Ark: The Cycle of Light and Darkness

Levi's transfer orders were issued so quickly that he almost rushed back to the front line without stopping.

The defeat of the Third Army not only caused the Royal Court Army to lose all the land in West Falun, but also forced Anhalt's army to shrink its defense line, and the enemy forces in Hallstein and Mecklenburg also gained the support to advance..

It can be said that in this battle of West Falun, almost all the advantages gained by the Fourth Army were lost, and Levi had to stick to Anhalt and wait for the support and redeployment of the Fourth Army to make up for the loss of the Fourth Army. The defense positions left vacant by the three armies.

At this moment, Levi was standing above Bernburg, looking far into the distance.

Dusk fell, and the low night seemed to follow. In the cold wind, this lonely city is like a small tree before the arrival of winter, in danger of being uprooted at any time.

The Sakaz man sighed. He didn't know how many people here would not see the sun tomorrow.

He pinched the thin piece of paper with the intelligence written on it in his hand. According to the information confirmed by the intelligence, Levi should have more than two weeks to redeploy, and the Fourth Army and the integrated Third Army also had There would be time to march to Bernburg and complete the arrangements for the hold.

However, like a shark that smelled the smell of blood, on the third day after Levi came to Bernburg, the coalition forces from Hallstein and the Principality of Mecklenburg appeared in front of the fortress. Periphery.

Twenty-five thousand people, equivalent to the strength of two legions, appeared on the outskirts of Bernburg for no reason.

But in the intelligence, not even a word was mentioned.

Before the fall of the peripheral cities in West Falun, this area was not considered an important military defense area, and there were not many troops stationed there. Although Levi brought more or less five hundred cavalry when he came, but including all the defenders here, they only numbered a thousand and a half.

But these five thousand people have to face a garrison that is nearly 20 times their size. Still in Bernburg, where there is not enough time to build a military defense, the morale of the garrison can be said to be extremely low.

"Sir, they should launch an attack tonight...According to our combat power, I'm afraid it will be a problem to hold on until tomorrow morning."

Levi looked around.

The man who spoke had an unusually feminine temperament. This kind of appearance is rare among men in Sakaz.

As Regulus Harvey's deputy,""Snow Fox" has an appearance that is different from ordinary people, and was even rumored to have an ulterior relationship with his coach. However, such a man who does not look like a man at all, possesses the entire Fourth Army and even Sasha. The commanding ability and combat effectiveness of the Katz Royal Court Army are among the best.

Levi once said that what"Snow Fox" has is the command level and military talent to command an army alone.

However, no matter how he is persuaded, this man is only willing to serve Levi subordinate, but similarly, Levi would take him with him almost wherever he went - in all previous wars, the appearance rate of"Snow Fox" was almost 100%.

"Our military strength is very different - if it were you, how would you fight?"

Faced with Levi's sudden question,"Snow Fox" seemed to be stunned for a moment, and then after thinking carefully for a few seconds, he also sighed.

"We can't win... Judging from the current situation, the opponent has already been prepared to eat us and this city.……"The feminine face twisted for a while,"Snow Fox" said slowly:"The only way now is to use the 1,000 defenders as bait... and then we evacuate quickly"

"Evacuate? Levi snorted coldly:"Put the responsibility on Tracys?" It's not that simple - I guess he has already prepared reinforcements for counterattack, and even the intelligence of the enemy's advance is already on the way. Once I withdraw from the city, the charge of defeating me without a fight is enough for him to seize my military power."

"grown ups……！"Hearing Levi's words, Xuehu said eagerly:"The Fourth Legion will only follow you!"

"You... are very capable in military affairs, but you are completely incompetent in politics."

Levi sighed leisurely:"If you really fall out because of this matter, then the other party can put a"treason" shit basin on your face and make you unable to defend yourself. In the current situation, let alone abandoning the city and running away, even if you defend the city, as long as the casualties are too high, the other party can still accuse you of incompetence in combat."

"(Cazdale swears)! That bastard has no talent for fighting, but he is good at engaging in internal strife!"

Xue Hu cursed and then said with some reluctance:"With the current strength, it is impossible to hold on until the reinforcements arrive, and if that guy is really serious, he can hold off the reinforcements for a day or two... Can we just Can't you just sit and wait for death?"

"It's not that he doesn't know how to fight, but he doesn't have to know how to fight until he annexes us and has absolute military say."

Levi's heart-wrenching words did not arouse the reaction of"Snow Fox". As a witness of the Kazdaele Civil War, he could also see Tracy's ambition and the struggle for power in the overt and covert struggle with Theresia..

As a staunch supporter of Theresia, his own commander has never been at odds with Theresia, and they have had open conflicts countless times - and this time, the other party is just borrowing his power. It’s just a conspiracy accomplished by the power of

"However, since he wants me to suffer a complete defeat, why not give him a victory in return?"

Levi's change of subject really made Xuehu a little nervous.

He looked at Levi, but he couldn't imagine how the man in front of him could defeat the 20,000-strong army outside the city.

But what did Levi say? He didn’t say anything, but a mysterious smile appeared on his face again.