Therefore, he ordered a forced march.
If one looks at Slaver's Bay's unique unit, the Unsullied, not from a status perspective but from a professional perspective, Pusiah can be said to be quite satisfied with this group of taciturn soldiers.
Even during the arduous march, there was not a single complaint.
"They are very good soldiers, but it's a pity that their identities and the characteristics of this army limit their true combat effectiveness."
Pusiah thought in his heart.
The quality of the Unsullied is not bad, but as an army alone, it is far inferior to the formal corps of those national forces on the mainland.
Even if his own Silver Shield Mercenary Group was at a numerical disadvantage, facing the complete Unsullied Corps, Pusaia felt that his side had a good chance of winning.
Around three o'clock in the afternoon, the effect of the forced march was very noticeable.
The lost time in the morning is now made up.After taking a short rest, marching at a normal speed was enough to reach Xi'an within the planned time.
Just when Pusaiya was about to order the entire army to rest on the spot to replenish their strength, he suddenly received news from the scouts.
It is said that traces of enemy cavalry were found ahead, and the scout team suffered heavy losses.
Looking at the members of the scout team with arrow wounds on their shoulders, Pusaiya's calm expression was also broken by the news.
When two armies meet in the wild, the leading scouts often fight first, which also means that the main forces of the two armies are very close.
"How is that possible?" Pusaiya couldn't help but said.
The hostile scouts that can appear here are obviously Xi'an's forces, but this place is still far away from Xi'an.How could it happen at this time?
Unless Xi'an learned about the formation of the coalition forces in advance and knew the exact time for the army to launch.
After a brief moment of surprise, Pusiah suddenly felt bad again.
The coalition forces suffered a great loss in military strength due to the previous rapid march.It would not be a good thing if we were to fight with the opponent's army.
Chapter 119 Canyon
The enemy's shadow was spotted halfway away from Xi'an.
Even if Xi'an is extremely mobile, it would be impossible for him to reach his current position during patrol.
Then, there is only one possibility - Xi'an's army is nearby.
"Continue to investigate, and we must understand the situation ahead."
The military order originally issued by Pusaiya to rest on the spot was canceled by him, and was replaced by an order to stand ready to fight at any time.
Meanwhile, Pusiah was still looking at the map.This map was handed down from Tandan's ancestors and marked the general terrain of the entire Slaver's Bay.Where the coalition forces are now, there is a narrow canyon directly in front of them.
While Pusaia was thinking about the current situation and waiting for the news from the scouts, the people in the back seemed to have noticed something was wrong and came to inquire about the situation.
There are two leaders of the coalition, representing Tandan and Qiaoya respectively.
Pusaia is Tandan's representative, and Qiaoya's representative is the young city lord Kom.
Of course, although Komu followed the army and set off, he did not participate in the command of the troops.The City of Three Stones is quite aware of this aspect. The nobles are not suitable for commanding the army and do not have the talent in this area.
There was still a faint smell of alcohol on Colm's body, as if he was drinking wine not long ago.
This made Pusiah frown, but this was not the time to worry about such small details.
"Your Highness, we have encountered Xi'an's rangers. Xi'an seems to have an army nearby. If my guess is correct, the battle will begin soon."
"So suddenly?"
Kom was originally in a slightly tipsy state due to the paralysis of alcohol, but when he heard Pusaia's words, he was instantly awakened.
"Yes... I guess Xi'an is also wary of us."
Intelligence information activities in this era are carried out with various forms of communication.
After Xian changed owners and abolished the slavery system, she cut off any communication with Tandan and Qiaoya.Especially after Tandan sent an envoy, he didn't even say a word without speculation.
Theoretically speaking, the other party should not know about Tandan and Qiaoya's alliance so quickly.If it weren't for the leak of intelligence, it would mean that Xi'an had long been prepared for a war with Tandanjoya.Then Xi'an's preparations happened to meet those of the coalition forces.
Hearing Pusaia's analysis, Kom couldn't help but clenched his fists and said angrily: "The group of people occupying Xi'an now are indeed despicable thieves. Such a gesture is obviously harmful to our two cities. Different thoughts.”
Pusiah listened silently to Kom's many curses on the enemy.
In fact, whether it is righteous or evil, barbaric or civilized, it is just a matter of stance when it comes to war.The core lies in the interests of both sides of the war.
