"You all must be careful, there are Shenmu City garrison chasing us behind us!"
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A nobleman on a war horse pointed at a dozen militiamen who were wiping their sweat and resting in the shade of a tree.
"Lord Knight, don't try to scare us, we are all elite militia troops!"
"Yes! After more than a week of hard fighting, coupled with the troubles of illness, it would be good if the troops in Shenmu City can run with 4,000 people. And we still have at least 12,000 more combat troops. Do they dare to come up and chase us? ?¡±
"Little knight, if you think we are running slowly, you can dismount and come to help us push the cart. It will be faster!"
"yes!"
"Ha ha!"
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A group of veterans in their thirties and forties pointed at the young knights of seventeen or eighteen and laughed.
"you!"
The young knight blushed, took a deep breath, suppressed the irritability in his heart, and said seriously to the soldiers in front: "We have received news from our team that Baron Yilan Yiliuyun has set off from the northern city to go south a few days ago. We are about to arrive at Shenmu City in the next two days. The earl has heard the accurate news, so he ordered us to retreat quickly. Currently, our noble attendants and militia troops are responsible for escorting the loot, but we cannot lower our morale just because we are transporting this heavy loot. Speed ??increases our chances of being attacked, so the earl ordered us knights to supervise you to move forward quickly."
"Now we have run 45 kilometers away from Shenmu City. The count's leading troops are already preparing to camp ten kilometers ahead. We only need to rest tonight. We will be able to reach our territory tomorrow afternoon. At that time, we will rely on the city and the fortress With our defense, we are truly out of danger. Even if Baron Yilant leads his troops according to Liuyun, we will have enough time and resources to mobilize more troops."
"Okay, okay, we get it."
"We are just pulling the donkey and cart, so please stop barking."
"Let's go!"
"Let's go!"
More than a dozen people said yes a few times. He rubbed his hands and stood up again, ran behind the donkey cart and moved forward with the numerous Ramis city soldiers around him.
One kilometer behind them, Lin Fenghan, Kelande, Pulet, Rana, Davout and others were riding horses and hiding in the jungle. Quietly observing the troops in front.
Platt raised his telescope and looked at the gentle hills ahead and said to Lin Fenghan: "Baron, they have now walked out of the highland where Shenmu City is located, and are about to enter another highland. As long as they march for a day tomorrow, they will be able to Out of the Senwei area, between these two highlands, there is a gently sloping hilly plain about twelve or thirteen kilometers long. I estimate that they should camp at the end of that side of this plain."
"oh!"
Lin Fenghan raised his telescope and observed carefully and said: "Their logistics infantry, who are responsible for escorting the loot, are obviously far behind the main force. We have now entered the plains and hills. On the previous narrow road, the width of the army was only two meters. Thirty meters, and now their march radius and ours are a full two to three kilometers. Their march is quite cautious, and the width of the rear guard's horizontal march is only a little more than one kilometer. If our cavalry troops are now arranged in a large group, they can easily They will catch up from both wings and outflank the center to eat them, but their front and center troops will be alert, and it will be difficult for us to find the time to strike."
"Um!"
Kelande put down his telescope, looked ahead and said seriously to Lin Fenghan and others: "Baron, they only have about three or four thousand men behind them. Counting our troops' gathering to charge and the time it takes for them to escape, the most we can do is It¡¯s not cost-effective to eat more than 2,000 people and a lot of loot and supplies.¡±
"Um!"
Rana shook his head and looked at Kelande. Lin Fenghan and others said: "Although your plan is good, it will take time for our cavalry troops to assemble, and our main spearmen and archers are not suitable for horseback fighting. If Now that we have decided to attack, the battlefield of the battle is not the front, but about three or four kilometers ahead, and the result of the battle will not be very good. My opinion is to wait patiently."
"The Ramis City troops should not be aware of the news of our appearance here. We are going to take advantage of this and let them be careless when they are on relaxed alert, find out their shortcomings, and then eliminate them all in one go in one go. Otherwise, when Count Lamie returns to the city of Ramis with the main force participating in the war, the pressure we will encounter in the south will definitely become greater."
"Um!"
"well said!"
¡°Good idea!¡±
Lin Fenghan said solemnly: "Rana is right. We must defeat them in a one-time battle, weaken their elite forces, and prepare to stand in the city of Ramis."
"In this case, we will first send out more reconnaissance cavalry to continue the investigation, and the infantry in the rear will speed up and prepare for various wars."
"Yes!"
Lin Fenghan nodded and pointed to the grassland and said: "Our light cavalry regiment lined up to outflank their right wing from a slightly lower terrain, the heavy cavalry regiment lined up to outflank their left wing from a slightly higher terrain, and our other troops lined up three super spear regiments in the middle. As the main force, the first and second regiments of pikemen were arranged on the left and right flanks, the first and second regiments of longbowmen were inserted into the pikemen to provide fire support, and the first and second regiments of bucklers and swordsmen followed the cavalry from the left and right flanks. The troops pass through and are responsible for supporting the main force and preventing the enemy's stragglers from escaping. General Plutt's garrison corps serves as a rear reserve force, waiting for deployment at any time."
"Um!"
"good!"
"yes!"
On March 18, at around five o'clock in the afternoon, after serious battle preparations, 14 regiments had completed the battle sequence. More than 14,000 people lined up slowly. The Elantra army was five kilometers wide and moved forward at a slow speed. With.
"Report! The baggage troops behind them are speeding up."
"Report! Some enemies started to move. A few people accelerated their speed and ran directly to the front."
"Report! The main force of Ramis' army has been discovered. Their main force is camping at a slightly higher place at the end of the plain. Our light cavalry has inserted into their right wing. Their troops are five kilometers long in front and back. Now the elite city defense troops in the middle have already The advance has been stopped and the logistics troops have joined forces."
"Report! Some cavalry are running towards us from the left wing, the right wing, and the center."