But the city lord was not punished for this, but was rewarded by Pharaoh. Rewards should also be given, because the main responsibility for the defeat of the Seth Legion lies with Pharaoh himself, and Pharaoh claimed to have won the battle, so he naturally wanted to praise the generals he commanded. On the other hand, Rod Dick has been defeated repeatedly. He returned to the city-state as quickly as possible and gathered the remnants in the southern part of the desert. Not only did he minimize the loss, but he also quickly organized backup and set up the city-state on the cape to ensure the rear. stable.
Rod Dick also contributed a lot to the smooth sailing of the An-La Legion's logistics fleet.
When the army returned to the territory of Eju, Rod Dick led the reorganized Seth Legion to the border line to meet them, and at the same time brought enough condolence supplies so that the pharaoh could reward the soldiers. This arrangement made everyone very satisfied. Pharaoh suffered so much in the desert for so many days, and entered the palace prepared by the city-state to recuperate for a few days. After summing up the battle, he returned to the capital. The legions were also dispatched here and returned to their original camps.
Rod Dick greeted all the legions at the border pass until all the An-La legions returned safely to the territory. When seeing Amon again, the city lord was full of emotion. He grabbed Amon's hand and said, "Brave warrior, great legion commander, I don't know how to express my admiration for you! I think you returned to the cape city-state in public. Nero's relic, I never dreamed that you would achieve what you are today. There were many things in the past, and I'm sorry for you in terms of selfishness... "
Amon interrupted him and said: "My lord, why do you say that? I think I was a foreign hunter with unknown origins, and you gave me courtesy and protection, and notarized Lord Nero's will, so that I can get so Precious relics, there is no trace of debt, you have never been sorry to me. It is even because you went to Duke Town that I am what I am today, and I am full of gratitude."
The two walked into the border of Eju hand in hand. At this time, Amon could already walk side by side with Rod Dick, which was unimaginable a few years ago. When Rod Dick arrived in Duke Town, he was so high and high, his status was almost unattainable and he could only look up to him. And Amon has never looked up to him, but he has never despised him, either in the past or now.
They were supposed to be the last batch to enter the cape city-state. A grand ceremony to celebrate the victory had been prepared in the city-state, but the ceremony was suddenly postponed. The An-La Legion, which had just been withdrawn from the battlefield, received an urgent order and turned to become a forward to resist the Uruk Legion that suddenly rushed towards the border of Eju.
Gilgamesh and Enkidu actually launched an attack on the cape city-state at this time!
The timing Gilgamesh chose was terrible. The Ecu army had just returned from a long-distance battle, and the main army suffered heavy casualties, and the exhausted soldiers had no time to rest. More importantly, apart from the Allah Legion, the Horus Legion and the Isis Legion, which had been defeated in the desert and besieged for a long time, have lost their vigor, and it is difficult to fight tough battles in the short term.
After all, the legion is made up of people, and the physical strength and energy of people are always limited. After tossing in the desert for several months, they are always in a state of high tension. Once they return to Ecu and relax their spirits, they will naturally relax in the battle, and it is difficult to gather in a short time. stand up. The two legions that arrived at the cape city-state earlier have been repatriated in batches. Only the elite personal guards and senior generals have been dispatched, and the rest of the soldiers are already on their way back to the station. The sudden arrival of the Uruk army was somewhat unprepared.
Fortunately, because Amon hijacked the king to facilitate the peace talks between the two countries, the pharaoh's army has withdrawn. Otherwise, the timing of Uruk's army's attack was precisely when the Pharaoh's army was being besieged in the northern part of the desert. I can't resist it no matter what.
The peace talks between the two countries were an accident, and Gilgamesh did not expect that when he sent troops, he sent an envoy to write a letter to Gelie, the battlefield commander of Hatti. The letter strongly condemned the aggression of Eju Pharaoh Lacis II, and stated that the Kingdom of Baron and the city-state of Uruk are willing to help Hatti defeat the brutal enemy together. He will send troops to attack the cape city-state and cut off the back of the Eju expedition Road, occupy their logistics base, and cooperate with Hatti Kingdom to wipe out the Pharaoh's army in the desert.
