentum of today and if nothing unexpected happens, then the Knights of Michael will surely win.

After listening to Willy's words, Su Cheng just smiled slightly.

Then he continued to look at the map in front of him.

The large map hanging on the wall is a detailed map of the Aighar Corridor and its surrounding areas.

Su Cheng has seen this map thousands of times, but he still looks at it tirelessly and thinks about something.

After a long while, Su Cheng said to Willy behind him faintly:

"Win this fortress attack and defense battle..."

"It is indeed not difficult to win this fortress attack and defense battle safely, but my goal is not just to defend the Avalon Fortress."

After that, without waiting for Willy's response, Su Cheng quickly sat back at the long table in the command room.

"Willie, please help me contact the Northern Territory General Office and tell them that Su Cheng wants to meet with Mr. Humphrey alone to discuss how to defeat the Hiran Army. Please ask Mr. Humphrey to come to Avalon Fortress as soon as possible."

"Ask Mr. Humphrey to come to the North?" Willy said in surprise.

"Yes, that's right." Su Cheng said in an unquestionable tone, "Go and contact the Northern Territory General Office."

"Yes!"

After saluting Su Cheng, Willy quickly left the command room and started to contact the Northern Territory General Office.

After Willy left the command room, Su Cheng took a piece of paper placed on the long table.

Took a pen.

Then solemnly wrote a line of big characters on this paper - Great Turn of the North

The military genius brought the Zizhi Tongjian to another world

The military genius brought the Zizhi Tongjian to another world