Realm of Power

"No, there must be something missing! The other party's arrangement cannot be without supporting points."

In the gloomy legion office, Hebery, commander of the Eighth Legion of Gaul, bent over, his disparate eyes frantically searching for something on the intertwined maps of the two warring parties. As an experienced commander of the Grand Legion, Hebery's The Eighth Army was favored by the Emperor of Gaul at the same time as the Sixth Army, known as the "Tiger Army" of the empire. As a strategic force to suppress the southwest and northwest, it itself shows that the Eighth Army is not as unbearable as it seems on the surface. One blow,

Although he found himself passive, Hebery still noticed something sharply from the enemy's fierce attack. Was it Dutroux?

Hebery's eyes suddenly stopped. It was the birthplace of the northwest rebel army's advance. It was the culprit that caused his Eighth Army to fall into an unfavorable situation before the war started. According to the current situation of being interspersed and divided by the enemy, he If you still deploy with the mentality of an all-out war, you will definitely die without a burial place. The current situation is like this. Our own Gallic Eighth Army has 110,000 people, but it is cut by the enemy's 60,000-strong division network. Open, like a giant beast trapped by countless ropes,

"In the grid-like dividing line, it is difficult for people to look at the beginning and the end. They can integrate local superior forces with ease and calmly, and finally eat up one of my infantry regiments! This should be what the military god on the opposite side is thinking. Something!”

Hebery whispered to himself, looking at the area marked Dutroux Heights, and suddenly a trace of calmness appeared on the corner of his mouth, he was careless! A proud smile came from the corner of Hebery's mouth. "Come here, tell Mayesuk of the 4th Infantry Regiment and Roy Gaien of the 5th Infantry Regiment to come to me." Hebery shouted to the guard at the door.

Soon, two young infantry commanders appeared in front of him. Because the regiment headquarters was seized, the two infantry commanders had to temporarily transfer back to the legion headquarters, and the troops under their command were all used as legion reserves. At present, each infantry regiment is fighting independently and has no time to take care of it. On the contrary, these two infantry regiments that were unexpectedly transferred back did not appear in the ranks of the Falcon Cavalry to continue attacking, giving Hebury an opportunity to turn the tide of the battle.

"Legion Commander!" Roy Gaien and Mayesuk stood up straight and saluted Hebery. Both of them looked a little embarrassed. Who could say otherwise? Before the battle even started, their regiment was turned upside down. A quarter of the casualties have become a joke for the Eighth Army. Before it was transferred to the western front, the Eighth Army was nicknamed the "Cowhide Army" on the eastern battlefield. This is how the Central Libyan people described this unit. Its combat power is not the most outstanding, but it is like a piece of cowhide, always standing there tenaciously when the opponent thinks it has been defeated.

And the same is true for the current war situation. The Falcon Army made a strong advance with a total of 60,000 troops. In the front, the fierce general Salon led 20,000 cavalry and defeated the regiment headquarters of three infantry regiments in succession. After that, a 40,000-strong army under the command of Fatty personally attacked frontally. If it were an ordinary opponent, even if they had the same military strength, they would have been defeated long ago under the combined efforts of the monarch and his ministers who had a tacit understanding of each other.

However, the Eighth Army of the Cowhide Army was still able to form a staggered situation with the Falcon Army despite its scattered operations.

To a certain extent, the self-help operation of the infantry regiment under the Eighth Army miraculously blocked the frontal attack of the fat man with the name of God of War. Although it was only short-lived, things on the battlefield were ever-changing and no one dared to say. The dawn of the goddess of victory will not fall on her just for a few minutes. For example, the general will be shot by a stray arrow, and the battle flag will be blown down by the strong wind. Such sudden changes will lead to the collapse of the army, which is unprecedented in history. Not a few.

"How are your troops resting?" Hebery looked up at the two infantry commanders standing in front of him with helmets in their hands.

"Of course there is no problem at all. You can go to the battlefield at any time!" Roy Gaien, who likes to show off, said energetically before Mayasuk.

