Realm of Power

Watching the brigade disappear in the direction of the dense forest to the northwest, the experienced scout captain frowned slightly. The northwest was almost completely opposite to the direction of the main force of the empire. If the northern Congolese Army retreated from the fortress and went in the wrong direction, , judging from the time, when it was discovered something was wrong at dawn, it would have been at least twenty miles away from the main force.

The scout captain's judgment is quite reliable. The empire started with war and has gone through countless battles. The overall quality of the emperor's people is significantly higher than the average level of this era. The rise of every empire must be the result of countless generals. In the era of great turmoil where stars gathered, even the scouts of the Empire's main war army showed a relatively high military level.

If he knew that His Majesty Falcon had asked Yaglins to take tens of thousands of transport horses north a month ago in order to retreat the Northern Army of Congo in time and in a complete manner, then the distance should be judged to be more than thirty miles, not Twenty miles!

I hope it's too late. The scout captain looked far away in the direction of the dense forest. The mane of the light horse under his crotch was fluttering in the wind. There was heavy snow on the ground. The movement of the main force of more than 100,000 coalition forces was unknown.

It is very rare for the Northern Congolese Army to withdraw, and it is very likely that there will be a pursuit force from the coalition behind it. This is the biggest headache. It is easy to run into the net laid out by the main force of the coalition during a hasty retreat.

Although there are still some concerns about the combat capabilities of this newly formed legion, after all, they are all from the same lineage in the army. There is also a flag regiment of the Central Army colleagues in the northern legion of Congo, and no one wants to see tens of thousands of imperial soldiers. Thinking of the dilemma of being trapped and freezing to death while pursued by the main force of the coalition forces, the scout captain couldn't help but look more serious. He ordered, "Immediately follow the car and search in this direction. We must find them tonight!"

"Yes." More than a dozen imperial scout cavalry accelerated to follow. The team followed the ruts and turned northwest. Deep in the dense forest, they found a patch of mud left by the people and horses crossing, as well as scattered discarded debris, but no corpses or blood stains. Not even a broken weapon,

"Hoo" the imperial scout captain stopped his horse. His face relaxed a little, he took a deep breath, and said to a few subordinates, "Fortunately, except for the rut marks of the brigade. No trace of the coalition's pursuit troops was found. This proves that the northern Congolese Army was still safe when it evacuated last night." , As long as the coalition forces are not chasing after them, it is still a field force of tens of thousands, and it can easily deal with a small number of enemies, as long as it can be delayed until the main force of the empire led by His Majesty arrives at the fortress! "

"Since the captain said this, we will naturally do our best, but according to our horsepower, if the opponent has traveled thirty miles, I'm afraid it will take a long time to find him!" A scout rubbed his frozen hands, his face ugly. said,

"It's not about trying your best. It's about doing it!" The scout captain raised his whip, his face turned cold, and he said solemnly, "The main force of His Majesty's army has already moved in, and it should arrive at the front of the fortress tonight, so everyone should try harder, no matter what. Tonight The whereabouts of the northern legion of Gangfei must be found! The main force of the empire counterattacked the fortress and decided. No one knows what kind of bloody battle it will be with the coalition's main force of more than 100,000 people. As the organizer of the fortress defense, I am most familiar with the internal situation of the fortress. Where are the attack gaps and where are the needs? In the suppressed area, the Northern Congolese Army is undoubtedly the force with the most say."

The sky is getting darker, the wind and snow have stopped, and the snow wind is still blowing strongly at the head of the fortress.

Ambata, the non-Tallinn general who proposed to cut off the rear alone at the coalition meeting, appeared at the head of the fortress. His thin figure was like a benchmark, his eyes were as blazing as fire. He stood at the battlements of the huge fortress and looked at the darkness that was about to be submerged. The vast scene of Ling Yiduan land in the middle is full of desolation. The land is covered with winter snow-covered shrubs and desolate. It is hard to imagine that this was once the most prosperous area of ​​an empire, but now it is only covered with grass. The once powerful empire has been reduced to the size of a medium-sized kingdom. It is funny to say that , Gang Feiren spent all his efforts,

