Game of Thrones: Royal Game

Chapter 294 The Battle of Jisdaka

After a brief consideration, Ian gave Fermor Mo Nakroz an order to attack the ruins of Jisdaka.

The newly appeared Karasar is currently located 50 leagues north of Jisdaka. Even if they choose to rush to Jisdaka, it will take more than 4 days.That's enough time for Femor to take down the khalasar that Khal Drogo left in the ruins with only women, children and slaves.

Although he couldn't transport the captives and seized wealth and horses away at once, if he destroyed all the heavy goods, children and old people who couldn't ride horses on the spot, he would drive the remaining women, slaves and horses to Skaha The south bank of the Zaban River is completely sufficient.

Next, Fermor only needs to place the fleet on the Skahazaban River, and stare at the position of Kalasar, the heavy cavalry on the opposite bank that Ian finds extremely difficult will not be able to cross. The river, looking for a way into the Raza region.

In this way, the other party can only choose to go east, go east all the way to the end of the Skahazaban River, and enter Laza from there. This will take him at least 3 months. During this time, Ian will solve Khal Drogo's problems once and for all.

That's right, Ian is not seeking to eliminate the new player at this stage, as long as he prevents the opponent from entering the game or receiving Drogo's legacy, the purpose of the battle is considered to be achieved.

On the night that Fermor led his army to land in Jisdaka, his army easily captured the ruined city with almost no resistance.

The next morning, about 3 Dothraki women and about [-] slaves were driven south by Fermor's army on the mares left in the camp. It took them two days to reach the river bank And cross the river.

Behind them was a burning ruin.

On the day Fermor started to drive the spoils south, Ian noticed that the new Karasar had sped up, probably because the skinchangers on their side had informed him of what happened in the ruins of Jisdaka.

In order to catch up with Fermor and the others before they reached the river bank, that Karasa started a round of forced marching without hesitation. With the constant rotation of the number of horses per capita, they forcibly increased their speed to the speed of a rapid march. Point five times.

Finally, on the morning of the third day after the fall of Jisdaka, they caught up with Fermor, who had just carried half of the captives southward, on the north bank of the Skahazaban River.

After thinking about it, Ian, who has been paying close attention to the situation here, gave Fermor a clear order to fight.

At this time, Fermor held a new Gist iron legion and two slave iron legions, plus the auxiliary soldiers assigned to each legion that Ian dismantled in advance - 1500 crossbowmen and more than 2000 sailors responsible for transporting them .

Normally speaking, there is absolutely no chance of winning this force against the Karasa, which has more than 1000 armored cavalry, 5000 armored cavalry, and more than 6000 light cavalry.

But this moment is a perfect fighter.

Because the opponent had already carried out rapid marches for two consecutive days and forced marches for more than a day, even their dedicated charge horses, which had been running empty all the time, had been greatly exhausted up to now.

If Ian was the opponent's commander, he would not choose to fight at this time anyway.

But maybe the other party is really full of confidence, or has seen through Ian's intention to keep them out, that player Khal can't accept watching Khal Drogo being eaten by Ian and can't do anything. , he chose to bet on this battle.

For Ian, this is also a gamble, because he has not been on the battlefield in person to command, and he cannot inform Fermor in real time of the situation detected in the air.

In other words, the success or failure of this battle has been completely handed over to the lieutenant general Fermor whom Ian has worked so hard to train during this time, and the group of grassroots officers trained by Ian himself.

When the distance to the river bank was less than 3 leagues, that player's Kalashar stopped and began to prepare for the battle.

They need to let the roaring warriors take off their armor from the marching horses to finish wearing, they also need to take off the horse armor carried by the marching horses and put them on the horses, they need to string their bows and arrows, and check their arakh scimitars.

Most importantly, they need short breaks.

Of course, for Fermor, this is not an opportunity to take the initiative.It would be pure suicide to abandon a complete formation and take the initiative to attack a cavalry.

After dispersing the Dothraki captives who had not been transported to the south bank to both sides, and driving all the horses that had not crossed the river into the river, Fermor chose a position that was relatively least likely to be outflanked, and began to deploy his own troops. troops.

He lined up the three legions in his hands back to the river. On the left wing, he deployed the Second Iron Legion of New Ghis. Sword and shield.Even if the opponent starts to outflank and attack from the front and center at the same time, Femor is confident that they can stabilize the defense.

