Realm of Power

On August 22nd, the rising morning light showed that it was a rare sunny day. The golden sunlight was projected from one end of the horizon, from the gaps between the clouds, from the edge of the orange earth, like a kind of The broad fan will disperse the gloom and depression that have enveloped you for many days,

Algernon Katya stood in front of the window. The sun shone on him, dragging a long black shadow out of the room. Ever since he heard the rumbling sound coming from the direction of Kozi yesterday, he never felt sleepy again. Standing The whole night in front of the window, meditating on the direction of Kokozi, for the first time I felt that the night was so long. , when the sound like rolling thunder in the dark night sounded, his hands clenched into fists, and his body trembled slightly with excitement. Although he could not see with his own eyes what a miserable scene the Falcon Army base camp would be like when it was flooded. But various images have flashed through his mind countless times.

The floods washed away the camp and left corpses everywhere. The 100,000-strong Falcon Army was caught off guard. At least one-third of the army would be affected, and the embarrassment of being cut off from the supply line would soon become apparent over time. Ke Zi was Dan Er. The entrance to the Ni Plateau, the terrain is flat, once submerged it will The flood will be relieved in a short time. On the contrary, when most of the roads are submerged and washed away by the flood, the Falcon Army cannot move forward or retreat, as if it is blocked by two invisible iron cables. This embarrassing scene was simply the reverse of his own defeat in the Battle of the Northwest.

"Tell the scout captain that no matter what method they use, I want to know the specific situation of Granburg before sunset tonight! Whoever reports it first will get a thousand bounty coins divided. No news will be returned before sunset. All The scout captain immediately beheaded "

Algernonkaja's eyes narrowed into a thin line, and he ordered murderously to the adjutant behind him, "I need to know the movements of the Falcon Army. If the back line is cut off, the Falcon Army will inevitably shrink its offensive line significantly. Of course, the Falcon Army will There is a possibility that the Eagle Army will continue to hold on. No matter what, I need to know the situation behind Granburg."

The original battle plan. It was to contain the Falcon Army and the city of Dani, thereby using time and hunger to wear down the Falcon Army's will to fight. But now, due to the early arrival of the rainy season, the Falcon Army has broken through Sukjade and Granburg. Having made the choice, Algernonkaja decided not to give the Falcon Army the support of Granburg. Waiting for a day's opportunity for logistics to be reconnected, he believed that the situation had been reversed. What was needed now was to compress the Falcon Army's defense line. The area that had been abandoned before was now the day to take it back. The rare sunny day also gave him a chance to recover. The power of self-confidence. Have you seen the sun that illuminates everything? This is the most auspicious sign!

Sure enough, as he expected, in the afternoon, there were reports from forward scouts that the Falcon Army's strength in the direction of Granburg was slightly insufficient. The Falcon Cavalry unit that previously raided Granburg and killed the 9th Infantry Regiment, leaving the fields littered with corpses, has disappeared.

"Tens of thousands of war horses of the Falcon Army disappeared in Granburg." The scout captain who reported back swore this.

"So, the Falcon Army's cavalry has been transferred from Granburg!" Algernonkaja touched his chin with short beard thoughtfully, his eyes darkened with a hint of excitement, that's right. , I found that Kezi City was swept away by the flood overnight, and I was ashamed. The angry Vecchia Falcon didn't know that the problem was upstream, so he was no longer an enemy known as the God of War. He would definitely mobilize enough mobile cavalry to sweep up the upper reaches of the Kezi River, and the largest cavalry group was stationed in 20,000 imperial cavalry in the direction of Granburg

"Yes, my subordinates can confirm it! Such a large number of war horses hoarded in one place will consume an astonishing amount of fodder, and there must be enough space to house them. No matter how hidden they are, for experienced scouts, Said that the horse smell on the war horse is as obvious as a candle lit in the dark night.

