Chapter 9 Undercurrent
"Head of the family, I'm back." Behind the battlefield, Corion led the light cavalry troops to slowly walk towards Eugen and others. The gray linen burqa was covered with blood and dust, and the neatly combed head became messy, but the fighting spirit was very high.
"Haha, you did a pretty job, Corian, how about it? You're not injured." Eugen smiled and greeted him. Corian's brave and decisive style left a deep impression on Eugen.
Both Eugen's entourage, Rambo and Corian had a very good relationship. When he saw Corian's bloody appearance, he joked: "Looking at your bloody appearance, I'm afraid you will ascend to heaven and become the Lord's warrior."
Corion has always been serious. At this moment, he did not refute when he heard Rambo's teasing, but said one by one: "No, these are the blood of the enemy."
Walking to Eugen, Corion immediately dismounted, clenched his fist with his right hand to his left chest, bent down to Eugen and saluted: "Fortunately Corion has been spared, Lord Eugen."
Eugen quickly dismounted and helped Corion up, patted his arm and said happily: "Fortunately, you blocked the enemy's light cavalry this time, so we can win a great victory. You are our great hero!"
When Eugen praised this, Corion said embarrassedly: "No, it's because the head of the family is extraordinary, I just obey orders."
Lambo stood beside him and nodded repeatedly and said, "Indeed, the head of the family defeated the powerful heavy cavalry with a disadvantage this time, which is simply a classic battle of defeating the strong with a weak defeat. It can be compared with those famous generals in history."
This kind of flattery was something Eugen had never had in the first twenty years. At this moment, he felt a little fluttering, but with the prelude to his previous twenty years of life, he quickly woke up.
Only a person who lives in praise for many years will be intoxicated by it, while a person like Eugen who often spends criticism and ridicule can remain sober and be prepared for danger in times of peace.
Therefore, he just said modestly: "No, it's all for everyone! After packing up the battlefield, we will go back to Fort Kassel to hold a grand celebration banquet!"
Eugen said to all the soldiers after the second half. When the soldiers who were cleaning the battlefield heard Eugen's words, they all shouted excitedly: "Long live General Eugen, Long live General Eugen!"
The joy after the victory of the battle is always forgot about it. In the midst of laughter, Eugen looked at the end of the road, with a hint of sorrow on his face.
If all the other enemy forces were suppressed, how should we fight this battle? He didn't believe that the French troops' attack this time were just a cavalry.
At this moment, a buck-trial battle is taking place in the French military camp on the banks of the Rhine.
Marshal Tyrande's adjutant stood in the center, clenching his fists against the edge of his legs, and lowering his head like a child who had made a mistake.
Several noble knights wrapped in gorgeous armor around them were shirking their responsibilities in various high-sounding words, but their tone was still very righteous.
"The main responsibility for this great defeat is Marshal Tyrande's command mistake. The lonely army led to his own crisis and was eventually captured." A viscount, who was fat and had all his fat meat on his face, said. It was really difficult for him to put the flesh on his body into the knight's armor.
Another viscount, who was equally arrogant and raised his eyes to the sky, glanced at the adjutant and said sarcastically: "With that being said, the adjutant who commands the light cavalry unit cannot say that he has no responsibility. If he could command the troops in time to keep up with the marshal, things might not have become like this."
The adjutant smacked his lips and wanted to speak, but in the end he didn't say anything.
Although he is also the title of Viscount, he is different from the surrounding people. His family has gradually declined by his lineage, and Viscount is the highest title in the family.
In other words, he has no background. His only advantage before was Marshal Tyrande's appreciation for him. Unfortunately, Marshal Tyrande is now defeated, and there is always someone who has to bear responsibility for it. In addition to the captured Marshal Tyrande, he has become the most suitable scapegoat.
"Yes, yes, fortunately we retreated in time, so the losses did not further expand. If the French Empire advanced westward, the great nobles all allowed the young boy Eugen to capture him, it would have become the biggest joke of the times." A baron who was slightly behind said, his words were obviously exaggerated, but they were just right to become the common fig leaf of all the nobles present.
For this reason, several other nobles praised this remark and determined the correctness of this retreat.
In fact, they themselves knew that if they had not retreated and insisted on fighting, they might not have suffered a small loss now, but a great victory. However, the previous impact of the light cavalry of the Holy Roman Empire really scared them. Due to the problem of perspective, the charge of nearly 100 cavalry from bottom to top looked like there were thousands of troops.
In addition, the failure of Marshal Tyrande in front hit their confidence, which made the entire army instantly defeated, and the light cavalry retreated without even a single function.
As a result, when he returned to the military camp, he lost nearly fifty light cavalry, and several nobles were not injured.
Several French viscount Barons were still shirking responsibility. When the adjutant heard that he finally couldn't help it. He suddenly raised his head and stared at everyone and said, "Everyone, we have not completely failed! Don't forget that in addition to the cavalry, we also have a large number of infantry, spearmen, and archers."
"If we mobilize all the troops now and catch up with the soldiers of the Holy Roman Empire and fight them with one battle, there is still a chance of victory!"
What he said was officially the most worrying thing about Eugen.
The French Empire's attack was definitely fierce and prepared. In addition to the cavalry unit with a total of 800 people, there were also a large number of non-cavalry soldiers.
Among them, the total number of infantry and spearmen alone has exceeded 1,000, and there are also long-range troops such as musketeers, archers, and even artillery.
You should know that the western border of the Holy Roman Empire was bounded by the Rhine River, and now the military camps of the French Empire have been established on the inside of the Rhine River, and its vanguard has penetrated deep into the Fort Cassel under the Sudei Mountains.
Chapter completed!