Realm of Power

Under the setting sun, a tall Martin Liya trumpeter was using all his strength to slowly blow the long horn in his mouth. There was a low whimpering sound, and the military flag seemed to be fluttering in the wind. Looking at the order book just received, there was a dead silence in the main tent of the fifth army of the Il tribe. The face of the army commander Sutal Kit was solemn. He handed the order book to a general next to him, glanced at several subordinates in the military tent, and said coldly

"The imperial army suddenly appeared behind our army. The Thirteenth Army Corps responsible for the eastern gateway suffered heavy losses. The commander of the army, Sir Slian, was also seriously injured. Although the Fourteenth Army Corps was still holding on, the situation was extremely bad. The east and The gate to the west has been opened, and the imperial army is closing in on the Holy Capital. His Highness Spike has urgently mobilized troops to block it, thinking that it is useless to block the direction of Sulu City now!

"What do you mean it's useless? The north of the Holy City is tightly blocked by us. Even if one of the three patrol lines has a problem, the other two will definitely be able to detect the Imperial Army, unless the Imperial Army does not take this route at all. road, but besides this road, are there other ways to enter the Holy Capital from the north? "General?" They were in an uproar. As the troops directly under the command of His Highness Spike, they were all prepared to bet their lives on the future of the El tribe for decades. However, they did not expect that after staying in the direction of Sulu City for a whole day, they could only see the opposite side. The imperial troops were still building defenses. Why did the imperial troops suddenly run behind them? Everyone is desperately stuck here, and they may be faced with a decisive death by the imperial army heading south at any time, so it becomes meaningless? "According to some information, the imperial army should have entered the Holy Capital directly from the northern waterway." Sutarster sighed, his voice paused, and he did not say anything clearly, but he basically told his subordinates that everyone should continue to guard here. , it seems to be true It doesn't mean much. The Imperial Army in the north of the Order State entered the battlefield of the Holy Capital through the waterway, which simply subverted everyone's understanding. Even the Southern European Barlog who was waiting for the Imperial Army to move south to encounter Martin's blocking force was life-and-death. None of the forces expected it!

"Entering the Holy City through the waterway?"

The generals couldn't help but gasp in defense. Everyone ignored the existence of the waterways in the Holy City area, because it is winter. Not only the inland sea in the north will freeze, but also the rivers will freeze. The situation, so the whole Martin Tooth Army did not think about it at all. Using a fleet of ships to move an army of 100,000 people down the river, the number of ships required is also a huge number, looking at the entire Oparo. Even a wealthy empire would not be able to find such a large number of transport ships at once. Everyone has ignored the large number of merchant ships that the empire has accumulated since the closure of the northern coast, and no one will compare this with an unprecedented scale raid. war linked together

In fact, the Imperial Army suddenly appeared on the battlefield of the Holy Capital. Even Spike, the commander of the Martin Liya Army, was shocked. The gateway land was broken. The situation was originally very good. Although the Holy Capital has not been completely captured, The eastern section of the city wall has also been broken through, and the defenders of the Holy City have suffered heavy losses. Now they have sent civilians to join the battle. How long can a group of ragtag men hold on? As long as someone runs away, more people will run away. In one day at most, Spike is 80% sure that he will be able to tear apart the defense of the Holy City and plant the Martin Liya people's flag in this rumored Holy City. At that time, he wanted to let everyone know in front of the entire Opalo that no matter what happened ahead, it was Spike who finally broke into the Holy Capital, representing the hero of the entire Opalo who resisted the empire's march south.

After figuring out how the Imperial Army entered the Holy Capital, Spike, the commander of Martin's Liya Army, could only remain silent while facing the map of the Holy Capital. How could he stop it? Can't stop it at all? The Holy Land area has more than a dozen large waterways as its main trunk, spreading for dozens of miles like a spider web and densely covering the Holy Capital Wetlands. Fleets full of imperial troops can enter the rivers without any hindrance.

The emperor is worthy of being the god of war. With just one move, the entire situation was turned upside down and the door to miracles was opened in the most incredible place. In fact, it now seems that using rivers and waterways as march routes, one can enter the Holy Land without anyone noticing. The capital battlefield should have been thought of in advance.

