336: Capture the port of Mia
While Marshal Betty was in deep thought, his attendants completed their reconnaissance of the port of Mia and returned to the hill where the Holy Roman army was temporarily stationed. Betty immediately summoned them for questioning, and the answer was exactly what she had expected at the beginning.
"Are you sure that the enemy army has only a few hundred old and weak soldiers in the port of Mia, and there are no defenses?" asked the marshal with a frown.
One of the scout captains immediately bowed and replied, "Yes, Your Excellency, we have carefully observed from several different directions, and from every angle, the target's defenses are very empty, with neither walls nor other defense machinery. The distribution of troops in the port is clear from a high position, there are only two barracks, one large and one small, and the number of defenders in the battalion is sparse and all of them are inexperienced miscellaneous militiamen, and they are not serious when patrolling. I ordered a few scouts to try to get as close as possible to the target, but when we were within reach of the harbor, they still hadn't seen us!"
"Great, everything is as we expected!"
"The enemy will definitely be defeated this time!"
"There's no need to rest anymore, let's attack now!"
After listening to the words of the scout captain, several generals present were very excited. So far things have gone very well, and in the face of such a lax enemy, they can almost certainly be sure that victory is within reach, and once the attack is initiated, they will be able to take this important port with no effort at all.
Only Betty frowned.
Although everything was as he expected, for some reason, he always had the feeling that things were going too well...... The enemy is so careless. Could there be another conspiracy? What if the port of Mia in front of him is a trap?
Seeing the marshal's silence, the generals on the side couldn't help but ask anxiously, "Your Excellency." Now is the time to annihilate the enemy, so make your decision!"
Betty thought for a moment and then shook her head and said, "Don't be in a hurry, let the warriors continue to rest to recuperate their energy, and act after dark as originally planned." On the other hand, send more scouts to closely monitor the enemy's every move in case the other party is cheating!"
The generals looked at each other, in their opinion. With the enemy's only 5,000 troops, it is simply not enough to hold two places against their 100,000 troops, even if there is an ambush. No amount of troops could threaten them. What's more, they still have the Golden Horde's 50,000 troops surrounded around Black Dragon Town, if the enemy deploys most of their forces in Miya Harbor, the Golden Horde's army can also take the opportunity to change the main attack direction and take the more important Black Dragon Town in one fell swoop. When the time comes, the final victory will also belong to Holy Rome!
Although a little unwilling. But since His Excellency the Marshal said so, they had no choice but to obey the order and continue to wait patiently......
Soon the evening came, and the warriors had recovered after a little half-day of rest, and under the orders of the generals, they did not dare to make a fire to cook, so they hurriedly ate some dry food with cold water and set out.
Betty gave an order, and the 50,000-strong army quietly rushed out of the mountains and forests, and they marched quickly in a neat formation. Soon march to the perimeter of the target and encircle the entire land side of Mia Harbor. Immediately afterwards, 50,000 people shouted at the same time and raised their torches, and the light emitted seemed to be connected into a sea of fire. Lights up the entire skyrim. The majestic sound of drums and the sound of horns sounded immediately, and the momentum was very amazing!
Betty led a group of guards to a high ground and saw the entire harbor of Mia clearly visible. Perhaps frightened by the sudden appearance of an army of 50,000, the enemy defenders in Mia Harbor were in a state of utter confusion, shouting and running around in panic, completely losing any organized resistance.
Seeing such a clear scene, even Betty, who had been vaguely uneasy, couldn't help but smile. He raised the staff in his hand, 'Gabriel's Might', and ordered loudly: "The cavalry team is attacking! The rest of the armies will keep in formation and follow up, annihilate all the enemies within half an hour, and occupy the port of Mia!!"
"Kill!!" the army suddenly let out an astonishing cry, and then marched forward with neat steps.
A triangular formation of 5,000 heavy cavalry crossed out from both flanks, and the heavy iron hooves rumbled on the ground, and the entire port of Mia seemed to tremble in front of this elite army! They rushed into the harbor with a stormy sound, and the hundreds of old and weak soldiers stationed here of the Illyrian coalition army had no resistance at all, and their weak defense line was instantly washed to pieces like tissue paper!
Many of the people who lived here and the caravans that passed by were awakened in their sleep by the sound of the earth-shattering fighting, and they hid indoors in a panic hoping to escape, but they were not spared. Wherever the Holy Roman heavy cavalry passed, all the creatures they encountered along the way were cut down, and the troops that followed rushed into every house to continue the slaughter, even the old men, women and children, and the blood flowed all over the streets, and the whole port of Mia seemed to be dyed red, and the screams and shouts were deafening!
Half an hour later, the Holy Roman army had completely taken control of the target, and there was no trace of any enemy in the harbor, and even the original inhabitants and caravans were slaughtered. The 50,000-strong army divided into several squads to occupy the key points, and the small port was so encircled that there was no way to slip through the net, let alone any place for the enemy to ambush.
After the battle, Marshal Betty and several generals gathered in the central port hall to discuss the battle. In the face of such a smooth battle, these holy Roman generals were very happy, the port of Mia had been occupied by them, and there would be no suspense in the next war, and the enemy would definitely be defeated!
A general smiled and asked: "Your Excellency, now that we have won a great victory, should we first let the soldiers cook a full meal and then sleep well? They are tired from the forced march in the past two days, and they can't eat well, and although they have rested for a while in the afternoon, it is still far from enough." ”
They were relieved that victory was within reach, and it was time to rest and recuperate enough to face the desperate and feeble counterattack that the enemy would soon launch
(To be continued......)