Summer, for the Dongyi people who are semi-nomadic and semi-agricultural, has never been a suitable season for migration and war.
Livestock need to replenish the fat they consumed during the cold period when all things are growing, and people also need to serve most crops at this time, hoping that the land will produce enough harvest in the autumn.
However, there were some abnormalities in the Rune region this year. At first, those Dongyi tribes closer to the central area found that there were often refugees who were fearful and insecure and lacked food and clothing heading east.
Taking this opportunity, many leaders took in some people who had lost their homes to add to their rule. What's more, they took this opportunity to directly organize slave-catching teams to sell those scattered people to more central areas in exchange for slaves. A considerable amount of wealth.
But as time went by, this situation changed, and more than a hundred armed personnel began to flee. Some of the leaders of the fleeing teams were even Dongyi leaders driving chariots, and they led their own guards. The escape of the establishment began to cause chaos in this relatively stable land.
Because when these people fled on the battlefield, except for weapons, horses and themselves, they took almost no supplies with them. Now if they want to survive, they can only rely on robbery to fill their stomachs.
Several tribes that got along relatively harmoniously jointly dispatched some tribal warriors to encircle and suppress the rebel army in the wilderness. After the battle, they asked the surviving prisoners of war what happened in the west area.
"Those...those people living on the west side of the river formed a cavalry force and attacked us in the name of revenge. Yes, they attacked us by surprise. But they were too powerful. It was as if they were not afraid of death. A few hundred people dare to attack our assembled army of nearly ten thousand people, and then everything will be over, over..."
The words of the prisoners of war were like drunken jokes. The Dongyi people present could not believe that even a steel chariot pulled by four horses could not ignore the ten or even twenty times numerical difference and directly charge the infantry. The rising square.
Because it was a naked act of committing suicide. Such ridiculous things have almost never appeared in the war history of the Dongyi people.
Therefore, most of the people watching the excitement just laughed and laughed at the loser who was muttering to himself, thinking that it was just an excuse, while the more thoughtful captain passed the information to his leader.
Even if the enemy is not as powerful as the prisoners of war said, the ability to defeat the coalition forces gathered by several tribes is enough to prove that this enemy army under the banner of revenge has extremely powerful destructive power.
Soon, these tribes with relatively good relations sent out a large number of sentries to closely inspect their pastures used for grazing, so as to avoid their own property from being suddenly attacked by the enemy, and also to deal with more and more people. of refugees.
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About two hundred kilometers east of the middle of the Hongshui River, a huge military camp is stationed here. Various tents are spread throughout the camp. Soldiers and horses are constantly shuttled among them, strictly abiding by military orders as part of the camp. , completing their own work.
In the center of the camp is the largest tent. A young king wearing silver armor and a crown is sitting on a wooden chair, holding a pipe filled with tobacco, and a man with shaved hair and clothes.
The relatively neat Dongyi people were kneeling on the ground, crying and begging for mercy.
"The great King Rovanion, the powerful dragon slayer, you have expelled all the tribes near me. Am I the next tribe to suffer this disaster? But I have never offended your territory.
I did not participate in this battle against you, and I still maintain a good business relationship with the Earl of Lulens. I am innocent!
I don’t expect to be able to stay here anymore, but I hope you can give me a chance to leave here, please!”
The Dongyi man who knelt down and begged for mercy was naturally Baal. His face was full of panic and uneasiness at the moment. He couldn't help but be afraid. A normal dwarf transaction suddenly turned into several Dongyi tribes and the people in front of him.
A head-on conflict between kings.
It would be fine if we win the battle and drive away the Rovanians, and everything can barely return to the way it was at the beginning. But in the end, the Dongyi people lost the battle. Tens of thousands of infantry and more than a thousand cavalry faced off.
It was broken by hundreds of heavy cavalry suddenly appearing behind them.
The thick-looking anti-cavalry formation, after being suddenly attacked, was mercilessly dug through like a forest set on fire. Moreover, it was drilled through twice repeatedly, leaving only a patch of land.
