Realm of Power

In the dark night, the southern sky was completely rendered into dark red, and the deafening sound of fighting gradually dimmed. The ground was covered with corpses and broken and charred military flags. War is a cruel competition. The winner can sing loudly, and the loser can sing loudly. However, the only option is to withdraw sadly, provided that they can save their lives.

Compared with the Martin Liya cavalry colleagues who were intercepted and killed in the river, the Martin Liya infantry group on the southern front was lucky. The strength of the imperial army was the biggest shortcoming. The 50,000 troops from the direction of Yamu and the 50,000 southwestern troops from Salon totaled about 100,000 troops. However, they broke up and fled in front of them. However, there were a full 300,000 Martinliya people. Especially the wooden city was burned by Varisien in the dark night. The Martinliya army was in complete chaos. The troops fleeing south were as numerous as rabbits all over the mountains and plains. Varisian Although Sean failed to intercept 300,000 Martin Liya people in Getaiya, the Martin Liya people hoarded 300,000 in the wooden city. A large amount of supplies were burned, and Martin's army rushed south in a hurry all night. All everyone wanted was to run faster than their own people. When the sky gradually became brighter, Martin's army, which had been running all night, was defeated. There was no Imperial Cavalry behind him. "Didn't the Imperial Cavalry catch up?" "I don't know, everyone just ran away." "Who cares about what's behind!" The exhausted Martin Liya people collapsed on the ground. At this moment, someone shouted, "Look!" Everyone was shocked and quickly followed the direction of the sound. Looking over, I saw a fast-moving black cloud heading this way. It was a group of high-speed moving cavalry. "It's over, it's the Imperial Cavalry."

I don't know who shouted in the crowd, and Martin's sharp teeth exploded immediately. He just breathed a sigh of relief, and suddenly felt his heart was cold. Who still had cavalry at this time? The cavalry was all lost in the river by His Highness Spike. Even if A small number of cavalry was still retained, which was only a few hundred cavalry. The number of cavalry running in the distance was at least five or six thousand. Unexpectedly, after running all night, the imperial cavalry still caught up. Everyone's heart All are there Sinking, on the flat land of the Holy Capital, it is almost impossible to stop the mass attack of the cavalry. This was originally the biggest advantage of the Martin Liya people, but now it has become the biggest disadvantage of the Martin Liya people. If this It would be great if the main force of the cavalry is still there. No matter what happens, they will not be in a situation where they are completely unable to resist like now. Many Martin Liya people thought like this in their minds, "No matter how hard we try, we can't run anyway." Someone shouted Said, holding up the weapon in his hand

"You've been bitten, why are you running away? Let's fight. It's better than being exhausted to death." There were a variety of messy voices. The Martin Liya Army was originally a group that mainly relied on cavalry tactics, and they knew very well that cavalry pursuit The essence of the remnant enemy is not to defeat the enemy in one fell swoop, but to continuously drive the enemy away and let the enemy's physical strength be exhausted in the escape. In this way, no matter how large the army is, it will collapse. Now seeing the imperial cavalry appearing so coincidental, naturally Know that you are being controlled by the empire The cavalry were targeted. Even if they continued to run, they would not be able to escape the fate of being killed. They might as well fight to the death. Thinking of this, many shaky Martin Sharptooths stood up straight, spontaneously moved closer to each other, and put their weapons in their hands. The weapons were raised, but someone soon realized something was wrong. "Look, that's not the imperial eagle flag, it's the flag of our Sam clan." Someone pointed out his finger and pointed to the military flag flying above the cavalry group. Could it be that the Sam clan had rebelled? , defected to the empire? "

Various speculations left the Martin Liya people completely at a loss as to what to do. The battle was reversed so quickly that most of the Martin Liya people had not yet figured out the situation. In just a few hours, the strategic position that originally occupied the advantage was It was completely lost, and the original advantage of the cavalry was also gone. That is to say, the command of Martin Liya Army knew what happened. For most ordinary soldiers, it was difficult for the main cavalry force to be captured in the river. The defeat was only heard of, and the defeated troops who escaped back without exception spoke vaguely about the battle on the river. Some said that the imperial army used warships to destroy the pontoon bridge across the river, cutting the main force of the army in two. The armored cavalry rushed straight into the Chinese army's main formation, causing the whole army to waver and finally be defeated. "That was indeed the Sam tribe's own army, but shouldn't the Sam tribe's own army be defeated by the empire along with His Highness Spike's main force in the river? ?"

