Autumn, 516, October 15th.
At about 6:30 in the morning, the vandals of the Vandal First Army in the Carthage area retreated. It was probably because the falcons in the sky discovered a large number of troops. They knew that they could not stop them, so they retreated.
At the same time, the letter bird arrived at Ores City, and the letter informed them that there was a war. It was up to them whether to surrender or to take up arms to defend the city and fight. …
About an hour later, at around 7:30 in the morning, the messenger arrived at the Second Corps camp in the Hadera area.
The letter stated that if the Vandal Kingdom attacked last night and was expected to arrive before noon, the force would probably not be less than six legions.
Let them go to the forest fortress to support, and then retreat to the forest. With their weapons, close combat will still be advantageous.
If you are worried, you can retreat to the oasis deep in the Gobi in the south, and from there turn to the Ardawa region, the capital of Moorish Rome.
Through close contact with the messenger bird, Yamazaki also knew that they were poisoned and so was the horse.
Fortunately, because the other party wanted to poison them all, they didn't use strong poison, so there was no way to use it.
Meidaizi wants to help detoxify, but Yamazaki stops her, and God may be watching.
However, they and the horse's bodies can be slightly stimulated, as if they are angry and annoyed, using their minds to control their bodies, and their bodies are forced to secrete exciting substances.
It is equivalent to taking a shot of a long-acting, but not very exciting stimulant. …
At the same time, the Gron Fifth Army in Dorseo City received the order conveyed by Kuai Ma, and went south to face the Vandal Fourth Army in light equipment. Those three miscellaneous army groups did not merge into one, and they could defeat them one by one. .
There is no need for contact combat. Just follow the training and fire the crossbow bolt from a distance. Even if they hold a large shield to protect themselves, they can still kill their horses.
Without horses, most of them would not be able to leave the Gobi. …
At around nine o'clock in the morning, the Fifth Army of Gron met the army from the Tisdrus-Tapalata area. The crossbows flew down in a battle, followed by the army from the Takapa-Gitis area, and Ha After encountering a defeated army in the Drout-Leptis area, they turned around and ran away.
But they had come a long way, their horses were relatively tired, and the Gron Fifth Army was lightly armed, so they did not run away in the end. …
At around ten o'clock in the morning, the messenger arrived at the forest fortress of the Third Army.
The number of rebels outside the fortress exceeded three legions, but they lacked weapons. Therefore, after previously attacking the forest fortress, they were driven out, and then hid within a stone's throw of the enemy, encircling them without attacking, waiting for reinforcements.
Gronn's third legion was also poisoned, and now had many wounded, most of its horses were gone, either driven away or killed.
Except for the uncertainty of poisoning, Yamazaki had already seen other things. Therefore, what was written in the letter was that if the army of the Moorish Roman Kingdom set out last night and was expected to arrive before noon, its military strength would be above six legions, and more could be added at any time, so that They broke out and retreated into the forest to await reinforcements from the Second Army.
Meidaizi also stimulated their bodies, giving them the strength to move.
They are the most dangerous. If they cannot retreat to the forest within half an hour, they will be overtaken by the vanguard of the Moorish-Roman Kingdom Army.
However, what Yamazaki did not expect was that the remnants of the Third Army actually chose to attack after gaining strength.
The rebels lacked equipment and suffered many casualties under the fire of alloy crossbows. In the end, they fled in droves.
At this time, the sound of the hooves of thirty-six thousand horses of the forward legion of the Moorish Roman Army, a regular legion and a slave legion, could be heard.
The remnants of the Third Army hurried forward and were lying on the grass waiting for the forward army to enter the shooting range. They gave the forward army a rain of crossbows and made them fall off their feet.
After three waves of crossbows rained down, at the rear of the forward legion, the regular legion with slight losses left the slave legion, which was dead and wounded, turned around and fled.
Mei Daizi helped secretly and controlled the remaining horses of the forward legion, preventing them from escaping too far.
The forward legion has three horses per person, and there are more than one legion of horses standing now, which is enough. …
On the other side, the main formation of the Vandal Kingdom in front of Yamazaki stopped advancing after joining up with the returning vanguard.
Yamasaki also stopped advancing after calculating the distance, and divided his troops to block the Vandal Kingdom's third group army, two legions coming from the mountains.
There is no road to them, but it is possible to meet them and shoot from one mountain to another.
In terms of familiarity with the terrain, Nika the golden eagle saw it clearly from the sky. …
At around 12 o'clock at noon, the Sixth and Seventh Army of Gron were flying on the cliff with thousands of arrows, aiming at the Third Army of the Vandal Kingdom that was marching on the mountain.
The sound of the crossbow string echoed in the mountains, and they heard it immediately and responded immediately.
"Enemy attack! Dismount! Put up your shield!"
The big shield was indeed useful, but it couldn't protect the whole body, let alone the horses around him.
The horses were injured and fled in all directions, causing many people to fall off their horses and the formation was in chaos.
Second wave, third wave, fourth wave.
Three consecutive crossbow bolts rained down on the position of the Vandal Kingdom's Third Army, causing the opponent to collapse.
Some people ran away, some hid beside the dead horse, and some huddled behind their shields, gritting their teeth and refusing to give up even if the crossbow bolt penetrated the shield.
The Sixth and Seventh Legions of Gelon withdrew, leaving not even a small team to guard them. The enemy suffered a lot of damage, the horses were dead and scattered, and most of them were gone. It was no longer a cause for concern. …
At the same time, changes occurred in Ores City and a choice was made.
The civilians who were former slaves took up arms and chose to side with the new Kingdom of Gron.
Civilians also joined. In the Kingdom of Gelong, they did not have to pay taxes. Ten gold coins seemed small, but for ordinary civilians, they might not be able to save them in a lifetime.
Due to limited weapons and equipment, strong men were selected under the leadership of former soldiers, and a total of three fully equipped legions and three incompletely equipped legions were formed.
Yamazaki was very happy, at least his policies were supported. …
Around 4 p.m.
Yamazaki's main formation met the Vandal First Army he marked on the map. After the opponent deployed, it occupied the entire mountain wilderness.
The leading line was the Ostrogothic heavy infantry, the middle line was the heavy cavalry from Carthage, the wings were two slave legions, the rear line was trebuchets, and the ammunition was stone bullets tied with oil-soaked vines or something like that. Fireball.
They couldn't make a can that could withstand the throwing force. It would break as soon as it was thrown, and the oil might be blown back to the original formation by the wind, so they could only use fireballs.
Watching the formation from a distance in the rear were the Vandal king and some people of high status.
Yamazaki found that the formation was very subtle. They were downwind, while his side was against the wind.
The range of the Gronn army's crossbows is reduced, and the range of the opponent's trebuchets is increased.
If the Gelong army attacks, it will inevitably enter the opponent's trebuchet range first. …
