Realm of Power

The weather at the border of Martinliya is not too hot at the end of July. Standing on the slopes, outside the sight are large and small lakes covering the ground like scattered lenses. It is endless and the sight is so vast that it makes people feel relaxed and happy. No one would have thought that... Half a month ago, this place was still a dry land filled with yellow sand. With the arrival of the rainy season, this place is already full of life.

An imperial guard came galloping from a distance, stopped his horse violently about ten meters away from the emperor, jumped off the horse with agility, trotted behind the emperor, and raised a red battle report in his hand with a respectful look. , said in a solemn voice, "Your Majesty, this was just sent back from the Elon Valley."

"Iron Valley is captured!"

The emperor glanced at the battle report in the guard's hand, took it with one hand and opened it. His eyes fell on the content on it, and his black pupils lit up slightly. He turned to the imperial general Salton behind him and said with a smile, "I didn't expect Duo Weiyan." His luck was so good. He met a rookie on the battlefield, fought with the prairie archers, and even arranged the battlefield in the water network area. I don’t know whether to say that he was too rigid or that God was also on his side. On Duo Weiyan's side, 30,000 Xiting cavalry met in Biyancheng. They won the battle and severely damaged the 70,000 main force of Martin Liya's army in the Irun Valley, beheaded more than 13,000 and captured more than 20,000. Martin Liya's remnant army of 30,000 soldiers collapsed and fled, but were killed by the Xiting cavalry all the way. , corpses littering the fields, finally arrived in Cana alive. There are only more than 10,000 Martinliya people in another city of the Nairo family. Now Duoweiyan has sent 5,000 cavalry to scare the other side. The other armies of the West Court are working hard to attack other cities in the Elun Valley. I believe that soon, The Elon Valley can be won."

"Congratulations, Your Majesty, for taking the Elon Valley!"

Salton, who was wearing a black imperial general uniform, said with excitement. As the general of the empire's rear general staff for this battle, even he would not have thought that the layout of this battle would be so strange and cruel if the emperor had not explained it himself.

Deliberately handing over the seemingly advantageous frontal battlefield to the 200,000 Anser Army, but letting the Imperial Army attack the Elon Valley, which is obviously a tough place, seems like a disadvantage. In fact, the Anser people would never have thought of it. This battle cannot be attacked at all. The Martinliya Prairie is more than two thousand miles long, and the Martinliya people have no habit of building cities.

This seemingly stupid habit is actually a kind of self-protection for the Martinliya people. It makes any enemy who steps into the Martinliya Prairie completely unable to get a support point for strategic advancement. It is impossible to always rely on the support of a large army to fight. People who plunder to obtain supplies cannot turn the wealth gained from plundering into food and drink. On the contrary, the more they rob, the closer they are to the edge of failure.

This is the Martinliya Prairie, which is vast and vast, but does not even have the most basic road transportation. The Martinliya people have lived here for hundreds of years and are very familiar with the geographical water sources. They can get supplies anytime and anywhere, but the enemy's When the army enters, it will be blind, and Martin Liya has a considerable number of cavalry groups, which may cut off the enemy's army's retreat in this vast land at any time.

Don't look at the ferocity of the Anse Army fighting in front, destroying the city, looting, and making a lot of money. In fact, the Anse Army was already in danger without realizing it.

Smooth sailing ahead, seemingly unstoppable momentum, just taking advantage of the surprise attack. Once the main reinforcements of Martin's army return, the battle line has been stretched out for more than two hundred miles, and they plunge into The 200,000 Ansel troops in the hinterland of Martin Liya brought a large number of plundering and inhumane soldiers with them. With the material wealth, it is difficult to withdraw even if you want to. It is even more necessary to say that the Martin Liya people have cavalry, and they are the only country in southern Europe that has a cavalry group combat capability. Faced with killing people and setting fire to their own homes, When the Anse people counterattack, the Martin Liya cavalry will definitely bite them with all their strength.

If we really want to fight the Martin Liya people, we can only do it on the border

The emperor naturally saw this, but deliberately let the Ansers move forward, allowing the Ansers to attract the main reinforcements of Martin Li Ya's army, while the empire continued to build strategic advantages from behind, build a defense line, and use cards. The transportation lines in the northern area of ​​Lisu have continuously transferred large quantities of strategic materials into this predetermined battlefield, and now they have captured The valuable Elon Valley in the north was acquired. If the previous winning rate was half and half, it has now risen to more than 70%. Because with the Elun Valley, for the empire, it is not just about getting rid of The embarrassment of having to fight against the border also has the possibility of hitting Martin's army in the side at any time.

