I am the son of the traveler

Chapter 190 Extra Story [-]: Eight Years War - The End of the Western Front
"He chose to retreat very "smartly" and did not engage in battle with the majestic Macedonian army. However, he did not expect that the soldiers in the army were already exhausted, and even if they retreated, it would be difficult to maintain good discipline and formation. Terrible From this came calamity..." - Cremenides of Larissa, Macedonian historian, philosopher, and soldier, famous for his "Eight Years' War".

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Seeing the state of the enemy and us, Duke Oscar, who had taken over the command again, rolled his eyes, made a decisive decision, and made the best choice he could think of—withdrawing the troops.

As the horns of withdrawing troops and the shouts of the officers sounded one after another in the Cattelan coalition army, the coalition soldiers who had finally walked out of the forest suddenly fell into chaos. They complained loudly that they did not want to return to the abominable forest. , would rather confront the Macedonians on the opposite side than die under the cold arrows of the barbarians. Some soldiers who reacted fiercely also clashed with their comrades in front of them who kept trying to retreat. The two sides fought, and the nobles wanted to suppress this There was a lot of confusion, but it didn't help.

Seizing this opportunity, Ipaminondas carried out the spirit of killing him while he was ill to the extreme. He gave an order and led the army under his command to rush out to the chaotic Catalan coalition forces. People were killing them, and the Catlans became even more confused. They screamed and wanted to retreat into the forest, or follow the officer's order to prepare to form an array to meet the enemy, and the army formation became more and more chaotic.

Ipaminondas still led the heroic barbarian cavalry under his command to charge the battle. Before the battle, he changed the recruited barbarian cavalry. He put saddles and stirrups on all the cavalry, and put the horseshoes on the hooves to protect them. Horseshoes, and the cavalry each had a chain mail, which allowed them to reduce the battle damage as much as possible.

Because of this, the mighty barbarian cavalry charge gave the Cattelan coalition forces a powerful force that terrified them. The barbarian cavalry raised the Sarisa cavalry and tore apart the chaotic coalition formation like a sharp blade. , All the soldiers blocking the path of the charge were trampled mercilessly by the war horses. The overwhelming momentum of the barbarian cavalry made the infantry of the coalition army run away with their heads in their hands. No one could muster up the courage to meet them head-on!
After the barbarian cavalry forcibly broke a bloody path, the infantry followed closely. They poured in like a flood along the gap torn by the cavalry, and washed away the remaining fighting spirit of the coalition infantry. For a while, the Cattelan coalition army was defeated. Countless soldiers screamed and fled in all directions, avoiding the pursuit of the Macedonian army behind them, they plunged into the complex forest, no matter how much fear this forest had brought them, and those flies like flies Barbarian guerrillas are still operating inside.

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The Catalan Kingdom lost two battles and two defeats. After the bad news came back to the country, the Catalan Kingdom was shocked. King Adams III was so angry that he vomited blood, which made his already weak body even worse. The ministers of the kingdom were worried. Ordered Duke Oscar to bring the broken soldiers back to the country as much as possible, and at the same time summoned well-trained doctors to treat the king's body.In order to maintain the stability of the country, they blocked the news of the king's illness, so the citizens were only worried about the defeat on the front line-if they knew that even the king was ill, it would definitely cause panic.

During Adams III's illness, the situation on the front line did not gradually improve like his physical condition, but became more and more severe. After receiving the order, Duke Oscar gathered all the defeated soldiers around him, and abandoned those who hadn't found it. "Missing persons", all the way north, fled back to the territory through the pontoon bridge in embarrassment, and then directly ordered the pontoon bridge across the river to be set on fire, which delayed the speed of the Macedonian army's pursuit and completely cut off the return of our own soldiers stranded in the enemy's territory. the way.

This was not within the scope of Duke Oscar's consideration. He fled back to Crudsay with his defeated troops in a state of embarrassment, stayed here for a while, wrote a letter to the king to report the situation here, and then continued northward, intending to leave the Kingdom of Macedonia. The farther the better.The defeated army of the Lakeside Principality who was traveling with him also had the same idea. They were more straightforward and went back to the country directly.

