Mobius' Battles Against the Darshak

Introduction

No sooner had Mobius taken authority over the armies of Keril, Ren'tlic, Rosyaye and The Far Isles than he went on the offensive against the Darshak menace.

Mobius' advisors felt that most of the Darshak army would be stuck in the north on mud-bogged spring roads. They advised making use of the time they had before the northern summer to storm across Khorobil and then turn north into Sul before the Darshaks were fully mobilized. The plains of southern and western Khorobil were fundamentally indefensable so this would be a quick undertaking.

Mobius ordered that the armies based in Ren'tlic would attack into Khorobil. At the same time fleets from the Far Isles would land armies near Vastor and Zulun. His advisors agreed that this was the correct course of action. Most of the armies from Keril and Rosyaye would hold along the Aethry River in the east and the Nethryn River in the west. Mobius himself would lead his Sentinels and the 1st, 2nd, 4th and 5th, 7th legions(1) out of Rosyaye and across the Aethry just downstream of the Brimwon River in eastern Sul.

The 1st, 2nd and 7th were to head east(2) along the Aethry to prevent the Darshaks from moving north from Khorobil. Mobius, his Sentinels and the 4th Cavalry and 5th Foot Legions would head north to where the road crossed the Brimwon into southeast Brimoa and wait for his armies to finish their tasks in the south.

As Mobius moved north, lead elements of the 4th Legion encountered a massive force of Darshaks moving south across the Brimwon. None of Mobius' advisors had anticipated that a milder than normal winter and a dry spring in Brimoa and Liranth would allow the Darshaks to organize for an assault southwards so early.

The Darshak force that Mobius faced was much larger than any he was prepared to face with the forces he had on hand. He also knew that there was a good chance his own forces could be trapped north of the Aethry if he wasn't careful.

Mobius decided to split his forces in two. The 4th Legion would head south east towards The Capital with the Darshak force in pursuit. Mobius himself would lead his sentinels and the slower moving 5th Legion back to where they had originally crossed the Aethry.

The 4th led the Darshaks half way to The Capital and then cut southwest to meet up with Mobius at the Aethry Bridge. The commander of the 4th sent 2 light cavalry units ahead to scout out the south side of the bridge.

Thus began the Battle of Aethry Crossing.

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