A barrage of stones fell down, causing heavy casualties to the coalition soldiers below.
The remaining people were all panicked, and the scene was chaotic.
They were crowded together and trampled on, resulting in countless deaths.
Immediately afterwards, a large number of Slavs appeared from both ends of the coalition guards.
These Slavs were all strong and fierce.
They rushed towards the coalition forces with sharp weapons.
The coalition forces, which were attacked from head to tail, were even more confused.
Every one of them just wanted to escape. , More and more people were squeezed into the river, and now escaping from the river seemed to have become the only option.
So more and more coalition soldiers jumped into the river and struggled to swim to the other side, but more and more People were swept away and swallowed by the raging river.
In the past two days, three pieces of bad news have reached Sedica in succession.
The three elites sent out for sneak attacks were all ambushed one after another.
Except for a few who came back to report the news, almost all others died in the ambush.
"What, all three groups were ambushed, and you crooked people came back.
The others are all dead."
Charlie asked in surprise as he looked at the team of less than a hundred people in front of him.
A embarrassed centurion replied with a sad face: "Yes, Your Majesty" Leo III immediately asked: "What is going on?
This military operation is very confidential, and only a few people know about it.
How did the news leak?"
Everyone looked at each other, and no one knew the inside story.
It would be reasonable to say that only one route was ambushed, but the three armies sent out were all ambushed, which is a problem.
Someone must have tipped off the people of Western Qin.
Otherwise such a coincidence would not have happened.
Charlie said angrily with a livid face: "Check, check now, we must find out who this mole is."
At this time, one of the centurions said loudly: "Your Majesty, when I was ambushed, I heard the enemy roaring and killing in Slavic, and during the retreat, I saw their appearance, dress, skin color and The color of their hair, the ones who ambushed us must be Slavs."
Charlie asked: "Slavs" "Yes, Slavs" Charlie looked at Batannicus: "How could the Slavs participate in our war with the Western Qin people?"
Batanicus said: "These Slavs live in the mountains and forests.
They are savage and ferocious.
They rarely interact with the mountains on weekdays, but they often go down the mountains to plunder villages and towns.
In the past, we had foreign wars and recruited these Slavs.
Join the war, I don’t know why they attacked our army this time.”
Charlie said: "If these Slavs attack us just because our army enters their territory, then there is nothing to worry about.
What I am worried about is that these Slavs have already surrendered to the Western Qin people.
Then there will be big trouble and send people immediately."
Contact the leaders of the Slavic tribes to find out what they have to say and find out about this matter as soon as possible."
"Okay, I'll send someone right away" On October 18, Gao Chongwen led his army to advance towards Dupnica, attacking the city and stronghold along the way, and soon reached the vicinity of Dupnica.
The 6,000 Serbian troops near Dupnica were panicked after receiving the news. , after comparing the strength of both sides, the Serbian army Choosing to retreat, they retreated all the way west, preparing to retreat to Serbia, but they encountered resistance on their way home.
Some Slavs captured the city on the way, blocking their way home.
If they bypassed the town, they were worried that Being hunted.
With no way forward and pursuers behind them, the 6,000 Serbian troops were in a dilemma.
Just as they hesitated, the Slavs blocking the road took the initiative to come out of the city to fight.
The 6,000 Serbian troops could only be forced to fight, but at this time they were already courageous.
Already lost, the military's morale was completely lost, and the fierce Slavic opponents were attacking again, and the originally neat military formation was quickly disrupted.
The Serbian soldiers fled for their lives, and the military control could not control them at all.
No one had the courage to fight with the Slavs anymore.
They all knew that behind, the Western Qin army was rushing towards them quickly.
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If they hesitated, they would soon be attacked from both sides.
There is no way to escape.
The Serbian army fled in all directions, with the Slavs chasing after them.
The corpses of the Serbian army and a large number of discarded baggage, weapons, armor, bows and arrows were everywhere along the way.
In the end, very few Serbian soldiers escaped.
At this point, the threat to the Western Qin Army in the southwest has been completely eliminated, and now the Western Qin Army has completely occupied the strategic initiative.
Yamber.
It took Krum's army two days to capture this town, with more than 2,000 casualties.
However, this town was originally defended by only 500 Western Qin troops.
The city was not tall and even somewhat dilapidated.
Despite this, Krum It also took two days and more than two thousand people died to capture the city and seize a batch of grain and some gold and silver treasures in the city.
Although this batch of food and grass is large, it is only enough to support Krum's army for ten days.
After ten days, he will face the situation of lacking food and grass again, but the captured gold and silver cannot be taken away.
In this kind of situation Under such circumstances, carrying these belongings will only make them a burden and slow down the marching speed.
The situation for Krum's army became more and more serious.
First of all, the weather was getting colder and colder, and the army's mobility was also declining.
In the process of the Western Qin army's maneuvers, they lost more cold-proof clothing.
However, this time they captured Yangbo.
I also seized a batch from the homes of local residents, and there is no shortage of warm clothing for the time being.
