Realm of Power

On the border between the Kingdom of Hungary and the Principality of Kari, more than a dozen black smoke pillars went straight into the sky. The villages in the distance were burning. The vigorous cavalry shuttled between the low houses in the villages. The sharp edge of the sword flashed by the village from time to time. , occasionally there would be the crisp clashing sounds of iron weapons and the angry curses of war, but the sounds always disappeared quickly.

In the open space outside the village, a whole team of Hungarian cavalry sat quietly on horseback. The cavalrymen carried longbows on their backs, and the fine iron sabers slung around their waists hit the horse stirrups from time to time, making a crisp clashing sound.

The desolate horn sounded, and groups of Hungarian horse archers galloped towards the village, kicking up snow dust and throwing up snow dust all over the sky. Immediately, the Hungarians shouted loudly from time to time, laughed, cursed and whistled at a guard tower of the Principality of Kari not far away, showing off their power.

The Kari soldiers in the guard tower were so frightened that they didn't dare to come out. A new soldier wanted to stand up out of curiosity, but was immediately held down by a veteran, who cursed in a low voice, "I don't want to die, there are people outside." In the Hungarian cavalry, every fifty-man team must have a marksman who can pierce the throat with an arrow from a hundred meters away. Whoever shows up at this time is a target. We can't control that village. If you want to survive, don't show up. When these Hungarians have robbed them all, they will naturally evacuate. Although the Hungarians are murderous, as long as they If you don’t take the initiative to provoke them, after all, they won’t take the initiative to attack our troops.”

"We are soldiers of the principality, how can we just watch the Hungarians massacre like this?" A recruit held a simple fir bow in his hand and glared angrily at the veteran who was holding his body down to prevent him from standing up. Trying to stand up,

The veteran held him down with all his strength, but the young man had better physical strength than him, and he couldn't use his strength while squatting, so he couldn't hold him down. He didn't look at the other people and said angrily, "You can't do it." Come and help. The rules of the Hungarian people are that once an arrow is fired, they will all be killed. If you don’t want to die, come and hold him down for me. Otherwise, I will let him go. The worst is that we will all die together!”

"But..." Several other soldiers looked at each other with ugly expressions.

"It happens like this every year, just get used to it," the veteran said angrily with a livid face.

"That's right. These villages were burned once last year and more than a dozen people were killed. They haven't moved this year. Can you blame others? When the nearby villages are basically robbed and there is nothing left to rob, The Hungarians will not come! Otherwise, who knows if there will be tomorrow if we live today! "

At this moment, there were several more horn blasts, the sound of horse hooves in the distance seemed to be gradually closing in, and a rustling sound was heard in the snow.

"Damn it, we finally withdrew!" The veteran put his hand away and wiped away the sweat beads on his head. Heaving a sigh of relief, this was the sound of the Hungarian rallying horn, which often represented evacuation. The veteran stood up and looked into the distance. Suddenly he was shocked, and saw that the Hungarian cavalry in the distance that should have evacuated did not evacuate, but dispersed to both sides.

I saw groups of ragged Hungarian servants driving up in a steady stream. The faces of these Hungarian servants were so cold that they were green and white, and their expressions were numb. The weapons held in his hands are mainly wooden shields and short swords. Many people didn't even have shoes on their feet. They stepped on the ground with their bare feet, dragging out shocking traces of blood. There were so many people, and the darkness was overwhelming. There were two to three thousand people, heading towards the border guard tower. The Hungarian cavalry was galloping back and forth on both sides of these servants, shouting loudly, and waving their whips loudly. , beating the slow and weak people all over the head and face,

"The Hungarians are not serious, are they!" The veteran's face changed drastically. This is not a disturbance. This is an invasion. The Hungarians have invaded! The veteran's hand trembled as he picked up the hammer that sounded the alarm bell. The territory of the Principality of Karui was not large. There was a military camp of the Principality of Karui on a mountain col less than two miles away from the border guard tower. If the bell rang, there would be You can hear it, but if you knock it, you will really die. The Hungarians will be so angry that they will kill everyone. The veteran hesitated and put down the hammer he had raised.

