Realm of Power

The wind blows in the face, and the mountains in southern Congo are full of new green buds. The flags of the Falcon Empire Army make a snapping sound in the wind. The 40,000 imperial troops that broke into southern Congo forcefully captured the important road of Muya. After the fort, they successively captured two strategic advancement points near the south, but the front The Gangfei blocking forces also changed. They voluntarily gave up some unimportant frontiers and deployed about 60,000 heavy troops in the middle of the mountain range with the Bawuni Fortress as the core. They transformed from decentralized defense to focused defense. , like a huge barrier in front of the Falcon Empire army,

When the Falcon Army broke into the mountains where the combat base camp in southern Congo was located, the Imperial Central General Hu Keqili, who arrived as the second batch of reinforcements for the Central Army, looked excited and opened Fatty's account with an urgent report and asked the man who was reviewing the operation. The fat man on the map reported, "Your Majesty, good news, we are leaving today. As expected, Gang Feiren mobilized about 60,000 elite troops when they learned that the main force of our army was exhausted and Pu Tao was empty, hoping to take advantage of the fact that the main force of our army was not in Pu Tao to seize the opportunity in one fell swoop. That area is of great strategic significance to both us and the Congolese people."

"Sixty thousand people? Gang Fei's last desperate force!" The fat man curled his lips. "I only wanted to lift 30,000 people to the sky, but I didn't expect that Gang Fei's 60,000 men were lifted up in one go!" The fat man said with a smile. Map looked away, raised his head, and was slightly stunned. There was no anxiety on his face that he might be cut off. , but smiled with a relaxed expression, "It seems that there are still a few ambitious guys in the Gangfei army. We have transferred the main force of the imperial army from the Putao area, and also launched an active attack with inferior troops. If the opponent continues to do this If you can’t even see the big gap, it would be a shame to live up to my hard-working performance as the emperor of the empire!”

Hu Keqili said happily, "Your Majesty is still smart, if I guessed correctly. These 60,000 people are the last trump card that the Congolese people originally planned to mobilize in the southern battle."

"The South has a total of 200,000 troops, but secretly arranged 60,000 troops as reserve troops. It is really impressive. If we are caught off guard, even I will be in trouble!" The fat man smiled slightly. Fight on the enemy's home turf. It has always been a headache to reserve a small amount of troops at any time to deal with the opponent's counterattack using superior forces. But now it's better, the opponent will reveal all their trump cards at once!

"Your Majesty, what should we do now?" Hu Keqili asked hesitantly. "Although strategically, the Putao area is used as a bait to attract all the Congolese reserve forces. In order to reduce the gap in the strength of the two sides, but there will be more than The number of troops is expected to be doubled. It is estimated that Varisian guarding Putau will be under great pressure.

"After all, he only has 10,000 people under his command. Even if Puntao's own 20,000 troops are included, the total is only one-half of Gang Fei's army!" Hu Keqili touched his chin. Eyes with a hint of solemnity

"Don't worry, I gave Varisien the order to do his own thing when I left." The fat man waved his hand and said with a calm expression. "If the enemy has too many troops, if necessary, most areas can be abandoned. You only need to stick to the area where the fleet port is located. If you still can't hold it, retreat to Huacheng Island, which has been expanded for several months. The Gangfei people don't have a navy unless they have wings and fly there! "

"Your Majesty is going to give up on Pu Tao?" Hu Keqili's eyes widened when he heard this. Pu Tao is the support point of the empire's maritime strategy. Is Your Majesty just giving up?

"Give up? No, the importance of the Putao coast to the empire is self-evident." Fatty shook his head and said, "Putao is an important connection point for the empire to transfer from the outer sea to the inland sea! It is the core child of the empire's entire inland sea strategy, so I only put it The ordinary coast is used as a smuggling area, and there is no extensive local construction like other areas of the empire, just to prevent such a day! "

"Your Majesty is saying that your Majesty has already made such a decision?" Hu Keqili thought thoughtfully. Some were shocked by what they said. His Majesty Falcon's words were plain but filled with intense bloodshed. A word of precaution meant that His Majesty already had the idea of ​​making Putao a decisive battleground at that time.

