Pharaoh was furious and ordered the rear of the Horus Legion to return to support. At the same time, he ordered the Legion of Isis to surround and destroy the enemy ambushing in the desert. At this moment, the Hittite Legion took the initiative to attack from the north. King Lucier was not in the army, and the commander was actually Goliath. Not only was the Enlil Legion here, but also the Legion of Anu led by Goliath.
The ambush on the Legion of Sète in the desert was the masterpiece of a surprise attack team specially trained by the Legion of Anu. Pharaoh made mistakes in both the command and the judgment of intelligence. He thought that he would use the strength of two and a half legions to attack one of the enemy's legions. As a result, when the real battle began, he found that the other side had two elite legions to attack, and only the Horus Legion beside him could enter the battle first. The Legion of Isis behind was still gathering the scattered Legion of Sète and sorting out the remaining supplies.
The combat power of the Horus Legion was very strong, but they trekked across the desert to carry out a surprise attack, while the other two legions were waiting at ease. This battle lasted for three days and three nights at the junction of the desert and grassland. The Horus Legion's continuous charge did not break through the opponent's line of defense, and the countercharge commanded by Goliath finally broke through the Horus Legion's battle formation.
In the first battle, Pharaoh was defeated.
The Horus Legion had to retreat and regroup, but Goliath would not give Pharaoh a chance. He commanded the two legions to outflank the Horus Legion from the left and right in an attempt to wipe out the Horus Legion. At this time, the situation of the battle had been reversed. The Horus Legion was exhausted, and it was difficult for them to fight again. Fortunately, the Legion of Isis arrived in time and launched an encounter with the Hittite Army who was about to form an encirclement.
This was a chaotic battle. It had only lasted for a day and a night, but the scene was extremely tragic. Both sides had more casualties than the previous battle. From the looks of it, they were evenly matched. The Eygut Army was only at a slight disadvantage and barely managed to stabilize their position. However, the Legion of Isis that lagged behind were defeated by the outflanking Hittite Army.
When the ambush failed and they entered the battlefield, Pharaoh's army fell into a predicament. They only managed to gather an exhausted division of more than one legion. Facing two elite legions of Hittite that were full of fighting spirit, they were in a dilemma. If they continued to advance, they would not be able to defeat Hittite's army. If they retreated, they would lose most of their supplies. It would be difficult for them to lead the army safely across the Syah Desert.
The Hittite Army did not form a tight encirclement. They only guarded the water source outside the desert and constantly launched harassment charges to deplete the strength of Pharaoh's army. They seemed to be waiting for Pharaoh's army to retreat. Once this exhausted division turned around and retreated into the desert, morale would be low and there would be a shortage of food and water. The Hittite Army would attack from behind. The Eygut Army would definitely collapse or even be completely annihilated.
The Eygut Army did not sit still and wait for death. With no way out, they launched a desperate attack. They pushed forward and occupied a place with a water source, obtaining fresh water supplies. At that time, the Hittite Army strategically retreated to create a gap. When the Eygut Army had just set up camp, they launched a counterattack from three sides, forcing the Eygut Army to retreat to a corner of the desert.
After a few rounds of this, the Eygut Army suffered heavy losses and was exhausted. They could no longer launch an active attack. They could only stay in their camp and wait for reinforcements. Reinforcements could come from two directions. The first was the reinforcements of the Eygut Army. After half of the Legion of Sète was broken up, Julien had already escorted Rod-dick back to the Cape States. On the one hand, she gathered the remaining troops, and on the other hand, she organized the officers and soldiers who stayed in the city and the emergency conscription of the reserve army, preparing to rescue and reinforce the main army.
However, distant water could not quench the present thirst. The situation of the Eygut Army was already very critical. The frontline command suggested that Pharaoh break out of the encirclement alone under the protection of the supreme mages. But this would be a complete defeat, and the glory of Pharaoh would also be greatly damaged. The army in the desert would face the result of total annihilation. Lasith Ii was unwilling to accept this.
