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Main text 2089 The Empire Strikes Back (Part 4)

As the trombone sounded, the Hungarian army, a mixture of infantry and cavalry, continued to march out. The rumble of hoofbeats and footsteps resounded throughout the earth. The soldiers and horses raised a yellow dust mist. The black formations and flying flags were in the dust mist all over the sky. Looming in the middle, in front of the Rila army, you can see countless captive Rila slaves being driven,

Blocking the line of sight, the crowds were so crowded that there was no end in sight. They poured out from the front of the Hungarian army. These Rila slaves were all in ragged clothes and had sallow faces. Both men and women had miserable expressions. The Hungarian cavalry drove forward with difficulty, pushing the crudely made attacking platoons. . twenty three

After the cars are lined up, there are hundreds of long ladders made of long branches. The length of these long ladders is seven to eight meters, and the front end can just rest against the outpost Fegui city wall.

It's just that these long ladders have neither a weighted base nor a topmost hook. Not to mention those with bases that can be pushed, which look like temporary items used to fill the city with cannon fodder.

Behind these pitiful attacking tools is the dark crowd. Without weapons, these Ruila slaves struggled to move forward. Many of them were barefoot, and blood was rubbed out on the ground, leaving shocking blood traces.

"If you don't want to die, just move forward!" The Hungarian cavalry held their riding whips upside down and galloped back and forth on both sides of the crowd, shouting fiercely and urging the Rila slaves to move forward. The riding whips in their hands were swung loudly, covering their heads and faces. It's just a beating, regardless of gender, age or child.

There was even a Hungarian cavalryman who raised his bow and shot an arrow through the thigh of a Rila man who was lame on one leg. He watched the man hold the spot where the arrow was hit and howled in agony on the ground for fun.

The other Rila slaves nearby looked at this scene numbly. The Hungarians' brutality was unstoppable and no one could escape. In this short half month, for the entire southern Rila. It was hell. The burning of their homes was just a numb bear. For the Huns, the Rila slaves were cannon fodder used to fill the city and sink the land. What's more, such a large number of cannon fodder must naturally be managed with the most cruel methods.

If one person resists, kill a hundred people, and if there is resistance, kill a hundred people. They killed all the Rila people within ten miles, and the daily food was only a thin soup with a shadow. In half a month, more than 30,000 Rila slaves starved to death in the hands of the Hungarians. On average, Every day, the bodies of one or two thousand people who died of starvation were dragged away, living in such a hell.

Every day I watched people die, and I watched the ferocious Hungarian cavalry constantly snatching women away from the slave camps by their hair like animals. The slightest resistance will be a massacre

The bloody human heads were brutally inserted on the wooden fence outside the slave camp by the Huns, and the dried human skin was swaying on the flagpole, letting all the Rila people know. Death is no longer the most terrifying outcome of resistance, but relief.

Move forward step by step. There were nearly a hundred thousand Riela slaves forming a black mass, which seemed to be an endless procession. Not even a cry or a cry could be heard.

"It's us Ruila people!"

On the opposite side, the soldiers of Ruila Army looked extremely ugly, and there was a commotion. The archers who had raised their bows and arrows were trembling slightly with their fingers pulling the bowstring. Although they knew they might face this day, they had no choice. The Rila infantrymen in the front row, with their eyes hidden under their thick helmets, had a hint of trembling. The hands holding the spear seemed to have a thousand pounds of gravity, and beads of sweat rolled down their foreheads.

Ruila has been squeezed by the forces of the East and the West for hundreds of years, and has developed a tough and hard-working character.

However, in the past twenty years, Rila's military power has risen, and it has become the most powerful country in Central Europe. It has never seen the scene of driving slave ants to attach themselves to Mobo to attack the city. At war with the Falcon Empire, the people were only used for transportation to the rear. This was the first time I had seen such a brutal siege method!

In particular, the number of these Rila slaves far exceeds the size of the 30,000 Rila army. There are many heads in front and behind. I am afraid there are not less than 60,000 or 70,000 people. Judging from the unconcerned look of the Hungarians, it seems that these tens of thousands of people Even if they are all dead, it is not difficult to drive tens of thousands of people back to die again. Anyway, the hundreds of thousands of people in southern Rila are in their hands. Even if these Rila people are so desperate, they can take the Fegey Fortress. It’s also a good deal!

