Realm of Power

The cruelty of the war began to oppress the nerves of the Congolese army. Compared with the regular army with combat experience, the local army suffered uncontrollable heavy casualties when it launched the first wave of offensives. These miscellaneous soldiers from the region, it seems Facing the waves of enemies ahead, they are like mountains and seas. The array, the armor was clanging, and the spears were like a forest. It felt as if the feet were as heavy as lead. "Go forward, attack!" The officer at the back angrily whipped his whip, but could not stop the chaotic situation of the soldiers. The Falcon Army in front was The counterattack has frightened many soldiers.

"No, I don't want to die!"

This situation was particularly prominent in the 17th Infantry Regiment. Arrows flew across the concave surface, and rolling stones fell like hailstones. The soldiers did not dare to raise their heads or take a step. Some people tried to lie down on the ground and pretend to be dead. After being kicked hard by the officers, the soldiers screamed and howled. They were pushed against each other and huddled together, trampling on each other. Some of them lay down to avoid, but were trampled on the back of their heads by the panicked war horses.

"Asshole, how could I be sent to a place like this!" Monroe, the commander of the 17th Infantry Regiment, was as white as paper, and his hand holding the reins of the war horse was trembling. Ever since he saw the Falcon Army's crossbow arrows knocking down a team The infantryman who was about 150 meters away refused to move forward even after being beaten to death at 200 meters away. In order to find a reason not to go up, he scratched his arm with a small dagger.

"Sir, the 17th Infantry Regiment reported that it requested to retreat due to serious battle damage!" Less than an hour into the battle, Marcos, who was full of ambitions, received a report requesting to evacuate. He was stunned for a moment. The battle damage was serious? He looked at the combat position where the 17th Infantry Regiment should be, and his nose almost became angry.

The formations of the 17th Infantry Regiment were all crooked, like a bunch of ducks running back in a swarm before they even touched the opposite side. The non-soldiers of the Gang had lost their face, and the other side was just sparse arrow clusters flying over here. The soldiers never dared to move forward again

"Who is the commander of the 17th Infantry Regiment?" Marcos asked angrily with a murderous look on his face. He said in a cold voice, "When the whole army is fighting to the death, this man does not ask to die for the country, but instead mentions the word "evacuation!" He deserves to be killed! Come on, arrest this guy who is greedy for life and afraid of death immediately. I want to kill this coward. His head hangs above the military flag"

"Sir, you have forgotten that the commander of the 17th Infantry Regiment cannot be captured, let alone killed!" The adjutant next to him changed his face and reminded him in a low voice.

"Why can't you arrest him?" Marcos glared at the adjutant angrily.

"Your Excellency, you have forgotten that this vacancy in the 17th Infantry Regiment was signed out by Your Majesty yourself!" the adjutant said in a low voice.

"Huh? Really? You mean the one some time ago..." A trace of astonishment flashed across Marcos' face.

"That's right, it was sold for 200,000 gold coins per position some time ago." The adjutant took a deep breath and looked left and right. Fortunately, the generals have all gone to command the troops. They are all horses here. Cos's cronies: "The Secretary of the Interior, Mr. Monroe, made a special statement. The commander of the 17th Infantry Regiment is his son-in-law, and he asked you not to let him go to the battlefield."

"Has Mr. Monroe ever said this?" Marcos frowned slightly.

"Why didn't you tell me earlier!"

"200,000 gold coins. As long as you don't let the 17th Infantry Regiment go to the battlefield, the Monroe family is willing to give you 200,000 gold coins in private! You won't forget this!"