"That's right." The fat man laughed unabashedly. He had indeed moved to Beijing since last time. I started digging a hole for the Gangfei people. I originally thought there was no chance to use it, but who knew I was accidentally tricked this time?

He drew a circle on the map with his hand and said in a sharp tone, "In terms of combat position, Puntao is too close to the Gangfei Empire, so once we start a war with Gangfei, Puntao must be the best battlefield, because this is the Gangfei Empire." A thorn in the heart of a non-human being is also the turning point that changes the life and decline of the Gang Fei Empire!"

Hu Keqili nodded secretly and looked at the map on the table.

"Do you know why I want Putao to become a smuggling distribution center?" The fat man paused, and said with a hint of chill in his tone, "Why does the empire turn a blind eye to some violations of regulations by the Putao nobles?" "The fat man curled his lips." If I hadn't deliberately pretended not to see it, those so-called radicals would have been bloodbathed at least according to the rules of the previous empire! When did Shunchang die? Frustrated! "

"Then your Majesty did it on purpose?" Hu Keqili's back shone when he heard it.

"Of course it's intentional!"

The fat man nodded, with a sly smile on his lips. "There is a proverb that a leaf can't cover the eyes of the mountains. This winter has been too difficult for the Gangfei people. They have lost their northern roots and the 1.12 Incident broke out. Now we are still talking about it." The southern coast of Congo and Africa is badly beaten.”

"For the Gangfei court, which urgently needs a large amount of wealth to fill the financial hole, Puntao is a golden leaf that dazzles the eyes of Gangfei people, and it is also an area that was once humiliated!"

The fat man spread his hands and stretched, looked at the blue sky outside, and said coldly, "Just watch, this time the Congolese and African troops raid the Puntau area, they will definitely not adopt the soft policy that failed before. In order to seize wealth in the shortest time, one must use the most violent means to scrape three feet from the ground. Starting from the place of entry, There will be a bloody road ahead. The Putao people will go from being hesitant at the beginning to completely breaking with the Gangfei people. Aren’t those radical Putao nobles always dissatisfied with the empire’s occupation? Let them know now that without the empire, With support from behind, they are just targets for slaughter without even a chance to express their dissatisfaction! "

"It turns out that His Majesty had already planned to use the trap as bait?"

Hu Keqili looked stunned when he heard this, and felt pity for the nobles of Putau. No wonder His Majesty, after taking control of Putau, went against the previous practice of relying heavily on infrastructure construction after occupying a place. Just expanding a few overseas ports in the Puntau area, and strengthening Lisbon as a strategic point on land,

For those bouncing nobles, His Majesty is surprisingly tolerant and turns a blind eye to some excessive actions.

really. There was no need to worry about the dead. It didn't seem like anything at the time. Now it seems that His Majesty had actually arranged defenses and retreats in advance a few months ago, leaving Puntao to experience a tragic war. Only then will they know that it is their honor that the empire is willing to occupy them!

"Well, there is no need to worry about the war situation in the Putao area, because what's the use of having more troops invested in the army?

Without the support of the navy, when there were gaps everywhere along the 300-mile coastline of Putau, Putau was temporarily put down. We just need to do our own thing now! "Fat Man took a deep breath. From the very beginning, Gang Fei Ren has taken the wrong direction of the war. Our combat goal is only one, to open up the southern coast."

"Yes, my subordinates understand!" Hu Keqili explained the situation ahead seriously. At present, the Congolese army adopts a strategy of focusing on defense.

The four infantry regiments were arranged in echelons to guard the four small fortresses in the mountains, and the other two infantry regiments were backed by the large fortress of Bahuni, staggered with each other. Moreover, the temperature in the mountains in the southern part of Congo is much warmer than in the north. According to the past climate, this is a precursor to heavy rains in spring. The confident opponent must be waiting for this! "

“Spring rainstorm!”

