Realm of Power

"Woo!"

The sound of the trombone, which represented the retreat, seemed to come to its senses at this moment. It came belatedly, and amid the miserable blood, corpses on the ground, and the wails of the wounded soldiers, it echoed in the sky like a deliberately prolonged breath. The front row became a tragedy for the heavy infantry queue, which had no time to wait When they retreated, the invincible momentum just now had been replaced by hesitation and fear. The disastrous defeat in the first battle of the siege made Count Remshat's dream of conquering Lisbonto in one go like a soap bubble. Punctured by the cruel reality,

Three thousand one hundred killed and 530 wounded! This bloody and cruel number came up with the statistical report, and it came into Remshat's eyes that were completely filled with bloodshot eyes and anger.

"Asshole! What the hell is going on!"

Remshat cursed angrily, with that feeling of grief and anger, just like he thought that the person in front of him was a frail girl. Who knew that before he could reach the bedside, the girl suddenly pulled out a thick-faced pole and pointed at it? Seeing himself beaten, he cast his gaze on Lisbon, which suddenly erupted like a volcano. Trust, nothing has changed much. The lazy guards and the listless military flags. The only thing that has changed is that a hundred meters of the city wall is covered with a large number of corpses. Blood has infected the land there. From a distance, , as if a layer of blood-colored carpet was spread on the ground full of arrow clusters, shocking! Remshat could feel a silent panic spreading among his troops.

"Everyone, who of you is willing to be the front line of the army and capture Lisbonto for the legion?" Remshat turned around and asked sharply

The generals of Ganfei who stood behind Remshat and clamored to capture Lisbonto in half a day collectively lost their voices. The scene just now was really too scary. No one had ever seen so many people popping up in such a dense city wall. shooter. According to the visual inspection of the generals, in that short half hour, the number of enemy shooters on the city wall reached at least 30,000, just like harvesting autumn-ripened wheat straw, catching the unprepared heavy infantry. The queue sweeps across the cut.

The troops withdrew in embarrassment, but those were the four squadrons at the back, and the four squadrons in the front were the ones that suffered the most severe attacks.

The generals also saw the battle damage report that had just been sent, and each of them looked as if someone had fucked their wife. Thirty-one hundred people were killed. Five hundred and thirty people were injured. This report was different from previous battle damage reports. In previous battles, the number of wounded soldiers was often greater than the number of dead soldiers. However, this time it was the opposite, with the number of dead soldiers being six times greater than the number of wounded soldiers. This almost means that the four most elite front heavy infantry squadrons in the entire legion were completely wiped out. Just look at the livid face of legion commander Remshat who wants to kill.

Who dares to hum or express a sigh at this moment? The furious legion commander will mercilessly let this guy's troops become death squads!

"What? Am I not a strong general of the empire, and am I afraid of a common rebel?" Remshat's heart was bleeding. He looked angrily and crushed the entire battle damage report into a ball of waste paper in his hand and threw it heavily on the ground. He glanced at the non-Gangfei generals who lowered their heads and did not dare to look at him. Remshat's eyes were Sweeping like a knife, General Gang Fei lowered his head when he was stared at. No one dared to face the situation just now. The heavy infantry in heavy armor could not lift their heads even if they were shot like this, let alone them. A light infantry unit with insufficient defense capabilities.

"Sir, since we have an absolute advantage in military strength, why don't we wait until we build the siege equipment before adopting an all-out attack strategy!" A Gangfei general couldn't help but say, "Although the opponent's shooters are very powerful. But in the face of The entire Lisbon defense line, the opponent can arrange limited attacks, and our army's comprehensive attack can just offset the advantage of the opponent's dense shooters! "

"Wonderful, this is a good idea!"

"Let's rest and then attack in an all-out manner. Sir, I don't believe that the Putao people can summon more troops!" This general's suggestion aroused the recognition of other generals.

"Okay, that's it, the whole army will retreat 5 miles and camp."

