Realm of Power

"Turn the whole army and fight!" Pastanon's voice was so high that it could pierce the sky. The generals of the legion recovered from the shock. After making a very short choice, they began to mobilize the legion with all their strength to turn around and fight.

"Sir, what should I do about Helena?" The adjutant in red mail armor flicked his eyes from side to side timidly, feeling that his tongue was trembling.

"Helena left one regiment, and the rest fought against the imperial cavalry with all their strength."

Pastanon waved vigorously and glanced at the Helena barrier. The wall of fire outside the city wall had not yet extinguished. Although Helena blocked the attack, the losses were not small. According to intelligence, Helena's defenders were worth five thousand. People, facing an army of 40,000 people It was already pretty good to have a regiment at the back to deal with it. |[mAt this time, Pastanon also felt something was wrong. In the intelligence, there was no mention that the Falcon Empire had invested such a large number of cavalry groups on the Eastern Front. , in terms of quantity, at least more than 10,000,

Don’t those guys from the Intelligence Department know what a missed report means? In such an open terrain, the high-speed cavalry group is enough to determine the direction of the entire battle. If I had known this, I would not have chosen it. Crossing the stinky flag of Newlon's surprise attack on Helena's barrier,

Because the distance from Newlon to Helena Fortress is more than 30 miles, it takes three to four hours for the infantry to advance quickly, but it only takes one hour for the light cavalry to advance quickly. With a time difference of one hour, even if I put 40,000 people up with all my strength, it will not be possible at all. There's no way we can't take down the Helena barrier.

Those idiots from the Kingdom Intelligence Department! Pastanon scolded the kingdom's intelligence department for its mistakes in his heart, and his intestines were filled with regret. The delayed intelligence system made him make a fatal mistake. Why did he hit Helena! No matter how stupid I am, I will not be stupid enough to gamble the lives of 40,000 family troops on this one-hour chance. It is too slim, and there is no possibility of winning at all!

Because the information is inaccurate. I used the wrong method at the wrong time and ran into the Helena Fortress. Then I was in the current situation. I couldn't move forward or retreat. It was as embarrassing as being caught red-handed.

"Is this a mistake by the Ministry of Intelligence or a conspiracy by the Ministry of Military Affairs..." Pastanon suddenly and unconsciously had a very inappropriate thought in his heart. The Ministry of Military Affairs has always been very cold towards him, even the whole country. He didn't participate in anything like the war, how could he achieve such a huge achievement all at once. Did it fall on yourself like pie in the sky? Forty years ago, the Ministry of Military Affairs betrayed the Pasta family once. Who dares to say that this history will not repeat itself forty years later?

"Turn the queue and fight!"

The rearguard of the Pastanon Legion, the officers' throat-breaking voices revealed a trace of sadness. Such a large-scale cavalry charge could not be stopped from the front. He will also die later! The officers did not say it, but anyone with eyes could see it,

If it were other Feishan regiments, they might have begun to collapse when encountering such a cavalry assault. At worst, they were in such a mess that they couldn't line up, not to mention that the Pastanon Legion, which had just been exhausted and bloody after fighting under the city of Helena, had no fighting power to stop the fierce attack from behind by tens of thousands of cavalry. .

But this is the private army of the Pasta family, the private army of the Pasta family that forty years ago, even though there were only 3,000 people left, they still gritted their teeth and returned. This kind of routine situation cannot be applied. All officers are served by children of the Pasta family. They are inextricably related to the Pasta family from top to bottom. In a combat team, there are brothers, father and son. , friends, blood relatives who can be entrusted with life and death, and partners worthy of sacrifice. This stable military structure has just suffered a heavy setback, and it is also very organized at this time.

Enemies swarmed in front and were attacked from both sides. Only by blocking the first wave could the army have a chance to breathe. "Hold on, as long as you withstand the first wave, things will be easy in the back!" Countless pikemen rushed to the rear line consciously and bravely. Use countless cold and beautiful spears to form a wall of spears,

"Rumble" The ground was trembling. The cavalry groups attacking from a distance were like black clouds covering the sky. Their black armors and red helmets spread like fire across the flat plain in front of them. Their murderous intent was soaring into the sky. Tens of thousands of troops rushed for dozens of miles. The cavalry pursued. The reason for overthrowing the camp and killing the generals like the wind is just for this moment! No one cares about the horse power, and follows the surging horse crazily forward like crazy,

The imperial cavalry's crossbow fire broke out in advance when they were about 110 meters away.

Clusters of arrows flew out from the front at the same time like a torrential rain. The cold arrows trailing white tail feathers flew up into the sky in an arc, turning into a metal waterfall spanning a distance of a hundred meters. They pounced into the Pasta army array like locusts, without a trace. A scream sounded from behind the uncovered shield wall phalanx,

"Ah! Ah!"

Feishan soldiers fell down one after another after being struck by arrows, blood spattered. The formation of Feishan archers standing in the back did not waver at all.