A body of flesh and blood was smashed to the ground.
And the cavalry, who were fully armed and even their mounts were covered in heavy armor, seemed to never know how tired they were. After losing one-third of their comrades, they reorganized their formation again, and with indomitable momentum, they once again moved towards the only option.
The passively defending infantry phalanx launched a charge.
At that time, the poorly equipped Dongyi soldiers had never seen such a tragic scene. In previous battles, they had not encountered cavalry raids, but the thick phalanx could always stop those extremely fast soldiers.
The enemy, and a large number of archers can also rely on longer range, leaving some enemy cavalry alive.
This is a mutually consuming process.
But that was not the case in that battle. The enemy's heavy cavalry simply ignored the spears shining brightly in the sun, rushed directly into the square formation, and then trampled all the way. The charging horses were unstoppable.
It knocked away one infantry block after another, and only death could stop it.
And the knight in heavy armor will fight until the last moment after falling off his horse. Before death, the two-handed sword in his hand will at least take away several enemies who come up. These madmen who seem to be covered in flames,
It seemed that all he wanted to do was kill the enemy, and he didn't care whether he would get hurt at all.
This chapter is not over yet, please click on the next page to continue reading! Therefore, after witnessing such a terrifying scene, the Dongyi soldiers inevitably showed signs of fleeing after discovering that the enemy had actually started a third charge. Even those in charge of the battlefield
The disciplined captain killed a large number of deserters with his own hands, but was still unable to stop his subordinates who were unwilling to stand their ground from escaping.
And just after the Dongyi soldiers showed signs of collapse, more than a thousand cavalry who had been watching eagerly next to them immediately launched a charge. Then the large-scale anti-cavalry formation could no longer be maintained, and turned into a pile of scattered sand and was destroyed by the enemy.
They were defeated.
And all this happened very quickly. As soon as the Dongyi leaders who were watching the battle with their personal guards realized that they had failed, after repeated hesitations, they could only run away with the cavalry around them.
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Barr did not witness that scene with his own eyes. Although he also received an invitation to encircle and suppress the invaders at that time, in order to ensure that he could successfully obtain the goods in the future, he refused very simply.
At that time, he was still thinking happily that if his people won this battle, the captured Rovanians should be able to exchange for more goods.
Unfortunately, it didn't take long for the leaders who came back from the battlefield to tell him that the enemy was stronger than everyone imagined. If the battle failed, they would no longer be able to stay in this place, and then they would use the few valuables they had
items, and ran away overnight after exchanging some supplies from Baal.
After that, a large cavalry unit quickly arrived near the Baer tribe, cutting off the Dongyi warlord's last hope of escaping.
Barr has earned quite a lot of money over the years, and he has wasted a lot of time running away to pack up these things. Of course, just like his words of begging for mercy at this time, Barr has a fluke mentality in his heart, thinking that the powerful king in front of him needs
I will not kill myself to death.
Of course, Allen never thought about killing the Dongyi people who were kneeling on the ground. What Barr said was indeed correct. Not all Dongyi people have business acumen. Compared with complicated forms of profit such as trading,
These savage guys are more willing to grab knives and enslave others.
If you kill Baal, it will be too difficult to find a businessman who is not so loyal to Sauron and can bleed his own people for profit. Allen is not here to eliminate Baal. He wants to kill him early.
Just kill him, just beat him up and complete a deal.
"My subordinate Brendon told me that you rejected my proposal and raised the price of the transaction?" As he spoke, Allen snapped his fingers, and a flame appeared in his right hand, lighting up the pipe hanging at his mouth.
This is an ability that Allen recently gained in the simulator. It is not particularly powerful, but it still shocked Barr who was kneeling on the ground.
"Sir, I was wrong. I am willing to pay compensation and give you the more than one hundred dwarves in the camp for free. I just hope you can forgive me this time."
