Realm of Power

"Master Li Long is right. This encirclement is fake! If you want to use inferior forces to surround superior forces, this is simply impossible."

Suka, the deputy commander of the Imperial Wilderness Army, looked at the setting sun in the distance like blood, curled his lips slightly, looked at Li Long behind him, and said, "But it's not important, even if the Central Asian army in Deyang knows that my siege is a It seems that we will not choose to take the initiative, because if we can win without losses, why should we take the risk and fight to the death? The other side only needs to wait for more than ten days, and it is hard to say that our army will have to retreat! "

"What do you mean, Lord Sokka?"

Li Long looked solemn. He had just arrived from Xinjing, Central Asia. He was completely disappointed with the intrigues between the court and the emperor. The emperor sent him here to persuade the trapped Central Asian army to surrender, but the situation in front of him completely confused him. At a loss, persuading the enemy to surrender must be effective only when the opponent is at the end of his rope. However, the Central and Asian troops in Deyang have only suffered some slight losses. The morale of the army has not been affected at all, except for the lower morale. How can such a Central and Asian army be affected? Maybe surrender?

"Although the Central-Bian army will not leave Deyang and is waiting for our army to withdraw on its own, the Central-Bian army will not think that in fact, our army's plan to surround Deyang is just a pretense." Suka's voice paused, and he continued to speak. end,

Although he is the deputy commander of the Imperial Wilderness Legion, it is Li Yuehua of the Li family who is in charge of the affairs of the Imperial Capital West Road now, and His Majesty the Emperor seems to have full support for the Li family. The future of the Li family is unlimited, and the Imperial Wilderness Legion, as the main body of the empire, The military force in charge of Central and South-Bia naturally could not get around the Li family, so Suka did not want to go overboard, so he deliberately revealed some details.

"A cover?'

Li Long's face was astonished, and he felt the hairs on his back stood up. Even if he didn't know the specific reason, he could still feel a chill on his back. He had just come from Zhongbia's court, how could he not know that Zhongbia was now The situation in the court was stirred up by the sudden outbreak of the Battle of Deyang. The emperor The emperor wanted to use Deyang as a threat to force the ministers to give up their power, and the ministers hoped to use the harvest of Yanghe land to expand themselves. But now, the commander of the imperial army told himself that from the beginning, the empire pounced The land of Yanghe is just a cover. The truth and lies here have completely confused Li Long.

"Actually, you should have imagined that the army could go south just for a mere place to raise water."

Suka snorted coldly at the corner of his mouth, and the golden sunset shone on his face. At this moment, there was a trivial trampling of leaves behind him. A black-armored officer stepped on the muddy and wet soil that had not yet dried. He came out of the bushes next to him and reported in a low voice to Suka in front, "Sir, there is still no movement from Deyang."

"Then, let's begin!" Suka didn't seem to want to reveal anything, but nodded to the officers. His eyes fell in front of the wall of Mingqian Fort. The imperial army was already surrounded, with spears spreading like a forest. , shining with stunning brilliance under the setting sun, the red tassel on the top of the helmet was blown neatly, just like the red earth. In the quiet breath, the chill of the army destroying the city spread in the wind,

"Start attacking"

As the order to attack was conveyed, the fast cavalry kept galloping past the imperial army formation in front of Mingqian Fort. Amidst the loud shouts, the imperial crossbowmen spread out in four teams, with bright and sharp steel heads of crossbow arrows, pointing towards high above the earth The flat Mingqian Fort was raised at a forty-five-degree angle. With the uniform sound of bowstrings vibrating in the phalanx, countless arrow clusters shot out, overwhelming the sky and covering the Mingqian Fort like a turbulent waterfall. , the Zhongbi of Mingqian Fort The Ya defender felt a dense cold star dazzling his eyes. The frightening star points were like starlight suddenly bursting out from the darkness, carrying a deadly aura and shattering everything in front of him with unbelievable speed. Blood flowers exploded, and clusters of arrows flew down. One arrow, two, three, were densely nailed into the human body. The person hit by the arrow could even clearly hear the sound of blood exploding in his body. The light of blood is accompanied by the crisp sound of broken muscles and bones

"go ahead!"

