Chapter 50: The Night
Of course, Egir didn't know any of these things. And he doesn't need to know. His current mission is to block the pursuers. He didn't care, and he couldn't control the Mongol troops that had already rushed over. In fact, it is enough trouble to be able to stop the Mongol army, which is now desperate to crush its own side.
"Get together! Raise your spear! Think about what you usually do when you train!" Egil fought on the front line, killing countless people with demon knives, harvesting human heads while roaming through the array, shouting loudly to boost morale.
The current situation is almost exactly the same as before, except that the offensive and defensive sides are completely reversed. The Norman army was also stationed at the outer gates of the western side of the fortress - the only passage through which a large number of soldiers could pass, and withstood the frenzied and desperate attacks of the Mongols. It was as if the Norman Janissaries had stormed the same spot where the Mongol hoplites had been stationed. Speaking of which, this is most likely a cycle of cause and effect, and retribution is unpleasant......
In this way, Egil commanded the army, arrayed with shields, blocked with bows and crossbows, and countered the charge with long axes and swords. Commanding a group of conscripted militia, he repelled several Mongol attacks in succession. Immediately after that, a retreat began in the gap between the opponent's attacks - and it was also passable from another completely fallen fortress. If you don't retreat for a while and continue to stand here, most of the other party will react after a while, catch up, and at the same time send troops to block the back road of the palace army. That's going to be bad then.
"Retreat. In this way, the Norman soldiers, who had been fighting for most of the day, began to retreat westward in an orderly manner under the deployment of Egil. Seeing the sweaty, dirty soldiers. Egil's brows furrowed tightly. Although he can use words, use stunts to raise the morale of these soldiers. However, the loss of stamina and hunger still reduce their combat effectiveness. This made Egil feel uneasy.
In particular, what he had to do next was to have 20,000 lone troops in the wilderness. Fight against the millions of Mongol armies you might encounter. Thinking about it this way, Egil is not simply uneasy.
"While ensuring that the main forces can break through smoothly. I must make sure I live!" Egil thought. While calculating quickly.
After fighting for a while with 30,000 soldiers and horses in his hands, there are only more than 20,000 left. If you are the front, you will definitely suffer. This moment occupies the geographical advantage of the city wall. The Mongolian Iron Cavalry could not be used. That's how to gain the upper hand. But if you continue to retreat to the rear, this advantage will be lost......
If not, though. What can be done? The task of the queen is so sad in the first place. It's a life of nine deaths.
Egil sighed as he urged the army to move on. After more than half an hour of marching. Seeing that the army was also tired. Egil had no choice but to order the army to stop. Divide into three teams and take turns to rest and eat.
After hearing such news. The soldiers' tense nerves finally relaxed. The soldiers who were ordered to rest fell to the ground to rest with a cry of "eh", and drank water. Eat what you eat. Egil, on the other hand, remained highly nervous. He kept admonishing the soldiers: "It's good to eat half full." If you eat too much, you won't be able to fight! Don't fall asleep. Otherwise, you'll wake up in a daze! It's a terrible thing!" and he was beside him. A group of knights of the Guards, under the leadership of Captain Alpha, are still meticulously guarding Egil.
"Take a break, too, it's an order!" Nothing worked better than the word "command" for these dead-eyed knights. And Egil shouted for most of the day, and he also felt very dry. Too lazy to talk to them. Thereupon. Just as Egil's mouth was dry, a water bag suddenly appeared in front of him. ...,
"The hosts. You can take a break, too. "This more neutral voice is Sonya, Egil's personal bodyguard, yes.
Agiel was a little relieved, and with a "hmm", he took the water bag, opened it, and took a few sips. Give it back to Sonya. After thinking about it, he felt that he had nothing missing, so he led the war horse to the bottom of a tree with a crooked neck, and sat directly next to him without caring about the dirt. Sonia followed Egil and stood beside him.
"You can rest too. Seeing that Sonia was still on guard, Egil was a little unbearable. So he said.
"I'm so sorry, host. But I can't accept it. Sonia said with a lot of confusion.
"Then please. Knowing Sonya's character, Egil didn't say anything more, closed his eyes as well, and began to rest. This break lasted more than two hours. All three groups of soldiers took shifts to rest for a while and also ate food and water. I finally regained some strength. The moon had risen to its heights. Egil opened his eyes and pulled out his pocket watch to look at it. After confirming the time, he began to urge the army to move on. And less than half an hour later, there was a faint sound of horses' hooves, which made Egil secretly scream badly.
