Realm of Power

The 20,000 Falcon Army drove towards the Tike Lake area overnight. The queue had difficulty marching in this mud. When the sky became bright the next day, Reposti, who was exhausted, finally saw the vast lake in front of him. Lake Tike, large and small lakes could not Counting, as the largest impact swamp in the central and southern part of the Congolese Empire, Lake Tyke covers an area of ​​more than 50 miles

"This is the Great Lakes District?

Reposti stopped his horse violently and glanced at the Great Lakes area in front of him with deep worry.

A messenger cavalry covered in mud and water stopped his horse in front of Reposti, saluted him and said, "Lord Yaglins asked me to ask, should we continue to move forward or rest temporarily? The soldiers are too tired. We have been marching in mud all night, it would be better to take a rest if possible."

"Do you want to rest? I'm afraid it will be very difficult!"

Reposti's eyes paused on the trapped figures of the soldiers, and then looked into the distance behind him.

A black line was stopping there. It was the Gangfei assault cavalry wearing light armor and moving as fast as the wind. There were about five hundred people in number. In the middle of the night, they hung up the retreating rear rear troops of the Falcon Army, and the Falcons The cavalry of the army's rear army fought several times. Although hundreds of people were shot and killed by the Falcon cavalry, they still followed them all the way to the Great Lakes area due to their speed. These were not assault troops. The cavalry were like waiting vultures in the sky, waiting for the Falcon Army to evacuate from the Biang River to enter the lake area. Behind this Gangfei cavalry, Reposti seemed to be able to see a large army of more than 100,000 people filling the mountains and plains. The Falcon Army troops, which drove over and abandoned most of their heavy weapons, did not have the ability to block the encirclement of the large army in the flat lake area.

"Tell Yaglins that the inhuman pursuit cavalry is right behind us! We can only keep moving forward!"

Reposti turned around and waved his hand to the messenger cavalry with a stern expression. The rain had already wet everyone's armor and inner clothes. Fortunately, it was already May, and the temperature was not that good. cold. Reposti has been mentally prepared to go deep into the Great Lakes region and either bring down the enemy or bring down himself. Starting from the withdrawal of the entire army to the Great Lakes region, most of the direction of the war depends on luck, but there are some One thing is certain, the treatment of the 100,000-strong coalition troops in this lake area will not be much better than that of themselves. If they want to eat themselves happily, the price of the 100,000-strong inhumans will not be small!

"Yes, I understand!" The cavalryman nodded solemnly. Riding on horseback,

The team of 20,000 Falcon Army continued to move forward, stretching across the Great Lakes area. The rising mist from the wetland was like a fairyland. The lush forests shrouded the edge of the lake, gradually submerging the shadow of the Falcon Army.

A few hundred meters away in the rear, the commander of the Confederate Assault Cavalry and the squadron leader of the 1st Cavalry Regiment of the Guards, Kavon Bru. The Chinese-character face looked at the falcon army that was gradually retreating with bright eyes. He was playing with the golden pendant riding crop in his hand, and his face looked a little hesitant. As expected, the Falcon Army entered the Great Lakes area without any obstacles.

If you pursue them without understanding the situation, you will easily be counterattacked by the Falcon Cavalry again in the muddy Great Lakes area. The high mobility advantage of the cavalry has almost disappeared. There is a world where orthodox infantry fights. Now they only need to wait for the infantry group from the rear to arrive. It will be able to surround the Falcon Army inside.

"The whole team was divided into four teams, each team was one hundred meters apart, and they followed up the search in a fan-shaped formation. They immediately sent people to report to the rear army that the Falcon Army had entered the Great Lakes area!"

Kavon Bulu raised his hand and gave the order with a gloomy face, giving up the plan of following up with the whole team. The Great Lakes area in front of him gave him a strong sense of danger. For some reason, he always felt that the Falcon Army was withdrawing to the Great Lakes area. There was an unexplainable strangeness, and they were divided into small teams to search and follow up, whether it was an encounter or an escape. All have advantages

"Is it true, as the generals said, that this was a stupid evacuation made by the Falcon who was not familiar with the terrain?" Kavon Blue led a small team forward on horseback, his eyes constantly scanning the foggy Great Lakes area ahead. , frowned slightly. As a member of the Gangfei Emperor's Guards known for his bravery, he was not afraid of head-on confrontations with the Falcon Cavalry, but the assault crossbows in the hands of the other cavalry were a headache. Last night, when they fought against the Falcon Cavalry, I encountered an assault crossbow. It was simply a massacre. It was one thing to be at a numerical disadvantage. It was really the assault crossbows of the Falcon Cavalry that had the advantage.

