Book I: Third Century A.D

Chapter 1: Encounters and Repulsions

Section 2: The Art of War/The Seven-Day War. Pen ~ fun ~ pavilion www.biquge.info

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The Friesian armies came from east to west, trekking deep into the heart of Great Britain.

Winters in Great Britain have been very cold, but the recent days have been cloudy and rainy, making the air even colder. The blowing north wind was as sharp as a knife, and the skin of the blowing was painful. The extreme weather, mixed with rain and snow, did not stop the Frisians from conquering Great Britain.

King Henbos himself led his army of six hundred at the head of the procession. Behind him is a mighty, unstoppable army of tens of thousands. The black pressed a large long dragon team, and the soldiers stood shoulder to shoulder, like a black creeping dragon on this small grassland, stepping on the roaring pace and pressing towards Great Britain.

The dark clouds of war are gathering overhead.

Purple eerie lightning streaked across the sky.

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News of the invasion of the Phriesian army soon reached King Arthur's ears.

No one expected the Phrysian invasion to be so fast, so in a hurry, King Arthur had to gather his army immediately. He led his Knights of the Round Table and 300 cavalry troops, plus 4,500 auxiliary infantry, to the Hessian plain, seventy miles away.

This time King Arthur took almost all the soldiers with him, leaving only a paltry number to guard the camp. Unfortunately, Char lost the trust of the other party because he offended King Arthur, so he was not able to go with the army this time. It was only before the party set out that Char had reminded Lancelot several times that he wanted to pay attention to the Phrysian cavalry.

In the evening, Char stood on the watchtower and watched the British army leave the camp, the long line as the Frisians mighty.

The knights of Great Britain were clad in silver-armored swords and held large banners fluttering in the wind.

The moonlight shone on the ground, and King Arthur walked at the front of the procession in a bright silver armor. She held her head high, her face full of seriousness, and her blonde hair dancing in the wind. The Knights of the Round Table were all dressed in heavy armor, and they followed her on horses with the same heavy armor under their crotch.

Fifty heavily armored knights, three hundred escort cavalry, two thousand infantry and three hundred archers, plus two thousand three hundred British conscripts (militia). An army of nearly 5,000 men is also a large force, but in addition to those cavalry and knights, the remaining infantry and militia can be called beggar-like existence.

Compared to the knights in thick armor in their arms, the infantry's equipment was much shabby.

The second row of the ranks is the infantry phalanx. From Char's point of view, the entire phalanx is quite good if they can successfully send out a long snake formation. Look at their equipment again, a wooden shield and a bronze dagger and then there is no more. Except for the sword and shield and a tattered animal skin suit, this is the British infantry on which the British army is based.

The third row of the line were the archers. Most of these people are older and have full beards. A bow and arrow, a quiver, and a dagger were all over his body, and nothing else. The craftsmanship of the bow and arrow is not very good, at least Char can still make an ordinary thickened longbow without a little technology tree. Most of the bows and arrows used by these archers were Roman bows, short bows with tragic range and damage to ordinary people.

The last row of the line is the entire British Isles, including the basic type of military that the Friesians have, the Levies, or Forced Labor.

There is nothing to say about them, because their greatest role is to send them to their deaths and then consume the enemy's arrows, clearing a way for the infantry to catch up. Most of them are homeless, beggars, criminals or orphans. Basically, as long as you belong to a male animal, you can join.

The morale of the warriors is basically zero, so when attacking, the levies always rush to the front, the infantry follows, and the archers are on guard. In the event of a collapse, even allies will not relent.

Most of the Phriesian army of 10,000 was made up of conscripts, but there were also elite troops like those of Great Britain. For example, King Henbos's 600 Guards, which was almost the same level of elite as the cavalry troops of Great Britain. Moreover, Fries's life is cruel and murderous, and he will never leave a mouth alive. Fighting on the battlefield, King Humbos's guards are still above the British family guards.

In the moonlight, Lancelot rode to King Arthur's side in dark armor.

"Your Majesty, the scouts have come to report. The Friese have entered the borders of Great Britain, numbering at least 10,000 people. ”

King Arthur rode a white war horse and wore a crown that symbolized his status as king. She looked at Lancelot with a serious but determined countenance, and said, "Then we must speed up and dare to stop the Frithians before they enter Dubilcique." If they succeed in capturing Dubilsik, it will be equivalent to a springboard for a permanent attack on Great Britain. This kind of thing must not be allowed!"

Lancelot knew in his heart that Dubilcik was the closest city to the Phries, and that the defenses were empty and that there were only three hundred guards stationed in the city. If the Phrysians forced a siege, it would take less than an hour to capture it.

The Frisians captured the city of Dubisik, opening the door to Great Britain's Southern Territories. The three directions, south, east, and west, were left to the Phrysians to attack at will. When the time comes, the surrounding principalities, small countries, which are already ready to move, may not be far behind. The consequences will be dire.

Lancelot realized the serious consequences of the matter, and said with a rather cold expression: "Your Majesty, this place is still seventy miles away from the Hessian plain. We can choose to set up an ambush on the Ibilik Gap on the Hessian plain, which is less than fifty miles away. If we speed up, we'll be there before the early hours of the morning. ”

King Arthur nodded.

"Lancelot Secretary informs the herald behind that the whole army is advancing at full speed! The cavalry troops will go with me first, and the command of the infantry will be completely handed over to you, Lancelot Secretary from now on. King Arthur said.

"Do as the king wills!" Lancelot thumped his right hand on his shoulder, pulled down his helmet and mask, and transformed into a completely black knight. Turning the horse's head, he went to convey the order to the infantry phalanx behind him.

After watching Lancelot leave, King Arthur also immediately gave the order for the cavalry to go first.

"Let's go. King Arthur turned his head and waved his hand behind his back. Then he flicked the reins of the horse, clamped his feet, and the horse under his crotch let out a loud cry and galloped wildly. The knights of the Round Table behind her let out a roar of rage, each with his hand raised and spurred his horse to gallop.

In the darkness of the night, King Arthur charged forward on a white horse, followed by hundreds of cavalry and hoplite knights.

Soon, the cavalry units opened up a huge gap with the infantry units.

Lancelot was ordered to command the infantry phalanx, but most of the infantry moved slowly, and it was difficult for them to come and go as freely as the cavalry. Although the order has been given to advance at full speed, it is necessary to consider that it is not possible to really rush and chase desperately, in case it is time to urgently participate in the battle, where will the infantry who have just rushed and stopped still have the physical strength?

Therefore, the cavalry troops had to go first, and the infantry phalanx arrived as quickly as possible.

I just hope that by that time it has not yet entered the official battle......

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