The city of Epsommitton has fallen! The Epsommitton region is under the control of the thieves! Enemy chief Li Tianhao in Epsommiton!

The news spread like a plague and soon reached Napatis, who was the provisional headquarters of the crusade. Hearing this, Tulayan spilled the wine in his hand on the ground, and the maid in his arms let out an exclamation.

"How so, how so," Tulayan recited the uncreative phrase more than thirty times. He had hardly ever faced such a precarious situation in his smooth sailing life, he had experienced a great defeat on the battlefield in the past, and that time he only cared about running for his life in a frenzy, and only afterwards did he feel downright fear, and he did not experience the indescribable tension like today, and most importantly, Tulayan did not know where this enemy army came from.

This was the first time Turayan had commanded such a large army, and although he had previously commanded an independent army, he had always been only an adjutant general. Now that he had finally gotten his wish and become the commander of the whole army, he came to the front with a proud heart, and his heart was full of anticipation when he thought that he would command Yaki's proud chariot troops to crush those thieves to pieces. In the face of the siege of Balmer by the thief army, he followed the king's strategic intentions, left the friendly army alone, and waited for the arrival of the follow-up troops in Napatis, the purpose of which was to wait for the thief army to advance to the vicinity of the fortress of Kurumbadon, and then destroy it in one fell swoop with chariot troops.

Originally, it was a very easy battle, everything went as planned, and all Tulayan had to do was let the friendly forces drag down the enemy forces. Then it's just a matter of picking the fruits of victory. But now everything has changed, and the enemy has appeared in his rear - Epsom Millon! This means that their food routes and retreats have all been cut off. Although Tulayan was secretly ridiculed by his colleagues as a second-rate general. But it is not enough to fail to understand the danger of cutting off the grain routes. After dozens of laps around the house like a fly without a head, it suddenly occurred to Tulayan something. Excited enough to hit the leg of the table, his face contorted and he shouted, "Quick! Go and invite Lord Vandalu to come! ”

The order was immediately carried out, and Vandallu was soon called. As one of the few surviving generals in the last war, Vandharu has had a rough two years. This is also a matter of course, as a general of the defeated army, it is already considered a side of the net that he was not beheaded by the king. If it weren't for the fact that the last war was so badly defeated and Yaji's senior military commanders suffered heavy losses, it is really difficult to say whether Vandharu would have been able to save his life. Two years after being demoted, Vandallu was used again because of his experience in fighting against the bandits. Usubu made him his son's staff member so that he would win this time.

Although the name of the staff sounds good, Wang Darru does not actually have the authority to command a single soldier, and Turayan is not a person who needs advice from others at all, so Wang Darru is basically idle, and it is not easy to even meet Tulayan. Today, Tulayan was suddenly summoned, and he actually used a word of invitation, so Vandalu didn't have to guess to know that something big must have happened at the front.

When they met, Tulayan did not greet each other. directly told the battle situation, and then said with a smile: "I wonder what Lord Wangdaru thinks about this?" ”

Wangdaru looked at Tulayan's flattering smile and remembered the cold reception he had suffered along the way, and he couldn't help but feel a sense of nausea in his heart. However, the current situation is indeed very critical. He didn't want to think about the past anymore.

Although Vandalu has always been commented on as a follower of Evger and lacks originality, such comments are unfair. He has a wealth of experience in actual combat command. And he is a capable commander, otherwise a famous general like Epger would not have appointed him as his deputy. Vandarlu pondered for a moment. He said, "My lord, I think that what we have to do now is to do business as usual. Only in this way can the morale of the army be stabilized. ”

Tulayan blinked a few times and said, "That's all?" ”

"Yes, that's all. Judging from the current front-line situation, except for the fact that the thief army acted a little earlier, it is basically the same as our army's original plan, and now that the thief army has attacked the rear of our army, their main force will inevitably step up the attack and join this surprise attack force. In this way, our army is going to start a head-on decisive battle with them to defeat them in one fell swoop, as long as the main force of the thief army is defeated, then this surprise attack force is worthless. ”

"But our army's grain route has been cut off, how can we maintain the morale of the army?"

"It's okay, although our grain routes have been cut off, the grain stocks in the area of Napatis, Mukjili and Kurubarton Fortresses can be sustained for a while, and if it is not possible, we can still collect grain on the spot, after all, this is our control area. If we mess with ourselves, we will fall for the enemy's tactics. Although the enemy's surprise attack force is entrenched in the city of Epsommiton, but the strength of this surprise attack force will not be very large, and nearly half of our army has not yet reached the Epsommitton area, and His Majesty the King will not sit idly by, and will definitely organize this nearly 100,000 army to make every effort to open up the grain route. It would be enough for us to allocate a small force to assist the Epsommilton area. As a result, the surprise force of the thief army will be lost, and the main force of the thief army will still fall into our original plan. ”

Tulayan nodded again and again after hearing this, and said, "Lord Vandalu is reasonable, since this is the case, please ask your Excellency to personally lead the troops to recover Epsommiton, I don't know what to do?" ”

Vandalu hesitated, not because he was worried that he would not be able to do it, but because the purpose of Tulayan's move made him suspicious: Tualayan did not convene the generals to discuss countermeasures, but only made a decision after asking himself alone, and he was his staff, once the plan succeeded, the credit would naturally be Tulayan's, but if it failed, then I am afraid that the blame for everything was borne by himself who came up with the idea, right? However, I am afraid that there is no room for refusal at present, if he refuses, it will be difficult to explain to the prime minister Usubu who has re-established himself, and secondly, I am afraid that he will not even be able to get over the character of Tulayan, so it is better to be ordered to lead the troops, so that at least there is a possibility of victory, although he cannot expect to be meritorious because of this, it is better than refusal, and it is also a good thing to be able to lead the troops to avenge his old commander Ai Fujie. Thinking of this, Wan Daru gladly accepted the order, ordered 10,000 horses and hurried towards the Epsommilton area.

After accepting Vandallu's advice, Tulayan continued to drink and merry, but his mood was not as relaxed as before, and he constantly sent out scouts to report on the development of the war at any time.

Two days later, the first bad news came: Balmer had lost, the defender Camdos had been killed, and the thief army had begun to attack Giti, who was in danger! (To be continued......)