Charlie looked at everyone and said: "There has always been a problem with the way we camp.
Our coalition forces always gather together to camp overnight, and this just gives the Western Qin cavalry the opportunity to sneak attack us.
They don't have to worry about sneak attacking us.
We were attacked from behind, but if we camped separately, it would not be easy for the Western Qin cavalry to succeed.
As long as one of the camps was attacked, the other camps could be attacked after getting the news.
Come over as quickly as possible to flank the attacking enemy, so I think we will camp separately in the next period of time, retreat separately, and divide into two armies, one for my Frank army and one for your other coalition forces.
The coalition forces will not be further apart than Twenty miles, at this distance, if either side is attacked by a sneak attack, the other side will quickly get the news and send troops to reinforce it.
It will be very difficult for the Western Qin cavalry to make a sneak attack again.
What do you think?"
Everyone thought about it and thought this method was better.
After some discussion, everyone agreed.
Seeing that everyone had no objections, Charlie immediately said: "Let's do this.
You will stay and camp on the high ground tonight.
Your defense is weaker, and our Frank army's defense is stronger.
So we walked down the high ground and camped about 20 miles to the west." , if either side is attacked, immediately light a beacon to warn, and the other side will immediately send troops for reinforcements no matter what happens."
The other coalition leaders were relieved to see that Charlie had left them the high ground to camp, and they all agreed that as long as they were not allowed to camp on the flat ground, they would be much safer.
The matter was settled like this.
Charlie immediately ordered his ministers to prepare.
Soon he led all Frank's troops to leave the high ground and headed west.
After the army reached twenty miles away, Charlie did not ask for anything.
Instead of ordering the army to stop advancing and set up camp, they instead ordered the entire army to speed up their march and strive to go further before dark, leaving the rest of the coalition forces and the Western Qin Army far behind.
At this time, more than 20 miles northwest of the highland, Li Su was taking a rest with his army.
Not long after the soldiers had eaten dinner, a scout horse returned and reported: "General, the latest news is coming from the front.
The coalition forces have divided their forces.
Charles led the Frankish army out of the highlands and headed west."
"Oh" Li Su was puzzled.
What did the coalition forces mean by dividing their forces now?
He immediately asked: "Have they sent anyone to keep an eye on the Frank army?"
The sentry replied: "Yes, if they had not stopped to camp, according to their marching speed, they should be forty miles away by now."
"They are all heavily armored cavalry and infantry, and they can march at such a fast speed."
Li Su was quite surprised, but he immediately realized something and immediately ordered: "It's not good to come, send a battalion to keep an eye on the high ground."
The coalition troops used their bluff to contain them and force him to We stay in place to defend.
If they find out the true situation and retreat, we are not allowed to fight with them.
We only watch them from a distance and do not let them escape our army's surveillance.
If there is any situation, immediately report it to me and Marshal Wei, and send orders to other departments.
The men and horses quickly assemble and follow me to catch up with Charlie's army."
Li Su realized that Charles might have to abandon the other coalition troops and lead the Frank army alone to retreat to Bavaria as quickly as possible to set up defenses.
Only by leaving the rest of the coalition troops on the high ground could he have enough time to withdraw with the army.
Li Su also knew that he had left the allied troops on the high ground and chased Charlie with his troops, which was very likely to cause the situation to get out of control.
Once the other allied forces in the highlands were no longer threatened, and there were no Western Qin cavalry around them, it was very likely that they would They will take the opportunity to escape or hide throughout the night, waiting for the opportunity.
But he no longer cares about so much.
If Charles is allowed to safely lead his army to escape back to Bavaria, giving Frank enough time to set up defenses will bring great obstacles to the Western Qin army's conquest of Frank.
At this time, the other coalition forces remaining on the high ground were not aware that Charles had abandoned them, and had long since fled with his Frankish army.
They slept soundly until dawn, and then several leaders of the coalition forces sent people to the west to contact Charlie.
Intercommunication situation.
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What is suspicious is that the messenger sent did not return until noon.
You must know that the distance between the two armies is only twenty miles.
Even if they are fifty miles apart, they can return at noon if they work hard.
In the large tent on the high ground, several coalition leaders sat together to discuss this matter.
This matter was too strange to not attract their attention.
Leo III asked: "My lords, do you think there will be any problems with Charles' army?"
The governor of Macedonia, Grete, said: "That shouldn't be the case.
Charlie still has nearly 50,000 troops in his hands.
Even if they were attacked by the Western Qin cavalry, it would be impossible for them not to get any news back.
The Western Qin cavalry's attack was indeed sharp, but I don't think so."
It is simply impossible to defeat Charles’ 50,000-strong army in such a short period of time.”
