After dawn, the camp of the city-state coalition outside Bel-Air had turned into a ruins littered with corpses; the night attack launched by Paulina and her men was so successful that after they all retreated,
In this camp, they were still fighting among themselves until dawn.
So much so that when the clan army in the city, led by a newly elected leader, wanted to intervene and stop their chaos, they were treated as enemies taking advantage of the situation and fought indiscriminately, leaving only the kittens.
Two or three fled back to the city.
In the end, another group of troops attacked Paulina's camp overnight, ending this chaotic situation. However, in the camp, they ran into another group of enemies of unknown origin; they were finally defeated in the melee.
However, they were killed and burned by hidden gunpowder.
In the end, all the horses and camels used as mounts were frightened and fled, and more than half of them were lost. They could only return on foot after dawn with the wounded and corpses. By this time, Paulina and her men were already at Jiang Tian's prompt.
Descend to a higher hillside.
At the cost of only losing hundreds of people, she successfully penetrated and destroyed a camp where thousands of people gathered; even with Jiang Tian providing battlefield radar-like guidance, the combat team led by her could always find and defeat the enemy's gathering in time.
Key nodes, destroying its command.
But it can also be reflected to some extent that these subordinates obeyed her orders and prohibitions. On the other hand, this victory was undoubtedly an indescribable miracle for the soldiers under Paulina's command, so the morale was high at the moment and full of enthusiasm.
Respect from the heart.
However, at this moment, Jiang Tian was staring at a special prisoner wearing a brocade robe with various patterns; he was the one who was knocked down, knocked over, and set on fire by a raiding party led by Lieutenant Jean Lannes during the night battle raid.
Behind the tent, he escaped in disheveled clothes and was caught again.
I thought he was just an ordinary noble/chief or the like. But I didn't expect that the enemies present would rush up like crazy when they saw this, trying to rescue him regardless of casualties. Therefore, Lieutenant Jean Lannes also took this prisoner with him, attracting the enemy
The tossing and turning disturbed most of the camp.
When Jean Lannes finally got rid of the pursuit and entanglement in the melee, he learned from the prisoner's eagerness to announce his home and request for equal treatment; he was actually the nominal commander-in-chief of the coalition, the Henna Federation.
The unique old prince Mahdi.
As a remnant of the Abbasid dynasty who fled across the sea, they occupied a large area along the coast of West Africa and merged with the local Arabs to establish the Hina city-state alliance; a unique spiritual leader/mascot for each generation; the title and title of the old prince also come from
Abbasid Dynasty.
The Abbasid dynasty, which rose to prominence in the Khorasan region, only lasted for two generations and quickly collapsed under the iron heel of the conquerors from the Eastern Seris Empire. As the vast territory fell apart, the distribution of
The royal families in various places were also slaughtered.
Just like the former Abbasid dynasty, they treated the descendants of the Umayyad dynasty (gathering them together for a banquet and massacring them, then spreading the corpses on blankets, stepping on them and continuing to drink and have fun); therefore, after the fall of Baghdad,
Caliph al-Mansur died in fear.
Only the Crown Prince Mahdi was ordered to cross-dress and break out, surrounded by the Saris army and its vassal tribes from afar; he went to Kufa, Shamala and other places in the south to summon troops loyal to the dynasty and citizens and officials for support.
and participated in the final attack, defense and decisive battle of the capital.
But the twist of fate was that after the Mahdi finally gathered part of the army, news came that the city of Baghdad had been captured; the caliph who was lingering on the bed was already dead, but it was kept secret by the ministers, trying to use it as a bargaining chip and conditions for the Seris people.
many news.
The Abbasid Dynasty had only been in existence for more than thirty years, and the inheritance of two generations of caliphs was too shallow. Therefore, the army gathered by the Mahdi broke up and fled overnight; and the Mahdi himself also disappeared.
Fleeed south into the southern desert.
In the following hundred years, business travelers and herdsmen chasing water and grass through the desert continued to claim to have seen it; it was suspected that Prince Mahdi led the last fully armed royal guard cavalry, marching in the scorching sun and yellow sand; the scene became a local folk
legend.
However, as the conquerors of Seris consolidated their rule in the homeland of the Abbasid dynasty, and as a result of the implementation of Serisization, various resistances and rebellions under the banner of the Abbasid royal family/descendants also followed the Abbasid dynasty.
Traces of the existence of the Sri Lankan dynasty were gradually erased.
Therefore, in the end, except for some Bedouin tribes who hid in the depths of the Rub al-Khali Desert on the Arabian Peninsula and relied on the natural and dangerous environment to isolate themselves and refused to accept the king's rule, there was almost no place in the world that could be called "Arab".
