On the fifth day after the main army of Richard and Buster of 160,000 was annihilated on the plain of Haman, Montgosser's 100,000 troops, 50,000 from the waterway of the Leiden River, and the other 50,000 along the land route of the Leiden River were successively assembled on the banks of the Leiden River, more than 200 kilometers away, and then rushed west to attack the base camps of Richard and Buster respectively, and only 20,000 men remained in the two base camps, and these 100,000 troops were broken separately, and the remaining 40,000 rebels were completely annihilated, and the number of prisoners alone reached 30,000.

The Fifth Army, with a total of 130,000 men, was stationed in Biasso, the base camp of the original rebels, to defend to the south, building fortifications on the one hand, and carrying supplies by civilians on the other, and using the Leiden River to send supplies to the headquarters of the Fifth Army. Ten days later, 130,000 men will be greeted by their commander, General Habaiza.

And it was also on that day that in the royal palace of the city of Crodina a report of battle was handed over to Arad.

Arad angrily tore the battle report to shreds, and said angrily: "In one month, in just one month, Montgosser's Fifth Legion put down the rebellion of the past six years, Richard and Buster's 200,000 troops were all wiped out, and the army of the barbarian country was also blocked out of the Gran Fortress and failed to enter the Ural Grand Canyon!" Montgosa, Marshal Cotton, hahaha, what a big deal, we were all deceived by you! ”

Prime Minister Baroyan said: "Your Majesty, there is also a piece of information that says that 200,000 men of Montgother's Fifth Army have disappeared in the upper reaches of the Haman River, and their whereabouts are unknown, and the intelligence shows that the vanguard general of these 200,000 people turned out to be the lord of Fuxing City, Hig, and also the hero who helped Montgoser put down the rebellion!" ”

"Higg? Reviving the City Lord? He's not in Fuxing City? Arad was taken aback and said, "Have you found out, is this Higg Michael's only child?" Also, the whereabouts of 200,000 people are unknown? Did they grow wings? Aren't there any reports at the checkpoints everywhere either? ”

Baroyan said: "Your Majesty, there is a good chance that this Higg is Michael's only son, because he actually has Michael's Warrior Order in his hands!" ”

Arad shook his head, then came to the huge sand table and said, "Check, send the griffin army to investigate, you must find the whereabouts of these 200,000 people!" Order the checkpoints everywhere, do a good job of guarding, find traces, and report immediately! ”

Baroyan said suspiciously: "Your Majesty, even if it is the son of Marshal Michael, what kind of storm can these 200,000 people disappear into our hinterland?" At most, it is just pretending to attack Croatian City, trying to relieve the crisis of Fuxing City and Kolenva, this move to encircle Wei and save Zhao is obvious, please don't be fooled! ”

Arad smiled bitterly: "We also underestimated Montgossar before, and now if we underestimate this kid Higg, then we will all lose face, I'm afraid it's not that simple!" Order the Fourth and Third Theaters to hurry up and take out Colenva and Fuxing City first no matter what. At various checkpoints near the capital, defend to the north, and transfer 150,000 people from the first and second war zones to assemble in the direction of the capital, and once there is news, destroy them immediately! ”

Baroyan said, "Your Majesty, what about the 130,000 people of Habaiza? Although they did not enter the hinterland, after all, we did not have much defense to the north, and in case they also attacked to the south, we would be caught off guard! ”

Arad looked at the sand table and said: "Your Excellency Prime Minister is too worried, there are still 100,000 people stationed in the base camp in the fourth war zone, and these 130,000 people do not dare to act rashly, not to mention that they have also lost Montgosa's rear contact and lost their supply lines. Everything will wait until the destruction of Colenva and the city of Fuxing is completed, and only then can we turn the initiative again! ”

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Although the harbor is still being expanded intensively, this natural deep-water harbor is enough to accommodate more than 20 warships of the Second Battleship before most of the merchant ships return to the port, and the Second Legion is equivalent to extending its coastal defense eastward to the waters of Fuxing City.

Nicole stood on the flagship of the Fuxing, directing the other seven warships to slowly leave the harbor and sail southwest towards the island of Yaning. In addition to the navy, each warship also carried 3,000 refugees, not only young and strong people, but also women, the elderly and children, who would become permanent residents of Yaning Island, a small island of only 20 square kilometers, and an overseas military port and material distribution center for Fuxing City.

Daniel stood in the harbor, looking at the vanishing flagship of the Fuxing, and felt embarrassed in his heart. Higg, Nicole and himself were originally apprentices of magic on Rainbow Island, in the field of magic, Daniel thinks that he is too far behind Higg, and he is a little inferior to Nicole, but the funny thing is that one of them became the lord of the city, and the other became the flagship captain of the fleet, all of them have made achievements, and the most restless self has honestly embarked on a long road of pure magician, and there is no achievement, why did Delongso take a fancy to himself?

