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Volume 2 Set Sail Chapter 149 Decoupling

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    Chapter 149 Decoupling

    The smooth formation of the Sassanid people was hit head-on. Several knights fell on their backs, and the knights following them couldn't adjust in time and bumped into them.  The knights behind were even more angry. They urged their horses to use their superb riding skills to avoid their fallen companions, and continued to attack the Teutons.

    The black-haired warrior was not interested in fighting. He shot several arrows one after another, knocking down the first few Sasanians, then turned his horse and ran away.  The Teutonic warriors ran away shouting behind him.

    Their victory could not save the defeat of the Roman mercenary cavalry. Under the impact of the Sasanian heavy cavalry, they were quickly defeated. Some of them fled in all directions on horseback, and some returned to the Roman infantry. With the help of the Bedouin,  Barely keeping Rome's main team intact.

    However, the victory of the Teutons bought Gordian precious time. When the furious Sasanian knights were fighting with the mercenary cavalry and the Bedouin, he adjusted the formation again, and the two prepared  The legions protected the rear. The four legions in front turned into an arc, and the six legions formed a half-moon formation with Lake Timsach as their back, using a dense formation to deal with the Sasanian attack.

    Behind is the lake, with no way to retreat. The Romans fought with their last legs. Even the youngest newcomers knew that retreating would be a dead end. Amid the constant roars of the legion commander, they gritted their teeth and held on to the last warriors and soldiers.  Glory prepares for the charge of the Sasanian cavalry.

    Ardashir sneered, waved his hand, and ordered the heavy cavalry, which had dispersed the Roman cavalry and the Bedouin cavalry, to withdraw from the battlefield. The two armies slowly closed the distance, and countless soldiers lay scattered on the yellow sand.  Corpses, blood flowed freely, and ownerless horses wandered blankly between the two armies, lowering their heads from time to time to support their owners who could no longer stand up.

    Gordian looked at the Sasanians slowly retreating, breathed a sigh of relief, and sat down unable to hold on.  In just two hours of fierce fighting, more than half of the more than 10,000 mercenary cavalry were lost. The first and fourth legions at the front also lost more than 3,000 people. If Aldashir had not had no intention of entangled with him, then he would have lost more than 3,000 people.  Even if they form a dense formation, it will not help. Sooner or later, they will be defeated step by step by the Sasanians.

    "I tried my best!" Gordian didn't know whether he said it to himself or to others. He glanced towards the northeast with some worry.  He only delayed the Sasanians for half a day, not the two days he had originally promised Lu Xun. With the speed of the Sasanians, when they caught up with Gudes City, Lu Xun had just entered the city.  Gusted City borders the Sassanid people, and wars are commonplace. Of course, there are defense facilities, but they are not enough to deal with Ardashir's 100,000-strong army.

    Several legion commanders rushed over, looking at the messy battlefield, each of them looked fearful, and looked at Gordian with a little more admiration. If Gordian hadn't arranged such a dense formation and put up a formidable position,  The attitude of fighting against the Sassanid people is probably that their losses will be even greater.  More importantly, with the war going like this, their losses were not small. Even if the Yue people were dissatisfied, they had reasons to explain.

    Xia Hourong rode over on a tall horse, surrounded by more than a dozen knights of Sheba. Gordian glanced at his son guiltily and waved for him to greet him.  Little Gordian understood and hurried up, saying gratefully to Xia Hou Rong: "Thanks to General Xia Hou for your help, otherwise our entire army would have been annihilated this time."

    Xia Hourong glanced at him, with a smile on his lips: "General, you're welcome. The fight was like this because your mercenaries sacrificed themselves. We just did what we should do."

    Little Gordian blushed. Xia Hourong only talked about the Roman mercenary legions but did not mention the Roman infantry phalanx. Apparently he saw the cowardice of the Romans. He smiled awkwardly and led Xia Hourong to Gordian.  In front of Dean.

    "General, the Sasanians just left like this. We didn't complete the scheduled mission, and the impact on the entire war situation will be fatal." Xia Hourong said straight to the point: "I wonder what the old general thinks?"

    Gordian smiled unnaturally, stroked his beard and said: "General Xiahou, you have also seen that we have tried our best, but the Sassanid offensive is too fierce and we really cannot resist it. And they are all  If the cavalry takes the initiative to retreat, we won¡¯t be able to catch up even if we want to.¡±

    Xia Hourong raised the corner of his mouth, glanced at the Roman phalanx who was resting on the spot, nodded, and said with something in mind: "Yes, it is really not easy to catch up with such a tight crowd."

    Gordian was so embarrassed that he forced a laugh and turned his head. Little Gordian blushed and explained: "General, you also know that most of these people are newcomers. If they are not crowded together, I'm afraid  They were in chaos a long time ago. They had no choice but to come up with this method. They were going to fight a bloody battle with the Sassanids and try to hold them back no matter how big the sacrifice was. Unexpectedly" He spread his hands.  , a faceThe helplessness.

