Realm of Power

In March of the 3rd year of the Falcon Empire, the 20,000-strong Salander expeditionary force stationed near Kyoto in Normandy claimed independence in northern Normandy, established the new Salander Kingdom, and supported the poisonous Li sect Starshuil as the new kingdom. The king of the Kingdom of Salander, Enwit of the Northern Alliance of Salander, is the royal minister.

Regarding this rebellion that broke out from Salander's insiders, the empire's vague attitude at the beginning was undoubtedly a throw of dry wood on the raging flames of the rebellion, because the chief and deputy had the power to suppress this internal strife. The legion commander has not returned for a long time, and there are even rumors that both legion commanders have been put under house arrest by the despicable Vecia Falcon.

This resulted in what was originally a situation of internal strife between evenly matched enemies, and quickly turned into a one-sided situation favoring the Poison Faction.

As of March 29, more than 65 expeditionary force teams have announced to join the New Kingdom of Salander, with a total strength of more than 41,000 people. The Falcon Empire's silent posture undoubtedly makes the self-reliant expeditionary force more and more convinced that the empire is here. There was a lack of necessary preparations for a sudden rebellion. Except for the 10,000-strong Central Army, On the front of the entire expeditionary force, no troops could be found. The huge disparity between 40,000 and 10,000 made the generals of the expeditionary force believe that they only needed to quickly defeat the Central Army in a short time and then enter the vast central plain area. , even if the empire wants to launch a war against rebellion, it must take into account the nearly exhausted logistics

In this war, the harvest of the Salander Expedition far exceeded previous expectations. The gold collected in central Normandy alone reached 14 tons after melting and synthesis. This does not include other jewelry, expensive items, etc. Wait, what is that concept? If all 14 tons of gold were turned into gold coins, it would be at least more than 50 million, which would be the total annual revenue of the entire empire.

This is also the basis for Starshuil to be able to respond to hundreds of responses in the expeditionary force. This time the expeditionary force is composed of soldiers. Down to the officers, everyone robbed a lot of money. According to imperial regulations, two-thirds of the wealth captured in the war must be handed over, but only one-third can be retained. Now if we want the expeditionary force to arrive Spit out the fat in your mouth, it is simply a dream. In the face of huge common interests, the expeditionary force has long forgotten its duty as a soldier.

So on April 2, the proud Starshuil swore an oath to the so-called army in Kyoto, Normandy, announcing that he would take back the land that originally belonged to the Salanders and bring the Salander dynasty back to the world.

He aggressively led the 20,000-strong Salander expeditionary force southward, entering the area where they once wreaked havoc, looking for the 10,000-strong Central Army for a decisive battle, but the expected Central Army disappeared without a trace.

All he saw were boundless weeds and nearly ruined towns. The population in the central part of the country had been mobilized in advance by the Central Army and all had been moved to the relatively stable and safe southern region. The current central part is almost a piece of wasteland. According to Fatty, this is a naturally large depth. Unless the other party is prepared to go all the way to the dark side, the only choice they can make is to retreat.

really. After Star Shuil wandered around in the central and northern areas for more than ten days, the expeditionary force became accustomed to burning, killing and looting all the way in the central and northern areas. They had developed the habit of supporting wars with war. They only brought dry food for a week at most every time they went into battle. Now, The surroundings were desolate, logistics was tight, the morale of the army was disorganized, and hunger among the soldiers became more and more common. The expeditionary force that entered the central part of the country quickly lost its vigor from the beginning.

No matter how high the morale of the soldiers is, everything is in vain if they lack food. If it were in the past, it would have been okay, everyone was a poor person, and it would be good to have something to eat, but it is different now, everyone is a rich man, who would suffer After receiving this, the soldiers of the expeditionary force surrounded the main tent in the center. As a last resort, Stashuir could only order the 20,000 exhausted expeditionary force to temporarily return to the border of Truburg and form a group with another heavy force, the Salander Second Army. forming horns with each other,

Because it is located in a mountainous area, the climate is still very cold even in early spring. This castle built on the cliffs of the plateau has another more beautiful name, called the White Castle. It was built one after another in Normandy. During the period of the three Grand Dukes, there is still no fully completed beautiful castle. It is said that the entire castle was built based on the childhood dreams of the builders.

Towering spiers and huge temple columns. The outer walls of the castle, which are tens of meters high, are completely painted in white, and the ceiling is paved in blue, just like a castle in a fairy tale. Unfortunately, the construction of this castle was too expensive, so its builder worked until his death. , has not completed the construction of this greatest building, but as native Normans, they prefer to call this mysterious castle Winter City.

Because it is located in a high collar, the temperature of this beautiful castle, the howling of the cold wind all year round, and the occasional cave fluttering are beautiful, but in winter, especially at night, the climate It's even colder, as if everything will condense into frost as long as the wind blows. The fallen leaves were falling. Those that break away from the branches and fall from the tree will also be drained of water during the short fall, and then fall to the ground like ice cubes and break apart.

