On this morning, the morning sun was particularly strong, and the red sunlight shone on the Heihe River, as if dyeing the entire river red. However, such a strange scenery did not attract the attention of a group of soldiers by the Heihe River.
It is a huge army, the regular legions of the Yetis Empire. Unlike those conscripts, the soldiers of these legions all wear uniform armor, which makes them look extremely elite just by looking at them.
The troops of the Yetis Empire did not have time to appreciate the scenery of the rising sun, mainly because most of them were a little tired. Yes, after entering the territory of the Holy Empire of Yilan, they did not set up camp or anything like that, but just repaired a few places on the spot.
This time, we spent most of the time marching. It had been a day and a night. Of course, the soldiers were very tired.
Under normal circumstances, this kind of march is relatively dangerous, but this time the situation is different. The leading marshal does not need to consider whether it is dangerous or not. What he cares about is to meet the prince quickly. As for rest, he will get there.
Just go into town and rest.
At this time, the troops have arrived at the Lascello Bridge, which is the largest bridge on the Black River mentioned before. Of course, anyone with a little experience in leading troops knows that crossing the river is very dangerous, even if there is a bridge on it.
Yes, there is no way to deploy a formation in this place. If it is really attacked by the enemy, something big will happen. Under normal circumstances, the marshal of the Yetis Empire will definitely be more cautious, but this time, this
The marshal just waved his hand and told the soldiers to rush over in batches.
Yes, how could they be alert? Although the soldiers below did not know it, several senior officers knew very well that they sent troops this time to help Thomas Heihe seize the throne. However, this Thomas Heihe was actually them.
Prince Marcus.
Now the people in the entire northern land basically support their prince Marcus, and the prince's cronies also informed them that Mercedes Road City is ready, and now they are waiting for you to come and set off.
Of course, he would rush there with his troops in a hurry, so as not to ruin the empire's plan.
The marshal was so reassured that he didn't even send a reconnaissance team to conduct reconnaissance in front, because there was no need at all. The city of Mercedes-Benz was in front of him. You said he was attacked? By whom? Their prince? You are.
Think of a reason why their prince would attack his family's troops.
In short, the Yetis Empire quickly began to cross the bridge in batches. After all, the carrying capacity of the bridge was still limited, and a large group of people were afraid that it would collapse immediately. The troops who crossed the bridge first formed a team in place, waiting for all the people behind to cross the bridge.
Let’s set off again. Since these soldiers have been marching for a day and a night, they are of course very tired. Most of them sat on the ground to rest while the team was forming. The non-commissioned officers did not stop these people because they also knew that there was no danger.
However, danger has arrived. Suddenly, a rapid drum sound came from the calm river valley, and along with the drum sound came a rainstorm of arrows.
The sudden situation made the soldiers of the Yetis Empire completely unable to react. Of course, all the generals also looked confused. They were ambushed? But the question is who? This is impossible.
At this time, a large number of soldiers were even sitting on the ground without wearing armor. The weather was very hot. Some of them took off their armor to rest there, and no one stopped them. As a result, a round of arrows rained down, and many soldiers directly
Nailed to the ground.
"Enemy...enemy attack!"
"What? Enemy attack?"
"How is this possible? What's the situation?" In an instant, the troops of the Yetis Empire were in chaos. This was too sudden. Although they were now within the territory of the empire, most of the soldiers felt that they should not be affected by it now.
As for the attacker, you didn't see how relaxed those sergeants were, so... why were they ambushed?
The troops in front here are still being attacked, and there is a sudden fire in the rear. I don’t know why. Yes, the Lascello Bridge in the middle of the troops suddenly caught fire. Of course, this was also arranged by Linton and the others. They were here last night
By the way, I had one night to prepare, and of course I was very well prepared.
The Lascello Bridge is a bridge that is half wood and half stone. It is very strong, but after all, there is a wooden structure in the middle. So Linton and the others also poured kerosene on the piers and then used magic props to ignite it. Of course, because
There was really a lot of oil poured on it. In fact, if the other party was even a little defensive, they would be able to smell it. However, the other party was not prepared at all and did not detect it at all.
At this time, most of the Yetis Empire's troops had crossed the river, and a smaller half were in the rear, including most of their baggage troops. The bridge here was on fire, and the troops were directly cut in half. The rear army and the front army were
The army was completely divided and suddenly became even more chaotic.
Finally, the marshal on the opposite side came to his senses at this time. He still doesn't know what kind of troops attacked them. Although there are still some nobles in the north who have not been summoned by their prince, those nobles can only bring a few if they want to do more.