In order to bring the pro-coalition faction to power, they did not hesitate to launch a palace coup in a country that could no longer withstand the torment, and encouraged passionate young officers to assassinate the veteran Marcos, thereby framing the Falcon Empire and finally helping the coalition find a partner with the printer. The empire's excuse for going to war, happily waiting for the victory of the war,

Who would have known that the coalition's attack on the northern part of Congo with a force of 200,000 troops ended up with a typical start and a finish. The border battle was first dampened, and then the enemy could not even be seen, and was driven hundreds of miles into the hinterland. In fact, it had already been He was just planning to turn around and run away if the situation turned bad. This time the army stormed the Edgar Barrier just to make their escape safer.

As for Gang Fei, who had been waiting for the main force of the coalition forces to defeat the Falcon Empire, he was completely sold out this time. The coalition held a retreat meeting and did not even mention whether to rescue Gang Fei. All the generals were directly isolated. Who would look at the people who had subjugated their country? The attitude of the coalition forces towards Gang Fei was just like that of the coalition forces. The attitude of the army towards Feislin is that they will get rid of them immediately after using them. There is really no psychological burden at all. Festa has no hope in the coalition forces. In the eyes of the coalition, the role of Festa people is to serve as cannon fodder. If it were not for Festa, The Sta area is barren and mountainous. Except for a group of mountain people who are crazy about poverty, it is estimated that the first thing the coalition forces will carve up is Festa.

"General, that Serriola is here!" The guard next to him whispered in the native language of Feslin to remind the meditating Basta.

"Lord Ambata, it's almost night. I want to have a detailed discussion with you about the defense of the fortress!" A middle-aged man wearing a bright red dress was escorted by a coalition officer with arrogant eyes. Walking away from the other end of the city road, the middle-aged man's face was a little green and cold, and his eyes were full of disdain, but he still had to put on a posture of lowering his body to make friends. It looked unnatural no matter how he looked.

The coalition officer following the middle-aged man almost looked up to the sky. The middle-aged man stretched behind him and was still muttering something. His eyes glanced at Ambata, as if he had not seen this person. This person's name is Ji Luo, a squadron leader in the White Steel Legion of the Kingdom of Rila, and a well-known and vigorous military star in Rila.

This time the main force of the coalition evacuated hastily. As an experienced battlefield general, Fitt would not be so stupid as to leave the rear of the army completely to the non-stas who were mercenaries.

Fit ordered these two men to lead the 3,000-rela army and guard the fortress together with Ambata. In name, they were assisting in defense. In fact, everyone could see that this was because they were worried about Ambata and were afraid that if the coalition forces withdrew, they would be destroyed. Tallinn people take money and do nothing. He turned around and lost the fortress, completely selling the backs of hundreds of thousands of coalition troops to the Falcon Emperor.

Seliola and Jiluo were obviously extremely dissatisfied with the withdrawal of the main force of the coalition forces and the fact that they were left here to assist in defense.

The Falcon Emperor's massive counterattack is certain, but we don't know when yet. The Festa Army only has 2,000 people, and the remaining Rila Army is only 5,000 in total. Even though it is said to be a rare elite among the coalition forces, it can still outnumber the main forces of the Falcon Empire, Gaul and Gangfei. Are the front-line field groups of the great empire more elite?

The 3,000 remaining Rela troops all came from the White Steel Legion, a direct descendant of Feite. Under the Basta Fortress, they had fought against the Falcon Emperor's Second Southern Army. The battle in the north of Gangfei had just begun. They were attacked again by the Northern Army of Congo and Africa, and these two made the White Steel Army, known as the Central European Barrow's ace army, jump into the Falcon Emperor's arms. They were still just the second-line army of the Falcon Empire. The Gauls had always been feared by the Barro people of Central Europe and were called the Northern Bears. The Barro people of Central Europe had expanded to the north several times. They were all suppressed by the Gallic Empire. From this, we can know the level of the imperial frontline army that swept across northern Gaul in just a few years.

If the entire White Steel Legion was here, everyone would still have confidence. But this time only 3,000 people were left.

