Realm of Power

"Hold them off. These heavy infantry must not rush up to the city wall, otherwise there will be danger." A loud shout came from the top of the Luzhou headquarters city. I saw veteran Lu Yang still covered with gauze, his hand pressed on the headstone of the city, his eyes The redness was terrible, and the aura emanating from him Xi, giving people the feeling of an old guarding dog, just like seeing a robber trying to break down the door. There were several generals of the Lu family beside Lu Yang. Seeing Lu Yang being so rude, they did not dare to delay, and hurriedly Give the order to go down and block it with all your strength. You must not let the enemy rush forward.

"Archer, shoot!"

On top of the city after receiving the order, the Lu family archers wildly rained down arrows. However, the Zhongbia bows used by the Luzhou Army had extremely limited lethality against heavy infantry. Even if they hit the target, they were often shot. The thick ancient armor bounces away and cannot cause much damage. For these like The heavy armored infantry of Aden completely ignored the arrow clusters that came from the rain. They approached the city wall resolutely. Among the countless arrow clusters, they struck Luzhou like a sharp sword, quickly collapsing the surrounding wooden walls. The fortifications were howling wildly as they climbed up the wooden ladder leaning against the city wall.

"Bows and arrows are useless against them. Quick, let the armor-piercing soldiers come in!"

Lu Yang yelled angrily, and the Sanheng Pass flashed through his mind involuntarily. How did these Aden heavy infantry, who were extremely powerful and capable of killing people and chopping up melons and vegetables, break through the east wall of Sanheng Pass with one blow like a whirlwind? , at the Sanheng Pass, he suffered a huge loss from the abnormal defense of these heavy armored infantry.

Caught off guard, he was directly crushed by the opponent's heavy armor, and the prestige he had built up in the Lu family for decades fell to the bottom overnight. If he had been prepared, if he could be more attentive, or he could have passed three levels The situation would not be so embarrassing. Three thousand Luzhou elites died in the battle. For Luzhou, which was already stretched thin, it can almost be said that someone took off a hand and a leg directly.

"Follow Lord Lu Yang's order and send in the armor-piercing soldiers!"

Watching the heavy armored infantry rushing towards the city, a middle-aged man wearing scale armor with a serious expression stood next to Lu Yang, frowned slightly, hesitated, and ordered to the guards behind him.

This middle-aged man has a slightly pale face, and his body looks thin. His eyes flicker, giving people a cold feeling. This man is Lu Kaishan, the person in charge of the Lu family headquarters. The eldest brother of the current head of the family, the previous head of the Lu family named him Kaishan. He also hoped that he would be healthy and pave the way for the Lu family. Unfortunately, because he was born with a weak body, he voluntarily gave up his position as the head of the family. He has always been Responsible for sitting in the Lu family’s headquarters,

"The heavy spearmen come forward! Push them down!"

Voices conveying orders came one after another. A five-meter-long armor-piercing heavy gun appeared in front of the Luzhou Army. In front of the five-meter-long gun barrel, there was a foot-long cold blade and a long cone-like spear made of four diamonds. The tip of the spear, under the fierce shouts of the two Luzhou soldiers, pierced the body of the heavy armored infantry of the Aden Redeemer who rushed forward crazily.

"Pfft!" At this moment, the atmosphere around him paused. Although the armor-breaking cone gun is used to break armor, few people use it anymore, and it was only used to deal with the impact of crispy prairie cavalry. It may be the Aden heavy infantry with two layers of armor or even three layers of armor. No one knows for sure.

Lu Yang's hands were tightly clasped together, and Lu Kaishan's eyes were bright.

The weapons forging skills of the Aden people are far superior to those of the Central and Asian armies, and even compared to the empire, they are not far behind. Especially the heavy plate armor used in the Western Continent almost makes the various weapons of the Central and Asian armies ineffective. Because for thousands of years, the main enemies of the Zhongbia ethnic group have been the grassland tribes with long bows and fast horses in the north, and the areas where the grassland tribes live are extremely lacking in iron ore, so it is difficult for heavy armored troops to form lines, and gradually formed a system of mainly light cavalry archers. fighting style

Correspondingly, among the military units of the Zhongbia ethnic group, there is no special unit for heavy armored infantry.

After escaping back to the Luzhou headquarters, he immediately reported the situation. The Lu family quickly produced a batch of so-called armor-breaking cone guns. Among the infantry groups, they adopted a three-to-one ratio and were equipped with five-meter-long armor-breaking cone guns. The cone gun is used to withstand the assault of the opponent's heavy armored infantry. This so-called armor-breaking cone gun is, to put it bluntly, a heavy spear that has been lengthened to five meters. It was originally used by the Yanzhou Army in the north to resist the impact of the prairie cavalry, but the gun head in front is not Then there are two sides, and It has four sides of a rhombus, with a length of one foot. Under a powerful and heavy impact, if it is an impact cavalry, it will immediately fall over. If it is heavy armor, one shot can penetrate two holes. The disadvantage is that it is too large. It consumes fine iron. In order to ensure that the five-meter-long barrel of the armor-breaking cone gun will not be broken during battle, the gun shaft is also made entirely of fine iron. The entire gun weighs nearly thirty kilograms and cannot be used by one person. It must be It takes two people.

