Realm of Power

The heavy rain swept across the Dani Plateau in an instant like a crazy wild horse with an unstoppable momentum.

Large raindrops fell from the sky, like countless white lines that made holes in the earth. The power of nature made the tiny humans have no choice but to hide. The ground turned into mud under the erosion of the rain, and the army's camp quickly settled in the small The dilapidated Kezi City was demolished by the Falcon Army during the battle. Halfway through the street, another part was burned by the fire, but it seemed a lot more empty. After demolishing some ruined houses, 100,000 Falcon Empire troops set up tents in the open spaces on both sides of the street. The soldiers were busy braving the rain. While carrying supplies, the generals received orders from His Majesty Falcon to hold a meeting.

In a relatively intact two-story building, raindrops hit the windows and made a pitter-patter sound. The fat man looked solemnly and asked the meeting adjutant to immediately spread Denny's map in front of all the generals' doors and raised his hand. The command whip fell on the location of Kezi City on the map, his eyes swept over the generals sitting on both sides, and said sternly

"Perhaps everyone is a little confused. We knew that the Gauls wanted to lead us into the Daniel Plateau, but we still rushed in. Now I will tell you why we want to get through Daniel. From the map, the entire Daniel Plateau It is 210 miles long and 90 miles wide. It is empty in the middle and narrow on both sides, like a stir-fried waist."

"The Gauls were very right to choose this place as the decisive battle site. The plateau of Daniel is the commanding height of the entire central Gaul. Like a tiger, it looks down on the entire central Gaul. If our army ignores its threat and chooses to continue to attack Advancing into the hinterland, the Gallic army gathered at Daniel, Troops may be sent to cut off our connection with the rear at any time, and even the two provinces acquired after the empire opened up Rusty will fall into the hands of the Gauls again because our army cannot return reinforcements, so if you want stability. Entering central Gaul, we must annihilate the Gauls’ forces entrenched in Daniel!”

The fat man paused, threw aside the long wooden whip in his hand, turned around and said coldly, "I know many of you think so. Even if the Gauls gathered a heavy army in Daniel, they would still be We were defeated easily, but now, I have to tell you, if this is your Thinking, then you have fallen into the trap of the Gauls from the beginning. The Gauls are vulnerable to the city of Cozi. That is because the city of Cozi is the real bait thrown by the Gauls! The core of the battle is only beginning to be revealed! That is the sudden heavy rain!"

"rainstorm!"

The generals below looked at each other, somewhat at a loss.

When the army is fighting outside, it is common to encounter rain. It would be a joke if the Gauls thought that a single rain could drag them out for two months! If anyone else said this, the generals would sneer, but it was His Majesty Falcon who said this. No one dared to hold on to the previously despised idea. The Southern Governor Statunko has the highest status here, and he is also the one who said this. The only one who dared to ask that. Moreover, before asking the question, he glanced at the Central General Hu Keqili opposite him and found that the other person's face was very calm. Except for the Central General Hu Keqili, everyone else's faces were as confused as his own.

The fat man's face was as heavy as water. He knew that if he didn't tell this matter clearly, these proud soldiers of the empire would definitely turn a deaf ear to him.

Walking to the window and pushing open the window that was pattering with raindrops, the fat man said, "I don't know if you have noticed that this year's rainy season is half a month earlier than last year! It arrived earlier than expected. Originally, I expected It will take at least half a month. When our army slowly arrives at the gates of Daniel, the rainy season that the Gauls are eagerly awaiting will arrive, but this year’s rainy season has been advanced for some unknown reason! "

"Your Majesty, you mean that the Gauls are going to use this rain to drag us into winter? This should be impossible. The rainy season will at most greatly reduce the effectiveness of our army's siege incendiary bombs, but for the heavy siege thunder god It's not very effective!" Statunko hesitated and asked with some uncertainty.

"Yeah, it's just a heavy rain!" The generals also had indifferent expressions on their faces.

"Yesterday, His Majesty and I accidentally discovered outside Kezi City that the upper reaches of the river near Kezi City had been blocked!" Hu Keqili said.

"What! The Gauls blocked the river!" The generals were in an uproar, and their faces changed. This move of the Gauls was so cruel that they blocked the river outside the city of Kozi before the war started. It was really terrifying and thoughtful. Not only did they not have to worry about being discovered by the Falcon Army stationed in Kozi City, but no one could I don’t know when the Gauls started blocking Yes, the longer the blockage lasts, the greater the amount of water accumulated. If coupled with continuous heavy rain, once the river channel is dug, the turbulent torrent will pour down like an escaped beast, crushing the entire downstream area. The city of Kezi in the lower reaches is not immune.

