Berserk, Total War: Second Son of Nobles

"Drive! Drive!"

In the spring of 1446, on the vast Midland Plain, two Midland cavalrymen were galloping on their horses, and even felt that their horses were not fast enough and continued to whip them.

Behind them was a team of Yoda knights wearing black armor on both men and horses. However, the ram horns on their helmets and their two-meter-long giant lances indicated that this team of knights belonged to the Ram Charge Knights, one of the oldest Yoda knight orders.

Despite being covered in such heavy armor, Knight Yoda's horse did not seem to feel tired at all and kept chasing the Midland cavalry in front at a very fast speed.

"Hurry up, faster, we'll be there soon." The Midland cavalryman in front said while whipping the horse's butt with a whip. If they didn't run faster, they would be pierced by Knight Yoda's lance or trampled into a meat paste by the iron hooves. There were ten people in their cavalry when they set out, but now there are only two left.

There is always a way out. After a fierce chase between the two sides, the Midland cavalry finally arrived at a fortress.

Looking at the cannons on the city wall, the Yoda Knights immediately pulled the reins to stop their horses, then turned around and returned.

After verifying their identities, the two cavalrymen quickly rode through the gate and immediately headed for the meeting hall after dismounting.

In the hall, General Laban, General Conseil, General Henry and a series of other senior Midland generals were studying Yoda's military deployment on the map. After receiving the news that the reconnaissance troops had returned, they immediately ordered them to come in.

"What are the movements of Yoda's troops?" General Henry asked seriously.

"According to our observations, at least two more Yoda Knights have entered the battlefield. Judging from their flags, they are probably the Sea Beast Onslaught Knights and the other is the Purple Rhino Knights, a new order formed by Yoda. In addition, there are a large number of Yoda soldiers following them, and judging by their equipment, most of them are regular soldiers."

Hearing this, General Conseil asked: "Where are they marching in?"

"Based on our observations, it should be the Earldom of Rona."

After ordering the cavalry to go back and rest, General Henry asked the generals present: "Tell me what you think."

After a period of silence, General Laban spoke first: "Ladies and gentlemen, I think the current situation is very unfavorable to us. The plains are more suitable for cavalry warfare. Yuda is a cavalry power with a large number of cavalry. In addition, Emperor Yuda's military reforms have made the quality of his soldiers far superior to ours. With the help of artillery, we can neither fight nor defend."

"If you say so, why don't we just give this place to the Yoda people?" The general on the side got angry after hearing Laban's comment and said to Laban in a bad mood.

"That's not the case. On the contrary, we still have the advantage now." After Laban finished speaking, he pointed to the map and continued planning.

"Although Yoda's cavalry is temporarily unmatched, the most important things for cavalry are horses, space for movement, and food. We can first let the people of Rona County evacuate the area with food, and then build fortresses step by step based on these villages."

"At the same time, organize the army into legions and move towards the enemy on a large scale, restricting these cavalrymen to a small activity space. If they want to break out from there, they will retreat. Then build a fortress where the Yoda people left, so that they can be slowly fixed on the border line."

"Finally, since the Yoda have a complete standing army system, their supplies are all uniformly mobilized and transported to the front line. We only need to send a team of soldiers to carry out harassment tactics on the Yoda's rear baggage, and the Yoda people will be starved of food and their cannons will be without shells, so their fighting spirit will naturally collapse."

"Well said." General Conseil expressed his opinion on the plan and then asked Laban:

"According to your plan, this will definitely require a lot of manpower and material resources. At least in terms of military strength, our Midland soldiers must be at least twice as many as the Yoda people, which is close to 800,000 people. Where will these soldiers come from? Where will the huge salaries and food come from?"

General Henry next to him immediately tried to smooth things over: "General Conseil, don't be so anxious. On the one hand, we can explain the situation to His Majesty and ask His Majesty to mobilize more supplies. On the other hand, we nobles with territories can also provide some soldiers or money. The most important thing about this plan is to create momentum. As long as there are enough people, we can just use money to hire some mercenaries. Anyway, they are talented for this. Even if the Yoda people launch an attack, they can fill the gap."

Seeing General Henry's promise, General Conseil breathed a sigh of relief and said, "As long as you don't ask me for money again, I'm not as wealthy as you guys with fiefs. At present, my army is only enough to maintain the defense line."

"But," General Conseil continued:

"Even if we have enough manpower and material resources to carry out the first two steps mentioned by General Laban, which troop should be sent for the last step, harassing the enemy's baggage train?"

"Indeed, now Conseil's knights and I have been transferred to the front line. General Laban's White Horse Knights are also in their infancy and have not yet been fully staffed. Moreover, harassment does not mean that a small number of people are needed. On the contrary, he still needs a large number of soldiers to stop the enemy in order to influence the war situation." General Henry also figured out the problem with this plan at this time, and began to think about which army to send.

"I think we can ask for help from Earl John in the north." Laban suggested at this time.

"Tell me what you think." asked General Henry on the side.

"Earl John has a unique strategic talent. Moreover, he conducted guerrilla warfare against the Yoda people in the jungle in the early days. I am right about this, General Conseil."

After hearing Laban's question, Conseil nodded and said, "Yes, that's right. He has recovered the northern forest area by himself since he led the army alone."

After seeing that even Conseil praised John so much, General Henry on the side also began to wonder who this John was.

After thinking about it, he finally remembered that this man was the Spear of Mithran who participated in the triumphal procession with his son-in-law Laban. He immediately believed Laban's words a little more, but he still asked Laban uncertainly:

"Even if John has the ability, will he agree to our request? Besides, he and our defense zone are not affiliated with each other. If he leaves the defense zone without permission, wouldn't he be breaking the law?"

After listening to this, Laban said: "So we need to have a good strategy. First, we need to ask His Majesty the King for the northern army to support the southern battlefield. Second, we need to send someone to discuss with Earl John and try to get his opinion. Even if it doesn't work out, we need to leave a good impression on him."

"So do the generals have any objections to General Laban's plan?" General Henry asked the generals present. After the generals had no objections, General Henry said:

"Then it is settled. I will write to His Majesty the King and Count John immediately. Laban, you can take the letter to your old friend and chat with him."

After receiving recognition from his boss and father-in-law, Laban began to miss John who was far away in the north.