Secondly, the Western Qin Army has gradually begun to shrink its encirclement, and nearby passes and towns are increasing their troops accordingly, leaving less and less space for Krum's army to move.
"King Khan, 50,000 Western Qin cavalry are rushing towards us from the southwest.
They are only two days away from us."
A captain quickly walked into the hall and reported to Krum.
Krum's expression changed, and he stood up immediately and said: "Instruct all the troops to eat immediately, and prepare to set off at the same time, and set off immediately after eating."
"Yes, King Khan" While eating, Krum was thinking about where to move next.
He instinctively thought of evacuating to the north, but he immediately remembered that all the passes along the Balkan Mountains in the north had been captured by unknown troops, and wanted to withdraw to Bulgar.
The Khanate must pass through these passes.
If the cavalry attacks these passes with dangerous terrain, they will undoubtedly suffer heavy losses.
Moreover, before the passage back is opened, the Western Qin cavalry will come after them.
They cannot retreat to the north.
To the east is the Black Sea.
Without a ship, they cannot retreat from the sea.
They will only be blocked on the west bank of the Black Sea by the Western Qin cavalry who are chasing them, and they will be buried in the belly of the fish.
Although there is a lot of room for movement to the west, there are many fortified cities and passes in the west.
With these fortified cities and passes blocking the road, the speed of evading pursuit will definitely be slowed down.
Going south seems to be a good choice.
It seems that entering the south is going deep into the hinterland controlled by the Western Qin Army.
There are many crises and there is a high possibility of being completely surrounded.
However, there should not be too many troops stationed in the south at this moment. , the main force of the Western Qin Army is in the north, and the south must be empty of troops.
If it enters the south, wouldn't it be like a wolf in a sheepfold?
"Send the Order to the South" Following Krum's order, 28,000 troops quickly headed south.
Two days later, when Liang Zhenwu and Li Su led 50,000 elite cavalry to catch up to Yambol, Krum's army had already disappeared.
"General, following the traces of the Bulgars based on the sentinels, we found that they had moved south, and it was two days ago."
After hearing the report, Liang Zhenwu immediately unfolded the map and asked: "At the marching speed of the Bulgars, how many miles can they march in two days, and where is their current location?"
Immediately, an officer accompanying the army made calculations and replied: "In this short period of time, the Bulgars' marching speed has been maintained at between 140 and 160 miles per day.
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They should be at the corner of the Densa River now."
After hearing this, Liang Zhenwu thought for a moment, looked up at Li Su, and asked: "Li Su, what do you think we should do next?"
Li Su thought for a while and said: "General, I have already guessed that the Bulgars are moving south.
To the east is the Black Sea, the return route to the north is blocked, and there are many passes in the west.
Only in the south our troops are slightly weaker.
We want to attack It is difficult for the Bulgars to carry out encirclement and suppression, which should be the reason why Krum moves south.
I must find a way to force Krum's army to move west or east."
Liang Zhenwu asked: "What can you do?"
Li Su said: "Dongchang should have a way to spread the news to Adrianople as quickly as possible.
If Adrianople sends troops to move north, infantry is not needed, only cavalry.
Make a decision before encountering the Bulgars.
The biggest momentum made Krum think that tens of thousands of troops were coming to intercept from the south.
If he did not want to be attacked from the north and the south, he could only choose to move west or east, which would defeat our goal."
When Liang Zhenwu heard this, he immediately slapped his thigh: "Okay, let's do it like this.
Come here, find me the contact person here in Dongchang."
A secret letter was sent to Adrianople in the south through a special channel in the East Factory.
It took only one day for the secret letter to reach the hands of Adrianople's guard, Lei Gang.
After receiving the secret letter, Lei Gang was doubtful about the letter.
He looked at the small piece of paper in his hand and looked at the Dongchang fan in front of him with some confusion, "Are you sure this is General Liang's personal letter?"
"General, this was passed on by Yang Bol's colleagues through our special method in the East Factory.
It has a hidden mark on it, and there is absolutely nothing wrong with it."
"But I have never heard that military orders can be communicated through Dongchang channels."
Dongchang Fanzi reminded: "General Lei, this is not a military order, but a request for assistance.
Have you forgotten that you have no affiliation with General Liang?"
Lei Gang only remembered after being reminded like this.
However, as the defender of Adrianople, it would be a very serious matter for him to lead troops north without permission without orders from above.
However, he could not ignore Liang Zhenwu's request for assistance.
After all, This is all to destroy Krum's army.
"Comer" Three days later, when Krum's army arrived at the north bank of the Densa River, spies from the front brought him news that tens of thousands of Western Qin cavalry had been stationed on the other side of the river.
This news was like a thunderbolt from the blue that shocked Krum almost from his horse.
Fall off the back.
Tens of thousands of cavalry are okay.
Once these tens of thousands of cavalry survive the attack, the opponent does not need to fight with him.
As long as he is entangled, the tens of thousands of Western Qin cavalry behind him will come to kill him.
At that time, his tens of thousands of cavalry will be defeated.
It's all over, retreat, retreat west immediately: