Lux's Farewell

Chapter 712 [0701] Vanguard Battle
Heiko Jimenez stared at the map in front of him, as if he wanted to completely imprint it in his mind.

As the head commander of the first regiment of the Plain Walker Brigade, Heike Jimenez is the one with the most pressure among all the walkers in the North—because just now, the scouts have confirmed the news, and the leader of Xiongdu The troops had already arrived at the city of Pinara, fifty miles away, and could move north at any time.

And once the opponent moves, the first regiment of plain walkers under Haike's jurisdiction will face the soldiers directly.

Subconsciously pursing the corners of his mouth, Heike's eyes finally fell on a thin blue line running from northwest to southeast.

On the map, this thin line represented the 102nd Canal, less than a mile from where the First Plainswalkers regiment was now stationed.

After the ice and snow in the remaining veins of the Longji Mountains melted, they flowed into the 102 canal along the underground river and the surface stream. Now is the time of the year when the water level of the canal is the highest and the current is the fastest. Sensitive ears can still hear the sound of the waves.

The water in the 102 Canal is fast-moving, and it is not easy to cross. In addition, the weak navy on the Xiongdu side is completely finished. If the other side wants to continue going north, they can only build a pontoon bridge on the river.

Theoretically speaking, the first regiment of plain walkers can wait for work on the river bank, wait for the enemy to make a move, and then attack halfway.

However, although it is good to attack halfway, it is a question of where the enemy is halfway.

The 102 canal is a diversion river with a very deep river bed. During the high water season in summer, the water in the canal is turbulent, and there are undercurrents and eddies all over Hanoi. So the river was less than a hundred yards wide.

Moreover, there are temperate coniferous forests on both sides of the canal. Although the forests are not as lush as the rain forests, they are still enough to hide the traces of the army's actions and provide timber for crossing the river. If the Xiongdu army moves fast enough, they can forcefully cross the river and build a temporary camp before Haike reacts, and then meet the follow-up army to cross the river.

Even more ruthlessly, the Xiongdu army could have forcibly crossed at night under the cover of the forest, and Haike had no time to stop it.

Therefore, adhering to the idea of ​​active defense, Haike chose to cross the river first, and first touch the vanguard of Xiongdu, taking the initiative of the battle in his own hands.

As long as they took the initiative to cross the river and take the initiative to line up outside the forest, the vanguard of the Xiongdu army would not be able to ignore them and enter the forest. Otherwise, they would have to cross the river and die.

On Haike's side, as long as the reserve team is preserved, and then fight against Lin, no matter the victory or defeat, there will be countermeasures.

The first regiment of the Plain Walkers is the most elite team among the entire northern border walkers. In the Nashilami battle not long ago, they relied on the southern oasis belt of Nashilami City and launched a battle with the Bright Moon Army. Relying on cooperation and multi-line blocking, they withstood the impact of the Bright Moon Warriors.

So Haike is very confident, even if the Fearless Pioneer is in person, as long as Jarvan IV does not come in person, then he is fully qualified to try his luck first.

Looking across the slash area representing the forest, Heike finally retracted his gaze.

cross the river!

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Will Jarvan IV come in person?

the answer is negative.

Although Jarvan IV likes to visit the front line in person, it is obviously not necessary now - the work of erecting a pontoon across the river obviously does not require the emperor to come to the front line to supervise and sit in the town. Moreover, according to the news of Dragon Bird Knight, Lux's main force is still in the north. In Bor City, even if there are defenders on the river bank, the number will not be too many.

Facing only a partial division, Jarvan IV believed that his vanguard could handle it completely. After all, they were the elite of the garrison army. How could they handle a partial division in the northern border?
Due to the difficulty of marching and the cut off of waterways, even though a lot of local labor was recruited for the counter-insurgency army's material movement, it was still quite difficult to supply.

Under such circumstances, if Jarvan IV can stay in a city that is easy to supply, it is best not to go out and lead the team. It is best to wait for the forward to cross the river in front, defeat the partial division intercepted on the north bank of the river, and establish a temporary camp After collecting the supply points, he led the army north again.

Therefore, after the main force of the anti-rebel army arrived in Pinara City, Jarvan IV immediately found his vanguard commander Sa Lange, and issued him the task of building a pontoon bridge and crossing the river to establish a stronghold.

