Realm of Power

"Light the fire!" Varisien was riding on a tall war horse with some gray spots, looking down at the land that was about to become a hell. As the order was issued, countless fuel bombs with thick smoke were thrown from catapults. Looking into the sky, dense fireballs are like hundreds of red suns rising from the distant horizon.

"It's the Falcon Army fuel bomb!" Aisasonko stood on the fortress, watching the fireballs dragging their long tails from high altitudes towards the tunnel area in front of the fortress, and frowned slightly. In the tunnel area, " Attention, everyone get down! "The coalition forces are fueling the Falcon Empire. The bombs were already prepared. Isaacsonko ordered people to pile up fireproof water tanks in every tunnel. However, his common sense understanding of fuel bombs was deviated. The fuel bombs were filled with more than just flammable and explosive materials. The gunpowder is mainly black crude oil that cannot be extinguished with water.

"Run!"

"The fire is coming!"

The coalition troops ran out of the tunnel crazily. People were crowded together, and their thick armors collided with each other, like canned sardines being squeezed together.

"Get out of the way, you pig! You're squeezing into me." In order to escape for their lives, the soldiers pushed each other and shouted all kinds of insults. In order to climb out of the one-meter-high tunnel, many soldiers dropped their heavy weights. Weapons and shields, some even took off their armor while running,

The red firelight illuminated Aisasonko's cyan face. *The entire tunnel area was a sea of ​​fire,

"Boom!" The huge explosion continuously stirred up a cloud of smoke and dust, and debris flew across the tunnel area, followed by a fireball. Like streaks of ravaging fire dragons extending rapidly along the tunnels, Isaacsonko saw that the tunnels he had laid out with countless efforts were becoming an area for tens of thousands of coalition soldiers. Many of the coalition soldiers howled in pain as they were being burned in the tunnels. taxi The soldier followed the instructions and used the water in the water tank to extinguish the flames. However, even if there was water in the fireball that exploded in front of him, it only made a crackling sound, and then burned more violently. The spreading sea of ​​​​fire turned the entire area into a fire. Became a flame. Allied soldiers huddled in the tunnel. He was immediately swept away by the fire that came quickly,

"Everyone, please don't mess up, don't..."

A coalition general wearing red heavy armor stood out of the tunnel and shouted at the scattered soldiers, "Hoo!" An exploding fire ball struck from a distance. The coalition general was directly set on fire. The coalition soldiers nearby were frightened and scattered. All kinds of shrill screams came from the coalition tunnel area. Soldiers covered in flames jumped from the tunnel and rolled on the ground. Countless fireballs still dragged out the tail of thick smoke and rained down on the area that was already in flames. Half an hour has passed since the initial bombardment, and the Falcon Emperor team on the opposite side still has no intention of giving up.

"My lord, the defense line of the 5th Infantry Regiment has been lost!"

"The 7th Infantry Regiment applied to be transferred out of the tunnel area!" The report from the tunnel area made Aisasonko's face turn gray, because the flames spread too fast, and the entire command system was completely messed up. In less than half a day, Within hours, the casualties of the coalition forces in the tunnel area exceeded 5,000, and even more people were injured.

"Open the door, let us in!" The defeated troops who had withdrawn from the tunnel area crowded at the entrance of the fortress and shouted. All of them were pale and had completely lost the courage to fight. The fireball had been rapidly pushed this way, and some slow-running soldiers were hit by the fireball. After the hit, the tragic wail caused the defeated army at the entrance of the fortress to be completely confused.

"Open the door, do you want to kill us?" There were shouts and curses at the entrance of the fortress. The other coalition generals are also very ugly, and the tunnel area cannot be defended. However, if there is no obstruction from the tunnel area, the Falcon Emperor can demolish this old fortress several times just by relying on the intensive Thor artillery fire displayed in the past few days. Yes.

"Sir, we have finally bought three days for the main force of the coalition. Now the main force should be prepared. Being able to do this is our limit!" A coalition general hesitated and hesitated to speak. It means that if we can't hold it, we should withdraw early.

"Yes, sir. This battle is impossible! The opponent is overwhelming us in both strength and weapons!" Someone inside the general said, "And the base camp itself does not expect us to be able to withstand the Falcon Army. Now that we are retreating, we can still Keep the main force of the army!" Aisasonke looked hesitant, and the sound of the Falcon Emperor's bugle was heard in the distance.