After thinking for a while, Remshat reluctantly nodded. Although he wanted to rush in and kill all the Putau rebels, he had to admit that the attack just now made him look at Duke Putau with admiration and rest. Then go on a full-scale attack. This is currently the best way to deal with the ferocious bursts of PUT shooters. The army came from a long distance and had just suffered heavy losses. The morale and morale of the army were no longer able to launch another fierce attack. Instead of forcing the soldiers to attack the city, it was better to wait for the rest to recover, and then equip them with enough siege equipment. Even though it is an iron city, it cannot withstand the comprehensive attack of its own superior force.

"Long live! We are victorious!"

There were cheers from the walls of Lisbonto, and the Gangfei army retreated slowly in the distance, which gave Puntau troops a burst of confidence. No one expected that the menacing Gangfei people would retreat after being attacked once. Some Puntau soldiers couldn't believe their eyes. In their minds, Gangfei's army is a symbol of invincibility. If it were not for money, no one would fight against Gangfei. You must know that Putao is just a small principality, but Gangfei is an area larger than a dozen Putao. In the great empire, the combat capabilities of the armies of both sides are not at the same level at all.

"Long live! We defeated the Gangfei people!"

Duke Putao raised his hands like other ordinary soldiers, his eyes were full of tears, and his expression was so excited that he could not be confident. Although he had the help of the Falcon Emperor Corps, the 15,000 mixed fish belly army faced the enemy and once destroyed his principality. There are 40,000 Gangfei troops. The huge disparity in strength cannot be reassured by His Majesty Falcon's guarantee, but everything in front of him shows that Gangfei people are not invincible! At least they are afraid of death and sacrifice!

In the afternoon, snowflakes started to fall in the sky again. A group of Congolese soldiers came from outside the city, leading more than a dozen oxcarts filled with sacks. The officer leading the group waved his hand to the trembling soldiers behind and told them to Stopping 200 meters away, a man walked over cautiously with both hands raised.

"What does he want to do?" Lidakus stared at Officer Gangfei who was cautiously below, his legs shaking like rubber bands. The officer finally stopped thirty meters away and faced the top. He shouted something in Gangfei language, which made Lidakus a little confused. Is this guy crazy? A man came here to die!

"Gangfei people want to use the food in the car in exchange for the corpses of soldiers!" Duke Putao interpreted the officer's shouting, with a trace of inexplicable emotion on his face. Under Lidakus' confused eyes, he explained in a solemn voice. Said, "This is the tradition of the African people. They don't want the souls of their soldiers to be stranded in a foreign land. The bullock carts will drop grain next to the corpses and then return full of corpses!"

"I see, you are a very courageous young man!" Lidakus shrugged with twinkling eyes. "As a general, I can understand the other party's approach! If it were me, I would agree. But I am only responsible for combat. , and this is not my decision! I still have some defense matters to attend to. Gang Feiren suffered a big loss this time, and it won’t be so easy next time!”

Duke Putao's expression flickered. The soldiers all around were looking at him, and the hearts of these Putao people were beating drums. Facing the pressure of a powerful empire, the soldiers were also at a loss. For a country like Gang Fei, the temporary victory that Putao could achieve was not There cannot be any fundamental changes.

Gang Fei is invincible! In recent years, this concept has penetrated into the hearts of many Putao people. You can defeat the Gangfei army once, but in the face of a more powerful army twice or three times, can you still defeat it? Gang Fei can withstand failure, but with Pu Tao, as long as he fails once, he will be doomed! Thinking that the last way to let Pu Tao survive was to negotiate peace with Gang Fei, the joy of victory that had just risen in Duke Pu Tao's heart also disappeared, just as His Majesty Falcon said. There is no winner in this war!

The content of the conversation during the last meeting flashed in Duke Putao's mind. He took a deep breath and said to a guard next to him, "Tell Gangfei that we agree!"

"call"

The surroundings were eerily quiet, and the Duke of Putau could feel the secret sighs of the soldiers under his command. "The battlefield was chosen in Lisbon, which was almost in ruins. In addition to allowing the Putau people to see the hope of the principality again, on the other hand, it was as much as possible." Minimize the damage this war may cause to the area affected by this war. This war road is full of thorns!”

