Eagle’s Glory

In the darkness of the night, a long winding dragon composed of torches rushed over from the east, and entered the port of Nafpaktos amid the cheers of the defenders.

This cheer is not only celebrating the return of their loyal lord, but also celebrating the victory they have just won.

Just today, under the leadership of His Majesty, their robes defeated the enemy in a short battle, and now His Majesty the Emperor brought them back to the division, and the defenders firmly believed that they would soon Under the leadership of His Majesty, we must usher in another victory - and this will mean that the entire battle will end with our own victory.

Although the defenders suffered heavy losses in the previous battle, as long as the victory was won, all the sacrifices were worth it.

Surrounded by a group of guards, Aigron passed through the cheering soldiers and returned to his former residence, and the two commanders he had stayed here before - Andre Davout and Edmund - Dantès is already waiting here.

After Aegron entered the door, he did not speak immediately, but looked at his two confidants.

Right now, they were all scruffy, hooded, and their clothes covered in dust and blood—obviously, they had taken the lead in resisting the enemy more than once before.

Aigron knew that, plus today, they had been fighting for three days. They resisted the enemy's repeated attacks with an absolutely inferior force, and persisted until they returned to the division.

The most commendable thing is that the troops in their hands, except for a small number of guard members who Aigron deliberately stayed behind, were only the Greek mercenaries with the worst combat effectiveness.

At this point, the pressure and suffering they endure is even greater than their own.

How could such loyalty and bravery not impress young people?

In order to express his gratitude, Aegron hugged the two people one by one, without disdain for their current state.

After the hug was over, he finally spoke. "Andre, Edmund, you carried out my orders with the most fearless spirit, even more resolutely than I imagined...I will be forever grateful to you."

"Your Majesty, please don't say that, we just did our duty." Andre Davout replied immediately. "It is our honor to be able to contribute to your victory..."

"But not everyone can do their due diligence with you!" Aegron interrupted him, "Don't be humble, although I can't reward you now, but when the day when I achieve a great cause, I will give it to you. The highest reward!"

Andre and Edmund couldn't help but look at each other secretly. They both recalled the conversation between the two of them this afternoon, and couldn't help but smile.

After saying these words of commendation, Aegron did not stop to rest, but under the leadership of the two men, walked out of the fortress together, walked up the steps to a high place, and observed the enemy's formation and movement.

Night fell, so the enemy's camp was hidden in the darkness, but the bonfires scattered everywhere still revealed their general location.

Because he has been at war with the enemy for the past three days, Andre Davout has a very good understanding of the enemy's situation. Although it is already night, he can still use the dim lights and bonfires to determine the enemy's situation. The approximate direction, and then pointed to Aigron one by one.

Aigron originally had a general idea of ​​the enemy's movement, and at this time, after Andre's explanation, the situation became clearer.

This enemy army came from Methorongion and other places in the west. After they left Nafpaktos, they gathered outside the city that afternoon, and then quickly organized an attack.

Judging from their situation, this is the original Turkish garrison in the fortress of Mesolonghi. The number is about 5,000, the equipment is good, and the will to fight is quite tenacious. These days, it has been continuously launching attacks. If If it wasn't for the protection of forts and fortifications, I'm afraid Andre would definitely not be able to resist their attack.

However, during these three days of perseverance, the defenders led by Andre not only brought heavy casualties to the enemy, but also exhausted their will to fight. Will they still have the courage to continue to attack? is a problem.

At this time, Aigron could clearly see that the opponent's camp was crowded with people, and there were busy shadows everywhere. It didn't look like they were resting at night. Obviously, they also discovered that a huge reinforcement force had arrived at Nafpakto. s.

They certainly don't know Aegron's plan and deployment, and they don't know what happened to this sudden reinforcement, but the arrival of the reinforcement is obviously a heavy blow to their morale.

Obviously, the original defenders have already made it so difficult for them to gnaw, and the new reinforcements with a large number mean that they will never win.

Obviously, after discovering this situation, the entire army has fallen into a state of panic, and their officers are urgently discussing countermeasures.

Aegron doesn't care about this. Now that the situation has developed to this point, he knows that he has the absolute initiative. Although the enemy has more troops than his current army, his morale has been greatly damaged, he is almost exhausted, and reinforcements are coming. It also created panic for them, such an army is unlikely to cause him much trouble.

If they continue to attack, just like the old castle, they will fight again and completely defeat them; if they lose the courage to continue to attack and choose to retreat, then they will lead the army to pursue, and eat as many rear guards as they can. No matter how much he loses, no matter what the situation is, he is sure to achieve a major victory - and this means a perfect ending, and his plan ends in a total victory.

In the darkness of the night, he stared intently at the enemy camp in the distance, his eyes glowing with dim fire, like a beast that found its prey.

However, although his heart was full of the urge to shred the enemy army, his reason still stopped him temporarily.

After fighting a battle, his army marched in a hurry for a long time. Now it is very tired and in urgent need of rest. Moreover, it is not suitable for large-scale wars at night, and it is easy to accidentally injure friendly troops.

So let's wait for a while tonight, and it's not too late to clean them up tomorrow.

"The people who let you stay in the forefront fire at them, take an offensive posture, scare the gentlemen on the opposite side, don't let them sleep well." Aigron ordered Andre Davout, "We The main force rests tonight, and cleans up these **** tomorrow!"

From His Majesty's words, Andre immediately understood his intention, so he did not ask any questions, and immediately agreed with his head held high.

"Okay, Your Majesty!"

Then, he stepped off the high platform and gave orders to his messenger.

