Realm of Power

The number of the empire's black-armored cavalry is not large, only about five thousand. The main items delivered here this time are various combat preparation materials and one hundred and fifty thunder gods. A burly middle-aged general stepped out of the war horse. Come down, bend down and report to Hu Keqili who is waiting in front with a respectful expression, "Sir Hu Keqili, Brother Shu, the commander of the third flag of the Imperial Guard, is reporting to you."

"Brother Shu, His Majesty asked you to come here this time. In addition to transporting supplies, you also have another task. Did you know?" Hu Keqili looked away from the other party and raised his hand with a stern face. The dozen or so people behind him The guards immediately dispersed to the surrounding area

"Your Majesty ordered me to march towards the core area of ​​the Gulf of Aden." Brother Shu hesitated for a moment, then stood at attention and replied.

"As long as you know, I won't repeat it again." Hu Keqili nodded and said in a solemn voice. "The number of five thousand imperial cavalry is a bit small, but now most of the troops that can be mobilized in Aden are here. As long as If you don't attack the capital of Aden, Aden will have nothing to do with you for the time being. As long as you can hold off for fifteen days, you will be the biggest contributor to this battle."

"Sir, I am very confused. Since Your Majesty has placed the attack area in the core area of ​​the Gulf of Aden, why not directly attack the capital of Aden? Wouldn't this be..." Brother Shu hesitated for a moment and stopped talking. Look, the emperor asked him to use the high mobility of the cavalry to break into the core area of ​​the Gulf of Aden, and truly The stability of the people of Aden was shaken, but he was strictly prohibited from entering a hundred miles around the King of Aden. Brother Shu was confused, but he did not dare to ask His Majesty the Emperor. Minister of Military Affairs Hu Keqili himself was a commander of the Guards, so he was Brother Shu's superior officer is also the first person in the empire to have an overview of military affairs, and may know the emperor's intentions.

But Hu Keqili just snorted with a stern face and said, "His Majesty's strategic intentions are not something you and I can guess. We only need to be responsible for the execution. Logically speaking, I should let you revise it for a day or two." Let’s start again, but the situation now is quite urgent.” Hu Keqili looked into the distance and looked like fire everywhere. At the Aden military camp, he said in a solemn voice, "This time our Imperial Army's invasion of the southern part of the Kingdom of Aden is a gamble in itself. As His Majesty's most important chess piece, can you break through the Aden army's defense line in front of you before the Aden people discover it?" Entering the Gulf of Aden will become a vital link to the entire war situation."

Hu Keqili's voice paused before continuing, "So I can only give you half a night to repair. The troops I have now plus your cavalry total less than 40,000 people, but we have to Not responsible for dragging down the largest heavily armed group in Aden The task of staying here, and what I can do is to use the city of Persad to make it look like a battle with the opponent, and delay it for you for ten days. After ten days, the people of Aden will find that our army in Persad is just It’s a bluff, and when the time comes, we will definitely launch an encirclement and suppression campaign against you.”

"I feel very honored to be able to stir up the entire Aden war situation with one army. Our army's repairs for half a night are enough." Brother Shu smiled at the corner of his mouth and said that there was no need for repairs at all. In fact, everyone has never entered the Erro River. By the time I landed here, I had been on the ship for seven days, and I felt like my bones were about to fall apart.

It seems that His Majesty has already made arrangements!

Hu Keqili took a deep breath. Brother Shu's words explained that the empire's biggest shortcoming in this battle was that it was far away from the empire's mainland. Although the fog in the sea south of Aero had disappeared, the empire wanted to transport its troops to Aden. If you want to reach the Bay Area, you must cross the large rivers in the entire Hérault region. It is said that ship transportation is still the main mode of transportation. As for the navy, which is the main force of logistics transportation, most of the transport ships leave immediately after the main force of the navy. The remaining navy transport ships can transport the Third Flag Regiment of the Guards and these materials. , it takes fourteen days just to go back and forth.

"Then let's set it in the middle of the night. The Aden army opposite would never have thought in their dreams that Persad, with three thousand men, would dare to attack them at night." Hu Keqili's eyes flashed, and the corners of his mouth were slightly raised. Tonight, the Empire The attack on Aden has really begun, and the emperor's plan for Aden has finally begun to stab the enemy with his sword.

On the southern front, using his investment of more than 20,000 people as a bait, he gradually drained away the small garrison strength of the Aden people in the country. In the Grand Oasis, Hayela was also restraining the last force in Aden. The regular army group, the Great Oasis Legion, and now the Kingdom of Aden, although huge, are attacked from both sides. , like a giant with both hands firmly fixed, the emperor's first strategic goal has been achieved, and the domestic military strength in Aden is extremely empty. The current core area of ​​the Gulf of Aden is the first empty shell exposed in Under the frontline of the imperial army, as long as an elite force rushes in at this moment, it will be enough to turn the world upside down.