After the fireball attack, the Falcon Emperor's attack officially began. The infantry phalanx began to move forward slowly. Several shield walls composed of dense shields shone under the gloomy sky. The army advanced like waves rolling, burning in the distance. Fifty meters away from the flaming tunnel area, the infantry formation towered The spear clusters were put down neatly, and the carriages dragging Thor stopped one by one. The soldiers unloaded the Thor from the horse puller and fixed the gun mount with stones. The black muzzle faced less than 200 meters away. The direction of the fortress in the distance is raised, and the Falcon Army has set up Thor. Sir, you should open the door first! "Seeing this scene, the coalition generals on the fortress suddenly panicked. The alliance asked the gate of the fortress to be opened, but there were too many people who fled, and the interior of the fortress was not large. After accepting some of the wounded soldiers, the fortress again closure,

"Boom!" The roar of the God of Thunder shook the earth, frightening everyone's hearts. The crowded defeated army below the fortress was suddenly covered by an explosion. Human bodies were scattered by the huge waves raised by the explosion. Horses were frightened and ran. A coalition soldier The general was also thrown off, and the general was escorted He quickly helped him up and shouted, "This bastard Aisasonko sold us out. The fortress can't be defended. If you don't want to die, please run away." The general had a fat head and big ears, and his voice was extremely loud. A thunder bullet hit the wall of the fortress again as he cursed.

"Rumble"

With a huge explosion, the wall of the fortress was actually penetrated by a Thor bomb, and all kinds of gravel rained down on the heads of the defeated troops below. There was a sound of wailing. The coalition general was not immune, and his head was smashed. The blood flow was broken, and the huge thunder god roared and exploded, causing the defeated troops below to scatter immediately.

In less than ten minutes, a breach appeared on the wall of Sovala Fortress. This building was destroyed the last time it resisted the Istani invasion, although it was partially repaired in the past two months. But it was not strong, and most of the wall was exposed without cover in the area without moat protection. Isaacsonko deployed the main force of the coalition forces in the tunnel area in front of the fortress. There were only 7,000 troops in the fortress. Originally, he He thought that he could persist for a while by relying on the tunnels, but he didn't expect that the Falcon Emperor would actually use incendiary bombs to directly burn the tunnel area into a white field. Just one round of incendiary projectiles destroyed the defense line he had worked so hard to build. Isaacsonko could only issue an order to evacuate the fortress. After evacuating thousands of people in the fortress, as for the thousands of wounded soldiers who were still there, there was nothing he could do about it. At any rate, he also bought more than three days for the coalition forces. The rest depends on the actions of the main force of the coalition forces.

"Sir, the enemy has evacuated" an adjutant reported to Varisian who was holding a lookout glass.

"I can see it!" Varisien put down the observation glass in his hand, looked at the adjutant, and asked in a serious voice, "Is everything ready?"

"Yes. Our two cavalry flag regiments have already cut into the opponent's side. Soon, the opponent will know that retreating is worse than holding on!" the adjutant said with an excited look.

"Cavalry, the enemy's cavalry!" Tens of thousands of the coalition forces collapsed. Looking at the black cavalry of the Falcon Empire that suddenly appeared on the side, there were panicked soldiers everywhere. The coalition forces came from several countries. This time The Great Collapse was simply a disaster. In order to seize a way to survive, the coalition soldiers who were chased by the cavalry completely lost their discipline. In order to survive, the soldiers did not hesitate to draw their swords and kill and trample each other. The situation was unprecedented, with officers and soldiers trampling each other to death. Piles of corpses spread for more than ten miles. Under the desperate protection of the guards, Aisasonko finally managed to find a bloody path and escape from the pursuit line of the imperial cavalry.

In front of the fire that had just extinguished, the Falcon Empire's Southern Congo Army broke through the obstruction of the coalition forces, and 50,000 imperial soldiers marched into northern Congo.

At the same time, in the early morning of the second day, at dawn, the sky was dim. In the inner lake at the junction of central and northern Congo, the coalition forces retreated along the river here. They stared dumbfoundedly at dozens of warships of different sizes covering the area. The water surface reflected the sails of the imperial warships in the mist, red like the spread wings of the legendary avenging angel!

