Realm of Power

The attack during the day ended in failure. The Baluta Fortress, which the coalition forces thought could be broken with one blow as long as it pressed with all its strength, suddenly showed a powerful counterattack, like ripping apart the coalition forces' desire for a quick victory with ferocious fangs. fantasy, the coalition forces had to hold an emergency meeting to adjust the original planned tactics

At the coalition meeting, Chief Dispatcher Leoport took the report that had just been tallied from the adjutant's fingers with slightly trembling fingers. He glanced over it, took a deep breath, and then tried his best to read the battle damage report in a calm tone. "Come out." In this battle, our army lost 5,700 people and injured 18,000 people. Thousands of people! More than a thousand people were trampled to death by our own people." "Eighteen thousand wounded! Just two hours of fighting..." There was a discussion below. "Please be quiet!" Leopold paused for a moment, glanced at the ugly faces of other generals, and continued.

"Although our army suffered setbacks, overall our operations were successful."

"It took us a day to break through the outer wall, and we almost attacked the wall of Baluta! As for the casualties, although they were some heavy, it was just because of lack of preparation, and there is no way to fight without killing people, even if we were behind and behind We lost about 20,000 troops, but we Their strength is still an advantage of 150,000 people, but the Falcon Army's defense force on Baluta has been exhausted. Their defense methods are completely exposed. As long as they are fully prepared, there will be another general attack tomorrow. , I believe the victory in capturing Baluta is within sight!”

"Yes, it was just a little bit successful!" After hearing Leopold's analysis, the generals below were talking among themselves. At this moment, a figure suddenly stood up. He was the fourth person sitting on the left. A general at the table finally couldn't help but suddenly stood up and slammed his hands on the table. His eyes were bloodshot, like a wounded beast

"Lord Leopold, compared to tomorrow's attack plan, I would like to ask, what to do with the wounded soldiers? Are we just going to watch them wailing forever?" "It's Fite!" "Poor Rila People! "They are famous for being arrogant! This time it will be terrible."

Seeing him standing up, the other generals stopped talking, but their eyes were more of a gloating expression.

The person who stood up was none other than Marquis Fit of the Rila Kingdom, who had clamored for the most ferocity before the war. Yesterday's battle to attack the outer wall. The most elite white steel heavy infantry under his command served as the main attack spearhead, but was ambushed by a ballista, resulting in heavy casualties. Today, during the daytime attack on Baluta Fortress, the heavy infantry under his command was placed on the second line. Unfortunately, they also suffered heavy casualties. During the attack, the chaotic defeated army almost squeezed Marquis Fit from his horse. Fortunately, there were guards who desperately tried to stop him. Marquis Fit must be the first general in the coalition to fall to death from a height.

"This. The coalition forces will do their best!" Leopold looked stunned and touched his chubby chin. This action was purely a subconscious habit. In the past, he would have looked very peaceful, but today he seemed a bit perfunctory.

"Try your best? How can you try your best! This is simply a poison that cannot be cured! Before there is a drug that can cure this poison, we, the Kingdom of Ruila, refuse to join the attack." Marquis Fit was dissatisfied with this answer. Angrily, he walked to the window and pushed it open. Suddenly, a faint wailing sound came in with the night wind.

"Oh. He's a wounded soldier!" All the generals' expressions changed.

The battle during the day seemed very tragic, but after all, the narrow mountain road limited the expansion of casualties. There were not many people killed in the battle, but there were surprisingly many wounded. The wounded who had quicklime in their eyes could not be washed with water, but the coalition forces obviously Not knowing this, they tied the painful wounded soldier to a wooden board with a rope, and carefully washed the wounded soldier's eyes with water. The result was tragic.

Quicklime is a strong alkali, and when it encounters water, it immediately explodes to high temperatures.

