109, The Prelude to War

On the one hand, Amon did this because he just took control of the legion and needed to win people's hearts and stabilize morale, but on the other hand, he was really not short of money.

In addition to the commander of the legion, the highest commander also had the main priest. The main priest was under the jurisdiction of fifty magicians, and their treatment was very generous. Amon himself was very honest, but he did not ask the main priest George to follow him to make peace. The materials and wages that should belong to the priests were allocated to George to handle by himself.

As a result, George also paid the full amount of supplies and equipment, leaving only 10% of the military salary, which was completely treated according to Amon's method. As the high priest of the Temple of Isis, George had opportunities when he wanted to catch any oil level, and he didn't have to make a fuss about this.

The equipment and military pay were given enough, but Amon was not relaxed in training. He planned to strictly govern the army, but he met a commander in front of the front line who was more severe than his requirements. John was known for his violent temper when he was in He Lieshan. Now he came to the army to take the soldiers to fight. He was given enough equipment and money. How could he tolerate the soldiers being lazy?

If anyone does not do his best during the exercise, the front commander will cross the lower-level officer and drag the person out and beat him. Instead, Amon played a lenient role and often persuaded John not to be too strict, and to deal with it normally according to military discipline, without additional punishment.

Amon also reminded John not to be too impatient and not to increase the burden on the soldiers without authorization. For example, archers require fifteen arrows to be fired in a row in a row of battle formations, so they usually shoot fifteen arrows, and there is no need to force them to shoot twenty arrows. In the end, they are still on the way to marching and need to accumulate strength.

After Amon's guidance at Mount Holie, John was able to control the irrepressible restlessness, but the restlessness had not disappeared. When he met again, the level 6 warrior had become stronger than before. He was still angry and impulsive, but he found a way to transform this restlessness into a burst of power, and could suddenly enter a state of more powerful, more flexible, and more sensitive perception.

This seems to be a strange, explosive power arousal, which is an interesting discovery for Amon.

Amon has tried John's power explosion. When he entered this state, even Medanzo dared not resist head-on. If Amon did not use magic skills and only used martial arts, he could only suppress the general. John became stronger than usual in this state, but after this state ended, he would also become weaker than usual and would take a while to recover.

According to Amon's analysis, if John overuses this explosive power, it may cause unpredictable damage to his body and mind, and he is also reminded to pay more attention.

In addition to strict requirements and good command, two conditions are required to achieve the best results. First, diet and nutrition must keep up. Amon ordered the quarantine officer to ensure that the fleet organized by the Sioux provided sufficient milk products. Another condition requires the cooperation of the priests.

The magicians will not directly rush to the front line of hand-to-hand combat in the military formation. Their role is mainly reflected in two aspects. One is to use various magical techniques to assist the warriors in fighting, and the other is more important to improve the morale of the military formation. The magical techniques can not only be aggressive but also auxiliary. For example, although the healing magic cannot immediately heal the wounds suffered by the soldiers, they can temporarily forget the pain, while the blessing magic can make the warriors become braver and no longer afraid. Some brilliant spiritual magic can even give the warriors a belief in victory and inspire the soldiers to sacrifice themselves and devote themselves to the battle.

This is very important in the battle of a large army. Often, the failure of a battle is not because of the number of soldiers killed and injured, but because of the collapse of the front line due to the low morale. Because once the soldiers lose confidence and do not have the courage to continue fighting, the despair will be infected with each other and the commanders cannot control it.

These magicians are used to being pampered and being able to live in luxury. For them, marching is already a hard work. They usually do not use this power until they are real battles. However, Amon asked the priests who accompanied the army to play a third role outside the battlefield, which is to form formations and use healing and blessing magic during training, so that the soldiers can recover from fatigue, and always improve their morale and maintain a confident and exciting combat state.

Amon cannot directly command the priest, which requires orders through Lord George. The main priest George cooperated very well and issued an order according to Amon's request, dividing his subordinate magicians into four teams, each with twelve people, forming a magic array to help Amon train in turn every day.

This has made the divine magicians suffer. Their mana is very precious. How can they be consumed so casually? The adults with very noble status occasionally use this method when training their personal soldiers, but they have hardly heard of doing this in the entire legion. The magicians complained a few days later and ran to Lord George to complain - they were not really fighting, so how could they let the noble priests consume mana at will for the civilian warriors?

George didn't say anything at first, but later he saw that there were too many priests complaining and made a shocking decision. The great magician came to the training ground with a staff in person and led four different teams of magicians to perform magical skills for four consecutive days to cooperate with the training. Even Lord George did this himself, and the other priests did not dare to complain publicly.

Then George said publicly: "Our legion lacked training before. If we encounter a real war, it is likely that we will not be able to hold our feet. Once the warriors on the front line collapse, as priests, you will not have a good end. The training soldiers are also protecting yourself. Before the battle has been fought, you will start to complain, what do you think if you really go to the battlefield?"

