Realm of Power

In the confused and vast morning light of the Paput Plateau, under the blue sky like a white line, the crystal clear morning dew had just slipped from the green leaves to the ground, and the rumble of horse hooves could be heard on the quiet land in the distance. A group of light cavalry in dark red cloaks appeared from behind the undulating mounds of the plateau. There were more than a hundred cavalry, all with dark skin. They looked like The Feize people, who were covered with grease, were riding alone. They were a middle-aged man wearing a general's armor. He had a thick and muscular body, and the arms exposed under the armor's leaves were even more frightening. On the war horse Just like a black iron tower, it has a pair of wide and long eyes narrowed into a line, like two thin willow leaves, giving people a ferocious feeling of wild wolves.

"The whole team stops"

I saw him suddenly reining in his mount in front, waving his hand back, swipe! More than a hundred cavalrymen reined in their horses almost at the same time, raising a cloud of smoke and dust. The horses panted heavily and stopped. In the vast world, not a single horse neighed. All that could be seen was the hills ahead. Position, a small black dot quickly came from the opposite side. "Who is that person in front?" Several Fezer cavalrymen left the group like a whirlwind and rushed towards the small black dot in front. "I am a scout of the Fourth Army." It was a scout of Fezer's cavalry. He stopped his horse more than twenty meters in front of General Fezer, jumped off his horse, trotted over, and reported loudly. General, our Fourth Army broke through the Paput people's defense line last night. , and hit the city of Kaniyaluo, the transportation hub of Paput. According to intelligence, Kaniyaluo City has been used as collateral by the Paput Kingdom to the Falcon Empire. If the Fourth Army attacks Kaniyaluo City, I am afraid that It will cause some trouble, so I sent the young one back to ask the general for instructions." "Asking for instructions? Without entering Kanyaro, can you defeat King Papt and chop off the clown king's head?" General Fezer on horseback snorted disdainfully. "Kanniyaro is a passerby." The only way to the capital of Paput..." The scout of the Fourth Army had an ugly face and hesitated to speak, but his meaning was very clear. If he doesn't capture Kaniyaro, he won't be able to reach the capital of Paput. "That's it, the order issued by His Highness the Great Prince. It is to kill King Papt to scare those little ones who are ready to make a move. Do you understand? Do you think King Papt will come over by himself and let you chop him off!" Feize The general's slender eyes revealed a hint of murderous intent, and he waved his riding crop vigorously. He said sternly, "Is Onibefa's courage only limited to this? He even attacked Kanyaro but stopped for some reason at Falcon Empire Bank. Go back immediately and tell him that the kingdom's 200,000-strong army and Pappu The special forces fought bloody battles for several months and suffered tens of thousands of casualties. If this excellent assault opportunity is wasted because of his weakness and cowardice, I, Omu, as the officer in charge of this battle, can personally order his head to be removed without His Highness the Prince’s decision. And I can guarantee it. , absolutely no one will stand up to plead for him!”

"Yes, I understand." The Feize scout cavalry looked embarrassed and quickly turned over again and jumped on the horse to return.

A confidant next to Feize's famous general Omu looked at the scout cavalry going away. He hesitated and said, "General, the Fourth Army's attack on Kanyaro will definitely alarm the eldest prince. At present, the country has not yet reached a final conclusion on whether to advance into the hinterland of Paput, and our army's unauthorized actions are likely to This resulted in another war between Fezer and the Falcon Empire. If the eldest prince pursues further questions, we will be in great trouble."

"Trouble? Not necessarily, I'm afraid His Royal Highness himself is expecting this!"

Hearing the confusion of his subordinates, the ferocious-looking Feize general Omu showed a fox-like smile on his face. He said with a smile, "The Paput people, with the power of a mere small country, thought they could rise to the top by relying on the Falcon Empire. In fact, they didn't know that Feize's forbearance in front of them had long been part of the plan. Just a few southerners Small vassal country, what do you think of me Feize! The reason for holding back is not only the time required to gather troops, but also mainly to confuse the needs of the Northern Falcon Empire and make the other party think that Feize did not dare to fight back. In fact, His Highness had already proposed to His Majesty the possibility of annexing Paput in the secret meeting. Although the Falcon Empire is powerful, fighting across the sea would involve too many things, starting from mobilization. It will take at least two months for the troops to reach the battlefield. On the other hand, as long as our army of 200,000 Feize is fast enough, we can swallow Paput within a month."