The central army and the right wing deployed two slave iron legions respectively. The total training time was less than half a year, and they had never seen blood, let alone the experience of facing a cavalry charge. Neither Ian nor Fermor actually mattered to them. Have too much faith.

But fortunately, to the right of this position is a section of river that meanders north, and Fermor's right wing is almost close to the river bank, so that the opponent has no possibility of outflanking from this side.

In front of the whole army Femor placed all the empty boxes and sundries he could find, in order to trouble the charge of the enemy cavalry.

Fermor actually remembered that Ian had told himself and other generals about a battle against cavalry that was very similar to the current one. They all fought against cavalry with infantry, and they all had powerful fire support from the navy.

But compared to that one, my biggest disadvantage is that I don't have a car formation that can stand in front of the infantry formation, and my army doesn't have enough training to deploy into a crescent formation——

The curved formation is not a small test for the soldiers in formation, especially when the front row falls and needs to be replaced by the back row, it is easy to cause confusion. Femor dare not use it rashly without corresponding training.

Both of these are crucial to resisting the impact of cavalry.

Behind the main force, 4 large warships, 7 medium warships, and 18 small warships found the closest position to the river bank they could anchor without running aground.

The auxiliary crossbowmen and crossbowmen of several legions were deployed on the battleship, and all the ballistas and trebuchets on the ship were also pointed to the north bank.

At the same time, because Fermor was very sure that the opponent would outflank from the left flank, he deployed the most powerful warships in the entire fleet and the best crossbowmen in the army to the left rear of the left flank of the army, so that they could Can use the long-range weapons on the warship to cover the cavalry trying to outflank the place, causing a lot of damage to it.

Standing on a high slope that was barely higher than the surrounding area, Fermor looked at the troops deployed by himself below, and his palms could not help but break out in cold sweat.

Is this good enough?He asked himself, did I overlook something?
Fermor knew very well that this battle was an opportunity he had to seize.

If he wins, he will not only be able to immediately obtain the military exploits of being promoted to a high-ranking nobleman and become Fermor zo Nakroz, but will also win Ian's deeper trust.

At that time, there will be no one in the entire Slave Bay who is more suitable than himself to be Ian's proxy to rule this land after he begins his expedition to Westeros.

What Grazdan zo Eraz, what ass-shaking general Grazda, what Meereen nobles, they will never think of themselves in the future.

But correspondingly, if this battle is lost, aside from all this being in vain, what Fermore is most worried about is that he will completely lose Ian's trust, and he will never get new opportunities in the future.

so.
reserve team!You idiot, reserve team!
Looking at the army below, Femor suddenly seemed to hear Ian roaring in his ear.

He quickly raised his head and looked around, only to realize that he was having auditory hallucinations only after he realized that there were only his subordinates around him.

Probably because I always received too much scolding for forgetting to deploy the reserve team in the previous sand table deduction.

But the tactics of the reserve team are indeed too difficult to understand. Although Fermor has studied hard for a long time, every time it is his turn to practice, he is still confused about which troops should be used as the reserve team. Where to put it, when and how to put it into use cannot make a perfect judgment.

He had tried asking Ian if there was a general rule for using the reserve team, but he had only gotten a negative answer, and a rather obscure sentence, pawn image water.

Observing the army below from the high slope, Femor began to think, if it was Lord Darry, how would he deploy it?

After all, I only have more than 1 people in my hands, and I have to face an enemy with slightly more people than myself, and all of them are cavalry. What should I do to reserve a reserve team?

Generally speaking, the reserve team must be placed behind the main force, but as far as my current formation is concerned, if the width of the front is further reduced and the front and rear depths are lengthened, it will give the opponent more room for outflanking, and even let the opponent The side of the right wing also exposed enough flaws to outflank it.

At the same time, the reduction in frontal width will also reduce the number of ships behind that can directly attack the battlefield and reduce their attack range.

No matter how you think about it, forcing the reserves doesn't seem like a wise decision
But at this time, another conversation between himself and Ian appeared in his mind.

'After all, the Slave Iron Legion is a group of recruits. When we are in an advantage, they can be ferocious tigers, leopards and wolves, but when we are in a decline, or find that the enemy is unstoppable, they can easily become frightened sheep. ' said Ian at the time.