An army of a hundred men, do you think they might attack an army of 100,000 men?
I don't know who the enemy is, but the marshal has to deal with it first. At this time, there are still many people in the chaotic troops who want to retreat. How can they retreat? The bridge behind is on fire. You run back.
Didn't he jump into the river himself? So the marshal directly shouted: "The troops who have crossed the river go forward and rush out of the river valley area."
The troops behind that have not crossed the bridge cannot be controlled for the time being. Let them find a way to cross the river on their own. The front troops can be controlled now. After hearing the marshal's order, the surrounding generals immediately came to their senses and began to face the surrounding troops.
Soldiers give orders.
At this time, many soldiers had fallen on the ground, all shot to death by bows and arrows. The enemies were all hiding in high places, and it was hard to see how many there were. To be honest, the troops of the Yetis Empire were indeed regular troops.
Such a chaotic situation was immediately brought under control under the continuous control of the non-commissioned officers. Some soldiers began to raise their shields as a team to resist the surrounding bows and arrows, covering the troops' advance. However, soon, a large number of shouts of killing appeared on both sides of the valley ahead.
, then two troops, one on the left and one on the right, attacked the Yetis Empire troops.
There is a river at the rear. It is obvious that there is no place to run. The only way out is to go forward. This army obviously wants to block them, and the marshal of the Yetis Empire also thought of it. Seeing the number of enemy troops, the marshal only
I feel a headache, where did so many troops come from? But now is not the time to talk about this. The troops on both sides are really fighting. The troops in the front begin to form formations to fight, and the archery troops ambushing on the opposite side also start to target the troops behind them.
Although there are many troops in the Yetis Empire, as mentioned before, it is impossible to form a formation in this place. Everyone is squeezed into a line. Only the people in front can engage with the enemy. The people behind can't go up at all, so they can only
Fighting with bows and arrows. There are at least 60,000 to 70,000 troops crossing the river, but the numerical advantage is not reflected at all. Instead, they are still being suppressed and beaten by the opponent.
"Formation! Formation! Counterattack! Counterattack!" The sergeants of the Yetis Empire shouted at the top of their lungs, but the results were still there. The confused soldiers gradually found their positions amidst the shouts of these sergeants, and launched a surprise attack.
It was very effective, but the initial panic was slowly passing. After a group of people died, the Yetis Empire's troops seemed to gradually stabilize.
The main reason why they can gradually stabilize is naturally because they are elite enough, because they are regular legions, professional soldiers, well-trained, and this legion has also fought all kinds of tough battles. The Yetis Empire sent them to actually
The target is the First Legion of the Holy Empire of Elan. In order to deal with them, because in order to help Prince Marcus ascend to power, he must attack the Imperial Capital, and the First Legion is guarding the vicinity of the Imperial Capital.
On the other hand, Linton's troops are all conscripts, and some of them are peasant rebels. Yes, the conscripts have some combat effectiveness. After all, they have to find time to practice military formations when they are not fighting.
They have all been on the battlefield, and the rebels are really farmers, not even soldiers. Although a perfect opportunity was created for them, what about their combat effectiveness...
The besieging troops have been unable to compress the opponent's battle formation. Although they are still pushing the opponent, they cannot push the opponent back. As for other archery troops, some soldiers cannot even shoot the enemy accurately in this situation, and even pull the opponent.
It would be a waste of arrows for them to attack peasants who don't use bows.
Speaking of arrows, there is also a problem. The arrows they prepared are not that many. After all, there are too many enemies. It is impossible to shoot them all directly. And because they are regular troops, the enemies are extremely well-equipped and armored.
They are all worn together, and the effective protection is very high. Just calculating the number of arrows is not enough.
After looking at this situation, Linton probably knew the outcome. Of course, if there was a real fight, Linton would have many other better ways, but... it was simply unnecessary. He was not the real Thomas Heihe.
Don't get too involved in the drama.
Linton did not direct the whole battle at all and let them perform on their own. So what was Linton doing? He was directing a group of people to pile stones and then draw pictures on the ground with black paint.
"Your Majesty, the situation seems to be favorable to us." At this time, a noble looked at the battle situation below and said happily when he saw so many people fell on the opposite side.
Linton was a little speechless. Is this advantageous? The opponent would probably start to counterattack soon. After all, they were starting to gain a firm foothold. Of course, he did not speak.
"Your Majesty, what is this?" Although he did not receive an answer from Linton, the nobleman continued to talk, probably because he wanted to look familiar in front of the emperor Linton.
"Reinforcements." Linton said calmly, "It's like leaving a piece of evidence."