Chapter 258: The Two Armies Confront Each Other

Maximus showed a confident smile: "Everyone, it seems that after defeating the Segestica people last year, we are about to taste the taste of victory again."

The people around laughed.

When the Pannoni army swept across Korana and the Ardei villages on both sides, Blix and other big leaders would certainly not forget that their real enemies might arrive at any time, so they kept sending spies to investigate the movements to the north. After learning that "Nix's army is coming soon", the big leaders had already gathered the troops scattered along the Korana River and were marching towards Nix's territory.

Originally, the exceptionally smooth sweep of the Ardei villages along the Korana River gave Brix new ambitions. He attempted to have the army already on the west bank of the Korana River cross the valley and continue to advance westward to reach Mrezh. On the banks of the Nitsa River, he tried to attack the Ardi people living there to know their strength.

However, he soon encountered a problem-the army was short of food.

Although Brix and the other three chiefs had made a lot of preparations in this regard, they had never led such a large army on an "expedition" and did not have enough logistical talents who were proficient in calculations to allow them to do so. Can clearly understand the daily food consumption of the army.

You must know that last year, Andres led a 30,000-strong coalition to besiege the Nyx temporary camp for less than 10 days. He almost drained the food reserves of the entire Segostika tribe, making the tribesmen feel resentful. This time, the Pannoni coalition had as many as 43,000 people. In addition, in order to transport food, they also recruited 4,500 Skodisci slaves. However, such a large team had scattered leadership and was unable to centrally control the food supply. , even though the army captured many Aldi villages along the Korana River and obtained a lot of stored food, the soldiers who occupied the villages consumed most of it in carnival celebrations, which can only be said to be a slight benefit.

Fortunately, the attentive Brix finally discovered this problem. After urgent discussions with the other three leaders, he regrouped the army and stepped up the march to the Nyx territory. He wanted to eliminate the Nyx people as soon as possible and at the same time obtain their food reserves to relieve himself. The problem.

Therefore, after learning the news that the Knicks army was coming, the leaders were not surprised but overjoyed. This saved them a lot of time!

Originally, the Pannoni army marched in long lines along the banks of the Corana River. Now that the enemy was approaching from the front, of course they could no longer act like this.

The four chiefs discussed for a while, so Broch's army, which was at the front of the team and next to the east bank of the Korana River, was the far left (this time the Pannoni Tribal Alliance sent troops, Broch's army had been responsible for the forward position, because They arrived at the Korana River a few years ago, and last year they followed Andres and besieged the temporary camp of the Nyx people. Therefore, they have a better understanding of the geography along the Kupa River and Korana River than the other three tribal armies. Be familiar with it), Brocchi's army, Maziyi's army, Disone's army, and Peruste's army spread out from west to east, marching forward side by side.

This area is a hilly area. The farther away from the river bank, the higher the terrain becomes, but the highest is only more than fifty meters, and the slope is gentle. Because the Aldi people have lived nearby for generations and have cut down trees here for many years, the trees in this area are sparse and downturned. Conducive to the Pannonian march.

The Pannonian coalition trudged northward on the rugged hills in a wide-frontal evacuation formation. After about half an hour, all the troops stopped advancing in unison because they saw the higher hills ahead. The dazzling iron wall that stands on top.

Although at the tribal alliance meeting, Kabdus introduced several battles between Segostika and Nyx in detail to several other big leaders, letting them know something about the Nyx army, but seeing it with his own eyes , several big leaders took a breath: All the Knick soldiers are really covered in armor, and their personal protection is great!

After a brief silence, Brix suddenly burst out laughing: "These Knicks are so stupid! Last time they relied on this armor and dense formation to defeat Andres with less and more. army, this time they want to rely on this method to defeat us.

But they don’t understand that this is on a mountain, and the terrain is uneven. It’s okay for them to stand like this, but if a fight breaks out, they can’t maintain this dense formation at all. Moreover, they wear heavy armor and fight on the mountain, so they are far less flexible than our soldiers. , the longer we fight, the less likely they are to be our opponents! "

Maitilis, the chief leader of Maziyi, also cheered up and encouraged: "Don't look at them standing on the mountain and arranging a formation that is very scary. In fact, according to what Kabudez said, even if the Nix people are dispatched in full force, our army There are more than twice as many people as them, and if they are all pressed up, it will be enough to drown them all!"

