Realm of Power

An extremely strange and shocking scene appeared on the silent battlefield. Thousands of Gallic troops, from the commander Hasen Rimbaud to the ordinary soldiers below, all focused on the fat figure in the distance.

A fat man wearing black armor oppressed everyone's nerves as if the devil had arrived. He gently stretched out a hand and unhooked the sword from his waist under the eyes of millions of people. With a clang, the sword flashed, black The hilt of the sword appears slightly A strange arc, as it gradually left the scabbard, a dazzling snow-white blade seemed to have a wave of light flowing slowly, and the blade was covered with a lingering layer of mist-like white smoke. The blade buzzed and trembled like life,

"This sword is named Dragon Slash. It took the empire's best craftsmen half a year to forge it with the hundred-fold steel method! It represents the highest level of military forging in our Falcon Empire!" The fat man looked attentively, as if caressing his lover, softly He said, "It's a pity that since you have followed me, you have had very few opportunities to use it. You often scream at night. I heard that your Excellency is also called the "God of War" like me in Gaul. When we first met, we didn't have any gifts, so I took this knife as a gift. Bar!"

Hassan Rimbaud's eyes on the opposite side narrowed slightly, and he couldn't help but say "Good knife" in his heart.

The murderous aura on this knife is very strong! Looking at it is like looking at some kind of ferocious beast, which makes people involuntarily feel scared, but what makes Hassan Rambo feel even more pressure is precisely the fat man himself. Lu is simply the most evil and terrifying existence. No one expected to see this demon king here. Hassan Rambo took a deep breath to resist the invisible mountain-like pressure coming from the other party.

"Your Majesty's gift is too heavy. Hassen Rimbaud can't bear it. You and I are enemies. Such tricks are useless! I, Hassen Rimbaud, know that this battle is already a fatal situation, and any persuasion is in vain! Just No more tricks!"

Hassan Rimbaud's face was tense and he responded coldly.

He was no fool for the defeat on the Eastern Front. With nearly 100,000 troops defeated, the Falcon Army would definitely take this opportunity to march into the central city. If we talk about responsibility, the primary responsibility for the defeat on the Eastern Front is himself. If he hadn't been blinded by the lone falcon army, he would never have ordered a large army to launch an encirclement. As a result, he was lured into the river beach and beaten to a complete defeat. He just didn't know how many of the 100,000 local garrison troops could escape alive!

Under such circumstances, oneself accept gifts from enemy monarchs. The big label of collaboration with the enemy and the country will inevitably be placed on his head. Even if he has a hundred mouths, he can't explain why the enemy's emperor favors him so much!

"A trick? In this situation, do I still need to play tricks?" The fat man seemed to have expected this. He took back the saber in his hand, glanced at Hassan Rimbaud's decisive expression, and smiled coldly at the corner of his mouth.

"I just appreciate your courage and loyalty. Forget it if you don't want to accept this favor. I won't force it. Although Gaul has 400,000 troops in the Rusty area, in my opinion, they are just a bunch of rabble. , it will collapse with a slight push, also Even if you, Hassan Rimbaud's Sixth Army, can still look past it, that's all. There are too few opponents who can stand up to the battlefield. Seeing that you have fought tenaciously, I will let you go. A way out, come on, let them go!

"Let them go? King Khan..."

Wu Mu, who was behind the fat man, looked surprised when he heard this and thought he had heard wrongly. He looked at the other Qianqi Commanders. Everyone's expressions were one of astonishment and shock. After a fierce battle in the middle of the night, they finally captured this tiger at the cost of thousands of people. Should he let it go like this?

"King Khan, the enemy is at the end of his strength. He only needs one attack to defeat him. How about letting him go..." Another Qianqi commander wanted to express something unwillingly. The fat man waved his hand gently. , interrupted him, "This is an order. Do you have any opinions?"

"I don't dare, my subordinates. Come, let go of the encirclement!"

