Realm of Power

537 The new king of Kugit (3)

Waiting is long, especially when you know that what you are waiting for is not something good.

It was like a kind of obsessive-compulsive disorder. It was clearly calm in front of him, without any change, but countless pictures were already rolling through Varisien's mind.

Varisien, who had experienced the civil war in Vecia, was very familiar with the devastation of war.

War is not a beautiful term, nor is it a praise that young nobles use to entertain their beloved wives and boast about it.

War is war, a clash of iron and blood, life against life,

The dilapidated town with the sky full of fire, the charred and smelly ruins piled with corpses, the night when the wind swept the raging flames and dyed the entire sky bloody, the adults and children hugging each other tightly under the blood-stained swords and guns, shivering adults and children , because there are too many corpses blocking the flow of the river, people leaving their homes and fleeing hastily, and the desolate land as far as the eye can see, this is the essence of war

"It would be a shame to destroy this place."

After thinking for a long time, Varisien suddenly sighed and stood up, turned around, looked at the adjutant Kunt next to him, and said, "If war cannot be avoided, I hope we can minimize the losses here, although this place is not We are in Weixia, but this place is so beautiful, just like the beautiful memories of our childhood. If we start a war here, it will definitely destroy it. Is there no other way for us? "

"It's not that there is no other way, it's just a little more complicated." Adjutant Kunt stood up and patted the dirt off his body with his hands. Varisien's words undoubtedly made him feel the same way.

He pointed at the castle on the mountain wall behind the town and said, "If we send people to remind the lord here in advance and ask him to evacuate all the residents in the town, we may be able to let the people here escape, but if we do this , the Kugits may feel that there is an ambush here, and it will be even more difficult for us to catch them."

"What should we do? Just watch the Kugits destroy this place?" Varisien was extremely unwilling to dig the sword in his hand into the soil at his feet. He pondered for a while and suddenly raised his head with a different look. , asked the adjutant beside him, "Although this is not connected to Wikiya, it should be regarded as the border area of ​​Kugit, right?"

"Looking from the map, this should be the border between Kugit and Ruidian."

Adjutant Kunte nodded in confusion. He didn't know what Varisian meant by this sentence, but judging from Varisian's bright eyes, this commander of Vekia, who was famous for his psychic abilities, , maybe he is thinking about something

"Then if some wandering Kujit cavalry appear, how will the local lords react?" Varisien continued to ask.

"It depends on the situation. If there are a large number of enemies, the local lords will give up the towns below and choose to stick to the castle on the top of the mountain. If it is just a small group of cavalry, they will probably send the castle guards to drive them away." Adjutant Kunte said with a look on his face responded hesitantly

"That's easy to handle. Now that we know that the Kugits are nearby, let's just lure them out." Clenching his fists, Varisien smiled on his melancholy face.

"How to lure them out?" Adjutant Kunte looked up at the sky to the west with a suspicious face and said, "The Kugits have not seen each other until now. It seems that they are planning to wait until dark before taking action."

"Haha, don't forget, the Kugits are a nation that worships wolves. In their minds, the majesty of the alpha wolf is the most important." Varisien said slowly with a proud smile on his lips, "If you see If their prey is targeted by other wolves, they will definitely not Turning a blind eye, we first sent a small group of cavalry, dressed as Kugit Rangers, to harass the town in front. I believe that the hidden Kugit Khan will jump out uncontrollably without waiting until the sun sets, because if he If you don’t come out, you will completely lose people’s hearts.”

"This is a good idea." Adjutant Kunte nodded and said with a face, "But it is too risky to do this. If this small force is discovered by the Kugits, I am afraid it will fall into a situation of control."

"Haha, of course I have a way to prevent the Kugits from recognizing me."

Varisien laughed loudly, pulled out the sword in his hand from the soil, put it into the scabbard with a cautious look, and said in a solemn voice, "Don't forget, there is a man in our cavalry team who has just been recruited from the western grasslands. The cavalry squadron, those riders are all from pure Kujit herdsmen. If it weren’t for the different armors on their bodies, you wouldn’t be able to tell who is the enemy and who is one of our own even if they stand together in front of each other.”

"You mean Refit Squadron?" Adjutant Kunte nodded with a look of relief on his face. "This is a good idea. Although their squadron has a small number of people, its combat effectiveness is extremely good and it is also best at roundabout maneuvers. I heard that he is in Before joining the Vekiya Cavalry, he once served as a leader of a thousand men in the Kugit Rangers. If they implement this plan, it might really work. As long as we can seduce King Kugit Khan in advance, we will not It’s time to sacrifice the town as bait.”

"Toze, go and invite Captain Fitre from the Third Squadron."

Varisien shouted to the young guard behind him, "Just tell him that I have an important combat mission for him, and ask him to bring the old Kugit Ranger outfit. I know he still has it." I’ve always kept it.”

"Kujit Ranger?"