Duke Oscar’s act of burning the pontoon bridge had no effect on the pursuing Macedonian army. After Ipaminondas chased all the way to the south bank of the Barla River, he stopped his horse and looked at the looming outline of the fortress on the other side of the river. Besides King Tico, the second Macedonian general who led the army to come here.

"Camp in place and build a floating bridge!"

He ordered his subordinates like this.

While the Macedonian army was building the pontoon bridge, the barbarian light infantry who had been dispersed by him also went deep into the vast forest, searching for the soldiers of the Cattelan coalition army who had fled here.Ipami Nunda didn't want to see his ass stolen by Cattelan's retreating soldiers who fled into the forest after leading the army, so he had to take advantage of this time to act first and kill the trembling rats first .

A week later, the barbarian infantry who had achieved a lot of battles chopped off the heads of a large number of soldiers from the Cattelan Allied Forces and planted them on both sides of the stone road in the forest to deter possible fish that had slipped through the net. The pontoon bridge has already been built, and the food and grass transported from the rear has also been in place. Immediately, Ipaminondas led his army across the Barla River and invaded the territory of the Kingdom of Cattelan.

As soon as the Macedonian army crossed the river, the Katlan Fortress deployed along the Barla River had already discovered them, and then wisps of wolf smoke rose from mid-air, passing the news of the enemy's invasion to the rear.Ipaminondas, who was the first to cross the river, saw this scene, but he was not in a hurry. It is obviously impossible to hide the news of such a large-scale military operation, so they should warn them.

However, the cautious Ipaminondas still had to guard against the Catalans attacking them halfway, so shortly after the smoke rose, the quickly assembled Thebes heavy infantry stood against the river bank and lined up on the spot. Until all the troops had crossed the Barla, the Catlans did not move at all.

After the Macedonian army crossed the Barla River, they immediately attacked the castles of the Cattlean army deployed on the river bank. To Ipaminondas' surprise, there were not many defenders in these strong castles. It doesn't take long for each battle to end, so in just a few days, the Macedonian army swept across the castle on the line of the Barla River, and marched towards Crudsay without any problems.

Crudesai, a city once evaluated by Antigonus as having a bright future, has now become the first stronghold for the Cattelans to resist the Macedonian army going north. In this city, relying on temporarily reinforced walls to resist the siege of the Macedonian army.

Looking at the tall stone walls of Crudesay City, Ipaminonda ordered to assemble the trebuchets on the spot, and in the next few days, they used the trebuchets to continuously throw and bombard the city walls. The ammunition is not only boulders and asphalt-coated flints, but also clay pots filled with gunpowder produced by the research institute. Although the gunpowder explosion did not cause much damage to the defenders on the city wall, the mental impact it brought to them was beyond measure. Imagine—just imagine, accompanied by several thunderclaps like a thunderbolt from the blue, the comrades around you fell down covered in blood. Would you feel fear as you have never seen a similar scene in your life?
After several days of bombardment, the city wall of Crudsay finally couldn't bear the pressure it shouldn't have to bear, and collapsed. With the loud roar and dust from the collapse of the city wall, the Macedonian army poured in with loud cheers At the gap, they fought against the Cattelan defenders behind the city wall. Although the defenders were shaken by the catapult bombardment, they still insisted on fighting the invaders bravely. However, after a day's fighting, they were still defeated and the city fell. into the hands of the Macedonians.

After the fall of Crude Sai City, Ipaminondas declared in accordance with the law of war that he would allow soldiers to plunder the residents of the city, and all the wealth accumulated by the residents during the hard-won years of peace fell into his hands. , The economic level of the whole city returned to before liberation overnight, and the residents cried loudly. Only God knows if they are regretting at this time, and resisted the Macedonian army together with the defenders.

The news of the fall of the city quickly spread back to Burlap, the capital of the Catalan Kingdom, and all over the country, which shocked the Catalan people again. Only then did they realize that the Macedonian threat was so great that some did not support the declaration of war against the Macedonian Kingdom from beginning to end. The nobles even attacked the king in public, thinking that he would let this ancient country go to ruin.

