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Chapter 265 Alistakas’s hesitation

The smart Brix did not flee eastward like tens of thousands of his tribesmen, but fled to the south, which he believed was undoubtedly safer.

Not long after the attack horn sounded in the middle of the Knicks' army, the horn also sounded on the left wing, and the Knicks' army began a major counterattack across the board!
After hearing the trumpet sound coming from the center, the commander of the Third Army, Carminus, hesitated to blow the attack bugle immediately, because the right wing of the Third Army was being attacked from the front and rear by the enemy, but the hundred-man phalanx defended it. Tightly, the soldiers held the line so that the enemy did not take advantage of it, but it also made it difficult for them to switch from defense to offense.

But just when he was hesitating, the horn sound sounded first on the opposite side, and the long conflict formations of the Pannoni army stopped fighting one after another and began to retreat...

Upon discovering this situation, Carminus immediately realized that the enemy was trying to escape!
He decisively issued the order to attack, and the Third Army began to counterattack.

It turned out that the Pannoni cavalry was sniped by the Knicks Crossbow Corps and suffered heavy casualties. After that, they did not dare to attack rashly and turned to the opposite hill to look for fighters. What awaited them was the defeat of Brocchi's army.

Seeing this situation, the cavalry dared not linger, and galloped eastward with all their strength, returning much faster than when they came. They did not care that the horses would be injured. When they rushed back to the right wing, they told Demicas and Pablo about the situation. The two great leaders of Gilas.

These two people were originally a little reluctant to send troops to Knicks, but now they learned that the left wing was defeated, and their own side had not made any progress in the battle so far, so they immediately wanted to quit.

In order to avoid being affected by the defeat in the west and causing the army to suffer more losses, they issued the order to retreat without hesitation.

The retreat of Disone and Peruste's armies harmed the armies of Mazii and Brochi, because while Carminus gave the order to attack, he also ordered the sixth group closest to the center to defeat After meeting the enemy in person, do not pursue them, but instead assist the first army and flank the enemies who are still fighting in the middle.

This battle in the hills on the north bank of the Korana River ended with the victory of the Nix army.

When it was getting dark, Tolerugo led three brigades of the Second Army and five centuries of the First Battalion of the Third Army to the camp where the Pannoni coalition temporarily stored military supplies and supplies. As a result, he found that there was no enemy in the camp. Only nearly 5 terrified Skodisci slaves remained.

Many Pannoni troops were surrounded by the Nix army, running around like headless flies, and finally chose to surrender out of despair...

So he persuaded the 3,000 Pannoni warriors stationed here. At the same time, in order not to alert the Skodisci slaves in the stockade and avoid causing chaos and affecting their escape, he only allowed the warriors to carry a small amount of dry food and quickly left. He led the team to leave the stockade and flee eastward, because he remembered that there should be a small amount of food left in the several temporary camps previously set up on the route to the west, which could barely support their return to Broch's territory.

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The Skordischi recruits quickly made the compatriots in the village put down their guard. Tolerugo easily occupied this village, which was extremely important to the Pannoni coalition. Pannoni was defeated and fled in the wilderness. It was undoubtedly another heavy blow for the soldiers.

It turned out that Blix fled back to the stronghold first. On the way, he realized that he could not stay here for long. The Nyx people would definitely attack after the victory, and the Ardeii people who got the news of the defeat of the Pannoni army might also. Come to take revenge...

Both wings of the Pannonian coalition were defeated. Naturally, the center could no longer continue to fight and was defeated very quickly. Only some soldiers of the Second Army and the First Army would break up and drive eastward, and some soldiers of the Third Army and the First Army would break up. Driving westward, they finally almost defeated the two large tribes and achieved a large siege.

According to post-war statistics, the Knicks' army suffered nearly 2000 casualties, mostly wounded; while the Pannonian coalition suffered more than 5000 casualties, with more casualties coming from the rout, and more than 7000 people were killed. Capture, this is indeed a complete and utter blowout win for the Knicks.

In the hall of the main stronghold of Ardei, Aristarchus, the acting chief, and the tribal leaders were urgently discussing how to deal with the Pannoni coalition that had occupied the banks of the Korana River and began to advance north.

Most of the southern leaders, headed by Ambrasinos, believe that the Pannoni coalition must be heading towards the Nyx tribe this time. Ardei has suffered heavy losses, and the most important thing to do now is to mobilize all warriors. First protect the safety of the tribes along the Mrezhnica River, and then decide on the next step after a battle breaks out between Panoni and Nyx to determine the outcome.

