I am the son of the traveler

Chapter 170 Reconciliation
"Our chance has come! Brothers, attack with me!"

Seeing the cavalry of the Principality of Harun directly approaching the rear of his own army, Dmitri, who had been hiding in the nearby forest to observe the situation, whispered to his subordinates.

Swah——

Dmitri, the son of Antigonus, held his lance high, and rushed out of the forest first after receiving the response from the cavalry of the legion. The next second he rushed out of the forest, countless cavalry followed, roaring like a black torrent. Leaving the hiding place, under the horrified eyes of the Harlan people, they charged towards the rear of Harlan's army where Prince Dickens was at with steps that made the ground tremble.

"Damn it, it's the Macedonian cavalry!"

Some Harlan soldiers on the edge looked at the Macedonian cavalry rushing out of the forest like a divine soldier, and screamed. The centurion who was mixed in was also shocked, and quickly ordered the soldiers under his command to prepare for formation To meet the enemy—they didn't know who the target of the Macedonians' charge was. In order to protect themselves, they could only choose the safest way and line up in place.

However, the Macedonian cavalry were not targeting them.Under the watchful eyes of the Harlan infantry, the Macedonian cavalry roared across the infantry line and rushed to the rear where Prince Dickens was. Seeing this, the Harlan infantry immediately understood the enemy's intentions, and some of the Harlan infantry immediately left the front line. Send reinforcements to the rear.

Prince Dickens and his royal family banner stayed in the camp, and apart from a small number of soldiers for defense, there was no other force in the camp that could resist the Macedonian cavalry——

"Macedonian cavalry! Damn it, they came around!"

The lieutenant of Prince Dickens shouted in horror. The first thought of this lieutenant who had had a conflict with General Neilco was that his own cavalry had actually let the enemy over, but then he changed his mind, Nicole couldn't possibly do such stupid things.

"Array! Array! Enemy cavalry attack!"

Guarding Prince Dickens was the most elite infantry of the royal family. They saw the enemy cavalry rushing towards them, and they moved closer under the command of the officer, trying to block the entrance and exit of the camp before the Macedonian cavalry rushed over.However, in order to prevent this kind of thing from happening, Dmitry accelerated the speed of the light infantry who acted as the vanguard, and rushed into the camp of the Harlan army in one go—

Faced with the majestic charge of the cavalry, even the most elite soldiers would feel fear. This was the case for the soldiers of Harun who had not yet finished their formation. The charging path of the horses was used by the experienced Macedonian cavalry to disperse the approaching Harlan infantry, and stabbed to death several unlucky Harlan infantry with their lances.

When the light infantry rushed out of the crowd, the heavy cavalry led by Demetrius had already arrived behind them. They adopted the tactic that Antigonus had thought of by accident. Dozens of horses charged side by side, like a city wall moving at high speed. He ran into the loosely formed Harlan infantry head-on.Sarisa's super-long spear broke through the armor defenses of the Harlan infantry with a powerful momentum, piercing through their bodies, and some people who escaped the stabbing of the lance did not escape. After they were chased by the horses, Knocked down and overturned under the impact of thousands of kilograms of weight, caught under the horse's hooves, trampled into a puddle of meat.

More than a thousand cavalry rushed into the camp of the Haruns, and ruthlessly massacred the soldiers and slaves who stayed behind. Go to the direction where the royal banner is, and hunt down the leader of the Harunites.

Soon, a raging fire ignited in the camp, and the black smoke rising from the flames attracted the attention of everyone on the battlefield. The Macedonian soldiers cheered unceasingly. They knew that it was the direction of the Harun camp, and their cavalry must have succeeded in their actions. The soldiers of Harun were ashamed and their morale was shaken. Although the royal flag was still fluttering in the wind, their personal belongings stored in the camp might be destroyed in the flames. This was the property they worked so hard to save. !

Nicole and his cavalry were also attracted by the soaring flames ignited by their own camp. They stopped moving forward and stood still, hesitating whether to turn around to rescue them. They all focused their attention on the commander Nicole. General Er, want to get the answer from him.

Nicole hesitated, holding the hilt of the sword tightly with his right hand, he was thinking, thinking about what kind of decision he should make—his decision would dominate the fate of everyone, and it would also affect the final victory of this battle defeat.