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The 200,000-strong army of Higg and Simak avoided the big cities and advanced along weakly defended rural towns, which was slow but confusing to the enemy. After nearly twenty days of marching, the 200,000-strong army finally marched to the mainland about a thousand kilometers from the city of Crodina and marched towards the city of Crodina with great swagger, the purpose of which was to march south-west from the city of Bobohua to the palace of Arrad.

Several royal griffons began to appear in the sky, and these griffons circled over the army and followed the procession.

Ignoring the guys, Higg and Simak continued to advance south, and when they met obstacles, they opened the way by force. The speed of travel is maintained for two days at a speed of more than 100 kilometers, and further south is more than 100 kilometers into the mountains, where you can not move forward at will like the plains.

As a result, several royal griffons in the sky suddenly disappeared, and what was hovering in the air was the thunder brought by the blue fairy, and the 200,000 troops suddenly changed direction from south to east, and turned into a rapid march, heading straight to Anan City, the base camp of the fourth theater of war horses, 600 kilometers away, where 100,000 defenders were stationed to defend to the north.

Seven days later, dozens of kilometers away from Anan City, a spring rain began to fall, accompanied by bursts of spring thunder, 200,000 troops braved the cold spring rain, on the morning of the eighth day, arrived at the village a few thousand meters southwest of Anan City and set up camp, the soaked and exhausted soldiers complained of misery, eight days of marching 600 kilometers, which was unbearable for anyone.

There is only half a day's rest, because it is necessary to launch a surprise attack on 100,000 people at night, and it is impossible for the 200,000 troops to completely conceal their whereabouts, and the enemy should have discovered these 200,000 troops this morning, but there is only one day left for the base camp of the Fourth Army to adjust its defenses.

There are only 60,000 defenders in Anan City, and the other 40,000 are stationed in various checkpoints and fortresses north of Anan City, and it is too late to withdraw to the city. The 60,000 defenders in the city are not all elite, and they are generally logistics troops responsible for escorting grain and grass, so Simak is very sure that he can break down the enemy's defenses and occupy the entire city of Anan in three days. The task of Higg and the other 20,000 cavalry was to keep an eye on the 40,000 reinforcements to the north and pursue the city defenders who might escape.

In the evening, the south, west and north sides of Anam were surrounded by the army of Simak, leaving only the east. Simak did not expect to be completely annihilated, and he had to take the city of Anan before enemy reinforcements arrived.

If the other party does not surrender, does not flee, and defends Anan City, there is no skill to speak of for the siege troops. Simak also didn't have time to pay attention to any psychological tactics, and only by taking it physically step by step could he ensure the complete capture of Anan City within three days.

There is no nonsense back and forth, and a direct siege of the city is originally a deterrent to the enemy. Thus, after a feint attack from the west and north, a main attack from the south, and a 200,000-strong army penetrating deep into the enemy's hinterland, the first major battle finally began.

Anan City is indeed a strong city wall, and there is a moat, and after the spring rains, the water volume of the moat increases greatly, making it even more difficult to pass, so the main place to attack is only the city gate.

Simak's catapults, ballistae kept tilting stones towards the city wall and city gates, and from time to time the siege vehicles drove under the city gates under the cover of shields, but they were smashed by the boulders on the city walls, and more than 20 soldiers under the siege vehicles who overturned their shields were shot by the crossbowmen on the city walls in an instant, and few could run back. Simak was unmoved, and continued to repeat his commanding movements.

The soldiers defending the city were no better than the besieging ones, and hundreds of catapults, constantly throwing stones, smashed on the city walls, the city gates, the arrow towers, and the soldiers, all of which caused the troops defending the city to suffer this loss. The catapult defending the city is limited by the height of the city wall, and the angle of the stone cannot completely destroy the opponent's catapult.

For a whole day and a night, by the evening of the second day of the siege, the city wall of the south gate basically had no good place, the arrow stacks were basically all broken, the arrow tower was basically collapsed, the city wall partially collapsed, and the people braved the stone rain to repair it under the orders of the generals.

In the evening, Simak unexpectedly ordered his troops to stop the siege and stay on the spot to rest. The young general did not deliver any information to the defenders of the city, leaving it to the officers who defended the city to guess what they thought.

After midnight, Anan, who could not bear it anymore, sent two thousand cavalry to rush out of the south gate and go straight to Simak's catapult position. But he found that the arrows on both wings flew like locusts, and in front of the catapult phalanx, a tall shield stood up, and from behind the shield, a dense spear stretched out. Finding that the deceived cavalry wanted to retreat, but the other party's cavalry blocked the way, and the two thousand men and horses died or surrendered, becoming a small episode in the spring night rain.

The 40,000 troops who returned to the north were targeted by more than 20,000 cavalry, and they could not advance to the south, so they had to withdraw to their checkpoint fortresses and completely give up rescuing Anan City.

During the day on the third day, Simak seemed to be numb, and continued to attack the south gate, wanting to completely break the will of the defenders. But the defenders could not hold out, allowing the stones to fall, and they themselves held on to help, and only when the siege engines reached the city did they come out to fight back mechanically.