Realm of Power

In the city streets of Xosa, a cold city in the north, heavy horseshoes with hoofs stepped on the icy streets, raising a burst of white snow.

"Emergency Battle Report" The messenger rode a war horse and galloped through the streets. The red feathers representing his identity on his helmet were blown by the wind, like a faint red line telling the movement.

Hearing the report of a battle, the patrols on the street moved out of the way.

The messenger cavalry reined in the horse in front of the steps in the center of the city, and skillfully flipped off the horse. Under the confused eyes of everyone, the messenger quickly ran up the steps and shouted "Emergency battle report"

"Emergency battle report?" At the end of the steps, a guard captain wearing black armor stretched out his hand to stop him, "Stop, Your Majesty is convening a military meeting. If you have anything, just leave it to me."

The messenger hesitated for a moment, handed over the battle report in his hand, and said breathlessly, "Please report to Your Majesty immediately. A large number of reindeer were spotted approaching at high speed from the northeast. The scouts believe that this is likely to be a sign of a large-scale movement of the Northlanders."

"The Northlanders are moving in large numbers? Are you sure you're not mistaken?" the Guards Captain frowned slightly as he received the information. The negotiation treaty had just been signed, and many people thought that there would be no resistance in the Northlanders. Now that they have received such a report, it is really shocking. Somewhat unbelievable,

The captain of the Guards hesitated for a while. A meeting was being held above. If the intelligence was confirmed to be a false alarm, he would not be able to reap the benefits.

"I also request you to deliver it to your Majesty immediately. The enemy is moving very fast and should arrive outside the city of Xhosa when it gets dark." The messenger saw that the captain of the Guards had not moved, and looked up anxiously. He had already started. The sun in the west urgently urged

"Which unit are you from?" the captain of the black-armored guard asked seriously. The misty sunset was like a red blood light, shining on the Xhosa city wall.

"It's an ominous sign. Is this true?" The captain of the black-armored guard was a little shaken. At this time, the messenger quickly took out a sealed document from his arms and lowered his head solemnly.

"Please take a look, Your Excellency. This is the certificate of General An Shaokangdu who is in charge of the front line. General An Shaokangdu specially asked when setting off. This information is related to the safety of His Majesty. The people from the North are coming in large numbers, and they may be attacked at any time. Directly to the Dosa city. If it cannot be delivered to His Majesty as quickly as possible, I am afraid that the army will suffer unimaginable losses.

The messenger stopped, swallowed his saliva, and then continued, "General An Shaokangdu also said that the people from the North have always been a treacherous race and are not worthy of trust. Although they jumped first, the other party took advantage of our negligence. Launching a sudden attack while on guard will not only cause losses to the army, but also make it difficult to retreat safely."

"Letter from Captain An Shaokang Du Banner" The black-armored guard quickly took the document from the messenger, glanced at it, his face changed slightly, and said angrily, "Why didn't you scoop it out earlier? You wasted so much time out of thin air."

The captain of the black-armored Guards did not dare to delay for even a moment. He directly scooped up the battle report and went to the second floor of the Municipal Center, passing through the long corridor on the second floor that was occupied by Guards.

"Pop!" The door of the conference room was pushed open from the outside.

This military meeting gathered all officers above the squadron commander of the army marching north. There were more than thirty people sitting in the conference room. The door of the conference room was pushed open, and several sharp eyes almost turned around. Everyone wanted to see who was so bold that he dared to break into His Majesty's military meeting.

"What's up?"

The fat man stood in front of the large military map on the wall. He turned around unhappily and marked several arrows on the map behind him. The long and wide arrows, as red as blood, started from Set off from the depths of the plateau in the cold northern regions. It crosses the large land of Dongting Grassland, and then divides into several small arrowheads in the north of Dorok. This meeting was not only to discuss how to withdraw troops from the North, but also to take this opportunity to open a breakthrough from northern Dorok.