"Get ready!" The archer captain yelled with all his strength, as if there was blood seeping out of his voice. Teams of archers stood behind their spears with solemn expressions, without the protection of shields, facing the clusters of arrows falling from the sky. Gathering all his strength toward the sky, he slowly raised the infantry bow in his hand toward the sky at a forty-degree angle.

Fifty meters away, Fei Shan's archer released the arrow cluster as ordered, and countless arrow clusters flew up.

Only after entering fifty meters could Fei Shan's bow penetrate the emperor's armor, especially since the cavalry in front of him suddenly wore the armor of the imperial guard. The arrows flew away and hit the black cavalry galloping in front. , the cavalry above was hit by countless arrow clusters, and their bodies filled with arrow clusters rolled out of their horses like hedgehogs.

"Put a gun"

For the entire attack line, such fluctuations were minimal. The imperial cavalry in the front row had already raised their cavalry shields, and their spears were placed flat in front of the cavalry attack like a dazzling front line.

"Come on, let's see who dies first!"

Fei Shan's spearman was beating a drum in his heart, and the palm of his hand holding the spear was full of greasy sweat. The ends of the rows were raised diagonally upward, and one end was firmly inserted into the ground.

Such a powerful group of cavalry is rarely seen in the world.

But there was no sign of flinching on the face of every Feishan soldier. When all utilitarianism was put aside, when all superfluous thoughts were occupied by survival, this generation of Pasta disciples did not disgrace the countless The famous names of our fathers ten years ago,

"Dare to die!" A booming shout seemed to ignite everyone's blood, like a storm suddenly rolling up and roaring on the Pasta flag.

"Dare to die!" The shouts one after another converged into a torrent.

The Pasta Family Death Army! This is glory and blood and tears. Forty years ago, when the Pasta family army with only three thousand left appeared in the Feishan capital in dilapidated form, the entire Feishan capital was boiling. The Pasta private army fought to the death. The spirit of fighting shocked all the people of Kyoto. At that time, people were panicked. Many people thought that the defeat was overwhelming and Kyoto could not hold on. However, the Pasta family gave them a miracle. If even a private army could not be eliminated, why should the Istan people take down the royal capital? The morale of the army was greatly shaken, and the Istani army was also afraid, and finally chose peace talks. In the following forty years, any Feishan person would not give a thumbs up and say that the Pasta family is a group of good guys.

If this were not the case, the big bosses at the Ministry of Military Affairs would not be upset and would always keep the Pasta family out of the Ministry of Military Affairs. He was regarded as an alien because that war was the glory of the Pasta family, but it was the shame of the Feishan soldiers.

Hundreds of thousands of regular troops were rescued by a private army. Moreover, as the rear guard, they covered the evacuation of most people. Those who survived all owed the Pasta family a big favor if they were allowed to enter the Military Affairs Ministry again. A rising tide lifts all boats, and the position of Minister of Military Affairs belongs to the Pasta family, for that matter. It's not what the big guys from the Ministry of Military Affairs want to see, nor is it what the Feishan royal family wants to see. With a private elite army of 40,000 people, and then serving as Feishan's Minister of Military Affairs, the power of the Pasta family has been touched. The bottom line of the royal family

The Pasta family must be blocked from entering the Military Ministry, otherwise it will be a huge hidden danger! The inner thoughts of the military's upper echelons were like this, but they tacitly understood it, just like the situation in front of them. Although most of the officers and soldiers did not yet understand how this promising raid battle had suddenly slipped from the winner to a decisive battle with enemies from both sides. The dilemma, but it did not affect everyone's judgment. With the shocking shouts, the entire legion suddenly erupted with the same desperate aura as in the tragic war that almost destroyed the entire family of men forty years ago.

When the frenzy of black cavalry coming like the wind surges over like layers of walls! When the sound of horses' hooves thundering like thunder is indistinguishable, it is just a rumble, when the earth trembles and the eyes are filled with tall and monster-like war horses, heavy thunder,

The entire legion unexpectedly became quiet, the wind hit their faces, and they felt cold. "If your sacrifice can give those behind you an extra chance to survive, then it will be worth it. You must survive!" Live on with my share!" A Feishan spearman captain who was about thirty years old and stood in the front row glanced at the archers behind. Lie's younger brother calmly put down the metal mask on his helmet to cover his pale face. Although the helmet mask had almost no effect when faced with the impact of a large group of cavalry, it was purely psychological, but he hoped to hold on a little longer. Bo, in this case, the brothers behind will have a better chance of surviving. The archer should be able to survive to the end!

