Realm of Power

After receiving the battle report from the Southern Army on Salander Island advancing towards the Normandy sphere of influence, it was already the end of July, and the climate began to cool down. The originally worrying rainy season rarely stopped in the Palaven Plain and did not continue. To the land of Nord,

During this period, Fatty, who had been wandering around Nord Kyoto, received a total of two battle reports.

One was Varisien, who was in charge of Anrod. This commander who was good at mobile warfare once again lived up to his expectations. With only 60,000 troops, he forcibly suppressed the 150,000 Nord troops.

Then, with the assistance of the 20,000 Kujit cavalry sent by him, he broke through the flanks of the Anrode defense line guarded by the Nord Crown Prince in one fell swoop. The light troops rushed into the empty area behind the Anrode defense line to outflank the Anrode defense line. Three battles and three victories. , surprisingly, the Nord army, which was several times larger than our own, completed a beautiful encirclement.

By the end of July, the Nord defenders had to abandon two-thirds of Anrod's area that had been cut off from logistical supplies. The so-called Anrod Blockade had been forgotten in name only. Among the 150,000 Nord troops, In this battle, two legions were annihilated and one legion rebelled. In the end, only more than 40,000 people under the direct control of the crown prince were left and fled in embarrassment.

"This battle, known as the last struggle of the Nord Kingdom, was won by the Falcon Dynasty with a perfect ending. Even the three-year-old child in the countryside knows the declining atmosphere of the Nord Kingdom. We are walking in the path of the Nords. On the Land, Heading for Kyoto is excerpted from the memoirs of Marshal Varisien of the Falcon Empire

Regarding this classic battle of defeating more with less, military scientists of later generations all have their own opinions. This was a pinnacle battle of the cold weapon era. Varisien, who later became one of the marshals of the Falcon Dynasty, once again confirmed his With his talent in strategy, with a force of 60,000, he was so frightened that 150,000 enemies did not dare to move, which shows the strength of this general on the battlefield.

But what all military strategists admit is that if it weren't for the ingenious layout of the Vecian Falcon, facing the Anrod defense line that the Nords had painstakingly experienced for hundreds of years, even if Varisien was given twice as many troops, it would have been much more difficult. It is not easy to break through easily.

First, Varisian's legion attracted the main force of the Nord army to the Anrod defense line, and then suddenly Marshal Isaac's heavy troops assaulted the weakly defended central area of ​​Fort Tichberg, and then dispatched the light cavalry with the strongest speed and impact. , cut horizontally into the rear area where the enemy's heavy defenses are weakest,

This was the most critical blow, which ultimately caused the enemy's main force to fall into a terrible situation where the entire army had not yet engaged in battle due to lack of logistics, and might be surrounded and annihilated.

The main force attracts from the front, cuts in and advances from the side,

This typical tactic was respectfully called "Eagle Yang" by later generations of military scientists because the critical horizontal penetration is like the sharp wings of a falcon. It requires high control of the battle situation and high requirements for not being sloppy in the breakthrough. What matters is not only the general's understanding of the order but also the soldiers' absolute execution of the order.

Another report was forwarded from the Business Alliance. Through a series of contacts with Norman businessmen, the matter about the falcon coat of arms was partly clarified.

It turns out that someone established a Falcon Chamber of Commerce in the continent of Oparo, and this falcon emblem was the symbol of that Chamber of Commerce. In order to promote the influence of the Chamber of Commerce, the merchant claimed that as long as someone transported the logo of the Chamber of Commerce to the area across the sea, You can enjoy preferential trade policies. For such publicity,

Most of the merchants on the Opallo continent seemed disapproving. The continent across the coast was as far away as the legendary end of the continent. Except for some Normandy merchants who had sea charts, basically few people would go there.

Most people believe that the center of the continent is in Oparo, and that the overseas lands are just remote and backward barbaric lands. The goods that may be transported there at the risk of their lives are simply worthless in the eyes of these barbarians. waste, just because of a baseless trade policy, no one is willing to take such a risk,

Looking at such a report, Fatty felt dumbfounded. During this period of time, Salon's army had swept through the 8 acropolis outside Nord Kyoto like a hurricane.

Faced with the overwhelming falcon army and the incendiary bombs that came like meteors all over the sky, the last three acropolis basically collapsed without a fight. After a month of raids, the falcon army had completely stripped Nord Kyoto. Nord Kyoto, which had not been exposed to war for hundreds of years, was nakedly exposed in front of the Falcon Army this time.

Dim lights shone from the windows, and in the quiet night, the footsteps of patrolling soldiers stepped on the leaves blown by the autumn wind, making bursts of rustling sounds.

"Let Salon come to my place." The fat man looked away from the map, raised his head and glanced at the wall clock hanging on the wall. It was three o'clock in the morning. The fat man knew that at this moment, Salon, who was in charge of the Kyoto strategy, must be as bad as him. When they fell asleep, they all faced the same problem. This time the Nords seemed to have learned the lesson. Not only did they change their usual proactive combat thinking, they also set up a rare grid-like turtle formation.

There are tens of thousands of densely packed trenches and hundreds of interconnected small castles. Fatty once personally took a look at those troublesome fortifications outside Nord Kyoto. Not to mention Salon, Fatty looked at the densely packed fortifications on the horizon. I also felt my scalp numb in the trenches and tunnels,

This time the Nord commander really got smarter. As an expert in defensive warfare, Fatty was also troubled by the defense of this mesh trench. No matter how strong the attacking Falcon Army was, the trenches all over the ground forced these heavily armored soldiers to move forward inch by inch. The dense long-range catapults deployed by the other side in the small castle area could completely smash any enemy trapped in it to death like whack-a-mole.

This was a death trap. Although the attack had not yet been launched, Fatty could foresee that once his infantry entered this area, the soldiers would be hit by the rain of trebuchets when they climbed over these mesh trenches. The stone machine covered the enemy's dense arrows while shouting and advancing. The blood of the soldiers will soon dye the land of the trench in front of them red. The troops responsible for the attack in front can only fill it with human lives.

Nord Kyoto is the capital of the last powerful kingdom on this continent. It would be a lie to say that the fat man has no anxiety in his heart, but even if he knows that this battle is not easy to fight, he should not use this stupid filling tactic.

"Tell me, how are you going to attack Nord Kyoto?"

The fat man glanced at Salon who came in from the door. The one-eyed dragon legion commander saluted the fat man straight. From the pair of eyes that were almost like rabbits, it can be seen that this guy is indeed staying up late like the fat man (to be continued)