Lord George said it very beautifully, which made the priests dare not refute it, but Amon's approach was indeed not in line with the rules. I have never heard of any commander who would let the magicians accompanying the army consume their mana unnecessary power, and they did this every day during the march. Amon, a student taught by Nietzsche, never taught the concepts taught in the temple when using mana. He even used magic at any time to shelter from the rain and sunlight, and he had long been accustomed to it. He didn't think it was a big deal to let the priests do this.

The priests did not know that their boss, Lord George, was also a magician in his early years, and was a friend of the old madman Nietzsche. He also knew Amon's background, and this time he cooperated with Amon to make trouble.

But Amon won't make people worry and work in vain. He gave George a precious staff. Although George is the high priest of the Temple of Isis, George is not short of good staff, it is also an excellent thing to keep in his hands or reward students and subordinates. Amon got three staffs in the mysterious cave. One of them was returned, the other was given to Link, and the remaining one was finally given to George today.

In addition, Amon gave each of the priests a large sum of divine stones, which was a shocking big deal.

There are rewards and punishments. Although the priests dare not complain, they can be lazy and sloppy. As a result, Amon really doesn't give face and doesn't care about the noble status of these people. He once asked John to drag out two priests who were not working hard in the training ground and beat them half to death in public. From then on, everything went on track.

Of course, all the magicians were born from nobles. These priests might come from a large family with honorable status, or were staggering relatives with a certain imperial minister. But now they have to bow their heads temporarily in the legion. Even if anyone has any complaints about the legion leader in his heart, they can only wait until the war is over before talking.

Amon marched and trained his troops, advancing steadily along the coastline. Two months later, when the legion entered the cape city-state and approached the border, he finally ordered the exercise to stop when stationed, and the soldiers of the entire army only needed to rest. According to the combat plan, Amon could not advance alone or fall behind. He needed to follow along the northern coastline according to the speed of the main legion's advance.

There are reconnaissance cavalry exchanges between the An-La Legion and the main army to convey messages. If it is a critical moment, there will be a magician who will directly use the flying objects to transmit messages.

The An-La Legion finally left the border and turned north, with the desolate Syrian desert ahead. The winding coastline divided the blue sea and light yellow sand, and the waves and dunes spread out endlessly. The sky was blue like washing, floating with clusters of white clouds, just like the gods in the sky grazing their flocks.

The scenery is so beautiful, but the four fields are so desolate. In this tranquility, a war is about to usher in the distant desert. After leaving the border, Amon marched more cautiously and sent magicians to take turns to detect magic and pay attention to the surrounding movements at all times. The transportation and supply fleet also followed far behind and no longer approached too close.

At this moment, the scouts reported an unexpected situation. The Horus Legion led by Pharaoh himself did not advance steadily according to the original combat plan, but suddenly accelerated to the center of the Syrian desert. The Seth Legion, which was originally stationed on the border, had to change the plan and cover the civilians and food and supplies into the desert to follow the Pharaoh.

According to the original plan, the Isis legion should have advanced in concert with the Horus legion. The legion was dozens of miles behind at that time, but the Pharaoh did not wait at the border. The Horus legion suddenly accelerated and threw the Isis legion away. The Isis legion was afraid of being in trouble, so he left the large baggage in the cape city-state, and accelerated the marching lightly and entered the Syrian desert.

This is inconsistent with the original plan formulated by the Egyptian military headquarters. It has a single move that will affect the whole body, and the entire strategic situation has changed, from steady advancement to a surprise attack.

Although the situation on the battlefield changes constantly and requires commanders to make various temporary decisions, such a big change has been made before the battle begins. Ordinary legion commanders have neither the courage nor the authority. After all, marching according to the plan has no merits and no faults, and even if the war is not good, it is the responsibility of overall command. However, if the main force raids and advances without authorization, all the teams that cooperate must make corresponding adjustments. Only the commander of the Horus Legion dares to do this, because he is the supreme pharaoh.

While the Horus Legion launched a raid, it did not issue an order to cooperate with the All-La Legion, which made Amon a little at a loss. He was not sure whether he should advance according to the original plan or follow the Pharaoh to accelerate his march. It took a few days before he received a message from the scout cavalry sent by Rhode Dick, the commander of the Sate Legion, asking the All-La Legion to accelerate the march to cover the flanks of the main battlefield.

Not to mention Amon's doubts, Rhode Dick, who led the Seth Legion in charge of the army's baggage, was also very distressed at the moment. He once advised His Majesty Pharaoh not to change his plan and make a rash move, but Rases II didn't listen at all.

In Rod Dick's view, Eju's national strength is obviously stronger than Hati, and the legion's combat power and equipment also have a great advantage. Stable advancement of combat is the safest choice. What's more, this time, His Majesty the Pharaoh personally led the army to fight, which is even more unbearable for any risk. The only obstacle to conquering Hati is the huge consumption of logistics supplies across the Syrian desert, which requires a lot of money.

However, something unexpected interfered with the original combat plan and changed the Pharaoh's decision.

