Realm of Power

Continuing to advance or withdrawing to defend has become the most important choice before the generals of the coalition frontline headquarters. As the commander-in-chief, Marquis Fitt urged to continue to advance.

He argued against all opinions at the meeting, pointed at the map, and said categorically, "Everyone knows the situation, so I won't lie. The army has indeed advanced four hundred miles to the north of Congo and Africa, and the results have been brilliant, but we all know that this It was obtained when the main force of the Falcon Army took the initiative to avoid the battle. The opponent's move was very cunning. As long as they did not confront us head-on, they could use their inferior strength to contain us.

As long as the Falcon Army on the opposite side is not defeated for a day, my occupied area is equivalent to no one, because we don't even have a support point that is enough to hold these occupied areas. The result of the retreat is that all the hard work of the army's month-long campaign will be in vain. Falcon The emperor's attack came from the flank, probably intending to make us exhausted from running back and forth."

"But if we don't retreat, the army's retreat will be cut off, and we can only withdraw!" The voice came from a thin middle-aged man wearing a black general's uniform. He was General Ambata from the Kingdom of Tallinn. He is a strong man, only in his early forties, but he has no hair on his head. There is a trace of red light in his eyes. He looks like a poisonous snake with its head raised, and there is a dangerous cold feeling.

Seeing that it was Ambata who was speaking, Marquis Fit's face became serious.

The Principality of Tallinn is a mountainous principality in the eastern part of the Kingdom of Rila. The hundreds of miles of mountains make this small principality almost unattractive. The most famous specialty of the Principality of Tallinn is mercenaries. The mountains cannot support them. Many people. After reaching the age of fourteen, non-Tallin men will leave non-Tallin to work as war mercenaries outside.

Therefore, the population of the Non-Tallin Principality is only more than 280,000, but it is a country with strong combat effectiveness. This time, there are only 2,000 non-Tallin troops participating in the war, but no one dares to underestimate these 2,000 non-Tallin soldiers. In the eyes of the Barrow countries in Central Europe, two thousand war-experienced non-Tallin soldiers formed an assault array, which was enough to defeat an army of ten thousand people in a frontal battle! And the non-tallinn general Ambata is a very famous mercenary commander.

"I didn't say not to retreat!" Marquis Fit took a deep breath of cold air, tapped the map on the table with his hand, and said in a solemn voice, "But before the army retreats, in order to stop the Falcon Army, we must establish a foothold. point, and I think this is the best place to stand!”

"This is... Edgar one hundred and ten miles away?"

Everyone looked at where Marquis Fit was pointing, and a look of approval appeared on their faces. What Marquis Fit said is right, we cannot just evacuate. Even if we want to evacuate, we must first take down a barrier that is effective enough. When it comes to barriers, Edgar, whom Marquis Fit is pointing to, is naturally the most advantageous.

Marquis Feit glanced at everyone's faces and said in a deep voice, "Edgar is a super-large fortification built by the Gangfei Empire to defend the terrain. In order to resist the invasion of the Istanes, the Gangfei Empire used a labor force of 200,000 people." With this large fortress as the core, hundreds of small fortresses of various sizes were expanded outwards, forming a huge blocking belt about ten miles long and wide.

The Emperor of Istanbul was the reason for the existence of this fortress. Just before the battle of Fokodil, they suddenly chose to divide their troops into two groups. One group was led by Hayera, the most powerful general in the Istan Empire, who was responsible for attracting the main force of the Congolese Army. The other route was under the personal command of Emperor Istan. The army bypassed Edgar's defense line and directly penetrated the under-prepared Kyoto of the Confederate Empire. ":

Marquis Fit paused and continued, "It is a pity that this super fortress was abandoned by the Gangfei people without playing any role. Because there was no substantial battle, the entire fortification was retained.

According to intelligence, the Falcon Empire's Northern Legion, which retreated from the border, is currently resting in this fortress area. This force should be the bottom line that the opponent can withstand, because once the Edgar Line of Defense falls into our hands, the northern part of Gangfei will be completely undefendable. The opponent's commander is also bold and very smart, knowing that even if he takes steps to block the front, It's useless, just give up the plain area in front that is not conducive to combat, and choose to wait for work in the Edgar area!

"The other side knows better than us. Whoever occupies Edgar can control this war!" Marquis Fit's words moved the generals, especially those generals who had benefited from this sudden advance.

