Chapter 281 Magnet
It was very lively under the moonlight, with countless insects performing the symphony of the night.
On the other side of the river, a fire broke out due to a lightning strike during the hottest period of last summer. Strong winds fueled the fire. Only a few tree trunks burned to charcoal were left standing or lying in the dense forest. Now they are full of half-people. Dense shrubs and saplings one story high.
A well-trodden road passes through it, and new horse hoof prints and ruts can be distinguished.
Frederick ran under the night, concentrating all his energy on observing the goings-on around him.
This place was too suitable for an ambush. It was impossible for the people of the Ghazi Empire not to set up an ambush here to intercept the pursuers. He used all his strength to be just in case.
In the bushes, more than twenty crossbow arrows were pointed at the road. The arrowheads and other metal parts of the crossbow were all blackened and did not reflect any light under the moonlight. They could not be spotted even if they were several meters away.
Frederick suddenly heard the sound of bowstrings and the sound of heavy objects falling to the ground, less than thirty meters away from him.
He just ducked down to avoid the arrow, then threw a Destruction Mushroom in the direction of the sound, and left the explosion site without looking back.
Those crossbows are installed on stands on the roadside, and are controlled and fired through pulleys, ropes, weights and stands with heavy objects. The operator doesn't know where to hide and pull the rope to make the stand fall down. Let the pursuer stop and delay.
Similar ambushes occurred several times along the way, and Frederick did not waste time, just make these mechanisms unable to be reused.
The other party's arrangement made him more determined to rescue Prince Amir. If there wasn't a big conspiracy, he wouldn't have made such a big effort.
Perhaps the explosion of the Destruction Mushroom alerted the front, and soon five cavalrymen appeared in front of Frederick.
They were arranged in two rows, three in front and two in back. Each of them was equipped with a spear, a sword, a buckler, and a bow and arrow. The three in the front were holding spears, and the two at the back were holding bucklers and swords for close combat.
Seeing that Frederick was alone, these cavalrymen immediately spread out, pressing forward with spears, while those holding swords and shields changed to bows and arrows and outflanked him from both wings.
Frederick did not give them a chance to fully expand, and rushed forward. He suddenly drew the flying knife from his waist and threw it at their unarmored thighs and other places.
The blade heads of these flying knives have a hollow, inlaid with a sponge-like hollow metal the size of a match head, which is filled with poison.
The five cavalrymen did not expect that Frederick could throw throwing knives from such a distance, and they were all hit by them without paying attention.
They felt a stinging pain and then lost all feeling. After two breaths, they developed symptoms of respiratory paralysis.
While retracting the flying knife, Frederick gave them a shot, picked a horse, gathered the bow and arrows and hung them on the horse, and rode after them.
At the same time, dozens of kilometers to the east, 20,000 troops and 50,000 civilians were stationed in the newly built military camp under darkness.
These troops were originally scattered in dozens of military camps in the rear. After receiving the order, they quickly rushed to the designated location and arrived at their destination almost at the same time.
In the largest tent in the center of the military camp, a man who had met Frederick several times was respectfully reporting on the current situation.
Wael reported to Fatih, Emperor of the Ghazi Empire who was eating happy water chicken wings: "Your Majesty, a signal has been sent from the front. We have taken Prince Amir out of the port of Birse, and the people who have responded have already Let's go."
After hearing this, Fatih put the chicken wing bones on the gold plate and said calmly: "Can you attract the main force of the Kush Kingdom here to provide support for the southern attack? The opportunity is up to you.”
"If this operation is done well, you Guardsmen will be able to wash away the shame of being defeated by Duke Wesson!"
Wael and the other Guards generals in the tent immediately knelt down on one knee. El said loudly: "The Guards will live up to His Majesty's trust this time!" Fatih just nodded, picked up another Happy Water Chicken Wing and ate it, and said while eating: "Will this battle be successful? , it depends on how long you can hold the enemy's main force here and how long you can buy for the Southern Army."
"Negotiate, defend, attack, whatever you choose, I only want it. Result."
Then he said to a man standing behind him: "Hakan, help the Praetorian Guards here."
Hakan, who had been to Constantbul to monitor Phocas for several years, immediately bowed to Fatih and accepted the order, knowing in his heart the reason why the emperor kept him here.
Previously, the Imperial Guards were completely wiped out in the flood. He was present at the time, so he was jointly and severally liable. However, he was the God of Dharma, and no one dared to say anything to him.
But Fatih is different. He is the emperor and has more than one strategic deterrent force under his command. He can make Hakan uncomfortable within the rules.
This time the Praetorian Guards want to wash away their shame, and Hakan also wants to take the opportunity to gain some extra points in the internal competition.
“That’s right!” Fatih suddenly remembered something, “Have you found a wet nurse?”
Wael immediately replied: "Reporting to Your Majesty, we have arranged for several female slaves to take care of Amir and ensure that he lives until this war operation."
Fatih found that he did not understand what he meant, He asked angrily: "Do they have milk?"
Wael and the generals of the Guards looked at me and I looked at you, and they were all silent.
Fatih pointed angrily at these guys with a chicken bone and said: "I said you guys, you guys have several children, how can you forget such a thing?!"
“Oh, do you want a one-year-old child to drink and eat meat like you?”
"If Amir starves to death, the Kingdom of Kush will have no worries. I wonder how long you can survive if that woman Sophie goes crazy!"
At this time, a general immediately stepped forward to report to the emperor: " Your Majesty, I brought a lot of condensed milk this time, which I can use to feed Amir.”
Fatih asked him: “What is that?”
The general immediately replied: "It was sold to me by a smuggler. He said it was dehydrated milk with some sugar added to it. It is as viscous as honey. It can be added to tea, spread on bread and dipped in fruits. It can be drunk like milk after being dissolved with water."
“I heard that the businessman said that it was one of the rations for the Weisen State Army. He finally got a batch and sold it to me.”
Fatih said to him: "Give me some when I leave tomorrow."
Wael also immediately said: "There are milk-producing sheep in the sheepfold, and we can collect goat milk."
Wherever there are people, there are rivers and lakes. When Vael sees someone taking the limelight, he cannot fall behind.
Fatih no longer cared about such trivial matters. After wiping his hands clean with a cotton handkerchief, he stood up and said: "This battle is related to whether we can seize the Sun River estuary area. Can you be like Attracting the main force of the Kingdom of Kush here like a magnet is the key to this battle!”
“I promise you that after victory, the Imperial Guard will have the right to choose the land first!”
(End of this chapter)