But the lord was not punished for this, but was rewarded by Pharaoh. Praise was also due, because the main responsibility for the defeat of the Seth legion lay with Pharaoh himself, and Pharaoh claimed victory in this great battle, so he naturally praised the generals under his command. On the other hand, Rod Dick was defeated and defeated, returned to the city-state as quickly as possible and gathered the remnants of the southern desert army, not only minimizing losses, but also quickly organizing backups, and sitting on the headland city-state to ensure the stability of the large rear.

The logistics fleet of the An-La Corps was able to sail smoothly, and Rod Dirk also made a great contribution.

When the army returned to Ecu, Rod Dick led the reorganized Sett Legion to meet them on the border, bringing enough consolation supplies for the Pharaoh to treat his soldiers, an arrangement that pleased everyone. Pharaoh had endured so many days in the desert and went into the palace prepared by the city-state to recuperate for a few days, and then returned to the capital after summing up the battle, where the legions were also dispatched and returned to their original stations.

Rod Dick greeted all the legions at the border pass, until the broken An-La legion returned safely. When he saw Amon again, the city lord was full of emotion, he grabbed Amun's hand and said: "Heroic great warrior, great army commander, I don't know how to express my admiration for you! I thought that when you came to the city-state of the headland to return Nero's relics in public, I never dreamed that you would make today's achievements. There have been many things, and I am sorry for you for my selfish ......"

Amon interrupted him and said, "Lord of the city, why do you say this? I think that I was a foreign hunter of unknown origin, and you gave me courtesy and protection, and notarized Lord Nero's will, so that I could get such a precious relic without a trace of debt, and you yourself have never been sorry for me. Even because you went to Duk Town in the first place, I am full of gratitude. ”

The two walked hand in hand into the border of Eju, and Amon was already able to walk side by side with Rod Dick, which would have been unthinkable just a few years ago. When Rod Dick arrived in Duketown, he was so high that the dignity of his status was almost unattainable and could only be looked up to. And Amon never looked up to him, but never despised him either, neither in the past nor in the present.

They were supposed to be the last to enter the city-state of the headland, where a grand ceremony to celebrate victory had been prepared, but this ceremony was abruptly postponed. Having just been withdrawn from the battlefield, the An-La Legion received an urgent order and turned into the vanguard to defend against the Uruk Legion, which suddenly swooped down on the border of Eju.

Gilgamesh and Enkidu launched an attack on the city-state of the headland at this time!

The timing chosen by Gilgamesh was very fateful, the Eju army had just returned from a long battle, and the main army had suffered heavy casualties and was exhausted. More importantly, in addition to the An-La Legion, the Horus Legion and the Isis Legion, which had been defeated in the desert and besieged for a long time, had lost their strength and would be difficult to fight a tough battle in the short term.

After all, the legion is composed of people, and there is always a limit to people's physical strength and energy, and they have been in a state of high tension for several months in the desert. The two legions that had arrived at the city-state had already been repatriated in batches, leaving only the elite guards and senior generals, and the rest of the soldiers were already on their way back to their stations. The Uruk Legion suddenly arrived, which was somewhat unprepared.

Fortunately, because Amun had taken the king hostage and brokered peace talks between the two countries, the Pharaoh's army had withdrawn. Otherwise, the timing of the Uruk legion's attack coincided with the encirclement of the Pharaoh's army in the northern desert, and Gilgamesh could take advantage of the situation to take advantage of it, and the half of the Seth army that Rod Dirk had gathered alone could not resist in any case.

The peace talks between the two countries were an accident, and Gilgamesh did not expect that when he sent his troops, he sent an envoy to write a letter to Gore, the commander-in-chief of the battlefield in Hati. The letter strongly condemned the aggression of the Ejupharaoh Lassis II, and stated that the kingdom of Barron and the city-state of Uruk were willing to help the Hati defeat the brutal enemy, and he would send troops to attack the city-states of the headland, cut off the back of the Eju expeditionary force, occupy their logistics base, and cooperate with the Hati kingdom to wipe out the Pharaoh's army in the desert.

