Realm of Power

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Rebogen,

There is a layer of faint silver moonlight everywhere in Rebogen at night. The emerald green forest is like a large flower bed, and the faint white light casts down beams of light on the dense mountain forest roads.

Varisien, who had just been promoted to the commander of the Fourth Cavalry Standard of the Central Army, was leaning against a waist-thick tree trunk with sweat all over his face. His throat was so dry that it seemed like smoke was coming out.

Next to him, the war horse lowered its head and chewed the fresh stems and leaves of grass, making bursts of rustling sounds from time to time. He was surrounded by resting falcon cavalry and foraging war horses. They pursued non-stop all night, from the border Following them all the way to Borrigan's hinterland, not only were the horses exhausted, but even the humans couldn't bear it. As a last resort, Varisien could only risk being discovered and temporarily ordered the entire army to rest in this secret forest.

Turning over the map in his hand, Varisien looked at it carefully for a while on a rock under the moonlight shining above his head. Varisien whispered angrily to the adjutant Kunt next to him.

"These guys are running so fast. If we hadn't followed the method provided by the Ministry of Military Affairs and chased all the way along the location of the destroyed village, we might have been unable to keep up with these Dongting people!"

"These Dongting people are indeed different from the Kujit cavalry we encountered before!" Adjutant Kunte agreed with the general's point of view: The guys who fled all the way were too tenacious and were bitten by us several times. They were all lured away by the desperate soldiers among them. It would not be unusual for such cavalry to appear among our Guards Cavalry, but this is the nomadic cavalry of Dongting Grassland, and those grassland people have always been very scattered! "

"You are right, this is also the place that I find most difficult to be afraid of!" Varisien pointed to several marked points on the map and nodded. "This is the place where we have had several encounters with the enemy. Although they They have been running away, but their goals and directions are very clear. There is almost no panic that the defeated army is used to. They are so calm and unhurried, proving that they are just as we had guessed before. These Dongting cavalry did not flee at all, but went to report the news."

"Report? Your Majesty means..." Adjutant Kunte's face changed. "Are we within the range of the Dongting people?"

"If the map didn't deceive me, it should be!" Varisien's face had a sickly blush, and his fingers connected the dots on the map, which was obviously a straight line.

Varisien said, "According to the military report provided by Ruidian, the number of Dongting cavalry in Rebogen is about 40,000. Only about 8,000 were wiped out by our raid last night. In other words, in our Nearby, there may be a Dongting cavalry group of more than 20,000 or even 30,000 people."

"A group of 20,000 to 30,000 Dongting cavalry is near us..."

After hearing this terrible conclusion, even with the calmness of the adjutant Kunte, his face became extremely ugly. He took a deep breath, and Varisian opposite made a silent gesture to him.

"In order to avoid causing possible confusion, this situation must be kept secret!" Valincienne, an experienced man, whispered. He looked around with bright eyes. His many years of combat experience made him very clear that if this news spread among his subordinates, there would be a meeting. What are the consequences?

Although it is no longer what it used to be, the Fourth Cavalry Flag Regiment, which was originally an ordinary flag regiment, was incorporated into the main flag regiment of the Central Army because of its merits in killing Khan King Ssay Ali last time, and became the main force appointed by His Majesty the Falcon. The cavalry is equipped with the latest assault crossbows, and its personnel has also expanded from the original 8,000 to 12,000.

But this does not mean that they can fight against more than 20,000 Dongting cavalry. What’s more, the coach of these Dongting cavalry is Bogurzamu, a famous Dongting general who has never lost. Those who risked their lives to break through in order to report to the commander. The Dongting cavalry going south are completely different from the Kujit cavalry they encountered before.

It is conceivable that after receiving the news that his powerful regiment has been annihilated, the famous Dongting general of Bogorzamu will use what means to retaliate against the pursuing Falcon Cavalry, blood for blood, tooth for tooth, It’s not just the Wikiyan style. Once the slightest trace of the whereabouts is revealed, the horseshoes of tens of thousands of East Court cavalry will quickly surround the forest, and then kill all targets like wolves hunting.

"Order each squadron to rest on the spot, put the bits on the horses, and never let the horses neigh." Varisien shook his sore neck casually.