I saw the wounded soldier who was just in pain suddenly yelling as if he was burned by flames. Frightening white blisters appeared where the eyes were burnt by lime. The wounded soldier shouted in pain on the wooden board. Screaming, banging his head like a madman, his head was bruised and bloody, and the person responsible for cleaning was scared to death. It was so terrible, it was simply a disaster. In the afternoon, there was bad news that some wounded soldiers could not bear the pain and chose to commit suicide. spread out,

In order to accommodate such a large number of wounded soldiers, the entire town under the Baluta Fortress became a huge wounded soldier camp. Wounded soldiers wailing in pain lay all over the streets. Officers walked through the middle of the road with ugly faces. A wounded soldier with his eyes covered with a white cloth made the whole town seem like a ghost emerging from the human world.

"Yes, such a rash attack on the fortress will cause more casualties!" After hearing Marquis Fit's words, a general was deeply moved and sighed secretly.

"Otherwise, let's rest for a day tomorrow. After all, the troops need to rest and recuperate, and the wounded soldiers need to be transported to the rear." An old voice came from the seats, "Our army has gained the upper hand, and the attack cannot be stopped!"

Leopold waved his hand solemnly and tapped it heavily on the table. "Don't forget, everyone, the Falcon Empire still has nearly 300,000 troops in the north of Putau. If we can't take down Balu in one go, Tower, the Falcon Empire's reinforcements will rush up and tear us apart without mercy. "Aren't there Gangfei people in charge of the Falcon Army in the northern part of Putao?" The general who proposed curled his lips slightly. "Gangfei people are in charge. Block the reinforcements, we are responsible for taking down the fortress of Baluta "Ser, isn't this agreed in advance?" "Although the Congolese Army has promised to try its best to delay the reinforcements from the north to Baluta, you should know very well that this effort is also time-limited!" "Leopard said fiercely! Looking at the face of the general behind him, it was Motoi, the veteran of Resagun. His gray hair was exposed from both sides of the hawk-beaked helmet in the Resagun style. When his slightly foamy eyes narrowed into a line, he still looked very... Can make people feel majestic

"The Barrier of Lesagon is already so old!" Leopold looked at this veteran and his pupils shrank slightly. Lesagon is a medium-sized country in Central Europe, and its national strength can be ranked among the top ten in Central Europe. , the people who can be sent this time are all famous generals from various countries. This Motoy is a hero who turned the tide in the war, established proud military exploits, and also showed real ability to handle affairs in government affairs.

At least until he was in his forties. But today, his decline is very obvious. Lifeless about everything. He seems to be uninterested in anything and lacks the spirit of a soldier. Especially in terms of judgment, insight, and decision-making, he is completely different from the other two. Maybe that's why. It was only then that the fame of this famous general from Lesagun dropped drastically in recent years, to the point that he was surpassed by some unknown juniors. There are different opinions on why the heroes in the past fell to this point.

For example, it is said that it was because the young leader suffered a heavy blow to the head from the barbarians during the battle, some said that his aging body could not bear the pain and torture day and night, and some said that the son of the veteran general who led the rebellion in Lesagun a year ago There are various imaginary discussions about the aftermath of the tragic death involved. But one thing is for sure, Motoi is indeed old.

This time the troops sent by Lesagun were only an unsatisfactory 3,000 men.

For the ten powerful countries in Central Europe, such a number of dispatches is obviously not worthy of the name. Among the 170,000 coalition forces, Resagun's status is almost ignored. It is probably for this reason that Resagun has sent this man. The aging and famous general was even present at such an important meeting. The veteran's performance was more like a nap in front of a campfire. "It seems that if this veteran is not convinced, others will be unwilling to do so." Leopold sighed inwardly. He knew that there were many people who thought like Motoi. Mainly because the crash during the day left such a deep impression on people!

