Realm of Power

The next morning, the quiet suburbs of Rotoku Kyoto were filled with white mist. Except for the pitted ground that had been blasted by the Thor bombardment and the charred land burned by the fire, everything seemed to be calm again.

After suffering heavy losses in yesterday's battle, the Rohde people no longer dared to arrogantly pull their troops outside Kyoto. Instead, they hid behind the solid city wall and looked at the movements of the Falcon army on the opposite side with a trembling gaze.

Since this morning, the Falcon Army on the opposite side has not stopped. Groups of Rode prisoners who were lifted up by ropes are like a display, forming dozens of large and small queues in front of the Falcon Army camp, and the darkness is overwhelming. There were a large number of people, and the faces of these prisoners were very depressed. Judging from the stumbling speed of their steps, many of them were captured by the Falcon Army with their two short legs after the collapse of yesterday's battle. The cavalry faced each other,

The result was obvious. Almost all of the nearly 100,000 prisoners were captured by the Falcon Cavalry who had searched them. In order to prevent these prisoners, who were equal to the number of the Falcon Army, from commotion, on both sides of these Noder prisoners, Countless neatly arranged phalanxes of crossbows were waiting, followed by an attack line composed of trebuchets and thunder gods.

On the high ridge, the falcon battle flag, which represents the myth of invincibility, flutters in the morning wind. The golden spread-winged falcon on it has curved claws, spread wings, and falcon eyes woven with gold thread. Under the sunlight rising on the distant horizon, it was dazzling and lifelike, while opposite the Falcon Flag, the Nord Flag on the wall of Nord Kyoto looked so lazy. I can't seem to cheer up at all.

Forty thousand Falcon cavalry lined up behind these prisoners like black clouds covering the ground. Hundreds of siege vehicles were also busy being assembled. The running messengers and countless mobilizing troops all showed that the Falcons The army is about to launch a major attack on Rotoku Kyoto.

"This is asking us to be cannon fodder for the enemy."

The Rod prisoners looked at each other. They all saw worried and hesitant looks on each other's faces. They had long heard that the brutal Kugits had the custom of driving prisoners ahead to attack the city. I didn't expect that the Falcon Army would also have such a habit, but think about it. Also, the Falcon Dynasty annexed the northern prairie area, and there are also Kugits among the current commanders. It is normal to use such cruel tactics.

It is not that no one among the prisoners of Lod tried to escape. But after hundreds of prisoners were shot through their bodies by countless arrow clusters, and suffered a torrential rain of slingshots, they were finally broken into pieces like broken sacks, and finally ended up in a sad and humiliating posture. Falling on the open ground a hundred meters away from Rode Kyoto, the prisoners knew that what was waiting for them was a death trap.

Among the hundreds of prisoners, only two or three were lucky enough to reach the gate of Kyoto, but what greeted them was the closed gate of Kyoto. The dim metallic luster was like the color of this world, so cold and ruthless, and the Nord defenders above just watched helplessly.

"Open the door, you cowards and cowards"

The prisoners jumped off the moat in grief and anger. I swam across the icy cold water and climbed up to the river bank close to the city wall, slamming the closed iron gates of Kyoto with my hands. The hurried shouts made the archers on the city wall turn to look at the squadron leader behind them.

"No one is allowed to open the door. There may be spies of the Falcon Army inside." Facing the complicated looks of the soldiers, the squadron leader ordered with an embarrassed expression. "This is an order from above. In order to deal with the spies of the Falcon Army destroying the city gate, Ya Prince Geffington issued a death order. No one is allowed to open the gates of Kyoto unless ordered by the prince. Otherwise, the entire team will be killed.

"Then what should they do? Just watch them like this? Or let the Falcon Army capture them back?" the Nord archers shouted with unbearable expressions. Their red eyes were full of bloodshot eyes. Those were their companions, who were with them. The same Rode people, just looking at the desperate screams of these prisoners, the soldiers felt as if their hearts were being grabbed by something.

"They shouldn't run back..." The Nord infantry squadron leader looked ugly. Finally he gritted his teeth and raised his hand with determination. "All archers are ready, target, city gate area, cover."

"What?" Some archers turned back hesitantly, thinking that they had heard wrongly. Covering the city gate? Doesn't it mean that all these prisoners were covered?

"Execute the order if you don't want to be killed by those bastards who came here." Captain Nord looked at a group of law enforcement teams arriving not far away and said with meaning.

"God will forgive our mistake, because we have no choice but to do it." The squadron leader looked at the archers who were still in a stalemate, and almost cried on his face.

He could feel the footsteps of the law enforcement team getting closer and closer. The long swords of the senior Lud warriors in the law enforcement team had been drawn out. These law enforcement teams were all cold-blooded guys. They killed their own people more ruthlessly than their enemies. , it seems that as soon as this kind of position appears, their targets are their own people. The German law enforcement team has always been famous for its cruelty.