Guard Toze's face was stunned for a moment, wondering if he heard wrongly. Varisien waved to him impatiently again and said sternly, "Go quickly, you will delay the fighter opportunity. Be careful, I will use the whip to o1 you, let you I couldn’t get off the ground for ten days.”

"Yes, I understand." Tuoze shrank his head in fright and quickly rode away.

"You are not afraid of scaring your nephew. Don't forget, her mother is your biological sister." Seeing the guard Tuoze looking like he was being amnesty, Adjutant Kunte smiled bitterly and shook his head.

Toze is the son of Varician's sister. During the Battle of Stian in the north, Varician, who was honored as the leader of the flag-raising regiment due to his military exploits, returned to his hometown on the northern border with his cavalry, only to find that his relatives were already there. 2 years ago He died in the war and natural disasters, leaving only a lonely nephew who barely survived because he worked as a slave for a local rich man. Varisien paid for him to buy him back and kept him with him as a guard. ,

"Don't be afraid, that's how we Saxon men came out"

Varisien smiled on his serious face, made a gesture of waving a riding crop, held his head high and said proudly, "We Saxon men only believe in two things, riding whips and hunting bows. Riding whips are used to command others, and hunting bows are used to To punish the enemy, as long as we have these two things, we Saxons can become a real warrior."

After a while, the leader of the third squadron, Fitre, trotted over from a distance. He had a typical Kugit face, a high and shiny forehead, a square figure, and a wide mouth. Although he has joined the Vekia army, The ear buns on both sides still have the unique Kugit slicks, but the armor on his body is the chain mail of the Vekian cavalry. It seems that he did not follow Varisia's instructions. The Kugit scimitar on his waist is like a Seems a bit nondescript

This is a characteristic of the Vecian army,

Fatty does not prohibit the ethnic customs of soldiers in the army. These soldiers from various ethnic groups often carry the specialties of their respective ethnic groups. For example, the longbowmen from the Ciwa tribe always like to put the right shoulder of the bow string outside. In the southern mountains The ethnic group likes to use their own hunting knives, fishing nets, and even the sea forks used by other ethnic groups.

The Kujit cavalry still maintains their scimitars and compound bows, but their armor has been replaced by chain armor with better protection from the previous leather armor. In order not to destroy the Wikiya army formation, these troops with different national styles often Arranged on the flanks of the main formation, they are used to play the role of skirmishers.

"My lord, what do you want from me?" Fitre vomited in front of Varisia,

"Where's your thousand-man armor? It's the one you got as a reward in Turga. Didn't I ask the guards to tell you to wear that?" Varisien frowned, looking at Fitre's armor. I scanned it and looked a little dissatisfied.

"I threw it away." Fetreig straightened his body and said cautiously. "Since I changed my armor, I have never put on that armor again. I am now a Vecian cavalry, not a Turga cavalry."

"You know, when you're lying, your eyes look to the upper right corner." Varicia rolled her eyes at him and shrugged.

"I really threw it away. Who is still carrying that outdated thing now? The chain armor given to us is much better than that." Feret blushed and explained with embarrassment.

"Ting, your eyes are looking up again"

Varisien waved his hand to interrupt his excuse, patted his shoulder and said, "The last time I was sorting out supplies, I saw it with my own eyes. You put that set of armor into your horse package. I know how to bring glory to you." It's a habit of the Kugits to be around, so I don't mind it. In the eyes of a warrior, armor represents glory, not enemies.

Varisia's voice paused, then she raised the whip in her hand and pointed at the small town on the plain in the distance. "Now I have an important task for you. Put on your Thousand Cavalry Commander's armor, and lead 10 people to the If your fastest subordinate goes to harass that town, remember it is harassment, not combat. As long as someone chases you out, you will run away immediately."

"Escape?" Fitre glanced at Varisien strangely and hesitated, "Why should we escape? Even if there are only 10 people, I am sure to capture that town."

"Have you ever seen a hunt?" Varisien asked angrily. "If you want to catch a beast, you must lure it out of its nest and then hunt it. This is not the same as attacking your opponent like a pack of wolves on the grassland. The principle is to tie wooden strips on your ponytail to make your 10 people look like a hundred people."

Watching Feret, dressed as a Kugit cavalryman, disappear at a distant intersection,

Adjutant Kunte slowly approached Varisien and asked in a suspicious voice, "I have been working with you for so long. How come I don't know that when people lie, their eyes look to the upper right corner?"

"Really? How would I know? Maybe you are too stupid. You know, whatever a person thinks in his heart will appear in your eyes."

Varisien responded to the adjutant's curiosity with a blank expression. His face was as pure as a newborn baby. He spread out his hands and said

"Is it yours?"

Adjutant Kunt glanced at Varisien speechlessly. At this time, he heard the guard Toze who had just gone to deliver the order muttered in a low voice.

"Isn't this the first thing my aunt says every time she interrogates where my uncle has gone?"

Silence, deathly silence

Varisien, who looked proud just now, was like a duck with his throat pinched, his mouth wide open and his face red with frustration.

"It turns out that it is my own experience. No wonder I am so confident."

