Realm of Power

In July, after a period of suppressed tension and busyness, the situation in Geralence, which was related to the entire war situation in Nord, became more and more eye-catching. For this battle, the Kingdom of Nord, which was already riddled with holes, will He used all his last strength to mobilize the soldiers of local lords through forcible recruitment.

Finally, on the basis of the original 25,000 troops, about 13,000 reinforcements were mobilized from various regions. They were said to be 40,000 troops, and they were all filled into the Gerardens defense line without reservation. , increasing its troop strength to 40,000, and finally having the strength to compete with the 50,000 Falcon Army.

As for Geralance, the situation is not optimistic either. The unseen enemy is the most terrifying. Although the shadow of the falcon army marching south has not yet been seen, the soldiers on the front line have been ordered to eat and sleep on the city wall. The leader of the group The front-line officers were required to turn the white shroud wrapped around their bodies into a battle flag. For a time, the entire city wall of Geralance was covered with fluttering long white ribbons. When blown by the wind, they made a crackling sound in the air. The sound is heard all over the city, showing a bit of desolation and solemnity.

"Escape one, kill all in the team." These strict and even perverted orders were issued along with military regulations, which undoubtedly made the already nervous and tired front-line soldiers complain. They were wearing armor and holding weapons in their arms. Nord soldiers who seemed to be standing guard but were actually napping with their heads against the battlements were everywhere on the city roads of Geralance.

During an inspection, Crimson Suo discovered this situation. He is a very diligent and strict person. When he was in Kyoto, he had a habit of inspecting the whole country every night even though his eyes were as red as a rabbit. Once in the city, this habit became a habit of visiting the city twice or even three times in Gerardens.

Although Gerardens is only a small city, it takes more than an hour to walk around the outer city road. Not to mention stopping from time to time to check the soldiers' weapons and carefully study the city's defense situation. Such frequent actions, So much so that several legion commanders who followed Crimson Suo on patrol at the beginning chose to pretend to be sick to avoid it, and Crimson Suo also earned the title of a patrolling devil.

In order to implement his plan with the city, Crimson Suo not only stood ready on the city wall, but also organized more than 6,000 Rock spearmen hired into 6 reserve teams, and also began to assemble on the streets of the city. Crimson on patrol Suo ordered the cruel punishment of horse riding in public, executing a soldier who almost fell off the city wall while sleeping, and demoted all the squad leaders and squadron leaders above him. This shocked the entire army and made this sleepy soldier The Guards Corps cheered up,

On July 22, the sun was shining brightly, and the long-awaited figure of the falcon army finally appeared outside the city of Geralance. Perhaps it was because the large army was still crossing the mountains, but there were not many falcon troops approaching Geralance. There is only about one flag regiment,

These cavalrymen riding sturdy war horses carry strange curved swords on their waists, carry round cavalry shields and long cavalry crossbows behind them. When they run, they move as fast as eagles and lightning in the sky. However, they were bold and fierce, showing extremely high horseback ability. Some bold falcon cavalry even wandered less than 150 meters away from the city wall.

They often look at the city in front of them fiercely, or make various dangerous provocations to attract the archers on the city wall to shoot arrows at them. If someone shoots at them, they will see arrow clusters flying for a period of time. , landed lightly at his feet. At this time, the falcon cavalry would let out a very proud laugh, and then use the assault crossbow on his back to shoot an arrow back at the top of the city, which would often hit the bowstring. After the shock, one fell from the city wall

"It's Varisien's Thunder Cavalry," Fei Hongsuo said with a frown, his face turning a little blue. The expressions of the other generals behind him became unusually solemn. Among the Falcon Army's establishment, there were only 2 A large group of cavalry,

One is the Hukoqili Cavalry Corps of the Central Army, and the other is Varisien's Cavalry Corps. The cavalry regiment commanded by Hukoqili is codenamed Falcon. Most of them are battle-hardened northerners of Vecilia, who attack Like fire, he defeated countless enemies. The cavalry regiment commanded by Varisien was codenamed Thunder. Most of them were Kugits from the north. They were good at running and intercepting, and their equestrian skills were extremely superb.

The cavalry that appeared outside the city of Geralance is obviously the rumored Varisian cavalry with excellent equestrian skills. This cavalry has always been famous for its speed. Not only does it move fast, but it also fights quickly and cleans the battlefield. It is also very fast and is definitely the best forward unit in the Falcon Army.

