Realm of Power

Fertasso's shout quickly attracted the attention of the arrow tower operators. "Who is it?" A head popped out from the side window of the arrow tower, looked at Fertasso walking among the ruins, and immediately disappeared again. ,

The dark-faced 3rd Squadron Captain Spartha quickly turned out of the solid arrow tower, stood upright and saluted Fetaso. He was holding a smooth heavy infantry crossbow that had been touched by his hands, and his face was He asked with some hesitation, "Master Fitaso, why are you here? Are you worried about our defense?" After all? I am also a senior archer who has experienced several battles. When I faced the oncoming Ruildian heavy cavalry, I never showed mercy. With these defense capabilities, I am not as good as Dorok idiot. As long as the crossbow arrows are given Even if they attack me for another week, they won’t be able to get past me even one meter away.”

"Don't be so nervous. This is a battlefield. I'm just here to see you." Fetaso saluted him. The third squadron was formed after expansion. The entire squadron has 1,217 soldiers. Among them, there are 750 crossbowmen, the most among all squadrons. The line of defense they are responsible for is the shortest road from the east gate where the Doroks attacked to the central tower.

In the past two days of fighting, most of this road has been destroyed by heavy Thor artillery fire. Now except for the arrow tower and two nearby villas, almost all other areas have been destroyed.

Fitasuo walked into the arrow tower, and the situation before him made his face a little solemn. There were many wounded soldiers lying inside, many of them were wrapped in bandages, and blood slowly seeped out from the bandages, and the bandages were It was dyed dark red, and the floors on each floor were completely dyed red with blood.

Although it was an expected situation, Fitaso still frowned slightly.

This time his mission was to block the southward advance of Dorok's army. Although he expected a fierce battle, he did not expect it to break out so violently. He used 8,000 men to block Dorok's 30,000 elite forwards. Although relying on the favorable terrain and suppressive weapons, his troops still suffered a lot of casualties.

In this unexpected and brutal offensive and defensive battle, whether it was the Falcon Army or the Dorok Parliamentary Army. From the beginning, they used all their strength to defeat each other, especially the Dorok Parliamentary Army, in order to open the passage to the hinterland of Lod in the shortest possible time.

President Duozhao came to supervise the battle in person. More than 30,000 Rock forwards attacked like an overwhelming force regardless of life and death. They just wanted to quickly defeat the unknown number of Falcon Army in front of them in a short period of time when the opponent's defense was not stable. He opened a big hole in the Falcon Army's defense line, and then quickly approached with light troops, reversing the embarrassing situation in front of him in one fell swoop.

The intensity of this battle was beyond the expectations of both parties. Although the Third Banner Regiment was a newly formed unit, its predecessor was in the Battle of Staros that shocked the entire continent. It was unable to face the fierce attack of 200,000 Ruidian troops. The Second Flag Regiment of the Salon Army took a step back because the losses of this flag regiment in that battle exceeded four-fifths. Only then did they have to temporarily adapt and merge with the Third Flag Regiment, which also suffered serious battle losses, and continued to use the number of the Third Flag Regiment.

According to the battle damage report sent this morning, in yesterday's fierce battle, the Doroks launched a total of thirty-seven charges. Although they were severely damaged and defeated, the tenacious Third Banner Regiment also lost 1,300 people, and the injured There are more than 3,000 soldiers, accounting for almost half of the entire flag regiment.

Due to insufficient troops and severe damage to the buildings in the city, except for the seriously injured and unconscious wounded soldiers, the rest of the wounded soldiers are still resolutely guarding the front line.

As you can see in front of you, many arrow towers have become temporary treatment centers for wounded soldiers. The wounded soldiers are concentrated in the arrow towers. Once the enemy launches an attack, the soldiers dripping with blood will quickly get up and enter. own shooting position, while the soldiers defending outside. It relies on the surroundings of the arrow tower, making the enemy pay a heavy price for every step closer to the arrow tower.