Leopold said, "The Gangfei people have completely risked their lives this time, and they agreed to use all their reserve forces to try their best to hold back the 300,000 falcon reinforcements in Puntau in the north. The situation is now very clear. Who can take Balu first?" Victory on the tower side, whoever has the ability to free his hand to launch a fierce attack on the opponent's flank, advance. And shake the entire front, ""That's right. But if we take a strong attack like this, I'm afraid the wounded soldiers will be lying all over the town before we attack Baluta!" "Veteran Motoi is not that good either. Convinced, he just stopped stroking his belly and looked out the window with solemn eyes. Deliberately twisting the unsightly blue lips,

"It's really troublesome!" Leopold was helpless. "There is no if! Because now that we have broken the relationship with the Falcon Empire, we must continue to fight! The battle of Baluta will not only affect Gangfei, but also us." And the fate of the entire Central European Barrow! If the Gangfei people collapse, our country will have to face the front of the Falcon Empire! "

Leopold's eyes flickered, and he always had the face of a good old man. At this moment, he had a bit of coldness and seriousness belonging to the commander of the army.

"As I said before, people will definitely die in a war! I'm not afraid to tell you that when I accepted the general dispatch for this battle, I already had this idea. If the army of 170,000 is able to have 100,000 people cross Baluta The first line of the fortress is already a major victory! "One hundred thousand people is a major victory!"

The veteran Motoyi narrowed his eyes into thin lines. He was so cruel. Are the juniors now so cruel? The expressions of the generals also changed. Doesn't that mean that in Baluta, the coalition forces will lose at least 70,000 people!

Baluta would be a bloody battle. Before the war started, the coalition forces had already made such preparations. Therefore, when the coalition forces arrived at Baluta Fortress, they did not attack immediately, but were fully prepared.

However, in the battle of the outer wall the day before, the easy capture of the outer wall caused many coalition generals to greatly lower their predictions of losses in this battle. How could it cost 70,000 people! The battle of the outer wall only resulted in less than 10,000 casualties! This number made the generals feel confused and confused, and they talked among themselves. Yes, it was like falling to the ground from a high altitude! "We are very sleepy during the day of the fierce battle, and so are the Falcons, but we have an advantage."

Leopold felt the fluctuations in everyone's hearts, glanced at everyone's faces, paused in his voice, and said, "Our army has a numerical advantage. We can use this advantage to launch attacks in turns, while the other party can only attack all day long. Tired of fighting, I believe that such an offensive will only take three days at most, and the opponent will collapse due to insufficient strength and exhaustion! "Do you have any objections?"

"No! I don't have any opinion. It's just that we still have plenty of time. I think we should use this time to let the soldiers have a good rest. What do you think?..." Veteran Motoyi yawned, spread his hands and said, This is a disguised agreement on the feasibility of Leopold's tactic.

"Well, that's right. I didn't consider this?"

Leopold secretly breathed a sigh of relief, smiled at the corner of his mouth, and waved to everyone, "That's it for tonight's meeting. Let's go back and rest. Let's work together tomorrow to capture Baluta!"

"Yes!" Everyone stood up and left the conference room one after another. At the door, the veteran Motoyi looked up at the bright moonlight in the sky and said to himself, "Are you old? You don't trust anything."

In the dark night, at the entrance to the mountain road below Baluta Fortress, a black shadow walks through the bushes.

The weeds and bushes here are very luxuriant. In summer, the weeds and bushes here are growing desperately. As if to turn himself into a towering tree. The wind blows through the wild grass on both sides of the road, stretching its long figure unscrupulously. The dry yellow dirt road has been trampled by the Allied Army formations during the day and has become pitted and has no appearance of a road at all.

Scout Captain Liveron Lei was crouching down in a waist-high bush.

He is a former Nord army scout and is good at long-range shooting, but he prefers to use the Nord scout's short-handled battle ax. Fifty meters in front of him is the allied defense line of the town below. The coalition forces set up temporary sentries here. The size of the town was obviously unable to accommodate more than 100,000 coalition troops, so more military camps and tents surrounded the outside of the town.

