Realm of Power

The war in the cold weapon age first started with a long outpost battle.

Countless light cavalry squads repeatedly entangled, tested, hedged, and fought before the main forces of the two armies arrived, trying their best to compete for the initiative on the battlefield, because whoever can seize the initiative is equivalent to covering the opponent's eyes and can attack the other side. Invisible places, deploy the main force, choose the battlefield, and drag the opponent to your own layout They come to fight on the battlefield, taking advantage of all the conditions that are beneficial to their own side, and advancing to seek the final victory of the battle. When the hundreds of thousands of troops from both sides shout and form formations to attack each other, before that, the two sides have been fighting for their wits and strength. It was a bloody battle, and only in the end was it condensed into the name of a glorious battle!

At this moment, for the Silver Fox of the Martin Liya Army, what troubles him the most is that the Ansers are sweeping all the way, uprooting almost all the Martin Liya camps along the way, so that the Silver Fox has no information about them at all. The slightest news about the imperial team, even if the silver Fox is known as Martin Liya's most intelligent general. All he can do is to judge the movements of the Imperial team based entirely on guesswork. As a result, he frequently missed opportunities from the beginning of the battle. In Stam, he was defeated by the Imperial Falcon Emperor. Leading the nose with one hand, but the emperor, although There was also a lack of intelligence on Martin Liya, and he was unable to obtain the exact information and marching route of the Silver Fox army. However, he took advantage of Stam as an unexpected node, forcing Silver Fox to expose his army and order the troops to gather towards Stam. Taking advantage of Martin's lack of intelligence on the Liya Army, the Empire secretly mobilized cavalry groups to directly ambush Silver Fox's main force approaching Stam... Excerpted from Volume 7 of "The Empire's First Southern War" Life and Death Stam——Stanley Crane

Stam

In the direction of Martin Liya Camp, the fire bunks used for resting in the camp were not extinguished. Smoke rose up in the distance. The gray smoke pillars were pulled by the plain wind and rose diagonally into the sky. It was like countless ignited in an instant. The road is like a beacon. Outside the camp, Martin Liya cavalry was everywhere, and at dawn, there were still smoke and dust billowing away. Setting up camp everywhere to rest, trumpets were flying everywhere in the camp, and there were scenes of people shouting and horses neighing. There were even more soldiers and horses swaggeringly starting to eat breakfast, and the rising gray smoke column was mixed with white smoke. A large area, a large area full of flags of various colors, groups of Martin Liya cavalry wearing dark red armor are preparing,

, nearly ten miles long, with wide access roads and a large control area. The camp also contains a nearby creek, with enough water for horses to drink and let their horses go, which is extremely convenient. In addition, in order to facilitate the running of the cavalry, there are no deep ditches in the camp. The stockade and camp guards relied entirely on the vigilance provided by the mobility of the cavalry. The sentry tower on the camp is so high that you can almost see the Anser camp at a glance. Some people even took off their saddles and carefully brushed their horses there. In the camp, the blacksmith's small stove was turned up, and the horseshoes were clanging. From a distance, there was a scene of a large army gathering. The soldiers in the direction of Anse camp turned pale.

The Ansers didn't know that there was actually a lot of anxiety in Martin's Tooth Camp.

Eight thousand cavalry have disappeared, as have 70,000 infantry. It is really like a nightmare. Although the order to evacuate has not been issued yet, looking at the sun that is about to reach the center of the sky, I was still a little worried about His Highness Silver Fox's order to retreat. The troubled officer became anxious now.

"It seems that Lord Moya Yoqiong is really in trouble."

"Should we evacuate or not? If we don't evacuate, I'm afraid we will evacuate." A young Martin Liya officer looked back hesitantly from a distance. The Martin Liya cavalry in the camp had been fully assembled. Depending on the direction of the camp, he could look at it. Looking directly at the camp of the Anser Army opposite, who has any thoughts on the Anser Army at this moment? Everyone's eyes are anxious and hesitant.