"What's going on?"

Fitaso walked up to the second floor of the arrow tower. He saw that the second floor was also full of soldiers, but unlike the wounded soldiers on the first floor, these soldiers were all sleeping soundly, and various snoring sounds came and went, like Like an ensemble in a theater

"These are all for rest after rotation." Seeing his commander's gloomy expression, the squadron leader who followed him up to the second floor quickly explained with an embarrassed look.

"Everyone has been standing on the defense line for two days. The soldiers will not die, but their combat effectiveness will be reduced due to fatigue, so I let some soldiers rest in rotation. The current situation is not very optimistic, but we can still persist. After two days of fierce fighting, The casualties of my squadron are normal. As long as there are enough arrow clusters in the rear, I think we can resist for at least 2 days. But if the battles are as fierce as the previous two days, it's hard to say."

"Two days, you really think highly of the Dorok people." Hearing the explanation of the third squadron leader, Fitaso looked better. He came to a shooting hole and looked out for a while, then turned around and squatted down. Beside a soldier who was still sleeping, he said "Let them rest for a while. If I guessed correctly, the Dorok people still stationed outside the city should be full of wounded soldiers. Unless they have new reinforcements, they will not launch another attack like this. It was such a fierce offensive in the past two days."

Walking down the stairs, Feita carefully greeted each of the wounded and asked them with concern if they wanted to evacuate temporarily, but the wounded soldiers refused without exception.

"Sir, behind us is the Rode Basin that was conquered after a bloody battle. If the Doroks are allowed to pass, how can we face our comrades who died under the walls of Rode Kyoto?" Many wounded soldiers said this,

After inspecting the nearby defense line, Fetasso returned to the central tower at noon. From now on, the combat effectiveness of the entire flag regiment is pretty good. Looking from the red circle on the lookout mirror, Fetasso can clearly see Seeing that the Dorok people, who thought they were dying, seemed to be carefully preparing for the fourth attack,

On Guangping, which is closest to the city gate, a large number of Dorok people are gathering. These Doroks lined up are different from the previously withdrawn Dorok Parliamentary Army. The spirit of these soldiers obviously does not look like they have fought fiercely for two days. Countless spears stand in the distance, and it looks like a black mass. of forest,

What arrived this time were two flag regiments of the Dorok Parliamentary Army. Compared with their colleagues who had lost more than half of their lives in the battle, these new Dorok soldiers were very strong, and there were even some Dorok spear knights. They rode horses with red woven cloth vests, and from time to time they ran past in a mighty manner in the distance.

"Damn it. The Dorok people actually increased their troops at this time. It's really a good thing but not a bad thing." Fita Sofei laughed bitterly at himself. He really regretted that he had just said that if there were no reinforcements, he would not launch the attack. Such nonsense as the fierce offensive two days ago.

"If you pass the order, whoever kills the most enemies in this battle, I will award him the Samor sword that His Majesty the Falcon personally gave me." At the critical moment, Fitaso could only throw out his most precious treasure.

After hearing the order from the flag regiment commander, all the soldiers standing behind him had Xin Mo. The order soldiers secretly said in their hearts that it seemed that the flag regiment commander was desperate. No one spoke, but someone's rapid breathing could be heard. The Samor sword given by His Majesty the Falcon himself was the highest honor a Falcon warrior could receive. Fitaso also lost it in the Battle of Staros. It took me half my life to get such an honor, and now I am willing to show it, which proves that we have reached an extremely critical moment.

"What are you still doing? Convey the order immediately." Feitasuo glared at the messenger behind him with his beard and hair straightened. The news was quickly conveyed to all the troops who were resting, although they were already very tired. But the soldiers still cheered up and stood up from the ground, especially the senior shooters, who were hopeful of breaking this record.

