Chapter 45 - The Pursuit
How easy is it to withdraw troops in the midst of chaos?
Libera's effort for this is far greater than the previous battle with Li Tianhao. Fortunately, the lineup of the Yaqui army was quite deep, and Libera successfully opened up a channel for the troops of the forward camp to withdraw by squeezing the trapped Dils army with his troops, and Bius also withdrew his troops one by one in the face of all difficulties, but he had to abandon part of the army for this. Due to the tacit cooperation between the two of them, Wei Song's pressing tactics did not work, and he watched as most of the Yaki army retreated to the rear.
But Brooks's situation is completely different, he was originally in the position of the flank, and he was inseparable from the Canno troops, it was impossible to let him withdraw at this time, and due to the limited terrain, his retreat was very narrow, even if he could get rid of the entanglement of the Canor, it was impossible for him to withdraw all 20,000 people from the battlefield in such a short time.
So Brooks did not hesitate to abandon the special force that had entered the Kanno tribe and led the rest of the army on a grueling retreat. During this time, Brooks shot and wounded the pursuing Jimda, repelled a flank attack by his Nubian mercenary forces, and managed to break free from the entanglement of the Kanno. However, when he was about to withdraw from the Kid Ek Hills, an unexpected event occurred, and his fate changed.
Libera commanded the troops to retreat steadily, and since he had reorganized the new formation in the rear and used it to cover the retreat of the other troops, Li Tianhao was very interested in not launching a pursuit.
It's a pity that not everyone in the army of Dils thought so. The peculiarity of this battle of Kid Ik is that the top commanders of both sides did not stand in command positions at critical moments, and they all turned into front-line generals and fought each other. The difference is that Li Tianhao's actions are pre-arranged, using himself as a decoy to attract the Yaji army to surround him. In order to achieve the goal of breaking the enemy's formation from the inside, Libera gave up the responsibility of command in order to eliminate Li Tianhao, a strong enemy. On the other hand, the Dils Army. It has Wei Song in command in the rear, and there are no flaws in the actual combat command, but it is not completely without problems, and one of the biggest problems is the degree of obedience of the generals to him - it didn't matter when Li Tianhao entrusted the command to Wei Song to attack Napatis, but now that Li Tianhao has returned, Wei Song's orders at this time are not as easy to be thoroughly implemented as before, especially the generals who were originally subordinate to the Yaki camp, they were under the command of Gernas when attacking the Napatis regionAs a result, their recognition of Wei Song's command was much lower than that of other generals. What's more, Wei Song's sortie sequence in this battle was the Palchi army, the Kanno tribe, and the Nubian mercenaries, but put the Dilc rebel army under their command in the last sequence. For this reason, Darla, Zaran, and Leo were all dissatisfied, especially when the Yaki army began to retreat soon after the Dils rebels attacked, which inevitably gave them the feeling that they had not had time to exert their strength and set up a martial victory, so the three of them were full of fighting spirit and did not follow Wei Song's orders to stop the pursuit. And Li Tianhao missed the opportunity to stop them because he wanted to reorganize the team. This can be regarded as the result of his unauthorized departure from the command post.
Although Darla, Zaran, and Leo did not obey the order to stop the pursuit, they were not reckless, and they formed a zigzag formation in three directions. With Leo as the front, Dara and Zaran as the wings. Launched a plagiarism attack on the retreating Yaki army, if the Yaki army was really defeated. I'm afraid that they will be killed under their combined attack, but unfortunately the Yaji army is not defeated this time. Instead, he retreated, and Libera, who was at the back of the line, secretly made arrangements as he saw the enemy approaching.
Leo was the first to spot the rearguard of the Yaqui Army, and he did not hesitate to launch a surprise attack on this force. Leo's idea is very simple, as long as his offensive is strong enough, he can break through this small group of enemy forces, not to mention that if there is any unfavorable situation, Dara and Zaran on the left and right flanks will not sit idly by, and let them think about any problems.
But when the attack began, Leo felt a chill through his spine, because the opponent's formation linkage was very soft, and his all-out assault failed to break through this small enemy force, but was stretched too long by the opponent's orderly retreat, and the left and right wings were counterattacked by the opponent at the same time! Leo immediately reacted, the other party's commander was not an ordinary person, and he was too underestimated by the enemy. Just then, he crashed headlong into Libera.
Libera had been acquainted with Leo on several fronts, so he immediately recognized him, and he rode up to meet him, shouting: "Traitor Leo, come and die!" ”
When Leo saw that it was Libera, his heart suddenly cooled. He couldn't know Libera's strength very well, whether it was in terms of military ability or martial arts, he and Libera were a big difference, but now that they met on a narrow road, they could only bite the bullet. The battle between the two sides was short and intense, after only four or five moves, Leo's was tired and panting, and Libera was getting more and more comfortable, and suddenly Leo's ribs showed a flaw, Libera did not hesitate, and stabbed Leo's body with a sword!
The main general was killed, and Leo's troops were suddenly in chaos, and Libera commanded his troops to launch a counterattack, killing Leo's men to the point that they lost their armor and fled. At this time, the troops of Dara and Zaran had also arrived, and when they heard the news of Leo's death, they hurriedly brought in troops to cover them. Libera signaled, and an ambush erupted, surrounding Dara and Zaran's forces in the center.
At this time, a report came from the front: Li Tianhao led the army to come at full speed. Libera knew that if he didn't leave, he would be in trouble once he was stuck by Li Tianhao's team, so he immediately ordered all the troops to retreat. Dara and Zaran saved the day.
Just as Darla and Zaran were regrouping their defeated troops and heading back, they happened to run into Brooks' troops.
Both sides met unexpectedly, and both thought that they had been intercepted by the other party, so they started a desperate struggle from the beginning. But as soon as the time was delayed, Li Tianhao's brigade was killed, and Brooks became a victim of misfortune and fell into a two-sided attack.
In the chaotic battle between the two sides, Li Tianhao spotted Brooks at a glance, and he would not easily forget the feud under the city of Epsommiton, so he immediately opened his bow and shouted: "Boy! Look at the arrows! ”
Brooks was fighting in the chaos of the army, and happened to meet Alam in the battle, and before the two had time to fight, they heard Li Tianhao's broken shout, and when they looked at it again, the arrow had already arrived in front of them! Brooks was shocked, and in the midst of all the danger, he shrank his neck, and the arrow flew against his scalp, shooting the helmet straight away, and at the same time carrying a wisp of Brooks' scalp! Brooks' body was also driven by the strong momentum of the arrow, and the whole person fell backwards. (To be continued......)