Chapter 2469 Battle of Aste
The continuous explosions lasted for more than an hour. Several large cliffs facing each other collapsed one after another. The military camps built above and below the cliffs were filled with flames, and the sounds of humans and animals were heard. Throughout the wilderness, the phantom fire was set off so that the tribes of the Thakur barbarians could hear and see it.
Then a golden flash suddenly appeared in the sky, and a giant dragon shining with golden brilliance flew out from the lightning in the dark night, roaring out the dragon's wrath, followed by the cry of killing all night long!
One night passed, and the morning began. The mountains and fields were full of ruins and rocks. Among the ruins with black smoke rising, corpses lay everywhere on the ground, and they moaned endlessly. Two huge beasts fell on the rocks, like hills. They had become two half-burnt corpses, and together with their masters, they became sacrifices in this war.
The Holy Armor stood on the corpse of the giant beast, with the head of the highest officer of the cliff army camp under his feet. He watched with satisfaction as his subordinates counted the battlefield, killing those who were seriously injured, and capturing those who were lightly injured, just using With some explosives and the living characteristics of local species, Fried destroyed the entire Yabing camp at one cost, at the cost of only fourteen people being slightly injured and one person killed.
"After this battle, I think the Thakur barbarians will seriously consider cooperating with the royal power. Hahahaha..."
On the other side, Bell Mountain City has not received a reply from Yabing Camp, Anwuhou Yanlong Not caring about this, he had already planned a new campaign.
On November 1st, St. Vicoia launched an offensive. Before that, Bell Mountain City had learned through intelligence that the main force of the King Kwon Songun Army’s central 2nd Army and the right-wing 1st Army were undergoing repairs in the Aste area. Anwu Hou Yanlong quickly mobilized troops and local militia forces to encircle and suppress the area, and imposed an economic blockade on the area and cut off the roads. The troops were divided into three parts: main attack, garrison interception and cavalry pursuit.
The main attacking force is composed of the newly formed Evening Star Legion led by Evening Star Dragoon Fogg, the 55th Eagle Army led by Eagle Doro, and the 50th Eagle Army led by Tauren General Cudo. The Ninth Army, the Lion Army of the Independent Holy Guards led by the Blue Lion Nujia, and the Special Operations Group led by Suokya. They are deployed in the west, northeast and south of the Aste area, forming a triangular encirclement. The task is to advance in layers, build strongholds, fortifications and bunkers to confront the enemy and destroy the enemy's defense system. Due to the dangerous terrain in the area of Aste, it is safest to cut off outside access to such a steady advance.
The interception force includes the 10th Army of the Purple Star General Greyfa's 11th Army, the Independent Holy Guards Army of the Sun led by Demon Hunter Swordsman Beamon, and the Glory Brigade of the Rainforest Legion - Glory Sword Rui Xath. The mission is to defend according to danger, intercept the enemy's breakthrough, and block enemy reinforcements.
The pursuit force consisted of the newly formed Centaur Army - Centaur General Eiffel, the Dawn Army Victory Army - Victory Strike Agatha, the Central Cavalry Corps Fifth Army Red Eagle Army - Bernstein, and the Rainforest Corps Black Phoenix Regiment - -Dark Phoenix Lacey, a militia corps composed of fifteen soldiers and civilian brigades, the main commanders are Tanzan and Sheen. These troops are scattered all over the Esther area. Their mission is to move with the opportunity of the war and pursue the enemy fiercely without giving the enemy time to breathe.
Among them, the Dawn Legion is a new legion formed by King Zarberg in recent years. It is directly under the command of the king and has extremely sophisticated weapons and equipment.
The besieged King Kwon Songun Army had low morale due to the lack of soldiers in the Central Second Army. After several discussions, it was decided that the right-wing First Army led by Mad Shark Sarver would take the initiative and insert itself into the gaps between the enemy armies. To contain the enemy's movements, Xiustin led his men to take advantage of the terrain and environment to defend themselves, waiting for reinforcements to relieve the siege.
On November 6, the First Army of the Songun right wing, which had experienced several battles, encountered the victorious Army of the Dawn Army at Cemetery Ridge, and the two armies started a fierce battle. Although Shark Sarver has no military command ability, the newly transferred officers to him are all high-level commanders who graduated from the War College, and Fried also asked him to listen to the advice of his subordinates when encountering problems. Sarver is also very good at it. The good ones abide by this point, so not only are there no problems with the deployment of the army, it is also very appropriate.
