Chapter 165: Chapter 76: Plotting! Alliance Night fell.
Duncan returned to his tent, where Clegane and others were already waiting.
In the battle against God’s Whip - Attila, Duncan fought with some restraint, not leading his cavalry on a fierce charge, giving everyone a chance to rest, and didn’t rashly attack the enemy’s elite guards, so the casualties weren’t very high. The main casualties were among the Empire’s armored cavalry.
Clegane appeared excited, saying in a deep voice, "Sir, Kulin is here."
Duncan entered the tent and indeed saw Kulin. Having nursed his injuries for a long time, he had brought over a dozen elite Gallic warriors, hurriedly arriving through the exile, but missed out on the actual battle.
Kulin’s face was full of regret, and upon seeing Duncan, he kneeled on one knee, saying, "Sir."
"Triss and Lady Anya have temporarily commanded a batch of cavalry."
"They are currently ambushing at the bandit stronghold near Paris."
Upon hearing this, Duncan’s spirits lifted, and he asked, "How many people?"
Kulin said seriously, "The merchants hired about a hundred riders, all former merchant guards."
"Lady Triss brought over more than twenty elite cavalry."
"They are all top-tier experts!"
The last remnants of the ancient Roman polytheism are now with Duncan. The surrounding area of the Italian peninsula has become church territory; only Gaul can provide refuge for the remnants of the polytheism. With over twenty one-star and two-star knight temple, plus those recruited before, Crow Queen - Triss has almost recruited all the former members of the polytheism.
Another hundred cavalry have been added.
Under Duncan now, there are nearly two thousand cavalry units, although the composition is rather mixed. The core comprises his general guard, Sarmatian riders, British light cavalry; after the Battle of Sharon, Duncan’s troops were re-equipped, and the light cavalry could wear half-body armor, turning directly into assault cavalry.
Besides this, he also recruited Alan riders through his personal courage and prestige, although the number is relatively small, as the battle was too intense, resulting in him recruiting two to three hundred Alan assault cavalry.
The heavy cavalry basically died alongside the king.
On the Barbarian Race’s side.
Perhaps due to the extra boost from ’revenge,’ many of the Barbarian Race, whose chieftains died, got recruited by Duncan, with infantry numbering over a thousand and cavalry around two to three hundred, mainly from Barbarian Race foreign cavalry, who are mostly light cavalry with not very strong combat power.
The key combat power lies in the Empire’s elite cavalry and Western Goth cavalry, as he also drew some people from the Empire’s camp. On the battlefield, Duncan’s established prestige was enough to make them eager to follow him and achieve success.
This wave secretly undermined Aetius’s foundation.
After all, many don’t want to let Attila go. While Aetius wishes to account for his inner self, who will account for the millions of lamenting souls?
Cities in the Balkans were massacred one after another, East and West Empire were plundered and invaded by the Huns in turn, the Sarmatians’ Holy Sanctuary turned into a blazing inferno, Germanic Barbarian Race tribes were exterminated one after another, and among the hundreds of Barbarian Race tribes that once existed, few remain, with the Huns having killed many.
There are also the local people of Gaul.
Wherever the Hunnic army goes, it loots and kills.
This sea of blood and deep hatred can only be repaid with Attila’s head!
It can be said this wave from Aetius was his own doing, handing the pickaxe to Duncan; it wouldn’t be right not to undermine the Protector of the Realm.
Before Prince Torismund departed, he quietly left Duncan six hundred elite cavalry.
It was a lifesaver gesture.
Providing six hundred cavalry was kind of a repayment to Duncan, settling the score.
Of course, their secret discussions didn’t stop there, with Duncan also expressing support for him to ascend the throne.
Should things not go smoothly in the future, some assistance would be provided.
"Now it’s just missing the final force!"
Duncan’s gaze turned towards the Franks’ camp; it’s impossible to forcibly attack the city, as there are too many Hunnic archers.
Better to go along with the plan, let Aetius allow Attila to break through, then directly ambush him.
Duncan has the benefit of divine insight!
At present, Attila’s golden body has been broken, and he’s severely wounded. As long as Duncan has a group of elite cavalry, he can directly kill him.
Today, Duncan is just putting on a show for Aetius.
Duncan is waiting for him to give way for Attila to escape, forcing the Hunnic main forces to break through so he can catch them off guard and decisively end God’s Whip.
The golden body is broken.
Destiny has run its course.
Duncan is at least fifty percent confident now, and if the subsequent plan goes smoothly, he could be more than eighty percent sure.
"Let’s go."
"To pay a visit to Molov," Duncan said slowly.
This fellow is also an old fox.
He let the other Frankish chieftains’ armies participate in the battle while his trump cards, such as Frankish assault cavalry, Frankish noble knights, and Frankish holy knights, didn’t join the slaughterhouse of the Battle of Sharon. Molov only deployed the Frankish assault cavalry when Duncan had absolute advantage in the previous battle, attacking the beaten adversary.
Nonetheless, he was hesitant.
This fellow is an old schemer, intending to preserve his strength, possibly planning to declare himself king in the future.
Following the historical course...
If God’s Whip - Attila escapes this time, it won’t be long before he invades the Empire again, this time without the possibility of assembling such a large coalition. Aetius would also be entangled in a bitter battle, eventually leading to a plague outbreak. Due to some unknowable reasons, the church also intervened secretly, resulting in Attila retreating once more.