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The Fourth Anti-Norman Alliance Chapter 56 The Great Battle (the shocking third update)

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    However, no matter what, the empire was still victorious.  Under the orders of the Norman Emperor, Marshal Farr continued to lead his army south to North Africa and launched a decisive battle with Sultan Arslan of Moldova.  Therefore, Marshal Ers's west and south routes were all without incident.  He can then concentrate on the showdown with Ilhan Hulagu

    January 2, 1015 AD.  When the Norman Emperor led his 700,000 troops toward the Kazan region, he did not give up and continued to recruit Italian, French and British armies.  But the emperor asked them to change their goals.  and did not continue towards Krakow, the imperial capital of Eastern Europe.  Troops from the provinces of Lombardy, Naples, Flanders, and Southern Flanders went south, and were transported to the Egyptian region on warships along the Mediterranean coast to attack Ilhan Hulagu.

    The British army was transported directly to Morocco by warship port.  .

    Join Marshal Farr in his fight against Arslan.

    England¡¯s levies were all mobilized, amounting to a hundred thousand troops.  The total number of the four provinces of Flanders exceeded 200,000.  These three hundred thousand troops joined the war.  This marked the launch of a comprehensive mobilization order by the Norman Empire!  A total of more than one million troops were thrown into the battlefield!  The country's war machine is fully activated!  Launch an all-out war against enemies around you!

    Egil is full of confidence and is bound to win!  About to unify the entire Western world.  Bring all the territories along the Mediterranean Sea under control and completely complete his dominance!  The battle against the Mongols was different from the previous one, which was almost a gamble.  This time, the empire acted with absolute confidence.  The belief in victory starts the war!  Because they are strong, they occupy the right time, right place, and harmony!  They will definitely win!  !

    That¡¯s it, total war.  It is also very likely to be the Empire's last all-out war.  Finally broke out

    In Morocco, 30,000 Norman regulars and 100,000 English levies led by Marshal Farr fought against the Moors and Berbers.  In the Palestine region of the Near East, Marshal Erth led 30,000 Norman regulars and 200,000 Italian and French levies to fight against the combined Mongolian and Arab forces of Ilhan Hulagu.  On the Ross Grassland in the north, Marshal Wende's 20,000 regular troops and 80,000 militiamen were on guard against the Mongolian army of Emperor Kublai Khan, the third ruler of the Borjijin family!

    Fight against three opponents at once.  The Norman Empire showed its strength.  At this time, the Norman Emperor could have said something coquettishly: "The whole world can attack from three sides. We will give them a head-on blow." Such arrogant words.

    And the scariest thing is that this arrogant statement may very well come true.

    The first place where the war started was in Morocco.  The fiery Marshal Farr did not wait for his reinforcements.  The levies from England gathered together and crossed the Strait of Gibraltar.  Launched an attack on the combined forces of Moors and Berbers.

    Among the three battlefields, the enemy he faced was the weakest - this was not a matter of Sultan Arslan's personal ability.  In fact, this Sultan, who has wolf-like eyes and is always veiled and never shows his true face, is indeed extremely talented.  Under his leadership, the Moorish empire in North Africa reached its peak.  It is possible to manage such a barren place, such an embarrassing and scarce area to this extent.  Arslan is worthy of being a hero.

    It¡¯s just a pity that he has run out of energy.  His successive years of conquests in the north and south made the tribal warriors under his command exhausted physically and mentally.  The invasion in Egypt failed.  Afterwards, they lost Southern Iberia, which they had won through many battles.  These two blows further frustrated Moore and the Berber warriors.  Low morale.  At the same time, years of fighting also greatly destroyed the sultan's health.  It made his spirit become very bad and his temper became more and more irritable.

    As the same court lady lamented: The eagle in the sky broke its wings, and the lion on the ground broke its legs.  The great Sultan lost his fortune.

    When the Norman army rode in large ships, used naval guns to clear the way, and the cavalry rushed to launch an attack on the coastal areas of Morocco.  Despite the Sultan's best efforts to resist.  But still failed to win.  He himself was trapped by the defeated army, and his escape to the interior of North Africa was different from the previous failures.  This failure was too sudden, too quick and too simple.  When the Normans attacked with weapons a hundred times more powerful than themselves.  Even the bravest Moorish warrior.  It was completely impossible to stand up and resist.