The siege infantry began to press forward, and the polished steel shields leaned against the walls of Mingqian Fort like a sparkling ring. The densely packed human heads squirmed like a swarm of ants, and the arrow clusters from behind also drew rapid and beautiful white lines in the air, quickly leaping out of the arc distance, and one could see people falling from the top of the fort, tragically. The cry of killing resounded through the city wall, and the Central Asian soldiers standing high up panicked. The people above were chaotically holding up their spears and piercing the heads of the people below. The imperial infantry climbing below grabbed the opponent's spear and pulled it down. Under the sharp and powerful crossbow fire, the thin armor of the Central Asian defenders was torn to pieces and they were shot. The body staggered here and there, hot blood sprayed onto the castle wall, and the human body hit by arrows fell from a high place.

The sun gradually moves westward until it sets on the top of the mountain, shrouding the battlefield in front of Mingqian Fort, which is already covered with war clouds, in darkness.

As the core of Deyang's defense line, Mingqian Fort is located at the intersection of Yang River and Deshui. The rising water crossing Deyang is divided into three streams and spreads out, and merges into the vast water raising land in front of you. Over the years, this area has been gradually irrigated into a central-Belgium river. The best grain-producing area in southern Asia. Even during the war, you can still see Deshui Soup. On both sides of the soup, there are green seedlings swaying with the wind. Such a scene makes it difficult for people to connect with the tragic war. It can be seen that both the imperial army and the Central Asian army that are going south can avoid the attack. The destruction of fertile farmland, otherwise the battle in the direction of Mingqian Fort would have been enough to drown everything in the rolling flames of war.

Only the black smoke in the distance that shot straight into the sky like a long snake was reflected in Tang Shui's cold eyes. The wind blew on his face, carrying a faint smell of blood. Mingqian Fort was only a fortress of two to three hundred meters long and wide. The maximum number of troops that can be injected is one or two thousand, but its commanding geographical location is the most important support point east of Deyang. Once the Mingqian Fort falls, it means that the imperial army's siege network around Deyang is about to close.

"General, we can't let the imperial army continue to fight like this! This is like two sides on a chessboard. One side is standing still, and the other side is constantly making moves. If the empire is really allowed to complete the occupation of the entire perimeter of Deyang, then even if we occupy The side with superior military strength is afraid that it will really become prey in the huge cobweb of the Imperial Army. Once it cannot break through, the morale of the entire army will collapse. "A more mature and steady general stood behind Tang Shui with a solemn expression. said,

Tang Shui's face was silent. The imperial army swooped south. They had the absolute upper hand in terms of weapons and morale. It was like a huge mountain pressing on the Central Asian army. Even if he knew that the imperial army was encircling Deyang, Tang Shui would not Dare to order the Central-Bian army to counterattack without authorization, this is like a gamble. If you lower the chips before you see clearly, you are gambling with the lives of 100,000 Central-Bian soldiers. Although Tang Shui is also a good general ,but There is still a considerable gap between him and the level of a commander. The difference between a famous general and a mediocre general lies in his sharp judgment of the battle situation and his decisiveness in overcoming everything until victory is achieved. If it is Long Po of the Long Family Army who is in Deyang at the moment, this will The number one general in Central Asia who dared to sneak attack on the rear of Yeluguda's army would inevitably order the entire army to launch a counterattack against the imperial army on the periphery, or even make a desperate move, directly forcing the imperial army to engage in a decisive battle.

But Tang Shui is not Long Po. This is the difference between a general with only three thousand men and a commander with a hundred thousand troops.

"General!"

Seeing that Tang Shui was still hesitating, another Zhongbia general stood up, looked at Tang Shui, and said loudly, "The tactics of the imperial army are like a noose, which has made our army breathless. Originally, our army I believe that the imperial army will definitely attack Deyang City with great force and start a life-and-death battle with our army of 100,000 people. Although the weapons are not as good as those of the empire army, but the strength advantage is still on our side. The imperial army hastily moved south and has not stabilized its footing. Although it has torn apart the blocking line of our army with its powerful advanced weapons, it does not mean that the imperial army will We will definitely be able to win this battle. Avoiding its sharp edges and luring the enemy deeper is not necessarily a good way to reverse the unfavorable situation of weapons."

"But after the imperial army broke through the perimeter, they did not rush directly towards Deyang as predicted. Instead, they launched a full-scale stranglehold on the perimeter of Deyang. Within three days, they once again captured Hangxian and other cities to the west of Deyang, and then attacked The siege of Mingming Fort in the east was launched. At this moment, the general should also be able to see that the imperial army did not immediately plan to start a battle with our army in Deyang, but was preparing to encircle it and capture the supporting points outside Deyang. Become an isolated city"

"Lonely city..."