A pale-faced Lord Martin Sharptooth looked at the Sam clan flag flying above the cavalry group heading here, his face uncertain. The Sam clan army should be with the main force of His Highness Spike. , the main force of His Highness Spike was defeated, and the Sam army should not be spared. So what happened to the nearly 10,000 Sam army cavalry in front of us? Although there is still a distance of more than two hundred meters, it can still be felt from the orderly marching of the Sam tribe's own cavalry. This Sam tribe's own cavalry is obviously well-organized. Although there are signs of a battle, it is definitely not like the previous ones. The defeated troops who were defeated in the river and fled back were so dejected.

The cavalry of the Sam tribe stopped tens of meters in front, then spread out to both sides. A man came out, it was Si Green, the leader of the Sam tribe. Well, anyone who has been running around for more than ten hours without even drinking a sip of water is basically like this, "Sir Si Green, it's Lord Si Green." There was a commotion among Martin Liya, and many people recognized Si Green

Si Green glanced at the crowd of Martin Liya troops in front of him in surprise. He had already learned about the disastrous defeat of the Battle of the River from some of the defeated troops, and also anticipated the impact of the Battle of the River. However, he did not expect that the Martin Liya army would The morale of the army will collapse so quickly. How many Martin Liya people are there in front of us? Twenty thousand, thirty thousand, or more... He hesitated for a moment and asked in a solemn voice, "Who is in charge here?" "Master Si Green, shouldn't the Sam army be accompanied by the main force of His Highness Spike? If the Lord says Without knowing the situation, we can only suspect that the Sam army is suspected of rebellion? "A Lord Martin Liya glanced at the cavalry behind Si Green, took a deep breath, and kept holding the weapon tightly. The situation was too much. Weird, no I had to be prepared. Before the assault on the Holy City, because of the incident involving the Sam tribe, the Sam tribe army, with the joint efforts of the two tribes, was organized into the second echelon of the assault on the Holy City. It was also responsible for In terms of logistics and weapon repair, it can be said that considering the status of the Sam clan as one of the three major clans, such an arrangement is definitely contemptuous. Who can guarantee that the Sam clan will not reach some kind of agreement with the empire at a critical moment? Agreement, sell the other two tribes! "This is not difficult to explain, because our Sam army is not with the main force of His Highness Spike at all." Si Green raised his hand with a solemn expression. In order to show that he was not lying, several cavalrymen walked out from behind. The defeated troops who were rescued all testified that "the Sam troops themselves did not participate in the Battle of the River."

It is also lucky to say that the Sam army was blocked by the imperial army on the southern front. Although the 30,000-strong army suffered heavy losses, more than 14,000 people finally broke out of the imperial army's blocking line, and the empire The main force of the army was on the river line, and they didn't pay much attention to the protrusion of the Sam army.

The main force of Spike's army turned around from the Holy Capital without notifying the Sam army. Instead, the Sam army escaped from the river battle. The Sam army leader Si Green led more than 10,000 soldiers The cavalry headed south, and like Spike, they found that all the bridges had been destroyed on the river. They wanted to follow the river to find bridges, but instead It was only after unexpectedly encountering part of the fleeing defeated army that they learned that the main force of more than 100,000 people led by Spike was intercepted and killed by the Imperial Army in the river. The army was defeated and His Highness Spike was captured. In shock, the Sam leader Si Green led the cavalry upstream for more than thirty miles. After confirming that it was completely safe, he ordered the troops to cut down trees and build a pontoon bridge.

Although Si Green is not a famous general, his combat experience is not bad, and he can become the leader of the Sam tribe, and he still has a good vision.

He knew very well that the loss of control of the main force of Martin Liya's cavalry basically meant that there was no longer a barrier north of Mucheng that could stop the imperial army from advancing southward. Moreover, Martin Liya's army lost all its baggage in the Battle of the Holy Capital. The army's logistics could not last more than three days. If the material problem could not be solved, even if the imperial army did not attack, Martin Liya's 300,000-strong army would be consumed by itself, so he went straight to Wooden City, because only Wooden City had supplies.

