"Your Majesty, there are only three thousand Western Qin cavalry here.
Why don't we send a team to kill them?"
General Monteban rode up to Charlie and asked.
Charlie shook his head and said: "The Western Qin light cavalry will not confront us head-on.
Even if we send troops to press them up, they will easily jump away.
But this will let our attacking army know that the enemy troops are coming from the flanks.
They will This will cause the military morale to be unstable, and the Western Qin soldiers in the city will also know that their reinforcements have arrived.
When the army retreated in a hurry, they rushed out to attack us.
It would have been dangerous at that time.
Moreover, I suspect that these three thousand light cavalry are just the vanguard of the main force of the Western Qin Dynasty.
The main force of the brigade must be not far behind.
If we rush forward so rashly, if we are entangled by these three thousand people, Stay and wait for their main force to arrive.
It will be difficult for us to escape.
If we rush to fight, we will lose even more."
When the Frank army retreated to the riverside camp and set up their military formations, the three thousand Western Qin army light cavalry coming from the east only sent a few teams to explore and provoke.
The army pressed forward, but they were able to easily fight against the Western Qin troops in the city.
The military got in touch.
The grain officer came to report to Charles: "Your Majesty, we only have enough grain for three days."
This was simply a reminder.
Charlie and other officials and generals in the big tent had a sense of urgency, and the sense of crisis was approaching again.
Archbishop Tobin said: "Your Majesty the Emperor, your Majesty's grandfather Charles Martel once led an army to annihilate the invading Saracens and killed their general.
Only a few people escaped back.
From then on, the Saracens never returned.
Dare to invade the Franks.
I remember that the battle took place in Poitiers, so it was also called the Battle of Poitiers.
At that time, the Saracen general Abdulrahman led his army deep into our territory, and our army could not resist.
He went around burning, killing, and looting, and stole a lot of property.
When he was about to return, your grandfather Charles Martel led his army to pursue him.
He constantly sent light cavalry to intercept and kill the troops he sent to break up the rear.
When he led his troops to retreat to Poitiers, he found that the city had not been captured by him. , coupled with the fact that the troops he sent to break up the rear were constantly intercepted and killed by our side, he knew that if he continued to withdraw, his losses would become greater and greater, so he realized that the time for the decisive battle had come, and your grandfather also realized that the decisive battle The time came, so he prepared carefully He planned to set up a military formation on the river bank to confront the Saracens.
The Saracens were all light cavalry and had no way to defend and could only attack.
They did not have the superb riding and archery skills of the Western Qin cavalry.
They wielded scimitars.
They rushed into the military formation set up by your grandfather, but they were unable to break through the military formation and seemed to charge to death because at that time there was a river to the north of our army.
They could not advance or retreat and were caught in the middle by our army.
As a result, the Saracens were defeated and your grandfather immediately He led his troops in pursuit until they reached their At the camp, the general Abd al-Rahman was killed on the spot.
After this battle, the Saracens were no longer able to invade north.
It seems that our situation is different from the situation at that time, and there are also similarities.
What's wrong is that we are just like the Saracens back then, blocked and unable to advance or retreat.
The difference is that the situation has reversed.
Back then, our army was chasing the enemy, but now we are being chased by the enemy.
Your Majesty, now.
We have reached a critical moment of life and death."
Charlie asked Archbishop Tobin and magician Malajiji: "You two are famous magicians.
I would like to ask you two magicians, don't you two have something to do?"
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Tobin and Malajiji looked at each other, and Malajiji said: "Your Majesty, although magic can provide some assistance, we magicians can also fight against magicians from hostile forces in the army, but you should know that the purpose of war is Victory or defeat is not decided by magicians.
If magicians could decide the outcome of a battle, there would be no need for an army.
In fact, in On the battlefield, any magician's power will be strongly suppressed by the enemy's murderous intent, and it will not play a big role in the duel between armies.
Of course, we can make some assistance, such as increasing weather changes and increasing terrain.
Danger, prediction of good or bad luck, and boosting the morale of the army.
If His Majesty the Emperor does not want to fight the Western Qin Army this time, Lord Tobin and I will do it.
The church can work together to open a passage for His Majesty in the black forest for the army to pass through and hide in the deep black forest.
However, this black forest is too big and it is an evil place.
Our combined strength cannot penetrate it, so We can only let the army hide in the Black Forest to temporarily avoid the sharp edge of the Western Qin Army, but cannot let the army retreat through the Black Forest to the Bavarian Plateau.
In addition, I and I.
Archbishop Tobin can also work together and use all their magic to build a magic bridge on the river for the army to retreat to the territory of the barbarians on the other side of the river, but the fate of this journey is unpredictable.
If the barbarians are friendly enough, we can retreat to the Bavarian Plateau.
If those barbarians are hostile to our arrival, it is very likely that their various tribes will unite to attack us."
There was a sad atmosphere in the big tent.
The once mighty and invincible Frankish Iron Army, who dared to test its edge among the surrounding barbarians, was now reduced to a state like a lost dog.