'So we should try to maximize the depth of the slave iron legions when we deploy them?High depth will bring a great sense of security, enough to maintain their morale. ’ answered Fermore.

'On the contrary, if I can, my choice is to place them in the center and increase the depth of the allies on their flanks, but for themselves, I will split them into as many squares as possible front and rear.

Because their front row may be shaken, if they are deployed in a large depth, then when the enemy cavalry tears the front gap, all the super long guns in the back row will become decorations, and they will have no generals at all. A chance to put the gun down. '

"That's right, Master Ian proposed a solution at the time. Under the condition that the first row would be torn apart by default, the distance between the second row's phalanx and the first row was just enough to put down the spears, so that As soon as the enemy breaks through the front row, they will immediately suffer the next round of blows, which is also a kind of reserve team." Fermor muttered to himself, and then quickly gave orders to the adjutants around him, and they began to direct the formation adjustment of the central army .

Because it was Ian's Iron Slave Legion that needed to be changed rather than the New Ghis, Fermor's orders were very efficient, and the center and right flanks were quickly adjusted.

Maybe he noticed that Fermor was preparing to fight instead of boarding and fleeing. The centaur's Karasa delayed the attack, and he didn't know whether he was hesitating whether to fight the enemy who was already in full battle, or simply wanted the horse to rest. for a while.

Seeing this situation, Fermor also took this opportunity to come to the front of the battle, ready to imitate what Ian often did, to give encouragement to the soldiers.

Of course, his goal is not these 1 people, his voice is not that loud, and he doesn't want to waste time running around.

The audience he really needs is only the three thousand Iron Legion slave soldiers in the center army and the right-wing front.

Fermor is very clear that he is not Ian, and he does not have his talent for speech and eloquence, but through the past few months, he is confident that he has learned some of the essence.

Most importantly, he remembered one of Ian's teachings:
'If you want people to work for you, here are three general ways, the first is to add money, the second is to add more money, and the third is to let them watch others add money, and then ask him if he wants to add money money. '

"Soldiers of the Second and Third Iron Slave Legion," Femor said after riding to the front of the formation, "you are from Astapor just like me. Many of you, They were all selected by myself or my instructors from those humble fourth-class slaves. You can be proud, because you have passed the test set by Earl Darry, passed his training, and become excellent third-class slaves. Wait for the slave.

So far, you will no longer suffer from hunger, your original masters will no longer be able to whip you, they will no longer be able to usurp your property, and they will no longer be able to rape your wives and daughters. "

"But now, a new test has come." Femor raised his whip and pointed towards the horizon, "These Dothrakis, they destroyed your cities and villages, plundered your wealth, and slaughtered you relatives, and sold you to Astapor to suffer.

Now that your suffering has just passed, and you have just stepped into a nobler class, they want to destroy all of this and turn you back into the lowest slaves, will you agree? "

"No!"

At least the momentum is in place, at least the morale is still high now, I hope they can maintain it when they see those horses that are a head taller than them, Fermor thought to himself.

"I don't agree either! It's about my honor! I just got the news that Earl Darry is in the south and led your colleagues to defeat Khal Drogo, beheading and capturing all of his more than 4 Howling Warriors!
Of the slave soldiers who trained with you, even those who joined us after Yunkai and Meereen, tens of thousands have been promoted to noble second-class slaves because of their military exploits, and thousands of them, Because of his military exploits, he became a more noble first-class slave.

There was even a phalanx of soldiers who gained the status of royal slaves for falling the most centaurs in front of their ranks without breaking themselves.My friend Lexix even told me in a letter that the status of those royal slaves was no less than him and me. "

As soon as Fermor's words fell, it exploded in the crowd like a bomb, and the slave soldiers whispered and talked to each other.

Of course it was Fermor who made it up, but what does that matter?When people like himself and the Earl meet, these things will naturally become real, and Femor is full of confidence in Ian.

Fermor gave them a minute to discuss, and then just scratched his head, and the entire army quickly fell silent around him.

Prohibition is the first lesson of Ian's army. Those who can't even do this will be sent back to the farmland and become lowly fourth-class slaves again, or they will be nailed to death on the ground like an example to others. in Astapor's Punishment Square.Therefore, they have already developed the instinct of obedience.

