Chapter 20: New Year's Beacon Smoke
On January 7, Pande 354, the Empire declared war on Daxia. Pen | fun | pavilion www. biquge。 infoThis is already a pair of old enemies, and if the Daxia people want to get out of the desert, they must break through the imperial clamps. And the people of the empire must not tolerate their own neighbors who are always sharpening their knives behind them when they expand abroad. It's just that the toughness of the Empire's posture this time surprised everyone. The fortress of Turda was easily pulled up like a nail on rotten wood, and Mansurbaii, who had come to reinforce him, was swept by the oncoming Imperial army halfway through, directly sweeping away 800 people, and almost all of the rest were hung with colors. If al-Mansur hadn't pulled out in time, he might have had to give an account there. Badly wounded, Mansur took refuge in the Holy War Citadel with the remnants of his army, and the Empire refused to give up and chased after him. They didn't seem to have any intention of holding on to the fortress of Turda to consolidate their superiority, and they slammed into the desert of Daxia like a vicious beast.
How to block? Can't stop it!
On the first day of the siege, the defenders of the Holy War were shocked by the Empire's vanguard formation, and a dead despair ensued.
Agasson! Titus! Sitorius! After that, there is a reserve team composed of the younger generation. The former Three Heroes of the Empire joined together in the first battle of the new year, acting as the fangs of the beast of the Empire's army, and the Turda Fortress didn't even fill its teeth, so would the Holy War Fortress end up like this? Mansour was puzzled, the Imperials were in a desperate position, but their rear would be empty. Pande doesn't just have an empire and Dasha! Issos, the land of abundance, was almost unguarded under the nose of the evil neighbor of Sarion. Subsequent intelligence confirmed Mansour's suspicions, that the Duke of Alfwan of Marions had set off in a hurry, and that the Lion Knights who were guarding Affindor had also set out. The news of the declaration of war had not yet arrived, but the people of Sarion had already put their hands on the hilt of their swords. But the momentum of the Imperials' siege of the city was still as fierce as the tide, turning a blind eye to the sharp killing opportunities that were close at hand. How did they keep their morale high! Mansour thought furiously and horrified.
His emotions were of no benefit to defending the Holy War Citadel, and even a reef should have been torn apart by the Empire's wave after wave of attacks. In the evening of the same day, the sword fighter Ouruba planted the flag of the Holy War Fort and captured Mansur Baiyi. Then, the army turned around and approached the new gal!
However, anyone with a slight military eye can see that the Empire's offensive has come to an end. After being uprooted from two forts in a row, Daxia also reacted quickly. In the middle of the night, the forward General Titus unit was subjected to a wave of ranger harassment. The two countries have been fighting and making peace for so many years, and each other knows each other's small methods, and the Daxia people are skilled in archers and horses, and all of them are natural horse archers, and they have a lot of experience in fighting guerrilla warfare. Titus also sent a detachment of light cavalry in a-for-tat attempt to force away the swarm of disturbing flies. However, before the cavalry left the camp, a rain of arrows fell on their heads with a brilliant tail flame, and the opponent maintained an astonishing hit rate in the dark night, and after a volley, no one survived the light cavalry squad.
Titus was sweating from his head, this wasn't your average Ranger! This kind of extremely flamboyant arrow can only be equipped on a large scale by the Knights of the Wind in Daxia, has the main force of the Daxia people arrived? Is it Bahad, or Hamid, or ...... Bahad Khan in person?
Decisively, Titus's troops retreated back to the center, and he didn't want his elite fireballs to be plowed by the heavy cavalry.
This decision directly led to a small confusion in the formation of the former army of the Empire. Titus evacuated without greeting anyone, and he took the initiative to reduce his battle sequence to the reserve of the younger generation. Fortunately, the Daxia people did not take the opportunity to attack, otherwise the consequences would be unimaginable. Agathon and Sidolius were furious, but they knew Titus' temperament well, so they didn't talk to him too much, but directly complained to Emperor Marius.
In the middle of the night, the cowhide tents of the Chinese army still showed a dim firelight, and occasionally a faint smell escaped from the cracks in the curtains. The Archon of Justus soaked in the sweet and greasy scent, and felt as if he had been drowned in honey. Emperor Marius sat across from him, his face as pale as paper, not even a trace of blood on his neck, but his eyes were unusually bright and blazing.
"Titus has done it again."
