Realm of Power

The rain was hazy, and the Great Hérault Plain hit by a night of heavy rain was muddy. More than 100,000 Hérault eastern frontier troops were on full alert, stretching toward the northeast. The terrain at the junction extends for more than several miles in front and back. The radiation range of the army is oval

"Pay attention to your surroundings!" The entire cluster stretched in front of the military formation, and the scout troops spread out to continuously convey the situation around them. They were really frightened. The black armored cavalry suddenly appeared last night like the autumn wind sweeping the leaves. The attack affected seven of the Héro's eastern army groups. They came like a strong wind and left like a strong wind. Although the fighting was brief, the intensity of the attack was even that of the Héro's eastern border defense stationed on the border to fight against the Kingdom of Aden. The army also found it difficult to resist, and As the news came back, the entire eastern frontier army was shocked because these seven teams were not attacked one after another, but encountered a sweeping attack almost at the same time. Among these seven teams, except for the 13th Regiment of the Baggage Regiment, , the other six teams are all real front-line combat troops, but even such combat troops suffered heavy losses under the fierce attacks of the other side. According to the statistics of the Eastern Frontier Army, just a short battle has already caused heavy losses in the Eastern Front. Five thousand casualties of the frontier troops

One-fortieth of the entire eastern frontier army was poached with just one blow! With such an attack intensity, the number of cavalry groups mobilized by the opponent must be at least 20,000, and it is not yet known whether this encounter was a deliberate ambush by the opponent, or it was just a chance encounter. If it was an ambush, it would have resulted in such a result. It can also be understood that when there is mental arithmetic, Unintentionally, they launched a surprise attack with more than 20,000 cavalry groups. The generals of the eastern frontier army of Hérault believed that they could achieve such results. But if it was just a coincidence, it would be terrible. Who knows what happened last night? Is the famous cavalry the whole thing, or just a part of it!

"Has there been any reply from His Majesty?'

Kablin, the deputy commander of the eastern frontier army of Hérault, stopped his horse on a slope and looked at the vast plain with pale yellow land under the rain curtain in front of him with complex eyes. As the largest grain-producing area of ​​the Hérault Empire, it also has the largest population. The most densely populated ruling center, the royal capital area in front of him still had a little of its original prosperity. Kablin still remembered that in the spring of a year ago, he When he returned to the capital from the eastern border to report his work to His Majesty the Emperor, the road in front of him was densely packed with towns on both sides. The carriages of nobles passing by were followed by a large number of slaves. But now, all he could see were the incomplete villages and broken villages. Ruined towns and large charred black blocks formed by buildings destroyed by the war are everywhere. Although for the past six months, the Western Empire has The army was defeated one after another by the attacks of the religious army, and was even pushed to the outskirts of the royal capital by the religious army. But after all, that was just the news heard, and seeing such a scene in front of us were completely different things. "Not yet, sir! Maybe it is." The heavy rain last night caused the messenger cavalry to delay their trip, so the report time was a little late. "The handsome adjutant attendant with blond curly hair looked around, confident "Not yet? It's been a whole night. Even if it's raining, there should be news!" Kabulin frowned slightly. The place where he stopped last night was the same as the Lutia requested by His Majesty the Emperor. The distance between the forts is only thirty miles, and the speed of the cavalry according to the order is enough to make a round trip. Even if it rained heavily last night, there is still no news until now. This is also abnormal.

But when he asked the question, Kabulin smiled awkwardly. How could that be possible? , even if the eastern frontier army arrived one night late, it would only be seven or eight hours, and the Royal Capital troops under His Majesty the Emperor, plus the troops already approaching in front, would be an army of more than 100,000 people, only seven or eight hours. What can happen in a few hours!

"Pass the order, the scouts must be released ten miles away, and tell the Langya and Kulie light cavalry regiments on both sides to maintain a fighting posture even if they are marching. Our opponent is a cunning and cruel hunter!" Kabulin waved to the adjutant With a move of his hand, Kablin, as the oldest deputy commander-in-chief of the Eastern Frontier Army of the Ero Empire, had already served in the Eastern Frontier Army. After staying for a full twenty-eight years, although he was only the deputy commander-in-chief, he was actually fulfilling the duties of the commander-in-chief, because the commander-in-chief of the Eastern Frontier Army had always been transferred from the emperor's confidants. His Majesty the Emperor was ambitious and determined to overthrow the Eero Empire. On the stage of regional hegemony, they have always adhered to the westward expansion strategy, and the eastern frontier army is naturally the army to defend the east.