After a while, Adjutant Kunte shook his head with pity, but the smile that could not be concealed at the corner of his mouth undoubtedly betrayed his true inner thoughts. The mouth that was suppressing laughter and moving slightly was like When saying, "I didn't expect the brave and fearless Varisien to be a henpecked person."

"Assault, let your horses run"

In the distance, Fetre, who had been ordered to harass, was waving the scimitar in his hand, leading ten of his most trusted men to rush towards the distant town, dragging out a long string of tree branches on the tails of their horses, The dry road brought up smoke and dust all over the sky. People who didn't know better thought that at least a thousand cavalry were charging towards this place.

"Dang Dang" represents the clear and resounding bell of the alarm, which rang on the central spire of the peaceful town.

The farmers working in the fields outside, the merchants clamoring for sales in the trade fair, and the crowds coming and going in the center of the town were all like ants on fire, completely frightened by the thick smoke in the distance.

They never expected to be attacked by the Kugits. People always take chances. Several times, the Kugits just walked around in a distance and left. They never really attacked. It is said that the local lord is a great hero, so the brave Kugits dare not come. Some people also say that the Kugits do not attack here because it is unlucky.

Some people say that this place has long been allocated to the Kugits. Anyway, there are different opinions, but one thing is certain, that is, the Kugits have no record of attacking this place. The sudden fear has made the originally peaceful little The town was completely wiped out by the crowds of people fleeing for their lives. The noise of crying for their fathers and mothers kept coming from the direction of the town. It looked like the end of the world. The castle on the top of the mountain also slowly raised the suspension bridge. It seemed that I was also frightened, and actually chose to abandon the town directly.

"All turn"

Seeing that his goal had been achieved, Fitre shouted, and the war horse galloped past a fleeing carriage. The scimitar in his hand drew an arc, and "snap" chopped a lantern on the carriage into pieces. In two parts, the frightened carriage crashed into a tree trunk on the side of the road without choosing the right path, making a loud noise and flipping over.

"Tell me, can this be effective?

On the hill in the distance, Kutern looked at the terrible situation below, and suddenly said, "What if we really make a mistake in judgment? We can't have the enemy not coming, and we will destroy the town."

"Ignore him. If you try a few more times, you will know that it is better to just last a while at most than to be killed by them all."

Varisien paced back and forth on the top of the hill leisurely, occasionally raising his head to look at the situation below. In fact, he also had some doubts. No one could explain this kind of speculation. Now he can only I prayed in my heart

"Sir, what do you think that is?"

Suddenly, Toze, the guard next to him, pointed at a dense forest on the east side of the town and shouted. Following the direction of Toze's finger, Varisien saw a black line composed of 2,000 Kujit cavalry. Emerging from the depths of the jungle, this black line is like a big net, undoubtedly trying to drive away Fitre who ruined their plan.

As the black line gradually unfolded, a group of Kujit cavalry holding three-star battle flags loomed behind the black line.

"Haha, it is indeed King Khan's bright moon and three stars glowing battle flag."

Looking at the star emblem battle flag in the distance that he had been chasing for more than half a month, Varisian swallowed with blood-red eyes. The long-awaited prey finally took the bait. He suppressed the roar of ecstasy in his heart and ran. He shouted to his horse that was gnawing grass and to the cavalry resting behind him, "Brothers, all mount up, our prey has appeared."

King Ssai Ali of Kugit Khan was looking at Fetre who was escaping in the distance with an angry look. The smoke and dust in the sky could not conceal the style of the armor on Fetre's body. It was a thousand knights of Kugit. long clothing

Being thwarted by a group of stragglers from his plan to plunder the town undoubtedly made King Ssayali very angry.

But there is nothing that can be done about it. Since the defeat of the Green Corridor, the Khan King Ssayari, who has lost all his prestige, has lived a miserable and unbearable life. The large cavalry of Vikia are like wolves smelling the smell of blood. Following his own butt, biting him from time to time, although the pursuer was temporarily thrown away, no one knew when he would be caught up.

Now he feels like a mangy dog ​​that has lost its skin. He trembles when he sees anyone. The once ambitious King Khan has now lost the heroic spirit of contempt for the heroes of the world. He even has to deal with such a small town. Ji Lie slowly approached, fearing that he would provoke a counterattack from the castle on the top of the mountain, even if it was just a trivial counterattack. The current King Khan could no longer withstand even a little loss.

"You go immediately to stop their pursuit. It's important to enter the town to replenish supplies. As long as we enter the central Ruidian, we still have a chance to make a comeback."

He made an impetuous and forceful move to Tansuga, the captain of his royal court guard, asking him to call back the royal court cavalry who were still chasing. Suddenly, an unknown premonition passed through his mind,

"How come there are rangers from the West Prairie here?"

"Your Majesty, hurry up, we are ambushed." The voice of Royal Guard Captain Tansuga came from the front of the queue. Behind him, in the direction where the sky was filled with smoke and dust just now, countless black-armored cavalry were sweeping over the mountains and plains.

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