Rome Must Fall Chapter 175: Pequot’s surprise attack

Chapter 176 Pequot’s surprise attack

After the Pannoni coalition was stationed, they vigorously built siege equipment and sent people to investigate the situation of the "mercenary" camp in detail. At the same time, they were also waiting for support from the rear.

Faced with the big commotion made by the Pannoni army in the past few days, the Nyx tribe did not react at all. They always huddled in the camp and closed the camp door tightly.

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"Captain!" Yadobagh hurried into the camp and started waving and shouting before he could reach Pecott.

Pecote frowned. Since he last talked about Yadobagh, this young man has behaved much more calmly these days, but why is he whining again today!

Then, he saw another detective running over panting, with anxiety on his face.

He immediately inserted the polished dagger into the scabbard, hung it on his waist, stood up and asked, "What did you detect?"

"Big...Captain!" Yadobagh gasped: "A...big army! There are many pack cars...all loaded with food, and...many of our compatriots , but there are not too many enemies..."

Pecott looked at another sentinel, Rappezas. This was a veteran who had followed him when he was in Thurii. After all, it was only because the terrain was unfamiliar that he was allowed to temporarily assist Yadobagh.

Rappezas immediately answered: "Captain, this team does have a lot of people and a lot of supplies. There are more than 30 pack cars in total, carrying food, and there are about 2,000 people. The Skordis were all... ahem... people, their hands and feet were tied with ropes, and there were more than 600 Pannoni warriors responsible for escorting them, but there were no hoplites."

"There are more than 600 Pannoni warriors..." Pecot pondered.

Pecote bent down, picked up a branch, and drew a simple line of the middle reaches of the Kupa River on the ground. Then he drew three small circles at different positions on the line to represent the three Pannoni villages... ...Since he became the captain of this strange force, he has personally gone out to the mountains many times to investigate the enemy's situation, and he is already familiar with the terrain there.

Due to the heavy losses suffered in the last battle, and the subsequent harassment of the territory by Skordisqi bandits, Andres did not plan to use the Skordisqi male slaves at first this time. However, after seeing the power of the "mercenary" camp, in order to reduce the casualties of the people, he decided to let the slaves take the lead and act as cannon fodder.

He stared at the ground for a moment, used a branch to anchor a spot, and said in a deep voice: "We will ambush Pannoni's transport team here early tomorrow morning!"

After a while, Pecot finally made up his mind: Since the war situation has changed, he has to send troops in advance. As long as the assault is successful, I believe that when the leader knows about it, not only will he not blame him for not listening to his words, but he will be grateful to him for replacing him. The camp has solved a big problem!

Rappezas did not make any expression, but said softly: "Captain, before we left the camp, the leader told you that we hope you can launch an attack on the enemy's rear as late as possible, so that the enemy can attack without any scruples. Under such circumstances, they will attack the camp with all their strength and consume more of their troops...

"What do you know!" Pecot yelled loudly.

Seeing Pecot standing with his head bowed, his face uncertain, Yadobagh couldn't help but wanted to request again, but Lapu Pezas pulled him back and shook his head at him.

In fact, this question is obvious. He had just received the news and had not had time to think about it. After Rappezas reminded him, he immediately realized that the Pannoni used to make Skodisci slaves during battles. Serve as cannon fodder and charge first. This time we have not attacked our own camp. Now that these Skodischi slaves are being escorted over, they must still serve as cannon fodder and charge first.

At that time, we will divide our troops into two parts and focus on attacking the head and tail of the transport team. When the enemy is in panic, we will send a small number of new soldiers to sneak into their ranks to rescue their compatriots and cooperate with us to completely Defeat the enemy! ..."

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Yadobag anxiously persuaded: "Captain, 600 people are not many. They are scattered throughout the entire team, but we can gather together to attack one place like you trained before, and then Then kill them one by one——"

Lapu Pezas looked down and was a little surprised: "This... this is the place where we ambush the enemy last time. I'm afraid they will be prepared!"