The Thousand Cavalry Commander turned pale with fright and almost fell off his horse. He shouted loudly to his subordinates behind him. With the sound of horse hooves, the Dongting cavalry surrounding the Sixth Army of Gaul dispersed to both sides. It was like splitting in the middle of the black ocean, making a way to the outside of the encirclement.

"He actually made a way!"

The Sixth Army of Gaul on the opposite side suddenly became commotion. Every soldier's eyes were red. Most of the soldiers were already prepared to die. Who knew that in a sudden turn of events, they saw hope of survival again? Everyone's face suddenly became excited. , eager to move,

But without receiving orders from above, the soldiers could only stare at the escape route for the time being.

"This... what is this situation!"

Hassan Rambo was also dumbfounded. He didn't expect that the other party would be so generous and directly said that he could let him go. Was it a trap? Hassan Rimbaud was not sure, but the thoughts of his subordinates were clearly written on their faces. Who would want to die if they could survive?

"Teacher, I feel that there is something fishy about the other party. How could they let us go like this? They must have set up an ambush! As long as we really go out, they will be immediately strangled," Andalin said worriedly from the side.

"The other party is really scary. Even if we know that we will feel that there is a problem, we still can't refuse! If we are forced to suppress the hope of survival, I'm afraid there will be a mutiny immediately!"

Hassen Rambo shook his head with an ugly expression, "No matter what, try it even if it's a trap. It's better than being completely annihilated here!" With this idea in mind, Hassen Rambo ordered "The whole army is divided into ten teams, one Team by team, evacuate in order!”

"tread"

The feet of the Gallic soldiers stepped on the soft grass of the mountains and hills. The Sixth Army withdrew according to the order of the troops. The first group of soldiers walked out carefully, flanked by dense prairie cavalry, with murderous eyes, black armor like mountains, that A cold feeling like a needle piercing the back made every soldier of the Gallic Sixth Army who passed by feel so nervous that they did not even dare to take a big breath. No one knew whether these steppe cavalry in black armor would Suddenly, they swarmed him and hacked him to death.

After two days and nights of fighting and entanglement, everyone's physical strength and willpower were about to collapse. At this moment, every second is a kind of torture

"Watch your steps and don't look left or right! You are soldiers of the empire, don't lose face as a soldier," the officer reminded loudly, with a hint of vibrato in his voice. It would be a lie to say that they are not guilty, but the pride of the Gallic Tiger Army does not allow them to show timidity.

After more than ten minutes of suffering, the soldiers of the Sixth Gallic Army in the first team felt their eyes light up. In front of them were mountains and fields full of wild grasses and flowers, full of vitality. The spring breeze made every soldier couldn't help but speed up his pace. Some soldiers had even started to run.

The queue of prairie cavalry ends here. There are no enemies in front, only hope of survival. A soldier who passed through the encirclement knelt down and kissed the ground under his feet in excitement, and more soldiers cheered.

"Sir, the first team has passed safely!"

Andalin excitedly reported to Hassen Rimbaud, who was staring at the distance with bright eyes.

"I saw it, let's set off for the second team!"

Hassan Rambo's face was complicated. Of course he could feel the abnormality inside. How could the Vecilia Falcon be so kind, but he didn't know where the abnormality was. If the other party wants to alienate the relationship between him and the Gallic Ministry of Military Affairs, under the watchful eyes of thousands of pairs of people, I am afraid that the impact it can have is too weak. If not, then what is the other party's plan!

Hassan Rambo was evacuated from the sixth team and was located in the middle of the team.

Before setting off, he paused with a penetrating gaze on the fat man in the distance, and then waved to his female disciple, "Andalin, let's go!" Under the protection of hundreds of general guards. Hassan Rimbaud followed the retreating troops

The broken battle flag of the Gauls was like a kite with a broken string, getting further and further away, gradually disappearing into the spring scenery in the distance, and finally turned into small blurred black dots.

The fat man watched quietly and never issued an order to pursue.