I heard that the current owner of Xi'an came out from behind a forest that had been closed for hundreds of years, and took over Xi'an as soon as he came out.
Such a strong intervention directly broke the order of the Three Stone City. In this bay where most of the order was destroyed, it was unrealistic for the other party to be willing to maintain the status quo, or to expect Tandan and Qiao Ya to maintain the status quo.
The opposing coach has a clear understanding of the existing situation.
In Pusaia's silence, the scout team he sent out again to explore information also returned.
After another small fight, Xi'an's cavalry didn't seem to be large in number, so he retreated without much entanglement with the coalition's cavalry.
The specific situation ahead was also discovered.
"Xian's group of people built fortifications in the canyon, and an army of more than a thousand people was waiting there!" His subordinates reported to Pusaiya.
After a while, Pusaia led a group of cavalry to the narrow canyon not far in front of the army.Just as the scouts said, fortifications were built inside and outside the canyon.
Local materials were used to make a large number of resisting horses from the surrounding trees to resist the cavalry charge.The land in front of the canyon was piled several meters high with soil, forming a gentle slope. Xi'an's army was on the higher slope.
It was very targeted, almost targeting the coalition's most combative and threatening cavalry.
Both the horse resistance and the slope limited the role of the cavalry. The opponent's general intended to force the coalition forces to fight head-on.
Pusiah's face turned very ugly at this moment. When he saw the situation in the canyon, a strong sense of foreboding arose in his heart.
The arrangement here is almost equivalent to the famous brand. The opponent knows the strength of the coalition forces.Know the composition of the coalition forces.
But what puzzled Pusiah the most was how the coalition had built such fortifications so quickly in a canyon far away from Xi'an's homeland, only half a month after its formation.
"Lord Pusaia, what is the situation now?"
A hoarse female voice came to my ears, and Qiao Yakeqing, wearing a large cloak and a crow mask, came here on horseback.
Irene is an extraordinary powerful person who belongs to Qiao Yafang to fight against Xi'an Fang's existing mage.
Pusa can feel that Irene is extraordinary, and he still has enough attention and respect for the strong man.
He probably guessed that Kom felt that the front line was more dangerous and was worried about the upcoming battle, so he sent Irene to ask about the specific situation. Pusa also carefully told Irene what he had discovered.
After listening to Pusaiah's story, Irene nodded slightly, and then said hesitantly: "Lord Pusaiah, I feel like I am being spied on."
In fact, after entering this area, Irene captured that vague sense of voyeurism.
It's just that Erin herself can't find the source of the peeping.Because that feeling of being spied on came from the sky above her head.
This kind of information was of no use to Kom, and only Psiah could understand the significance of the information she revealed.
Being spied on in some unconventional way.
Pusiah did not doubt Irene's statement because he knew that Xi'an had a mage.
The mage has mastered various magical powers, and it is not impossible to do things like remote peeping.
However, after thinking of this, Pusiah's already solemn expression became even more ugly.
The coalition forces had just carried out a rapid march and were at their most tired. However, the opposing army occupied the canyon to wait for work, and already had a huge advantage in this regard.
He has the means of voyeurism to detect the reality of the coalition forces. If he is the opponent's general who catches this situation, he will definitely not give up this opportunity.
Just as he was thinking this, a neat military formation emerged from the canyon and faced off against the coalition's front formation.
Then, a dark cloud bloomed toward them from behind the military formation.
Chapter 1 Dilemma
"Did the other party just conduct a forced march?"
In the main account set up in the canyon, Fengjian listened to the information brought by Avisbron.
During the sniper attack here this time, the mage accompanying Kazama was none other than the puppet master, while Hohenheim was stationed at the rear.
The fortifications in the canyon were built by Avisbron by making golems.Give Avis Brumbulon another half month, and he can even turn this canyon into a simple fortress.
In addition to the ordinary stone golems used as laborers, Avisbron also made several flying golems, which are responsible for detecting this area.Avisbronn's prop 'seven-branched candlestick' can easily convey information from the ground to his eyes.
Since Tandan Qiaoya's coalition forces entered this area, their movements and status have been completely revealed to Fengjian's eyes.
"Yes, it is estimated that the opponent's coalition forces want to rush to the outskirts of Xi'an before tonight to set up camp."
