Unknown Knight

Chapter 422: Express Caravan

Another group of generals believed that the kingdom had just signed an armistice agreement with the Khergit Khanate and it was not appropriate to go to war directly with the Khergits.

Because it was not only the Khergit Khanate that signed a ceasefire agreement with the Vaegir Kingdom. If the contract was torn up once the war broke out, it would not only affect the Khergit Khanate, but would also make the Rhodok Kingdom and the Swadia Kingdom, which had also signed the contract, wary.

The three countries currently regard the Kingdom of Vaegir as their biggest enemy and may unite against it at any time.

If they see that Vigia does not abide by the contract and start a war easily, they may unite again to wage war against Vigia. This will be very disadvantageous to the Vigia Kingdom, which is short of food and grass.

To solve Niza's dilemma now, it would be best to bypass the Khergit Khanate and send troops directly through the borders of the three countries, arrive at the city of Shariz, and then concentrate troops to defeat the coalition forces of the three princes.

Once the coalition of princes is defeated, with Niza's military strength, it should be no problem for him to deal with Saiga Khan's Khergit army alone.

In this way, Aix not only helped Niza out of the predicament, but also would not tear up the armistice agreement signed with the Khergit Khanate and destroy the peaceful environment that is currently in great need.

But after thinking about it, Aix felt that this method was not appropriate.

First of all, according to intelligence, the scale of this war is not small. In order to help Niza turn the tide of the war, Aix must send at least 3,000 troops to support.

It would be almost impossible for such a large army to pass through the Kingdom of Swadia and the Khergit Khanate silently. This would undoubtedly expose the relationship between Aix and Niza. Not only would the previous deliberate concealment be in vain, but it would also likely arouse the fear of the three surrounding countries, causing them to unite again to attack Aix.

Secondly, sending so many soldiers to support Niza will certainly cost a huge amount of money. The territory is already short of food. If so many soldiers are sent to fight and they cannot purchase food along the way, once a stalemate occurs, the food shortage in the territory will definitely become more serious. If any new problems arise, it may bring very serious consequences.

Furthermore, sending troops to support Niza head-on and letting the army fight a big battle in the arid and rainless Sarande Desert, Aix felt that it was like adding fuel to the fire and was extremely unwise. It would definitely cause great losses. The troops under his command were trained and built at great expense, and he certainly did not want to do that.

Looking at the map hanging on the wall, Aix racked his brains to think about the vernacular versions of youth books he had read before, such as "The Art of War", "Thirty-Six Strategies", "Six Secret Teachings", etc., and wondered if there were any ready-made battle examples in these books that he could copy.

When he set his eyes on the Asugan Fortress of the Khergit Khanate, he suddenly discovered an interesting situation. The northernmost part of the Khergit Khanate, from the city of Achemor to the Asugan Fortress, was the sphere of influence of his old Taishan Tojunayan family.

Among them, Asugan Castle is adjacent to the Sarand Emirate and is a must-pass place for caravans from the Aix territory to transport spices.

Its lord, Asugananayan, is the second younger brother of Tojunayan. He has drunk wine with Aix several times, and they would exchange gifts during festivals. They are truly close friends.

Before, the surrounding hostile forces blockaded the Territory of Aix, and the territory's caravan left Fort Lerag and came here. After a short rest in the castle, they changed into Kugit costumes and entered Sarand, selling the unsaleable goods to most of the Sarand Emirate.

This outrageous operation was completed right under the nose of Asuganayan, who also held shares in the company, and it was his subordinates who were in charge of sales, which shows that the relationship between the two companies is extraordinary.

As he searched for this important trade route on the map, Aix repeatedly pondered over it in his mind, and a strategy that almost every Chinese understood slowly took shape in his mind.

Soon, three caravans set out from Tangquan Fortress and Kudan City respectively, totaling six caravans, each with about 150 people.

This caravan is of a medium-sized size, with neither too many people nor too few people. It is quite common in the Territory of Aix and the surrounding areas and will not attract much attention.

Each member of these caravans rode a horse and were equipped with several wagons. However, what was carried on the wagons were not goods for sale, but some food and fodder, as well as weapons, equipment and light equipment underneath the food and fodder.

The caravan was divided into two routes. One route started from Tangquan Fortress, passed through Lelag Fort and Turbuk Fort, and finally arrived at Asugan Fort. The other route started from Kudan City, exited Sajic Fort, passed through Aichemol City, then bypassed Turga City far away, and finally arrived at Asugan Fort.

Each of the two caravans consists of three waves, and each wave is five to ten kilometers apart. This way, it will not attract the attention of those who are interested, and they might think that it is a caravan sent to the east by the territory.

In order to speed up their journey, they did not carry much food and fodder with them, but instead purchased it along the way.

Aix had already sent letters to Toju Nayan, Asuganayan and others in advance, asking them to prepare food and fodder in advance. The caravan could eat wherever they went without carrying heavy food and supplies. The travel speed was very fast. In less than five days, the caravan arrived at their first destination, Asugan Fort.

At the same time, since they did not carry any extra food and supplies, they did not look like a marching army at all, so they would not attract the attention of others.

When both caravans gathered at Asugon Castle, their true colors were revealed.

There are six medium-sized caravans with more than 150 people, with a total number of more than 1,000 people. Together with the 360 ​​elite light cavalry supported by my father-in-law Toju Nayan and Asuganayan, this team composed of pure cavalry has a total number of nearly 1,500 people.

These people may not be capable of attacking cities and strongholds, but the purpose of their trip is not to attack cities and strongholds head-on, but to launch a surprise attack.

Intelligence showed that Niza Sultan's three good brothers sent out most of their elite troops in order to defeat this great threat to him. The troops left behind were composed of old, sick and disabled soldiers. These nearly 1,500 elite cavalrymen took advantage of the opportunity and were enough to capture the three princes' lairs.

In order to conceal themselves, they set out at night, with a thousand cavalrymen leading the way. In order to make the attack sudden, they also traveled light, carrying only weapons and equipment and dry food.

Following the advance cavalry came a transport team consisting of trucks. The trucks, which were empty when they came, were now filled with food and fodder. Aix had almost used up all the food reserves in Fort Asugon. The food and fodder was enough to last the army for two months.

As for the food needs of the local people and horses in Asugan, Aix promised to replenish them with caravans in batches and would definitely not let him suffer any loss.

Asuganayan was also happy about this, because not only was the old grain that had been piled up in the warehouse for years cleared out and replaced with new grain that could be stored more easily, he also made a fortune from Aix by selling grain and fodder. Why not?