Realm of Power

Congo’s southern waters,

The smoke of war was lingering over the coast. Since the Falcon Empire Navy successfully raided Barola, on the fourth day, the fleet completed its rest and headed north. On the sixth day, the Falcon Empire Navy Fleet arrived at the Port of Rencia, one of the three major ports in southern Congo. The port of Lencia surrendered, on the seventh day, the port of Fedor surrendered, on the eighth day, Cullo The port surrendered. In just one week, the Falcon Empire fleet advanced by leaps and bounds and already controlled half of the coast of Congo. On the ninth day, the Falcon Empire fleet arrived at the northern sea of ​​Valenya Port, known as the center line of the southern continent. , the huge fleet stared at the port like a flock of eagles.

If you look at Valenya Port from the perspective of Imperial Navy soldiers who traverse the sea, it cannot be considered a prosperous city at all. At most it can be regarded as a small town or even a small fishing village. But for the Congo Empire, this is the top priority of the coastal defense line. Because of the barrier of huge mountains, the connection between Congo's inland and coastal areas is Valenya, so the architectural style of Valenya port is The inland and coastal areas are mixed with each other. The coastal buildings are typical bright streets with various exquisite two-story or three-story buildings on both sides.

The inland style is unique small villas, most of which are concentrated in the Zhongxing area. Because the garrison officers of Valenya are all transferred from the inland, these small villas have a strong flavor of the inland area, so Small inland villas often have gorgeous fountains. The base is decorated with white marble stone and the walls are also covered with white porcelain tiles.

Looking from the battleship on the sea, the flawless white fountain shines in the sun. Such as now. Dustrunkai was looking through the lookout at a white castle located high above the port. It was a military castle located on the mound behind the port. From a high position, he stared at the entire port. The castle's control range was very large, which made Dostelenko frown slightly. The opponent's distance was beyond the range of the artillery fire. The lookout glass moved down and he saw a large number of Gangfei troops outside the castle. The military flag is fluttering in the wind, and the army is densely packed. Lined up along the mountain, after a week of continuous fighting against the port, the Army of the Congo Empire finally appeared.

"Who are these people?"

Dostelenko took a deep breath, put down the observation glass in his hand, and asked behind him in a solemn voice.

"Sir, it's the 11th Infantry Regiment of Southern Congo stationed in Vasia!" Pirate leader Yamu told the intelligence about Valenya Port later with a flattering face, saying that the possibility of surrender at Valenya Port was extremely small. The Confederate Empire has deployed heavy troops at the port of Valencia, and its commander is Cesc Fabregas, who is a very scary guy."

"Fabregas?"

Dostelenko asked curiously, "Why is there an infantry regiment stationed at the port?"

"Valencia is an important route from the coast to the inland, so the Gangfei Empire has deployed heavy troops here!" Pirate leader Yamu hesitated and said, "Fabregas is a hunter from the southern mountains. He is two meters tall. He was burly, with powerful limbs, and was famously tough among the generals of the Confederate Army.

"His father was a hunter, and his father's father was a hunter."

Pirate leader Yamu paused and said with unfinished meaning, "It is said that Fabregas hunted a mountain wolf alive by himself when he was eleven years old. That kind of wolf was not big, but very flexible and alert. Ordinary hunters simply can't. He couldn't get closer than 30 meters, let alone hunt. That's why he said that Fabregas was a monster. In order to survive, he fought with ferocious beasts in the southern mountains at a young age. In the end, his uncle, a local hunter leader, thought he was a talented person and spent some small money to send him into the army. Sure enough, in just a few years, this guy quickly became a leader with his excellent hunting skills. Standing out in military combat, without any background, this guy only spent seven years climbing from a soldier to a general. He is definitely a tough opponent! "

"Send someone to negotiate first!" Dostronkai agreed with Yamu's opinion. A small sampan was lowered from the middle of the fleet, and a negotiator boarded the opposite port. Soon he was brought back with a gloomy face. Answer

"The other party refuses to surrender, Commander!" the negotiator stood at attention and said. The left side of his face was swollen like a fermented bun, and his words were a little leaky. It seemed that he had received a special "reception."

