Realm of Power

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Autumn in the city of Geralance is a typical portrayal of the scenery of the Nord Kingdom located in the southern basin. If it weren't for the fact that the sky always looks gloomy, and even the light seems to be absorbed a lot, you can hardly believe it. The dreamy and romantic summer has passed, and the hedges, fields, woods, mountains and wilderness are showing ever-changing shades of rich green.

The warm basin climate makes it almost impossible to see a fallen leaf here. Only some slight yellow dots among the summer colors tell you that autumn has arrived.

The songs of birds and the sounds of thousands of insects fill the space between the mountains,

The garden next to the thatched house below is crowded with flowers of all colors, rich and beautiful, shining in the thick morning fog, like a flower window covered with brilliant gems.

Geralens, a city in the central part of the Kingdom of Nord, is an inconspicuous mountain town in the central region. It is located just outside the mountains of Nord Kyoto and is the choke point to Nord Kyoto.

If the Falcon Army heading south wants to open a door to Nord Kyoto from the northern mountains, the natural barrier of Geralance will be an insurmountable hurdle. In the 500 years since the founding of Nord, this peaceful town that has rarely been affected has now been heavily circled on the map of the fat man's finger.

As the war-preparation migration order was issued, oxcarts dragging their families formed a long queue of more than ten miles outside the city of Geralance, laden with the hesitation, panic, helplessness and unwillingness of the Geralance people.

They looked at the demolished houses in the city, the large numbers of soldiers who gathered here, and the villages and towns outside the city that were ordered to be burned down to clear their horizons. Everything destroyed here was the hard work they once thought they relied on.

Thick black smoke rushed directly into the sky, twisting with the wind, like a pair of big black hands holding their necks tightly, making them feel suffocated and painful.

Tens of thousands of Nord civilians moved towards the relatively safe Kyoto area, while other local Nord troops who received the order set off in disorder in the direction of Geralance.

The endless carriages raised rolling gray balls, covering everything on the road. The wheels made an overwhelming creaking sound, and the messy items were piled on top of the carriages.

In the distance of about a hundred miles between Kyoto and Geralance, all kinds of people are mixed together, including refugees, soldiers, and even mercenaries.

The darkness of night cannot control every place,

The red campfire swayed in the velvet darkness, illuminating the flat faces, human bodies, carriages, and horse mouths that looked like cities cut out of cardboard. . .

The whole road was filled with noise at night, voices, shouts, laughter,

Songs from far and near rose and fell in the confused night. The tones of the three-stringed balalaika came from the camp on the roadside. The campfire was a long string of messy red flames along the road.

In order to resist the pace of the Falcon Army moving south, the Nord Military Ministry spent a lot of money to hire 4,000 Dorok spearmen and 2,000 Dorok mercenaries from the Dorok people.

Together with the two newly formed local legions, the defensive army of 20,000 to 5,000 people was barely scraped together. According to the plan, they prepared to form the first line of defense in Geralance City, and then set up the second line of defense in Kyoto, but the last Something embarrassing happened. The Nord generals, who were always known for their bravery and were never afraid of their opponents, now acted timidly.

Because the one who led the army south this time was none other than the Vekiya Falcon, who swept across the Kugits in the north and defeated the Ruidian people in the central part, and who was wearing countless haloes of glory.

This invincible commander who dominates the battlefield has fully proved his dominance on the battlefield in the previous battles. No one can defeat the Vekia Falcon on the battlefield. Fighting against him is tantamount to seeking death. This It is no longer just a rumor, but an undefeated legend forged with countless blood. Wherever he appears, not to mention the Falcon Army's combat power will soar, even the enemy on the opposite side will fall into a state of low morale.

Now in the Ikadiva continent, no one is willing to fight such an opponent, and according to intelligence, the number of Falcon troops heading south to attack Nord Kyoto this time is as many as 55,000. This concentration of three-quarters of the Falcon Dynasty's military strength One-third of the group army has three of the most elite central falcon regiments and two elite heavy infantry regiments.

Facing them was Nord Kyoto, which had less than 30,000 troops. The Anjod defense line in front was like a huge whirlpool, almost draining all the Nord army's strength. The Falcon army was going south at this moment, and it could be said that it was hit. The Nords were short-term in terms of local strength and the weakness of the defense line was too long. It is said that on that day at Fort Tichberg, the Vekia Falcon personally said in front of tens of thousands of soldiers, "In this battle, the Nords will be defeated." De Kyoto's "Promise"

Although the news came and the whole country was in an uproar,

The generals in Nord Kyoto were excited, and they all threatened to lead their troops in a decisive battle with the Vecian Falcon. However, when it came time to decide on the candidates for this battle, even the bravest generals backed down.