"Urgent information." Under the gaze of the fat man, the captain of the Guards stepped forward nervously and respectfully handed the information in his hand to the fat man. He whispered, "Your Majesty, according to the urgent information sent back by the scouts ahead, signs of a large number of reindeer herds were found in the northeast, and they are likely to be Northlanders."

"Northern people? Reindeer?" The fat man's face was stunned for a moment, and he quickly took the information. He looked at the spread information carefully and suddenly sneered from the corner of his mouth.

"Sure enough, he still came. Although I had thought about this possibility, I still didn't expect that Asu'o would move so quickly. He signed the contract on the same day and regretted it the same day. Sure enough, he was still unscrupulous and petty. Fortunately, I temporarily sent scouts at various intersections. , otherwise this time it would have almost capsized in the gutter.”

"His Majesty"

At this time, Deputy Chief Plais also walked in from the conference room with the same solemn expression. He handed the fat man a similar intelligence and said, "This is a letter sent by the informant we bribed in the Asuo Department. The Northlanders have torn up our previous treaty and based on his It is said that the Northlanders gathered in the Asuor tribe were almost in full force this time. Most of the Asuorians personally led the team, gathering more than 1,500 reindeer chariots and nearly 20,000 elite Northlanders. , wanting to take advantage of the darkness to strike first and catch us off guard."

“Those who strike first will gain the upper hand, but those who strike later will suffer disaster.”

The fat man said coldly. Asu'o's move was indeed beyond Fatty's expectations. Even Fatty didn't expect Asu'o to have such courage. He fought in front of a declaration and took the initiative to attack, and he took the initiative to attack in the dark night filled with ice and snow. Indeed, It will deal a devastating blow to the Falcon Army stationed outside the city.

Although Xhosa City can be regarded as a city, it is actually just a small town surrounded by earth walls. Except for the 5,000 Guards stationed in the city, the other 15,000 people have set up tents outside the city. This is also One of the reasons why Fatty decided to withdraw his troops,

The Northland is not only severely cold, but also has few large-scale towns. This makes it difficult for the Falcon Army, which is accustomed to advancing according to strongholds, to adapt to this desolate and cold geographical environment. It only penetrates more than half of the Northland. In this month, before the battle with the Northlanders, the Falcon Army lost more than 1,000 people due to frostbite, accounting for one-twentieth of the entire army.

If we continue to adhere to the previous strategy of advancing north to encircle, regardless of whether we can completely defeat Asuo, the non-combat attrition due to frostbite alone may reach one-third of the entire army, and the most powerful troops of the Central Army will be consumed in this way. Such a loss-making business makes Fatty feel distressed

"How many troops can we assemble in Xhosa now?" the fat man asked Prais next to him,

"The total number of troops outside the city and the Guards inside the city is about 11,000. The other troops are still stationed. Even if they are dispatched now, it will be difficult to arrive in a short time." Prais also said He responded with a serious expression, "The enemy is coming fiercely, we should best avoid its edge. This dispatch of the Northlanders should also be a temporary move. It came much earlier than we expected, although it gave us a lot of surprise." , caught us off guard.

But it is not very advantageous for them, marching in the cold night and running for hundreds of miles. , they cannot prepare too much. If the raid fails, they will definitely choose to retreat.

When we counterattack, we will definitely be able to severely damage the Asuo army that has been running all night. As long as we find a way to wear down the enemy. The vigor of the Northlanders will be greatly reduced, and we can disperse and attack them, annihilating them one by one. The main problem at present is how to arrange our troops. Which direction should you focus on? "

The fat man touched his chin and basically calmed down. He shook his head and said, "The impact and mobility of the reindeer cavalry are very strong. Without the assistance of the cavalry, we want to rely on the infantry to completely drag them down." The reality is that they have four legs and we have two legs, and this is still their territory. If this is not the case, we may be dragged down."

The fat man turned around and asked, "Where are Ruitang Tina's cavalry?"

"The eldest princess's 8,000 cavalry are about 30 miles west of our camp. If we go all out for reinforcements, they should be able to arrive within 2 hours." Plais nodded. The locations of several Dongting troops were quickly marked on the map.