Regarding Algernon Katya's personal inquiry, the scout captain said that the situation was a bit strange. "The current strength of Granburg is only two infantry flag regiments of the Falcon Army, with a number of about 20,000 people. The direction of Sukogad is the hunting ground." The main force of the Eagle Army. When I was investigating, I found that for some unknown reason, the Falcon of Granburgh The army was hurriedly transporting the stocks of military rations. The frequency of carriages traveling between Granburg and Sukogad increased significantly. In the past few days, there were two trips a day. Today, there were four trips in the morning alone. The things on the carriages were very heavy. It's heavy, because it's covered with something, and that's all the subordinates can see! "

"Okay, you did a good job! One thousand gold coins are yours!"

Algernonkaja waved to the scout captain with a smile on his lips. He had already concluded that the Falcon Army had suffered heavy losses in Kezi City. In order to cope with the food crisis that was coming soon, the Falcon Army was already panicking. Coordinate the food reserves of each army, everything is Following the development of the favorable situation, Algernonkaja's eyebrows furrowed slightly at the thought of the disappearing Falcon Empire Cavalry. The Falcon Cavalry showed a staggeringly fast response, fearing that Hassen, who was located upstream of Kezi, Rimbaud is in danger.

"What a pity!"

Algernon Katja shook his head, showing a look of regret. To be fair, in terms of command ability, being able to fight the Falcon Army with ten thousand lone troops so far has proved the strength of the Gallic Tiger Army. The line is like a thick They have been defeated many times like cowhide, but they still show no fear or timidity. Hassen Rimbaud and the Sixth Army under his command are worthy of being the leading elites of the empire. Now that they have made the last effort for the empire to counterattack, they can be considered to have died a well-deserved death. !

At the military meeting, Algernonkaja read out his order to take the initiative. Except for a few people who knew the situation, most of the generals seemed a little at a loss. They had previously abandoned two strategic locations for no reason. Now, He wants to propose an attack to get it back again. What on earth is Master Algernonkaja thinking? If they hadn't seen the excitement on the coach's face, but the words were still very coherent, the generals would have thought that Mr. Algernonkaja was under too much pressure and had a mental breakdown!

It wasn't until Algernonkaja explained to everyone that the continuous thunder-like sound last night was actually the rolling torrent formed by his order to dig up the river upstream of Kezi City that the generals suddenly reacted. It turns out that this is the case, then hasn’t the current Falcon Army been completely cut off from logistics? General Terensk, who once resented the retreat. Said with excitement

"Yes, this flood will last for about three days, leaving behind a large muddy swamp that is difficult to travel through. If there is another heavy rain, it is estimated that it will be impassable for a month...! Algernonkaja is cautious. He nodded, and his words ignited the boiling blood of the generals.

"What we have to do now is to wait. Ten days later, our army will counterattack in full force. One hundred thousand against one hundred thousand! We must defeat the Vecchia Falcon's troops in an upright and frontal manner, and declare to the entire Obaro that we are Gaul." A worthy owner of this land! “

The more Algernonkaja talked, the more excited she became. She punched the table and looked at Terensk, who was eager to try, with blood-red eyes.

"Trensk. Your troops will be responsible for the first main attack! Among the generals, after fighting the main force of the Falcon Army, your troops suffered the least losses, and with 30,000 troops in Sukogad The record of holding back one hundred thousand Falcons for two days and two nights is also proof of your extraordinary strength!"

"No problem, for the Falcon Army. I'll fight three of them!" Terensk's red nose was a little bright. Before receiving the order to hold the meeting, he was drinking in the tavern to drown his sorrows. When he heard that Ten Days later would launch a counterattack, Eyes lit up instantly

"Leave the flank of the army to Lescott's 8th Infantry Regiment" Algernonkaja looked at the other general with a cold look. It was at Granburg that the defense line was stabilized in the face of the attack of the Falcon Cavalry group. Lescott, commander of the 8th Infantry Regiment, finally ordered the Falcon Empire cavalry to turn around and evacuate.

"As you wish, my lord!" Lescott stood up and responded to Algernon Katya's trust with a respectful gesture, with a sneer on his lips.

