1380 The East Wind Rises (8)
Surrounded by a group of Eastern army leaders, Solomon Dagon, the leader of the Eastern army, rode up a grassy hill.
The leader of the Eastern Army, who was just thirty years old and looked a little weak, looked up at the sky, the vigorous north wind was whistling, the broken grass in the sky was rolled up, and the clouds were thick overhead.
In the distant sky, more than ten black pillars of smoke that went straight up to the sky were so eye-catching, under his grassy knoll, 50,000 cavalry of the Eastern Army spread out in a unified queue, like a huge fan, the wind of battle was like fire, and the fiery red armor of the Eastern Army was like a huge red cloud, with a majesty that seemed to ignite the entire grassland,
Solomon Dagon looked into the distance, his eyes were bright and frightening, his body was slender, his face was shrewd and witty, and his swarthy face, which was always smiling, had an unpredictable look, as if he had made a bamboo in his chest, and as if he did not put any opponent in his eyes.
Here is only ten miles away from the fighting Arina, black smoke is rising from the direction of the battle, soon, a roaring hoof sound from far and near, dusty sky, a group of cavalry galloped from the front, it is Angelo who was sent out to watch the battle, "Angelo!" Solomon Dagon's eyes flashed a cold light, his expression suddenly became excited, he hoped that Angelo could bring him a good news,
If the western army captures the city wall of Arina, his army of 50,000 will use the most rapid impact to directly kill from the back of the unsuspecting western army, and wait for work, and the western army, which is already exhausted in the siege battle, will not have any way except to flee immediately, and the large amount of food that Arina has hoarded in the city will naturally become his own bag.
And the most important thing is that the Eastern Army saved Ari Naxue and saved Princess Rui Tang Tingna at the most critical moment, which is equivalent to indirectly selling a big favor to the empire, even if you want to investigate it afterwards. I can't find a good reason, and by virtue of this battle, the Western Army suffered heavy losses, and the prestige of the Eastern Army was greatly enhanced.
Angelo, the "Lord," dismounted from the opposite horse. Hurriedly ran to Solomon Dagon, knelt down on one knee with an unnatural look and said, "The situation is not good, the attack of the Western army has failed!"
"What's going on?" Solomon Dagon, who was riding on the horse, had a surprise on his face, and took a deep breath, "No, that's twice the strength of the troops" The leaders of the Eastern Army who heard the news were also talking for a while, and they didn't expect that what they were waiting for would be such news "Everyone calm down!" Solomon Dagon raised the whip in his hand, and the sound of discussion immediately stopped,
Solomon Dagon asked in a sharp voice, "Angelo." Sue me, it was our men who did not put down the drawbridge, or the Western Army was too incompetent, under 2 times the strength. They can't conquer a city wall with a hole in it, otherwise, how could they fail!"
"Neither!" Angelo grimaced and gritted his teeth. Bite the bullet and talk about the process of the siege of Arina, as well as the situation when the city gate was blocked
"King Khan's protection!
The moment Solomon Dagon heard the whistle of the Khan's scimitar, he was stunned for half a minute. If it weren't for the fact that Angelo knew that he was loyal to him, he would never lie to himself, and Solomon Dagon would definitely shout, "Come on, immediately drag this guy full of nonsense down and cut him down!" "The situation was like this at that time, and the people who went with me can prove that there is absolutely no lie in the description of his subordinates!" Angelo said with an ugly face, "And this matter will soon be spread all over the grassland by the soldiers participating in the war, and there is really no need for his subordinates to lie!" "Chief, what should we do, we can't fight yet!" The tribal leaders looked at each other, thinking of the scene of the Khan King's saber roaring to himself, and the tribal leaders also felt their hearts tremble, "Fight! Why don't you fight!"
Solomon Dagon hesitated for a moment, and said with a decisive expression" Among the three forces of the East Courtyard Grassland, the Western Army has a large number and strong combat power, almost accommodating seven of the eight major tribes, plus in the winter competition, a lot of grassland that originally belonged to the royal court was forcibly seized from us, and the power is becoming more and more out of control, the warriors in armor and bows reached 100,000 people at the beginning of the year, and the limelight is catching up with the heyday of the original royal court, and the eldest princess is backed by the empire, holding 30,000 elite soldiers of the royal court who can fight well, and there is a steady stream of materials from the imperial side, which seems to be the weakest, but in fact, there is no worries, with these huge resources, the pace of the eldest princess to collect the grassland tribes is also accelerating, only our forces are caught in the middle"
Solomon Dagon's voice stopped, his eyes swept over the tribal leaders of his camp, and he said in a deep voice, "This war, we have been preparing for it for a long time, if we miss this opportunity, our Eastern Army will never have a better day!" "Okay, we will listen to the adults!" The tribal leaders nodded neatly, and a trace of determination flashed on everyone's faces, as if they obeyed Solomon Dagon's words, which is mainly related to the composition of the Eastern Army, and the constituent tribes of the Eastern Army are not very strong,
In addition to the connection of interests, most of the tribes are also attracted by the personal style of Solomondagon, as one of the eight lords, Solomon Dagon is fair, regardless of the strength and weakness, in the Dongting era, he often used his privileges and status as the lord of the eight tribes, for many weak tribes who could not pay the royal tribute to the king of Khan to intercede, saving the lives of many patriarchs, so he won the favor and hearts of the weak tribes,
The royal court was destroyed, the tribes were leaderless, and Bokalis, the head of the eight lords of the royal court, took the opportunity to rise, this great elder who only had strength in his eyes, did his best to encompass the large tribes with strong troops, personnel, and materials, and often promised benefits on behalf of the Khan King, but often seemed disdainful of the interests of the small tribes.
Often ignoring the interests of small tribes, the pastures belonging to small tribes are directly assigned to powerful large tribes, which once aroused the excitement of small tribes, but there is no way, whether it is military strength or combat power, in this troubled era, the big tribes have more right to speak
Only Solomon Dagon was still helping the small tribe to speak, and after arguing with Bokalis for similar events a few times, the Solomonic clan, which ranked third among the eight major clans, angrily broke away from Bokalis's camp and stood on his own, because the pasture of Solomon's department is located in the area near the southeast of the Dongting grassland, and Bokasli's forces are in the west, therefore, Solomondagon's forces are called the Eastern Army, in order to express the difference from Bokalis's Western Army, "Okay, since everyone has no disagreement, the army will set off immediately!" Solomondagon's gaze swept over the chiefs of the tribes and gave an order
At this moment, a scout cavalry rushed eagerly from a distance,
"What's wrong?" Solomon Dagon asked in a loud voice to the panicked scout
"Cavalry, a large number of Imperial cavalry is moving towards Arinaz!"
The scout cavalry panted and pointed into the distance, only to see a long black line, which was rapidly spreading across the edge of the earth.
Because the assembly area of the Eastern Army was located in a low-lying area, the Imperial cavalry marching at high speed did not see the Eastern Army, "It seems that I am not the only one who has this idea!" The black iron flow like a flood made Solomon Dagon feel cold, (To be continued.) )