The fat man frowned slightly, yes. Because of the dry winter, we haven’t seen any rain for a month!

Although the empire's troops that broke into the south this time only had 40,000 troops, 15,000 of them were His Majesty's most elite Guards Corps, and the other 25,000 were also among the elites of the Empire's Central Army. The division, just in terms of combat power, can not fall behind even if it faces a hundred thousand Gangfei troops.

But the commander of the Congolese Army opposite was Boaikasa from the Confederate Army. This was a general who held the title of Master of Defense in the Congolese Army.

This time, we put on this all-out defense posture, "Hu Keqili said with an ugly face. There is no leakage. There is no other way except to pull them out one by one. Even with the strength of our army, it is impossible to force breakthroughs one by one in the short term. "It's very difficult." Hu Keqili's eyes moved on the map, and he expressed his opinion with a difficult expression.

The fat man was silent for a moment and said, "This is very unfavorable to us. As a coastal area close to the sea, heavy rains coming with the warm current are coming, whether it is us who attack the southern coast of Congo or those who enter Puntau in the name of counterattack." Whoever can complete the strategic goal first will be able to give the opponent a blow in the back! Since the opponent is fully defending, let's draw them out!

"Bring it out?" Hu Keqili raised his head and was stunned for a moment.

"Do you think that if I order the whole army to turn around and go back to Puntao, will the other side rush over immediately?" The fat man's eyes sparkled and he smiled sarcastically.

In the early morning of the next day, the Gangfei army, which was waiting for the full-scale attack of the Falcon Empire in the direction of the large fortress Bawuni, saw the Gangfei scout cavalry coming from the dangerous area in front like their buttocks were on fire, with the scouts carrying the frost of the spring night on their bodies. The cavalry galloped in from the slowly opened iron gate and pulled the horse hard, causing the horse to neigh in pain.

"What on earth did you do? Do you want to kill it?" The horse breeder angrily took the reins of the war horse. Seeing that the horse's belly was covered with blood marks from the spurs, he cursed distressedly at the back of the scout cavalry. The scout cavalry quickly ran to the tower of the fortress, which was the general's command point. Looking down from above, one could have an unobstructed view of the entire mountain range. The general's favorite place, it is said that the entire command post was moved up there.

"Stop!" the guard at the tower entrance stopped him

"Former army scout, report an emergency!" the scout cavalry said in a hoarse voice. After checking the identity card, the guard moved out of the way.

The scouts ran up the winding steps to the third floor. At every turn, there were guards holding long-handled axes and wearing iron crowns.

The corridor was a bit dark. An adjutant holding documents happened to come down from the corner on the third floor. He was bumped into by two scouts who were looking up from the bottom. "Oops," they both shouted in pain. The document in the adjutant's hand fell to the floor. The sound of the document falling alarmed the people on the third floor.

"What's going on? I wonder if your Excellency is holding an emergency meeting?" An officer came down from above and glanced at the adjutant. He scanned the documents on the floor and frowned slightly. There seemed to be something missing in his tone of voice, which made people feel uncomfortable. However, he seemed older than his actual age, and his cheeks that lacked blood seemed too thin. The eyebrows are pretty. But his arrogant eyes and twisted lips, which seemed to always want to be superior to others, made people's impression of him even darker. Although people like Yang who have no chance to perform as top students will look at them with prejudice when they see such talents.

"I'm sorry! I'll take care of it right away," the adjutant who was busy picking up documents said quickly with a pale face.

"I am Scout Rude from the 7th Infantry Regiment of the former Army. Lord Zeni, the commander of the 7th Infantry Regiment, has an urgent report and requires it to be submitted immediately to Lord Fraternity Kasa," Scout Chuan gasped.

"The 7th Infantry Regiment of the former army? Leave the report to me. The general is holding a meeting!" The officer stretched out his hand with a cold face, and the scout helplessly handed the document tube that was straddling his waist to the membrane structure document tube. The officer opened the cover and took out the report inside and took a look at it. His face changed slightly. He waved to the scout, "You stay first." He turned around and walked upstairs. After a while, the adjutant came down in a hurry and waved to the scout. "Come up here, the general wants to see you!"

