Realm of Power

The spacious channel of the Namu River rolls up white water and rolls southward, sparkling in the sun. The river water collides with the dam next to the river channel, making a thunderous sound of grace.

This long river channel, which flows from the northern entrance to the sea, has been impacted and washed over millions of years, and has extended into hundreds of tributaries along the river. It is also called the South Ouba along with the great Nile channel of the Eero Empire. two major arteries

It flows through the north of Eero, the north of the Order State, the south of the Order State, and the north of the Harvey Kingdom, crossing the territory of the four kingdoms. Because it flows through a wide area and receives many tributaries, the flow of the Namu River is very large. Because there are many canyons in the area it passes through, the river is very turbulent and can be described as rough waves.

Even in this hot and rainless summer, the average depth of the river is more than six meters, and the average width of the river is more than 400 meters. Facing such a river, crossing and pontoon bridges are unrealistic. Only solid stone arch bridges can Conquering such a rushing river, in order to cross this wide river and achieve smooth communication between the central and southern parts of the Order.

The second-generation pope of the Order State devoted all the more than 100,000 people in the country who were classified as heretics to the construction of this bridge. It took a full eight years ago and at the cost of the death of more than 30,000 heretics, it was finally completed. A large stone bridge made of huge iron chains was built on the Namu River rushing southward. The Namu Bridge

The Namu Bridge is built in the middle of the narrowest canyon of the Namu River, with a total length of more than 200 meters. It crosses a canyon and has a total of seven bridge piers. They cleverly avoid the rushing river channel and choose to be supported in the canyon. In the prominent position below, such an ingenious design is already the pinnacle of architectural skills in this era without steel and concrete. There is another saying. Law, that is, this construction technique was not created by the exiled Order State, but came from the mysterious city that was known as the Holy City. It is said that the outer perimeter of the huge Holy City was a canyon trench up to 100 meters wide. , the Holy City used a miraculous method to build four huge bridges running side by side between the huge canyons, using this technique of suspending the ceiling.

At first, no one thought that this kind of bridge that relied entirely on suspension could last long.

However, after decades of rain, snow, wind and frost, and the ravages of time, it is still as strong as ever, and the Nammu River below is still surging, making a majestic thundering sound, serving as an important transportation hub connecting the central and southern parts of the Order Country. , whether it is When traveling from the north-central wilderness of the Order Country to the southern mountains, or from the southern mountains to the central-northern wilderness, people have become accustomed to passing through the Namu Bridge. Otherwise, they would have to make a detour of more than a hundred miles to reach the lower reaches of the river. There is a chance to cross the river,

Although this is the choke point between the central and southern parts, in fact, for a large-scale cold weapon war, the importance of a bridge is very limited. In this era of cold weapons, when the army is marching, it basically encounters a river. Build a bridge and open a road across the mountains. Without the Namu Bridge, wouldn’t it be possible to cross the river? The army forcibly swam, and tens of thousands of people poured into the river at once. Even the rushing river would be blocked and cut off. Therefore, the Harvey Army only sent a squadron of troops to guard the bridge on the Nammu River. , and the main duty is not to defend, but to check passing vehicles.

The Fifth Squadron of the Eighth Army of the Kingdom of Harvey is the defender of Nammu Bridge. The squadron leader Skaniades is a veteran in his fifties. The Fifth Squadron under his command is only a logistics organization in the Eighth Army. The army is mainly responsible for the transportation of materials. Although they know that the current situation is a bit tense, the news coming from the country is more and more worrying. The Martin Tooth Army broke into the border and defeated the border guards in just a few days. a series of cities fell, what everyone wants to do most now is to return home immediately, because their families and property are all in the country. When they think of the brutal Martin Ligue people who are raging in the country, as a soldier, they are stopped in other countries. On the land, the 80,000 Harvey soldiers stranded in the territory of the Order State have been panicked, and Skaniades is naturally among them. But what really makes this veteran feel angry is the order from above that continues to mobilize troops.

At this moment, the generals of the Harvey Army have decided to evacuate, but they are afraid that the opposite imperial army will take the opportunity to attack. Therefore, in order to deceive the opposite imperial army and give it the illusion that the main force of the Harvey Army is still there, the generals of the Harvey Kingdom began to continuously Soldiers were transferred from the weak and miscellaneous troops to the front line, and elite soldiers were withdrawn from the front line.

