112. Pull a hair and move the whole body
The Nannar Legion is based on the large camp by the sea and relies on the Syrian city-states in the north, and has built several strategic strongholds on the border line, and the battle line is relatively open, and it is impossible for such a long distance to have a great magician in every section to carry out detection and scan the sky at all times, so it is not difficult to find the weak point of the defense line to penetrate the past.
To the south of the Black Fire Marsh, near the newly emerging inland lake, the original barren and desolate area is a bare hill, not far from the Gobi Desert. But after the Great Flood, the environment had changed, and the lush jungle had grown, and there were many wild animals and some weak monsters, which Amon had visited the last time he and Medanzo had visited the landscape.
In an open area with grass growing in the middle of the jungle, they found a group of horseback riders, actually hunting!
And in a secluded position at the foot of the mountain not far away, a large ornate tent was propped up. The tent was guarded by guards, and from a distance, it was obvious that they were not ordinary soldiers, but like the personal guards of some big man. Judging from the lineup, there should be few people who can have a pro-guard of this scale.
At present, it is the moment of the decisive battle between the two armies, and it is very surprising that there are people frolicking and hunting behind the battle line, and such a gorgeous camp has been set up! Even the commander of the legion does not have the courage to do this, right? George also wanted to fly lower and closer, so that he could see more carefully, but Amon stopped him and said: "You can't get any closer, there must be a great magician there, maybe you are always on guard." ”
At this moment, George frowned and said: "The crystal shuttle has a sense, just now someone inadvertently swept towards the sky with a detection magic technique, although it is far away to find us, but that person is definitely a great magician." We are now deep behind enemy lines, and once our tracks are exposed, it will be troublesome, and we really can't get any closer. ”
The faint "cloud" in the sky quietly drifted away with the wind, and Amon muttered on the crystal shuttle: "Who can come here to hunt at this time, and there are actually great magician guards by his side?" The two looked at each other, and they had already made a guess, Amon had already known it, but George was surprised that he didn't close his mouth for a long time.
Amun's expression was solemn, and he said, "Go back, I have a plan to discuss in detail, although it is very risky, but it is much safer than the army leaving the coastline and going deeper, it depends on whether you agree with it." ”
At dusk, the two returned to the camp of the An-La Legion, and the senior generals of the Legion had spent the night in secret in the tent of the Chinese army. The next day, the southern Nar Legion of the northern kingdom of Hati was rewarded by the scouts, and the An-La Legion left the coastline and headed for the desert to the east, exactly as the kingdom's forward command had predicted.
...... The An-La regiment was drawn early in the morning, and the vanguard was about 1,500 men, and the commander's banner was among them, and it seemed that all of them were elite. However, the camp by the sea did not withdraw, and two-thirds of the An-La regiment remained in the camp.
The commander of the Nannar Legion, Orebein, summoned the generals to judge the purpose of Amun's march, and the chief priest Vivian analyzed: "The enemy is quite cautious, sending elite combat troops to open the way in front, and only after clearing the obstacles will the heavy troops escort the military supplies to follow." In this way, you can fight and retreat, and you will not panic when you encounter resistance, and the corps commander Amon is at the forefront. ”
Orebain added, "Lord Goret has specifically reminded me that although the combat effectiveness of the An-La Legion is very average, Legion Commander Amon is the one who is most familiar with the terrain in this area, more than all our commanders. ”
Vivian smiled coldly: "So what? This is a legion battle, not an expedition by himself! The An-La legion is going to die, we have found the Pharaoh's order from the intercepted messenger, Amon is just carrying out the order, he has no other way." Legionnaire, when do you think it's time for us to attack?"
Orebean replied: "The order I have received is very simple, that the motley army does not move, and if they move closer to the main battlefield, they will advance along the coastline to cut off the backup supply, and attack from the rear. Order now to prepare for the attack, monitor the movements of the other side, and attack while they are just setting off if the baggage team in the large camp is also disengaged. ”
Vivian reminded, "You have to attack his follow-up troops, and beware of the forward troops turning back and flanking. ”
Orebain asked rhetorically: "How strong is this motley army? If the forward troops are forced to retreat, my purpose will be achieved, and the An-La army will remain where it is. When the overall situation on the main battlefield is certain, aren't they just meat delivered to my mouth? When you want to eat it, it depends on your mood. ”
The Nannar army gathered its elite and was ready to go, but after waiting for a whole day, Amon's forward troops had already gone far into the desert, and the seaside camp still did not move. The soldiers of the Nannar Legion were already a little tired, and Orebean and Vivian were wondering, I don't know what tricks Amon was doing, could it be that this legion commander only brought 1,500 soldiers to save the Pharaoh?