Given the same number, the Falcon Cavalry's assault crossbows will fire from fifty meters away. Before the fight, the opponent's assault crossbows come like a storm. For the assault cavalry who only have light leather armor, , the assault crossbow that can be operated with one hand is simply the scythe of death.

Kavon Bulu saw with his own eyes that hundreds of his subordinates were shot to pieces without having time to react in the dark night. Fortunately, the assault cavalry was faster than the Falcon Cavalry, so he evacuated the confrontation in a panic.

"Even if the Falcon Army's crossbow fire is very powerful, on such a flat terrain, once it is at a disadvantage of being surrounded, its effectiveness will be greatly reduced!" Kavon Blue smiled bitterly, feeling that he was thinking too much. More, this is a problem that the generals need to consider. It is meaningless for me as a small squadron leader to think about this. I only need to confirm that the other party has entered the Great Lakes area. However, the cavalry report in front was lost, and the fog was too thick. You can't see clearly from a distance of more than 100 meters.

"Let's stop here. At least we have confirmed the direction of the other party's evacuation!"

Kavon Bulu raised his hand and ordered his men to give up the search. No matter how humid the environment is, after mid-afternoon, the fog will be blown away by the breeze on the lake. At that time, the 20,000 Falcon troops entering the Great Lakes area will The whereabouts will be completely exposed to the eyes of our 100,000-strong group. That will be the end of the 20,000-strong Falcon Army.

Twenty thousand Falcon troops continued into the Great Lakes area for ten miles. At a lakeside, Reposti ordered the army to stop and rest after confirming that the Ganfei cavalry following him had finally been thrown away. At this time, the rain had stopped, the sky was dark and dark, and the Falcon Army, which had been marching all night, began Cooking, white smoke mixed with mist rises by the lakeside,

The shore of the lake is covered with grass. The lake water is like a large piece of extremely bright green jade, as level as the sea, resting brilliantly and heavily in this vast and boundless plain area. There are layers of water mist on the lake surface, like The fairyland is here, and the dense trees beside the lake make the sound of water lapping, so pure that it makes people feel heart palpitating.

Reposti leaned against a tree trunk and ordered someone to bring him a map of the lake area, although he used the fog to get rid of his non-human eyes. But the real test has just begun. According to the distance and time, the 100,000 Congolese and African coalition troops following behind him should have reached the edge of the Great Lakes area at this time. By this time, the sky was already brightening, and a Falcon soldier Fetching water from the lakeside next to him, such a pure lake made the soldier involuntarily step into the water and took a few more steps forward. A faint splashing sound made the soldier stop and raise his head.

I saw a slender warship appearing on the lake in front. The sharp metal-wrapped bow broke through the lake in front, like a terrifying lake monster rushing out of the fog.

"This is it!" The soldier trembled with fright, and his eyes almost popped out. The water squeezed from the lake covered his calves.

A neat sound of "wow" came, and countless neatly rowed oars stirred up water. The lake seemed to open up. The people who were resting by the lake were the first to stand up, looking at the boat emerging from the mist in amazement. The Imperial Dragon Teeth class battleship appears. Then all the soldiers stood up, and huge figures emerged one by one

"It's the Dragon Teeth battleship of the Imperial Navy!"

Reposti's eyes flickered, and the map in his hand slipped from his fingers to the ground. One ship. Another one, like a nightmare that suddenly appeared, like seeing the light in the dark and desperate night, behind these dragon tooth battleships. Even large transport ships appeared. The number of these transport ships almost crowded the lake in front, as the baffles opened. Groups of soldiers came down from above, and a large number of various equipment were hoisted from the transport ship on one wheel, such as heavy ballistae with wings spread, and the Navy Thor with a long curved muzzle. . . . . .

There were already people standing on the lakeside, and the newly arrived troops were arranging. It was hard to see how many people there were in the fog. It was not until a familiar figure to Reposti walked over from the opposite side, surrounded by several imperial generals, that Reposti Come to your senses

"What? You're stupid!"