Charlie stood up and said solemnly: "We only have three days of food and grass.
Even if we retreat into the Black Forest, there is no guarantee that the Western Qin Army will not pursue us.
By then we will not be able to advance or retreat.
It will be a dead end; even if we are blocked We live in the entrance passage, but we only have three days of food.
What will happen after three days?
The barbarians on the other side of the river have been sworn enemies of us Franks for a long time.
Now that we are in trouble, those barbarians Will people let go of such a good opportunity to retaliate against us?
We have no other way now.
The time for a decisive battle with the people of Western Qin has come.
Although I don’t want this moment to come, it has really come.
I believe in the Holy King of Western Qin.
Zhao Ziliang must have realized that the time for the decisive battle has come.
You should go back and prepare, and tell all the warriors that the time has come for us to fight the Western Qin people.
Either they will die or we will die."
Everyone stood up and responded: "Yes, Your Majesty the Emperor."
After Tobin came out of the big tent, he asked Majilala: "Why didn't you tell the truth to His Majesty the Emperor just now?
Although we cannot bring all the army out of the Black Forest, it is okay if we only bring His Majesty and a small number of troops. , so that His Majesty the Emperor will not be in danger."
Majilala said: "Archbishop, don't you understand His Majesty the Emperor?
He will never agree to letting him abandon his army and flee back with only a few attendants.
Since His Majesty the Emperor has decided to fight the Western Qin people, We have to consider the retreat after defeat.
Once defeated, it is absolutely impossible to retreat from the river into the barbarian territory.
At that time, we will have very few troops who can escape.
The barbarians on the other side have a deep hatred for us.
They will not will let us go, so we can only start from The Black Forest retreats.
With your and my strength, it will not be too difficult to use magic to open a long and narrow passage through the Black Forest.
If the passage is too wide, our magic power will not be enough.
We will take whatever we can escape by then, but We must prepare enough food, and let the forage officer make all the remaining food into dry food.
Only give the soldiers enough for one meal at a time, and gather all the rest.
Once defeated, we will immediately protect His Majesty the Emperor.
Take the food and retreat into the black forest.”
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Tobin thought about it and could only do this.
Of course, it would be great if he could defeat the Western Qin people, and then they could seize a large amount of food and supplies.
However, the Western Qin army was sharp and powerful, and the Frankish army was in a difficult situation.
In an unfavorable geographical location, it is easier said than done to win.
"Okay, I'll go talk to the grain and grass officer."
Charlie still miscalculated the arrival time of Zhao Ziliang's main army.
He originally thought that the Western Qin garrison would only be up to twenty miles behind the vanguard, but in fact Zhao Ziliang's main army did not arrive until noon.
After all, there were too many troops.
With tens of thousands of troops, commanding and dispatching took a lot of time, and the marching team stretched for more than ten miles.
Charlie was very upset that he had made a mistake in judgment, and cursed Zhao Ziliang in his heart for being cunning.
Who would let the vanguard army be half a day's journey from the main force?
If the vanguard army was surrounded by enemy troops and there were only 3,000 people, it would not take half a day, but only two hours.
Zhao Ziliang was so bold that he could even make such a plan.
But Charlie also had to admire Zhao Ziliang's skill in using this kind of deception.
This man did not act in a conventional way when marching and fighting, so that the enemy could not figure out the truth.
After listening to the sentinel's report, Charlie waved him back.
He looked at Tobin: "Archbishop, what do you think the main force of the Western Qin Army should be doing now?"
Tobin said: "Although I don't understand marching and fighting, I still know that the Western Qin army should be setting up camp and making fires to cook at this time."
Charlie thought for a moment and immediately gave the order: "Our troops have finished eating, and they have just arrived, and their footing is unstable.
I order everyone to gather and press on me.
I want to see whether Zhao Ziliang accepts the fight or retreats."
"Yes, His Majesty the Emperor" Frank heard the sound of the horn and quickly rushed out from each camp to assemble.
After spending nearly an hour, the army was finally assembled.
Charles immediately left 10,000 men to guard the camp and personally led the remaining 40,000 men.
The horse walked out of the camp and pressed towards the main force of the Western Qin Army.
In the Western Qin Army camp twenty miles away, Zhao Ziliang received a report from the scout: "Your Majesty, the Frank Army left 10,000 horses to guard the camp, and the remaining 40,000 people, led by Charlie, all pressed forward against our army."
"Oh" Zhao Ziliang stood up after hearing the report and said, "Charlie wants to catch us off guard while our army is not yet firmly established."
Gao Chongwen stood up and clasped his fists and said: "Your Majesty, the army has been marching all night, and most of the soldiers are tired and weak.
Although the Frank army has been attacking Vinia Pass day and night, there are only a few siege soldiers after all. many Several Frankish soldiers are recharging their strength.
Now we are at a disadvantage if we go head-to-head with them.
If we fight head-on, the Frankish army is heavily equipped and is not afraid of us.
I think it is Charlie who has the confidence to lead his army to press forward at this time
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