Realm of Power

"Boom" faced the huge roaring stones, and the wooden wall that was hit was broken like a wooden pole rolled up by a hurricane. The Long family soldiers on that wooden wall were also blown away like toys. It was thrown into the air and landed heavily on the ground, leaving a mess

"Quick, save someone"

The nearby Long Family Army quickly ran over to rescue them. A Long Family officer stared blankly at the wooden wall that had been smashed with only half of the stubble remaining. His face was miserable and his lips were trembling. The Empire's slingshot had already been destroyed during the battle at Lanzhi City. It left an unforgettable fear in the Long family army, in the hearts of many Long family officers and soldiers who survived the disaster. , the powerful bombardment of the Empire's catapults has become a nightmare that wakes them up in the middle of the night. It is really because the scene after being crushed by rolling stones is so terrible. The whole road is filled with crushed corpses, human blood and broken and unrecognizable limbs. It was splattered all over the body, so many Long Family soldiers who saw this hellish scene vomited on the spot.

Before the evacuation, the Long family army ordered to collect the corpses of the soldiers who died in the battle. In the end, only more than 10,000 corpses were found. In other words, there were more than 10,000 corpses that could not be found. They had been crushed to pieces by the rolling stones of the imperial catapult. Meat, where else can I find it?

It is said that Long Shan, the general of the Long family, had a bleak look on his face when he heard the result, and fainted again on the spot. If not for the timely rescue, this general of the Long family would definitely be the first general of the Long family to be angered to death in the war. No wonder The reason why Longshan is so angry is not because he has poor mental endurance, but because he has been completely deceived by a series of blows.

When one hundred thousand Long family troops left Guang Linchuan, they thought they could march into the northwest, cut off the empire's trade routes, and eventually force the empire to draw a line with the Long family. Who knew that just an inconspicuous city of Lanzhi would make the Long family's ambitions fly? The army was destroyed, with heads and blood shed, and an army of more than 100,000 people with high morale stormed Lanzhi. City, within three days, the battle damage exceeded 30,000 people. The whole army attacked without fear of life and death. Instead of making any progress, they were beaten to death by a mere 20,000 imperial troops and collapsed several times. , the empire's powerful weapons emerged in endlessly, and the Long family army completely lost their confidence in the fight.

The investment of Yanmen chariots, the original system of imperial archers, sturdy heavy infantry, heavy ballistae, thunder gods, catapults, these multiple levels of empire forged from the Western Continent using the bones of countless enemies, can cause great damage. The defense system of the Long Family Army, which had never encountered such an encounter before, caused rivers of blood to flow from the killings, and countless bodies were piled up. After a hard fight with no results, the final result was still that they could only withdraw from Lanzhi City in embarrassment.

It would be fine if it was just a disastrous defeat, but this time the defeat of Lanzhi City had such an impact.

Not only did the myth of the Long family's victory in every battle be shattered, but the image of the Long family's invincible heroes was also shattered in this battle. It also dealt with the rising momentum of the entire Long family since entering the northwest, which was like a blow to the head. The Long family soldiers fought bloody battles with the prairie army in two years. How many people died? How much energy and hard work was invested to gradually build up the reputation and glory, but it was completely destroyed in this battle. With five or six times the force to attack a city that didn't even have walls, it was still beaten to collapse. Such After such a disastrous defeat, how could he have the dignity to claim to be the first fighting force in China and a famous general of the Long family? What a joke!

"If the Long family can escape back to the southwest with such a result, that would be really admirable!" Fatty ordered the Dongting Army to stop. He was not worried that Longshan would turn around and retreat regardless of this. This was the reason why everyone in the Long family was high-spirited. How could a proud soldier be willing to swallow such a disastrous defeat? With this tone, as expected, Longshan just evacuated Lanzhi City, which was unfavorable for infantry operations, and immediately stationed the army on the front line of Kaishan, setting up a battle posture with the emperor. It means that I am fighting If you don't get down to Lanzhi City, don't you believe that your emperor can cross Mount Kaishan?

"Your Majesty is planning to use these slings to break through the Long family's defense line?'

Ruitang Tingna was behind the imperial formation, watching the fat man ordering the catapults to be laid out in a row, her eyes full of curiosity. The catapults were very powerful, but rolling stones were not so easy to find. During the siege, , can be used in one place to conduct concentrated bombardment on a certain section of the city wall, achieving miraculous effects. But in front of this wooden wall that stretches for miles, how effective can the catapult be? Moreover, wooden walls are extremely easy to repair. Once a gap is opened, it will be immediately blocked again by the people inside. No matter how many stones are thrown, it means destroying the wooden wall. How much meaning does it have?

