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Chapter 693 Rescue Meng Yu's Night Attack on the Camp (Triple in One)

"Pfft!"

Xu Ding raised Joel Bolin's body with one hand, drew his gun and retracted it, drew his sword and chopped off his head, hanging it on the horse's back.

Only then did he throw his headless body into the group of Roman soldiers on the opposite side.

At this time, the cavalry who charged with him also rushed out one after another.

The original [-] riders, now only less than [-] riders left.

"Go! Attack the enemy on the left!" Without any hesitation, Xu Ding led the cavalry of less than [-] horses to chase after his own infantry formation, coming from behind the Ninth Army.

While rushing towards Xu Ding, he said: "The governor of Macedonia died by my hands, if you don't want to die, get out!"

The riders behind them also shouted the same slogan.

The Ninth Army was also shocked.

Governor Joel Boleyn is dead.

how can that be!

He is protected by the affiliated legion.

But Xu Ding picked his head with a javelin in one hand, and charged forward with a gun in the other.

All the brigades of the Ninth Army were shocked when they saw this, and when they saw Joel Bolin's head, they all avoided it.

Xu Ding rushed all the way, and occasionally swung his gun, knocking down the Roman soldiers who were standing in front of him.

Soon he rushed through the Ninth Army with all the cavalry.

The Ninth Army stopped one after another, and all the brigades looked up to the head of the army, waiting for new combat orders.

The legion commander's face was pale and complicated, and he rode back and forth on his horse.

Finally, seeing that Xu Ding led the cavalry into the left flank and withdrew to the miscellaneous army in the rear, and helped the rebel army defeat the 1 people, he decisively ordered: "Gather the soldiers and withdraw the troops!"

The governor died in battle, there must be an explanation for this matter, the governor is not around, who will coordinate the war, this is a trouble.

Although the commander of the Ninth Army is qualified to manage the subordinate legions, it is hard to say whether the other armies will listen to him.

Moreover, after the governor died in battle, morale dropped. Do the soldiers still have the confidence to continue fighting?

Should Joel Bolin be responsible for the disaster he caused?

After comprehensive consideration, the commander of the Ninth Army reluctantly ordered the troops to be gathered together to form a large formation, and then slowly retreated to the city of Thessaloniki.

The defeated soldiers on the left wing who were defeated by Xu Ding and the infantry regiment of the rebel army also fled in this direction one after another.

Xu Ding continued to chase and kill them with his men, but he didn't attack the retreating Ninth Army Corps and its affiliated armies, and only attacked these miscellaneous soldiers.

He led the cavalry to chase and stab, and the infantry to capture the prisoners behind.

After chasing ten miles, this is the end.

In this battle, not only the Macedonian governor was beheaded, more than [-] enemy troops were killed and [-] were captured.

Numerous weapons and equipment were seized.

Looking at the bloody and messy battlefield, Xu Ding immediately asked his subordinates to count the casualties.

The victory against the enemy head-on was a victory, but it was also achieved with extreme tragedy and a lot of sacrifices.

Returning to Alexandria City, the heads of various arms came to report the casualties.

Xu Ding, the cavalry, knows best.

Of the 500 people, there are only more than 260 people left, and a hundred or ten people are injured, and those who are seriously injured are not included in the calculation.

The archers lost the least, with nine hundred left.

The sword soldiers lost the most, only five hundred remained.

There are only [-] spearmen and [-] shield soldiers left.

"More than half of the casualties! It seems that today's battle was really hard." Xu Ding got the specific data, with a bitter smile on his face.

"It's very hard work. If it weren't for an invincible and brave man like you, the commander, who led us, the entire army would probably be disbanded." Said the shopper.

This is not pure flattery.

It is a miracle to know that an army with such a percentage of casualties has not yet collapsed.

You must know that it took only half a month for their rebel army to fight all the way from the Apennine Peninsula to Macedonia. It was the first time they fought against the regular Roman army, and it was still five times their own strength.

It is really not easy to behead the enemy governor-commander in this way, it can be called a miracle.