The blood of the Bassi royal family is spread in secret.
Therefore, the old prince title of the Hina Federation is actually inherited from the maternal line. That is to say, several princesses of the Abbasid royal family were married to the then Grand Vizier Barmak family. After the fall of Baghdad,
, some family members fled to sea.
As a result, he became the recommended leader of the remnants of the Abbasid dynasty scattered along the Mediterranean coast; eventually, local riots broke out one after another, and the avenger from the Imberia Peninsula, the last survivor of the Umayyad royal family, Rahman,
He was hunted and fled to West Africa.
The descendants of the Barmak family who took root and thrived not only established a city-state called "Darakh", but also became one of the local Arabian city-states; the titles of "Old Prince" and "Mahdi" were passed down from generation to generation.
"Heir to the name.
Of course, the old prince Mahdi of this generation is not a particularly tough person; no special means were used at all to let him directly confess the causes and consequences of the invasion of Haina City State. They received reports of rebellions by the royal party in overseas provinces.
Molecule invitations and promises.
The Hina Federation has been fighting against its old enemy the Cordoba Dynasty for a long time in West Africa and North Africa. It also needs to acquire the areas outside the mountains and even Algiers, which can threaten and penetrate the Cordoba Dynasty.
A springboard for the Moroccan region for many years.
Therefore, the marriage with the Haflin dynasty became the victim behind all these conspiracies. Therefore, no matter whether the little princess of the Haflin dynasty can arrive safely in the Haina Federation, it will not change her ability to be manipulated by others.
The tragic fate of the discarded chess piece.
Therefore, their target is not the insignificant Kingdom garrison; but the Masinisa tribe, which is nominally affiliated with the vassal forces of the Kingdom's overseas provinces. They have long penetrated the province's mountainous areas near the Sahara through intermarriage and other means.
Deeper.
Therefore, they secretly contacted in advance and paid a considerable price and conditions to buy the leader of the Lager tribe who took the opportunity to occupy the city of Bel-Air as an internal agent. However, it was obvious that this leader was not a person who kept his word and secretly contacted the leader at the same time.
Joined the Masinisa tribe.
While Jiang Tian was observing the interrogation process, the city-state coalition forces regrouped at the foot of the hillside and seemed to have ended their internal differences in command. After being pushed to the front of the formation and beheading dozens of gorgeously robed people, they
It was propelled forward by the sound of prayers and chants of morning prayers.
Then they hurriedly launched the first round of offensive, facing the abrupt piles of rocks and earth pits on the hillside, the improvised fortifications, and the ready volleys of firecrackers, bows and crossbows; they could not hold on for long, and they left behind zero
The scattered corpses returned even more hastily.
However, in the exciting atmosphere of easily repelling the first wave of the enemy's offensive, middle-aged staff officer Anton Vani walked up to Paulina and frowned slightly: "Commander of the Corps, the fighting spirit of the soldiers is still good."
, but I lost the ammunition and arrows I carried, and I don’t have much food and water.”
"If the ammunition and arrows are lost, we can still last for five to six battles, and the military rations can barely sustain the needs of two or three days; but in this highland, the lack of water is a big problem; so I specially ask you, can you
It’s best to prepare for a breakout tonight.”
However, Polina, who had been reminded by Jiang Tian in advance, smiled slightly at him and said: "Thank you for your advice, but I am also confident enough to end this battle completely today, and please let the soldiers
Be prepared to avoid being caught off guard."
As the thoughtful staff officer Anton Vani retreated to the rear of the line, the city-state coalition forces that had lost the first battle at the foot of the mountain also reorganized their formation. However, from the east of the road, another army with a silver sheep's head flag came out.
The army is the remaining Masinisa tribe soldiers.
The two armies, which kept sufficient distance and vigilance from each other, quickly reached some kind of agreement after simply sending people to negotiate in front of the formation. They faced the hillside guarded by the overseas corps from the east and west sides, and simultaneously launched a swarm or attack.
An offensive that advances in sequence.
Among them were the Masinissa tribal soldiers who swarmed forward. They wore mottled robes and light leather armor with inlaid armor. They were waving spears, scimitars, recurve swords and other weapons in a scattered formation.
He rushed to the halfway point before slowing down slightly.
However, the crowds that were piled up in a mess were immediately attacked by firecrackers and crossbows from above. They barely aimed at each other, like peeling onions; layers after layers of soldiers fell and fell.
To turn over, to roll down, or to be trampled over.
On the west side of the hillside, the second attack from the city-state coalition was much more orderly. They almost lined up in a relatively neat queue amidst the loud sounds of leather drums and horns, and held their hands.
The long wicker shield and animal skin shield slowly advanced against the loss of bullets.