At this time, a white light quickly struck from a distance, and the metal arrow quickly enlarged from a point in the veteran's stunned pupils. "Pfft" the arrow pierced the throat, and half of the arrow came out from the back of the veteran's neck. The veteran did not expect the Hungarians. Will shoot arrows, caught off guard, and his whole body will be hit by this He was lifted up with a swift arrow, and the impact made his whole body fall back. Blood flowed from the arrow like water drops. The body fell heavily to the ground. The other soldiers in the sentry towers were suddenly frightened. What happened? The young soldier who was suppressed at first reacted first,

Gritting his teeth, the young man suddenly rushed over to pick up the hammer in the veteran's hand, and used all his strength to knock it down on the bronze bell hanging on the watchtower. The moment the hammer was about to hit the bronze bell, there was a sound as fast as before. The white light hit his arm holding the hammer heavily, and an arrow nailed the young man's arm to the nearby wooden pillar. Another white light shot through the young man's throat with almost no deviation.

"Chiwuda, although your archery skills have become more refined in the past few years, anything can happen on the battlefield. If the sentry had sounded the alarm just now, we would be in trouble!" In the distance, a man on horseback The young Hungarian officer on his back put down the cavalry longbow in his hand and said with a serious face,

This young officer is wearing the armor of the Hungarian cavalry with the red long arrow mark, and a long red cloak on his shoulders, which is the mark of the Hungarian commander.

Beside him, more Hungarian cavalry came out this time. These Hungarian cavalry were different from the light cavalry in front. Everyone was wearing heavy armor and thick robes. He carried a hard bow on his waist, and the weapons in his hands were heavy long weapons, and groups of them surged out like torrents. There were hundreds of horses covering the area, their armors shining with cold light.

"It's just an outpost, why should we be so serious?"

Next to him is a young man with flaxen hair. He has a red headband on his head, which is fluttering in the wind. He looks very handsome. Although he is just wearing ordinary Hungarian cavalry clothes, the wrist guards on his arms are The eye-catching red color is an honor that only the Hungarian marksmen can have. Although the Hungarians It is not as the dead veteran said, there is one marksman for every fifty people, but Hungary, which is so powerful in other countries with its cavalry, has nearly a thousand marksmen in the country, but the marksman who can wear red wristbands, the whole The number of Hungarians will not exceed one hundred. This is not only a mark of identity, but also a mark of family. Only families with sharpshooters for three consecutive generations are eligible to wear red wristbands.

Hearing the accusation from Qianqi Commander, the young man curled his lips dissatisfied, "So what if the other party sounded the alarm? This time the whole country took revenge, and all ethnic groups sent troops to participate in the war. There were a full 150,000 troops, because the number was too large. It is large and difficult to supply, so according to the military minister’s opinion, we divided into east and west routes to approach the border.”

"Prime Minister Wu Ya led the west route from the direction of the Kingdom of Biya. There was a serious shortage of supplies. Along the way, he had to work hard to collect the supplies and fodder needed by the army. As for the east route led by our military prime minister, although there were not as many people as the west route, they all had people. If it is less, the consumption required will be less. Naturally, there is no need to go all the way to the west in embarrassment "The young man's voice paused and he said, "The Rika Kingdom in the east has always had food. This time, as long as the border barrier Modo is taken down, the army can go straight to the capital. I heard that the Rika people have enough food stored in the capital. A hundred thousand troops will only be used for the first half of the year! As long as you get it, it will be enough for you!”

"That's true, but the city wall of Rika's capital is famously strong. It is said that the moat alone is fifteen meters wide, and the city wall is thirty meters high. I'm afraid it's not that easy to get!" The Hungarian captain looked at him. Looking into the distance, he frowned slightly and said in a concentrated voice.

"What are you afraid of? We, Hungarians, have mastered the art of slaughtering cities and annihilating countries a hundred years ago. It is nothing more than driving thousands of people to death. These thousands of people are considered dead, and then gathering and driving tens of thousands more to die. Except for our own Hungarians It is normal for the rest of the tribe to die like this! The flaxen-haired young man sneered at the corner of his mouth.

"If all the servants are dead and there is no one left to drive, what will you do?" The captain smiled slightly and said with deep eyes, "Although our Hungarian cavalry are tough, they are not strong in siege ability, and they cannot take advantage of dismounting and fighting on foot." , so once the city is attacked, it must be due to the sea of ​​​​people to fill the city and erect the stronghold."