The senior crossbowman who ranks first in line has shot sixty-six Doroks to death. The arrow clusters in his quiver are all engraved with his own unique marks. In fact, all crossbowmen will do this. Otherwise, it will be difficult to count who killed the enemy after the war. If the enemy was killed by random arrows, it will be counted on the head of each crossbow squadron. If a certain number is accumulated, bonuses can be reported upwards. In the end, everyone split it equally

When they heard that the reward for this battle was a Samor sword given by His Majesty the Falcon, everyone's eyes turned red. Even many seriously injured soldiers struggled to get up and return to the battlefield. This was The persistence in pursuit of honor revealed in the bones of soldiers,

2 hours later

The Dorok offensive resumed this time. The Doroks brought some trebuchets for siege. They initially tried to place the trebuchets on the city wall. As a result, they were heavily bombarded from the central tower. The three trebuchets that had not yet been completed were destroyed on the spot. Fireworks were set off, exploding into pieces in the rumbling light of fire,

After several attempts made no progress in front of the Falcon Army's Thor Cannon, the Dorok Parliamentary Army decided to launch a comprehensive offensive. This time the attack was wider, more troops were invested, and it was rare. Cavalry was used in street fighting.

In previous battles, when the Dorok soldiers attacked in formation, they always attacked on foot along the winding path formed by the ruins. But this time, because of the more mobile cavalry, in the fierce street fighting , after a round of crossbow shooting, the Dorok Lancers wearing colorful striped armor will quickly form a charge, and the Dorok infantry will follow behind.

"shooting"

Shouts came one after another from the Falcon Army's defense line, and fierce arrow clusters were shot out continuously, hitting the knight's shield and making a very violent sound. Some were directly bounced off, and some whizzed past their heads. , and then hit the stone wall inside the church, bouncing and finally falling to the ground. It had to beat a few times unwillingly, and finally stopped unwillingly.

"assault"

The Dorok infantrymen saw that the most troublesome crossbows could not shoot through the queue of knights, and their morale was immediately boosted. At this moment, the Thor cannon shells from the center of the city fell like a heavy rain, and among the Dorok army Waves of smoke were set off, and the flattened ruins were blown up piece by piece by the fire.

Although the Dorok army is equipped with some simple siege trebuchets, it has almost no advantage in front of the Thor with a longer range. Now it has to use the old method of filling in with men. This is not suitable for the Falcon Army, which is full of crossbowmen. It is not enough to pose a threat at all, and if the Dorok people's characteristic spearmen want to be fully effective, they must pass through the blockade formed by the crossbows in front.

The Thor cannon shells blasted large craters in the streets, making the Doroks' advance even more difficult. In this area of ​​less than 3 square kilometers, tens of thousands of soldiers rushed in at once, and the distance between the troops was as great as very small,

The Falcon Army's defense line was like a square outer frame. The crossbowmen kept shooting from the arrow towers. The heavy pikemen on the outside were already in a tight formation. Many Doroks were shot a hundred meters away from the arrow towers. scattered,

There are also some who are particularly tenacious, after sacrificing about half of the personnel. Only then did they successfully get through the artillery blockade of the Falcon Army. But what greeted them was a row of towering spears,

"Killing" The world was filled with terrifying shocking sounds, and arrows as dense as raindrops violently bombarded the crowd again, like waves hitting a hard rock wall. It turned into a splash of terrifying bright red, and the battle line suddenly flashed with the metallic light of armored shields and spears. The Dorok attack line rolled up like a wave, and then hit the defense line composed of dense spears of the Falcon Army.

"Puff-puff-puff" the sounds of sharp weapons piercing the flesh and bones breaking came and went, just like the waves of flesh and blood and screams in the killing.

"Charge over, the Falcon Army collapses"

Loud shouts came from the direction of the Dorok people. At this most critical moment that affects the morale of the entire army, even those who are most afraid of death will be inspired to rush forward.

The Dorok soldiers who had just retreated rushed forward again, and their light bodies quickly crossed the ruins in front. Even though they were cut off a layer by the incoming arrow clusters several times, the Dorok soldiers behind were still like The waves were surging, and the Falcon Army's originally solid defense line seemed to be collapsing.