Since yesterday's disastrous defeat, in order to strengthen control over the remaining armies, Prince Yagfiton has brought out his conspirator's instincts. He has deployed a small law enforcement team in each flag regiment to monitor the abnormal movements of each army. , in particular, it is strictly forbidden to talk about yesterday's tragic defeat in the battle. If found, they will be beheaded immediately, let alone the prisoners who escaped.

This is not the first time that they were killed immediately without censorship. The euphemistic name was to prevent Falcon Army spies from taking the opportunity to sneak into Kyoto. In fact, it was obvious that these prisoners made the arrogant Prince unhappy, as recorded With the sign of that humiliating battle, he is always reminded of his failure.

"Damn it, shoot quickly, target, cover the city gate area" the infantry captain Ruode yelled with all his strength again, it seemed that he was affected by him, or he was really frightened by the words "law enforcement team\

,"The archers on the city wall squinted their eyes, loosened the bowstring that had been tightened to the extreme, and there was a vibrating sound of grace. Countless arrow clusters poured down on the city gate like a white light curtain, and there was a burst of shouts and curses from below. , after the archer finished shooting the arrow, he couldn't help but turned his head. He didn't even have the courage to take a look at the position he just covered. What's going on with the Lode people killing the Lode people?

"Why... why do you want to kill us?"

These prisoners, who were feeling lucky to have escaped, had expressions of disbelief on their faces. Their eyes were as big as bells, and they looked at the cluster of arrows that shot through their bodies in disbelief.

Until the moment the corpse fell, they still couldn't believe that they would die in the hands of their own people. The bright red blood mixed with the shiny arrows came out from their backs. In front of the huge Kyoto city wall, the faces of these soldiers The corpse is so insignificant, yet so shocking

"A bunch of bastards, do you want to secretly communicate with the Falcon Army spies outside the city?" At this moment, a law enforcement team composed of 50 elite Rohde guards rushed over from the opposite passage, and an officer in the lead The cold sword in his hand was placed on the neck of the Nord infantry captain.

"No, sir." Captain Rode's infantry turned pale with fright at the sword on his neck. He pointed at the city gate covered by arrows and shouted at the top of his lungs, "Look if you don't believe it, we shot. Really, we will The traitors of the Lode Army and the spies of the Falcon Army were all killed without hesitation. We are the most loyal soldiers of the Lode Army and supporters of His Highness the Prince. How could we collude with the enemy?"

"Regardless of how smart you are, if you are too slow, I will definitely cut you with a sword." The officer of the law enforcement team withdrew his sword with a solemn face and said in a vicious voice, "His Royal Highness's order, in order to prevent the spies of the Falcon Army from sabotaging At the city gate, any prisoner who escapes will be regarded as an enemy. Once discovered, he will be shot immediately. Next time, I don’t want to see anyone hesitate, so don’t blame us for being rude."

When the law enforcement team left, Captain Nord on the city wall wiped the sweat from his forehead with a pale face, "It's so dangerous, it's just a little bit close. If it's a little later, my head will be hanging on the wall." The flagpole on the city wall is up. The way it swings in the wind must be very ugly.

The silent wind blew through the open space. The scene just discovered at the gate of Rode Kyoto made all the Rode prisoners look pale and dumbfounded. Why? Why is this happening? The prisoners are all thinking about those few prisoners. I was angry at what happened at the city gate. It was just to protect myself, just to save my own face. Do the people inside also want to kill their own people?

"Okay, take all the prisoners back. Under the current circumstances, there should be no possibility of large-scale escapes. If there are scattered escapes, send cavalry to capture them." The fat man standing on the top of the mountain put down his watch. Mirror, giving instructions to the generals behind him

"Your Majesty, what if these prisoners resist fiercely?" a flag commander of the Falcon Central Army asked seriously. One hundred thousand prisoners, this is definitely the largest number of prisoners at one time since the Falcon Army started fighting.

One hundred thousand young adults is almost as much as the population of a medium-sized city. This makes many Falcon generals feel embarrassed. It is precisely because of such hidden dangers that Fatty decided to arrange this fratricidal drama himself. Now it seems that, The effect was pretty good. The frightened Nord Kyoto defenders actually started killing their own people.

"Don't abuse them, but don't be too nice either." The fat man rolled his eyes and said to the flag leader who asked the question, "We only provide one half-full lunch every day. They are so hungry that their hands and feet are weak. You ask them to resist, but they don't resist." If you have the strength to resist, if there is someone who is disobedient, tell him that he will have a chance to escape, but if he is killed by the Kyoto defenders, don't blame us for not reminding him."

"Your Majesty, do you mean to let them go?" The fat man's words made most of the Central Army generals confused. The fat man smiled and said, "We will continue tomorrow. I also want to see if those prisoners will escape." How many times do you give up?"