Vol 2 Chapter 109: Prelude to war

Chapter 109: The Prologue of War
Amon did this on the one hand because he had just taken control of the legion and needed to capture people's morale to stabilize his morale. On the other hand, he did not lack money.
In addition to the legion leader, the chief officer in the legion also has a master priest. The master priest has 50 magicians, and their treatment is very good. Amon himself was incorruptible, but did not ask the principal priest George to follow him to suffer. The materials and silver that belonged to the priests were allocated to George to handle it himself.
As a result, George also sent the materials and equipment in full, and the military battalion only retained 10% of it, referring to Amon's practice. As the high priest of the Temple of Isis, George had the opportunity to fish at any oil level, and he did not need to make a fuss about it.
Both the equipment and the military battalion were adequate, but Amon was not lenient in training. He planned to administer the army strictly, but met a former commander who was more severe than his requirements. John was famous for his violent temper when he was at Horeb. Now when he comes to the Legion to take soldiers to fight, he has enough equipment and money. How can he tolerate the soldiers being lazy?
Whoever does not work hard during the exercise, the former commander will pass the lower rank officers and drag people out directly. Instead, Amon played a lenient role, often persuading John not to be too harsh, but to deal with the military discipline normally, without additional punishment.
Amon also told John not to be too impatient and not to burden the soldiers without authorization. For example, the archers volleyed for a round of battles and required fifteen arrows to be fired continuously. Then, during normal drills, fifteen arrows were fired. There was no need to force them to shoot twenty arrows. In the end, even the aim and strength were gone. After all, they are still on the march and need to build energy.
John passed Amon's instructions at Horeb, and he was gradually able to control the uncontrollable agitation, but the power of agitation did not disappear. When we meet again, the sixth-level samurai has become stronger than he was. He was still irritated and impulsive, but found a way to turn this restlessness into a burst of power, and he could suddenly enter a more powerful, more flexible, and more perceptive state.
This seems to be a strange, explosive power awakening, which is an interesting discovery for Amon.
Amon had tested John's outburst of this power, and when he entered this state, even Medanzo was afraid to resist. If Amon does not use magic skills and only uses martial arts, he can only suppress it. John becomes stronger than usual in this state, but after this state ends, he also becomes weaker than usual, and needs a rest period to recover.
According to Amon's analysis, if John uses this explosive power excessively, he may cause unpredictable harm to his body and mind, and remind him to pay more attention.
In addition to strict training requirements and command, two conditions are required to achieve the best results. The first is to keep up with diet and nutrition. At this point, Amon ordered the quartermaster to absolutely guarantee that the Greek organization's fleet provided sufficient dairy products. The other condition requires the cooperation of priests.
The magician will not directly attack the front line of melee in the army, their role is mainly reflected in two aspects. The first is to assist the soldiers with various divine magic, and the other is more important is to improve the morale of the army. Divine magic can be either offensive or auxiliary. For example, although healing magic can't immediately heal the wounds suffered by soldiers, it can make them temporarily forget the pain, while blessing divine magic can make soldiers become Be more brave and no longer fear, some clever spiritual divination can even give the soldiers a conviction of victory, and motivate the soldiers to bury themselves in the battle.
This is very important in large army operations. Often the failure of a battle is not because of how many soldiers are killed or injured, but because of low morale and the collapse of the front. Because once the soldiers lose their confidence and have no courage to fight, the feelings of despair will infect each other, and the commanders will not be able to control it.
These masters of the magician usually have the habit of respecting and optimizing. Marching is already a hardship for them. Generally, this force will not be used until the actual battle. However, Amon required the priests of the army to play a third role outside the battlefield, that is, to perform healing and blessing magic during training, so that the soldiers can recover from fatigue, and always improve morale to maintain a confident and exhilarating battle. status.
Amon cannot directly command the priest, which needs to be ordered by Lord George. The master priest George cooperated very well and issued an order in accordance with Amon's requirements. The subordinate magicians were divided into four teams of twelve each.
This is a pain for those magicians. Their mana is very precious. How can they be consumed at will? Very noble adults occasionally use this method when training their relatives, but they have rarely heard of it in the entire army. After a few days, the magicians were bitter, and ran to Lord George to complain—not really fighting, how could they allow the noble clergymen to consume their 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 he made a stunning decision. The great magician personally came to the training ground with a staff, and led four different magician teams to perform magical techniques in conjunction with the training for four consecutive days. Even Lord George himself did so, and other priests did not dare to complain publicly.
Only then did George openly say: "Our legion lacked training before. If we encounter a real war, we may not be able to hold our ground. Once the warriors on the front line break up, you as priests will have no good end, and the training soldiers are also protecting. Yourselves. Before this battle is fought, you start to complain, what if you really entered the battlefield? "
The words of Lord George are very beautiful, so that the priests under him dare not refute, but Amon's approach is indeed unconventional. I have not heard of any commander who would let the wizards of the army use up their mana. This was true every day during the march. Amun, a student taught by Nietzsche, has never used those concepts taught in the temple to use mana. He even used the magic to protect himself from the rain and shade at that time. He was accustomed to let the priests do this. What's the big deal.