The others also nodded, admiring Xu Ding.

Xu Ding used this battle to prove to them that Alexander Qin can create miracles and lead them to victory. Even if they confront the enemy head-on, they can still win.

This is very important.

Confidence and fighting spirit.

"Although we won the battle, we did not harm the enemy's base. The Ninth Army and its affiliated armies did not receive corresponding damage.

Moreover, the city of Thessaloniki is still in their hands, and what we are facing is still a mountain that is difficult to shake. We still need our solidarity and solidarity, and the soldiers need to work hard to complete our great cause of freedom. "Xu Ding glanced at everyone, and then asked:

"What do you think we should do next?"

Of course Xu Ding had a plan in mind, it was just a routine meeting, he needed to be more democratic, and at the same time he needed to train his generals.

Shopping around: "I think we should first replenish the team headquarters and add fresh blood to the army.

Today we captured 4000 people, and most of these 4000 people were slaves and poor landless peasants. I think we can absorb them.

They are what we strive for. "

"I'm afraid this is inappropriate. They are captives. If they are absorbed, half of our army will be captives. If they make trouble or drag us down in the next battle, it would be worse." Meng Meng Du stood up and objected.

What he said was not unreasonable, and everyone couldn't help but nodded frequently.

Xu Ding cast his eyes on Vila Toli, and Vila Toli said: "The commander-in-chief has always been strict with the soldiers. In the words of the commander-in-chief, it is better to lack than to overuse. We can take prisoners, but we don't need all of them." absorb.

Just follow our original establishment and supplement all the ministries in place.

At the same time, the captives who are replenished must do one thing, and that is to pledge their allegiance to us and surrender their sincerity.

It is impossible for all the captives to be slaves and poor peasants, and it is impossible for them all to be recruited by us. There are also many nobles and slave owners.

It's better to let these people who are screened out to join our army deal with those nobles or slave owners' captives, so that it will be difficult for them to turn back when they have the blood of the enemy on their hands. "

After Villatoli finished speaking, everything was silent.

What a vicious plan.

Prisoners kill prisoners, or in other words, captives who can be won kill the class rulers they oppressed before, so as to draw a line and hand over their names.

In this way, they are not afraid of repenting or running away.

It has to be said that Vila Toli is very ruthless and his ideas are vicious.

But it worked.

Xu Ding said: "Just do what Vila Toli told you by shopping around. When killing people, take them directly to Kimina."

"The commander-in-chief is wise!" Seeing what Xu Ding said, everyone's eyes lit up.

Deterrence, incidentally exposing the identity of the joiner, can also deter Kimina and force him to surrender.

After finishing talking about the team's replenishment, Xu Ding said, "Other things, such as how to capture Thessaloniki? How to eliminate the Ninth Army and its affiliated armies? How to open the passage to Thrace?"

"Commander, we should take advantage of the victory to attack the city, attack Kimina, and lead the Ninth Army out of the city to fight. They have no other troops in this battle. We can deal with them specifically." A centurion stood up and suggested. .

Immediately someone said: "No! The Ninth Army is still strong. We will fight head-on with it. The outcome is hard to tell. We should rest and attack other cities to recruit more soldiers."

Soon everyone started discussing one sentence at a time.

But none of their suggestions were nutritious, Xu Ding looked at the three commanders under him again.

Mengdu said: "Commander, in my opinion, let's break out of camp and go north. Go north, enter the mountains, break through the mountains and passes between the provinces, and go to Mercia. At that time, we will attack Dacia or Selei. It's all convenient."

Shop around and Vila Toli also said: "Commander, we think this plan is feasible. We have won by experience and defeated the Roman army. We will accept it when we see it. When the Ninth Army dare not go out of the city to fight, Go north quickly and don't get entangled with it.

As we go, we expand our people and grow stronger. "

Xu Ding said: "Dacia is a good place. It is located in the Danube Plain, and it is rich in beauty, but can we gain a foothold there? Can the Romans allow us to gain a foothold there?
If we can't gain a foothold, then where are we going north?
It is the place of the Goths, and we will have to face the powerful Roman army to retaliate and encircle, and it will be persistent.

