Realm of Power

In the cold winter wilderness in the early morning, specks of fire spread out under the vast sky. Martin's army completed preparations for the pontoon bridge. One hundred thousand troops spread out along a river to build the pontoon bridge. It was like water dripping into boiling oil. It’s not an exaggeration to say that under the firelight, there were so many people that it was impossible to see them all.

The closest position to the river, where nearly ten thousand people charged, was also the most brutal area. The Martin Liya soldiers carrying the pontoon forward encountered the most powerful arrow cluster snipers from the opposite side here, because they needed all their strength. Carrying the pontoon bridge, so the entire There is only a row of thin shields at the front of the line, and they are not the heavy shields of infantry that can protect the entire body, but the light round shields used by cavalry for combat. They are not even made of iron, but only use a few iron bars. A round shield of thirty to forty centimeters in size made of strangled wooden boards.

The cavalry shield is not originally used to block arrow clusters, but is used to block the impact of the opponent's weapon in melee attacks. Therefore, the cavalry shield itself is designed to be light and easy to use. Otherwise, it will not only increase the load on the horse, but also increase the burden on one hand. Holding a shield would also be quite heavy and inconvenient, but now, such a shield had to be used to attack. The imperial arrow clusters from the south bank of the river hit the shield wall, making a dense clanging sound.

"Pa, pa, pa" arrows clustered like locusts. Even with a shield, they were beaten down one by one.

Xiting heavy arrows are specially used for cavalry arrows to defeat heavy armored infantry at close range. Facing this kind of log shield forty or fifty meters away, it sounds like it has been pierced into brittle paper wood, and the wood chips are flying, and the arms are It was a sudden pain, and blood exploded on the face. It was the heavy arrow that penetrated the shield directly and nailed into the arm of the Martin Liya soldier behind the shield. Amidst the tragic screams, there were still hundreds of Martin Liya soldiers. Line up and lunge forward

"The whole army moves forward, and those who hesitate to retreat will be killed." The cavalrymen shouted loudly. In the alternating darkness and light, the gathering of the crowd seemed to be a real ocean. The supervising team formed by Officer Martin Liya followed closely behind. Ten meters away, he held a long knife in his hand and looked fiercely. As long as he saw someone turning around and trying to run away, he would cut them open with a single blow. At this point, he couldn't care less about any human ties or family ties.

Everyone carried a thick log on their shoulders, held a long knife in his mouth, faced the arrow clusters that were shot one after another, kept his head down, and used the helmet on his head as a shield. The round shield in front was unreliable, so he had to rely on it. As long as I don't get shot to death, I just need to cross a few meters to reach the river. As the vanguard of the army who dares to die, I just set up on the pontoon bridge swinging left and right with arrow clusters on my head. I saw bursts of arrow clusters coming, still there. The people who were fixing the pontoon fell down in rows.

Many people did not even roar or shout, but they were hit by arrows and fell straight into the rapids under the pontoon bridge. The people coming from behind saw this scene and accelerated their pace. It was not that they did not want to retreat, but that they could not retreat. They were all people, and the supervising team was still staring at them with red eyes, standing twenty or thirty meters away. There were only two choices in front of them, either to be pushed directly into the cold and biting river, or to smash the pontoon on their shoulders into the river. It didn't matter whether the pontoon was immortal or really useful, they just took a step forward and rushed up. The thirty-meter-wide river surface can be crossed even in one breath.

So many people were surging, shouting to kill, blood, death, and the groans after being hit by arrows, suddenly erupted in the north of the river. As a group, hundreds of thousands of elite warriors fought their way home.

"Quick, stretch out the pontoon"

"Move forward, we're almost on the other side." There were shouts and shouts everywhere. Of course, the Imperial Army on the opposite side would not let the Martins cross the river easily. Tens of thousands of Imperial horse archers immediately stood on the river bank, and for a while The sound of trembling bowstrings tore through the air, and the rain of arrows swept into the dense crowd of people on the south bank. They almost didn't even need to take aim, and headed straight towards the tide of people on the other side of the river.

The shooting speed was at least twice as fast as before, it was really like splashing water.