"These despicable Gauls! My subordinates suggested that the army move out of Kozi immediately! Find a safe place to station!" Statunko stood up with a heavy face and asked the fat man for instructions. "The terrain of Kozi City is right next to the river. , the outer walls that could block the city were demolished to pieces. Once the torrent rolled in, The city immediately became a vast country. No matter how brave the soldiers were, they could not withstand this kind of power. At least one-third of the 100,000-strong army would be lost. The supplies were even more incalculable. The piles on the Sona River that day began to appear in the eyes of the subordinates. The tragic scene of piles of corpses floating in the water and rolling along the river "

"Don't worry, the heavy rain has just arrived, and the Gauls will not be so impatient to dig out the river channel immediately! The Gauls are waiting for us to rush to Daniel. Only in this way, digging the river channel will have the greatest effect! From the river channel The spreading flood will turn our army's rear into a swamp, and our army will be in a tragic situation where it can't advance, it can't retreat, and it can't even supply supplies! "

The fat man said coldly, sensing a trace of fear rising in the hearts of the generals, he calmed down his tone, pointed to the map on the table again, and said, "So from now on, we and the Gauls are like two table cards. The opponent’s trump card has been revealed, and now it’s time for us to play our cards!”

"Statuenko!" The fat man drew a circle on the map with his left hand and ordered decisively.

"Here!" Statunko stood up straight. The black-and-gold-edged legion commander's uniform made his figure look like a piece of steel.

"Tonight, use the cover of the night. You lead the southern army to attack Rassia, Bodgur, and the three Scandinavian cities in the west of the Daniel Plateau. The Gauls will not think that we leave the door open to Kozi. It has no strategic value to attack a hundred miles away from Kezi without moving in the right direction. There are three small cities to speak of. And according to the intelligence, in order to concentrate their forces to hold us back in Daniel, the Gauls stationed not many troops in these three small cities, only about 15,000, which are basically local. The army is not strong in combat capability." The fat man tapped his hand on the map. Said in a condensed voice

"Within three days, while the Gauls are anxiously waiting for us to go to Daniel, your southern army must capture them!"

The fat man's decisive voice revealed the blood of killing, and the faces of the generals all showed expressions of understanding. Since what His Majesty said must be taken, that is what he meant. In order to achieve this strategic goal in the shortest time, civilian casualties are tolerated. This is war. When the army is on the line of life and death, any rules can be abandoned!

"Yes, Your Majesty!"

Statunko's eyes flashed and he answered loudly. From the moment the fat man's finger landed on the map, his blood boiled. It can be seen from the map that these three small cities are worthless in normal combat, so the Gauls themselves only kept some garrison, but under special circumstances, the value of these three small cities is very considerable.

Rasiya is a mountain city. Even if the water rises, Rasiya will not rise. It is best to hoard supplies for the army. With this city. Even if Kozi was turned into a land by the Gauls, it would not have much impact on the frontline combat troops. Bodgur and Scandinavia are both located on the upper reaches of the Tangulu River, another large river that crosses Danieli Gaul. ,

The two cities are on the left and right, less than 10 miles apart.

Just like the two big gates at the front and back, they control the upper reaches of the river, and the lower reaches of the Tanggulu River are the city of Daniel where the Gauls gather heavily. During the rainy season, for the Gauls who already have ghosts in their hearts, the Falcon The army's occupation of Bodgur and Scandinavia is tantamount to hanging a sharp knife over one's head!

Statunko was just a little confused. If the same tactics of intercepting the river and collecting water in the upper reaches were adopted, the city of Dani, which has a tall city wall and is built on the mountain, would not be flooded. However, according to His Majesty Falcon, He has a vengeful character, and maybe he really wants to flood the city of Danny!

After arranging the southern army, Fatty began to arrange the combat deployment of the central army.

The southern army's combat strength is mainly composed of heavy infantry who are good at positional warfare and well-trained crossbowmen. They are thick-skinned and thick-skinned. As the direct descendants of Fatty, the central army is naturally the best in the empire in terms of equipment and has as many as 100 people. The 30,000-strong Imperial Cavalry Flag Regiment are veteran troops with rich combat experience, and the four fully-equipped infantry flag regiments have also achieved three goals. The replacement crossbows belong to the kind of mobile troops that can fight, chase and carry, but they are slightly weaker in attacking fortresses. The number of heavy infantry of the Central Army in this attack was only 15,000, because of the fat man It is believed that the Thunder God troops directly under the Central Army are enough to make up for the shortcomings in attacking fortifications. As for frontal combat, the enemy will be eliminated far away from sight! It’s the first article in the Central Army’s infantry combat manual!

"From now on, send out all the Central Army cavalry to clear out enemy scouts within 30 miles of the camp! Four infantry regiments will advance towards Sukojad tomorrow."

With a sinister smile on the corner of the fat man's mouth, one sentence ignited the passion of the Central Army generals. The battle line of the four infantry flag regiments advanced 30 miles, aiming at the second largest mountain in the Dani Plateau, 30 miles away from Kezi. In the city of Sukogad, for the generals of the Central Army who did not win their first victory, is there any more exciting order than this!

"In three days, before the Gauls react, you must capture Sukogad. The Gauls are waiting for us to jump into the trap of Daniel. We just take this opportunity to capture several important cities. Come down, it must be very interesting to think of Algernon Katya’s depressed face when he had to abandon these important cities in order to lead us to Daniel!” The fat man laughed!

"Ha ha!"