"What is that!"

In front of the shocked sight of the coalition forces, the outline of the warship quickly expanded and approached the east bank of the inner lake. It was so close that you could see the bright armor on the warship deck and the golden falcon battle flag flying above the fleet. One after another, they fluttered in the morning light.

"It's the Falcon Empire fleet!"

Aisa Sonko, who was desperately being taken away by the guards, shuddered when he saw it.

Even though he was famous for his tenacity, his face showed despair at this moment. More than 30,000 coalition troops ran down all the way, and now there were less than 10,000 people here. The soldiers were tired and had no fighting spirit, but the opponent actually came by boat and was physically weak. Recharge your batteries, and the bright black armor on the battleship is enough to scare the soldiers.

Is the Falcon Emperor going to kill them all? As if a dark wind was blowing all over, Aisa Songke shivered involuntarily from the cold. I saw warships docking one after another, cavalry in light armor leaping from the ship to the shore with loud shouts. The torrent of iron armor poured down like a metal stream. The sharp swords of the guards were already reflecting the morning light. Coming at you

"Run for your lives!" a shout came from the coalition army, which completely collapsed. No one thought there was any possibility of resistance. The scattered soldiers were chased by black-armored light cavalry and were chopped down in pieces. Horses' hooves trampled on the human body, and there was a tragic sound of blood and flesh flying everywhere. Continuously, many defeated troops ran into the lake to escape by swimming, but were frozen alive into popsicles.

It was the coldest season of winter, and there were still white ice floes on the lake, and a blistered and white corpse was floating on the lake. It was no longer a fierce battle, it could only be called a hunting and massacre.

The light cavalry of the Empire's Southern Legion rushed in and out, and large groups of hunting swept through the defeated coalition forces. Countless war horses jumped on their front hooves, flying across the heads of the coalition soldiers, and were run out of breath by the coalition soldiers who were closely chasing behind them. When he came, he was so exhausted that he lay on the ground and vomited profusely. Even if the imperial cavalry caught up with him, he couldn't stand up. Hundreds and thousands of coalition troops were desperate and fell to their knees, crying and begging, "We surrender! We surrender! Don't kill us!" January 21, for the troops on the left wing of the coalition, was a tragic day of impending doom. Isaacsonko, who is known for his tenacity, did not expect that he would also have such a miserable day. Thirty-five thousand people were almost wiped out, and he himself fled for his life like a rabbit being chased by wolf dogs. The guard cleverly took off his general uniform and put it on, then pushed him under several corpses. Successfully lured away the pursuing cavalry of the Falcon Empire.

When he heard the sound of horse hooves disappearing, Aisasonko carefully pushed away the body pressed against him, got into the dense grass near the lake, dug a shallow hole, and used weeds and soil to camouflage his body, leaving only a small hole. Breathe into your nose. Such a camouflage was indeed difficult to detect. A large group of imperial cavalry roared past him, but they did not notice the enemy's supreme commander. The cold and damp soil made Isaac's whole body hurt, but he endured it. , hiding in the mud. From time to time, the rumble of horse hooves could be heard in my ears. The war horns used by the light cavalry for communication and the screams of the dying coalition soldiers could be heard endlessly.

His own men were being slaughtered by the enemy. Hearing this sound, Aisasonke was heartbroken and hid until the afternoon. Wait until all sounds are gone. Only then did he carefully climb out of the mud. What caught his eyes were the bodies of fallen coalition troops.

There were more corpses floating on the surface of the lake, and the large amounts of blood that invaded the ground made Isasonko feel dizzy.

There were no survivors around, only the whine of the cold wind, which was as sad as a ghost crying. The pursuing Falcon Empire light cavalry did not search for survivors among the corpses.

Because the corpse of the guard wearing the uniform of General Isaac Sonko made the imperial cavalry think that the enemy commander had been killed.

Wandering among the corpses like sleepwalking, the cold wind came with a strong bloody pavement, and black vultures were circling in the sky. Where these vultures once settled, countless corpses lay scattered all over the ground. Near the edge of the lake, because there was too much human blood, it turned into a tragic red and black color for hundreds of meters, like a piece of land watered with human blood.