"Yes, if we can capture Edgar, we won't have any worries even if we retreat!" The generals nodded one after another, and the army retreated. The Falcon Emperor would definitely press on. If there is not a strong enough defense line, it has already been obtained. The land could not be defended. The coalition meeting rarely showed unity.

"After Edgar is captured, everyone will withdraw!" The generals looked excited and agreed to attack Edgar.

"Okay, then attack Edgar!" Marquis Fitt grinned. He was actually not sure that the main force of the Falcon Army was in Edgar, but the news sent back by the scouts showed that the Falcon was found in Edgar. No matter what the defense line of the army is, whoever captures Edgar will take the initiative in the battle.

The coalition generals went back to reorganize their troops, and combat orders were quickly issued to each squadron. When the coalition soldiers heard that they had finally found the location of the Falcon Army, their morale immediately rose.

After marching for half a month in the ice and snow, without even seeing the shadow of the enemy, not only the generals felt frightened, but also the soldiers. Marching in the snowy wasteland, surrounded by an uninhabited and ruined world, the soldiers felt also in their hearts. In the hairy world, they felt as if they had entered a dead land,

They came to fight, but even the enemy didn't know where they were. The orders they received every day were to be ready for battle at any time! Invisible enemies are far more terrifying than invisible enemies. There are even rumors in the military camp that the Falcon Army is planning a big operation to lure the coalition forces into the hinterland and then encircle and annihilate them. This time, the exact news was finally sent back. Falcon Army The emperor is in Edgar. As long as Edgar's enemies are defeated, the army can go back! Is there any more powerful appeal now than to go back? No, the coalition soldiers spent half a month in fear. Every day they felt that the Falcon Army might come over at any time. The declaration of war still leaves coalition soldiers with lingering fears.

The coalition scouts rushed to the Edgar line as quickly as possible. There, the scouts discovered the Falcon Empire's army. The flying Falcon Empire battle flag was fluttering on the top of the Edgar line city. The city walls had already The station was full of soldiers. The darkness was like a wall of steel, but Bertrand Bonnie chose to fight in Edgar. On the way to the northern Congolese Legion station, she and the female knights once passed by this intact huge defense line. , naturally also heard the story of this huge defense line. The Gangfei people wanted to use this line of defense to stop the Istani people, but they suffered a disaster because they relied too much on this line of defense.

The entire northern Congo and Africa also use this defense line as the center line, and the areas near the east coast are recovering. The area west of the defense line is still desolate. It is very dangerous to fight with inferior troops and superior enemies on flat terrain. The flat terrain in the north of Gangfei has always been a cruel killing ground for cavalry groups and large legions.

When she noticed Fatty's order allowing her to evacuate the flat and unfavorable terrain, this was the first thing that flashed through Bonnie's mind. It was this huge fortress defense line that had been abandoned by the Congolese people. While the main force of the coalition forces was cautiously pushing all the way from the border line, Berlant Bonnie's Northern Congolese Army was already waiting at the Edgar Line to reinforce the city wall. Trees were cut down to construct arrow platoons. The entire Edgar defense line was about fifteen miles long, with the Edgar main fortress as the core and the small fortresses opposed by solid stones like nodes on a huge fan. The fortress area extends for five or six miles to the west.

The coalition's scouts appeared in front of Edgar, and the Falcon Emperor's scouts also noticed this. The scouts on both sides were the eyes and ears of the army, and the first fists to collide. The coalition's scouts had an advantage by virtue of their numbers, while the Falcon Emperor's scouts relied on their flexible and fierce long-range kills, making the coalition scouts pay a heavy price many times. However, the numerical disadvantage is irreversible. The coalition scouts are approaching the fortress step by step. The most recent one has reached the outer edge of the fortress. The reports returned are becoming more and more detailed. Fortunately, Edgar's outer perimeter is five or six miles wide. Bunker area. This prevents the coalition scouts from having a full view of the Falcon Army's layout.

On the fifth day, Berlant Bonnie ordered the small number of scout troops to withdraw. Judging from the time, the main force of the coalition forces should have arrived at the periphery. The reason why there was no movement was because Edgar's detailed defense had not yet been figured out. On the 6th, coalition troops finally began to appear outside. On the perimeter, battle flags fluttered like rolling clouds. Facing the small fortress outside Edgar, the coalition forces built a large number of catapults. The woods outside the fortress had been cut down by the Falcon Emperor in advance, and the coalition forces could only go Chopping wood in the forest more than ten miles away delayed the coalition forces for another two days.

