I am the son of the traveler

Chapter 165

The officers who learned that there were logistical problems fell into silence. The legion's triumphant victory prevented them from paying attention to the logistical problems (or in other words, this problem was never something they needed to worry about). Now that the commander has made it clear, they cannot pretend that nothing is wrong. happened, but they did not have the corresponding management knowledge, so they could only win down Motianji as quickly as possible.

Dmitry already knew about this. He had stood aside and listened when his father was talking with the quartermaster, and he had some thoughts in his mind, so he took the lead and said, "General, I am willing to lead the legionary cavalry as the vanguard and set off first. , and the Legion Headquarters is not far behind the cavalry brigade, once we meet the Haruns, the Legion will be able to rush to support them as soon as possible."

"No, it's too dangerous." Old Antigon just glanced at him, and dismissed his proposal without thinking.

"Also, I don't think our scouts will provide false intelligence, because they have never made a similar mistake before."

As soon as he finished speaking, another officer echoed: "Yes, Dmitri, the main force of the Harlan people must still be confronting the Allied Forces of Mataeus in Asilito. We must take this opportunity to move the Moroccans Only when Tianji is captured can we cooperate with the Allies to eliminate the enemy's main force."

Dmitry didn't think so, or rather, the faint sixth sense in his heart told him that things were not that simple, so he still insisted on his opinion, but took a step back and said: "Then, for the sake of caution, I will lead a group of Please don't refuse my request."

Seeing his son being so stubborn, old Antigonus moved his mouth, but he still didn't say anything to reprimand him. He just nodded and acquiesced to him. We must all march to Motenji. You will announce it later, let the soldiers pack up their personal belongings and set off early tomorrow morning."

"Yes, General." Everyone agreed in unison.

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After the officers left, Dmitry was left behind. He looked at his old father with only one eye left, and said, "Father, if you tell me not to attack, then don't say it, because It's impossible."

"No, I'm not persuading you." Old Antigonus said calmly, and while beckoning Dmitri to sit down, he sat down slowly. Seeing that Dmitri was seated, he continued: "Actually, I don't think There is a huge amount of food stored in Motianji City, because the city's defense is not strong, it is impossible for the Harun people to leave a large amount of food in a city that may fall at any time."

"Then you..." Dmitry said in surprise.

Old Antico waved his hand and interrupted him, and continued: "So I'm wondering if the Haruns may have been transporting food out of Motianji City, although our scouts didn't report back the relevant information , but I have reason to speculate that."

"what do you mean?"

"You will lead the cavalry to leave the camp in a while, bypass Motianji City, and look for traces of cart movement on the road leading to their homeland." Old Antigonus instructed, "Once you find traces, the next It is up to your judgment to act."

"I will have my guard go with you, and in addition, you will have three hundred noble cavalry and the Thessalians under your command."

Dmitry hesitated for a moment, agreed, and said, "I understand, father."

"Well, remember to pray to Ares, God of War, for his protection before setting off."

After "One-Eyed" Antigonus finished speaking, he closed his eyes, leaned against the back of the chair covered with a layer of soft animal skin, closed his eyes and meditated. Seeing this, Dmitri turned around and left the room without talking nonsense. .

More than ten minutes later, 150 companion cavalry, [-] noble cavalry and [-] Thessaly cavalry were assembled. After praying to the God of War Ares with Demetrius, they got on their horses and followed the young cavalry commander. He quickly left the camp behind him.While leaving the camp, they saw that many infantrymen were packing up their personal belongings, and the large and small bags of salutes or supplies were loaded into the carriages, waiting to go with the army tomorrow.

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The next day, "One-Eyed" Antigonus led his army to leave Natan Village and marched towards Matianji in a mighty manner.The news of the movement of the Macedonian army quickly spread to the city of Motianji, and the whole city suddenly boiled up. The internal attitude towards the Macedonian army was also polarized. Most of the Gilis welcomed the arrival of the Macedonian army, because the Macedonians rebuilt The banner of the Western Federation was also to help the Western Federation recover the old capital; and the few people who were terrified were either Gillis traitors who had defected to the Harlan people, or the garrison of the Duke of Harlan. They stood on the city wall and looked into the distance gradually. With the approaching black line, the fear in my heart became more and more intense.