"All the troops are on alert!!!!" Egil commanded, drawing his sword at once.
The soldiers of the Levy Army are not systematically produced. Naturally, I couldn't understand the horn commands. And Egil also ordered the soldiers to recognize the sound of the horn. But the results were not ideal. Therefore, the herald is still at the level of a roar, a voice and a herald. Luckily, Egil's knights are all very good. Egir shouted like this, and immediately more than ninety knights of the guard shouted together. The sound travels farther and farther away. Soon, the 20,000 temple army was all ready for battle. The shield spearmen were arranged in a dense array, with the crossbowmen in front and the archers in the back. Assault infantry last. Soon a U-shaped moon formation with extremely high toughness was formed......
Just when the Norman Empire broke through, Genghis Khan was anxiously waiting for news from the front. In the evening, I heard that the other party finally highlighted the fortress. Genghis Khan's heart was half cold. Later, the Mongol general Jebel came back to plead guilty, saying that he had not been able to kill Egil. Genghis Khan's heart was all cold at once.
"One or two, all of them are rubbish! A lame deer can let you go!" said Genghis Khan, who was so angry that his whole face turned red. Looking at the group of Mongolian generals who were kneeling below, they didn't even dare to come out, and easily knocked over the golden bowl on the table with mare's milk wine. Then he coughed violently.
"Father, father Khan...... Pay more attention to your body......" I heard Genghis Khan's cough severely. His favorite youngest son, Torre, dared to raise his head boldly and said cautiously.
"If you weren't so angry with me, how could I be like this?!" the Genghis Khan roared, followed by a cough. After hearing this, the Mongolian generals were embarrassed to death.
And at this embarrassing time to die. Suddenly an order came from outside the tent. A Mongol scout took three steps and two steps, quickly walked to the tent of the Chinese army, knelt down on one knee and shouted: "Report to the Great Khan!" The forward troops found that the army behind the other side was different, and suspected that the Norman Emperor was among them. ”
"What?!Did you say that the Norman Emperor didn't escape at the first time?!" Hearing the herald say this, Genghis Khan's mood suddenly improved a lot. Start thinking about it. And so it was a little while. Then another herald reported: "Great Khan, our elite cavalry has caught up with the remnants of the opponent's army." Block the other party's path!"
After that, it was even shorter than the last one—but it was the one sent out by Ogedei, the most central of the Mongol generals. ...,
"The Great Khan has already asked the Norman captives! The other emperor is indeed the commander of the palace army. Didn't run far!"
"Okay! Immortal Heaven Blessing!!" heard three good news in a row, which made Genghis Khan's mood much better all of a sudden. And the Mongol generals also breathed a sigh of relief. After listening to Genghis Khan's assignment, they went out separately, prepared to lead the troops, and attacked overnight. The head of the Norman emperor was screwed off.
Genghis Khan couldn't sit still this time. Get ready to go out in person. It's just that when he was about to step out of the tent, he suddenly felt a little dizzy. Leaned over and almost fell. The Mongol general Jebel, who was still walking next to him, was quick and helped him.
"Great Khan, do you want to take a break?" said Jebel in a low voice.
"It's fine. As long as that emperor is killed, I can rest as long as I want. As for now, not yet. Genghis Khan's eyes were bright when he said this, but the tiredness on his face could not be concealed in any way.
"Great Khan...... I'll kill him next time!" said Jebel, looking at the lord who had the grace of knowing him. I suddenly felt quite sad. I couldn't help but say this.
"Well, it's all up to you. Genghis Khan smiled reluctantly.
At the same time, when the Mongol army was ready to attack, the Norman emperor also found that he was encountering a group of scouts on light horses. The scouts, after a few tentative charges, repulsed by Norman bows and spears, cautiously patrolled around the Imperial array. And did not attack again. It looks like they're waiting for reinforcements.
"Let's go!" felt that his position was too flat. Not suitable for fighting cavalry. He jumped up, got up from his horse, and took out his binoculars to look at them. Gesture to the nearest hilly area. Then the army marched forward.
While the temple army was moving, the Mongol light cavalry tried to attack several more times. Still unsuccessful. They had to be placed far away, out of range of the Norman crossbows, to prevent the Normans from escaping.