Realm of Power

‘Boom! Boom! Boom! "

The fierce drumming in the morning mist touched the eardrums of all the defenders of Biyan Castle like a heavy hammer.

"What's going on?"

"The Falcon Army is coming!" On the front of the tall gray-white barrier, countless Gallic soldiers ran up the wall, like a hornet's nest stabbed by a pole.

"Attention, enemy attack! Archers, please." At the defense line of the rock fortress of hundreds of thousands of Gallic troops, the Gallic archers stretched out their bowstrings in rows and raised them into the air, looking down from a high position. If there was a favorable wind, the range could reach one One hundred and twenty meters, the huge trebuchet made a rattling sound as it was pulled by the winch, and the round stone bullets were pushed up the chute.

Nervous, hesitant, and tense, the soldiers panted loudly as if they had just completed a kilometer run. Their nervous and bloodshot eyes looked hard at the place ahead where the drums sounded.

"Come on, come on, let's have a good fight, I've had enough!" An officer stepped on the battlements at the pass of Biyan Castle, holding a knight's epee in his hand, roaring into the distance with a bloody face,

Since the last attack suffered a heavy setback, orders have been issued from above not to attack under any circumstances. For middle- and lower-level officers, such an order is simply humiliating, but for ordinary Gallic soldiers, the strong defense line of the wall and rock fort is also It was unable to provide them with a sense of security. Most of the Gallic troops were recruits recruited only in August. The actual battles they experienced were only one or two tentative contacts. Instead, various rumors about the Falcon Army were rampant in the army.

In order to show the enemy's brutality and bloodthirsty and attract more young people to join the army, under the propaganda of the Gallic military, every Falcon soldier is a bloodthirsty beast. They are used to eating and sleeping. After drinking a glass of blood wine brewed with the blood of the captives, they will transform into bloodthirsty demons on the night of the full moon, knocking the bones of the Gauls and sucking their marrow.

Use human blood to cleanse weapons. In order to enhance the ferocity of their weapons, they are powerful knights controlled by the Demon King of Falcon, the Falcon. They are the most elite puppets under the Falcon Demon Lord. Each of them is two meters tall, extremely strong, and not afraid of death. I don't know the pain. As long as the order to fight is given, even if I am alone, there is a squadron on the opposite side. I will rush forward without hesitation,

"So, the Gallic warriors who met that demon king had no chance of surviving!"

A veteran was frothing at the mouth in front of a group of scared recruits whose faces turned pale. He vividly described how he bravely killed a hundred of the Falcon Demon Lord's guard demon knights and then bent his bow. Arrow, shot a fierce revenge arrow at the bloodthirsty demon king who screamed loudly, and the bloodthirsty demon king was pierced by an arrow in the throat.

"So. That Demon Lord should be dead, why is he still alive?" someone among the recruits asked.

"Nonsense, it was our general who died with one arrow. The reason why the Demon Lord is called the Demon Lord is because he is immortal. Therefore, if you see that Demon Lord on the battlefield, you must be the first to do so. Run as far as you can!" The veteran curled his lips. I am very disdainful of a certain recruit’s questioning.

"Captain Antulide, sir, I have something to ask you!" An escort officer came over and saluted the veteran with a gangly face.

"Okay. Let's stop here. Remember what I said, maybe you can live longer."

The veteran waved his hands to the recruits helplessly. As the escort captain of Derek, the commander-in-chief of the Kyoto Front, this veteran with a mercenary background has always had no airs. According to what he said, Derek helped him once when he was in trouble. , so he followed Derek, just to return Derek's favor. As long as he saved Derek three times, he would leave. However, such opportunities have been rare. Who is interested in assassinating Derek who is not famous! Derek, who became the general person in charge of the Kyoto Line, always brought eight of the most powerful guards with him when he went in and out. If he went out, he would also bring an eighty-man general guard with him. Ordinary assassinations could not be sidelined at all.

"Sir, you're looking for me!" With a toothpick in his mouth, the veteran casually pushed open the door in front of him, which seemed very heavy for most Kyoto generals, and saw Derek standing in front of the window with his back to him.

"What's wrong? You look restless!" the veteran said indifferently. If anyone saw this scene now, they would definitely not believe that Derek, who holds the power of an army of 200,000, would be attacked by this man with a gangster look on his face. Veterans joke

"Do you think this attack is real?" Derek came back to his senses from the window.

