Pivot of the Sky

Chapter 216: When God Comes

Sinacher's latest order was to allow Faust and Semir to quietly go to Enril in the Duke Plains, while he himself remained in the occupied city-state of the Barron kingdom, and now the best in the Assyrian kingdom. Domain, enjoying the achievements and thrills of conquerors. At this time, the Kingdom of Barron had beggars and surrendered to Sinakh, the war in the country had subsided, and the second phase of the melee of the nations had largely ended.

The biggest loser in this scuffle is of course the Kingdom of Barron, but the biggest gainer is a god-Enril!

The main gods worshipped by Assyria and Hati were Enril. They opened up new territories, repaired the temple there, and reigned in the name of the gods. They also represented the expansion of the priestly nobility and the power of the temple. Enril ’s range of gods is getting wider and wider, and Marduk is losing ground. This is not the direct confrontation between the two great gods, but the result of human war.

In a sense, the Assyrian Kingdom is one of the most important pawns in Enril's hands. Sinacher's ambitions, Faust's strategic planning, more or less have the guidance of this god, their Many thoughts and wishes are even directly related to Enril's deities. For example, just before Sinach ’s ascension, Enril lowered the oracle, saying that he would become a great king on the continent, and hinted what he should do.

When the fierce battle in the Kingdom of Barron gradually subsided, the scuffle of the nations entered the third stage. Sinacher's ambition was ignited, and his goal was directed to the Duke Plains. Enril City had already been established as a strategic base. The next step was to break through the business roads of Salem and *** Blackfire Swamp.

Sinach's conservative plan is to divide this thousands of miles of fertile soil with the north and south of the Hati Kingdom. The best plan is to completely occupy the entire Duke Plain. If this goal is achieved, the strength of the Assyrian kingdom will reach its peak on the continent, and Sinach will become the greatest king ever! .

Sinnah quietly sent Faust and Semir to Enril, but was actually hinted by Enril. The Great God predicted the future situation of the Duke Plain based on the development of the battle situation and the comparison of forces from all sides, and his own guidance became part of this prediction.

At first, Aesop was not aware of his opponent's change. It was no longer a martial arts Philistine who was in charge of military and political power in Enril, but a master Faust. Faust did not reveal his strategic intentions at first, nor did he make a public appearance. Instead, he secretly strengthened the city of Enril, apparently even deliberately weakening in several friction conflicts.

Through the war against the Kingdom of Barron, the Assyrian kingdom captured a large number of people and became slaves. Faust took the opportunity to solve the most difficult logistical problem. He gave these slaves a way of life or hope, as long as they could transport enough production and strategic materials to cross the Assyrian Plateau to Enril, they would be free to become city-state residents. Get a piece of land.

The sheep intestine crossing the Assyrian Plateau is cold and treacherous, and the loss of personnel and materials in logistical supplies is very large. However, with such a policy, those slaves who have been looted can take the initiative to kill their lives. The Giant Corps has assembled, and a larger reserve army appears as a civilian in Enrille, hoarding supplies and building weapons.

The news of King Sinach's battle for Barron has reached Enril. Many of the soldiers who participated in the battle have become the new aristocracy of the kingdom, with a large area of ​​land and a large number of slaves. This also makes the envoys in Enril who have not achieved the results so far envious and look forward to them, eagerly looking forward to breaking through Salem and becoming the new nobles on the Duke Plain.

The Kingdom of Barron expressed its surrender to the Assyrian Kingdom. Except that it did not build temples for Enril in the city-states of the country, the other aspects were very similar to the case of the submission of the Hati Kingdom to the Ethiopian Empire. .

Aesop and others also found that the situation in Enrille was not right, but at this time there was another more important thing that caught everyone's attention: the Assyrian Empire, the Kingdom of Baron, and the Kingdom of Hati The latest situation changes. Just as Faust was secretly plotting in the city of Enril, the war in the Kingdom of Barron was completely extinguished, and the Assyrian Emperor Sinah sent his envoy to King Hatti to discuss the alliance with King Asher.

