A few days ago, in the early morning of the third day after Li Tianhao led his army across the Nanra River, Zaran and Tatar, who were stationed in the Chid'Aik Hills, were attacked by the Yaki priest army.

Since the last Battle of Ked-Ek, Li Tianhao has sent Zaran and Tatar to garrison this hilly area, and at the same time build a fortress to prevent the invasion of the Yaki army. Compared to the plains to the east, the Chid'ek Hills are more suitable for defense and are easy to draw on local materials. Zaran and Tatar carefully selected the site and stepped up construction, and before the start of the war, they had already built a defensive system of four fortresses and twelve defensive forts, and set up a number of lookout posts and checkpoints to support each other. According to common sense, although this defensive line is not yet watertight, there is still a lot of room for further strengthening, but at least it has begun to take shape, and the allocation of troops is also very reasonable, it is not easy for the Yaji Army to capture this line of defense, at least there is no problem in holding out here until the reinforcements arrive, and the original intention of Zalan and Tatar is to win these time, as long as Li Tianhao is in the rear, this hilly area will be an insurmountable obstacle for the Yaji Army.

But they miscalculated the enemy this time, the priest army. The Priest Army, though weakly equipped to the regular Yaqui Army, was well-organized, disciplined, and well-trained, and they swooped in small groups to approach the line of defense, and then sneaked into the rear of the Dils through the gaps in these lines. Zaran and Tatar did not expect that the priestly army, with only a pitiful supply of food and a strong will, would be able to accomplish the task of infiltrating under their noses, and although these troops numbered less than 1,200 men in total, they played a great role when they were gathered.

When an army of more than 20,000 priests suddenly appeared in the northern part of the Khedek Hills. Zaran and Tatar were taken aback. Although Li Tianhao had already ordered that Yaji might take a surprise attack, it was still difficult for people to accept such a sudden appearance of the army in front of him. The two men also had a deep understanding of why their poor colleagues, Darla and Lorencis, had lost their entire line of defense in two days. The defensive line on the eastern side is still under construction, and the deployment and preparation of troops are far worse than those of our own. The sudden build-up and appearance of the Priest Army would undoubtedly have a huge impact on the psychology of the soldiers, and it was really difficult for a strong man to hold on in such a situation, and it was really the best they could for Dara and Lorencis to keep the fortress they were sitting on.

Because of this consternation, Zaran and Tatar's eyes were completely drawn to the northern front, and after they sent their soldiers to the rear, they each led their troops to the northern front, and before they could catch their breath, the priest army had already arrived, and immediately launched a full-scale attack. What made the two of them shudder was the fighting attitude of the priest army. The biggest difference between the Priest Army and the regular Arqui Army is their fanatical fighting enthusiasm, this group of soldiers will not retreat at all, no matter what kind of damage they receive, as long as they can still advance, they will continue to push forward until they die of exhaustion. In the face of such an adversary, the psychological pressure on the soldiers was unprecedented, and many soldiers later let out meaningless beastly screams and slashed wildly, even when they were withdrawn from the front line. Apparently they had a twisted reaction to the fear of the Priest Army.

Just as this tidal wave of attacks intensified, and Zaran and Tatar were exhausted, the 1,200-strong priestly assault began to attack from the rear of the defensive line.

It was very unfortunate that at that time Tatar ordered the troops in the rear to rush to the front line for defense. The overly empty rear changed hands almost immediately, and by the time Zaran and Tatar got the news, nearly half of their defenses had been lost. A fortress is under siege.

Faced with such a situation, Zaran and Tatar simply could not muster more troops to retake these places. But the two generals decided to send 2,000 men to retake the line. First, although the transfer of troops would make the front line more tight, the two also clearly understood that the number of this enemy army would not be large. If they were allowed to continue to expand their gains, the morale of the soldiers would be even lower, and the situation would be even more unfavorable; Instead, take advantage of the opportunity to recapture these captured fortifications, and send scouts to call for help from the city of Epsommiton.

Their plan succeeded, recapturing three fortifications in a row, temporarily stabilizing the line, and sending a letter for help to Epsommiton, but it led to the worst possible result.

After receiving a letter for help from the front, Gernas, who was in charge of staying in the city of Epsommiton, was in a dilemma: there were indeed priest armies on the Western Front, and there were quite a few of them, if they did not send reinforcements, the two generals would fight extremely hard even if they could barely hold on, and it was not their own style to save their allies if they were killed; If you send troops, you can form a local superiority in troops, but the problem is that the strength of Epsommilton City will be empty, and the current situation on the Eastern Front is still unclear, if the enemy army crosses the river to attack Epsommiton City, the consequences will be unimaginable.

While Gernas was hesitating, he received good news that the flood season of the Naura River had arrived, and that the first flood peak had reached the Epsommilton region. Gernas was overjoyed, so that it would be difficult for the enemy on the eastern front to cross the Naura River, and he could deal with the enemy on the west with all his might. Gernus immediately ordered that the mercenary group left behind by Xenas led by Pokel would be the vanguard, and he would lead the rest of the troops to the rescue. Epsommie left only Jimda and a thousand old and weak soldiers to maintain order.

However, this move was exactly what Vultures wanted, and his 30,000 troops had secretly crossed the Naura River and lurked northeast of the city of Epsommiton. According to his original plan, he would attract the main force of the Dilcist army to the east bank through a series of operations in the east, and he would secretly cross the Namra River, and then use 30,000 troops as bait to feint the defense line in the west of the Diers' army, fish out the remaining troops of the Diers' army out of the city of Epsmiton, and then take advantage of the situation to capture the city. It was madness to start the plan without getting enough supplies, but the gods of luck seemed to favor Vulture, and so far, everything had played out according to Vulture's script, and every step of the way had coincided with the best he had expected. Not to mention the soldiers of the Priest Army, even Vultures himself believed that it was the divine power of the god Ra. When he confirmed that the army of Gurnus had headed north, Vulture smiled with satisfaction at his special advisor for the battle, Bius, "Lord Bius, thank the god Ra for paving the way for us to retake the city of Epsommiton, let us carry out the will of the god Ra and save our people from the thieves." ”

For the first time since his defeat in the last war, Bius frowned and smiled: "Let the old man be the vanguard, and let these thieves see the power of Lord Vulture." ”

The army of 30,000 priests took advantage of the darkness and began to march towards the city of Epsommiton. (To be continued......)