Realm of Power

The fat man led the cavalry into the long wall defense line, and the scene before him began to become desolate. In order to resist the invasion of millions of Slavs, all the villages within fifty miles of the long wall defense line were relocated, and the entire area was expanded into a garrison camp. , most often At that time, 300,000 people were stationed behind this long wall, 150,000 of whom were troops, and another 150,000 were family members of the Fifth Army who had withdrawn from the Slavic areas in the west. As the northwest gradually stabilized, they were originally stranded here. of people have moved to the northwest coast

It has only been a few months, and everything in front of me seems to have gone through a Niehai mulberry field. The cruel thousands of miles of ice in winter have been completely covered by the sea of ​​​​flowers. When I see the long wall that separates the sky and the earth in the distance, , the fat man stopped his horse. The spring scenery in front of him was like a flower picture, but it was not suitable for this. Before the fat man had any intention to appreciate the spring scenery in front of him, the pattering raindrops wetted his thoughts in front of him.

In April, when the grass is long and the eagle flies, even in winter, the land is like a spotless wilderness. At this moment, vibrant wild grass is growing. Dots of wild flowers appear as if they are following the raindrops, like a huge tapestry on the city wall. The crisis was spreading outside, and the crisis in the southwest had just passed. The arrival of the people from Dongting made the situation look confusing and impossible to judge.

Considering that although there was nothing going on in the southwest, the generals still needed to guard it. The fat man did not order Salon to follow him north, but ordered him and Lidakus to jointly guard the southwest border. Both of them had followed him since the Samor era. My old man, one is good at military, the other is good at politics, and his personal relationship is not bad in private. In a short time, it should be enough to prevent Southwest from taking advantage of the opportunity.

Seeing the cavalry of the central cavalry, the defenders of the long wall immediately sent a team of cavalry to respond. Although the fat man took the risk and transferred most of the troops from the long wall in order to fight Algernonkaja, the long wall still maintained There is a standing garrison of ten thousand people, according to the five lines of defense owned by the long wall. Fatty believes that Dongting people who are not good at attacking cities will not be able to cross the line of the long wall with no more than 100,000 troops.

But what the fat man is worried about is this. There is no specific number of how many people from Dongting will come this time. Once the long wall is broken, there is no specific number. The northwest will be a flat terrain. Facing a large-scale cavalry raid, there will be no terrain that can stop it.

The Dongting cavalry's ability to penetrate has always been thrilling. Wherever they passed, corpses lay everywhere, leaving no grass behind. It is a true scorched-earth policy. The northwest, which already has insufficient military strength and population, cannot afford to fight such a war.

On the third day when Fatty arrived at the northern city wall, as expected, more Dongting troops appeared outside the long wall. This time they were not only all cavalry, but also interspersed with large formations of infantry. A dense mass of darkness, at least 50,000 people, almost covered the area in front of the city wall, and they formed an siege posture along the long wall.

The fat man stood on the long wall and looked at the Dongting people arrayed opposite. He frowned slightly. The cavalry with light horses and bows were not much different from the prairie cavalry of Ikadiva, which was beyond his expectation. Yes. The so-called Dongting Infantrymen who appeared later were all Slavs, not to mention their weak bodies. Judging from their attire, they also seemed to be treated very poorly.

They were all dressed in tatters, like linen strips. They were all sallow and thin, and the queue was extremely scattered. Most of the weapons in their hands were simple hatchets and simple wooden shields, and they were of various ages. It seemed that all men who could pick up weapons were driven here. Although there are many people, they are obviously not strong in combat power.

The unusually sturdy steppe cavalry on their war horses were positioned behind these Slavic infantry formations like guards. Each of them had cold eyes and sharp scimitars. They numbered about three thousand. They were well-equipped and powerful, and looked like cannon fodder to the infantry in front. forming a sharp contrast,

At this time, at the front of these Dongting cavalry, there were two Dongting people, Qianqi Commander, who were also examining the long wall in front of them, their eyes looking very complicated.

