Realm of Power

At the snow-capped Yinqueqiu Mountain Pass, thick black smoke blocked the view ahead. Looking at the Normandy army camp with several black smoke rising in the distance, a trace of confusion flashed across Reposti's face with a death wish. Two young officers from the Salander Expeditionary Force stood side by side behind him, their eyes serious and respectful.

The scouts who went to investigate had already received intelligence from the front. The main force of more than 30,000 Normandy troops, who were originally preparing to attack Yinqueqiu with great momentum, actually withdrew completely overnight. A wave of fear permeated the entire other side of the White Qiu. Amidst the black smoke that goes straight up into the sky, the wind with a burning smell blows in your face, giving people a very unreal feeling.

In order to prevent it from being a conspiracy by the Normans, Reposti very cautiously sent out six scouts in a row and carefully searched the nearby 20 miles before finally confirming the correctness of the news. "Have the specific reasons been found out?" Reposti said from Turning around in front, the cold wind blowing through Yinqueqiu blew over his somewhat haggard but resolute face, and his bloodshot eyes still held strong determination. Behind him, a scout captain wearing black armor, Jumping down from the horse quickly,

He lowered his head and replied respectfully, "The enemy's retreat was too sudden. We have expanded the search range to 20 miles, and still cannot find traces of the Normandy Army. This shows that the time of the enemy's withdrawal was probably before midnight yesterday, otherwise it would be absolutely impossible." Won't go that far and retreat along the way Judging from the traces of the enemy, the direction of the withdrawal of the opponent should be the northerly coast. The specific direction is not clear yet, but it should be in a hurry, so that in order to prevent some of the large equipment that has been built from falling into the hands of our army, Normandy People didn’t even think of transporting them away, but directly ordered them to be set on fire on the spot.”

"The northern coast?"

Reposty frowned slightly. He quickly asked someone to bring him a map of Normandy. He spread out the map on a rock with both hands and carefully searched for the marks on the map along the north direction of Silver Bird Hill. It's not very clear. In fact, this was secretly drawn by the empire through businessmen traveling on both sides. Because the scope of action is limited, starting from the coast where merchants like to stop, it becomes blurry as it goes inland, and a very conspicuous triangular mark comes into his sight very soon.

Port Beruye! It is the largest port on the northeastern coast of Normandy. Judging from the rough map of Normandy in my hand, the location of Port Beruye is like an opening on the northeastern coast of Normandy, an inland river called Letelier. , extending from the interior of Normandy to here. Finally, it merges into the long sea. In the northern section of the Port of Beruye is Alamein, the largest food hoarding place in Normandy. The waterway is convenient and the materials are stored. Whether it is considered from a commercial or military perspective, Beruye is a Norman. 's Achilles' heel.

"Could it be..." Reposti suddenly raised his head, called all the dozen or so Salander officers behind him, and tapped the location of Beruye on the map with his fingers. He expressed his speculation and then asked, "What do you think of the evacuation of the Normans?"

"It's just as your Excellency thinks." Bai Dan, as the representative of the officers, said after thinking for a while, "If the direction of the Normandy people's evacuation is really Beruye. That can only mean that there is something more important to them than us. For example, Alamein in the north of Beruye is the largest food storage area for the Normans. It is now a severe winter and there is already insufficient food. If something goes wrong, it will inevitably lead to a sudden change in the war situation in Normandy and even cause legal control in the country. Chaos! So they have to save!"

"Sir, why don't we follow them, and then a sudden attack will definitely hit the Normans hard!" Some officers said excitedly. They looked at Reposti with burning eyes. Different from the previous respect for their superiors, this is A kind of respect from the heart, just like looking at one's idol,

Although the chief and deputy commanders of the expeditionary force were not Salanders, in the Battle of Yinqueqiu, the expeditionary force set up ambushes and annihilated an elite cavalry group of 10,000 Normans at the cost of 5,000 people. This was something that had been destroyed by the Normans before. Fighting the fearful Salanders was something they couldn't even dream of. The good fighting skills of the Falcon regulars also allowed the Salander soldiers to overturn some of their previous misconceptions.

Once upon a time, the Normans fought with guns and horses in the territory of Salander, one against ten, killing the Salanders in rivers of blood and losing half of the kingdom. Only the dangerous terrain of Kyoto could hold back the onrushing Normans. Iron hoof, get a chance to breathe , but now, the Salander's sword of revenge is coming to the Normans, and all these changes come from the undefeated Falcon Empire sweeping across the continent. Without the support of the empire, Salander would have already fallen. The racecourse was pillaged by the Normans.

"I want this too, but..."