Unexpectedly, before they arrived at Mucheng, they saw flames reflecting in the sky in the direction of Getaimu, and the sound of fighting could be heard faintly. Si Green couldn't figure out the situation, so he ordered his cavalry to bypass Getaimu. Li Xien's three thousand cavalry encounter, a fight, the empire The cavalry slowly retreated, and Si Green followed him with his cavalry. Unexpectedly, Martin Liya defeated the army and mistakenly thought it was the imperial cavalry. "How is the situation in Mucheng?" Si Green, the leader of the Sam tribe, glanced at him. Martin Liya, who looked hesitant, was trembling in his heart. Shit, it has only been a few days. This elite division, which has been invincible for half a year and has shocked the entire continent, has turned into such a fierce force that can't even distinguish between itself and the enemy? The cold wind in the early morning blew on his face, and Si Green felt like he was using his body The pain was severe, he had a splitting headache, his throat was so thirsty that it felt like a fire was burning, and his hoarse voice was like a broken leather drum. For Mucheng, he still had a little luck, so many troops, With so much supplies, they can't be lost in just one battle!

"The wooden city is finished and burned. At this time, the imperial army invaded from the front of the camp... The 10th Army started to run first, and then everyone else ran. We are just a part of it, and there are more people running in other directions." An officer Martin Liya limped out, crying hysterically.

"So, we have been completely defeated, and we have also lost the logistic baggage in Mucheng, right?" Si Green asked angrily, and there was silence all around. The Martin Liya officer lowered his head and did not dare to look at each other. , everything points to an answer, Si Green guessed correctly, more than 200,000 Martin Tooth Army not only lost Mucheng. And he also threw away all the army's baggage.

"You guys!" Si Green raised the riding whip in his hand. His eyes, which had been working for more than ten hours, were even scarier and scarier. They were filled with bloodshot threads. His figure on the horse was shaking. The reality was worse than he expected. It was much worse. With such a large army, even Mucheng could not be defended. This was not only a disastrous defeat, but also a fatal blow to the evacuation of the entire Martin Army. There were no logistical supplies and not enough food. , how did the army travel more than a thousand miles?

"Your Majesty, Lord Varisien has just sent back the news that his pursuing cavalry encountered a cavalry group of more than 10,000 people from the Martin Liga. My subordinates suspect that it is the Martin Liga cavalry that broke out from the southern front. , Do you need to remind Lord Varisien that this Martin Liya cavalry is probably the direct cavalry of the Sam tribe, one of the three major Martin Liya tribes? "

Salton stood tall and came behind the emperor who was reviewing a document. He reported with a respectful face that the emperor had captured Spike and several Lords of Martin Liga. He also roughly understood the identity of the breakout cavalry. , who would have thought that Spike would put an elite cavalry in the logistics force, which unexpectedly allowed this force to avoid disaster.

"It's just an accident. It can't shake the overall situation. It doesn't matter. It's okay to let Varisian suffer some losses. Otherwise, Varisian will really eat up the remaining 300,000 Martins, and instead let the people behind him suffer. There is nothing we can do." The emperor waved his hand indifferently, raised his head and said, "As for the promise requested by the Temple Army, you can reply to Hu Sa. The Empire can give them this promise, but in exchange, the Empire wants the Temple. The army must withdraw from the northern area of ​​the Holy Capital, otherwise there will be no discussion.”

"Yes, I understand."

Salton's face was slightly stunned. The emperor actually agreed to the ridiculous request of the Temple Army. This made Salton feel incredible. This was not like the emperor's style at all. When had the emperor ever tolerated blackmail? But his eyes Glancing at the slightly upturned corner of the emperor's mouth, I felt a little bit in my heart. The first feeling was that the emperor might have already expected it, otherwise How could he deliberately allow the Temple Army to show its true colors and force Pope Putamia to get closer to the Empire? The Emperor has many other ways, and there is no need to fight in this war. At the most critical moment, Salon stimulated the Temple Army so much that the Temple Army completely lost their forbearance. There was only one possibility to stage such a scene.

The emperor was actually promoting this matter. This was so impossible that neither the Temple Army nor himself realized it, but this was the only possibility that could explain the past! .