According to reports, the navy has been in retreat for some time. During this period, the Mercian Field Army was in a dilemma.
The Mercian Field Army is the only force guarding the northern border of the Seven Hills Empire. It is vital and cannot be mobilized at will like the Yinlirian Field Army at Delphi. To advance, under the blockade of the main fleet of the Island Republic, it is impossible for them to successfully land on the island; to retreat, they have not received any order to retreat.
However, they were not idle. Under the general's command, they set up trebuchets on the coast.
Although the capital of the island republic is an "island" in name, it is actually located in the middle of a lagoon, not far from the mainland. The main fleet of the island republic is blocking the waterway in the middle, which is not very far from both sides of the strait. As long as they are lucky, they can always use the trebuchet to touch a few.
Although the effect of this attack is better than nothing, if Basileus asks in the future, he will at least be able to report that he fought hard.
In addition, as the frontline troops on the battlefield, they also noticed that the island republic was constantly transporting supplies to the capital through sea routes.
"Obviously, this is preparation for the long term."
Dabisha, the general of the Mercian Field Army, analyzed this information. He has guarded the border between the Alemannic Federation and the Seven Hills Empire for a long time. He has numerous military exploits and is considered to be the most famous general in the Seven Hills Empire after Berengar.
"Although our navy lost, the island republic believed that its army was not strong enough to compete with our army, so it chose a retreat strategy."
"After the navy's defeat, shouldn't the island republic block our coastline and attack our economy?" The adjutant asked in a low voice, "What do you want to do with so many fleets to defend this small island?"
"Does this need to be said?" Dabisha's beard twitched proudly: "Then you must be shocked by my reputation!"
"Report—the enemy! The enemy has appeared!"
The sudden sound of the report stunned Dabisha for a moment. But soon, he waved his hand enthusiastically: "The enemy is here to die? Let's go and stretch our muscles!"
The Mercian field army was equipped with a large number of cavalry. These cavalry troops had not fought a single battle in the past two months, and could not even touch a siege vehicle. They were feeling bored when they heard that an enemy had appeared, and they all became energetic. Dabisha did not pay attention to the army of the Island Republic. He rode on his horse and waved his hand. Thousands of cavalry threw away the infantry and rushed towards the battlefield in a flash.
But when he saw the enemy troops in the report, Dabisha suddenly reined in his horse. He looked at the enemy troops moving in the distance and asked the adjutant beside him doubtfully: "Is this the army of the Island Republic?"
The Island Republic was influenced by the culture of the Seven Hills Empire, and its weapons and equipment were somewhat similar to those of the Seven Hills Empire. But the enemy troops in the distance showed no sign of the Seven Hills Empire from their flags, armors, and weapons.
The adjutant squinted and looked at it carefully for a while: "It certainly doesn't look like it. This chain armor looks like it should be from Alemanni's troops?"
"Alemanni?" Dabisha turned around, "Let the leader of the Barbarian Alliance come over!"
The Barbarian Alliance is a barbarian force that fights for the Seven Hills Empire as mercenaries. Most of them come from the Alemannic Federation. They are mainly infantry and there is also a small amount of cavalry. They are much more fierce than the soldiers of the Qi Qiu Empire, and they are a very important part of the army system of the Qi Qiu Empire.
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Not long after, the leader of the Barbarian Alliance came from the flank on horseback. Dabisha pointed his riding crop at the enemy troops in the distance and asked, "Do you know where this army is?"
The leader carefully observed the enemy's flags: "Innsbruck, Provence, Piedmont, Munich, Novara..."
"What spell are you chanting there?" Dabisha asked angrily, "Let me ask you, where is the army on the other side!"
"I was just answering!" the leader said, "There are more than 300 states in the Alemannic Federation. Looking at the flags opposite, there are at least 50 people here, all small lords from the southern part of the Federation!"
"No wonder the formation on the other side is so scattered. I think there are only five or six thousand people on the other side, and there are fifty kingdoms here? Even if we look for fifty villages, we will pull more people than this!" Dabisha laughed sarcastically. , "With this small force, the cavalry alone is enough. Send the order and charge on foot!"
In response to Dabi Sha's voice, the thousands of cavalrymen drew out their shining swords and charged majestically towards the scattered enemy troops. But before they had run far, another force of five to six thousand people suddenly appeared from the other side of the battlefield. Dabisha stopped his horses in panic again, called the leader of the Barbarian Alliance and asked: "Whose army is this?"
The leader looked around for a while as before: "Augsburg, Salzburg, Rothenburg..."
"Are they also all states of the Alemannic Federation?"
"Yes...Looking at the flags, it seems that there are thirty or forty more kingdoms."
Looking at the barbarian troops of more than 10,000 people, Dabisha felt a little scared.
"There are a lot of enemies... How about we wait for the infantry to arrive before attacking?"
Before the adjutant could respond, the third Alemannic Federation army also appeared on the battlefield. Unlike the previous two armies, this army was so dark that it was difficult to see how many people there were.
"Good guys, the Duke of Burgundy, the Duke of Bavaria, the Duke of Saxony...these are all great princes in the Alemannic Federation!" The leader of the Barbarian Alliance explained to Dabisha in time, "Even Bohemian... King Ya is also here? When did the Alemanni Federation work together like this?"
"Retreat! Retreat! Join the infantry!"
Dabisha ran back with his cavalry, sweating profusely, and asked the infantry to get into formation. After that, he waited anxiously for a long time, but no enemy troops appeared. He sent out light cavalry to investigate, and found that the enemy troops had found a place to station themselves far away.
"It seems that these are reinforcements from the Island Republic." The adjutant said, "At this position, we are vulnerable to attacks from both sides by the Alemanni coalition forces and the Island Republic defenders. Do you want to order the soldiers to withdraw from the camp and retreat a few miles?"
"What's the use of retreating? Even if we are not flanked, if the barbarians charge forward, can our soldiers stop them?"
"This...can't just retreat like this, right?"
"Of course not. Just retreat and Basileus will blame you. What should I do?"
Dabisha walked around the military camp anxiously for a few times, then suddenly thought of something and clapped his hands: "Yes, retreat! What a good idea. Send an order to the entire army to immediately withdraw from the camp and retreat three miles!"
The adjutant didn't know what Dabisha had in mind, but since the famous Dabisha gave such an order, there must be a reason for it.
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In this way, the Mercian Field Army, which had besieged the island republic for more than a month, retreated.
Looking at the colorful flags outside the city, even Patisipachio was surprised.
"Giovanni...what kind of work have you done? There are so many Alemanni lords. Could it be that the Count of Île-de-France personally led a team to support us?"
"No, the Count of Île-de-France is a mediocre person. He is probably dancing with his sister in the Palace of Versailles now - but it doesn't matter if there is no Earl of Île-de-France. One-third of the lords of the Alemany Federation will participate in our operation this time. Governor, what you see now is only a small part of the coalition forces."
Giovanni lowered his head and replied dully,
"How could the descendants of bandits who made their fortune by carving up the western territories of the Seven Hills Empire refuse the wealth and power that awaited them in the eastern territories? What I did was just to lead the way among them. Rather than being surprised, the Governor We should consider how to deal with the Mercian Field Army. If we cannot completely defeat it, it may be difficult for us to get involved in the northern border of the Seven Hills Empire."
