Chapter 260 Adjusting the Deployment

"500,000 acres of land..." Tilius quickly counted with his fingers and suddenly looked shocked: "We really need so much land. This is an astonishing amount! Let's -"

"A bunch of idiots!" A familiar voice came to the ears of the attendants: "Our tribe does not have so much land, but the Pannoni do! After we have completely defeated their army and then take advantage of the opportunity to attack their territory, they Do you still have the ability to resist?"

"Brother Akago!" When the five attendants saw the person coming, they stood up quickly and greeted him warmly.

"You guys, don't you understand what your responsibilities are! What time is it, and you are still in the mood to chat here! Please cheer up, keep your eyes open, ears open, follow the leader closely, and be ready at any time Do your best to complete the tasks assigned by the leader!" Akeguo scolded with a straight face.

"Yes, Brother Ak'guo." Ever since Maximus established the youth team in the baggage camp, Ak'guo has been one of the eldest brothers in the team and has great prestige, so the response of the five teenagers was sincere obedience rather than Perfunctory.

Akguo patted several teenagers to show encouragement, and then walked quickly to the top of the cliff not far away.

Although the terrain of the hills occupied by the Knicks army is higher, most of them have gentle slopes. Only the easternmost part of the Knicks army has the highest terrain and is quite steep, so Maximus and his command center have not stayed there for the time being. The whole rear of the central part of the military formation came to the easternmost point, taking advantage of the terrain to carefully observe the enemy's situation from a high position.

"Chief! Lord Quintus! I'm back!" Akago walked behind the two of them and said loudly.

Maximus looked back at him with a smile on his face, but did not speak, because Akgu was now a member of the Ministry of War - the Staff Department, and was currently executing the orders of the Staff Department.

"Tell me more about what you observed." Quintus said, and another staff member next to him immediately unfolded the paper in his hand and picked up the ink pen to prepare for recording.

"I...I rushed to our right wing, and quietly...sneaked down halfway down the mountainside, and observed the enemies on the opposite side at close range, and found that they all held...flags with fish patterns on them, which should be belonging to Pannoni's Broch Tribal Army."

It was eight or nine miles from the western end of the military formation to the easternmost end, and it was undulating. Even though Akago was in good physical condition, he still felt a little out of breath after running all the way, but he tried his best to speak clearly and smoothly: "I have repeatedly counted...Brochi's army has about 15,000 people. Except for the front line of their soldiers who are wearing armor, the rest are not wearing armor, and the formation is loose. It seems that their fighting spirit is not very good. High, I don’t feel that there is any obvious momentum..."

"Well, you are very observant." Quintus praised, then stretched out his hand to the side.

The subordinate handed over the paper that had been recorded, and Quintus presented it in front of Maximus: "Chief, I put together the situation we discovered and drew a sketch. You can take a look first."

This is an array diagram of both sides, composed of squares and lines, with some annotations in text.

It shows that the Second Army of the Nyx tribe is on the right wing, next to the Korana River, the First Army is in the middle, and the Third Army is on the left; correspondingly, the left wing of the Pannoni coalition is Broch The army has about 15,000 people. In the center is the Mazii army, which is almost 15,000 people. On the right wing is the army of Disone and Peruste, with about 12,000 people. There are more than 1,000 cavalry at the rear. …

Maximus looked down at the sketch and praised: "Quintus, your drawing is very good, very clear and clear!"

"We are all doing it according to your suggestion, chief." Quintus's words were not modest. When Maximus first summoned the military officers to discuss future strategies and tactics, Quintus liked to put them on the map. A few wooden carved infantrymen were put in to assist in the explanation, so Maximus proposed using red and blue to distinguish between ourselves and the enemy, and using squares to display troop strength to draw military and military formation maps, because the tribe could produce suitable paper, so that This becomes easy to implement.

"Quintus, now that the enemy's formation is almost complete, do you have any other suggestions?" Maximus asked.

Quintus pointed to the right wing of the Pannoni on the map and said in a deep voice: "Chief, judging from the formations of the four enemy armies we have observed now, we are facing Disone and Peru. The Stai army has the smallest number of people, but their formation is the fastest, the formation is relatively tight, and there are many people wearing armor. Their combat effectiveness should be much stronger than the other two enemy armies, which may be due to their long-term relationship with the north. The battle between the Boi people is related..."