After the encounter between the two armies, Sarver sent an advance force, led by the heavy boxer Bo, to attack Cemetery Ridge along the mountain road. They defeated the enemy's guard troops on the way and continued to advance. They were blocked by powerful enemy troops at Lingxia Village. . Heavy Boxer Bo immediately sent out aerial reconnaissance troops to observe the enemy's situation and found that the enemy's victorious army had occupied Cemetery Ridge first, and two militia brigades had controlled several roads in Cemetery Ridge. A force of 1,000 soldiers of the Victory Army was stationed in the eastern part of Cemetery Ridge, and another force of 1,000 soldiers occupied the high ground in Lingxia Village to block the advance troops of the Royal Quan. At the same time, a force of 100 soldiers controlled the dangerous high ground on the west path of Lingquan to prevent the Royal Army from making a roundabout attack. The main force of more than 2,000 people is marching hurriedly from Lingbei to the north, intending to enter Craftsman Mountain, seize the commanding heights, and cut off the retreat of the advance troops.
In addition, the Victory Army also had a force of 2,000 men that controlled the eastern river, and two teams of 100 men marched along the river to flank the Precursor Brigade to attack.
The victorious army was condescending and attacked from both sides. The advance team turned to the west to attack. However, the mountain was unfavorable and the enemy's air cavalry suppressed them from the front. Several attacks on the mountain were unsuccessful. The heavy boxer Bo decisively ordered a retreat and occupied the Craftsman Mountain. The hill on the opposite side blocked the movement of the victorious army and formed a standoff. Sarver, who was in the rear, ordered the troops to stop advancing after learning the intelligence from the front. The main force occupied the town of Dema, and divided his troops to occupy nearby villages and hills. This arrangement was suggested by the Lakers. Since the enemy has controlled the dangerous terrain around Cemetery Ridge, it would be detrimental to the army to take the initiative to attack. It is better to use defense as an offense. First control the local favorable position, wait for the enemy to attack, and use a small number of troops to block the enemy's energy. , the main force quickly rested and replenished in the town, waiting for work, waiting for the enemy's fatigue and fighter planes to appear, and then took the initiative to attack.
Then the victorious army led by Agatha was put in place. After sending out reconnaissance, they discovered the deployment of the enemy's first army on the royal right, and responded immediately. She left a team of 500 people to assist the militia brigade in guarding Cemetery Ridge. She left a team of several hundred people each in the northwest and east of Cemetery Ridge to prevent the enemy from taking sneak attacks. She herself led the main force of 4,000 people along the route. The river passes through Jiangshi Mountain and attacks the enemy's advance brigade on the hill to the north of Jiangshi Mountain.
Xiaoling's advance troops were defeated after fighting for half an hour. Heavy boxer Bo led his troops to flee westward. Agatha left a small force to guard the area, and then led the main force to pursue westward and arrived in Germany. Outside Shibei Village, more than thirty miles east of Ma Town. She once again sent reconnaissance spies to conduct aerial reconnaissance. After learning about the layout of the Royal Quan Army, she decided not to rush to attack, but to compete for the surrounding favorable terrain to form a confrontation. Some of the main forces defended the geographical advantage, and the other main force entered Shibei Village. Build bunker fortifications, arrange the placement of marksmen and magicians, and form a network of arrows and magic. Then three hundred-man teams were sent out. Each of these three hundred-man teams had more than ten air cavalry. The purpose was to control the farther north and south highlands and key points in the rear to prevent the enemy from making detours and sneak attacks.
After everything was arranged, Agatha launched a fierce attack in the direction of Delma Town. However, after five attacks, there was not much progress. The reason was that Safo had already sent people to occupy the high mountain points around the town of Dema. Every attack by Agatha faced unfavorable terrain, making the battle very difficult.
As dusk fell and the morale of the victorious army was exhausted due to repeated attacks, the victorious army had to temporarily give up the attack and prepare to retire later.
However, Sarver, who was well-rested, was waiting for this opportunity to switch from defense to offense. On the advice of his subordinates, he immediately mobilized the main force to attack in four directions. The two middle groups of troops retreated behind the enemy and quickly counterattacked. Each troop formed an outflank, and the victorious army, worn out by its sharp energy, could not withstand it and retreated towards Shibei Village.
If it were replaced by an ordinary army, the outcome of this battle would have been decided, but Agatha had already made arrangements. The tools and materials in Shibei Village were complete, the fortifications built during the day, and the positions and formations of various military units had been arranged. The soldiers who retreated immediately took up their positions to fill the gaps, and together with the remaining troops in the village, they immediately formed a huge net of arrows and magic.
Safer organized several attacks and went to the battlefield in person. However, the enemy's resistance was tenacious and the small village could not be captured. They had no choice but to withdraw after a few hours.
Both sides suffered hundreds of casualties in this battle, and there was no winner.
Back in the town, the school motto instructor Na said: "The enemy's victorious army will definitely organize a new attack after dawn. This army is extremely well-equipped. It will be detrimental to our army to fight again head-on. It is better to leave at night. Fight, and then move to other places for containment."
Safer listened to the advice very well and transferred his troops before dawn and headed north.
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(End of this chapter)