Realm of Power

"Lord Randolph, the rear army has collapsed, and the central army has also been affected. The enemy's cavalry will come soon. We'd better evacuate immediately!" There were broken troops everywhere, and the captain of the cavalry guard urged loudly with a look of reluctance. Randolph, who stood there dumbfounded, immediately ran away.

"Evacuate? Where to evacuate?" When Randolph heard this word, he was in a daze and asked subconsciously.

"The road ahead to Kyoto has been cut off. Of course we have to go back to Biyan Castle!" The captain of the escort cavalry gestured to the cavalry behind him. A cavalryman skillfully took out a set of things from the horse bag and handed it to Randolph. "Change." Have this, sir! When I left Biyan Castle, I specially asked someone to prepare one."

"Back to Biyan Castle? This is it?"

Just as Randolph was about to say something, his eyes glanced at the things in his hands, and his expression changed.

It is an ordinary soldier's armor. It is brand new and shiny. You can tell at a glance that it has not been used. It is specially used for escaping! The thought made Randolph feel a little unbearably humiliated.

"Assholes, this is a cowardly act!" Randolph looked at his cavalry guard angrily, his face pale, and his body trembling with anger. When did the imperial guards degenerate to this level? This guy How to become an Imperial Guard! ,

"We are just retreating, and changing clothes is just an insurance policy!" The captain of the escort cavalry looked at him with a dissatisfied look, and said in a dull tone, "Our army has been defeated. No matter how much you persist, you can't save the situation. It's such a mess now, and the ground is full of chaos. We are all defeated. If we put on soldiers' armor, the enemy will not notice us! The Biyan Castle where the army is located is only fifteen miles away. As long as we escape the mountain col ahead, we will be safe! Let's change our clothes quickly. there is no time!"

"You... are such a disgrace to the Imperial Guard!" Randolph raised his finger and pointed at the Guard Captain, his lips trembling so much that he could hardly speak.

"My lord, I think you have forgotten that we are not the Imperial Guard!" The captain of the cavalry guard sneered and quietly winked at a companion next to him. This guy is really stubborn, he can't delay any longer, or he will really die here!

"You..." Randolph's face changed, and he thought of something. A trace of contempt flashed across his face, and he said arrogantly, "It was my fault. You lowly people are not qualified to be here. Get out of here." I won't leave, even if I die..." Randolph raised his head and said that he would fight to the end, and suddenly felt a huge pain in the back of his head. The sky and the earth were spinning, and I saw the sky and the earth tilting,

"Damn, this bastard has such a hard head!" A stubble-faced guard cavalry appeared from behind him, holding a bloody sword hilt in his hand. The cheap sapphire on it was broken into several pieces.

"Really. What are these soldiers thinking? Even after they are beaten like this, this guy still wants to persist. Does he want everyone to be buried together?" someone complained.

"Okay, don't delay! Get him changed quickly." The cavalry captain's face showed a hint of ferociousness. Several cavalry guards hurriedly put on Randolph's ordinary soldier's armor, and then put on Randolph who had passed out. Drag to a war horse

"Captain, what if we are investigated later?" A guard cavalryman with a yellow face asked worriedly

"Yes, yes," a guard cavalryman with a tough look agreed. He looked at the chaotic situation around him, touched his calf with his right hand, and quietly pulled out a short sword tied to his calf. The blade is in a serrated shape and is extremely sharp and fierce.

"Ra Stanley. What are you going to do?" the captain of the cavalry escort asked sharply.

"Boss, this guy is very vindictive. Last time, he tied you to a stake and gave you thirty whips because you forgot to call him Mingjue. I have wanted to kill him for a long time, so why not just deal with it now! "The cavalryman's dagger, with its sharp serrated edge covered with a layer of dim blood, was pressed against Randolph's throat. A sinister smile appeared at the corner of his mouth, and the blade cut into Randolph's skin. Red blood stayed along the blade. The surroundings were chaotic. The soldiers were busy running away. When they saw several cavalry guards surrounding Randolph, they all thought that this man was The injured general is being bandaged,

"Ra Stanley, don't act in a hurry." Suddenly, the guard captain seemed to have thought of something and quickly shouted to stop the subordinate's behavior.

