Realm of Power

"30,000 people." When Hu Keqili heard the number reported by Bolar, he secretly put it down. In any case, 30,000 people were much less than the number of enemies he had originally expected to face, but he also knew that this It is very likely that they are just the troops that arrived early. The Dorok army split up and attacked. The first one to arrive is probably just a small one. The other enemy troops will soon gather together.

"How many people can we fight now?" Hu Keqili turned around and asked with some anxiety. He went to Palaven in the afternoon to dispatch supplies, so he was not very clear about the recruitment situation in the afternoon, and the person in charge of recruitment was Bol pull,

Regarding Hu Keqili's question, Bolar hesitated for a moment before saying with an ugly face, "Although we have tried our best, we have only temporarily recruited 8,000 people, and there are still many refugees who are waiting to see. Our current military strength is about the same." There are 27,000 people, but because the recruited soldiers lack enough weapons, there are less than 20,000 people who can actually fight. Therefore, weapons and supplies from Palavon must be shipped immediately. Only when the refugees see the benefits will they fully believe in us."

"I will ask them to speed up the transportation on the Palavon side." Hu Keqili nodded and said, "The situation is still very serious. With 27,000 people plus the two infantry flag regiments of the Central Army that will arrive tomorrow, the total... The troop strength is only 40,000, which is obviously not proportional to the Dorok army on the opposite side. Now we can only hope to recruit enough people, otherwise we may not even be able to survive tomorrow."

"I heard that there are 20 direct-shooting Thors transferred back from the Navy Department for repair in the Palawan warehouse. Although they are not as powerful as the Thors used by the army, they have a long range and should be able to directly hit the enemy camp on the other side of the river. I wonder if it is possible. . . . "Polar said timidly.

"Thunder God's transfer requires His Majesty's personal handwriting. I have already reported to Your Majesty. Don't have too much hope for this. It will come and go. Unless it is a royal green eagle, or just a carrier pigeon, it will take at least three days. There is a reply, whether we can still stay here at that time is a question." Hu Keqili's face was serious. The little bit of luck in Boral's heart was shattered. 3 days Do the Doroks give themselves 3 days?

"Since the enemy is coming, we must resist it. You go and call other people immediately, and we will hold a meeting to discuss it," Hu Keqili said to Bolar. "In any case, we also have more than 20,000 regular troops, so I will I don’t believe that the Central Army plus the Western Army will not be able to delay the move for even a few days.”

Several Dorok generals came over from their respective military camps soon. Sardins also appears among them.

Because he saved the 3,000 remnant troops of the Fourth Banner Regiment and had high prestige among the soldiers of the Fourth Banner Regiment, Hu Keqili appointed him to temporarily act as the commander of the Fourth Banner Regiment. According to this status , he is also qualified to attend this military meeting

"The Dorok people came just tonight. The sentry found a large number of troops across the river. It is said that there may be 30,000 people." Hu Keqili said straight to the point.

"So fast," a general from the Western Legion whispered unexpectedly, and several other generals also looked ugly. The arrival of the main force of Dorok undoubtedly proved that the area west of the river was completely lost, otherwise the Dorok people would not have gathered on the river bank in such a large scale. The heavy atmosphere made everyone feel depressed

"I called everyone here because I think the enemy has given up on the raid tonight, which may indicate a full-scale attack tomorrow morning." Hu Keqili glanced at everyone, pointed to the map on the table, and said after a pause, " According to the opponent's style, it will be a thunderous attack, so whether the Dorok people can stop here will determine the future of Palaven. .”

The generals' meeting lasted until early morning, as orders were issued. The defense of the Falcon Army was also fully deployed, and neat queues appeared on the river bank. The shooters of the Falcon Army stepped onto the temporary earth platform built along the river bank in the early morning.

The height of these earth platforms is more than 2 meters, with a solid wall in front and a slope that can go up and down in the back. The archers squatted half-crouched on the top of these slopes, and the cold light of the arrow clusters complemented the white-capped river surface.

Behind the slope are 4,000 heavily armored Guards Cavalry, riding on fully armored horses. The light of torches shines on the stern faces of the Guards Cavalry. The tall horses are like giant beasts in the dark rising from their noses. White smoke spurts out. As the only heavily armored force, once the Doroks break into the earth wall, they will use sharp swords and heavy horse hooves to completely trample the invading enemies into pieces until they are completely defeated. Driven down the river from the earth wall

The sky gradually became clearer, and the two sides on both sides of the river began to see the opposite side clearly. Unlike the Falcon Army, which was waiting solemnly along the river, the Dorok Army obviously showed extremely high morale. It had been invincible for a period of time, which made many people The Dorok cavalry is high-spirited,

Wearing red cloaks, they rode horses and stood on the opposite river bank, like a leaping red line. The raindrops hit his armor with the wind and rain, flowing to the ground like a waterfall. The long legs of the Lancers The spear was washed by the rain and shined brightly, and the light reflected in the misty rain dazzled people's eyes.