    Menofelus snorted dissatisfied: "There are 50,000 generals in the army. Even if they are poorly prepared, they will not be taken advantage of by the Sasanians, right?"

    Xia Hourong glanced at him and said with a smile: "That's not the case. Even if General Lu cannot defend the city, he can retreat to the seaside. General Cui's warship is at the seaside and can respond at any time. Judging from the current situation,  General Lu probably won't be able to reach Gudes City. The best way is of course to rush directly to the seaside. But in this way"

    Xia Hourong stopped talking and looked at the Roman generals with a half-smile, his eyes full of ridicule.  As soon as the Romans' dense formation appeared, Xia Hourong guessed their intentions. He looked desperate, but he was betting that the Sasanians would not fight them to the death.  Sun Shao had told him many times that the Romans had transformed from a small city-state into a huge empire, and the Roman legion played a very important role in it. However, as the territory of the Roman Empire expanded, the once invincible Roman legion had  They became a malignant tumor of the empire. They were rampant at home, even killing the emperor and selling the throne. However, in the external war, they lost their previous vigor. Not only were they powerless against the Sassanids, they won less and lost more, even against the North.  Barbarians, they have no effective method, and in turn hire barbarians to fight for them.  The Romans, who were once proud to serve in the army, have degenerated. They are no longer the Roman legions known for their hard work and well-trained training.

    Gordian frowned. There was a threat in Xia Hourong's words. If Lu Xun found out that the Romans were releasing water, he would not go to Gudes, but would go to the seaside to meet Cui Qian and directly avoid the Sasanians.  If so, then the Sasanians can return to Ctesiphon safely. The Kushans who are attacking the eastern front of Sassanid will certainly suffer, and sooner or later the Romans will have to pay the price for today's actions.

    "Thiswhat should I do?" Gordian was in a dilemma.

    Xia Hourong did not answer, but looked at the Roman's face with interest.  Little Gordian and the others were frightened by Xia Hourong's frankness. When they thought about the consequences, they felt very embarrassed. They originally thought that the Yue people would hinder their face and would not accuse them face to face, but they did not expect that Xia Hourong had no face at all.  Without stopping, he directly said that Lu Xun would give up intercepting the Sassanid people, and unceremoniously put the responsibility on them, with the attitude of turning his back.  They looked at each other as they thought about the consequences.

    "General Xiahou, what do you have to say?" Young Gordian saw his father's depressed look on his face, his snow-white eyebrows knitted together, and the corners of his eyes twitched involuntarily. He knew that he was in a very difficult situation, but he couldn't put down the dignity to plead with Xiahou Rong.  , and had no choice but to ask Xia Hourong for help in a low voice.

    "I don't have any good ideas." Xia Hourong shook his head, "Now we can only see if General Lu can speed up and get to Gudes City as soon as possible. If he can enter the city before the Sasanians arrive, maybe he can  There is a glimmer of hope. Still, we have to send some people to support them, lest he is caught off guard and the Sasanians take advantage of him."

    "But we can't keep up with the Sasanians?" little Gordian shouted.

    "You can't keep up, maybe we can." Xia Hourong waved his hand and signaled little Gordian not to worry: "If the general is willing, I hope you can gather the remaining cavalry and rush to Gude with me.  Si, and at the same time send someone to send a message to General Lu, inform him of the situation here and let him prepare for the battle."

    Gordian breathed a sigh of relief. Since Xia Hourong said so, they haven't given up their last chance yet.  He didn't say anything more, and immediately asked people to assemble the remaining more than 3,000 barbarian cavalry, led by little Gordian, and rushed to Gudes with Xia Hourong.

    Ardashir looked at the prisoners in front of him, his face gloomy, his heart beating with fear.  He just got the news from the captives. This time, not only the Romans and Bedouins came to stop him, but also the Yue people. The insidious Yue people asked the Romans to fight him here, but he hid in ancient times.  Des, prepared to attack the Sasanians who had relaxed their vigilance.

    If he had not learned the whereabouts of the Yue people from these prisoners, he would have rushed to Gudes to replenish supplies, rested for a day or two, and then returned home via the desert. Once he arrived at the city, he would have discovered that the Yue people had occupied Gudes city.  Then he would be at a loss of ground, unable to attack the city, and enter the desert without water. He would have no choice but to retreat to Timsah Lake, and in that case, his hundreds of miles would be in vain.

    The joy brought about by just defeating the Romans was wiped away. Ardashir's eyebrows could not help trembling. He secretly prayed to Ahura. It was a great blessing to receive such news at this time. Ahura must be here.  To protect him secretly, I sent these prisoners to convey the message.

