But within three days, the entire Corsica military region was shaken.
That day, Char took people to cross the river, and the Odins stormed the banks of the Rolo River. The Corsican defenders on the other side of the river fought hard to resist, and the Odins had insufficient troops on the other side of the bridge, so they retreated after a while, and they were confused. After a fight, the Odins still don't know why. It was only because Xia Ya and others rushed across the bridge and fought indiscriminately for a while that the conflict arose.
But after waiting for Odin on the side of the bridge to retreat, in less than half a day, thousands of Odin cavalry came. It was in the important town that the chasing soldiers who came to find the body were found.
The Corsican defenders on the other side were also a little chaotic, and they repelled the attack of the Odins. Before they could breathe, the Odin army on the opposite side killed them again.
This time, the Corsican defenders couldn't stand it anymore. Originally, there were only two battalions of Corsican defenders in this stronghold, while the Odins on the other side gathered more than two thousand cavalry.
Soon the Odins crossed the river, seized the stronghold, and rout the Corsican defenders. Then the Odins continued to hunt for twenty miles and refused to rest until the nearby Corsican army was ordered to come to support, and the two sides confronted each other again.
But at this time, the conflict has already occurred, and the contradiction can no longer be concealed.
The upper levels on both sides were in chaos for a while.
Here in Corsica, the news of the death of the governor's eldest son, Cardoso, reached the governor's palace as quickly as possible. I heard that the old governor heard the news, and he vomited blood on the spot and fell into a coma. The aged old governor cried bitterly on the hospital bed. After crying, he gritted his teeth and ordered all the officials under his command to gather to discuss matters, and also sent someone to summon his youngest son Gaia back to the city.
Three days later, when the corpse of the old governor's eldest son Cardoso was transported to the governor's palace, looking at his eldest son's completely shapeless corpse, the old governor Jinha cried and passed out again on the spot. After being rescued, an order was issued: Mobilize the entire military region!
The Governor's second son, Gaia, is the darkest one in my heart. When he heard the news, he was surprised at first. He didn't get to his weak brother first, but he still had the courage to go to the place of the Odins to negotiate in person. Immediately it was a joy. Fortunately, those Odins were greedy for money and actually killed him on the way. This time, the only one who threatened his opponent went. In the future, the family business of the Corsica Military Region will not be his own
Therefore, with this kind of thought in mind, Gaia actually showed the most indignation. At this time, he behaved as if he was deeply in love with his brother and brother. Calculate these.
Moreover, at this time, it is even more time to show his generosity, and take the opportunity to grab the hearts of the people and win the hearts of more old officials of the Governor's Mansion.
Gaia's movements were extremely fast, and he soon ordered the cavalry of a flag regiment of his direct line to rush from the second-tier city to the front line on the banks of the Rolo River to support the front-line defenders, and soon had two big and small fights with the Odins. .
The Odins had already crossed the river, so they had no intention of retreating. But at this time, the upper ranks of Chi Xuejun, Manninger and others were also completely confused.
The eldest son of the governor of Corsica came for peace talks? He was also killed by his subordinates who were trying to make money and killed him halfway? !
Hearing this news, Manninger's first reaction was to believe it!
He is very aware of the temper of the boys under him. Although the other party is the eldest son of the governor of Corsica, his soldiers have been going south too smoothly. He feels that these Byzantine sheep are too bullying, so they can fight them any way they want.
What is the son of the governor of Corsica? In the eyes of most Odins, it is nothing more than a sheep. Kill, kill, what's the fuss about
Moreover, the Odins have always been fierce and savage, so it is not uncommon for them to do such things.
However, as the details of the news came up, Manninger realized that something was wrong.
First of all, there were more than 100 dead bodies of Odin warriors at the site where they were discovered! Later, after investigation, it was found that the more than 100 Odin warriors escorted and supervised the peace negotiation team along the way.
Even if there was a real conflict, the two sides fought and killed... All the more than 100 Odin warriors were killed? Not even a living mouth left? ! This is extremely abnormal!
Furthermore, Manninger finally got the news that the number of the peace talks team was only less than 200! ! A team of two hundred people actually wiped out more than one hundred Odin warriors? And they were all slaughtered quickly, and not a single survivor was left
These warriors of your own, why aren't they so pustular
If it is the other way around, it is still possible that the other party's people are killed by their own people.
The most important thing is that all the corpses found at the scene, the Odins, were dead, and the Corsican corpses were only a dozen or so... (It's not that Char didn't want to bring more, but it really couldn't fit in the car).
The ratio of casualties has reached ten to one! Is Corsica's army so powerful? Even if these are the elites in the Governor's Mansion, that's not the case, right
Manninger's first reaction was: Fake!
But the problem is, soon there is news from Corsica, this thing is actually true!
The son of the Governor of Corsica is really dead! And where is the corpse, the evidence is overwhelming! The Corsica side also confirmed that the eldest son of the governor was indeed sent to come to the peace talks in person.
Could it be that the Governor of Corsica was deliberately trying to find an excuse to go to war
But in the first place, what good was going to war for the Corsicans
Second... Even if you make excuses, you don't have to put your own son's life on the line, right? !
