Realm of Power

440 Wikia’s Counterattack (2)

"Oh, the knight's coat of arms." Sakamelon's eyes lit up. Judging from the surface of this coat of arms covered with snow and mud, it should be something from a discarded knight's heavy armor.

As the mountain road became steeper and more difficult to navigate, the Ruildian army who climbed the mountain had to start discarding these heavy equipment. In order to keep it secret, the Ruildian army smashed and destroyed all these discarded items, so that they were complete and still retained the detailed contents. The emblem and coat of arms is still the first

Sakamelon used his stiff thumb to rub off the slush on the surface of the coat of arms, and then a burst of broken soil fell from the surface, revealing half of the golden shield logo.

"Captain of the Third Knights of the Brunei Taeridian Order" Sakamelon carefully identified the half of the golden coat of arms and whispered the small words engraved on the edge of the coat of arms.

"Brothers, this is a big fish." Sakamelon's hoarse voice showed a bit of excitement. He carefully put the coat of arms into his arms and laughed softly.

"Rui Erdian's third army is one of the three main forces in this northern war. If it is really them, then the main force of Rui Erdian's army must be nearby."

"No matter how cunning a fox is, it can't defeat a seasoned hunter." Sakamelon sneered. "They thought they could hide from everyone's eyes by clearing out all the herdsmen who might see them along the way, and secretly detouring to the back of the mountain. But they didn’t expect that the muddy road would expose their whereabouts even more.

"Now that the tail of the Ruidian people has been discovered, can we withdraw?" a scout asked in a low voice. After lurking for a day, everyone felt hungry and the cold weather made their bodies freeze.

"No." Sakamelon looked at his snow-covered subordinates, was silent for a while, shook his head and said, "We can't withdraw now. We are only fifty miles away from the Legion's forward troops. If we are not careful, once we are attacked by Rui Whatever the Erdians discover, it may expose the entire legion's raid plan."

"If we want to gain glory and rewards, we must have enough patience." Sakamelon looked up at the slightly darkening sky and said with determination.

"The heavy snow will cover up all our traces. This is an opportunity given to us by God. Bring back the news about Ruidian's army. I believe that the generous rewards we will receive will be enough for us to live a decent life."

"What the captain said is that we listen to the captain." When the captain mentioned the reward, the eyes of several scouts lit up. Although the cold and hunger tortured their bodies and wills,

But as Sakamelon said, the greater the danger, the greater the reward. The merits of tracking Ruidian's army this time will definitely allow them to get extremely generous rewards.

Goose-feather-like snowflakes completely covered their bodies. If you didn't look closely, you wouldn't be able to tell that these slightly protruding stones were human beings.

News of Ruidian's army was discovered in the southern section of the mountain road. After dark, the scouts took him back to the legion camp fifty miles away. This made Crolisate, who was still struggling to track down the whereabouts of Ruidian's army, excited.

"Find all the generals," Crolisate ordered to the guards around him. Soon, several flag captains of the mountain regiments came to Crolisate's tent.

"Our scouts are looking for the Redians," Crolisat said excitedly. He tapped heavily on the upper right corner of the map on the desktop with his finger.

"This is the southern section of the Alacri Mountains. As the Grand Duke expected, the harsh western climate made the Ruidian army move slowly. Although they arrived at the Alacri Mountains earlier than us, judging from the scouts' reports, there were only A legionary rear force of about 30,000 people was deployed. In order to avoid the severe cold, the entire camp was dragged from the foot of the mountain to the entrance of the mountain halfway up the mountain. I think this is just an unsuspecting rearguard force. In front of him, He is the main force of Rui Erdian's army."

"30,000 people." Regarding the news about Crolisat, a flag leader frowned slightly and said solemnly.

"Sir, this time our forward force only has 40,000 people. Although we have a certain advantage in terms of numbers, the opponent is the rear force responsible for defense. They will definitely defend the mountain pass to the death. Behind them, there are more than 100,000 Ruidian. The main force of the army can support us. If we are not careful, we may be surrounded by heavy siege. I think it is safer to wait for the arrival of the main force of the Grand Duke and then fight with the main force of Ruidian's army."

