Realm of Power

This is a confrontation that seems unexpected but is destined to break out

When the 50,000 elites of the Calisu Kingdom, who were full of confidence, were ready to go, they happened to encounter 30,000 troops of the Empire entering the border of Calisu. The scouts immediately discovered the advancing army of the Empire. The Calisu army stopped the meeting. The commander-in-chief Elliot, who arrived secretly, listened to the report from the scout with a cold expression, and couldn't help but take a deep breath.

After hearing that the imperial army was approaching the boundary river, just in front of the army that was about to advance, the atmosphere in the entire venue suddenly became turbulent.

"Damn it, how did the Imperial Army know this!" Did the news leak out, so the Imperial Army took precautions in advance?

The officers in the hall were about to explode. The imperial army would not go south sooner or later, but why would they go south at this time? Is this a coincidence or a leak? If it's the former, forget it, but if it's the latter, it means a lot more. You have to know that even the officers involved in the battle don't know the departure time of the 50,000-strong army, and Commander-in-Chief Elliott is even more secretive. Upon arrival, if it weren't for today's meeting, the officers would not have known that Elliot had arrived. Even the meeting was convened at short notice. How did the Imperial Army know about such a secret matter in advance? If someone hadn't leaked the news, it would have been a hell!

"I believe this is just a coincidence. Otherwise, the imperial army would not choose to enter the border now. Instead, it would only need to wait until we leave Balua to easily cut off our army's retreat and prevent our army from advancing or retreating until it collapses. , and there is nothing surprising about this. The empire’s move south has been expected for a long time, otherwise! Why are we here, why are the armies gathered here? "Amid the chaos, a figure stood up and said, it was Bollicoo, a Martin Liya man. His voice was loud and clear, like a final word, which immediately filled the hall with voices of gratitude. After a moment of silence, Calisu's officers had strange expressions on their faces. Yes, wasn't it already expected that the empire would move south?

In the past six months, the empire has become more and more stable on the west coast, and its military strength has become stronger and stronger. Especially when the so-called expansion group entered the battle of King Feize, it shocked countless people. No one expected that the so-called expansion group would be shocked. The tens of thousands of elite troops of the Hokuriku nobles of the Ze Kingdom were defeated by a group of so-called empire expansion immigrants. The empire's forces openly occupied Feize's capital. Everyone could foresee that after the empire squeezed out the Hokuriku nobles from Feize's capital, the next step would be expansion, either to the north or south. And if the empire goes south, , the one with the greatest influence is undoubtedly Calisu, who wants to annex Feize’s southern vassal country.

This is also one of the main reasons why the Calisu Kingdom has taken the risk of joining the Southern Alliance. This is an irreconcilable contradiction, unless the Calisu Kingdom is willing to continue to be one of the vassals of the empire as it was in the Fezer era, and will continue to do so in this great era. Maintain your status as a small country, otherwise you will have to fight! It could be the structure and strength of the Calisu Kingdom. It was undoubtedly a foolish dream for a small country that could not even withstand the army of King Feize to fight against the extremely powerful empire.

Take a look at the countries the empire once considered its rivals

The Gallic Empire, which has ruled the northern part of Opalo for three hundred years, is as unshakable as a giant bear across thousands of miles of fertile land. The Congo Empire dominates the central part like a tiger. In the east, the Istan Empire has made the entire Obaro region nervous for more than a hundred years. Which of these countries does not have a large number of troops? Hundreds of thousands, millions of powerful beings, each of whom was once expected to reach the pinnacle of continental hegemony, but in just five years, these powerful countries from all sides that have determined the pattern of Obaro for hundreds of years are all here. Compared with these countries, what is the Kingdom of Kalisu, which has been a vassal state of Fezer for decades, reduced to ashes under the attack of the imperial army?

It's just that these words, being said by a Martin Liga man, really made Officer Carisu feel a little embarrassed. Even Elliot next to him flashed his eyes. This Martin Liga man is not simple. I can actually see the problem here. People say that the Martinites are rude and barbaric, and this one is called Bollico's eyesight is quite sharp. He faced the officers' anger before without changing his expression. Now he can see the essence from the complicated things. This concentration alone is enough to make the card here. The Lisu officers were ashamed, and how many such characters were there in the Martin Fang Kingdom?

