"Chapter 43: Final Preparations"

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- Michelangelo (sculptor, architect, painter and poet)

After returning to the barracks from the chosen battlefield, Bai Feng did not hold any more military meetings with the generals, but asked the commanders of each legion to prepare for the next war in their own legions, especially the First Army of Licinius.

This time, Bai Feng's strategic deployment was to use two corps using the Macedonian phalanx as the center army to carry the attack of Francis's main army, and then use the three main Roman legions on the right flank to strongly defeat Francis's left flank army.

Whether it was the Cheetah Legion, which had two teams of Spartan heavy infantry, or the Tassia Legion, which had four teams of Macedonian royal pikemen, their combat effectiveness was worthy of Bai Feng's trust, and they were also enough to withstand the onslaught of Francis's superior army.

The Macedonian phalanx can dominate the world, not by boasting fame, but by the blood of the enemy, and the Macedonian phalanx of the Cheetah Legion and the Tasya Legion is still far from the real Macedonian phalanx, but their task is much easier.

Compared with the Macedonian phalanx that took the initiative to attack, the Macedonian phalanx defending in place was much stronger, plus there were more than 1,000 longbowmen in the phalanx to assist in long-range attacks on the enemy, and more than 2,000 warriors in close combat to protect the flanks, their combat effectiveness was extraordinary.

Not to mention the large army with the three legions of the Tiger Legion, the Eagle Legion, and the Dragon Legion as the right flank, even if Francis sent 50,000 left flank troops to attack them, these three strong legions can defeat the enemy army that rushes up.

The only thing that worries Bai Feng is the first legion of Licinius, the long-range strike ability of 10,000 longbowmen is simply terrifying, and the key to the problem is whether the other twelve youth armies can protect these 10,000 longbowmen, which is the most important thing in this battle.

Because as long as the rain of arrows from the longbowmen gave the enemy the first blow, Bai Feng believed that Francis would definitely send more troops to attack the longbowmen on the small hill, and even the 30,000 cavalry in the enemy army might be sent to attack the longbowmen troops.

Therefore, the army protecting the longbowmen must withstand the desperate attack of the enemy army, and it is still too thin to rely on only twelve teams of Roman youth troops; Bai Feng thought about it carefully, and decided that he himself would personally sit on the small hill where the longbowmen were located!

Bai Feng's decision was not a hasty decision on the spur of the moment, but a deliberate decision, this small hill was not only the seat of the left flank of the Roman army, but also the highest point on the entire battlefield, from which the entire battlefield could be viewed.

Before the outbreak of the Great War, it was normal and necessary for the commander to find the highest point on the battlefield and command the army from a high position; it was not the commander of the army who really charged to the front line, but the most brave and fearless soldiers.

Besides, Bai Feng didn't run to the small hill alone, he still had a thousand soldiers of the Governor's Guard and 20,000 troops of Joshuaer's Essini Legion behind him, and in addition, Bai Feng also made specific arrangements for all the special troops.

Needless to say, two Spartan heavy infantry and four Macedonian royal pikemen, four Macedonian royal cavalry were also attached to the Cheetah Legion and the Tassia Legion, the Cretan archers were under the command of Peris, and the Germanic berserkers were reinforced to Bazel's legion.

Only the last group of Parthian archers remained by Bai Feng's side, and Bai Feng's purpose of leaving them was very simple, once there was any unexpected change on the battlefield, he would use these archers as messengers to give orders.

After inspecting the various legions in the general's camp one by one, Bai Feng went to the camp of the Essini tribe again, and found Queen Boudicca, who was also drenched in the rain, to pacify the people.

Judging from the current retreat speed, the people in the Aceni tribe's camp could only be relocated by a third at most before the outbreak of the war, and the remaining two-thirds must have been too late to retreat, which invisibly increased Bai Feng's pressure.

If the Roman army had lost the decisive battle the day after tomorrow, the people who remained in the camp would have become the people under Francis, and by that time they would have been the enemies of Rome, from allies to enemies.

After briefly explaining that Simpson must escort Queen Boudicca across the river back to the west bank before the outbreak of war, Bai Feng took Antio out of the camp of the Aceni tribe and returned to the barracks.

Adrien's information was still sent back at a steady rate every three hours, it was nothing more than how much Francis's army had advanced and how far it was from the battlefield that Bai Feng had chosen, and there was no other more valuable information at all.

The small scout cavalry sent by Francis were all intercepted halfway by the battlefield ghosts under Adrian's command, and after intercepting eleven of Francis's scout cavalry in a row, they never found the scout cavalry sent by Francis again.

Francis was not a fool, eleven scout cavalry had mysteriously disappeared in succession, how could he not be alert, and the last three of these eleven scout cavalry were deliberately sent out by Francis to test the attacker's strength.

As a result, the three reinforced scout cavalry were all missing, and Francis completely broke off the idea of sending scout cavalry, and directly led the mighty army to advance, rushing forward with the momentum of a flood breaking the embankment!

The 150,000 troops of the Aceni Kingdom did not advance in a single serpent, but advanced in a posture of three armies side by side, and the main army in the center was 30,000 elite cavalry led by Francis himself and 50,000 infantry of General Nabazani.

On the left flank of the main army were 40,000 infantry soldiers under General Assam, and on the right flank were 30,000 infantry soldiers under General Atabaz.

Anyway, Adrien sent all the information of Francis's army back to Bai Feng's military tent without missing anything, and Bai Feng also concentrated on studying the distribution of enemy troops, and made the inference that Francis would not easily change the battle formation.

This inference was not made by Bai Feng alone, General Eggers also participated in Bai Feng's research, and told Bai Feng in detail about the personalities of the three generals, such as Assam, Atabaz, and Nabazzani, and the personal relationship with Francis.

It was precisely because of Eggers' explanation that Bai Feng knew that Nabazani was Francis's uncle, and Assam and Atabaz were members of the other two families who were hostile to the Nabazani family, which was a time bomb hidden in the enemy army!

If the Roman army can defeat Francis's 150,000 army in one fell swoop in this battle, I'm afraid this time bomb can be used by Bai Feng, this is a great opportunity to completely split the Aceni Kingdom, Bai Feng will try to seize this opportunity!