At this moment, the emperor released the wolf army of the Third Banner of the Guards, and his intention was very obvious.

As the Imperial Minister of State, Hu Keqili is no stranger to the Third Banner of the Guards, known as the Wolf Army. This is a significant unit in the Imperial Guards Corps and a pure imperial bow. The main members of the Cavalry Flag Regiment are all Dongting people. Commander Shu Ge, before serving as the commander of the Third Flag Regiment of the Guards, was the most trusted confidant of the former Dongting General Wu Mu. He is known among the Dongting people as The corpse-eating wolf has a ruthless and cunning fighting style.

After Wumu was appointed by the emperor as the regional governor, he was also responsible for the various ministries of Dongting. As Ruitang Tingna suffered a disastrous defeat in the Battle of Onnatso, the strength of the various departments of Dongting was greatly damaged. In order to find a way out for the people of Dongting, Wumu asked The emperor personally recommended Brother Shu to join the Imperial Guards, which showed that all the departments in Dongting were absolutely In order to express his surrender, the emperor agreed that Shu Ge should join the Imperial Guards. Wu Mu personally selected 25,000 elite disciples from all the tribes in Dongting, and the emperor organized them into the third banner of the Imperial Guards. On the one hand, he reflected This shows the emperor's favor to the various departments in Dongting, and it can be regarded as giving each department in Dongting a formal promotion ladder.

On the other hand, in the battle of Onnacuo, the Dongting tribe was killed and wounded more than 40,000 people. It was completely disabled. Without ten years of cultivation and childbirth, it would be difficult to return to its original peak state. The emperor struck while the iron was hot, which was regarded as Completely integrate the Dongting Army into the regular army of the empire, and no longer have to rely entirely on the emperor's bounty as before. , the ministries of the East Courtyard are also very aware that as Princess Ruitangtingna completely gives up the affairs of the East Courtyard, as the general Wumu becomes the governor of the empire, as the military strength of the ministries is greatly reduced, as the young people of the tribe join the imperial army one after another Looking for a way out, this also means that Dongting is no longer the imperial country of China, and Dongting will exist in name only from now on1

In the middle of the night, the sky was full of stars. Wearing armor, Brother Shu saluted Hu Keqi and then got on his horse.

"quack!"

Pushed by six soldiers, the city gate of Persad slowly opened with a friction sound.

"Wow!" The fierce wind blew in from the gap in the open city gate, smashing into pieces the cavalry group standing behind the gate. The 5,000 cavalrymen of the Third Flag of the Imperial Guard stood silently, with men and horses standing side by side, and there was no end in sight. . However, the cavalry group with a sense of savagery in their bodies was like a group of bloodthirsty beasts about to step into their hunting grounds. Before the sun rose, the plains outside the city gate were filled with white mist, and they were immediately at the forefront. Brother Shu was the first to ride The horse passed through the open city gate, and the black-armored cavalry behind him moved forward slowly like a wave. The horse's hooves trampled on the earthy ground. In the early morning of late September, the temperature was already very low, and white smoke continued to emit from the nose of the war horse. , the black-armored cavalry who drove out of the city gate began to form a team in the darkness and spread out to form an attack queue. At the front were the melee cavalry. These melee cavalry had a semicircular tower shield inlaid on the armor on their left hand, and a low-rise shield in their right hand. The hanging lance,

Brother Shu was riding on a war horse, wearing wolf-head armor. His fierce aura made him look like a wolf with its fangs exposed. He pulled out the imperial sword from his waist and raised it in front of the sight of the five thousand Dongting cavalrymen, and then Falling suddenly,

"Rumble, rumble." The horse's hooves turned into muffled thunder, and the ground shook violently. With superb horse control skills, he clamped the horse under his crotch. Without much hesitation, the queue of five thousand cavalry of the Third Banner of the Guards was like A huge sharp triangle, advancing neatly almost simultaneously, with horse heads in a steady and orderly manner. Behind the armor of the captain on the left side of each team of cavalry is a falcon flag.

In the dark night, the flying horse hooves floated up and down like an avalanche following the undulating arc of the earth.

The stabbing spear bursting with cold light was 100 meters away from the Aden camp.

brush! The entire row of horse archers neatly raised their powerful recurve bows. The wind blew violently, and the wind driven by the leaping horses' hooves suddenly rolled up the mist on the ground in front of them, like a pair of invisible hands pushing the mist. ,

Aden really did not expect that Persad would take the initiative to attack. According to the customs of the prairie cavalry, one team consists of one hundred people, and a full fifty flags rustled with the horses in the strong wind, like a ringing The dense war drums in my ears stirred up the blood in my body, and my hoofs were like a mountain falling apart. I stepped into the shallow water spreading in front, and a burst of white water splashed up. This huge black scimitar cut through the floating land in front of me.

