Power and Empire Chapter 1324: The Death of the Expeditionary Army (3)

The wind on the mountain was a little cold, and a piece of dust was blown under the horses of the cavalry, and the black armor covered with spikes on his shoulders was tidied up. The fat man strolled around the camp very casually, showing the scenery in front of him. True, the defense of Truborg is not impeccable, but it also appears to be organized and organized. The huge fortress is built on the basis of the mountain, and the tall city wall reaches more than 5 meters, because the location of the construction is at the pass between the two mountains.

Supported by the huge mountain, the entire fortress is like a giant with open hands, with a compelling aura, condescending, staring at the plain below, a typical topography where a man should be in a closed position. The other party also grasped this point very accurately, and directly gave up some unfavorable terrain outside the city, and withdrew all the troops to the city. The Caesar Sauron and Salon regiments, who retreated according to the order, are united here.

A total of 30,000 Falcons army, aggressively pressing under the Truborg Pass, spears like forests, battle flags like blood, the red flag of the Imperial Army is spread over the sky, and from time to time you can see huge siege crossbows being pushed. To the front of the camp, the huge metal arrow flashing with cold light above,...

Along with a group of black cavalry, guarding a giant black armored war horse, on which sits a guy wearing a spiked armor who is obviously overly violent and appears, "Oh, it's Vikya Hunter." Eagle!" I don’t know who yelled from the city’s head. The expeditionary army on the wall immediately showed an uncontrollable sāo movement. Everyone’s nerves became tense, and they all felt the black-clad fat man’s gaze, as if yes. The wild wolves in the dark night of the Gobi Desert shone cold and terrifyingly aggressive,

"Everyone strengthens the jǐng ring! The other party is just bluffing"

The commander of the Expeditionary Force, Star Shuyle shouted, looking at the distance bloodshot, hands clasped unnaturally, due to accumulation of prestige, the name of the person, the shadow of the tree. Although most expeditionary soldiers do not recognize the Falcon Empire, the Vicia Falcon, which has never been defeated in the sweep of Ikadiva, is an existence that wants to avoid from the heart. In front of the mainland God of War, who dares to say I will be able to persevere,

But Starschuyl dare to say that if he wants to take down his defending Truborg, the opponent will have to pay at least tens of thousands of people. From last night until now, he has not rested. He led the guards to patrol the wall continuously, cheering the soldiers of the expeditionary army, and cheering every soldier with his personal will and conviction

"Hold on, you are the last warriors of Salander!" His words still boosted the morale of the expeditionary army. With the hatred of the ruined country, once the morale of the expeditionary army was mobilized, it began to show. Show a certain amount of combat power,

It may be boring. Fatty asked the guards to drag two heavy siege crossbows. First, they tested it with the left wall of Truborg. The curious expeditionary soldiers knew that the weapon introduced this time was called the crossbow. But there was no sense of crisis in the slightest. When the two giant crossbows stopped 300 meters away, they were still lying on the battlements in groups, pointing towards the heavy crossbows that protruded below.

"Ball! Bump!"

Just as everyone was talking about it, two swift cold lights had burst out of this huge half-moon-shaped instrument 300 meters away. A stinging white line was drawn in the air. On the sentry tower on the left corner of the city wall, the sound of cracking rocks appeared so clear in the sound that suddenly stopped. Everyone feels breathless,

"What is the situation, the Falcon Army used a crossbow to shè the watch tower!"

This violent blow made the expeditionary army stunned, but soon burst into laughter, "Haha, too nonsense!" The expeditionary army suddenly laughed, feeling that the Falcon Army below is too funny If you use the arrow cluster to target, there should be no such a big error even if it is biased. The guard tower in the target is located at the very edge of the city wall. If the opponent is targeting the middle city gate, the Falcon Army will have the least deviation. 100 meters away,

"Not so good!"

Three hundred meters away, the fat man who made the evaluation of the result twitched his mouth with dissatisfaction, and saw the gravel scattered on the guard tower in the city wall, and a lot of dust rose from the gap. About 4 meters in length, a huge cluster of arrows with four metal tail fins at the tail is revealed as the flying dust disperses. For a sturdy guard tower that is a few meters in width, such a small wound is not enough to shake the foundation of the guard tower.

"Change Special Arrows"

The fat man waved his hand to the guard who was putting the arrow clusters into the crossbow slot behind him. Two arrow clusters made of jīng steel were replaced. Behind the arrows, a black bucket was tied. The ignition coil, which is about one meter long, spirals up from the tail wing of the arrow cluster, and finally connects to the black wooden barrel.

"Look, the fool of the Falcon Army is having an idiot dream again!"