The priests were not clear. Their boss, Lord George, was also a magician in his early years, and was a friend of the old lunatic Nietzsche. He knew a little about Amon's details.
But Amon would not be bothered, and he gave George a precious staff. Although as the high priest of the Temple of Isis, George did not lack a good staff, but staying in the hands or rewarding students and subordinates was also a great thing. Amon got three staffs in the mysterious cave. One of Nero's relics was returned, the other was given to Link, and the remaining one was finally given to George today.
In addition, Amen gave each of the priests a huge amount of divine stones, which was a stunner.
There are rewards and punishments. Although the priests do not dare to complain, they can be lazy. In the end, Amon did not give face, regardless of the honorable status of these people. In the training ground, he had John dragged out two clerics who could not work. It was half dead in public. Since then, everything is on track.
Of course, the wizards are all aristocratic origins. These clergymen may come from a big family with honor or status, or a tortuous relative with an imperial minister. But now in the legion, they have to bow their heads temporarily. Even if anyone has a complaint against the legion leader, they can only wait until the end of the war.
Amon marched and trained as he marched along the coastline. Two months later, when the Legion entered the cape city-state territory and approached the border, he finally ordered the operation to stop while stationed, and the generals only needed to take a good rest. According to the battle plan, Amon cannot advance alone or fall behind, and needs to follow the northern coastline according to the speed of the main army.
There are scouts between the An-Ra legion and the main army to relay messages. If it comes to a critical juncture, there will be a magician using a flying object to send a message directly.
The An-La legion finally left the border and turned north, ahead of the desolate Syrian desert. The winding coastline divides the blue sea and light yellow sand, and the waves and sand dunes spread out endlessly. The sky was blue, like white clouds, floating in clusters of white clouds, like the gods in the sky grazing their flocks.
The scenery is so beautiful, but the wild is so desolate. In this tranquility, a war is about to usher in the distant desert. After leaving the border, Amon's march was more cautious, and sent out a magician to take turns to detect the magical movements and pay attention to the surrounding movement. The transportation supply fleet also followed far behind, and no longer leaned too close.
Just then, the scout reported an unexpected situation. The Horus Army, led by Pharaoh himself, did not advance steadily according to the original battle plan, but suddenly accelerated towards the center of the Syrian desert. The Seth Legion, who had been stationed at the border, had to change its plan, covering the civilians and the grass and grass into the desert to follow the pharaohs.
According to the original plan, the Isis Corps should go hand in hand with the Horus Corps, which was behind dozens of miles at the time, but Pharaoh did not wait at the border. The Horus Corps suddenly accelerated, leaving Isis aside. For fear of loss, the Isis Army left the large-scale mules in the cape city-state, and the lightly accelerated march also entered the Syrian desert.
This is inconsistent with the original plan of the Eju military department. It moved the whole body immediately, and the entire strategic situation changed, from a steady advance to a raid operation.
Although the situation on the battlefield is ever-changing and requires commanders to make various interim decisions, such a big change has not been made before the battle has started, and the general commander has neither the courage nor the authority. After all, marching according to plan was successful. Even if the battle is unfavorable, it is the responsibility of the overall command. However, if the main force rushes into the attack without authorization, all cooperating teams must make corresponding adjustments. Only the commander of the Horus legion dared to do so, because he was the supreme pharaoh.
While the Horus army launched the raid, it did not give an order to the An-La army. This made Amon very confused. It was unclear whether he should advance according to the original plan or follow the pharaoh to accelerate the march? It took a few days before he received a scout message from Commander Rod Dick of the Sete Corps, requesting that the An-La Corps also speed up their march to cover the flanks of the main battlefield.
Not to mention Amon's doubts, Rod Dick, who was in charge of the heavy army of the Sete Corps, was also miserable at the moment. He had persuaded His Majesty Pharaoh not to change his plans, but Rasis II never listened.
From Rod Dick's point of view, Eju's national strength is obviously stronger than that of Hardy, and the combat effectiveness and equipment of the legion also occupies a great advantage. Promoting operations in a smooth and stable manner is the most secure choice. What's more, this time it was His Majesty's Royal Pride, and he couldn't tolerate a little risk. The only obstacle to conquering Hati is the huge cost of logistical supplies across the Syrian desert.
But something unexpected interfered with the original battle plan and changed the pharaoh's decision.