The closest reinforcements to the main battlefield were the An-Ra Legion, which had not yet entered the battle and had a complete lineup. Pharaoh ordered the An-Ra Legion to go east as reinforcements, even if it was only to attract the enemy's forces to cover the retreat of the main army or buy time. It was not easy to send this order across more than three hundred miles of desert. The road on the ground had long been cut off by the Hittite Army, so they could only send the mages.
Pharaoh sent a total of five shuttles. The first four were all cover to attract the enemy's intercepting firepower. The shuttle led by the supreme mage Sézanne and the supreme warrior Vega was the real main force to break out of the encirclement. The two did not disappoint Pharaoh's great trust. They finally broke through the heavy obstruction and brought the order to the An-Ra Legion.
The awakened supreme warrior Vega finished telling the story. Amon and George both comforted him to rest well and said that the An-Ra Legion would do its best to rescue Pharaoh from danger. Vigar fell into a deep slumber again. Apart from his serious injuries, it was also because of Idu's divine incantation that he fell into a deep slumber again. Sézanne's body was obviously not as strong as that of the supreme warrior, and he had not woken up yet.
Coming out of the tent, Amon and George went to a secluded place to discuss in secret. Amon said: "There's no time to lose. If you want to fly and scout the camp, I suggest you take advantage of the night to act and find out the enemy's situation before making a decision."
George shook his head and said: "Look at the sky full of stars, the vigilant supreme mage can see more clearly, and the vigilance at night will be higher. In fact, it will be easier to expose the target. The operation of a large legion can't be carried out at will. If you order us to prepare for the march now, it won't be too late for us to wait for half a day. During the day, when the sun is high in the sky, the sunlight on the desert is dazzling, which will interfere with the observation and detection of magic. It is more suitable for flying and scouting. It would be better if there are clouds at low altitude. "
Amon asked again: "How many flying artefacts are distributed in total?"
George sighed and said: "The Wind Shuttle is the standard flying artefact on the continent. It is very fast and the production method is relatively mature, but the cost of building it is too high. The An-Ra Legion has five, all of which are the property of the Empire, not the personal artefacts of the mages. "
Amon thought for a moment and said: "In fact, we have seven flying artefacts now. Sézanne brought one, and I shot down one during the day."
George smiled bitterly and said: "Of course, Sézanne's shuttle will be returned to him later, but we can use it temporarily. The shuttle you shot down is the Legion Head's personal trophy, you can keep it for yourself. It doesn't violate any rules of the Empire. In fact, it's useless to have more. Including me, we only have five mages who can operate the shuttle. The number of masters we have is far less than the number of Horus or the Legion of Isis. "
George still missed two people. Both Amon and Medanzo could operate the Wind Shuttle, but the others didn't know about it. Amon shot down two people with one arrow during the day. They weren't killed by arrows, but fell to their deaths from a high altitude. At that time, an enemy mage and a warrior were operating the Wind Shuttle in pursuit of Sézanne, and Amon shot them into the shuttle.
The enemy warrior couldn't stop the arrow at all, and the pilot was a sixth-level mage. He tried to use the spatial power of the shuttle to defend himself. But the impact of the arrow was so great that it even carried a continuous burst of energy, like a tidal wave. The strange tremor impact was even stronger than the force of the arrow.
The mage was caught off guard and lost control of the shuttle. As a result, he fell from the sky together with the warrior. Of course, their staffs, weapons, and even the shuttle became Amon's trophies. The shuttle was a little damaged, but it was easily repaired in Amon's hands. It was much easier than collecting materials to build a new one. It was also an unexpected gain.
Amon didn't elaborate on this. He thought for a moment and said to George: "Can you give me another shuttle for the time being? It may be useful in case of emergencies."
Even if a supreme warrior had gone through the second awakening of his power, it was still difficult for him to master the most esoteric flight magic of the high-order spatial magic and air magic, not to mention using both at the same time. It was almost impossible for him to operate the Wind Shuttle. But George didn't even ask about it and gave Amon a Wind Shuttle.