"Haha, wait? Do you think we still have room to wait?" Crolisate sneered at the flag captain's suggestion.

He strode forward, opened the curtain of the tent in front of everyone, and pointed to the dark grassland road outside.

"Do you still remember the promise of the Grand Duke? Outside is the western grassland that you think about day and night. If you want it, you need blood.

It will take at least 2 days for the main force of the Grand Duke to arrive, and this is enough for more than 100,000 Ruidian troops to cross the Alaric Mountains calmly. If we miss the opportunity because of our cowardice, not only will the Grand Duke not forgive us, but I’m afraid even you yourself can’t forgive yourself for missing such an opportunity.”

"Your Majesty, please give the order. We are not cowards. The wings of the southern goshawk will never be afraid of the sharp claws of the Ruidian lion." Looking at the vast grassland outside, the face of the flag commander who was still slightly timid just now flashed. After a hint of blush,

What a vast grassland this is

As they deepened into the hinterland of the grassland, the flag captains of the Mountain Legion became more and more aware of the huge difference between the barren mountainous area where their tribes were located and the vast and lush grassland before their eyes. It was a world of difference.

Thinking of the Grand Duke's promise to divide the land equally, the flag captains from the mountainous nations were excited. No one wanted to see such a rare opportunity slip away from their hands, even if it meant their death.

"Well, as long as you can abandon your fear, our army will win this battle." Krolisat looked at several flag captains who were full of fighting spirit and nodded with satisfaction.

After all, his mountain army was promoted from the second-line army. Although he had experienced many major battles, it was the first time for him to fight against the powerful Rieldian army as the main force of the battle.

Although Salon of the Northern Army beat the Rieldians to pieces, he was still It is another matter to face them in person.

Crolisat knew very well that in terms of weapons and equipment and the combat coordination of the large army, his mountain army, which was mainly composed of mountain peoples, had a big gap with the Salon Army, which had been responsible for the defense of the north.

Besides, he was still at an absolute disadvantage this time. He could fully understand the hesitation of several flag captains, but now all he could do was to have a fearless heart and crazy rewards.

40,000 vs. 150,000

One careless move and the whole game would be lost

This is a vast grassland without any terrain that can be used for obstruction and defense, but what he had to do was to risk being surrounded. Dangerous, using a thin bamboo pole of 40,000 people to poke the buttocks of 150,000 people.

Anyone who is not a fool knows how crazy this is.

"The Grand Duke has not changed. He will never do a loss-making business." Looking at the resolute expressions on the faces of several flag captains who went down to prepare, Krolisat sighed in his heart.

Half of the western grassland was exchanged for 40,000 warriors of the mountain army who were willing to die. This deal is not bad.

The mountain army chose to launch the attack before dawn.

This surprise attack was fierce and short. Just when the whole continent thought that the Rieldians had taken the initiative in the war,

On the other side of the northern grassland, 40,000 Vikia troops were changing Changing history

In the thick fog of the early morning, the sudden rain of arrows and the shouts of fighting made the Rieldians unable to figure out the enemy's strengths and weaknesses. Countless black shadows shouted and surrounded them from all directions

"Enemy attack" The sentinel's shrill shout was quickly drowned out by the violent whistling sound that pierced the air

12,000 lightly armed Vikia longbowmen were the main attack force this time. Their powerful longbows pierced the heavy armor of the Rieldians and tore a huge gap in the weak and narrow defense line of the Third Army

"Three rounds of shooting" The bows and arrows of the Vikia mountain hunters were rapid and accurate. The sky kept whistling with sharp weapons cutting through the air, and the black arrows seemed to never stop The torrential rain that had not stopped came crashing down on the Ruierdian camp at the entrance of the mountain road.

"Pah"

"What on earth is going on?" The commander of the Third Army, Marquis Petri, was completely confused by the tragic scene in front of him. From the foot of the mountain to the mountainside, his 30,000 troops were in complete chaos.

The overly long mountain road layout made it impossible for the soldiers of the Third Army to complete the assembly. Some scattered cavalry attempted to launch a counterattack against the enemies attacking from three directions,

but they were all shot to the ground by the opponent's sharp arrows.

