Chapter 470 Planting
However, Saladin's troops were much more than the crusaders and occupied favorable terrain. The troops were crescent-shaped, and the two-winged light cavalry quickly rushed forward. The combination of spear soldiers and heavy shield infantry in the middle blocked the impact of the crusader knights and retreated. In this way, a tight encirclement is formed! Perhaps this shrinkage is also a tactic of Saladin, so that the super-power knight troops can leave the home field, and the two-winged Arab light cavalry can attack the archers behind the crusaders!
If this is history, then Saladin's tactics are undoubtedly successful, because the thirsty crusaders who lack water soon lose their combat effectiveness. In less than a day, the massacre of the crusaders began. But this time, due to the layout of the precepters, the crusaders drank precious water, and the combat literacy of the crusaders was effectively reflected!
The heavy knights of the Crusader are protected by infantry archers, while archers are protected by thick soft armor. The archer's task is to expand the team when the knight attacks, and then collect the team when the knight returns. The task of the Arab rider is to harass Gui's flanks and defenders, and the enemy retreats and chases.
But after all, the terrain is not conducive to the crusaders. Saladin tried his best to lure the crusaders away from 'Saphuria'. Naturally, he will not find a place that is unfavorable to his army to fight a decisive battle. Moreover, Saladin always has a team of camels carrying a large number of arrows and water, and is on standby. Therefore, when the unfavorable terrain offset the impact advantage of the Crusaders, the two sides fell into a difficult tug-of-war. However, the crusaders who are more adaptable to positional warfare and cluster warfare obviously have the upper hand!
"If the battle can be prolonged and the water provided by the other side's precepters is finished, the end of the battle will still tilt towards Saladin. Because it is impossible to supply more than 10,000 crusaders with water supplied by the precepters for a long time! But the wise man of the other side is really powerful. The support of the crusaders has been found, and the time has been calculated and arrived at the battlefield! If the joining of the Byzantine army does not solve this battle, the Teutonic Knights of the Holy Roman Empire will join in again! Awesome! That's awesome! One link, one link, so that you have no power to fight back!" Aken sighed. Now he has finally figured out the idea of the opponent's combat layout! But it seems too late! Because the layout has been expanded, it is too late to break the situation from the middle!
"Did we lose like this?" Zhang Fan asked as he approached the car in the direction of Aken.
Aken sighed, "Our two wise men calculate that they are not opponents of each other's wise men, and with the help of you, a strong and enlightened person! The other party is really awesome! We lost..."
"How do you know that there is only one opponent? At least the water- transporter Oslo is very great. He can hide it from your eyes. This determination and intelligence are not ordinary people, and I'm afraid his fortune will not be weaker than you!" Zhang Fan encouraged him.
Aken nodded, "Yes, the ring holder named Oslo is indeed excellent, but the main reason is that the wise man is powerful. At first glance, these layout methods are made by one person. His style is very stable, his ability to regulate the war situation is very strong, and more importantly, his scene status is very high, and his fortune and understanding are also very strong. I guess it's the Templar you met.
"Well, don't care how powerful your opponent is! Think about what to do in front of you!" Green Wing impatiently interrupted the discussion of the two men, "What does the opponent have to do with himself? Just find a way to deal with it!"
Green Wing's words shocked Zhang Fan and Aken, which woke up the dreamer! Yeah, no matter how strong the other party is, so what? The scene will not disparate the strength of the two sides! Otherwise, it will be the slaughter of a weak team! Then this means that your side must have the strength to fight!
"When will the Byzantine army arrive at the port of Acre?" Aken no longer struggled with each other's ability.
"Maybe I can log in tomorrow morning!" Zhang Fan thought for a moment.
Aken pondered for a moment and contacted Patiguli to make her find a way to do something about the crusaders to attract the attention of the other party's ringleaders, such as assassinating senior generals, anything, to make the other party think that their own plan is the same.
Patiguli agreed: "Okay, I'll ask the witch doctor Harrick to try to assassinate Count Raymond or Gerard. These two guys are war scientists. The fierce king will also take a force to attack the archers' troops, and the fierce king Alimu has a high status in the Arab scene. I want to go to the Seljuk Empire to see if I can tell the Turks to stop the Teutonic Knights of Red-bearded Frederick of Germany! However, I think the key is still on the Byzantine side..."
Aken replied, "I know that I will find a way on the Byzantine side, as long as you can attract the attention of the other wise man. This guy's layout ability is very strong, but I estimate that his adaptability is slightly weaker. If I'm right, maybe we still have a chance to beat him in one fell swoop!"
Then Aken asked Zhang Fan to turn around immediately and return to the port of Arca, and he would come immediately.
"After you launched the ghost fleet to block the Byzantine fleet, he must have fought with the left-behind troops of Rhodes Island with the crusaders in his Catholic position and let them assist the Byzantine Orthodox fleet to rest and supply as soon as possible, so the Byzantines can come so quickly." Aken explained the layout that the wise man might make, causing the Byzantines to come so quickly.
"Hey, I want to turn his hard-earned reinforcements into the deadliest enemy of the Crusaders!"
"What?!" Zhang Fan was shocked. How can you do it? You should know that I just attacked this fleet!"
Aken smiled sinisterly and said, "Maybe my Aken's overall view is not as good as that of you and the other guy, but when it comes to stealing chickens and dogs, plotting, plotting, and framing these self-interesting tricks, you two and Patiguli are not my opponents! Hey..."
"You want to..." Zhang Fan's eyes lit up and suddenly understood.
"It's just a loss of money. As the saying goes, it's time to spend money and eliminate disasters... Hey hey..." Aken smiled gloomyly.
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With Willis, Zhang Fan's team quickly gathered near the port of Acre. Aken asked Goblin Yoda to get several sets of crusader knights and soldiers' heads and war horses to dress up in the wild. After the makeover, it looked like a crusader team of a Templar knight with his followers.
After making the green wings make up, the group swaggered into the port of Acre, an important stronghold of the Crusaders. The Templars had a high status in this crusader stronghold, and Zhang Fan's team was not cross-crossed, so they successfully reached Aka's cathedral. Aken summoned the Rat King Jinling here, who was happily digesting the mountain of treasures. As soon as he heard Aken's call, he came.
"What's the matter with brother greeting? Have you found the treasure again?!" As soon as the Rat King came out of the earth, he stretched out his nose and smelled it.
Akan pulled him aside and muttered, "Brother, I'm going to get money this time. It's like this..."
"This is a bad thing. It's on my brother. I'll arrange it right away." The Rat King patted his chest and said, "Don't worry, I will do it properly. Since the last treasure was in trouble, I can't let my brother bear it alone. I also paid half of the stolen goods. Anyway, I've done enough this time. I'll find a way to steal it back after it's over!"
Aken arranged the Rat King Jin Ling, and settled down with Zhang Fan Green Wing in the largest tavern in the port, waiting to inquire about the arrival of the Byzantines.
The pub in the ancient port has always been the fastest place to spread information, and all official and unofficial information is circulating here. Nearly 20,000 Byzantines came from the sea, and even in the Middle Ages, when the dissemination of information was not developed, it has spread in pubs. Judging from the reaction in the Barca, the Crusaders remained cautiously optimistic. Because Orthodoxy and Catholicism are enemies of Christianity, it has been a little incredible to suddenly help Catholicism fight against Muslims for hundreds of years.