The appearance of the Thunder Cavalry showed that the large force of the Falcon Army was not far from Geralance, although I intuitively felt that the Falcon Cavalry would not launch a head-on siege.

But Fei Hongsuo didn't dare to be 100% sure. In his in-depth study of the Falcon Army's attack mode, he found that the Falcon Army is a very strange force.

Sometimes they appear very mature and calm, but sometimes they appear very impulsive and overbearing. It is difficult to understand their behavior because their top commander is the continent's number one military god, Vecia Falcon.

In his mind that can never figure it out, no one can guess his true intention at every step. Many people who don't believe this are now buried deeply in the loess.

Attacking like a raging fire, immobile as a mountain, to put it bluntly, everything about the Vekia Falcon is difficult to predict using common sense. It is simply a nightmare existence for his enemies.

Just when the Nord troops in the city were tense, on the hillside outside the city, Varisien raised the lookout glass in his hand and roughly scanned the situation of Gerald Lawrence.

Rolling up the young leaves of the tree, the quiet Atele River shines with silver light. The green earth is mixed with wild flowers of various colors. They grow on both sides of the river bank, and they are tied with trees in rows. The horses were placed on the river bank. Judging from the density and distribution of the people on the city wall, my dear, there are actually twenty to thirty thousand troops gathered in this small city.

He didn't know how much effort it took for the Nords to put together such a large force. However, the Nord army's solid defense line also made him feel funny.

"What a funny arrangement." Putting down the observation glass in his hand, Varisien's mouth curled up subconsciously. It was too flashy. A seasoned defender should hide his strength as much as possible. At the last moment, never let your opponent know your trump card. Only in this way can you drain every ounce of the enemy's strength.

But this defender of Geralance must be a rookie who has never really faced a siege battle. With just a glance, he could see several fatal weaknesses in this seemingly thick defense line. ,

"With such a dense defense formation, just one round of arrow rain is enough to make half of them fall because there is no room to raise their shields." Varisien commented in a low voice, half joking and half self-deprecating. "Imaginary defense , completely different from reality.”

Crimson Suo guessed it right, it was indeed the Thunder Cavalry led by Varisian who arrived, but Varisian had no idea of ​​attacking the city. Even though he saw several weaknesses in the opponent's defense, Varisian did not Prepare to launch a separate offensive,

The advantage of the cavalry is in field battles, not in brutal offensive battles. This thankless task should be done by the infantry of the central corps.

My mission is to bypass the flank of Geralance City, harass the enemy's logistics line as much as possible, intercept the enemy's reinforcements, and find opportunities to annihilate the enemy's pursuing troops. To put it simply, it is to control the outskirts of Nord Kyoto. It was a mess, causing the Nord armies on Anrod and Geralens to fall into panic.

"Order" Varisien coldly put down the observation glass in his hand and ordered to the messenger behind him, "The fifth squadron will take the lead first and test the enemy's troop deployment on the left wing."

As the order was issued, a group of light cavalry holding the Falcon flag quickly ran out of the Falcon army's queue. These cavalry were very courageous. They first charged straight towards the Nords' defense line, and then They stopped in unison, walking almost closely to the 150-meter distance line, as skillfully as one person

"Damn, I really want to go down and kill them."

Most of the Nord garrison in Geralance City were forcibly recruited soldiers, or they were second-line legions with serious lack of combat experience. Looking at the Falcon Cavalry strolling outside the city, they all felt ashamed and angry. Want to die,

This difference is too big. From the unruly eyes of these cavalry, all the Nords can feel a strong killing intent, but there is nothing they can do.

You can't win, and you can't run. The distance of 150 meters is already beyond the range of the Nord bow, and it is not cost-effective to use a powerful and dense arrow cluster catapult to deal with a single cavalry. Therefore, many Nords The soldiers were all frustrated by this provocation, and the morale they had just boosted sank again.

"Come here, let Potunigue's cavalry gather together."

Crimson's red eyes were full of bloodshot eyes. He did not expect that the Falcon Army on the opposite side would attack the morale of his subordinates in this way. If he continued to perform, the morale of the army would completely sink to the lowest point. If The main force of the Falcon Army has arrived, and Geralance is likely to collapse.

The enemy of cavalry is cavalry. This is an iron law on the battlefield. Although the Nord army has never been good at riding horses, among the Dorok mercenaries hired this time, there happened to be a light cavalry of 500 people (to be continued)