Reposti looked at the arrangement of the Hungarian army in the distance and knew that the opponent's real target was not the 30,000 Rila army deployed in the direction of Fegey's outpost, but himself. The opponent was using Rila slaves to attack the Rila army's defense line. , no matter how effective it is, it will be enough to contain the Ruila Army for a certain period of time. The biggest advantage is that at the same time, the emperor's troops arrayed on the hills on the flanks can be pinned to the spot. As long as the Rila army has not withdrawn, the emperor's troops will not give up on the flanks. The Hungarian military minister's eyes are indeed vicious. However, breaking through the emperor's defense line is not something that can be easily endured.

"Come on, let me see the limit of casualties that your Hungarians can withstand!" Reposti's eyes shrank slightly at the huge black military flag in the distance, a sneer grinned at the corner of his mouth, and he raised his hand, Fifty Thousand Empire Skilled The crossbowmen began to draw the bow string, and the cold thunder gods of hundreds of cannons slowly raised their muzzles. In the array of emperor's guns, No one made a sound, only the coldness of the rushing mountain wind hitting their faces. How could the Imperial Central Army, a heroic army of the world that had gone through hundreds of battles, be frightened by the sight in front of them? Under the iron helmets of the black Imperial heavy infantry, there were The cold and serious faces have tired and slightly sinister eyes, and the breath they exhale seems to freeze.

This is the fighting spirit, the fighting spirit that reaches the sky,

It even stung the eyes of Hungarian Prime Minister Baidulasu who was staring at the Imperial Formation on the opposite side, hoping to see some panic. The white-haired Prime Minister faced the wind and looked at the distance like a huge eagle wing. The unfolded black military formation, looking at the battle flags billowing in the wind, looking at half of the Hungarian soldiers being thrown in at once The mountain-shaking aura of strength and the same fighting spirit burst out in his eyes. Hungary's old enemy a hundred years ago and Hungary's powerful enemy a hundred years later are all gathered together today. In this case, let's fight to the death. This Fight, I will use your blood to defeat the fate of our country, Hungary, and lay the foundation of our empire!

"Start, attack!"

The messenger cavalry galloped past the front of the Hungarian cavalry queue. The Hungarian cavalry captains shouted angrily, pointing their swords at the black imperial army queue opposite: "Mount the horse!" The Hungarian cavalry leaned on the horse's neck. The spear stretched out long and the horse rushed forward, the spears and spears vibrating in the air like a forest. War horses swept across the field. As fast as lightning, the Hungarian army, numbering more than 100,000, moved rapidly in large formations with the low trombones representing the attack. It felt like a violent wind, blowing the murderous aura that filled the sky and the earth. The peak of the tassel helmet on the head of the Hungarian cavalry. It's like a black cloud has been lifted open, revealing a large area filled with people.

"Coming!"

Reposti squinted his eyes and clenched his fingers tightly. At this moment, the wind was moving. The clouds were black and the wind was death. The fifty thousand skilled crossbowmen of the Imperial Central Army fired at the same time, which could definitely cover the sky and the sun. to describe. Countless arrow clusters flew out, like a large black cloud, covering up the color of the sky at high speed. The dark clouds turned into raindrops in an instant, and the metal waterfall immediately roared in the sky, heading straight to the earth and suddenly falling. . Look at the black shadows covering everything, not only turning the 150 meters in front into a killing field, but also shattering the front edge of the Hungarian cavalry's attack. The scattered troops of more than a dozen queues were all shrouded in shadows, and as countless arrow clusters fell suddenly, thousands of Hungarian cavalry under the shadows violently pulled their horses. But it was too late. Countless arrow clusters seemed to be slammed down from high in the sky by a pair of huge black hands, and one of them solidified the body of the Hungarian cavalry inside. Destruction came all at once.

The main cavalry force of the Hungarians who came to press them must be at least fifty thousand, with hundreds of cavalry lines advancing against each other. Like a rolling wave, other infantry formations followed closely behind. Although the weapons were cruder, they were all covered with armor, large and small, and scattered into a slightly irregular quadrilateral. The neatly arranged armors and spears could not be seen to the end at a glance.

"Broken snare drum!"

