Chapter 140: Fighting the Ogre Again
In the darkness of the night, the confused and hesitant migrants did not know that just behind the sand dunes next to them, the danger was so real and close.
Half-ogres hidden behind the dunes are less than a hundred.
More than half of the half-ogres died in the last battle, in addition to some killed by Wu Xin and them, and some were killed by nearby nomads, although Wu Xin brutally oppressed them, but they were obviously more willing to seek revenge on those ogres who had eaten their relatives.
At that time, most of the remaining ogres had fled to western Tunisia, and Amin's subordinates should have been slowly exhausted by the endless struggle of the various tribes, which was the normal outcome of Amin's shallow-based force after a major defeat.
Humans are the masters of this plane, and even if the ogre gets the space to survive and develop by taking refuge in one of the human forces, he still can't afford a big defeat.
For Amin, it was already an unexpected joy to be able to gather nearly 100 subordinates now.
Having fled into the desert, Amin had neither supplies nor camels, and he had lost faith in the road ahead, and he had no idea what to do.
However, just as he was about to use his wounded men as food, an accident happened, and a batch of supplies suddenly arrived at his makeshift camp.
Not only supplies, but also guidance.
Shahamera's death sparked a pre-arranged response mechanism for Sultan Xurem, and before she could even receive the news, her other subordinates in the vicinity supported Amin according to her arrangement.
There wasn't much supply, just a few carts of bread.
And as a price, Amin will attack the enemy who has just defeated them again, if it is a human army, then it is very likely that it will provoke a mutiny in the defeated army, but these half-ogres themselves know that as the public enemy of humanity, once they are captured, then they will definitely die a very miserable death.
So even though Amin could only provide the most limited supplies, and had to deal with the enemy who had just battered them, most of the half-ogres who could find Amin regrouped.
Wu Xin's enemy not only provided him with a team that he could not sustain, but also cut off Wu Xin's limited pursuit force. Let Ah Ming be able to re-approach his team under Wu Xin's nose.
"The woman was right, the Spanish sailors had already left, there were only the Knights Hospitaller's troops, and the nomads and immigrants were of no use. We only need to deal with the Knights Hospitaller troops, which are about the same number as we are. Amin kept cheering up his subordinates, and although he had put a lot of thought into it, his subordinates were actually very reluctant to fight the next battle.
Not only was the morale terrible, but most of the Half-Ogre's equipment was abandoned in the escape after the last battle, although it was restocked. But the weapons were not replenished, and horses and camels were lost a lot.
In a decisive battle, most of the time the losing side only permanently loses two to three percent of its troops, and the reason why it is decisive is that the blow to supplies and morale cannot be recovered in a short time.
The defeated forces could only watch as the victorious side moved freely within their own territory.
Although the centripetal force of the half-ogre is very strong, so Amin can rely on limited supplies and long-term accumulated prestige to regain combat ability, but they are actually very resistant to launching another attack.
Even without the Spanish sailors, in a one-on-one battle, the Half-Ogre had no reason to fear humans.
But they didn't want to fight. In fact, Ah Ming was just planning to attack Wu Xin's immigrants and eat some of the nomads at most, but the situation in front of him made him determined to devote all his strength and give Wu Xin a heavy blow.
Even scouts were barely sent.
Of course, this is also normal, to protect the troops moving in the night, you need extremely high-quality light cavalry, those nomads in Wu Xin's hands have no ability at all, the only correct choice is to fight steadily. Slowly return to Tripoli.
Although this is not a long distance, it is indeed troublesome to set up camp again, but with so many inhabitants of Zuwara who are not fighting any battle, they should not have traveled like this anyway.
The only thing that worries Amin a little is this suitable ambush position. Too close to the port of Tripoli that they could even see a glimmer of light on the port citadel.
Is that a lighthouse or something?
The ogres didn't care about the safety of navigation brought by this lighthouse, they only worried about possible reinforcements in Tripoli, and that terrible skull was really no joke.
At that time, it was alone and tossed the osirish troops at that time to be extremely nervous, and even the possibility of camp roaring appeared, making Amin give up the pursuit.