Then, there were groups of cavalry running on camels or horses, taking turns setting up bows and shooting down the hillside. Although most of them fell outside the defense line on the edge of the hillside, there were still some who penetrated in, causing the Free Army to
Scattered casualties among soldiers and brief lulls in firepower.
However, when these city-state coalition forces, who were fighting one after another despite casualties, finally approached within ten meters where each other could clearly see each other's faces; suddenly dozens of rolling balls with sparks were thrown from the simple front line, between their accelerating legs.
It suddenly exploded and exploded.
As a result, this round of offensive in which the city-state coalition forces were blown to pieces, and then the Free Army soldiers who jumped out of the fortifications and counterattacked with swords in hand, were quickly defeated. On the other side, there was a dense crowd.
The tribal soldiers on the edge of the hillside also collapsed after the sound of cannons.
However, a moment later, more than a dozen suspected siege equipment were launched among the city-state coalition forces; they fired again at the hillside; although most of them failed, they inevitably caused some exclamations: "Scorpions"
Crossbow? Ballista, why are they still using these ancient cultural relics?"
Although it is an outdated ancient siege equipment, under the maintenance and operation of these city-state coalition forces, it can still be used normally, and the two-pound cannon hidden on the hillside is beyond the maximum range, constantly firing short spears and
Stones were thrown, smashed and splashed on the hillside.
Encouraged by this momentum, the tribal soldiers on the east side also launched an attack again. This time, they no longer gathered together densely, but spontaneously formed more than a dozen large and small groups to cover each other;
Wave after wave rushed up the hillside and dropped straw bags.
In the blink of an eye, on the rugged and slippery hillside, several straw bag ladders were quickly laid out for easy landing. Immediately afterwards, many ignited cattail dumplings were also thrown on.
On the hillside, it spreads with the wind and spreads into a barrier of smoke.
The old prince Mahdi, who was deliberately pulled to the front of the battle, could not help but say in his not very fluent Kingdom dialect when he saw this scene: "It seems that you have no hope. After all, they are the tribe that is most familiar with the local conditions and tactics.
The people of Masinissa don't care what happens to me."
"It is better to send someone to contact the city-state, which can at least buy you a way to survive. If you still want to receive decent treatment, the premise is that your monarch can pay a generous enough ransom. But once the city-state army suffers excessive losses,
They won’t be taboo anymore.”
"Although I am their recognized leader, I am not the only and irreplaceable existence. I advise you to make the right decision in time while I still have sufficient value and influence; otherwise, once my potential opponent is changed, everything will be lost.
It’s too late…”
While he was chattering away, Paulina, who had been unmoved, suddenly turned her head and asked a few words to the air. Then she suddenly ordered: "All personnel, immediately leave the outer front and abandon it.
Retreat to the innermost defensive position..."
Although this order was issued somewhat abruptly, it also shocked the subordinates around her. Even her immediate persuasion could not change her decision to make a prompt decision. Later, most of the soldiers obeyed habitually and retreated to the ground.
The highest inner line of defense.
The next moment, in the narrow defensive circle, the soldiers who were crowded back to back saw Paulina suddenly raising her hand, pointing to the top of the mountain behind her, and chanting softly with a drunken and sleepy expression:
"Look at that, incredible power is coming..."
As she pointed, a thin waterfall suddenly appeared on the top of the mountain that was originally bare and barren. Then, as it rushed down, it turned into a huge water dragon, washing away countless sand and soil.
Rubbles rolled up in an instant.
In an instant, a large roar like rolling thunder, along with the muddy and rolling mudslides, resounded on the edge of the hillside; it also swallowed up, entrained and submerged the enemy troops who had rushed up the hillside without explanation.
It was completely exhausted and rushed down the hillside unabated.
At the foot of the hillside, those city-state armies were frightened and fled in all directions. Before they could get far, they were overtaken by the overflowing mudslides and swallowed up most of them. Then the weakening mudslides rolled away.
He rushed to the other side, following the ups and downs of human bodies and tents.
Those tribal soldiers who were also frightened turned around and ran away without hesitation; then, they were trapped in knee-deep mud and turbulent water. Although the exhausted mudslide did not take away more
There was so much life, but it also turned their feet into a large swamp.
At this time, except for Paulina, who was still standing, almost everyone knelt on the ground, muttering to themselves and praying loudly; even the captured old prince Mahdi was no exception... and
As the instigator, Jiang Tian also watched all this with pleasure.
Because, he discovered a brand new way to use his abilities. That is, he can use the anchor point of Paulina as the coordinate for the projection of his spiritual power, and even the key carrier for the limited release of various modules. Of course, the premise is that she must have enough