Suddenly everyone from the soldiers to the officers felt that they should stay here and wait for the main force of the Falcon Empire to come to them. You are simply seeking death. If you stay one more day, you will be even more dangerous. The army has already left for a day. It is considered safe. It has already stayed up until night. You can't stay any longer. You must leave immediately. The lives of non-Slins are worthless. Two thousand people are only fifty thousand The price of gold coins is less than twenty-five gold coins per person. Even if the price of the old mercenary named Ambata is more expensive, it is worth a hundred gold coins. Warriors like myself who have been cultivated by the kingdom for many years need to keep up with these. Can mercenaries who are willing to be humble be compared together?

The officers below found Seliola and Jiro, and the two of them also discussed it and decided that they could not stay any longer. Who knows when the main force of the Falcon Emperor will arrive? Not to mention, even if the relatively complete northern army of Gangfei comes back, it will not be able to stop it with its current strength. This is the Edgar Fortress. When the Gangfei people built it, it was based on the army of 300,000. It was built with an expanded area. Five thousand people were scattered on such a huge defensive surface. There was simply nowhere to defend. Of course, the two of them couldn't say that.

"Lord Seliola, General Jiro!" Ambata turned around, looked at the two of them, put his hand on his chest and performed a military salute that was not from Tallinn.

"Mr. Ambata is too polite. You and I are at the same level, but now you are the chief defense officer. We are only assisting in defense. We should be the ones saluting you! How can we let you salute us!" Seliola said with a look on his face He said so with a kind smile, but he had no intention of returning the favor to Ambata. Ji Luo beside him reluctantly nodded his head in return,

"What was Mr. Ambata looking at just now? But think about it again, how could such a great empire become like this!" Seliola held his hands on the battlements, his eyes swept across the ground in front of him with complicated eyes, and said with a somewhat smug feeling. "In fact, just now Non-human beings are where they are today because they brought it on themselves. Gang Fei is resorting to militarism and always thinks of himself as the Central European Barrow. The barrier is actually broken with just a touch. To really clean up this broken land, we still need the talents of Ruila. Hundreds of years ago, our ancestors once wore armor and held guns to fight off the enemies coming from the east. The prairie cavalry were repulsed. If it hadn't been for the decisive blow from our Ruela people, Barrow in Central Europe would have been a pasture for the prairie people."

"What our ancestors were able to do hundreds of years ago, we Rila people can do it now. You see, the ones who are resisting the invasion of northern falcons are still us Rila people! But not all the glory belongs to us. Ruila...!" Selia paused and looked at Ambata, her eyes twitching. He murmured in his heart, the mountain people are the mountain people, how can we expect them to understand the great feelings of the hero of Rila? Finally, he said in a hurry, "Master Ambata, you have also seen that the Edgar Fortress is a retreat barrier for the army, and its importance does not need to be I said. I don’t know when the Falcon Emperor’s counterattack will come. Instead of wasting it here, we should make some necessary preparations in case of an unexpected situation!

"What is the sudden situation that Mr. Seliola refers to?" Ambata's expression was calm, only his eyes fluctuated, like a sharp sword coming out, and the chill was overwhelming. Seliola knew Ambata's reputation outside, and had participated in After many battles involving mountains of corpses and seas of blood, a row of fine beads of sweat suddenly appeared on his forehead. He opened his mouth, but didn't dare to continue speaking.

The young officer Ji Luo next to him was a little anxious. In front of him, Ambata was just a mercenary leader, and he had paid for his life. Do we still need to consider the feelings of you mercenaries?

Ji Luo said with a righteous look, "It's actually nothing. The main force of the coalition forces has been withdrawn for a day, and the contact with Edgar Fortress is almost cut off. This is extremely detrimental to the frontline base camp's ability to grasp the overall situation of the battle. I discussed with Master Seliola, It is decided that from now on, a liaison post will be set up every thirty miles to contact the frontline headquarters. This way, whenever there is a situation in the fortress, the frontline base camp can send reinforcements to rescue immediately! "

"This is a good idea! We can't hold on to the fortress without reinforcements. We can't hold it either!" Ambata touched his thin chin with his calloused hands and expressed a hint of appreciation. In fact, he had already cursed in his heart. At the liaison post in Shili, these two bastards obviously wanted to monitor the fortress, but they didn't want to die in the fortress. So just watch from the outside, as long as there is a war in the fortress. You can turn around and run away immediately, and you can even call it a general's report delivered to the coalition base camp!