"There seems to be such a thing!" Marcos snorted breathlessly. He waved his hand to the adjutant, "Forget it, order the 17th Infantry Regiment to evacuate. It's useless to keep it! There is no need to offend the Monroe family for such waste. You must know that the Monroe family controls the empire's financial power. Going back further Three generations, just It is the family of the first empress who founded the empire. I don't have the ability to directly challenge such a large and complex family. If the former Minister of Military Affairs Rubin Thacker is here, I can get rid of him without any shame. One sword for the Monroe clan"

"We lost nearly 300,000 troops in the north and south, and we also have 300,000 vacancies and officer positions in our hands, which are used as bargaining chips to sell to those wealthy families. Inwardly, it is always worrying. Yes! But at least it raised military funds for the empire!"

Marcos sighed deeply, and looked at the front line with bloodshot eyes. One after another, sharp roars tore through the sky, and a dense black spot rose up on the opposite side, like a field of sparrows rising into the sky, and densely packed stones were thrown. The field of vision expanded rapidly, and a sharp whistling sound came from the ears. Stones as big as millstones came from the sky with terrifying momentum and hit the human body, just like a dense meteor shower falling into the sea. Blood-red waves splashed.

"Sir, urgent military report!" An ordering cavalry galloped over and handed over a report. Marcos opened the report and took a look. He did not speak. His eyes looked extremely bright, but the corners of his mouth curved upward slightly. This was The cover-up behind his proud look

"Sir, yes..." The adjutant gave him a complicated look.

"Well, your idea is correct!"

Marcos grinned slightly, looked into the distance, and said in a solemn voice, "The Emperor's Guards are dispatched. The coalition forces are blocked at Baluta. Our army is holding the Falcon Army on the front line, just like two giants fighting each other." Wrestling, the hands of both sides have been clasped together, and they have exerted their full strength. Whoever can extend one more hand will be the winner. The Falcon Empire mobilized 30,000 elites to march north, thinking that they We can use this to seize the initiative. We must have never imagined that His Majesty the Emperor's Imperial Guards had already left Besuca to ambush. Our army's attack was just to cover the Falcon Army's sight. This battle was personally determined by His Majesty the Emperor. , If successful, we may be able to capture the lost southern coast in one fell swoop, or at worst, we can open a gap into Puntau from the other end!”

"Your Excellency has taught a good student!" the adjutant said with admiration.

"You can't say that! It's His Majesty the Emperor who is so talented that he can come up with such an outstanding plan." Marcos's wrinkled eyes narrowed with joy, and he looked very happy that he had taught a good student. At the beginning, Rubinthack only taught His Majesty the Emperor inner perseverance, but in his own hands, His Majesty the Emperor has begun to truly take steps towards becoming a monarch who will rule the world in the future.

"But His Majesty personally directs the attack. Isn't it too dangerous?" the adjutant expressed some worry.

"Probably not. Your Majesty is taking the generals there this time, and the 50,000 Guards troops dispatched far exceed the 30,000 Falcon Army troops marching north! With such a strength, it is more than enough for an ambush. "Marcos shook his head disapprovingly, "I already We have sent people to investigate. The commanders of the Falcon Emperor's troops heading north this time are two little-known characters, one named Reposti and the other named Yaglins. I have never heard of them. With an extraordinary record, he is not a strong general like Varisien."

Marcos' tone was very relaxed. He didn't know that in the Central Army of the Falcon Empire, the two small characters he mentioned were known as the Eagle and the Fierce Wolf, and he didn't know that the Falcon Empire was in Oparo. The first battle fought on the mainland. It was these two people who commanded the Battle of Bloody Silver Queshan. In that battle, the two of them relied on the weak Salander expeditionary force to defeat the main force of the Duke of Normandy and opened the door for the Empire to land on Obarro. Gaps, the two performed outstandingly in the Battle of Yinqueshan, although they were derogatory due to the drag on the Salander Expeditionary Force.

Last winter, in view of the urgent need for excellent and experienced commanders on the front line. The fat man had already resumed his position as the commander of the central army flag regiment of the two empires, and was later ordered to be stationed at Fort Muya, the southern hub. As old partners, the two had very clear characteristics.

