Power and Empire Chapter 1196: Mystery weapon
The cold and biting winter rain hit the green vines on the exterior wall of the fortress of Ballas, and a burst of crystal clear water rose on the windowsill of the fortress room. The outer fortress of the fortress stood tall in the sky, with huge eyes. It seems that the rows of windows have collapsed. The officers are instructing the soldiers to clean up the collapsed rocks. From a distance, it looks like a group of black ants surrounding a floating attic.
Baras Fortress, there is no longer the domineering arrogance that has chilled the enemy's eyes for more than a hundred years. It is more like the reeds in this sudden storm. Whether it is a soldier or an officer, they are sinking into a tragedy. Everyone is very clear that the fortress in front of them can no longer hold on, but in order for more people to survive, they must hold on to this shaky fortress and fight for the retreating army to return to Asia. Lun’s time, m
may be because of the rain, the rumbling of Thor’s cannons in the distance finally stopped. In the deadly air, only the sound of raindrops floating on the walls of the city,
Earl Busey walked into his fortress office, and the white rain and fog pervading the ground in the distance, and the drizzle like a thick fog, covered the scene within five miles with a vague and dizzy shell.
Through the floating rain and fog, Earl Busey saw that the falcons lined up outside the Barras fortress had dispersed, the situation was slowly turning, and the fortress was temporarily safe. He secretly breathed a sigh of relief. Fortunately, This rain saved the Fortress of Barras,
Time is what he needs most now. Once the fortress collapses and the Falcon commander drives in, and the retreating army is entangled by the Falcon cavalry, then it will be a disaster for the entire Aaron. And this rain undoubtedly blocked the progress of the Falcon Army bombarding the fortress, and also provided a natural cover for the 150,000 army evacuating in the direction of Aaron.
As the last guardian of the majestic fortress of Balas, Count Bussy is ready to die for his country regardless of the success or failure of the battle. He just went to inspect the fortress and chose to stay on his own initiative. They are all veterans with combat experience. Even if they really face the collapse of the fortress, the soldiers are ready to die for the country, but they think of the report they saw in the morning. I still feel a little uneasy,
"After all, it is an army of 150,000. I believe that even if there are a certain number of Falcon cavalry, I dare not act rashly!" With such a fluke, the Marquis of Bussy suppressed the content of the report, but for the sake of safety, he still Send your most trusted captain of the guard to chase the retreating army,
"Rumble" At this time, a muffled thunder rolling sound rolled over the sky above my head, and the silver lightning skin cracked through the sky. In the depths of the black clouds in the distance, it was stirred like a blush. This is a sign before the storm in the mountains
"Let’s go, let’s go, preferably last month!"
Count Bussy raised his head, looking at the rolling red sky in the distance, revealing a rare touch of joy, heavy rain, the rain washed from the top of the mountain will roll down the rocks, and launch an offensive against the fortress. For the Falcon Army, it is undoubtedly to increase the difficulty, the heavy rain will make the Falcon Army’s stunning Thunder Cannon. It can't exert its power. The most important thing is that as Aaron people know that once a heavy rain occurs, the hilly land from Balas to Aaron will become a muddy swamp.
is barely acceptable for infantry marching, but if it is cavalry mobile combat. The abnormal muddy ground is enough to delay the horseshoes that the cavalry flies over, so that the cavalry slows down and loses the terrible impact that makes the infantry fearful, and the cavalry loses the impact. That’s what the infantry slaughtered
At this moment, he doesn’t know that the battle of the hills has come to an end,
In just two hours, the Aaron army of 150,000 people was hit by the destruction. The vast hills were covered with the bodies of the Aaron people, and the Kujit cavalry went back and forth in a high-hanging bend. The knife brought out the light traces of death. Under the heavy horseshoes, Aaron's army was killed and wounded. There were fallen corpses all over the mountains and plains. The heavy rain he expected and pleased,
It is precisely that many of the Aaron defeated troops who fled into the forest did not escape the pursuit of the Kujit cavalry, because the muddy footsteps are too conspicuous for the Kujit who are good at hunting. This time The heavy rain also caused the river level in the hills to soar, drowning many people, and the strong smell of corpses made the downstream fishermen afraid to eat the fat autumn fish that were caught for three months.
Time passed by one minute and one second,
In the evening, Earl Busey finally became a little anxious. He paced back and forth in the office, and asked the guard outside the door again if his captain had returned, but he got no answer.
"What's going on? Come here, immediately send a team of scouts to Aaron" Earl Busey sat heavily on the chair, according to the time and the speed of the horse, his captain of the guard should have returned long ago , But there is no news until now,
The abnormal situation makes him always feel an ominous premonition. He can only hope that what he explained to Slay will work. The strong man breaks his wrist. If he is really entangled by the Falcon Army, he will have to give up if necessary. ,
"Is there no new news yet? Under what circumstances is this?"
Earl Busey watched the heavy rain outside the window, his fists clenched, ten fingers pale because of excessive force, the good mood at the beginning has been invisible, just like his increasingly violent eyes, slightly white light The world outside the window was so murderous, he was full of anger, as if he wanted to penetrate the white rain curtain in front of him, to see exactly what happened!