Amon returned to his commander's tent with the two shuttles. Medanzo was still guarding outside the tent with his guards. Amon asked: "Is my cat back?"
Medanzo replied: "Lord Schrödinger just came back and went straight into the back tent."
Amon actually took a cat with him on the march, and this cat's food and drink were personally served by the head of the legion every day. It was resting in Amon's tent. Schrödinger was very arrogant, which showed how much Amon doted on it. The guards jokingly called the cat "Lord Schrödinger", which was also a kind of flattery. Over time, the joke became a habit, and even Medanzo called it that way.
During the day, when the accident happened, Schrödinger slipped out and disappeared. Amon had urgent matters to deal with and didn't have time to deal with it. Now that he learned that Schrödinger had returned, he was relieved. He walked into the tent and saw Schrödinger squatting in the seat of the legion commander in the middle of the tent. He just smiled, then took out the utensils like a magic trick and made a pot of fragrant broth for Schrödinger, because Schrödinger hadn't eaten since the day.
Schrödinger sat in the seat of the commander and finished the food in an ostentatious manner. It stretched out its paw and scratched the table in front of it twice, then meowed a few times at Amon. Amon had been with this cat for many years. Even if Schrödinger couldn't speak, he could probably guess what it wanted to do just by looking at its expression and movements. He immediately brought a large plate covered with fine sand and placed it in front of Schrödinger. He said, "You went out for a while. Did you find something? Do you have something to tell me?"
A cat's sharp claws were usually retracted in the meat pad, and would only be stretched out when catching mice and the like. But Schrödinger's claws were very interesting. It could retract the other claws and only stick out the tip of one of its claws, just like a person sticking out a finger and starting to draw on a sand table.
First, it drew a semicircle along the edge of the sand table with five points in it. Then, it drew a line on the other side with the words "Army of Nanar" written on it. Then, it drew a line in the distance with the words "ambush" written on it. Amon had already understood that this was the distribution map of the battle lines of all sides on the battlefield. Schrödinger was clearly reminding him that the Hittite Army had long expected that the An-Ra Legion would go to reinforce the Pharaoh, and had set up an ambush in the desert, waiting for him to go over.
As long as the An-Ra Legion went deep into the desert and was tired from marching with heavy supplies, they would be ambushed by the Enlil Legion and the Legion of Anu in the most unfavorable terrain. The Army of Nanar would also take the opportunity to cut off the supply line and outflank them from the back. There was no need to fight a tough battle, they just needed to trap them to death.
Schrödinger's claws did not stop. He drew a frame behind the line of defense of the Army of Nanar, near the southern part of the Charcoal Marsh, and wrote "King of Hittite" inside.
Amon, who was sitting opposite, could not help but stand up and exclaim in a low voice, "Schrödinger, what did you say that the King of Hittite is in this position?"
Schrödinger nodded like a cat, then stretched out his claws and erased all the traces on the sand table. This information was too important to make Amon reconsider and adjust the overall battle plan. Pharaoh was fooled. He thought that the King of Hittite was stationed with the Enlil Legion on the south bank of the inland lake. In fact, the Enlil Legion was indeed there, but the King Lucier himself was in the rear, and Goliath had also quietly gathered there with the main force of the Legion of Anu.
How did Goliath accomplish all this without Eygut's detection? In addition to sending different spies to spread false information and blocking the border to prevent scouts from discovering it, there should be other means. For example, he could order soldiers to disguise themselves as servants or peasants, mix them into the logistics team that transported supplies or built strongholds, and then transport them bit by bit, and then complete the assembly. As long as the route of the main force of Eygut had been determined, the decisive battlefield had been decided. The Hittite Army did not change the arrangement of the legion on the surface, and even deceived the supreme mage's flying reconnaissance.