"Is there really no problem at all?" Hebery stood up from his seat and glanced at the two nervous infantry commanders like lightning. This time, he thought that he would reverse the unfavorable situation in one fell swoop and completely defeat the enemy who had penetrated deep into his hinterland. The Falcons gulped it down in one gulp. The momentum formed invisibly made his courage rise infinitely.

"Except for the problems of some troops losing strength due to illness and equipment rusting in the rain, really... there is no problem!" Roy Gaien felt the heavy pressure from the regiment commander and lowered his head in embarrassment. Mayesu Katsuya quickly said that it was just a minor problem. If the legion headquarters issued an order, his infantry regiment would never retreat even if it fought to the last man.

"In this case, I will issue a combat order!"

He Baili's expression turned serious, and the two infantry captains quickly stood up straight again, with overjoyed expressions on their faces. They didn't expect to be able to return to the battlefield so soon. This time, they had to perform well. Lose the face you lost earlier After taking them all back, Roy Gaien almost laughed out loud. It must be that the guys on the front line couldn't bear it anymore. The Legion Commander had no choice but to send out the last reserve team. Everyone said they were heroes before. If you can, don’t call for reinforcements

"Order, the 4th Infantry Regiment and the 5th Infantry Regiment set off immediately. Two days later, I want to see you take the Dutroux Heights!" Heberli's voice revealed a hint of coldness.

"What, Dutroux Heights?"

Roy Gein was dumbfounded. The first thought that flashed through his mind was that the legion commander was just seeking personal revenge.

He trembled quickly and said, "Sir, if you want us to die to apologize, just say so. There is no need to let tens of thousands of soldiers die with us. It is impossible to capture Dutroux in two days. There are as many as tens of thousands of soldiers." Wan's northwest rebels were killed through the gap in Dutroux Heights, weren't they? , now risking being chased and intercepted by the northwest rebels along the way, heading towards the dangerous Dutroux Highlands, it is tantamount to shouting "If you don't kill me, you will not be a man" in front of all the northwest rebels. With the effect of group ridicule, the entire northwest rebel army will pounce on you!

"Sir, is this order too hasty?" Mark Yesu, who didn't speak much next to him, also had a timid look on his face at this time.

"Are you two idiots?" Seeing that his brilliant plan had been misinterpreted like this, Hebei suddenly became angry. He hammered down the map on the table with his hand and said sternly, "Our Eighth Legion is scattered. Isn't this the case for the enemy? The enemy wants to eat us with inferior strength through intervening tactics. For them, Our army is scattered like sand. It is not a huge grid that can strangle the enemy. The reason why our army is so passive at present is because all the troops are thinking about defense, but they did not expect that in such a staggered situation, taking the initiative is the best option. The best way to regain the initiative, and the mesh that can pull this big net is actually right in front of you all the time

"That's Dutroux Heights!' As long as we recapture this point of the entire battle, we can completely block all the intruding Falcon Army!" Hebry wanted to finish all the words in one breath, but looked at the two Hearing this, the stunned subordinates could not help but reveal a helpless smile.

"Two infantry regiments. An army of 40,000 people. Do you think I am full and ready to kill you? To tell you the truth, as you approach the Dutroux Heights, I will also order all the Eighth Army troops to start Launch a counterattack so that the northwest rebels can return to aid Dieter Lu's troops will be held back at the same time. For you, Dutroux is simply a piece of glory! If I hadn't shouldered the burden of the entire legion, I would have gone to implement this plan myself! Why are you here, idiot! Share the credit!"

"What my lord said seems to make sense! I'm going to prepare now... I didn't say anything just now. Oh, the weather is really nice today." Roy Gein looked guilty. Thinking of his misunderstanding, he felt a little at a loss and quickly pulled Mark Yesu beside him who had not recovered yet and left quickly.

"You escaped really fast!" He Baili looked at the backs of the two people as they left. Taking a deep breath, he picked up the water glass on the table and took a sip. The slightly cold water flowed into his dry throat. He glanced at the intertwined battle situation maps. Although he had asked for help from the Sixth Army, which was also in Rasti, the reply from the Sixth Army was "the army is gathering, please hold on to the Eighth Army." It was a bastard reply. He was obviously waiting for another tiger to come down the mountain when he and the northwest rebels were both defeated. Because of this reply, Hebery angrily concealed the problem of the regional grain depot from the other party.

