Section XXXVIII The Aini River Line
Back in time, on April 27, the day after Earl Lockton set out to destroy the goblins, Viscount Donna bribed a squadron leader of the defenders in Mida Town to capture Mida Town at a very small cost. Pen % fun % Pavilion www.biquge.info
Then, in the name of the caravan of Mida Town, Viscount Donna used the means of internal and external cooperation to capture the town of Meijia and Eldar one after another, and in just three days, all the west of the Ini River led by Herion was captured by Viscount Donna.
However, after the failed assassination of the Earl of Lockton and the lack of a response from Sir Garnard, Sir Donner immediately stopped his reveling vassals and knights, and marched north after gathering his forces on 3 May.
However, Viscount Donna's dream of occupying the entire territory of Herion in seven days was shattered, for the only shoal in the middle reaches of the Aini River was quickly defended under the leadership of the Yerk Knights.
In the face of Viscount Donna's provocation, the steady Yerk knight knew that his forces were limited and ignored it.
Viscount Donna, who wanted to fight quickly, immediately ordered one of his knights to lead two entire infantry battalions to advance towards the line established by the Yerk knights, followed by an entire infantry regiment.
This was the first official confrontation between the two sides, and both sides were cautious, and after the hand-to-hand encounter, both sides tried to refrain as much as possible, testing each other's depths.
Soon, Viscount Donna sensed that the defense line on the Yerk Knight's side did not have long-range strike ability, or that long-range strike ability was weak.
This discovery made Viscount Donna ecstatic, and he immediately organized the next round of attacks, he had to first pull out the various defenses on the opposite side, as long as his cavalry rushed in, the entire east bank defense line would completely collapse.
However, the cunning Yeke knight actually moved out his heavy crossbow when Viscount Donna's brigade was about to approach, and Viscount Donna's troops suffered heavy losses in an instant.
Seeing that his troops had lost nearly 500 men in just two rounds of attack, Viscount Donna's heart was dripping with blood, and he knew that he was too anxious to rush forward!
Viscount Donna, who had calmed down, ordered the construction of a raft while continuing to steadily attack the opponent's defenses.
Viscount Donna knew that the other side did not have enough troops, and he ordered the troops to attack in turn, so that the soldiers on the opposing line would not have time to rest.
His attacks became regular and non-stop.
Knight Yerk was really anxious at this moment, and he hurriedly wrote a letter to the castle to report the situation here clearly.
At dawn on the 6th of May, when the men were at their most exhausted, Viscount Donna attacked, and this time they fought very steadily.
The 2,000 infantry in front of him were almost all the forces of the Yerk knights, and the rafts on both wings quietly carried the soldiers of the two brigades and slowly approached! Fortunately, the Yek knights sensed that something was wrong in time, and urgently dispatched 500 heavy cavalry to sweep the landing force on the river bank.
Although this wave of attacks was still repulsed, Viscount Donna was overjoyed, and the other party even sent heavy cavalry, which means that the other party has no extra strength.
However, it has been two days, and although Viscount Donna has been reminding himself not to rush, he knows that with the passage of time, the opposing defense line can increase troops at any time.
And the defense line on the side of the Yerk Knight has long been on the verge of collapse after two days of non-stop attacks by the enemy.
The fighters on the battlefield were fleeting, and the Viscount Donna on the opposite side became cautious after suffering a small loss before, which made him lose a rare fighter plane, and he never had a chance again.
In the middle of the night, at about three o'clock in the morning on May 7, the Knight of Pula arrived with nearly 3,000 soldiers, which made the Yeke Knight finally breathe a sigh of relief.
After a few days of fighting, the Yerk knights lost nearly half of their soldiers, plus nearly 3,000 soldiers who had just been reinforced, and there were about 5,000 soldiers who could fight, and the defense line was even stronger.
Anyone who really understands war knows that on the premise of having sufficient advantages, the best tactic is stability, and as long as it is stable, basically victory will definitely belong to you.
Therefore, Viscount Donna did not have a night attack, he knew that the Yeke knight's defense line must have a countermeasure against the night attack, plus the other party was on the defense, and it was himself who suffered the loss, but he forgot that this was in the case that the other party could not have reinforcements, or that he could ensure that the other party's reinforcements could not arrive.
The battle continued on the fourth day.
As the sun sets, the afterglow of the setting sun illuminates the post-war river, and the smell of blood wafts through the camps of both camps, and the logistics soldiers on both sides who collect the corpses are busy under the watchful eye of the opposing sentry waving white flags.
When night fell, the camps of the barracks on both sides were brightly lit, and the surrounding lights were shining, and in some places it was even brighter than daytime.
"How many soldiers are left?" said the Yerk knight's eyes were bloodshot and his armor was covered in dust.
"About four thousand!" replied Knight Pra.
The two of them were now patrolling the defense of the camp, and the Count had explained before the arrival of the Pura Knight, and everything here was under the command of the Yerk Knight.
"It's also a shame that Viscount Donna didn't storm on, otherwise our defense line would have collapsed long ago!" Pula Knight was obviously physically exhausted.
The Yeke knight smiled: "Viscount Donna is not a fool, he will definitely suffer heavy casualties when he storms our defensive line, so the decisive battle in the future will not be good for him!"
Knight Pula nodded, "So, we don't have to worry too much?"
Jeke shook his head: "It's better to be cautious, and you can't jump to conclusions until anything is over!"
As the Yeke knight thought, Viscount Donna would not expand the scale of the attack if he could not capture the east bank without losing too much on his own.
Therefore, the more at this time, the more Yeke knights dare not take it lightly, as long as the opponent seizes an opportunity, their defense line will be finished.
The night of the day was also spent peacefully.
On the morning of May 12, 1211 in the continental calendar, the sky was just dawning, and the defense line on the north bank of the Aini River had been shouting all day long, and the army of the Viscount of Donna and the army of the Count of Lockton on the north bank defense line had been fighting for 9 days.
Just as the battle between the two sides was in full swing, several figures suddenly appeared on a small hillside to the south of the battlefield, and then dense figures appeared like ants.
The two cavalry brigades led by Gray had arrived, and his arrival surprised the men and horses on both sides.
When Gray unfurled the flag, the soldiers on the defending side were immediately demoralized, and immediately killed one of the attackers, and then the horn of the attacker's retreat was heard.
The soldiers always retreated faster than they came.
"What a pity! If the Yerk knight orders to hold the opposing soldiers back, we can wipe out this group of enemy soldiers!" Mark's face was full of pity.
Gray glanced at him, and then stared at the battlefield in front of him: "You can't blame him, they have been holding on here for 9 days, and the soldiers' physical strength has long been overdrawn, and it is very good to be able to hold on!"
Hearing this, Mark immediately observed the battlefield, and then nodded thoughtfully.
"Knight Gray!" Knight Jerk greeted him first, followed by Knight Pula.
Mark immediately said: "It should be called Sir Gray now, the Earl's appointment not long ago, Sir Gray is now the captain of the Knight Guard!"
The two knights were stunned for a moment, and then looked at the command sword on Gray's waist at the same time.