The head of the city of Persad,

Hu Keqili's eyes were fixed on this huge front line that was like a rolling wave. Although it was highly possible to rush over in one fell swoop, there were too many sudden situations on the battlefield, which could have been caused by a small oversight. Hu Keqili has seen too many things about the collapse of the entire battlefield. Five thousand imperial cavalry attacked the Aden Army camp of nearly 80,000 people. A slight mistake could result in the entire army being destroyed.

The cold light suddenly revealed at the front of the front line was like snow. Even from a long distance away, it was like a ray of light illuminating Hu Keqili's frowning brow. One hundred meters away, there was still no response from Aden. Fifty meters away, it was hysterical. The siren suddenly reminded me that there seemed to be a smell of blood in the cold night wind, which was the murderous aura bred from the impending fierce collision. All the imperial soldiers on the city wall who saw this scene couldn't help but nervously swallowed their saliva. Heavy armor. The Imperial heavy infantrymen holding heavy shields, the Imperial crossbows in their hands, the Imperial crossbowmen carrying quivers full of arrows on their backs, were transporting the Imperial Thor soldiers on wheels. Everyone stopped at this moment, at the top of the city. Only the strong wind can be heard

The people in Aden felt like they were going crazy. In the middle of the night, the inexplicable sirens sounded like they were exploding.

"Attention, enemy attack!" Encountering a large-scale surprise attack under the most unlikely circumstances, Aden soldiers wearing half-body armor rushed out of the tent. Countless flying arrow clusters roared from a distance and shot into their chests. The war horses that rushed into the camp knocked away the chaotic people and dragged out a long line on the ground full of blood. With long red bloodstains, the archers hurriedly ran towards the camp ledge. Before they could draw their bowstrings, countless silver lights drew graceful arcs and fell towards them from the high altitude. The sharp arcs were like slaps. On the soft flesh, it penetrates their bodies almost without any hindrance,

The Aden archer opened his eyes wide in fear and looked at the charging enemy, his face turned pale, and someone screamed: "What's going on?" Before he could get a reply, an arrow cluster pierced him.

Some people raised their wooden bows in vain to try to block, and some people tremblingly began to draw their bows and set arrows, but their hands were trembling, and they only shot one or two arrows, and then they fell down from the high platform.

Some people were so frightened that their legs were weak and they sat on the ground, their faces were pale, their eyes were straight, and they could not react.

The width of the boss was so wide that many people were compressed into a corner, without even a place to hide or get out of the way. A group of people were crowded together and couldn't move. They were like living targets in front of the East Court Archers.

The soldiers who were crowded together were nailed to the ground row by row, and red human blood flowed down the raised platform like a stream.

"kill!"

Under the rain of arrows, there was a close combat attack by the Dongting Cavalry, tearing in like a wolf's teeth. After the stabbing spear in his hand penetrated the human body, he let go and pulled out the bright and sharp prairie knife on his waist, which weighed seven or eight kilograms. The heavy weight and the extremely sharp edge, as long as it touches the leather armor of Aden, there will be blood splashing! "

"Cang" sparks flew, the weapons collided, creating a wound that was deep enough to see the bones, and blood suddenly surged out.

The Aden people's camp is more than two miles wide. It is not easy to kill them in one fell swoop, even with the furious advance of the Dongting cavalry! It's like a bunch of arrows shot into the body. After the strength is exhausted, it will be stuck in the bones.

But the five thousand Dongting cavalry rushed forward with all their strength, like a sharp knife thrust into the air. The deep shouts from their broad chests resounded through the night.

The cluster of arrows pierced into the armor, bringing up a dazzling cloud of bright red. The sharp weapon pierced the chest, making a tearing sound like ripping muscles apart with sharp teeth. The bloody head fell from the air and was flown away. Running horse hooves and countless trampling feet

The people of Aden were frightened for a moment. Their weapons were of mixed lengths, their formations were crowded together, and there were also a large number of slaves who did not know how to fight. enemy,

"What is going on? Where did these imperial cavalry come from?"

Toblas, the commander of the Fourth Army of Aden, was awakened by the roar of fighting outside. He quickly put on his armor and rushed out with a knight's sword. The sight in front of him made him take a breath of air.

There were flames everywhere in the camp, and countless braziers knocked over by the imperial cavalry ignited the tents. The black-armored cavalry seemed to appear out of thin air, and suddenly rolled through their front camp like a violent wave before dawn, scattering themselves. In the middle of the formation, the murderous rear camp also rose up with the smoke and dust. The camp of tens of thousands of troops was penetrated from the beginning.

These black armored cavalry were like hitting a wall, and often the frightened Aden soldiers had already discarded their armor before they reached their positions. They ran away, and row after row of people were chopped down and stabbed, with blood splattering on them. The dry ground turned into bloody mud in an instant.