Realm of Power

The raindrops hit the bright armor and turned into a white spray. On a black rainy night, a large number of soldiers were searching along the woods. The lightning flashed and illuminated the gray pupils of the Ohacha military commander, Baron Saint-Sauvé.

He was riding on a black-spotted white horse, holding the riding crop tightly in his hand, tapping his long leather riding boots impatiently.

A dozen serious-looking officers were riding behind him side by side, all looking a little embarrassed. Being dragged out of the warm bed in the middle of the night was not a very pleasant thing for the body and mind. The rain hit their iron helmets. , with wet hair, "As the person in charge of the outpost, the enemy swaggered past, and you didn't even make a report. What a dereliction of duty!"

Saint-Sauve turned around and glanced at these dejected subordinates. News of the attack on the capital reached here as quickly as possible. Saint-Sauve, who was still in the front-line fortress, finally couldn't sit still. According to reports from the capital, The intelligence came in that the capital being attacked was a cavalry force.

The number is about a thousand, and the combat power is strong, but the most important thing is the direction in which the opponent appears. It is obviously coming directly from the defense area of ​​Baron Saint-Sauve. This is for Saint-Sauve who has just delivered all safety reports. , instead of being slapped hard in the face, he could imagine his master's face twisted with anger, "We must find these bold enemies immediately!"

Saint-Sauveur did not dare to delay at all. It was raining outside. Even if the enemy left traces, they would be washed away by the rain tomorrow morning. It would be too difficult to figure out the enemy's movements by then. It’s difficult,

He mobilized all his soldiers to search in the direction that was most likely to be the enemy's crossing path, hoping to find the enemy's coming and going." " The last one is the most beautiful one. How did these enemies get through?

Of course, it does not rule out the possibility that it will rain heavily and the sentries on the sentry post will run in to take shelter from the rain. However, all the sentry officers said that they did not neglect their duties and that the soldiers on the sentry post had never taken shelter from the rain. Even if he was soaked in the rain, "That would be very strange. Did the enemy fly over with wings?" Baron Saint-Sauveur touched his chin in confusion. Ten minutes later, the news from the investigation along the way came. The bodies of the sentinels who had been killed were found at the seventh and ninth sentry posts. "The enemy's sharp arrows pierced the sentry's throat from a long distance, so that the sentry method issued a "The other companions didn't know that the sentry on duty was dead," the military supervisor who came to report said. "We only found out that a sentry was missing when we were counting the number of people. The body was well hidden with leaves." It took some time to find it, but there were no abnormalities at the other outposts. All the personnel were there, the soldiers held on in the rain, and no one was lazy."

The search continued into the middle of the night, and finally some news came out.

Baron Saint-Sauveur led his men to the river beach next to the forest. It was autumn and the water in the river was not deep. An officer was squatting in the shallow water of the river beach, turning over a few scattered river pebbles in his hand. When he saw the horse team of Baron Saint-Sauveur, the young officer quickly stood up and saluted, "Lian? Did you report the discovery?"

Baron Saint-Sauv reined in his horse. He recognized the young officer in front of him, Ryansbury, an officer from the Army Logistics Department. Everyone was sent out this time, so Ryansbury was not spared either. "Yes, Lord Commander, although there is no completely certain evidence yet, judging from the broken stones, they should have been caused by being trampled by heavy objects!"

Leans Parry picked up a stone that he was looking at just now and handed it to Baron Saint-Sauveur on the horse. "The most likely thing is war horses, and there are many war horses, otherwise the stones on the entire river beach would not be scattered." Broken!" "River Beach!"

Saint-Sauveur took a look at the stone and saw that the cracks were neat, as if cut by a sharp blade. This was a sign of being crushed by a heavy object, and such signs were almost all over the entire river beach. He immediately sent people along the river beach. After a trip, it was like this everywhere. "Where is the upper reaches of this river?" Saint Sauve asked solemnly, as if he suddenly recalled something.

"Pauillac Village! Leansparry touched his nose with his hand and said in a solemn voice, "That is the area under the responsibility of the Ninth Post. I think they should have discovered something."

"This is the right number!" A flash of surprise flashed across Saint-Sauveur's face. The enemy's trajectory was so strange simply because there was a section of the road that went directly along the shoals of the river, and the two outposts where the bodies were found were It happens to be located in the middle and upper reaches of this section of the river,

"Order the squadrons to assemble and let's search downstream!" Baron Saint-Sauveur ordered. "The enemy attacked the capital, but many signs indicate that this arrogant small group of cavalry did not choose to evacuate immediately, but remained with us. Wandering between the defense area and the capital, there are only a thousand people on the other side, but we have eight thousand people. Along the river beach, the enemy's route is obvious. I want to catch them to wash away the insult to me! "

The rain was pouring down, and it was almost impossible to see the road ahead. A whole column of soldiers advanced along the direction of the river, their spears like snow, shining brightly in the rain.

The search team in advance began to narrow the scope. Sure enough, they found a large number of horse hoof marks in the mud downstream of the river. Their target was the Annaba area downstream, which was a forest that was most conducive to hiding.

"General, our vanguard encountered the enemy!" Exciting news came from the front

"Try your best to hold them back, all squadrons speed up! I want to surround them!" Baron Saint-Sovay raised his whip and shouted excitedly. He seemed to have seen the balance of victory tilting towards him. Since the enemy's cavalry attacked swiftly, the entire Ohacha was almost defeated before the battle, and lost two-thirds of the area in just a few days.

And now, the enemy is so bold that they directly attack the capital in the rear. It's too much. For the soldiers of Ohacha, this is a naked insult! It's time for the warrior to unsheathe his sword to defend his honor.

At dawn, the rain stopped, and white mist spread through the forest, like a flowing white ribbon, revealing a bit of coldness. At the edge of the forest, some bodies of people and horses were lying there in a mess.

After the contact, the enemy retreated back to the forest.

Baron Saint Sois stopped his horse and looked at the enemy emerging from the forest in the distance. He frowned slightly. "This seems to be the dress of the grassland cavalry!" In his sight, a team of mail cavalry with bows appeared at the edge of the forest.

These cavalry wore black armor, pointed round hats, and carried powerful composite bows. The crescent-shaped swords had a strange feeling. One of the officers, who was obviously of status, rode out from the queue and looked at himself with a dark luster, cold, and bloody eyes. I don't know why, Baron Saint Sois felt a chill under this gaze.

It seemed that he was the prey and the other party was the hunter! To be continued...)