Under the rain of arrows, the Martin Liya Army stepped on the pontoon and could only rush left and right, trying to spread out a little. This would push others into the water. The Martin Liya Army entered the Order Country in the autumn. We fought all the way into the cold winter, still wearing autumn clothes, for To keep out the cold, I don’t know how many layers of cotton stuffed inside the armor. It looks like they are all bulging, just like strong dwarves. Once they fall into the water, they have no ability to struggle. The turbulent river water rolls up and the surface of the river is There are piles of debris floating down the water.

Spike was riding on the war horse, his fingers clenched, his breathing rising and falling heavily, and he looked at the river that was filled with blood like a man possessed. It was like a waterfall of arrows.

Countless Martin Liya people were shot and stabbed in rows, blood spattered, and the water under their feet was already bloody mud. A Martin Liya lord gritted his teeth and shook his head, even though they were all battle-hardened. Characters, but at such a distance, with such a large number of people, and with such a brutal attack, this is the first time I have seen it. This is not a battle, this is a massacre! "Your Highness, are these casualties too high? Why don't you wait a little and cross the river when you're ready?" "No, it's already spread out across the board. How can it be stopped? And it's not like we haven't fought the mountain of corpses before." Hai, don’t you know that the actual situation is far less severe than what you have seen, and the casualties are still within the tolerable range. After all, they have an absolute advantage in terms of military strength, and the lethality of the arrow clusters is not As deadly as swords, the imperial cavalry has consumed so many arrow clusters in front of them, how many are left now? As long as they can cross the river bank, as long as they have the first, there will be the second, and the third, as long as they stand firm! A gap, the crossing of the river is equal to half the success. As long as someone crosses over, it will be fine. ""It has crossed over, and someone has crossed over. Judging from the position, it should be Antes' Sixth Army."

Suddenly there was a burst of cheers from the front. Look, our people passed by. A Lord Martin Liya raised his whip and pointed forward with an excited expression. From a distance, he could see several Martin Liya soldiers on a pontoon bridge. Before he could stand firm, he was slashed into the water by the heavy armored cavalry that was flying towards him, but in the end both of his feet were gone. Stepping on the land on the opposite side, this substantial progress not only made the exhausted faces of the lords show ecstasy, but also the other Martin Liya people who were still struggling forward on the river bank let out an exciting shout." Go forward, rush over, everyone, work hard, rush over, everyone go home! "" Rush over, let's go home! "

The already exhausted Martin Li Ya army suddenly burst into a sky-high momentum. The dense clusters of arrows from the other side of the river were like a waterfall exploding. The layers of waves roared and beat on the human wall. The people crowded on the river bank were So many, especially one hundred thousand troops, crowded into a width of two to three hundred meters, at a violent pace In terms of speed, it was already as good as a fierce city battle where swords were leveled. The absolute numerical superiority of Martin's army was fully exerted at this moment, and the entire force was spread out across the board. As long as there was a loophole in the imperial archers on the opposite side, More troops will pour in from behind, and thousands of people will jump into the river at the same time.

Water splashes everywhere and crowds of people

Hundreds of pontoons made of thick tree trunks were like siege ladders, slamming into the river. Countless pairs of feet stepped into the cold and biting water. For a time, the entire river was densely populated by Martin Liya people. They are all human beings. This is a real flesh and blood shield. If the arrows of the Imperial Cavalry are shot into the body of a Martin Sharptooth soldier, they will basically be stuck, and it will be difficult to hit the second person.

A large number of infantrymen are like a dense swarm of ants covering the surface of a sugar cube. Even if they are pushed by people, they still have to push over.

As Lord Martin Fang said, although it looks quite tragic and cannot be seen directly, the real casualties are not very large. This is one of the reasons why archers are often used as auxiliary arms. , even in modern times when muskets are popular, it is very difficult for a musketeer team to cause large-scale fatal damage to the enemy at a long distance. As long as they are not shot in the fatal part, they are still struggling with four or five arrow clusters inserted in their bodies. It’s not like there’s no shouting!

As the first gap was opened, more and more gaps appeared, and the number of Martinlua soldiers rushing across the river also surged. The imperial horse archers on the opposite side had to retreat to a position more than a hundred meters away from the river, and the ejection and The shooting density of the incoming arrow clusters also began to decrease greatly. It can be seen that the Imperial Archers' arrows The arrow clusters have basically been consumed. A batch was shot earlier, and now there are completely uncounted rapid fires. Even if each Xiting cavalry is equipped with two full barrels of arrow clusters, they are completely consumed at this moment. , not only did the arrows shoot out, but the bow was pulled violently in a short period of time, which also caused the problem of overloading the physical body.

