Realm of Power

In May, the early summer after the recovery of the earth, with the end of the Cornelia-class war that made the entire Obarro lose their glasses, everyone thought that the three major powers would enter a period of calm, especially some concerning The rumors about Eero have made the monarchs of many countries feel incredible.

After Emperor Eero withdrew from the Cornelia battlefield, he barely showed up. He claimed that he had contracted a bad disease on the battlefield. The Eero soldiers who withdrew from the front line also showed manic moods. In just half a month, More than 1,700 Héro soldiers and officers have been detained by the Military Justice Department due to violent incidents. In fact, this is normal. With more than 100,000 troops stationed in one place, the chaos can be imagined.

Although it is on the border, the place where they are stationed is still a densely populated area with towns. So many passionate men who have just returned from the battlefield of life and death naturally create countless money-making business opportunities. At night, the taverns in the city are overcrowded. , the law enforcement team responsible for public security can arrest every night A large group of drunk people came back, including some high-ranking generals. There were many cases where the law enforcement team was severely beaten. In the end, even Count Claydier of the Hérault Military Department, who was in charge of the law enforcement team, had to take care of his illness. He submitted his resignation to Emperor Hérault on the grounds that he was unable to maintain the normal operation of his work.

Compared with the trouble of retreating the army, what made the entire Eero royal family anxious was the war debt for the war. The Cornelia War did not achieve a complete victory as expected, but only occupied part of the south, which was far lower than Due to the previous expectations of the Hérault nobles, the royal bonds that the nobles had placed high hopes on could not be repaid at all. This is also the reason why the Hérault royal family did not let the army return to the original place immediately. It was too unstable. It’s settled, this kind of desperate fighting for more than half a year ended up returning to the pre-liberation embarrassment overnight, which made the resentment of the entire Ayrault noble family and the royal family surge to a very dangerous level. If the frontline troops are allowed to retreat, with the help of thoughtful people, Next, it will be beyond description as a fluctuation, and may even cause a mutiny in the entire army. After all, the party purchasing the largest amount of war bonds this time is the generals of the Eero military.

The golden setting sun casts from the gap far away on the ridge, dragging a long shadow on the old walls of the Demon Fang Fortress. Behind the huge bulging wall of the Demon Fang Fortress, a young Eero with flaxen hair He pushed open the door of the office and walked upright to the superior, who was playing with a pair of ruby ​​earrings in his hand. "Sir, the military department rejected our request and did not consider that there is no possibility of the Order State attacking us for the time being. , and the military department said they have no troops to send to us!”

"There is no military force to send? Isn't Cornelia's war over?" Putting down the ruby ​​earrings in his hands, the Duke of Eero Army Cobil closed his eyes, took a deep breath, and spit out the angry heat.

"The military department's reply said that the retreating troops need to be reorganized, and it will take a month at the fastest, so they have no troops to send for the time being, and ordered us to solve it ourselves!" The young adjutant put the reply report on the superior's desk with an embarrassed expression. superior

"Those bastards from the military department." Duke Kebir placed his hand heavily on the reply report. He suddenly stood up from his seat and walked to the glass window in front of the fortress. From here, he could see the Bianglia Mountains where the fortress was guarded. The trend that is winding away like a giant dragon is also It is an excellent location for the first ray of morning sun shining from the eastern sky. Those bastards hiding in the capital looking at the map can't see the Temple Army assembled in front of us at all, although the Order State has always been under attack. Suppressive status, but rabbits dare to bite even if their eyes are red

"Sir, my subordinates also believe that the gathering of the Temple Army in front of the fortress may not necessarily have the intention of attacking." The young adjutant looked at Shangguan's generous back, hesitated and said, "Although the Demon Fang Fortress is very old, as a The large-scale fortress built entirely of stone at that time has no possibility of loosening even in the past few hundred years, and our garrison has a total of 30,000 troops. According to normal Logically, if we want to capture a solid fortress defended by 30,000 people, we need at least twice the number of troops, and we also need enough large siege equipment. However, the total number of Temple troops in front of us is only more than 40,000 people. The city's equipment is even more lacking. If the opponent really wants to think that it can seize the Demon Fang Fortress with such strength, then we don't mind giving it a heavy blow!"

