Sargania: Two kingdoms separated by insurmountable mountains. One man can unite them into one empire. If he can first conquer himself. (The Acmen cycle Book 2) by Bainier Florent

Author:Bainier, Florent
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2024-07-14T00:00:00+00:00

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The King-Priest himself had come to witness the fall of Acmenia. Half of his army was stationed in the valley dominated by the city, awaiting the signal he would soon give to one of his generals to launch the attack. Tlahoc, the God of the Moon, would assume his full form that night to aid them, and once his consort, the Goddess of the Sun, relinquished her place in the sky, the Irulians would be able to advance towards the walls, protected by the rays of the divine celestial body. Winter had brought its first snowfalls, but the layer was not yet too thick. Most importantly, the city was weakly defended, allowing them to risk an attack despite the unfavourable conditions of the season. According to the reports he had received, there were less than two thousand soldiers, a figure confirmed by the count of the few troops visible on the ramparts. The Acmen would have needed at least three times that number to hope to hold out as long as their supplies lasted. Only the Tigers' Gate seemed to be well defended. Flanked by two thick square towers and a second wall, it pierced a bastion that commanded the entrance to the lower city and was the first target to be taken.

Once masters of the city, the Irulians would then be able to combine their forces here with those currently holding positions near Egisthia, where the bulk of the Sarganid soldiers, nearly sixty thousand, and their king, Endor, were holed up. The significant number of enemy forces concentrated there prevented them from encircling the city as they had done here in Acmenia. The Sarganids made regular sorties to thwart the Irulians' attempts, but they did not have enough of a numerical advantage to dissuade them and secure their position. However, once the lock had been broken in Acmenia, they would be able to join forces, and their numbers would then be large enough to lay siege of Egisthia and starve its occupants. The final victory would be near, and the riches of Sargania within reach.

On one of the ridges that bordered the valley, hidden behind a pile of rocks, Tarcyt watched the scene in horror. He had been camped there with a small group of Namathean soldiers since the day before, conducting preliminary reconnaissance for the execution of the plan that Arcan had sent him through a winged messenger a few days earlier. Unfortunately, the preparations necessary for the success of his plan were far from complete in Sargania, and judging from what he could see of the situation, Acmenia would be in enemy hands by the end of the night. Thousands of infantry, supported by archers, were preparing to move out behind some twenty groups of porters carrying high ladders. On the right flank, several battalions of Wolf Warriors danced in place to the sound of repeated chants, invoking Tlahoc and his protection before the battle. The Irulian army had decided to attack the Tigers' Gate head on. It was a logical choice, despite the enormous earthworks that had to be climbed to reach it.

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