"But in recent years, the number of captive slaves obtained by the kingdom has been greatly reduced. Fifty years ago, it could get 70,000 to 80,000 per year, but now it can get 20,000 to 30,000, which is pretty good, especially with the rise of the military alliance headed by the Kingdom of Rila. They formed armies with each other to limit Hungary's expansion, and adopted cage tactics in an attempt to weaken Hungary's national power. We no longer have the grand scene of our ancestors who could easily drive hundreds of thousands of servant ants to attack the city, destroying the city and destroying the country."

"Aren't there still hundreds of thousands of servants in the country?"

Chi Uda was a little surprised when he heard this. He is the younger brother of Captain Chi Uladil. He went out with the army this time and was extremely proud of his outstanding archery skills. In the past, most of the peers he had come into contact with in the royal capital were Dandies from all ethnic groups, most of whom are the younger generation of Hungarians, consider themselves to be prodigies, and have always believed that Hungarians are Europeans. The most powerful country in Barrow, the Falcon Empire, didn't just rush in and chop it into pieces. I've heard what my brother said, Hungary has been jointly controlled by the Barrow countries in Central Europe for decades. , is still in the stage of declining national power, which is really unheard of. Although I am a little unconvinced, I don’t know how to refute it.

His elder brother, Chiwladil, was born as an attendant in the Hungarian Army Prime Minister's Palace, and was promoted to the Kingdom's Thousand Commander at the age of twenty-seven. The reason why the Hungarians formed an army of a thousand men was because of the existence of servants, a pure Hungarian army of a thousand men. The number of cavalry servants ranges from three to four thousand to ten thousand, so they are called armies. It is not an exaggeration to say that the regiment is not an exaggeration. Chiuradil, who commands an elite regiment of thousands of people, is also a dazzling new military star in the Hungarian military circles. This time, he was appointed by Military Prime Minister Baidu as the vanguard of the east route army. As a The first Hungarian elite main force to enter another country, its ability is naturally extraordinary.

Chi Uladil looked at Chi Uda who had a dull look on his face, and said in a solemn tone, "Although the servant army is cheap, it is still a human being after all, and it needs to be replenished even if it dies. If it were not for the early sweep of the villages on the border, this attack With the border barrier Modo, we may not even be able to gather five thousand servants. Then even I, a captain of thousands, will have to lead my men to attack the city."

"Not to mention facing a fortified city like the capital of Karui. I still don't know how many people will be filled in by then. Most of the hundreds of thousands of servants have been given to the West Road, leaving us with less than 60,000. It's just like this You have to use it sparingly, that is, only the military minister has such a vision to see the crisis of the Hungarian Kingdom."

"After a few more decades of this, we, Hungary, will be trapped to death. The military minister agreed to the revenge war. In fact, he also hoped to use this to wake up the countrymen. After all, the looting will not last long. Although the current Central European Barrow has It is not a land that Hungry could plunder endlessly, but as long as Hungry is still strong, other countries will not dare to take action!"

On February 21st, the Hungarian Kingdom's revenge army finally dispatched, and the troops were divided into two groups. The west route led by Prime Minister Wu Ya chose to start from the direction of the Kingdom of Biya, while the west route was led by Military Prime Minister Baidurasu, but its goal was directly towards the critical Principality of Kari.

The Hungarian forward cavalry carried the two men straight up a hill. The cavalry was laid out layer by layer. He looked coldly at a fortress in the distance, which was the border barrier Modo. The large group of servants lined up in front of him and slowly drove towards the Modo city wall in front! Seeing the Hungarian cavalry brigade suddenly appearing here, the Rika defenders standing on the top of the city couldn't help but lean back slightly, as if they couldn't bear the murderous aura coming towards them. The soldiers looked at each other in panic. It becomes more and more distinct.

"What's going on? Why is there no alarm bell in the sentry tower ahead!"

A general of the Rika Principality stood on a high place, his hands wearing deerskin gloves clenched into fists. Although he received a warning from the capital, asking him to pay more attention to the situation of the Hungarians, he did not expect that the Hungarians would The Yaren really came to kill this time. Although Mocha was called a barrier, it was actually a fortress guarding the border. Just like the sentry tower in front, Mocha is the sentry tower of the capital. Now that the Hungarians are suddenly coming to kill them, it would be a lie to say that they are not nervous. Seeing the approaching Hungarian servants, I couldn't help but feel a little unsure. Although Mocha was known as a barrier, its defenders only had 3,000 people.