The imperial horse archers without arrow clusters could only stop and watch from a distance, "The whole army began to cross the river!" Spike raised his hand. With more than a hundred pontoon bridges, Martin's army was transporting troops to the other side of the river. The speed was greatly accelerated, and as expected, more than 30,000 people had already crossed over in just about an hour, and this was the reason why Spike ordered the war horses to pass first. Although he stood firm on the river beach, But the danger is still there. The imperial cavalry has not left, but is still watching from a distance, ready to take a bite at any time. When the soldiers crossing the river get on their horses, the combat power of Martin Liya's elite cavalry begins to show. , ran and raised the knife, the cold light flashed, the imperial cavalry was obviously starting to get scared, and the distance was further extended, and they retreated again, from more than a hundred meters to two hundred meters away.

"What else do these imperial cavalry want to do! Most of them dare not fight, and they retreat and refuse to retreat. It is really annoying." A Lord Martin Liya looked at the black line on the emperor's chest with red eyes and said angrily. " Yes, it’s a really uncomfortable sight. It feels like being stared at by wild dogs on the Martinliya Prairie at night." A Martinliya lord took a deep breath and took the cold-proof cloak from the attendant. , He glanced at the distance, then glanced at the 40,000 troops behind him, and grinned, "But His Highness Spike is right, no matter how many infantry there are, they are still infantry, and they can only stare at the cavalry. Eleven The first sign of the annihilation of the army is that only by turning all the troops who crossed the river into cavalry can we no longer worry about the Imperial cavalry performing another tragic killing of the 11th Army. These Imperial cavalry are too worrying."

"If we hadn't taken into account the existence of the thousands of imperial heavy armored cavalry who forced the Eleventh Army to cross the river into the river, we should have killed all these horse archers." Lord Martin Liya looked angrily. , the other side took advantage of the river channel to snipe the 100,000-martin sharp tooth army returning south, which can be regarded as allowing a group of soldiers to attack the enemy since July. The road was invincible, and Harvey, who suppressed the powerful power in the south, had to cede half of its territory. The only country left to fight against the Order was Martin in the north of the Holy City. The Lords of Liya were severely beaten with blood on their faces. With their absolute superior strength, they were defeated. In this way, one's own side has lost 20,000 to 30,000 people, but still hasn't even touched the opponent's sides. What does this mean?

Especially the sight of the opponent throwing the flag of the 11th Army into the muddy water was unforgettable for all Martinliya lords. It was so shameful. When had the Martinliya people ever experienced such humiliation? "Come on, why don't you come now! Are you afraid? It turns out that the Imperial Army is also afraid and afraid of death!" Not far away, you can hear a Lord Martin Liya running to the front and shouting loudly. As the imperial army in the distance issued a provocation, the other lords couldn't help but let out a burst of laughter. The grievances they felt just now seemed to be much reduced in this laughter.

Even Spike, who had just crossed the river now, grinned and said to the attendant behind him, "Send two guards over. Don't let Mr. Snarbet get shot in the butt by the imperial horse archers." "Yes, your highness," attendant Nodding, he picked two guards and rode away. "I, Spike, have returned from the Holy Capital City!" Spike's eyes flashed, with a proud smile on his face. Rong, there was a cry in his heart, the overall situation has been decided, this river is the last one, and now there is no possibility to stop him from returning south. He still brought back more than 100,000 troops, although he lost in the Holy Capital. More than 10,000 people, and nearly 30,000 people were accidentally lost in this river. There are still 70,000 to 80,000 troops left. This is much better than previously expected.

You must know that Spike originally believed that just one Holy City would lose 20,000 to 30,000 people.

In order to prevent the Imperial Army from going south for rescue, Spike even filled in the 40,000-strong main force of his most direct fifth army, and at the same time issued a death order. Even if all of them died in battle, they would definitely be killed. The Imperial Army cannot be allowed to enter the Holy Capital from the northern front. It can be said that for this battle, he has staked the heaviest bargaining chip in his hand. Although he thought he had a well-planned plan, who was facing the opponent, the God of War Emperor, who could say that it was foolproof. The most likely thing that happened was that he had just led an army to attack the Holy Capital, and the empire had a hundred thousand troops in the north of the Holy Capital. They will swarm south, the needle points against the wheat awns, the collision of iron and blood, and then I am afraid that my 40,000 direct troops will not survive much.