Amin knew that even in a battle that would have been a slight advantage, if the opponent had to add a Sazastan. It was an absolute massacre.
Although the woman told him not to worry about the inhumanly powerful spellcaster, it was still unsettling.
Amin was very anxious, the woman who sent him supplies was indeed good, with strange tricks and excellent equipment, but in Ah Ming's opinion, she was one level worse than herself, and it was too difficult to contain Sazastan with an ability that was not even at the core level.
If it weren't for the fact that she had sworn by faith and attached some sacrifices to the testimony of his gods, there was absolutely no way to keep Sazastan from fighting, and Amin wouldn't have believed that she would dare to contain the demigod lich.
However, even if she was desperate to deal with Sazastan because of her loyalty to the Ottoman Empire, Amin was not optimistic that she would delay for too long.
But he had to take a gamble, the characteristics of the half-ogres determined that it would be difficult for them to survive as a bandit gang after the scale was reduced, and the mercenary group did not even think about it, and the long-term experience as a leader made it impossible for him to accept returning to the status of a hired gang.
He must rebuild his power, recall all the half-ogres as much as possible, and gather more of his men.
Only then will it be possible to play its part in the chaos in Tunisia, again with the support of Istanbul.
Although the status of a vassal of the Ottoman Empire was the main reason for the Spanish attack, it was precisely because of the tentacles of the Ottoman Empire that he was able to receive this kind of support after the defeat.
Amin did not dare to abandon the camp.
At this time, a violent shout suddenly erupted in the marching migrant procession.
"Mother, mother, what's wrong with you!"
"Hurry up, don't block the road!"
"What are you doing?! Didn't eat or drink, didn't let me rest. You killed my mother, I'll fight with you! ”
Someone seemed to be shouting, maybe his mother had fallen because of the trek, and there was a nomad trying to pull them out of the ranks. Avoiding greater damage, then a conflict arose between the Zuwara immigrants and the Godafi nomads.
"We do not seek to destroy this enemy, as long as we can inflict heavy damage on them, we can regain rule over Zuwara, and the rescue of Suleiman the Magnificent and His Highness Hayreddin will soon arrive. We can become rulers in Tunisia and no longer have to hide in dark corners. Knowing that this was the time he was waiting for, Amin no longer concealed his voice, and shouted the order to launch an attack at his subordinates. Rush, everyone rush! ”
After Amin finished speaking, he threw a bloody flesh hook at the person riding the highest war horse in the enemy ranks.
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"I see, Your Excellency, you're waiting for Armin to come back again!" The female knight of Devreich approached Wu Xin and tried to speak the answer as softly as she could. "We set up camp. Maybe Amin won't dare to attack, and it's an opportunity for him to travel overnight. ”
"Why such speculation?" Wu Xin wants an answer, and there is a reason.
The female knight of Dverrich said with a little shame: "The nomads we sent to observe the remnants of the half-ogre have suffered great losses in the past few days, and the other nomads have never reported that they have escaped, which shows that all the nomadic squads that were trapped by the enemy have been killed, cleanly. Amin reorganized extremely efficiently, and the ogre was a formidable enemy. ”
"Well, I was giving him the opportunity to attack at night, he had the advanced nutrients that Cassano needed, and Cassano got his nutrients. It can also give you a little bit of high-quality marine fish protein, and you also need a little better nutrients. "Wu Xin is very happy that the female knight of Deverichy finally understood her intentions before midnight." There's just one detail, and I'm guessing it's more likely that Amin is supported. Even if his subordinates were all ogres, he still couldn't reorganize so quickly. ”
His approval made the female knight in the dark smile with satisfaction, and Wu Xin's dim vision could see this.
"Support, support from the Ottoman Empire? It can't be that fast, right? "The answer and Wu Xin's concern made the female knight Deverichy very happy, but she still didn't believe that Amin would get support so quickly." We have only been defeating him for a few days, and it is impossible for the fastest messenger to get the news to Istanbul. ”
Wu Xin did not dare to be optimistic about this: "A prosperous empire on the rise." A confident and resolute monarch will always give his ministers more freedom, perhaps............"