"The whole army is ready, and when the opponent approaches, shoot arrows."

General Rika shouted loudly with a difficult expression on his face, obviously trembling. The archers on the fortress stretched their bowstrings nervously, and their hands were shaking. The Hungarians had not crossed the border like this for twenty or thirty years, so why did they really come to kill them this time? I hope I can scare these Hungarians away with arrow clusters. If they get closer, they will really die!

Behind the Hungarian servants, hundreds of trailing Hungarian cavalry calculated the distance with cold eyes. They slowly raised their powerful bows on horseback and aimed neatly at the Mocha Fortress in front, using their servants to suppress the city. Archer suppression, this is the Hungarian siege tactic, the Hungarian The range of the cavalry archers' large bows is comparable to the strong infantry bows of the Barro people in Central Europe. If light arrows are used, it can even exceed the strong bows of the infantry. The range can reach 110 meters. The Hungarian cavalry are waiting now. The archer on top of the fortress fired his first arrow,

The Hungarian servants were getting closer and closer. Most of the servants were slaves, and a few were prisoners of war. They were driven to the battlefield like cattle and sheep. Although they had crude weapons in their hands, they did not dare to resist. On the one hand, the Hungarians The suppression of the servants is so cruel that if one person resists, the entire team will be shot on the spot. Not to mention the thousands of Hungarian servants who were driven here, not to mention wearing armor, all the thicker clothes on their bodies were stripped off by the Hungarian cavalry. Keep your horse warm. As a barrier, Mocha Fortress, although there has been no war for more than ten years, still has abundant reserves for war preparations. The arrow clusters are all fine iron arrows. When they fall on these servants, they are like a knife cutting cheese. When they touch it, they are deeply hurt. Plunge in and make two bloody holes!

The wave of people that was slowly moving forward suddenly turned into pieces. Screams came one after another, and they suddenly started to stir. Those who reacted quickly immediately ran backwards, and those who couldn't escape got behind the dozens of siege vehicles pushing forward. The arrows from Mocha Fortress separated in clusters and landed on the row of cars,

Among them were rockets designed to deal with siege equipment. Two of them were burned down immediately. The sawdust flew with sparks and fell on the skin with a squeaking sound. The Hungarian servants hiding behind the chariot were heartbroken. Lung screams. Some people were unable to die for a moment, so they rolled on the cold ground to fight for their lives. Blood spurted out, dyeing the ground into various strange red patterns.

The army of servants was so dense that every arrow shot out would not miss. The wave of people rushing at the front, as long as it was not covered by shields, was almost wiped out by this rain of arrows! There were screams from the front, and suddenly there were screams from behind the team. But he was a man who turned around and ran away. The Hungarian cavalry in charge opened their bows and fired with their aim still above the defenders. During the galloping shooting, every arrow hit the face or the heart. The arrowheads used by the horseback longbowmen of the Hungarian cavalry are thicker and longer than ordinary infantry bows, and have strong piercing power. People who have not worn armor can almost pierce the arrow with one arrow. With the same rain of arrows, they can turn around and run back. Twenty or thirty people were wiped out almost instantly!

"shoot!"

At this time, the long bows on horseback held high by the Hungarian cavalry were neatly released, like a long black line bursting out from the horizon below. Arrow clusters were like sharp edges, with a special armor-piercing heavy arrow at the front, drawing a line in the air. The dazzling arc suddenly poured down like a torrential rain,

The shooting accuracy of the Hungarian cavalry was much better than that of the Rika defenders on the city wall. They almost fell down with arrows.

There are also dozens of military sharpshooters who rotate in echelons to suppress the city wall. The Rika soldiers above will shoot arrows whenever they look up. People on the top of the city are constantly being hit by arrows and falling from the top.

The Mocha garrison of 3,000 people was killed and injured almost as soon as they engaged in the battle. More than a thousand of them were killed. The remaining people were all confused. How could they fight? They couldn't even show their heads. How could they fight this battle? (Unfinished) To be continued, please search Piaotian Literature, the novel will be better and updated faster!