Varisien's laughter was hearty and powerful. He came to Reposti and patted Reposti heavily on the shoulder. "As soon as I received your Majesty's order, I immediately mobilized all the troops from Pu Tao." , there are 30,000 local troops and 10,000 central troops. Although the local army is a little behind, it has been trained for two months. , and it has been equipped with all the equipment. To be honest, I did not expect that the Navy Ministry could mobilize such a large transport fleet, and it could even go straight into the inner lake of Congo. With the help of these fully loaded transport ships, it can really carry everything. , and the journey that originally took more than three days actually took just over a day.”

"Lord Varisien, what do you mean by "full"? Reposti trembled inwardly. He had just secretly counted the number of transport ships, and it was at least over a hundred.

"It's nothing. I just took His Majesty's charter. I went to the Navy Ministry to plunder their inventory of 300 heavy-duty ballistae vehicles, 150 Thors, and the Navy Department artillerymen that were reorganized and equipped with Thors. Didn't you see the Navy? Minister Dostronkai's appearance is simply wonderful!" Varisien smiled brightly.

"Three hundred heavy catapults, one hundred and fifty Thors..."

Reposti could only gasp, and the corners of his eyes twitched in an orderly manner. This was the rhythm that was going to turn all the gangsters into scum.

He didn't expect the empire's reinforcements to appear at this time, let alone such a scale, with 300 heavy ballistas and 150 Thors. That is equipment beyond the level of a legion. Thirty thousand local troops plus ten thousand central troops, plus the existing twenty thousand central troops, it is a legion of the empire. Even its teeth are polished and polished. The ones behind it are just The non-allied forces must have discarded all heavy weapons such as slings in order to pursue them. Now they are running into the 60,000-strong Falcon Army, and they are still going crazy!

"Lord Varisien, everything has been unloaded! According to the plan, the fleet cannot be exposed yet!"

A commander of the naval squadron came over and reported to Varisian who was frothing at the mouth. The commander of the squadron looked like he was not a good bird at first glance. He knew Joseph, hunter. The most murderous among the commanders of the Eagle Empire Navy Fleet Squadron, he is really the same guy as Varisien.

"Well, I understand. Thank you very much for the Navy's help! Please ask the Navy to take more care of the rivers in this battle!" Varisien said with excitement.

"Of course, this is not a problem! Lord Dostronkai has a special explanation. Lord Varisien's orders are the orders of the Admiralty!" Joseph laughed and walked up to the stage surrounded by several navy captains. The Dragon Tooth battleships docked nearby, and the transport ships swayed and turned, causing ripples on the lake surface in the mist. quickly disappeared under the escort of naval battleships

"Lord Varisian, what do you mean in terms of rivers?" At this time, Reposti had the opportunity to ask,

"This is the river you are guarding!" Varisien smiled, pointed to the north of the Great Lakes District, and said with a smile, "You have done a great job this time, dragging the main force of the Confederate and Allied Forces into the Great Lakes District in one fell swoop. , even His Majesty really didn’t expect that the battle plan has been readjusted, and your side has become a When we hold back the Congo-Africa coalition forces in the Great Lakes area, the navy will completely cut off the Congolese people's logistical supplies from the river direction. Without heavy catapults, the Congolese-Africa people can only stare at the naval warships. , one hundred thousand coalition troops will be trapped here and must either surrender or starve to death!"

The fog began to dissipate after noon, and a misty sun appeared in the sky.

White mist shines between heaven and earth. According to rumors, this was a harbinger of great disaster. On the edge of the Great Lakes area, the Royal Guards and the Allied Forces arrived at the same time. The previous scout cavalry reported that they had found traces of the Falcon Army on the curved lakeside about ten miles away in the Great Lakes District. The coalition troops surrounded the curved lakeside from all directions, and densely packed legions set up camps one after another.

Flat lakeside marshland. A glance at the boundless horizon,

"This is the Falcon Army's mountain formation!"

The little emperor of Gangfei rides a reddish-brown pony and wears special armor with the royal crest of Gangfei. Big blue eyes looked ahead. Although he saw the Falcon Army in various reports and saw the Falcon Army on the opposite side during the confrontation at the bridge entrance, it was really so intuitive to see the Falcon Army's powerful infantry in the mainland. This is the first time for military formation,

The little emperor felt a little speculative and uneasy, and the hand holding the reins was tight and pale. After all, this was his first battle in person. The emperor who had been in the battle at the age of seven had already broken a certain ancestor who had been in the battle at the age of twelve. Record of personally attending the battle. The little emperor puffed out his cheeks and tried hard not to look scared.

