Section 109 The Battle of Cobilon (I)
On the continent of Knight, the Old Knight Kingdom is bordered by Nila and Beijon to the east and the Tubith Grassland to the west. In the special geographical environment, Nila and Beijung on the east side do not border, because a wide and long mountain range crosses the eastern continent, dividing Nila and Beijung into north and south. The terrain of this mountain range is too steep for human beings to climb, and if you want to reach the territory of the other side, you must pass through the land of Knight on the western side.
The Nila Empire bordered the Knight Empire on the territory of Seoul, and the only entrance was the tall Handong Fortress. The situation of the Beijon Empire is similar to that of Nila, they border the Haocheng territory with the Knights, and there is only one entrance, and the Haodong Fortress is also built. In the past, the Knight Kingdom relied on the Handong Fortress and the Haodong Fortress to defend against the Nila and Beijung, but with the fall of the fallen country, these two strong fortresses now include two territories, which have been occupied by the Nila and Beijung.
Five hundred miles in a straight line south from Seoul, occupied by the Nila, was the northern fortress of Dragon City; Five hundred miles to the west, there was the military town of Cobillon, which was occupied by the Tubis.
During the Old Kingdom of the Knights, Cobilon was always a military center for the Knights, and a large number of military supplies and knights were hoarded here in peacetime, and they could provide military support to Seoul and Haocheng on the east side at any time. After the Tubis conquered the area, they took countless supplies for themselves and appointed heavy troops to guard it, which was garrisoned by Yale, the famous head of the Knights of the Tubis Empire.
There are three heroes in the Tubis Empire, namely Utorres, Heller and Yale, who are the core backbone of the Tubis army and represent the strong military strength of the Tubis people. Utores has been following Warkas to sit in the base camp of the royal capital, remotely controlling the command and management of the various occupied territories. Heller lived in Widdon, ensuring a steady supply of food from Knight lands to the Empire. And Warkas appointed Yale to garrison Colombia with heavy troops, apparently to guard against the Nila and the Beijung, so this caused the anger of Nila and Beijung, forcing the two empires to start a private alliance against the Tubith Empire.
In addition to these three heroes, the Tubisi people also have a young man with very good ability, that is, Anthony, the imperial leader who chased and killed Cook in the past. Warkas was a very intelligent man, and he had a keen eye for warfare and external affairs, and seemed to have long seen the ambitions of the Nila and the Beijung.
When Bedoria rushed to Haocheng with the documents issued by King Nila to conclude a new alliance with the Beijung, under the order of Wakas, Antony and his own knights had already set out from the royal capital and rushed to Copulon to assist Yale in the joint garrison. Antony was known for his rapid marches, and before Bedoria could negotiate an alliance with Add, Antony led the Knights to Babylon. Warkas has always been very particular about employing people, and choosing to let Cobillon assist in housing Cobilon is definitely the most correct approach.
On the second day after arriving in Cobilon, Anthony, under the authority of Yale, led a team of knights to continue to the eastern border of the territory, stationed patrols in Cobilon and the border between Seoul and Haocheng, and monitored the movements of the Nila and Beijung.
Bedoria made similar arrangements when he went to Haocheng, and he sent Harris with 3,000 infantry to the western border of Seoul, and Harris stationed on the border to monitor the Toppis. However, this Harris was very aggressive, and the first thing he did after he came to the western border with his army was to cross the border into Cobilon territory and seize a small town in Cobilon. This accomplished creature was so savage that he sent men to arrest all the young Nate women in the town, and then let the army slaughter the city.
After occupying a small town, Harris, who was only nineteen years old, began to live a life of luxury, taking turns enjoying those days of Knight, drinking and meat, and not getting out of bed day and night.
At nightfall, when Anthony arrived in the town with five hundred knights, Anthony launched a surprise attack on the unsuspecting army of Nila, citing the need to cross the border.
The Nila infantry was vulnerable to the Black Knights, and with no command or unified action, the Nila army was quickly routed, and eventually 3,000 men were completely dispersed, leaving Harris and a hundred guards besieged in the town.
Upon learning of the Tubis attack, Harris hurriedly crawled out of the pile of women, and before he could put on his boots and clothes, a gleaming spear pierced his chest. This evil guy was killed on the ground in an instant, and the women were scared and fled straight away.
Anthony pulled out his spear and kicked Harris's corpse with a swing, and seeing that he was motionless, he was probably dead. Anthony then ordered: "Come on, drag this stupid and greedy fellow out and burn it." ”
Several guards stepped up and dragged Harris's body to the fire outside the door.
Next, while Anthony deployed defenses in the town, he sent a letter to Yale in Cobilon, telling him that the Nila people had made a move to prepare Yale for a big battle.
The news of the death of Harris in the attack on the army soon reached Haocheng, which made Bedolia, who was still negotiating terms with Beijon, extremely angry, and immediately signed the Imperial League's paperwork on behalf of King Nila, and then immediately asked Eddie to summon the commander of Beijon to discuss the next military action.
The commander-in-chief of the Northern Legion of the Western Expedition was called Adili, and after receiving the order of the king's envoy Eddie, he immediately led the commanders and Bedoria to hold a military meeting.
Adili was an excellent commander, and when Nila attacked Seoul and couldn't take it for a long time, Adili was already sitting in Haocheng drinking the wine of the Knights. In terms of military talent, Adili's ability is absolutely top-notch, and although Beirong lacks strong cavalry, this does not affect his record in the battlefield.