Barr, who was covered in sweat, admitted his mistake very simply. He knew that no matter how much sophistry and begging for mercy were in vain, it was better to simply offer compensation that made the other party's heart beat, and maybe buy himself a chance to survive.
"Kill you and then slaughter your tribe, those dwarves will still be mine."
Allen, who was smoking a cigarette pipe, said the heart-breaking words with a contented look on his face, and the expression on his face did not look ferocious at all.
But Barr did not doubt the authenticity of this sentence at all, because he heard rumors that more than a month ago, Rovanian's cavalry used a sudden attack one morning to break through an enemy in the north without any effort.
tribe.
It is said that the blood shed in that battle gathered into a stream and dyed the nearby river red. All those who surrendered were punished by being beheaded, and very few people were able to escape. They told the enemy in the wilderness how terrible the enemy was. This is also
This led to the union of several tribes.
Therefore, Barr, who felt that he was about to face death, became even more frightened. He lay trembling on the ground and continued to make his last efforts.
"You still need me, need me."
Looking at Barr's reaction, Allen knew that his beatings were almost over. Without Sauron's help, it would have taken a long time for the Dongyi man in front of him to get rid of the shadow he had left in his heart.
But Allen did not speak immediately. Hesitation can bring hope to people, but it can also make people think wildly. Let the fear in Barr's heart brew for a while longer, making the memory more profound.
Of course, Allen also thought of part of Barr's reaction at this time, because the rumor that the blood dyed the river red was deliberately released by Allen. The blood that gathered into the stream was actually sheep blood, and those who were beheaded were also in
Dongyi people who died in the battle.
In his previous life, Allen read a very reasonable saying in a book, "War is the continuation of politics." The purpose of provoking a battle is never just to kill, there is always a purpose in it.
Fëanor declared war on Morgoth because he wanted revenge and wanted to take back the Silmarillion; Morgoth started the fight because he wanted to defy the will of Eru, and at the same time insisted on his own discord and tarnished the beautiful Alda; Sauron
He launched several wars with humans, dwarves, and elves, and used various conspiracies and tricks, in the end, in order to conquer the world with fear and become the true Lord of the Earth and King of Humanity.
Allen's purpose in provoking this battle is not as far-reaching as those of the elders. It is to save the dwarves, help Fatis and his knights take revenge, and finally make Rune start to fear Rovanian and make those who are savage by nature
The Dongyi people are afraid of themselves.
Don't be like before, when small groups of troops cross the Red Water River to launch plunder and harass the settled residents.
Although Allen moved the population to Eastern Rovanian with the idea of letting them resist the Dongyi people for the first time, this was to prepare for future large-scale attacks by the Dongyi people while recuperating, rather than to resist like flies.
of harassment.
This situation was actually difficult to deal with. In order to prepare for this situation, Allen's ancestors spent a lot of manpower and material resources building Great Walls one after another, and finally managed to solve the problem.
Sengel's letter to Allen mentioned that under the call of Ecthelian II, Gondor was already doing this kind of thing. While guarding Osgiliath, they were preparing to attack Perrin.
It is said that Denethor proposed to build an outer wall nearly fifty kilometers long on the Noir Plains as a defense force for Minas Tirith.
Allen does not have such strength. It is impossible for him to build a city wall along the Red Water River from north to south, so he can only take some relatively extreme methods to scare the Dongyi people to avoid this never-ending sporadic harassment.
In fact, the first tribe to be conquered, the rescued slaves and prisoners of war were all sent to the west of the Red Water River by the horses brought by the cavalry, so there are rumors that there were no survivors.
However, the second camp that Allen conquered did kill many people who were unwilling to put down their weapons, and did not control all the enemies, allowing many people to escape from the battle. This also confirmed the previous rumor.
Then, the decisive battle began. Allen, who had mastered the summoning ability and new power, easily defeated the gathered enemy forces, and this was the situation where Barr was kneeling on the ground.
War is always ever-changing, and no one knows what will happen in the end. Even Allen can only try to make the situation develop in his own favor.