I am the son of the traveler

Chapter 169 The Battle of Motianji (3)

The coup d'état in the Kingdom of Mateus caught Antigonus and the entire Macedonian Kingdom off guard, because they didn't know what Climans' attitude was towards them. It is not unheard of in this world for a new king to tear up a treaty immediately after taking the throne.

Antigonus didn't pay attention to this issue at first, because he didn't think that the ally he supported would dare to cross the river and demolish the bridge, but after the envelope written by his general arrived, he had to Be careful.It was a letter brought back by "One-Eyed" Antigonus. The Kingdom of Matthaeus was indifferent to his request for help, and it was hard not to make people think too much.

"We can't continue the war." After thinking for a long time, Antigonus said to his military consul Cronus.

"Our current warehouses are insufficient. Continuing the war will not only fail to gain enough benefits for the kingdom, but will damage the national power. In addition, the Mateus have a coup d'état at this time, and their attitude towards us is also vacillating. We cannot take risks. .”

"You mean, the Mateus are likely to betray our alliance?" Kronos asked tentatively.

"It can only be said that there is a possibility." Antigonus did not refute, he frowned, and analyzed: "This Clemens alienated our relationship with us as soon as he came to power, and refused to provide assistance to our army, so I have a good reason I believe he is prepared to swing between us and the Harlans."

"If this is the case, then it won't be long before we may receive news that Climans and the Harlan people have negotiated a peace."

Hearing what Antigonus said, Xieromos, the foreign minister, asked, "Then, shall I draft the document now and send someone to submit the peace document to the Principality of Harun?"

"There's no rush yet." Antigonus waved his hand, "The Harlan people have just defeated General Antigonus's attack on Motenki, and now they must be full of confidence. If we send people to negotiate for peace now, they will definitely put forward strict conditions. Therefore, we must let General Antigonus continue to organize an attack and give the Harlan people a heavy blow, so that they know how powerful we are and will not dare to put forward any excessive conditions for peace negotiations."

"It makes sense." Kronos agreed, "I'll write to General Antigonus right now."

"Well, in addition, give him the right to form a Gilis auxiliary army locally, and not let too many Macedonian citizens die in battle. This is the foundation of our kingdom." Antico added.

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The letter drafted by Cronus was sent across the ocean to the one-eyed General Antigonus. After receiving the king's authorization, the veteran seemed very happy. As for the soldiers who died in battle, they were all citizens or free citizens of the Kingdom of Macedonia, so he had to use every soldier wisely, and now that he has obtained the authority to form auxiliary troops, he can let go.

Therefore, under the order of the one-eyed General Antigonus, the Gillis region east of Fort Lelanwen received a conscription order, because Antigonus was under the banner of "rescuing Mortian from the iron heel of the evil Harlan army." Therefore, those Gilis who were the deadly enemies of the Haruns responded one after another. They abandoned the hostile relationship with the Macedonians and joined the army dominated by the Macedonians.

In less than half a month, the First Legion recruited more than 2000 Gillis soldiers. Among these soldiers, very few were heavy infantry, and most of them were light infantry equipped with only a round shield and a spear. , or extremely light infantry with bows and javelins.Fortunately, Antigon didn't expect them to have much combat power, so he barely qualified.

The shortcoming of the First Legion is still lack of long-range firepower, so Antigonus asked most of the Gillis soldiers to give up melee combat and switch to cheap javelins to provide long-range firepower assistance for the Macedonian heavy infantry. His order was also received. The support of many Gillis soldiers. Although these soldiers are willing to participate in the war to expel the Haruns, this does not mean that they are willing to die on the battlefield. After becoming javelin soldiers, the death rate will also decrease.

The Haruns didn't know that the Macedonians were preparing for a counterattack. They were negotiating with the Kingdom of Mateus in the southwest. After the new king Klemans came to power, he changed his previous attitude, alienated the Macedonian allies, and actively fought with Harun The principality conducts diplomatic interactions. It is worth mentioning that the Mateus army that confronted Harun’s main force at the border was under the orders of Clemans. In order to show their sincerity, they provided wrong information to the Macedonian allies , which led to the outbreak of the Battle of Motianji.

