Realm of Power

Martinliya Kingdom, Langxibia Region

The surging water washed over the huge rocks on both sides of the outside of the Stam Valley, and smashed into pieces in a roar. The Stam Valley, which is the center of Wolfsibia, itself is one of the three roads that crosses the Wolfsibia area. The fork in the road where big rivers converge, the river network is vertical It spread across more than a hundred miles. Stam means the valley of the river in the Martinliya language. When the ancestors of the Martinliya people took a boat down the river, they plunged into the beautiful and picturesque water here. What you can see in the net is more than a hundred miles of water and grass scenery.

It can be seen that the water flow in the Langxibia area was huge. Due to unpreparedness, the river surged overnight. Some camps stationed near the river suffered heavy losses. A large number of supplies were washed away by the water in the middle of the night, and even more soldiers were swept away by the rapids. There were more than 300 people there, and the rivers swelled due to rainfall. It is not a strange thing, but overnight, a small dry river with a width of no more than two or three meters suddenly turned into a surging torrent with a width of more than 30 meters, and it was like a wild dragon that brutally swept everything nearby into it. Still frightened the 200,000 Ansel army in Langxibia

Standing next to the roaring waterway, Arnowell, the commander of the Dark Se Army, stared at Stam who was guarded by the Martin Liya Army not far away. His face was also gloomy. The white rain for two consecutive days had completely destroyed Stam. The Martin Riya military flag on the defense tower is wet and tightly attached to the flagpole.

The river that expanded from the upstream area turned an eastward bay in front of Stam. The large-scale overflow of water began to overflow the outskirts of the Anser Army camp that was scattered all over the mountains in front of Stam Valley. During the dry period of Ya Prairie, due to the large-scale evaporation of water flow, some of the water networks here are almost dry, and some are interrupted. Even if the flow can be sustained, the scope will be reduced on a large scale. Therefore, when the Anse army entered this water network, they did not pay attention to the geographical characteristics of the Langxibia Corridor. Isn't it just a river? It's not like I've never seen rising water before, so there's nothing to make a fuss about, but this time, Anse has truly understood what it means to have a flood overnight.

Looking over from where Arnovel was standing, he could see that the previously depleted river network was now full, criss-crossing like a huge spider web, completely unprepared for Martin's army of Ansers during the high water season. , because the swollen river channel was cut It was torn apart, and many camps of other tribes had already moved to higher places regardless of orders. Soldiers from various tribes could be seen running around, carrying military supplies and supplies. They were spread out over a wide area, and they were completely Unable to protect each other

And the most important impact was that the siege equipment that the Anser Army spent two days building was now all stuck in the muddy water. They would fall asleep before they could advance very far. Some even collapsed directly in the river, blocking the way. The flow of water has been blocked, making the river more difficult to pass. Although Stam is right in front of him, he also knows that the real army in Stam is no more than ten thousand, and the rest are temporary volunteers composed of civilians.

If the Anser army had not cut off the retreat route, this situation would never have happened. These civilians would not have stayed in Stam at all, let alone gritted their teeth to assist Stam's defense.

The Anser Army did not believe that they were responsible for the increase in difficulty, and had to bear the consequences of their greedy decisions, because the Anser Army cut off the retreat and launched a massacre strategy against the evacuated civilians. A large number of civilians who should have run away returned to Stam, with the number reaching more than 300,000, because they knew that the secret After the Ser army defeated Stam, they would inevitably launch a massacre like Katu. If they didn't want to die, they had to block the attack of the Dark Se army. A large number of civilians picked up the weapons provided by the defenders in the Stam area and spontaneously cooperated with the defenders. The army guards Stam, and even the old, weak, women and children join the team that carries the guard supplies, moves rocks, cooks pots and cooks food.

From breaking through the western border all the way to the east, continuously defeating the two provinces of the Kingdom of Martinliya, the attack of the Anser army like a frenzy was stalled because of the sudden heavy rain and rising water, and now because of the insufficiency of these civilians Joined and had to fight hard

At the beginning, Anser did not think that this would be a hard battle. They had already defeated so many camps of Martin Liya people. Was Stam in front of him different from other camps?

