Crackling...

Looking at the burning fire, there were slight explosions in the fire from time to time, with a snapping sound. Ricardo couldn't help but yawn. He looked around, and his comrades were lying in the camp, snoring deafeningly. There are also some people tossing over and over again, talking about the dream of unknown reason.

"Tsk." He chuckled, stood up from the stone, stretched his waist, but from the outside, he caught a glimpse of the flintlock rifle placed aside. Just in case, the soldiers' muskets were basically reloaded. The same goes for his gun in the finished state.

Not far away, at the edge of the fire shining, the sentry leaned on the carriage, and dropped his head from time to time. Every time he awakened the sleepy sentry and asked him to reflexively check the surrounding situation to make sure nothing happened. After that, it didn't take long for him to doze off again.

Upon seeing this, Ricardo stepped forward to kick the sentry, then whispered him a few times, and then circled the temporary camp, making sure that there was nothing wrong before walking towards the fire in the middle of the camp, preparing After bringing his guns on, he went back to the camp and rested. However, at this moment, he suddenly felt the ground vibrate slightly, and Ricardo was a little confused. He squatted down, and just prepared to put his ears on the ground to listen to the sound, he heard the sound coming from not far away like thunder on the ground. The bursts of rumbling.

His face changed drastically. As a lieutenant platoon leader, he understood what it meant at the time. He opened his mouth, and a stern shout came from his mouth!

"Enemy attack! Enemy attack!"

As soon as his voice fell, all the soldiers who were still asleep suddenly woke up. They turned over and got up quickly, ignoring the decoration of their bodies. They ran out of the camp and grabbed the muskets placed outside the camp. , A large number of cavalry rushed out of the darkness, they are like messengers of hell, giving endless fright to the soldiers of the Holy Roman Empire in the camp!

"Array! Array!"

"Enter the combat post! Ready to fight!"

Several low-level officers roared loudly. They led the panicked soldiers to the makeshift shelter built during the day and shot at the fast-running cavalry, but the accuracy of the musket was greatly reduced in the dark, and they could not see one after another in the dark. The fast-moving figures and the sparks that burst when the musket fired exposed their figures in the sight of the cavalry.

Finally, in sporadic gunfire, the cavalry rushed into the camp over the obstacles placed on the only way. They wielded sharp swords and slashed the soldiers who were still loading under their horses. A soldier just raised his gun and shot the cavalry rushing towards him. Another cavalry rushed from his side and knocked him a few meters away. The soldier flew up in the air like a rag doll, and then heavy. Falling to the ground, his chest sank in, bleeding from his seven orifices, leaving only a faint breath.

Facing a steady stream of enemy cavalry, thirty soldiers in the camp were swallowed instantly. A few minutes later, a raging fire ignited in the camp, and all traces of the battle were wiped out by the flames. The assailants did not stop, and moved on, rushing towards the nearest village of the Holy Roman Empire.

...

Two days later, the news of the looting of the village and the destruction of the Ricardo’s platoon was reported to the table of the commander-in-chief of the Second Army, Matthias Horn. Before he was furious and ordered a thorough investigation, Ans The Republic of Mara sent envoys to formally declare war on the empire.

Being preemptively declared war by the Ansmara Republic, Matthias was furious. He immediately ordered the second and third brigades stationed on the border between the two countries to attack, and at the same time sent envoys to ask the other two to confront the Ansmara. Neighboring allies sent troops. Although Richard's idea is that only one brigade is needed to fight, Matthias will not be stingy when he has a superior force.

In addition to launching an offensive, he wrote to Richard to report what happened here, while sending spies to investigate the reason why the Ansmara had a large number of cavalry. According to the original information, the Ansmara’s cavalry did not Many horses are not produced in their territory. The only way to obtain war horses is to buy them from other countries.

Therefore, the Ansmara did not pay much attention to the training of the cavalry. They placed their military focus on the navy and army heavy infantry. Now they are suddenly engaged in a large number of cavalry battles. It is hard not to doubt that the Ansmara is behind It's not that some country is supporting it.

However, the spies he sent did not get any valuable information. The front-line offensive army also won successively. In the face of the advanced gunpowder weapons of the imperial government, the resisting Republican forces repeatedly defeated, one after another city. Occupied, the whole country is in turmoil.

At the same time, as far away as the capital of the Kingdom of Burgundia, Brad, a fierce quarrel rang out in the palace. The diplomat from the Republic of Ansmara glared at the king of Burgundia, who was aloof. He slapped the table sharply, and said angrily: "What about your promise? Where are your reinforcements? The Winster army is invincible. If you don't participate in the war, the Republic will be conquered!"

Facing the anger of the Ansmara diplomat, King Glass Moses of Burgundia disapproved. He tasted this sweet wine elegantly, as if what the other party said had nothing to do with him, "Your Excellency Vitali, I have to Remind you that the Kingdom of Burgundia has never signed any agreement with your country, nor promised anything~lightnovelpub.net~The conquest of the Republic of Ansmara by the Holy Roman Empire is your business, and we have What does it matter?"

"You!" The Ansmara diplomat froze for a while, but there was nothing to say. The two countries did not sign any agreement. What they had was only the verbal promise of King Glass of Burgundia, but now the other party refused to admit it. , No matter how angry they are, it will not help.

"Your Excellency Vitali, I can only express regret for what happened to your country. The Holy Roman Empire is so powerful that even if we dare not offend, it is really admirable for your country to take the initiative to fight bravely."

Listening to Glass's cynicism, Vitali gritted his teeth with anger. Long before the Burgundians sent envoys to invite the Parliament of the Republic to jointly fight the Holy Roman Empire, many people, including him, opposed it, but the Republic The parliament finally chose to pass the proposal to declare war on the Holy Roman Empire.

After that, the cavalry of the Kingdom of Burgundia changed into the uniform of the Republic and launched an attack on the border of the Holy Roman Empire, first killing the small armies stationed on the border, and then burning and looting villages near the border. Immediately afterwards, the Parliament of the Republic took all this on itself and took the initiative to declare war on the Holy Roman Empire. They thought that the Kingdom of Burgundy would immediately declare war on the Holy Roman Empire, but they did not expect that the other party would act stupidly. The previous agreement was denied.