"Isn't it possible?'

The fat man smiled nonchalantly, looked at the Long family's military flag flying high on the wooden wall, and said, "The Long family in the southwest has been guarding southwest China for decades, and even suppressed the mountain people in the south to expand northward. They only used the mountains to In terms of combat power, the Long family is definitely second to none in Central and South-Bia, not to mention the Long family army. Although they were defeated miserably at Lanzhi City, the main force still numbered one hundred thousand. They had just been tricked by the empire once before. Now the whole army must have a revenge mentality. If you want to let the Dongting tribe die more Man, I don’t mind ordering the cavalry of the Eastern Court to turn into infantry to attack the wooden wall.”

Ruitang Tingna's expression changed when she heard that the fat man could order the Dongting cavalry to dismount and fight on foot. Building a city wall with human lives has always been the most brutal way of fighting. This time Dongting gathered all its strength, that is, 60,000 to 70,000 cavalry. The size of the wall, and because of the eagerness to invite the battle, most of the tribesmen sent by the tribes were young and strong. If the Khan really ordered to attack the wall on foot, I am afraid that it would not be able to capture it without thirty or forty thousand lives.

We haven't seen the slightest benefit yet. The Dongting Department has lost more than half of its young and strong men. Even if it really breaks into the southwest, the entire Dongting Department will not be able to recover in ten years or even ten years. Years are equal to how many opportunities and wealth have been missed. What a loss!

"Your Majesty is right. I was confused. I'd better use a sling!" Ruitang Tingna quickly changed her mind.

"The target distance is three hundred and seventy meters, the height is thirty-nine, and the landing point is ten meters different from the expected landing point. After adjustment, shoot again!" Under the base of the huge imperial catapult, an imperial officer who was checking the attack effect put it down. With the lookout in his hand, he said to the slinger behind him who was adjusting the sling. The few slings just now were just test shots. As the sling was adjusted to its position, the second sling trembled violently and drew a beautiful arc. , smash again In front of the wooden walls of the Long family, these wooden walls were originally cut down and tied up temporarily by the Long family. They are not indestructible. They are mainly used to block the charging cavalry. You can see a cloud of smoke and wood chips at the impact place. The walls were all broken, but just as Ruitang Tingna thought, this is a mountainous area, and there is no shortage of wood. As soon as a gap appeared, there were craftsmen repairing it immediately, and the gap was quickly closed. Got it

"Your Majesty, everything is ready." The officer who had previously ordered the adjustment appeared in front of the fat man.

"The wind is good today." The fat man looked away from the Long family's military flag that was blown straight by the mountain wind. He said to himself, a cold light flashed in his eyes, and he waved his hand, "Raise the battle flag and order the Dongting Army to prepare." , let’s get started!”

"Yes, Your Majesty!" The officer bowed and retreated. "Change the incendiary bomb!" The shout from the catapult made Ruitang Tingna shiver. A stream of cold air rushed from the tailbone to the head, and the whole person was covered and burning. bomb? . ??...Empire Incendiary Bomb! Not the Rolling Stones? Yes, the entire Opalo knew that the Empire's slingshots used incendiary bombs. The Long family didn't deploy the defense well, but they actually drove the entire army to the mountain and built such a long wooden wall with such cooperation. This is not about looking for fire. Even if the Long family is good at fighting in the mountains, it would be a fool's errand to stop the advance of a large group of cavalry under such a mountain fire! Using mountain fire to open the way, the army advanced together. They escaped the fire, but also couldn't escape the cavalry pressing down on them. The Long family was doomed!

"King Khan ordered, the whole army is ready!"

Several Imperial light cavalry galloped past the entire line of Dongting cavalry. Their hooves raised up the soil on the ground like meteors. The tearing shouts were like awakening a huge monster. Wow, the sound of armor clashing was like... With a noise like the waves, fifty or sixty thousand Dongting elites began to tighten the reins of the war horses in their hands.

"Brush" was like being blown violently by the wind, sweeping up the vastness of the earth. The moment the prepared command was heard again, tens of thousands of cavalry moved forward in unison, seeming to cool the air a bit. With their high horse control skills, The war horse clamped his crotch, without much hesitation, and pushed forward neatly almost at the same time.

The battle array advanced steadily and orderly, and the spears bursting with cold light began to be raised in rows. In front of the military flags of each department, a falcon flag stood up behind the centurion's armor. From a distance, it looked like a sea of ​​flags.

