Soon, General Jonas commanded his men to clean up the entire battlefield. After a preliminary count, the number of Clay warriors killed last night reached 11,846. This is definitely a brilliant victory, but among the soldiers of the entire expeditionary force, 11,846 people were killed. However, he did not take it seriously in his heart. After just making some repairs, the expeditionary force continued to move forward.
This time, more than 10,000 of the 40,000 warriors brought by Jonas were former garrison troops of the Thunder God Fortress. They all experienced the pain of losing their homes, and were attacked by the Clay tribe on their way back to the Imperial Capital after evacuating the Thunder God Fortress. , their relatives and comrades-in-arms were lucky enough to escape the ravages of the orcs, but they fell under the butcher's knife of their compatriots,
So for the Jonas Legion in the expeditionary force, this time they expedition to the Clay tribe, their only purpose is revenge, strict discipline, and firm belief. The two have been perfectly combined by Jonas in the past few years. The soldiers of his legion are fanatical yet rational. They are the most elite warriors in the imperial capital.
During the following journey, the pressure on the expeditionary force suddenly rose. The Clay warriors no longer quickly escaped from the expeditionary force's sight, but continued to harass the progress of the expeditionary force based on the centurions. He is very familiar with the terrain and often hides his whereabouts, then launches attacks on expeditionary force scouts passing nearby.
After experiencing the last ambush, the Windwalking shooters began to change their reconnaissance plan. They patrolled across a certain area in small teams, and tried to maintain a certain distance between any two teams. Once a friendly force was attacked, Other teams nearby will quickly provide reinforcements.
The Fengxing Archers are much higher than the Clay warriors in terms of combat effectiveness and equipment. Therefore, even if 50 people fight an ambush force of 100 people, they often win with zero casualties. However, the Clay warriors do not. Without fear of death, he launched attacks again and again, even if the entire army was wiped out, he did not hesitate.
Many times, Clay warriors would gather hundreds of people to ambush a team of Wind Walker shooters. After the Wind Walker shooter team recruited reinforcements, other Clay warriors would patrol the empty fast horses from the Wind Walker shooters. Rushing towards the main force of the expeditionary force,
This small number of people cannot pose any threat to the main force of the expeditionary force. They will be killed by a burst of arrows before they can even get close. However, this will still affect the advancement speed of the expeditionary force. After all, the Fengxing archers who are scouts are actually killed by a burst of arrows. The enemy forcibly breaks through the area they are responsible for. If the Clay tribe forces launch a surprise attack, the Fengxing shooters will not be able to give advance warning.
Orlando responded quickly. He asked the magisters responsible for the "Magic Eye" to strengthen detection, and also redistributed the scouts. 5,000 popular shooters were divided into teams of 200 people, and 25 teams took turns to move out, and the "Magic Eye" Together with the "God's Eye" magic circle, they focused on strengthening the vigilance within 10 kilometers of the main force of the expeditionary force. With such a search density, it would be difficult for the Clay warriors to take advantage of the opportunity to break through, but the marching speed of the entire expeditionary force was also reduced a lot.
Two days later, Chief Abdul who was on the shore of Jinghu Lake also received the news that the expeditionary force had slowed down its march. He slowly put down the information in his hand and walked out of the tent. Kai, who had been waiting outside the tent for a long time, Limu, Lugman, Lukani and others immediately came forward.
"Kailimu, we don't have much time. The expeditionary force has slowed down, but at the cost of the lives of countless loyal Clay warriors. How is the army gathering now?" Abdul looked into the distance. There were large stretches of marching tents everywhere, and he asked,
Kailim first saluted Chief Abdul, and then replied respectfully: "According to your instructions, we have sent fast horses to issue orders to all the gathering places of the Clay tribe. As long as they are members of our tribe, all 12 Men aged 55 to 55 must set out immediately within one day after receiving the order and come to Jinghu Lake to gather. At present, all the soldiers from the east and north of Jinghu Lake have arrived, but the envoys from the west and south have not returned yet. I guess it will take a few days.
"Well, how many soldiers have arrived?" Chief Abdul said noncommittally.
This time it was Luqman who answered. He said loudly: "There are more than 20 tribesmen who have arrived here. Adding to our original 150,000, there are almost 35 warriors who can fight on horseback. And among these people Among them, there are more than 80,000 truly elite troops."
When Lugman said this, his sister Lukani said in a confident tone: "It has been many, many years since our Clay tribe was able to gather so many warriors. Last night I asked my grandfather, he He is over 80 years old, but he has never seen such a scene. When he was a child, he heard the elders talk about the glory of our ancestors in the past. Chief Abdul and the Clay people were able to rise again, all because of Thanks to your efforts alone, I believe that the entire Clay tribe will regain the glory of our ancestors under your leadership, and we will definitely be able to defeat any enemy that stands in front of us."
After hearing Ruqani's words of praise, Chief Abdul felt very happy. This was not because he liked flattery, but because he knew that Ruqani was usually totally unscrupulous and could not hide things at all, so Abu Chief Dule believed that Rukani's words came from the bottom of his heart. He had been patient for so many years and even had to bow down to the imperial capital many times. Only then did he wait until the moment when the Clay tribe became stronger again. He could only After defeating the expeditionary force from the imperial capital, Chief Abdul believed that he would soon be able to command the Clay warriors to move south and east and fully expand the territory belonging to the Clay clan.
Thinking of this, Chief Abdul pointed to the mirror-like lake not far away, and said to his cronies with great ambition: "I have been waiting for this moment for thirty years. Although our strength has become stronger, we The enemy is not weak enough, and there must be no mistakes in this war that affects the fate of our descendants."
"According to the intelligence, the Imperial Capital Expeditionary Force set out from the small town of Pamela and headed west, marching more than 100 kilometers every day. Now it has arrived here. I have thought about it repeatedly in the past few days. This area can supply hundreds of thousands of people. The only drinking water is Mirror Lake, so I plan to set the battlefield at the Ouranos Ranch to the east. The terrain there is flat, which is most suitable for our cavalry. Although the Imperial Capital Expeditionary Force has 20,000 horses, they mainly use They are mainly infantry, and I believe these war horses are only used to increase their own mobility."
"Our army is now fully assembled. Even if the opponent uses 20,000 soldiers to attack in a sneak attack, it will not help. Instead, they will be defeated by me because of the scattered troops. Therefore, the Imperial Capital Expeditionary Force does not dare to divide its troops. As for the expeditionary army's sneak attack on Jinghu Lake during the decisive battle, there is no need Worry, because this place is easy to defend but difficult to attack, with mountain peaks to the north and Mirror Lake to the south, so their partial force of a few thousand people will not help at all."
"Our army is facing the enemy from afar with more than 10 times the strength, and our elite troops are almost twice as many as the enemy. We are on the prairie where we have lived for many years, so we will win." Chief Abdul Looking at the calm surface of Jinghu Lake, he said confidently,