Second, in the face of the hostile attack of the Goths, we may have no chance or time to develop. "

Mundu and his friend Vila Toli really wanted to say, either go to the northwest, that is the territory of the Germans, and then they can cooperate with the Germans.

With the Germans, by the way, let's win over the Celts, wouldn't there be two Allied forces?

What's more, Rome is still in civil strife, and the new emperor is also fighting with the rebellious local governor in the west, so he can fish in troubled waters.

However, this plan was rejected by Xu Ding early on.

So the two didn't mention it.

"So our eyes should be on the east, open the road to Istanbul, cross the Black Sea, the Aegean Sea, and go to the provincial border in the east.

In this way, we can absorb huge troops all the way to the east, and can greatly disrupt the order of Roman rule, and destroy the economies of the eastern provinces by the way.

In the end, we can get the support of the Parthian Empire, instead of dealing with Rome north and south. "Xu Ding talked eloquently:
"What's more, we still have the naval forces that haven't converged. Once we have the cooperation of the naval forces, we can reach the upper reaches of the Black Sea and slowly advance, whether it's going south to attack Rome or going north to conquer Sarmat. People, turn the Black Sea into an inland sea for our activities little by little, and then the entire eastern part of the Roman Empire will be ours.

The navy is an indispensable and powerful force for us to defeat the Roman Empire. In this world, an empire and troops without a navy are destined to lose their qualifications for hegemony.

So we can't go north, we have to continue east, we have to wait for Soros. "

It's Soros again, what's so good about this guy.

It's hard to say whether a pirate leader will really come to the Aegean Sea with his navy.

While everyone was having a meeting, someone suddenly made noise outside the door.

Someone tried to break in, but was stopped by the guards.

Xu Ding asked: "Who is outside the door? What happened?"

The person in charge of the gate guard came in and said, "Commander, he was sent by Commander Meng Yu from Durrakium, because the commander was in a meeting, so..."

Xu Ding had a bad feeling about Meng Yu's person, and hurriedly said, "Let him in!"

The guard let the man in, and the man immediately paid homage to Xu Ding, "Commander, please save our commander, the Romans have surrounded Durrakium with heavy troops. If you don't send troops to support us, Durrakium will Mu will fall, and all the brothers in the city will die in battle."

"To be more specific, why are you still in Dulagium? Didn't I write a letter asking you to fight while withdrawing, relying on the cities along the road to carry out a deep blockade?" Xu Ding asked a little puzzled.

The visitor replied: "Commander, shortly after you left, the Roman navy attacked Durrakium, and Commander Meng Yu led us to repel the Roman attack.

In order to let you go farther and more safely, Commander Meng Yu stayed at Durrakium and did not move. Seeing that the Roman army could not land at Durrakium, they divided their troops into two, one landed in the north, and all the way. Land in the province of Epirus.

The two enemy armies marched from north to south and surrounded Durrakium. The Roman pursuers attacked the city twice but were blocked by us.

Originally, we still had a chance to withdraw, but Commander Meng Yu still did not give up on the city, but carried out your banner, and firmly attracted the Roman pursuers to Durrakium. "

"Bastard, who told him to do this, he is disobedient, an idiot." Xu Ding stood up and reprimanded, but his heart was warm.

Other people's hearts are also extremely complicated.

In order to buy more time for the army to turn to the battle, Meng Yu would rather sacrifice himself to delay the enemy, it is truly epic.

He only has more than 1000 horses, how did he block the attack of the Roman army.

Although the city of Durrakium is strong and has enough food and grass, it is a miracle that it can hold back for so long.

Everyone dared not speak, Meng Yu was the most loyal retainer of Alexander Qin.

Talking nonsense will offend the commander.