The western leaders headed by Budokaribas believed that the Pannoni army was too powerful. Although the Nyx people had strong combat power, they might not be able to resist it this time. Ardei should send troops to assist the Nyx people in defeating the Pannoni army. army. Otherwise, once the Knicks are defeated, the Pannonians can attack us with all their strength. Moreover, the Knicks and Aldi are allies, and the Ardi people are obliged to send reinforcements to the Knicks... Ambrasinos sneered at this. He sarcastically said: "Yes, we are an alliance with the Knicks, even the Knicks The leader of Nix is ​​still the grandson-in-law of our great leader. However, when the Pannoni army invaded the Korana River and we asked Nyx for help many times, they never sent reinforcements, causing us to lose the territory along the Korana River. The land and so many tribesmen now want us to send troops to rescue them. Do you think this is fair?"

"Of course it's not fair!!" A group of southern leaders agreed in unison.

Podokaribasi argued with reason: "Everyone, don't you already know the reason why the Nyx people did not send reinforcements immediately? The Segestica people also attacked their territory from the north, and the Nyx leader was leading his army to rush to intercept, and later he promised to lead his troops to get here as soon as possible...

This afternoon our spies brought back news that the Nyx army has appeared on the north bank of the Korana River. Maybe they have already fought with the Pannoni now... This just shows that the Nyx people are trustworthy!

Now is a critical moment related to the life and death of our tribe. We should immediately send out troops to assist the Nyx people and repel the Pannoni army to ensure the safety of Ardei! "

These last few words were shouted by Budokalibas as he looked directly at Alistakas sitting on the main seat.

Alistakas was shocked. In his heart, he longed to lead his army to fight the Pannonians and show his bravery to his tribe. He immediately slapped the back of his chair hard: "Elder Budokaribas said - "

"Everyone!" Ambrasinos saw something bad and immediately interrupted him loudly: "The leader of Nyx said that the Segestica army invaded their northern territory, so he could not send troops to assist us in time. …

This is what he said. In fact, we don’t know whether Segestica is really attacking Knicks. We only know that Segestica suffered many disastrous defeats last year and has not sent troops since then. Set foot on the land along the Kupa River!
The Nix army has now arrived on the east bank of the Korana River, but is it to fulfill the covenant and rescue us? I'm afraid it's more because the Pannonians are about to invade their territory! "

Ambrasinos looked around at everyone, and finally looked at Budokaribas, and said confidently: "The Pannoni army is moving north along the east bank of the Korana River. They can invade the territory of the Nyx people, or they can pass through Attack us again in the shallow section of the Korana River to the north!
We have suffered a lot of losses before, and now it is difficult for the remaining strength to hold on to your stronghold in Budokaribas and block the Pannoni from the Mreznica River.

If we have to send out troops to fight the Pannoni, if we fail, we may no longer have enough soldiers to defend our homeland! Budokaribas, your tribe will probably be the first to be destroyed by the Pannoni. You have to think about it! "

Budokaribas' face was uncertain, and he hesitated at this moment.

Ambrasinos took the opportunity to walk to Aristakas and whispered: "Big Chief, have you forgotten what I told you last time? The banks of the Corana River were attacked by the Pannonians before. Looting, your father was still alive at that time, so he shouldered the blame! But if you lead an army to fight the Pannoni and fail and put the tribe in danger, you will have to bear the blame!
In this way, there was not much controversy in your succession as the leader, but now some leaders have reasons to oppose it, and the people will be very disappointed with you..."

Hearing this, Aristakas felt nervous: Yes, due to the large-scale invasion of the Pannoni army and the sudden death of his father, the tribal meeting to elect the chief leader had not yet been held, and he is now only acting as the chief leader. …

With reluctance and worry intertwined on his face, Aristakas suddenly stood up and said loudly: "Ambrasinos is right. With the current situation of our tribe, we really shouldn't send out troops to take risks! -"

As soon as Aristakas finished speaking, someone outside the hall suddenly shouted: "Good news! Good news!..."

Accompanied by this voice full of joy, Cleobrotus walked quickly into the hall, his face full of excitement: "The Nyx army and the Pannonians had a fierce battle in the hilly areas on the north bank of the Korana River. Battle, result——"

Cleobrotus looked at everyone and shouted excitedly: "As a result, the Nyx army defeated the Pannoni with a small number and defeated the Pannoni. When our spies left the battlefield, the Nyx soldiers were chasing the Pannoni's rout." Soldier!
According to what the spies said, those damn Pannonians were crying, shouting, and running away as hard as they could, as if their parents were dead! Hahaha……"

(End of this chapter)