On the eighth day, the coalition forces began to tentatively remove the fortress area outside Edgar. Three ten thousand troops were arranged neatly, with long spears and heavy shields. The light cavalry on both sides stepped forward neatly. The cavalry's spears were flat and lowered, and the cold light was frightening. , the explosive stone bombs from thousands of catapults fell intensively on the outer fortress area, destroying several small fortresses at once.

Before the Falcon Army shooters in the fortress could shoot, they were covered by collapsed and scattered rocks. Bertrand Bonnie quickly ordered the forward shooters to evacuate.

On the first day, the main force of the coalition easily captured the perimeter of the Edgar Line of Defense.

At night, the coalition forces camped in the small fortress area outside Fort Edgar. The flames in the coalition camp were like a huge galaxy. 180,000 of the 250,000 coalition troops on the front line were here. The huge pressure caused the hunters on the wall to Almost no one in the Eagle Army spoke, and the cold wind howled and hurt people's faces.

The number of Edgar's imperial troops was only 70,000, and 50,000 were from the Northern Congolese Army. Most of the soldiers were only semi-recruits who had fought in the battlefield once or twice. Only the one under Reposti's command was 12,000. The infantry flag regiment was the foundation of the Central Army, and the other 20,000 people were part of the Imperial Guards Corps that arrived for reinforcements some time ago. The flag regiment, along with the Guards Flag Regiment, also arrived with 200 standard-equipped Thors. In other words, among the 70,000 emperors, there are only 30,000 troops with real front-line combat capabilities, and less than 40,000. Considering the strength of the troops Due to the huge disadvantage, Berlant Bonnie strongly advocated placing Thor within the last 500 meters of the fortress defense line.

"If our army cannot resist, please blow up the God of Thunder before retreating! Bertrand Bonnie stood on the top of the fortress city, looking forward with pretty eyes, and said to the Imperial General Yaglins beside him, "So many Once Thor falls into the hands of the coalition forces, it will be a disaster! "Berant and Bonnie were prepared to order the blowing up of Thors once they evacuated. These things were too heavy and couldn't be transported in a short time. Although they had enough Thors, they faced the main force of the coalition army that was twice as strong. With three In case of first-line troops, the 40,000 second-line motley crew of Bertrand Bonnie would not dare to win easily.

To be fair, Berlant Bonnie was surprised by the performance of the coalition forces during the day. It was an officer who led the charge, and the generals also came to the front line to command. Marquis Fit even ran to the front in person, bravely stood on the ruins of the fortress, and excitedly handed over a silver-gold-edged shield battle flag of King Rilla. Insert it on top of the first small fort captured,

Although most of the fortress had been destroyed by countless trebuchets, and a military flag placed on it was nondescript, the flag of King Ruela placed on it really made the morale of the coalition immediately boil, and the voice of shouting victory was like It came like an overwhelming wave.

Bertrand Bonnie looked at the mighty King of Rilla flag on the fortress and gritted her silver teeth in anger, but she had to admit that this famous general of the Rilla Kingdom, known as the Dance of the Fox, was indeed good at encouraging military morale. With a few tricks and a small military flag, he not only avenged his previous defeat at the hands of the Falcon Emperor, but also proved to the entire army that the so-called undefeated Falcon Emperor could easily be crushed under his feet! The fear of the emperor in the hearts of the coalition soldiers disappeared at this moment. The next step will be more confident and they will start to remove the outer lines step by step until all the outer fortress areas are removed. The morale of the coalition forces will be completely overwhelmed.

The encirclement and fierce attack of the 180,000 confident main force of the coalition forces was the end of the Edgar Fortress and the morale of the army. is changing with the reduction of outlying forts,

Bertrand Bonnie had a hunch that this time would not be very long, only three or four days at most. Judging from the efficiency of the coalition forces during the day, the combat effectiveness of the coalition forces has been greatly improved. This is a situation that Berlant Bonnie did not expect. Because of his bold attack, the coalition forces' cooperation became more and more skillful and mature.