There was a smile on the head of the city, and the fat man didn't think he wanted the guard behind him to indicate that the filling was completed, and he flicked his finger lightly and collapsed! The violent bowstring made a low and crisp whistling sound. This time the direction of the shè hit was still the sentry tower on the left. As the wire outside the barrel was ignited, it made a hula-la-burning sound in the air, and the clusters of arrows were like electric flashes. Flew out like a shooting star, and the arrow cluster hits the target without any suspense. In order to protect the wire from being extinguished during flight, a layer of hollow bark is wrapped around the wire

This time, the laughter of the expeditionary army on Truborg suddenly stopped, one by one stunned at the entrance of the battlement, stretched out their long necks, looking at the watchtower not far away that was pierced by an arrow. , Everyone’s faces suddenly changed their faces,

"God, how is it possible!" Someone yelled in a whisper and inconceivable, only to see that the two jīng steel crossbow arrows that were tested this time, almost effortlessly penetrated a 20 cm thick crevice on the tower.

And still under the eyes of everyone, like a performance, shoveling away the entire battlement hit,

The strong penetration force and the weight of the jīng steel itself made this arrow cluster deeply inserted into the inside of the tower. If there is that hapless person in any position, the only end is to be cut off directly, or else Was chopped into pieces by heavy arrows,

"Even so, there is nothing to be afraid of!" The soldiers of the expeditionary army recovered and cheered themselves up, but when they hadn't fully recovered, there was a huge explosion. Passed from the inside of the sentry tower that was hit, everyone's gaze was dull, they looked at the sentry tower in complete disbelief, no, or it was the place where the sentry tower once stood.

In the sudden explosion, the entire guard tower was like a soda can that was smashed open. Flames or air waves exploded in a large area from the inside out, and countless rubbles flew into the sky with the explosion, just like in the air. There was a gravel rain,

This time, it wasn't just a hole through, but the entire guard tower was collapsed in an inexplicable explosion, and the guard tower's gate rushed open from the inside, like twists twisted by violence. After spinning for several times in the air, it fell into a concave shape. Thick black smoke and bright flames rushed out of the guard tower. The smoke billowed and shone on the face of every expeditionary soldier. It was as black as the bottom of a pot, and there were more than 50 shè hands inside the guard tower, but they were inexplicably carried in a pot, and none of them came out. Who can stand such a scene?

"Yes, this is almost the same!"

The fat man was in the distance, satisfactorily put down the looking glass in his hand, and faced the billowing black smoke rising from the wall in the distance. There was a sneer at the corner of his mouth. This method of adding crude oil barrels and crossbows was naturally his idea, coupled with the cooperation of the Weapons Research Institute.

Because it is a single target attack, the consumption is not large, but the requirements for shè hands are relatively high. In the Falcon army, excellent shè hands abound. Fatty handed this idea to the Weapons Research Institute. Under the premise of the successful research of the existing small burst bombs, he studied the new idea proposed by His Majesty Falcon. The courtyard took only three weeks to complete. Although the entire design is limited in hasty and defects, it is generally considered a success.

In the past, the Falcons used to attack the fortress, either using Thor bombs or using trebuchets to blast the opponent’s city walls. Although these two methods are good, they both cover large areas. Although the effect is outstanding, they are useful for warfare. The material consumption is also very huge, and generally these large-scale weapons can only be used at the legion level, and the crossbow with crude oil bombs can be distributed to the general combat flag regiment.

On the solid metal crossbow bolts, with a barrel of crude oil that can be delayed, it is simply a small rocket. What the fat guy needs is this kind of pressure. As the trial is completed, the expedition above the city wall The army is obviously shaken

The strength of the emperor makes the expeditionary soldiers feel unable to contend. There are low-level benevolent voices everywhere, even the officers’ faces are not good-looking, the strength of the two sides is too far apart, just attack like just now For example, the opponent does not even need to siege the city. It is enough to razor the entire Truborg to the ground with a crossbow bow. Of course, this is the wishful thinking of the expeditionary force itself. It does not count the cost of the special crossbow and arrow clusters used. The huge amount needed to razor a fortress is enough to make the fat man feel that this is an uneconomical deal," Your Majesty, this should be a new weapon for the empire. Not to mention the lethality, just the mighty force generated by the explosion is enough to cause the opposing soldier to have a huge psychological burden,..."

Feeling the floating hearts of the soldiers on the city wall and the collapse of most of the guard tower, the one-eyed pupils of old and cunning Salon shrank unnaturally. He wandered to find the fat man. From time to time, his eyes floated on the box containing the arrow clusters, his tone was full of temptation and envy, and he was obviously paying attention to these special arrows. "This thing is indeed a good thing, but the number is limited. "The fat man glanced at him leisurely. At a glance, the guards were ordered to immediately cover the two boxes of special arrows that had not been used, and the greedy Saron even drooled down

"Have an idea? The wholesale price is five thousand gold coins. If you get one hundred, I will give you a 5% discount." The fat man put up five fat fingers and said with a look of business.

"No way, one hundred, that's half a million gold coins!" Salon shrank his head subconsciously, and opened his mouth to the lion of His Majesty Falcon, shrugging his shoulders hesitantly, spreading out. Hand said

"If it was three months ago, your Majesty’s business must be taken care of, but now, to be honest, I can’t even get 200,000 gold coins in my pocket. You know, the expeditionary army has most of the treasures. I ran away, I fought all the way, and almost even had problems with supplies."