After this period of war, Anse's heart has already expanded to a certain extent. Not only does he despise Martin's Yajun from the bottom of his heart, but he also believes that Martin's Yajun is not worthy of its name. It is known as the strongest Barrow army in southern Europe. In fact, it is vulnerable to a single blow. Even the Imperial Army was despised. They didn't dare to move forward like warriors, but they only dared to hide behind and build a defensive line on the border. I really don't know how the name of the strongest army in the mainland came about!

The enemy should attack, attack, and attack. However, what the Imperial Army is doing currently is not clear what they are afraid of. However, the Empire’s ordnance is indeed quite easy to use. If the Empire’s craftsmen were not accompanying them all the way to build siege equipment, Anse It is impossible for the army to attack the city and achieve such results in one go. If these technologies can be obtained from the empire, It's good that Anser has negotiated with the empire, but the price offered by the empire is too high. The construction technology of a siege tower dares to ask for one million empire gold. I really thought that all this money was blown by the strong wind. No, even if you rob a lot this time, it is impossible to use such wealth to purchase only one siege tower technology. Unless you are the Imperial Thunder God, you can consider it.

In a critical battle, when there are not enough equipment, the first choice is to use the advantage of military strength to achieve a breakthrough.

However, due to the sudden surge in the river, Anser's army numbered 200,000, but it was unable to deploy across the board. The number of troops that could launch an attack each time was only about 30,000 to 40,000 from the front, while other troops could only stand helplessly. Watching from outside the water net, I watched as the main attacking force built a pontoon bridge on the rapid river to open the attack channel, and then they could only use the simple long ladder to attach the moth to the wave.

In order to take down Stam with all his strength, Arnovel ordered all ministries to mobilize elite soldiers as commandos.

On the wall of Stam, the defenders of Stam looked at the undulating heads in front of them like a sea, the forest of swords and swords standing up like a dense forest, and the flags fluttering like clouds. Their faces turned pale. Fingers clenched, this is the Anser, the Anser who slaughters the Martin Liya people like a madman. It's not that they don't want to run, it's that they have no way to run. If the opponent rushes in Come on, it’s a mountain of corpses and a sea of ​​blood. “Stahm must win!” A Martinliya officer raised his weapon and shouted, “Stahm must win!” The shouts came one after another on Stam’s earthen wall. When the sound rang out, the Martin Liya people in the city who heard the shouts stopped what they were doing and looked in the direction of the wall. More people shouted "Forward, attack"

So many Anser troops crowded the vast water network area in front of Stam. They were shoulder to shoulder, with the front row and the back row close together. Their spears were like a forest, and their shields were like a sea. The Anser people didn't care about any arrays. What kind of strategy, facing each and every small Stamu in front of them, the Anser Army naturally took advantage of numbers to overwhelm the enemy, and drowned Stamu in one fell swoop with troops all over the mountains and plains. Although the front line of the attack was already crowded, the Anse Army was still deploying troops and generals, sending elite teams from each department up one after another, ordering the troops behind to push away the troops in front. Such a vigorous crowding Come forward, no one wants to move forward. "Shoot!" Arrows rushed like rain on Stam's earthen wall. Thousands of regular archers from Martin's Li Ya Army kept "squeaking" their bows and arrows in their hands, and then shot out with a "swish". The arrows were like that continuous The heavy rain poured down on the approaching Anse army, but their obstruction had little impact on the Anse army. Countless feet stepped on the bodies of those who had been hit by arrows. The body rushed to the bottom of the city, and after building a simple wooden bridge, it was like a torrent hitting the dam. There was a clatter of wooden ladders, killing, the sound of fighting spread, knives chopping and spears stabbing, people were dying. The earthen wall was knocked down from a high place into the torrent below. The Anser army under the earthen wall was impatient to wait, and even climbed the city wall one by one with bare hands.

"Climb up and kill them all." Anse is indeed a barbarian who came out of the dense forest. The ferocious-looking Anse soldiers scrambled up with weapons in their mouths, regardless of the rain of arrows and heavy stones. , each of them is as brave as if they have nine lives. For a time, the earthen wall was densely covered with climbing soldiers, like ants crawling over a piece of sugar cube. "Bah bang bang"

At this time, the siege ladder and the city climbing vehicle slowly approached the city wall. Standing on the city boarding car that was as high as the city wall, the archers of the Anser Army began to fire arrows back at the defenders at the top of the city, restraining the defenders' movements. At the same time, the huge baffle in front of the siege tower seemed to have lost its support. He hit it down with a general force and leaned heavily against it with a snap. On top of the city, these are all siege equipment forged by imperial craftsmen. The baffles connect the earth walls and siege towers like bridges. The main attackers are 20,000 elites of the Aru tribe, all wearing armor and holding shields. , as the baffle fell, he rushed forward at once

"kill!"

