I must draw my sword immediately!

Chapter 66 Triangular Impact!

Suya's army was very poor.

How poor were they?
The entire army brought its own rations and weapons; all supplies were scavenged from the manors and villages around the Bern territory.

All they received were tung oil, pine oil, and the wine they hadn't had time to take with them; the rest...

No, there's nothing there.

Not to mention the logs, crossbows, and rockets used for attacking the camp, or the tents for the soldiers to live in, there wasn't even a chevaux-de-frise to stop the enemy's charge, nor the wood and ropes to make the chevaux-de-frise.

Each soldier had only one weapon. Apart from the five thousand elite cavalry, the vast majority of soldiers only had a half-breastplate and leg armor.

The army's rations were only enough to feed 27,000 people and about 6000 warhorses for a day and a half.

Even with Suya posing as the 'king,' giving these soldiers who were on the verge of collapse a glimmer of hope, preventing an immediate mutiny,

But let them fight a war, and even fight and defeat the most powerful Macedonian army in the world.
That's impossible.

At midday, as Suya had instructed, Lukan only provided one meal to the five thousand cavalrymen who were responsible for the battle that night, while the rest went hungry.

And these five thousand cavalrymen, in Suya's plan, were not intended for combat, but rather for—

run!
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The day after the breakout plan was implemented,
Nighttime, 11 PM.

Bourne Territory, northwest corner.

10 kilometers south of the camp of Ptolemy's Togus legion.

On a hilly highland,

A group of five hundred cavalrymen, who had been lying in wait, awaited the arrival of the king's messenger knight in the dead of night.

"The battle begins!"

The messenger knight, carrying the royal banner, presented it to the captain leading the cavalry.
"As planned—light the will-o'-the-wisp!"

The cavalry captain nodded and, just as he had done during his brief training with Dagonet earlier that day, waved the royal standard to signal the arrival of the flag.

The knight standing beside him immediately took out a flint and steel from his pocket and lit the torch in his hand with a snap.
Then, the knight on horseback held the torch horizontally forward, touching it to a campfire that had been nailed to the spot in front of him.
Flames licked the tung oil in the brazier.

In the dark night,
The first flame lit up!
Then,

The second, third, fourth, and so on up to the tenth.

A row of campfire stakes, nailed together 25 meters from the edge, lit up, illuminating the surroundings, and then—

This hilly area is covered with wooden stakes, campfire stands, and wooden handles stuck in the ground, all wrapped in tung oil.

Each campfire was spaced 50 steps apart, and countless such campfires stretched from south to north, all the way to the direction of the Togus Legion's encampment.

The firelight flickered.

The faces of the five hundred knights who would lie in wait here awaiting the king's command were revealed in the darkness.

Five hundred knights immediately sprang into action.
They lit a row of campfires every 50 paces to create the illusion of a camp relocation and a large army advancing.

Soon, the plains were plunged into darkness.
The brightly lit hills stand out!

This immediately attracted the attention of the enemy sentries, and the information was quickly relayed up the ranks.

Such actions are undoubtedly provoking the enemy!

And soon,
"—Boom!"

From the direction of the Torgus Legion, a thunderous sound of hooves shaking the ground rang out!

An enraged army of lion-faced riders galloped in at breakneck speed!

Upon hearing the commotion, the cavalry captain's face immediately broke into a smile. He waved the royal banner again and led his five hundred cavalrymen, dropping their torches, as they sped off into the darkness behind them.

Twenty minutes later, the same scene was repeated in the northeast corner of Bern territory, at the encampment of the Conqueror's army.

#
On the third day after the breakout plan was implemented,
Midnight, 0:00.

Suya mounted his warhorse and stood in the center of the Byrne Territory, which was surrounded by three sides. He sat on his horse and gazed at the movements in the two distant directions where lights were appearing.

Behind him, three thousand elite cavalrymen stood ready, awaiting his command.

Lukan, who had ridden up to Suya on horseback, couldn't help but frown and ask:

"My king, which direction do you intend to break through?"

As evening approached, they set up numerous bonfires in two directions to simulate the movement of a large army camp.
Now, this commotion has indeed attracted the enemy's attention.
However, at this moment, Suya did not lead his cavalry to attack in any particular direction, nor did he give them any instructions for the next step.

And at this moment,
Suya stopped playing the riddle-maker and answered directly:

"We need to break through the seaside promenade guarded by Seleucus."

There are fewer than 1 people over there.

Upon hearing this, Lukan frowned even more deeply.

It's not that we think Suya's choice was wrong; they didn't really have any better options in that situation.

Because choosing either side is basically a death trap.

He could only warn Suya about the opponents they would encounter on this road:

"The Seleucid army had the advantage of terrain there; on the narrow coastline, our numerical advantage couldn't be utilized, and we had Macedonian cavalry on our flanks."
"If we launch a forced assault, our main cavalry force will likely be tied down by the Companion Cavalry Regiment. Even if our infantry regiments have a two- or three-fold numerical advantage, they won't be able to break through the Macedonian phalanx in that terrain."

Suya nodded.

"The Macedonian phalanx was indeed invincible in such narrow, confrontational terrain."

"A forest of guns that's five meters long—anyone who charges in will die."

"However, the Macedonian phalanx also had its weaknesses."

“This kind of phalanx is very cumbersome to turn, and the direction of advance is basically fixed. Changing the formation temporarily is equivalent to the collapse of the phalanx. Once the phalanx collapses, it is difficult for the soldiers to effectively kill the enemy with their 5-meter-long super heavy weapons.”

"Once we break through the flank, the pikemen in the square formation will have no chance to escape, let alone resist."

Lukan glanced sideways at Suya, feeling that the kid was probably being a bit presumptuous, and felt compelled to remind him:

"But, my king, you must understand—"

"The Macedonian phalanx was so powerful precisely because it forced the enemy to engage in phase clashes with it!"

"And the cavalry accompanying the phalanx legion were doing just that."

"The complete Macedonian phalanx consists of the phalanx legion, the companion cavalry, and the lightly armored infantry regiments protecting the flanks!"

Suya narrowed his eyes slightly, his gaze falling on the direction of Togus's legion in the northwest, and he chuckled.
"So, we need to loosen their grip a bit."

He then asked:
"Has Dagonet not reached the hills yet?"

Lucan was about to reply that he had not received any report from the messenger. He didn't even know where Sua had placed Dagonit. The actions of the Imperial Guard Cavalry Regiment were all under Sua's command during the battle, and only Sua knew the full picture of the entire battle plan.

And at this moment——

Suddenly,

On the right flank of the entire Royal Guard Cavalry Regiment, and on the southeastern flank of the entire Bern Territory.
In the darkness, a third magnificent flame ignited!

"It's time—"

Upon seeing this, Suya's eyes sharpened, and he immediately pulled out the blue and red dragon king flag stuck in his hand. With his E-level strength, which reached the limit of human strength, he swung it as if it were nothing!

The royal flag was waved, making a rustling sound as it was being fluttered.
Sua, holding the royal banner, pointed to the left of the cavalry regiment, where Ptolemy's Lion-faced Cavalry was located, his gaze turning cold:
"Knights, it's our turn to step in!"

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