Brix added: "And we still have more than 1,000 cavalry——"

Demicas, the leader of Disone, immediately interrupted him: "The cavalry cannot charge up the mountain, otherwise all the horses will be destroyed."

Mai Tiris interjected: "We have our warriors in frontal battles. The cavalry can go around behind the enemy. Give them a try at the critical moment. This victory will be ours!"

I heard that there are many skilled craftsmen in the Nyx tribe who can build real bridges that are higher than the river. When we capture their tribe, your tribe, Demikas and Pagilas, can also build it. Get some of Nix's craftsmen, and you will be able to build a bridge across the Drau River in the future! "

Dimicus and the chieftain of Perustai, Pagilas, looked at each other, their eyes began to burn.

Although the Pannonian tribal alliance was still united, it was not completely united. For example, this time, the chieftain of Desitiatai, Temagis, only sent 50% of the tribe's troops, and Demicus and Pagilas only sent 40%. The total number of troops of the two large tribes was less than 13,000. Especially when they found that Brix was using this expedition to gain benefits for themselves, they began to work without putting in any effort.

But after hearing this, the two were moved. Demicas and I immediately said, "Pakilas and I want at least half of the Nix craftsmen."

Bricks was about to retort, "No, we have to get the number of Nix craftsmen according to the proportion of the number of troops sent by each tribe." But he immediately changed his mind and said, "If you want to take half of the craftsmen, it depends on your performance in the next battle against the Nix people. Otherwise, based on the number of troops you send-"

"Although our warriors are few, one of them is worth two or three of you!" Pajilas retorted proudly, "Although you have many Brochi warriors, you are not very good at fighting-"

"It's time, and you still have the mood to quarrel here!" Metilis scolded, "According to what Bricks said, how many Nix craftsmen each tribe can get depends on the performance of the army of each tribe in the next battle with the Nix people. What do you think?"

"Agree!" The other three responded one after another.

"By the way, where are Kabudes and Temagis?" Pagilas asked suddenly. As a neighbor of the Desitiate Ate tribe, he had a good relationship with Temagis.

The others were stunned: they actually forgot about them.

Then Brix said: "It was our main battle with the Nixes. We paid a higher price, so of course we should get more! The two of them can get enough Nixes' wealth and slaves, but those craftsmen... don't share them."

"Agree!" This time everyone responded almost in unison.

After reaching an agreement, the four great leaders began to lead their tribal armies to deploy troops.

Their deployment was very simple. According to the previous marching sequence and the enemy's army formation in front, starting from the east bank of the Korana River, the four tribal armies of Brochi, Mazii, Disione, and Perustai extended from west to east...

During the entire process of the Pannoni formation, the Nix army still stood on the hill without taking any action, as if it was really a long iron wall.

But when you get closer, you will find that the Nix army is actually arranged in small squares of hundreds of people, extending to the east and west along the hill. There are many gaps between the small squares, not a rigid and tight long snake formation.

And the soldiers did not stand there stupidly. After they were arranged, most of them sat on the soft ground of the hill to rest, sorting out their armor and weapons, while recuperating, and at the same time looking down and discussing the formation of the Pannoni in the distance...

"There are so many Pannoni, there must be tens of thousands of them!"

"No matter how many Pannoni there are, what's the use! Look at how chaotic their formation is, you can tell that they have not received any military training. No matter how many people there are, they can't play the combat effectiveness they should have. Instead, they will bring trouble to themselves when the attack is blocked."

"If we do this at this time If we attack suddenly, can we defeat them while they are in chaos? "

"It is possible, but what's the use? They will run away quickly, and you can't kill many people. Instead, you will be exhausted. It's better to wait for them to come up and die!"

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The veterans of Nix are often able to talk so easily between the battles. They not only have rich combat experience, but also have participated in the officer training team organized by the Ministry of War many times. Therefore, they are not just talking nonsense. There are also some real insights, which make the new recruits who are sitting next to them and listening quietly no longer so nervous.

Govice, who once led his compatriots to rebel in the battle between Nix and Segestica, and later led his people to wreak havoc in the territory of Segestica for several months, is now in the battle.