Chapter 32: The First Great War
The main force of the Haori Kingdom, because of the attack on the forward, was late for one night, and the next morning it arrived outside the city of Fute, about twenty miles away from the city, and set up camp.
With an extra night of rest, Davao's army was mobilized, and the effects of the death of the Duke of Manton were barely visible. Supplies were constantly being brought in from the rear of the city, and the protective equipment on the head of the city was repeatedly increased.
Davao's side also thought about concentrating its forces to attack while the opponent's foothold was not stable and the follow-up troops had not yet arrived. But unified command is one thing, but it is not so simple to really transfer troops to fight.
This reflects the importance of the Duke of Manton, with him, the Haori Kingdom will not dare to go straight in. Strongholds are removed from the border, and then they are pushed forward.
Plotting against enemy generals, imprisoning commanders, and even most of the opponent's high-ranking generals, beheading has always been the fastest way to win. But there is also a risk, in case the other party's generals pretend to take refuge and lure the enemy deep into the encirclement and annihilation, the losses will also be very heavy.
There are risks, but compared to the benefits, it is definitely worth the risk!
Similarly, Davao's side has a great opportunity to inflict heavy damage on the enemy. Sparky wanted to assemble his army as soon as possible, but he didn't sleep for two nights and a day, and finally after midnight, he gathered an army of 100,000 to attack.
Under the two interferences of Feng Luo, the crisis in Fute City was resolved, and the Haori Kingdom lost the best opportunity to advance. And after Sparker received the good news, he also failed to seize the opportunity to inflict heavy damage on the enemy.
While Haori's army was still preparing to set up camp, Davao's army attacked from all directions. Including Spark's heavy cavalry, more than half of the force was also invested.
At that time, only about 20,000 troops arrived, and the number was at a disadvantage. In the face of the opponent's strong attack, the Haori army quickly shrank and shortened the battle line.
Due to the terrain, Davao's numbers were greatly outnumbered, and the battle lines were limited, and they could not quickly demonstrate their superiority. The Davao soldiers were inferior to the opponent in terms of individual combat strength, and relied on the attrition of numbers to force the opponent back into a ball and form an encirclement.
It was a major battle rarely seen in the history of the two countries, with more than 100,000 troops involved. All kinds of soldiers took turns to fight, from the dawn until the sun rose, and the shouts of killing never stopped.
Sparky commanded catapults to strike at the opposing defensive formation, the archers suppressed from a distance, the cavalry charged, and the infantry pressed up. The attack was still very orderly at the beginning, and it became chaotic as soon as the battle lines touched.
The armies on both sides are like two giant beasts, biting each other fiercely!
The hostile twin canines were intertwined, and the soldiers in front were desperately fighting their way into the enemy line. As long as he sees that the color of his clothes is different from his own, he swings his weapon and kills.
All kinds of enhanced techniques are used early, and the attack techniques don't need to aim at the target at all, and you can hit the target by throwing them casually.
The pulse qi is used like flowing water, and it is not spared. Each soldier only thinks about using his skills to kill the enemy as quickly as possible, regardless of how much he consumes. Any retreat and hesitation will bring death!
Various techniques and scrolls are thrown out, and from time to time a ball of flames or an ice spike erupts on the battlefield. In the air, the fire element and the water element are the most, so the scroll has these two attacks in the majority.
There is no way to dodge at all, and you can only use techniques and scrolls to resist, which shows the gap between the two teams.
Davao's army, as soon as they got closer, threw out the scrolls and performed their tricks. The momentum and attack power of the explosion caused a blow to kill. However, many attacks overlap, and although it can cause a tragic scene of no bones, the attack power is very expensive.
Comparatively speaking, Haori's army attack was more reasonable. Although the scene is not so intense. However, the attacks issued are sequential, do not repeat the Lang fee, and there are few attack gaps.
Where the two armies met, the Haori army had the upper hand. But the huge gap in numbers cannot be filled by simple tactical literacy. With double the casualties, Davao completes the encirclement!
After the siege, Davao's generals breathed a sigh of relief. As long as this part of the enemy army can be annihilated, the defense line can be pushed forward and away from Fute City. At that time, depending on the terrain, the pressure will be much less.
There was a debate among the regimental commanders about whether or not to carry out a surprise attack. Although Sparker is the commander-in-chief, he will not force orders, lest he leave a gap at the beginning. Fortunately, after learning of the first good news, everyone was very convinced of Spark, and more than half of them supported it.
Spark asked the heralds to give the order, urging the army to intensify the attack. It's important to eat this army before you can take the next step.
Suddenly, a cloud of red smoke rose in the distance!
Red Alert!
Spark's face changed drastically, and the faces of the other regiment leaders around him also became ugly. A red alert means that the enemy army is coming, and there are many of them, at least tens of thousands!
"Catapult smashes into the middle of the enemy line!The hoplites move forward, and the rest of the men run out of scrolls and retreat!" Sparker gritted his teeth and gave the order with difficulty.
At present, it still has an advantage, but if such an advantage is not quickly translated into results, it will turn into a huge defeat. Enemy reinforcements are coming, and the tide of battle will take a major turn.
Sparky was helpless to go and stop the reinforcements if he could get another 50,000 soldiers. Delay for a while, annihilate the forward forces. Then all the forces can be combined, if not to leave the reinforcements behind, at least to be repulsed.
If you add a little luck and take advantage of the victory, you may not be able to drive Haori's army back to the other side of the border.
Unfortunately, there are no ifs. He was currently able to command so many armies, thanks to the victory sent by Feng Luo. Otherwise, he would only be able to retreat in Foote City at the moment.
After the encirclement was formed, Davao's casualties were much better than before. The morale of the soldiers was high, and they hoped to kill all the incoming enemies. But when the military order came down, they could only use scrolls, use techniques, and try their best to kill the enemy!
The Davao army retreated in an orderly manner, and although the Haori soldiers in the encirclement had the intention to counterattack, they suffered heavy casualties and could not stop the effective attack.
By the time reinforcements from the Haori Kingdom arrived, the Davao army had already withdrawn to the city. With the cover of the archers at the head of the city, he is not afraid that the other party will come to pursue. When the army entered the city, it was not in a hurry.
Counting the number of people, Davao lost 15,000 soldiers in this battle. Fifty-seven of Spark's heavy cavalry remained on the battlefield forever, and another hundred or so were seriously wounded and could not be mounted for a short time.
Sparky suffered heavy losses in this raid, but his prestige was quickly established.
Estimated enemy losses, about 10,000. Qi Mingyuan's army has a combat power far beyond that of ordinary armies, and it is usually elite as the vanguard force. Therefore, most of the generals of Davao were happy with such an outcome.
"Commander Spark's use of soldiers like a god, annihilating the pioneers of the Mighty Sun, causing them to frustrate their actions, I admire them!" Stitch took the lead in complimenting IE, and also represented the voices of many generals.