Seeing the map drawn by Schrödinger, especially pointing out the location of the King of Hittite, a plan gradually emerged in Amon's mind. Because this plan was too risky and bold, he still had to carefully consider all the details, and tomorrow he would investigate in person.
… …
Shortly after sunrise the next morning, the sun on the desert was already very strong, and the light white sand reflected very dazzling white light. Amon ordered Medanzo and John to strengthen the defense, and quietly left the camp with the chief priest George. Behind a hidden sand dune in the distance, after making sure that there was no one nearby, George took out a magic item and said: "Commander, let's go."
Amon was slightly startled, and said in a low voice: "Crystal Shuttle? Lord George actually has such a good thing? "
George replied with a slight sigh: "Lord Amon really has a good eye, to be able to recognize the Crystal Shuttle at a glance, you must be an expert in all kinds of magic items, right? Many years ago, an old friend taught me how to make this, but unfortunately I had neither the ability nor the financial resources at that time. Later, I was fortunate enough to become an honorary high priest of the Temple of Isis, and later became an official high priest, so I had enough financial resources and energy to make such a magic item, which I succeeded not long ago. It is my precious private collection, and also a memento of the past. "
The thing in George's hand was like a small translucent plate, with a Ventussalm in the middle and three Aquaticore symmetrically on the edges. The parangons and the magic item seemed to be naturally connected, and no one knew what kind of magical method was used to make it. Just the materials used to make such an item were already astoundingly expensive, not to mention how many times it had to be damaged before it could be made. One could only imagine how precious it was.
George steered the Crystal Shuttle and quietly rose into the sky with Amon. From a close distance, the space transformed by the Crystal Shuttle looked like a hazy, translucent reflection of light and shadow, and from a distance, it was impossible to see any trace of it at all. When it flew high into the sky, the Crystal Shuttle became even more invisible, and when it encountered clouds, it could also be revealed like a gray or white mist, like a cloud floating in the sky.
After flying high into the sky, the Crystal Shuttle turned into a misty cloud, which was more magical than the translucent state of light and shadow. George then said to Amon: "The Crystal Shuttle also has a stealth effect, which can avoid the detection of detection magic. If we keep a safe distance, even a supreme mage will not be able to find us. If I didn't have this thing in my hand, I wouldn't have dared to take Lord Amon to explore the camp. "
Amon nodded and said: "I've heard of this kind of flying magic item, but it's too difficult to make. This is the first time I've seen someone successfully make it. Although its stealth effect is good, the people on it can't easily use magic to attack the outside, otherwise it will lose the purpose of stealth. It also has a weakness, that is, its speed is much slower than the Wind Shuttle. "
George held his staff in one hand and took out a Wind Shuttle with the other. He said: "It doesn't matter, we'll just scout high in the sky and try not to be discovered. If we are discovered, the two of us can't fight the army no matter how capable we are. Let's put away the Crystal Shuttle and escape with the Wind Shuttle. When the time comes, supreme warrior Amon, don't forget to cover our escape with magic arrows. "
The two talked as they headed east. Although the speed of the Crystal Shuttle was not as fast as the Wind Shuttle, as a flying magic item, it was certainly not slow. By noon, they had already flown across the desert and approached the main battlefield, seeing the camps of the two armies in the distance. Pharaoh's army was stationed at the edge of the desert, only a few dozen miles away from the nearest water source. Obviously, more than one battle had broken out between the camp and the water source. Broken weapons could be seen scattered on the ground, reflecting the sun.
The Hittite Army's banners were neat and tidy, in a state of encirclement on three sides, and on both sides of the desert to the south where Pharaoh might have retreated, they had arranged patrol teams along the way. Schrödinger was right. There was a heavy line of defense on the road to meet the An-Ra Legion, waiting for Amon to walk into the trap.
At present, Pharaoh's army was unable to attack and could only defend passively. The Hittite Army could calmly deploy their elites to meet the An-Ra Legion. It was too high up in the sky to see all the details, and there might be other ambushes on both sides of the desert. Rod-dick had suffered such a loss before.
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