On the one hand, Amon did this because he had just taken control of the legion and needed to win people's hearts and stabilize morale, and on the other hand, he was really not short of money.

In addition to the commander of the legion, the highest commander of the legion also has the chief priest, and the chief priest has fifty magicians under his command, and their treatment is very favorable. Amon himself was incorruptible, but he did not ask the chief priest George to follow him in clearing his grievances. The supplies and salaries that belonged to the priests were allocated to George to dispose of on his own.

As a result, George also sent the materials and equipment in full, and only kept 10% of the military salary, which was completely handled according to Amon's practice. As the high priest of the Temple of Isis, George sometimes had an opportunity to make any oil level, and he didn't have to make a fuss about it.

The equipment and salaries were sufficient, but Amon was not lax in training, and he planned to manage the army strictly, only to run into a commander of the front who was more demanding than him. John was known for his violent temper when he was in Horebshan, and now when he came to the legion to take his soldiers to fight, and he had enough equipment and money, how could he tolerate the soldiers being lazy?

Whoever doesn't do his best in the performance, the commander of the front line will go past the junior officers and directly drag the person out and beat him. On the contrary, Amon played a modest role, often persuading John not to be too harsh, but to deal with it normally according to military discipline, and not to impose additional punishment.

Amon also told John not to be too anxious and not to increase the burden on the soldiers. For example, if an archer fires a volley in a battle formation and asks for fifteen arrows in a row, then fifteen arrows will be fired in normal practice, and there is no need to force them to shoot twenty arrows, and in the end they will not even be able to shoot their head and strength. After all, they are still on the march and need to recuperate.

John passed through Amun's guidance at Horebshan, and he was gradually able to control the irrepressible restlessness, but the power of the restlessness did not disappear. When they met again, the sixth-level warrior had become even stronger than he had been at the beginning. He still had moments of irritation and impulsiveness, but had found a way to turn this agitation into an outburst of power, able to suddenly enter a more powerful, flexible, and perceptual state.

It seemed like a bizarre, explosive awakening of power, and it was an interesting discovery for Amon.

Amon had experimented with John's burst of power, and when he entered this state, even Medanzo did not dare to resist head-on. If Amon doesn't use magic and only uses martial arts, he can only suppress the general. John becomes stronger than usual in this state, but after this state ends, he also becomes weaker than usual and needs to rest for a while to recover.

According to Amon's analysis, if John overuses the power of this burst, it may cause unpredictable damage to the body and mind, and also reminds him to pay more attention.

In addition to the strict requirements and proper command of the troops, two conditions are needed to achieve the best results. First of all, the diet and nutrition must keep up, and Amon ordered the quartermaster to make absolute guarantees that the fleet organized by the Sheeks provided sufficient dairy products. The other condition requires the cooperation of the priests.

Magicians will not directly rush to the front line of hand-to-hand combat in the military formation, and their role is mainly reflected in two aspects. One is to use various magic techniques to assist the soldiers in battle, and the other is more important to improve the morale of the military formation. For example, although healing magic can not immediately heal the wounds suffered by soldiers, it can make them forget the pain temporarily, while the blessing magic can make soldiers become more brave and no longer afraid, and some clever spiritual magic can even give soldiers a belief in victory, and inspire soldiers to sacrifice their lives to enter the battle.

This is very important in the operations of the Great Army, often the defeat of a battle is not due to the number of dead and wounded soldiers, but the collapse of the battle line due to low morale. Because once the soldiers lose confidence and do not have the courage to fight any longer, the feelings of despair will infect each other, and the commanders will not be able to control them.

These magicians are accustomed to being pampered in normal times, and marching is already considered hardship for them, and they generally do not use this force until the actual battle. However, Amon asked the priests of the army to play a third role outside the battlefield, which was to form a formation to perform healing and blessing magic during training, so that the soldiers could recover from fatigue, and always improve their morale and maintain a confident and passionate fighting state.

Amon could not directly command the priests, which needed to be ordered through Lord George. And the main priest George was very cooperative, and issued an order according to Amon's request, dividing his subordinate magicians into four teams, each team of twelve, to form a magic array and take turns to help Amon train every day.

It's a pain for those magicians, their mana is very valuable, how can they be consumed so casually? Adults of very noble status occasionally use this method when training their own soldiers, but they have hardly heard of it in the entire legion. Within a few days, the magicians were complaining and running to Lord George to complain - if they weren't really fighting, how could they let these noble priests consume mana at will for those civilian warriors?

George didn't say anything at first, but then he saw that there were too many priests complaining, and he made a dumbfounded decision. This great magician came to the training ground in person with a staff in hand, and led four different teams of magicians to perform magic to cooperate with the training for four consecutive days. Even Master George himself did so, and the other priests did not dare to complain publicly.

Only then did George openly say: "Our legion was untrained before, and if it were to encounter a real war, it would probably not be able to hold its ground. Once the samurai on the front line of the war are dispersed, you as a priest will not end well, and the training soldiers are also protecting yourself. Before the battle was fought, you began to complain, what would you like if you really went to war?"