Reposti raised his head from the map, took a deep breath and said, "The expeditionary force's combat goal is to establish a bridgehead for rear reinforcements, not to launch a full-scale war against the Normans, so even if they know there is an advantage to be taken advantage of, when the situation is unclear, Under such circumstances, I cannot risk the tens of thousands of lives of the expeditionary force!"

"However, if we just sit back and watch the opportunity to counterattack slip away, once the Normans recover, they will definitely deal with us with all their strength!" Bai Dan said with a worried look on his face.

"Tamp, tap," a sound of galloping horses came from the distance, temporarily stopping the discussion. A cavalryman in black armor ran down from the horse, handed an order letter in his hand to Reposti, and said "This is the most important order to be delivered. Lord Yaglinsi specifically ordered that it must be delivered to you within one day!"

"So urgent?"

Reposti glanced at it with confusion, and his face suddenly changed color. The seal of the letter had been opened. Yaglins must have read it.

But it can still be seen that it is the coat of arms of a thorn flower. Reposti's heart can't help but beat faster. The thorn flower means that this is not from the Ministry of Military Affairs or the Ministry of the Navy, but is sealed with a postmark by His Majesty the Falcon himself. , its weight can be imagined. At this moment, what instructions does His Majesty Falcon, the God of the Continental Army, have?

'I see, I said why did I run away..." Reposti read it as fast as he could, took a deep breath, and looked at the white hills shrouded in black smoke in the distance in a daze. "What's wrong? ,grown ups! "

The Normandy officers gathered around and looked curiously at the letter in Reposti's hand, "One good news and one bad news!" Reposti put the letter in his pocket, smiled bitterly, and glanced at the somewhat astonished young officers. , smiled and said, "The good news is that I finally know why the Normans ran away like that. Just yesterday, 14,000 reinforcements composed of the Salander Northern Army landed at the port of Beruye, the most important port of the Normans. , In other words, Alamein, the largest food storage area of ​​the Normans, should have planted our flag at this time! If they don't go back to rescue, they will be worse than us guys who have no food! ""What, this is true! "The young Salander officers were suddenly in a commotion, revealing joy that could not be concealed. After studying for a period of time in the Falcon Army, these young Salander officers knew very well that logistics is decisive for the outcome of a battle. effect,

"Then what are we waiting for? Let's organize our soldiers and set off immediately, just in time to attack the Normans in front and behind Alamein with the landing reinforcements!"

Bai Dan's face glowed with excitement, and he shouted as he prepared for a big fight. Everyone could see that the landing of reinforcements was like a stab in the back of the Normans, and their logistics were disrupted. The balance of the war has undoubtedly tilted towards the expeditionary force.

"Yes, go to El Alamein!" the officers raised their hands and shouted in unison

"No, we can't go to Alamein!" Reposti looked at everyone, a bitter smile suddenly appeared on his lips, shook his head at the excited people, and said, "This is the bad news I want to tell you! Whether you believe it or not I don’t believe it, but this is His Majesty Falcon’s order!”

"Why? Why can't we go to Alamein?" Bai Dan's excited look was still on his face, and the others were also stunned there. The cold wind blew by, and their hearts were cold. Seeing the victory they had already obtained slip away like this, everyone The human heart is like these snowy hills

"Because we have more important tasks!"

Reposti shrugged to everyone and said, "In order to cooperate with the reinforcements' attack, His Majesty Falcon ordered the expeditionary force to launch the second step of the attack plan on the day it receives the order. The expeditionary force will attack the hinterland of the Normans, mainly The target is several major cities in the hinterland of Normandy! ”

"Why is this? We can kill all the enemies in Alamein...!" Bai Dan asked with an angry look on his face, his face flushed and his fists clenched.

Reposti walked up to him, shook his shoulder heavily, and said in a solemn voice, "Have you forgotten what the original purpose of the expeditionary force was? You are the revenge sword of the Salanders, and you are also responsible for With the responsibility of rescuing 200,000 compatriots, the main force in Normandy must have been completely emptied of troops in the interior after such hardships.

Without the main defense, the city's defense power is almost negligible, so our goal is to rescue the 200,000 German compatriots who are still suffering.

They are His Majesty's real purpose in launching this war. Are you willing to let them endure one more day of suffering on the land of Normandy for the sake of your so-called glory? And His Majesty is very worried that once the main force of Normandy collapses on the front line, hysterics will The Normans will launch crazy revenge on the Salanders in the city! "

"Do you want to see your compatriots bleeding like rivers? If that's the case, why are you here?" Reposti's voice suddenly stopped and he looked at the sky in the distance. "These 20 Thousands of people, but His Majesty made a promise to all of Salander! Now it’s time to fulfill this promise!

"I'm such a stupid person!" Bai Dan suddenly knelt on the ground with tears in his eyes. He didn't expect that the promise that seemed to have no substance at the beginning would be remembered by the Vekia Falcon until now! To be continued