In the darkening night. The coalition lit countless bonfires, like stars in the sky falling to the ground. Many mobile sentries could be seen around, and coalition soldiers sat in groups around the bonfires. The security was not strict, but it was still a coalition camp built against the town. Even if there is a surprise attack, with the support of the town, it is enough to deal with any situation. It can even be arranged calmly and use superior forces to eat up the invading enemy. Unless the opponent is a fool, he will think of raiding a hundred thousand people who are backed by a town. The camp of the army,

Fulon Lei looked around carefully before carefully climbing up a slope on the outside.]

From the height here, you can see the direction of the town, with large lights and torches on the streets. Unlike the soldiers sitting cross-legged next to the fire in the outer camps, you can vaguely see a large number of wounded soldiers placed on the roads in the town. , there are waves of faint sounds fluctuating in the wind,

"Confirmation completed!"

Fronley grinned, like a fox stealing a chicken, and slowly withdrew from the line of sight of the coalition guard post. In the bushes behind, he took out the carrier pigeon that represented the confirmed target, opened the pigeon cage, took out the carrier pigeon inside, and put A red ribbon was tied to the pigeon's leg. Let go, and the pigeon couldn't wait to fly towards the sky with the full moon.

Watching the homing pigeon quickly turn into a small black dot invisible to the naked eye in the night sky, Fronley quickly climbed up a tree trunk and disappeared into the darkness.

Baluta Fortress,

Salton was wearing black armor, with his hands behind his back. He stood on a raised mound in front of the fortress, looking up at the moon above his head. His hair was blowing in the fierce night wind, as if he was searching on the ground. Like something, a small black dot appeared under the bright moonlight,

"Look!" A low voice came from below. Everyone raised their heads at this moment, and a black shadow appeared in the moonlight circle, quickly heading towards the Baluta Fortress.

"It's the scout's messenger pigeon!" the adjutant next to him shouted happily, "I hope everything goes well!"

Salton murmured in a low voice and looked away, only to see that under him under the mound, there was an endless array of armor and spears arranged neatly as far as the eye could see. Under the black iron helmets are the national characters of the Nords. The moonlight shines down from a high place, like water, flowing down from the resolute and upright figures of the soldiers. A total of 20,000 Nord soldiers are spreading around like mountains. The pressure was overwhelming in the silence of the night. No one made a sound. It seemed that only the flapping wings of homing pigeons could be heard in the air. A soldier standing behind Salton who was responsible for receiving the homing pigeons stretched out his hand, and black spots fell on On the shoulders of the messenger,

"Pop-pat, the sound of folding wings is particularly clear at night. "Combat target confirmed, sir!" The soldier glanced at the red ribbon on the homing pigeon's leg and shouted to Salton in front.

"Order the combat troops to prepare!"

Salton took a deep breath and raised his hand. The 20,000-strong army was silent under the silver moonlight. It felt like a sword full of ferocious murderous intent was about to be unsheathed, and the horses in the front row were kicking uneasily. They landed on the ground and let out two low-pitched screams. Even they were suppressed by the murderous aura bred in the silence.

In the front line of the infantry, about 10,000 crossbow shooters began to raise their crossbows in the direction of the town. The crossbows were equipped with ignited rockets. They looked down from a high position. Although the straight line distance from the town was more than 250 meters, if you looked at it from a height of 100 meters, Shooting into the wind , the range of the crossbow can exceed three hundred meters. Of course, the main force is still the hundred heavy crossbow vehicles lined up in front of the crossbowmen. The archers are carefully lighting the oilcloth wrapped in the front end of the metal crossbow arrows, and the fire is The bear is like a lamp,

"Sir, everything is ready!"

Salton heard the voice of his adjutant behind him and looked up at the bright full moon above his head. It was so beautiful, but unfortunately, it would become a blood moon tonight! His arm fell suddenly, "Bang! Bang! Bang!" The sound of countless bowstrings was like a continuous rainstorm hitting the ground from high in the sky.

At that moment, the countless streams of light drawn by the arrows flying towards the town were like the Milky Way leaking out of the ground and the great river rushing! (To be continued...)