Battle of Busko-Zdroy

The Battle of Busko-Zdroy, sometimes referred to as the Miracle at the Free River, was the decisive battle of the Polanian-Amokian war. The war officially began after the Amoki Rebellion.

The battle occured on approximately 800 BA, as Amoki forces commanded by Sotnik Bolsh approached the Polanian stronghold of Busko-Zdroy nearby the Wolne Rzeka (Free river). Polanian forces commanded by the Daecon ambushed from the south, north and east while Amoki soldiers where crossing the Wolne Rzeka, disrupting the enemy's offensive and quickly eliminating 2 thirds of the Amoki army.. It is expected that nearly 50,00 Amoki warrriors died during the battle while Polanian forces suffered under 17,000 deaths. Sotnik Bolsh was injured during the battle and taken hostage during which the Polanian army gained vital information about the Amoki Kingdom.

Prior to the battle, the Amoki Kingdom and many Polanians believed that Busko-Zdroy was near defeat. the sudden arrival of the Daecon and his tactical action caused an unexpected reversal in the war and severly crippled Amoki forces. Following victories at the Battle of Kolonia and the Battle of Amoki, alogside the assistance of the Irelocke and Karzelik armies reinforced the Polanian army and crushed the Amoki Kingdom several decades later.

Prelude
In the aftermath of the Amoki Rebellion, Polania fought Amoki forces on all fronts to survive extermination. The Polanian people eventually settled in the opening of the Driweza Forrest near the Wolne Rzeka and began building several thick walls around the ends of the river. Several prior attacks had been harmful to both Amoki and Polanian forces with both sides suffeering large casualties. Each small attack on Busko-Zdroy served as scouting missions for the Amoki Kingdom leading up to a planned massive invasion which was intended to penetrate the settlement and result in the total extermination of all Polanian rebels. The small battles also served as a form of training for the Polanian forces who spent weeks analyzing Amoki battle formations, armour and weapons. The information gathered by the Polanian forces from previous attacks proved to be invaluable during the Battle of Busko-Zdroy.

Battle
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The Polanian forces had not previously created a defence plan for an attack the size of the one which took place. It was only by luck that a Polanian scouting party happened to overhear several Amoki guards speaking of the impending attack a day before it was to happen. The news sent Busko-Zdroy into a state of panic as many believed the battle would surly destroy the settlement and kill every person in it. The Polanian army became very unorganized as many soldiers wished to spend their last hours with family instead of fighting a battle they would surely loose. The original plan, which was constructed 4 hours after notice of the battle, was to garrison the majority of troops at the two edges of the Wolne Rzeka and to have the remaining soldiers protect the front gates with throwing sticks and flaming arrows. the plan was headed by Czeslaw Zoltak who was also intended to lead the army as its commander.

On the eve before the battle, a stranger cloaked in heavy robes entered the settlement alone and entered the war room where final plans where still being deliberated. The stranger unhooded himself and stated to be a "friend from a far away land" who would assist them in defending Busko-Zdroy. Being of Maer desent and posessing a very empowing feeling, the Polanian officers accepted the strangers Aid. The stranger, now known as the Daecon (or the Szef in Polanian), began to work with the officers to create a new plan of defence. After seevral hours of deliberation, The Deacon  finalized a plan which would win the battle. Knowing that the Amoki forces would fortell the edges of the Wolne Rzeka to be hweavily defended, the Daecon believed that the Amoki army would make an attempt to cross the Wolne Rzeka in full. This allowed Polanian soldier to hide among the trees alongside the river and launch an ambus when a majority of the Amoki army had entered the water. The river crossing would leave the Amoki army at a huge disadvantage and enable the Polanian forces to quickly surround their opponents and slowely close in until the battle is won. To add to the plan, Czeslaw decided that it would be beneficial to move some of the hostile creatures from the surrounding swamps into the river as the creatures would surely shock the Amoki army once they have entered as they believe the river to b home to small fish.

The entire night before the battle was spent preparing the river and the garrison around the river for the attack. Hostile swamp creatures where hauled in by the dozens and blacksmiths worked until sunrise to create and sharpen longrange weapons for the army.

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