After hearing the word "Gone City", Tang Shui's expression finally changed. He tightened his hands on the battlements, looked at his angry-looking subordinates, and said coldly, "I'm not blind. I can see that the Imperial Army's The target is not the so-called Yangshui area at all, but the 100,000-strong Central Asian Army in Deyang. The emperor What the national army is doing now is like pulling out pillars before demolishing a house. It is obvious that they want to pull out the cities near Deyang one by one, and then use these occupation points to completely trap the 100,000-strong Central Asian Army in Deyang. The huge cobweb, but it was precisely after seeing this that I dared not make up my mind." "Now that the general has figured it out, why are you still sitting here waiting to be killed and watching the imperial army encircle our army?"

The generals all looked stunned. They thought Tang Shui couldn't see the imperial army's intention, but when they heard Tang Shui say this, they knew it was not that simple a problem! Thinking of the 100,000-strong Central Asian army in Deyang, but could only watch the imperial army encroaching on the periphery, I felt angry in my heart. The soldiers relied on this bloody spirit.

"Surrounded?" Tang Shui turned around from the front, an oppressive aura dissipated, his eyes swept across the faces of the generals, and said coldly, "If you are the commanders of the imperial army, you will be crazy enough to use Should the inferior force launch a grand siege against the superior opponent?"

"This..." The generals were all stunned for a moment, realizing that they had never thought of this. Under normal circumstances, encirclement is the right of those with superior strength. But now, as they have superior strength, they are unexpectedly counter-surrounded. Okay, what on earth is going on!

Tang Shui snorted with a gloomy face, "Since something absolutely impossible has happened, if the commander of the Imperial Army is not crazy, there must be a trap that we don't know about. Don't forget, the Imperial Army's combat power cannot According to conventional calculations, the 20,000 imperial troops under Lanzhi City defeated the 200,000 Long family troops. Ask yourselves, how does our army's combat strength compare to the 200,000 Long family troops under Lanzhi City?"

"Although I don't want to say it, the combat power of our army is not as good as that of the Long Family Army." A general looked ugly.

"What exactly do the Imperial Army want to do?" The generals also hesitated. The Imperial Army's performance was indeed unreasonable. They were obviously inferior in strength, and they tried to occupy more land to trap the 100,000 Central Asian troops. This is like It is a thread. The longer it is stretched, the thinner and tighter it becomes. It may break at any time. And this is what the Imperial Army is doing now.

Thinking of this, the expressions of the generals calmed down. Master Tang Shui's judgment was correct. The Imperial Army's delay in fighting on the Deyang front line would only be the Imperial Army's disadvantage. Even if an encirclement line was formed, it would still be extremely fragile. On the contrary, as long as the 100,000 Central and Belgian troops are stationary in Deyang, the Imperial Army's attempt to occupy the Yangshui area is delusional. Because of this, the Empire deliberately used this encirclement to lure the Central and Belgian troops out of Deyang.

"General, Mingqian Fort has fallen!" A scout rushed up with red eyes.

"I know." Tang Shui nodded calmly. He was also waiting for the moment when the imperial army completed the encirclement.

No matter how strong the imperial army is, under such an arrangement, how can it withstand the full counterattack of 100,000 Chinese and Belgian troops? As long as they are weakened by the Central and Belgian troops, there is only one way to retreat. Deyang, a big millstone, may be defeated. The empire's ambition to go south was ground and polished, and the imperial army only numbered 60,000 to 70,000 people. Even if the entire front was open, where could it reach?

When the prairie people with long bows and fast horses went south, weren't they also defeated? No matter how powerful the arrows were, their momentum would be exhausted. As long as Deyang did not fall, the imperial army would not be able to occupy the entire Yangshui area. Similarly, now the entire Yangshui area The area north of Yangshui is full of refugees, and the imperial army's logistical supplies are a big problem. Doesn't the imperial army know that the more territory they occupy, the more dispersed their forces will be? Even with a powerful army that has swept two continents, this arrogance of using inferior forces to surround superior forces can still only be described as heartbreaking.

And he will bring an end to the legend of making the empire invincible in every battle.