Realm of Power

"The enemy is coming very fiercely. Almost as soon as we received the warning that Brook City was being attacked, the enemy's vanguard cavalry appeared outside the fortress." In the quiet military tent, Sardins' slightly low and hoarse voice spoke in the tent. echoing in,

He leaned over and stood in front of the military map in front of the table, pointing at the map with his hand and saying, "In a hurry, I could only order the troops to set up a defense line along the rocks, and relied on the terrain to repel three attacks by the enemy's forward cavalry. We lost 70 men, and we lost 19. It was not until yesterday evening that I received an order from the Corps Headquarters asking all troops to assemble on the river bank. There was also news last night of the fall of Ruda and Bisselburg on the flanks. Come together"

Sardins lowered his head in shame, and after a pause in his voice, he said helplessly, "In order to prevent the troops from falling into a desperate situation surrounded on three sides, I can only order the remaining troops to evacuate from the defense line in the dark.

But there were too many refugees on the road, so I didn’t come to report to the legion headquarters until just now that this was the battle I encountered. Although I fought for an entire afternoon, I only had a few collisions with the enemy’s forward cavalry. It’s really hard to talk about.”

"It's already very good. If it weren't for you, the main force of the Dorok Army should have appeared on the other side of the river at this moment. These hundreds of thousands of refugees crossing the river would probably not survive." Hu Keqili took a deep breath and patted his head in relief. His shoulders were trembling slightly, "Your bravery has saved countless lives. I can see that you have tried your best."

"Have your troops also withdrawn?" Hu Keqili continued to ask, but he did not hold out any hope.

In the refugee flow just now, he saw uniformed soldiers guarding many places, but those soldiers were frightened. The crumbling troops and lone officers were the most needed force gap on the defense line now. It doesn't make much sense, as the combat effectiveness of the garrison forces in these places is not high to begin with. It's fine for maintaining local security, but when it comes to a real grand army battle, just one charge may lead to collapse

"Yes." Sardins nodded surprisingly vigorously. "My garrison flag regiment has a total of 2 squadrons. Although there were some losses in the previous battle, the total number is still 900, and 500 have passed." When we reached the river, there were still 400 people crossing the river. During the defense, I also received some soldiers of the Fourth Banner Regiment who had withdrawn from Anxialing. There were about 3,000 people. They were the first to cross the river. We Take them all back to the Legion Headquarters"

"That is to say. You brought back 4,000 troops." Hu Keqili took a deep breath and asked with some disbelief. 4,000 elite and skilled soldiers, compared to the current stretched troops on the defense line. , a completely unexpected big gain

Sardins said with an ugly face, "Although there are more than a hundred wounded soldiers inside, most of them still maintain their combat capabilities and weapons, but some are stunned. In addition, the enemy's forward cavalry has been chasing behind. It's hard to retreat." In too much haste and confusion, they were overwhelmed by the enemy's cavalry, and their commander, Lord Aksud, may have disappeared during the battle..."

Sardins' voice stopped, and everyone understood what he meant. Several generals of the Western Army turned slightly pale.

In this battle, the Fourth Banner Regiment, which was responsible for the defense of the Anxialing Valley, was the first to bear the brunt. The Dorok army rushed forward, and almost the entire west of the river was lost. Although the news on the front line had been blocked, the Dorok people came from Anxialing. The news of the valley invasion no longer needs confirmation.

This also shows. There is basically no suspense about the death of Aksud, the leader of the Fourth Banner. In the Falcon Army, local garrison troops can retreat due to loss, but the military commander of the main battle force must not give up the defense line.

Either win or die. Everyone knows that Anxialing Valley is gone, and even if Aksud is not dead, His Majesty Falcon will never let him go.

"This guy Aksud... is so careless. How can I go back and explain..." A sad-looking general shook his head and murmured in a low voice. Everyone could hear the unconcealed sadness in his words. Affection,

Hu Keqili turned his head and looked over, frowning slightly. It was sad to see his colleagues die in battle, but since he embarked on this bloody road of fighting, he had already put life and death aside. As a general, dying on the battlefield is also a kind of tragedy. destination

"The leader of the Rita Banner is Aksud's brother-in-law. He has made a mistake and please forgive me, Lord Hu Keqili." Seeing Hu Keqili's displeasure,

Next to him, Bolar, the commander of the Second Flag, quickly explained to Hu Keqili in a low voice, "Aksud's 37th birthday is ten days away. Originally, everyone was planning to hold a banquet to celebrate, but no one expected it to be like this." The result of "

"Okay everyone, no matter what, Aksud died bravely as a soldier. He is our pride."

After hearing this explanation, Hu Keqili's tense expression relaxed slightly.

He waved to everyone, "Sardins brought us 4,000 people, but he also brought us a good way to make up for the current lack of troops."

"How?" After hearing Hu Keqili's words, several generals looked up in confusion. Even Sardins looked confused.