Leo III wondered: "Then why the messenger we sent to contact has not returned yet?"
Leo V said with a solemn face at this time: "There is only one possibility.
The messenger we sent was killed by the cavalry of the Western Qin Patrol on the way.
Of course, the dead man cannot come back to report the message.
It is possible that the messenger did not arrive at Charlie's place at all. camp” The Governor of Serbia said: "If this is the case, then we will send people over to contact us.
If one doesn't work, we will send two.
If two don't work, we will send ten or twenty."
Leo V said solemnly: "Send two hundred cavalry.
I don't believe they can kill these two hundred cavalry silently.
We must contact Charles and agree on the time to break camp and set off at the same time.
Moreover, we have to send the two armies together."
The distance was shortened to between ten and fifteen miles, and the Western Qin cavalry was not given a chance to cut off the connection between our two armies."
"Okay, let's do it."
Everyone agreed.
At dusk, of the two hundred cavalry sent out, only more than fifty people returned.
The remaining more than one hundred and forty people were all intercepted and killed by the Western Qin cavalry on the way.
However, those who escaped also brought back extremely useful news. .
"Why are you saying that Charles is not twenty miles to the west?"
Leo V stood up involuntarily in shock, and the other leaders were also shocked.
The cavalry centurion who led the team replied: "That's right.
We reached the twenty mile point easily along the way, but we didn't find Charles' army at all.
There were no traces of camping there.
There were only a large number of troops heading west.
After thinking about it, I decided to take everyone to continue searching westward along the traces they left, until we arrived at Fifty Charlie's army was still not seen inside or outside, but they left traces of continuing to move westward.
I can conclude that they did not rest at all or set up camp last night, but retreated westward all night.
My lords, we have been abandoned.
Although you may not believe it, I am certain that this is a fact."
The centurion's words made the faces of several leaders present turn pale in an instant.
They were abandoned by Charlie.
Pope Leo III looked lost and muttered to himself: "Impossible, this is impossible.
Charlie is not such a person.
Doesn't he know that if the alliance of the coalition forces is disbanded, we will be defeated and annihilated by the Western Qin people one by one?
Doesn't he know that even a country close to the Franks cannot resist the invasion of the Western Qin people?"
The leaders of the coalition forces who felt abandoned were very angry.
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The Serbian governor even angrily cursed Charles for breaking his promise and being an emperor of a country in vain.
At this time, Leo V had the clearest and most rational mind.
He said coldly: "It's a small matter that he abandoned us.
Didn't your lords discover his true intention?
He left us and retreated with the Frank army alone.
The real purpose is to attract us to the West The Qin army's gaze drags the Western Qin people away and throws our piece of fat into the Western Qin people's mouths.
In this way, the Western Qin people are busy dealing with us and have no time to pursue his army.
He can lead the army Easily return to Bavaria.
Moreover, until now, the war has begun, and the Western Qin people’s The battle line has been stretched long enough.
They may be able to raise food, grass and other supplies through fighting, but weapons, armor, bows and arrows cannot be obtained on the spot.
Even if they capture ours, they will not be able to use it smoothly.
They are in the occupied areas.
's rule is not yet firm, The long supply line will bring a heavy burden to them, and they will need more time to digest these newly occupied territories.
Therefore, after Charles returns to Bavaria, the West Qin people's westward advance is likely to temporarily stop, so that Charlie can Time to do more deployments” Leo V's words made everyone's hearts go cold, and their hopes for Charles instantly vanished.
Several grumpy governors cursed Charlie for being despicable and shameless.
Leo V was indeed a man who had been emperor.
Although he only lasted for a few months, his height was unmatched by others, and his vision was higher than others.
He did not bother about Charles abandoning them.
Instead, he asked the centurion: "There were only more than fifty people left when you came back, and everyone was in a state of embarrassment.
Could it be that you were attacked by the Western Qin cavalry on the way back?"
The embarrassed centurion's face still had two heavy blood marks, which seemed to have been cut by a knife.
There were still blood stains on the knife edge.
He replied: "Yes, Your Majesty, we were attacked by the West on the way back."
There were not many Western Qin cavalry in the Qin cavalry's surprise attack, only a few dozen, but we were caught off guard.
We were all panicked and failed to defend in time.
We were dispersed by the Western Qin cavalry.
I originally wanted to organize my brothers to fight to the death with the enemy, but thinking that His Majesty and your lords were still waiting for news about us, I had no choice but to take some of my brothers and flee back quickly, and met some more on the way.
There are only about fifty brothers who escaped.
If the others have not come back, they have probably been captured or killed by the Western Qin people
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