"So, Master Ambata agrees?" Seliola showed a hint of joy on her face,

"Of course, I have no reason to object!" Ambata said with a somewhat embarrassed look on his face, "I just don't know how to arrange these liaison posts. Now the fortress guard strength is insufficient. If we redeploy more manpower, I'm afraid..."

"We came up with the proposal, and we naturally arranged the manpower. Master Ambata doesn't have to worry about it!" Ji Luo looked indifferent and waved his hand indifferently. "This time, Master Seliola and I are here. We just came to inform you. As for what you think, we have no idea. That is to say, we are the descendants of the heroes of Rila! We are not mercenaries! Just like that, the young officer Ji Luo said. He turned around and walked down the city road, completely ignoring Seliola who was still standing there with an embarrassed look on his face.

"Today's young people are really..." Seliola looked apologetic and seemed a little at a loss.

"It's normal for young people to be a little arrogant!" Ambata said with a nonchalant expression.

"I hope I won't displease you. I'll take my leave first!" Seliola turned around and walked down the city road in embarrassment, leaving Ambata alone. Ambata looked at Seliola with a hint of playful coldness in his mouth. La's figure disappeared, then turned around, his eyes continuing to stare into the distance, as if waiting for something

"Bah, they are obviously afraid of death. These Rila people have nothing but self-righteousness!" The non-Tallin guards next to them couldn't see it and spat on the ground with disdain.

In the corridor below the city road, the young officer Ji Luo, who was cold just now, no longer had the arrogance he had just now. Instead, he looked at the city road with his eyes from time to time. The firelight in the corridor shone on his face, making it difficult to see. Seeing Seliola's figure coming down, Ji Luo walked up quickly and asked uneasily, "How is the situation? What's wrong with Ambata!"

"Very good, better than I expected!"

Seriola took the gloves from the adjutant who had been waiting in the corridor and put them on her hands. She said with cold eyes, "Is the carriage ready? We have to leave immediately. I have a bad feeling. To be honest, I don't want to think about it for a moment." Staying here, the smell of blood and the stench of non-Tallinians is everywhere, who knows? He told them how many days they hadn't taken a shower. The people who took us left immediately. Before Ambata could react, he also asked the soldiers to take away the food in the fortress. It was the military supplies we supervised and took them away. The other party doesn’t know that it’s such a long journey, so we can’t have thousands of people walking back hungry.”

"Take away the food? What should we do if we are not from Tallinn?" Jino was stunned for a moment.

"There are only two thousand people who are not from Tallinn. Just leave them food for one day." Seliola smiled coldly. "After one day, we are dozens of miles away, and the main force of the army is even further away. Non-Tallinians What does his life and death have to do with us! Being able to bring back these three thousand elites of the Rila Kingdom is what Mr. Feit cares most about!

Darkness fell and everything could not be seen clearly. A bursting cold wind blew in the fortress field. Ambata came down from the city wall. The fortress guard captain hurried over with an ugly look on his face and reported, "General, the Ruila people were dragging food and supplies just now." We're leaving the fortress! It's said that the leader is Sir Seliola, but he doesn't dare to stop us."

"Well, I agree!" To the surprise of the guard captain, Ambata nodded.

"General, the other side has taken away most of the food and supplies. What should we do now?" The guard captain's eyes were red. The main force of the coalition forces had retreated for a day. Our logistics was completely cut off. The road was deserted, covered in ice and snow, and we couldn't even hunt. There is no place, no food, no wood, and everyone will freeze to death in less than three days! "

"You can't die! Someone will send it!" Ambata curled his lips indifferently. It seemed that he really heard something in his ears. Ambata unexpectedly raised his head and looked outside the fortress. The captain of the fortress guard next to him was stunned. After a while, he rushed to the city entrance.

"Attention, Imperial cavalry! The number cannot be counted!" The urgent voice of the sentry came from the sentry tower, and the earth rumbled like earthquake waves. (To be continued)