Chapter 255: "·The war gets stronger"

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When Bai Feng, who led the army, received the information from Adrien again, his army was only 17 days away from the battle camp between Upton and Francis; at this time, Francis’ attack on Upton was only just started.
At noon the next day when Adrien sent the information, Francis's 50,000 troops arrived at the camp where the Army of Upton was; but this camp was after all Francis' own camp, and he did not immediately launch the army of Upton attack.
Francis's 30,000 elite cavalry surrounded the entire camp. He himself was the remaining 20,000 elite soldiers who approached the main entrance of the camp two hundred meters, trying to persuade Appleton to lay down their weapons and surrender.
Francis, who wanted to resolve the crisis without any effort, even did not be stingy with his own rights, and promised Appleton many excellent conditions, including including letting Apple inherit his father Atabaz's camp and the old department.
If Francis gave these to Appleton as early as a month ago, why did he come to this step today? Now that the situation has developed to this point, even if Upton wants to go back, there is no possibility.
How could the nobles of the Kingdom of Essini, who followed Upton to wage rebellion, allow Upton to give Francis the fate of themselves and others? Even if Upton is willing to return to Francis, he cannot take away a soldier!
Of the 40,000 troops under Appleton, there are fewer than 5,000 soldiers who are truly loyal to Appleton, and more than 35,000 soldiers are controlled by those nobles. They are the army of Appleton. The actual controller.
These nobles are not fools, they naturally understand that no matter whether Francis will let Upton, he can not let himself wait for others; therefore, Francis' persuasion is destined to be in vain, this is an unavoidable battle .
Francis, who persuaded Appleton to fail, did not immediately attack in a hurry, but planned to persuade the soldiers in the camp in a way that was not blamed. Out of the threat of the Roman city, Francis was still unwilling to consume it in the end.
It's a pity that Francis' "good intentions" can't impress those nobles who are determined to carry the rebellion to the end. They firmly controlled the soldiers in the army, and strictly forbid anyone to take a step out of the barracks, completely cutting off any behavior that Francis wants to persuade. .
After several days of unsuccessful efforts, Francis, who had run out of patience and grain, decisively ordered the whole army to attack. The elite soldiers under 20,000 Francis immediately launched a fierce attack on the front of the camp.
The 40,000 soldiers in the camp were more than one 20,000 elite Francis in terms of combat effectiveness. The fierce offensive of these 20,000 elite soldiers once made the defenders in the camp lose the front of the camp.
If it were not for Appleton to use his superior strength to forcefully recapture the lost camp, I am afraid that the elite cavalry of Francis would take the opportunity to kill the camp; even if Appleton recaptured the camp, they could not change the fact that they suffered heavy casualties.
Fortunately, the reinforcements of Nabazzani and Assam greatly improved the situation on Upton; just two days before the Francis army officially attacked Upton, Nabazzani and Asa Mu's army has already taken the initiative to attack.
Adrien and the ghosts of the battlefields under his command provided them with intelligence. They had long known the movements of the other army of Francis and made a detailed ambush plan for the enemy's course of action.
From the camp of Francis to the camps of Nabazzani and Assam, there are still many suitable places to ambush along the way, especially a narrow mountain road that faces two mountains, and it is also an excellent ambush place. This is Naba The place where Zani and Assam lay.
The generals of the 100,000-strong army under the command of Francis are not newcomers to the battlefield. They are naturally also well aware of this place that is easily ambushed, and have arranged careful preparations for ambush.
The ghosts who are extremely good at hiding battlefields helped the troops of Nabazzani and Assam to quietly hide 20,000 soldiers on both sides of the mountain road; the other 50,000 troops under their command were blocked in the mountain road. exit.
The Francis army who inadvertently stepped into the ambush circle did not notice where the ambush army was. Until they found the enemy army blocked at the exit of the mountain road, their full attention was attracted by the 50,000 army.
Soon Francis’s army organized an elite vanguard and launched a powerful offensive against the forces of Nabazzani and Assam; the fierce fighting took place fiercely at the exit of this mountain road.
The endless stream of Francis troops desperately attacked forward, intending to break through the defense line of the Nabazzani and Assam joint forces; the forces of Nabazzani and Assam were desperately resisting and fighting for the most suitable attack for the ambush army. opportunity.
After more than three hours of anxious fighting, the ambushing troops of Nabazzani and Assam, who found the right time, rushed down from the left and right sides of the mountain road, and the unexpected Francis army was beaten on the spot.
The enemy Francis army had to give up the attack and retreat with retreat; Nabazzani and Assam’s head-on attack caused more than 40,000 casualties to this army of Francis and won Important war initiative.
When Francis, who was attacking Upton, learned of the defeat of this army, he did not give up the attack on Upton, but he still transferred 10,000 elite cavalry and led the reinforcement of this army.
Without the presence of Francis, his army's attack on Upton lost its previous fierceness; after all, the camp was all relatives of their families, who can really hurt the hard hands?
The battle on Upton eased slightly, and the troops of Nabazzani and Assam did not take advantage of the chase, but chose a solid defense in place; Nabazzani, Assam, and Ahmad The successful cooperation of the three people in Putton made Francis tired to cope.
The army under Bai Feng is also using this precious time to quickly advance to the hinterland of the Kingdom of Essini; the successive battles have caused the number of troops under Francis to plummet, and the scale of victory has increasingly tilted to the side of the city of Rome.
After two battles attacking Upton and attacking Nabazzani and Assam, the number of troops under Francis's army has also dropped to less than 150,000; while the army under Bai Feng's army has maintained a strong fighting power, and there is no quantity Any reduction.
More importantly, the total strength of the three generals of Upton, Nabazzani and Assam was as high as 70,000 or 80,000 people; this unexpected army also became a friendly force in the city of Rome. In the long run, Francis had fewer and fewer cards.
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