Hungarian Army Prime Minister Baidulasu raised his hand almost at the same time, and saw hundreds of large animal skin drums lined up behind him. Each drum was two meters high, and the animal skins used were all from mountain tigers and cheetahs. Just by looking at it, you can feel that the souls of these ferocious beasts are still sealed in these drums. The shirtless Hungarian man raised the drum hammers in his hands at the same time, and then suddenly dropped them.

"Bang!" The sound of the hundreds of large drums seemed to be suppressed by the murderous aura bred in the silence. It swayed wildly and shook the world. Bang! The second sound was like thunder rolling down from the sky, causing the blood of all the Hungarian warriors to surge out. Bang! The third sound was like the roar of a hundred beasts. What surged up was not blood, but fighting spirit!

"kill!"

The enthusiasm of the Hungarian cavalry was pushed to the top. The lines that were scattered in layers just now accelerated as they advanced. Countless people raised their horseback bows in their hands and crossed the undulating line of the front hills as quickly as the wind, breaking the military drums. The drum falls and breaks the army! It cracked and roared to the sky,

The Falcon Emperor formation on the opposite side quietly did not respond. But that feeling. Compared with the thunderous drumbeats that shook the world, this deathly silence and the unfathomable mystery were more stressful and frightening. The Hungarian cavalry rushed towards them and began to gather involuntarily. The hearts of these Hungarian cavalry rose up. It seemed that what they were facing was not a military formation composed of tens of thousands of people, but a huge mouth that had opened its mouth and was waiting for them. The imperial cavalry had already made them experience the ferocious... Long-range, the Empire's infantry is said to be stronger at long-range!

We must never engage in long-range combat with the opponent, and we must never allow the opponent to shoot calmly! Impact, impact, impact, as long as the opponent is overwhelmed, the opponent will die.

This is the will that all Hungarian centurions instilled in their subordinates. The disastrous defeat of 30,000 Hungarian forward troops made every Hungarian understand that in front of the emperor, their proud horseback bows were defeated. The target of the massacre, the opponent's shooting range can reach 150 meters, but even the most powerful wolf guard on our side can only shoot 120 meters. This gap cannot be made up. This slightly depressed momentum makes the Hungarians The tooth centurions shouted with all their strength

"Kill those who retreat before the battle, advance across the board!" Tens of thousands of Hungarian cavalry rushed forward again as if they were stimulated. At this moment, all the Hungarians seemed to hear a strange buzzing sound. The violent whistling sound even vaguely covered up the rapid sound of heavy hammers and drums like raindrops. The sky suddenly darkened,

"Here comes the emperor's counterattack!" The Hungarian Army Prime Minister Baidulasu, who was standing in the distance, shrank his eyes fiercely, clenched his hands behind his back, and dug his fingers deeply into his palms.

But Bai Dulasu didn't seem to notice. He just stared at the front, where there was unprecedented dignity and madness. The Hungarian generals standing behind him were also shocked by the scene in the distance. , his expression changed drastically, and he looked towards the sky with strong fear,

Is this the emperor's counterattack? This is too. . . . . A battle-hardened Hungarian general couldn't help but shudder. They didn't know how lethal the Imperial Army Formation was, but they also believed in the idea that cavalry groups were the natural enemies of infantry. The Imperial Army Army In good combat, they are also infantry. Facing the impact of a group of 50,000 Hungarian cavalry, the Hungarians may pay a heavy price, but they will inevitably suffer an unstoppable defeat. However, at this moment, this belief was shaken in his heart. The scene in front of him was really terrifying. , it is impossible to imagine or believe that fighting against such an enemy will lead to victory.

I thought that the extremely sharp arrow rain was already terrifying, but hundreds of dazzling white lights shot into the Hungarian front blade that had just been covered at the same time, and the bloody storm caused by it was even more frightening. Those were powerful steel arrows from the ballista. The Hungarian soldiers had just been slapped in the face, and they felt like they had been punched in the face by an invisible giant. The Hungarian soldiers, who were still covered with arrow clusters, could not believe it. With his eyes, he watched as his companion's body was torn apart under such an extremely violent attack and flew backwards for several meters, or even more than ten meters. The body wearing cavalry armor twisted into an unnatural posture in mid-air and landed on the ground.

