Chapter 380： Victory

Marshal Bonitz, with an army of less than 10,000 people, fought and retreated, retreating all the way west. In fact, the morale of the Geddes army recovered during the day, and it was ready for a battle.

However, this is useless. Because during the retreat from Groningen, Bonitz ’s army did not bring out any grain. If there are hundreds of people, maybe finding a village can barely solve it. However, he brought nearly 10,000 troops ...

So, even if the soldiers are no longer panicking, Bonitz, as a qualified commander, is well aware that his current first task is to find food so as not to starve tens of thousands of troops.

Even worse, the 5,000 Swiss mercenaries of Sieg, who was responsible for ambushing the Saxon coalition out of the city, only brought enough 5,000 people to eat 10 days of food. Therefore, at this moment, Marshal Bonitz cannot go to Zieg for help.

For this reason, Bonitz couldn't care about fighting with the Saxon coalition, heading westward, looking for towns with food to get supplies. However, in order to prepare for the war, Bonitz had already received most of the food from the small town near Groningen. At this moment, it is considered to lift a stone and smash his own feet ...

In desperation, Bonitz forcibly confiscated the grain stored in several small towns on the escape route, but only enough to eat for a few days.

Therefore, under desperation, Bonitz had to take a large army. After arriving in a small town, he first arranged a line of defense to resist the attack of the Saxon coalition. Then, they searched for food in the town. After searching for food, I immediately searched for an opportunity to retreat and went to the next town to get more food supplies.

A few days later, when Bonitz ’s army was about to pull into the central region, Marin and Zieg ’s army jointly ambushed the town of Malem in the army of the Frisian Noble Republic (see Chapter 108 of the German King of Mercenaries) When nearby, Zig, who had been carrying his army in the south, suddenly realized what was happening. So, Siegzerma took a few personal soldiers and took the lead to catch up with Bonitz's main troops on horseback ...

"Commander Sieg, what do you mean by coming here?" Bonitz didn't know why Sieg gave up his army and came to himself, so I was a little puzzled.

"This is it, Master Bonitz, do you know where the town in front is?"

"Malham, Tanma has already reported."

"Yes, Malem, I was employed by the Duke of Marin. It was here that I used the streets and houses to ambush the main force of the Friesian noble republic ..."

Marshal Bonitz raised his eyebrows and asked:

"Commander Sieg means-are we also engaged in an ambush in the town of Malem?"

Zig shook his head and said:

"Impossible, this battle is different from the reward. Last time, our army had 3,000 people, and the enemy army was more than 2,000, which added up to more than 5,000 people. Even so, the town of Malem can't bear it. This time, there are too many troops on both sides. The other side has 20,000 people, and your main force has nearly 10,000 horses. Such a town cannot be ambushed at all ... "

"Then what do you mean?" Bonitz was confused.

"Master Bonitz, did you know why Duke Marin chose this place to fight ambush?"

Bonitz, of course, shook his head, where did he know the detailed deeds of Marin?

Zig nodded and said:

"The main reason is that the town of Malem is the main road for east-west transportation in West Friesland, and there is a Roman avenue that crosses the east and west. The most important thing is that the town of Malam is vast swamps, and it is impossible to pass troops . Therefore, even if we cannot ambush in the town of Malem, it is okay for us to line up in this area to resist the Saxon coalition. "

"I have seen the local terrain, and if you are on the open area to the east of the town, you can put the 2000 soldiers at the front to resist the attack of the Saxon coalition, withstand the attack of the coalition, and kill the morale of the other party. With morale declining, I can take the troops and appear suddenly from behind the enemy, crushing the enemy ... "

While speaking, the army quickly arrived in the town of Malem. Bonitz briefly observed the terrain of the town of Lower Malem and had to admit that it was indeed a good place to stop the attack of the Saxon coalition.

After all, apart from the large swamps in the north and south, there is a road in the middle of this small town. At that time, as long as the middle road is controlled, the road going west of the Saxony coalition can be blocked.

So, Marshal Bonitz took the army and quickly took control of the town of Malem, and deployed an army of more than 2,000 people at the intersection on the east side of the town to block the attack of the coalition forces.

Then, Sieg drove back with his men, planning to wait for a period of time after the collision of the two armies, and suddenly attack the side and rear of the Saxon coalition with their men to fight to defeat the main enemy ...

The next day, after George arrived with 20,000 troops, he launched a violent attack on the defenders. However, here is only the path of Malem town, and it is impossible to send troops to detour and outstrip from the north and south. Therefore, despite occupying an absolute advantage in strength, the Saxon Allied Forces could not break through the defense line of the Geddes army.

