Realm of Power

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The shrill screams of the garrison flag captain before his death echoed on the river bank. For a moment, the river bank where tens of thousands of people gathered fell silent. The bloody head was soon hung up on a wooden pillar by Hu Keqili's order. rise,

"Damn it. These Central Army troops are serious. Billis is a flag regiment commander. He will kill him when he says it."

Looking at Bliss's dead face, which was as white as paper due to excessive fear, and his bulging eyes with an expression of unwillingness to die, everyone's face turned pale with fear, and some of them were still thinking. After seeing the heads hanging on wooden pillars, those who jumped in line chose to follow the instructions honestly, and the retreat order became orderly again.

"Ansar, you lead a thousand cavalry to maintain order." Seeing that everything returned to normal, Hu Keqili breathed a long sigh of relief. At this time, he suddenly realized that the Dorok people on the other side of the river had no attack at all. sign,

There were not many Dorok troops arriving in the early stage, only about 3,000 people. They set up a defensive gun formation on the opposite side of the river bank. Several officers on horseback were looking over here and whispering to each other.

This group of Dorok people that suddenly appeared was probably just the forward force of the Dorok people. The commander of the other party obviously did not expect that he would run into a group of refugees. Although they were an army, they only had 3 people after all. Thousands of people, and the total number of troops and civilians crowded on both sides of the river exceeds 100,000. For more than 3,000 Rock soldiers, they are just like an ant facing an elephant.

If they are forcibly evicted, the refugees will immediately fight to the death. I'm afraid that three thousand Doroks are not enough. Even if they fight one out of ten, they can trample the Doroks to death. Instead of doing this, it is better to make a gesture and let the refugees fight to the death. If they can defeat the Falcon on the opposite side, The army was also an unexpected gain.

Found that the danger faced was not great. Hu Keqili decided to go to the Western Legion Headquarters first. He led the Guards Cavalry through the queue of refugees, surrounded by civilians with hesitant faces. Seeing the falcon cavalry wearing red cloaks, the refugees consciously moved out of the way, but the speed of crossing was not very fast. But after the rectification just now, the previous chaos has improved a lot, and the refugees seem to have discovered that there are not many Dorok troops appearing behind them, and the order has gradually stabilized. Although they still appear to be very frightened, they are no longer following blindly. Follow the flow of people

Thirty minutes later, Hukoqili passed through the refugee group and came to the Western Corps headquarters stationed on the river bank.

"Stop"

Seeing that it was the uniform of the Central Army, the soldiers guarding the camp naturally let him go after checking his identity. Hu Keqili went straight to the military tent in the center of the camp without ceremony. If Crolisat was really here, he would most likely be there. He wanted to ask Crolisat what on earth he was doing. ?There was no response to such a huge movement just now. Is this how he directed this battle?

"Sir, there seems to be something wrong with the camp." After entering the barracks, an accompanying squadron leader reminded him in a low voice.

"Well, what's the problem?" Hu Keqili was stunned for a moment on his horse. Indeed, he felt something was wrong, but he didn't know what it was.

"How come there are only so few people in the Western Army? This is a large army with 50,000 people." The squadron leader looked around with his eyes. The empty camps were almost full of them, but soldiers were rarely seen. Occasionally, I saw several teams of patrols, all with less than 30 people. This is completely different from the normal configuration of patrol teams with at least 50 people. The anomaly in front of me shows that this is probably an empty camp at all.

Near the central military tent, the number of guard soldiers began to increase. There was a post every three steps, and a sentry every five steps. The number of patrols doubled, and it felt like a regiment headquarters.

Hu Keqili got off his horse and went straight to the central military tent. When he saw the army commander general on Hu Keqili's shoulder, several generals of the Western Army who were standing in front of the central military tent discussing in low voices quickly turned around. Come,

Their blushing and thick-necked expressions showed that the issue just discussed was not a very happy one. One of the Western Army generals who knew him quickly stood up and saluted him and shouted loudly

"It's great that you're here, Commander Hu Keqi. We are at a loss here. It's great to see you." There was unconcealable joy in the tone of this Western Army general. Several other generals who did not recognize him , when he heard it was General Hu Keqili of the Central Army, his face also showed joy.

"What's going on? Is there no one to care about the chaos in front of you? What is your army commander doing?" Hu Keqili recognized that the person saluting him was Crolisat's confidant, the second flag of the Western Army. Captain Boral, the two of them had cooperated in the Battle of Staros,

"The commander of our army, he...he..." Boral opened his mouth, but did not say anything for a long time, except Xiaobai, whose face was ugly. Several generals of the Western Army also fell silent at the same time. There seems to be something unspeakable

"Forget it, I'll go in by myself"

Hu Keqili waved his hand impatiently. The unusual expressions of these generals gave him an ominous premonition. Is the empty camp hiding something?