In the past hundred years, this country with a rude appearance was still able to more than double its territory despite the collective rejection of the entire southern Obarro countries, which is enough to illustrate the strength of this country.

Originally, Elliot was quite dissatisfied with the Calisu royal family's choice to unite with the brutal Martin Liga people. The losses and casualties caused by the Martin Lia army at the borders of the Calisu Kingdom in recent years have been quite tragic. Every year, border towns are destroyed. The phenomenon of plundering occurred, and the Martin Liga people joined forces. There is no objection to the alliance, but judging from the current situation, the Kalisu Kingdom wants to stop the empire from moving south, and wants to complete the strategic goal of unifying the southern vassal states of Feize during the Empire's annual meeting. Looking at the southern part of Obarro, but There is only one way to unite with the Martin Liya people! The Kingdom of Kalisu is embarking on an adventurous path, and it doesn’t even know what the future will hold! "Well, since the empire happened to encounter us when it went south, this is not necessarily a bad thing. It's just that the expected decisive battle has been brought forward a little earlier!" Elliot stood up under the attention of the officers and took out the card from his body. King Lisu signed the combat order and began to issue combat orders. The officers' eyes were burning. They had never thought of bypassing the emperor. The national army is a hurdle, and this battle is expected. The difference is just earlier and later. There is nothing to be afraid of. Even the imperial army will not think of the Kawhis gathered in the Balua area at this moment. Lisu's army has 50,000 people, and they are all elite combat forces drawn from the Kingdom of Kalisu. So why can't this battle be fought?

The weather was gloomy, with a cold wind blowing against our faces. The 50,000 Kalisu troops were divided into four combat formations and ambush in the high woods on both sides of the road. At four o'clock in the afternoon, a messenger ran in quickly and whispered, "Here we come!" Everyone became nervous. They all ran to the edge of the woods. From a distance, they saw the imperial army advancing along the road. The weather in the Kalisu area was far colder than the west coast affected by the warm ocean current. Many imperial soldiers were still covered in a thick layer of armor. Cotton-padded clothes, seeing such a scene, the eyes of the ambushed Kalisu soldiers became even redder. It is so luxurious. Even ordinary soldiers can get a cotton-padded coat. "That must be the rumored cotton-padded coat!"

Bollico, a Martin fanatic, looked at the imperial army coming slowly in front of him, his fierce eyes showing a hint of surprise and shock. This was actually the first time he saw the equipment of the imperial army, although he knew quite detailed information about the empire. , but he didn’t pay attention to this level, but the scene in front of him made him feel his heart tumbling. The weather in Martin’s Liya Prairie was so hot. It is hot, even in winter the temperature is not very low, so there is no need for cotton-padded clothes, but it does not mean that he does not know the value of such things. If it is in the Barro region of southern Europe, the price of each cotton-padded coat can be very high. A piece of fine leather armor is equivalent." His Excellency Bollicoo may not know that since the empire planted large-scale cotton fields on the west coast, the strategy of cotton clothes Supplies have become quite common in the imperial army. "Elliot next to him had a look of emotion and helplessness." The winter battles in other countries were brutal. Even if there were no losses caused by fighting, the losses caused by frostbite accounted for 10% of the entire army. One-tenth of the total, the impact on combat effectiveness reaches 30%. Heavy armor is not only tiring under winter temperatures, It's so simple, the biting cold iron sheet can often freeze the flesh and skin together, and the process of taking off the armor is brutal. There are only a few scars on the soldier's body similar to the pattern of armor plates, but among the armies of all countries, there are only The reason why the imperial army dared to make a strong assault in the severe cold weather, and dared to ride high-speed ski carriages to attack at high altitudes, was because of their cotton-padded clothes and armor."

Since cotton-padded clothes are so good, why not..." Bollico hesitated for a moment.

“Because I can’t afford the configuration, this thing is too expensive!”

