Chapter 43 Seven Rush to the Rescue
Things are going back to Napatis a few days ago.
Tulayan's life has been getting more and more unpleasant, these days, the supply has been completely cut off, there is no follow-up food and grass supply, and the Yaji army on the front line is losing one after another, its speed is much faster than originally planned, if he had 200,000 troops on hand and as planned, it can stop the enemy army from advancing so quickly, but unfortunately now all this is empty words.
The Dils rebels attacked in a big way, conquering Balmer and Gitti in succession, and approached the fortresses of Müchri and Kurubadon, and the reports of calls for help from the front line poured in like snowflakes, but Tulayan was slow to send reinforcements. It's not that he can't save him, but because he's waiting for the right moment.
In Tulayan's view, as long as he sends an elite chariot army, then victory on the battlefield is a sure thing, but if he defeats the thief army here, then the thief army will definitely retreat south, but he now has insufficient troops at hand to effectively launch a follow-up offensive, if he can't completely annihilate the thief army and they flee back to the Dils Mountains, the chariot will be difficult to exert its power, and the war will continue. Worse still, if the grain routes continue to be cut off, it will be impossible to support such a long-distance attack and long-term fighting. So Tulayan chose to wait, waiting for the supply lines to be cleared, waiting for the arrival of follow-up troops.
However, Tulayan's wait was too long, and the rear did not send good news, and he urged Vandalu to act as soon as possible several times, but Vandalu refused to march into the army. Just as Tulayan was angry and ready to withdraw and replace Vandalu, the news came that Vandallu's troops had been completely defeated by the bandit army and that Vandharu himself had been killed in battle. It was this news that drove Tulayan into a hurry. The reinforcements in the rear were delayed, but the 10,000 horses he had assigned were routed by the thief army. At the moment, the front line is tight and there are not enough troops. The army's food stocks were dwindling day by day, and the report of Vandallu's defeat was soon overwhelmed, and morale was bound to fall deeper and lower, and now it was no time to consider a big victory, for the time being, Tulayan urgently needed a victory to boost morale, so that the soldiers could strengthen their confidence and wait for the arrival of reinforcements. At that point in time, Tulayan's decision was not bad. Because he could not have known that Libera had already begun to attack Epsommiton at that time.
Having determined his objective, Tulayan led his chariot unit and brigade from Napatis to the front. Compared to the fortified walls of the fortress of Kulubadon, Mujili was obviously more critical, so Tulayan's troops were directed at Miujili.
When Tulayan's brigade arrived at Mukri, he realized that the situation was worse than he had expected. The city of Miujili has fallen into the siege of the thief army, and the continuous attack has caused the city wall of Miujili to collapse in many places, and it is the defenders' desperate resistance to protect the city that has not been lost. What surprised Tulayan the most was that the main forces besieging Mujiri turned out to be the Palchi army and the Nubians!
After learning of the arrival of Yaqui's reinforcements, the other party immediately gave up the siege of Miujili, threw down many astonishing siege equipment, and retreated back for twenty miles, and the camp was waiting for a tight position.
Due to the withdrawal of the Dils army, Tulayan was able to enter Miujili to offer condolences. The tragic situation in the city of Mukili made Tulayan's feelings complicated: the 10,000 Yaki soldiers he had stationed there, plus the 2,000 men who had been stationed there, were less than 3,000. And most of them were wounded, and the city's inhabitants had to be organized to fill the gap, with women and children carrying arrows and food. The city was littered with corpses and stenched. Sewage overflows and epidemics are rampant. If he doesn't rush to the rescue, then Miao Jili may fall at any time.
The question now before Tulayan is clear. Use the 65,000 soldiers and 3,000 chariots he brought with him to destroy the thieves outside the city. Outside the city was reportedly a mixed force of 20,000 Parci and 30,000 Nubian mercenaries led by the thief general Wei Song, as well as a small number of Dils bandits, although they were attrition in the siege. However, in terms of troops alone, Tulayan does not have much advantage to speak of. The only advantage is that this is a vast plain, and this is the most vulnerable terrain for vehicles. At the moment, Tulayan is looking forward to a decisive battle with the enemy army to determine the outcome of this battle. In fact, Tulayan's army could not keep confronting the enemy for long, because his food reserves had bottomed out. The longer it drags on, the worse it will be for the Yaqui Army.
Just as Tulayan was hesitating about how to fish out the main force of the thief army and start a head-on battle with the thief army, the thief army actually sent a messenger and agreed to start a decisive battle outside the city two days later. This is like a pie in the sky for Tulayan, this group of thieves who don't know whether to live or die actually gave up the method of holding on to the camp and consuming the food and grass of the Yaji army, and instead chose to fight themselves head-on! Therefore, Tulayan was overjoyed in his heart, and he resolutely accepted despite the persuasion of other generals to remind him that this might be a trap.
Next, Tulayan swept away his previous laziness and laziness and tried to prepare for the decisive battle. In terms of this ability alone, it seems that Tulayan should have the ability of a first-class general. Perhaps inheriting his father's talent, Tulayan's ability to plan plans is above the standard, and his execution is quite efficient. To be able to transfer all the wounded in the city of Mujili to the rear in two days, to clean and bury the dead bodies in the streets, to organize healers to treat those infected with the disease, to distribute the surplus food of the army to the hungry inhabitants, and at the same time to prepare all the soldiers' weapons and equipment, to boost morale and prepare for the decisive battle in the coming day, Tulayan did a very well-organized job, and indeed had two brushes. The generals still praised this, but when they thought of Tulayan's ability to command the enemy in the decisive battle, they couldn't help but be worried.
The dawn of the decisive day finally arrived, and Tulayan woke up early in the morning. After putting on his splendid armor, Tulayan went out of the city with a majestic posture and began to count his troops.
The 65,000 Yaki soldiers, plus 3,000 chariots, were a strong line-up of Yagi's troops, at least in Tulayan's eyes. In the past two days, he has given the soldiers wine and meat to feast, and the soldiers really have no reason not to be grateful for the brave fighting, as for the time before, he completely ignored the soldiers' lack of food and spent his own time in the mansion to spend all his time drinking and drinking in the palace has long been thrown out of the clouds.
"Soldiers! The army of thieves is right in front of our eyes! If these bastards dare to invade our land, then we'll let them know how powerful Yaggi Boy is! Today's battle is simple, use our invincible chariot troops to tear apart the array of thieves, and then you can go and harvest the heads of the thieves to your heart's content! Ladies and gentlemen, the opportunity to build meritorious deeds is right in front of you, don't be left behind! Tulayan's impassioned speech caused the Yaki soldiers to burst into cheers, and the Yaki generals shook their heads secretly: Tulayan's statement was simply betting all the treasure on the chariot troops, which was somewhat damaging to the infantry's self-esteem, and at the same time caused the soldiers to rely on the chariot troops, and the situation could be problematic if the chariot troops did not advance effectively. Of course, in Tulayan's eyes, the infantry of the chariot unit had no possibility of defeat, and the Yaki generals present knew in their hearts that they should advise Tulayan, but no one said these words, because everyone knew that Tulayan was not a general who could easily accept the opinions of others.
The Yaji army marched towards the decisive battle area. (To be continued......)