    "Stop immediately, fill all the water bladders, and drink the camels to their full. We are not going to Gudes. We will go directly back and let them wait in Gudes." Ardashir said bitterly.  When the generals heard this, they didn't say much and immediately executed it. They sent a team to?, escorting the subordinate troops transporting military supplies, they rushed to Lake Timsach, filled everything that could hold water, and then set off again.

    When the news reached Xia Hourong's ears, he was shocked. In this way, the plan would completely fail. Lu Xun would have nothing to do in Gudes. He could only watch the Sassanians return to Sassanid safely and safely. From Sun Shao  Even if the overall plan laid out to lure the Sasanians to Axum ended in vain, the Sassanids finally returned without any danger.

    He immediately sent a message to Gordian, asking him to lead his men to catch up. He himself followed with more than 10,000 cavalry, hoping to find an opportunity to tear off a piece of Sasanian flesh.  As soon as they heard his decision, the Bedouins screamed with excitement. If the Sasanians were to escape, there must be a lot of bargains to be found, which would be a windfall for them.  But those mercenaries were unwilling. With their current strength, they rushed over to fight the Sassanids, which was tantamount to death. They had already experienced the Sassanid heavy cavalry, and knew that they were no match. The opponent was like a wall of steel.  They built a wall and rushed over unscrupulously. Their weapons and equipment were unable to do anything to the opponent.

    Among the thousands of mercenaries, only the Teutons supported Xia Hourong's decision. Their leader was a tall, strong man with messy blond hair and a long beard in braids. He grinned widely, revealing  With yellow teeth, he stood behind Xia Hourong without hesitation and announced that more than 500 Teutonic people would follow Xia Hourong to pursue the Sasanians.

    Xia Hourong was a little surprised. He stared at the Teutonic man for a moment. The Teutonic man wanted to turn his head away uncomfortably, but he restrained himself.  Xia Hourong felt that his expression was a little unnatural, but he couldn't see anything wrong, so he smiled and said: "I have heard for a long time that the Teutons are the most heroic warriors. Today's battle has truly earned their reputation. With the help of the leader, we can  We will definitely succeed. I, Xia Hourong, hereby declare that as long as we defeat the Sassanid people, you will definitely return home with great rewards."

    The strong Teutonic man listened to the translation, smiled with satisfaction, nodded repeatedly, and looked back at his delighted subordinates. The black-haired warrior hid behind the strong men and gave him a thumbs up.

    When the remaining mercenaries saw that the Teutons were gone, and the conditions offered by Xia Hourong were indeed attractive, they couldn't help but be moved. They all talked about it and decided to follow Xia Hourong to have a look.

    Xia Hourong immediately set off with these 10,000 cavalry, chasing the Sasanian people's footsteps, and at the same time sent someone to send a message to Lu Xun.

    Ardashir soon learned that Xia Hourong was chasing after him, and he dismissed these rabble.  He also knew that the Bedouins were prone to plunder, were very familiar with the desert, and were good at fighting guerrilla warfare. If these people were followed into the desert, he might not feel at ease, so he left two people behind while he was on his way.  He ambushed troops on the road, preparing to lure Xia Hourong into the ambush and kill him.  Unexpectedly, Xia Hourong was no idler. The Bedouins were also very familiar with the terrain here. He sent a large number of scouts to conduct reconnaissance, and found signs that the Sassanid troops were dividing their forces. He then led his men in a circle to avoid  They escaped the Sasanian ambush and attacked one of the troops.  However, the Sasanian people were outnumbered. Although he had the upper hand, he was unable to defeat the Sasanian people in one fell swoop. Seeing that the situation was unfavorable, Xia Hourong immediately led his army for fear that he would be entangled by these Sasanian people and would not be able to escape.  Whistling away, by the time Aldashir discovered that Xia Hourong had lost his trace and sent people to come for support, Xia Hourong had already disappeared.

    Ardashir was angry and angry, but he had no choice but to waste his time on tracking Xia Hourong's team. In that case, Xia Hourong was playing into his heart, and his purpose was to hold back the Sasanians.  Ardashir left a group of cavalry behind, and then ordered the army to advance at full speed, not giving Xia Hourong a chance to make a sneak attack.

    When Xia Hourong heard the news, he could only look up to the sky and sigh, but he had no better way to think of. He could only follow the Sasanian people from a distance, hoping to find the Sasanian people's flaws, and at the same time, he had to be wary of Arda  Hill ambushed him again. The two sides were afraid of each other and rushed eastward one after another.

    Ardashir was eager to rush back, and except for necessary rest along the way, he spent most of the time on the road.  The Sasanians have fought many battles over the years, and most of the soldiers have adapted to this high-intensity march. There are not too many people left behind. Ardashir is very vigilant. Xia Hourong who followed behind did not pick up anything.  Cheap, seeing that the Sasanians were about to walk into the desert, he was anxious but could do nothing.

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