Fighting against the Vecian Falcon? Are you kidding me? The same thoughts are running in the minds of all the generals. With their superior military power, no one dares to say that they can resist this fierce attack. , an invincible commander known for his godly tactics, not to mention that he is now at a disadvantage and whoever goes will die!

"Your Majesty, I dare to give it a try!" In the awkward silence, the eldest son of the Scarlet Family, Scarlet Suo, stepped out of the queue with a solemn face. The 31-year-old chief of the Kyoto Imperial Guard, was thin and tall. He had been in charge of Kyoto's defense for three years. In the eyes of everyone, he was the confidant of King Agroerk's confidant. He was calm, meticulous, and had a promising future. There was really no need for him to get involved in this muddy water.

"Well, finally I have a general who dares to fight in Nord!" Seeing him stand up, the already frightened Nord King Agroerk stood up happily and said something that made all the Nord generals ashamed and angry.

Scarlet Suo was a famous family among the famous military families. He had been in charge of the complicated defense affairs of Kyoto for many years, which made him deeply aware of the essence of defense. The so-called essence of defense is actually It's all about consumption, consumption of the enemy and consumption of oneself. He is a character like Salton, following Salton's famous saying that there is no victory without sacrifice.

In order to turn the entire Jeralens into a huge fortress in the shortest time,

the first order he gave upon arrival was to order the soldiers to demolish all the houses in the city, transport the movable stones to the city walls as rolling stones for defense, and build thick barricades on the spot with the large stones that cannot be moved. The beautiful and artistic marble pillars are the favorite stone bullet materials of the catapult operators. The obstacles completely blocked the front of the city.

"This won't work. We need to speed up!" The tall figure of Crimson So silently stood on a projection platform under construction in Jeralens City, quietly looking towards the distant southeast.

He wanted to turn every passage in the city into an obstacle to block the advance of the Falcon Army, so that the Falcon Army would bleed into a river in front of these traps.

He wore a straight general's uniform, which looked like a uniform. Behind him is the nearly ruined city of Gerarens, a gray dot in the middle of the vast land,

under the weak afternoon sunlight. His dark blue clothes look particularly lonely in the autumn goose yellow background, his figure looks very thin, and his face is quite haggard,

only his deeply sunken eyes. The aggressive look that occasionally emanates proves his thoughts,,

Everyone who comes and goes here is busy serving the war, no one knows when the Falcon Army will appear outside the city, and everyone must do their best to prepare for the war,

The 20 newly manufactured arrow carts of the Nord Military Affairs Department have also been transported here, and they are arranged separately on three large wooden shooting platforms temporarily built on the city wall. The densely packed projectiles like honeycombs are not strictly speaking a new weapon,

20 years ago, Nord craftsmen invented similar weapons to resist the cavalry attacks of the Rieldians,

However, due to the complicated production and the large number of arrows consumed, and the fact that this dense launcher was not as effective as expected against the Reldian army that believed in heavy armor,

Finally, the Nord Military Affairs Department cancelled the production of this consumable weapon.

This time, they were forced to do so. In order to make up for the lack of archers in the Nord army, which was forced to fight by the Falcon army, someone proposed to re-activate the arrow catapult. At present, it seems that it is very suitable for dealing with the Falcon army that does not wear heavy armor.

The 20 large arrow catapults just formed a triangular shape, which constituted the most powerful support point to block the Falcon army's siege.

Scarlet Thor knew very well that this battle was about the survival of the Nord Kingdom. In the eyes of the ferocious Vikia Falcon, the Nord Capital, which was less than 150 miles away from the city of Gerarens, was the final destination of its greedy eyes.

50,000 tiger and wolf troops with strong fighting spirit, as long as they crossed the barrier of Gerarens, the basin area of ​​hundreds of miles was composed of hills, large tracts of woodland, and rivers.

From a strategic point of view, there was no gap between the two sides. The horseshoes of the Falcon Army could trample over here at any time. The periphery of the Nord Capital was completely exposed to the threat of the Falcon Army. The Nords, who had been strong for 500 years, had never let anyone get so close to their heartland for the first time.

The war with the Northern Falcon Dynasty had exhausted the kingdom's last resources and strength to fight the Falcon Army in the final battle.

According to Scarlet Thor's order, all residents near the city were taken away, all roads were destroyed, and all usable materials were moved away. The city was fortified and all the wells outside were filled up. Crimson made the greatest determination and demanded that the garrison stationed in Geralens live and die with the city.