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Chapter 254 Kabudez’s Caution

At this moment, the guard captain walked in hurriedly: "Chief, our spies are urgently reporting that the Knicks' army has entered our territory and is approaching here!"

"What did you say?!" Amrotas was shocked and asked urgently: "How many people did they come?!"

"The spies said there were many, many of them, and they couldn't even see the end. It's just that the Knicks were chasing them so fast that they had to retreat, so they couldn't investigate carefully."

"Damn it! Why did these Knicks launch an attack today?!" Amrotas was shocked and angry. He looked at his men and said with a trembling voice: "Hurry... hurry up and sound the alarm and issue a war warning! Notify immediately...the elders summon their tribesmen to take up arms and prepare to defend our stronghold from the enemy's attack, and...and -"

Amrotas looked at Akalus, the captain of the personal guard and his own son, and said in a deep voice: "You immediately ride to the main stronghold, find Kabdus, and tell us that our stronghold has been attacked by the Nix army. Attack fiercely and let him lead the army to rescue as soon as possible!"

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The Pannoni tribal alliance indeed attacked Nyx in two groups. The coalition to the north was composed of the armies of Desitiatai and Segestica.

Kabdus, the leader of Segostika, spent a lot of effort to recruit nearly 7000 warriors, some of whom were prisoners that the tribe exchanged for food from Nyx.

Temagis, the great leader of Desitiatai, mobilized 8000 warriors, including 500 cavalry. This number actually only accounted for half of Desitiatai's strength.

On the other hand, despite the agreement reached by the seven chiefs at the Pannoni Tribal Alliance meeting, Daixitiatai did not border Nix, and was far less threatened by Nix than Segestika and Broch. Furthermore, Temagis's friend Andres was dead, and his motivation to help Segestica was greatly reduced. This time it was just to fulfill the alliance's resolution.

However, instead of rushing on the road, Kabdus allowed the army to continue to rest in the camp. He only sent many sentries to rush to the banks of the Kupa River to carefully investigate the enemy's situation.

In the evening, Kabdus, who had had dinner and was about to go to bed, suddenly received news: Amrotas' son came to ask for help, saying that their stronghold was being besieged by the Nix army.

The strange behavior of Kabdus leading his army to stand still not only aroused criticism from the soldiers, but also attracted questions from Temagis. Last night, when Akalus arrived, he not only asked Kabdus for help, but also told Temagis the news.

Kabdus was shocked. After calming down, he immediately told Akalus that he would definitely lead his army to the rescue, but it was getting late now and he could only hurry up until tomorrow!
After Akalus got the accurate information, he rode back early the next day in order to tell his father the news that "reinforcements were coming" in time and enhance the confidence of the tribesmen to persevere.

The reason why Temagis did not come out in full force was because, although the Poi suddenly formed an alliance with the Pannoni, everyone was still a little worried about the fact that Desitiatai had been fighting with the Poi for many years, so they had to Leave enough troops to defend the territory and avoid Broch's mistake.

The combined strength of the two large tribes totaled 15 people. When setting off from the main stronghold of Segostika, Kabdus led the army in front, and Temakis led the army in the rear. The marching speed was relatively slow. By dusk Only then did we arrive at the Linkou Village outside the dense forest passage.

"Kabdus, your territory is being invaded by the Nyx, and your tribe is being attacked by them. Instead of rushing to rescue, you stopped marching. You want to watch your tribe being attacked. Destroy the enemy?"

Faced with Temagis's accusation, Kabdus was not angry. Instead, he asked in a low voice: "Chief Temagis, of course there is a reason for me to do this. Don't worry, can you listen to me first? explanation of?"

Kabdus's attitude made it difficult for Temakis to get angry again. He snorted and said angrily: "Tell me, what bullshit reason can make you ignore the safety of your tribe!"

They are both big leaders, and they should follow traditional etiquette with each other. The reason why Temakis was so rude to Kabdus was because he believed that Kabdus had used despicable means to seize the power of his good friend's son. Although this was recognized by the tribal alliance, it still made him feel unhappy.

"Chief Temagis, according to our prior plan, the main force attacking the Nyx tribe was Chief Blix's army. It was not until their army fought with the Nyx people that we started from the Kupa River. Attack on one side, preventing the Knicks from looking at each other, and finally encircle and annihilate them... So our marching speed cannot be fast. This is all agreed in advance, right?" "Of course I remember, you don't need to belabor it. Temagis said impatiently: "But the problem now is that the Knicks are the first to attack and your subordinate tribe is under siege. Do you want to die without saving it?"