The result of this is that the number of Harvey Army soldiers on the front line seems to have not changed much, but the logistics troops and miscellaneous troops that have been transferred to the front line are in dire straits. Once the real main combat forces begin to withdraw, the opposite imperial army will They will definitely notice it immediately. When the imperial army comes overwhelmingly, few of the remaining scapegoats will be able to escape.

Among the soldiers who were transferred, there were two nephews of Skaniades. Thinking of this, Skaniades felt itchy with hatred.

Originally, he was taking advantage of his position for personal gain and transferred his two nephews to his squadron to have a good time. This practice was not uncommon among Harvey's army. The Harvey area was mountainous and barren, so instead of staying in his hometown, he had nothing to lose. Even if you don't have enough to eat, you might as well join the army with yourself. At least you can add two more mouths to your family. Chuscaniades patted his chest and promised that he would bring his two nephews back intact. Who would have known that the day before yesterday, a stern-faced legionnaire officer took a warrant and ordered everyone under the age of thirty in the squadron to be brought back? All the young men were taken away, and all that was left were some old soldiers like Skaniades.

The number of people on guard at Nammu Bridge is already less than 200.

This is absolutely pie-in-the-sky news for Reposti, who has been quietly staring at the bridge for two months. The emperor does not allow him to actively provoke Harvey's army, but if he can seize the bridge Bridge, realizing that the Harvey army had been cut off from their retreat, they had no choice but to fight with themselves. Of course, the Harvey people might also choose to cross the river from the downstream area hundreds of miles away.

But this possibility is very slim. Not to mention that Harvey's army, whose morale has been severely damaged, chooses to go hundreds of miles away, it is hard to say whether it will cause a mutiny in the entire army, not to mention the national characteristics of Harvey's army, which is arrogant and arrogant. People are not like this yet, but they have been strangled by the Order State for decades, made to act like cows and horses, and beaten. He had to show off his smile, but now he has become the master. His arrogance and arrogance, especially the imperial army's delay in moving, made everyone in Harvey's army believe that the imperial army stayed where it was and had no intention of going south. , it was just preventing him from going north. Now that he doesn't go north, will the empire still stop him?

As the elite troops on the front line were constantly being replaced, in the past few days, Harvey troops continued to pass by the Namu Bridge.

Skanyard looked at the troops retreating from the bridge to the south every day. His eyes kept turning on the flags of these troops, and the hand holding the handle of the knife was trembling slightly. He was a veteran, but from the flags of these troops, he I have already recognized the organization of these troops. The second squadron of the third army, the fourth squadron, and the sixth squadron of the fourth army. The Squadron, the Eighth Squadron, the Fifth Army... one after another, ten or twenty thousand people have been withdrawn southward. They are all the elites of each army, or they are teams gathered by nobles. At the beginning, Skanyard was still He carefully asked them about the battle situation ahead, and was secretly relieved when they learned that the imperial army had not taken an offensive.

Even these elite troops have fled, which shows that the higher-ups have wavered in their determination to persist! Now he is just making an appearance. He can only hope that the imperial army will find out later. Skaniard stares at the bridge every day, eagerly waiting for the news ahead. "You are so lucky. You don't have to go to the battlefield, but you can enjoy the service of a soldier." "Everything." An officer from the Fourth Flag Regiment of Harvey's Army who was walking across the bridge came over and looked at the garrison with envy at the bridge. He felt that it was such a blessing not to have to go to the battlefield. If you have been on the battlefield, you know , why is the Imperial Army called the Demon Army! Although the Imperial Army did not take any major actions, the friction between the scouts of the two armies has never stopped. Under the powerful crossbows of the Imperial Scouts, the Harvey Army's scouts suffered heavy losses. More than half of the Harvey Army's scouts died in the battle. Or injured, the remaining half only dared to wander around the camp.

