Chapter 130: Heart of Macedonia
Half a year earlier, the county of Sadrand had been conquered by the Macedonians. Since then www.biquge.info largest county outside the border has become an important base for the Macedonian army.
The Macedonians are known for their savage bravery, and the army is notoriously loose and barbaric.
For hundreds of years, the two countries have been at war frequently, and although the blood of the two sides is similar, they have already buried a deep grudge in the sea of blood.
However, on the day of the breakdown of the city of Sadrand, the Macedonian army besieging the city showed an astonishing and strict quality. Not only did they not burn and loot on a large scale, but even released the commander of the garrison who had been captured a few days after mastering the city defenses, which undoubtedly appeased many of the city's residents.
At the same time, it also relatively reduced the occurrence of riots and riots in the city, and the army stationed here was the Macedonian Eighth Army, which was the golden armor led by Barcelus.
Barcelus was undoubtedly a scheming commander, and he was extremely strict in his army, and the discipline of his sergeants was even stricter. Unlike other Macedonian generals, he was more of a strategist and even openly expressed his disdain for other Macedonian generals who flaunted their prowes.
"A group of fools who only use their hands and don't use their brains to fight, if they fight in the downtown area, it is almost the same, and letting these rude fools lead the troops to fight is a more terrible disaster than the enemy!"
It is said that this is what General Basellus said about some Macedonian generals after a drunken time. It is conceivable that such an arrogant guy is naturally unpopular.
But even so, he was active in the Macedonian army for more than ten years, and there were not many people who liked him and many people who hated him, but no one dared to openly attack him. Because Barcelus's arrogance comes from his own great strength.
His Eighth Army not only had the most famous phalanx of spears in all of Macedonia, but was also the most powerful in eastern Macedonia. Although the number of the entire corps is only more than 20,000 people, its combat effectiveness can rank among the top three in the country.
It can be said that out of several legions under the direct jurisdiction of the Macedonian royal family. Locally, the Golden Armor is undoubtedly the most powerful.
In addition to having a strong legion, Barcelus is said to be a formidable warrior himself. However, he has quite the trust of the royal family, and over the years, there are not a few people who want to trip him, but they are helpless against him.
It's just that Barcelus is quite arrogant, if he sees the right eye, he is naturally close to trust, if he doesn't have his appetite, he dares to scold him.
Over time, even the royal family complained about this kind of uncontrollable general, and finally let him lead his army to garrison the eastern border of the kingdom, only to deter the steppe people.
In this way, the nobles of the big tribes in Macedonia simply didn't bother to care about him anymore, and only left him far to the east, out of sight and out of mind.
However, this time he sent troops to the northwest, but there was a special reason.
The Kingdom of Macedonia arose in the mountains and forests of the western part of the mainland, and the Macedonian people were naturally fierce and martial.
According to the tradition of the Macedonian royal family, every heir to the throne needs to go through a special "trial" during the competition for the throne. In order to ensure that every kingdom leader is a worthy great warrior, the heir to the throne needs to complete this trial with a victory in a foreign war.
As the head of the kingdom, this tradition has been passed down for centuries in the Macedonian royal family, and this special trial is known only to the members of the royal family. And "10,000 people who shed blood" is an important part of the trial!
There are three princes in the Macedonian royal family today, and all three of them are naturally contenders for the future throne of the Macedonian kingdom. And this third prince of Falusi is the most favorite son of His Majesty the King.
He does not have a noble bloodline, and he has been favored by the great shaman of the royal family since he was a child, accepted as a disciple, and learned witchcraft since he was a child. And in the Macedonian kingdom, an ordinary shaman was no less important than the leader of a small tribe.
Shamans held a high position in the Macedonian kingdom and were regarded as messengers of communication with the gods, and Falusi, who had such a gift, was naturally quite popular with the king.
More than a year ago, His Highness Falusi set out from the east, bringing three regular Macedonian legions and one descendant legion, totaling more than 70,000 men, to the northwest. Nominally, he is the commander of the Bright Empire in this expedition, but in fact, this is just an experience of His Royal Highness the Third Prince.
It is said that in this battle, there was nothing to do with himself, but the third prince preferred to advise His Majesty the King and let him assist him in the battle, so His Majesty ordered himself to mobilize the army to support.
However, more than a month ago, after the Northwest Army retreated to the pass, Baselus's main army, together with the other two regular legions, pursued outside the Moxi Pass. On the surface, the tens of thousands of soldiers he led were the main Macedonian army, but his mission was not to break through the Moxi Pass.
The mission of this army is to nail it to Moxi Pass!
Both Barcelus and Falusi knew that the war was far from about holding captured towns. Although it seems a pity to withdraw like this, even Barcelus did not expect a drastic change in the situation in the northwest!
The governor was dismissed, and the chaotic army was numerous, and with the help of his legions and his own strategy, he actually captured all the four counties outside the Guanwai in less than half a year! Such a result was unimaginable even for Barcelus.
He had also been tempted that if he could take advantage of the situation to capture the pass, then the hinterland of the Empire of Light would be exposed to the sword of the Macedonian warriors!
However, this thought was only fleeting, as an expeditionary army of tens of thousands of people, it was obviously impossible to complete such a huge war. If troops are to be transferred from within the country, it will inevitably require a long period of mobilization, and such a large-scale war will inevitably require time to mobilize. At this moment, if he has hundreds of thousands of soldiers in his hands, no, even if there are only hundreds of thousands of soldiers, Barcelus is confident that he will expand the current results several times!
What was supposed to be a tentative war was fought for a whole year, and this result was not expected by Falusi and Baseledus. However, the third prince seems to have more thoughts than himself, but he is reluctant to retreat.
Baseileus naturally knew what this guy was afraid of, although he had made many enemies in the Macedonian army, but only one big man appreciated him extraordinarily, and even deliberately wooed him. And he has been able to live in peace in the east for many years, and to some extent he is also attributed to this big man.
Looking at Macedonia, there are only a few people who can have such forces and means. And this big man is a little bit at odds with Falusi.
This person is the first heir to the current Macedonian royal family, His Royal Highness Chris, the Grand Prince of Macedonia! )