"What do you know! Although it is generally said that the attacking side needs more than twice the number of troops, nothing is absolute. I don't know why, but my eyelids have been twitching in the past two days. This is not a good omen!" Duke Kebil said from the window. Turning around, he saw a half-white head and a bloodless, sharp-angled face, with two eyes. The light emitted had an inorganic texture, and his expression was extremely cold, because he had encountered such a situation for a long time. The Hérault border guards stationed in the fortress were in a mess, and the walkways were full of soldiers moving back and forth. The heavy and orderly footsteps made The cold tension is spreading, so intense that it seems to make everyone feel suffocated.

Eighty years ago, the Demon Fang Fortress was the most important support point for the Eero Empire's army's eastward expansion strategy. The Eero troops that came out from the gap between the open bronze gates of the fortress once made the Temple opposite. The army's blood flowed into rivers, so that Even eighty years later, hanging on the stone wall at the top of the fortress gate, you can still see the spiked hanging cage hanging high on it fluttering back and forth in the mountain wind. Inside the rusty iron bars corroded by time, there is a body. Or a few twisted to death Gray and white withered bones, each of the owners of these bones was a famous figure in the Order State at that time, and among them, the remains in the hanging cage in the middle with all its limbs chopped off was the biggest threat to the Order State at that time. Captured, the eleventh in the Kingdom of the Order Even today, when the Eero Empire has not used force against the Order State for decades, this fortress is still Eero's most important gate on the border. It has 30,000 troops stationed all year round, and the Duke of Kebil is this Commander of Demonfang Fortress

Since the secret reconciliation between the two parties, the function of the Demon Fang Fortress in suppressing the Order State has been greatly weakened. However, this does not mean that Eero has relaxed the defense of the Demon Fang Fortress. On the contrary, it can be transferred to the Demon Fang Fortress to serve as a garrison. Commander is a very coveted job in the Hero military circles.

Although the Demon Fang Fortress is just a fortress, it is a large fortress with 30,000 troops. Moreover, the Demon Fang Fortress also has the right to mobilize 5,000 garrison troops from two places within fifty miles. If all the troops are added up, the military strength is almost It is equivalent to the number of Erro's main battle corps. The commander of Demon Fang Fortress is at the level of legion commander in terms of military position. This is not the case in Erro's army. Zhong Ye is considered one of the top fortress commanders. Every time he holds an annual meeting, his seat is always in the top ten. I don't know that Zi is jealous of the major general. Unlike other border guards in other areas who may be trapped in a life-and-death battle at any time, Demon Fang The Order State that the fortress faced had not had a war for eighty years, and Eero did not believe that the Order State would break this eighty-year humility. ★★You don’t need to be afraid of taking the risks of war, and you can sit firmly in the ranking of important ministers in the army. As a border guard, you enjoy the same privileges as a front-line combat corps. The entire Ero Empire is just like the Demon Fang Fortress. !

"Although I don't know what the Temple Army's plans are, I have a hunch that they want to attack this time. Send the order and prepare for battle!"

Duke Bicker waved his hand vigorously. He was also a very good soldier, and his awareness of danger was amazing. Otherwise, he would not have been appointed by Emperor Ayrault so highly as he had a vital position on the Eastern Front. The commander of Demon Fang Fortress, the abnormal gathering of the Temple Army made him smell something. There is something unusual about it. Although the above-mentioned Temple Army also has small-scale activities within the sight of the fortress, they have never launched an offensive so blatantly. Thinking of the current fluctuations in Eero due to the defeat of the Cornelia War, it is not surprising that Rule out the possibility that the Order State, which has been patient for many years, wants to take a chance!

"Sir, the Temple Army is in formation!" Less than ten minutes after the adjutant left, he stumbled in, looking like he had seen a ghost. For the young adjutant, eighty years of peace was such a stable thing. , how could it be broken in the blink of an eye! Is he lucky, or is he too unlucky? How many people have worked here in the past eighty years, how could he have happened to this?

"Why panic! Duke Bickle snorted with a heavy nose, picked up the cloak hanging on the rack, and walked to the top of the fortress unhurriedly. In his opinion, the so-called eighty years of peace itself It's no more fragile than a piece of wire! But the sight in front of him made him frown.