"What's wrong, boss, do you want this guy to live to take revenge on us?" The cavalryman raised his head unexpectedly,

"I don't care if he dies or not! It's just that he can't die here!" The captain of the escort cavalry reined in his horse, looked at the increasingly louder sounds of fierce fighting ahead, and said in a solemn voice, "Don't forget, according to the imperial military regulations, , If the general does not withdraw, the guards cannot withdraw. If the general dies, the guards must be buried with him. If he dies here, we will not survive!"

"What a bad luck! Being chased would be very troublesome, but now you have to carry such a burden!"

The cavalryman cursed and turned his wrist, inserted the serrated dagger into the scabbard on his leggings, spat on the ground, and reluctantly put the unconscious Randolph back on the horse. This place was less than twenty miles away from the Wall Castle. , there is plenty of time to deal with him on the road, just make sure that he does not die before arriving at Biyan Castle! "

, at this moment, the ground was trembling violently, and a black subway wall rushed towards this side!

"Attention! It's the Falcon Cavalry!" someone shouted

"Plop!" A horrifying white line shot out from the group of galloping cavalry. The cavalryman known as Rastanli was shot through the thigh with an arrow. Blood spattered, and the bleeding arrow showed through. There was a blast from his mouth. There was a horrifying wailing sound, and he wanted to run onto the horse, and when he jumped, the second white-feathered arrow shot into his shoulder, and then the third one. . . . .

"La Stanley!" The guard captain was confused by the sudden situation in front of him. He turned his head and looked, his face suddenly turned pale. He didn't expect the Falcon Cavalry to advance so fast. It was like a killing iron wall that was rapidly expanding. , even occupying the entirety of his field of vision!

Wrapped in a metal covering, only two powerful war horses with eyes like giant beasts are exposed. The whole body is shining with silver, and the black cavalry on it is like a demon rushing out of the netherworld.

"Kill!" Cold light spread everywhere, and the bloody head fell from the air and was trampled by galloping horse hooves and countless feet.

"Pop!" The infantry group in front was directly overwhelmed by the front, just like a flood embankment was opened.

"Kill!" The black-armored cavalry urged their horses to kill fiercely. The heavy armored advance is unstoppable! The team in front was instantly defeated. Following the sharp sword attack at the front, thousands of cavalry followed. The imperial spear formation was defeated by the cavalry, and only the snapping sound of spears could be heard everywhere. The cavalry pounced on the hastily formed formation and retreated across the board. The collapse is irreversible,

"Hurry, retreat quickly!" The captain of the cavalry escort panicked and turned around and ran away with his men desperately.

"Whoosh! Whoosh! Whoosh!" Crossbow arrows continued to be fired at the fleeing cavalry guards. The cavalrymen screamed and fell off their horses one by one, followed by the black-armored cavalry behind them like a pack of wolves. The uniforms of the general's guards were too conspicuous. How could the Falcon Cavalry, which was always used to grabbing gold coins, let such gold coins of the same weight escape? For a while, the Guards Cavalry who were fighting from all sides continued to gather, and even Hu Keqili was alarmed. Yes,

Seeing the steady stream of Falcon Empire cavalry coming, the captain of the escort cavalry was so frightened that he lost his mind. Not daring to run anymore, he suddenly shouted in a stifled northwest dialect, "Stop fighting, I surrender, surrender!", bang, throwing the weapon to the ground, indicating that he really surrendered. The war horse also began to slow down.

"Surround yourself, don't shoot arrows!"

Hu Keqili heard a flash of astonishment on his face, and shouted to the cavalry around him who had drawn their bowstrings. After hearing his order, the Guards Cavalry gave up the idea of ​​shooting all these guys.

"Don't kill me. I captured the Gallic General Randolph. He is right here!" The guard captain of the Gallic General who escaped death quickly jumped off his horse and knelt on the ground with his hands raised. He heard this from some outside rumors. , to surrender to the Falcon Army. He had to assume such a posture, and his subordinates quickly imitated the same, with more than a dozen people kneeling down at once.

