Realm of Power

There was a heavy rain, and among the dark clouds in the sky were thunder and lightning, like a spread spider web, hanging straight down from the sky.

Large groups of Aden soldiers rolled over in the muddy road. Most of the armor on their bodies was broken, or they were simply wearing thin clothes. They were shivering in the cold rain, and their feet fell with every step. Some fell and did not get up. Some Aden officers and officers were riding horses and wanted to rush to the front, but they were blocked by the flow of people. Some even wanted to drive the soldiers away with whips. After being whipped a few times, the usually docile soldiers angrily dragged the officers off their horses. A few neighs of military horses were instantly drowned in the crumbling crowd.

All kinds of materials were discarded along the way. Transport carriages without horses were spread out on the road. On the carriages lay wounded men crying in the mud and water. The draft horses that had lost their hair were also abandoned and were still tied to the overturned horses. On top of the carriage, the wounded soldiers were shivering in the heavy rain beside them, and they let out long or short whines.

The reversal on the Bassad battlefield led to the collapse of the entire southern battlefield. Although the Fourth Army in Aden broke through, it suffered heavy losses and was no longer able to take into account the situation in the surrounding provinces. The local army was demobilized, which made the situation in Aden even more difficult at this moment. In the south, except for the Second Aden Army, which suddenly found itself the only one, there was no longer any organized regular army unit. After receiving a disastrous defeat on the Bassad battlefield, Ramdorek of the Second Aden Army immediately made a decision. Pull back with all your strength immediately! We must block the road to the Gulf of Aden before the Imperial Army invades the Gulf of Aden! The Second Army of Aden was already being dragged around by 5,000 imperial horse archers. In the battle on the river, the only mobile cavalry that could pose a threat to the imperial horse archers was lost.

Although Ramdorek reported to the royal capital that he was pursuing the defeated imperial horse archers with all his strength and had driven the imperial horse archers to the northern mountains, in fact, without the mobile cavalry, the Aden Second Army was Like a huge bear facing a swarm of swarms, it could only barely keep its head and face from being bitten. The Imperial Cavalry took advantage of its high mobility to launch surprise attacks at the weak spots of the Second Army of Aden.

When the soldiers of the Second Army of Aden were repairing the camp, an unexpected hail of arrows hit their faces. When they were cooking food, dense clusters of arrows whizzed down from the air. It was smashed to the ground, and when the Aden soldiers rushed out angrily with their weapons, they could only see the dust raised by the imperial cavalry as they turned around. The damage caused by this kind of harassing attack was not significant every time. No, the Imperial Archers have no chivalry at all. They just shoot and run away, like a group of buzzing flies, reminding the Second Army of Aden all the time that they are nearby. They can come and leave whenever they want, which puts huge psychological pressure on the soldiers of the Second Army of Aden. After more than ten days, the whole army is exhausted, and their morale has fallen to the bottom.

The Second Army, which has been stationed in the royal capital for a long time, is composed entirely of nobles and civilians from Aden and Kyoto. It has a very firm belief in fighting. It believes that it is brave enough to fight without fear of death, so it will not be afraid of any enemy. But now it encounters such a rogue. The opponent also didn’t know how to deal with it for a while.

Now the order to retreat finally came, and they immediately turned around and retreated north as if they had collapsed. But what the Second Army couldn't think about was that the Imperial Cavalry followed closely behind them. After the two sides fought for more than ten days, they actually still had enough energy to separate out an advance detachment. Follow them closely. It took more than a day to bite their tail, and now it is constantly launching super attacks on them!

Ramdorek knew that the imperial horse archers were also extremely exhausted, but his troops had completely lost the will to fight. They just wanted to return to the Gulf of Aden as soon as possible. The army's formation began to fall apart a day later. After two days, Ramdorek himself did not know how many of the escort troops sent to the two wings were still holding on, apart from the main force of the legion he had seen, and how many had disappeared under the constant attacks of the Imperial Cavalry.

The fourth army of Aden's two armies has lost its combat effectiveness. If even its second army collapses, there will no longer be any obstacle to the gate of the Gulf of Aden, and the Imperial Army can rush into the Gulf of Aden in one go and kill them all in one go. In the Royal Capital of Aden, as for the previous shortcomings of the empire’s insufficient invasion force, who would dare to have such a ridiculous opinion after the disastrous defeat at the Battle of Besad?

