Chapter 43 Three Time Differences
The sporadic battles continued until dawn, when Li Tianhao appeared on the battlefield.
In fact, the biggest contributors to the victory in this battle are Li Tianhao and Yamo. It was the scout's play carefully arranged by Yamo that successfully deceived the garrison of the Vandal Army, and at the same time, with Yamo's accurate intelligence, when Vandaro left the station and began to cross the river, the information began to be sent to Li Tianhao's hands in a steady stream, so that the Dils army was able to successfully grasp the timing of the attack; Li Tianhao, on the other hand, led a small force of troops with Alam, Eglius and Agobar to pull out all the forward sentinels set up by Vandallu almost perfectly, so that the cavalry of the brigade successfully completed the task of the surprise attack.
Seeing Li Tianhao's figure, Hector jumped off his horse and paid his deep respects, and he was deeply impressed by the use of troops by the lord of Dils - when Libera's 100,000-strong army was approaching the city of Epsmiton, Li Tianhao dared to take all the cavalry out and take advantage of these slight time differences to raid the Vandal Lu troops in the rear and achieve complete victory, which was by no means a move that ordinary commanders dared to make.
"My lord, the battle is over, and my subordinates are preparing to clean up the battlefield and evacuate."
"No need, immediately order the whole army, carry three days' rations and grass, and return to Epsommilton immediately!"
Hector's eyes widened: "Give up the loot and set off immediately?" And what about the captives? ”
"After disarming, they will all be released, and they will not starve to death if they have food in stock." Li Tianhao said lightly.
Hector immediately ordered his men to carry out the order, and he jumped on his horse to follow Li Tianhao's horse. However, he couldn't help but ask: "My lord, there is something unknown to my subordinates, Libera's troops are still two days away from Epsommidon. We have every time to clean up the battlefield and get back to Epsommiton. ”
Li Tianhao sat on the horse and shook his head gently, and said in a low voice: "We are not rushing back now to defend against Libera's attack. There are also 7,000 warriors of the Kanno tribe there, and there will be no problem with the soldiers for a while. We need to cross the Naura River and attack the Yaki army on the east bank before the siege begins, so that we can cut off Yaki's supply lines. Now Libera lacks the means to cross the river, and things can't take care of each other, so it's an excellent fighter. ”
Hector was once again restrained by Li Tianhao, and the man in front of him took away the heart of Princess Afrite, whom he wanted to protect, and he was once confused about how to get along with her. Now, however, Hector knew that he had been subdued by the man. Li Tianhao is not only wise and brave, but also has seen people, his boldness in the use of troops makes people have to be awe-inspired, just caught in the situation of the enemy's north and south attack, on the eve of the enemy's army about to besiege the city, he can take advantage of the time difference to take the initiative to break through the enemy army on the southern front, which is already commendable, but his appetite does not stop there, his target also includes the Yaji Army detachment isolated on the east bank! In an unfavorable situation for your own side. He was also bent on cutting off the supply of the Yaki Army, and his audacity was beyond the ordinary. Hector has served the king of Palchi for generations since his family's beginnings, and there is no one who can compare to this man, himself as a military general. What could be happier than finding a lord worthy of his support?
Li Tianhao naturally didn't know that there were many changes in Hector's heart, he sat on his horse and instructed the various departments to take action, and then rode his horse and galloped away.
Because Li Tianhao's attack was too fast this time. Many of the people of Epsommiton didn't even notice his departure, and they weren't surprised until Li Tianhao returned triumphantly. But. Li Tianhao didn't stay long, he just replenished supplies in Epsommiton and hurried away. Only Mueller was left to help Elaine's Canno defend the city.
The timing was just right, Li Tianhao's cavalry had just crossed the Nanluo River for half a day, and Libera's vanguard Campbell rushed to the city of Epsommiton.
However, according to Libera's instructions, Campbell did not attack Epsmitton directly, but pointed the finger at the ferry outside Epsmitton - Libera wanted ships anchored there, with which the thieves could cut off the threat of the thieves to friendly forces on the east coast, so that the supply lines of the Yagi Army could be re-established, and Libera could lay siege to the city of Epsommiton in a good time.
It's a pity that God doesn't seem to have the intention of favoring Libera, and Li Tianhao's action happened to avoid Libera's action in time. Campbell's success in seizing the crossing resulted in the capture of only a few damaged ships that were not serviced. While Campbell was scolding the thieves for their cunning, the gates of Epsommitton opened, and out of them poured out the warriors of the Canor. Muller, Elaine, Momobutu, and Kidd each led a detachment of men and horses against Campbell's vanguard. These Kanno warriors wore only rudimentary armor, but their bravery far surpassed that of ordinary Yaki soldiers, and these brave soldiers, who seemed to have forgotten the fear of death in their beds, pounced on Campbell's soldiers like wolves.
"It's a barbarian!" The soldiers let out a cry of terror.
Originally, the barbarian soldiers' individual combat ability was superior to that of the sub-unit troops, but they lacked the ability to coordinate operations and were not good at large-scale operations. However, the Kanno tribe is different, they have become a strong force that can adapt to large-scale battles under Li Tianhao's tutelage, and because of this, the Kanno tribe has continued to grow and develop in the past few years, annexing many surrounding tribes and becoming stronger and stronger. Today's Kanno clan can really be called the strongest infantry group, and in the face of such a strong infantry group's attack, it is natural that the Yaji army is difficult to parry, not to mention that the barbarians who bear the notoriety of cannibal tribes have an inexplicable sense of oppression for ordinary soldiers. Campbell didn't expect the opponent's combat power to be so amazing, and he became at a loss for a moment - commanding a large army was not Campbell's forte. At this time, Campbell's command was chaotic, and he only controlled the hundreds of soldiers around him to rush and kill, and the rest of the troops were all stragglers.
After an hour of fierce fighting, just as Campbell realized that he had lost his skills, the Kanno warriors suddenly let out strange cries and began to withdraw from the battlefield, fleeing all the way back to the city. When the frightened Campbell was wondering, he saw billowing smoke and dust rising from the north, and it turned out to be Libera's army arriving.
A dejected Campbell led the remnants of his troops back to Libera's home team to plead guilty. After listening to Campbell's report, Libera frowned: two things did not surprise him. The first thing was the intervention of the barbarians, although he had already learned that Li Tianhao had cooperated with the barbarians to capture Epsmilton this time, but Libera did not expect that the number of barbarians would be so large, and the combat ability would be so strong, which was very different from the barbarians he knew before. The second thing is that it was the barbarian infantry instead of the cavalry that attacked from the city this time, and the ferry did not capture the boats, which can only show one point, that is, Li Tianhao's cavalry team has crossed the Namra River, and their goal is self-evident, that is, they sent to the east bank of the Namra River to be responsible for opening up the supply line of the deputy general Bius and his 20,000 men! (To be continued......)