"Back, back!" From the direction of the camp gate, I suddenly remembered the shout, and a large number of people rushed over. I saw the sound of horse hooves approaching from far away, and saw the scout cavalry sent out an hour ago. The horse's hooves came splashing, and the smoke and dust filled the sky, heading straight towards the camp gate. Looking at the return of the scout cavalry, everyone's eyes were filled with longing. However, as the scout cavalry quickly drove in, the officers' eyes flashed with a look of horror. Didn't you find it? Could it be that you really didn't find Mo? Lord Ayojun's infantry group! , things are really serious this time,

The expressions of the officers changed, and the soldiers became even more silent.

The scouts and cavalry jumped off their horses. They all had their heads drooped like sinners, and their faces were dark. The men and horses were all covered in sweat, but they didn't even mean to take credit. There were only questions all around. "Have you found it? Have you found it? That's an army of 70,000 people. Even 70,000 mice should have seen a little bit."

The scout captain who led the team took off his helmet, and after entering the camp, he reined in the war horse fiercely, handed the reins of the war horse to the soldiers in the camp, and hurried toward the main tent with a cold face. This sight made the original The other soldiers who still had hope for the scouts were as if a basin of cold water was poured on their heads, completely chilled.

"Xu Lian, have you found Moya Yoqiong's infantry?" A general stopped the scout captain midway with his eyes flickering.

"Lord Uklen, I'm sorry. We have expanded the search range to more than ten miles, but we still haven't seen any trace of Lord Moya Yoqiong." The scout captain smiled awkwardly.

"Really, you're lucky"

After hearing the words of the scout captain, the generals have realized that His Highness Silver Fox's judgment may be true, and the situation may be much worse than they imagined. It is no longer just Starling's eight thousand cavalry. There is no trace. This time, even Mo Yayoqiong’s 70,000 troops have disappeared. This is simply unbelievable. Many generals are veterans in many wars, and they have never encountered such a strange incident.

In the distance, on the edge of the earth, which is like autumn dust, the vast and boundless land is gray-white, and the flying geese pass by in the sky, singing high and far away. Such a scene has a desolate and majestic scene of an army on the way. Stam is located in the vast river valley. There is a city wall in the central area that connects the four directions, but it has already collapsed during the previous attack, and everything is desolate. There are also 300,000 Martin Liya people trapped in the city, but everyone feels a chill in the back. I really hadn't noticed it, but now I realized that this place was like a huge spider web, tying up the returning army's hands and feet. Only 300,000 civilians in Stam could not reach the returning army. Powerless to struggle

But now, the other side has begun to close the net. Yesterday, everything was fine. Anse's troops were so frightened that they fled one after another. The siege of Stam was resolved without a fight. It had only been one night, and the situation was immediately reversed. They should have arrived in the morning. There was no trace of the infantry group,

You know, there are more than 70,000 infantrymen, all elites who have been in battle for a long time. The last contact was just two days ago. The reply from Mo Yayoqiong was that it was less than 80 miles away from Stam. No matter how slow the main force of Yayoqiong's 70,000 infantrymen was, they should have reached it within eighty miles. How come even the scouts couldn't find any trace of it?

As the generals of the Anxili family, they knew that just yesterday afternoon, the Silver Fox Palace sent someone to send an emergency order to Mo Yayoqiong, requiring Mo Yayoqiong to arrive before the sun shines at the latest. Stam, that is a death order. No matter how courageous Mo Yayoqiong is, he will definitely He didn't dare to delay on the road, so under normal circumstances, Mo Yayoqiong would definitely arrive in the morning, but it was almost noon, not to mention the main force of 70,000 infantry commanded by Mo Yayoqiong. I can't see it, what does this mean... Moya Yoqiong is probably in bad luck,

The generals looked hesitant and did not dare to think about it. No matter how stupid they were, they could still feel that a huge net was shrinking with Stam as the center. In their eyes, someone who could arrange such a huge effort was Stam. As if cursed, Mosta Lin's 8,000 cavalry disappeared, and Mo Yayoqiong's 70,000 infantry also disappeared. The Ansili family returned to rescue the 100,000 troops on the Western Front. Inexplicably, only more than 10,000 cavalry were left in front of them. What is going on? What on earth did that military god emperor do! Although everyone knows that the military god emperor has the best strategy and layout, he is like an extremely experienced hunter, letting his prey be pulled to death.