At noon, the 40,000 troops of the 4th and 5th Infantry Regiments set off towards the Dutroux area.

Standing on the city tower, Hebery watched the long dragon-like troops finally disappear into the horizon, feeling more or less apologetic in his heart. These young imperial soldiers would attack Mesh Dutroux unexpectedly, which would inevitably cause the northwest rebels to attack. A strong blockade, the battle situation must be very bad, but this can give other units of the Eighth Army an opportunity to launch a counterattack. It is just unknown how many of the 4th and 5th Infantry Regiments thrown out as bait can survive in the end. ,

"If you want to unravel the huge grid laid out by the opponent, someone must step forward and make sacrifices. The other infantry regiments are sticking to their positions. Only the 4th and 5th Infantry Regiments are the only ones who have no choice but to make sacrifices." ah"

Hebery looked away from a distance and looked up to see the gloomy sky, with countless white lines falling down like strings of pearls.

And in the southeast of Keyan Castle where the Eighth Army headquarters is located, a black army is silently walking through the white rain curtain.

A black-armored messenger cavalry galloped over. Before he could regain his balance, he jumped off his horse. Ignoring the mud under his feet, he ran directly behind a fat figure who stood on the top of the mound and looked at the terrain in front of him. He knelt down on one knee. His Majesty, he said sternly, "Your Majesty, according to the secret sentry report following, the 40,000 troops sent by the enemy's army headquarters in the direction of Dutroux have left."

"Crack!"

As if foreshadowing something, suddenly there was a bright red flash, as if the black cloud was peeled away, revealing a large blood-like cloud. The soldiers maintained their formation.

"Oh, have you gone far? Fortunately, I don't want to stand for two hours in vain." The fat man stood at a high place, his face seemed a little absent-minded, his eyes were looking at the white clouds blown away by the wind, and The attire is the same as before, wearing a black domineering Demon King's armor, exposing himself to the attention of the soldiers without any cover, standing under the falcon battle flag that belongs to the center of the legion,

Below him, the 15,000 men of the central legion were scattered into a slightly irregular quadrilateral. The neatly arranged armors and spears could not be seen to the end. There was only one way to defeat an army of 100,000 people in three days. , that is beheading!

Just as Hebery saw Dutroux at one end of the mesh, it was a pity that he did not see the other end of the mesh, which was actually himself, the commander of the Eighth Legion of Gaul! Shoot the man first, shoot the horse first, and capture the man first, capture the king. The simplest and most effective method is actually one day ago. The 15,000 Central Guards led by the fat man were divided into more than a dozen groups of skirmishers. They were approaching Keyan Fort where the Eighth Army Headquarters was located.

As the legion headquarters of the Eighth Army stationed in the Keyan Fort area, it has 11,000 directly affiliated troops. Together with the 4th and 5th Infantry Regiments that were previously deployed, the total strength reaches 50,000. Due to the scattered battle situation, Heberli had already Already dazzled. You will think that the enemy will directly attack you.

"Enemy attack!" Keyan Fort's shrill cry kicked off the battle. Tens of thousands of crossbow arrows from the Central Army were thrown into the air. The dense black spots even covered the brilliance of the sun. The weird and violent whistling sound broke the hearts of Keyan Fort's defenders. Army’s sweet dream,

"Puff, puff, puff!" The sound of sharp weapons piercing the breasts and breaking bones came and went like raindrops.

Three hours after the Fourth Infantry Regiment and the Fifth Infantry Regiment left Keyan Fort, the elite Central Army under the command of Fatty personally attacked Keyan Fort, which had only 11,000 direct troops left. There were 60 thunder gods lined up in a row on a high place outside the city. The world was immediately filled with terrifying shocking sounds. The 60 thunder gods violently bombarded the thick walls of Keyan Fort, like waves hitting the hard rock wall. Turning into a splash of terrifying red,

"Asshole, what is this?"

