Chapter 865: Ambush
On the morning of this day, the morning sun was particularly strong, and the red sunlight shone on the black river, as if dyeing the whole river red. However, this somewhat eerie scenery did not attract the attention of a group of soldiers by the Black River, this is a large army, the regular legions of the Yatis Empire, unlike those levies, the soldiers of these legions are wearing uniform standard armor, just looking at it feels extremely elite.
The troops of the Yates Empire did not have time to enjoy the view of the rising sun, mainly because most of them were a little tired. Yes, after entering the territory of the Holy Empire of Ilan, they did not camp or anything like that, but they repaired in place a few times, and most of the time they were on the march, it had been a day and a night, and of course the soldiers were very tired.
Under normal circumstances, this kind of march is still relatively dangerous, but this time the situation is different, the marshal who leads the army does not need to think about whether it is dangerous or not, what he cares about is to meet the prince quickly, as for resting, just go to the city to rest when you get there.
At this time, the troops had reached the top of the La Cello Bridge, which was the largest bridge over the Black River as mentioned earlier. Of course, anyone with a little experience in leading troops knows that crossing the river is a very dangerous thing, even if there is a bridge on it, it is the same, this place can't spread the formation at all, if it is really attacked by the enemy, it will be a big thing. Under normal circumstances, the marshal of the Yates Empire would definitely be cautious and cautious, but this time, the marshal just waved his hand and asked the soldiers to hurry over in batches.
Yes, how could they be alert, although the soldiers below did not know, but several senior officers knew very well, they were sent to help Thomas this time. Black River seized the throne, however this Thomas. Heihe is actually their prince of Marcus.
Now the people who support the entire northern land are basically their prince Marcus, and the prince's cronies have also informed them that the Mercedilu City side is ready, and now wait for you to come and go, then of course he is also in a hurry to rush over with his troops, this is not to ruin the empire's plan.
The marshal was so relieved that he didn't even send a reconnaissance unit to reconnoiter in front or something, because there was no need at all, and in front was the city of Mercedes Road, you said to be attacked? Attacked by whom? Their prince? You can come up with a reason why their prince would attack his own army.
In short, the Yates Empire soon began to cross the bridge in batches, after all, the carrying capacity of the bridge is still limited, and a large group of people are afraid that it will collapse directly. The troops who crossed the bridge first formed a formation on the spot, waiting for all the people in the rear to cross the bridge before setting off. And these soldiers, because they had been marching for a day and a night, were of course very tired, and most of the whole team sat on the ground to rest, and the non-commissioned officers did not stop these people, because they also knew that there was no danger.
But danger is coming. Suddenly, there was a rush of drums in the calm valley, accompanied by a torrential rain of arrows.
The sudden situation made the soldiers on the side of the Yatis Empire completely unresponsive, and of course all the generals were also confused and ambushed? But who is the problem? It's impossible.
At this time, a large number of soldiers even sat on the ground, without wearing armor, the weather was very hot, some of them took off their armor and rested there, and no one stopped them, as a result, a round of arrows rained down, and many soldiers were directly nailed to the ground.
"Enemy ...... Enemy attack! ”
"What? Enemy attack? ”
"How is this possible? What's the situation? "In an instant, the troops of the Yates Empire were directly chaotic by themselves, which was too sudden, although it was now within the territory of the empire, most of the soldiers also felt that they should not be attacked now, you didn't see how relaxed those non-commissioned officers were, so ...... Why were they ambushed?
The troops in front of this side are still being attacked, and I don't know why the rear suddenly caught fire. Yes, the Racello Bridge in the middle of the troops suddenly caught fire, which of course was also arranged by Linton. They were here last night, and they had a night of preparation, and of course they were very well prepared.
The Racello Bridge is half wood and half stone, and it is very strong, but after all, there is a wooden structure in the middle. So Linton and the others also poured fire oil on the pier, and then used magic props to ignite it. Of course, because the oil poured is really a bit much, in fact, if the other party is a little guarded, he can smell it, but the other party is not defenseless at all, and he has not detected it at all.
At this time, most of the Yetis Empire troops had already crossed the river, and a small half were in the rear, including most of their baggage troops, which had not yet crossed, the bridge on this side was on fire, and the troops were directly cut in half, and the rear army and the front army were completely split, and they were even more chaotic all of a sudden.
Finally, at this time, the marshal on the other side came back to his senses, he still doesn't know what kind of troops attacked them, although there are still some nobles in the northern land who have not been summoned by their prince, but those nobles will bring a few hundred troops if they do more, do you think they may come to attack the army of 100,000 people?