But unexpectedly, the Imperial Army did not take the northern route, and the 40,000 direct troops who were originally prepared to sacrifice were unscathed. This was definitely an overjoyed surprise for Spike. Now he just needs to withdraw to the southern route. Instead of having to withstand the onslaught of the empire's 100,000 troops rescuing the Holy City and desperately retreating

This gap is like a survival mode that was originally extremely difficult, and suddenly turned into a simple mode that only requires a quick retreat. The emperor's team cutting off the southern line really made him break out in a cold sweat, but now it has It doesn't matter, the elite of the army has crossed the river, and it will only take three or four hours to reach the southern front. If the military emperor really dares to insert a knife in the cracks on the southern front, he will let the military emperor know what play means. fire! "Attention, the Emperor is moving." Suddenly, a Martin Liya Cavalry galloped from the direction of the Imperial Team. The loud voice attracted countless pairs of eyes to look sideways at the Imperial Team. Sure enough, they saw that the Imperial Team had already retreated more than two hundred meters away. That black line is twisting , It looks like a ferocious snake waking up from its slumber. "Attention, the imperial team is gathering, and new reinforcements are joining." Another Martin Liya scout cavalry galloped over, and the cold light flickered faintly. It was the imperial heavy armor. Cavalry armor, and in terms of quantity From the looks of it, it seems to be much more than before. The expressions of Lords Martin Liya all changed. "Does the empire have other reinforcements ambushing here?" "Is the imperial army going to fight our army here? I hope. That can't be the case, right? "You bastard, you actually took advantage of We launched an attack when only half of our troops came over. I really thought we were easy to bully." Lords Martin Liya, who had been expecting all kinds of things just now, also became commotion, yelled angrily, and began to prepare their troops in a panic. What a surprise. Ghost! Martin Liya's soldier's face was even more hesitant. He allowed the officers to drive him away and curse him. The gathering speed was also very slow. He was exhausted. He had not had any food for more than ten hours. The horses could not stand still, let alone the people. Not to mention, haven't we already crossed the river? Why are we still fighting? What else are we fighting! At this moment, the morale of Martin Liya's army, instead of improving, was almost at freezing point.

And this in itself was something that the emperor had long expected.

Martin Li Ya's army, which fought desperately to cross the river, could be said to have exhausted its last strength. Seeing that the return to the country was just around the corner, they had to fight again. No matter how powerful the army was, from top to bottom, everything Most of the energy will be dissipated, as is the case with soldiers, Martin's strength The same is true for the lords of Martin Liya. Although all the lords of Martin Liya just shouted loudly, in fact, in their hearts, this decisive battle came too suddenly and was so inappropriate. The lords of Martin Liya also did not Willing to start the so-called decisive battle with the Imperial Army at this moment

For them, from the moment they decided to leave the city of the Holy Capital, it already meant that the battle for the Holy Capital that had lasted for several months was over. The army had crossed the river, and all everyone wanted was to return with the loot. country, under such circumstances, who would be willing to start a deadly battle with the strongest army across the northern continent before returning to the country!

And precisely, this is the decisive battle chosen by the emperor against the main force of the more than 100,000-strong army!

On the opposite side, "swish swish", under the slightly flustered and unwilling eyes of everyone, Martin Liya, three consecutive red light spots that went straight into the sky exploded in the sky above the imperial cavalry's heads, like a brilliant moment, with the ferocious armor below. , the sound of iron pieces colliding with iron pieces , the three thousand Imperial heavy armored cavalry who had been recuperating for most of the night began to spread out like a huge triangle, and together with the previous five thousand Imperial heavy armored cavalry, a total of eight thousand Imperial heavy armored cavalry formed this battle. The largest assault group "all draw their swords!"

Duo Weiyan's loud and serious voice was like the cold wind coming from the north. Behind him, more than 20,000 Xiting cavalrymen from the West Courtyard had finished shooting their arrows. With the sharp prairie knife out, three fires flew up the river, and the large ships bound by iron chains were cut off from the iron chains, like heavy hammers rushing downstream along the turbulent current.