The generals below also burst into laughter. Everyone was full of confidence in the victory of the war. They were all imagining the embarrassment of the Gauls when they were defeated. The tense atmosphere at the beginning of the meeting disappeared! Coming out of the conference room, the fat man saw Li Yuehua standing at the door in a crisp adjutant uniform. When he saw the fat man coming out, he immediately greeted him.

"What's the matter? The fat man tilted his head, with a businesslike look on his face. This woman is really a headache.

"Agatha is about to leave for the capital of Gaul. Does Your Majesty need to say goodbye for the last time?" Li Yuehua asked with an ambiguous look, "I just fell into His Majesty's arms last night, and I have to say goodbye today. What a beautiful woman! But this is The so-called farewell, I think your Majesty will feel a little bit sad in his heart!”

"That's nonsense, nothing happened last night!" The fat man glared at this daring woman angrily.

"And there is nothing to regret! Since she chose this path herself, she can only go on tenaciously!"

"Your Majesty is so heartless! Since Your Majesty doesn't want to see her for the last time, I'd better send her away, so sadly..." Li Yuehua covered her heart with her little hand, with a sad look on her face. Some generals who had just walked out of the venue immediately turned away, showing expressions as if they had seen nothing. Of course, privately, rumors of His Majesty Falcon's affair with the beautiful intelligence officer of the Southwest District would inevitably spread.

"Forget it, bring me a message to wish her a safe journey!" The fat man took a deep breath and said to Li Yuehua who had turned around. He turned around and walked towards his office. If he continued speaking, he was afraid that he would become soft-hearted.

Taking a document from the adjutant's hand, he looked at the content on the document, but he couldn't get rid of a feeling of guilt in his heart. What was rolling in the fat man's mind was still the beautiful figure sleeping in the rising white morning light, a woman. Breaking into Gaul's Kyoto alone. The dangers involved are self-evident. Even if you bear the identity of Falcon Emperor "qingren", it does not mean you are safe.

The Falcon Empire fought against the Gauls, and millions of Gauls died in the war. Passionate radicals existed at any time in places like Kyoto. Those passionate young people who wanted to express their ideas could not It's normal to dare to do something openly and secretly, and it's normal for these people to be assassinated secretly, and these people are really not afraid of death!

"It seems. I still need to tell the people in Kyoto to take care of me!" The fat man put down the report in his hand, picked up the quill with the knife in the ink bottle, and scrawled on a piece of paper. He knew that in his Somewhere out of sight. A carriage is carrying a brave avenger towards the capital of Gaul!

The raindrops hit the black stone cobblestone window sill, and the pitter-patter sound was like the sound of a pendulum ringing in my ears. Algernonkaya walked back and forth in the room uneasily, occasionally stopping, looking out the window as white as a thin line. rain, the anxiety in my eyes is even more serious, this year The rainy season came early, half a month earlier than planned. This time difference in judgment caused me to spend 2 months and countless efforts and energy on strategic deployment, and was suddenly pushed to the edge of total collapse. Why is this damn rain coming in advance?

"Is there any news about Kezi?"

Seeing his adjutant coming in, Algernonkaja asked very anxiously. In the face of such a terrible opponent as the Vekia Falcon, any small mistake will lead to a devastating blow. When a heavy rain comes, the water on the river will inevitably surge. , in fact, you don’t need to pay too much attention to discover the secret of the moat of Kezi City.

The only thing I can pray for now is the Falcon Army's carelessness.

Algernonkaja has already sent someone to contact Hassan Rambo, who is blocking water in the upper reaches of the Kozi River. Although the river has been blocked for half a month, there has been almost no rain some time ago, and the water evaporates greatly in the hot August. , 1 The accumulated water is not enough to rush downstream. At most, it will create a few waves in the middle reaches, not to mention turning the downstream city of Kezi into a muddy swamp.

The news sent back by Hassan Rambo stated that based on the amount of water falling during the rainy season, it would take at least ten days to create a flood that could reach the lower reaches! Ten days! Thinking of this, Algernon Katya felt like he was dangling on a thin steel wire and could fall off at any time.

"Sir, the scouts we sent out cannot get close to the Falcon Army. The opponent's cavalry of tens of thousands has adopted a complete blockade, but Sukojiad has just received news that the Falcon Army has been discovered and requested support!" The adjutant held the report in his hand. hesitated for a moment

"Sukogard has discovered the Falcon Army!"

When Algernonkaja heard the news, she turned around excitedly. There was no look of worry on her face, but a look of joy.

Sukajad discovered the Falcon Army! What a blessing from God. This news shows that the main force of the Falcon Army has left Kozi and arrived in Sukojad. There should be no danger of being exposed now.

Sukogad is located in the middle of the Daniel Plateau. It is the second largest city on the plateau, with a population of 80,000. It has a strong city wall. I have arranged 20,000 people there. I should be able to hold on for three days, and then Granburg. , and finally Danieli. When the Falcon Army breaks through each obstacle and reaches the city of Danieli, what will greet this butcher will be the huge shock that the back road will turn into a terrifying land.

Thinking of this, Algernonkaja finally showed a ferocious smile on his face, and the victory was in hand, Vekia Falcon, even if you are a raptor with soaring wings and fall into the mud that is waiting for you, There is only a cry!