Had it not been for the sudden attack on Barron from the northeast, Hati Kingdom would not have won the Western Front, and Asher was also a direct beneficiary. The two kings had previously sent envoys to congratulate the victory. Now that Assyria and Hati have each gained something, in order to consolidate the battle results, Sinach has put forward another proposal.

He first proposed forming alliances between the two countries, strengthening trade and trade cooperation, and repatriating fugitive slaves to each other. In addition, Sinach also specifically mentioned the question of the ownership of the Duke Plain. He suggested that the North and South divide the Duke Plain and divide the Duke Plain so that this thousand miles of fertile soil becomes the new border between the two countries.

In Sinach's proposal, the city of Enril in the northernmost part of the plain, and the city of Salem in the north-central part are the boundaries of the Assyrian kingdom, while the cities of Meso and Putami in the south are of course the kingdoms of Hati It also includes a large area of ​​uncultivated areas, which are much larger than the existing sites controlled by the two countries. Judging from the current actual situation, this proposal is beneficial to both parties.

However, there was a problem that Sinach didn't mention it deliberately. He put the sphere of influence controlled by Salem into the territory of the Assyrian kingdom, and wanted to test the attitude of the Hati kingdom. On the face of it, King Asher did not want to turn his face to the now powerful Assyrian empire, and the reply from the messenger was very interesting.

He told Sinach that he hoped that the two countries would form a friendly alliance, and at the same time, he called Sinah as the Assyrian Emperor. However, he also mentioned in the State Book that he had sealed Amon as Prince Salem. The area around Salen was two hundred miles from the territory of Prince Salem and belonged to the **** Amon! If the will of God Amon brought Salem to the Assyrian Empire, Hati would not stop it.

On the surface, the Kingdom of Hati does not oppose the painting circles of the North and the South, but also declares that the ownership of Salem is not up to the two countries. It depends on the choices of the people of Salem.

The Kingdom of Hati has just occupied the city of Potamia and the west bank of the Youdi River, and the newly established Mesopolis is still in full swing. It is a wise choice to stand firm and expand from the southern part of the Duke Plain. There is no time to spare. Fight against the kingdom of Assyria. However, I am afraid that Asher and Sinach are clear in their hearts that in the future, it is very likely that conflicts will occur between the two countries on the Duke Plains, depending on who has greater ambitions and stronger national strength.

At present, Salem is a barrier and a nail, interposed between the spheres of influence controlled by the two countries. King Asher was also happy to see the death of Salem and the Assyrian Empire. Fortunately, he managed to consolidate in the southern part of the Duke Plain, so he adopted a wait-and-see attitude and did not directly support them in the military. As for the civilian business and supplies Supply is not prevented.

The outbreak of a larger war between Salem and Enril was provoked by Salem, as George finally realized that the situation was serious. Even if Faust's secretly accumulated strength is hidden again, it is impossible to have no clues. George's flying investigation found two abnormal situations.

First, the number of people crossing the Assyrian plateau has increased significantly. In the past, they were all regular logistical military convoys. Nowadays, there are more and more ordinary immigrants in groups. Many people freeze to death or even fall on the intestines of the plateau. Many people successfully reached Enrille. Second, Enrille City opened a number of new iron mines at the foot of the Plateau Mountains. Most of these newly arrived populations are smelting refined iron.

From this point of view, Salem City has been developing rapidly in the past two years, but the strength of Enril City is not as conservative as imagined. If Sinach freed his hand to attack the Duke Plains after the expedition of the Barron Kingdom, Salem would be very passive. It's time to start a real decisive battle. As long as the city of Enril is completely defeated, and the sheep intestine on the Assyrian Plateau will be completely destroyed, Salem's position will be completely consolidated.