The Holy Capital Wetland is crisscrossed by waterways. The imperial army that enters the Holy Capital can land at any place and can easily encircle any strategic node. Although the Martin Liya Army seems to have more troops, it is only a Holy City. All, the horse has been nailed Ding Liya's most elite cavalry, nearly one hundred thousand, and the remaining four positions range from ten thousand to twenty thousand to several thousand each. They are like a leather bag that is too stretched. As long as the empire's one hundred thousand army does not Attacking the Holy Capital will give you an absolute advantage in every aspect! What depresses Spike the most is that they raided the Holy City, and the Empire raided them. They regarded the Holy City as prey, and the Imperial Army regarded them as prey. The status reversal here was a bit too fast!

This is the case for the west portal and the east portal. Even after getting some information and making some temporary arrangements, they were still destroyed by the imperial army in one blow. In addition to the fact that the Martin Liya people were not good at defending the city, it was also because the imperial army was so This time, he also brought the siege weapons Thor and slings. Faced with the sudden attack on the city, In this situation, the Martin Liya Army was already in chaos, and was smashed by the Empire's Thundergod and slingshots. The Martin Liya Army in the city could still sit still. The Martin Liya Army relied on field battles to become famous. In the most critical moment, At the critical moment, he naturally abandoned the city defense fortress without hesitation and chose the field raid that he was best at.

The result is predictable. The chaotic charge of the Martinliya light cavalry was almost a one-sided massacre in front of the densely arrayed imperial crossbows! The situation in the Holy City changed almost overnight. Even the main force of the Martinliya army in the direction of the Holy City had to temporarily stop attacking the Holy City. Spike urgently called back the Fifth Army of the Il tribe.

"Your Highness, withdraw the Fifth Army. What about the Imperial Army in the direction of Sulu City? There are also tens of thousands of them. Once the Fifth Army is withdrawn, won't these tens of thousands of Imperial Army be able to enter the Holy City without any hindrance?"

"Although the Imperial Army has appeared on the battlefield of the Holy City, from the current point of view, the total number of troops should not exceed 50,000, and our army still has 200,000 main forces in the Holy City. We don't need to be afraid of them. At most, the advantage of the surprise attack on the Holy City is evened out. But if Your Highness lets go of Sulu City, who dares to say that the Imperial Army The main force of the national army will not go south from Sulu City? "

The lords also have different opinions on withdrawing the Fifth Army of the Il Tribe. The Fifth Army is Spike's direct army and the most powerful legion. It has a full complement of 40,000 people, which is three times that of an ordinary legion. This scale and combat power can only be achieved by the direct lineage of the three major tribes. At the beginning, everyone agreed to implement Spike's plan. In addition to the feasibility of the plan, Spike took the initiative to propose to withdraw his direct army as a barrier to resist the empire's southward advance when necessary. But now, Spike wants to withdraw the Fifth Army of the Il Tribe. Although the imperial army has already entered the Holy City, the location of the main force of the imperial army is still a mystery!

As for the strength of the Imperial Army's invasion of the Holy City, due to the confusion of intelligence and the suddenness of the situation, they could only judge based on fragmentary intelligence. So until now, Martinliya has not figured out how many Imperial troops have entered the Holy City along the waterway. The whole situation is chaotic, and various reports of encounters with the Imperial Army are flying in like snowflakes.

All the encounters that broke out around the Holy City, whether it is the change of ownership of the two directions of the gate, or the encounters of the various armies along the way, being squeezed and retreated, are actually covering up one thing, that is, the southern gate Sgecolmo. Martinliya has more than 100,000 elite troops in the Holy City battlefield. Even if the Imperial Army A surprise attack may achieve a temporary victory, but once it reaches the Holy City, it will be a real battle of the main forces. One hundred thousand imperial troops will fight against more than one hundred thousand Martinliya cavalry, and the terrain is vast, and the cavalry can be said to have the best time and place. Even if the imperial army can win and defeat these hundreds of thousands of Martinliya cavalry, how many people in the one hundred thousand imperial army can survive, only God knows

It is very stupid to fight to the death with an enemy with superior forces, and it is in a very favorable terrain for the opponent, so the real goal of the emperor of the empire is still the most traditional, but also the most effective tactic, to cut off the retreat! The Martinliya army is good at field battles, and its biggest weakness is siege warfare. As long as Sgecolmo can be captured, even if the Martinliya army has another 100,000 people, it will be useless!