If the situation of the war really develops like this, all the Ecu expeditionary forces including the An-La Legion are dead, and the An-La Legion, the Horus Legion, the Isis Legion, and the Seth Legion will all face the fate of annihilation. . Even if the other legions in Eju came to the rescue, it was too late. It was nothing more than a border defense battle with the Uruk legion after the front line was defeated.
It's a pity that the situation changed too quickly. The messenger sent by Gilgamesh had just left, and Eju and Hattie had completed the peace talks and withdrew their troops. By the time the Uruk army entered the southern part of the Syrian Desert, the pharaoh had led the main force back to the cape city-state. Gilgamesh's plan to take advantage of the false surprise attack failed, but he did not change his marching plan, and still led the army to the border.
Ge Lie received a letter from Gilgamesh on the way to retreat, he could only smile wryly and let out a long sigh. At that time, Ge Lie had already handed over the positions of army commander and battlefield commander, and no longer controlled the army. Gilgamesh's letter came late, and Gore just forwarded the letter to the king for processing. Hatti and Eju have signed a peace treaty to become an alliance, and the pharaoh's army has withdrawn from the territory of Eju. Of course, Lucier will not cooperate with the military operations of the Kingdom of Baron.
And on the other hand, Baron Kingdom may not have good intentions! At the same time that the Uruk army crossed the Youdi River and marched westward, at another crossing in the middle reaches of the Youdi River, where Enkidu beheaded Humbaba, another city-state army of the Baron Kingdom, the Kish Army, had already assembled. The Marduk Legion, an elite army from King Baron's capital, was also ready to go at the ferry. It was the closest position of the Kingdom of Baron to the Duke Plain. As long as one crossed the Eudi River and marched along the edge of the mountain, the east bank of the inland lake would be 300 miles away.
The intention of the two legions gathering there is already obvious, that is, to intervene in the battle for the Duke Plain while Hatti and Eju are both wounded. The words are very sweet, and it is to help the Hatti Kingdom resist powerful enemies. Naturally, sending out an army to help cannot be done in vain. Afterwards, he asked the Hatti Kingdom to express his "thank you", so the target was naturally the Duke Plain.
Lucille ordered the Prime Minister to write a reply letter, politely rejecting Gilgamesh's "good intentions", stating that Hatti and Eju had signed a peace agreement and formed an alliance to jointly resist foreign enemies, and the Kingdom of Baron would not be troubled. And Gilgamesh bothered about it.
At the same time as the letter was replied, Lucille sent someone to take a shuttle to the cape city-state to send an urgent report, informing Pharaoh of the military developments of the Kingdom of Baron. Of course, Hatti would not send troops across the desert to stop the Uruk army. This powerful army led by Gilgamesh and Enkidu was feared by everyone on the mainland. But Lucille is also very good at talking. In his letter, he mentioned the news that the two legions of the Kingdom of Baron had assembled in the city-state of Kish, expressing that they would take heavy precautions in the northern part of the desert, echoing Eju in the southern part of the desert. It means that each manages its own.
The marching speed of the Uruk Legion was too fast, and because of the outbreak of the war, there were no caravans in the desert, and the news along the way was blocked very tightly. The Pharaoh only found out about Gilgamesh's movements the day before he received Lucille's urgent report, and of course his face turned pale with shock. Fortunately, the generals were all around, and after discussing overnight, they issued several urgent orders—
The Isis Legion and the Horus Legion, which were being repatriated to the station in batches, assembled urgently. The wounded and sick returned to the station to recuperate as originally planned, and the rest of the combatants were reorganized. The Geb Legion, which had rushed to the cape city-state for reinforcements, was also planning to return, so it hurried to the front line at this moment.