    However, after being defeated this time, Sultan Arslan was still unwilling to give in.  He boosts morale.  It is claimed that the Normans relied solely on their artillery.  The artillery is placed on the battleship.  So just stay away from the coastline.  Just don't be afraid.  But the other party's labor force expedition was unfamiliar with the place.  We can lure them into the Gobi desert.  Use continuous harassment tactics to lower the opponent's morale.  TruncateOur supply lines.  Finally win.  

    Such remarks re-energized the Moorish soldiers.  At the same time, it did cause a lot of trouble to Marshal Far.  There are countless desolate Gobi deserts in North Africa.  The climate was harsh and supplies were difficult.  Moorish warriors riding camels made sneak attacks and surprise attacks all the time.  It also caused them a lot of trouble.  If it were replaced by any contemporary army, I am afraid it would not be able to sustain it.

    But the Normans are Normans after all.  It is a professional force trained according to the modern military system.  Both endurance and morale are much stronger than the armies of the same era.  And Marshal Farr is also a very good commander.  Know how to boost morale, if only that.  Then I am afraid that victory in this battle against the Moors will not be so simple.

    The key to the Norman victory lay in the Norman spies who had lurked in North Africa early.  After the Norman army set foot on the Moorish territory in North Africa.  They continued to provide intelligence consultation to Marshal Farr.  Maps drawn in advance.  and act as a guide.  Keep the Norman army from getting lost or falling into a trap.

    In this situation.  The Moorish army wanted to rely on harassment tactics, so they created a suspicious formation.  The tactic of leading the Norman army into the desert and trapping them alive failed. Field Marshal ignored the provocation of the camel cavalry.  They just relied on long bows and powerful crossbows to drive them back.  And unswervingly followed the guidance of the Norman spies to attack those important Moorish cities.  And they were fully prepared to closely defend their supply lines.  Let the Moore army have no chance to attack.

    In this way, Marshal Fall gradually approached the Moorish capital Marrakesh.

    This is the most prosperous trading city in North Africa.  If Marrakech is captured.  Then the Moorish strength will surely suffer huge losses.  Arslan's more than ten years of operation will be destroyed in one day.  His reputation and prestige will also suffer a huge setback.  These were unacceptable to the Sultan.

    So, I had no choice but to do it.  He gathered all the troops he could muster.  To protect his capital, a battle formation was established near Marrakech.  Started a fierce battle with Marshal Farr

    "Front combat is beneficial to our army. It seems that the Sultan has no chance." Seeing that the morale of the other side was clearly depressed.  But the Moorish and Berber armies still held on.  Marshal Farr snorted.  Then he ordered his army to set up camp.  Be alert and rest at the same time.  Wait until tomorrow to launch the attack.  Defeat this enemy army.

    However, that night, something unexpected happened - during the day, Arslan also observed the Norman army.  Although they are dusty, they still have a strong fighting capacity and their morale is better than their own army.  And the equipment is even more incomparable.  Even iron armor is rare in the barren Moroccan region.  Not to mention the exquisite full-body plate armor of the Normans.

    Arslan also made the same judgment as Marshal Farr: If we fight head-on, I am afraid that my army will collapse immediately.  So he made the decision to attack at night, when the Normans were most tired after coming from afar.

    A total of two thousand of the strongest camels were found by him.  He lit their tails on fire.  Let them rush towards the Norman camp.

    Although the Normans had already been prepared.  But the camel was still caught by this tactic, with its tail pointed, screaming and running forward in big strides.  Those who ran ahead fell into the ditch in front of the Norman camp.  Let out a painful whine.  Some of them wandered aimlessly in other directions.  However, many camels still successfully rushed towards the Norman camp.  Caused great confusion.

    "Hurry up and fight!" Marshal Farr had already given the order.  You can rest, but keep your armor and weapons from your hands.  And he is the same.  As soon as the commotion broke out, he jumped out of bed, grabbed the pillow, and rushed out of the camp with the sword given by the Norman Emperor shouting.

    Immediately afterwards, a panicked camel rushed towards Marshal Farr!

    "Damn it!" The marshal felt a sharp pain in his chest, and was suddenly hit by the camel. He ignored the severe pain in his chest and quickly rolled to the side, thus avoiding the camel's fatal hooves.

    "Marshal! Is it okay?!" Many soldiers immediately gathered around him and killed the camel.  Then he pulled Marshal Farr up.

    "No problem." The marshal only felt that a few of his ribs seemed to be broken.  However, he still managed to act like nothing was wrong.  Reassure the soldiers.

    "The most important thing now is counterattack! How dare that damn infidel treat me like this! I'm already going to chop off his head and make it into a chamber pot!!"

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