This thing is too strange, the key is that there is not a living mouth left.
The Corsican army has quickly assembled, and a flag regiment's cavalry has rushed to the Roro River to fight, and then three flag regiments also rushed. I heard that the Corsica military region has been mobilized, and the soldiers of the reserve are also starting to be called...
Manninger couldn't think of how such an accident could have happened, although he thought about it - he never intended to go to war with the Corsicans!
Manninger is not someone who doesn't have a big picture. This time Odin's invasion was so smooth because these Byzantine rebels caused civil strife, and the Byzantines themselves fought endlessly.
Now my side and these Byzantine rebels are allies, but once this alliance breaks down... it will never benefit the Odins.
He's not the same as the hot-headed guys under him.
Although Manninger also despised the Byzantine army, he also saw the weakness of his own side: After all, there were too few Odins! Now that he occupies the territory of nearly two counties, in such a large place, the people of his own legion are scattered, and it will take time to eat and digest such a large place firmly!
According to Manninger's calculations, he first occupied the territory of these two counties, and then spent more than a year to digest it, and his heels stood firm, and then he planned more. Now, although the early stage is smooth, but after all, the guest army is in the enemy country...
Even if you want to turn against these Byzantine warlords, now is not a good time! Once I came to it, I had to wait for myself to gain a firm foothold and digest the territory, and even migrated some tribal population from the country, and really controlled these territories.
Second, we have to wait for these rebels to kill the Byzantine royal family! In that case, the Byzantine Empire is really gone, and it can no longer pose a threat to Odin.
Don't look at these Byzantine rebels now, the members of the red round table are still very united. This is only for a while! Once the Byzantine royal family is wiped out, these people will soon be fighting for themselves!
At that time, it was the time for the Odin Empire to truly annex Byzantium!
Therefore, fettered by these concerns, in the first few days, Manninger instead ordered that the Odin army who had crossed the river was not allowed to go any further, and it was enough to confront the Corsican army on the spot and not go any further.
Then Manninger immediately sent a messenger across the river to the Governor's Palace in Corsica, but who knows, the old Governor of Corsica was so angry that he didn't even see the messenger's face, so he sent someone to chop the messenger into pieces Meat puree!
When the news came back, the top leaders of the Chixue Army were shocked, and they were all furious.
But at this time, Manninger was still unwilling to actually order the war, and it was better to constrain the troops on the front line to be stationed on the spot.
But he still wants to think of a way, the Corsican has already taken the initiative.
The three flag regiments of Corsica finally joined forces at the Luoluo River, gathered an army of more than 10,000 people, and began a violent counterattack!
There were only more than 2,000 Odins who crossed the river. Under the superior strength of the Corsicans, they could not resist. In a fierce battle, the Corsicans and the Odins each died and injured more than 1,000. The Odins You can only retreat across the river.
But the Corsicans were not satisfied. The army immediately crossed the Rolo River and seized the four strongholds of the Odins on the river in one breath, and then two Corsican flag regiments finally arrived.
A complete corps, just Chen Bing by the Luoluo River, made a gesture of marching into the territory of Siltan.
Manninger can't take it anymore!
Even if he wants to take care of the overall situation, at this time, the aggressive attitude of the Corsicans also makes Manninger very angry!
In Manninger's opinion, the Corsican army is a piece of shit! The dignified Byzantine Central Standing Army of the Seventh Corps was destroyed by himself! A Corsican army of a regiment actually chased and fought across the river under the circumstance of his repeated patience? !
Since the other party is unwilling to be peaceful, the axe and blade of the Odin warriors are never afraid of strong enemies!
Once the order for a full-scale counterattack was issued, the Odins quickly mobilized thousands of troops from several important towns in Sirtan, and rushed towards the direction of the Luoluo River fiercely.
Within ten days, the two sides fought three times, each with casualties. In Corsica, a reserve army of 30,000 troops has been assembled and rushed to the front.
And Manninger did not show weakness, and ordered the Odin army from all over the occupied area. Fifteen thousand Odin warriors from three banners, plus three thousand reindeer cavalry, also greeted them...
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Kaka!
Xia Ya nibbled at an apple in his hand and sat on the city wall, looking to the south.
He has already brought people back to Mesta City. This time, he brought two hundred horse thieves in disguise. When he went there, he rode two hundred horses. When he came back, he only injured less than forty people. But the results were brilliant.
The only regret is that the corpses of the brothers who died in battle were burned on the spot without leaving any traces... But these horse thieves did not pay attention to such details.
At the moment on Mesta's tower, Xia looked at the south for a while, and muttered to himself, "Fight, fight, the more intense you fight, the happier I will be."
At this time, only three steps behind him, a dark-skinned, but very handsome young man, carrying a large bow and wearing the armor of the Byzantine army, stood there, his originally young and immature face, also faintly With a bit of a calm look.
This young man is A Cai, a native of Zaku, and he has also experienced several battles with Xia Ya. Although the scale is not large, it can be regarded as a lot of tempering. At this moment, he is no longer the little hunter in that tribe. .
Standing behind Xia Ya, hearing Xia Ya's self-talk, A Cai whispered: "Sir, will they fight?"