"How many troops does the opponent have?"

Dostelenko's answer to this was already expected. He sent negotiators solely to find out the total number of troops of the other party. "Visually estimated that it is about 10,000 people!" The negotiators recalled it and said cautiously, "The other party's arrangement." There are trebuchets, and the mountain path leading up is covered with fences blocking the way. It seems that they are planning to hold on for a long time! "

"Are you going to hold on for a long time? Well, I understand, you go down first!"

Dostelenko nodded solemnly. The opponent was indeed an opponent who was quite good at calculations.

The number of land troops that set off with the fleet this time was only about 11,000, and the opponent was confident for this reason. An expedition fleet could not carry too many land troops. After occupying several ports in succession, it would inevitably There is a tension in military strength. If at this time, the guard force of Valenya port far exceeds that of the ship The army on the team, the Falcon Empire fleet may completely abandon the port of Valenya, which will disrupt the previous plan. However, if the forces are equal, as long as they choose to stick to it, they can easily pin the army of the expedition fleet to Valenya. Asia Harbor, thereby strategically weakening the Falcon Empire Navy's ability to continue its northward march to the greatest extent.

"Has the other party started to launch a plan?"

Dostronkai tilted his head and looked away from the white castle in the distance. He could feel a huge invisible trap unfolding in front of him, killing every step of the way! The opponent is unfolding the bait step by step according to the plan. Before reaching the decisive battle, the opponent will continue to weaken the strength of the fleet, in order to forcibly hoist the exhausted main force of the empire fleet like a big fish at the last moment!

"Sir, actually I have an idea!" Pirate leader Yamu said cautiously

"Tell me about it?" Dostelenko pretended to have a headache and rubbed his temples. What His Majesty Falcon mentioned was indeed correct. In order to achieve strategic goals, the other party will definitely send a guide here deliberately. According to reports from people he specially arranged, on the night when the Imperial Fleet entered the Port of Ballena, the guide who was most responsible for the surprise attack on the Port of Ballena unexpectedly ran to a hidden mound, smelling of alcohol. The fire was lit, and ten minutes later it was all doused with water. The identity of this person as an enemy spy has been confirmed, but it is not yet known whether he is from Gangfei or Strand.

"Although the Valenya Fortress is outside the attack range of the fleet, we can definitely use progressive methods to attack the fortress!"

The pirate leader Yamu narrowed his eyes slightly, flashed a cold light, and said in a solemn tone, "The so-called layered advance means to first send the army to occupy the port, and then unload some Thors from the battleships to the army for combat. The other party will be attacked. It will inevitably happen. At this time, the army retreated into the bombardment range.

"You mean to lure the other party over?"

Dostelenko looked at him with a strange look, his eyebrows slightly raised, and he continued to advance tactics step by step. This was basically a large-scale army landing. It would not be unusual for a naval general with rich combat experience to speak of tactics that specifically target the opponent's obstacles, but how can you, a pirate leader, use such terms?

"Yes, that's basically what I mean." Pirate leader Yamu didn't notice the chill in Dust's eyes and nodded proudly. He said excitedly, "If the opponent doesn't come over, use Thor to directly destroy their defenses. Blast them into powder. If the opponent comes over, they will fall into the fleet's attack circle."

"Yes, it's interesting! What a good idea. How did you come up with it?" A smile appeared on Dostronkai's lips, and he lightly patted the pirate leader Yamu on the shoulder, indicating that what he said was great.

"No, it's just a little vulgar experience of a villain! I have been treated like this by the regular navy before, and I remember it deeply," Yamu said with an embarrassed smile.

"Send landing troops to control the port area, and the fleet advances in horizontal formation!"

Dustrunkai raised his hand and shouted to the flagman on the mast above his head. As the order was issued, the fleet began to turn sideways and sail side by side towards the port. The huge bow split the white rolling in front, and Dustrunkai Kai used the corner of his eye to glance at the face of the pirate leader Yamu. Nothing could be seen on this guy's face, but his eyes were bright and frightening, visibly flashing like a fisherman's excitement and aura when closing his net. A speculative look

Dustronkai has been able to determine that this Yamu is a spy for the Strand people.

