In order to reduce the difficulty of supply and avoid chaos caused by excessive marching formations, Emperor Alexei divided the army into more than a dozen columns. Every hour, a column headed eastward. Each column was accompanied by a baggage carriage, full of supplies and other military supplies needed for dozens of days of combat. Most of the siege equipment was carried by several left-wing columns commanded by the Crown Prince John.

Each column mixed the archers, swords, shields, hands and infantry barracks in front to open the way, followed by a baggage carriage convoy. There were a small number of archers and heavy cavalry wing guards on both sides of the baggage carriage, and the heavy cavalry detachment was behind the entire column to deal with Turkic cavalry that might suddenly appear at any time. The imperial guard heavy cavalry column led by the emperor was behind all the marching columns. What surprised Zhao Xingde the most was that there were still a large number of hawkers marching in carriages, but the Lumei army was used to it. Not only did it not expel it, but instead let these vendors do small business. At night, the vendors set up a tent outside the army camp, and sometimes they could hear the noise.

This time, the Lumei army was coming in full force, and the Rome Sultanate adopted the strategy of strengthening the walls and clearing the fields. All the food and feed on the possible marching route of the Lumei army were wiped out in advance, and poisoned the well water. After several poisoning incidents, the front column was not allowed to dig the ground to collect water, and carefully divided the troops to protect the water source. The Lumei army could only march along the coast, not only could they get supplies from the sea, but they could also have many fortresses belonging to Lumei along the way. Along the way, they kept seeing abandoned farmland and cultivated land. As long as the marching route was slightly off the coast, they entered rugged mountains and plateaus. Almost all the forts of the Rome Sultanate who were originally planned to attack were abandoned voluntarily, all the surrounding villages were burned and the wells were poisoned.

Chengying Camp where Zhao Xingde was located has been following the emperor's Imperial Guards' operations. The Imperial Guards were divided into several detachments, each speaking a different language. Sometimes Zhao Xingde was very suspicious whether the energy spent on Lu Mei's officers coordinating such a large number of troops was far greater than the energy of considering the enemy's situation.

In addition to weapons, all soldiers, including mercenaries, carried axes, shovels, stakes and other items used for camping. Whenever they arrived at the camping position selected by the advance team, some troops were responsible for the guarding, while the rest of the troops unloaded the tools and materials used for camping from the baggage convoy, quickly dug trenches and erected fences. Each camp was built with hope towers and beacon towers. Once attacked by the Turks, the news could be quickly transmitted to other camps. The camps of more than ten marching columns were connected into a series, separated by several miles, which could not only provide timely support, but also prevent some defeats from shaking the entire army.

Looking at the soldiers who were digging trenches and building walls like ants, Sima Junfang sighed: "Although Lu Mei marched and fought in wars, the habit of fighting in a tough village is indeed not easy to make mistakes."

Jin Changtai laughed and said, "It depends on the situation. The tent of King Rom Sultan has no fixed place. With their fighting style, they will eat up the food sooner or later and retreat." Zhao Xingde nodded. If the sultanate of the Rom Sultanate had been holding back and not going to fight, maybe Jin Changtai would be sure to tell it. "Where is the main force of the Rom Turks now?" he thought to himself.

The biggest enemy of the meticulous Lumei army is the uncertainty of the enemy situation. Every day, the column in front only reported that they encountered Turkic cavalry, and no large-scale battle occurred. Although the Roma Sultanate is known as a country, it has a very heavy nomadic habit and does not even have a capital. King Mesud led the main cavalry to wander around the Haixi area. If the crops planted by the original residents in Haixi were ripe, they would plunder most of them without pity, forcing these residents to leave their hometowns, and the remaining land would become a pasture for the Turks.

After two months of slow marching, he finally arrived at the easternmost Lumei Fortress. However, the situation here made Emperor Alexei feel heartbroken. After experiencing a bloody plunder, the bodies of border guards could be seen everywhere, and the destroyed fortress was empty. This was also where Emperor Lumei agreed to meet at the Northern Legion. In the middle of the entrance of the city gate without a gate, there was a spear inserted. On the tip of the spear, General Andro, who was supposed to lead the Northern Legion to meet.

Although he was no longer a rookie who had just started on the battlefield, such a tragic situation still shocked Zhao Xingde: "It seems that the Northern Legion is completely finished." A bitter smile appeared on his lips, "I finally figured out the movements of the main army of the Rom Sultanate who had been searching for two months in search of the unknown Rom Sultanate. "Duan Huaixian had a gloomy face, as if he had a premonition that something was going to happen. "Add to double posts tonight." He ordered in a deep voice. Zhao Xingde nodded, Minghong was on duty tonight.