These arrangements will more or less take time, and the top priority is to block the first wave of Uruk Legion attacks on the front line. Under the advice of the ministers around him, Pharaoh ordered the An-Ra Legion, which was interrupted during the retreat, to station at the border to meet the enemy, and appointed Amon as the commander-in-chief of the battlefield. Rod Dick, who stayed at the border pass, became the general quartermaster of the battlefield.
Amon has been promoted, and he has jumped from the commander of the army to the commander in chief of the battlefield. He is not only in command of the An-La army he originally led, but also the remnants of the Seth army assembled under the hands of Rod Dick. After the two understaffed Isis Legion and Horus Legion are reorganized and headed to the front line, they will also be under the unified command of Amon.
If the non-combat logistics personnel are not counted, the An-Ra Legion has returned from the war and has not yet replenished its troops. At present, there are more than 4,000 people who can fight; the Seth Legion can only fight with more than 2,000 people; When the legion is reorganized, more than 5,000 people can go into battle, and Amon will command more than 13,000 warriors and hundreds of priests.
In the cape city-state at the rear, there were more than 100,000 logistics and military personnel cooperating with the battle, civilian men who transported luggage and built fortifications. This is almost equivalent to Ge Lie's position in the last battle, and Amon was caught off guard and pushed to such a cusp.
Could it be that Amon was so highly regarded by Pharaoh and the officials of Egypt? The actual situation is not like this, this is an errand that will only have success but not meritorious service, or even a life-threatening position, it doesn't matter whoever takes it. Although Amon has been promoted, he will also be a scapegoat, because he must be defeated in the battle on the front line.
The city-state of Uruk is the most powerful city-state in the Kingdom of Baron other than the capital, and the Uruk Legion is recognized as the most powerful legion on the mainland. A few years ago, Gilgamesh had been secretly training and expanding his army by recruiting troops. This time, he was covered by the main force of the northern kingdom. Hundreds of priests.
Even if Amon commanded the exhausted army to fight, it would not be good, not to mention that the Horus Legion and the Isis Legion had not yet been reorganized and went to the front line, and it was even more impossible with the An-Ra Legion and the remnants of the Seth Legion in his hands. can hold back.
Legend has it that Enqi, the number one warrior in the mainland, has the bravery of a thousand men, and can take the head of the commander among thousands of armies. Regardless of whether this legend is true or not, Enqidu beheaded Humbaba but it is undeniable. Amon should think more about his own life.
Before that, there was a very intriguing episode. After the pharaoh arrived at the palace in the cape city-state, Amon was still leading the An-Ra legion on his way back. The pharaoh convened a group of ministers to discuss and issued an order to let Amon relinquish the duties of the army leader and return to the capital of Eju with him. There will be more important appointments and generous rewards.
This decision cannot be said to be unreasonable. The An-La Legion is a motley army that has just been formed. It was Amon who built this elite army and won a brilliant victory in the big battle. Unbelievable feats, the prestige in the army is in full swing. If Amon remained in the position of legion commander, if there was any act of disobedience, others including Pharaoh might not be able to command this legion.
After all, Amon is a foreigner, and his foundation is still shallow, so it is impossible not to encounter suspicion. As for the reasons why everyone doubts him, there is no need to say more. Therefore, Pharaoh and all his ministers believed that Amon should be given a higher position and a large amount of wealth, but he was not suitable to be in charge of this legion.
The envoys sent by the pharaoh had just set off to the border to pass the order, and then came the news of the massive invasion of the Uruk army. Things changed dramatically. At the emergency meeting held in the palace, the attitudes of the ministers who originally suggested that the Pharaoh should be removed from the post of head of the Amon Legion reversed. Everyone unanimously suggested that Pharaoh immediately withdraw the order and promote Amon as the commander in chief of the battlefield, so Amon was promoted like this.
This suggestion cannot be said to be wrong. Through the battle just experienced, it has been proved that Amon is really good at fighting, and now his reputation is booming, and the appointment of him is also "desired by everyone."
The pharaoh urgently dispatched a great magician to control the flying shuttle to catch up with the envoy who had gone halfway. He withdrew the original order and replaced it with the latest appointment.