George also encountered a dangerous situation during the flying investigation. He was suddenly attacked by several flying shuttles over the Assyrian Plateau. He did not fall in love and quickly escaped. It was only afterwards that he knew that Faust, the sage master of the Assyrian kingdom, had By the time he got to Enrille, things were very bad.

While George and Aesop were discussing the countermeasures, the business path of the Black Fire Swamp broke out again. A caravan was intercepted and a large amount of supplies were abandoned in the swamp. There are only two entrances to the business road in the Black Fire Swamp, which are in the hands of the cities of Syria and Salem respectively. It is not that the master is difficult to ambush through the swamp to ambush in the business road. What is going on?

"Swamp Goddess" Yunmeng was ordered to investigate and found out that it was the hands and feet of Enlier City. Someone disguised as a caravan and brought combat materials into the trade route. Salem currently needs combat materials, so it also bought weapons from the outside. The pass on the side of the Syrian city-state was completely released. But after these people entered the Black Fire Swamp, they found a suitable place halfway away from the commercial road and lurked.

Instead of attacking the official logistical supplies transported by the Hati Kingdom, they attacked a civilian caravan that traded with Salem, and then dived into the depths of the swamp and hid. Yunmeng found these people in the swamp, and after several interrogations, they found out that it was the spy sent by Enlier City, the purpose was to attack the logistics supply line of Salem.

At present, the Kingdom of Hati has occupied the city of Damami and has opened navigation channels on the north and south sides of the inland lake. The commercial road in the Black Fire Swamp is no longer as important as the expeditionary force, but for Salem, it is Must have access. So Yunmeng was ordered to station in the Black Fire Swamp, and strengthened the military strength of the stations on the trade road.

The accident in the business way made Aesop realize that he could not wait so passively anymore, and God Amon had no news, but he had to decide how to solve the dilemma. Just then, another small-scale conflict broke out between the two city-states, and John led the rider to defeat the small army of the Giant Regiment that was trying to stir up a dispute.

George took the opportunity to expand the scale of the operation and led the Salem army to launch an attack. Today's Salem city is far stronger than that year. It has formed an entire army of 5,000 soldiers and dozens of clergymen. Assemble in the war to kill all front lines.

George's strategy is simple and practical. The first step is to attack the farms outside Enrille before the winter is coming, so that the enemy cannot get the original supplies of grain. The second step is to bypass the sturdy city defense and cut off Assyria. The plateau entered the trail of the Duke Plains and cut off the support of Enlier City. The third step was to scramble along the plateau, attack those mines and pull out the outer strongholds; the fourth step was to besiege Enrille City, which was isolated for support. It is not a forcible attack, it is a siege!

The sheep intestine trail in the Assyrian Plateau was cut off, and the farms and mines outside the city could not be properly farmed and mined. There was no need for a war, and Enril would sooner or later surrender. George wanted to storm the city. It would cost a lot. The Giants had powerful offensive and defensive equipment. If they could lead the Giants out of town to fight, it would be the result George wanted to see.

In the first wave of attacks, Salem won. The residents of Enril, who were farming outside the city, saw the Salen army killing them and fled into the city. George himself set up a line of defense between the two fortresses, ordered John to lead the front troops around the city to attack the passage at the foot of the Assyrian Plateau, and Enril finally met.

The Giants sent a former commander Ju Fei to lead the chariot and started a scuffle with John's cavalry at the foot of the plateau. John won, occupied the exit of the sheep's intestine, and ordered people to smash the boulder to temporarily *** this road. However, at this moment Faust led the main force of the giant army suddenly out of the city and went straight to George's battle.

Faust did not ask Jufei to win, and he did not send many troops in the past, the purpose was to temporarily restrain John. As soon as John won the *** Highland Road there, Faust sent the long-established main force to the front battlefield. George had been prepared for, but Enril City's strength exceeded his expectations.

As soon as Faust set off the army, he launched an onslaught. The leader of the Philistine Corps jumped out of the chariot and waved a huge sword to the front. In the battlefield, a long-range violent bombardment was launched before the charge, and the Salem legion did not resist for a moment.