"Pa"

Under the gaze of everyone, the armor of the Redemptor heavy infantry collided with the one-foot-long armor-piercing lance cone. The Aden people's armor was standard plate armor, and the forging fuel was the finest charcoal. It was a so-called incomparable weapon. Sulfur steel is hard and has considerable toughness. It is finally formed by hydraulic rolling machinery. This also uses coal mine as fuel. Finally, sulfur steel is used to forge weapons. The power of the weapon was unmatched by China and Bia, but under the combined thrust of the two people, everyone heard a breaking sound, "Pierced?" The heavy infantryman of the Aden Redeemer shook his body, The boss with bulging eyes looked at the stabbed position in disbelief. Blood was dripping from the tip of the spear like broken water drops.

"Pierced!" The Luzhou Army soldier behind the spear cheered. The thick plate armor was pierced. The one-foot-long spear tip in front, after penetrating the armor block, suddenly made a sound of being torn off the metal sheet. There was a cracking sound, and the bloody spear tip came out from the back of the heavy infantryman of the Aden Redeemer.

"Effective, the armor-piercing cone gun is completely effective." Lu Yang raised his arm and shouted. Lu Kaishan secretly breathed a sigh of relief. This time, in order to forge this batch of armor-piercing cone guns, the amount of refined iron stored in the Lu family's headquarters was directly Not only it was reduced by half, but more than half of the family's craftsmen were requisitioned to have these thousand armor-breaking awls. The temporary rescue of the gun. If it turns out that the armor-piercing gun cone cannot penetrate the heavy armor of the Aden people, it will not only be a waste of fine iron, but also a waste of the most precious preparation time. The entire Luzhou will face Aden's heavy infantry was helpless. It can even be said that the question of whether Luzhou can be defended was decided in advance.

If it can't be stopped, then the only choice is to give up Luzhou. Fortunately, the armor-breaking cone is not only effective, but also has extraordinary effects. "What are you afraid of? No matter how thick the heavy armor is, it is no better than a piece of armor-piercing cone in front of our armor-breaking cone." No matter how thick the paper is, it’s the same shot Just put them down!" With this armor-piercing blow, the morale of the Luzhou Army, which had been almost bleak, suddenly increased, and the morale of the army was greatly boosted. Facing the heavy armored infantry of the Aden Redeemers who rushed up, and the gun wall composed of thousands of heavy guns, The advance of Aden's Redeemer forces was halted

"Kill, rush over." The Redeemer's weapon slashed crazily at the gun barrel made entirely of fine iron, sending up a series of exploding red sparks.

"Give the order, the attack begins!"

In the distance, Cateus looked at the scene on top of the city. He seemed to have expected it. He raised his hand with a stern expression, and the military flag roared above his head. From a spread out angle in front, tens of thousands of Aden light infantry formed. A huge military formation uses slave troops to attract the attention of the defenders and consume the enemy's strength, and then uses light infantry to attack weak spots. Launching a sudden attack was the usual mode of siege by the Aden Army. Just because there were no slave soldiers, the Redemptor troops were lined up. At the Sanheng Pass, the Redemptor heavy armor attacked, and the Luzhou defenders almost collapsed, which was unexpected. Having won three horizontal passes at once, with the first precedent, Cateus does not think there will be a second such opportunity.

"Come on!" The Aden light infantry who were originally arrayed on both sides suddenly came like a tsunami and landslide. The ground stepped on by countless feet was filled with smoke and dust. These Aden light infantry were so fast that they could only cover half of the ground with their hands. With a small round shield on his body and a machete in his mouth, he skillfully stepped on his companion's shoulder. With the help of sudden acceleration, he jumped suddenly, grabbed the edge of the battlement with his hand, and jumped over the battlement mouth as agile as a cat. jump in,

"Kill"

The soldiers of the Luzhou Army bravely rushed forward. Thousands of knives, swords, and spears fell wildly, and shields collided with each other. The Luzhou Army could even clearly see their own shadows in the eyes of the enemy on the opposite side, and the soldiers were engaged in close combat. The ground is wrapped into a ball, forming a human wall, pushing each other, fighting, the fierce Asian The Ding soldiers shouted the slogan "Long live Aden" and rushed into the spear array set up by the Luzhou Army in front. They were immediately cut into pieces by random blades. However, in that delay, the following Aden soldiers had already pounced. And then, the turbulent follow-up, the five-meter-long heavy spear, at this moment, is as effective as a short knife.