Since the An-La Legion was performing a post-break mission, Amon, as the head of the army, was at the end of the army, and the vanguard of the An-La Legion had already arrived between the main city of the cape and the border. Amon did not receive the first order from Pharaoh, but John met the messenger on the way.
John was so furious when he heard the news that he almost wanted to cut someone with his sword. No one knew better than John how much effort Amon had put into building the An-La Legion, and he was relieved of his military power just after returning from victory.
The messenger didn't dare to provoke the general, so he could only explain with a smile that Pharaoh's intention was to promote Amon to a more noble and important position. John shouted angrily: "Fart! Amon is a warrior. Is there a more suitable position than the commander of the Imperial Army? Even if he is appointed to other positions, he can also be the commander of the army! Such a young general can't Go to serve as the Minister of Military Affairs of the Empire, do you still want him, a great warrior, to serve as the high priest?"
John lost his temper and spoke indiscriminately, and there was a murderous army around him, so the messenger was too frightened to say anything, and could only explain that he was only delivering the letter, which was the decision of the Pharaoh and his officials. Just at this time, Julian arrived with the latest order by controlling the shuttle, and Amon not only still served as the commander of the An-La Legion, but also became the commander-in-chief of the battlefield.
John's tone was considered to be smooth. According to this order, he immediately led the leading troops back and went to the border to meet Amon.
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On the way back to the army, Amon received the latest appointment from Pharaoh, and the messenger was Julian, who had a grudge against him. Julian is also the chief priest of the Seth Legion and will stay on the front line to obey Amon's command. I don't know how this great magician is feeling at the moment. From a selfish point of view, will he wait to see the good show of Amon's defeat? But honor and disgrace are shared on the battlefield. If the front line is defeated, Julian, the chief priest of the Seth Legion, will not have a good result.
Seeing this great magician who sent people thousands of miles to hunt him down in the past, Amon didn't say much nonsense, and didn't mention the past at all. He first said a few words of relief in a business-like manner, and then summoned the generals around him with a solemn expression. We discuss the battle plan.
The troops that can be gathered at the border now are most of the An-Ra Legion and the remnants of the Seth Legion. In addition to the important generals of the two legions, there is also a consultant who is Rod Dick's staff member Yali. Dodd. Amon heard that Aristotle was in the army and specially invited him to attend the meeting. But Aristotle did not speak at the meeting on the pretext that he was not proficient in military affairs.
All the adults took out maps and sand tables to study for a long time, and agreed that the attack of the Uruk army could not be stopped at all.
The Great Magician George sighed and said, "According to the current combat situation, even if the Horus Legion and the Isis Legion are reorganized and rush to the border, it will be difficult for us to resist the Uruk Legion head-on."
John asked angrily: "Aren't those two legions known as the most elite combat forces in the empire?"
George hesitated to speak: "That depends on who the opponent is, and what the situation is now? If it is the Horus Legion and the Isis Legion that just set off from the border of Eju a few months ago, of course they are not afraid to fight against the Uganda. The decisive battle of the Luke Legion, but now... "
Julian frowned and said: "If you want to be evenly matched, you have to wait until the reinforcements of the Gable Corps also rush to the front to join the army. But the far water cannot save the nearby fire, and the marching speed of the Uruk Legion is too fast. I am just a little puzzled. They What is the purpose of the battle? It is impossible for them to defeat the Eju Empire in the end, so why bother to attack far away?"
Amon pointed to the sand table and said: "The combat purpose of the Uruk Legion can be guessed. They crossed the desert from east to west, and they didn't expect to defeat the entire Eju Empire. They only need to occupy the eastern part of the cape city-state with water plants and fields. Establish strategic fortresses to control the entire Syrian desert. Don’t forget that apart from the Eju Empire, the neighboring countries belong to Baron, which is the strongest.”
Amon drew a line along the narrowest part of the land on the sand table with his finger, marking out two-fifths of the cape city-state's land, implying that this place is the target that the Uruk army will occupy.