Fortunately, there were two battle fortresses that could be supported. George commanded the army to retreat, and retreated to the rear of the two fortresses to form a triangular defensive posture. Faust, on the one hand, consolidated the front, and on the other, concentrated on the siege to attack a fortress.

At this time Raphael had been recruited by the Kingdom of Hati into the Anu Corps, Link was still training in the Garden of Eden, and Yunmeng was sent to station in the Black Fire Swamp. Guarding the two forts and presiding over the magical formations were Medanzo and Gabriel. Seeing that the army formations in the plain were about to collapse, and the fortified magical formations in the fortress could not last long, George urgently ordered Gabriel. Breakout meets the Salem Legion to converge.

A fortress was finally captured, and the magical array was destroyed. The casualties of the two armies were not small, but the Salen legion obviously lost more. Even worse, the connection between the forward unit led by John and the main force of the legion was cut off. When John realized this, he immediately led his cavalry back, attempting to pinch the Giant Legion back and forth.

Faust changed his tactics at this time. He placed the siege troops behind the infantry battlefield, stabilized the line of defense with a catapult and crossbow formation, and ordered to fully resist George's counterattack. An army is destroyed.

This battle was very miserable. John led the cavalry desperately to rush back but was surrounded by heavy siege. He might be able to flee in the beginning, but his duty was not to leave the army. After the war began, he could not escape. George also launched a countercharge, attempting to cope with John's breakout, but was resisted by the defensive battle of the Giants.

The battle was finally disrupted, and George knew that John might not be able to pay the price of the charge, but he couldn't give up. Later, the army line hanged together, and Mi Mi Fei led a cavalry rushed out of a blood path to reach the battlefield surrounded by John. She didn't have to do this. The cavalry might have been futile in the past. She just hoped to attract the attention of the siege and give John a chance to break out.

John watched the Mi Mi Fei rush over, and the red shirt was like a cloud of fire, and then her warhorse slammed the arrow. The Mi Mi Fei was surrounded by swordsmanship, and the comrades around him were killed. A shuttle gun penetrated her chest. John gave the last roar of his life, and swayed his sword like a mad rush to this side. Ju Fei, who was chasing all the way and fighting with him again, was beheaded and killed by the violent John, who eventually fell to a place less than ten feet away from the Memphis.

The truncated forward unit was completely wiped out, and the Giant Legion's combat effectiveness re-emerged after three years was far beyond George's expectations. George's continued initiation of the counter-attack rescue response was meaningless, but the two armies formed a stalemate in strangling operations. At this time, it was impossible to withdraw.

After Faust wiped out John, he organized a chariot back and inserted into the battlefield from both sides of the large array. George even the last reserve team was put on the battlefield. Medanzo, who guarded another fortress, took the defender from the flanks and smashed the left-wing chariot. Both sides fought until dark before they gathered the army. The Salem legion suffered heavy casualties.

It ’s just a matter of breaking up across the board. If it's getting darker later, if it isn't for Medanzo's timely abandonment of the siege of the unmanned siege in time, the last force to reinforce from the flanks will have to be buried here. After the remnants were gathered, both sides had a short rest. One fort was destroyed, but the other was not lost. George still put the battle line here, and the whole army was covered with a tragic mood.

The battle that finally decided the fate came, the goddess Mu Yun lowered the shrine, Aesop led the people in the back to conduct a grand sacrifice ceremony, and the soldiers in front of the field also prayed and called to God Amon on the battlefield. The magnificent figure of Amon appeared in the air with golden light, and the Salem Legion was inspired by despair for an instant!

But then everyone exclaimed, because the battle of the giant legion dispersed, a stone platform appeared, in front of the stone platform stood Faust, holding a staff, a woman shot in the center of the stone One arrow.

The black crossbow arrow with the invincible arrow of strength towards the God of Amon. For a moment, only the huge arrow on the battlefield broke through the sky, and no other sound was heard!

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