Realm of Power

On the morning of the 26th, Hu Keqili's main imperial cavalry broke through the Sancha River crossing outside Mekgar, drove more than 3,000 Aden soldiers into the rushing river, and then pushed some transport carriages into the stone bridge break. Taking advantage of the blocked water flow, 20,000 imperial cavalry crossed the river from the river.

Winter is the season when the river dries up. Blocked by the carriages in front, the river water is only as deep as the horse's belly. Twenty thousand imperial cavalry calmly cross the Sancha River mouth. The undefended Merkgar has opened the gate in front of the imperial cavalry. Taking each team of five hundred cavalry as a unit, the number of cavalry will be divided into levels The Imperial Assault Cavalry team, which was advancing forward, constantly fed back the situation in front. Hu Keqili was greatly surprised by the good situation. It was as if he was preparing to break the barrier in front of him with a powerful blow, but found that he was right in front of him. It's not a barrier at all, but a thin piece of paper that breaks at the touch of a finger.

A large number of convoys carrying supplies were stranded outside Merkgar. The imperial cavalry moved forward. The imperial cavalry appeared in hundreds and thousands, surging forward like a hurricane. Before they could reach their position, the coalition troops next to the supplies came. Already collapsed, Emperor The swords of the Guoqi troops slashed at the necks, and the fierce spears pierced the bodies of the coalition soldiers. They held the imperial cavalry assault crossbows and fired with the crossbows while running at a rapid speed. The sharp arrows penetrated the limbs of the people in front, and there was a lot of blood. The ground bloomed in the sky, and the horses thundered, They knocked down the scattered soldiers, trampled them with horses, chopped them with knives, and picked them up with spears. The ruthless pursuit was like a strong wind, killing the coalition soldiers until they were broken into pieces. They were all logistics troops with no fighting power. Even the bandits and robbers were stunned when they saw them. You may not dare to fight, let alone encounter such a fierce enemy The Empire's front-line assault cavalry swept past like a storm, leaving only corpses on the ground. The Empire's cavalry did not stop, and rushed towards another group of fleeing coalition soldiers like a whirlwind. Then there was the sound of fighting and tragedy. screams and dying cries. ,

"Run for your lives!" The coalition soldiers were torn apart by the impact. They were as panicked as a group of rats, crawling through the bushes and into the woods, just to avoid the whirlwind of death behind them. The imperial cavalry didn't even glance at the supplies all over the road. Their goal was to defeat the defenders next to the supply convoy. Continuing forward from the cargo carriage, the two light infantry flag regiments of the imperial infantry that captured Olua are coming here. Naturally, the people behind are responsible for these supplies. The main task of the imperial cavalry is to drive the supply convoy. escort infantry. Disperse the coalition forces, mop up all scattered targets discovered, and capture the main coalition force in the Mekgar area.

The Imperial Assault Cavalry approached Merkgar along the main route. The wilderness and fog obscured the view.

Hu Keqili stopped his horse and looked forward with bright eyes, 20,000 imperial cavalry split in a line. In front of his horse, rows of Imperial Black Guards Cavalry rumbled down the gentle hilly slope. The horses had all put down their face armor, and the cavalry lances had been leveled. The sharp edges of the entire row of spears flashed coldly in the sun, and the cavalry array was like a flood. In any dynasty, at any time, as long as men are still men. As long as humans did evolve from animals. There is still an element of animality in the blood. Seeing such a scene will make everyone's blood boil. Can't help myself! The sound of horse hooves in silence has covered up all the sounds in the world. Rows of cold black armor, the earth trembles under the trampling of horses.

In front of the imperial cavalry, the coalition forces were completely scattered. Some were fetching weapons in a panic, some were crawling in confusion, and many more simply turned around and ran away.

Hu Keqili originally thought that although there was a hole in the central part of the coalition, there were still tens of thousands of troops in the Mekgar area. Even if their combat strength was lower, they would not be so loose that they would allow the imperial cavalry to drive straight in. But what was in front of him was that The situation was even smoother than Hu Keqili’s initial idea. The imperial cavalry was simply in a deserted state. , broke up one transport team after another, and encountered strong resistance only a handful of times, and the scale was not large. After interrogating a captured coalition general, Hu Keqili realized how much of a bargain he had taken. The commander of the coalition forces in Merkgar actually demanded that supplies go ahead of the army, and that the army should not block the path of the supply team.