In front of them is a 30-meter-long and 5-meter-wide stone bridge connecting the two banks. The thick piers are deeply plunged into the running river, with bridge cables made of iron chains across them. The raging river water under the bridge is not emitting waves. The sound of impact and the rolling of white waves. This stone bridge was built in the era of the Kingdom of Raedian. The huge stones form a solid body. It has remained strong after hundreds of years of wind and rain. This is also a crucial bridge leading to Palavon. mouth,

Hu Keqili deployed three squadrons opposite the bridge entrance, two light infantry squadrons of the Western Army, and one of the three squadrons of the Central Guards Cavalry. It is enough to see the importance of this bridge entrance.

"It seems to be the Red Guard Lancers of the Dorok people. It seems that the opponent's main attack direction should be at the bridge entrance." Hu Keqili heard Bolavan next to him talking to himself, and he looked at the eyes of these red cavalry. Suddenly became sharper. Among the top cavalry in the mainland, except for those who had already The destroyed Ruidian heavy cavalry, the Dongting people's Royal Court cavalry and the Kugit people's rangers were the Dorok Red Guard Lancers. But because the chance of the latter appearing is very small, plus the Dorok people People have always fought with light troops, so they were basically ignored.

Hu Keqili did not expect to see this legendary Red Guard Cavalry here.

While watching here, the Dorok army on the opposite side became commotion again. As the main camp opened, groups of red cavalry began to ride out, and then the black crowd was forcibly driven out of the camp.

"Asshole, he seems to be someone from our defense group."

Hu Keqili heard Sardins's furious curses. At this time, he also saw clearly the people who were being escorted out, and suddenly took a breath of air. They were all prisoners, and there were thousands of them. , there are people wearing garrison uniforms inside, too. Some were wearing regular army uniforms, tattered and staggering, and there were Dorok soldiers behind them waving their spears to drive them away. The captives tried to resist several times, but they were all regrouped, and slowly moved towards the bridge like driven sheep. The direction of the mouth moves,

Including Hu Keqili, tens of thousands of Falcon troops on the other side of the river watched this scene with bated breath. Even a fool could guess that the Doroks drove so many prisoners towards the bridge entrance because they obviously wanted to Use prisoners to force the defenders to retreat

"Too despicable." Not only did Hu Keqili feel at a loss this time, but several generals of the Western Army also cursed angrily. Although the Falcon Army never abides by any chivalry, it will never do such a cold-blooded thing. thing,

"Damn, these guys want us to fight our own people." The prisoners of the Falcon Army on the opposite side seemed to have discovered something, and they suddenly became commotion. Because they were very close to the bridge entrance, the prisoners at the front quickly rushed towards them. bridge entrance,

They did not go towards the Falcon Army's defense line as the Doroks expected, but jumped into the river from both sides of the stone bridge. With a splash into the water, a Falcon Army prisoner was caught in the turbulence and river water. Rolling, he was quickly swept away by the rapids and turned into a violent point on the river. However, his move undoubtedly stimulated the other prisoners. A large group of prisoners jumped from the bridge into the rolling river.

"Stop them!" the Dorok Red Guard cavalry behind them shouted hastily, and they all rode their horses to rush to the bridge entrance.

"Brothers, fight hard." The Falcon Army prisoners crowded in front used their bodies to form a thick wall, making it impossible for them to get through.

Some Falcon Army prisoners jumped directly from the bridge to the horses of the Red Guards Cavalry, and rolled off the horses with the Red Guards Cavalry in their arms.

"If you want to live, let's jump down." Everyone agreed with this idea. Thousands of people rushed to the bridge together. The river was full of people's heads.

Many soldiers from the west did not know how to swim. They struggled desperately in the river, shouting "Help, help, help!"

Countless hands were flopping and struggling on the water surface. The current was raging and white waves rolled over. A few hands were helplessly dangling on the water surface for a few times.

After the ripples in the water, dozens of people disappeared silently.

"Asshole, this Xu Dan"

On this side of the river, the Falcon Army collectively lost their voice. No one expected that the boundary between life and death would be shown in front of everyone in such a clear entity. The prisoners resisted desperately, and those who had no time to jump into the river were swarmed by the Red Guard cavalry behind them. slaughtered,

Corpses were strewn on the river beach, and the river surface was also covered with black bodies floating up and down with the water, and the blood dyed the river surface red.

In the end, only 34 of the thousands of prisoners survived by clinging to the ropes thrown by the defenders on the opposite side. (To be continued. If you like this work, you are welcome to vote for recommendations and monthly votes.

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