For Isda Shuil, the cold wind tonight seems even colder and sadder, because for some reason, he always feels that something will happen tonight, but he has no way of knowing what it is. He opens the window and lets the cold The cold wind blows in, bringing a sense of clarity to people, which can win over the hearts of the entire expeditionary force soldiers. Isda Shuil is naturally not a simple person.

He was born in the military and lived an ascetic life just to maintain his intuition about the dangers of war. This intuition had saved him more than once, and tonight, this feeling was so strong,

"Is it really just an intuition?"

After walking around the camp again, Isdashuir smiled sadly, and deftly untied the knot of his armor with his fingers. He secretly smiled that he must have been too careless. In such a bitterly cold night, unless The opponent can fly, otherwise there will never be a chance to get close to his defense line. Unfortunately, Starshuil doesn't know that there is a troop crossing the sideline where he can't see it.

There is no moon at night, and the clear night is like a black velvet dress, wrapping the entire vast land. Densely packed cavalry are passing through this broad field, like black ghosts. Light and mysterious.

In the early spring season, the earth has already projected a green emerald green. The northern fields have begun to be dyed with a faint emerald color. The leaves of many deciduous trees have begun to sprout. The flat fields have become very desolate due to the war. , looking over the withered yellow meadow, these dark black cavalry shuttled through it in groups, like a hunting wind blowing across the earth.

As the direct descendant of Fatty, he is the sharpest one. The cavalry cluster of the Central Army advanced the fastest among the three armies. They were like a light and extremely sharp thin blade. Before the expeditionary army had time to react, they had quietly bypassed the weak spot on the edge of the expeditionary army. Arriving behind the expeditionary force,

The cavalry of the Central Army advanced very quickly, but the sound of horse hooves was very light. This is an endless plain area. For the galloping horses, there is no more ideal place to gallop than here, even in the central part of the empire. Erdian area, also There is no such good wilderness and weeds taller than people. It is simply the best cover for the cavalry group. The war horses spread their hooves. Like dancing elves, they can fly across this wilderness as fast as they can without worrying about being attacked by the expeditionary force. The patrol team discovered,

Because there are 42 people in the patrol team responsible for this section. They had already been cleared away by the advancing legion scouts,

The patrols of the expeditionary force generally have not undergone real military training, so they do not adopt the passwords used by the regular army. They can only use their naked eyes to judge whether the opponent is one of their own or an enemy, and the basis for their judgment is actually an extremely ridiculous armor style.

Hu Keqili just arranged for a group of cavalry to put on the uniforms of the patrol, and everything was solved. The expeditionary force did not expect it at all. exist

On this quiet night, the gap in our border was opened by the Central Army. Tens of thousands of cavalry rushed like mercury from this gap about 500 meters long into the area behind them.

In order to ensure surprise, each Central Army cavalry prepared two horses, and the four hoofs of the horses were wrapped in thick cotton cloth. The cavalry all lay on their horses. They were silent and most of them took turns riding their horses.

On both sides were 500 scout cavalry in charge of the security area. They wore light armor and carried improved cavalry assault crossbows on their backs. They were like sharp sickles that were constantly sweeping next to the entire group. They quickly galloped from the flanks of the entire group. And passed.

The rapid sound of the cavalry's hooves woke up many people in the villages along the way even at night. Some people were lying cautiously at the windows. Looking outside through the gap in the window, there seems to be no end to the black ghost-like cavalry. Groups of horses galloped past the square near the village, raising the city heads on the ground, and the murderous armors emitted a cry like a whimper in the night. Whisper

The villagers who witnessed the black cavalry galloping past were very curious. They didn't know where the cavalry came from, where they were going, and what their purpose was. But it can be seen from the direction of the cavalry's march.

The other party's target should be the north. Many people are speculating, and they can't help but want to gloat. The target of these black cavalry is probably the murderous Salanders in the north. If that is the case, the Salanders will be unlucky. In this land that has been hit hard by the war, except for the Salanders, I, and no one else, will have a favorable impression of them because of their extermination behavior like locusts crossing the border. Most people have changed from initial support to disgust and fear of the Salanders' revenge. The whole process No one came to report the news

"Sir, ahead is Said, the headquarters of the Second Corps of the Expeditionary Force." After sneaking around for most of the night, the morning star on the horizon has risen in the sky. The report from the scouts in front made Hu Keqili stop his horse.

Following the direction of the scout's finger, Hu Keqili could see patches of bright lights. It was a small town, and the faint sounds of men and women laughing could be heard. Large bonfires were burning brightly, illuminating the entire town. very clear,

Some soldiers were already drunk and swaying around, while others were drunkenly chasing the skirts of women. The sounds of laughter and laughter continued to float in the night wind. According to intelligence, the number of the Second Army of the Expeditionary Force was about 18,000. Thousands of people, all composed of, obviously not yet Realizing that the God of Death had come to them, he rolled up the map in his hand and looked up at the North Star above his head again. After confirming that his goal was correct, Hu Keqili waved to several squadron leaders who were leading the team. Take action, he said coldly

"Everyone has seen it, right? According to His Majesty's order, because it is the first battle against the rebels, and in order to frighten the small group, we do not want to take prisoners this time. Is it clear to everyone?"