"kill"

The black cavalry on the opposite side flew over and pressed against him, and the spear spear penetrated his body like lightning. The high-speed sprint of the war horse violently lifted the whole person up. In this way, he was thrust into the squadron leader and was hit hard behind him. The array of the Shan army, "pop bang bang" into a film The stabbing spear crashed into it, and the imperial cavalry on the war horse was thrown away. A bright red blood column suddenly rolled out, and the shape of the corpse falling from the horse was like a wild grass swept by the strong wind. The blood exploded on the front end of the spear. , like an erupting red tide,

"Stop them!" A legion general was covered in blood. The sword in his hand had long been broken. Now he was holding a long spear, and the palm of his hand was dripping with blood.

In front of him, the imperial cavalry swarmed up one after another. The thrust spears in their hands pierced the bodies of Fei Shan's soldiers. Then they threw away the cavalry swords in their hands and faced the chaotic Fei Shan's army below from top to bottom. The head was chopped off hard, the sturdy helmet was also chopped into pieces, and the brains flew everywhere.

The infantry's spear hit the cavalry's shield and was directly broken into several pieces by the recoil. The pike's jaws immediately burst open.

The hoofs of the horses resounded with thousands of thunders, and the sharp swords moved forward like waves, bringing up streaks of blood that reached the sky. The big heads were chopped into the air by the arcs of the swords, and the war horses swept across the plain terrain like thunder, like a influx, even with the Pastanon private army The tenacity and madness of the regiment were defeated step by step, and the queue was almost uncontrollable. The opponent's attack was too fierce, the cruel momentum of a deadly battle, the black cavalry armor soaked in blood, and the imperial sword that was blurred and cold in the sun. Every Feishan soldier’s heart trembled!

In Helena Fortress, the fire is still burning under the city, like an isolation zone, separating the fierce fighting outside from the fortress. The battle situation outside is being reflected in the commander, Tan Lisu, the commander of the Seventh Banner of the Central Army of the Empire. In Si's eyes, the vast area in the fortress behind him On the field, the wind blew across the square. Tenrisus raised his hand on the city wall and narrowed his eyes into a thin line. The Pastanon Army was indeed the best elite of Feishan's platoon. I can still hold on for so long despite being attacked from behind, but what can I do?

"Fill in the soil!"

He gave an order, and the imperial soldiers above the city gate threw the earth bags that had been piled on the city wall down from the city wall. A large amount of dry soil fell from the air like rain into the flames below the city gate, and was isolated from the ground. , the burning momentum of the flame suddenly became weaker, and soil continued to fall. The flame was quickly extinguished by a large amount of dry soil to the extent that it could be passed.

"The emperor in the city is about to rush out!"

The infantry regiment left behind by Pastanon quickly formed its team, and crowds of people crowded in front of the moat bridge. As for the emperor rushing out of the fortress at this time, the infantry regiment leader's face had a trace of mockery, and he had already I know you guys know how to play, but do you think you are the only one who can charge, and we can’t? Master Pastanon has already made arrangements.

If the emperor dares to open the city gate, he will take the opportunity to attack the Helena Fortress. In order to reverse the entire battle situation in this impossible situation, only by taking Helena and having this fortress backed up can the Imperial cavalry retreat.

"Everyone, get ready! As soon as the door opens, rush for me!"

The head of the infantry regiment stood at the front in heavy armor, holding up his shield and sword. In front of him, on the defensive line of the suspension bridge, the closed iron gate of Helena Fortress slowly opened in front of everyone. The breath of Feishan's soldiers was here. After a neat pause, his body began to become as tense as a bowstring. He crossed the suspension bridge and rushed towards the fortress gate. He blocked the gate first and then said, "Kill, rush over!"

The soldiers of Fei Shan's army shouted excitedly and rushed towards the half-open fortress gate like a landslide and tsunami. Everyone felt that great achievements were waiting for them in front. The iron gate of the fortress creaked as it was pushed, revealing a black heaviness. , it seems that even the light is absorbed by this black

The wind blew against my face, and the red tassel was like fire, "What is it?"

The soldier Fei Shan who was rushing at the front shuddered. The moment he saw clearly, his whole heart went cold. His running steps stopped abruptly, but it was already too late. It was a whole team of black heavy armor. The solemn rows were made of fine scale armor made by imperial craftsmen, and heavy armored cavalry on horseback with iron helmets and red tassels.

In the ears of the soldiers, it seemed that they could hear the slight metallic sound of armor leaves striking each other. The cavalry on horseback was tall and strong, with armor covering from the neck to the legs below the knees. In addition to melee axes and powerful assault weapons, In addition to the crossbows, some heavy armored cavalry also carried a row of light javelins behind them. Even the wind blowing there carried the smell of blood. The entire attack array looked like a huge triangle.

The flag fluttering in the wind of the leading heavy armored cavalry suddenly spread out. It was a Falcon Guards flag wrapped with a golden rusty edge ring. "Quickly retreat, heavy..." The soldier shouted in extreme horror. After shouting out completely, the black steel torrent rushed out from the fortress gate, and the heavy armored horses knocked away all the Feishan soldiers who were crowded between the city gate and the moat. (To be continued...)

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