Chapter 69 6 Misappropriation
If Libera had the ability to predict the future, he would not have chosen to storm those four fortresses, which became a matter of great frustration for him in the future.
No one felt that there was anything wrong with this order he gave that night, even if the enemy army was prepared, such a small fortress was not an impregnable fortress, and it was entirely possible for the Yaki army to conquer one or even several of them if they did their best, and that would at most delay the pace of the Yaki army's attack on Tebans.
However, it was not long after Libera began to attack that he sensed something was wrong—the Dils were reacting surprisingly quickly, and the focus of the Yagi attack seemed to have been anticipated by the opposing side, and the forts on the edge of the attacked fortress would immediately fire arrows to support. However, the Yaqui army obviously took advantage of the darkness of the night to attack, and even if Libera himself was far away, he could not see the movement of his own troops clearly, so how did the Dils army know the direction of their attack?
Soon Libera discovered the mystery, as he discovered that there was a strange light in Dbans behind the four forts, which was green, red and three. The light did not emanate from within the city of Durbans, but from the air. The general's instinct tells Libera that it is the three lights that guide the way. In order to prove his judgment, Libera sent a force to attack another fortress, and sure enough, the three lights also changed direction, the green light pointed in the direction of the fortress he attacked, and then a large number of arrows rained in the direction of the green light.
Worst! The other party can accurately grasp their own movements! The green light and the two red lights just pointed out the direction of the Yaqui Army's main attack, although Libera didn't understand what this floating light was, but his intentions were completely exposed to the enemy's surveillance! If you put it this way, the four fortresses of the other side are obviously just a front for the purpose of blocking your own attack on Durbans from the front and consuming the attack momentum of the Yaki army. If the other party is so well prepared, it means that his intention to raid Durban has long been grasped by the other party. If he ventured to bypass these four fortresses and attack Durbans directly, he would probably be counterattacked by the main force of the Diers' army, which had already been ambushed. The reason why he has not been attacked by the other side is probably because the opponent's troops are not sufficient enough, and he cannot judge whether the 5,000 people he led are all the troops, so he does not dare to take risks in the night.
From this moment on, Libera had already hatched the intention of withdrawing his troops.
Libera's predictions couldn't be further from the truth. Because he didn't expect Wei Song to set up a maze array here. Wei Song had expected that the Yaki army would attack in the dark of night, but he did not allocate his forces to ambush behind the four fortresses, because the news of the movement of the large army was easily detected by the other side, especially when his main force had already sneaked up on the Abdus line. If the Yaqui people detect that there is already a defense of the Dirs near Dbans and retreat, then the main force of the Dirs army is in danger.
Therefore, Wei Song only deployed a thousand men in each fortress, but it was equipped with a strong lineup of military generals, Dara, Zalan, and Tatar. In order not to violate the principle of autonomy of Durbans, Wei Song only took Senas, who has night vision, and Yamo, the intelligence director, and the three of them stationed in Debans City, and operated the Kong Ming lantern of the country of three silk to guide the attack direction of the Yaki army for the four fortresses.
Wei Song would take such a risk in order to make the Yaji army realize that there was still an opportunity to take advantage of it, and hesitate between advancing and retreating, so as to achieve the purpose of buying time for the main force led by Li Tianhao.
Libera already had the heart to retire at that time. But in the end, he still did not retreat. This may have been deliberately arranged by God, just when he was about to withdraw his troops. Vultures and Pius arrived at the battlefield with their follow-up troops.
After the three of them exchanged views, Libera accepted Vulture's suggestion - in any case, at least wait until dawn to find out what was true to the other party, otherwise the Yaki army might miss the opportunity if the enemy was only aware of the situation by the border guards and did not arrive in a follow-up army. Lost opportunity to capture Durbans.
When the next morning came, the Yaki army realized that the enemy they had fought hard all night was less than 4,000 men! It is not difficult to attack these four imperfect fortresses with the strength of the Yaki Army, and in the absence of defense in Durbans, the Yaji Army can completely bypass these four fortresses and attack Dbans directly.
Libera couldn't help but regret that she had wasted time by being too cautious last night, and immediately ordered the whole army to attack. Capture Durbans as fast as you can.
However, it was too late, and at this moment a soldier came to report: "My lord, the thief army! Reinforcements from the thief army have appeared! ”
Libera hurriedly fixed her eyes and saw the shadow of the enemy on the southern horizon. It was the 10,000 infantry led by Gournath who arrived on the battlefield.
Gurnas would have arrived in time, of course, because of Wei Song's orders. Previously, Gurnas's troops had been on standby for three days from Durbans, and after the Yaggee army was dispatched, the news reached Wei Song's ears and was also delivered to Gurnas. Gernas immediately ordered his troops to march towards Dbans, only half a day later than the Yaki army, arriving at the battlefield in time.
Now the situation became delicate, the Yaji army had a four-to-one advantage over the Dirs, and the Dirs army did not enter Durbans, but set up a position in front of the city of Durbans. If there is to be a field battle, the Yaki Army is not without a chance of victory, and once these enemy forces are defeated, then there is still hope for the capture of Durbans. However, the four fortresses were between the two armies, and they would cause great trouble for the Yaki army in battle. The current situation is like chicken ribs, and it is a pity to discard it if it is tasteless.
Libera looked at the opposing lineup, suddenly thought of something, and suddenly turned her head to look at Vulture and Bius, and the three of them shouted at the same time: "Not good! There is a loss in the rear! ”
The three Yaki generals suddenly understood that if the Dils army had not already understood their intentions, it would have been impossible to prepare such a large army to rush to the battlefield quickly, but since they already knew the actions of the Yaki army, they only sent 10,000 soldiers to the battlefield, and only sent such a small number of troops under the premise that they could mobilize 100,000 soldiers and horses, and there was only one explanation, that is, they tried to drag the Yaki army under the city of Durbans, then their goal could only be one, that is, their empty rear - the Abdus defense line!
It would have been very easy if the Yaji Army had chosen to retreat the night before, as the army at Wei Song's disposal was simply not enough to launch an effective pursuit. However, the situation is different now, and with 10,000 reinforcements, it will be difficult for the Yagi army to retreat from the enemy. Had it not been for the effective command of Libera and Vultures, the Yaggee Army would likely have suffered heavy losses on the way to this withdrawal. Even so, this withdrawal was still not easy, and Wei Song's pursuers launched dozens of attacks in a row, although they failed to inflict heavy casualties on the Yaji army, but slowed down the retreat of the Yaji army.
During the retreat, Libera received new bad news, and Frank's 8,000 mercenaries were attacked by the enemy and routed. Immediately, Muller's cavalry also joined the attack sequence, and he used the mobility advantage of the cavalry to constantly harass the Yaqui army, making it difficult for the Yaki army to march during the day and rest at night, but he did not fight the Yaki army at all.
The more this happened, the more anxious Libera was to rush back to Abdus, because he knew very well that what the Dils were doing was to hold him back. It originally took five days to reach Durbans, but now the retreat process took eight full days, and within these eight days, the number of people left behind by the Yaji army reached 7,000.
Finally, Libera led the Yaki army back to the Abdus line, but the scene in front of him was worse than he expected, and the Abdus line had been torn to pieces by Li Tianhao. (To be continued.) )