Power and Empire Chapter 712: Cut off the tail (6)
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Dorok Mountains
The morning was dark and cold, and the frost that fell at dawn fell fragilely on the ground for a long time without melting. The woods beside the forest stood motionless, and the tops of the pine trees were swaying in circles, evaporating strangely in the misty air.
Compared to the area west of the mountain range, the fall in the Rock Mountains, which is said to have blocked the cold wave for the entire continent, is even more chilly. Walking on the edge of the forest, the thick and cold cavalry armor has been stained with a layer of hoarfrost.
Looking up at the dawn rays shining from the gaps in the leaves above his head, the blood-stained Hu Keqili couldn’t help but miss the warm autumn in the southwest of Vicia, and miss the warm autumn breeze. It's the morning dawn in the forest where the birds scream
Waiting is painful. After waiting for a long time at the entrance of the Palavin Plain and the Dorok Mountains, the people from Dongting who arrived late at Shanshan finally put an end to this pain.
In the misty jungle, among the rows of high and low fields, lie all over the fallen corpses of the cavalry on both sides. The thick mist exudes a strong smell of blood. Through the white mist, some figures were shaking, and countless torches were swaying, scattered all over the jungle.
It's been two days and two nights. The Falcon Cavalry who was in charge of searching for the remnants of the East Court is still searching for any remaining shrubs that might hide the East Court people fleeing, and stepped over the bushes full of thorns with horseshoes. Use a sharp war knife to cut through the woods that are difficult to advance.
"Search carefully, don’t miss any bushes. Even if it’s a corpse, you have to cut a knife. Never let a man from the Eastern Court run out." Amidst the officer’s hoarse slogans, the falcon cavalry on horseback pointed towards A silent black tide constantly rushes from the woods around,
The eyes are red and swollen, and the footsteps are vain and weak. Most of the Falcon Cavalry is too tired to lift the sword in their hands. It was a continuous day and night pursuit operation, and even the energetic Falcon Cavalry could not stand it. In order to reduce the load, many Falcon Cavalry even took off their armor and only wore a thin chain armor.
In order to escape, most of the Palavin Plain was moved around. Under the encirclement and interception of tens of thousands of troops, the Dongting people were already at the end of the battle. Still at the moment when he discovered that he was ambushed, he made the decision to dock his tail to cover King Khan’s escape. With his skillful horsemanship and the desperate blocking of the Dongting cavalry, King Khan took a thousand remnants and turned into the vastness of Dorok. Dashanzhong
The Dorok Mountains stretch endlessly. Following the horseshoe marks of the remnants of the Eastern Court, Hu Keqili led his 5,000 Falcon Guards and cavalry in a non-stop chasing all the way. The pursuit battle is the most test of the fighters on both sides. Voluntarily, the opponent collided with the cavalry responsible for the break from time to time, causing constant casualties and constant consumption. In the continuous pursuit and battle of the Dongting people, it was like a snowball under the scorching sun, melting little by little.
Finally, on the fourth day, in a woods in the middle of the mountain range, Hu Keqili gave a fatal blow to the Dongting people who had been so hungry and dizzy. Four thousand falcon cavalry guards made the last of the Dongting More than a hundred people surrounded it,
This is the most critical time. Whoever can make it to the last moment is the winner. The battle ended before dawn. All of the more than one hundred eastern cavalrymen died in this dense forest. No one surrendered. In fact, it was impossible to have prisoners. The war horses and swords intertwined in the darkness, except for the last point of exhaustion. Even if you want to surrender, you can’t do it.
In the woodland full of corpses, the Falcon Cavalry is searching for the body of King Hatalu of Dongting Khan. He is the final target of this tracking war.
There was a tumult in the distant fog, and then there was another piercing sound of flute horns.
Suddenly, toward the area where the flute sounded, countless torches and swords were rapidly approaching. Go straight to the area where the police sirens sounded. Before halfway down the road, thunderous cheers rang out in the front
"Caught, caught" was startled by the loud noise, the crows living in the forest suddenly flew up, making a "scratch" sound and flew back and forth.
Hearing that call, Hu Keqili's face was happy, and he faintly guessed something. He is galloping fast, a group of falcon cavalry is gathering in front of a dense bush,
The crowd and torches pointed him the way. The soldiers spontaneously gave way for him, letting him go straight to the center of the crowd without hindrance.
Amidst the gathering of soldiers, a pale-faced old man was clamped by several falcon cavalry, covered in mud and blood, and his body tried several times to break free, but he fell heavily to the ground as if he had lost support. If you look carefully, you will find that the old man’s face is a strange red, and there is a large infected wound on his shoulder, with pus and blood.
The injury is already very serious, and it should be due to the lack of time to take care of it during the days of transfer. This kind of tetanus is an incurable and terminal illness in this era. Looking at the surrounding Falcon Cavalry, the old man’s eyes are full of resentment and Arrogance, although he has been in desperation, his unruly aura still shows that his identity is extraordinary
"Who are you?" Hu Keqili waved his hand around to stop the cavalry guards from making noise before turning over and dismounting. He shouted, "You are now my captive, tell me who you are or, we can consider giving you some treatment"
As if inaudible, the old man just raised his head, looking at the northern sky, his eyes seemed indifferent, as if he had been detached from life and death.
"Speaking of your identity and official position as a defeated person, this is the awakening you should have" Hu Keqili repeated sternly, as if trying to talk to the old man in another way, in fact, he also saw it. , This Dongting man is dead, since it doesn’t matter whether life or death is no longer a matter of life, it doesn’t make any sense to intimidate him with that tone,
This time his questioning finally caused the old man on the opposite side to react and turned his head. The old man’s eyes are as deep as eagles, giving people an unfathomable feeling.
He looked at Hu Keqili contemptuously, and said, "Are you the last opponent the Falcon arranged for me? You told him that defeat is defeat, victory is victory, but I am not losing to him Vicia Falcon~IndoMTL.com~ but lost to the will of Changshengtian, and only Changshengtian can make me succumb. I am the Eastern King Hatalu you have been searching for"
The surrounding falcon cavalry screamed, and then uttered a warm cheer "Hurray, Hurray"
"Okay, send a message to your majesty, the prey has been captured"
The pursuit battle for nearly half a month finally had a satisfactory result, Hu Keqili stood up and let out a long breath. Seeing King Khan in the East Court, he felt relaxed. Although you may not be able to take it back alive, you can bring back the corpse. In fact, when you set off again, the fat man gave an order to see people alive, and a corpse to die. This battle must not be lost.
This lasted month, nearly ten thousand armies strangling each other, from contact, ambush, counter-ambush, pursuit, encirclement and suppression, and then pursuit of the East Court battle is finally over.
For this victory, from Rebergen to Emila, the Falcon Dynasty paid more than 10,000 casualties of outstanding soldiers. It was the heaviest time ever. But this battle really laid the foundation for the Falcon Dynasty in the northern region. Dominance,
The price paid by the Dongting people was even heavier. Nearly 10,000 elite troops died in battle, and the strong national power that had been hoarding for more than a few years was the only empty space. The Dongting grassland was invaded by the Sikugits because of the emptiness of troops.