Suddenly the entire front line was crowded with people, and countless Dorok soldiers stretched their spears in front and rushed forward.

"Hit me hard." Fitaso personally came to the fort where the Thor troops were located, pointed at the already glued battle line, and ordered the Thor gunners to immediately cover the area that was about to fall.

A Dorok Lancer watched in surprise as a thick smoke came towards him. A huge roar knocked him off his horse, and then several more cannonballs fell around him.

Although he himself was aware of the danger, in order to maintain a calm posture in front of his soldiers, he did not choose to hide, so. When the fourth shell fell, his entire body, including his men and horses, were overturned into the ruins next to him.

"Rumble" In the sudden burst of fire, the exquisite shield with the knight's emblem printed on it flew twisted in the air for a while before falling. In the smoke, the cavalry who rushed into the narrow passage continued to fall. The neighing of the war horses doubled the tragic atmosphere of the battlefield, and the streets began to become deserted again.

If we talk about it in this battle. The secret of the Falcon Army's persistence is the 30 Thor cannons that will be assigned later. This is the number assigned to the entire Salon Army. For this small city of less than 3 kilometers, it is enough to cover two-thirds of the area.

Among the Falcon Legion, except for the Central Army under Fatty, which has more than a hundred Thors, the other legions are all within 50. But Salon is a very smart guy. Since the number of Thors cannot be changed, then change the number of Thors. During the attack on Rotoku Kyoto, Fatty handed over all the Thors under his command to Saron. Although he returned to the original organization after the war, the large amount of Thor cannon shells that he had accumulated at the time still remained. In the Saronian Legion

This time Salon also spent a lot of money and moved all the Thor artillery shells stockpiled by the Central Army to Anweize. He originally wanted to keep them for counterattack. Who knew that just after the transfer, he was at odds with the Dorok Parliamentary Army who was trying to take advantage of every opportunity. They met unexpectedly, so these cannonballs came in handy, and they were poured out on the heads of the Dorok people without hesitation.

After summarizing the experience of countless battles, the Falcon Army discovered that the Thor Cannon has a unique advantage in defending the city. With the high walls of the city and the support of a sufficient number of Thors, the long-range attack that the Falcon Army is best at is enough to fight against countless enemies. Enemies twice as big as oneself,

Watching the Dorok soldiers falling one by one under the gunfire through the telescope, Fitaso breathed a long sigh of relief in his heart. Unless the Dorok people would continue to add reinforcements and wear themselves out, otherwise they would not be able to survive It was impossible to capture Anweize within a few days.

Duo Ze, who was standing on the city wall, punched the hard stone with an angry fist, which was covered with blood stains. He watched helplessly as the Dorok queue that successfully broke in decreased one by one, and finally disappeared completely. A heavy feeling of exhaustion lingered on him. However, it happened

This seemingly shaky defense line that could collapse with just a push was now like a dry desert, rapidly devouring the blood of the Dorok soldiers. When they launched the attack, the Dorok soldiers were indeed majestic. , came menacingly, but as time passed, their figures slowly disappeared. This is a very bad sign,

At this moment, a messenger ran over to him in a panic and reported that when Dorok's army marched south to attack An Weize, the Falcon Army, which had already been deployed, also launched a large-scale attack. The two flag regiments located on the flanks of Dorok's army suffered a large-scale counterattack by the Falcon Army at the same time this afternoon.

The seemingly exhausted Falcon Army mobilized a large-scale force from somewhere. After a half-hour-long earth-shaking shelling, the cavalry, flying the Falcon Central Army's battle flag, In an instant, the defense lines of the two flag regiments on the flanks were torn apart.

This information added an unspeakable bitterness to Duo Ze's already gloomy face. The Falcon Central Army was the natural nemesis of all mainland soldiers when he came. (To be continued, please search Piao Tian Literature for better and updated novels. Faster!