Chapter 44 III
Tulayan's mount was smashed by the hammer and broke its hind leg bones, and he fell to the ground with a grief. Tulayan was completely overturned to the ground, he wanted to roll over and get up, but unfortunately his flexibility was affected by the overly gorgeous armor on his body, and he was brought by the retreating Yaki soldiers, Tulayan's efforts to get up suddenly came to naught, and he fell to the ground again, and this momentary hesitation made him lose the opportunity to escape, Pokel and two of his men took advantage of this gap to fight through the blocking of the guards and came to Tulayan.
"Enemy general, suffer death!" Pokel held his battle axe high above his head with the tomahawk he had snatched from Yaki's soldiers.
"Please, please wait! Spare your life! Tulayan shouted loudly, ignoring the identity of the coach. Unfortunately, Pokel's axe was so fierce that even though Pokel heard his call and changed direction, the tomahawk chopped off Tulayan's entire right arm in unison!
Tulayan let out a terrible scream and passed out! The blood that had been shed during his military career was probably only a bruise, and the sudden pain of the severed limb was so intense that Turayan said that he had fainted from the pain rather than from being frightened.
Pokel put a tomahawk on Tulayan's neck, and two of his mercenaries shielded the temporary commander with shields and swords, and Pokel shouted: "Your commander has been taken down by me!" Do you still have to resist stubbornly? β
The sound of the bell spread, and everyone who heard it stayed in place, they didn't expect the boss to be captured so easily. Pokel's men took the opportunity to rush to the side of the main general to form a thicker formation, and shouted in unison: "Tulayan has been captured by our army!" We win! β
This time, almost half of the battlefield heard this sentence, and the Dils army was a hundred times more energetic when they heard it. And the Yaji army was depressed, and the Yaji army, which was already at a disadvantage, was even more unable to resist. Soon it fell into a state of rout. Seeing that the opportunity could not be missed, Wei Song immediately commanded all parts to attack together and launch a pursuit. It's not that he was inherently cruel and refused to let go of these defeated soldiers. It is really because the number of the Yaji Army is still quite large, if he escapes to the Epsmiton area and is adapted by Libera, it will inevitably become a greater burden for Li Tianhao, so he must eliminate the living force of the Yaji Army here as much as possible.
Due to Wei Song's extremely clever arrangement, the Yaji army was driven into the sky and had no way to enter the ground. The pursuit lasted a whole day and a night before it stopped, and the Yaki army lay dead for hundreds of miles, most of them becoming ghosts on the plains, except for a few who surrendered and a few who escaped. More than 60,000 Yaji troops were killed in this battle. It can be said that most of the people who participated in the war died, and what is even more tragic is that none of the generals who participated in the war survived this time, almost all of them died in the process of covering the retreat of the soldiers, and the commander Tulayan was reduced to a prisoner, and the ending was extremely tragic.
However, this was not the biggest blow, and when the remaining remnants fled to Napatis, they were shocked to find that Napatis had fallen!
Of course, they could not have imagined that Weizon sent Jimda to lead ten thousand Nubian mercenaries around the fortress of Kulubadon. Successfully sneaked up on Napatis, which already had almost no garrison. A large part of this is due to the fact that the Nubian mercenaries have more tenacious endurance than ordinary people, so they survived until Tulayan left Napatis, thus completely cutting off the retreat of the Yaki army in one fell swoop. And these remnants of the subunit all chose to surrender.
Five days later, the fortress of Kulubaton also fell. The garrison of the fortress of Kulubadon, which had been struggling to support, learned that the commander had been captured. After the main force was annihilated and the rear road was cut off, the will to resist was completely lost. They attacked the general's mansion and cut off the general's head as a gift to Ghernas, who was attacking outside the city. At the same time, the submission was announced.
And so, not a few days after the Battle of MΓΌkili. The Dils army took control of the entire Napatis region. Wei Song did not dare to delay too much time, and after hastily calming the people, he left the Tatar and Lorencis to defend and reorganize the surrendered Yaki army, and he and Gernas led a large group of men and horses along the east and west banks of the Nanra River, all the way to the Epsmidon area.
The news of the defeat reached Libera's ears. Libera lost his mind for more than ten seconds, and when he recovered again, he found that he was back in his seat! Libera felt her body tremble slightly, not from fear, but from anger! Tulayan is too wasteful, no matter how he has an army of 100,000 in his hands, can't he even hold on for a few days? I have restored the supply lines on the east and west banks, and the food has been sent to the road, and it will take ten more days to support it, no, as long as five days is enough, the advantage will return to Yaqi's side! But now, it's all in vain! He failed to save Tulayan's troops, all friendly forces were wiped out, many colleagues died in the line of duty, and the city of Epsmiton was still under Li Tianhao's control, and all the strategic goals were not achieved! This battle was a complete failure!
Facing the chief general who was full of thoughts, Brooks reminded on the side: "Lord Viscount, what should we do next?" The thieves will take advantage of the victory to march in to relieve the siege of Epsmidon. β
Libera was reminded by this sentence and muttered, "Not bad. With the current strength of our army, we may be able to stop the advance of the thief army, but only if the siege of the city of Epsommiton is abandoned. β
"Exactly. In the current situation, due to the lack of ships, our army is unable to defend the area east of the Namra River, and there is some hope that the existing forces will be able to fight the bandit army on the west bank, but it is difficult to say that we will be able to face the internal and external attacks of the city of Epsmiton and the bandit army at the same time. β
Libera's eyebrows suddenly moved, and she said, "I heard you mean to give up the Epsmiton area, right?" β
Brooks smiled and replied, "Your Excellency." The lack of natural and dangerous terrain in the Epsmiton area in addition to the city is unfavorable for the defenders, but if we rely on the town to fight against the thief army, Li Tianhao in the city of Epsmitton will definitely not sit idly by, and the thief army on the east bank may also cross the river to copy our back road, and then our army may fall into a more passive situation, it is better to take the initiative to withdraw from the Epsmitton area and reorganize the defense in the north, so that our army will have more adequate preparation time, If you want to stop the thief army from continuing to advance north, you will have more certainty. β
"Voluntarily abandon the Epsmitton area?" Libera's expression faltered. It's not that he thinks there's anything wrong with Brooks's claim, in fact, he knows very well in his heart that Brooks's claim, although harsh, is extremely correct. But the problem is that he was appointed by the king to rescue the besieged Tulayan and recover the area of Epsmidon in the Lord's future, and he has not completed either of these tasks, and it is really difficult to account for the withdrawal of troops at this time.
Brooks saw what he was thinking, and continued: "My lord, please think that if our army fights the thief army in the area of Epsmiton, the victory is only five or five, and if we win, we can certainly recapture the area of Epsmiton, but the area of Napatis will still be lost; But in the event of a loss, it will take at least a month for His Majesty to mobilize troops again to defend against the northward advance of the thief army, and you know in your heart how many regular troops does Ashtiton have to mobilize in addition to the defenders on the border of Arubania? You also know very well what the combat effectiveness of the improvised patchwork army will look like. At that time, the north will be completely powerless to resist! It is certainly a shame for the warriors to withdraw their troops, but please think about it in the interests of the country, now that the retreating troops can still save 80,000 people, and use these troops to stop the thief army from continuing to advance north, then His Majesty the King will have time to mobilize troops for reinforcements! Losing land is not terrible, we still have a chance to regain it, but if we lose all the army, who will we rely on to recover the lost territory at that time? β
Libera was hesitating when he heard a soldier report that the adjutant general, General Bius, was outside the barracks. (To be continued......)