"I don't know why, but I feel very uncomfortable in this area. It's like there is always a pair of eyes watching us, or maybe the Dongting people's camp is somewhere where we can see it!"

"It's not that exaggerated, right?"

Adjutant Kunt was startled by Varisian's words. As Varisian's adjutant, of course he knew what terrible intuition this experienced general had. He killed King Kugit Khan in one fell swoop because of Varisien relied on his intuition to determine where King Kugit Khan might be hiding, and then used a small group of cavalry to lure him out and kill him in one fell swoop.

"It's hard to say," Varisien said half-jokingly. "The guys who reported the news disappeared here. Doesn't this mean that the Dongting people's camp is somewhere nearby?

Varisien's voice paused and he said with a smile, "I don't know how the Ministry of Military Affairs knew the habits of the people in Dongting. In order to hide their whereabouts, they destroyed any traces that might be exposed.

The style of Marshal Dongting can be described as quite vicious and sophisticated! Judging from the direction in which those marks are connected, I will never be surprised if the Dongting Commandery tent appears in front of us! "

"Let all the scouts come back! It would be better to wait until dawn before taking action!" Adjutant Kunte suggested

"Well, that's all we can do." Varisien nodded and drew a circle on the map with his finger. "Let's just lurk here. This is the only mountainous area in this area. The terrain is steep and the mountains are densely forested. Even if Even with twice as many troops hiding, it will be difficult to be discovered in a short period of time. Before the large army arrives, we can just stay here like an eye! Maybe we will see the Dongting people when we open our eyes tomorrow."

Adjutant Kunte could only laugh at the general's malicious joke.

Varisien's intuition saved his life again. Even the 12,000 Falcon Cavalry under his command suddenly noticed a slight trembling on the ground in the middle of the night.

Just 500 meters away from the forest where they were, groups of Western Court cavalry moved forward like ghosts in the night, quickly waking up the nervous Varisien.

Ta-ta-ta...

The crisp sound of horse hooves was particularly clear in the early morning, getting closer and closer. In the dim morning light, groups of cavalry in black armor swept across the earth like a strong wind, leaving behind dust in the sky like rolling dragons.

The sound of horse hooves awakened the surrounding small animals, so frogs, bullfrogs, autumn stingers, etc. began to chirp one after another, making the night of late summer and early autumn particularly lively. The frightened wild birds were flapping around looking for a place to hide.

But those cavalrymen maintained a high degree of silence. Many of them were bent over and stuck closely to the horse's back. Some even brave and skilled cavalrymen simply fell asleep against the horse's back and let the horse follow them. The army marches.

Just before dawn, the sky looked very dark. It was originally a night with a sparse moon and stars, but at this time there was no light. But half an hour later,

The darkness before dawn gradually passed, and the morning light slowly opened the prelude to the darkness of the earth. The weak light gradually illuminated the black armor of the cavalry and the long and powerful recurve bows mounted on the crotches of their horses.

This bow is a variant of the cavalry compound bow. The unique recurve handle, longer bow body and powerful black buffalo string give this recurve bow one-third the range and penetration of the ordinary cavalry compound bow. The penetrating power is almost comparable to the strong bow of the infantry legion. This is the symbol of Dongting's ace cavalry.

This is the cavalry from the Eastern Courtyard who broke camp overnight. If Varisien, after being shocked, could look through the dense morning fog and land on the right side of this formation,

You may see the white long-tasseled battle flag raised high, which is the battle flag of Bogor Zhamu. At this moment, he is wearing light cavalry armor and is escorted by hundreds of black-armored archers from the East Courtyard. This wide area in front of the forest

The calm morning is so peaceful, the dense lakes are shining brightly in the morning light, and the rising and falling water birds are rising and stopping in the sky.

According to convention, before the army marches, the scout cavalry will search all possible hiding places for enemies in advance. However, due to the rush of time, the scout cavalry rarely let go of this seemingly too vast forest.

This forest is located in the only mountainous area in this area. The terrain is steep and the mountains are densely forested. Even if tens of thousands of people are hiding, it will be difficult to be discovered in a short time. But by the same token, if there are tens of thousands of enemies, it will be difficult to find them in a short time. It is also extremely difficult to rush down from above in a short time.