But that was just a hearsay after all, and the leader this time was His Highness Silver Fox, the most intelligent general of Martin Liya, and he almost defeated 200,000 Ansel troops in one fell swoop the night he arrived. Everyone in the Martin Liya army had no hope of victory. There is no doubt that even if he is the emperor of the empire, the special terrain of Langxibia is God’s favor for the people of Martin Liya, and it is the most suitable place for Ma The natural battlefield for the Dingli Ya cavalry, and the weak combat power of the Anser Army, even the emperor of the empire could not change this. But who could have imagined that in just one night, the situation would be so embarrassing, and the empire would be defeated with only two thousand imperial cavalry. The attack that frightened tens of thousands of Martin Liya cavalry can be said to have given the arrogant Martin Liya people a resounding blow.

Subsequently, eight thousand elite cavalry disappeared without a trace, and the 70,000-strong army of the famous general Mo Yayoqiong also disappeared. It was as if they had disappeared from the world, and the morale of the military was even more turbulent.

It was not until this moment that Martin Liya discovered that God was not necessarily the one who favored them. It was not until the situation fell into crisis that they realized that they were completely blind to the empire's movements, and their attention was attracted by the Anser. Went there, and because of the Anse people's raids, not only the camps along the way were destroyed, but there were not even a few Martin Liya people left. The intelligence network in the entire area had long been wiped out in the massacre by the Ansers.

When His Highness's army returned, it was as if they had stepped into a blank space, completely unaware of the situation. Then, the army was inexplicably killed in Stam. What was originally a surprise attack that took advantage of the right time and place, turned out to be a surprise attack. were exposed to the sight of the empire, but the empire only had two thousand cavalry from beginning to end.

The army is completely trapped in the dilemma of being unable to see or hear

At this moment, the generals of the Ansili family can already feel the intensive sound of horse hooves from countless imperial cavalry approaching Stam like a tide. Stam is undoubtedly a trap deliberately set by the experienced hunter of the Imperial Emperor, and Two hundred thousand dark soldiers were thrown by the emperor. Bait, the torrent of imperial cavalry is rapidly approaching. His Highness Silver Fox’s judgment is correct. The empire has already taken action. After successively destroying eight thousand elite cavalry and seventy thousand troops, the next step must be to encircle Stam. Stam Stam really cannot stay any longer and must evacuate Stam immediately.

The generals swarmed outside Silver Fox's main tent and asked His Highness Silver Fox to evacuate Stam immediately. Silver Fox glanced at the generals who poured into the military tent, and seemed to have made some determination and said, "Although I will fight in this battle." The army was defeated, but if we can capture the Ansili leader Arnowell alive, our Anxili family will be able to give an explanation to the kingdom. Otherwise, the Anxili family’s reputation will be greatly reduced. Not to mention, I am afraid that the other two tribes will take this opportunity to jointly attack, and half of the lords under the family will choose to leave the family! Therefore, our army cannot leave yet. Just now, Arnovel sent someone to say that as long as I can allow the Aru army to leave safely, and he, Anowell, is willing to come to the camp in person to apologize." "Your Highness, this is really too dangerous."

The generals took a breath of air-conditioning and tried to persuade them. Now the situation has become so obvious. The imperial army is encircling Stam. It has been revealed that His Highness Silver Fox is waiting for death if he stays in Stam.

"I have already decided on this matter, and I don't believe that Mo Yayoqiong's 70,000-strong army will be defeated overnight. And before we have a clear understanding, where should our army evacuate?" Silver Fox said with a look on his face. Gloomily, he took a deep breath and stood up, waving his hands vigorously towards the generals. Although he was very reluctant, he had to admit in his heart that his battle with the Emperor in Stam was a complete defeat.

However, Silver Fox did not think that he had lost to the Emperor. It was entirely because the Emperor had planned this battle for a long time, and Stam's accident was really unfavorable to his side. Three hundred thousand Martin Liya people became He had a weakness that he had to save, and the Emperor seized on this weakness. This can only be said to be the Emperor's good luck. If he Switching positions with the emperor, he could easily win this battle, but in the end it proved that God was still on his side. His mind-attacking tactics caused the Anser army to disintegrate internally, and at the last moment, Anser The leader of the tribe, Arnovel, came to the door himself. Although he knew that the imperial army might arrive at any time, this danger was worth taking the risk!