Realm of Power

On the edge of the Pomian region in central Dorok.

In the gray and foggy dark jungle of the mountain, some figures are shaking. They are crawling on the high ground of the mountain, looking at the camp with scattered figures below. The hazy moon has risen into the sky, and the hidden people below are In the mountain stream, countless tents and small sheds made of tree branches were erected, as if a forest suddenly appeared on the plains. Among the Moonlight Clan who were rising into the air, the rocks in the mountain stream seemed to be coated with a layer of silver. .

In the open space between the tents one after another, cotton-like mist was blown by the wind, making everything hazy. The sentries on night duty sat listlessly around the fire and dozed off. Everything seemed so peaceful.

"I didn't expect that the other party was actually hiding here." A falcon scout lying in the grass looked at the Dorok flag flying on the tent in the mountain camp below, and a trace of surprise flashed on his face.

The order from the Legion Headquarters still made the experienced scout captain half-awake and half-doubtful. Who knew that when he touched it and took a look, he was immediately shocked. Good guy, just at the entrance of a cave, there were about There are more than 20 tents, and there is a wider area inside.

Only when you get closer will you find that the entire side of the mountain is empty. The area inside is very large. It is estimated that it can accommodate thousands of people. He has passed by here 6 times in just 2 days, but... Never once did I notice that there were caves on the side of the seemingly depthless mountain stream that connected to other mountain streams. It was like a gourd-shaped bottle mouth.

No one thought about the Doroks who were searching everywhere. To be able to hide quietly in the heart of this remote mountain stream that one would not even pay attention to is indeed the local advantage of the mountain people. When fighting against the Dorok people in the vast mountains, every step needs to be extremely careful.

No one knows whether there is a Dorok hunter ambushing you in the bushes in front, behind, and left of you. In this mountain forest, the Doroks have a very obvious advantage.

"Draw it right away." The scout captain looked delighted and immediately ordered the light soldier scouts who were following him. Quickly take out a pen and write down the location of the camp on a piece of white sheepskin.

This light infantry scout wore black lightweight leather armor and carried a long-handled infantry crossbow behind his back. The weapon on the waist is not a long sword but a sharp machete. This is used by the scouts to split the thorns blocking the road when they are exploring the road ahead.

There is also a waterproof leather bag hanging on his waist, which contains sheepskin that can be painted with cherry blossoms.

"Do we also need to mark the mountains here? The scout responsible for the description took off the leather bag from his waist and asked carefully,

"Of course, it is best to describe the direction of the mountain stream and the size of the cave, so that our people know where the opponent is most likely to set up defenses," the scout leader who led the team nodded and said,

Under his guidance, the light scouts used light blue lines to quickly outline the general terrain around them. Moreover, the direction of the mountain road and several locations specifically pointed out by the captain are marked on the map. These are the locations where the opponent's shooters are most likely to be hidden.

While listening, he quickly recorded that the color of the sheepskin in his hand was overall light white. Made through special engineering, they are all made of lamb leather that is less than half a year old. The leather is delicate, smooth and strong. Just a little bit of dark blue ink can be clearly painted on the leather surface, even if it encounters rain. Becomes blurry. Therefore, in the Falcon Army, it is generally used as a tool to transmit important information.

Soon, the scout stuffed the white sheepskin depicting the surrounding terrain into a wooden tube the size of a finger. The scout captain carefully stepped back, took out the wooden cage containing the homing pigeon from the horse behind, and carefully placed the slender wooden tube. was tied to the pigeon's leg. In order to ensure that it was strong enough, the scout captain also wrapped the thread several times. After confirming that everything was correct, the scout captain threw the pigeon into the dark night sky.

The white homing pigeon is like a white arc that was suddenly ejected, fluttering in the air and spreading its wings, flying towards the distant horizon.

After letting go of the carrier pigeon, the Falcon Scouts did not choose to leave immediately, but chose to stay. Their mission was to guard the Dorokrod camp in front of them before the army arrived.

The weather was very cold at this time,

The frost that fell at dawn still lay fragile on the ground and did not melt for a long time. The woods at the edge of the forest stood motionless, and the tops of the pine trees were swaying in circles in the wind, evaporating like smoke in the misty air. Compared with the south, autumn in the mountainous areas is particularly cold. Shanshan's belated dawn cast a layer of faint light over the jungle,

Below the mountain stream, the camp began to become lively. The entrance of the cave was crowded with people. The soldiers sleepily ran to the river next to the entrance of the cave to wash their faces, and began to set up pots at the entrance of the cave to stew food. Judging from the fish tail, the main food source of this Dorok army, which exists as eyes, is the fish in the mountain stream.

This Dorok army has been wandering here for two days, which once caused a headache to the Falcon Scouts who were eager to find them.

The hinterland of Pomian is a vast expanse of flat hills, while the periphery is surrounded by rolling mountains. These mountains are covered with dense bushes, the ravines are filled with messy weeds, and in some areas there are dense trees such as pine trees. zone,

It was because of this that the Dorok people dared to push part of their troops directly into the hinterland of the mountains less than 30 miles away from Pomian without any scruples. The Falcon Army might move south from Pomian at any time, and More than 80,000 Rock troops are also rushing in this direction like raging fire. Whoever can control this mountain forest will undoubtedly open a way for their respective armies in the rear.