Now Hu Keqili knew why there were only a few soldiers fighting all the way, but the carriages filled with supplies were so blocked that it hurt the road. At some narrow intersections, the imperial cavalry directly overturned the supply carriages. They were able to pass only when they reached the roadside. There was no obstruction, and there was no main combat force of the coalition forces. Twenty thousand imperial cavalry approached all the way to Silence. Thirty miles below Kegar City, they finally encountered a large coalition force of about 3,000 people. After a fierce battle, more than 2,000 people were killed, and the rest of the defeated army fled in the direction of Mekgar. At this time, Mekgar Gal's coalition base camp also received news of the approaching imperial cavalry. The imperial cavalry arrived so quickly that the coalition base camp was already in chaos.

"No matter what, the approach of the imperial army must be stopped immediately. If it can be delayed for ten days, the main force of the coalition forces can return. At that time, I will definitely go to the base camp to ask for your credit." The leader of the coalition forces, Kotez, urgently summoned everyone The general did not look bad at the meeting. Instead, he said with a hint of confidence, "Now, it's time to reveal the truth to you." Yes, I know how unkind an order is to let the supplies go first, but this is also the only way. There are too many supplies in Merkgar, and even if we try our best, we can't transport them away in a short time. , Therefore, I have never thought about transporting all the supplies from Merkgar. As long as I can successfully transport some of them, it is victory."

"What!"

"Lord Cortes, what do you mean?" The allied generals, who were originally as pale as death, looked at Cortes in surprise at the same time.

"Lord Cortes, do you mean that you deliberately let us all get stuck here?" A general of the Ikar Kingdom stood up angrily, pressed his hands heavily on the table, and said with gritted teeth

"Lord Cortes, do you know what you are doing? Tens of thousands of troops are now facing life and death because of your decision, and you just let everyone stay here with you and wait for death for those supplies that can't be taken away?"

"Lord Cortes, although I have always admired you, I didn't expect you to do such a thing!" Another general of Fezer, his face flushed, his hands clenched into fists. Everyone thought that it was because of Cortes' lack of experience that led to the current dilemma, but they didn't expect it. It's not that Cortes lacks experience, but it's intentional. Thinking of this, how can the generals who are sitting here bear this breath? It's only because of Cortes' dual identity that they didn't rush up to beat this guy up. "I'm sorry for letting you stay!"

To everyone's surprise, the arbitrary Cortes actually stood up from his seat and apologized respectfully to all the generals, saying in a concentrated voice, "No matter what. It's my mistake to let tens of thousands of troops be trapped in a city. I will take all the responsibility!"

"What's the situation?"

Cortes' sincere attitude made all the generals speechless. Look at me, I look at you. No one expected that the always strong Cortes would say this. If he had such an attitude a few days ago, everything would not be like this. What's the point of saying these now, it's nonsense. The imperial ** has come to kill, and everyone wants to leave but doesn't. In this situation, you, Cortes, must take full responsibility! The question is. Can you, Cortes, afford the entire responsibility? Losing Merkgar and causing the death of tens of thousands of allied troops, even if you, Cortes, were skinned alive, what would that do? The generals were now filled with anger and coldness. From the beginning, Cortes had never thought of letting everyone escape this catastrophe. Tens of thousands of troops. It sounds good, but are there actually 10,000 people who can really fight? It is said that the imperial cavalry approaching Merkgar is as many as 20,000 to 30,000, and the imperial army from Aulua is also tens of thousands. That is the real elite force of the Falcon Empire. It would be like a piece of cake to capture Merkgar and kill everyone. "Letting a lot of supplies block the road is originally to attract the attention of the imperial army." Kotes paused, and there was a sense of relief in his tone. A secret has been suppressed in his heart for too long, and he needs to keep a straight face every day and endure everyone's insults. What he wants is not the moment when the secret is revealed. He took a deep breath, swept his eyes across the faces of all the generals, and smiled calmly, saying, "Although it is not perfect, at least the strategy has shown its effectiveness. The imperial army was indeed attracted by all the supplies along the road, and did not realize that the supplies that were really transported north had left Merkgar's range and were safely heading towards the coalition base camp. That was enough to make the coalition army The 300,000 troops in the base camp have enough food for half a month, and almost all the horses have been sent. As long as they can arrive at the coalition base camp on schedule, it will be our greatest victory. I believe that with these foods, the coalition base camp will return immediately. At that time, you will be the greatest contributors to defend Merkgar in a dangerous situation! "

