Chapter 106 5 Armistice
The battle on the Mahabi Trail was not large-scale, but it had no small effect. Pen | fun | pavilion www. biquge。 info
First of all, Arubania not only lost the opportunity to attack the fortress of Tours, but also lost 4,000 cavalry, and more importantly, the main general Shurya lost a left hand, and finally returned to the camp due to the suppuration of the wound and had to go to the rear for treatment, and the wounded Abrahe was difficult to come to the front line to command, so even the command of the northern front almost came to a standstill.
Secondly, the Mahabi Trail ambush was the first time that the weapon of fire was used in the army outside the Silk Country, and its huge power and combat effect were fully exerted, so it began to be equipped into the Palchi army on a large scale, which made the combat effectiveness of the Palchi army have been greatly improved.
Li Tianhao immediately began his next move after receiving the news of the victory in the Battle of Mahabi Trail on the front line, which was to attack the city of Agoba with all his might.
Li Tianhao had previously adopted the same strategy of besieging and not attacking the two cities of Agoba and Kutila, but it was not a simple consumption of food for nothing, and he had already quietly ordered the Second and Third Fleets of Palchi to transport the necessary materials for the siege to the front line before sending troops. According to the plan made before, the first strategic goal of the Palchi army was the city of Agoba, but the plan was changed due to the preemptive attack by Arubania, and now Li Tianhao just revised the original plan and continued to implement it.
Li Tianhao's plan was a big deal, because his plan was to build a small port on the coast south of the city of Agoba, from which the materials and resources transported by the Second and Third Fleets could be continuously supplied to the troops. The speed of construction of this port is even more jaw-dropping to the Albanian side, because it was basically completed in only 20 days, and has a considerable cargo handling capacity.
Even a general like Adlem found this incredible, because he did not know that the Palchi army had the technology invented by Wezon to complete the building components and then transport them to the construction site for immediate assembly, and the ordinary soldiers even called this behavior a miracle of the gods, so there was an inexplicable fear among the Arubanian army.
However, what frightened them even more was what happened after the port was built, Li Tianhao brought a large number of catapults and other siege equipment from the rear, and these weapons were also put into battle immediately after being assembled on the spot. As the flying stones smashed into the city, the city of Agoba suddenly became a hell on earth.
In the face of the flying stones, Adlem knew that if there were no reinforcements, then the fall of Agoba City was only a matter of time, and he really couldn't mobilize more troops at the moment, unless the troops from the northern front could arrive to solve the crisis. Therefore, he immediately repaired a letter and sent a powerful deputy general to desperately rush out of the encirclement to ask Shurya for help.
Luckier than Adrim had imagined, the letter was seen halfway by Shurya, who was recuperating in the rear. After careful analysis, Shurya decided to follow Adlem's orders, because the strategic position of Agoba was very important, and if it was lost, not only would the land shortcut to recover the cities of Willi and Sher be cut off, but it would also threaten the flank of Kutila, and Naig, as a strategic rear, would also be directly threatened.
The 100,000 Arubanian troops under the fortress of Meolan hastily withdrew the encirclement and rushed to the southern front. The army that lost Shurya's direct command encountered the besieging Hector in Kutila under the leadership of Abrahe, and the under-armed Hector withdrew in time after a big battle with his forward troops, but never went far, constantly harassing and blocking the Aruban army along the way, and finally Abrahe, who had no choice, could only order Arufa to lead 30,000 cavalry day and night to rush to save the city of Aruba.
At this time, the city of Agoba had been shattered by the continuous attacks of the Palci army, and it was in danger. Adlem personally commanded the defense, but the Palchi army attacked in an orderly manner under the cover of siege equipment, and advanced and retreated properly, and it was difficult for the Arubanian army to inflict effective casualties on them, but the soldiers exposed to the opponent's catapults and bows suffered heavy casualties.
It won't last long. Even Adlem couldn't help but think so. Now he had to think about how to organize his troops to break through, but the enemy was more than three times as large as his own, and there were cavalry, and if he wanted to break through, he would inevitably be subjected to continuous volleys, and the losses would be quite heavy.
At this time, Adlem suddenly noticed a puff of smoke and dust rising from the north, which was the sand raised by the mass cavalry marching, and in this area there could only be an army of cavalry led by Shurya except for the cavalry of Palci! Seeing this scene, Adlem was overjoyed, and it seemed that there was still hope for the preservation of Agoba City. But at this moment, he felt a violent tremor under his feet.
The city fell.
In the southwest corner of the city of Agoba, the Palci army finally dug down a section of the wall. After the smoke and dust cleared, Adlerm saw that this gap was enough to accommodate forty people to pass side by side!
Adlerm couldn't help but close his eyes when he saw this scene: Did God really abandon Arubania? Just at the moment when hope appeared, the walls collapsed!
At this time, a large number of Palchi soldiers began to pour towards the gap, while the Arubanian soldiers tried their best to block the enemy, and the two sides fought to the death on this gap, and hundreds of people died in an instant.
At this time, Li Tianhao also received the news of the enemy cavalry attacking, and he immediately ordered Brooks to take Agobar to lead 10,000 people to stop the other party, and he began to charge into the city with all his strength.
It's a race against time, and both sides are making their last push to get there, but every minute and every second requires the blood and lives of countless ordinary soldiers in exchange. Especially in that gap, the situation was even more tragic, the Palchi army under the leadership of the Nubian brave generals Wode and Zukar advanced little by little, gradually establishing a foothold within the city walls, and at the same time Li Tianhao's own formation also began to advance rapidly, even within the range of the Arubanian army's bows and arrows.
Li Tianhao's intention was actually very simple, that is, to use the 200 crossbowmen of his own formation to shoot at the Arubanian soldiers on the city wall to provide cover for the friendly troops entering the city. And he himself also opened his bow and arrows, allowing everyone to see his magic skills of arrows.
Due to Li Tianhao's support, the Palchi army, which had lifted the threat on both sides, began to enter the gap in an orderly manner, and the formation of the Palchi army in the city became thicker and thicker, and it was impossible for the Arubanian army to drive it out of the city again.
As the time passed, the night began to cover the land.
Adrim knew that it would be in vain to continue fighting, because at this time the number of Palchi troops in the city had exceeded 4,000 and was still increasing, even if reinforcements arrived on the battlefield at this time, it was impossible to defeat the enemy army immediately, and nearly half of his more than 10,000 people in the city had already suffered casualties. Adlem saw 10,000 Palci troops heading in the direction of reinforcements, and it was conceivable that they would do their best to prevent the reinforcements from coming, so they would not have to wait for the reinforcements to arrive and they would be eaten by the enemy. So Adlem personally commanded 2,000 soldiers to open the north gate to break through, and the follow-up troops began to withdraw from the city while resisting the attack of the Palchi army.
The breakout operation went quite smoothly, and that was of course because Li Tianhao deliberately did it -- since the enemy troops had already begun to withdraw, there was no need for him to waste time seeking any results in the total annihilation of the enemy army. In contrast, how to deal with the arrival of enemy reinforcements is a more important matter. Adlem managed to break out with almost no casualties, and after a night's march, he joined Arufa's forces. At this time, Brooks, who learned that the city of Agoba had fallen, also retreated.
At this point, the city of Agoba fell into the hands of Palci, and the main forces of the two sides faced off under the city for two months. When Aderim discovered that the enemy was transporting an endless supply of food and grass by sea and began to renovate the city of Agoba, he had no choice but to withdraw his troops. And this time the results of the military operation in Arubania also ended in the loss of the city of Agoba. (To be continued.) )