"Which team is this?" Varisien, who was lying in the woods and shrubs, asked the adjutant beside him in a bored tone. After watching for a whole night, after the initial shock, he felt nothing.

Varisien even thought about taking a moment to squint, but he definitely couldn't do that. He was the commander-in-chief, and he had to make judgments for any emergencies that might occur.

For example, war horses neighing, being discovered by enemy scouts, etc. These are terrible situations that are enough to plunge the entire flag regiment into destruction.

Yesterday, he only guessed that the main force of the Dongting people might be found nearby, but he did not expect that in the middle of the night, the main force of the Dongting people actually appeared in front of him. At this moment, even he himself called himself a crow's mouth.

At this moment, not only him, but also Adjutant Kunte and all the Falcon Cavalry behind him who were strictly forbidden to make any sound, all stared with wide eyes at the Dongting Cavalry advancing down the mountain like a huge fan.

"Team 35 or 36..." Adjutant Kunte replied in a low voice. He had nothing to do about the general's boredom. This is war. No one knows when they will encounter the enemy.

He had been counting the number of people in Dongting in his mind since just now, and the more he counted, the more shocked he became. In the middle of the night, because of his unclear vision, he missed a lot of numbers. But based on the current number, this number was coming from him. The Dongting cavalry sweeping away in front of them was quite large.

This does not include the new queues that continue to emerge from the thick fog behind these unknown numbers of cavalry. According to Kunte's conservative estimate, the number of Dongting cavalry at the foot of the mountain is definitely more than 30,000.

"Their target seems to be the north. What do they want to do?" Adjutant Kuant said with some confusion. The Dongting cavalry group below was silent and murderous. The flags representing the thousand flags were like clouds in the morning. Densely packed cavalry separated the ground and advanced towards the distant northern sky.

"North? You're not going for the main force of our Central Army, are you?"

Lieutenant Kunte's unintentional words shocked Varisien. After a great victory last night, no one would have thought that the Dongting people would attack overnight. After a fierce battle last night, most people in the entire camp are probably still asleep. Even if there are a few sentries, they will come quickly. In front of the Dongting Cavalry, it lost its due meaning,

"What a powerful Dongting people!" Thinking of this, there were already big beads of sweat on Varisien's head. The Dongting people's counterattack came so fast, completely beyond everyone's expectations. Such a team with more than A sneak attack by 30,000 elite cavalry, even with the skill of General Hu Keqili of the Central Army, would probably result in death and defeat.

"Kunt, release the carrier pigeon immediately and report this situation to the base camp! The Dongting people are going to make a sneak attack." Varisien stood up almost like a rabbit whose tail was stepped on, and quickly issued a combat order. The one who can save the base camp now, There is only one cavalry that has not been discovered by the enemy.

Watching the white carrier pigeon disappear into the distant sky, Varisien's face was full of solemnity. He suddenly pulled out his sword and shouted an order to the cavalry lurking behind him: "All troops mount up and follow me." Let’s kill together!”

At the foot of the mountain, Bogorzamu's eyes were like an eagle's, looking through the thick fog towards the hills in the distance.

"Sir, what's the matter? But there is something inappropriate."

The princess of the royal court, Ruitang Tingna, who followed him, had a pair of bright and beautiful big eyes, looking at Bogorzamu curiously. In order to hide her true identity, the beautiful princess of the east court wore a black armored horse archer. The armor, the long hair draped over the shoulders from behind the dark metal helmet, a little less feminine, but more tenacity belonging to the Kugit woman

"That mountain has no soul!" Bogulzamu said with a solemn expression. "When the sun comes out, it is the time for birds to hunt for prey. But for such a big mountain, there are only a few Anti-Nio eagles entrenched high in the sky. There is no breath of life in the quiet forest. If there is no large-scale plague, there is only one possibility. "

"Come here, immediately send a team of a thousand people to search that mountain!" Bogorzamu raised his finger and pointed to the distant hills, and loudly ordered to the nearby messengers, "Especially the woods on the mountainside, no matter if they are found or not, If you find something wrong, you must return within an hour! "

Unfortunately, Bogorzam discovered it a little late. Just when he issued the order, Varisian's 12,000 cavalry had already completed preparations for assembly. Because the mountain road was narrow, Varisian sent 10,000 cavalrymen 2,000 falcon cavalry were divided into ten groups and rushed down.