In front, the Falcon Army formed two horizontal military formations with their backs to the lake. The metal shields were like walls, and cold spears protruded from the gaps between the shields. The heavy infantry of the Falcon Empire behind the shields were like fierce men forced into a desperate situation. The beast, covered with scars, stood there arrogantly against everyone, fighting to the death with its back against the lake, it seemed that it was The final outcome of the lone Falcon Army in front of us, the loud and long battle cry of "Woo", revealed a sense of sadness in the sky where the two armies were facing each other. Obstructed by the line of sight, Gang Fei did not notice the Falcon. Behind the military formation, Thors and heavy ballistae were lined up, and the number of soldiers also varied.

A general of the general army was introducing to him the flag of the Falcon Army in front of him. "Your Majesty's golden-edged flag of the spread-winged falcon is the main flag of the Falcon Army. The silver-edged flag is the opponent's squadron flag. The flag of the Central Army of the Falcon Empire is Double Phnom Penh. They were the ones we encountered in the river before..."

The little emperor opened his small mouth and looked at the Falcon Army in front of him, showing off all its power without any concealment. Looking at the left and right sides that looked like the outstretched wings of a giant bird, looking at the eagle flag flying in the wind, the little emperor suddenly felt a sudden heart palpitation. The upcoming battle made him both excited and scared. If This time, annihilating the 20,000 lone Falcon Empire troops will not only One sentence was enough to reverse the unfavorable situation, and it would also make his name known. Oparo, in order to be brave, he said loudly, "You said that the heavy crossbow of the Falcon Army can shoot through the bodies of three imperial warriors, then the warriors of the empire are Aren’t you afraid to face the Falcon Army anymore?”

The general of the army was stunned for a moment, and his expression changed. "No, of course not!"

"Then let's start. Let me see if the courage of non-warriors has been worn away. One hundred thousand people are fighting twenty thousand people. Do we still need to think so much?" The little emperor raised the riding whip in his hand and said immaturely. There was a kingly domineering tone in his voice, "Attack across the board!"

"Your Majesty orders, attack on all fronts!" The cavalrymen shouted as they galloped all the way from the rear, their horses' hooves trampling on the mud of the swamp, causing mud and water to fly everywhere. Just as the Imperial Guards began to move forward with high morale, the soldiers held their spears tightly and breathed rapidly. He lowered his spear and began to move forward slowly. Just like a huge boulder crushing everything,

"Advance across the board!"

Unexpectedly, the allied forces, which had been impatient for a long time, actually launched the offensive first. In the eyes of the allied forces, the Falcon Army on the opposite side should have been outnumbered and vulnerable. If they didn't rush in to take advantage at this time, they would wait until others The national troops rushed forward first, and by then not a single feather was left. Astonishing war trumpets came one after another from the coalition forces. The entire front line was like a collapsed embankment, like rolling snow and landslides, raising spears! Raise your spear! "The ear-piercing noise resounded through the coalition's front. The coalition infantry all raised their bayonets and long spears and charged towards the Falcon Army's array.

"Boom!" A sound like a huge thunder suddenly came to mind, and the red fire and violent explosions dazzled the eyes of the coalition generals at this moment.

The scorching white light shredded everyone's retinas, and countless fireballs were seen violently exploding at the front of the coalition's impact force.

The coalition troops swarmed out of the queue and were crowded together.

In the area where the fire broke out, whether it was the heavy warriors with strong defense or the archers wearing thin armor, they all disappeared from the ground piece by piece, revealing a blood-stained swamp.

The coalition army, including the horses, was blown up to more than ten meters in the sky, and then smashed down fiercely, smashing their companions into a bloody mess.

The coalition general who led the charge was not clear about what he was experiencing and what was happening in front of him, and was directly hit by the Thor bombs that fell like a rainstorm on his head, and was immediately shattered to pieces.

"Thunder... Thor!" The little emperor Gangfei was so scared that he fell off his horse, and he didn't know where to throw the whip in his hand! He couldn't figure it out, and the coalition generals were even more furious. Everyone was stunned, Thor! How could the Falcon Army have Thor? The coalition generals felt like they had hit their heads against an iron wall! If they knew that the Falcon Army had Thor, who would dare to be so arrogant and make a wave! (To be continued...)