Faced with this situation, most of the infantry could only choose to hide at the entrance of the mountain, relying on the rugged rocks to resist the arrows constantly thrown from the sky.

This is undoubtedly The originally spacious mountain pass suddenly became crowded.

Just in the blink of an eye, countless flaming arrows attacked from all directions of the mountain pass.

The camps of the Third Army were spread over this mountain pass section, which was about one mile long. Rockets from the air continuously ignited tents made of felt. Countless Rieldian soldiers became victims of the fire. The soldiers who survived had to run out from behind the rocks in the mountains at the risk of being shot to death.

This was a one-sided massacre.

The Rieldian Third Army, which was responsible for the rear guard, was caught off guard. Nearly 30,000 rear guards were attacked from three directions by 40,000 Vikia archers when they were most asleep in the early morning. Towards the encirclement,

The dense fog made the Rieldian army pay a tragic price

By the time the commander, Marquis Petri, realized that he had been surrounded on three sides, nearly 10,000 bodies of the Third Army soldiers had even blocked the nearly one-mile wide mountain road,

And everywhere on the mountain road, there were bodies of Rieldian soldiers lying like straw,

The severe wind and snow froze these bodies to the ground, and from a distance they looked like an inconspicuous piece of gravel

The harsh climate of the Araklee Mountains delayed the news that the rear guard troops were attacked by the enemy for a long time. For this sudden army, the Rieldian Marshal, Duke Berlant, who was leading 100,000 main forces across the mountains, The Duke was greatly surprised.

This strategic plan was personally designated by him. On the one hand, he sent elite cavalry to hold back the main force of the Kugit people in Shamandu, and on the other hand, he led the main force of the Kingdom's Northern Army from the western section of Aichemor, bypassing the defense line of Turga, and going straight to Dugen in the northern end along the western mountains.

Attack from the front and back to complete the encirclement of the entire Turga people.

This was an extremely classic strategic layout. Even Berlant himself believed that this was the largest, most sophisticated, and most unexpected strategic plan he had made in his life. His name would inevitably become the most dazzling stroke in the entire continent's war history with this unpredictable attack.

But now someone came to tell him that not only had the plan been seen through, but the other party also had the courage to stab him in the butt. This made Marshal Berlant, who had always been steady and calm, feel angry in his heart.

"Can you find out who the other party is?" Berlant put his hands behind his back and asked the guards around him sternly. Looking from here, you can see that the foot of the mountain in the distance has been dyed red by the fire, and countless black smoke pillars are vaguely visible.

Piles of small black dots are spreading like ants from the foot of the mountain in the distance. They are the defeated army of Ruidian's third army. Thunderous explosions and shrill screams are still coming from that direction. ,

"Marshal," a knight holding a Riedian lion-wing flag gun stopped his horse in front of Marshal Berlant and saluted breathlessly.

"I am Flag Officer Astide. I was ordered to investigate the situation of the attack. According to the report of the defeated army, a Vecian legion attacked the third army station responsible for the rear in the early hours of this morning. Because the command Marquis Petrie's improper command led to a massive rout of the entire army. Judging from current statistics, the loss of material and baggage is inestimable, and more than 20,000 soldiers died in the battle."

"What are you saying that the Third Army has lost the mountain pass?" Duke Berlant heard the flag officer's report, and his usually steady face turned pale.

The mountain pass stationed by the Third Army is not only the most important material storage place for the entire overcoming force, but also the most critical security guarantee. Losing the mountain pass will not only mean that the entire army will be trapped in a shortage of supplies, but also the entire army's back will be exposed. Under the spear of the Vecians,

It's like a dagger against one's own back. As long as the Vecians are willing, they can cut the Reedian legions crossing the mountains in half from behind at any time.

"Petry, this idiot." Thinking of the importance of the mountain pass camp and his current embarrassment, Marshal Berlant looked extremely angry and said angrily, "30,000 soldiers can't defend a mountain pass camp. It is really a shame for me, Ruidian."

Berlant turned around and said, "Immediately order the Fourth Army and the Thirteenth Army to guard the mountainside. No matter what the cost, the lost mountain pass camp must be taken down by me before sunset today."