Xia Ya heard it, laughed, threw the apple core in his hand directly into the city, and looked back at A Cai: "That's for sure! Hmph, the old governor of Corsica, who died of his own relatives. Son, if he can bear it, I will really be convinced of him! Even if he wants to take care of the overall situation, but if he doesn't even give a shit about this kind of thing, hmph, if he dies, his son will be a tortoise. Can you still raise your head to be a human being? You don’t understand... Moreover, once a battle begins, once a battle on the scale of a large corps begins, it will not be so easy to restrain it! In a battle, there will be casualties, and once there are casualties, this hatred The bigger the knot is! If you want to stop, the people below will also refuse."
When A Cai heard this, a flash of enlightenment flashed in her eyes, she thought for a moment, and then slowly said: "Then, my lord, look, who will win this battle? It's better if the Corsicans win, Once the Chixue Army is defeated, we can take the opportunity to take back the rest of the Moor County..."
Xiaya listened, frowned and thought for a while, then shook his head firmly: "No, the Corsicans will definitely lose! This guy Manninger is very powerful, and Chi Xuejun is also the elite of Odin, not the Corsicans. Deal with it. Manninger will hesitate at the beginning, but once he let go of his hands and feet to fight, the rout of the Corsicans is only a matter of time. At that time, I am afraid that the Corsican military area will be swallowed by Manninger Woolen cloth!"
A Cai was a little unhappy: "Isn't it too cheap for the Odins? Let them take the opportunity to occupy so much territory?"
Xia Ya laughed: "I am afraid that Manninger has too little land! The bigger the land in his hands, the happier I will be!"
Looking at A Cai's blank eyes, Xia Ya snorted: "The Odins fight far away from the homeland, so there are only so many troops, and they can't get any supplements! He occupies a lot of places, so he has to divide his troops to guard them in various places, right? 50,000 people, after the battle, no matter how powerful the Odins are, there will always be 10,000 casualties, right? They occupied the county of Syltane and part of the county of More. If they eat the Corsica military district again If so... Hmph, more than 40,000 people have to be separated to guard so many territories... If the net is too large, it will inevitably become weak. At that time, Lao Tzu will still be afraid of him being a bird."
A Cai suddenly woke up and smiled: "Not bad! Your lord, this fist is hard to deal with. If you open your hand and turn it into five fingers, we won't be afraid!"
Xia Ya touched A Cai's head, looked at his body, and said with a smile, "You are a lot tougher, but unfortunately you are still a little weaker, and if you grow taller, let you become a cavalry. "
Just as he was talking, A Cai suddenly pointed to the distance outside the city and exclaimed: "Yi? Lord, look! A horse is coming! It seems to be one of ours!"
Xia Ya looked into the distance, and sure enough, on the road, there was a horse coming from the north, and the knight on the horse waved the whip to urge the mount again and again, looking at the dress, it was the appearance of Byzantine cavalry.
The cavalry rushed to the bottom of the city, and after entering the city, Xiaya was on the city wall, and soon heard the movement below, and a guard led a dusty cavalry to the city tower.
This cavalryman had a dusty face, and was so tired that he could barely breathe. He rushed in front of Xiaya and almost fell to the ground.
Or Xia Ya went up and hugged the guy: "What's wrong?!"
"Urgent, urgent military situation! Lord Governor!" (After Krinthia died, according to Byzantine Empire law, Xia had temporarily announced to act as Governor of More County), the cavalry took out a tube from his arms, then The package was wet, and it was obviously all the sweat on his body. He gritted his teeth and said, "Master Green has an order, and it must be handed over to you as quickly as possible! I brought two horses along the way, and one of them died on the road. !"
When Xia Ya heard this, her heart suddenly sank!
If it weren't for an emergency, he wouldn't be so anxious with the demeanor of a famous general like Mad Dog Green.
He quickly opened the box, and pulled out a letter inside. The seal pad on the letter was intact. After Xia opened it, Green's handwriting was on it.
And this military situation is actually just a short sentence.
"Two days ago, Odin's army was haunting ten miles outside Denzel City. According to the scout's report, the flag should belong to Hastings' Black Flag Army."
Ten miles outside Denzel... The Odinian army... The Black Banner, Hastings? !
These words fell into Xia Ya's ears, and he immediately felt dry, and his face changed wildly on the spot! !
Oh shit! I almost tried my best to solve Manninger, and this old boy was delayed!
Hastings! That bastard Hastings, didn't the Black Flags defeat the 6th Corps in the neighboring county to the east, busy grabbing territory? What are you doing in County More? !
Moreover, Moer County is theoretically the attack route of the Chixue Army! What does Hasting mean? !
But no matter how these thoughts turn around, no matter how doubtful they are.
But in black and white, the Black Flag Army is already haunting Denzel City! In Green's capacity, if it wasn't for the verified situation, he wouldn't have written such a letter to himself! !
Xia Ya was confused for a while, and suddenly raised his head and stared at the military envoy in front of him: "What did Greene say when you came out? What do you want me to do?"
"Green, Lord Green said, how to deal with it, please decide for yourself!!"