Hebery stood on the window sill of the city tower and looked out. The pupils in his eyes were constantly shining with the light of the explosion. "Boom!" An arrow tower was tilting at a speed visible to the naked eye. Finally collapsed, the entire fortress trembled in a dense and violent explosion, and rubble flew across the wall. The exploded fire balls were raging like fire dragons. The soldiers screamed miserably and jumped down from the towering city wall with their bodies burning in flames. Under the city wall, ten infantry formations composed of black northwest rebels formed a huge formation. A trapezoidal formation, behind 20 tall siege trucks, hundreds of war flags clattered in the night wind, and the strong murderous intent was like the flames of a prairie fire soaring into the sky in the dark night.

"How is it possible that you actually want to storm Keyan Castle!"

For a moment, Hebery's disbelieving face was earth-colored. He was still complacent about his wonderful idea just now, but at this moment, he seemed to have fallen into a trap that the other party had already laid. Dutroux used him as bait to lure out his last reserve army. This seemingly impossible plan turned out to be so natural.

"Bastard, fight!" Hebery felt silently frustrated in his heart. In his ears, the bugle of the enemy's attack representative outside the city rang through the sky. A heavy infantry phalanx composed of falcons directly subordinated the guards, Start moving forward slowly

Several shield walls composed of dense shields shone with golden light in the morning sun. Towering clusters of spears had been lowered, and the heavy siege arrow towers that took several hours to be assembled revealed their ferocious appearance in the military formation. Face, slowly approaching the south wall under the protection of the military formation

"Quick! Arrange!" The defenders of Keyan Fort ran out from the hiding cave inside the city wall. "Whoosh!" The archers began to quickly counterattack the approaching falcon army, and countless arrows rained down on the falcon guards. On my head, there was almost no hesitation,

"Assault!" The Falcon Guards held the cluster of arrows. Instead of retreating, they rushed towards the city gate. Countless sharp infantry spears and noisy killing shouts were like a dense forest suddenly coming together at this moment. They raised their heads high together, and the siege shields were discharged fiercely at the front of the military formation. Behind the dense shield wall are the heavy infantry responsible for breaking through the enemy's obstruction, and then the light infantry responsible for widening the gap. The crossbowmen serve as the rear of the military column. Under the cold steel helmets, there are pairs of bloodshot eyes. , filled with the desire for blood,

"Attention, enemy found on the left wing!"

A chaotic sound suddenly sounded on the city wall, and a dense black dot rose from a distance. These black dots flew across the sky like a flock of crows, and then drew heavy downward arcs, hitting them with thunderous force. On the cracked city wall of Keyan Castle that had been bombarded, the Gallic soldiers were beaten to death like pieces of wheat seedlings.

"The right side is coming up too!"

The rocks whizzed, and the smashed carts creaked, and "pop!" After losing three siege engines, the huge siege carts finally leaned against the wall of Keyan Fort, and the walls were widened and thickened. It was like a big mountain was lowered from the top of the battlements and hit the battlements hard, "Crossbow shot!"

In an instant, countless white lines surged out from behind the lowered baffles like magic. The Gallic soldiers were forming a queue at the interface and were immediately shot over. Then the crossbowmen retreated, and the Falcon Guards infantry did not hesitate. He immediately rushed out with his shield raised politely. The exit of the carriage was filled with densely packed heavy crossbowmen.

"Shoot!" The Gallic archers on the opposite side also turned to the siege carts at the same time. The arrow clusters attacking each other from both sides flew across the sky like locust swarms. The passage of the siege carts connected to the military formation below. Soldiers kept falling from the siege carts. After coming down, new soldiers immediately came to replace them.

'kill"

The long and narrow corridor of the building and carriage became a battlefield where both sides saw each other, like monsters constantly devouring soldiers from both sides.

As a force directly under the legion, the Gauls fought very tenaciously. Although they were defeated several times, they still struggled with the charging Falcon Guards heavy infantry. Their spears pierced the chests of the soldiers on both sides, and blood spattered from the battlements. Shoot it down,

"Watch out for the gate!" With a shrill and desperate cry, the wooden gate of Keyan Castle, which was bombarded by the Thunder God, was smashed into pieces (To be continued...)