"Attention, step back a little more!" This whirlpool kept rolling, twitching, and convulsing, producing a lot of blood and sacrifices. Above the narrow city road, this could hardly be called a battle. Both sides concentrated on letting themselves go. Instead of being squeezed to death or trampled down, any injured person who fell to the ground would be immediately trampled into a pulp by the fighting soldiers from both sides.

"Go forward, break through them"

Roaring, shouting to kill, moaning, the fighting was so brutal that a large amount of blood gathered into a stream, flowing down the stairs of the city road, and even flowed to the street.

"Block it!"

"It's no longer possible, come and get reinforcements!"

"Where are our people, where are our people!"

After all, the Lu Family Army recruited temporarily cannot compare with the elite of the Aden Army. These Luzhou Army soldiers were still government soldiers in the village a few days ago. They were responsible for maintaining law and order on weekdays. Without any adjustment, they were so invested all at once. In the fierce grinding mill of flesh and blood, there are everywhere After slashing and killing, corpses fell one by one, with human blood submerged to the soles of their feet under their feet. Many people had been killed until their minds were dull, their arms were sore and swollen, and they could no longer see their enemies or companions clearly. They could only wave their swords forward. , flailing, flailing, until finally knocked down. The command orders of the officers could not be executed at all in such a chaotic situation. Teams of teams were pushed up and knocked down by the torrent of war. The fierce battle was evenly matched from the beginning. After an hour, Luzhou The army was in a state of near collapse and even fled.

The morale of the Aden Army is high. The densely packed Aden light infantry has occupied most of the city wall. The Luzhou Army is retreating hastily into the city.

"Cack, click," amidst a grinding sound that was almost like grinding teeth, the Luzhou city gate slowly opened from the inside. The commander of the Aden Redemptor, who had expressed contempt for the entire Luzhou army before the war, appeared in the city like a bloody man. He stood at the gate, facing the Aden army's main formation outside the city, raising the almost blood-red machete in his hand.

"We must win, Aden must win!" The Aden army's main formation cheered,

A sly smile appeared on Cateus' lips. Luzhou could be said to have been won. He finally laid down the first strategic point that could support the overall situation before the second wave of landing troops in the country. From the moment he landed, he saw that Liucheng Port was an empty city. , and then the depression after being ambushed by unknown enemies in the north and losing more than ten thousand elites was finally swept away at this moment

The Luzhou military boys who withdrew into the city were still holding on, but everyone knew that the overall situation was decided. A blood-stained Lu family officer quickly walked up to the tower and said to the pale-faced Lu Kaishan, "Sir, all the troops are on the city wall." After being destroyed, apart from those who retreated, there are less than a hundred people still resisting, and they probably won’t be able to hold on for long.”

"Lu Xiao, how many people have we withdrawn?" Lu Kaishan took a deep breath. He knew Lu Xiao because Lu Xiao was originally his guard captain. Due to lack of manpower, he was transferred from the Lu family to serve as the Xunqi captain. , the first person to notice the approach of the Aden Army was Lu Xiao

"Less than three hundred, and everyone is injured!" Lu Xiao said with a gloomy face. This time, it was really hard to save the day. The 50,000-strong army was defeated by the Aden people with one blow. Now the city is full of Luzhou running around. The soldiers of the army were completely demoralized. Just when they were retreating, Lu Xiao saw a defeated soldier robbing the generals. He was stabbed to death by his sword, but in such a situation, he believed that there would definitely be many in the city. You must know that many of the 50,000 temporarily recruited Luzhou troops were not from the Luzhou headquarters. Since the people have been defeated, there are definitely not a few who grab a handful and run away before the enemy enters the city.

"So this is the last time you report to me, right?" Lu Kaishan smiled.

"My lords and ladies, please make preparations early." Lu Xiao said goodbye, saluted Lu Kaishan dignifiedly, turned around and strode out of the mansion gate.

Everyone understood what he meant by "preparation."

"If our Lu family had been prepared to fight to the death from the beginning, we might as well have been defeated so miserably and so quickly..." Lu Kaishan sighed unwillingly. From the beginning, the Lu family did not believe in anything. If the Aden people landed in Zhongbia, and the Aden people really came, Luzhou could have blocked the enemy at Sanhengguan. However, no one in the Lu family thought that the Aden army would choose to attack Luzhou immediately. Only Lu Yang brought it With reinforcements of 3,000 people, the Sanheng Pass was defeated in one day. Before the Aden army arrived at the base of the city, although Luzhou had already issued a mobilization order and mobilized a defensive force of 50,000 people, they still fantasized about Aden. The military meeting saw the Luzhou main camp's army sitting on the ground, and then chose to give up going south. After receiving supplies from the north, it turned to Longchang in the north. Therefore, the entire army did not carry out sufficient mobilization and training. The result is the current situation.

At Sanheng Pass, three thousand Luzhou troops were defeated in one battle!

The 50,000-strong army in the Luzhou headquarters was also defeated in one battle!

This is the day when my Lu family will be gone.