The fat man said slowly, "Where is the Xi tribe's army?"

"The location of Bocasli is here." Plais pointed at the location of the Spanish army on the military map on the wall, and said, "The Spanish army of Bocasli has just suffered heavy losses in the north and a lot of troops. The wounded were frozen to death, and the number of troops that can be used now is definitely no more than 5,000. Whether they can protect themselves is a question, so I don't think they will rush to our army after receiving the order.

This way. The only one that can be used is the newly formed Fifth Regiment of the Central Army. Their station is Gem Fort, which is 10 miles away from us. Their soldiers have been concentrated now. They were originally going to evacuate, but they have not yet completely set off. Even The newly appointed leader of the Fifth Banner, Crimson Erdo, is also still there. Although some of the soldiers of the Fifth Flag Regiment are newly recruited troops, they still have a certain degree of combat effectiveness under the training of Crimson Erdo."

"This is the only thing we can do now. Order the Fifth Flag Regiment to move closer to Xhosa as quickly as possible." The fat man gave the order with a serious look. The Northlanders' counterattack really caught him a little unprepared. In addition, the troops were scattered. It is indeed a bit scattered, but there is no way around it. It is impossible for the army to camp in the wild, so even though the distribution points of each town are a long way from Sako, where the base camp is located, they have to adopt this kind of temporary arrangement, which is very confusing when mobilized.

Seeing the messenger scooping out the order signed with his name out of the conference room, the fat man thought for a while and said viciously, "This battle is a decisive battle between us and the Northlanders. He actually wants to go straight to our base camp. Then We should also fight back in the same way and tell Bokaris the news. It is impossible for him to rescue, but if he goes to dig out the empty base camp of the Asuo tribe, that guy will definitely be happy to go."

"The people of Dongting have always been good at fighting but also very cruel. Your Majesty just lets the Western Army go. I'm afraid that everything in the Asuo tribe will be destroyed by the Western Army's butcher knife." Plais said with some worry, "Why don't you give the order at the same time?" Other troops are also ready for battle, fifty meters away from Sako Li Nei's rapid return of reinforcements and the base camp formed an siege to the Northlanders' assault. The troops fifty miles away immediately marched towards the Asuo people's base camp Mocanu. Under attack from both inside and outside, even if the Asuo reindeer cavalry came, Even if it goes away like the wind, we can calmly encircle and annihilate it."

"Well, it's a good idea. Although it seems a bit too cruel to let the brutal Xi tribe participate in the war, it can also have the effect of eradicating the evil wolf in the north. If it goes well, the northern border of the empire will be peaceful for at least twenty years. "

The fat man nodded solemnly, punched the center of the map behind him, and said loudly to the Central Army officers who were attending the meeting, "Everyone heard this, please return to your respective troops immediately. In this battle, I will annihilate you in one fell swoop." Soviets. Let the imperial flag fly on this land forever."

"Yes." A passionate voice came from below. Dozens of Falcon officers stood up in unison, gave the fat man a military salute, and then left the venue in an orderly manner.

"Quick. Set up defenses immediately." Various noisy sounds soon came from the city. The soldiers who were still resting were quickly gathered together. The scope of the patrol extended five miles outside the city. The original low soil The back of the wall was fixed with wooden stakes used by the Falcon Army. A platform walkway that could allow people to stand was built on top of the wooden stakes. The crossbowmen lined up above these steps.

The garrison outside the city was quickly transferred into the city. Five thousand heavy infantrymen wearing heavy armor quickly formed a thick defense line in the streets and alleys within the city wall. In front of the spears and shields were various sundries used to block the impact of chariots.

Outside the city is a perimeter defense composed of a one-meter-high wooden fence. Although the perimeter composed of a thin and low wooden fence is a bit ridiculous, as countless black triangular spikes are thrown between the wooden fence and the low city wall Within a space of about 30 meters, everyone knew that the patrol cavalry in the Northland was going to be in trouble.