"Quickly, report to your lord... the captain of the guard Als has defected!"
A guard in heavy armor ran over from the corridor outside the hall, his feet stomping heavily, his flustered face was like seeing a ghost, and his floating footsteps made him still crossing At the threshold of the corridor, I stumbled heavily, my chin broke a hole, blood was dripping, and the whole person looked embarrassed.
The guard waiting at the door was also taken aback by the **** face of this companion, and his face changed. He quickly ran up to help the blood-stained guard up, and asked loudly, "What did you say? Who defected?"
" Guard Captain Als, he was bought by the Falcon Army!"
the guard said hesitantly, "A brother who followed him to deliver the letter just ran back from injury. He said that Captain Als suddenly attacked them from behind when they were unprepared. There were four guards in the group, and he was the only one. He was not killed because he noticed it quickly! But he dared not run back immediately, he was afraid that Als would intercept him on the road, and waited until dark before sneaking back!"
"What did you say!" The voice outside the door also alarmed Count Bussy in the room. He hurried out. The sudden news made his face become hideous.
"Report to your lord, Als is an insider of the Falcons!"
Looking at Count Bussy’s murderous face, the security guard in charge of the report thumped and knelt on the ground,
Count Busy's face was stern, and his body shook. He couldn't figure it out, Als, the young captain who had followed him for two years and had high hopes for himself like his own child. It turned out to be the inside line of the Falcon Army, as the captain of his personal guard. Ars is very clear about the deployment of troops and the loopholes in the defense of the Fortress of Barras. To defect at this moment is tantamount to stabbing his own chest severely. The blow to him can be imagined,
"I'm so stupid!"
Earl Busey hit the threshold of the office with a painful punch. He knew why it was so quiet throughout the afternoon. It was not the Falcons who interrupted the attack because of the sudden heavy rain.
but because the main battlefield of the entire battle is no longer in the direction of its own Barras fortress,
in this vast hilly area behind the rain and fog. How many of the 150,000 Aaron army evacuated from Balas Fortress can return to Aaron? This is the most important focus of the entire battle!
Knock the mountain and shake the tiger!
Or from the beginning, when the Falcons blasted the base of the fortress, they did not really want to collapse the fortress, but forced the defenders to evacuate from the fortress, because as long as they leave this solid turtle shell, it will be difficult for people without systematic training. For the 150,000 recruits who have never been on the battlefield. It’s a catastrophe,
"Come, send someone to search the area 20 miles behind the fortress!"
The thought made Earl Bercy shiver deeply, and he shouted furiously. Als’s defection, the Falcons died down, behind all this calm, there was a strong smell of blood that could be smelled, and one can imagine how the Aaron army, whose retreat time and route were exposed, would be in a precarious situation. ,
" 150,000 army, 150,000 creatures are behind the invisible rain curtain, stepping into a death trap that has already been dug! According to the style of the Vicia Falcon in the past, it’s a lore if it doesn’t do anything. , Will certainly not allow Aaron’s army to retreat safely. In this battle, he was led by the Vecia Falcon from the very beginning! A deep sense of frustration surged in Count Busey’s heart, and he sent 150,000 troops with his own hand. On a dead end!
"My lord!" Before his words fell, the guard outside the door hurriedly pushed in from the outside again, bringing a not-so-good news "The retreating army was in danger, and there were countless casualties. Lord Slay, the commander Severely injured~IndoMTL.com~ was just taken back to the fortress"
"It's over! Ballas is over, Aaron is over!" Count Bussy's face was pale, and he sank on the chair,
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raindrops fell on the deck of the hull. Following the rapid river water flowing down from upstream, a warship slowly entered the Port of Aaron controlled by the Falcons. The hull vibrated slightly and stopped steadily.
"pop" The water waves are swelling, the anchor is thrown into the river, the baffle is erected from the side of the ship, more than a dozen Khergit soldiers walked down from the top carrying more than ten large wooden boxes, and the leader led the team. The squad leader gave a military salute to Crolithat who was waiting on the pier, and said respectfully, "Leader, these are some of the spoils we have seized. According to the order of King Falcon Khan, everything is here. !"
How many " " are intact?" Crolithart waved his hand to him, glanced at the wooden box behind him, and asked with scorching eyes
"This...it was so messy at the time, I'm really sorry! At most one-third of it can be considered intact," Squad Captain Kujit said dumbfoundedly on his face
" Forget it, it doesn't matter! It would be great if it could be delivered! "Crolisart's mouth curled slightly, and it was not until the warship left the harbor that he turned around and ordered to the people behind." It's really troublesome to find a few people who know how to make tailors, and we have to wipe people's buttocks!"
" My lord, what are these things? I have to find a tailor. "A general asked carefully
"These are the powerful weapons we used to defeat Aaron!"
Crorissat took a deep breath and looked at the city of Aaron, which is separated from him by a lake, with countless spires of wind and rain.