"King Khan. Are we really just going to watch them go like this? Hassan Rimbaud is the highest commander of the Gauls in the Lassati area. If he is killed, it will be an extremely heavy blow to the Gauls. !" Wu Mu asked cautiously while riding on his horse.

He originally thought that King Falcon Khan was preparing to attack halfway, so he had already made preparations. As soon as he gave the order, he immediately led the Dongting cavalry to kill this group of Gallic infantry who was trapped in it. As for it being so easy Watching the enemy slip away from you under the gaze and arrows, this is really against the principles for the prairie people who are always used to killing them.

"Why don't you let them go? Do you still want to keep them here to treat guests to dinner?!" The fat man tightened his grip on the horse, turned around and said nonchalantly, "In this battle on the Eastern Front, most of the Gauls' troops attacked All were destroyed or captured"

"But after all, that is only 100,000 of the 400,000 troops. Opposite us, there are more Gauls. And after this battle, the Gaulish army will definitely be more cautious and will not be able to defend. The 300,000 will fight to the death. How long are you going to fight against the defending Gallic army?

"This spring rainy season won't give us that long. Summer is coming soon. If we can't win the middle-line urban area before then, we will be in trouble!" The fat man paused and looked at the huge giant in the distance. The mountains extending to the east, said

"Hassen Rimbaud was revered as the "God of War" by the Gauls, and was the supreme commander of Gaul in the Rusty region. In the battle on the Eastern Front, all other troops were wiped out, and only the Sixth Army was safe. Evacuate, what do you think the other Gallic troops in the Rusty area would think?

Even if we kill Hasen Rimbaud, the Gallic Empire can still send another commander-in-chief, and then we will need to fight a new enemy commander. Regarding Hasen Rimbaud's combat style, after a long winter, we We already understand almost everything. If it were a different person, would it take us a few more months to get to know him again? "

"So that's the case. The Gauls will definitely think that the Sixth Army betrayed other troops, or sacrificed other troops to rear up, so that they could escape safely! I'm afraid no one will listen to Hassan Rimbaud's command in the future!" Wu Mu followed behind on horseback, a hint of shock flashed across his face.

"Yes, the most direct and effective tactic is to alienate the Gallic generals. This is more effective than killing the enemy directly!" The fat man smiled coldly. "Hassen Rimbaud has a strong personality, and when faced with doubts and accusations, he usually Too lazy to argue, but there are many conflicts within the Gallic army. The local army and the noble army were at odds. It was only Hassen Rimbaud's prestige that suppressed them. It broke out, now it's okay. This battle has ruined Hassan Rambo's reputation, and the Tiger Army's power has been greatly damaged. Not only can it no longer suppress the conflicts between the parties, it may even cause trouble. Our army can take advantage of this opportunity in the shortest possible time. In one fell swoop, we will seize the central urban area where the heavy troops are gathered! Finally, we will sweep across the western front and strive to truly open the road to the hinterland of Gaul before summer! "

The spring rain continued, and just as the Sixth Army of Gaul returned, the Falcon Army, which had completely occupied the eastern front, had begun an invasion of the central city area.

River swells in rain. Carrying a huge warship speeding down the upper reaches of the Seine River

The heavy bow of the battleship pushed up white waves. With the fall of Nase City at the river pass, the middle line of the river area has been completely opened. The battleship rushed directly into the river area with almost no hindrance. The huge battleship that has been specially modified, The height of the ship's side is even higher than the average city wall.

Croissant's Northwest Army and Salton's Rode's Second Army simultaneously launched an attack on the central urban area.

The huge warships loaded with shooters sailed down the river, using the height of the warships to directly suppress the Gallic defenders' city walls. Arrows rained down like rain. The infantry used the warships as springboards and rushed directly to the city walls. The Gallic defenders in the city were completely stunned. In less than a day, the Northwest Army launched successive attacks and successively captured the four cities closest to Nase City, firmly occupying the most important river pass. The central urban area was like a huge Fat fish is completely exposing his white belly

Insufficient troops and hasty response to the battle were the main reasons why the cities on the central line fell so quickly. The central line was originally the area with the strongest military strength of Rusty. 21 local garrison regiments with 190,000 troops, plus city defense, are absolutely impregnable.