"Very good, a God-given opportunity..." Kazama said.
Naturally, he would not give up such an opportunity and wait for work. Taking advantage of the instability of the opponent's army, it was a good time to attack.
After all, Kazama was not really prepared to fight a defensive war in this war.The layout of the canyon is just to limit the performance of the opponent's cavalry.
Kazama's purpose was to defeat the Tandanjoya coalition forces in this war, rather than simply repel them.
After Kazama gave the order to attack, Poluk led the army of the United Rome to appear opposite the Tandanjoya coalition.
The infantry formed a phalanx and did not rush forward to engage the enemy's formation in close combat. Instead, they first let the archers in the rear formation launch a wave of projectiles.
The advantage of the coalition lies in the cavalry, while the advantage of Kazama lies in the archers.
Thanks to Arash's training, Renli's army now has a sufficient number of outstanding archers.In terms of long-range power, it absolutely crushes the coalition forces.
This wave of arrows threw the cavalry in the front line of the coalition into chaos.
The cavalry of the Silver Shield Mercenary Group are light cavalry, equipped with small shields, short bows and lances.
After all, the Silver Shield Mercenary Group is a mercenary force and does not have enough money to form a heavy cavalry unit.
The heavy cavalry may be able to rely on armor that is armed to the teeth to withstand the rain of arrows, but the light cavalry is different. Leather armor is still the main defensive equipment, and the horses are only covered with simple iron armor.
This burst of arrows caused heavy losses to the front line. The formation was in chaos, and forty or fifty horsemen fell off their horses.
Pusaiya and Irene were also affected by the arrows, but they were fine.
Psiah was heavily armored and his bow and arrows could not break through the defenses.Able to resist head-on.
As for Eileen, she pulled out two curved blades from the sleeves of her cloak, which were scattered and as wide as crow's wings.
Swinging at a high speed like spreading wings, all the arrows were intercepted three feet in front of her.
Looking at the corpses of his subordinates in the mercenary group beside him, Pusaiya's face was a little distorted.
He looked up at the opponent's military formation again. Under the release of a wave of arrows, the military formation began to move forward.
The distance between the two sides' main formations is only 200 meters, and one can even clearly see the silhouette of the other side.All standard armor, with a large shield and a spear.
That was a real professional army, not a mercenary group.
Mercenary groups generally cannot compete with the same number of professional armies on the battlefield.
The battlefield fighting competition is about the strength of the team, which is something that the mercenary group cannot do.
Generally speaking, mercenary groups join the war as auxiliary troops and rarely fight against professional troops.
As the main force of the current coalition forces, the Silver Shield Mercenary Group is quite special.
The main reason is that Slaver's Bay is far away from the disputes on the mainland, and its armed forces cannot be compared with any city of the same size on the mainland.
Even the Silver Shield Mercenary Group, which is only in the middle and upper reaches of the mainland, can become a strong force after coming to this land.
But this time, the first war after the Silver Shield Mercenary Group joined Tandan made Pusaia feel quite desperate.
Talking about the army alone, if Slaver's Bay is compared to a separate pond, then the Silver Shield Mercenary Group is a ferocious fish entering the pond from a large lake.
But the ferocious big fish couldn't plunder the pond because there was another big fish in the pond.
This big fish was much bigger than him, and it was also much more ferocious, comparable to the largest fish in the big lake where he originally lived.
Pusaiah has rich experience. Judging from the momentum and discipline of the opponent's army formation, he knows that this is definitely a powerful professional army, at least not a direct corps of a kingdom-level force.
Looking at the opponent's heavy shield, Pusiah felt a headache.In a frontal attack, unless it is a heavy cavalry unit of the same level, it is impossible to break through this kind of military formation.
Faced with such an infantry phalanx, the light cavalry's only chance was to attack its flanks on both sides.
But the opponent is relying on the canyon and has a certain number of cavalry guarding the two wings. This method obviously does not work.
To put it simply, the Silver Shield Mercenary Group has been restricted by the opponent.
Unless the opponent is completely pulled out of the canyon terrain before fighting, that is, retreat first.
But Pusa did not dare to do this. If this war only involved the Silver Shield Mercenary Group, he would have already begun to retreat after discovering the fortifications in the canyon.
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