After dozens of seconds, as if centuries had passed, he finally made a decision. The cavalry general told his subordinates the answer with his actual actions. He turned his horse's head and rode back to the burning camp. His own commander, more than 2000 Harlan cavalry behind him also followed him closely.

However, before they rushed back to the camp, the flagpole with the royal flag hanging in the center of the camp was cut off by the Macedonian cavalry with a sword, and the flag symbolizing the royal glory of the Duke of Harun slowly fell on the blood-stained ground and was crushed by horseshoes. Step on the ground mercilessly.Prince Dickens with an iron mask on his face wanted to retreat and avoid the front of the soldiers, but he was caught by the Macedonian cavalry before he rushed out of the camp. Facing the threat of cold sharp weapons around him, the proud and complacent prince had Able to lay down weapons, let the enemy take him down, and become a humiliating prisoner.

After capturing Prince Dickens, Dmitry saw that the Harlan cavalry was coming here, and knowing that he could not confront the opponent head-on, he waved his hand and led his men to withdraw from the camp before the Harlan cavalry arrived. A few minutes later, the Harlan infantry and cavalry arrived late, leaving them with corpses all over the ground and the burning camp.

On the frontal battlefield, the Harlan infantry was shaken and lost their will to fight. Their battle lines kept retreating, while the Macedonian heavy infantry had high morale. They cheered and moved forward, beheading one enemy after another.Harlan's army was stalemate on the verge of rout, just short of the last straw that broke the camel's back.

This straw is the captured Prince Dickens.

When the Macedonian cavalry brought the captured Prince Dickens to the battlefield, the Harlan army, whose commander was captured, was instantly defeated. Abandoning them all, that's what the so-called defeat like a mountain is like. Looking at the entire battlefield, Harun's rout almost occupied the mountains and plains. Under the pursuit of the Macedonians, they were like a flock of sheep being chased by wolves, pitiful and helpless.

Seeing this doomsday scene, General Nicole, who returned to the camp, knew that the situation was over. He also realized how wrong the decision he had just made was, but now he realized that he was powerless.

He raised his head to the sky and let out a long cry, then angrily and unwillingly said to the helpless soldiers in the camp: "Let's retreat, let's retreat back to Matianji."

……

The battle finally came to an end with the complete victory of the Macedonians. After the battle, the Macedonians suddenly had thousands more prisoners of war, including a group of officers including Prince Dickens. Negotiations, these captives will be a good bargaining chip.

However, "One-Eyed" Antigonus didn't want to negotiate peace with the Principality of Harun immediately after the battle. He ordered all the prisoners of war to be controlled and left some soldiers to guard, while leading the army to pursue the victory. Dmitri and His legionary cavalry naturally became the vanguard of chasing the routs. They chased the routs all the way to the city of Motianji. If there were no soldiers left on the city wall who shot arrows to intercept them, they might be able to attack the city in one go.

The next day, Motianji was besieged again.

This time, the one-eyed General Antigonus did not arrange to attack the city again. He knew that even though he had just experienced a big defeat, the Harlan soldiers in the city could still rely on the strong fortifications to withstand the attack of the First Army. To avoid unnecessary casualties, the Macedonians just besieged the city, while sending envoys to hand over the peace treaty written by the foreign minister Hieromos himself to the Haruns.

The news of Motianji's defeat was quickly sent back to the capital of the Principality of Harun, Lundes, along with the peace letter from the Macedonians. Looking at the battle report and the peace letter on the table, Grand Duke Harun was trembling with anger. He tore up the peace agreement letter and continued the war with the Kingdom of Macedonia, but his brother was among the captured people, which forced him to give up this idea, put the battle report aside, and picked up the peace agreement letter.

Hieromos wrote a lot of words in his handwritten letter, but the core meaning can be summed up in one sentence: Now we have the upper hand, but we just don’t want to continue to cause casualties to the people of the two countries, so we come to you to discuss peace, I hope you are not ignorant of flattery, otherwise the Macedonian legion can continue to advance and fight all the way to the mainland of the Principality of Harun.