Although the status is important, because it is not within the emperor's strategic framework, there are rarely real battles. As time goes by, the commander-in-chief of the Eastern Frontier Army naturally becomes a good place for the emperor to brush up his resume for his confidants. The Eastern Frontier Army has enough 200,000, the third-heavy force in the Aero Army besides the Royal Capital Army and the Imperial Guard. Cluster, since the Emperor Farouk of Eero came to power, in the past ten years, six people have served as commanders-in-chief of the Eastern Frontier Army. The longest of them only stayed for two years. Many new commanders-in-chief of the Eastern Frontier Army Before I could even sit down, and even before I could see all the generals, I was transferred back to the capital with a transfer order from the emperor.

Therefore, the real daily affairs of the eastern frontier army naturally fell on the shoulders of Deputy Commander Kablin, who had a resume of twenty years. In fact, everyone knew that although the new commanders from the royal capital were the emperor's confidants, in fact The emperor's true confidant was Deputy Commander Kablin, a man who could securely serve as deputy commander of the 200,000-strong eastern border army. In addition to his own abilities, he is an imperial marshal-level general who has been in charge for twenty-eight years. Naturally, the emperor has great trust in him, and Kablin is also worthy of the emperor's trust. Because with Kablin, the Aden army already has He did not dare to cross the eastern border for ten years, even when the Ero Empire was invaded by the Order State.

Kabulin's command of the eastern border army has reached a level of ease. Even the opponent's Aden army will choose to retreat on the border as long as it hears that Kabulin is leading the army. It would be unwise to mobilize a hundred thousand troops to fight an opponent who is as easy as one's own fingers." This was said by none other than the current King of Aden.

Just as you see in front of you, although the more than 100,000-strong Hero Eastern Frontier Army is advancing, the entire advance can be called the art of command.

The two groups of Eero Dragon Guard light cavalry, with white feathers flying on their helmets, numbering more than 3,000, were divided into two groups to follow the army on both sides. Then, the light infantry regiment, the heavy infantry regiment, the archer troops, and the logistics troops were divided into the front. They were divided into five groups at the front and back, guarding the central formation and moving forward. Four thousand The light cavalry moved freely between the center formation and the front formation, with the most elite border guards as the main force, together with the light cavalry and heavy infantry, they slowly advanced. Countless footsteps stepped into the mud in front of them. As the center formation slowly moved forward, the flags stretched out. From time to time, scouts would come over to report the situation before, behind, and around them.

"Didn't you find it? Could it be that tens of thousands of cavalry disappeared automatically? Are you sure you didn't miss anything?" Kabulin listened to the scout's report. His old face became more and more gloomy. The enemy last night seemed to have completely disappeared. , this situation made the experienced deputy commander of the border army feel sweaty. Mao suddenly felt that he would flee immediately after the attack. This kind of opponent is the most terrifying and troublesome, because no one knows when the opponent's next wave of attacks will come, which forces the entire army to have to We were always prepared, but fortunately half an hour later, the scouts brought exciting news

Found the target trace! Although the muddy heavy rain last night washed away a lot of things, the whereabouts of tens of thousands of cavalry groups are not so easy to cover up. And according to the scouts, the other party has no intention of covering up at all, but is blatantly marching across the army. , after hearing the scout’s report, Kabulin immediately came to the large-scale area discovered by the scout. In front of the muddy traces left by the horseshoes, the muddy ground trampled by countless horseshoes is completely different from the muddy ground washed away by rain. Just like the muddy ground that Kabulin saw with his excited eyes, the imprints formed by countless horsehoofs are filled with Mizusawa, and the area involved was hundreds of meters wide. This was definitely the trace of a large-scale cavalry group.

No matter how cunning a fox is, he can't hide from the hunter's eyes! A sneer appeared at the corner of Kabulin's mouth. As long as he found traces of the other party, it would be easy. To a certain extent, Kabulin was grateful for the heavy rain last night. If not, it would have been difficult to capture this ghostly figure. The opponent is quite a troublesome problem

"Sir, the enemy has indeed assembled here, and the direction is north. The time should be seven hours ago!" The scout cavalry captain shook off a piece of soil from his hand, stood up straight in front of the trace, and reported what happened to Kabulin The situation he discovered, and following the scout captain’s report, Kablin’s face darkened.