"It sounds good, but the question is, what can we use to stop the imperial army! "

After a silence, someone among the generals said, and the other generals were silent. It seems that Kotes' words have worked. Since the Southern Coalition went to war with the Empire, except for taking advantage of the Empire at the beginning and defeating the invasion of the Eastern Province of the Empire, the subsequent series of battles ended in a miserable defeat. If they can achieve a reversal victory in this defense battle with a huge disparity in strength, even the monarchs of various countries will look at them more. But what the general said is also right. The imperial army will soon reach Merkgar, what can we use to stop it!

"Don't worry, everyone!"

Kotes looked calm and smiled. "Merkgar is the core of central Istanbul. Although it has experienced several wars, it has been repaired on a large scale by the Istanbul people. Now it has complete defense facilities and sufficient supplies. Although the imperial army is good at fighting, it can't use cavalry to attack the city wall! Moreover, the enemy is running long distances, and now they are exhausted. Being able to reach Merkgar is the last limit, not to mention launching an attack on Merkgar immediately!" "Yes, so what about the imperial cavalry? Can they jump onto the city wall!" Hearing Kotes' words, the generals' faces finally looked better and felt much relieved. Since they couldn't leave, they would just hold on to Merkgar. Anyway, according to the completeness of supplies in the city, it would not be a problem to hold on for a month or two, not to mention it was only ten days. The generals' confidence returned at once. At this time, no one said to hold Kotes responsible. Such a great opportunity to gain a record, others wanted it but didn't. Although Kotes was a bit arbitrary, at least he still considered everyone in this regard. "Since everyone has no objection, please go back and prepare immediately!" Cortes looked at the sky outside the window with great confidence, with the corners of his mouth slightly raised.

As the deputy head of the Templar Order of the Order, he is from a civilian background. Although he has a good reputation, he does not have any impressive record. He is always unable to convince the knights, and he does not know what is going on behind the scenes. He has been ridiculed by so many people, but this time, it is simply an achievement that fell from heaven. As long as this battle can be successful, his reputation will not only shock the south, make up for his lack of military combat background, but also take advantage of this opportunity. ,exist The leader of the Knights in the competition next year is also unknown. Everyone can see that because of the death of the Grand Knight of Luoshan, the Pope is very dissatisfied with the current leader of the Knights, and the Knights Templar are in this war. His mediocre performance has already determined that the knight captain will be replaced next year. As one of the three deputy captains, he is not qualified to compete because he has no military merit. Now that the opportunity is right in front of him, how can he easily Let it go! It is actually not wrong at all to say that he sent tens of thousands of troops to defend the besieged city for his own personal gain.

Outside the city of Mekgar, Hu Keqili stood on the mound and could already see Mekgar more than ten miles away. He did not know that some of the coalition's supplies had actually moved north, and this was not a place he needed to be responsible for.

The emperor has only one order, to seize supplies and cut off the connection between Merkgar and the coalition base camp. The supplies have been partially intercepted, so now it is to cut off the connection between Merkgar and the coalition base camp. As for the final attack, that is a matter for the infantry corps.

Looking at Merkgar in front of him, Hu Keqili knew why His Majesty the Emperor chose Salton's Southern Second Army as the first wave to land.

Obviously, the emperor did not know where he had learned more about the Mekgar city in front of him. The solid city walls showed many traces of renovations. It seemed that they had been renovated on a large scale in recent years. Even the God of Thunder was afraid. It is also difficult to create a gap in these strong rocks. If you want to capture Merkgar in one go, the best choice is naturally the Hurricane Tomahawk soldiers in the Nord Second Army under Salton.