There is a faint threat between the lines. Although Grand Duke Harun is dissatisfied, his own brother is in the hands of the enemy, and the main force is surrounded by Motianji City. If those troops are wiped out, he will never be able to mobilize again. Rise up the same number of troops.

And at this moment, the Macedonian envoy in the audience spoke.

"Respected Your Excellency, the two countries have been at war for a long time, and countless civilians died in the war. Let the two countries cease fire, and let the wind of peace blow over this war-torn land."

"I am very happy to see the ceasefire between the two countries." Grand Duke Harlan Congreve took a deep breath and said slowly, "However, if you want the war to end completely, your country may still have to pay a price."

The Macedonian envoy was stunned, he couldn't react for a moment, it seems that the Haruns are the ones who have the upper hand now, why do they seem to have lost the battle?
After reacting, the envoy chuckled and said: "Your Majesty, you may not understand the current situation. The main force of your country is surrounded by our army in Motianji City. It is isolated and helpless and may be wiped out at any time. And your country Prince Dickens and a group of noble generals are still visiting our country."

"In this case, are you sure you want our country to pay the so-called little price?"

Grand Duke Congreve is obviously not an idiot. He just tried it with a tentative attitude. Seeing that the envoy pushed back directly, he stopped mentioning it. He coughed lightly and said: "Then, let Let's talk."

"I am willing to redeem Prince Dickens and other captured nobles with [-] silver coins. The army will also withdraw from the Motianji area and return it to the Sigilis Federation. How about it?"

"No, no, Your Excellency, let me remind you once again that [-] soldiers from your country are being besieged in Motianji City, which means that they have almost become captives of our army..."

"I'm afraid that's not the case, Your Excellency the Messenger." Congreve interrupted him, not prepared to accept the blackmail from the Messenger, he said: "Your Messenger, our army still has enough strength to break through, I hope you can also understand this.”

"I have no doubts about this, Your Excellency the Grand Duke." The envoy said with a smile on his face. He changed the subject and continued: "In addition to Prince Dickens and other noble generals, there are 3000 soldiers from your country captured by our army. Many people, regarding the resettlement of these 3000 prisoners of war, I hope that your country can also make a suitable proposal."

Congreve thought for a while, and said readily, "I am willing to redeem these captives with [-] silver coins."

This value was outside the envoy's expected range, and he was stunned for a moment. He didn't expect Congreve to pay a high price to redeem it, so he had no objection.

……

In the end, the two signed a peace agreement together, announcing that the Kingdom of Macedonia and the Principality of Harun would enter a five-year ceasefire.In the agreement, the Principality of Harun will redeem all the prisoners of war captured in the Battle of Motianji at the price of [-] silver coins, and withdraw all military forces from the Motianji area and return it to the West, which is actually controlled by the Kingdom of Macedonia. Gillies Federation.

After the agreement was officially announced, "One-Eyed" Antigonus lifted the siege and opened a passage to allow the besieged Harlan army to evacuate. After the withdrawal of Harlan's army, they entered the city as liberators. A city that has been coveted for a long time.Due to the war, many parts of Motianji City were in ruins, and the buildings on both sides of the streets were dilapidated. There were few pedestrians on the streets, and the Macedonians looked at them only numbly.

Even though the city became dilapidated, the Gillis soldiers who fought with the First Legion were still very excited after entering the city. They looked at the once bustling and bustling city with tears in their eyes, and their hatred for the Harlan people was even deeper in their hearts. .

……

The news of the reconciliation between the two countries also spread to Ditape, the capital of the Kingdom of Mateus, at the first time. After hearing the news, the new king Climans was shocked. He knew that his betrayal must have angered the Macedonians. Now that they have signed a contract with the Harlan people, it is very likely that they will change hands immediately to clean up themselves.

As a king, he is very aware of the strength of this country. Despite the assistance of the Macedonians, the national strength is still far weaker than that of the Macedonian Kingdom. Tape City, kicked him out of the palace, and re-supported Ilitekla to the throne.

In order to protect himself, he immediately sent envoys to Motianji and Pella, on the one hand to appease the Macedonian army, and on the other hand to please the Macedonian king so that they would not attack him.

(End of this chapter)