If Amon really decided to do so, then the level of military command would be the same as an idiot, but anything can happen in the world, and I heard that the legion commander was promoted by an ordinary samurai, and he had never led his troops to fight at all. The situation on the battlefield should be arranged according to the changes, and Olebair immediately decided to wait for Amon to go farther away and echo the military camp behind, so that he could calmly lead his troops directly into the back to cover the kill.
The soldiers had been nervous all day, and Orebein ordered the soldiers to temporarily unload their armor and rest until tomorrow morning. Unexpectedly, at this time, urgent reports came one after another, and Amun, who was marching slowly, suddenly changed direction, turned from the middle of the desert to the north, and led 1,500 forward troops to launch a fierce attack on the defense line of the Nannar legion!
This battle was very strange, completely unconventional, and beyond everyone's expectations.
Amon brought cavalry and charioteers, spearmen with long shields and archers in light leather armor also got into the chariots, carrying only three days' worth of food, grass and water, so they were quite mobile, but during the day they marched slowly and deliberately to save their strength, but at night they suddenly galloped northward, and soon pounced between the two strategic points arranged by the Nannar army along the border.
Half of the main force of the Nannar Army was assembled in the large camp by the sea and waited for the attack, and the remaining forces were lined up along the border, relying on fortifications for defensive vigilance, and the forces were naturally dispersed. Although the defensive battle had taken advantage of the advantages, Amon reduced 1,500 elites to a single attack, and there were only about 300 regular defenders in the two fortresses of the frontal line.
Although he had been under close surveillance, Amon changed direction too abruptly and marched too fast! He had no intention of capturing the fortress, but only wanted to break through the defensive line and march towards the city-state of Syria in the rear. The defenders resisted desperately, but Amon was able to break through the line.
Amun had the chariot charge on both flanks in front, and he himself led the cavalry of his own guard to form an arrow in the center. As they approached the line, the archers on the chariot fired a volley under the cover of the gunner's shield, and then rushed forward, and the gunners fired their pikes one after another, and on a small front, the barrage of arrows and pikes stuck the ground like hedgehogs.
No sooner had the guard raised his head from behind the bunker than Medanzo's personal guards had already rushed in, and they were the first to rush through the fence on their horses and wielding a heavy sword. Fifteen hundred chariot cavalry let go of their speed and charged with all their might, and under the cover of a dense volley of bows and arrows and pikes, Amon led his army to trample through, losing only a few dozen horsemen. The defenders, with the exception of a few who fled back to the fortress, suffered nearly two hundred casualties.
In the first battle of the An-La Legion, Amon won a great victory!
This victory was too important for the soldiers of the An-La Legion, who had never fought before, and who had always thought of this legion as a ragtag army with no combat effectiveness. After Amun's rectification, such a great victory was achieved in the first battle, and his confidence and morale were greatly increased, and the original enemy was no more than Erer. Many people in the battlefield do not calm down and think about the circumstances under which this victory was achieved.
However, if we look at the overall situation of the entire campaign, the victory of this battle is extremely stupid! The shrinking mobile troops charge at full speed to break through the defensive line, and the enemy's strength and combat effectiveness are stronger than their own, and this is only a tactic that can only be used when breaking through the encirclement and escaping. Even if Amon wanted to escape, he fled in the wrong direction, and he actually fled to the territory of the Hati Kingdom!
How could there be such a stupid commander in the world? Although the other party was caught off guard for a while, as long as he took advantage of the situation to gather his troops, he could directly chop Amon's lone army into stuffed bags.
However, the commander of the Orebean regiment was shocked when he received the urgent report, and according to the normal combat command, he only had to order the defense line to be retracted in place to cut off Amon's rear road, and at the same time to attack from both flanks, and when the opponent was tired, he would naturally be able to capture it. However, Orebain did not and did not dare to give such an order, but ordered the troops on both flanks of the defense line to gallop back and be sure to intercept Amun in front of him.