The other party has no sympathy for the Gangfei people. The so-called layer-by-layer tactics are good, but they obviously want to use the Gangfei army on the opposite side to consume the Thor ammunition carried by the navy. No wonder this guy is so enthusiastic about sending them one by one. Just introduce yourself to the southern port in detail, just They did not give these ports directly to themselves. Every time, the imperial fleet used the tactic of bombarding the city with thunder gods and threatening the opponent to surrender. It saves effort, but there are more than ten ports in the entire southern Congo, large and small. But the Thor bomb inadvertently caused huge consumption

Making the God of Thunder mute, this is the trap of the Strand Navy. Dustrunkai roughly figured out that Rio can inside, frowned slightly, and numbed himself with one victory after another. He was already used to the tailwind. The imperial fleet will inevitably have a fluke mentality and will inevitably think that Strand The Haiguo fleet has already evacuated. With full confidence, facing the last port and the huge glory of completing the entire southern coast campaign, he will inevitably continue to go north with the fleet that is insufficiently prepared for ammunition. In the end, he will be tolerated until the last port. The Strand Sea Kingdom fleet appeared and sealed its throat with a sword!

"What a cruel method!"

Dostronkai took a deep breath. The opponent's arrangement avoided the shocking Thor of the Falcon Empire fleet to the maximum extent, and fully utilized the advantages of the traditional Sea Kingdom fleet. Although Thor has powerful destructive power, If there were no Thor bombs in the sea battle, it would be completely reduced to the target of the maritime overlord Strand's navy.

In the afternoon, fifty Thors unloaded from three Dragon Tooth battleships had raised their muzzles in the port area. "Fire! Clear all suspicious targets!" Dostelenko looked at the time and gave the order to fire. . Since you want the other party to believe it, you naturally have to pretend to be a bit more like it.

"Rumble" Fifty Thors opened fire one after another. The large-caliber Thor shells passed over the sky in front of them and landed firmly on the heads of the Gang Fei army arrayed along the mountain. Only the flames were seen rolling. Waves of black smoke rose. The mountain road was blown up like a hurricane blown by the wind, and more than a dozen wooden sentry towers were immediately smashed into pieces. The blazing fire burned in half of the ruins, like a huge fire snake devouring everything.

The officers and soldiers of the Gang Fei army on the opposite side seemed to be frightened by the intensive and powerful artillery fire. Some people who were closer to the sentry tower started running in a panic. The thunder bomb landed there and exploded into a large area. In the spring, dense cypress trees grow on the mountain. The soldiers of Gangfei built a simple wooden wall with cypress trees. Behind the wooden wall was a step, and the shooters of Gangfei stood on it. They originally wanted to block the surprise attack of the opponent's infantry. . But now, as the Thor cannon shells fell, the huge explosion brought the air waves and lifted the tied and weak wooden walls into the air. The entire wooden walls were swaying, and the archers on them fell from a height of several meters. After coming down, before he could get up, he was swept in by the rapid fire. The scene is extremely tragic

"Quickly, fight back!" Gang Feiren angrily fought back with his sling. The huge sling flew into the sky in an arc, and then passed through a sharp pressure and hit the ground heavily, causing dust to fly. The soft ground suddenly sank with an astonishing momentum, but the farthest stones were fifty meters away from the Falcon Army's attack line. These stones could not reach the Falcon Army's military formation at the port. Their hasty launch revealed their too-forward position.

"490 meters ahead, turn left 21 degrees, height 24", the observation post holding a lookout glass quickly reported the direction of the trebuchet.

These pitiful trebuchets, which were already few in number, immediately became the targets of naval fleet gunners competing to shoot. Seeing the lively fighting in the direction of the port, the cannon firemen on the battleships felt itchy in their hands. The battleships were lined up on the shore of the port. The range can already be extended to the first line of defense of the Congolese Army.