Two days later, under the suggestion of his generals, George, Duke of Saxony, suddenly began to stand still. Why? Because the Saxons realized that the enemy army seemed to have little food. Since the offensive is difficult to work, it is better to drag it first and consume the other party's food, knowing that the other party will automatically collapse ...

In the days after, the offensive of the Saxony army began to become "thunderous and rainy" ...

On the fourth day, the 5000 Swiss mercenaries led by Sieg finally arrived at the rear of the Saxon Allied Forces, and also saw the two sides of the "fighting" army.

But what Sieg did n’t know was that the Saxon Allied Forces appeared to be offensive on the surface, but in fact the thunder and rain were small, so they did just that. Only Marshal Bonitz, who guarded the small town of Malem, felt the perfunctory of the Saxon coalition attacking these two days. However, he had no way to send the news to Sieg through the Saxon coalition front.

Unknown reasons, Sieg hastily launched an attack on the rear of the Saxon Allied Forces in the "Quick War" ...

At the beginning, the rear of the Saxon Allied Forces was indeed chaotic for a while, and Duke George also panicked for a while. But then, Duke George was overjoyed. Because, he knows, these 5000 players are probably the opponent's final hole card ...

So, after George commanded a small number of coalition soldiers to block the Gedesi army in the town of Malem, he led the main force and killed him towards the Siege army ...

Sieg suddenly felt stunned, not knowing why the enemy dared to abandon the opponent in front and turned to attack himself with all his strength. But the long-term formation of excellent military qualities made him immediately order his 5,000 soldiers and horses to form a defensive formation to resist the impact of the main force of the Saxony coalition forces.

Although the Swiss mercenaries have a stronger combat effectiveness, the 5,000 Swiss mercenaries also suffered heavy losses in the face of the highly armored Saxon soldiers. More than 900 people were lost in a day.

Marshal Bonitz also saw the crisis of Sieg's army. He knew that if Sieg's army fell, the 10,000 people he led would not be able to run away. Because, they are short of food ... they are really running out of food, and the other party must win ...

In desperation, Marshal Bonitz decided to make a final death ...

That night, all the nearly 10,000 troops in the town of Malem, after eating and drinking, armed with a spear, bravely launched a violent charge towards the Saxon army barracks ...

In order to boost morale, Marshal Bonitz personally put on the battle and charged with the soldiers.

The shout of excitement resounded through the night sky and also reached the camp of the Swiss mercenaries in Zig ...

"That was ... Marshal Bonitz's army attacked?" Sieg was taken aback, but then he understood. If Marshal Bonitz is not desperate at this time, until he loses, the army of Geddes will be completely defeated ...

So, regardless of his own fatigue and the fatigue of the soldiers, Sieg immediately gathered the soldiers and horses, and took advantage of the night to kill the Saxony Allied ...

Originally, the Duke of George ’s Saxon Allied Forces were still confident of resisting Bonitz ’s army. This is because the narrow terrain in the small town of Malem not only blocked the offensive of the Saxony Allied Forces, but also blocked the counterattack of Marshal Bonitz ’s army.

Therefore, as long as the Saxon Allied Forces dispatched 4,000 elite troops, and the solidity of the camp, they could firmly block Marshal Bonitz ’s counterattack.

However, regardless of their own fatigue, the commander of the Sieg Army led the remaining 4,000 troops from the east to form a situation of back-and-forth attack.

Suddenly ~ www.novelhall.com ~ The soldiers of the Saxon coalition army were a little flustered. They did not know which army should be blocked first, and the screams of the officers led by Marshal Bonitz also affected the morale of the Saxon coalition.

After a night of fierce fierce battle, Marshal Bonitz finally successfully broke through the defense line of the Saxony Allied Forces, penetrated into the Saxon Union's big camp, and defeated the main force of the Allied Forces.

And Sieg ’s more than 4,000 people also risked breaking through the east gate of the coalition, which had a huge impact on the Saxony coalition.

After all, the Swiss's good fight is not blown. In the desperate melee battle with the Saxon coalition, the Swiss are finally superior. Moreover, the most elite plate armoured knights of the Saxony army have no place in the chaotic night camp ...

By daybreak, even though Marshal Bonitz had suffered three injuries, he paid a heavy price for more than half of the casualties. However, the Geddes army eventually defeated the Saxon coalition ...

But the magic is that Duke George seems to have the help of gods. At the last moment, he actually took a thousand Saxon knights and rode a war horse. From the northeast, the weak point of the Sieg ’s mercenary group attacked and killed a **** path. Escaped ...

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