Elliot gritted his teeth, feeling that he was asking for trouble by explaining that cotton-padded clothes to Martin, who didn't need cotton-padded clothes. "Equipping cotton-padded clothes for soldiers is no different from giving them an extra layer of armor, and what they can use is the coldest in winter." In the past few months, because cotton fields are a specialty of the northwest region of Obaro, although the production cost is low, Coupled with the freight charges and the layers of price increases among merchants, the price has already increased more than ten times in the market. Even an ordinary middle-class family may not be able to get one. It can be called a luxury item among middle-class items. The imperial army Although it can be equipped on a large scale, the imperial soldiers regard it as an expensive item. "My lord, give the order to attack!"

Callisu's officers all called for battle. The imperial army in front of them obviously hadn't realized that they had stepped into an ambush circle. You must know that there were only 15,000 troops stationed on the border before, and they were not all the most elite. troops, but now, here is an ambush circle set up by 50,000 elite troops. The imperial army in front of them is top At most, there are about 15,000 people. The difference in strength is three times. Even if the imperial army defeated Feize, I am afraid that chaos will occur in a hurry." Wait a minute, after all, the imperial army will come. How much, we still can't determine whether the one in front of us is the entire imperial army or just a part of it? "

Elliot's generous figure stood at the front of the ambush forest. The snow-covered grass was swaying in the cold wind, and the wind blew by. Everyone was holding their breath. Behind him, fifty thousand Kalli Soviet troops formed like a A huge half-moon-like ambush line, this was the first battle in the Calisu Kingdom that once again shocked the entire continent of Obaro after the war that defeated the Martin Liga people decades ago.

For the Kalisu soldiers who have been silent for decades and have chosen silence and forbearance for decades under the oppression of the tyrannical Fezer, what could be more exciting than this! The battle for the rise of the Kalisu Kingdom is just around the corner. As long as the imperial army in front of them is defeated, the Kalisu army can sweep through the southern vassal countries without any scruples! "Sir, the former army has approached within ten miles of the Kalisu army camp, but there is still no movement from the Kalisu camp."

An imperial scout reported to Lytle. After hearing the scout's report, Estant, the leader of the Imperial Flag who had a mocking expression in front, also began to show a serious look. Something was wrong. As a battle-hardened Imperial Flag, The regiment commander has been stationed on this border for the past six months. Although he looks down on the Kali Su army on the opposite side, it does not mean that he is arrogant enough to think that Kali is The Soviet army will be frightened to the point of retreating without a fight. Even if the 15,000 Kalisu border guards are unable to stop the invasion of the imperial army, they will not react at all. This raid is completely impromptu. It is impossible to have time to evacuate in advance. "Sir, is there any woodland or ravine hiding so many people and horses nearby?" Estan He looked at Lytle next to him. "There is a huge forest in the southeast of the camp. Balua means moon forest in the Calisu language, which means that in this beautiful and peaceful area, there is a piece of land that looks like a huge crescent moon." In an ordinary large forest, it is impossible for fifteen thousand Kalisu border guards to disappear, but looking at this area, it can accommodate such a large army. In the team's area, there was only the moon that stretched for more than ten miles! Lytle nodded with flashing eyes, and his fingers on the riding crop became tighter and tighter. Although he did not come to the Balua area, as a card The famous general of the Lisu Kingdom knows the terrain of the Balua area very well." He immediately sent someone to investigate the woodland southeast of the camp. Fortunately! ""Order the front army to stop and immediately search the woodland southeast of the camp! "Estant nodded to the scout with a ferocious face. The scout nodded and left. If it is as he imagined, it is still too late to pray now.

"The whole army stops advancing! Bai Dan, the commander of the Eighth Banner of the Imperial Southern Second Army in charge of the front army, ordered to stop the advance after receiving the order. His flaxen hair was blown by the oncoming cold wind, and his eyes were sharp. Looking at the dense forest two hundred meters away from him, he was about to issue an order for the entire army to stop, even if he did not receive an order from behind. The situation here is really weird. From the beginning, his sharp intuition made him feel that he was being watched. This was completely an intuition, but as the most famous marksman of the former Salander Kingdom For Bai Dan, who comes from a family, this intuition is an instinct! Because of this family instinct, Bai Dan's family was once called the "Devil General".

So from now on, Bai Dan has quietly ordered the entire army to be on alert.