After a while, the sound of gunfire could be heard from the distant forward positions.

And Aigron returned to his room. At this time, he was extremely tired. He only felt that his eyelids were so heavy. He had been marching continuously for two days in a row, and he could only sleep on the camp bed in the tent at night. Too tired, and the energy that seemed to be inexhaustible is now running out.

He didn't even bother to take a shower, so he just lay down on the bed.

The warm quilt seemed to have infinite magic power. Although there were sounds of gunfire from time to time in the distance, he just closed his eyes and fell asleep easily.

The next morning, Aigron slowly opened his eyes.

Consciousness was a little blurry at first, but it soon became clear, and he immediately remembered his plans from yesterday.

Then, he jumped off the bed, and he didn't even bother to wash up, and immediately let the guards pass Andre Davout.

"Andre, how is the enemy's situation?" As soon as he saw him, he immediately asked.

Andre looked even more embarrassed than yesterday. His eyes were red and his expression became more and more haggard. Apparently, he hadn't slept all night last night, and he had been monitoring and observing the movements of the enemy.

"Your Majesty, I'm just about to come to tell you about the enemy's situation." He replied in a slightly hoarse voice, "The enemy has retreated! According to my observation, their main force chose to retreat at dawn today, and only a small number of people were left behind. After breaking in the original position."

Aegron was not surprised by the news—it was exactly what was expected, and it was a very reasonable thing to do.

In this case, what he has to do is very simple.

"Let's send orders, let's go after them! Kill as many rascals as we can catch!" Aegron said fiercely.

"Yes!"

Andre was about to leave, but Aigron grabbed him by the sleeve.

"Your Majesty?" Andrei turned to look back at the young man.

"Andre, there are people who want to send orders, and now you have to accept another order." Aegron looked at the other party seriously, and then said word by word, "Go and rest, you have done enough, take The things that come down will be done by others."

"But Your Majesty, how could I leave the team at the last moment?" Andre shook his head quickly.

"This is an order, don't disobey!" Aegron repeated without question, "My victory doesn't need to be at the expense of you continuing to burn yourself, have some confidence in the rest of us, Andre, get yourself back to your best as soon as possible. Your status is the greatest contribution you will make to me in the future."

Aigron's words were so tender and full of encouragement that when Andre heard it, he was so moved that he almost cried.

"Okay, Your Majesty, I understand." He nodded lightly, then walked back to his room with vain steps.

After setting up Andre, Aegron no longer hesitated, and immediately restarted the main force that had rested for the night.

Although everyone was still a little tired, they were summoned immediately.

The news of the enemy's retreat brought new excitement to the entire army. Everyone knew that victory had come to them, and now all that was left was to get the last piece of dessert.

In the early morning sun, the army surged out of Nafpaktos like a tide, in pursuit of the retreating enemy.

As before, Aigron rode in the middle of the line, and Major Henchy rode beside him.

They quickly came to the front of the enemy's position, and at this time most of the camps were vacant, and suddenly the gunshots were loud, blocking the advance of the entire army.

Obviously, they are the troops left behind.

Without Aegron's order, his troops immediately surrounded the fortresses and began to bombard them with artillery.

After a period of bombardment, the infantry charged, trying to annihilate the defenders in one fell swoop.

However, these rear guards, although small in number, were very tenacious and fought desperately with the help of abandoned tents, stones, trees and ditches as cover, because they all knew that the longer they resisted here One minute, the more safely their large force can escape.

Under the command of the officers, Aigron's army launched an attack in turn, and gradually the resistance of the defenders became weaker and weaker - until finally, most of the defenders were drowned in a pool of blood, this fierce and tenacious blockade The battle is over.

"It seems that there are still many warriors in our opponents." After witnessing all this in the array, Aigron made an evaluation. "But in the end the winner is us."

"It seems that we are too late to catch up with their large army. It is difficult for two feet to catch up with two feet." Major Henchy replied. "The soldiers are too tired, and they shouldn't chase too far."

"If only I had a cavalry!" Aegron sighed regretfully.

He now feels that his strength is insufficient. After all, even if he wins now, as long as the enemy withdraws, it will be difficult to expand the victory.

"If you want to form a cavalry next, I can help you." Major Henchy smiled slightly, "Don't forget that I am actually a cavalry."

"That should really bother you." Aegron replied with a big smile.

He knew that setting up a cavalry was not just about spending money, and it needed experienced people as instructors, and Major Henchy was the perfect candidate for him at this time.

"His Royal Highness, then you can go back and let me take some people to clean up the rear guard they left on the way. This kind of boring battle is not worth wasting your energy." After laughing for a while, Major Henchy He became serious again, "Now it's more important for you to go back and write letters to report the good news to all those who are looking forward to you—"

Aegron also knew that the war was over, and the rest was just finishing work, and it would be meaningless for him to continue to lead the army.

Now, since the enemies on both sides of the crusade have been eliminated, he will not have any threat in the military for the time being, and the next thing he needs to fight is the political battle.

"Okay." He nodded.

"Besides reporting the victory, please don't forget to write the most affectionate letter to Her Royal Highness Teresa, she must have been waiting so eagerly..." At this time, Major Henchy warned again, "If you don't know how to write , I can teach you both hands."

"Stop talking! When it comes to how to please girls, I'm an expert!" Aegron retorted.

Aegron turned his horse's head and turned east to return to Nafpaktos. At this time, from the east sea, the rising sun was also pouring the morning light on him without hesitation, as if covering him. On a layer of golden armor.

How could this dynamic and ambitious young man ever be afraid of any tempering?