But the woods all over the mountains and plains here completely block the sight. In these vast mountains, let alone 3,000 people, even ten times more, 30,000 people, for this lush forest area that is hundreds of miles long, it is only It's just a small island in the ocean,

In the vast mountains, the number of Falcon Army scouts is dwarfed by comparison. Unless the Falcon Army dispatches its entire army, finding a camp in such a dense forest area is as lucky as buying a lottery ticket and getting lucky.

Caesar Sauron was once troubled by this. But he went to see Fogdigo at the reminder of the fat man. The other person did not answer his question directly, but mentioned very interestingly that in late autumn, the trees withered and the weeds withered. Even in the dim light of the dark night, he could feel the There are already signs of yellowing on the weeds. There are also a lot of thick dead branches and leaves on the mountain road, layer upon layer, you can step on them. It makes a squeaking sound. As long as there is life passing by, it will always leave some traces.

This advice undoubtedly made Caesar suddenly realize.

It is late autumn now, the mountains are covered with dead leaves, and thousands of Dorok people will always leave traces on them no matter how cautious they are. It was under such a prompt that the searching Falcon Army scouts finally found the target. ,

When the news came back, Caesar Sauron immediately summoned all officers above the squadron commander for a meeting.

The news that the Dorok people who had been searching so hard were hidden in a mountain stream less than 5 miles away from our camp made many Falcon officers attending the meeting break out in a cold sweat. Although the opponent has few people, if they attack at night, it will have a certain impact on the base camp. Most likely, the opponent has no intention of attacking at night. Instead, they waited until the decisive battle between our own army and the main force of the Dorok Army, and suddenly burst out from behind the fiercely fighting Falcon Army. The sudden appearance of thousands of elites was enough to penetrate the weak back of the 40,000-strong army, causing the entire defense line to collapse. edge,

It seems that the opponent's commander knows very well that he only needs to first defeat the Caesar Sauron Legion, which is the main force in this battle. The entire battle of Dorok will surely be reversed, and the North-South encirclement tactics launched by Dorok will also face failure.

"This nail must be pulled out. This is His Majesty's order." Caesar Sauron conveyed the meaning from His Majesty Falcon, and the officers below also began to get excited.

"But the enemy is in the heart of a narrow mountain stream. How can we get in?" The officers also raised their own questions. They have encountered all kinds of strange enemies, but they did not expect that the enemy could hide in the cave.

"Don't worry about this. We don't need to take the initiative at all. We can easily force the enemy out of the mountain stream."

A trace of coldness flashed in Caesar Sauron's eyes, and he sneered at the corner of his mouth. He ordered all the attacking squadron soldiers to carry a bundle of firewood on their backs, and sent people to control all the highlands around the mountain stream that day. Groups of black shadows appeared in the night. It began to emerge from the forest around the mountain stream. The Dorok people below did not know anything about it. In order to avoid being exposed, the Dorok people recalled all outside scouts as early as 2 days ago.

"Start attacking." Caesar Sauron, who was sitting high up, nodded,

"Hoo" the fireballs burning with flames drew bright tracks over the mountain stream. The bright firelight illuminated the pale face of the Dorok sentry below. "Sparks splashed, and several fireballs collided on the cliffs of the mountain stream." It exploded, and countless sparks were thrown into the mountain stream below like a waterfall.

"Ah" the Dorok soldier who was splashed by the sparks screamed shrilly, and red flames surrounded him. As soon as the sentry's shout of "enemy attack" came out, dozens of cold rays shot him into pieces. A bloody gourd covered with arrows,

"The enemy, the enemy is coming up"

The loud explosion outside completely panicked the Dorok people in the cave. Countless figures appeared at the entrance of the mountain stream. By the light of the fire, the faces of this Dorok people were also revealed. This was indeed an elite force. The light troops were rarely wearing uniform light mail armor made of fine iron, and they wore Dorok pointed iron helmets on their heads. They erected their spears at the entrance of the mountain stream.

The entrance to the narrow mountain stream suddenly shimmered with cold light, as if a spear was suddenly raised. If anyone rushes in at this moment, dozens of holes will be stabbed immediately.

The Falcon Army was already prepared for the Dorok people's reaction

"Rocket Ready"

A Falcon squadron leader who was leading the front line raised his hand with a grin on his face. Behind him, thousands of infantry crossbows were raised in unison. The tops of the arrow clusters were burning with crackling flames, filling the entire air. With the smell of burning crude oil,

"Shoot" the squadron leader's arm fell down

"Beng Beng Beng" countless red light points shot out with the rapid vibration sound, like a large-scale meteor shower suddenly falling from the sky. The red light points drew long marks in the air, then fell rapidly, and finally turned into The death arrow that the Dorok people in the mountain stream will never forget

"Ah!" The screams of being hit by arrows echoed one after another at the entrance of the mountain stream.