And it is very convenient to hide here, and it is not easy for the enemy to find us. Otherwise, the leader would not have chosen to ambush the enemy here.

Pecote's eyes suddenly shrank and he fell into deep thought.

But in the past few days, the enemies in the west have not launched an attack on the camp. I wonder if it is possible... that they are waiting for these Skordisqi people to be escorted? ”

"Where is this transport team now?" Pecot asked in a deep voice.

There are so many Skordisqi recruits in the camp. They are definitely not willing to kill their compatriots, just like the guy next to them. It will be difficult for the leader to deal with it then. Is it possible to recruit surrender in front of the battle again? ? But the enemy has already been fooled once, and there is no way he would be stupid enough to do it again...

Adobagh was immediately too frightened to speak, and only turned to Rappezas for help.

"I just entered the dried fish village (referring to the tribe of Amrotas. Because his people like to hang the fish caught in the river on the wooden wall to dry, they gave him such a nickname. (for convenience of distinction), they will definitely continue to march along the river tomorrow. With their speed, they will probably arrive at the stockade we captured first (referring to Walris’ stockade) at dusk."

"Don't worry, even if they have some precautions, they still have to get through here." Pecot pointed at the ground and said confidently: "This is a short distance from Ganyu Village and Xiongtou Village (Walris once hunted it with his own hands) A black bear, whose head was hung above the village gate to show off its bravery, hence the nickname) was far away and they had no time to send troops to rescue.

The Pannoni coalition has completed its preparations for the attack and is waiting for the arrival of the Scodischi male slaves. However, what Andres is waiting for is shocking news: the transport team has been attacked by mercenaries Not only did hundreds of soldiers suffer casualties in the attack, but all the 2,000 slaves escorted ran away, and all the food collected was burned.

Andres was furious, scolding Kabudez for being incompetent (because Kabudez was responsible for this matter), and scolding the enemy for being cunning and shameless.

After he vented his anger, he had to face this question: Should he send more slaves over again? Wait until they arrive before launching an attack?

The 30,000-strong army consumes a huge amount of food every day, but fortunately, the reserves in the east village can still last for a few days. At the same time, Kabudez can be asked to expedite the delivery of food. However, after the soldiers arrived here, except for a small setback at the beginning, there was no fighting for the next few days. If they still wait in the next few days, this will seriously affect the morale of the Segostika soldiers who are accustomed to fighting quickly, and It will also make the reinforcements have other thoughts in their minds.

After all, the reinforcements are only here to help. As a victim, you are not actively fighting. Do you still expect them to help you desperately? ... Therefore, Andres made a decision: he could not delay it any longer and must take action immediately.

However, the "mercenary" team operating behind him made him feel a thorn in his back, and he had to deal with it as soon as possible.

The Pannoni people do not have an organization specifically responsible for logistics support, but Segestica and Ardei have been at war for many years, and Andres has also figured out a way to support the continued operations of the frontline troops. On the south bank of the Pa River, a new tribe was arranged to settle and build camps every ten miles or so. This not only consolidated the land stolen, but also established a safe food and material transportation line, which played an important role in the battle with the Ardei people.

However, after the "mercenaries" arrived, they captured the two most advanced villages in one fell swoop.

This time, in order to concentrate all his efforts on attacking the enemy, Andres stationed more than 1,000 soldiers in the original Wallis stockade to protect the food supplies stored there after several days of exploration and confirmation of the safety of the rear. , and the original Kabdus’ stronghold did not send troops to garrison, because he believed that the transport team could arrive at Vollis’ stronghold within one day starting from Amrotas’ stronghold, and there was no need to waste any more troops...

Now he regretted it very much, so after discussing with Temagis and other three reinforcement generals, he decided to send his capable subordinate Pulikas to lead 3,000 soldiers drawn from the army to garrison in Kabdus. Stockade, find and eliminate the "mercenary" force as soon as possible, while ensuring the safety of the rear.

On the second day, the sky was high and the clouds were clear, with no wind or rain. It was a good weather for fighting.