And in order to cope with the cavalry raid tactics of the Martin Liya people, in just half a month, the empire has built four such simple fortresses, directly using local materials and using loess blocks to construct the outer walls of the fortresses. There is loess everywhere. , and because it has just gone through the process from drying to wet, the viscosity of the loess is quite amazing. The scale of each fortress is about three hundred meters long and wide, and the height of the outer wall is about five to six meters. The interior of this kind of fortress is shaped like a field. .

Starting from the border, there are already four fortresses, extending from the border of Kalisu to the territory of Martinliya. Each fortress contains a nearby living water lake, which is enough to support the garrison of three to four thousand troops. These four fortresses are separated by ten miles. During this period, there were imperial scout cavalry going back and forth, ensuring the safety of extending the border transportation line all the way to Martinliga.

With the surrounding fortresses as the center, the imperial army's camps were densely spread out along the rolling hills. The military flags were rolling in the wind like a sea, and the cold spears stood like a forest. The 60,000-strong Imperial Southern Second Army and The 40,000 West Coast troops reorganized after the Battle of Hokuriku and a total of 100,000 Imperial troops were stationed in this area.

Salton hesitated for a moment and said with a wry smile, "Your Majesty, according to the information reported from Lytle, the Anser Army did not follow the original plan and allowed the Martin Liya people in the Langxibia area to leave, in order to reduce the number of people. Instead of resisting, they resorted to a brutal siege, claiming that they regarded the entire Wolf Xibiya Corridor as a hunting ground for the Anser people, and were busy attacking horses in the Wolf Xibiya area. The Dingliya people launched a siege, which forced the already scattered Langxibia area to regroup in Stam. Currently, there are nearly 300,000 Martinliya people gathered in the Stam area, with a total strength of four There were more than 10,000 people, and at the meeting, a senior Anser person bluntly said, "As a Kalisu, since when did it take the Kalisu people to decide the fate of us Anser people? "

"Haha, as expected, in the face of huge interests, the agreement between the empire and Anse is no different from a piece of paper." The emperor glanced at his mouth indifferently, and a cold light flashed through his eyes.

"According to the news from the Order State, the Kingdom of Martin Liya has changed the battlefield commander of the Order State. This means that the Silver Fox is coming back. You ask Lytle and the others to be prepared to evacuate at any time. If the limelight is not right, allow They withdraw immediately." The emperor looked away from a simple fortress under construction in the distance and said to Salton behind him.

"My subordinates understand"

Salton's eyes flashed with a cold light, and he nodded solemnly.

The name of Silver Fox is definitely a notorious one in southern Europe. On the battlefields of the Order State, the imperial generals have also learned deeply about the power of this cunning and cunning enemy general. Even a famous imperial general like Varisien, He didn't gain much advantage against this silver fox. Instead, he was still fighting for Four Thalia, an important town in the central part of the Order Kingdom. At that time, he was almost lured into a trap by this silver fox. If Varisien hadn't been cunning and ran very fast, he would have almost filled it with more than 20,000 imperial troops. If it hadn't been for another famous imperial general, Sasha Long's Southwest Army has reinforced the battlefield of the Order State, and Martin's army is probably going to kill the Holy City at this moment.

Now that the Martin Liya Army has temporarily changed its general on the battlefield of the Order Country, there is a high probability that the Silver Fox will be the commander of the Martin Liya Army who will return to support this time. Thinking of this, Salton can only mourn for the 200,000 Anser Army. , the emperor is obviously not optimistic about the Anser Army. Not to mention the emperor, even Salton believes that the Anser Army will be defeated.

Not only because of the Silver Fox, but also because the Anser Army has too many internal problems, and moving forward itself is a strategic mistake.

If the Anser Army chooses to fight near the border, if the situation is unfavorable, they can retreat to the dense forest. In the dense forest, the cavalry's combat effectiveness will be greatly reduced. Otherwise, in the battle of southern Kalisu, the Martin Liya Army who made a side attack will not Choose to give up war horses and rely entirely on infantry combat power. Looking back now The 200,000 Ansel army has already become red-hot. I heard that there are still fights between the various races. No one listens to the advice of the empire anymore. They only care about their own interests regardless of the situation. Wolf Xibiya In the language of Martin Liya, it means the Kingdom of Wind, which shows that it is a fertile land with vast plains.