"Enemy attack!"

The sound of galloping horses quickly attracted the attention of the Dongting cavalry down the mountain. The horses were like thunder, and tens of thousands of cavalry slowly poured down the mountain. "Stop them!" The Dongting cavalry below also panicked, and the compound bows in their hands quickly Pulling, the rumble of horse hooves sounded like beating war drums.

The undulating horseback made it difficult to determine the accurate shooting of the horse archers. In most cases, they could only adopt a rough coverage shot. The Falcon cavalry took out the cavalry short crossbows from their legs with a cold face, and both pairs of them flashed hot red. Eye. Shining with a ruthless light, his fingers solemnly pressed on the trigger of the crossbow.

Varisian's own cavalry shouted, raising their Samorian swords high. The wind blew in my face, mixed with moist water vapor. Horse hooves stepped on the soft soil. There is a snapping sound,

The composite bow of the West Court Cavalry has also been drawn to the full moon, raised high at a 45-degree angle, both sides are calculating the distance, although the range of the short crossbow is slightly better than that of the East Court Cavalry's composite bow, but that A little distance, in front of a high-speed war horse, is just a matter of shooting one second early and shooting one second late.

When the crossbow here is clicked, the crossbow is released. The bowstring on the opposite side has also sounded, life and death are only in an instant, and the fierceness here is no less fierce than the short-blade attack of the two armies. "Shoot!" Both sides shouted almost at the same time, and arrows flew horizontally. The arrowheads on both sides reach each other. Death marks were left one after another, and the powerful crossbows shot into the cavalry's armor.

The first to bear the brunt was a light-armored cavalry team of a thousand men responsible for the flanks. This was the light-armored cavalry of the East Courtyard. In front of the sudden appearance of the Vecchia Falcon Cavalry, they were immediately shot into a rolling gourd.

"Kill" Varisien took the lead. The sharp Samor sword in his hand used the power of his horse to cut off the shoulder of an East Court cavalry. Poof, the West Court cavalry who had not had time to react was shot on the spot. Blood mixed with internal organs gushed out from the incision, blasting Varisien's face.

"Charge over!" Varisien chopped off an East Court cavalryman with a knife and shouted to the Falcon cavalry behind him. The first column he led was completely strangled with the opponent.

The sword of the Falcon Cavalry was like a bolt of bright lightning, streaking across the opponent's weak armor. Bright red blood shot from the enemy's neck. The horses were staggered. The figure of a hundred-man Dongting Cavalry disappeared from sight in an instant, and his body was Splintered like trampled cloth,

"Kill, stop them!"

The thousand-man leader of the Dongting Cavalry was also anxious. He led the hundreds of cavalry behind him and rushed forward without fear. The sound of "clang" was mixed with the sound of metal collision mixed with the shouts of fighting. The two cavalry troops were like two sides squeezing each other. The metal monsters were entangled together, swords flashed, flesh and blood flew everywhere, galloping horses passed each other, and the cavalry on them shook and were thrown off their horses. Being dragged by a war horse for more than ten meters

They were less than 400 meters away from where the Varisian cavalry appeared, and there was an open area with no obstructions. If they were scattered by the opponent's cavalry, they would have no other choice but to be massacred.

"Bang," the second thousand-man line of Falcon Cavalry rushed in from the front in time. The surging Falcon Cavalry smashed into pieces the few remaining Dongting Cavalry, and the entire queue was cut in the middle. , in a vast open space, two cavalry troops collided together like two iron walls. The horses rolled on the ground in the squeeze, and blood spattered from the horses passing by.

"It's a Wikian!" Bogorza's sharp eyes flashed. "I didn't expect to be ambushed by the Wekian cavalry here. It's really God's will! It's a pity that there are only so many people who want to defeat me, Bogolza." Mu, what a joke!”

Bogor raised his right hand and said, "Blow the rally call! Change the previous sneak attack strategy, I will eat this Vekian cavalry!"