Chapter 258 Before the Battle
When the news came that the enemy at sea had been completely wiped out, many people did not believe it. Especially the local small landowners that Prince Dragaces was wooing, they all thought it was Duke Wesson’s army. Lying about military information.
Hayredin didn’t believe it at first, until he went out to sea himself and saw the charred wreckage on the beach.
Then Frederick encountered a big problem.
“What do you mean?” he asked Prince Dragaces, “What are these people doing here?”
Dragaces replied apologetically: "They are here to help."
Frederick looked at the group of "knights" and "soldiers" with dull eyes who were talking in the distance, shook his head and said : "They can only help me eat the military rations."
These people are small landowners who have lived in the local area for hundreds of years. They live an idyllic life and pay money to cope with the war.
After confirming that the Wesson Army had destroyed more than a hundred ships of the Ghazi Empire, they felt that Prince Dragaces could succeed, so they suddenly became full of martial virtue, dug out the ancestral weapons at the bottom of the box, and took them with them The Pitchfork Farmer came to help.
Dragaces said somewhat self-deprecatingly: "I asked them to bring their own military rations and horse feed."
Frederick turned to look at little Franz, smiled and said to him: "You are the commander, you can make arrangements for these people."
Little Franz took over the leadership with a black line. When it comes to kicking balls, it seems that only half of these people dance with guns and sticks on weekdays. A few of them can throw fireballs that can ignite straw piles or kill dogs with ice picks or clods of earth. They can beat bandits and thieves. There is no difference between facing the regular army and facing death.
After thinking for a long time, he said: "It is better to let them guard the left side of the main position. Pretending to be the main force of the cavalry can also make the enemy confused about the reality."
"It's just..."
There were some questions that little Franz couldn't express, so Frederick asked for him: "What if they don't obey the command?"
Dragaces was silent. He knew very well that the Wesson Army's military discipline was very strict, and those who disobeyed military orders and acted without permission would be punished as ordered.
"I will command them personally." Dragaces said, "Together with my light cavalry, let them chase the defeated troops at the end."
Dragaces is here More than two hundred armed herdsmen with their own weapons arrived at the mouth of the Danube River. These people were good light cavalry. The hussars of the Osmaga Empire were selected from these people when recruiting troops.
Frederick and little Franz nodded, and those people just threw them aside and became the audience.
However, it is not easy to keep these people in peace and order. They brought businessmen with them to eat, drink, and gamble outside the military camp, creating a mess.
Frederick had no time to take care of them. The enemy's army had already moved out. Phocas personally led the army, claiming to have a hundred thousand troops. Eagles controlled by trainers began to appear in the sky for aerial reconnaissance.
In the past few days, Frederick and Mary took turns going up to the sky to chase away all the large birds in the sky, until the clouds gathered and it began to drizzle again.
But Phocas's side already knew the location of Wesson's defensive position, and the outpost battle began.
At the request of Dragaces, Franz the Younger sent his light cavalry for long-distance vigilance, reconnaissance of the enemy and interception of enemy spies.
These young people who were eager to perform in front of the new boss completed the task well and borrowed the heads of a few fellow villagers.
Frederick and Franz had nothing to say. Let Dragaces handle it by himself. This is his territory.
The rain was getting heavier and heavier, and the place where Frederick and Richard Nall were fishing together changed several locations in succession. It’s just that the rainwater, which is colder than the lake water, enters the lake. The water temperature drops a little, and the fish don’t open their mouths much.
"Master." Frederick suddenly asked in a low voice, "Are you confident about facing the two Dharma Gods on the opposite side?"
Richardna I answered truthfully: "No."
"One of the Dharma gods under Phocas was Hakan from the Ghazi Empire. He failed in his political struggle and fled to Constantbul to make a living."
"Hakan's face is clear. He is only good at wind magic, but I found out that he also learned an ancient transformation magic found on an island in the inner sea, which can make people as strong and powerful as a bull."
" It is difficult to deal with such an opponent. If I am distracted, I will be defeated."
"There is also Galini, who is proficient in fire magic. He is the kind of fire carpet that can float on the water. Invented. It seems that he fled to Constantinople many years ago and broke through with the help of Phocas in the past two years."
"I estimate that Hakan will hold me back by then. Lini will deal with you, and if I distract you, we will be finished together.”
Frederick frowned and nodded slightly. If this was the case, it would not be easy to handle. He asked again: "Master, what was the head-on confrontation between you like?"
Although it is recorded in the book He read a lot of their duels at this level, but Frederick felt it was a bit unbelievable. After all, it was processed and written by outsiders, and there was a lot of artistic processing and lack of details. These differences would be fatal in actual combat.
Richard Nall thought for a while and said: "Whoever makes a mistake first will die first. There is no testing of each other. We will take action as soon as we meet. We will never talk nonsense and we cannot relax for a moment."
"It may take a long time, and the moon will be full, and the cities and mountains will turn into powder. Maybe in an instant, in the blink of an eye, the legend of a generation has ended."
"However, the battle has already begun, and the opponent's strength, character, and record will all be different. Collect and analyze, identify the authenticity, and think about countermeasures. You must also collect the rumors you have outside, make up for the flaws, and design traps.”
Frederick felt that he understood clearly. This was a battle with extremely low error tolerance. Both sides must concentrate all their attention and not let themselves reveal any flaws or miss any of the enemy's flaws.
He touched a ring on his finger. It was not that he had no strength to fight for, but he only had one chance.
The rain stopped after a while, but the clouds were still there, just a little thinner, so it was probably still going to rain.
The wind is getting stronger and the air is getting fresher, making people's brains work faster.
Frederick suddenly asked: "Master, can we take the initiative to kill them, or find a way to separate them?"
Richard Nall turned to look at him and asked calmly: "Do you think I look like a fool?"
Frederick immediately replied: "It doesn't look like... Oops!"
After hitting his head, Richard Nall said: "It is impossible to cheat, but everyone has their own weaknesses, and you can use these weaknesses to plan."
Fitter Lie nodded, just like when King William wanted to transfer Richard Nall, he could achieve his goal by attacking from the side.
He just had a very rough idea, and he still needs everyone to discuss it together to see if it can work. If it works in theory, we can discuss the next details.
The fever finally subsided
(End of this chapter)