There are only more than 1000 troops stationed in the entire Motian base city. It is undoubtedly a fantasy for these more than 1000 soldiers to guard a large city that once had more than 6 residents. If this city is the sea, then their soldiers will be scattered into the sea. Every grain of sand in the sand will disappear in an instant.

Their main force was not in Motianji City, and had already left the city a long time ago—the Harunites never intended to stick to the decaying regional capital from the very beginning.

A few hours later, "One-Eyed" Antigonus and his army approached the city. The Macedonians did not launch an attack immediately, but sent Western Federation soldiers who could speak Harun to the battle, loudly urging the figures flashing past the city wall to surrender. They hoped to take down the city in front of them without bloodshed, but the Harunites responded resolutely. They shot several arrows at the feet of the persuading envoys, telling the Macedonians their determination to resist with practical actions.

Those arrows were just a warning. The Western Federation soldiers immediately retreated and reported the defender's choice to "One-Eyed" Antigonus. The latter didn't say much after hearing this, but just made a gesture to prepare for an attack - -Since they are unwilling to surrender, they can only go to war.

However, just as the Macedonian army was preparing to attack the city, a rider came from the south and brought Antigonus and other officers of the First Army a piece of information that surprised them: the main force of the Principality of Harun stationed in Asrito Sure enough, it was a disguise. Their main force had already gone north before the Macedonian scouts noticed, hiding their whereabouts not far from Motianji. When the Macedonian army was about to besiege Motianji, they heard it from two directions. The news came and attacked the Macedonian First Army.

Antigonus did not doubt the authenticity of the news, because the cavalry in front of him was one of the reconnaissance cavalry he sent out, and there was an arrow stuck in his left shoulder, and the blood around the wound had solidified.

As expected, the main force of Harlan's army in Yasrito was just a cover. This was what he expected, but what he didn't expect was that there was another army that he had never heard of. Where did this come from? ?
In any case, the two armies of the Principality of Harun were coming here, and the Macedonians could only retreat a certain distance, and then lined up on the spot, ready to meet the arrival of the enemy.The reason why he didn't line up in Matianji City was because Antigonus was too cautious, fearing that the defenders in the city would suddenly go out of the city to join forces with the friendly army during the battle, and he would be caught off guard.

At the same time, among the army of the Principality of Harlan who came from the north, the fully armed army commander riding on the back of a war horse looked at the soldiers behind him holding up the military flag. Certainty of victory.

The commander of this army is Dickens, the younger brother of Congreve, the Grand Duke of Harlan. Because he suffered from a strange disease since he was a child, many spots resembling fish scales grew on his facial skin, so he wore an iron mask all the year round. People are called "faceless people".

Although suffering from a strange disease, Dickens' ability is not weak. He fought with the army when he was young, accumulated rich experience in military command, and was trusted by two generations of grand dukes. Dickens, who did not let his body become weaker and weaker, led the army to set off.

Now that there is a war with the Kingdom of Macedonia, the front line is in a hurry. Grand Duke Harlan had no choice but to mobilize the army again, and recruited a large number of mercenaries, and handed it over to Dickens to command him to go to support the front line commander Nicole.So, he appeared here.

"Accelerate! We will wipe out the Macedonians outside the city of Motenki, and let them know that the Principality of Harun cannot be offended!"

The lieutenant-general beside Prince Dickens shouted loudly to the soldiers to boost their morale. These soldiers knew that their combined strength was one head higher than that of the Macedonians. In addition, the Grand Duke himself had promised every day before he set off. As long as individuals fight the enemy bravely, they can get a piece of land of their own in the area occupied by Gilis, so the fighting spirit is high, and everyone is excitedly waiting to fight against the legendary brutal Macedonians.

"Hoo! Hoo! Hoo!"

The soldiers raised their weapons and let out deafening shouts in response to the general's encouragement.