If the war really develops like this, the Eju Expeditionary Force, including the An-La Legion, will all be dead, and the An-La Legion, the Horus Legion, the Isis Legion, and the Seth Legion will all face the fate of annihilation. Even if other legions from Eju came to the rescue, it would be too late in time, and it would be nothing more than a border defense battle with the Uruk legion after the defeat of the front.

Unfortunately, the situation changed too quickly, the messenger sent by Gilgamesh had just departed, and Eju and Hatti had completed the peace talks and withdrawn their troops. By the time the Uruk legions had entered the southern part of the Syrian Desert, the Pharaoh had already led his main force back to the city-state of the headland. Gilgamesh's plan to take advantage of the surprise attack failed, but he did not change his plan of march, and still led his army straight to the border.

When Goret received a letter from Gilgamesh during the withdrawal, he could only smile wryly and sigh. At that time, Goret had already relinquished his positions as commander of the army and commander-in-chief of the battlefield, and was no longer in control of the army. Gilgamesh's letter came too late, and Goret simply forwarded it to the king. Hati had signed a peace treaty with Eju, and the Pharaoh's army had withdrawn to Eju, and Lucille would certainly not cooperate with the Barun kingdom's military campaigns.

And on the other hand, the Kingdom of Barron may not have good intentions! At the same time that the Uruk Legion crossed the Eudy River and advanced westward, at the other crossing of the middle reaches of the Eudi River, where Enqidu killed Humbaba, another city-state legion of the Barun Kingdom, the Kish Legion, and the elite army of the Marduk Legion from the capital of the Barun King was also ready to go around the ferry. It was the closest point the kingdom of Baron had to the plain of Duke, and it was only necessary to cross the Eudi River and march along the edge of the mountains, three hundred miles away to the eastern shore of the inland lake.

The intention of these two legions to assemble there was already obvious, to intervene in the battle for the plains of Duc while Hatti and Eju were both defeated. The words are also very good, and they are to help the kingdom of Hati defend themselves against powerful enemies. Naturally, sending a large army to help can't be done in vain, and if you ask the Hati Kingdom to express your "gratitude" afterwards, then the target is naturally the Duk Plain.

Luciel ordered the Prime Minister to write a reply, politely rejecting Gilgamesh's "good intentions", stating that Harti and Eju had signed a peace agreement and formed an alliance to defend against foreign enemies, and that the kingdom of Brauballon and Gilgamesh were bothered.

At the same time as replying to the letter, Lucille sent someone to the city-state of the headland in a shuttle to deliver an urgent report, informing Pharaoh of the military developments in the kingdom of Baron. Of course, Hati would not send an army across the desert to stop the Uruk legion, a powerful legion led by Gilgamesh and Enkidu, which was feared by everyone on the mainland. But Luciel was also very good at talking, and in his letter he mentioned the news that the two armies of the Kingdom of Baron had assembled in the city-state of Kish, and said that they would take heavy precautions in the north of the desert, echoing the Eju in the south of the desert, which in fact meant that each was in charge of its own affairs.

The Uruk legion marched too fast, and because of the outbreak of war, there were no caravans in the desert, and the news along the way was very tightly blocked. The Pharaoh learned about Gilgamesh's movements the day before he received Lucill's urgent report, and of course he was shocked. Fortunately, the generals were all around, and after discussing overnight, several urgent orders were issued -- the Isis Corps and the Horus Corps, which were being repatriated to the garrison in batches, urgently assembled, the wounded and sick returned to the garrison to recuperate as originally planned, and the rest of the combat personnel were reorganized. The Gabe's legion, which had rushed to the city-state of the headland for reinforcements, was also preparing to return, and at this moment it hurried to the front line.

