Realm of Power

Mekgar, the most important city in central Istan, is also the largest logistics center in central Istan, with extensive transportation lines and criss-crossing water transportation centers. Since the coalition forces entered Istan, countless supplies have been obtained from central and southern Istan. Resources are constantly being used by the coalition forces The base camp is gathered here, and the supplies shipped from the six southern countries finally arrive here. From this, it can be seen that the stock of supplies in Merkgar has reached an astronomical figure. The food alone is enough for half a million coalition troops to fight for two months. For its use, there are countless arrow clusters of various armors and weapons,

The coalition also knew the importance of Merkgar, so since the main force was transferred north, the remaining 30,000 to 40,000 coalition troops gathered in the Merkgar area. The Imperial Army occupied Olua, and the troops approached Merkgar. News came that the coalition command headquarters in Mekgar City, The crowd was crowded, including the messenger cavalry who rushed out to convey orders, the scout cavalry who hurried back and forth to report the latest military information, and the various officers who asked for instructions and reports. The anxious and uneasy look on everyone's face made the whole person The anger within the headquarters is very tense.

A full squadron of heavy armored infantry was densely deployed inside and outside the headquarters. @, wearing heavy armor, looked at the people going in and out with an unkind expression. He watched the scouts jumping from their horses one after another, and stepped up the steps of the headquarters like crazy and ran up. The expressions of these heavy infantrymen were tense, and their hands were tense. Hold down the raised shield,

In the outer hall of the headquarters, there are many officers wearing costumes from various countries whispering to each other. Whenever they see the scout cavalry coming in from outside the city, these people will rush up and ask anxiously about the situation outside.

"How's it going? Is the road out of Modan still clear?"

"Can we go in the direction of Fulinlei?" The officers' voices were all garbled, causing a lot of noise in the hall. It was chaos, even though they had made a retreat plan. However, there were so many supplies in the entire city that all the horses in Merkgar City were requisitioned. This resulted in all the troops having to walk at this time. The problem was that the carriages transporting supplies blocked many routes. The bridge, many troops were blocked,

"Lord Kotez, this won't work. All the horses are transferred to transport the supplies, and it is also stipulated that no one is allowed to steal the road before the supplies are gone. In this case, everyone will not be able to leave at all!" At the coalition headquarters in Mekgar City, The generals who hurried back to Mekgar all had red faces and surrounded a middle-aged general with light yellow hair. "Without these supplies, the 500,000 troops on the front line will fall into collapse. As soldiers, it is your bounden duty to protect the supplies! Only by preserving the supplies can everyone have a way to survive." It was the middle-aged man surrounded in the middle who said this. General. Kotez, the top leader of the Southern Allied Forces in the central region, remained stubborn and unmoved even when he was surrounded by generals. He was the deputy leader of the Knights Templar of the Order of the Wish Tree. His somewhat gray temples are full of age, and he has a serious face. He is famous for his integrity and dedication and enjoys a very high reputation in the south. After loudly dismissing the generals' desire to abandon supplies and escape alone, declared anyone, no matter who it was. If he abandons supplies and flees, or seizes roads so that supplies cannot be transported, even if he can reach the coalition base camp, he will personally write a letter requesting severe punishment from the base camp

"Everyone is dead, and the supplies cannot be saved. Mr. Kotes, if you give this command, we will jointly report it to the base camp!" Several coalition generals were so angry that their faces were red with blood, and their hands had already grasped the hilt of their swords. Kotes, this Guys are so stubborn. We are all generals from various countries. When life is at stake, why should I listen to you? If it weren't for the fact that the guards at the headquarters are all Knights Templar, the generals would have drawn their swords and killed this guy who was determined to have his own way, and would not have stopped the transportation of supplies. All bridges and ferries are impassable. Do we want everyone to die here?

Kotez looked very calm, and glanced at the coalition generals indifferently, and said, "I am not only the head of the central region appointed by the coalition base camp, but also the top decision-maker of Merkgar with the unanimous consent of the monarchs of the six countries. , I am not only responsible for the coalition forces, but also for the six majesties! If anyone talks too much, I will report the matter to your majesties!"