It can be seen how deeply Clemens has penetrated the entire Mateus Kingdom without making a sound. Even the troops on the border are willing to follow his command to help the enemy deal with the friendly army. The failure is also to be expected——Ilitekla's ability is not low, as can be seen from the fact that he founded the Mateus religion by himself, but after taking over Ditape, he quickly deteriorated and became his own poor The most hated person ever.

As the saying goes, a warrior who slays a dragon eventually becomes a dragon, and the deeds of Ilitkra are just right.

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Ten days later, the Kingdom of Mateus announced its withdrawal from the war between the Kingdom of Macedonia and the Principality of Harun, and negotiated a peace with the Principality of Harun, promising not to provide assistance to the Kingdom of Macedonia until the end of the war.

This wave of backstabs by Climans was expected by Antigon. He looked at the report sent back by the spy network, and a cold smile appeared on his face in the flickering candlelight. Although he predicted Chrisman's betrayal, But when things really happened, he still had uncontrollable anger in his heart.

"This is a shameful betrayal!"

Fort Lelanwen, the one-eyed General Antigonus, who also predicted the betrayal of the Mateus, slammed the document on the table angrily after receiving the news. In front of him, Dmitri and a group of officers They all bowed their heads in silence, and the whole room was shrouded in low air pressure.

"We're going to make the Mateus pay the price!" The one-eyed General Antigonus swept everyone with his one remaining eye, and said, "But not now, when our war with the Duke of Harun is over. After that, it is time to liquidate the Kingdom of Mateus!"

"When are we going to fight back to Motenji?" an officer asked aloud.

In their view, only by capturing Motianji can they clear away the unwillingness they have been hiding in their hearts since their retreat.

"immediately!"

The one-eyed General Antigonus said. He pointed to the military map on the table and said: "The Gillis people have completed their training. They have a rest tonight and we will return to Motanji tomorrow."

After that, he looked at Dmitri, his only son in this world, "Dmitri, the legion cavalry under your command will be the magic weapon for victory, ignore the threat of the Harun cavalry, they and the legion cavalry In comparison, it's just a small threat."

Dmitry nodded, indicating that he understood.

"Everyone, I will explain the specific tactics at that time. For the sake of Zeus and the gods, we must win the upcoming battle."

"For the sake of Zeus and the gods, we will definitely win." Lieutenant General Menandros said.

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The next day, the Macedonian [-]st Army, which was ready to go, left Fort Lelanwen and marched towards Motenki. The information about their departure was quickly passed on by the Mateus to the Harlan, and finally reached the ears of Prince Dickens .

The royal family member who "forced" the invincible Macedonian army to retreat became more arrogant in the environment of being praised by everyone, thinking that the so-called Macedonian army was nothing more than that-no wonder, because he has always been They all heard the rumors about how powerful the Macedonians were, but after the actual battle, although they recognized the combat effectiveness of the Macedonian army, they were no longer as cautious as before.

Therefore, before he had figured out the strength of the Macedonian army, he recklessly made a wrong decision: to take the initiative to meet the enemy.

As a result, field battles broke out again between the armies of the two countries.

November 11th, the second day of the Hands-Chopping Festival for Later Generations.The two armies encountered each other on a flat field near the village of Natan. Out of prudence, the commanders of both sides did not immediately order to start the attack, but retreated a certain distance and set up camp.

The combined strength of the two sides exceeds [-]. Once a fight breaks out, the losing side will pay an extremely painful price.If the Principality of Harun loses, not only will the entire Western Federation region change hands, but the mainland is likely to be invaded, and the war will sweep their homes; if the Macedonians lose, most of the Gilis region they control may fall. All the hard work was ruined.

Therefore, the commanders-in-chief of both sides cannot be imprudent.

It can be said that although Prince Dickens was arrogant and made a reckless wrong decision, he was still very rational at this time.