"Are you sure you read it correctly? The enemy's strength is only more than 10,000 and not more than 20,000?" Kabulin asked in a deep voice, suppressing his voice. "If the other party did not deliberately conceal it, the number should only be around 10,000, and from here Judging from the film traces, the other party did not seem to have any intention of concealing it. "The scout captain's face was ugly, and he answered bravely, "Wan Yu! How is this possible? More than 10,000 cavalrymen created the same momentum as last night. Who is the other party! "Kabulin narrowed his eyes and tightened his grip on the reins of the war horse. What the scout captain said was not necessarily wrong, but it was just too different from his previous judgment. In his prediction, the number of enemies was absolutely There are more than 20,000 cavalry instead of just over 10,000 cavalry. If it is only this amount, then it would be a joke for me to make the more than 100,000 eastern frontier troops be so cautious." Send the order, the army speeds up! "Kabulin raised his arm and pointed forward, snorting with an inflamed nose. As the army continued to advance, the reports from the scouts made Kabulin more and more surprised, because more traces were revealed." Donglin Slope Traces of the enemy were found, numbering about a thousand! "" Traces of the enemy were found in Sansa Valley, numbering about 1,500! "" Traces of enemy cavalry were also found in Xisa Village, numbering about five hundred." Each of the scout cavalry was like a hound smelling the scent of prey. They brought new reports almost every few minutes. Originally, Kabu Lin's face was excited. It was obvious that the enemy was spreading their troops and dispersed the original more than 10,000 cavalry. This means that the enemy's threat is weakening. If the enemy still dares to attack the entire eastern frontier army like last night, the only result waiting for them is to annihilate them all. However, as the number of reports increases, Kablin's face Shang's calm smile began to solidify. "What's going on? I've reported it thirty-nine times!" And they are all in different places. Could it be that at the same time, there were thirty-nine small groups of enemy cavalry moving?" The generals of the eastern frontier army following Kabulin were also whispering, not to mention that this was completely subversive. "With all the information obtained previously," it's really hard to hide it. If it weren't for such an exaggerated amount, I would have been deceived by the other party. There is no doubt that this is a trap of the enemy. The purpose is to confuse us and prevent us from making any decisions. Correct judgment! The number of enemies is only more than 10,000, but now they deliberately exceed 20,000, maybe even 30,000. And with such a large number of enemy cavalry groups, why only more than 10,000 troops are used to attack our 100,000-level troops? Eastern frontier army, and spread the remaining 20,000 troops over this area? Even a fool knows that the more troops that launch an attack, the more effective it will be. If the opponent really has 30,000 people, in a surprise attack like last night, the results can be at least doubled! "Kabulin suddenly showed a smile on his face, and his hearty voice made the generals behind him show a look of realization on their faces.

"My lord, you have a keen eye. Although the enemy is cunning, he is actually extremely stupid!" A general from the Eastern Frontier Army echoed.

"If there are 30,000 troops, why only use 10,000 troops to fight and leave 20,000 troops idle and scattered? How could such a completely illogical thing happen? As Lord Kabulin said, the other side is trying to cover up and cover up. It’s too much!” Another middle-aged man The more experienced General Ayrault said contemptuously, "Unless the other party thinks that only 10,000 people are enough to attack us, the remaining 20,000 people are just waiting here, or the other party thinks that I will pursue them later. Unexpectedly, we stopped Assembling the main force, it’s hard to say that we waited here all night in vain!” After Mr. Ayeli said this, it is really possible. The other party is so cunning that he still wants to ambush us! Isn’t the rain drenching you enough? It’s really a shame "The other generals all let out a burst of laughter." But what if the other party is not here to ambush? Or, the other party's prey is not us! "Among the general's attendants, there was a handsome young man. The attendant hesitated and said

"Ruitang, as an attendant officer, do you know how rude it is now? We are not the prey. Are there any bigger targets nearby that can be called prey besides us? As an attendant officer, General So His face changed, and he glared at his attendant, but even he didn't notice. As he said these words, the air around him suddenly paused. Among the generals who were still laughing, there were already Someone's expression changed." The scouts were ordered to send people to Lutiya Castle immediately! "The smile on Kablin's face disappeared, and he ordered loudly with almost blood-red eyes. There is indeed a bigger target nearby than the eastern frontier army that can be called prey, and that is His Majesty the Emperor!