Realm of Power

News of the disastrous defeat in the mountain road encounter reached Leming City in the north of Salander. A vase decorated with expensive decorations became the victim of the anger of the defender of Leming City, Marquis Braunjavier.

While he was cursing Duke Berent, who had completely reversed the situation of the entire north, as a huge idiot, he angrily ordered the entire army to prepare for battle.

Laiming City is the city closest to Hutu Beien in the north. It is stationed with two main Mamunuk knight corps and 4,000 archers. It is the most important frontline of defense against the Northern Army.

In the past, with the main force of Kuronze as the backing, Marquis Braunjavier of Laiming City could still show off his power. Even though he was pressed to the doorstep by the opponent, he still looked calm and unhurried.

But this time it was different. The 20,000 Mamunuk knights who were most relied on in the defense line were wiped out on Rolling Thunder Mountain Road. If Berrent hadn't seen the opportunity and quickly gave up on the under-strength Kuronze, he might not even have the last bit. Soup and water will be taken away The Vekia cavalry who were chasing after them were swallowed up in one go. The battle in the north was brought to the brink of collapse because of this battle. Kulonze, which was connected to the rear, and Laiming City, which was in the front, were lost, like a mouse that was pinched at both ends of the pipe. , so angry that he wanted to kill someone.

The sun in April is not very strong, and flowers all over the mountains and fields dot this beautiful land. Laiming City is actually a fortress. Because it is located at the hub of the central and north, most merchants choose to trade with the northern lords here. Over time, , forming a small town. With the rise of the Northern Vic Territory, this place has become a lot sparse.

Especially in this troubled time of the war, caravans coming and going will subconsciously avoid this war point. The light gray castle stones seem to be smoking lonely, and only the green vines on the surface can still show some life.

In order to increase the pressure on Salander's northern defense line, the Northern Army composed of Salander natives led by Nilai dispatched troops to Hutu Bein according to Fatty's instructions in early April. The frontline of the troops was directed towards the front line of Laiming City, but there was no Take an immediate attack, but in Leming City They set up camps outside and constantly recruited new soldiers along the way. In just over half a month, they gathered about 20,000 troops, plus the Voktus Flag Regiment of the Southern Army of Vecia who came from Lhasa City. The number of troops on the front has reached 26,000

It had just rained heavily last night, and the land outside the city smelled fresh and earthy. Under the sunlight, bursts of faint white smoke evaporated. Looking from a distance, it seemed that the earth was smoking. The smoke followed. The breeze slowly drifted up, making everything around it unreal, like a fairyland on earth described in a novel.

Many of the newly recruited Northern Army soldiers were lying lazily on the grass admiring the beautiful scenery of spring. Especially those new soldiers who had only recently been recruited from the Salanders. They had never been on the battlefield and had never seen blood. The coming war War will inevitably cause them to be nervous, and they urgently need something to divert their attention and prepare for the upcoming war.

The beautiful wonderland in front of them can undoubtedly reduce their nervousness and uneasiness, so the infantry captains with combat experience did not specifically stop them.

But these misty smoke and cool wind are troublesome for Navy rangefinder Riske. The smoke spreads its ethereal body on the surface of the beautiful land, and at the same time, it inevitably reduces the visibility ahead. Ming City was originally built in a special way. A protruding flat-roofed building was surrounded by a circle of large and small houses. In the thick white fog, the square-shaped city walls were looming.

"Wind, Feng Tukul kept mumbling subconsciously, and a strong wind blew away all the nasty smoke. But the infantry squadron leader standing next to him clearly had the wrong meaning, and he quickly ordered someone to find him. Get a wide hat and fan the young rangefinder like a senior officer.

This is a treasure that the captain of the Voltus Flag personally borrowed from the privateer fleet commander Dustrun Kai. You must know that an excellent naval rangefinder is the core soul of the Dragon Fang battleship. Their proficiency and The reaction ability directly determines the attack speed and attack strategy of the entire Dragon Ya ship. Even the captain of the Dragon Ya ship must issue orders based on the range finder's report, not to mention that this is also the instructor of the Navy range finder.

Utukul is a young man with a dark complexion. There are two dark red spots on his smile, which are the traces left by the sea breeze. It was he who sank the Dillons with the first cannonball. The brilliant record of the Lens Navy assault ship severely damaged the spirit and strong combat power of the Dylans Navy.

Two years later, the young artilleryman's face became more mature and steady. He was transferred from the regular fleet to Dostelenko's privateer fleet, where he was responsible for training artillery range finders.

When he noticed that an infantry squadron leader was fanning himself, he was flattered and hurriedly stopped this behavior with stammering words. If he didn't do this, if other brothers in the army knew about it, he would have to be beaten.