"Hiss" Sure enough, he opened the closed curtain of the central military tent. The scene in front of him immediately made Hu Keqili take a breath of air. The entire tent was empty and dark, without torches or any decorations. There is only the whistling sound of the wind hanging from the tent door. Not to mention Clorissat, there is not even a mouse, and the almost blank layout around shows that no one has lived here at all. This is just a decoration. That's all

"Where are the people, you bastards? Where is your army commander? Don't tell me that there is no one inside at all. This is an empty building, even the camp is empty." Hu Keqili shook his hand angrily, almost breaking the central tent. The curtain was pulled down, his sharp eyes were filled with coldness, and he said sternly, "How long has it been and you are still hiding here? Tell me, where is that Crolisate guy?"

"This..." Several generals of the Western Army suddenly turned pale, look at me. I look at you, all of them have their heads drooped, and no one is gnawing.

"The war is about to begin, and the coach is missing." Hu Keqili's eyes were full of anger, he raised his finger and pointed to the other side of the river and said, "The Dorok forwards have been forced to the shore. If you don't want to tell me, I will report to His Majesty Falcon. I will He said that Crolisate escaped from the battle and left hundreds of thousands of refugees behind. Even if Your Majesty doesn't kill him, those refugees who have fled their homes will be able to drown him with spittle."

"No. Lord Hu Keqili, it's not that we want to hide it. In fact, Lord Crolisat has been missing for a day. The only thing we know now is that he is probably with the Fifth Flag Regiment at the front line."

Hearing that Hu Keqili was going to report to His Majesty Falcon, several generals immediately panicked. The commander of the Second Banner, Bolar, quickly took out a letter and handed it to Hu Keqili: "Because the attack of the Dorok army was too sudden, And the connection between the front line and the rear was cut off, which caused the legion headquarters to completely lose contact with Mr. Clolissart who was still hunting on the border. It was not until last night that we received a carrier pigeon from the fifth flag regiment at the front.

There is a valley with the legion commander above. Lord Crolisat ordered us to immediately blockade the defense line of the Gadisa River and gather troops to deploy the defense line as quickly as possible. It was also said that the Fourth Border Regiment had been disbanded and might even be annihilated, and that the target of the Doroks was probably Palavon City.

Boral swallowed and paused before continuing, "But the order to assemble was too hasty. It was issued last night. It is simply impossible to assemble and reach the destination today, so we can only do it first." An empty camp was set up along the river with bluffing, but no one expected that so many refugees would appear in such a short period of time. Everyone is discussing what to do, sir."

"You mean Croissant is trapped on the front lines?"

Hu Keqili frowned slightly. He couldn't catch up with his own speed, not to mention that the Western Army was scattered all over Palaven. It was indeed unrealistic to gather tens of thousands of people in just one or two days. , no wonder the whole camp is so empty,

"It should be so." Boral nodded awkwardly. "We were also discussing whether to continue to stick to the river bank or wait for the troops to gather and advance to the front line to find Lord Crolisate. Because we didn't agree on the same opinions, we almost had a quarrel. stand up"

"Standing firm is not the answer, but now we can only stand firm. At least we have to find out how many enemies there are." Hu Keqili nodded and said, "Strategically speaking, standing firm is equivalent to giving up a large area on the other side of the river, but from now on Judging from the situation, such a big The refugee flow is enough to show that the Dorok people dispatched a very large military force this time and were able to divide their forces to attack. In just one day, it was possible to create such a huge refugee group by continuously defeating several cities. At this time, They will only be in danger because of unclear military strength."

"But if we don't rescue the Fifth Flag Regiment, I'm afraid Lady Crolissart will..."

When a general of the Western Army heard Hu Keqili's insistent analysis, a trace of anger flashed on his face. He glanced at several other generals and said sternly, "We are all brought here by adults. How can we sit idly by at such a juncture? What's more, on weekdays, Your Excellency treats everyone well. The coach is trapped and no one dares to rescue him. If word spreads, how can our Western Army hold up its head in front of other troops?"

"I'm not saying I don't care, but you have to know the enemy's situation before attacking. What's the difference between attacking when the situation is unclear and risking death?"

"Clorissat is best at mountain warfare. There are mountains and forests on the border. He must have made arrangements a long time ago. On the contrary, if you attack without authorization, you will lose your elite troops and lose the pars that countless warriors have shed blood and sacrifice for. Raven Plains,

"Even if Crolisate is not dead at that time, he will have no choice but to die to apologize to His Majesty."

"But..." The Western Army general blushed and wanted to continue to argue.

"Pa" Hu Keqili took out a document with Falcon Valley from his arms, slapped it heavily on the table at the entrance of the military tent, and grunted, "Stop arguing. In terms of position, I am a general of the Central Army." , In terms of power, this is a document that His Majesty Falcon personally granted me full authority to make decisions. Although you are the Western Army, even if Croissant is here, he must listen to me now."

"The war is about to begin. Since Crolisate is not here, you will be under my command for the time being. This is a military order. If there is anyone who disobeys, I can immediately order anyone to be killed on the spot. Is there any problem?" Hu Keqili said fiercely. , the eyes that swept over several generals were filled with murderous intent. The people watching felt chilled in their hearts, and all they talked about was this. Several generals of the Western Army also knew what kind of situation they were in now.

"Yes, I will obey your Majesty's orders."