"Rumble" rows of white smoke came out from inside,

In less than three minutes, the attack from the surface fleet almost turned over the area where the trebuchet was located. From the battleship in the port, it can be seen that the giant-like lever of the trebuchet was lifted to the sky, and it was still there. There are a lot of small black spots scattered together with debris.

"asshole!"

Fabgares, the commander of the 11th Infantry Regiment in southern Congo, who saw this scene from the heights of the Valenya Fortress, saw that his eyes were full of blood. He originally thought of using these trebuchets to give the charging Falcon Army a sudden blow, but who I knew that in just a few minutes, the trebuchets I had spent a lot of effort to improvise were all destroyed. After hitting these closer targets, the opponent's attack line would definitely move forward.

"The Amatia Longbow will teach these guys a lesson!"

Fabgaresti muttered and walked behind him, taking down a shining long bow from the wall. This long bow was 1.8 meters long. The handle of the bow was carved with two eagles facing each other up and down. It is the mark of the tallest eagle archer among the hunters in southern Congo. An eagle archer, like an eagle, can kill a small mouse running quickly between rocks from a hundred meters away with one arrow. It is with this shocking shooting skill that Fabgares became the most terrifying officer hunter on the battlefield. It is said that six local generals died under him, and twenty-one at the level of squadron leader were worthy of his name. The sniper kill!

"The attack line is one hundred meters ahead!"

After completing the clearing of the frontier, the infantry in the port area began to move forward. The imperial crossbowmen held crossbows in their hands and advanced in a hash formation. The Gangfei infantry on the opposite side felt that they had seized the opportunity, "Forward! Charge forward. "Kill them all!" With various loud shouts, the Gang Fei infantry rushed forward with spears in hand.

"Crossbowmen!" The commander of the landing force gave the order in an orderly manner.

The imperial crossbowmen in a hash formation stopped in their tracks with calm expressions. The crossbows in their hands were pointed forward steadily. They were all veterans who had experienced hundreds of battles. The man opposite them, who was squawking like a loose duck, was inhuman in their eyes. They are simply a group of lambs waiting to be slaughtered. In order to improve the accuracy of the salvo, In the case of a hash push, the Imperial crossbowmen are accustomed to working in groups of three. No one dares to say that they can definitely pierce the target's throat with an arrow. But if there are three people, it will be difficult for the opponent to survive. With the bowstring Let go, "Bang! Bang! Bang!" The tone is like a music that coincides with the rhythm

"Plop!" A Gangfei infantryman on the opposite side was hit in the head by a cluster of arrows and fell down immediately. Arrow clusters were fired from the opposite side. Countless light points penetrated the Gangfei soldier's body accurately, even if he was wearing a Even the heavily armored heavy infantry could not withstand the penetration of crossbow arrows within a hundred meters. The imperial crossbow The specially processed triangular arrowheads in the hands were like whips in a violent storm, lashing the Gangfei people violently, and with a whistling sound, they penetrated into the weak points of the heavy infantry armor, "Ah" blood spattered everywhere, and screams were made. Continuously, Gang Feiren was able to face it calmly with high morale at the beginning.

"Go forward, there are not many of them! Charge and kill them all!"

The howls one after another can easily arouse the blood of the soldiers, but as their companions fall one by one beside them, and the other's archers are still pulling out arrow clusters in an orderly manner, the blood of the infantry quickly disappears.

The opponent's almost artistic long-range killing skills tortured the nerves of all non-infantry soldiers.

The opponent's archer was so terrifying that there was almost no way he could stop them. He raised his shield, and arrows whizzed in from the gap between the erected shields, inserting into the flesh and blood behind the shield. You could constantly see the soldiers being shot through their bodies spattered with arrows. The horror is bright red,

Facing the Falcon Empire's famous mainland crossbowmen for the first time, the Confederate soldiers even began to show uncontrollable panic.

"Go forward, don't retreat!" The officers tried hard to cheer up, but even they themselves were retreating. The shooters on the opposite side were too scary!