Hearing the shouts of the soldiers, the lieutenant said respectfully to Prince Dickens: "Your Highness, the morale is available, and we will surely win!"

"After defeating the Macedonians, I will lead you to the city of Liscomb and hold a banquet there." Prince Dickens said with a smile. His character is like this, and he is easy to be complacent. Ordinary people's pride and complacency will definitely cause dissatisfaction from others, but he is different, because he has the identity of the royal family-it seems that as long as he has such an identity, no matter how bad his personality is, it is justified.

No one knows whether what Prince Dickens just said has set a flag, but what is known is that, far away from the army led by him with nearly 600 soldiers, a group of cavalry with a size of more than [-] is on the way. Observing their movements from afar, the leader was Dmitri, the son of "One-Eyed" Antigonus. Later, this famous family accidentally captured a messenger from Harlan's army while looking for traces of grain trucks, and from He interrogated the news about Dickens' army, and thus found the marching Harlan army.

Looking at the Army of the Principality of Harun that was winding forward like a serpent in the distance, Dmitry frowned. He wondered if his father's army had made any preparations, or whether he had obtained this Harun army that seemed to come out of nowhere. He can't send someone back to report the news of the army now, so he can only follow the enemy army and look for fighter opportunities.

Although he is young and energetic, he will not be so stupid as to lead 650 cavalrymen under his command to attack the Harun people who have nearly [-] soldiers. When this legion was engaged with the [-]st Legion, he led his cavalry to make a sudden approach from the rear and launch a deadly charge against the rear of Harlan's infantry, breaking their morale.Apart from that, he had no other method that sounded reliable.

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In the afternoon of that day, the sun was covered by thick clouds, and only a little sunlight shone through the gaps in the clouds. The earth was still hot and humid, and there was no cool breeze.

The First Macedonian Army took a defensive position on the edge of a deserted farmland far away from Motianji City. The parts of the catapult ballista on the carriage were also removed in the fastest time, and the craftsmen accompanying the army rebuilt them. Assemble and stand on the flat ground behind the Macedonian phalanx.

On the opposite side of them, the Southern Army of the Principality of Harlan led by General Nicole is also ready for battle. All the heavy infantry are lined up in a tight square formation and stand on the front line. The archers are holding compound bows and holding arrows in one hand. At the tail of the arrow, squinting his eyes, he looked at the Macedonian army with long spears in the distance.

The Southern Legion was not in a hurry to attack, they were waiting for the army led by Prince Dickens, and the latter did not keep them waiting for a long time. Not long after the Southern Legion finished forming, the Northern Legion finally arrived. After entering the arena, the legion also began to line up in an orderly manner under the watchful eyes of tens of thousands of people.Many of the Macedonian rank-and-file officers who stood in the first row noticed that there were many cavalry in the new Harlan army.

Looking at the Harlan cavalry riding tall horses, the centurions knew that this battle was not easy to fight. Although they used the Sarisa spears to restrain the cavalry, it was difficult for the Harlan cavalry to take advantage of their superior mobility to engage the infantry. , go around their flanks and launch a charge-once the battle breaks out and the battlefield is in chaos, who has the energy to keep an eye on the enemy's cavalry?

"General, the enemy's reinforcements have arrived. It seems that their total strength has surpassed ours."

The Vice-General of the Silver Shield Army who followed "One-Eyed" Antigonus from another world to this new world reported, but instead of being apprehensive or fearful, there was a mysterious excitement in his tone.

The Silver Shield Army who followed Alexander the Great from the Macedonian border to penetrate the Persian Empire did not know how many times they had faced an enemy whose strength was several times their own. Naturally, they would not be afraid of this. After King Ke succeeded to the throne, in the wars with the barbarians, there were many situations where there were fewer enemies and more enemies, and they were used to it.

"So what if the total force exceeds ours?" Veteran Antico sneered, looking at the five or six-meter-long Sarissa spears held by the soldiers, he said with confidence: "The Macedonian spears will completely shatter their dreams! "

(End of this chapter)