Hundreds of thousands of Aden troops were defeated in Besad. This was absolutely impossible for the 20,000 imperial troops to do. There were also those slave armies who rebelled before the war. At this moment, they were also rolling back like a tide. Just these The slave army numbered 40,000 people. After receiving the armaments of the Aden army that was defeated in Besad, they did not dare to fight. It is said that the surge has been huge, but at least it has the power to fight against the private armies of the nobles. Under this rewinding frenzy, the castles of eleven lords have been captured, and more than 600 Aden nobles have been slaughtered. Those who were originally Like scattered sand, the rebellious slaves are getting bigger and bigger at this moment, and the corruption in the south is out of control.

Now we can only hope that the Gulf of Aden can prepare early. The blood wave is coming from the south.

"Rumble"

Another bolt of lightning flashed across, and the rain seemed to be getting heavier. Ramdorek was riding on a horse, and the cloak he was wearing was already wet. A dozen Aden cavalry guards guarded him, but they were walking slowly among the crowd. Taking a deep breath, Ramdorek silently wiped the rain off his face and asked tiredly, "How long will it take to reach Isamburg Ridge?"

As the gateway to the Gulf of Aden, the Isam Castle of the Isam family is the throat, and the Isam Castle is easy to defend and difficult to attack. It once turned the tide decades ago. As long as the Second Army is withdrawn to Isam Castle, it can get rid of the harassment of the Imperial Archers, rest, and establish contact with the Gulf of Aden. After all, the Gulf of Aden is the core area of ​​the Kingdom of Aden, with a dense population and sufficient supplies. With a little mobilization, tens of thousands of reserves can still be pulled out, and the Fourth Army of Aden will also be waiting for him in Isam Castle. With the strength of his Second Army and the remnants of the Fourth Army, there are still 30,000 people. As long as he keeps his footing, it is not impossible to become a 100,000-man army again within half a month!

As long as the gateway Samu Castle is not breached, the war situation in Aden will not be too bad!

The adjutant next to him sighed and said loudly, "If it weren't for this rain, we would have reached Isam Castle in the afternoon... My lord, hold on for a while! After the mountain pass ahead, it is the territory of the Isam family. There is a pass built by the Isam family to guard it. Even if the imperial archers want to continue to follow, they have to stop!" Ramdorek held the whip in his hand and secretly breathed a sigh of relief with a bitter mouth. He didn't expect that the two armies of the royal capital, which had not left the royal capital for many years, would be so embarrassed in the southern battlefield this time! The Fourth Army was overturned by the Empire under the absolute advantage in manpower, and he also had an advantage in manpower, but was passively beaten everywhere. Is it that the imperial army is too strong, or the world has changed, and the previous rules of war are no longer applicable... The army was defeated, and now we can only place high hopes on the navy. Your Majesty mobilized the main force of the navy to ambush in the royal capital. This battle cannot be lost! "Tap tap" under the horses' hooves, the rain splashed wildly, and the horses' hooves stopped in the muddy water.

In the rainstorm and lightning, a team of imperial archers stopped on the slope, like a black line emerging. The rain hit the metal helmets of the imperial archers and flowed down along the edge of the helmets. The cold rain was biting, but these archers just looked coldly at the Aden Second Army that was advancing towards the mountain pass in front like a long dragon in the muddy water. This imperial archer team had only a few hundred people, and they were almost exhausted after the forced pursuit. Although the archers were riding horses, the weather was winter and the cold rain continued. The men and horses were in the rain for several days in a row, and they couldn't bear it. Not to mention, they had to launch surprise attacks from time to time, which was also a great test for the physical strength of the imperial archers.

They surpassed and pursued in parallel all the way, delaying the actions of the Aden army. Along the way, they had fought several times, and they had reached their limit to be able to drag it until now! Because they retreated every time they touched each other, the Aden people didn't know that it was not the main force of the archers that was biting them tightly behind them.

North of the mountain road. Less than two or three miles away, a silent black-armored cavalry was waiting in the rain. The valley was full of imperial archers, each wearing a thick rain cape with a hood. They stood in rows in silence in the rain, holding grassland composite bows in their hands. The quivers were quite empty, but everyone still had about twenty arrows. In the air, the horses were breathing white air. No one spoke, just waiting for orders. From time to time, horse-riding messengers passed by, breaking through the rain and fog, splashing mud and water, and delivering messages one by one. "The target is close to the pass!"

"Check the bows and arrows, check the harness............!"

"The captains of each team, step out. Get ready to receive orders!"

Amid the sound of the orders, the black-armored cavalry began to move. Five thousand archers rushed forward lightly. They had arrived here half a day in advance from the parallel position. The captains of each team looked at the mountain top above their heads. The tail feathers of the arrows in the sack trembled in the wind. In the rain, only a vague figure could be seen holding a telescope and looking at something.

