The legion commander is missing.

  The legion commander is missing

  George ordered the central army to retreat, and the magicians formed a second line of defense not far in front of the chariots. The main force of the Southern Narnian legion finally arrived from behind, having also marched through the night, seeing that the light cavalry had been scattered and the enemy was right in front of them, their eyes were already red with pursuit, and both sides unfolded a large-scale battle of pursuit and escape on the desert.

  No matter how cunning the plan devised by Ah'men'g was, it still needed to rely on the combat strength of its soldiers as a backing. If they couldn't fight a hard battle when encountering the enemy, then no matter how clever the command was, it would be useless. Orebein was surprised to find that the An-La army he was pursuing was not as fragile as rumored, they retreated in an orderly manner with coordinated movements, the soldiers were not timid, and although they were fleeing at full speed, their battle formation was not chaotic.

  The An Lashan army advanced slowly, but retreated quickly. They clashed several times in the desert and then broke away, with over a hundred casualties and many war horses dying from exhaustion. However, the main force still withdrew to the coastal camp with ease.

  Although he had heard the scout's report about Ah'meng's camp, Aurelien was still surprised when he saw it with his own eyes. He thought to himself, "What is Ah'meng doing? Does he want to settle down here?" Except for the war chariots that came out this time, all the remaining war chariots of the Anluo army were arranged outside the camp and piled up with sand on top, forming a semi-circular defensive wall.

  Loose sand is easy to collapse and flow, not suitable for building walls. However, the Anla army took all the empty sacks used to transport grain, filled them with wet sand, and stacked them up layer by layer, relying on war chariots like a solid simple city wall. The city wall had five gaps, and the troops of the Anla army retreated in five streams, rushing back into the big camp like flowing sand, and then there was no sound.

  As they looked up outside the camp, many Hatti soldiers couldn't help but take a cold breath. There were five high fortresses in the military camp. It turned out that they had pulled the large ships used to transport supplies from the sea along the shallow beach and placed them on the sand dunes. The hulls of the ships were also layered with sandbags to prevent fire attacks, and the upper and lower decks of the ships became towering arrow towers. If you enter through the gap in the city wall, you will be faced with these five high fortresses.

  In the desert, there was originally no danger to defend, and there were almost no favorable geographical features to use. The side with fortifications naturally had a great advantage in defense, but the drawback was that such fortifications could not be moved and could only be defended in place. A'men'g's order was for the entire army to hold out in the big camp.

  Aurelian led the main force of the Southern Narl Legion to pursue here, and it is impossible to retreat without a 'battle', so he ordered an attack on the camp. The soldiers rushed towards the defensive wall like a 'tide', unexpectedly they did not encounter any resistance, the other side was like an empty camp, the vanguard successfully charged in from five gaps.

  Just then, the sound of the command was heard, and suddenly countless heads emerged from the five war forts, arrows and spears were shot like rain, but only "shot" towards the outer wall of the city, focusing on the gap area, which happened to be at the edge of the "shooting" range, temporarily blocking more enemies from pouring in. The commander of the Hatti also knew that he could only take down the five war forts to smoothly occupy the camp, and launched a desperate charge. At this time, the knife-shield soldiers of the Anra Legion also formed up and charged out from behind the war fort.

  The first round of the battle took place within the narrow battlefield inside the defensive wall, where the garrison troops had long been waiting for this battle. The vanguard of the Southern Nal army that charged into the front of the wall was mostly annihilated, and a small part retreated back.

  After a probing skirmish, the Narnian army deployed their war chariots and heavy cavalry to launch a full-scale charge. The walls of Anvard's great encampment were breached in many places, and the battle raged back and forth around the five war towers for a whole day and night. Both sides suffered heavy casualties, but the Narnians were unable to mount another attack, and ultimately failed to take the camp.

  The Narnal legion was defeated, with nearly a thousand casualties in this series of battles, which can be considered a major defeat. The reason for the failure is simple: first, the judgment of the enemy situation was wrong; second, the combat situation was unfavorable; and most importantly, it was due to underestimating the enemy.

  The main force of the Narnal legion was nearly three thousand men, and at first they were not going to attack the big camp, but were led by the vanguard troops sent out by Ameng to circle around and chase after them. Orebein could not gather the entire legion to participate in this battle, but Ameng's legion was a full five thousand men who were defending the big camp, with almost twice as many soldiers as the enemy.

  The An Lashan army has the advantage of defense with its strongholds and forts, and the attacking side will suffer heavy casualties, which can make up for the difference in combat effectiveness between the two sides. And the combat effectiveness of the An Lashan army is not as fragile as people thought, and there are no mistakes in defensive command, and they are fighting in an orderly manner.

  Aurelian launched a fierce attack, but after a long time, he failed to capture the enemy's camp and suffered heavy casualties. He knew it was impossible to take down the enemy's camp, so he had to gather his troops and retreat immediately, while also defending against the enemy's sneak attacks from behind.

