Augustus Under the Horseshoe

Chapter 543 : All tactical changers

When these four ten thousand households assaulting south were trapped in front of the hot spring pass, the other four ten thousand household cavalrymen marching in the direction of Thrace were singing triumphant songs all the way. They perfectly avoided the defenders along the Danube. Head towards Constantinople at full speed! Behind these people, only ruins and ashes remained.

Soon, the two central field troops stationed in the city of Constantine were surprised to find that black smoke appeared at the end of their field of vision. After a lap, he smashed a fireball on the wall at random and immediately retreated. At an extremely terrifying speed, he disappeared in front of the heavy cavalry who was just about to fight.

The enemy army unexpectedly killed the queen of the cities and the front of New Rome unimpeded, and also detonated a ball of flames on the wall. This is zero lethal, but extremely insulting behavior, and all the elders are filled with righteous indignation. However, he was extremely frightened, and ordered the first and second central field troops, who had planned to go out of the city to fight, to defend Constantinople and not to leave the city for half a step.

After a series of internal empire negotiations, compromises, coercion and temptation, and political indulgence, those big nobles with corpse positions barely managed to send the Second Central Field Army to the Danube Defense Line and act together with the main force, but the most elite first center The field army can only continue to defend the walls of the capital for the mere 10,000 prairie archers who come and go like wind.

“Are these veterans have dungholes in their heads? They hide behind the most unbreakable triple wall in Roman history, but would rather believe that 10,000 prairie barbarians without heavy siege weapons and even few iron armors can Threaten your life!”

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After five days of stupefaction, the eight top commanders of the field army and the frontier army finally agreed on a feasible plan.

First of all, the 20 battle groups and half of the heavy siege weapons under the Dacia Border Force were left on the southern line of the Danube. 20,000 professional soldiers plus the natural dangers of the Danube, strong fortresses, and more than 200,000 military equipment. With heavy weapons such as scorpions and crossbows, it’s hard to imagine those goblins can successfully cross the river.

Immediately afterwards, the Scythian border guards took a naval fleet to Greece. The enemy seemed to only know that Wenquanguan was a way to go south. Their supplies were not enough to sustain a long war of attrition. As long as they stay there, the entire fertile Greek peninsula will be sit back and relax.

Then, the First Central Field Army garrisoned Constantinople to ensure the absolute safety of the Queen of Ten Thousand Cities, the heart of the empire.

The remaining Second Central Field Army, the Illiya Field Army, the Thracian Field Army, the First Mercia Border Army, the Second Mercia Border Army, and the five armies carrying the other half of the siege weapons were dispatched along the Danube. Move to the west at full speed and go to the border between Dardanya and Pannonia. If the tribes rely on their mobility to avoid war, they will pour disaster and destruction on the banks of the Danube, Pannonia. In every city in.

And their logistical supplies depended on the inland river fleet to transport them along the Danube. On the water, the empire had an absolute advantage.

After enjoying the extremely rich taxation of the population in the western provinces, the tribes had to bear the risks that followed: they were no longer the kind of nomads who run wild and rely on the deep grasslands to fight guerrillas.

If the other party is fierce and burns the land of Dardanya and Thracian all the way, will they really not return to Pannonia?

It doesn’t matter, even if the entire Thrace turns into scorched earth, as long as the First Field Army sticks to Constantinople, then the empire still has the provinces of Asia Minor, the fertile soil on the eastern coast of the Mediterranean, and large areas of Egypt and North Africa.

As for the tribe, there is only one piece of Pannonia.

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“Warchief! A fleet with a very deep waterline is heading east into the Black Sea, and the army on the south bank is starting to move westward along the Danube!”

“Great Chief! The four million households who went south to Greece were trapped in front of the hot spring barrier. We played for several days and nights and couldn’t break through. What should we do now?!”

“Warchief, the three million households in the eastward raid are progressing smoothly. We surrounded a large city built on the hillside, and it is said that there is a gold mine inside!”

“Warchief, news came from the fourth ten thousand households moving eastward. They were approaching the city of Constantinople, relying on harassment and intimidation, and successfully forced the First Central Field Army to stop in the city! The enemy has decreased!”

The psionic communication of the psionicist poured into Painhurs’s mind from various places. He pointed and pointed on a map, constantly gathering and sorting out all kinds of information. The centaur chiefs of the other nine clans also gathered beside Painhurs to help him.

“What’s wrong, why did that fleet sail into the Black Sea inexplicably? He was going to attack Gredinian? There are the main Eastern Goths there. Caucasus? Teflin’s army is not called up this time. So the fleet is not. Maybe bit the two. Looting? He is more mobile than our tribe?”

The Lord of Stormpike scratched his head. A bit confused.

“Maybe, they are going straight into the Mediterranean along the coastline?”

The Lord of Greymane expands his mind.

“Look, in the south, our four million households were actually in a canyon and were blocked by a group of spontaneously organized militias. If they were to drop some soldiers somewhere, they could block our side army with very little cost. .”

“However, the main force of their army is marching westward along the Danube. What does it mean? Our main force is not here at all. Could it be that they still want to enter Pannonia?”

The chief warlock of the Wind Howl clan is unknown.

“It seems that the other party does have this plan. Rely on the inland river fleet to transport supplies and attack our town along the Danube.”

Painhurs’s face was pale. Change house? Sun Yifeng called the expert directly.

But the problem now is that I really don’t dare to change. He has a big business in the Eastern Roman Empire. Burning two provinces may not hurt my bones. Now the poor and military tribes have lost more than eight hundred Pannonias. Taxes for 10,000 people will really go wrong.

“Well, it seems that our enemies do not want to delay. They want to seek a decisive battle. Then, we will give him a decisive battle! Give up the fortress in front of us and immediately withdraw to the Danube River. At least the position of this battlefield has to be chosen by us. .”

The warchief looked solemn.

“Order all the reserves stationed at the Pannonian border to join the war! Summon all the cavalry who besieged the gold mine city and stuck in the hot spring pass-wait, they can’t all be summoned, let them leave some of the weakest soldiers, and continue. The offensive was maintained, the number of tents and campfires remained the same, and continued to attract the enemy’s attention, but all the elite immediately sneaked back in the dark to participate in this decisive battle.”

“Your will!”

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