"Yes" the squadron leaders with fierce expressions responded.

"In that case. Then get ready to start." Hu Keqili waved his hand to these people, and the anxious horse under his crotch violently blew out a breath of white air. Such a night, such quietness, so many swords were unsheathed. The low friction sound seemed so weird in this quiet night, and it made people's blood boil. As the surroundings returned to silence, the bright swords were like a layer of phosphorescence on the water in the dark night.

"go ahead"

With a low and murderous command came the order. The Guards Cavalry put down their facial armor, revealing only a pair of murderous eyes, holding the horse's rein tightly in their left hand, and the mysterious patterned handle of the sword in their right hand. A kind of blood boiled in the hearts of the Guards, and the curved waist and the leaping of the war horse The horses' backs were close together, in the cold night fog. A thousand Guards Cavalry first rushed towards the pass outside the town like demons haunting the night. A row of wooden fences made of solid fir trees blocked the way of the army.

The rumble of horse hooves sounded in the night like bursts of dull winter thunder. This strange noise soon attracted the attention of the Salander guards. When they looked around from the sentry tower outside the town,

"Bang. The first batch of galloping war horses came like a mountain collapse, and the swords were like snow. The galloping horses were like thunder. No matter how stupid the Salanders are, they have to know what happened to them.

The scream of "enemy attack" came from the position of the sentry tower, and the sword of the Guards Cavalry had already chopped down a guard. The war horse hit the wooden fence outside hard, and the guard above fell off because he had no time to stop. Bright red blood flowed from the bumps and grooves of the armor.

"Quickly pull out the fence and open the passage for the main force." The cavalry squadron leader who led the team reined in his horse. He was not frightened by the tragic situation in front of him. Instead, he turned behind and shouted to the other guards cavalry who were following behind. Said, hearing his fire, the companions who were feeling a little restrained by the wooden fence stopped, and the cavalry's swords flashed in their hands. With just a few knives, you can cut through the thick ropes binding the fence and the pass.

"Shoot, don't let them destroy the fence." Countless arrow clusters were shot down from the tall towers on both sides of the pass. The war horses were hit by the arrows and let out a shrill scream. Some of the Guards Cavalry were shot, rolled down from the war horses, but fell to the ground again. Shields and weapons on the ground join the siege team again

"Dong dong" There was a crisp sound from the outer fence, and countless hooks with hemp ropes at the tail were thrown out from the hands of the galloping cavalry like rain. With a loud crackling sound, a wooden sentry tower emerged from The tilt turned into a collapse. And the fallen guard tower

"Run for your life." The soldiers of the Salander Expeditionary Army were frightened by such a tragic scene, and they suddenly became a mess. The sound of roaring flames covered up the rumble of the horses' hooves. A Salander soldier was beating the flames with a branch. Feeling the ground shaking, he turned around in surprise. A shining sword flashed across his throat, and his head flew into the air with eyes wide open in disbelief.

"Kill" the black cavalry with the help of horse power. Passing through the flames like splitting waves, the afterimage of the sword was light and swift, harvesting life like the death scythe. A dozen Salander soldiers who were caught off guard covered their bleeding throats and went down, "Move forward, "Kill!" The hundreds of war horses that followed were like a heavy hammer, crashing into the enemy's queue. People flew everywhere, and dozens of people in the last row were knocked out. The companions in front of the collision were in a mess. The thick and tall Guards Cavalry horses were like light tanks, plowing bloody passages in the enemy's queue. The horses' hooves were chaotic, and the flashing swords pierced the night sky. There was no response. The enemy that came over fell down like a gourd.

"Don't mess around, stop them." A Salander officer yelled and was trampled under his horse by the oncoming cavalry. Letting out shrill screams and rolling on the ground with bloody bodies, hundreds of Salander soldiers stared in shock as their captain was trampled into a pulp by groups of horses galloping past. Only then did they react and panic. He threw away the fire extinguishing skills in his hands and ran forward, shouting "There are enemies, enemies are coming in" as he ran.

The fire was accompanied by panic, and the entire camp of Salander's Second Army was completely destroyed. The Guards Cavalry drove the defeated troops of Salander's Expeditionary Army forward like a herd of sheep, and the defeated troops were like rolling snowballs. , even if they encounter a team that wants to resist, they will be scattered by this powerful defeated army.

Some senior generals of the expeditionary force began to appear. Just now, there was a group of Mamunuk knights guarding two generals trying to rush out.

But there were too many defeated troops. The general who waved his knight's sword to drive away the soldiers was pulled off his horse by the angry soldiers.

The guarding knight was also overwhelmed by the chaotic crowd. In a desperate situation, people can do any crazy things. People are crowded together, shoulder to shoulder, and thousands of pairs of feet step on it. It is estimated that they have been trampled into flesh by now.

On this night, Salander's Second Army completely collapsed under the sudden attack of the Central Army. One of the horns of the expeditionary force was broken by the Central Army.

My wife has gallstones and is hospitalized. I have no choice but to stay with her in the hospital every day. This chapter can only be hastily finished like this. Don’t be embarrassed. To be continued.