The night was very quiet. Zhao Xingde had not taken off his golden armor all night and leaned behind the low walls of the camp. Apart from the whistling outside, he could only hear the generals of Lumei in the emperor's camp tent. Just about ten days eastward, there was a big lake that was said to be the place where the cattle herds of Roma Sultanate overwinter. However, going eastward, he had to leave the coast. Lumei's army had not entered that area for decades. The emperor and the generals argued endlessly whether to go back home or continue to look for the main force of the Roma Sultanate to fight. The annihilation of the Northern Legion caused a considerable blow to Lumei's morale.

The next morning, Turkic cavalry appeared outside almost all the camps.

The first thing Zhao Xingde saw was the ignited war smoke from the camp of the column in front, indicating that it was attacked by the enemy. Then, dozens of cavalry messengers in the emperor's camp rushed out to learn about the enemy's situation. These messengers had just left the camp. Behind the hills in the south, Zhao Xingde vaguely saw small black dots, which were more and more Turkic cavalry approaching the camp quickly.

"Go on the horse!" "Prepare to fight!" "Line!" Emperor Lumei's camp resounded the command of the Imperial Guard officers, and it was translated into various languages. Mercenaries of different races put on full armor and gathered in crowded according to the battalion under the leadership of the officers. Most of the archers stayed in the camp to guard the baggage. Another part of the archers and heavy infantry holding heavy axes and round shields lined up outside the camp. The Imperial Guard heavy cavalry boarded the horse and inserted their spears into the soil. Once the enemy was too close to the camp, they would use wedge formations to rush into the middle of the Turkic cavalry and use long spears and sharp swords to deal with these cavalry archers.

However, the Turkic cavalry only galloped along the camp of the Lumei army, bent their bows and shot arrows, and even the speed of the war horses did not decrease. The sound of sounds sounded from time to time, and the flying arrows in the sky broke through the air, and were constantly shot by the head, face, hands and feet, and other armors were not protected by the head, face, hands and feet. Zhao Xingde was in a daze and returned to the time when the Hejian army was besieged by the Liao cavalry. The Turks were very cunning. They kept a certain distance between each other, which not only allowed as many people as possible to shoot arrows, but did not form a group worthy of the attack of the Lumei heavy cavalry. Whenever the Lumei heavy cavalry charged out, they immediately retreated and kept turning back and bending the bow and shot arrows. Although the power of the riding bow was not great, they shot many horses, forcing the Lumei heavy cavalry who loved horses as much as they wanted to return to the camp and stay within the range protection of the infantry archers.

Such a tormenting battle lasted for nearly two hours. The range and accurate head of the cavalry arch used by the soldiers of Chengying Camp exceeded that of the enemy. Except for sitting on the back of the horse, Chengying Camp did not launch an assault. This was a war between the Lumei people and the Turkic people, and Chengying Camp did not have to fight to the death. Just now, a team of Lumei heavy cavalry chased them a little further, but was besieged by the Turkic cavalry, leaving only a few cavalry to escape. The Turkic cavalry could not gain the advantage, so they simply avoided their defense and provoked them from a distance. General Lumei also moved the archers who should have covered them to another direction.

As the battle continued, many soldiers including Jian Cheng began to curse the Turkic cavalry like candy. "Don't be impatient," Zhao Xingde stroked the neck of the Dayuan horse and said in a deep voice, "The Turkic people are so busy with their horsepower, and will see it later."

At this moment, the ground began to tremble slightly. A black spot appeared again behind the hill where the Turkic cavalry appeared just now. However, this time the Antioch cavalry appeared. The Antioch cavalry were all full of armor, and they could only rush to the formation without cavalry. If the elite was not as good as the Reumei heavy cavalry, but at this moment, they suddenly appeared behind the Turkic cavalry and cut off their way back, which happened to be the best of their strength to attack the enemy.

"Strike!" "Charge!" Without waiting for Emperor Lumei to order, the officers of the Lumei heavy cavalry pulled out the spears inserted into the soil, and battalions of heavy cavalry rushed out through the gates of the camp. Stained between the Lumei heavy cavalry and the Antioch cavalry, the Turkic cavalry were immediately frightened, turned their horses in chaos, and fled desperately to the distance.
Chapter completed!