"No, because I really can't see the reason for the opponent to launch this attack! Our army's defense line is solid and our troops are superior to the opponent's. Unless the opponent is willing to pay the same price, there is no chance to capture Biyan Castle!" The veteran disagreed. He curled his lips in satisfaction, and as soon as he finished speaking, a loud roar of thunder suddenly came,

"This is it!" The veteran's face changed and his body stiffened. He saw a white light flash across Derek's face, and the sound of a collapse coming from the direction of the pass ahead.

"That's right, it's Thor! The Falcon Army, which has never really used Thor, finally used Thor!" Derek's face looked uncertain, and in his eyes, the black line rising from the first line of defense in the pass flashed below. A dozen balls of dazzling blood-red light exploded on the city wall in an instant, and the fingers were tightly held together,

At this moment, the Falcon Legion really took on the posture of overwhelming the city and was ready to destroy it.

"Report, there is a crack in the pass defense line! Some soldiers are escaping." An officer stumbled in.

"Order the troops at the pass to defend the pass. Those who retreat without authorization are arrested on the spot. There is no need for trial. Let the supervising team kill them directly!" Derek said to the officer with a stern face without any hesitation.

"Yes." The officer's expression changed. There were thousands of people fleeing this time, but he did not dare to refute and left quickly.

"Derek, aren't you being so unhuman? Those are just scared recruits!" After hearing Derek's murderous order, the veteran was silent for a while, and then said hesitantly, "Isn't that right?" In the past, if you were in the past, the most you could do was catch him and lock him up for a few days!"

"Sorey, this is not my fiefdom! Any mercy will bring about the collapse of the entire legion!" Derek's face was gloomy. He looked at the veteran at the door, with a trace of helplessness in his tone, "Others think I am very beautiful. , in fact, who knows how heavy the burden of life and death of 200,000 people and the rise and fall of the entire empire is, if If possible, I really hope I didn’t get into this position because I used to say how cruel and unhuman the imperial ministers who led the troops were, but now I know that they were all forced to do so! They want to plot against you, the enemy wants to plot against you, and even behind you are the hidden arrows of your own people."

"Tch, if you have such a big opinion, even if Kyoto asks you to go back, you won't go back!" Veteran Solei rolled his eyes.

"I, Derek, may not be a famous general, but I am not a coward either!" Derek's eyes flickered and the corners of his mouth raised. He said with a decisive tone, "Do you really think I don't know Kyoto's plan? Is it really just to prepare for Vernon's offensive if I want my 200,000 troops to return? Here, at least I can still be feared by others. Return to Kyoto, it’s still unclear whether I can survive or not.”

"Huh? What do you mean?" Veteran Solei trembled slightly.

In terms of military ability, the Derek in front of him was average at best, but in terms of political sensitivity, Derek was definitely top-notch. Otherwise, he would not have been able to take advantage of the chaos in Kyoto, get the support of all forces and squeeze out Yard, and become the number one person on the imperial side who controls the life and death line in Kyoto.

"The emperor is dead. Whoever holds my sword now, Derek, will be the future emperor!" Derek looked at the dull veteran and said in a contemptuous tone, "I can guarantee that as long as the army enters Kyoto, I, Derek He will be dismissed immediately, and then there will be a bloody reshuffle in Kyoto. For those powerful beasts in Kyoto, the Falcon Empire's attack is nothing. At most, life will be more difficult. If that doesn't work, they can just follow Gang Feiren's example and move Kyoto to the east. Anyway, they have wanted to do this for a long time. , but if you lose in this power struggle, the whole family will die!"

"Sir, we are asking for support from the direction of the pass!" The officer just now ran in again.

"Send the Thirteenth Infantry Regiment over first!" Derek nodded. After making arrangements, accompanied by several generals, he quickly walked up to the observation deck on the top of the fortress. It was the commanding heights of the fortress, where you could view The entire battlefield was clearly visible. As soon as he stepped onto the observation deck, a squadron leader on the observation deck quickly stood up and reported nervously, "Sir, the situation is not very good. It seems that the Falcon Army is going to attack this time!"

"Nonsense, I can see it!" Derek rolled his eyes at him angrily. He held his hand on the battlement of the observatory and leaned out half of his body to look into the distance. The scene below made his face look a little unnatural. , I saw more than ten huge black monsters in the direction of the pass under the setting sun. The color army formation is slowly gathering. On their flanks, there are black crossbow archers like two huge wings spread out. In the middle area, there are dense long falcon battle flags fluttering like waves, and they are lined up in the distance. More than a dozen thunder god-like weapons made his eyebrows knit together tightly.