If he were the commander of Martin's Fangs, he would also choose to counterattack in the Wolf Xibia Corridor!

If according to the previous plan, the Anser Army took advantage of the momentum of victory, deliberately opened up the Wolf Xibiya Corridor, allowed all the forces of Martin Liya to leave, weakened the strength of Martin Liya Army, caused panic among the people and turbulent morale of the military, maybe it would still be possible In one fell swoop, they captured the Langxibia Corridor before Martin Liya's reinforcements returned, but secretly The Se people were completely dizzy and addicted to robbing. Instead of letting go of the corridor, they resorted to the brutal method of encirclement and hunting. They wanted to kill and rob all the Martin Liya people in the entire Langxi Bian. How could the Martin Liya people in the Langxi Corridor want to run away? If they don’t want to be massacred now, the only possibility is to fight to the death.

It was originally a great situation, but it was ruined by the Anser people. No wonder the emperor simply refused to let the imperial army cooperate with them. Anyone who encounters such a teammate will probably be dragged to death!

Just when Salton was feeling emotional, the Emperor hesitated, raised his hand and said, "Immediately send an order to Lytle and ask him to tell the Ansers that the Silver Fox may be coming."

"What do you mean, Your Majesty?" Salton was stunned for a moment.

"Go and execute it, at least we have to give Silver Fox a meeting gift." The emperor snorted and looked at the vast undulating hills in the distance.

"Yes, are you going to do it now?" Salton nodded and left with a look of understanding on his face.

The white fog in the early morning meanders over the wilderness, like a white stream of water flowing through the mountains and forests. The fog at night makes the ground wet, as if a haircut has been pushed through it, drawing rough lines on the ground. The sun has just Revealing the distant horizon, blood-red morning glow and dense purple The clouds and most of the sky have not yet woken up from the vast cold night last night. They show a vast floating dark blue hard soil like an ocean, covering the looming dawn in the east. The brilliant colors are changing in the distance, crisp and clear. The sound of horse hooves was particularly clear at this time, getting closer and closer,

"Papa pa pa"

The sound of horse hooves awakened the small animals in the wilderness, making it particularly deserted. The wild birds were frightened and flew away, looking for a place to hide. The morning light slowly opened the prelude to the darkness of the earth in the distance,

A group of Martin Sharptooth light cavalry wearing dark red armor emerged on the high hills. From a distance, they looked like black walls that suddenly appeared in the hilly areas. The thunderous sound of horse hooves shattered the tranquility of the mountains. The morning light shining down from the morning mist is like a smoky earth, filled with waves of rising and falling trombones,

"Keep moving forward"

"Don't stop, keep up with those who are left behind."

The rumble of horses' hooves is like bursts of thunder, occasionally mixed with the neighing of war horses and the collision and friction of metal vests. The red armor is moving like ocean waves, and the breath of war horses brings up bursts of white smoke in the morning. Here is the erosion of a huge river. The soil that came out was lifted up by the hoofs of the war horses, and the narrow valley that was several miles long and wide was filled with red tide like a tide!

An astonishing number of cavalry groups were moving from east to west. Like a huge long dragon, smoke and dust are passing through this walkway

On the raised mound, a middle-aged man with slightly white temples was staring ahead. Behind him, a dozen Anxili generals held their breath and looked at the middle-aged man's back. Full of adoration, he The young patriarch Yinhu, regarded by his subordinates as the most outstanding leader in the history of the Anxili family, returned from the Order Country this time and ran out neatly for three days and three nights, and many people were running. on horseback I fell asleep and finally ran here from the Order Country in one breath. The so-called military speed is so fast, but no one would have thought that His Highness Silver Fox personally led 30,000 personal troops. After throwing away 60,000 infantry, he rushed in all at once. They crossed more than 500 miles in three days and arrived directly at the edge of the Langxibia Corridor at an incredible speed. Even the Martin Liya people couldn't bear the bumpy journey. Countless 30,000 pro-troops were left behind. I'm afraid there are only over 10,000 people at this moment.

The Anxili family's general's face was a little pale. Even a general couldn't bear the turbulence for such a long time. "Sir, our army has been rushing for three days in a row. Can we let everyone take a rest?"