The fierce eagle Reposti is good at planning and coordination, while the fierce wolf Yaglinth is a first-rate warrior.

While the two were stationed at Muyabao, in addition to doing their best to maintain law and order on the southern coast. Bullying and robbery were strictly prohibited, and the differences between civilians and nobles in the empire were clearly exposed to the world. As a result, they were generally loved and supported by civilians in the occupied areas. Considerable political achievements have also been achieved among other countries in the inland sea. The gradual stabilization of the situation on the southern coast has made the original Congolese aristocratic army even more isolated. In the end, it had to compromise with the imperial forces. The Minister of the Navy, Dustronké, In the report submitted to Fatty, he especially praised the two people's perfect cooperation.

The 30,000-strong Falcon Central Army led by the two men advanced rapidly northward, and with lightning speed, they captured the Watto Fortress, the bridgehead for the northward advance with less than 3,000 troops. During the short rest period, Reposti unexpectedly An unexpected news was received from the fleeing civilians. In front of the northward march, the army of the Congolese Empire was waiting for them.

"Is the information accurate? Could it be some businessman who told us to deceive us!"

Yagelins, who likes to go straight, expressed dissatisfaction with this. If it weren't for this intelligence, the forward troops he led would have set off long ago. They should all have reached the northern part of the Palu Plain by now, which is less than 300 miles away from the combat target Besuka. The journey was stopped because of the complaints of a businessman. Is Reposti a little too sensitive?

"Now is not the time to be anxious. The empire has hundreds of thousands of troops on the border, and Baluta is in full-scale warfare. It depends on us which direction the balance of this war will fall. His Majesty has such high hopes for us, so naturally it is better to be careful!" Reposti opened the window of the room. Of the two, Reposti was older than Jagelins.

He looked out the window and said, "It is reported that an army of about 5,000 people is coming in our direction. It should be part of the enemy's troops that was accidentally exposed. Because they did not bring enough food, these enemies plundered civilians and caravans, wearing regular army uniforms." The armored bandits are easy to spot, and they have killed many people! I have sent people to conduct reconnaissance. A force of five thousand people is not that easy to hide in this plain area, and five thousand people. Camps where you have rested will always leave some traces.”

During the rapid intelligence collection, they soon received a report that Congolese troops had appeared in front. The two of them were shocked by the news. What was waiting for them in front was not 5,000 people, but maybe 50,000 people. army

"It seems that there is nothing wrong. There is really a possibility of an ambush in front of us." Reposti looked at the somewhat surprised Yaglins, tapped his hand on the map, and said in a deep voice, "You see, the reason why Watto Fortress was It is called the bridgehead of the northward march because starting from the Watto Fortress to the north, the terrain will become more and more flat. The opponent can use 50,000 troops to calmly open a large net in front of us and wait quietly. With We crashed in. Once the plain terrain is stuck, it will be the result of a fight to the death. Moreover, we do not have enough cavalry. Since the opponent chooses to fight on the plains, the number of cavalry will definitely not be small. At least the businessman said, it is just what he saw. There are at least a thousand cavalry, but staying like this is not an option! If we don’t move north, His Majesty Falcon will chop off your head and mine!”

"What should we do?" Jagelins shrugged.

"I have a plan. Since we can't enter, we might as well retreat!" Reposti raised his head and glanced at his partner, and said, "We can voluntarily withdraw from Watto Fortress."

"You are crazy!" Yagelins shouted in disbelief. "Do you know what it means to give up the Watto Fortress? It means that we have lost the initiative of the war to the Gangfei people, and your Majesty will kill you and me." of!"

"No, you are wrong. The Gangfei people don't want the Watto Fortress, they want us!" A sly smile appeared on the corner of Reposti's mouth. The other party spent so much effort and laid a trap waiting for us, but found that we Turn around and run away. If you were the commander of the other side, would you choose a meaningless dead fortress, or would you use all your strength to chase the escaped prey? "

"Of course I'm chasing my prey with all my strength!"