"Attention, the emperor is coming!"

The Long family army on the wooden wall fell silent for a moment. The bows and arrows were drawn out one after another, and they were facing forward neatly. They clenched the spears in their hands, raised their shields, and waited for the moment when the imperial army collided with them. It’s a lie to not be nervous. It’s a name for a person, but it’s for a tree. Shadow, who doesn’t know that the Empire’s cavalry is more terrifying than the prairie army. In the battle in the northwest wilderness, a hundred thousand grassland troops were so frightened that they surrendered without a fight. The eliteness the Empire showed in Lanzhi City also proved that they It is by no means a wasted reputation,

"Is it coming?"

Longshan wore a long robe, and the white hair on his head was blown by the bursting mountain wind. At this moment, his nervous hands full of veins were pressed heavily on the wooden wall and fence. With a pair of bloodshot eyes, he looked at the truth coming in front of him like a sea wave. The Imperial Cavalry just said, Here it comes, finally here! As long as the empire is willing to come, it's fine. I'm afraid that the imperial army will be on the front line of Kaishan, forcing me not to send troops to come back for reinforcements.

"The empire is so arrogant that it wants to attack us with cavalry? Wouldn't it be better? After defeating these imperial cavalry, we can return for reinforcements!" General Long's expressions on the side of Longshan were mixed when he saw such a dense group of cavalry. I couldn't help but hold my breath and opened my eyes wide, trying to see clearly what the rumored imperial cavalry looked like.

The ones at the front were melee cavalry wearing heavy armor. These melee cavalry had a semicircular tower shield inlaid on the armor in their left hand, and a low-hanging bayonet in their right hand. Their sophisticated locking armor was shining in the sun. Like a long strip of light, there are only about three or four thousand people in number, but it is definitely the last edge of the entire army to break into combat power.

Behind them came a large number of the world-famous Imperial Archers. They were densely packed and dark, and they were all dressed in different styles. Triangular flags representing unknown meanings were fluttering in the wind. They wore pointed leather hats on their heads, and backpacks on their backs. Curved compound bow, on the flank hook of the war horse It is a three-meter cavalry lance bursting with cold light. On the right is a falcon-shaped cavalry shield with golden hot edges. The war horse is lightly armored, with only a part of the armor on the front. It does not carry much weight. It can be regarded as an assault cavalry or a horse archer. , the largest number of people, thirty or forty thousand,

Finally, there are the real horse archers. They only wear the simplest armor. The weapon is the grassland bow in their hands. They are located on both sides of the advancing queue. They cross the mountain pass in front of them at an extremely fast speed. Behind the cavalry group, countless The fireballs were like fiery red meteors rising rapidly from the direction of the emperor's body,

"Fireball?" Longshan was stunned, and the generals of the Long family were also stunned.

Fire attack? The emperor actually wants to attack with fire? The generals were in an uproar, and some even smiled unconsciously. It was so funny. They didn't expect to see such a strange scene on the battlefield. "The Western Barbarians are the Western Barbarians. They don't even have this common sense. The mountains and forests where it just rained , how is it possible Get up! Do you really think that I, Longshan, would be so stupid as not to guard against the fire attack?" Longshan's lips widened in relief. He thought he was facing a very smart opponent, but he turned out to be someone with no common sense. Clear retardation,

"Boom!" The first lesson of the fireball hit the wooden wall. It was like a huge ball of light exploding suddenly, and the fire splashed. Some Long family soldiers who had no time to dodge were already enveloped in it. Suddenly there was a miserable howl, and the imperial incendiary bomb There was oil inside, and it burned like a wet tree. Immediately, a large area of ​​scattered land was seen burning. The flames blew by the mountain wind, and several meters of wooden walls were ignited.

"Fire, fire!" a Long family general shouted in horror,

Longshan's body trembled slightly, and the command sword in his hand almost fell to the ground. The other generals looked like they had seen a ghost, they really caught fire, they couldn't bear it, and they were burning quite vigorously. When I was stunned, hundreds of fireballs had already hit the wooden wall like a heavy rain, and I could only see arcs of light streaking across the void, on the wooden wall. Fireballs exploded one after another on the wall, and "rumbling" seemed to be a response. At the landing point, the red light ball rolled up, and the object flew up. Under everyone's stunned eyes, the wooden wall was covered with Where the flames were hit by the fireball, the fire was even more fierce. Where the fire point fell, even if there was nothing to burn, the soil was still smoking 8