"Wow!" Countless war horses swept past them with a parallel wind. The captain of the guard of the Gallic general and the cavalry under his command were so frightened that their faces turned pale.

"You are the one claiming to have captured the Gallic general?"

A murderous and threatening voice asked. It was Hu Keqili who came here specially. He was wearing a unique double-horned helmet on his head, and behind him was a cloak as red as human blood. The long sword in his hand was hanging down, and blood was dripping from it on the ground. "Sir!" The Eagle Guards cavalry spread out to both sides like a tide in front of him. Just this power made the Gallic Guard Captain kneeling there wet his back with cold sweat.

Hu Keqili glanced at the guard uniforms of the dozen kneeling Gallic cavalry like swords, and he was secretly surprised. "What happened? The Gallic general's guard claimed to have captured the Gallic general?" His His eyes looked at a horse not far away. A middle-aged man wearing an ordinary soldier's armor was lying on the horse's back. There was red blood on the back of his forehead. He looked like he was either unconscious or dead. The middle-aged man's hand dropped, revealing a large gold-rimmed gem buckle that only Gallic general-level commanders could wear. This was a There is no doubt that he was a Gallic general, but I don’t know that he was the commander of the legion that was ambushed.

"Are you the general's guards? Who is that person right now! If you tell a lie, I will chop you into pieces immediately."

Hu Keqili asked in a cold tone. He had fought with the Gallic army not only a hundred times but also seventy or eighty times. This was the first time he saw the most tenacious general and guard, known as the soul of the Gallic army, who refused to retreat and fought to the death. Surrendering, and arresting his own commander and shouting surrender, it’s so weird!

"He is Randolph! Commander of the Twelfth Infantry Regiment of Gaul"

The captain of the Gallic Guard Cavalry said quickly, and then a series of contents made Hu Keqili a little confused. These guys were not the real guards of the Gallic Empire generals, but actually mercenaries, because the generals of the Gallic regular army were in the southwest. In addition to a large number of generals who were captured, there were also countless generals and guards known as the elite of the elite who either died in battle or were captured.

These generals and guards are all real professional soldiers, brave warriors in the army. Ordinary soldiers can be recruited, but these real professional soldiers have been trained from generation to generation. The financial resources and manpower required are not as poor as they are now. What the desperate situation of Gaul and Kyoto can bear,

Since he couldn't find a real shogun's guard, Derek, who had just taken charge of the Kyoto line, decided to settle for the next best thing. He believed that a group with professional warriors would not only have an army, but also mercenaries, as well as those mercenaries who lick blood with their blades. There are many elite soldiers, these professional mercenaries with certain combat experience, whose combat effectiveness is no worse than that of the general's guards.

But when it comes to loyalty, that's another story. They turned into mercenaries of the general's guard. In the end, they were still mercenaries. They only fought for money. I hope they are defeated at the moment. It was impossible to show the loyalty of a true Gallic soldier. And this team of guards who captured his general are mercenaries!

The battle ended in less than two hours. It was like a slaughterhouse. The corpses of countless Gauls covered the endless field of vision. The sea of ​​blood reflected the light under the afterglow of the setting sun. Night falls, turning the world into pure white again. The snowflakes floating in the night make the whole world invisible.

“Salsa”

There was a crisp sound of feet stepping on the snow outside the temporary military tent. The fat man placed an order signed with his name next to him. The wind and snow that came at night made the Gauls' scouts withdraw early. After ambushing the 50,000-strong Gallic army, the army did not return to Vernon as expected. Instead, it unexpectedly approached the direction of Biyan Castle to a distance of fifteen miles.

"Your Majesty!" Hu Keqili walked in from outside the military tent, holding the report on the interrogation of the mercenary team.

"Have you figured out the situation?" The fat man raised his head and looked at him, his black pupils like stars.

"Yes, it's very clear. That guy said it every word!" Hu Keqili looked excited and handed the results of the inquiry to the fat man and said, "There are currently sixteen squadrons of the Gallic General's Guards in Biyan Castle. Each squadron has about 100 to 500 people, and the total number is 3,700. Among them, 11 squadrons are staffed by mercenaries, with about 2,400 people. The others are real general guards or those who The generals' own personal guards"

"Is the enemy's command post in Biyan Castle?" The fat man's eyes flickered, he tapped his fingers on the table and asked in a solemn voice.