Lord George's words were very beautiful, so that the subordinate priests did not dare to refute, but Amon's method was really unconventional, I have not heard of any commander who would let the magicians accompanying the army consume mana needlessly, and they did so every day during the march. Nietzsche's student Amun, who had never had the concepts taught in the temple about the use of mana, had long been accustomed to it when he would even use his magic at any time to avoid the rain and the sun, and he didn't think it was a big deal to let the priests do this.

The priests didn't know that their boss, Lord George, was also a magician in his early years, and he was a friend of the old madman Nietzsche, and he knew Amun's details to some extent, and this time he was cooperating with Amun.

But Amon would not bother in vain, and he gave George a precious staff. Although George was the High Priestess of Isis, he was not short of good staffs, but it was also a great thing to keep in his hands or reward his students and subordinates. Amon had obtained three staves in the mysterious cave, one was a relic of Nero that had been returned, the other was given to Link, and the remaining one was finally given to George today.

In addition, Amun gave each of the priests a large amount of divine stones, which was a dumbfounded spend.

There is a reward and a punishment, although the priests dare not complain anymore, they can be lazy and slippery, as a result, Amon really did not give face, and regardless of the noble status of these people, he once ordered John to drag out two priests who did not work hard in the training ground, and beat them half to death in public. Since then, everything has been on track.

Of course, the sorcerers are of aristocratic origin, and these priests may come from some high-ranking family, or they may be relatives of some imperial minister. But now in the legion, he has to bow his head temporarily, and even if anyone has a complaint about the legion leader in his heart, he can only wait until the war is over.

In this way, Amon marched and trained his troops, steadily advancing along the coastline. Two months later, when the legion entered the territory of the city-state of the headland and approached the border, he finally ordered the garrison to stop the exercises, and the whole army only had to rest. According to the battle plan, Amon could not advance alone or lag behind, and needed to follow along the northern coastline according to the speed of the main army.

There are scouts and horsemen between the An-La Legion and the main army to pass on the news, and if it is a critical moment, there will also be a magician who will directly transmit the message with the help of flying objects.

The An-La legion finally left the border and turned north, ahead of which was the desolate Syrian desert. The curving coastline separates the blue sea from the pale yellow sand, and the waves and sand dunes stretch as far as the eye can see. The sky was as blue as a wash, and clusters of white clouds were wafting like the gods in the sky were grazing their flocks.

The scenery is so beautiful, but the four fields are so desolate, in this tranquility, a great war is about to usher in the distant desert. After leaving the border, Amun's army was more cautious, sending magicians to take turns to detect the magic and keep an eye on the surrounding movements, and the transport and supply fleet also followed far behind, no longer getting too close.

At this moment, the scout reported an unexpected situation. The Horus legion, led by Pharaoh himself, did not advance steadily according to the original battle plan, but suddenly accelerated to the center of the Syrian Desert. The Set's legions, which were originally stationed on the border, also had to change their plans and cover the people's husbands and grain and grass baggage into the desert to follow the pharaoh.

According to the original plan, the army of Isis was supposed to march in tandem with the army of Horus, which was dozens of miles behind, but the pharaoh did not wait at the border. The Horus Legion suddenly accelerated, throwing Isis Legion away. Fearing that they would lose, the Isis Legion left a large baggage in the city-state of the headland, and the lightly armed accelerated march into the Syrian Desert.

This is inconsistent with the original plan formulated by the Eju Military Department, and the entire strategic situation has changed, from steady progress to surprise operations.

Although the situation on the battlefield is ever-changing, requiring commanders to make all kinds of ad hoc decisions, the average corps commander has neither the guts nor the authority to make such a big change before the battle has even begun. After all, there is no fault in marching according to the plan, and even if the battle is unfavorable, it is the responsibility of the overall command, but if the main force makes a surprise attack without authorization, all the teams that cooperate must make corresponding adjustments. Only the captain of the Horus Legion would dare to do so, for he was the supreme pharaoh.

A few days later, he received a message from Rod Dirk, the commander of the Set, asking the Legion of An-la to speed up the march to cover the flank of the main battlefield.

Ignoring Amun's doubts, Rhodes Dirk, who led the Set's legion in charge of the baggage of the army, was also miserable at the moment, and he had advised His Majesty Pharaoh not to change his plans and rush forward, but Lasis II did not listen at all.

In Rod Dick's view, Eju's national strength is significantly stronger than that of Hati, and the combat effectiveness and equipment of the legion also have a great advantage, and it is the safest choice to advance the operation in all directions. What's more, this time it was His Majesty Pharaoh's personal expedition, and there was no room for the slightest risk. The only obstacle to the conquest of Hati was the huge consumption of logistical supplies through the Syrian Desert, which required a great price.

However, an unexpected event interfered with the original battle plan and changed Pharaoh's decision.

According to the report of the spies before the war, this time Lucill, the king of the Hati Kingdom, also led his most elite Enril army to the expedition. Luciel had no intention of going into battle himself, but the royal nobles, the Manchu courtiers, and the elders of the Academy of Divine Arts wrote to the king to lead the army himself, even if only as a symbol, as Pharaoh Eju did.