Omu's voice paused and continued, "Our army has been pretending to be in a stalemate with Papt in the past few months, which really made the Falcon Empire relax its sight. Now it suddenly exerts its force and completely defeated Papt's army in one fell swoop." , even if the other party reacts, everything has already become settled. By then, Paput will already be my Feize territory, and the morale of my 200,000-strong army will be strong. With the momentum of a great victory, we are preparing to attack on the coast. It is not us who need to be nervous, but the Falcon Empire. As long as the other party hesitates in their confidence in fighting to the death with Feize's 200,000 elites, the rest will be negotiations, and in the end it will be nothing more. Just by spitting out a little of Paput's coastal area, the Falcon Empire has been compensated, and I, Feize, have also opened a path for expansion to the east."

On the outskirts of Kanyaro City, the battle flags of Feize's army were fluttering. Square-shaped dark red military formations were pressing on the vast land outside the city. Countless sharp spears spread out like a forest. General Feize's Fourth Army, O Nibefa was riding on a war horse, with a riding crop wrapped with gold tassels in his hand hitting his riding boots. His fierce gaze kept scanning the city in front of him, and his hand holding the riding whip tightened unconsciously.

Kanyaro is the second largest city in the Kingdom of Papt and the transportation hub of the entire kingdom. It has a large amount of supplies and weapons stored there. It is also the last line of defense leading to the capital of Papt. If it can be broken in one blow, there will be a flat plateau and hilly land in front. If the speed is fast enough, in two days, I will be able to see the main city of the capital of Papt, which is rumored to have a wind bell hanging on the eaves. Although it is only the capital of a second-rate kingdom, it is still a capital.

And Papt is now different from the past. It has the momentum of a first-tier country in terms of national strength and military strength. It is very important to conquer a first-tier country. The capital of the kingdom, cutting off the head of a king is an irresistible temptation for any General Fezer. If he had not been concerned about the existence of the Imperial Bank, he would have ordered an attack on the city long ago.

The heavy iron ring gate of Canyaro was closed in front of him. The walls were filled with densely packed Papt soldiers. One after another, old catapults were struggling to tighten the levers. In terms of the height and thickness of the walls, this Canyaro city can definitely be regarded as a very solid defense line, but the various houses outside the walls that have not been cleared yet make this city with towering walls look so weak. These houses are all residential areas, the short ones are three or four meters, and the tall ones are more than ten meters high. There is almost no need for siege towers. Relying on the height of the houses outside the walls, you can use ladders to climb to the top of the walls. It seems that the Papt people are completely unprepared for the sudden attack of the Fezer Fourth Army, so that they did not even take the most basic defensive measures. It is really a godsend opportunity.

Onibefa glanced at the sky. It was almost noon. If there was no response, he would take down the city first. Just when he was about to give an order with an impatient look, the scout cavalry he sent returned with news that made Onibefa's eyes light up. Although it was not explicitly stated, it was equivalent to getting an order to agree to the attack. He was unwilling to wait any longer. He wanted to take down Kanyaro. He was thinking about taking down the capital of Papout. His majestic figure turned around, and his high-spirited eyes swept over the army below that was like the ocean. He was full of confidence and pointed his right hand at Kanyaro in front of him. His voice resounded throughout the battlefield, "You see, Kanyaro is in front of us. It is the richest city in Papout. It is even richer than the capital of Papout. Now it is in front of you. Take it down and everything will be yours! Wealth. Jewelry, women, you can take whatever you want!" " "Sir, what should we do with the Imperial Bank..." a general asked in a low voice with a worried look on his face. Onibefa didn't even bother to pay attention to him. He just raised his right hand in front of tens of thousands of troops. He raised his head, grinned, and his eyes were red like a beast. He shouted orders, "Attack the city! Take it! Whoever's troops capture the city wall first will have the power to choose the richest area! " "Long live! "