On the third day after the withdrawal of the Confederate army, after the last reinforcements of 1,500 men returned, Remshat's 10th Crusade Army appeared in the sight of the Lisbonto defenders. The military flags were like a sea, flying all over the mountains and plains on the opposite side. It's just not a battle flag, it's like spreading The shadow in the hearts of the people in Pudao made every person's face look ugly. The cold wind blew from the opposite side, rolling up the remaining snow and grass in front of them into the air, and then throwing it down fiercely, leaving the world between heaven and earth. Shrouded in desolation.

The common military flags on Lisbonto's city wall and the inhuman Blood Cross flag on the opposite side were blown by the strong wind, like war drums about to beat.

"Go forward, the whole army is pressing forward!" Remshat stretched out his hand to hold a piece of grass blown by the wind. As the order was issued, the Gangfei troops lined up in a line began to move forward as a whole, and their heavy footsteps landed at the same time. The steps were uniform and quickly overwhelmed the Lisbon Torque. On the land 300 meters away, with the rhythmic and orderly footsteps, the hearts of the people of Pudao are trembling, and even the solid city walls of Lisbon are trembling. The spears are like a forest, and the sea of ​​​​hard infantry armor is dazzling, and thousands of people are trembling. The pressure of tens of thousands of people gathered was coming.

On both wings of the infantry square, there were cavalry pulling siege equipment accessories, advancing in skirmish lines. The cavalry group quickly crossed the infantry square and approached the head of Lisbonto like a tide. However, the top of Lisbonto was silent. Quietly there was no response. There was deathly silence again. The Gangfei troops, who still remembered the last tragic defeat, involuntarily slowed down their pace, and some soldiers stopped to watch. The war supervisor at the back yelled angrily, "Go forward, kill anyone who retreats in front of the battle, come on!"

At this moment, the Gangfei army heard a strange "buzzing" sound. The sky suddenly darkened, just like last time. From the distant city of Lisbon, a large expanse of black blocked out the sunlight, and countless gravel instantly turned into raindrops and fell from the sky!

"Attention, trebuchet!"

The Gangfei soldiers shouted in fear. The infantryman who was charging at the front seemed to have been punched in the face by an invisible giant. In front of countless rubbles, the whole person suddenly flew backwards, and his body twisted in mid-air. It turned into an unnatural posture, flipping and throwing away countless blood, like flowers that suddenly bloomed in the air. The scattered stones launched by heavy-duty powerful machine springs were so powerful that they could smash through shields. For a time, they were located on both sides of the Lisbon city wall. The trebuchet is like a suddenly erupting volcano.

Countless rubbles flew from both wings, covering the sky and the sun. In this terrible rain of stones, the flesh and blood bodies protected only by armor and shields were like shreds of paper after being hit hard. The soldiers in the front row could not even shout "Help". The people and horses were instantly smashed and rolled around. Between the lightning and flint, it was like being suddenly struck by violent lightning,

The cavalrymen carrying siege equipment flipped on their backs, and some cavalrymen were constantly hit by gravel and flew out from their horses, spraying blood and rising into the air. Screaming and falling into the dust from a high place. The body was twisted like a twist, and the stone threw the second person flying with blood flowers; some people were even hit by several stones at the same time. The war horse neighed in pain under the rain of countless stones, and blood flowers bloomed in the air. The cavalrymen screamed and cried. They bumped into each other and huddled together, trampling on each other. Some people lay down to hide. But he was pulled off his horse by his panicked companions. Countless horse hooves trampled on him, and his brains flew everywhere. The cavalry continued to fall, and there were short and sharp screams of horror on the verge of death. The injured horses rolled on the ground, and the long neighing sounds were inhumane.

"All armies continue to advance. If anyone retreats, kill the general first!"

Remshat shouted with a grim expression. Someone tried to turn the horse's head and was immediately shot dead by the law enforcement team led by the generals behind him! rush! rush! Even if the last one is left, he will rush for me! The Gangfei generals who received the death order gritted their teeth and shouted with bloodshot eyes, forcing the Gangfei soldiers to move forward like a swarm of ants.

The "crack-crack-crack" sound of the machine spring was continuous, like a flock of birds suddenly flying through the sky. Countless boulders fell from the sky with a shrill sound of wind, and landed like thunder in the middle of the dense infantry square. The infantrymen had no time to dodge, and no shields could withstand this terrifying weapon. Large groups were smashed into pulp, and their brains were splattered. This was the first time for many Gangfei soldiers to see such intensive stone throwing. I was immediately stunned. If I could hide if there were only one or two, how could I hide this one?