"Other troops will follow our formation!" Algernonkaja nodded as a return gift. He spread out the map on the table and gave orders to the other generals. "According to the scout's report, Glenburg only has the Falcon Army." Two infantry flag regiments, and the cavalry unit of the Falcon Corps has been transferred and should be sent to We have reached the upper reaches of the Kezi River. If we have not returned after ten days, we will start to attack Granburg. Ten days will be enough to exhaust all the food reserves of the Falcon Army. As long as we give it a strong blow, everything will be reversed. "Algernonkaja insisted on the word "reversal". It shows how much I hate this word!

The next few days will be the confrontation between Granberg,

After confirming the news that the Falcon Army cavalry had left Granburg, Gallic scouts began to appear in groups in the direction of Granburg. They circled around the outside of Granburg, sometimes as close as the city walls of Granburg. It's less than 300 meters. If the newly erected crossbows at the top of the city hadn't made the scouts wary, these bold guys would have definitely dared to run into the 200-meter range.

The cavalry troops of the Falcon Empire did not appear. It seemed that the search in the upper reaches of Kozi was not satisfactory. On the contrary, the Falcon crossbow shooters on Granburg made a deep impression on the Gallic scouts. Some of the scouts who got too close were killed. A sharpshooter with a range of 200 meters The crossbowman shot down from the horse, and the other people ran away in fright. The person who was shot did not die immediately, but made a shrill scream. A companion jumped off the horse to save him, and was beaten by a The white line shot through his chest, and he fell to the ground after struggling for a few steps.

On August 27th, the time for the general counterattack was approaching. While scouts were being sent to harass Gronberg, the Gallic army in the direction of Daniel had been fully mobilized. The generals had conducted several maneuvers around the imaginary enemy of Gronberg. times, although Gülen The defense of the fort was armed to the teeth by the Falcon Army, but after all, Granburg was only a medium-sized fortress, and with the Falcon Army's logistics cut off, morale was bound to be low. Harassment like the one in the past few days was absolutely impossible in the past. Impossible to happen,

Everyone believes that the power of the Falcon Army is rapidly declining, just like a strong man who cannot get food, he will starve to death one day. The strong walls and clear fields along the way finally have substantial rewards, and the generals have already looked beyond Granburg, according to the news, other units of the Falcon Army are stationed in Sukogad. In terms of strategic importance, Granburg is just an outpost. , Sukojiade is the core that cuts off the north and south of the Dany. However, with the flat terrain of the Dany Plateau and the roads extending in all directions, the Falcon Army definitely does not have enough troops to fortify everywhere. On the contrary, our own troops who are familiar with all kinds of small roads , you can rely on your familiarity with the roads to bypass the large fortress of Sukojad and conduct surprise sweeps and attacks on the core area of ​​the Falcon Army.

"Let's call this plan a sweep!"

The generals who attended the meeting believed that this combat plan was quite practical. In order to prevent being completely cornered, the Falcon Army will definitely choose to defend Sukogard. On the contrary, the Gallic troops who crossed the walls of Sukogad from various paths can completely cut off the Falcon Army's last persistence like a volley of arrows. The attack will be comprehensive and overwhelming, and the Falcon Army's attack must be destroyed. The back road was razed to the ground again! "

On August 30th, a new battle plan was released, and the generals of Gaul worked together to make the plan perfect and powerful. Thirty-seven thousand men from five infantry regiments would serve as the assault force. However, just when Algernon Katya was about to issue a combat order, he received a letter from the Falcon Army. The letter was shot with a crossbow from the city wall of Granburg. When he opened the envelope, Alger Nongkajia's face suddenly darkened. Walked around the meeting very angry.

"What's wrong, sir!"

The generals next to him looked a little stunned and were very curious about the contents of the letter. When they also saw the contents of the letter, they immediately became more excited and angry than Algernonkaja. This was not a pretense, because soon there was news that confirmed the authenticity of the letter. In the letter, the Vecchia Falcon specifically told him that when Algernonkaja was huddled in the city of Daniel. The 60,000 grassland cavalry have divided into two groups and headed straight for the capital of Gaul. Along the way, they burned, killed and looted, destroying more than 30 large and small cities. The fastest unit was only 100 miles away from the Gallic capital. More than a million Gallic refugees were rolling towards the Gallic capital like a flood!