The Empire's heavy ballista, powered by a powerful spring, is strong enough to penetrate shields within three hundred meters. What's more, the armor of these Hungarian cavalry, in this terrible metal storm, the flesh and blood bodies without the protection of armor and shields were torn like paper, and the blood and minced meat seemed to explode on the horseback. The people and horses were crushed to pieces in an instant, as if they were suddenly struck by violent lightning. The man fell on his back, blood rose in the air, and the corpse fell from the horse into the dust. The body was torn apart, and thick steel arrows shot through the cut half of the body with bloody flowers, and penetrated deeply into the second man's body, pinning the latter's body to the ground. There was no wailing, because he was already dead. Absolutely,

"The third team, the seventh team, and the eleventh team are completely finished!"

The Hungarian generals murmured in low voices with ugly faces, and looked at the back of the military prime minister in front of them. Three of the 50,000 Hungarian cavalry in eighteen squadrons were wiped out at once, and they were also the most elite in the military prime minister's office. If the three squadrons were not elite, they would not have been specially selected by the military minister to serve as the spearhead of the army for this battle. However, with just one blow, the spearhead of the army was broken.

When the Hungarian cavalry in the back row saw the scene in front, they immediately attacked with fear.

"Go forward, rush over regardless of losses! The opponent's bows and arrows are different from ours, they need reloading time!" A Hungarian captain immediately stood up, pulled out his sword and pointed forward, shouting fiercely, Hungarian The centurions were also shouting at the top of their lungs, their eyes already filled with bloodshot eyes, rush! rush! Even if the last one is left, he will rush for me! The latter retreated without permission and beheaded. "Under the military order, cold and ruthless, the supervising team at the rear fired arrows, killing more than a dozen Hungarian cavalry who turned around and tried to escape. The screams of these Hungarian cavalry were shot, The expression of the Hungarian cavalry in front changed.

The rumble of military drums came,

Suddenly, "Bang! Bang! Bang!" A hundred shocking roars in a row circled the sky again. This huge and strong roar seemed to overwhelm the broken snare drum, and even made the broken snare drummer appear with all his strength. Out of chaos, these thunderous sounds connected with each other, shaking the heaven and earth,

"This is....."

The Hungarian Army Prime Minister Baidulasu's body was stiff, and his face was solemn as if he wanted to drip water. The hand holding the riding crop crackled, and his finger joints turned white from excessive exertion. Many of the generals behind him had a look on their faces. With an unconcealable surprise, they all looked at the roaring black military formation.

The black military formation has been filled with white smoke, and a row of dazzling flames burst out from the white smoke in rows. Boom! boom! boom! Boom, every blast stung everyone's eyes, every roar shook everyone's minds, because the ground that suddenly exploded was like a layer being pushed away by life, and the world between heaven and earth Filled with terrifying shocking sounds, followed by a series of exploding fireballs, the volume The dust on the ground lifted up the Hungarian cavalry in pieces, whistling and rushing straight to wherever they passed. The moment they touched these black smoke billowing shadows, they all collapsed and fell into pieces. At the same time, under these fires, The moment the ball shattered, a loud roar reverberating around the world came out violently. The terrifying bright red splash was like the punishing thunder of the gods, violently bombarding the sea of ​​infantry behind the scattered lines of the Hungarian cavalry, and the broken flesh and limbs were thrown like raindrops.

Dead silence, the noisy battlefield suddenly stopped,

The Hungarian cavalry who were suppressing tens of thousands of Rila's slaves and forcing them towards Rila's army stopped their horses. Everyone looked at the scene on the side in horror. As for Rila's army, Rila's general Boaso also gasped. After taking a breath, he stared dumbfoundedly at the front where the Imperial Army was already fully engaged. The Hungarians, who had the advantage in strength, were actually retreating.

The Hungarians pressed with all their strength, but they didn't even touch the sides, and they were put together like this. The Hungarian cavalry broke away and received this blow, and were directly broken into countless small pieces. The impact was completely disintegrated, and there were no casualties. Calculating, but I am afraid that there were tens of thousands of casualties in the battle. This was the first collision, which shattered the teeth of the Hungarians who were famous for their good fighting skills in Central Europe.

No wonder that in the two wars between Gangfei and China, despite the strength of the elite troops of Ruila, the large number of coalition forces of various countries, and the advantages of Gangfei's homeland, the Falcon Empire was defeated and could not get to the north. The gap in combat power was really too big. The imperial army was already at the peak of this era in terms of weapons and equipment and fighting will! (To be continued. Please search Piaotian Literature. The novels are better and updated faster!

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