"That's right. Derek's general command post is in Biyan Castle. About 150,000 Gallic troops are stationed on the road below Biyan Castle. The Gauls recast the frontal defense line, while the back is just a temporary construction. Three wooden walls.”

"Are you saying that Derek sold them his identity as a general guard for a thousand gold coins?" The fat man listened to Hu Keqili's report, his eyes were terrifyingly bright, and his eyebrows were raised and he asked.

"Yes, Derek, who has just ascended to a high position, urgently needs money to consolidate his position, and some mercenaries also hope to obtain military positions such as the General Guards to earn more money. So... "Hu Keqili replied with his head lowered.

"Derek is so eager for quick success, and treats the safety of the country's most important generals like a child's play, using mercenaries as the general's bodyguards, the soul of the army. This is really God's destruction of Gaul! What a pity, the 200,000 Gallic army will be destroyed because of this villain. And he is destined to fall in Biyan Castle!" The fat man flipped through the report in his hand, his eyes suddenly narrowed into a thin line, a cold light shone in his mouth, and he suddenly uttered a sentence that made Hu Keqili's hair stand on end.

Two hundred thousand troops fell in Biyan Castle! Has His Majesty already figured out how to close the net? Hu Keqili was a little shocked. Although the ambush annihilated the two Gaulish infantry regiments, it did not ambush the main Gaulish force in Biyan Fort. In other words, the Gauls were still strong in Biyan Fort.

"Send this order to Statunko in front of the Biyan Castle!" The fat man picked up the order book that had already been written on the table, handed it to Hu Keqili, and said calmly

"What does your Majesty mean?" Hu Keqili looked a little stunned.

The fat man smiled slightly. "His southern army is now strong. They have been clamoring to counterattack Biyan Castle, but they have been suppressed by me and have not moved. They originally wanted to wait for me to ambush the main force of Gaul before counterattacking. Now I have done as he wished." , starting tomorrow, the Southern Army will begin to face the Biyan Fort."

"Starting from tomorrow, our army will move from the rear and use all its strength to cut off the connection between Biyan Castle and Kyoto from behind."

"Your Majesty, you think Biyan Castle's supply line is in Kyoto?" Hu Keqili is also a famous general who has experienced many battles, and he immediately reacted,

"What do you think!" The fat man's eyes wandered, looking at the flying snow falling on the ground outside, and said in a solemn voice. "You have been stationed in Biyan Castle. You should know that although Biyan Castle is dangerous, its disadvantage is that it is too small. Ten thousand people are barely enough, let alone hundreds of thousands of troops stationed there. That style of place There are too few places that can be used for storage. The daily consumption of hundreds of thousands of troops is in the tens of thousands. That is no joke. I am sure that the supply line of Biyan Castle is definitely controlled by Kyoto, because since Gaul Kyoto dares Releasing this huge army of 200,000 people will definitely not be without constraints.

"In less than two days, Biyan Castle will be bustling when we find that its supplies have been cut off!"

"If the main force of Gaul abandons the Biyan Fortress, ignores the offensive of the Southern Army in front, and makes a desperate effort to fight back, we are afraid..." Hu Keqili hesitated.

"Haha, do you think they still have a chance to fight back to Kyoto in Gaul?"

The fat man laughed and patted Hu Keqili's shoulder. Hu Keqili smiled and looked confused.

Your Majesty, what do you mean? Although the Southern Army's frontal offensive can create some pressure, as long as the Gauls are willing to abandon the Rock Fort, it is absolutely possible to withdraw most of their troops.

But His Majesty Falcon is so confident. . . . Hu Keqili's heart was also shaken. Could it be that Your Majesty has any more terrifying killers?

"Believe me, they won't have another chance to fight back to Gaul and Kyoto!" The fat man snorted in an aggravated tone, and a chilling smile appeared on the corner of his unusually sure mouth.