"The mountain pass is narrow, and in order to strengthen the defense, only three or four people can pass through the entrance at a time. The 20,000-strong Aden army can only march in a single column if they want to pass through this pass. Once attacked, the orders from the front and rear cannot be conveyed." Shu Ge put down the telescope in his hand, and a grim smile appeared on the corner of his mouth. The Aden Fourth Army was severely damaged in Bersad. How could he let the Aden Second Army go back intact! In the rumors of the various tribes in Xiting, it is said that Shu Ge's mind is seven or eight more than others. When he was under Wumu's command, Shu Ge's sharp grasp of the battlefield was also appreciated by Wumu, the general of Dongting. At this moment, this fox of Dongting has finally shown his claws.

Archers are not only good at using bows!

Boom boom"

The rain was splashing, the sky was dark, and the ground was shaking endlessly. Looking at the mountain pass in front, the relaxed Aden Second Army heard a sound like muffled thunder penetrating the rain curtain, and the sound of hooves shook the earth. In the eyes of these Aden soldiers, the fiery red jumping helmet tassels on the helmets of the black-armored cavalry seemed to have filled all their sight. After marching in the rain for more than ten hours, they saw that the front was a safe area. Who would have thought that what was waiting for them here was actually the iron cavalry!

"Shoot! "

Under the angry shouts of the captain of the Imperial Cavalry Archers, thousands of grassland composite bows were stretched into full moon formations, and the hands tightened the bowstrings, following the horses, and the archers in front of them had already rushed to a distance of thirty or forty steps. In a breath, they suddenly let go of the bowstrings in their hands. Bang, bang, bang! There was a loud sound of strings, and thousands of arrowheads with sharp and slender armor-piercing cones had already shot out like a horizontal line piercing the rain curtain! At such a close distance, there was no need to throw, but to shoot directly. There was a sharp whistling sound in the air, targeting the heavy armor of the Second Army of Aden. Within thirty meters, even if they were wearing a layer of heavy armor, they could be shot through!

"Imperial Cavalry Archers!"

A general of Aden on horseback was stunned. The horse archers fired arrows at such a close distance. He could even clearly see it. A simple and loyal face was revealed under the helmet of the imperial horse archers who rushed forward. In a flash, Suddenly, arrows flew like locusts, and the Aden general's mount and body were splashed with blood. More than ten feather arrows shot through the chest and face of his mount. And he was also hit by four or five arrows, which penetrated deeply into his body. Another arrow shot through his cheek, and the horse under his crotch neighed loudly, and still rushed forward for more than ten steps before falling to the ground. General Aden, who was wearing heavy armor, was like this. As you can imagine, other Aden infantrymen, arrows Sweeping and tumbling, the first few rows of Aden soldiers were almost wiped out by this dense rain of arrows.

In the past, the imperial horse archers turned back after shooting arrows, but this time they did not turn back. Instead, after the arrow clusters were shot, they drew their sharp scimitars on horseback. The person who was hit by the arrows in the Aden army screamed and immediately The sword dropped by Luo swept up the sky with blood. He was also knocked away heavily, and was trampled into the mud by the war horse. , the overly elongated array of the Aden army had no chance of blocking it in front of the sharp sword of the imperial cavalry. The team of tens of thousands of people was immediately smashed into countless segments by the imperial cavalry like rain hitting plantains. , in a blink of an eye, the archers had already penetrated deep with their scimitars, and chaos spread quickly.

"Mom!"

"Escape quickly, it will be safe if you run into the pass!" The Aden soldiers who were lucky enough to survive under the horse's hooves ran around everywhere, just wanting to avoid the ravages of the raging cavalry in front of them. Especially in front of them was the mountain pass that represented a safe area. Who had any thoughts? Here we fight to the death with the imperial cavalry. We run as fast as we can and swarm towards the pass. The pass is narrow and congested and difficult to enter.

"Kill!" In front of the side of the pass, the first wave of imperial archers from the Aden Army rushed through the sunrise from the Aden Army and turned around a hundred meters away. Everyone was covered in blood, and the sharp scimitars in their hands were also covered in blood. Turned red, these imperial archers mobilized their mounts, from Behind him, he rode his horse again and rushed into the crowd of Aden soldiers who were running forward. He mercilessly trampled them over and slashed with his sword. The Aden soldiers cried and howled [Lingling Reading Network.] It was ten times louder, and in an instant there were dozens of corpses.