At the same time, the main force of the Nannar Army, which had just dismounted and rested, hurriedly dispatched, with the light cavalry in front, the charioteers following, and the heavy cavalry and infantry phalanxes also marched in turn, striving to engage Amun as quickly as possible. The reason is very simple, if Amon just took the wrong medicine and went deep behind enemy lines, although he was doomed, he would not be able to run into King Hatie who was hunting in the rear.
In case of disturbing the king, Orebain could not eat and walk, he had already patted his chest and assured His Majesty that it was absolutely safe, and that he only had to wait for the news of victory.
On the contrary, the chief priest comforted him, saying, "His Majesty's camp is still far from the defensive line, and the charge of the An-La army cannot be so fast, and even if one can hold on to the war horse, it must rest." Not to mention the interception along the way, the main force of our legion will definitely be able to intercept him, and it will not disturb His Majesty at all. Since they are going to die, isn't it just right that they have come? After packing up this forward force, the next step can easily pull out their large camp by the sea, and the credit for this battle is all ours, and it is right in front of the king's eyes!"
But once again, Amun's march was beyond the enemy's expectations, and it was simply incredible. It was late at night after breaking through the defensive line for more than ten miles, and he ordered his soldiers to rest among a huge sand dune, and let the horses rest while guarding the movement around him, and did not continue to advance behind the enemy. The night was not conducive to the march, and Amon ordered his soldiers not to light a single torch or to emit a single light.
All the forces gathered on the defense line of the Nannar army rushed to the front to intercept them, and Amon suddenly stopped his march, which was equivalent to throwing them over. When the sky was light, the other party realized that Amon was not advancing, so he gathered his forces and advanced to engage Amun, and the main force of Nannar's army was about to arrive.
At this time, Amon gave another order, and the whole army mounted their horses and galloped at full speed, but the destination was the camp of the An-La Army in the southwest. After just coming out for a day and a night, he had to withdraw as fast as he could! This battle was fought by stabbing people suddenly when they were unprepared, and then taking a breath and running away.
It was not easy to get out, and on the way back, it happened to meet the flank of the main force that the Nannar Army rushed to arrive. They were lucky not to run into the large force head-on, because the original direction of the Nannar regiment was to volley ahead, and on the way, they heard that Amon was retreating with his army, so they outflanked and pursued them from the flank and rear, and the fastest light cavalry happened to meet them diagonally.
It was a tough battle, with the An-La regiment rushing to the front with their chariots in their chariots, their heavy cavalry protecting the flanks, and the battle formations on both sides were overturned on their backs. At the critical moment, the Legion Chief's personal guards formed a sharp army to kill at the front, but the leader was not the captain of the personal guard, Medanzo, but John, who was wielding a long-handled battle axe with a shield in one hand and the other.
John seemed to have entered a state of madness at this time, and like crazy, he picked up his axe and charged with swirling silver light with pieces of swirling silver light, and under the protection of the armored guards, he rushed directly into the center of the enemy formation, and his combat power was not even weaker than that of a great warrior. The captain of the opposing cavalry was caught off guard by John and rushed to his horse, and was cut off from his horse after less than a few rounds of engagement.
Amun was also absent from the chariot of the commander of the An-La Legion, and the commander of the battle was the great magician George with a staff. A team of twenty magicians, escorted by charioteers, also entered the battlefield, and with the chanting of the light falling one by one, the warriors forgot their wounds and awakened the belief in victory and the strongest strength.
The soldiers of the An-La Legion had just experienced a great victory, and had rested for half the night and their morale was high, and the other side was nothing more than a light cavalry of about 600 men who had arrived overnight. Although this battle was a hard-fought battle, they broke the light cavalry battle formation, and they didn't have time to clean up the battlefield and pack up the spoils, so they still rushed at full speed in the direction of their own camp.
This was not a passive escape, but an action according to the original battle plan, and the two successive victories also made the soldiers more and more confident, and the soldiers cooperated with each other and carried out orders more and more freely. The charioteers lined up at the back of the line as they retreated, the spearmen with long shields at the back of the chariots for melee guard, and the archers kneeling behind their shields to give orders to fire.
(To be continued)