Heavy infantry advanced, light infantry harassed, cavalry rushed in to fight, catapults were concentrated to remove, and the barriers were swept away. Several times, the coalition forces used this simple and effective tactic, charging forward with the Falcon Emperor's heavy crossbow arrows to launch hand-to-hand combat. , using the number of people to push the battle line forward a little bit in the direction of the fortress, this tactic is simple and effective enough, so that Bertrand Bonnie was unable to effectively stop it for a while!

Deep down in his heart, Berlant also lamented that the direction of Edgar Fortress was too wide! The defense line was originally built by Gang Feiren for his 300,000 imperial main force, so the scope of the expansion was huge, especially in the small fortress area, with sufficient strength. It is a flesh-and-blood strangulation line that can make it difficult for even the fierce Istani people to advance. However, in the case of insufficient troops, the too broad defense line is the biggest weakness.

With their numerical superiority and a large number of catapults, the coalition forces completely restrained the small fortress area in front, and then turned each occupied small fortress area into a support point for the coalition's next attack. This was too unfavorable for the defenders. , Bertrand Bonnie could only order the peripheral troops to release They abandoned the front four miles that they couldn't take into account, and burned part of the fortress before leaving. However, the fortress was built of stone, and the effect was not great. At most, the outside was burnt black. Abandoning the outer perimeter was equivalent to putting the enemy away at once. When you arrive at the fortress, you will directly enter the battle of forces.

The roar of the thunder god began to shake the earth on the third day of the attack. 200 thunder gods sprayed red flames from the city wall. Streams of black smoke rose from the coalition ranks. The heavy infantry ranks were torn into pieces. The galloping figures of the cavalry were lifted into the sky, and the light infantry scattered in confusion, two hundred Thor's indiscriminate bombardment made the coalition's smooth push feel like being hit on the head with a hammer, with blood splattering everywhere. However, it only paused for a morning. The main force of the coalition spread out under the fortress again in the afternoon. This time The scale is larger, the dense black mass is full of human heads, like a sea of ​​​​people,

Bertrand Bonnie's pretty face was extremely solemn, and her palms felt smooth. The situation below was a sign that the main force of the coalition was ready to give it a go, 180,000 people! Thinking about this number, Berlant Bonnie felt her scalp numb. Although she claimed to be the personal disciple of the Falcon Emperor, she had never experienced a battle with a hundred thousand people. When she looked at her father Berlant The tragic battle of Yeruige where the Duke fell was only at the level of 20,000 people. Later, he followed Fatty and watched the Falcon Dynasty expand wantonly. , and then transferred to the northern border defense force, missing several of the largest battles in the empire's unification of Ikadiva. On the northern border, the grassland people's strength was only 50,000 at most, and they did not dare to fight her at all. , It was different now. When a real 100,000-person battle was unfolding before her eyes, Bertrand Bonnie found that her body was trembling slightly!

"Ms. Bonnie, raise the flag of battle!" Riposti and Yaglins next to them acted very calmly. The two of them had lived and died several times, and had fought several large battles with 100,000 people. They were already standard fighters. General, no matter how many people there are on the other side, they believe that the emperor's flag is heading,

Reposti looked ahead and said in a solemn voice, "At this point in the war, there are no more tricks to speak of. Their respective layouts have been completed. Now it is a desperate fight between the main forces of the two armies. Lord Varisien broke into the rear from the south and wanted to It is necessary to force the main force of the coalition forces to retreat by cutting off the retreat, so that more than half a month of victory will be wasted.

The coalition forces want to seize the crucial midline barrier Edgar before retreating. For both sides, this is a duel of time and speed. Now, we and the coalition forces on the opposite side are the commanders of both sides. chess pieces, raise the decisive battle flag, and tell everyone that they can only win but cannot fail. Only in this way can morale be stimulated to the maximum extent! "

"Yes, we can only win!" Bonnie Berlant calmed down, raised her hands, and ordered the female knight behind her to hang the big red battle flag under the military flag. At the same time, she bit her silver teeth.

Bastard! I have faced several times enemies here. I don’t know where that damn fat guy is roaming around. Bertrand Bonnie’s fingers are cracking. Next time I see that damn fat guy, I must ask him carefully and let hundreds of thousands of people know where he is. What does it mean for a man to line up for an exhibition in front of him? (To be continued, please search Piaotian Literature. The novels will be better and updated faster!