Now it appears to be riddled with embarrassment.

Seven local garrison regiments were wiped out in the battle on the Eastern Front. Half of the 190,000 defenders on the center line were lost at once. The defense area was empty. Troops could only be transferred from other cities to supplement the defense areas of these seven garrison regiments, causing a sudden tension in the strength of the center line. stand up,

And no one expected that the Falcon Army would advance so quickly and use heavy warships to attack the city, making it unstoppable.

The local troops transferred to these defense areas did not even complete the deployment, and were caught off guard one by one. The battle began to become unbalanced. As the Falcon Empire's warships gradually penetrated into the central area, the connection between the cities also cut off,

Each city can only fight on its own. The Northwest Army and the Second Army of the South are like two iron pliers, prying open the defenses of these cities one by one along the river.

The commander-in-chief of Gaul, Hassan Rimbaud, ordered the deployment of five local garrison regiments, including the 17th, 18th, 20th, and 24th, from the Western Front as reinforcements to the urban area. However, the actions of these garrison regiments were different, and no one could Knowing that the Falcon Army broke into the middle-line urban area, the fighting was fierce, and half of the urban area was lost in just three days. It was simply unimaginable. In addition to its own reasons, the strong combat power of the Falcon Army also made these local garrison regiments Quite complaining,

"The Falcon Army is elite and good at fighting, and its equipment is much better than ours. Now with the help of warships, it is simply impossible to fight!" Several garrison regiments were full of complaints. No one was willing to die. Some moved slowly and deliberately Procrastination, some going around in circles, the battle situation shows a tendency of erosion,

Hassan Rimbaud had to issue four urging orders in one day, and these local garrison regiments were extremely reluctant to move closer to the central urban area.

Who knew that before they actually reached the central city area, news came from the base camp that Gaul and Kyoto sent a special envoy. In view of the current unfavorable war situation, Hassan Rimbaud was asked to stop all mobilization activities and defend the final western front with all his strength.

Several garrison regiments serving as reinforcements immediately stopped and everyone was watching. The entire front presented a strange scene. On one side were the urban areas on the middle line struggling to support them, and on the other side were the western front lines with sufficient troops to watch coldly.

Danzig, an important city on the center line, was the third city Salton's Southern Second Army faced.

The solid city wall has long been covered with white arrow clusters. This is the second day of the attack on Danze. As the most important core city in the middle line, Danze is defended by two local garrison regiments with a strength of 15,000. Man, it's a pity that they encountered the Nords, who are also famous for their siege warfare.

Five huge warships were parked on the moat like a large mobile siege vehicle. Countless falcon crossbowmen were on the side of the ship, holding powerful infantry crossbows in their hands. The bowstrings sounded like a heavy rain, and the entire black flash was like Like heavy rain, it hit the city top

Below the city wall, a group of Falcon Empire infantrymen stood ready, with war flags sweeping across. With a burst of thunder, beneath the city wall of Danze, twenty square formations formed an attack echelon and began to roll forward, with armored shields flashing at the head of the formation. And the metallic light of the spears, as the archers swept the city wall, huge baffles made of elm wood built a long passage between the battleship and the city wall.

"charge!"

The infantry groups below swarmed up from the warships. The Nod heavy infantry were already sturdy and strong, especially now that they were all equipped with weapons and armor made by the Falcon Empire's military industry, they were even more powerful. On the city wall, most of the Gaul defenders who only had leather armor were beaten and scattered by these monster-like Nod heavy infantry.

On the fifth day, Danze fell, marking that four-fifths of the central urban area fell into the hands of the Falcon Empire