That night, "One-Eyed" Antigonus called together the top officers of all his platoons to discuss the battle plan for the next day.The tactics of the infantry are naturally the standard Macedonian phalanx tactics, which will not change no matter what. The main thing is about the use of the Gillian auxiliary army and legionary cavalry. The Gillian auxiliary army is mostly composed of bows and arrows. As a result, Antigonus arranged in front of the phalanx to weaken the enemy infantry by throwing a rain of javelins before the two armies joined the battle. This was originally a part of the Macedonian phalanx tactics, but because the First Army lacked Qualified javelin soldiers (Agiriya axemen and Thrace light-armed spear throwers are still suitable for assault), so they were cancelled, and now with the addition of Gillians, this link can be added back.

The legionary cavalry led by Demetrius will not set off with the army at the same time as the attack. Antigonus observed the terrain around the battlefield when camping during the day and found that there was a small forest nearby, and Demetrius' cavalry was able to attack. They should lie in ambush there before daylight arrives, wait for the right time to join the battlefield during the battle, and catch the Harlan people by surprise.

As for whether to go around and tear up the formation of the Harlan infantry after that, or to execute the beheading tactic, it depends on how the young Dmitry judges.

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The next day, the soldiers from both sides left the camp in an orderly manner and lined up on the wide flat ground. This small flat ground was not enough to accommodate all the infantry on both sides, so they changed their formation and left many reserves , Waiting for the front row to enter the battle in time when the front row becomes tired, and replace friendly troops.

The Haruns set up a total of three fronts, with thousands of soldiers on each front, which looked really crowded from a distance, and this gave the Macedonian artillery a chance to play—after the battle began, the Macedonian artillery had no scruples They threw burning boulders at Harun's army. Despite the experience and lessons from the last time, the Harlan people still suffered heavy casualties under the attack of the boulders falling from the sky, and the army's morale was shaken.

There were no extra pre-battle speeches, nor more motivational words. The infantry on both sides moved forward with uniform steps, and the solid shields one after another were buckled together, like steel walls, bringing the enemy The overwhelming sense of oppression.

As the infantry fronts of both sides continued to advance, the archers of both sides also began to draw bows and arrows, shooting deadly arrows at the enemies included in the range. Black arrow rain rose from the rear of the infantry fronts of both sides, although the vision was blocked by the friendly troops in front. , but under the command of the officer, the experienced archers are still able to deftly send their arrows into the sky over their comrades, and after drawing a beautiful arc, they fall into the dense army formation and hit the soldiers holding up their arrows. There was a clanging sound on the shield.

While the infantry was advancing, the Harlan cavalry also began to move. They rushed out of the army formation under the leadership of General Nicole with shouts, circled a large circle, and attempted to go straight to the rear and camp of the Macedonian army, destroying the continuous attack. The artillery positions of the sky-throwing boulders, their movements were quickly spotted, and the Thracians who stayed in the camp immediately shouted warnings and prepared to meet the enemy-before then, the infantry of both sides met head-on.

"Macedonians, charge!"

"In the name of Ares!"

Before approaching the enemy infantry, there was a sudden roar of shouts from the slowly advancing Macedonian phalanx. Immediately afterwards, the heavy infantry with sharp spears roared and charged at the Harlan infantry. Many people's shields were almost useless. Under the charge of the Macedonian heavy infantry, the soldiers in the front row were knocked down and knocked down, or pierced by spears.

In the inherent impression of many people, the Macedonian phalanx is a conservative defensive tactic, but in fact, the Macedonian phalanx is more used for offense, and even with cumbersome ultra-long guns, the phalanx infantry can still launch a storm. Charging like rain, they held their spears like a sharp blade, tearing everything in front of them!
bang bang bang-

The sound of shields colliding with shields, the ear-piercing sound of spears breaking armor, the muffled sound of sharp weapons piercing flesh, and the screams of people dying echoed one after another on the entire front. Falling in a pool of blood, making fearless struggles and groans...

　It is estimated to be finished next month, and a new book will be released after the completion. The genre is horse riding and slashing.
　　
　
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