  The Ansar Army won three battles, especially the defensive battle was tough but most important victory, which made the enemy suffer greatly. However, from a strategic point of view, they also missed two excellent opportunities. The first time was when Amang's vanguard broke through the defense line and lured the main force of the Southern Nal Army away from the big camp, Amang's army left behind more than 3,000 soldiers who could have taken advantage of the emptiness to attack the enemy's big camp.

  The second time was during the retreat of Auerstedt, when the main force of the Prussian army could have launched a surprise attack from behind and annihilated the enemy without giving them a chance to breathe, achieving a fundamental victory. However, the Prussian army did not do so, and the battle plan devised by August and George was to hold out firmly after the vanguard retreated back to the main camp.

  The reason is simple, still lacking confidence in the combat effectiveness of the An-Luo army, and not believing that these soldiers can achieve an overwhelming victory on the battlefield. After all, they are a motley crew that has only undergone several months of strict training. This is similar to playing chess, no matter how brilliant the strategy in one's mind, it also depends on what kind of pieces one has in hand. If Ah-Men G were commanding the Horus army, he probably wouldn't have let these two opportunities slip away.

  It is worth noting that when the Narnian army attacked the big camp, the commander of the legion, Ahmen'g, and the captain of the guard, Medanzo, were not in the army. The highest commander of the legion was George, and the one who directed the battle on the front line was John. After the Narnian army retreated, the Anral army also suffered significant casualties, needing to rest and regroup to rebuild their defenses. George did not rashly order a pursuit.

  No matter what kind of army, it needs a real battlefield to sharpen its edge. The current appearance of the Anla Legion is completely different from when they just left Dreamflight. The change that has taken place can be described as a complete transformation. Being able to achieve such victories in actual combat has elevated the effectiveness of their previous training to a whole new level. Now, if they were to go out and fight a big battle, the soldiers' morale would almost seem like they had become different people.

  ……

  The great divine magician, Se Chant, who had rushed to deliver a message from the main battlefield, finally woke up from his daze. As soon as he opened his eyes, he heard the sound of killing shouts not far away and asked the servant standing beside him in panic. He then learned that the Narnal army was launching a massive attack on the camp. The divine magician was startled and closed his eyes again to secretly pray to the gods.

  Like other corps commanders, Cézanne did not think highly of the combat effectiveness of the An Lashun Corps. This time, ordering the An Lashun Corps to advance eastward to rescue was just a helpless move, and it was nothing more than trying to attract the enemy's forces to create an opportunity for the main battlefield to breathe. In short, they were just pawns sent to their deaths.

  It was hard for him to get the order delivered, but before Anluo Legion could even set off, the enemy had already launched a massive siege. It's likely that this place won't be able to hold out. This heavily injured great mage might also lose his life here. However, Ceshan waited for half a day, and there wasn't any sound of battle coming from around the campsite. Instead, the distant cries of killing gradually subsided and returned to calmness. After inquiring again, it turned out that Anluo Legion had actually repelled the enemy's attack.

  Soon after, Mr. George walked in and sat down beside the "bed" to comfort him: "Mr. Cezanne, I heard that you woke up immediately and rushed over, thank goodness. Although your injury is not light, mainly due to excessive consumption of magic power, as long as you take good care of yourself for a period of time, it will be fine. It's just that you can't use magic power temporarily, which might not be a bad thing. Who knows, maybe it's an opportunity for you to break through the eighth level."

  Cezanne, with a look of concern, struggled to sit up with the support of his servant and asked: "I heard the cries of killing, has the Hatti army attacked? What is the situation?"

  George smiled slightly and said, "We've seen the order you brought. Yesterday, we sent out an advance troop to rescue Father Law, but they encountered a blockade by the Southern Narnian army on the way. We had no choice but to retreat back to the main camp and engage in a fierce battle. We have already repelled the enemy. You can rest assured that you are absolutely safe within the Anlar Army."

  Cezanne said hastily: "I'm not worried about my own safety, otherwise I wouldn't have risked my life to break through here. The Anra Legion is fighting the Nannar Legion here, what will Pharaoh do? Where is Lord Ameng? I want to see the legion commander and announce Pharaoh's order in person."

  George replied: "Ah, 'Mon'g the Great has already seen your Majesty's command. When we were fighting against the enemy army here, General Mon'g himself went to rescue Law Old."

  Cézanne was shocked again: "General Ahmen himself went to rescue the law, how many troops and supplies did he bring?"

  George said solemnly, "We've taken away what we can. It doesn't matter how many people there are. What's important is to turn the tide of this war. Otherwise, no matter how many victories we win here, they won't mean much."

  ……

  How many people did Ahmen take away from the legion? George didn't dare to tell Cézanne the truth, otherwise this seriously injured divine master would have fallen off the "bed". Ahmen only brought a single Guardsman, Medanzo, and there were no other soldiers or even a horse.

  A'men's portable spatial law instrument was indeed loaded with a considerable amount of supplies, barely enough for an army to eat and drink for one day. However, he did not cross the desert to find Pharaoh's great army, but instead took Medanzo and infiltrated the enemy's rear.

  PS: Double update today, next chapter will be updated at 18:58:)

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