In the afternoon, the heat was rolling in. Skanyard was taking a lunch break, but the weather was so hot that he fell asleep in a daze and couldn't fall asleep. He got up from bed and drank two bottles of wine. Then he walked out of the barracks in a drunken state. His temper has been very bad recently, and his subordinates are used to it. Skanyard was fighting on the Nammu Bridge. Looking ahead, another group of Harvey troops came over, but this group looked quite miserable. Everyone had their heads wrapped in white cloth, and the white cloth was stained with blood. They were still Several dilapidated carriages were towed, and injured companions were also lying on the carriages. They were all covered with blood. They were all wrapped in dense bandages like mummies. Even the commander who took the lead was covered in scars and bloodstains everywhere, which looked particularly shocking. "Which army are you in? The empire attacked?" Canyard was startled and looked at this He scanned the front of the team carefully and asked with an extremely nervous expression, "We are from the Ninth Army. The imperial army suddenly launched an attack this morning. Our army was caught off guard and was overwhelmed in just one go. "With this The commander who led the defeated army was a thin, middle-aged man. Looking depressed and wanting to cry

"The Ninth Legion? Aren't you still thirty miles away from the battle line? How could you be the first to bear the brunt!" Skanyard's face suddenly darkened. He drank a little too much today, and he staggered when he couldn't help it. I happened to accidentally see the remaining defeated generals seeming to be moving quietly, and the moving position was a bit strange. Why were they so close to my soldiers? For some reason, Skaniard vaguely felt something. Why were the hands of the wounded soldiers always placed under the thatch of the carriage? Is there something very valuable down there?

"Sir, the Ninth Army was indeed attacked suddenly and has collapsed." The middle-aged man's face was serious, and there was a chill in his deep voice. "Where are the generals of your Ninth Army?" Skani Deya was drunk and his eyes were blurry. He staggered and hit. Burping from wine, he staggered into the next door, seemingly casually, but suddenly, Scanidea lay on the bed like a rabbit, and at the same time roared loudly: "Get ready to fight, they It’s the Imperial Army’s fake land!”

The atmosphere on the bridge seemed to have suddenly condensed. The deafening cry of "kill", the smell of blood hit the face, and the steam of human blood was steaming.

The outbreak occurred suddenly, and the Harvey soldiers guarding the bridge had not yet reacted, or they had not had time to react at all. Some people even did not know what madness Master Skanedia had become, a drunk man and a drunkard. , who is willing to believe it? In an instant, a sword flashed beside him and slit the throat of the Namqiao defender. As his hand was released, the body fell silent. He fell down, his eyes still wide open, as if he didn't understand how he died, but the most fatal thing was those Imperial soldiers who had their hands under the thatch of the carriage. When they raised their hands, the carriage The thatch was removed, and in his hand was an imperial crossbow with the bowstring drawn. The crossbow arrows shot into the bodies of the nearby Harvey Army soldiers, splashing out blood-red explosions.

"Kill, seize the bridge!" The officer leading the team shouted with all his strength. He shot out the powerful crossbow in his hand, drilled into the back of a Harvey soldier, and brought up a bloody flower. The bloody metal arrow came from The Harvey soldier appeared from behind, and the cold metallic luster mixed with his hot blood and poured down together. On the ground "Whoosh! Whoosh! Whoosh!" The situation was similar to that of the Harvey soldier. The Harvey soldiers who had just reacted were hit by arrows and fell to the ground. Some of them were shot through the lungs by arrows. They could not die for a while, and their bodies twitched. Pink foam kept spitting out from his mouth, and he still wanted to reach out and pick up the weapon that fell at his hand.

"Run! The Imperial Army is coming."

A Harvey Army soldier was so frightened that he turned around and ran backwards. Suddenly, at the intersection in front, there was a thunderous sound, and he saw a group of black-armored Imperial Cavalry swarming towards this side. , the soldier was stunned. An Imperial crossbow arrow was shot from his back. The soldier's body shook and fell into the river at a height of 60 meters below the bridge. After a struggle, he was no longer visible.

"Sir, everything is going well. Our army has captured the Namu Bridge." Under the blue-white sky, an Imperial Swift Cavalry flew up an undulating mound and reported to a thin figure standing there staring ahead. "Okay, pass on the order, the Fifth Flag Regiment and the Eighth Flag Regiment immediately move closer to the Nammu Bridge, and let the logistics department transport all the Thor crossbows of our army to the Nammu Bridge as quickly as possible." Reposti from far Chu withdrew his gaze and revealed a ferocious smile. Of course, a wooden bridge could not stop Harvey's army from escaping. However, if Harvey's army found that they could not break through Nammu Bridge, they would choose to go downstream. The downstream is a large alluvial zone. For the empire, For cavalry, it is the best battlefield. Others may not dare to do this, but he is Reposti. With only 30,000 imperial cavalry, he dragged to death the 100,000 Southern Alliance Reposti!