His words were like torches thrown onto a huge pile of firewood. The eyes of the Fezer soldiers suddenly became like wolves. In the previous battle, 200,000 troops were deployed in a line, but there were too many soldiers and too little porridge. The Papte army was defeated, but the spoils were pitiful. Even if all the villages along the way were plundered, the benefits that could be obtained were really limited. For ordinary Fezer soldiers, the glory and merit of victory belonged to the generals. What they wanted was spoils. They were still complaining that the gains from this battle were too small, but now it was different. In front of this richest city in Papte, there was only the Fourth Army. As long as they broke in, women, property, and everything could be obtained. When they thought of this, the shouts of the Fezer people shook the earth and rumbled. "Go forward, take it down!" The attack line formed by the lines of troops was like a red water line surging forward in the sun. It was the reflection of the sun shining on the armor of the Fezer army. In front of the square formation of the Fezer Fourth Army was a solemn atmosphere with long spears like snow, "Shoot! "The Papt archers on the city wall fired a rain of arrows like a torrential rain. Countless loosened bowstrings brought up a flash of cold arrows, tearing open the shield wall below, and covering the urgent Fezer army from the top of the city. The long arrows flying like locusts shot into the bodies of the Fezer infantry, and hit the wide phalanx shields of the infantry with a crisp sound like raindrops. The arrow clusters were like a whole row of white light hitting the dark red sea below. The "clang-dang-dang" sound of armor colliding and the screams of arrows mixed in the sound of white raindrops, which seemed particularly miserable. "Release! "

A shout was heard from the top of the city wall, and dozens of gray-white huge roars came. The rolling stones from the catapults above whistled and rolled into the group of Fezer soldiers below. Rows of bone-breaking screams were heard. These heavy rolling stones were like a steamroller, pressing a deep bloody scar in the group of Fezer soldiers. Some Fezer troops with heavy losses had to stop, but more of them advanced silently in the arrows. No matter how many arrows rained down from their heads, no matter how many companions fell on the way, they still crashed into the city wall like an unstoppable steel torrent. From time to time, infantrymen holding shields could be seen being hit by the flying arrows, and their bodies fell and rolled on the bloody ground under their feet.

The light cavalry advancing slowly on both sides began to accelerate, like two fast forward arrows rushing into the house in front of them. The light cavalry used their horses to knock open all the doors, and the phalanx shields in the middle formed thick walls. The steel wall pushed the earth into the air, countless footsteps fell neatly, earthquakes and mountains cracked, and countless birds in the woods nearby were frightened. Flying up, revealing the cold light of killing in this sky, Feize's soldiers rushed towards the city wall in front of them crazily, almost involuntarily rushing towards the houses under the city wall, those who were against it The area of ​​houses under the city wall soon became crowded with people, and Fezer soldiers wearing dark red armor rushed from these houses towards the city wall. Densely packed like a swarm of ants climbing on a giant sugar cube "Kill!" On the city wall, there were thousands of strong men wearing black imperial heavy armor. The long-handled heavy battle axes in their hands continued to chop up the flesh of the Feize soldiers who were swarming up the city wall. These strong men were basically as tall as More than two meters tall, wearing extremely sophisticated imperial heavy armor, with the weapon in his hand The weapon was also a long-handled heavy battle ax full of violence. The first ones to climb up were the light infantry of the Fezer people. The long-handled battle axes in the hands of these strong men were smashed away like cutting grass. Many people had just just climbed up. When they reached the top of the city, they heard a scream and fell from a height covered in blood.

Behind the light infantry were the shield infantry. The heavy long-handled battle ax hit the shield of Fezer's soldier, directly shattering the iron bars on the shield surface. With the broken shield surface, the people behind him were struck by the sword before they could react. The sharp ax blade penetrated the body from top to bottom, blood spurted out from the split body, and the colorful internal organs exploded like squeezed tomatoes. People who were swept down from the city were seen constantly looking like It fell like flakes of snow, "What is going on? I don't remember that the Paput people have such elite combat power!" Onigbefa, the general of the Fourth Army who saw this scene under the city, looked a little dull. These strong men in black heavy armor were like Like a steel gate, it cuts off the influx of Fezer soldiers. Every time it is swung, a large number of soldiers are killed or injured.

Moreover, these strong men cooperated very closely. After a queue was swept away, someone immediately came up behind them, just like lawnmowers, using their heavy tomahawks, which were longer than spears, to sweep away anyone who rushed forward. Under such circumstances, the Kanyaro City Wall, which originally seemed to be easy to break through, turned out to be a meat grinder for his Fourth Army. (To be continued.)