Maximus nodded and said thoughtfully: "So... we should move the crossbow unit to the right wing and focus on attacking the enemy's left wing?"

"Yes, leader, there is another important reason why we chose to focus on attacking the enemy's left wing -" Quintus moved his finger to the back of Pannoni's right wing on the map and clicked twice: "This cavalry It should belong to Disone and Pedeste, two tribes that have long been in conflict with the Boi people.

If we focus on attacking the Pannoni's right wing, although our reserve group has enough space to make a detour, the enemy's cavalry can also detour and will definitely attack desperately to prevent us from defeating them. In the end, we may be defeated early. A melee.

But if we choose to attack the enemy's left wing, with the Corana River as a barrier, we can attack from the front with all our strength. Even if this cavalry receives an order to rush over to rescue, it will take them some time to arrive from such a long distance. By then, the defeat of the enemy's left wing may be irreversible..."

"In this case, let's focus our attack on the enemy's left wing." Maximus made up his mind decisively: "Move the crossbowmen over! And the reserve - the first battalion of the third legion - is also transferred! Next, everything depends on the performance of the soldiers!"

"Yes, leader." Quintus responded.

"Go and call the commander of the legion Carminus." Maximus turned around and ordered his attendant Marcellus, and then said to Quintus half-jokingly: "Since the second legion has been chosen to attack, the third legion can only take on the task of defense and containment. I hope Carminus will not blame me for this."

Quintus comforted: "Leader, Carminus is a sensible man, he will not complain about this. And you have already made a statement in advance that this time the credit for defeating the enemy and capturing the enemy leader will be credited to the Centuriae, not the Legion, and the officers and soldiers of the Third Legion will not have too many complaints. "

"I hope so." Maximus sighed softly: "The twenty-title system makes the tribesmen brave and take the lead, but it will also make them more likely to have disputes over interests. Any system and law has advantages and disadvantages!"

Quintus did not respond.

Maximus said softly: "After I have decided to defeat all the Pannonian troops, I will give the Ministry of War a second-class merit to reward you for your efforts in this war!"

Quintus suddenly opened his eyes wide and looked at Maximus.

Maximus smiled slightly: "Let's go, after meeting Carminus, we have to go to the rear of the middle road and command the entire battle. ”

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Valerius participated in the crossbow training, originally just wanting to be able to return to the battlefield, but he never expected that due to his rich battlefield experience and his ability to quickly master crossbow tactics, the Ministry of War discussed and drafted a list of candidates for crossbow officers.

After the Ministry of War submitted the list to Maximus for review, he repeatedly considered and finally appointed Valerius as the captain of the crossbow, commanding 600 crossbowmen (due to the weapons workshop's day and night production, 100 more arm crossbows were produced before the war, and 100 more crossbowmen were added).

After receiving the order from Maximus, Valerius immediately led the crossbowmen from the rear of the middle of the array to the right wing.

Although the crossbowmen were either older or physically disabled, they had all been assessed by the Ministry of War, Moreover, they had undergone rigorous military training during this period, so they could easily march three or four miles on the mountain road.

After reaching the right wing, passing through the array, and coming to the front, Valerius and the crossbowmen were exhausted and a little out of breath, but they did not stop to rest, but continued to the west, came to the small hill near the north bank of the Corana River, and then began to line up.

Valerius divided the crossbowmen into two columns, 300 people in front and back. In order not to arouse the enemy's vigilance, he also asked the crossbowmen in the front row to hand over the crossbows and quivers to their comrades in the rear...

After doing this, he asked the soldiers to sit down and rest first to recover their strength, while he still stood, watching the movements of the enemy on the opposite side, and waiting for the arrival of another team temporarily under his command.

The first to come was the commander of the second legion, Tolerogo: "Captain Valerius, I was so happy to hear that the leader said that your crossbowmen would be sent to our side! With your help, our Second Legion is fully confident that we can defeat the enemy on the opposite side and make the first contribution! "

Torirugo said excitedly, even wanting to give the other party a hug out of habit, but looking at the other party's wrinkled face and serious expression, he immediately gave up the idea and shook the other party's right hand vigorously instead.

"Captain, our crossbow team will definitely go all out!" Although Valerius was confident in the team he led, he still gave a cautious answer with decades of war experience.

"If you need any help from us, please let me know." Torirugo said enthusiastically.