Regarding the task assigned by His Majesty the Emperor, Sa Lange quickly took the order. He led the [-] vanguard troops under his command and set off the next morning, leaving the city of Pinara.

According to Sa Lange's plan, the elite garrison army under his command will arrive at the south bank of the nameless river tomorrow afternoon, stay there to rest, and then spend a day or two logging materials and erecting a pontoon bridge.

If all goes well, the vanguard will be able to establish camp on the north bank of the river in four days.

The plan was perfect, but something went wrong in the first step—at noon on the second day after leaving Pinara, he received a report from a scout that a rebel army had settled down in the forest on the south bank of the Nameless River. It seems that they are lining up with their backs against the forest, planning to meet their own troops head-on.

When we got the news, the distance between the two parties was less than five miles!

Sarah Lange was quite surprised to hear this.

In his opinion, if these Yankees go straight into the forest and harass him, they can cause some trouble, but why are you standing upright?
Suspicious, Sa Lange asked the scouts about the enemy's information in detail, especially the flags and other indicators.

The answer given by the scouts was that the opponent was wearing the banner of double-winged boots, and the specific number did not capture any prisoners, so they don't know.

The banner of the Wing Boots?
Upon hearing this, Sarah Lange blinked her eyes in doubt.

It seems that where did I hear this flag?
Oh, now that I think about it, it seems that in the battle of Nashila America, the division in the north was this banner!
Thinking of this, Sarah Lange suddenly let out a long breath.

As an eyewitness to the Battle of Naslam, Sarah Lange was among the first group of people to break into the city of Nasram. It was because of this feat that he was able to serve as the vanguard commander in this operation.

Sarah Lange clearly remembered that during the Battle of Nashilami, a partial division was sent out in the northern border, and it was said that this partial division had suffered heavy casualties when they blocked the Bright Moon Army.

what are they called...

It seems to be called Plain Walker?
Sa Lange, the Rakkor of the Bright Moon Legion, has seen them before, and it's not that he looks down on them. In Sa Lange's eyes, the level of these guys may not even compare with the Demacia Frontier Legion.

Even if those plain walkers are not adapted to the desert environment, they are fighting defensive and blocking warfare after all.

Being at a disadvantage against a team like the Bright Moon Legion... It can be said that in Sa Lange's heart, the level of the Plainwalker is completely in line with his inherent impression of the noble private army.

Even if the opponent is mainly from the northern border, even if they are a little more familiar with the local terrain than themselves, in Sarah Lange's view, it is very unwise to fight with him in such an upright formation.

Want to relax and wait for work?
If hard power is insufficient, even if you wait for work with ease, it is doomed to be meaningless!
Thinking of this, Sarah Lange had no hesitation in his heart. He immediately announced that the vanguard would stop, bury the pot and cook food. The war of rebellion will start with a good start!

After receiving the order, the vanguard stopped immediately, and the scouts of each team began to investigate in all directions, and most of the personnel buried pots and cooked food on the spot.

It is said to be buried in a pot to make rice, but in fact it is to boil some water in a large pot, add some dried cheese to make soup, and each person makes a bowl of soaked dry bread and eats in a hurry to fill their stomachs.

During this period, there was an endless stream of scouts from all directions, saying that the plain walkers in the north were also cooking and eating, and seemed to be lining up with their backs against the forest.

Sarah Lange, who got the news, couldn't help laughing. When the soldiers had finished their meal and took a short rest, he waved his hand, and the vanguard set off again and continued northward.

"When I saw those country bumpkins from the north, I showed my energy and showed them how powerful we are!"

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Sarah Lange didn't think much of Plainswalker.

As for the plain walker, Haike didn't really think highly of this vanguard army that he had been paying attention to.

This is not Heike's arrogance, but in his opinion, the action of this vanguard army is too procrastinated.

For the distance of fifty miles, they had to travel for more than a day and a half, and their marching speed could only be regarded as a failure for the Northlander.

Moreover, according to the news from the scouts, judging from the size of their troops, these people are even configured with one man and two horses.

One man and two horses, traveling thirty miles a day, this marching speed can only be described as embarrassing.

At this point, Haike is somewhat of a Versailles—in fact, the marching speed of the Xiongdu Vanguard Army at [-] miles a day is not slow at all!

Don't forget, the Xiongdu Pioneer Army is not taking the main road, but the gentle slope plain with gradually rising altitude.

