Chapter 210: Winning the Championship (13)
Podare Ríos
"The young player Patra is loyal and brave, and his performance in opening the way for me to charge is really commendable.
As for whether the battle was so beautiful, we will put it aside for the time being, and I will first praise him for his judgment that he can make a decisive decision at the right time and be able to explore the enemy's situation and attack decisively.
Ladies and gentlemen, you must all know.
The soldiers are clumsy and fast, and they haven't seen the coincidence for a long time.
The method of using soldiers, ten is to surround it, five is to attack it, and the multiple is divided, the enemy can fight, and if it is less, it can escape, and if it is not, it can be avoided.
Patra was attacked by a flank, and took the initiative to meet the battle in a quick battle, creating a favorable situation in which there were more troops than the enemy, and then even the strong troops dared to fight it. Fight to the death, and there is more than enough. ”
Everyone nodded yes.
"I am rewarding Patra today to encourage the generals. In the following war, he was brave and indomitable, attacking the city and destroying the enemy. Victory at an early date.
Don't think that if you win the Nile theater, you will be complacent. It also won the battle, the blunt army was frustrated for a long time, the siege was forced, and the long-term violent division was insufficient for the country. Therefore, the soldiers heard it quickly, and they did not see the coincidence for a long time. Fu Bing has benefited the country for a long time, and there is no such thing. Therefore, those who do not fully understand the harm of using troops cannot fully understand the benefits of using soldiers.
I have come to lead you to victory. Therefore, in the next period of time, everyone should be more self-motivated and work hard. Let's create the glory of the empire together! ”
Everyone said yes in unison.
But what people don't know is that Patra's previous command of operations in Siwa was a mess. Even almost surrendered in the defense of the city, the two crimes of delaying the military situation and cowardice were enough to make Patra's head move dozens of times. It's just that the veteran Poripe never told Podare Ríos about the young man's bad performance until he died.
Maybe it's to leave a queen for his old comrade-in-arms Parmanuel, or maybe he doesn't want to cut off this young man who was born and died together. Of course, it may also be that considering that the country is now in need of talent, Patra, although dull, is definitely a loyal Macedonian nobleman for generations. It is beneficial for the country and the Antioch family to keep him.
So Patra was lucky to live until now. But he himself was weak-minded, for fear that people would know about the rumors of his surrender. Because of this, he is also extremely desperate, trying to make up for his mistakes through good performance.
"Enemy reinforcements were found, and intelligence said that it was an army of 100,000 led by Sima Dan Sares, the left of Pontus."
"Where are you now?"
"Sinai."
"Sith, you take the cities of Memphis and Thebes for me as soon as possible. I went to meet the 100,000 troops of Denzares. ”
He was about to get up when he suddenly felt his body flutter......
"That's not right."
It's been a while now, and Podare Rios has always been groggy and slightly tired. At this age, the body collapses.
"Call the Imperial Doctor."
He was sick. The plan was changed, and the Royal Guard was stationed on the Nile. However, the strategic goal of the Sith to move south to capture Central Egypt and Thebes remained unchanged. At present, Macedonia has a large number of troops stationed in North Africa, and only by taking the rich three cities on the Nile can the effect of feeding the war with war be achieved, thereby reducing the pressure on the transportation of materials in the rear.
The emperor was tired and sick, and it was difficult for him to go into battle in person for a while, and it was up to the generals to achieve his strategic goals. So, two lines of troops and horses came out from Alexandria. One reached the Nile, commanded by Karamach, with the task of intercepting Dan Zares; One attacked Memphis, with the Sith in charge of the operation. Hipotturad leads his troops to defend Alexander. Alexandria at this time became the holy city of Macedonia, and the emperor gave orders from here.
The Karamakh detachment came to the river and immediately took control of all the bridges and shoal ferries. The Egyptian rebels were instructed by Pontus to fight for the Nile Bridge and light the first fire on the Nile battlefield.
The leader of the rebels, Henilla, was originally an Egyptian general, but later for money, like most Delta rebel generals, defected to Pontus and lived a life of both an army and a bandit. By the time they arrived at the sea, the Macedonian army had already formed their formation. Wave after wave of arrows poured down, and the Egyptian archers lost the opportunity and fired into an overwhelming one-sided massacre. The Egyptian chariots were also weakened, and many of the charioteers were shot and fell off the carts.
The Macedonian heavy cavalry rushed across the bridge and attacked, and the Egyptian mercenaries were quickly defeated without a fight. These local improvised recruits of javelinmen and infantry were not combat-ready except for their refill.
"I'm not chasing."
"Why? We should expand the gains. ”
"My spear only kills strong enemies, but right now these people are like a bunch of beggars. I felt like I was killing unarmed civilians. ”
"Well, that's fine. Let's go back. General Karamakh confessed that he would defend the river and wait for the enemy. ”
Two young Macedonian officers exchanged. They were the leaders of two cavalry squadrons. Many of the royal legions are knights like them, with creed and culture.
◎ Three dozen Memphis
In order to make his brother happy, the Sith is bent on taking Memphis quickly. Only with the second Roman regiment went straight to the destination.
Memphis is an important land and water transportation hub in Central Egypt, with a developed economy, abundant farmland, and a pearl of the region in terms of culture. The people of Pontic also took the city seriously and strengthened its defenses. Many arrow towers were added and the walls were reinforced. In addition, there are 5,000 elite soldiers stationed in the station, as an important defense force.
The Sith, who was in a hurry, came to the city of Memphis with regular equipment, an artillery battalion. Although the arrangement of troops was very reasonable, from the top floor of the towering pharaoh's palace, you can see that the neat Macedonian army is continuous and very sharp, and the black clouds are overwhelming the city and trying to destroy it, but they have not even entered the city.
Originally, he planned to knock on the gate from the west side and attack the city, but the city walls were unusually tall and strong. The engineering battalion destroyed several arrow towers, the West Gate Tower, but when it came to digging gaps in the wall, it looked like it was only a few shots away, and it had used up all the ammunition it carried. The Sith was so angry that he felt shameless in the face of all the soldiers who were ready to go into the city and fight. Ordered the quartermaster to be summoned and questioned in person. Seeing that it was this guy who made repeated mistakes again, the Sith couldn't hold back any longer and ordered to be killed on the spot. The reason was dereliction of duty, delaying military aircraft, and causing disadvantages in the initial war. Rectify the Dharma on the spot to sacrifice the military flag.
The quartermaster was resented by the soldiers for withholding military rations. Recently, he also secretly hid an Egyptian mistress in the military camp to disrupt discipline. Today is deserved.
It was suggested that the siege towers with a feint from the north should be used to climb the walls. The Sith refused, which would not only increase the casualties of our army sharply, but also make the results of the battle erratic and unpredictable.
The large army had no choice but to return in vain.
In the second siege, the Sith still did not have any spare ammunition, but only called them from the nearby legions. The amount of ammunition does not have to be sufficient last time.
The Pontus didn't have time to patch the holes in the city's defenses last time, so the Sith had a chance. Read the latest chapter of "Post-Macedonian Conquest History Claw Book House" for free for the first time.