‘Father, this bastard Zhamu Hebi gave us so many miscellaneous soldiers to force us to fight! 'The young-looking Kujit Qianqiu commander held his riding whip tightly and said angrily

'Anyway, it would be nice to go straight to it without asking us to go! 'Mierji Ni had a calm look on his face, staring at the city wall in front of him, sighing secretly, and said, 'Zhamuhebi still has some scruples. Although he did not find the millions of Slavs who disappeared after tracking this way, he also captured them. Now he is willing to take out half of the 70,000 Doslav slaves who have built up a pile of wood. This is not only for the sake of Mr. Zuo Goodwill, but also for the purpose of giving this long wall a try.

‘It’s just 30,000 slaves, it’s too stingy to combine wood with wood! 'The young man curled his lips in contempt'

'What do you know? Attacking a city is like piling snow. Three waves are the only solution. These 30,000 slaves are only used to shake the city wall. I believe that soon the remaining 40,000 old and weak slaves will be driven away after a long time. If we go up too, it would be best if we all die, so as to put our cold-blooded and endless psychological burden on the other side. As long as there are cracks in the other side's persistence, the morale of the army is turbulent, and the Cang Army under Zhamu Hebi's command will It’s time to really take action! ‘

‘That old fox! 'The young man snorted, 'The earth behind the long wall must be filled with wealth. If the Cang Army really takes the lead, they will not even be able to give us even a scrap of the soup.'

‘Bang the drum! Where does all this nonsense come from? Mierji Ni didn't want to talk any more and waved his hand.

‘Dong-dong-dong! 'A burst of passionate drumbeats sounded from behind the slave cannon fodder. The slave's face turned pale, and tens of thousands of Slavic infantry with simple weapons began to commotion.

‘Forward, retreat and kill! '

The Dongting Cavalry followed closely behind, and whenever they saw those lagging behind, they would immediately chop them down. Under the blood-stained scimitar of the Dongting Cavalry, the slaves were like a rolling dragon, and the black heads began to squirm, like a group of slaves. Driving the sheep, these Dongting slave soldiers are looking at the several ditches and solid city walls in front of them with hesitant and helpless eyes.

The two fathers and sons in the back didn't care at all about driving the slaves to attack the city. The slaves were used for sacrifice. How could they be raised like sheep? All the land was the pasture of the Dongting people, so naturally the people above could do the same. It has always been the habit of the people of Dongting to drive the sheep and slave infantry as cannon fodder to attack the city.

Although cannon fodder is weak and has extremely poor combat effectiveness, sometimes a disease or plague breaks out and the slave army can die all over again. But if you get a certain number, you can destroy the city and the country.

The Dongting people slaughtered cities and annihilated the country in Central Asia, killing countless people. They had already become very proficient in this slave cannon fodder tactic. The Dongting Empire cavalry always took the initiative to avoid the main border guards on the border during battles.

Scattered cavalry were sent to continuously attack the surrounding small towns with weak defenses, and then they were like rivers converging into half a river. It wasn't until hundreds of thousands of cannon fodder were accumulated that they began to advance towards the main city in the center.

The main force of the enemy army was finally forced to fight. Looking at the hundreds of thousands of miserable compatriots in front, driven by the cavalry, they moved like a colony of ants, and the voices of crying fathers and mother-in-laws went straight into the sky. Under the sharp scimitars of the Dongting cavalry, they had to advance step by step. Even the most elite army was at a loss what to do.

If the Dongting people were fighting against each other, they would definitely order the arrows to be fired ruthlessly. Even if the people in front of them were killed, they would never give the enemy behind them an opportunity to take advantage of them.

Because they know that all it takes is a little hesitation on their part. Either there is a commotion in the military formation, or they choose to retreat temporarily. If the formation shakes, the main force of the Dongting Cavalry following the cannon fodder will show its extremely sharp fangs like poisonous snakes, and the Dongting Cavalry with flying hooves will follow the slave army for a while. If the horses trample and chop indiscriminately, the hundreds of thousands of slaves who are already frightened will pour forward like a flood across the embankment and directly overwhelm the military formation on the opposite side. This method is tried and true.