These arrangements will take more or less time, and the priority is to hold off the first wave of attacks of the Uruk corps at the front. At the suggestion of his ministers, Pharaoh ordered the retreating army of An-la to garrison the border to meet the enemy, and appointed Amon as the commander-in-chief of the battlefield. Rod Dick, who remained at the border pass, became the quartermaster of the field.

Amon was promoted, and he rose from Legion Commander to Commander-in-Chief of the Battlefield, commanding not only the Legion of Allah that he had previously led, but also the remnants of the Legion of Seth that Rod Dick had assembled. After the two disembodied Isis and Horus legions were reorganized and sent to the front, they would also be under the unified command of Amun.

If you don't count the non-combat logisticians, the An-La Legion has not yet replenished its troops after returning from the war, and there are still more than 4,000 people who can be put into battle; only more than 2,000 people can be put into battle in the Sett Legion; more than 5,000 people can be put into battle when the Isis Legion and the Horus Legion are reorganized, and Amon will command more than 13,000 soldiers and hundreds of priests.

In the city-states of the promontory in the rear, there were more than 100,000 logistics quartermasters who cooperated with the operation, and civilians who transported baggage and built fortifications. This is almost equivalent to Gore's position in the last battle, and Amon was suddenly pushed to such a cusp.

Was Amun so resigned to Pharaoh and the ministers of Eju? This is not the case, this is a position that can only be used for errands that will not be meritorious, and even for death, and it will be the same for whoever is replaced. Although Amon has been promoted, he will also be an unlucky person with a black cauldron, because the battle on the front line must be lost.

The city-state of Uruk was the most powerful city-state in the kingdom of Barun outside of the royal capital, and the Uruk Legion was recognized as the most powerful legion on the continent. Gilgamesh had been recruiting troops and secretly training and expanding the legion in the past few years, and this time with the main force of the northern kingdom covering and containing, he had no worries, so he attacked with all his strength, with a total of 8,000 well-trained elite warriors and nearly 100 priests.

Even if Amon commanded the exhausted division to engage the whole army, it would not be pleased, not to mention that the Horus Legion and the Isis Legion had not yet been reorganized and sent to the front, and it was even more impossible to stop the current An-La Legion and the remnants of the Seth Legion.

Legend has it that Enqi, the first samurai in the mainland, has the courage of ten thousand people, and can take the head of the commander among the ten thousand armies. Whether this legend is true or not, it is undoubtedly true that Enqi killed Humbaba, and Amon should think more about his own life.

There is also a very intriguing episode before that. After Pharaoh arrived at the palace in the city-state of the headland, Amun was still on his way back with the army of An-La, Pharaoh gathered his ministers to confer and issue an order that Amun should relinquish his position as commander and return to the capital of Eju with him, where he would have more important appointments and rich rewards.

This decision is not unreasonable, the An-La Legion is a ragtag army that has just been formed, and it was Amon who single-handedly built this elite army, which won a brilliant victory in the great battle, and he himself made incredible feats, and his prestige in the army is like the sky. If Amon had remained in the position of the commander of the legion, if there was any disobedience, the others, including Pharaoh, would probably not be able to command the legion.

After all, Amon is a foreigner, and it is impossible not to suffer from suspicion when his foundation is still shallow, and there is no need to say more about the reason why everyone is suspicious of him. So Pharaoh and his courtiers thought that Amun should be given a higher position and a great deal of wealth, but he was no longer fit to take charge of the legion.

The messengers sent by the pharaoh had just set out for the border to give orders, when news came that the Uruk legions were attacking in a big way. Things took a dramatic turn, and at an emergency meeting in the palace, the ministers who had advised Pharaoh to remove him from the post of captain of Amun's legions reversed. The crowd unanimously advised Pharaoh to immediately withdraw his order and promote Amon to commander-in-chief of the battlefield, and Amon was thus promoted.