Hu Keqili raised his hand and pointed outside the tent and said

"Have you not seen that there are hundreds of thousands of refugees with nothing on the river bank? Those are our reinforcements."

"Legion Commander, are you kidding me?" The generals of the Western Army all took a breath of air. The words refugees and reinforcements are really impossible to connect, and those refugees will not participate in the battle.

If you weren't afraid of death, you would have stayed in your hometown and become a refugee. That's why you escaped because you were afraid of death.

Hu Keqili continued, "When I came over just now, I found that many refugees had thrown most of their belongings into the river in order to rush across the river. It is already late autumn and the weather is cold. They need to eat and have a place to live. But they have nothing now,

"If we let it go, it will cause a lot of trouble and even impact other areas. It is better to place it behind the military camp.

It's less than half a day's journey from Palabon.

The empire’s largest stockpile of supplies there contains enough food and tent supplies to sustain these refugees for a month.”

"Does this have something to do with the method?" Several generals were still confused. One of the generals stood up and asked, "Your Excellency, Army Commander, even if this is the case, it does not mean that the refugees are willing to fight with us against the Doroks." , but it’s like carrying a big burden for nothing.”

"Let me finish." Hu Keqili waved to him and said with a smile, "They all have to be resettled anyway. We just need to tell them that as long as one person joins the army, the whole family will get a job opportunity.

I believe that in less than half a day, we can draw more than 20,000 soldiers and about 100,000 laborers from these refugees.

Not only can we make up for the gap in military strength, but we can also build an impenetrable line of defense in the shortest possible time.

Although the temporarily recruited soldiers are not very effective in combat, it is more than enough to let them guard some insignificant areas and scare the Dorok people with their bluff."

"I think this method is feasible." Bolar, the leader of the Second Flag, nodded in agreement, but also raised a doubt.

What if His Majesty Falcon pursues those supplies? The consumption of hundreds of thousands of people is not a small number.

Those supplies are all stored by His Majesty Falcon in Palaven, if they are used by us like this. Just afraid. . . . . . "

"You can rest assured on this. If there is any accountability, I will take full responsibility for it." Hu Keqili waved his hand to him with a determined expression.

Since His Majesty has given me the power to handle the entire battle, he has naturally considered the issue of these supplies."

After listening to Hu Keqili's assurance, several generals of the Western Army looked at each other and said to Hu Keqili, "If this is the case, we can rest assured and follow the master."

"Time is running out, let's all act separately according to the plan." Hu Keqili stood up. Several generals of the Western Army walked out of the tent excitedly. The meeting just now stabilized some of their floaters again.

They didn't notice. Hu Keqili stood alone in front of the military tent, looking at the dark sky in the distance, and the white raindrops pattering on the ground.

There was a strange emotion in his focused and deep eyes. "This time I was bold enough to stab the sky," he said.

Those supplies were all hoarded by His Majesty the Falcon for use in attacking the Dorok Mountains. Now it’s good that they are directly used by himself to help the victims."

In the evening, in the hazy twilight, red cavalry appeared vaguely on the other side of the river. These cavalry shuttled back and forth along the east bank of the river. Across the river from here.

A Dorok knight was stationed on the bank. His red armor was like flames. The knight took off the iron helmet on his head, revealing his straight flaxen hair. He looked at the long black line across the river with some confusion.

It was a temporary earthen platform about 2 meters high that was built along the riverside. Although it was raining lightly, there was still dust on the opposite side.

Countless figures shuttled between these earth platforms, and the huge scene almost turned the entire river bank into an extremely wide construction site.

The number of troops on the opposite bank of the river has also increased significantly. In some places where the river is narrow, there are not only arrow towers built by the regular army, but the number of patrols has also increased significantly.

Judging from the strength deployed by the opponent, it is at least more than 30,000 people, not to mention the labor force building the fortifications.

Because there are simply too many to count. There are men, women, old and young. I don’t know how the Falcon Army managed to summon so many people at once.

"What on earth is going on?" The Dorok cavalryman tilted his head in confusion. He had been here in the morning.

At that time, the place was crowded with refugees crossing the river. There were no fortifications on the other side of the river, but only half a day passed.

This earthen platform about 2 meters high appeared out of thin air.

The length is at least 2 kilometers, blocking the entire river here, making anyone who sees these fortifications feel very troubled in their hearts.

"Come here, report the situation here to the marshal immediately. It seems that the Falcon Army has arrived for reinforcements." This Dorok knight looked coldly at the noisy scene across the river, his face as heavy as a black-faced sculpture,

On one side was the roaring construction work, but on the other side was deathly silence.

Even though they were far apart, the fiery fighting spirit on the other side still burned the eyes of this Dorok knight.

He shivered, foreboding that the coming battle would be very difficult. (To be continued. If you like this work, you are welcome to vote for recommendations and monthly votes.

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