According to the return of the spies before the war, this time the King of the Hati Kingdom, Lucille, also led his most elite Enril legion to take charge. Lucille did not intend to go to the battlefield in person, but the royal nobility, the Manchu vassals, and the elders of the School of Divinity all wrote to ask the king to personally lead the army like Pharaoh Ecuador, even if only as a symbol.
The armies of the Aegi Empire came menacingly, and the Hati Kingdom had been planning for this war forbearance for many years, and it was at this moment that the greatest strength needed to erupt in silence. The opponent's Rasis II was on the front line. If King Lucille was still in the capital, it would give the public an impression of cowardice and lack of confidence. The king led the most elite legion in the kingdom and was the best way to boost morale.
This battle had a different meaning for the Kingdom of Hati and the Empire of Egypt. If the Aju Empire loses, it is nothing more than losing a surrendered nation. However, if the Hati Kingdom loses, it will be a turning point in the entire national movement. At least it will lose a large area of ​​land, pay heavy compensation, and completely surrender to the rule of the Aju Empire. It will not be able to recover for a long time.
Although King Lucille reluctantly, he still asked for it. In recent years, the seemingly peaceful and peaceful city of Syria has suddenly assembled a well-trained and well-equipped elite army, which is the Anu Army originally stationed at the western border. Ge Lie actually served as the head of the legion as a great magician. The main clergyman of the legion was his disciple Wallett, the former commander was the big warrior Moon, and the chief logistics officer was the governor Xiao Mo.
Another Nannar Army, originally stationed in southern Haiphong, also advanced along the coast towards the Syrian Desert. The Kingdom of Hati is fully prepared for war and marches fast. The three corps have assembled in the desert north of the Black Fire Jungle and west of the Inland Lake.
The above is the last message sent by the spy sent to the Kingdom of Hati. It is very difficult to travel through hundreds of miles of desert without being discovered by the enemy. The latest and timely developments of the opponents are unknown for the time being through their channels.
The scouts sent by the Horus Army went deep into the desert and caught several groups in different places, some passing by caravans, some fishermen by the sea, and others claiming to be looting robbers. They appeared in such a place at such times, which was very suspicious, so they were treated as spies by the enemy. Under torture and torture, they all confessed that they were spies of the Kingdom of Hati.
The same information was mentioned in all spies' statements, and King Lucille led the Enril Army to drive the family to the village, advancing to the grasslands bordering the desert on the south bank of the inland lake, and establishing permanent camps. The Anu Corps led by Goreie were stationed in the southern part of the Syrian city-state, building defensive fortifications while mobilizing combat materials, two hundred miles away from the King's Enril Corps. Another Nannar Corps was stationed near the coastline, 200 miles from the Anu Corps.
The three legions were distributed in an inverted triangle and echoed each other, waiting for the Aegi army to enter the ambush circle.
According to the original battle plan of the Emperor's Ministry, the main line of the Pharaoh's army was to strike directly at the southern part of the Syrian city-state, and it would be blocked by the Anu army led by Ge Lie. The other two legions of Hati may suddenly attack from the left and right, even if they cut off the supply line of the Eju army, they can drag the main force of the Eju army. In this way, the Aegi Army will fight a costly war on the other side of the desert far from the land.
If only one person said that it might be fraudulent, but the spouse arrested in different places and the interrogation statements revealed similar information, it seems that the possibility is very high. His Majesty Pharaoh was very angry at first, and even suspected that a traitor in the high-level military of Eju provided Hati with a top-secret battle plan, so that the other party made a targeted arrangement.
The former commander of the Horus Legion, General Brez, the chief priest, and the high priest of the capital, Li Kuide, persuaded the Pharaoh to anger. According to the normal strategic situation, as long as people who understand the military can analyze the main attack of the Aegi army route. The combat plan formulated by the Eju Military Commission is not surprising, that is, it is well-formed and stable.
The Hati Kingdom has been preparing for the war for a long time, and it is perfectly normal for them to make such a response plan. They are relying on the border to conduct defensive operations and occupy the favorable conditions of logistical supplies and replenishment of soldiers.
The Aegi army only had to attack the southern gate of the Syrian city-state as originally planned. The main force and the Anu legion led by Goriel fought a head-to-head battle. At the same time, a part of the Isis Corps and most of the Seth legion cut off the Anu legion and gratitude The link between the Lille Corps can be prevented by blocking the Enrille Corps's support.
As for the Nannar Corps stationed on the coastline, the An-Ra legion led by Amon can go north to face off. It does not require Amon to win. As long as the Nannar Corps can be restrained near the coastline, the main force cannot be used. Fighting the Aegi Army was successful.
If the battle proceeds in this way, it will be a head-to-head competition without any speculation, depending on the combined results of the combat effectiveness, equipment and training of the two sides, battlefield command, and logistics supply. However, Pharaoh rejected this plan and decided to launch a raid on the Enril Army on the south bank of the inland lake. The decision of Rasis II cannot be said to be unreasonable.