Chapter 1020

Within the encirclement of the Frankish army, there was grief everywhere in the remnant camp.

The morale of the 150000 remnant army is visibly low.

Albert took two water bags and walked towards the main formation of the camp.

Along the way, listless and dejected soldiers can be seen everywhere.

To some extent, it is a miracle that this army with such low morale has not collapsed yet.

After entering the commander-in-chief's camp, Albert saw Iser sitting at the table and looking at the map on the table without expression.

"Ethel." Albert said, putting the water bag in his hand on the table, "I brought you the water."

Speaking of this, Albert paused and added:

"Remember to save some water. We don't have much fresh water."

"Yes."

After nodding gently, Ethel sighed:

"It seems that I'm really old... Implicated the whole army and suffered such a big defeat... If only I could see the real intention of the Frankish army earlier..."

"It's not your fault, Ethel."

As soon as Ethel's voice fell, Albert said immediately.

"No one thought that the Frankish army would use a fleet to take our way back."

"Although we suffered a great defeat, we also brought great casualties to the Frankish army."

"We have lost with dignity."

"If you lose, you lose." Iser said with a bitter smile, "there is no difference between failure with dignity and failure without dignity."

"And not everyone didn't see the real intention of the Frankish army."

"If Su Cheng were here, he might be able to see the real intention of the Frankish army and change the direction of the army in time."

Ethel sighed and grabbed the water bag Albert had brought him.

"Forget it, it's useless to say anything now."

With that, Ethel unscrewed the water bag and began to drink.

After drinking the water in the water bag at one breath, Ethel asked Albert while wiping the water stains on the corners of his mouth:

"Albert, how are the supplies in the army now?"

"In a word - very optimistic." Albert replied with a bitter smile, "there are enough daily necessities such as military accounts and tableware."

"But food, forage and drinking water are seriously insufficient."

"Even if we save some food now, this grain and drinking water will only be enough for us to use for a month and a half."

As soon as Albert's voice fell, Ethel immediately said:

"In fact, there is no need to worry about the reserve of drinking water. Now it is in a rainy season. It rains in three or two days. Just pick up the rain and heat it with fire."

"What's the use of drinking water?" Albert said angrily, "it is true that rain will fall from the sky, but can bread fall from the sky?"

"..." Ethel was silent.

"I know you don't have to worry about the depletion of drinking water." Albert sighed, "but what's the use of only solving the problem of drinking water? If people want to live, they need not only water, but also food. "

"Now, the Frankish army has surrounded us tightly, and we can't get out."

"No animal in the enclosure can hunt and eat."

"Even if we can dig the insects in the soil to eat, the insects in the soil can't be eaten by 150000 of us..."

Ethel remained silent.

After a long silence, he finally said:

"About food, I have already had countermeasures."

"Oh?" Albert raised his eyebrows. "What countermeasures?"

"... I won't tell you first." Iser whispered, "this is a countermeasure that needs to be used only when we have to. I'll tell you when that happens. "

"Now find a way to save the loss of food."

"When the food is finished, eat the war horse."

"When all the war horses are finished, I'll use my final strategy."

Ethel's tone became more and more sonorous and powerful.

"In a word, we should hold on no matter how."

"Hold on until the reinforcements arrive!"

"Reinforcements..." Albert murmured, "I don't know if the reinforcements can catch up..."

"We don't have to worry about reinforcements." Ethel stood up as he said, "we are worried about the reinforcements here. The speed of reinforcements will not get faster. We just need to do what we can do now."

Then Ethel went straight out of the account.

"Ethel, where are you going?"

"I'll see how the fortifications of the camp are built. Although the Frankish army made it clear that it wanted to trap us and starve us to death, it could not be taken lightly. In order to avoid being attacked by the Frankish army, fortifications and patrols could not be less. "

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At this time——

Britannia Empire, Northern Territory, Avalon fortress, command room.

In the command room, the Knights staying at Avalon fortress gathered together.

After the "overlord counterattack", Su Cheng changed the positions of the armies of the Michael knights.

The 1st, 2nd and 3rd armies are stationed at the mujawitz fortress, which is now at the forefront of the northern front.

The 4th Army is stationed at base 2 nearest to the northern capital city of Baidi.

The 5th and 6th armies were stationed at the core of the northern front - Avalon fortress

Compared with before the "overlord counterattack", the garrison of Avalon fortress has become much less, so now there are naturally fewer Knights left in Avalon fortress.

Su Cheng raised a piece of paper in his hand to the Knights standing respectfully in front of him:

"This is a herald from the central government that has just been sent here."

"The 300000 troops led by Iser and Albert were defeated in the Rhineland plain."

"Their 150000 remnant army is now heavily besieged by hundreds of thousands of Frankish troops and trapped in the Rhineland plain."

"The central government decided to send the Uriel knights to meet the Franks now entrenched in the Rhineland plain and save Iser them."

"Your Majesty decided to drive and personally command the expedition."

"Along with his majesty to the front, there are the Minister of Jacob's palace and all the Knights left in pandragon."

Speaking of this, Su Cheng paused.

Then, in a half joking tone, he said to the knights who had opened their mouths wide in shock:

"From the lineup, the expedition can be said to be gorgeous."

When Su Cheng said these words just now, each sentence made the Knights' faces full of shock and their mouths open wider.

There is no other reason, because what Su Cheng just said is amazing.

In this era of inconvenient transportation, the transmission speed of information is surprisingly slow.

The Knights of Michael's order did not know the news of the defeat of Iser and Albert and the fact that Ilsa led the Uriel knights.