On a coarse cloth covered with a map, Adili stretched out his hand and pointed at Cobilon and said, "There is nothing to fight in the territory of Cobilon, the Knight here have long since given up, and there is basically no Knight force in the territory to resist the Tubis. So Yale and Anthony are sitting firmly in Babylon, just waiting for us to attack. If we want to fight, we will simply take a detour to the north and attack the territory of Widun directly. The Tubis people are very busy here, because this was originally the territory of Connor, the first Duke of the Knights, and there were many nobles and knights living in the territory, and the people here are relatively strong, and they have never bowed their heads easily, and there are attacks on the barbarian team everywhere. So Widden is the best place to attack, and if we go under the slogan of rescuing the Knights, maybe there will be many Knight knights who will help us in return. ”
"No way!" Bedoria directly objected, saying: "The attack on Victorian is too dangerous, once Yale receives the news and leads the army north from Cobilon, then we will be completely cut off, and then we will be flanked by the Tubis in both Victoria and Cobilon." Without our supplies, we will all lose this battle without fighting. ”
Adili smiled and said, "Are you still worried about supplies? It's May, and the winter wheat in the field is being harvested, so we can go to Victorian to replenish our food on the spot. As long as the Heller army in Victoria is dealt with, Cobilon's Yale will face the attack of our coalition forces on both sides, and it is difficult to say whether he Yale dares to leave Cobilon and go north. ”
Bedoria sneered: "But don't forget, Vidon is the closest to the king, and Utores can support Vidun at any time." Even if we take Victoria, our front will drag on too late, and once there is a crisis in Victoria, we will not be able to reach it. We have so many armies that we have to take Cobillon first, then Victor, and then the capital. ”
Adili shook his head and sighed: "The so-called dangerous tactics of the soldiers, if you can surprise the enemy by surprise, there is naturally a great risk. Since Lord Bedoria didn't want to take the risk and insisted on fighting Babylon, this happened to be expected by the other party, and then we would have to fight hard. ”
Bedoria replied, "We will send 30,000 troops, plus your 20,000 from Beijung, so that we will have 50,000 troops to attack Cobillon." At present, there are only four knights stationed in Cobilon, and there are only 8,000 Tubis knights in total, and this battle is a clear advantage for us. If you don't worry, it doesn't matter, His Majesty has already sent us a team of war elephants, and I promise to take Cobillon. ”
As soon as he heard that the war elephant team was going to be dispatched, Adili's face immediately showed a smile, and he nodded again and again and said: "If there is a war elephant team to join the attacking team, then okay, we will fight Cobilon first, give the Tubis people a frontal attack, and convince them to lose." ”
War elephants are a unique class of the Nila people, and their strength is far beyond that of any other class. In the history of Nila, there was a record of the prince leading a team of 40 war elephants to defeat 5,000 rebels, which became the most classic legendary war history on the mainland, which shows that the strength of the war elephant team is far beyond the imagination of the world.
When Nila learns that she has sent an army of Imperial ace war elephants into the operation, everyone smiles happily, except for Elton, who looks worried.
After negotiating the next military operation, Bedoria returned to Seoul with the Nila mission.
On the way, Bedoria saw Elton's sad face, so he asked him: "Captain Elton, why are you depressed, don't you have confidence in this battle plan?" ”
Elton looked up at the sky and said slowly to the blue sky and white clouds: "I tell you the truth, if our allies are under the unified command of Lord Batun, I believe we are very sure of victory." Just ......"
"Okay, don't follow me for him!" , As soon as he heard Batun's name, Bedoria was furious, everyone was also the guardian of the empire, but in Elton's eyes, he seemed to be much worse than Batun. Bedoria ordered Elton and said: "You are so unconfident, and transferring you to the forward position will only affect our morale, and you will be responsible for garrisoning Seoul in this combat operation." ”
Elton shook his head and sighed again and again, he was very disappointed in this commander-in-chief who was only interested in blood, but not wise enough. Elton did not refute, gladly accepted the task of garrisoning, did not say a word along the way, and followed the team back to Seoul in silence.
After returning to Seoul, Elton was so grieved that he sent a letter to the Imperial Duke of Batun, who was far away in the imperial capital of Nilagus, telling him all about his disappointment in Bedoria and his worries about the war.
Three days later, the army of Nila marched from Seoul with the cooperation of the Beijung army, and the combined forces of the two empires pounced on Cobillon in a pincer attack, and a war between the three empires was about to begin.
Elton stood on the walls of Seoul and watched as the thousands of Nela's army departed westward. He stared at the ace army of fifty war elephants, and sighed that this was probably the last time he saw them.
Before the war began, Elton seemed to have anticipated the outcome of defeat, so he wrote to the Duke of Batun immediately after returning to Seoul, hoping that the Duke of Batun would persuade His Majesty to appoint Batun to come west with the most powerful knightly army in the empire.
In the Nila Empire, although the army of war elephants is the ace of the empire, it is limited in number and cannot pose the ultimate threat to the enemy. If you want to talk about the most powerful army in the Nila Empire, it is definitely the regular knight legion under the command of Batun, because whether it is Nila or Beijung, only the head of Batun has a regular knight regiment with strong combat effectiveness.
Elton was right, on this continent, only a true knight order can continue to burst out with amazing combat power. Elton has a high opinion of the Knight in Dragon City, but no one cares what Elton thinks.