Wearing the standard armor of the Kali Su Army, they were recharging their batteries and waiting for this moment. They were the backbone of the attacking force. They slashed and slashed with incredible agility, using sabers that were made of finely crafted fire. The Anse defenders on the opposite side saw only Countless people poured out at once, followed by blood sprays and groans. Before he could recover, he saw only a white light flashing in front of him. He only had time to shout "Oops!" Blood sprays spurted out, but Martin behind him Liya people, shout loudly at the same time He shouted and rushed forward, with swords and swords flashing, and blood splattered on each human body. Stam, for the Anser army who was used to fighting with the wind, this was the first time that he had really chewed a hard nut, and it was the first time that he really let go. The Anser Army began to endure considerable Loss, this kind of offensive operation that relies entirely on the accumulation of manpower, without the input of heavy armored infantry, is to exchange blood for blood. There are 300,000 civilians in Stam, and now it is just to exchange a few civilians for an Anser army. The elites have also made money!

In the distance, under the banner of the Dark Army, Arnovel looked serious, and the messengers rushed back and forth to him one after another to report, "Lord Polikov has gone up!"

"Lucale's troops are coming up!"

"Sultan asked for reinforcements! He said there were too many enemies and they couldn't stand it anymore!"

Arnold's hands were trembling slightly: the fierce battle had been going on for more than three hours! Stam, who seemed to be crumbling in front of him, stubbornly persisted from being defeated time and time again, not to mention whether the archers of the Anser Army could suppress the counterattack of Stam's defenders. Even if hundreds of armored elites were used to tear open the gap, the ants and moths would swarm up. As soon as they gained a foothold, they would be swarmed by the Martin Liya people above, and they would often be pushed down, resulting in the loss of so many elite warriors.

"Asshole, what are you doing in front of me!" You can't fight like this, it's really a loss! For Arnowell alone, shouldn’t all our ministries have to live? "The heads of the various ministries are also livid. For the newly emerged ministries of Anse, these elites who have experienced several wars are their lifeblood. If one dies, one will be missing. Seeing that so much has been lost in front of them.

The faces of the leaders of each department were extremely ugly, and their livers were trembling with pain. Let's just grab things. Why do you want to fight this Stam? The elites are all dead. Do you want to pass by all the departments? If you go in, it won't be a big loss if you all die here. Anyway, you have already made so much. Even if you withdraw now, you will still make a lot of money. There is no need to waste all the hope of the tribe here.

With this idea in mind, the heads of various departments secretly replaced the elites and replaced them with a group of troops with average combat power. The effectiveness of attacking the fortress was low. It is conceivable that there would be no more elites to fill in.

Unlike other tribes, Arnovel has really spent a lot of money. As the royal family of Anse, the Arno clan has a regular force of between 40,000 and 50,000. This time, it directly launched 20,000 to organize an attack. Wave after wave of attacks broke through the defense line many times and broke into the earth wall. However, they encountered the desperate resistance of the Martin Liya people.

"Sir, we are the only ones fighting on the entire city wall. The other ministries are just perfunctory. There are too many Martin Liya people. After killing one group, another group comes up. It is simply impossible to kill them all!" The people from the front receded like a tide! The soldiers of the Anser Army were all panting. The Arno general who led the team was covered in blood. He stood in front of Arnovel with an indignant expression and complained. The knife in his hand was cut out.

It's not that they didn't go up, they went up and were driven down again. Other ministries were unable to work hard. The wall that had been captured fell again in the face of the torrent of Martin Liya people who counterattacked. There were at least two thousand Arnolds. The elite of the tribe died on this wall, and the number of injured was between three and four thousand.

The Martin Liya Army on the earth wall also discovered this. All the troops who were specially taking care of the Anuo people were constantly transferring troops from other sections of the wall.