"You!" The generals fell silent for a moment. Although they were all shaking with anger and biting their lips with blood, they couldn't do anything about Kotes, because Kotes was not only appointed by the base camp, but also by the Six Nations. The common authorization of the monarch, even if No matter how dissatisfied the generals are, they don't want to abandon their supplies and run away. If they are stabbed by Kotez in front of their monarch and report it to the base camp, the most they will get is scolding. If they report it to their monarch, they may get angry. It's a matter of destroying the family,

At the beginning, the logistics center Mekgar was a big problem in the eyes of the six countries. It was the only time in the history of Obarro that so many materials were stored in one place. With just a little move, it was a huge fortune. In order to choose Mekgar, The guard of Kegar, but let the coalition forces internal There was a huge quarrel, and finally the senior leaders of the Six Nations collectively decided to hand over Merkgar to Kotez, because the senior leaders of the Six Nations believed that only this incorruptible deputy knight of the Templars could guarantee Merkgar's supplies. Will not be subject to corruption. The problem is an issue that the top leaders of the coalition forces have ignored.

There is nothing wrong with Kotez's integrity, but before he was promoted to the deputy head of the Knights Templar, he was one of the six regional chief priests of the Wish Tree Order. He was a civilian and did not have rich experience in participating in military operations. As a logistics management officer It is barely feasible. Once the enemy suddenly attacks and advances, the stubborn and rigid style will become inappropriate if there is a lack of decisiveness. It is not enough to use all the horses to transport supplies. The soldiers rushed to the road. Such an unkind order resulted in the fact that on the fourth day after receiving the imperial army's landing in the direction of Truny Port, Merkgar's materials and personnel still had not been evacuated. In addition to the huge piles of materials congested in the city, At the gate, there are still more than 30,000 coalition troops blocked in the city of Mekgar, half of which are non-combatant logistics and transportation manpower. The whole situation is chaotic.

No matter what the generals say, in Kotez's eyes, materials are more important than people. Even if all the troops in the central region die, it must be ensured that the materials can be transported to the coalition base camp. The imperial army comes out from the direction of Truni. The battle situation Since the sudden turn of events, there has been an atmosphere of panic in Merkgar. At this time, it is even more important to stabilize. To be in an orderly manner and to preserve supplies is to preserve the foundation. In fact, there is one thing that Kotez did not say at all, that is, Kotés is not so stubborn that he does not know that many people will die in this way, but he knows very well that if Human lives can be used to delay time in exchange for material transportation northward, even if it is only part of it. It can also give the 300,000 troops in the base camp a chance to return to the front line. Otherwise, not only Merkgar will be destroyed, but also the entire coalition will be destroyed. Of course, this must not be said in front of the generals.

In order to make room for stacking these supplies, the coalition forces drove out all the people in Mekgar City and used the vacant houses to stack supplies. Huge material warehouses have also been set up in the four directions of the city, east, west, north and south. Even if they are fully emptied, it will take at least more than half a month, but according to frontline intelligence. The emperor's advance was very fast, and before they captured Olua, they immediately rushed over in a straight line, very fast. It's jaw-dropping,

The generals evacuated with supplies escorted by their respective troops, but they were blocked on the road in large areas. Once the Imperial Cavalry knew that the entire coalition forces in Merkgar were evacuated on foot, on the flat terrain of Merkgar, the coalition troops were just moving pieces of fat in the eyes of the Imperial Cavalry.

Even if the coalition forces on Merkgar still have a few troops that can fight, they are now in complete chaos. Various military units and transportation teams are crowded on the same road, combat troops and logistics troops are mixed, and the logistics troops may be old and weak. Fighting, or being naughty and cowardly. In short, they are unable to enter the battle. The main task is to protect the transport carriage, and the coalition's front-line combat troops are blocked and trapped with it. Mekgar, as the core city in central Istanbul, is also well-defended and majestic. The large and fortified city has already been destroyed Overwhelmed by countless congested transport convoys, as a logistics center and a support point to support the 500,000 troops on the front line, the storage area is equipped with countless packhorses. Now they are all blocked here, like a huge and constantly expanding The turbulence finally waited for the sharp sword to collapse it,

At the crossing of the Sancha River, Hu Keqili was also a little blinded by the situation. The transport convoy that was more than ten miles long appeared in front of him and his 20,000 imperial cavalry. His rich experience came into play in an instant, relying on instinct , Hu Keqili knew that he had inadvertently grabbed an excellent moment to attack! Merkgar should have noticed the emperor's attack target, so he wanted to transfer all these supplies. However, he did not expect that the chaotic command caused the transfer to be blocked. Merkgar's supplies were the key to this battle. , I ran for four days with 20,000 cavalry sleeping in the open, all for these supplies. You must know that this time the emperor's 100,000 cavalry landed in Truny, the navy mobilized The transport ship is almost completely exhausted. Even so, it can carry only people and horses, but it is no longer able to transport combat materials, and such transportation will take nearly a month. In other words, this One month later, it was extremely difficult to supply supplies to the Imperial Army where Truni landed. Seizing Merkgar's supplies for his own use became the key to this central battle.

