Chapter 848: Vanguard

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April 21.

On the second day after the capture of the Chupol Fortress, the Western Army, led by Willy, with a total force of 64,000, set out first and headed towards their target - Otto in the northwest.

When bidding farewell to the generals of the Western Army, Su Cheng did not forget to reiterate to them the key points of the offensive.

"From Chupol Yasai to Otto in the northwest, we will pass through 18 cities on the way."

"In order to ensure the smooth flow of the supply line, these 18 cities must not be bypassed, and they must be taken down one by one."

"You are all experienced knights, and you should all know how time-consuming and inefficient siege is."

"If you encounter a difficult city, it is not uncommon to be blocked under the city for several months."

"Although our supplies are sufficient, they are not rich enough to allow us to waste time wantonly under a city. time."

"So - in order to ensure the smooth and speed of the march, I grant you the right to "excessive actions" against the city."

"When you encounter a city, persuade them to surrender first."

"Advise them - if they don't surrender obediently, when the city is broken, we will carry out a retaliatory massacre in the city. All people in the city who are taller than a wheel will be killed."

"As long as you surrender obediently, we will only plunder the property in the city and will never hurt the lives of the citizens in the city."

The above is what Su Cheng said to the knights of the Western Route Army when he bid farewell to the Western Route Army.

This is a battle that is destined to hit many cities. In order to ensure the marching speed and supply lines of the troops, Su Cheng granted all his knights the right to "massacre the city."

If the enemy does not surrender obediently, they can directly massacre the city after the city is broken.

Su Cheng not only allowed the knights of the Western Route Army to do this, but also allowed the knights of the Eastern Route Army to do so.

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After the Western Route Army set out, the Eastern Route Army was also ready to set out.

Su Cheng divided the Eastern Route Army, which he led, into two parts - the vanguard and the main force.

The total strength of the vanguard was more than 10,000 people, responsible for opening the way ahead and eliminating some enemies that could be solved by themselves.

The main force followed behind the vanguard, cooperating with the vanguard one after the other.

The main force was naturally led by Su Cheng himself. As for who should lead the vanguard, Su Cheng thought deeply for a while and decided to give the vanguard of the Eastern Route Army to Deng Jiaer for command.

The vanguard was responsible for opening the way ahead. Since it was a force responsible for opening the way ahead, its combat effectiveness naturally could not be too low.

Su Cheng not only handed over 3,000 elite cavalry and 7,000 elite archers and infantry to Deng Jiaer, but also handed over the essence of the Knights of Michael and his trump card force - the Delan Immortal Squad to Deng Jiaer.

However - Su Cheng's appointment of Deng Jiaer had just been issued, but it caused dissatisfaction among many people.

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April 22, 293 of the Imperial Calendar of the Britannia Empire.

Holy Xilan Empire, Chubol Fortress.

"Captain. No matter what, I still can't accept it."

Just now, Samuel suddenly knocked on the door of Su Cheng's dormitory.

After obtaining Su Cheng's permission to enter, Samuel unceremoniously turned the door handle of Su Cheng's dormitory. As soon as he stepped into Su Cheng's dormitory, Samuel said to Su Cheng righteously. …

Su Cheng was looking at the map now.

After hearing Samuel's words, Su Cheng slowly raised his head and looked at Samuel who was staring at him in front of him.

He knew what Samuel meant by what he said just now.

But before answering Samuel's question, Su Cheng said to Samuel in a helpless tone:

"Samuel, can you close the door first?"

Because Samuel was in a hurry to come in just now, the door was not closed properly, leaving a small gap.

"There's no rush to close the door."

Samuel shook his head, and then continued in a serious tone:

"Captain, can you tell me why you let Dengjiaer O'Brien be the commander of the vanguard troops?"

"According to my understanding of Dengjiaer O'Brien, she should not be able to handle such an important task."

"Last time, the captain insisted on letting Dengjiaer O'Brien be the commander of the barbarian pacification army and asked her to pacify the mountain barbarians in the Ligasos Mountains."

"You should also know how this battle went, Captain."

"Dengjiaer O'Brien didn't do very well in the battle to pacify the mountain barbarians."

"Yes Deng Jiaer O'Brien actually needed to set fire to the mountain to pay a group of mountain barbarians who were still in the tribal era. "

"The responsibility of the vanguard is heavy, and the task is very difficult. A knight with outstanding ability must serve as the commander-in-chief of the vanguard. "

"I think Deng Jiaer O'Brien has such ability, so I think it is really not right to give such an important task to Deng Jiaer O'Brien. "

"Captain, please give me a reason that I can accept-why Deng Jiaer O'Brien should be the commander-in-chief of the vanguard. "

After listening to Samuel's long speech quietly, Su Cheng sighed lightly.

After deciding to let Deng Jiaer serve as the commander-in-chief of the vanguard of the Eastern Route Army, he guessed that it might cause dissatisfaction among many people-especially Samuel.

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Deng Jiaer is currently the youngest and most experienced knight of the Knights of Michael.

To put it bluntly, many people do not think highly of Deng Jiaer, who has little experience.

As early as 291, when Su Cheng asked Deng Jiaer to be the commander-in-chief of the Pingman Corps and gave Deng Jiaer the task of pacifying the Shanman, many people, led by Samuel, were dissatisfied.

The reason why they were dissatisfied was that they felt that Deng Jiaer did not have the ability to complete this task.

And in the war against the Shanman, to be honest, as Samuel just said to Su Cheng, Deng Jiaer's performance in this war was indeed not very good.

When Su Cheng learned that Deng Jiaer had to set fire to the mountain to deal with a group of Shanman, he could not help but smile bitterly.

Deng Jiaer's poor performance in the Shanman pacification war also confirmed the ideas of Samuel and others - Deng Jiaer's ability was indeed not outstanding, and she was not worthy of being entrusted with an important task.

As long as we know their views on Deng Jiaer, it is not difficult to understand why Samuel and others reacted so strongly after learning that Deng Jiaer was appointed as the commander-in-chief of the vanguard. Samuel even came to confront Su Cheng in person.

Looking at Samuel who was looking at him with an unshakable and fearful look, Su Cheng said in his heart:

-Since Samuel came to him in person, let him tell him the reason as he wishes.

Su Cheng slowly rolled up the map on the table, and then said in a half-joking tone:

"Samuel, do you think I have been entrusting Deng Jiaer with important tasks because I favor Deng Jiaer?"

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