Xu Ding glanced at everyone, and seeing that everyone was looking at him, Xu Ding didn't think about it, and quickly gave a reply: "Shop Bi, Mengdu, and Vila Toli obey orders. When I'm not around, you can take care of yourself here." The three are responsible together, and if there is a disagreement, the three of you vote to pass, and the minority obeys the majority.

While I am away, you must not fight head-to-head with the Roman army, and train your soldiers well in Alexandria.

If the Ninth Army comes to attack the city, just hold the city and wait for me to come back, good people dismiss the meeting! "

After the reunion, everyone left, only Huobi, Mengdu, and Vila Toli remained untouched.

After shopping around, he said, "Isn't your decision too hasty, Commander? Meng Yu is in prison. We are all very sad and grateful for this, but what can we do to save him?"

Meng Du also said: "Yes, Commander, when we arrive at Durrakium, the Romans have also captured the city. Meng Yu may be in danger."

Viratori also wanted to speak, but Xu Ding raised his hand to stop him, and he said: "You are all right, as a rational commander, I shouldn't save Meng Yu.

But Meng Yu is not only my general, he is also my brother.

Don't forget why he is in prison, he is for us, and based on this alone, I should save him.

And it's not just him, if any of you were surrounded in Rakium, I would go to rescue them. "

At this point, the three of them just wanted to persuade, but they could only swallow it in their throats.

Xu Ding went on to say: "I will only take the cavalry, and the other troops will stay behind to defend the city. Train the soldiers well. When I return, it will be time to break through Thessaloniki."

"It's the commander-in-chief!" The three looked at each other and had to reply.

After finalizing three people, Xu Ding did not set off immediately, but asked people to recruit all the craftsmen and blacksmiths in the city and the army.

After a night of rush work, he made a few gadgets, and left Alexandria with the cavalry before dawn.

After leaving the city and waiting until dawn, Xu Ding suddenly ordered the cavalry to stop, and then said: "It is very hard for us as cavalry to ride on horseback. Today I have prepared two good things for you that can change the world. Everyone, let's see." How do I equip them.

After speaking, Xu Ding jumped off the horse, and cut ten thousand pieces of leather tied to the horse's belly.

Then Xu Ding took out the saddle, put it on the horse's back, tied it up, and hung up the stirrups.

Then he got on the horse and sat firmly on the horse's back.

However, the horse might not be used to it, so it began to trot.

Xu Ding drank a few times, controlled the horse, and stopped the training.

Only then did everyone understand what Xu Ding made of these two things.

"Do you understand? If you understand, start to install your own war horse. If one person is not skilled, then two or three people will help together. After we are done, we will go to support Durrakium.

With this thing, you are real cavalry warriors, you can fight wherever you want, and you can fight as you want. "Xu Ding urged the horse back and encouraged everyone.

Everyone was also excited, and then put saddles and stirrups on their horses one after another.

Help each other, and soon Erduoqi will get it done.

"Let's go!" Xu Ding was still in front, patted the horse and walked away, and everyone quickly adapted to the new thing, urging the horse to follow.

As soon as they ran, everyone discovered the excellent benefits of the saddle and stirrups, and they were all overjoyed.

Not being a cavalryman you never know that pain.

Saddle and stirrups can not only strengthen the combat effectiveness of cavalry, but also a kind of protection for cavalry.

Before these two things, training alone was a terrible thing, and people often fell off their horses, injured themselves and died because of this.

This is a very uncontrollable element.

After the Middle Ages, the Northern Huns brought saddles and stirrups from the East, reforming the Western world in one fell swoop, which made Western knights the main force and real cavalry.

When rushing to the city of Durrakium, Xu Ding called up his circle of friends from time to time to check Meng Yu's news. News, this is a lot of peace of mind.

So when approaching the city of Durrakium, he finally slowed down the cavalry.

After a high-intensity march, more than 200 rides are exhausting.

At this time, when you go into battle, you won't be able to exert much combat power at all.

After finding a place to rest, Xu Ding went out alone to investigate the enemy's situation.

Durrakium is a harbor city, facing the sea in the west and east, and a long and narrow coast in the southeast.