I don't know who the enemy is, but the marshal is also quick to deal with it first. At this time, there are still many people in the chaotic army who want to retreat, so how can they retreat, the bridge behind is on fire, don't you jump into the river by yourself when you run back? Therefore, the marshal also shouted directly: "The troops that have crossed the river go forward and rush out of the valley area." ”
The troops who haven't crossed the bridge behind can't manage it for the time being, let them find their own way to cross the river later, and now they can control the front team. Hearing the marshal's order, the surrounding generals also immediately came back to their senses and began to give orders to the surrounding soldiers.
At this time, there were already a lot of soldiers on the ground, all of whom had been killed by bows and arrows, and the enemy was all high and hidden, and it was impossible to see how many people there were. To be honest, the troops of the Yates Empire are worthy of being regular troops, such a chaotic situation was controlled by the non-commissioned officers, and some of the soldiers began to raise their shields in the whole team, resisting the bows and arrows around them, and covering the troops to advance, but soon, there were a large number of shouts and killings on both sides of the valley ahead, and then the two troops attacked the Yetis Empire troops on the left and the right.
There is a river in the back, and it is obvious that there is nowhere to run, and the only way out is to go forward. This force was clearly trying to block them, and the marshal of the Yetis Empire also thought of it. Seeing the number of enemy troops, the marshal only felt a headache, where the hell did so many troops come from? However, now is not the time to say this, the troops on both sides are really engaged, the troops in front begin to fight in formation, and the archery troops in ambush on the opposite side also begin to aim at the troops in their rear.
Although the troops of the Yetis Empire are numerous, they said before that this place can't be formed at all, everyone is crowded into a line, only the people in front can fight with the enemy, and the people behind can't go up at all, so they can only take bows and arrows. At present, there are at least 60,000 or 70,000 troops crossing the river, but the numerical superiority cannot be reflected at all, but they are still being pressed and beaten by the other side.
"Array! Array! Counterattack! Counterattack! "The non-commissioned officers of the Yates Empire simply shouted through their throats, but the effect was still there, the chaotic soldiers gradually found their place in the shouts of these non-commissioned officers, and the surprise attack was very effective, but the initial panic was slowly passing, and after a group of people died, the troops of the Yates Empire seemed to gradually begin to stabilize.
The main reason why they can slowly stabilize is naturally because they are elite enough, because they are regular legions, professional soldiers, well-trained, and this legion has also fought all kinds of tough battles. The Yetis Empire sent them to target the First Legion of the Holy Empire of Ilan, in order to deal with them, because in order to help Prince Marcus ascend to the throne, it is necessary to attack the imperial capital, and the first legion is to guard the vicinity of the imperial capital.
On the other hand, the troops on Linton's side, the group of people under him are all conscripts, some of them are peasant rebels, yes, the conscripts are still a little combat effectiveness, after all, when they are not fighting, they also have to take time to practice military formations and the like, and they have also been on the battlefield, and the rebels are really peasants, not even soldiers. Although it created a very perfect time for them, what about the combat effectiveness......
The encircled troops were unable to compress the battle formation on the opposite side for a long time, and although they were still facing the opponent, they could not push the opponent back. As for the other archery units, some soldiers could not even shoot the enemy in this situation, and there were even peasants who could not draw their bows, so it was a waste of arrows for them to attack.
Speaking of arrows, it is also a problem, that is, they do not have so many arrows prepared, after all, there are too many enemies, and it is impossible to shoot these people directly. And because it is a regular army, the enemy is extremely well equipped, the armor is all worn, and the effective protection is also very high, and it is not enough to calculate the number of arrows.
Looking at this situation, Linton probably knew the result. Of course, if it were to be fought, Linton's other better ways would be more than ...... There's no need at all, and I'm not really Thomas. Heihe, you can't get too deep into the play.
During the whole battle, Linton didn't command at all, let them play on their own, so what was Linton doing, he was directing a group of people to pile up rocks and draw pictures on the ground with black paint.
"Your Majesty, the situation seems to be in our favor." At this time, a nobleman looked at the battle situation below, and said happily when he saw so many people falling on the opposite side.
Linton was a little speechless, is this called advantageous? The other side is expected to start counterattacking soon, after all, they are all starting to gain a foothold. Of course, he didn't open his mouth.
"Your Majesty, what is this?" Although he didn't get Linton's answer, the nobleman continued to talk, probably wanting to make a familiar face in front of Linton, the emperor.
"Reinforcements." Linton said lightly, "It's kind of a piece of evidence." ”
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