The Pannoni Company was dispatched and rushed toward the "mercenary" camp. They stopped advancing 150 meters away from the camp. Andres, Temagis and other commanders began to make arrangements to attack the camp. .

The camp of the Nyx tribe is approximately a rectangle. The long south side faces the bank of the Mreznica River, the long north side faces the mountains, the short east side faces the Korana River, and the short west side faces the Korana River. Toward the village of Budokaribas.

When the rebels first expanded their camp, Maximus wanted to extend the camp wall from the north bank of the Mreznica River to the mountains, completely cutting off the river bank channels and facilitating defense.

But later, two military leaders, Quintus and Frontinus, raised objections: the initial section of the mountain ridge in the north is relatively gentle and cannot act as a barrier. The enemy can not only bypass it, but also take advantage of the high terrain. of the mountains, attacking the camp from a high position. However, it would be time-consuming and labor-intensive to build the village wall up the mountain to completely block the enemy. I am afraid that the camp will not be repaired when the enemy attacks. Moreover, by cutting off the riverbank channel, the Budokaribas tribe in the rear is safe, but it is of no benefit to our own side. It is better to shorten the width of the camp and expose the Aldiyi stronghold to the west, so that the enemy can There will be some scruples when attacking.

Maximus followed suit and asked the engineering battalion to immediately carry out modifications based on Quintus's suggestions.

Now, Andres really took into account the Ardeii people's factors and decided to concentrate his forces to attack the east and north sides of the camp. At the same time, he also sent cavalry to the west to watch the Ardeii people's stronghold and prevent reinforcements.

After the deployment was completed, the Pannoni coalition began to take action.

Selysis is an ordinary tribesman from the tribe of Segestika. He once followed Andres in the war against the Skodisci and is a famous warrior in the tribe. Later, because he was a little older, he was not deployed to participate in the war against the Ardie people. Segostika had suffered successive defeats against the rebels and lost a large number of soldiers, so this time many veterans like him in their forties and fifties were recruited.

It’s just that Selicis didn’t expect that he would return to the battlefield more than ten years later. The first battle was not to pick up weapons and fight the enemy, but to perform a special mission first.

"First check whether the wooden boards on the soles of your shoes are fastened, then each person picks up a bundle of grass, runs to the place with the trap in front, puts the grass on the ground, and then runs back... Remember, don't mess around. Throw them! Arrange them in bundles one by one!..." The leader of the tribe loudly reminded the people under his command that he had said these words many times before.

"...Let's take action!" He finally waved and shouted.

But no one responded. After all, the short spears fired from the camp were too powerful.

Selysis gritted his teeth, hugged the straw bale, and was the first to rush out.

He didn't dare to run too fast. After all, the soles of his feet were covered with two shoe-shaped wooden boards, which made it easier for him to fall. As he ran, he stared ahead, carefully guarding against any short spears that might be fired at him.

According to the intelligence obtained by the coalition spies in the past few days~IndoMTL.com~the enemy began to lay traps about 60 meters away from the camp. The closer to the camp, the denser the traps... Therefore, Selicis judged that 60 meters When the distance was almost reached, he immediately stopped and put down the straw bales.

Just when he turned around and ran back, countless soldiers were already rushing forward like him holding straw bales.

Selysis ran back to the rear, and the tribe leader specially praised: "Well done, Selises, you made a good start, you are worthy of being our hero!"

Selicis ignored it and tugged on the single clothes that had stuck to his body. This was not because the clothes were wet with sweat, but because the straw bales had been soaked in water beforehand, and most of them were cut grass. To prevent being ignited.

After Selicis took a breath, he picked up another bundle of grass and continued running forward.

At this time, the front was full of Pannoni warriors, and everyone was moving back and forth like a group of moving ants.

When Selicis ran to his position, there were already a lot of straw bales stacked on the ground. It was difficult to tell which bales he had placed before. He carefully stepped on these bales and moved forward, and then moved himself The bundle was placed in the open space.

(End of this chapter)