According to the pre-war spies, this time, the king of Hati Kingdom Lucier also led his most elite Enrile army to march in person. Lucier had not planned to go to the battlefield in person, but the royal nobles, important officials in the court, and the elders of the Academy of Divine Arts all wrote letters to ask the king to lead the troops himself like Pharaoh Eju, even if it was just a symbol.

The army of the Eju Empire came in full force, and the Kingdom of Hati has been planning for this war for many years, and it is the time when the greatest power is needed to burst out in silence. The opponent's Lasis II has all gone to the front line. If King Lucill still huddled in the capital, it will give the people a feeling of timidity and lack of confidence. The king led the most elite legion in the kingdom to personally fight, which is the best way to boost morale.

This battle has a different significance to the Kingdom of Hati and the Eju Empire. If the Empire of Aiju Empire loses, it is nothing more than losing a vassal state that surrenders. But if the Kingdom of Hati, it will turn the whole country's fortune. At least it will lose a large area of ​​territory, pay heavy compensation and tribute, completely surrender to the rule of the Empire of Aiju, and cannot recover its vitality for a long time.

Although King Lucill was reluctant, he still led the army to fight in person. The Syrian city-state, which seemed peaceful and peaceful in recent years, suddenly gathered a well-trained and well-equipped elite legion like a magician, which was originally stationed on the western border. Gelie actually served as the commander of the legion as a great magician. The main priest of the legion was his disciple Walete, the commander of the front line was the great warrior Moon, and the general qualitarist of the logistics officer was the governor Xiao Mo.

Another Nannar Legion, which was originally stationed in the southern coastal defense, also advanced along the coastline toward the Syrian Desert. The war in the Hati Kingdom was well prepared and the marched quickly. The three legions had gathered in the northern part of the desert south of the Blackfire Jungle and west of the Inland Lake.

The above is the last message sent by the secret spies sent to the Hati Kingdom. It is difficult to travel through hundreds of miles of deserts without being discovered by the enemy. The latest and timely developments of the opponent are not known through the channels before.

The scout cavalry sent by the Horus Legion went deep into the desert and caught several groups of people in different places, some were passing caravans, some were fishermen on the beach, and some claimed to be robbers. They appeared in such places at such a time, which was naturally very suspicious, so they were all treated as enemy spies. After being severely questioned, they all confessed that they were spies in the Hati Kingdom.

The same information was mentioned in the confessions of all spies. King Lucier led the Enrier Legion to personally marched to the grassland bordering the desert on the southern bank of the inland lake, and was establishing permanent camps. The Anu Legion led by Geret was stationed in the southern part of the Syrian city-state, mobilizing combat supplies while building fortifications, two hundred miles away from the King's Enrier Legion. Another Nannar Legion was stationed near the coastline, and two hundred miles away from the Anu Legion.

The three legions were distributed in an inverted triangle, echoing each other, just waiting for the Aju army to enter the ambush circle.

According to the original combat plan of the Ejudith Army, the main attack line of the Pharaoh's army was to directly attack the passes in the southern part of the Syrian city-state, and would be blocked by the Anu Legion led by Gere. The other two legions of Hati may suddenly attack from the left and right encirclement, and even if the supply line of the Eju army was intercepted, it could still drag the main force of the Eju army. In this way, the Eju army would fight a costly war of attrition on the other end of the desert far away from the country.

If only one person said this, it might be a fraud, but after analysis of the spy caught in different locations, similar information was revealed, and it seemed that the possibility was very high. His Majesty Pharaoh was very angry at the beginning, and even suspected that a traitor among the top military leaders of the Aiju provided Hati with a top-secret combat plan, which made the other party make targeted arrangements.

The commander of the Horus Legion, General Brez, the main priest, and the high priest of the imperial capital, all advised the pharaoh to calm down. According to the normal strategic situation, as long as a person who understands military can judge the main attack route of the Eju army with a little analysis. The combat plan formulated by the Eju Military Commission was nothing surprising, that is, it was to be in line with the rules and make steady progress.

The Hati Kingdom has been preparing for war for a long time, and it is completely normal to make such a response plan. They are going to rely on the border to conduct defensive operations and occupy favorable conditions for logistics supplies and military replenishment.

The Eju army only needs to attack the southern pass of the Syrian city-state as planned, and the main force will launch a head-on decisive battle with the Anu Legion led by Gerry, and at the same time, let part of the Isis Legion cut off the connection between the Anu Legion and the Enrier Legion and block the Enrier Legion's return to aid.

As for the Nannar Legion stationed on the coastline, the An-La Legion led by Amon can follow the trend and confront the north, and it does not seek to win. As long as the Nannar Legion can be kept near the coastline, it is considered successful if it cannot use its main force to attack the Aju army.

If the battle goes on like this, it will be a head-on competition without any opportunity. It depends on the combat effectiveness of both sides, equipment and training conditions, battlefield command and logistics supply. However, the Pharaoh rejected this plan and decided to launch a raid on the Enriel Legion on the southern bank of the Inland Lake. This decision by Rassis II cannot be said to be unreasonable.
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