Their eyes glanced at the documents on the table, and finally chose to compromise, and all saluted Hu Keqi.

"Come here. Bring the military map." Hu Keqili asked the squadron leader accompanying him to take out the military map of the Palaven area, and summoned several Western Army generals into the empty military tent.

soon. The Guards Cavalry lit torches in the tent to illuminate the tent, and several benches and a simple wooden table were brought in. These things were already in the camp. So it’s very convenient to get it.

"Time is tight, so I won't say any more nonsense." Hu Keqili stood at the long table, spread the map handed over by the squadron leader on the wooden table with his hands, pointed at the middle part of the map, and said, "The crossing of the Gadisa River and The bridge is the only way to Palavon from the northwest, and it is also the gentlest and narrowest area in the entire river section. As long as they cross this ferry, the Dorok people can go straight to Palavon without stopping, so No matter what, we must defend here first before we can seek opportunities to counterattack."

"But the most important thing for us now, who can tell me how much military force the Dorok people sent out this time?" Hu Keqili raised his head and tapped the map with his finger. His sharp tone made the surroundings silent. .

Several generals of the Western Army looked at the map, and all of them bowed their heads in silence with blushing faces. It was so embarrassing that they still didn’t even know how many enemies there were. If word got out, many people would laugh out loud.

"Ahem. I think I may know how many people Dorok sent out."

It was Bolar, the commander of the Second Banner Regiment. This experienced general coughed dryly. Under the gaze of everyone, he bent down and pointed at several cities west of the Gadisa River with his hands, and said to Hu Keqili.

"Although we do not have exact information about the number of enemies, these refugees and the fighting on the front line are enough to explain a lot of problems. In these eight cities west of the Gadisa River, our garrison troops are more than 1,000 people, and the border The fourth and fifth main flag regiments are also stationed on the "

"But the Doroks not only broke through the 4th Banner Regiment on the border in one fell swoop, but they were also able to immediately deploy superior forces to surround the 5th Banner Regiment and defeat the garrison of the Star City in Hexi in a very short period of time.

"We are all soldiers. We should know that to achieve such a smooth battle, we need at least three times more troops. And we all know that the total strength of the Fourth Flag Regiment and the Fifth Flag Regiment is 17,000, and the local garrison has increased. There are 8,000 people in total, which means that the enemy's troops dispatched are three times their total strength, which means that they are at least 75,000 people. Otherwise, such excellent results will never be achieved."

"Seventy-five thousand people"

After hearing Bolar's analysis, not only did Hu Keqili's face turn pale, but several generals of the Western Army were also shaken. The grim situation displayed in front of them made everyone speechless, even the man who had shouted before The general who wanted to attack also chose silence

The situation was almost terrible, and everyone felt a sense of powerlessness. As the commanders of the Western Army, they were at a loss what to do with the situation in front of them, because the two main flag regiments on the border had been knocked out and divided, and they were still able to assemble The number of the Western Army that has risen is only 30,000 at most. With these troops, some must be left to guard Palaven.

"It seems that we can only hold on for now." Hu Keqili sighed. Although the plan for holding on was decided by him, as an offensive general, he always had some resistance to this kind of combat method.

“Perseverance also requires capital.”

Bolar anxiously said to Hukoqili, "Sir, we need at least 40,000 people to defend here. Fighting in such a narrow river bank area, the impact of the Guards Cavalry is useless and can only be used as a reserve counter-attack." Even if all our Western Army arrives, I'm afraid it won't be enough. We also hope that the Central Army can dispatch a few more infantry flag regiments, and there should still be a chance to hold on."

"Unfortunately, the Central Army's reinforcements this time are only 4,000 Guards Cavalry and 13,000 Infantry." Facing Bolar's proposal, Hu Keqili could only smile bitterly and shook his head.

"This is already the largest force that our Central Army can dispatch in a short period of time. 4,000 Guards Cavalry have already arrived with me, and the two infantry flag regiments will not arrive until at least tomorrow.

"This battle is not easy to fight. Not to mention rushing into the battle, I don't even know how many enemies there are until now. This is simply a waste of time."

Hu Keqili's voice with an ugly face stopped, and he said in a condensing voice, "And there is another worrying thing.

Such a dense and step-by-step plan is enough to prove that the Dorok people on the opposite side have a very experienced and ruthless top commander.

‘Interlocked with each other, there is almost no gap for people to fight back,’”

"Since the Doroks have set their final target at Palavon, the attack should come soon."

Hu Keqili stopped speaking, pointed to the map on the table, looked at several generals with frowning eyebrows, and said, "Before the reinforcements arrive tomorrow, the total number of troops we can deploy by the river may even total 20,000. No one comes,

If the Dorok people attack with all their strength, and their strength is close to 1:4, that mysterious opponent will never give us much time to prepare.

‘The Dorok people on the other side of the river either don’t attack or once they do, they will be like thunder sweeping through the caves, destroying everything’

‘1 to 4…” The generals’ faces turned pale. How can this battle be fought? (To be continued. If you like this work, you are welcome to vote for recommendations and monthly tickets,

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