"Of course I want to go to the rescue, but even if you and I lead the army there, will we really be able to repel the Nyx people and save the stronghold of Amrotas?" Kabdus asked.

Temagis' expression changed: "What do you mean by this?"

"You and I have less than 15 troops, and last year Andres led a team of nearly 000 to attack these Knicks. I remember that the Knicks only had about 2 troops. As a result, we encountered A disastrous defeat...I believe you have heard about this battle."

Kabdus emphasized in a heavy tone: "These Nyx people are very powerful in fighting! And in the year since they settled here, many Skodisci slaves have escaped from us and joined us. They, oh, don't forget Brix complained about this at the league meeting!

So I am afraid that the strength of the Nix people has now exceeded that of your and my armies, and many of their soldiers are wearing armor. If we only rely on your and my armies to fight against them, I am afraid that it will be difficult to have any hope of victory..."

Temagis snorted again, but said nothing.

He was friendly with Andres mainly because he admired his bravery, so he was curious about how Andres bullied others and fought with the Knicks, only to suffer a disastrous defeat in the end. He even went out of his way to learn about the battle from others. Details, I was shocked by the tenacity of the Knicks and the ingenuity of using tactics under such a disadvantage.

What's more, when he followed the tribal alliance to besiege the temporary camp of the Knicks, he personally experienced the bravery and difficulty of the Knicks. Because of this, he would support the resolution to eliminate the Knicks at the tribal alliance meeting. He must not Let such a terrible enemy grow up and threaten the survival of the Pannoni people in the future!
"And the Nyx people are quite cunning, you know? Half of the land they now occupy once belonged to my tribe!"

Kabdus said angrily and with some palpitations: "At first they pretended to be Ardei farmers, lured the leader of Volris to lead an attack, then surrounded and defeated him, and took the opportunity to break through his stronghold. I didn't understand it at the time. In this situation, I just received a messenger sent by Voorhees asking for help. Out of the desire to save my companions, I hurriedly led the soldiers to rescue. However, those Knicks were still pretending to attack Voorhees' camp to lure me to speed up. Marching, I was ambushed by them and was quickly defeated. In the end, I lost my tribe and people..."

Kabdus slapped his thigh sadly, and finally said in a deep voice: "This time the Knicks are attacking our stronghold again. We rush there in a hurry. Who knows if we will be ambushed by them again! Even if they don't ambush, Can our warriors who are tired from traveling defeat the well-rested Nyx people! We Segestika people have experienced many wars, and our young people have been greatly reduced, and we can no longer withstand heavy casualties! "

This last sentence deeply touched Temagis. In order to help Andres, he led his team to join the coalition forces and attacked the temporary camp of the Nyx people. The result was a lot of casualties, and he had already been criticized by many elders and tribesmen. Complain, if there are more casualties this time, I'm afraid I will face the blame of all the tribesmen after I go back! "

Temagis was silent for a moment and said with some reluctance: "You...what you said makes sense. Facing an enemy like Nyx, we have to be more cautious, but what should we do with your...besieged tribe?"

After listening to Temagis's words, Kabdus understood that he had convinced him, and he felt relieved, and then said confidently: "Don't worry, Amrotas' tribe is close to the Nyx people. In order to For his own safety, during this year's truce, he led his tribe to build wooden walls to strengthen the defense of the entire village.

It would be impossible for the Knicks to capture the stronghold in a short time if they were prepared, and it would only take a few days for Bricks and his troops to invade the Knicks' territory, and then the Knicks would have to Don’t give up the attack on Amrotas’ stronghold, and turn to the west to face Brix’s army. Then we will advance quickly and form a pincer attack on the Nyx people…”

Temagis pondered for a while and said stiffly: "That's it, but I have to send a messenger immediately to tell Brix and the others about the situation here." After that, he turned and left.

Only then did Kabdus show a sneer. There was another reason why he was not in a hurry to rescue Amrotas.

Amlotas was also a confidant of Andres, otherwise he would not have become the first group of Segestica nobles to allocate land along the Kupa River. Both he and Pricas had strongly supported Andres. Les's son succeeded to the throne, but after the overall situation was decided, he was not as stubborn as Pulikas, but took the initiative to show his willingness to obey the new leader.

(End of this chapter)