The sense of terror controlled the minds of non-infantry soldiers, causing them to scream hysterically. Dropping the shields in their hands and holding their heads, they scattered around. The neatly arranged shield wall was torn apart by the intensive blows from the stones.

"Go forward! If you don't want to die, go forward!" The cavalry formation in front pushed forward against the rocks. Although some people were knocked off their horses at all times, the huge formation still advanced violently, with the sound of hoofs rumbling, as unstoppable as a mountain torrent and tsunami. . In an instant, there was a scream from the front line, and the injured cavalrymen who fell off their horses were hiding with their heads in their hands.

"Sir, the enemy has entered the 100-meter line!" A Falcon Corps squadron leader walked up the steps of the trebuchet and reported to Lidakus, who was watching the battle on the trebuchet.

Lidakus did not reply. He was fiddling with the gorgeous observation mirror inlaid with red gems and with gold thread patterns on the long handle. This was his personal personal belongings and was the first gift of His Majesty Falcon to him, the Falcon Empire. The reward for serving as chief of the Navy,

Behind him, the trebuchet crews were busy pushing the gravel into the trebuchet's basket. A large amount of gravel collected from the city provided sufficient ammunition for this rain of stones. Originally, Lidakus was attacking the hunter. His Majesty Eagle applied for a batch of fuel bombs, but was rejected by Fatty. The reason for the rejection was very good. "There is insufficient space in the fleet, and there are also safety considerations. It is impossible to carry fuel bombs with Thor bombs. Then Just one accident and the empire's valuable warships will be wiped out! "

"Sir, the enemy has entered 80 meters!" The squadron leader's voice seemed a little urgent, interrupting Lidakus' sigh. If there were a batch of fuel bombs, these non-human beings would be in trouble!

"Okay, order the crossbowmen to attack!" Lidakus put down the lookout in his hand and gave the order calmly. The three lines of defense and the trebuchet were just an appetizer. The results of the rain of stones just now were quite obvious, although they were not given to the enemy. It caused a large area of ​​​​deaths, but it had broken up the previous arrangement of the Gangfei people, opening the door to killing for six thousand murderous Imperial crossbowmen.

"shooting!"

Just a minute after the order was issued, the position of Lisbon's nozzle was filled with a terrifying sound of bowstring vibrations. Arrows as dense as raindrops were like a rain of light violently bombarding the sea of ​​​​people formed by the Congolese army, splashing a terrifying The waves of screams of bright red flesh and blood, at a distance of 80 meters, expanded the lethality of the Falcon infantry crossbow to the limit.

The armor of Gang Fei's soldiers was shot through like thin pieces of paper. Soldiers fell in pieces. The cavalry rushing up from both wings became the focus of crossbowmen's shooting. The speeding cavalry seemed to have suddenly hit an invisible enemy. wall

"Ah!" The screams continued, and countless arrowheads shot out from the opposite side like flying locusts. The arrows of the diamond crossbow pierced the armor of the Gangfei cavalry, and the powerful impact penetrated the back of the armor. The densely packed crossbow arrows were like a sickle wielded by a god, cutting off the Gangfei cavalry at the waist. The war horse screamed and fell down full of arrows.

"Go forward, charge forward!"

The Gangfei cavalry advanced in the rain of arrows, hoping to rush over with speed. This caused more cavalry to be shot off their horses before they reached the city wall. They did not know that the new type of falcon crossbowmen on the Lisbon city wall were equipped. The crossbow can be loaded with a pole and can be loaded within ten seconds.

"Sir, we can't attack anymore!" On the other hand, the generals' pale faces were like being trampled by a thousand horses. The all-out attack turned into a full-scale massacre. The short few dozen meters were like an insurmountable dead line. Let Gang Fei's 40,000-strong army hit his head and bleed with blood! (To be continued. If you like this work, you are welcome to come to Qidian to vote for recommendations and monthly votes. Your support is my biggest motivation. Mobile phone users please go to m. to read.)