From the direction of Sgekolmo

The battle was deafening, black smoke rolled straight into the sky, the Martin Liya archers on the city wall loosened their bows, arrows poured down, and the soldiers in black armor, who were fully equipped with shields in one hand and long-handled heavy weapons in the other, attacked the city wall fiercely. The arrows were nailed on the shields and armor, but they were bounced off. It was all heavy armor. The Martin Liyas on the top looked at these bounced arrows with their eyes wide open. These enemies attacking the city were not only taller than ordinary people, but also extremely strong. They were wearing heavy armor and just rushed up. The mace swept across and there was a bloody storm. They screamed and screamed, and the top of their helmets The wolf-fox tails on the horses were blown back by the strong wind, looking like bears running on the ice in winter. On the contrary, the Martinliya defenders were beaten back step by step.

In the same area, the Martinliya defenders almost collapsed at the first touch, catching the people who ran to reinforce them completely off guard. Seeing these monsters covered in minced meat and blood slashing and killing in the crowd, many warriors could hardly stop them for a moment. The blades slashed on these guys, only bringing a streak of sparks. Turning around, they chopped off half of their heads with one knife. Countless collisions and scarlet filled the field of vision.

Can't stop it, retreat!

The Martinliya garrison's defense line was completely crowded, and people's bodies were like a row of smashed watermelons being pierced by running scimitars. Under the gloomy sky, the cold wind hit the body and made people feel the power of heaven and earth. Solton, the commander of the Southern Army of the Empire, gently soothed the bursting emotions of the warhorse under his crotch. The military flag blown by the cold wind made a snapping sound above his head. Dissatisfied with the master's laziness and the tightly restrained reins, the black warhorse snorted heavily. The 33,000 people of the Second Southern Army transferred from the Western Front of the Empire were scattered in a slightly irregular quadrilateral around Solton. The tens of thousands of troops stood in silence, the silent momentum, the neatly arranged armor and lances stretched as far as the eye could see, like a washed and shining sword under the cold sky, waiting for the opportunity to be unsheathed.

Time passed in silence, the war horses kicked the ground restlessly, and whispered twice, even they were suppressed by the murderous aura bred in the silence. Finally, under the eyes of everyone, an imperial scout cavalry galloped over, reined in the war horse in front of Salton, and reported, "Sir, the cold land army has begun to attack Sgekolmo"

"Yes, I know"

On the day Salton took the drip, a cold light flashed in his eyes, and he looked back from the front. The people responsible for the attack this time were 16,000 cold soldiers. These cold people were tall and came from a bitter cold land. , endured the hard battle, even wearing the Empire's heavy armor, he could still move freely, walk as fast as flying, and captured a city with only 6,000 horses. There shouldn't be much of a problem with the Ding Liya people defending Siggolmo. What really needs attention is the reaction of the Martin Liya people after knowing that Siggolmo is under attack. With their retreat blocked, they will definitely try their best to grab it. Come back, and your mission is to block any Martin Liya army advancing towards Scokolmo when the Cold Army attacks Scokolmo.

To the south of the Holy Capital, Si Green, the general leader of the Sam tribe, had just received the report that the Imperial Army had invaded the Holy Capital. Looking over it, Si Green's face couldn't help but change. Overnight, the two legions After being crippled, the two portal cities of the Eastern and Western Holy Capitals changed hands. The Empire finally took action. It was really a big deal. They transported the Imperial troops in along the river using transport ships!

The four portals of the Holy City, the north is already in the hands of the empire, and the west and east have been defeated one after another.

As the only southern gateway that has not been attacked, it is the southern gateway Skokolmo where the Sam army is stationed. It is also the material base that supports the entire army. The Fourth Army of the Sam army is responsible for the defense. If the role of the other three portals among the four portals is to protect the main force that is attacking the Holy City, then as the connection center between the main force of the army and the armies in the rear, the material base camp, there is really no reason to let it go!

"Come here, immediately send an order to our Fourth Army, asking them to keep an eye on Skokolmo."

Si Green squeezed the military report he had just received into a ball, turned around and ordered the messenger with a serious face, Si Gelin is not only the material base camp, but also the dozen or so soldiers who are currently attacking the Holy Capital. The retreat of the ten-thousand-strong Riga army. If he were the Imperial Army, he would definitely not let go of Skolmo.

"Sir, something big has happened. Skokolmo was suddenly attacked by a large number of imperial troops. Lord Sadura asked our army to come closer for support." As soon as Si Green's voice fell, an attendant came over in a hurry.