These sharp triangular spikes are mass-produced by blacksmiths using molds, and are the equipment of the most elite Central Army under Fatty. It was originally known that the purpose of these spikes was to defend against the Kugits who launched a cavalry charge. Later, with the surrender of the Kugit grassland, the purpose of the spikes was reduced. This time Fatty specially brought all the nearly 200,000 spikes in stock to prevent the reindeer cavalry that impressed him deeply in the Battle of Motu.

The cold wind blew, and soon these spike-like triangular thorns were frozen, and each sharp metal spike was hidden in the ice mist that flowed like water on the ground.

In the evening, as the last ray of the sun fell into the horizon ahead of schedule, the world began to become silent. The earth in the distance suddenly made a slight trembling roar. It was a sound similar to the rising tide of sea water, and it was very small at first. But it soon became bigger and the distance became closer and closer.

The fat man climbed to the top of the tallest building in the city. It was a house only 4 stories high. The brick walls were made of loess mixed with plant stems. It exuded an earthy yellow color that was different from the white of the ancient wilderness in front of him. Before the Eagles got here. This building is a gathering place for local people, so there are decorative patterns like earthworms on the earthen wall of the gate, which exudes a strong religious flavor.

A distant rumble struck in the wind, and the earth trembled slightly in front of this power. Countless black dots were like torrents pouring down from high places, and they collided heavily with the wooden fence in front.

"Bah bang bang!" The reindeer herd arrived as expected. Their fat bodies tore the wooden fence directly, but they collapsed one after another in the area covered with iron nails.

As the reindeer fell in large numbers, a group of Northland warriors wearing gray leather armor also emerged in the deep fog. They rode on the strong reindeer and used the attacking reindeer as a cover. If not, If you pay attention, you will probably mistake them as members of the reindeer herd. This is a sneak attack tactic commonly used by the Northlanders, because when the reindeer impact, they will make a heavy rumble similar to that of war horses, so skilled reindeer cavalry will use the reindeer herd to attack them. hide yourself

These reindeer cavalry were the vanguard at the front, about a thousand people in number. They noticed that the reindeer in front of them were falling down and neighing. They quickly grabbed the reindeer in panic and grabbed hold of them.

"Smash it." Because it was dark night, the reindeer cavalry didn't know what was happening in front of them. They all drew out sharp broken axes that could be thrown out from their backs. Although they were not as skilled as Rode's hurricane ax warriors, they were still marching. It is not difficult for them to launch a neat launch. A troop of reindeer cavalry turned in response,

"Pap-pap-pap" The high-speed rotating short tomahawk hit the fence hard, with a violent tearing sound followed by a strong cracking sound. Even an iron shield could not withstand so many heavy axes. Sawdust flew everywhere, and the thin wooden fence was smashed into countless pieces. It was smashed into pieces and shot out in all directions.

"Shooting" the falcon crossbowman on the opposite side also pulled the bronze trigger of the crossbow without any anger.

"Whoosh whoosh!" White rays of light instantly covered the reindeer cavalry wandering in front of the wooden fence. The unprepared reindeer cavalry seemed to have been swept by an invisible giant scythe, and they all fell off their galloping reindeer mounts.

Suffering this blow, hundreds of people fell down in front of the reindeer cavalry. They were so frightened that they quickly turned around. On a high slope behind them, Asuo, who was wearing three adult crowns, raised the golden long sword in his hand that represented the authority of the tribe. Swords, ten tall winter bearskin drums hung on reindeer chariots, the roaring sound like muffled thunder in the sky,

Standing in front of each tall drum was a big Asuo man holding the leg bone of a giant beast on the ice, beating the drum vigorously. Every time he hit, the blood of the person boiled, "dong dong dong"

"Charge, kill all these inland people"

Beside him, countless cavalrymen driving the reindeer formed a torrent of impact and crashed down. They raised countless sharp bone knives in their hands, as if a luminous river was added to the earth.

I've had a bad cold these past few days, and I've been feeling dizzy. My writing has been very confusing. I'm sorry for all of you (to be continued. If you like this work, you are welcome to come (.), your support is my biggest motivation.)