Under this kind of road conditions, carrying the necessary luggage and some tools, even if one person and two horses, thirty miles a day is already a very good speed of action.

On the contrary, it is not normal for an army like the Northland Walker, who has the support of a mage, has the advantage of water transportation, and has a large vehicle to maneuver, and can rush hundreds of miles a day on the plain.

To this day, Jarvan IV, who has received information about the siege of Uwendale, thought that Uwendale was besieged so quickly because Lux had already prepared and dispatched the team quietly first. He never thought about it at all. It was because Yinuo led the team to travel hundreds of miles a day.

In short, after determining the marching speed of the Xiongdu Vanguard Army, Haike finally gave up the safe circular formation when preparing for the battle. Instead, he arranged two teams dedicated to breaking through the formation on the flanks, trying to fight a dozen Rout battle.

For this reason, he even took the initiative to reduce the thickness of the central army, using this as a bait to lengthen the enemy's front as much as possible, and then fly with both wings in order to win a complete victory.

All of a sudden, the flags were fluttering, and the orderly soldiers were shuttled back and forth. The first regiment of the Plainwalkers performed their duties, and spread out their formation very relaxedly. The big yawning mouth quietly hid its sharp fangs.

Whether it was the dragon and bird knights in the sky, or the Xiongdu scouts observing the battlefield from afar, they didn't notice that there were several rows of people in long robes hiding in the seemingly stretched queues on both wings.

Finally, an hour after the plain walkers set up their formation, the smoke and dust in the south gradually rose, and an army that was smaller than the first regiment of the plain walkers and rarely exceeded the number of horses appeared at the end of everyone's field of vision.

Among the queues, blue flags were raised one after another, and the dragon and bird knights in the sky also waved the blue battle flags. The soldiers of the Xiongdu Vanguard Army began to change horses and divert them.

The pack horses carrying rations and sleeping bags circled around and were led to a safe place in groups. The soldiers of the Vanguard Army finally got on the horses after cleaning their horse armor and straightening their rune steel armor. .

The vanguard troops selected from the garrison are all skilled archers and horses without exception. After riding the horses, all of them form a group of eight or ten people and gather in silence according to the size of the sword formation and shield formation in daily training. Together, under the guidance of the team leader, we started to move towards the north.

At the very beginning, the war horse just held its head high, took small steps, and moved forward at a leisurely pace.

Gradually, the horse's footsteps began to quicken, and the team members gathered together also entered a fighting posture at regular pace.

All the horses of the shield formation gradually lined up in a horizontal row as they moved forward, and the gap between horses and horses, between soldiers and soldiers, did not even allow people to pass sideways. From a distance, each of the shield formation squads seemed to be on the same side. The moving wall seemed to be standing still at the very beginning, and gradually became faster and faster until it was crushed.

And on the two wings of these walls, there are sword formations that also operate in small groups, but the formation is more flexible. The cavalry squads of the sword formation are often arranged in the shape of geese, and the acceleration of the horses is significantly faster than that of the shield formation. But the Sword Formation team reached the front of the plain walker formation first.

However, they did not drive directly into the formation, but started to turn around a hundred steps away from the formation of plain walkers. The sword formation squads quickly turned from vertical to horizontal, and took this opportunity to either draw their bows and arrows, or pull their crossbows, Or throw a throwing axe, or throw a warhammer.

The sword array became the arrow array.

Soldiers in the Sword Formation team have a tacit understanding. If the projectile weapon has a long range, aim at the middle of the plain walker formation. If the projectile weapon has a short range, aim at the two sides of the plain walker formation closest to you, and strive to use the firepower of the projectile weapon to cover the plain walker who is about to meet the shield. The first line of shock!
Sa Lange was on a small mound in the south of the battlefield, watching the plain walkers being overwhelmed by various throwing weapons, the corners of his mouth could not help but turn up slightly—however, as the Sword Array team almost went around The circle and the shield team entered the charging posture, and his smile finally froze at the corner of his mouth.

He suddenly discovered that this "not very elite plain walker" was not in the slightest confusion when faced with the suppression of throwing weapons and the wall charge of the shield team!
Something is wrong!
　Carya's Small Classroom: Shield and Sword Formation:
　　Demacia's shield formation is heavy cavalry on horseback, heavy infantry on horseback; light cavalry on horseback on sword formation, light infantry off horseback.

　　
　
(End of this chapter)