This suggestion cannot be said to be wrong, through the great war just experienced, it has been proved that Amun is indeed very good at fighting, and now his reputation is rising, and the appointment of him is also "expected by all", Pharaoh urgently sent a great magician, and controlled the shuttle to catch up with the messenger who had reached the halfway point, and withdrew the original order and replaced the latest appointment.

Since the An-La Legion was on a broken mission, Amun was at the rear of the army as the commander of the legion, and the vanguard of the An-La Legion had reached the middle of the main city of the headland and the border. Amon did not receive Pharaoh's first order, but John met the messenger on the way.

When John heard the news, he was so furious that he drew his sword and almost tried to cut someone. No one knew better than John what Amun had put into building the Legion of Allah, who had just returned from victory and was relieved of his military power.

The messenger did not dare to provoke the general, and could only explain with a smile that Pharaoh's intention was to promote Amun to a nobler and more important position. John shouted angrily: "Fart! Amon is a warrior, is there a more suitable position than the commander of the Emperor's [***]? Even if he is appointed to another position, he can also serve as the commander of the army!

John was so frightened that he didn't dare to say more, and he could only explain that he was only delivering a letter, which was the decision of Pharaoh and his ministers. At this moment, Julian arrived with the latest orders, and Amon not only remained the commander of the Allah Legion, but also became the commander-in-chief of the battlefield.

John's breath of relief was relieved, and according to this order, he immediately led the leading troops back to the border to join Amun.

...... On his way back to the army, Amon received the latest appointment from Pharaoh, and the messenger was Julian, who had an enmity with him. Julian is also the chief priest of the Seth Legion and will remain at the front under the command of Amun. I don't know what kind of mood this great magician is in at the moment, from a selfish point of view, will he wait to see the good show of Amon's defeat? But on the battlefield, if the front line is defeated, Julian, who is the chief priest of the Seth Legion, will not have a good result.

Seeing this great magician who had sent people to hunt down and kill him for thousands of miles in the past, Amon didn't say much nonsense, didn't mention half of the past at all, first relieved a few words of relief on official business, and then summoned the generals around him to discuss the battle plan with a solemn expression.

The troops that can now be assembled on the border are most of the An-La Legion and the remnants of the Set's Legion, and in addition to the important generals of the two legions, there is also an advisor, Aristotle, Rod Dick's aide. Amun heard that Aristotle was also in the army and invited him to the meeting. But Aristotle, under the pretext that he was not proficient in military affairs, did not speak at the meeting.

The adults took out the map and the sand table and studied it for a long time, and they all agreed that they could not stop the attack of the Uruk legion at all.

Great Wizard George sighed and said, "According to the current combat situation, even if the Horus Legion and the Isis Legion are reorganized and rush to the border, it will be difficult for us to resist the Uruk Legion head-on. ”

John asked angrily, "Aren't those two legions known as the most elite combat forces in the Empire?"

George wanted to speak and stopped: "It depends on who the opponent is, and what the situation is now? If it were the Horus Legion and the Isis Legion who had just set out from the border of Eju a few months ago, of course they would not be afraid of a decisive battle with the Uruk Legion, but now it ...... it."

Julian frowned and said, "If you want to be evenly matched, you must wait until the reinforced Gabe's corps also arrives at the front line to join the army." But the far water could not save the close fire, and the march of the Uruk regiment was too fast. I'm just a little confused, what is the purpose of their war, and they can't defeat the Eju Empire in the end, so why bother to attack from afar?"

Amon pointed to the sand table and said: "The purpose of the Uruk Legion can be guessed, they cross the desert from east to west, and they do not expect to defeat the entire Eju Empire, they only need to occupy the eastern part of the cape city-state with water, grass and fields, and establish a strategic fortress, so as to control the entire territory of the Syrian Desert." Don't forget, apart from the Eju Empire, the nearby countries are the strongest in Baron.

Amon drew a line along the narrowest part of the land on the sand table with his finger, dividing two-fifths of the land of the city-state of the headland, suggesting that this area was the target of the Uruk legions.

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(To be continued)