Chapter 145: The War on the Eastern Front
While the northern frontier of the Gama Empire was in full swing to prepare for war, the eastern front of the Gama Empire was not peaceful.
Yangcheng, in the Zhendong General's Mansion, the owner of this place, General Zhendong, can only stand at the bottom, and the one who stands at the top is Marshal Jianwei who came from Gama City - Mu Tie.
It's just that even he, watching the black color on the map, which is the symbol of the Izumo army, approaching the Gama border, feels as if his chest is oppressed by a black cloud, which makes people breathless.
In the past two months, the information transmitted back by the scout sentries on the front line has been constantly refreshed, and the number of Izumo troops has continued to rise from the initial 200,000 to the recent "suspected 450,000"!
"500,000 ......"
Just hearing this number, Zhendong General Zhao Heng couldn't help but gasp.
As one of the great generals of the Gama Empire, he sat in the middle of the Kama Izumo border and had only 60,000 men under his command.
Even if you add the 30,000 people of the "Zhenbei General" in the north and the 40,000 people of the "Zhennan General" in the south, the army of the Gama Empire is only 130,000 on the Izumo border of Gama.
"Marshal, when you become Your Majesty, stop sending troops to the north, but transfer the remaining troops to the Eastern Front!"
Zhao Heng's face changed uncertainly, and he gritted his teeth and said: "Otherwise, relying on the current strength alone, once the Izumo Empire is ready to attack, we will not be able to resist ...... at all."
Mu Tie is over sixty years old this year, and even if he is a strong Douwang, his temples are already frost white. He was wearing a cold black heavy armor, squinting slightly and looking down at the map carefully, Wen Yan looked up at Zhao Heng, and said softly:
"I'm scared"
Zhao Heng's face rose, and he hurriedly knelt down on one knee, and arched his hand and said, "Marshal, how can the last general be afraid of those Izumo dogs?"
He raised his head, looked up at Mu Tie, and roared in a low voice, "It's nothing more than death!" ”
"Good!"
Mu Tie threw down the pen in his hand, slapped the table, looked at him and said with a smile: "The old man is not wrong, I don't want you to die, it's just that the old man is going to leave for a while, and the defense of the middle line will depend on you." ”
Zhao Heng was stunned, and then asked, "Marshal, ...... you Where to go"
Mu Tie is the main commander, and his whereabouts should not be asked indiscriminately. Even taking the initiative to spy on the whereabouts of the coach can be directly arrested as a meticulous work.
But in this situation, he really couldn't help but ask.
Mu Tie didn't care about it, and his fingers focused on Yang Cheng. With the long border of Kama Izumo and the fear of a rebellion among the generals, this section of defense was divided into three sections, from north to south:
Zhenbei General's Mansion, Zhendong General's Mansion, Zhennan General's Mansion.
Mu Tie was now in the middle line of General Zhendong, his finger slowly moving down the map, and finally stopped at the Zhennan General's Mansion. He grinned and said:
"Reinforcements from the Empire have arrived, how can I not inform Mammès"
After that, he strode towards the outside of the hall, and the generals, guest secretaries, and strategists who came with him followed one after another, and the group walked away, leaving only a large silk still inserted in the Zhendong General's Mansion.
The big drum is waving in the wind, and the word "wood" is still visible several miles away.
Zhao Heng looked at the half-empty council hall in an instant, suddenly thought of something, and quickly rushed to the map, only to see that there was still handwriting randomly drawn by wood and iron on it.
He can be the general of Zhendong, naturally he is not stupid, and after a little calculation according to the traces left on the map, he guessed what Mu Tie planned to do.
"Go to Chen Cheng!"
He looked down at the map and exclaimed. Upper Chen Castle is only a third-level main city, but the Chen River near this city is connected to the largest river in the Izumo Empire, the Red Water!
The Izumo army's countless grain and grass baggage were transported through the Red Water and Chen River, and finally hoarded in this small city, if it could be burned......
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A few days later, the Zhennan General's Mansion ushered in several support troops one after another, with a total of 40,000 people! Coupled with the original 50,000 garrisons in the Zhennan General's Mansion, the strength is as high as 90,000.
On the other hand, although the Izumo army on the opposite side had 500,000 troops, only 150,000 troops were distributed in the southern sector.
Although the Gama army was still at a disadvantage in terms of strength, the arrival of reinforcements still gave a lot of confidence to the soldiers of the Zhennan General's Mansion, and the previous depression was swept away.
On this day, the wind is beautiful and the sun is shining, which is really a good weather for killing.
The burly and extraordinarily short-tempered general of Zhennan, Man'an, stayed behind with 30,000 soldiers and personally led an army of 60,000 to take the lead in launching an attack on the Izumo army!
It is not like the border area of the Gama snake people, with mountains and ravines, and many passes. The Kama Izumo border is not to mention the flat river, and there are few mountains and passes to defend, and the wars here are mainly based on the battle for the city.
Many of the cities here have been fought over by the two countries for many years.
Today, the mottled Nanwu City ushered in another war.
The lord of Nanwu Castle is named Anke Molleni, a prince of the Izumo Empire.
Dressed in golden armor, he stood at the head of Nanwu City, looking out at the vast army marching in the distance. According to the scouts, the army numbered more than 50,000.
At this time, there were only 20,000 troops in Nanwu City. But there was not the slightest fear on his face, only excitement and excitement.
"Heh, Gama Empire, do you want to die like this?"
Anke smirked, Minami Castle's strength was inferior to that of the other party, but the number of the entire Izumo army was far from being comparable to that of Gama's army.
It's just that sometimes, too many troops are also a burden.
There are so many things involved in getting a huge war machine of 700,000 people in motion.
Grain, grass, ordnance, and baggage are not mentioned, just the personnel arrangements of the main generals - who will lead the attack, who will assist in the corners, and who will go to the rear to garrison the city and escort the grain and grass
These were enough to make the various forces of the Izumo Empire quarrel for a long time.
After all, this war is inevitable in their eyes, and who doesn't want to grab a good position for their own family, so that they can make more achievements and get more benefits
Because of these things, the Izumo Empire had already amassed four or five hundred thousand troops on the border, but it was slow to attack.
And Anker, although he is the prince, he is only the third prince, and the possibility of succeeding to the throne is not high. So even if there was a mother clan's strength, after some operation, he still only came to the southern front.
Everyone knows that the middle front is the main battlefield, and the north and south lines are just corners.
But......
Looking at the dusty Gama army in the distance, Anke grinned, tears of laughter almost flowed out.
Who would have thought that the disadvantaged Gama army would be the first to start the battle and it was in the southern sector, and it was encountered by him Prince Anke!
This is the first battle!
If he can get a "good start" for the Izumo Empire, it will undoubtedly increase his prestige in the country and bring him one step closer to that throne.
"Light the wolf smoke!"
"Call for help from the rear!"
"Close the gates!"
Ankemerani has long blond hair and a handsome, fair face. He was dressed in golden armor and pressed his sword, and the eastern sun shone on him, shining on him like a god of war.
So, black smoke billowed from the corner towers at the head of the city, and nothing spread faster than light. Just wait for the black smoke to drift high enough, and the Izumo army in the rear will be the first to notice that something is wrong and prepare for war.
The closed gates of the city also opened abruptly, and dozens of light knights left the city, divided into several teams and galloped away into the distance.
Wolf Smoke cannot convey complex information, and they will bring detailed military information to the rear, so that those generals can make adequate battle plans.