"Sir, the soldiers are in a panic!" He heard the deep voice of the veteran beside him.

"That's true, what should I do!" Derek asked in a voice that only two people could hear. In fact, not only the soldiers were panicked, but he himself felt nervous. The Falcon Army that was really lined up was indeed an extraordinary army. In comparison, the momentum of the sea is like the state of a fierce volcano before it erupts. The invincible elite army of the mainland is invincible wherever the eagle flag flies. The momentum is like a rainbow. The heavy atmosphere is like a mountain, which makes the people on the city wall breathless. Get angry,

"Order the pass to prepare for a deadly battle. I will support them. Hold on and I will give them credit!" Sir Derek returned from the battlements and sent an order to the soldiers behind him. "Tell them that if the enemy approaches, no matter what the situation is, Immediately launch a full-scale blockade. If we can't severely defeat the Falcon Army before they get close to the pass, our military morale will definitely be shaken! "

"Yes" the messenger turned around and left.

"My lord, if the pass is breached...!" A Gallic general standing behind him asked hesitantly.

"If we break through, use all our strength to recapture it! Until we fight to the death of every soldier, the general will come in after the officer is dead, and I will go in after the general is dead!" Derek said decisively

"Sir, isn't this too tragic?" The generals behind him were restrained by Derek's sudden burst of momentum.

"This battle is a battle of life and death for us. Only the decisive posture of the entire army can make the Falcon Army on the opposite side temporarily retreat." Derek looked heavy and sighed. "Otherwise, the decline of our army will only make them Even more powerful than a tiger, our military morale It will inevitably be revealed to the end. In a siege battle, there is either victory or defeat. There is never a middle choice. At the moment when the two sides collide, the fight is to see who can persist better. If the army has no fighting spirit, even the strongest fortress will be the same. washed away like running water.”

"Sir, urgent military report!" An officer came over nervously and whispered a few words in Derek's ear.

"What! You said it was true!" A look of horror flashed across Derek's face

"It is absolutely true that the defeated army was temporarily blocked by a wooden wall five miles away. Lord Chasen of the 11th Infantry Regiment was killed in the battle, and Lord Randolph, the commander of the 12th Infantry Regiment, was seriously injured. Under the desperate fighting of the Guards, He just escaped and is still unconscious."

The pass ahead,

"Everyone, please don't mess up. The Falcon Army has nothing to fear!"

The Gallic officers were vigorously cheering up their men. It was early in the morning, and the sunlight in the distance formed a huge arc of light that shone on the huge legion covering the earth. The dense black armor in the distance was shining in the sunlight. The flowing brilliance and the cold light brought by the sharp spear array were like a biting cold wind blowing across the wilderness, making all the Gallic soldiers who saw this scene shudder from the heart to the soul.

"These are the real warriors. Compared with them, can we have any hope of victory?" The Gallic soldiers looked at each other,

At this time, everyone heard the sound of horse hooves in the wilderness, and saw groups of Imperial Guards cavalry wearing heavy armor appearing in the distance. The heavy horses' hooves raised the heavy hooves on the ground. Han's sword shone like snowflakes in the distance, like a burst of lightning across the plains of the earth,

This is the Falcon Empire, which is well-known in the mainland. Behind these cavalry, hundreds of war horses dragging more than a dozen long black pipes are slowly coming towards the fortress.

"It's the God of Thunder!" A sound of deep breathing sounded from the city wall, and everyone felt weak from inside.

"It's over, it's over, it's the invincible God of Thunder! What should we do! I don't want to die yet!" Someone on the city wall cried, and other people's faces were also very ugly. The Falcon Empire's Thunder God's illustrious reputation has long since given way to Gao The Lu army was frightened when they heard the news.

The army was defeated one after another. Although most of the soldiers who participated in the battle either died in battle or were captured by the Falcon Army, there were still some who were lucky enough to escape. What they exaggerated more was the horror of the Falcon Army's Thor destroying everything.

If it weren't for the extremely solid fortress, the Gallic Kyoto Army, which was composed of civilians, might have collapsed just by seeing the shadow of these long black tubes.

For the Gallic soldiers who saw Thor for the first time, the black ghost in the distance was synonymous with death.

"Woooo" the war horn sounded amid the sound of war drums. The military formation in front finally began to move, with an indomitable momentum. The thick infantry armor and shields were bright and dark in the sunlight, and as the military formation The movements are like layers of fish scales that are constantly turning.

I have something to go out today, so I’ll catch up on a chapter in the morning (to be continued...)