Hu Keqili once proposed that the coalition forces might burn all the supplies under the wall, but His Majesty Falcon definitely said no. The reason is very simple. By burning these supplies, the coalition forces' two heavy troop groups in Kyoto, Istanbul, were trapped. Two hundred thousand in Anlusu The 300,000 people in the coalition forces and the coalition base camp will be completely trapped in the dilemma of having their logistics lines cut off. Under the watchful eyes of the empire's 100,000 cavalry, the coalition forces will never dare to risk turning around and retreating. Therefore, Merkgar's commander will inevitably I will risk my life to transport some supplies north.

"Go forward, the whole team is on!"

Hu Keqili gave the order to attack across the board without hesitation. The imperial cavalry rushed forward like a landslide, and the extremely fast imperial light cavalry surged towards the ferry like a sea tide! Layers are coming like a wall!

"Go forward, kill!" The loud shout of killing came out. As we got closer, the sound of horse hooves could finally be heard. It roared like thunder, and it was impossible to tell the score. Just a rumbling sound. The sky above the entire ferry was trembling, and at the ferry location, more shrill shouts rang out,

It was very foggy in the morning, so I couldn't see how many there were. But the people of Aden could only see that these light cavalry in black armor completely covered the faint line of light in the sky into darkness. The shadow of this darkness fell on everyone's defeated faces.

"How much is this!"

General Aden, who was repairing the bridge at the ferry, was completely stupid, not to mention the logistics soldiers. They had seen such a situation there. General Aden's quality was still acceptable, or it was more like he was forced to scream on the road, and he was hoarse. With a loud voice, he asked the soldiers to line up in line with the car. Anyone who took a step back without authorization would be killed by the entire team! This unit can be regarded as a more effective unit in Merkgar. In addition, there are too many carriages and there is a rolling river behind them. There is no way to escape. They actually mustered up some courage and picked up various weapons to rely on. Get on the carriage in front,

"Shoot!" A few of the riflemen boldly shot a row of arrows at the imperial cavalry in the distance.

"Stay steady, don't mess up! The cavalry can't attack the car formation." The Aden officers leading the teams at all levels were also loudly cheering on their soldiers. Looking at the black crowd of war horses in the distance, there was a handful of cold sweat in the palms of their hands. Such a large number of Where did the imperial cavalry come from? Under such an impact, would he still have a way to survive? I heard a thump thump thump thump with a metallic vibrating sound. Countless arrow clusters suddenly rose from the direction of the galloping horses and shot towards this side.

Damn it, it's an arrow attack! The officers of Aden did not expect that the imperial cavalry had such a skill. Before the shrill shouts could completely subside, soldiers were immediately hit by arrow clusters and fell over. The white arrow clusters hit the improvised vehicle formation crazily at the same time. , the crackling sound was as dense as a storm, and it made the eardrums of the Aden soldiers hurt.

Arrow clusters kept passing through the gap, hitting the bodies of the Aden soldiers behind the vehicle formation. Some arrow clusters were so strong that they directly penetrated the vehicle template and an arrow protruded. When other nearby Aden soldiers saw this scene, their foreheads The cold sweat on my face has just come off, so how can I still fight? When the opponent's cavalry comes close, there will be a massacre! What are you waiting for? Wait for the opponent to get close before running away!

"Run!" I don't know who shouted, and I saw someone turning around and running away. Someone was taking the lead, and there were more people behind. The defense of the vehicle array suddenly collapsed. The Aden soldiers ran away one after another and jumped into the river behind them. The river was rushing. The storm swept past, and many Aden soldiers were swept away like this.

These idiots! General Aden's eyes were filled with bloodshot eyes and his hands rattled. The Kingdom of Aden is a desert oasis kingdom. The desert area accounts for 40% of the country. In the desert, water is the most precious. The vast majority of Aden people He can't swim. If it weren't for this reason, this Aden general would have run away long ago. (To be continued...)