Regardless of the reaction of the Catalan people, the army led by Ipaminondas did not stop because they captured a city. After staying in Crudesay for a few days to rest, they continued to go north.Not long after, the news from the east dealt another heavy blow to the seriously ill King Adams III, and the Principality of Harlan surrendered!
Under the personal attack of the Macedonian King Antigonus, the national strength was barely restored to the state of Harun before the Gilis War. The Black Legion under the banner of the sun surrounded the capital, and the reinforcements they were expecting from the Kingdom of Ragnia were still on the sidelines, with no plans to send troops for a long time.

In desperation, Grand Duke Congreve of Harlan announced his unconditional surrender to the Kingdom of Macedonia. He was so proud that he did not want to see the complacent face of the King of Macedonia. After ordering the surrender, he hanged himself in the bedroom and waited for his attendants to find his body. By then, the body had been dead for several hours.

The surrender of the Principality of Harlan was tantamount to closing the eastern barrier of the Catalan Kingdom. Without the obstruction of the Principality of Harlan, the Macedonian army could directly launch an attack from the east and cooperate with the army led by Ipaminondas to attack the Catalan Kingdom.Knowing this, Catalan Kingdom immediately fell into a deep panic. While desperately mobilizing the army, they sent envoys to the Lakeside Principality to ask for help. Even the Principality is unwilling to rescue them, so why would they come to rescue the Kingdom of Catalan, which is separated by the Principality of Harlan?

However, to their surprise, even the neighboring Lakeside Principality was unwilling to send troops to help. The defeat in the last battle had already given them a psychological shadow. Send envoys to the Kingdom of Macedonia, hoping to sign a ceasefire agreement with the Macedonians.On the western battlefield, our own side has the upper hand, and the Lagnians are still acting like turtles, unable to pose a threat to them. Naturally, Antigonus will not let go of this country that dared to declare war on him. He rejected the request of the Principality of the Lake And, lead the army to continue to advance.

At the end of the 46th year of the founding of Pella, the Macedonian army marched from two directions and occupied most of the territory of the Kingdom of Cattelan, intending to jointly attack Burlap. King III finally couldn't stand it any longer. He vomited a few mouthfuls of red blood and tried to get up. His eyes were protruding and his face was horrifying. His young son was so frightened that he burst into tears, and the people around hurried to him Before they could check the king's condition, but before they touched the king's body, Adams' body lost its support, and he collapsed on the bed, his eyes were wide open, and he lost his breath.

The timely death of Adams III prevented him from becoming the subjugated king of the Cattelan Kingdom. The young crown prince was supported by the Lord Seal and a group of nobles to sit on the throne the day after his death. The well-fitting royal robe was placed on him, causing the young king to twist his body constantly, trying to get rid of the shackles on his body as soon as possible. The nobles below looked at the young new king, knowing that there was no hope for this country, and so on. After the coronation ceremony, they left the palace in twos and threes, all sighed, and prepared to go home to welcome the arrival of the Macedonian army.

A few days later, under the control of the nobles, the new king Adams IV submitted a letter of surrender to the Macedonian army, which was less than fifty miles away from the city of Burlap. King Antigonus, who personally led the army, accepted the surrender of the Cattelans and then led The legionary infantry under his command bravely entered the city of Burlap, placing the capital of the ancient kingdom under their control.

The Kingdom of Catalan immediately became a vassal state of the Kingdom of Macedonia, and after the country surrendered, Antigonus ordered Ipaminondas to continue northward and attack the Principality of the Lake, while he led his army back to the east to fight with the Kingdom of Lagnia. Fighting——After the main force of the Macedonian army entered the Cattelan Kingdom, the Lagnians finally couldn't hold back and launched an attack on the Principality of Harun and the Gilis area. Responsible for the garrison, so the attack of the Lagnians was quickly repelled, but the Principality of Harlan, oh no, the defense of the new province of Harlan was empty, and the Lagnians drove straight in. In this war-torn land raged on the land.

The complacent Antigonus didn't know what he would encounter on the battlefield of Lagnia, nor did he know that his heroic behavior in battle would change his life.

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