A road built along the coast leads to the province of Epirus, so there are not many Roman troops here.

Because this side cannot camp and garrison on a large scale.

To the north of Durrakium, there is a relatively flat and open land, which is suitable for planting, and it is the supply place for Durrakium's local food and vegetables.

It was just right for the Roman army to camp.

All frontal attacks of the Roman army were carried out from the north.

After staring at the Roman camp from a distance, Xu Ding couldn't help showing a sneer, and the corner of his mouth curled up.

I don't know if it is the habit of the Romans, or they have never been hurt by the impact of good cavalry, or they don't think anyone here would dare to attack them.

So their camp was very messy, not as neat as the big man's.

Moreover, there is no fence in the camp, and there are no protective measures at all.

This was an eye-opener for Xu Ding.

This is the Roman Empire known as the West without a pen. This camp is as good as a kindergarten child, which really made him amazed.

Quietly retreating, Xu Ding has been thinking about the night attack plan.

He approached several centurions from the cavalry department and asked, "Have you ever fought a night battle?"

Several centurions shook their heads.

"Does the Roman army usually fight at night?" Xu Ding asked again.

Several centurions used their brains, and finally shook their heads and replied: "Commander, who knows how to fight at night, it's pitch black, you can't see anything, how to fight."

Sure enough, night blindness is the same in East and West.

The situation is worse in the West, because Westerners don't eat offal, and night blindness is worse.

Fortunately, after Xu Ding came out of Rome, he consciously trained his bodyguards to eat offal, even if they refused, he forced them to order it.

Especially after he slightly improved the cooking method, the guards did not refuse much.

And the cavalry is his foundation, but whenever he stops, he will not order the army to collect animal offal, and let them eat it on the grounds of supplementing nutrition for the cavalry.

Therefore, although the night blindness of cavalry officers and soldiers has not been completely eliminated, it has improved to some extent.

"Okay! Since no one is fighting at night, let's fight tonight to let the Romans know what a ghost is." Opportunities are for those who are prepared. Xu Ding felt that this was so true, and stayed until late at night. , Xu Ding asked his men to wrap the horse's feet with cloth, tied the horse's mouth, and then quietly approached the camp of the Roman army.

During the day, Xu Ding roughly estimated that the Romans stationed in the north had about two legions.

However, seeing that the equipment is not a standing army, this probably confuses him.

The chasing Roman army was not the most elite legion, which was a bit surprising, and at the same time, I understood why Meng Yu could persist for so long.

Of course, this was not the time for him to think about these things. The horses approached the Roman camp, and the patrolling Roman soldiers were very slack. They could still be on duty honestly in the first half of the night, but when they got sleepy in the second half of the night, they immediately found a place and fell asleep.

So much so that Xu Ding and the others approached the camp without discovering it.

Xu Ding urged his horses into the camp, approached the enemy's tent, and opened the curtain to see that there were several naked and thick-haired men sleeping soundly inside.

They snore one by one.

Xu Ding winked at his subordinates, then pointed to several directions, and mentioned the cavalry soldiers in his throat, sweating frequently, extremely nervous.

The atmosphere is quite weird. They came to sneak attack the enemy, but the enemy hadn't found themselves yet, which made them a little guilty.

However, everyone has been on the battlefield, and their basic qualities have been tempered. Xu Xuding's hand signaled that they approached the brazier in the camp one by one.

Then after Xu Ding knocked the first brazier away, they also slammed the other braziers into the Roman camp.

Or throw the torch in your hand to the tent.

Immediately, countless flames shot up in the Roman camp, and the noise finally alarmed the Romans.

Numerous Romans ran out of the camp, Xu Ding urged his horses to charge, and swung their guns.

Kill the Romans who rushed out and ignite more tents at the same time.

The cavalry were divided into several teams, and went inward along the scattered Roman camp, fighting and killing and burning. All of a sudden, the Roman camp was ablaze, screaming again and again, and there were more and more terrified people. It was a mess.

(End of this chapter)