'His Majesty. Do we need to attack? '

Sardins, the commander of the 7th Banner of the Central Army in charge of the long wall defense line, asked Fatty for instructions. Sardins came from the Western Army of the Empire. During the counterattack against Palaven launched by Marshal Dorok Anto, he was famous for his bravery in combat. With the special recommendation of Hu Keqili, Fatty promoted him from the local flag commander to the flag commander of the Central Army's Seventh Flag.

‘No hurry, wait! '

The fat man stared at the crowds of people passing through the outermost ditch in the distance and shook his head. There are giant catapults on the long wall defense line, which can shoot directly to the fifth outermost trench. In the previous layout, each trench had to be filled with black oil. As soon as the enemy enters, fire the trenches one by one with rockets.

If the opponent wants to get close to the city wall, it will be difficult even if they fill it with corpses. This is also the most terrifying part of the long wall defense line. In the battle of siege, fighting spirit is first of all important, and then the morale of the army. After being burned by fire, even the 100,000 Southwest Army can He was blocked by the city of Rwangaka with similar defensive measures for fourteen days, unable to move forward.

But the situation is different now. In order to support the besieged city of Rwangaka, Fatty has ordered all the black oil to be pumped away and transported to Rwangaka. This also left serious sequelae. The Battle of the Southwest ended only one month ago. After many months, there is not enough black oil to fill it in. Except for part of the last two trenches, the other three outer trenches are now just wider dry trenches.

The slaves crawled through the first outer ditch with a hesitant look on their faces, only to find that the wall on the opposite side was peaceful. Tens of thousands of defenders were just watching them, seemingly hesitant.

‘Come on! ,quick! 'The slaves began to speed up, especially the slaves at the front. They were all ready to be cannon fodder, but they found that the other party hesitated and refused to run. Are they waiting for the city to smash stones?

‘Looks like we made the right bet! ‘Mierji Ni in front of the East Court cavalry showed a sneer on his lips. These Slavs were all left behind during the winter migration away from their homeland for hundreds of years.

Millions of Slavs came like a rolling torrent, with all the sand and mud pouring down. Naturally, many tribes among them were lucky, thinking that the Dongting people would not catch up here, and some quietly stopped halfway, unwilling to Those who continue to move forward, or those who stay where they are, the great migration of millions of people is a history of blood and tears.

On this migration route, at least more than 100,000 Slavs fell on the road before they arrived. Those who arrived were forced by the fat man to cross the frozen snow-capped mountains. It is said that the death toll exceeded 50,000. Slavs People made such huge sacrifices and lost one-tenth of the population just to completely escape the pursuit from the Dongting people.

Sure enough, as soon as the climate warmed up, those Slavs who were still stranded in the wilderness and had any hope of luck were all killed by the Dongting Cang Army who were following them. The Dongting Cavalry was the king in tracking in the wilderness. Tens of thousands of cavalry followed them. It was spread over a long line of hundreds of miles, like a huge net with layers of layers, catching big fish, small fish and small shrimps, as long as the Slavs who stayed behind were not missed.

To deal with these captured Slavs, the Cang Army Zhamuhebi used bloody control methods, dividing the Slavs into teams of one hundred people, and as long as one person resisted or escaped. All hundreds of people were killed, and more than 4,000 people were killed several times. No one of the Slavs dared to escape anymore.

More than 100,000 Slavs were actually driven by 20,000 court cavalry, and they rolled obediently towards the northwest of Oparo. Not only because of the strength of the Dongting cavalry, but also because their wives and children are under the control of the Dongting people,

If they disobey even a little bit, not only the hundreds of people in their team will be brutally executed, but also the families of these hundreds of people will not be spared. The ruthlessness of the people of Dongting is like a sharp knife. Let the Slavs also monitor each other and not dare to make any rash moves.

When they crossed the second outer trench, the Slavic slave army had already determined that the other party would not attack, and began to cheer up. It didn't matter to them whether the other party was too kind, they only knew. When the drum beat stops, if they cannot attack the long wall in front of them, their situation will be very miserable.

The Dongting people have been driving slaves to attack the city for hundreds of years. In terms of driving methods, they will never give the slaves any chance. If they are not forced to death, how can the slaves be willing to risk their lives to attack the city. So not only the sound of the siege drum is the soul-inspiring drum, but also their death drum.