The armies of the Eju Empire are coming in a rage, and the Hatti Kingdom has been planning for this war for years, and it is the moment when it needs to burst into the greatest power in silence. The opposing side of Lassis II was on the front line, and if King Lucille was still cowering in the royal capital, it would give the people the impression of timidity and lack of self-confidence. The king's personal expedition with the kingdom's most elite legions was the best means of boosting morale.

This battle meant different things to the Hatti Kingdom and the Eju Empire. If the Eju Empire loses, it will be nothing more than the loss of a subject state. However, if the Hati Kingdom loses, it will be a turning point in the fortunes of the entire country, at least it will lose a large part of its territory, pay heavy indemnity tributes, completely submit to the rule of the Eju Empire, and will not be able to recover for a long time.

King Lucille was reluctant, but he took the expedition himself. The seemingly peaceful and tranquil city-state of Syria over the years suddenly amassed a well-trained and well-equipped elite legion, which was the Anu Legion originally stationed on the western border. Ge Lie actually served as the commander of the legion as a great magician, the chief priest of the legion was his disciple Wallette, the commander of the front was the great samurai Moon, and the chief quartermaster of logistics was the governor Xiao Mo.

Another Nannar regiment, which had been stationed in the southern coastal defenses, also advanced along the coastline towards the Syrian desert. The Hati Kingdom was well prepared for war and marched fast, and the three legions had already assembled in the northern desert region south of the Black Fire Jungle and west of the Inland Lake.

The above is the last message sent back by the secret agent sent to the Hati Kingdom, and it is difficult to travel through the desert for hundreds of miles without being discovered by the enemy. The latest and timely developments of the opponent are not known through the channels of the other side for the time being.

The scouts sent by the Horus legions penetrated deep into the desert and captured several groups of people in various places, some were passing caravans, some were fishermen on the seashore, and some claimed to be robbers who plundered. They appeared in such a place at such a time, which was naturally very suspicious, so they were all treated as enemy annihilation, and under severe torture, they all confessed that they were the annihilation of the Hati Kingdom.

The same message is mentioned in all of the confessions of the Annihils, that King Lucill, with his legions of Enril, has advanced to the grasslands bordering the desert on the southern shore of the inland lake, and is in the process of establishing a permanent camp. The Anu legions, led by Gore, were stationed in the southern part of the city-state of Syria, mobilizing war supplies and building fortifications, two hundred miles away from the king's Enril legions. Another Nannar regiment was stationed near the coastline, also two hundred miles away from the Anu regiment.

The three legions were distributed in an inverted triangle, echoing each other, waiting for the Eju army to enter the ambush circle.

According to the original battle plan of the Ejudi [***] department, the main line of attack of the Pharaoh's army was to directly attack the pass in the southern part of the city-state of Syria, and it would be blocked head-on by the Anu army led by Gore. The other two legions of Hati may suddenly attack from the left and right, and even if they intercept the supply lines of the Eju army, they can still hold back the main force of the Eju army. In this way, the Eju army will fight a costly war of attrition on the other side of the desert, far from their homeland.

If only one person said this, it might be a fraud, but the annihilation and interrogation confessions caught in different locations all revealed similar information after analysis, and it seems that the surname may be very large. His Majesty was furious at first, and even suspected that there were traitors in the military hierarchy of Eju who had provided Hatty with a top-secret battle plan, so that the other party could make arrangements for his surname.

The commander of the Horus Legion, the great general Blaze, and the chief priest and high priest of Yanjing, Li Quide, all advised the pharaoh to calm his anger, and according to the normal strategic situation, as long as someone who understands military affairs can judge the main attack route of the Eju army with a little analysis. There is nothing surprising about the battle plan drawn up by the Eju Military Affairs Committee, that is, it is decent and steady.

The Hati Kingdom has been preparing for war for a long time, and it is completely normal for them to make this kind of response plan, they just want to rely on the border line to carry out defensive operations and occupy favorable conditions for logistics supply and soldier replenishment.

The Eju army only had to attack the southern pass of the city-state of Syria as originally planned, and the main force would engage in a head-on battle with the Anu army led by Gore, and at the same time let a part of the Isis army cut off the connection between the Anu army and the Enril army with most of the Seth army, and block the return of the Enril army.

As for the Nannar Legion stationed on the coastline, the An-La Legion led by Amon can take advantage of the situation to confront the north, and it does not ask Amun to win, as long as the Nannar Legion can be contained near the coastline, and it cannot be considered a success if it cannot use the main force to attack the Eju army.

If the campaign proceeds in this way, it will be a head-to-head contest without any opportunistic shortcuts, and will depend on the results of the comprehensive contest between the two sides' combat effectiveness, equipment and training, battlefield command, and logistical supply. However, the Pharaoh vetoed this plan and decided to launch a surprise attack on Enril's legions on the southern shore of the inland lake, and this decision of Lasis II was not unreasonable.

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(To be continued)