"Asshole, sir, let me be the vanguard to wipe out the Falcon Army!"

Count Moral, commander of the 4th Infantry Regiment, roared excitedly. In the Battle of Kozi City, it was his Fourth Infantry Regiment that stood firm in Kozi, fought bloody battles, and resisted the onslaught of the Falcon Army's forwards at all costs. Although there were heavy casualties, the entire infantry regiment originally numbered 14,000 people and retreated. When we went out to fight, there were less than 6,000 people.

But Count Moral's heroic actions were appreciated by his colleagues after the war. However, Moral was obviously dissatisfied with the performance of the Fourth Infantry Regiment in the battle at Kozi. He believed that it could do better and achieve greater results. Of course, the most important thing is that we should not give up on Kezi. It was because of the failure of this gateway to the Daniel Plateau that the Falcon Empire's 60,000 prairie cavalry broke into the hinterland of Kyoto unscrupulously! Lescott, the commander of the Eighth Infantry Regiment, also came out to ask for orders, and asked Algernonkaja to order him to lead the Eighth Infantry Regiment back to the hinterland to support the hinterland, and use his spears and military formations to smash the prairie cavalry who massacred his compatriots.

"I will skin those butchers and crush them to the ground."

Lescott said excitedly that his hometown was in the city that was defeated. He could no longer imagine how miserable his wife and son were now. It was not a bad thing to become a refugee, at least that would be a good thing. Stay alive! Just afraid. . . . . . A tough guy like Lescott's eyes were filled with blood at this moment.

"Asshole!" Algernon Katya felt that his head was confused. The plan that had been laid out was completely disrupted by this sudden situation. The generals were excited and abandoned Daniel regardless of the request, and immediately returned to the army for rescue. A poisoned hinterland

Algernonkaja seemed to realize something. His eyebrows slowly raised, and he felt something was wrong in his gut. What on earth is the Vekia Falcon going to do? Will it shake the morale of the military? It's not like that, but it has inspired many generals to fight to the death. Could it be that some kind of trap has been arranged? Algernonkaja gasped for air and kept asking himself, trying to figure out the true intention of the Vekia Falcon from some clues!

"Could it be..." A thought flashed through his mind. Algernonka couldn't help but shuddered, and his face turned completely gray. He thought of the plot that the Falcon of Vecia had originally arranged. With one move, the 40,000-strong Falcon Army located in the upper reaches of the Daniel River. This strategic layout that seemed meaningless at the beginning, now seems so sharp and unstoppable, like a dagger. , was handed directly to his neck. The generals were already so excited that they could hardly suppress it. Soon, the news would spread to the entire army. If a river channel was dug upstream, the flood would not be able to submerge Daniel, but it would be enough to wipe out Daniel. The nearby area has turned into a muddy land that is difficult to move. One hundred thousand of his own troops and more than two hundred thousand native Danians who have withdrawn from various cities will be completely trapped and die in this city.

"Order, the entire army withdraws from Danieli immediately!" Algernon Katya no longer cared about his grace. He looked a little crazy and looked even more unbearable than the other generals. On the contrary, he frightened the other generals.

"Sir, do you mean to give up Daniel completely?" Terensk asked uncertainly.

"It's not about giving up, it's about running for your life! The army is leaving immediately! We can't leave even if we don't want to!" Before Algernonkaja's angry shout could stop, everyone's quarrels suddenly stopped.

The ground was trembling, the dust on the wall fell down like a thump, the water glasses on the table collided together, and the map fell to the ground.

Algernonkaja heard a sound like thunder coming from the direction of Kezi last night outside the conference room. This feeling was like shaking everyone's soul, "Flood... Flood! What a big flood!" An attendant The officer ran in panicking and crawling.