And every ten minutes, a rain of arrows from the rear will cover all the people in the last two rows. Most of the people running slowly are weak and weak, so there is no use keeping them! In the eyes of Dongting people, killing a slave is worse than killing a sheep!

'Prepare! 'Mierji Ni raised his hand from behind with a cold look on his face. The three thousand Dongting cavalry at the rear neatly took down the powerful compound bows behind them with great tacit understanding, and took out a wolf-barbed feather arrow from the quiver with a cold expression. The bow strings were neatly pulled out, and the air was filled with excitement at this moment. There was a pause.

The sharp arrow tip points to the sky, neatly raised at 45 degrees in the air,

'shoot! ‘

The cold light was like dots, and countless white lines streaked across the sky with an order. Arrow clusters went straight into the sky, and then quickly slid down, falling behind the slave army in front of them in arcs.

'Ah' the Slavic slave army was overturned in the sudden rain of arrows. At least more than 2,000 slave soldiers were directly covered, with countless casualties. The wounded soldiers rolling on the ground let out bursts of miserable screams. 3,000 arrows could not kill 2,000. However, they shot more than 500 people to death and wounded about a thousand others. Some Slavs who were lucky enough to escape the damage just got up and wanted to run up immediately.

But the Dongting cavalry obviously would not let them go. A group of Dongting cavalry patrolling back and forth were shooting at these Slavs one by one like hunting sheep. The fourth trench in front was a life and death line. Live, or die. There were more than 2,000 people, but only less than ten people escaped this killing.

‘Sure enough! ‘

The Dongting cavalry did not even spare the injured soldiers, which finally made Fatty no longer remain calm. The opponent was not ordinary ruthless, and Ruitang Tingna probably wouldn't be able to be so ruthless.

He knew that if he didn't make a move, the tens of thousands of Slavs who were driven crazy under the city would really fight to the death to attack the city! In this world, good people have always been bullied by others.

The fat man looked away from below and said two words with a cold expression, 'Light up! ‘

He did not allow the city to be attacked, just to understand the siege tactics of the Dongting people. Now it seems that they are indeed extremely ruthless. They even killed their own people and completely forced tens of thousands of people to death. These Slavs did not dare to turn back. If you go back and fight against the Dongting people, you are fighting against yourself.

'ignition! ‘

Sardins, who had received the order from His Majesty Falcon, shouted, and the rockets fired from the city wall ignited the trench on the innermost side of the city wall. Raging flames shot up into the sky, and the Slavic slaves who were running forward were suddenly frightened. What was in front of him was a wall of fire that was spreading endlessly. The scorching waves were rolling. If he stood too close, he would be so frightened that he would sit on the ground and crawl back quickly.

‘Fire, fire! ‘

The Slavic slaves under the city wall were all in chaos. They had never seen black oil before. The fire started so suddenly, as if it suddenly came out of the ground. Not to mention them, even the Dongting cavalry behind them were caught in the fire. There was a commotion among the strange and frightened war horses. The people in the East Courtyard were not afraid of anything, except the unexplainable stories of ghosts and gods. At this moment, even the slaves did not pay attention, and the siege drums behind them stopped.

‘Father, what should I do? ‘Brother Mierjin looked at his father with an ugly face.

Mi'erji Ni's face didn't look good either. He hesitated for a moment, then gritted his teeth and said, "Continue to order the siege. Before getting the order to build a stronghold, any unauthorized retreaters will be killed!" Even if all 30,000 slaves were thrown under the long wall, it would be better than being put together to defeat you and my father and my son because they were too timid to move forward! ‘

‘Yes, I understand! ‘Brother Mierjin’s face turned cold again, slave, it doesn’t matter no matter how many people die,

‘Dong-dong-dong! ‘

The sound of siege drums that terrified the slaves came again. The raging wall of fire blocked the front, and behind them were the ruthless siege drums of the Dongting people. Tens of thousands of Slavs didn't know what to do at all.

Thinking that his relatives were still in the hands of the Dongting people, someone finally rushed into the wall of fire, only to come out backwards with his whole body on fire.

Rolling on the ground, the miserable screams did not stop until he was hit with an ax by one of his own. (To be continued.)