In the red and black mud pool, the corpses were swollen, and some bold vultures were happily enjoying this rare breakfast. The pale color of human flesh made people feel sick, and the broken faces of more than a dozen coalition soldiers The battle flag was sunk deeply into the mud, like scattered strips of cloth fished out of bloody water. The legion pattern on it was blurred and difficult to distinguish. Discarded weapons were everywhere here, reflecting in the sunset light like blood. The setting sun is like blood!

Isaacsonko knelt on the ground in despair. He couldn't believe that in just one day, he was the only one left alive among the 35,000 coalition troops!

"Aissa Sonko's interception operation has failed, and the Falcon Emperor's Southern Army has broken into the north!" The news spread back to the coalition's frontline base camp, causing a panic.

An army of 35,000 men was defeated in one battle. What happened? Marquis Fit was furious in the war room. Didn't he say that he had been stopped? How could such a mistake happen! Is this guy Aisa Sonko starting to learn to speak big words? , amidst the roar of Marquis Fit, the two rows of coalition generals sitting opposite each other had ugly expressions on their faces.

Since the coalition forces entered northern Congo, they have not been able to find the main force of the Falcon Emperor.

Although they have produced excellent results of continuously penetrating the border for 400 miles, the generals on the front line know very well what the so-called 400-mile results are. The parallel advancement of the empire's main force of more than 100,000 people has spent countless military supplies, money, supplies, and food. There is nothing more than uninhabited wilderness, empty and dilapidated villages and cities,

Marquis Fit was already considering stopping the army. Too much advance would be detrimental to the logistics. He should first stabilize the areas that he could control. However, his request was severely criticized by the Kingdom of Rila in the country. The logistics of the coalition's more than 100,000 troops Supplies are coming from Rila, and now the logistics needed to be established from the beginning,

As the distance extends, the labor force used by the Rila Kingdom has exceeded 30,000 laborers and more than 7,000 horses. The pressure on logistical supplies is so great that the Rila Kingdom has to allocate its already poor domestic resources. The distance of hundreds of miles has already The logistics that the Kingdom of Ruela is responsible for are overwhelmed,

And if the expenses before and after are converted into gold coins, the Kingdom of Rila has currently spent at least 10 million from mobilization to combat. The originally prepared strategy of using war to support war cannot be implemented in northern Congo. On the contrary, He was dragged into the quagmire of being unable to fight by the opponent.

The Kingdom of Ruila was originally a country with a strong military but a weak internal economic foundation. Now the entire country has tightened its belts and fished out the last copper in its pockets to fight such a battle for national destiny. It is not just to get numbers. It is a hundred miles of desolate land, and as long as the Falcon Emperor is not defeated head-on for a day, even this desolate land cannot be controlled!

"Be sure to let the main force of the coalition fight against the Falcon Emperor in the shortest possible time! Don't mention anything about stability." This is a secret instruction from King Rilla. Marquis Fit has no choice but to bite the bullet and let the Legion Keep moving forward,

But the coalition forces at this time are no longer the cautious coalition forces that just crossed the border. At that time, the Falcon Empire's surprise attack was successful, and all the coalition countries were shocked. Now, with hundreds of miles of flat advancement, the generals in the coalition forces are increasingly dissatisfied with Marquis Fate's cautious advancement strategy.

Wouldn't it be better for the Falcon Empire to be a turtle? We can fight all the way to the coast, and the troops from various forces are already somewhat scattered. The area of ​​hundreds of miles is the territory of a medium-sized kingdom, and the northern part of Gangfei is famous for its fertile land and rich mineral resources. The war has been half successful so far. ,

But the Kingdom of Reila always asks everyone to contribute, but refuses to give any benefits. The territory was won by everyone, so why must the Kingdom of Reila enjoy it alone? The allied countries demanded to divide the territory before continuing to advance.

In desperation, the Kingdom of Reila could only divide the occupied area first, but most of the fertile and good areas were allocated to Reila itself, and a small part of the mountainous area was allocated to other countries.

At this time, the news came that the flank army of Isassonko was completely wiped out, and the Falcon Empire finally appeared in the north of Congo. The morale of the coalition forces suddenly became turbulent. (To be continued, please search Piaotian Literature, the novels are better and updated faster!