Halfway through Wu Xin's words, he heard shouts of killing.
The enemy, like most of the ambushers, began to attack the rear and middle of his troops.
"Alright, go back to your subordinates and hold the line, but don't rush to fight back, let them cover the immigrants first, and wait until their formation is chaotic, and then we will attack." Wu Xin was overjoyed in his heart, he had already had a plan to deal with it.
His core strength, hundreds of Knights Hospitaller soldiers are at the front of the team, in order to quietly protect these basic plates, Wu Xin has spent a lot of effort, careful planning, and secret mobilization.
Compared to most of the local immigrants who believe in the Great Demon of the Star and Moon, these troops are more valuable and difficult to replenish.
After the imminent arrival of European immigrants, he did not plan to use his basic plate to protect these second-class immigrants.
"Ah!!h
Not long after the battle began, Wu Xin heard a scream, a scream from a familiar but unnamed person, and he asked the apprentice of Colmona next to him: "Who is this??? ”
The female overseer had become one of his cronies after experiencing the reincarnation mission with Wu Xin, and she flicked her whip: "Godafei's eldest son, I can't name it." ”
As she spoke, she flung out the whip she had just gotten, hooked a terrified immigrant running towards Wu Xin, and threw it out.
It's very good, although he can't stop Wu Xin from controlling the situation of the Godafy tribe alive, but it is always easier to deal with it with a younger brother.
Of course, this is a psychological idea, Wu Xin didn't say anything on the surface, this Godalfi's eldest son was completely self-defeating, he insisted on separating from Wu Xin's troops, and this attitude made Wu Xin happy to see him die.
Anyway, there are so many sons of Godalfi, and the younger the son is in power, the more beneficial it is for him to swallow this tribe.
The soldiers of the Knights Hospitaller also formed a phalanx and held the formation according to the order to go first, and the immigrants who dared to disturb the military formation were killed mercilessly.
Wu Xin was not in a hurry to attack, he patiently waited for the enemy's strength to decline, and at the same time let Colmona apprentice light the horse manure heap that had been prepared long ago, and at this distance, Sazastan would soon arrive.
Wu Xin was very satisfied with the development of the situation, and Ah Ming was also satisfied.
He had already killed the leader of the nomads, and more than two hundred nomads were simply relying on instinct to resist, and within a few minutes they would retreat.
Wu Xin tightened most of his strength, but there were also some knights with strong survival who formed several groups and were engaged in a seemingly fierce resistance, but in fact they were not fully resisting.
After all, the situation completely collapsed, and it did not meet Wu Xin's needs.
Of course, this minimal maintenance would not be advantageous, and the Half-Ogres once again experienced pleasure and contentment, rushing forward to cut off the heads of their enemies, and then drinking the blood of humans.
Most of the ogres who followed them were also given weapons, and the weapons discarded by the nomads in their panic were not handy, and were generally of poor quality.
They barely got the spoils of the last battle, not only the slaves and camels were taken away by Wu Xin, but even the leather armor and swords were only given to them a very small part, this part of the weapons was of course occupied by the upper echelons of the tribe, and most of the nomads still only had tattered weapons.
But for the Half-Ogres, tattered weapons were much better than being unarmed, and they were more effective against nomads and immigrants.
This time, Amin first killed the young leader of the nomads with a meat hook, and then he has been fighting on the front line, this time he has no room to sit in the Chinese army.
However, he has a meat hook in one hand and a machete in the other, and he is indeed unstoppable.
The nomad had no enemies under him, and a conceited German knight almost got his flesh around his neck after resisting for a few rounds, but fortunately, Wu Xin, who had been observing the battlefield, blessed him with a "secondary flame blade", and then threw out the elongated "flame tongue".
This attack, which does not require a spell cast, but has a spell effect, successfully frees the knight.
Wu Xin exposed himself for this, and he deliberately kept the Cassano knight on guard, ready to repel the subsequent meat hook.
But Ah Ming didn't use the bloody meat hook again, he just showed a terrible big mouth to Wu Xin, who was illuminated by the tongue of fire.
This time, you can still run? (To be continued.) )