"You don't have to be frustrated that you didn't go out with Earl Darry this time, because the same opportunity is in front of you! I promise you that all of you soldiers in the front line will now be promoted to second-class slaves !
If you can persist until you win, you will all be promoted to first-class slaves!The phalanx with the most dead centaurs before the formation will be promoted to royal slaves!As for the soldiers in the latter, if your front line collapses, the same conditions will fall on your heads! "

There was a burst of cheers from the crowd.

Looking at the soldiers with high morale, Fermor prayed in his heart again, he must win this battle.

The promotion of slaves has always been the core power that Ian grasped the most tightly. Fermor's unauthorized promise that far exceeds the standards set by Ian can be said to be a huge arrogance.

If this battle is successfully won, then the problem may not be a big problem, but if you lose, your future may come to an end.

Shaking his head and fighting, Femor secretly thought.

They're all here to gamble anyway, so why not raise?
"What's your name?" Femor stopped in front of a soldier standing in the first row.

"Report to the general, the little... The little man has no name." The slave soldier quickly lowered his head.

"Then what do they call you?" Femor was a little surprised.

"Thirteen, this is my number in the Centuries, because my previous nickname was too ugly to be called a proud third-class slave, so I am called by this number now, and many brothers in the team choose this way of."

"Look up, Thirteen, as a noble second-class slave, you shouldn't keep your head down!"

"Yes, General!" Thirteen quickly raised his head and puffed out his chest at the same time.

"Choose a name for yourself. Noble second-class slaves should have their own name. In the future, you will also own land, real estate and public offices. You can't do without a name."

"But."

"No, but, what do you want to be called? Say it boldly."

"Ian! General, my name is Ian!" the slave shouted.

I. Ian, Femor's mouth twitched, his face turned green.

He didn't know why every time Ian engaged in this kind of interaction, it went so smoothly, but he had constant problems as soon as he got started.

Of course he would not know, because every time Ian interacts with soldiers or slaves, the people he finds are actors arranged in advance, and the dialogues are also scripted, which can promote Ian to achieve his goals.

Randomly pull an old farmer on the street for an interview, and he will talk about urban and rural construction.Then I randomly pulled a primary school student, and he talked about the wisdom of environmental protection and innovation, which is impossible for these Gis people to understand.

what to do?To refute him?There was a battle between heaven and man in Fermor's heart.

If this is refuted, then all the previous speeches will be useless, but if it is not refuted, is this shit trying to turn the world upside down?
In the end, thinking that he had gambled everything anyway, Fermor gritted his teeth and nodded to the slave, "Okay, Ian, you have chosen a noble name, may you put away the nightmare like the earl Bring them to the centaurs, may they fall under your spear, and my lord be with you!"

"Lord Darry is with you!" Fermor then shouted to all the other soldiers.

The next moment, louder cheers broke out in the army formation.

Just as Fermor was about to go to the next phalanx, an instruction sound for the whole army to prepare for war came from the high slope where the command battalion was located. He did not stay, and immediately rode his horse and began to return to the command position.

After returning to the high slope, Fermor noticed that the enemy's light cavalry had completely dispersed on the distant horizon, and armored cavalry began to appear in sight.

This is a precursor to the start of the attack, and the opponent finally can't sit still.After all, as long as the last herd of horses was driven across the river, he could withdraw to the boat at any time.

Gradually, more and more cavalry squads began to approach, and Fermor's soldiers also began to hear the slight sound of horseshoes on the position. The sounds came from all directions, sporadic and scattered.

As time passed, these voices gradually became louder, clearer and louder, and the scale of the centaur army began to be revealed.

The cavalry occupies a much larger area than the infantry, and their formation is more loose. Therefore, visually, the opponent's only 1 people cover the entire plain in front of them, and they move like layers of waves. , raising dust all over the sky.

As the enemy got closer, the sound became louder and denser, sweeping like a storm, overwhelming hoofbeats, whistling, screaming, and roaring mixed together, beating Fermor's heart .

Come on, damn it!Let me bury you!

　Originally, I wanted to post this chapter after writing the entire battle, but the next chapter needs to change the perspective, so I still dismantled it

　　
　
(End of this chapter)