On the floor above. Boai Kasa is having a meeting with several generals. This time he was selected as the commander to stop the Falcon Empire's advance towards the southern coast. He is thin but has a loud voice. He has blood-colored skin and nimble hands and feet, which makes him full of vitality. The impression is that one may be attacked by the Falcon Army at any time. Another decision made by the Imperial Council makes people feel that the deviation is too big. The empire decided to launch a counterattack against the Falcon Empire, and the person responsible for this The counterattack commander was Fabgares, who also belonged to the Southern Army.

What a huge difference!

He has strong opinions on this imperial decision, but there is no way. This is the decision of the Gangfei Imperial Council. The imperial court believes that this counterattack is likely to be successful, and the main force of the Falcon Empire Army will be used. However, they were all strongly restrained, and the entire Putao region was completely open to imperial attack. This foreseeable victory was like a hallucinogen. This sweet poison in the name of "The Empire Strikes Back" seems to make the warlike nature lurking in people's blood suddenly burst out. As a general who is good at defense, Fraternity Casa always feels that something is wrong.

"Are you sure the information is correct?" He picked up the urgent report on the table and confirmed to the scouts again that the Falcon Empire army that broke into the south actually started to turn around and retreat!

"Absolutely sure!" Scout Rude nodded with an affirmative look. "Last night, we noticed signs of the Falcon Army retreating and followed them quickly. We checked the enemy's camp traces and followed them for more than ten miles. Until this morning, it was confirmed that the troops were withdrawing! "

"Well, you can go down!" Boai Casa carefully inquired about some details and confirmed it. The Falcon Empire army has indeed turned around, probably to return to support Pu Tao! Fraternity Casa believes that walking back and forth in the room is chasing? Still not chasing?

"Sir, if we just sit back and watch the other side withdraw, our troops attacking Puntau will probably..." the adjutant warned cautiously from the side.

"What if it's a trap?" Boai Kasa tilted his head.

"Increasing the number of scouts should reduce the risk of being ambushed!" the adjutant suggested.

"Okay, that's it! Send out all the scouts to keep track of every move of the Falcon Army. When other troops gather, we will immediately pursue the Falcon Army and make sure to delay it!" Fraternity Casa nodded and watched the Falcon Army return. If you resort to universal tactics, no matter what the consequences are, you will be blamed for losing your head.

"Yes, sir! The adjutant turned and left.

The sky was overcast and dull. A group of birds flew over the edge of the woodland, and the coolness of the spring breeze blew in the direction of the vast fields. In the morning light that had not yet fully risen, the Imperial Guards Cavalry lined up in a row, the red tasseled hats on their heads swaying in the wind. ,black The colored cloaks were fluttering in the wind like clouds, and the whole team of black lines was spreading from the back of these cavalry across the wilderness on the opposite side, scattered into a slightly irregular quadrilateral, and the neatly arranged armors and spears were reflected in the faint light and shadow.

"Your Majesty, will the other party attack?" Hu Keqili asked worriedly.

"The other side has increased the strength of the scouts. This is a precursor to the army's attack!" The fat man held a whip in his hand and rode on a black horse. His eyes were as cold as snow, and there was a frightening chill all over his body. Looking at the hilly road in the distance, I smiled slightly

"We used some cases as bait to attract the attention of the other side's scouts. The cavalry troops pulled out thirty miles in advance in the middle of the night last night. Now they are fighting back from halfway. The other side's scouts are all behind the infantry and have pulled out thirty or forty miles. Even if there is a problem now, it is too late to report it quickly, and the other side thinks that as long as they increase their scouts and keep an eye on our army's every move, they can avoid an ambush. In fact, they are in an invisible blind spot! "

"Tata" Just as the two of them were talking, a scout cavalry galloped over the wave-like hills in front,

He pulled the horse hard in front of the fat man. The report said, "Your Majesty, the Gangfei infantry group has been spotted on the flank of the hill!"