Yaglin's eyes lit up and he understood what his partner meant. Yes, Watto Fortress may have a certain significance, but that was for our side's northward march. For the other side, there were more city strongholds. The significance of Watto Fortress is much smaller. What the other party wants is to annihilate me who is marching north!

"Interesting, what do you want to do?" Yagelins asked

"We had to fight first, otherwise how could we show a panicked attitude?" Riposti said with a slight smile. "We can completely pretend that we don't know anything, suddenly encounter the opponent, and then pretend to retreat in a hurry, leading the enemy into a battlefield that is beneficial to us."

"One blow breaks away from the battlefield. What do you mean by a favorable battlefield?" Jagelins' face changed slightly.

"That's right, the decisive battle will take place at Biang Beach, fifty miles away from here!"

Reposti pointed to a long curved line on the map. "There is a wide Biang River as a defensive line. There is only one bridge to pass through, and the opponent must be the most mobile cavalry to arrive first, and then the infantry group." , we can release the opponent's cavalry, and then launch a surprise attack with legion crossbows and catapults! Use the time difference to knock off their cavalry first and pull out their fangs, and then deal with their clumsy infantry group!"

"This is a good plan"

"Yes, what's the problem?"

"Let's fight first and watch." The bold two men showed no fear.

"How? Can you win?" Riposti's eyes showed a smile, but his eyes made people feel unstoppable. "You must know that this bait is not easy to use. If you want to induce the opponent's cavalry to pursue them, you need to really to sting the opponent! And our cavalry number is only 1,500."

"Well, I thought you were going." Yagelins blinked. He was called the Wolf because he was always known for his agility and fierceness.

"You don't really want me to do it, do you?" Riposti turned his slightly fat waist and put on an innocent expression. "As a bait, you must first make it impossible for the fish to eat it. This requires a lot of effort." You're so agile, but I'm not good at it. I haven't fought for a long time, and I'll fall off if I even try to run faster!"

"So, you owe me again!"

On the non-military side, the little emperor began to regret it when he led the imperial guards to set off. At this time, it is really difficult to get off the tiger. This time, the mobilization of the Imperial Guard to set up an ambush of 30,000 falcon troops should be something that the young emperor is very proud of. This is a display of his military talents and a time to show the ability of a monarch. ,

After all, the rapid rise of the Falcon Empire has shocked the Obarro region. Seeing that the Vekia Falcons have almost swept across the northern and central Obarro with the power of one country, the Obarro people have begun to use their command to As a measure of a great monarch,

After all, the little emperor is still young. It is one thing to make a battle plan. It is another thing to actually dispatch and march the army. Fighting a large army is not a child's play. Tens of thousands of people eat and drink, and the coordination between the various legions is all important. This is something that requires a lot of testing of coordination skills. Marcos will especially This is why experienced generals came to the emperor's side. The original intention was to avoid the shortcomings caused by the little emperor's lack of experience. However, the reality is that these professional soldiers who have been idle for a long time are very troubled by various interruptions in strategy and tactics. It was hard for the little emperor to accept it, but he still had to keep his smile on his face.

At the meeting that just ended, a general suggested that "setting up an ambush is an impractical method. The best method should be to lead the army southward to recover the lost southern coast in the name of His Majesty the Emperor. This will definitely deter Xiaoxiao. It reflects our mighty military power and inspires the morale of the people and the military throughout the country. Since we have superior strength, an upright battle is better than opportunism."

If it was the year before, the young emperor might have been really excited by this sentence, but now it is different. After moving the capital twice in a row, the young emperor has deeply realized that the military strength of the Gangfei Empire is still far behind that of the Falcon Empire. The Istan people who can defeat the Gangfei army have to retreat fifty miles when they encounter the Falcon Army. This is the gap. The mighty military power from the northern Falcon Empire is like the sun, which makes countless people dare not look up (to be continued..)