Chapter 123: I have to fight again
"Ambush warfare!"
"Don't let your enemies find out where your ambush is!"
"There have been so many wars in the past years that ordinary ambushes have become ineffective."
"How can we reassure an enemy with strong reconnaissance capabilities to step into an ambush?"
"Yuan Hao, the king of Tangut!"
"A fateful enemy of the ancient Eastern Empire, with his extraordinary command skills, he repeatedly broke the border guards of the Central Empire."
"One of the famous cases of ambush warfare is worth watching!"
"The vision of war is always limited, and in order to achieve the effect of successfully ambushing a strong enemy, those who set up ambush circles often enter the position in advance, or even wait quietly for several days."
"But the Tangut King wrote a glorious page, he studied and broadened the tactics of Sun Bin, a famous military strategist from the ancient East."
"The key is that Yuan Hao let his enemies enter his ambush circle with confidence, and then successfully and quickly arrived at the battlefield."
"Pigeon!"
"There is no need for more cumbersome transmission of military orders, only an observation post needs to be set up."
"The Tangut army could easily detect the enemy's position and rely on the high-speed movement of cavalry to reach the battlefield."
"Generals!"
"It's something we can learn from!"
"Don't let the wars of the past limit your horizons!"
"The Imperial Army should not only be able to participate in battles, but also adapt to field warfare, ambush warfare, counter-ambush warfare, and surprise warfare."
"We need to give full play to the tactical initiative to make our enemies unable to parry!"
Theodosius was unaware of the Emperor's terms, but he quickly grasped the essence of ambush warfare.
Siege point reinforcement!
As generals personally promoted by the Supreme of the Empire, they carry the expectations of the emperor on their shoulders, and they are Alexios's sword.
Born for the Emperor, Died for the Emperor.
With the battle against the King of Hungary, Theodosius grasped the true meaning of war with astonishing speed.
And the back hand of the Supreme of the Empire, that wonderful move also played a huge role.
This is a disparity in national strength, and it is not measured in the slightest.
The Kingdom of Hungary is indeed difficult to withstand in the face of the multifaceted attack of the empire as a single country.
As soon as the news of the Cumans wreaking havoc in the rear of the Kingdom of Hungary spread, the morale of the troops of the Kingdom of Hungary immediately plummeted, and they dispersed as birds and beasts.
However, this is not Theodosius's goal, he wants to be completely annihilated, and even to capture Bella alive and sacrifice it to the emperor.
Although he was shocked by the broken wrist of the strong man of the Hungarian king, he gave up some of his subordinates and led the brigade to withdraw from the front line.
However, there was an asymmetry in information, and the imperial army had already waited for the return of the Hungarian army.
Anticipating the route that Bella might choose, the Third Legion had been waiting here for a long time.
"Now for the final performance, let me see, how far can you struggle, Bella?"
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In the middle of the valley, there was already a huge basin, and although it was not possible to deploy all the cavalry, it was enough to allow the hussars to be deployed here.
The front and rear escorts of the Hungarian army had long since detected the anomaly, and the nomads of the steppe were the most sensitive to the movement of horses.
"Your Majesty!"
"The front and rear teams have reported that a large number of cavalry are coming towards us!"
Laszlo, the chief of the king's guard, throbbed in his heart, this is undoubtedly the worst outcome, if no miracle happens!
"Your Majesty?"
The king's chief of guard was frustrated and wanted to speak, telling his king that the nobles wanted to surrender.
Bella raised her hand and interrupted Laszlo's next words.
"I get it!"
"But at this time, do you want me to bow down to that little kid Alexio!"
"And then the kingdom will cede the land again?"
"No way!"
"The kingdom has lost Croatia and cannot afford to lose any more land!"
"Your Majesty!"
The king's chief guard stopped talking, but we were in a desperate situation.
"Laszlo!"
"Don't let your king become a coward that everyone looks down on!"
"I am the King of Hungary blessed by God!"
Standing on a high ground, Bella held her head high, and the Holy Angel battle flag fluttering in the wind, never so tragic.
"Magyars!"
"Listen to me!"
The army, which had been somewhat chaotic, began to calm down, and the deterrent power of King Béla was still there, and the nobles had to pay their respects.
"We are surrounded!"
"Our homeland is also being ravaged by barbarians hired by the Romans!"
There was no more sorrow for the warriors below, who were in a commotion, whispering, and panicking.
"But I plead with you!"
"Brave and fearless sons of Arpad!"
"Fight with me one more time!"
"Please!"
Full of tears, the Hungarian army was silent, all silent, only the wind moved at the moment.
For a long time, the warriors shouted in unison.
"Fight!"
"Fight!"
"Fight!"
Bella was very relieved that at least for now, the kingdom's army could continue to fight.
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"First round!"
"Volley!"
The sky was full of arrows, mixed with two boulders flying out, and the sky was obscured for a while.
The Imperial army not only ambushed the army, but also hid the parts of the giant trebuchet.
After the Hungarian scouts retreated, the Imperial Army immediately set up firing positions in the back hills.
"I remember that His Majesty the Emperor Basil used trebuchets to destroy the Bulgarian army's will to resist after they entered the valley?"
"But the Hungarian hussars didn't surrender so easily!"
"Especially since the Magyars are all trapped here now."
"The trapped beast is still fighting!"
With the passing of the two rounds of blows, the Hungarian army has already suffered a lot of losses, and ten pavilions have gone to one.
At this time, the sound of horses' hooves sounded simultaneously in the north and south directions of the valley, and the cavalry group of the Cumans arrived.
From a distance, the Cuman army slowly pressed up, and thousands of cavalry troops were approaching, and the momentum was overwhelming.
It was not until the two armies were 1,000 paces apart that they stopped, forming a two-time flanking formation, and the Hungarian army was forced to line up in the north and south.
The captain of the Cumans observed the strength of the Hungarian army and made a bold statement.
"Our swords have long been hungry and thirsty, Hungarian hussars?"
"So many people are enough for my generation to kill a lot!"
"Kill it!"
"We want to annihilate the Magyars here!"
The Cuman light cavalry galloped, and the first team of killers advanced, each with two scimitars, holding left and right side, and advancing at high speed.
"Press it up!"
The Cuman army brigade behind also began to gallop slowly, riding guns and standing up, following behind the killer team.
Against the arrows flying in the sky, the Hungarian soldiers rushed quickly, just wanting to defeat the Cumans who were blocking the way as soon as possible and open a bloody road.
The two armies collided, and the Cumans' leading team of killers broke into the formation of the Hungarian hussars, as if they were in a no-man's land.
The dead soldiers were all selected warriors of the Khanate, and the Khan would equip them with iron armor and quick knives, all of which were first-class masterpieces created and presented by imperial craftsmen.
These Cumans were trained by the Khan to become feared grim reapers, and they wanted to enjoy treatment that ordinary people could not match.
Wine and food were served every day, and when the Khan had a tribute, he would reward these people as soon as he could, so that he could get their service.
The Cuman warriors who entered the Hungarian army were invincible in the melee.
As long as these knights remained silent, the scimitars in their hands would naturally cut through the bodies of the Magyar cavalry in a high-speed charge.
Although the heads of the Cumans were constantly broken by the hussars, no one fell off their horses.
The Cuman commanders brutally chained all the cavalry to the saddle so that even if they were killed in battle, they would not fall off their horses.
The war began to heat up in the collision between the two nomadic peoples.