"Yes." Mario said lightly, his voice, which had only just recovered from a serious illness, was a little lacking in breath, "Let him roll to the Sebu Bridge." ”
"To Seb Bridge? Facing that madman from Brenus? Justes smiled wryly, "He's definitely not going, is he?" ”
Marius stared at the sand table in front of him, the banner of the empire advancing from the plain to the desert, and the spearhead was pointed at the new gal. He stretched out his hand and picked up the banner of Titus and threw it away: "I don't care where he goes, he can go back to his territory to suppress the bandits." As long as he goes back to the Empire, he doesn't get in the way here. ”
"Titus is really not a thing," Justus reminded, "but his elite crossbow force is the main force of siege. ”
Emperor Marius shook his head: "I just let him go, not his troops." Tell the order to go down. ”
Justes walked out of the tent, the night breeze blowing on his face, and he subconsciously took a deep breath of cold air to wash away the sweet and greasy smell in his lungs. The temperature difference between day and night in the desert is enormous, and the sand can roast the soldiers' feet during the day, but at night they can freeze their bellies together. The initial offensive of the empire was so fierce, and it was also due to the consideration of away battles, and the soldiers could not fight in such an environment for too long.
As long as Singar is captured, the strategic empire will turn back to the defenders. The Daxia people also know this, and what awaits them tomorrow is bound to be a powerful sniper, and there are even more Salionites in the rear, and it is impossible for His Majesty the Emperor, as a marshal, not to know this. Justes' face was gloomy, and he knew why His Majesty was so eager to fight, for when Marius awoke from a three-day coma, Baron Grave told him very clearly that his time was numbered. Within three years at most, his venom will flare up again, and at that time, there will be no way to recover.
How far will the empire expand in three years?
When he received the military order, Titus had a lot of strength to avoid whipping the cold-faced officer in the face, although he was notoriously ignorant, but he was not enough to touch the mold of His Majesty the Emperor. "Why?" He gritted his teeth and squeezed out a sentence.
"Flee from the battlefield and disturb the morale of the army." The commander repeated, without raising his eyelids, for he did not expect Titus to understand, no, even to understand was a luxury. And His Majesty the Emperor only meant to ask him to obey orders. Titus' perverseness and irritability hit a hard nail on his side, and he gasped, stared hatefully at the commander for a moment, and then left angrily.
The Seb Bridge is called the Seb Bridge because it is bordered by Serenmish on the north bank and Breitbon on the south bank. The name may seem ordinary, but in the military maps of the empire and Sarion, the bridge has always been marked with a highly striking red, for no other reason, if Sarion wants to surprise the hinterland of the empire, he must occupy the Sebu Bridge in order to drive straight in. And if the Empire wants to march into Saarion one day, the Seb Bridge is also a necessary route.
Duke Brenus stared viciously at the Imperial army waiting on the south bank, but did not rush to order the charge. The Sebu Bridge was just an ordinary stone bridge, only wide enough for five lean horses to pass, and the lion thunder array he was proud of could not be spread on the bridge deck, but the other party easily used crossbow arrows to build a line of fire to death. No matter how tough Brenus is, he will not be stupid enough to fill such a bottomless pit with human life, he is the lion of Alfendor, not the boar with elm head.
The chief knight, Kai Yi, rode up to Duke Brenus and sighed, "It seems that the Imperial people are really not so stupid, and they protect their butts very tightly." "She is one of the few women who is active in the war, and she is the only one who can lead the lion knight brigade under the command of Duke Brenus and knock the men to the ground on the frontal battlefield.
"Mr. Kaye, please don't say such vulgar things." The youngest son of Duke Brenus, Viscount Maurice, reminded. However, Kaye only squinted his eyes and gave him a half-threatening look: "Do you still want to drink with Kia?" ”
Morris smirked and closed his mouth in amusement.
On the south bank, the tent of the military camp in the Empire.
Titus sat naked across from the young regimental commander: "No! Nothing! I'm the only one! I can't help you fight that old lion! ”
Antonius frowned and didn't bother with Titus. He could more or less guess why Titus was sent here, it must have been an old mistake again, otherwise he wouldn't have had only a few guards around him. Speaking of which, this is the first time he has been transferred to the rear like this? Seven times, or eight times? Antonius was too late to lead the way and unfortunately failed to count to double digits. He didn't expect Titus to be of much help to him, and if he didn't make a mess, perhaps Antonius could consider not tying him up.
"What about your father?" Titus grinned, "Just let you guard the Seb Bridge, is he relieved?" I don't know if I overestimated you or underestimated Brenus. ”
"Father has led his army to Fort Carlindern."
Titus was stunned: "He dares to divide his troops?" Aren't you afraid that you won't be able to take care of both ends? He suddenly burst into laughter: "If he loses face, he will lose face!" ”
Antonius ignored Titus' disrespectful words, and just said lightly, "Guards." ”
"Yes!"
"Tie him up," Antonius pointed at Titus, who was laughing maniacally, and pressed the anger in his tone, "to tie him up, and by the way, gag his mouth." ”