A dozen huge double-leaf military flags of the silver-white wish tree of the Temple of the Order were fluttering below the fortress. Tens of thousands of soldiers of the Order, wearing the silver-white cross-emblem armor of the Temple Army, were spreading out in an orderly manner, with spears like a forest. , the infantry shields were densely lined up along the terrain, the most What stands out in the front is obviously an array of three archers. In front of every ten archers is a small burning tube, and there are also groups of armored infantry coming out of the forest next to them like waves. This time I'm what makes Duke Bickle feel stressed.

Originally, they thought that the Temple Army assembled in front was only 30,000 to 40,000 people, at most equal to themselves, but now the troops pouring out from the nearby woods increased the strength of the Temple Army under the city to 70,000 to 80,000 people. scale, and it seems that follow-up troops are constantly joining in, giving people a cold and biting solemnity.

"Pay attention and see what they want to do!" Duke Bickle scanned it carefully and found that the opponent's siege equipment was indeed very few. This was completely inconsistent with normal conditions. The Temple Army did not gather for a day or two. Moreover, there is abundant wood in the nearby forest, enough to build siege equipment. However, the strange situation in front of him made Duke Bickle a little confused. There is no siege equipment. Could it be that these fanatical Temple soldiers are preparing to climb up with their hands? This is too much of a joke! , how is it possible! Is there something wrong with the direction of the city gate? ’

Duke Bickle thought of the only possibility, his face changed, and a sharp light flashed in his eyes. "If someone comes, immediately deploy two squadrons to the city gate to increase the defense of the fortress gate."

"Sir, look quickly!" At this moment, the adjutant exclaimed beside him. Duke Bicker followed the direction pointed by the adjutant and took a breath of cold air. What a huge trebuchet. The opposite Templar Army was like a group of ants, crowding around several huge trebuchets like towers. The huge trebuchet support was ten meters high, but the size of the trebuchet basket seemed a bit small. The long throwing arm was even more amazing. It was hard to imagine how far the range of this trebuchet was. Duke Bicker could hear the nearby soldiers gasping for air. At the critical moment, , these huge and overly large trebuchets made him feel something was wrong, but before he could see clearly, the huge trebuchets in the distance had stopped within 500 meters, and the long trebuchets began to be pressed down.

"What do the Adenites want to do? Even if the trebuchets can be thrown far, can they break the fortress wall?" Bickel curled his lips with disdain. The first attack of the Temple Army on the Demon Fang Fortress after 80 years was these trebuchets that looked good but were actually useless... It was really a battle without any creativity. Isn't there any novelty at all!

"Everyone, pay attention to hide well, don't panic, just stay steady. If the opponent climbs up with both hands, we will send them down with long spears!" Bickel laughed, and the soldiers around him were also in an uproar. Everyone saw that the Adenites were bluffing. They wanted to capture the fortress with a few trebuchets. Did they really think they were flying people with wings on their backs and could fly over the fortress wall? While the Ero army was looking down upon the Aden army below, the Aden soldiers placed a bundle of red crystals in the huge slingshot, and then poured a basin of water on it.

"Ready!" The Aden soldier raised his hand after doing all this.

"Archers, get ready!" The three Aden archers in front of them began to raise their bows in unison towards the city wall. A soldier holding a torch ran in front of the queue and lit the oilcloth in front of the arrowhead. The rockets emitted light blue flames, and the huge slingshot began to smash down, forming a huge circle. Countless red dots of light were thrown into the sky like meteors.

"What is that?" The Ero soldiers raised their heads one by one, looking at those who were The red crystals were thrown into the air. As everyone was stunned, the Aden archers below had already released their bowstrings. Countless rockets jumped directly onto the city wall and pierced into the stone. The ground was ignited. The red crystals also fell to the ground at this moment, like flowers scattered by a fairy. At the moment of landing, a huge fire suddenly exploded, with a whistle and a long black smoke, and violently smashed into the crowded passage of the fortress. The fire splashed everywhere, and a huge explosion shook everyone's ears. The powerful force even overturned the top of the stone passage. A visible circular impact circle turned the dozen or so Ero soldiers who were caught off guard into flaming firemen. The shrill screams resounded through the top of the city. (To be continued.)8