"It doesn't matter!" The smiling squadron leader is called Rio Hans, a squadron leader of heavily armored siege troops of the Volktus Flag Regiment. "We will attack the city tomorrow, and my squadron is included in the attack." , the adults here said that the siege thunder god will be used in this siege. It is said that as long as the data is adjusted, most of the city wall can be destroyed in one go."

Riohans' voice stopped, and his only eye blinked, "They say you are the best gunner in the navy, and you know more about weapons like Thor than we do. Is that true?"

"I don't know either!" Utukul looked at the squadron leader who was smiling shyly at him with an apologetic look. "I'm just a rangefinder of the Navy. I'm here to perform a mission this time. Generally speaking, the Dragon Tooth Ship I see the Thunder God quite often, but it is by no means as powerful as you said. For a strong fortress like the one opposite, I estimate that even firing hundreds of cannonballs will not achieve the effect you mentioned. It's just a gaping hole!"

"Really? What a pity!" The squadron leader looked a little disappointed. It could be seen that he was an experienced soldier. Years of hardship and cruel battles had left unforgettable marks on his body. His figure He is burly and has sharp eyes. He is a very intimidating person on the road. He has only one eye, and the other eye does not even have an eyeball, only a bloody eye socket, which adds to the intimidation of others. His sense of fear.

However, since this scary cyclops squadron leader got married two months ago, he has become a lot gentler - you met him before he got married, and you will know how this squadron leader got the scars. Yes, just look at the calluses on both hands that can't even be scratched by a knife. They were made by hitting people with a heavy siege hammer. "Hands full of blood" refers to this kind of person.

"I heard that you originally wanted to be an Army soldier? Why did you become a Marine?" The squadron leader named Rio Hans suddenly asked for no reason. He was confused, but the sharp eyes showed that he was not. He was joking. It made young Utukul feel a little embarrassed.

"I...changed my mind later," Utukul replied shyly and honestly, feeling as if his face was burning. Are you kidding me? Who doesn’t know? When people talk about the military in the outside world, they basically refer to the Army. As for the navy, they may only mention it occasionally under certain circumstances. This is the current mainstream thinking in the mainland. Regardless of whether the navy is Tough, that's also Zai Han, isn't it? Can he still drive a warship to the mainland?

Every time he talked about it, he felt a little embarrassed.

Utukul is a typical southerner of Wikiya. Due to famine and war, he moved to Yanhu in the south. He has six brothers alone, and he is the eldest. The younger brothers below are all growing up. .

When they first moved here, their family had almost nothing. Almost all their supplies were collected by the local lords, and even the last bit of wheat seeds were ruthlessly plundered.

If Samor hadn't happened to break the rule of the Dardanelle family in the south and take over the depressed southern coast, their family would have starved to death.

Because of this, Risk is grateful to the Samor army.

Samor's army has high remuneration, good benefits, and complete facilities, so he naturally chose to join the army. As a person with orthodox ideas, he would rather be a traditional army, and be an excellent crossbowman than an artillery range finder. Much easier.

Crossbowmen only need to train hard and abide by discipline to meet Si's requirements. However, artillery observers need to have highly keen observation and quick calculation and judgment abilities. These are completely different things. Even the treatment is very different. A skilled crossbowman can only be regarded as an elite soldier in the army. An excellent level 3 gunner is equivalent to the status of a squad leader.

For example, the current Utukul is actually not lower than the squadron leader. As for his entry into the unknown Wekia Navy, it was a complete accident, because in the recruit training camp, Utukul boasted to his companions about himself. The stone was thrown far and accurately, and a stone was demonstrated on the spot, and it could easily enter a small wooden barrel 50 meters away.

Lidakus, who was having a hard time selecting naval artillery skills at the time, took a look at it. With a stroke of his pen, this poor guy was assigned to the naval port where he was just a grass-roots team at the time. He was very attracted by other officers. Despite the ridicule from his companions, sometimes even Utukul inevitably felt that he had brought his own misfortune!

"Actually, the navy is not bad! In Salander, your navy's reputation is greater than that of the army!"

Yolihans enthusiastically patted the frustrated Yolihans on the shoulder※ said in a hoarse but powerful voice.

He didn't understand the young rangefinder and didn't know how to appreciate him. He just wanted to give him enough encouragement to do his job well. The war is coming, and this young man's somewhat thin and weak shoulders bear the burden of 26,000 pairs of eyes.

"Thank you, sir!"

Utukul stood up nervously and replied, you know, the main squadron like Rio Hans often has more than 1,200 people, and the entire Dragon Tooth Ship can hardly have more than 100 people even if it even has the captain. human,

In Utukul's simple heart, Captain Riohans was a big shot in charge of ten Dragon Tooth ships.

I didn't realize at all that if it really counted, this squadron leader should call himself "sir"