In order to achieve sufficient density, Caesar Sauron mobilized a full 1,500 crossbowmen. The density of the falls can be imagined. At the entrance of the mountain stream, not only the corpses, but also the tidal flat like water flow were covered with arrow clusters.

"Retreat, retreat into the cave quickly." The Doroks were frightened by the tragic situation in front of them, and quickly ordered a panicked retreat, surrounded by torches. Light up the whole sky red

Dorok soldiers crowded together at the entrance of the cave, and it was difficult for them all to retreat at once.

The Falcon Crossbowmen gathered above "Shoot" launched another attack. Shooting towards the entrance of the cave below, countless white lines flew down like locusts, amidst the whistling sound of tearing the air. The Dorok soldiers crowded at the entrance of the mountain stream were once again covered by arrows from the Falcon Army. Suddenly, they were like leaves in a heavy rain rolling on the ground. The powerful crossbow arrows easily penetrated their thin mail armor. The arrows on the arrows The fire source made the person hit by the arrow wail in pain, making a horrible sound like hell, and the sound of burning grease made all the Doroks who watched this scene turn pale with fear.

"Order all the troops to throw down the firewood." Seeing that the Dorok people finally chose to curl up into the cave as expected, Caesar Sauron sneered at the corner of his mouth,

This is the autumn rainy season. Although it hasn't rained in the past few days, the trees are damp and ordinary fires cannot be ignited, but there is no problem at all for such a big fire tonight. I saw countless wet firewood thrown down from a high place, ignited by the blazing flames at the entrance of the cave, emitting bursts of smoke that made people cough violently, and the mountain wind blew all of it into the entrance of the cave. From a distance, it looked like a huge The monster opened its bloody mouth. Sweeping all the thick smoke in

"Ahem" The Dorok people in the cave were choked to death. Some soldiers risked being shot to death and appeared again at the entrance of the cave filled with arrows.

"Put down your arms and surrender, or die, make a choice." The lame shout of the Falcon Army came from above. This was what Caesar Sauron had temporarily taught to the soldiers, although most of the soldiers did not know this Dorok language. He meant it, but he still started shouting according to the officer's order. Especially when he looked at the Dorok people running out of the cave below, who looked so dejected, he screamed even more joyfully.

"Surrender, we choose to surrender." In the thick smoke, the Dorok soldiers ran out like ducks being driven out of their nests, shouting and throwing their weapons on the ground. Their faces were all covered in smoke. dark,

This situation lasted until dawn. Almost no Dorok people in the cave escaped the trap. Except for the 300 people who were shot and killed during the first resistance, the 400 people behind were made prisoners. No matter how tenacious they were under the smoke offensive, Those who did not escape from the cave were all dead without exception. There were more than 200 such people, including the commander of this elite unit, Dorok. Arthur Li, Commander of the Second Flag of the Seventh Legion

In fact, when the prisoner identified the smoke-blackened body in front of him as Arthur, even Caesar Sauron who came to check could not believe it, because this guy was really young, less than 20 years old at most. His age is indeed an anomaly among the Dorok army in terms of seniority.

"Everything went well. We have killed one of the three troops and we have clues about the other two."

With the victory report of the battle, Caesar Sauron knocked on the door of Fatty's study. Since yesterday, His Majesty Falcon seemed to have chosen to rest. This is really strange for the situation where a war is imminent.

"The early victory doesn't mean anything. This is just the first round."

There was no expression of joy on the fat man's face, and his eyes were not looking at him. Instead, he was looking at the table with concentration. There was a fish tank on it, with several small fish with colorful tails swimming in it. It was said that this fish was from far away in Pa. Princess Maumo of Lavin specially asked someone to send it to her.

"Your Majesty, is this very interesting?" Caesar Zoro looked at the fish tank with some surprise. Could it be that the fat man has changed his gender? He actually started to love small animals? Isn't this nonsense?

"Do you know what instinct is?" The fat man blinked his eyelids and stared at the fish in the fish tank and said, "I don't know why, but I suddenly felt that these fish are somewhat similar to us. The rhythm of war is like the water where fish live. The fluctuations of water are changing every moment, and the situation in war is the same. It is changing every moment and every second. In every battle we experience, there is no time to think, no time to hesitate, and no time to regret. On the battlefield, every decision we make costs the lives of tens or even hundreds of thousands of people.

The enemy, like us, has no choice. Faced with the responsibility of life and death, they can only analyze intelligence as quickly as possible, make the most correct judgment and formulate a combat plan in the shortest time. If they cannot grasp the pulse of the war at the first time, , then, you will lose your way in this stormy confrontation,

Just like the battle you just fought, we destroyed one of Dorok's three eyes, but this does not mean that everything went smoothly. I believe the other party should have thought of this a long time ago, but the other party still did not hesitate. sent out three eyes

In fact, I have just woken up. The three eyes sent by the other party are actually used to sacrifice time and divert our attention. You should send someone to investigate immediately. If I am not wrong, the other party is heading towards Barras. The 80,000 troops advancing in the same direction should have already changed their direction at this moment. "To be continued. If you like this work, you are welcome to vote for recommendations and monthly votes.