CHAPTER XXII
During this time, the burden on Gernath was indeed not light.
As the supreme commander of the 15,000 Tiers rebels, he fought to the death against the four-size-sized Yaki army led by Vandalus in the city of Silis. With his superior command skills and his early knowledge of Vandalus's use of troops, Vandalu has been unable to set foot on the first step of Silis City these days.
However, the situation began to change when Lolandsis's intelligence network learned that the enemy general Ulysses had infiltrated the mountains of Dils. Although Gernas strictly blocked the news and was never allowed to leak it to the outside except for high-ranking generals, there would always be some clues that would be seen over time.
The first is the lack of logistical supplies. With the rear already in disarray, food deliveries began to dwindle, and although the city itself was fairly well stocked, the disappearance of subsequent food supplies gave the soldiers a sense of foreboding.
The second is the sentiment of the senior generals. Although they didn't say anything, the faces of the senior generals became more and more solemn, but the defense of Sillis City was going very well, which could not help but make people suspect that something bad had happened.
It wasn't until nearly ten days later, when Li Tianhao's henchman Katzsius brought Li Tianhao's reformulated battle plan to Gurnas after a lot of hardships, that the situation changed. Gernas was given a very simple and straightforward task, to defend the city of Silis and not to allow the Vandalus to enter the Dils Mountains. In addition, Li Tianhao also revealed that the enemy army may attack Silis City from the rear, although he will try his best to break the siege, but he must make corresponding defensive preparations as soon as possible. At the same time, in order to prevent the sudden arrival of enemy troops, inflicting a huge blow on morale. Li Tianhao instructed that the situation could be stated to the soldiers, and at the same time the solution could be explained.
It's a risky move. Because the emotions of the soldiers are very delicate, knowing the truth in advance is likely to lead to a disheartening ending. Gernus used his prestige and scheming to the fullest. Instead of demoralizing, the soldiers were united in their hatred and vowed to defeat the future Yagi army. Seeing the soldiers' emotions high, Gernas shook his head with a wry smile at the lieutenant general, Darla: not long ago, they were the generals of the Yaki Army, and a considerable number of these soldiers were also affiliated with the Yaki regular army. But now they all regard the Yaki Army as their enemies, which is somewhat embarrassing. In fact, Gurnas knew in his heart that these soldiers were all confused by the young man named Li Tianhao, and even he himself was confused by this young man. Always wanted to see what breathtaking things could be done by this young man who was good enough to be his son.
Dara looked back at Gernas with a strange smile on her lips. He is different from Gurnas, and he follows Li Tianhao to satisfy his ambitions. He has just entered the age of 30 and is a promising general in all aspects, but he has no hope of being promoted in the Yaji Army after losing two games in a row, so following Li Tianhao to defeat the Yaji Army has become the only way for him to realize his ambitions, so his performance in this battle is extremely brave, and even Leo, who is known for his bravery, was moved.
After the mobilization, Gernas took Darla, Leo, Lorencis and Tatar to start preparations for the battle. During this period, Vandalu attacked as fiercely as ever, but unfortunately his methods had already been clearly seen by Gernas. Coupled with the terrifying might of Tatar's thousand crossbowmen, it would have been impossible for Vandharu to storm the city of Silis unless there was a miracle.
The only thing that worried Gurnas was the defense of this side of the Dils mountains. Although urgent reinforcement work was carried out, the results of these works were not satisfactory - most of the materials had been used to strengthen the fortifications on the north side, and now it was no longer possible to bring in materials from elsewhere for defense. The city had run out of materials to use, but these meager fortifications could not withstand the onslaught of tens of thousands of enemy troops for long.
Watch the time pass day by day. Finally, looking south from the top of the city, you can clearly see the signs of the army's movement.
"Here we are." Gernas frowned. The wrinkles on his face were all twisted, making his face, which was already too old, look like he was ten years older.
Darla, the lieutenant next to him, has a naturally vicious face. This is true even when smiling (although Dara rarely smiles because her smile is very strange and is often laughed at by Aram and others). His face seemed to be forever filled with hatred for the enemy. At this moment, Dara's voice couldn't help but tremble a little: "Looking at this formation, there should be no less than 20,000 people, do you want to attack first while they come from afar?" ”
Gurnas shook his head: "The leader is either Ulysses or Everger, maybe both." It won't work to use this tactic in front of them, so save some effort and do a good job of defense. ”
"Yes." Dara bowed her head in response. In fact, more than half of his advice was asked for Leo, who was eager to try it on the sidelines.
In less than a day, Everje opened up a formation under Cialis City, and there was no flaw in the formation. Dara also secretly said in his heart, Gernas's judgment was not wrong at all, if such a formation attacked, it would only increase his own casualties. Everer and Glynus had been friends for many years, and they knew each other much better than their own juniors.
"It's not bad, it seems that Iver is more stable than before, he was originally a brave general." Gernas sighed as he touched his chin.
Dara sneered: "Probably because his garlic-like head really lacks majesty, so he has to move closer to the direction of the wise general." ”
Gernath laughed when he heard this: "When you say that, his head really looks like an upside-down garlic." But he's your senior, so be careful when you play against him. ”
As Gernas had predicted, Everje was quick to go on the offensive, focusing on the relatively weak defenses of Sillis City. Soon, Dara and Leo began to struggle with the dangers that often arose in these areas, and Vandalu used his fierce attacks to keep Lolances and Tatar busy. The battle continued until nightfall, and Everger seemed to have no intention of stopping, despite the heavy casualties and continued to launch waves of offensives, Gernas frowned and threw the reserves into various places to deal with the emergency, as the casualties and casualties rose, the defensive lineup began to look thin, and Everger's offensive seemed to be endless.
In fact, Epger was also helpless, his food reserves were about to bottom out, if he couldn't take the city of Cyris in ten days, the soldiers would have to go hungry and attack the city. Therefore, he must take the city of Silis before he has any strength left. But Gernas didn't know this, he only felt that Everger's tactics were too harsh for him to deal with.
After a long night of fighting, Gernas had to admit to attacking again, and soon he had to lead his team himself. At this time, the first rays of the morning sun shone from the east towards the city of Syris, and Gernas saw that there seemed to be a faint figure on the hill.
It's cavalry! It must be reinforcements!
Li Tianhao's reinforcements arrived. (To be continued......)