"Nonsense, you think I don't know, "The fat man has a grim face and gritted his teeth." You have been stationed in the Dominion of San Lorenzo for half a month, and even the jewels on the throne of others have been scraped away. What kind of town you have harmed The princess of the Kingdom wrote to her every day, asking if I could return the throne of the grand duke without gems to her. Anyway, it is also an antique for hundreds of years. You don’t know how to take good care of it."

"This is absolutely impossible!"

Saron let out a scream as if he had been forcibly slapped a brick, patted his chest, and vowed to say "I am not the one who digs the throne gem. I just order people to give the palace throne to I just moved away, I can swear to the heavens. There are no missing gems on it. The person who said I dig gems must be slandering! I have always been very protective of antiques."

"So, that antique throne is really in your hands?" The fat man glared at Salon very uncomfortably, touched his chin, and said to himself, "I heard that the throne of the grand prince was listed. It is the first treasure of the Northwest Coast. It has a history of more than 300 years. It is inlaid with 326 most precious red diamonds. If it is put on auction, it should be able to sell for more than 2 million gold coins.

"If it's the underground world, the price should be higher! You have done too much, don't you know that eating alone is an early condemnation? Isn't it even the old rules of 37 open? Why? Why didn’t I see a trace of these treasures in the reported loot list?"

"Then...that throne, in fact, I am...!" Salong turned his eyes around, shaking his head like a rattle, and the cold sweat on his head flowing like a small waterfall,

"Okay. No need to explain, I believe you! This matter must have nothing to do with you!" The fat man interrupted his explanation, and patted him on the shoulder with a sincere attitude. The tears that made Saraon almost moved, her lips trembled and said, "Your Majesty is indeed a sincere person. He really makes his subordinates have no place. That throne is actually..."

The fat man waved to interrupt him again. He glanced at him and said, "Don't worry, I absolutely believe that you have no selfishness. I have sufficient information to explain. You didn't take the throne! Because it is the spoils of the empire, right?"

"Yes, that is the spoils of the empire! I have sent someone on the way to turn it in." Salon's face was like crying, and his head nodded like a chicken pecking at rice. In this situation, this is the only reason. I can avoid being punished, but that woman is really troublesome. Isn’t it just a broken seat? If you don’t adhere to the hobby of collecting, you may not be attracted to it.

"I heard that there are some good treasures, why didn't I see it on the list of trophies" The fat man continued to touch his chin, his eyes shining like stars in the night sky, and said to himself

"I'll go to investigate right away, and I will turn it in as soon as I find out!" Salong's heart is bleeding. She knew she would be ripped off, but didn't come here just now. It was Caesar Sauron who was cunning and saw His Majesty Falcon. I ran out of sight, and I was as stupid as myself, so I moved forward by myself

"Don’t do this, the old rule, three or seven, you three and seven! The empire will thank you for your support!" The fat man laughed, like an old gangster who just threw a six o’clock in the casino to stabilize the audience. , Said, "Don't carry it, how much effort, leave these two boxes to the leader of the Saron army, even if I paid part of it in advance on behalf of the empire! This should be calculated in the cost." The fat man dumped the guards. Throwing his hand away, he walked away unrestrainedly, leaving Salon with a dumbfounded look

In the afternoon, there was news from the north that Hu Keqili’s zhōngyāng army attacked the periphery of Kyoto and successfully broke through the outer defenses of Normandy Kyoto. Although they did not finally break through the gates of Normandy Kyoto, they had already cut off Kyoto and Kyoto. In this battle, more than 4,700 prisoners of the Expeditionary Army were captured, which was a big victory. Three days later, 4,700 prisoners were escorted by 2,000 zhōngyāng cavalry. , Arrived at Truborg

Fatty made a special trip to take a look. The prisoners were confined to the left of the camp, and 2,000 northern troops were guarded. Although they were all embarrassed, they were pretty good. One of the interesting phenomena caused Fatty. Attention,

The armors of these expeditionary soldiers are very new and gorgeous, revealing the unique romance of the Salanders. Although it is now covered with dust and mud, it is vaguely visible that the following is made of melted silver The pattern foundation, this kind of practice, the fat man has seen in Mamunuk knights before, but it is also the identity of Mamunuk knights. It is a symbol of status and a symbol of wealth.

"It looks like ~IndoMTL.com~ is really as rumored!" The fat man looked away from these dejected prisoners, raised his head and took a deep breath. The ordinary soldiers still do this, and you can see the expeditionary force. To what extent has the wealth reached, the sluggish wind has eroded the soul of this army, and the undefeated expeditionary army is really intolerable!

The morning sun shines in front of Truborg, the light spreads across the earth, and groups of people appear in front,

"Watch out for the enemy attack" shouts of the expeditionary guard tower came from the city wall, countless bows and arrows were erected from the battlement, as the figure stopped 300 meters below the city, the expeditionary army on the battlement had a chance to Examine these people in a panic,

These soldiers have no weapons in their hands, and their bodies supporting each other are like a group of grasshoppers running on a rope, shaking each other, staggering, because they are facing the light of the dawn, and the armors of these soldiers are shining white. The luster, as if covered with a layer of white light

"It seems to be... from Kyoto!"

The archer on the city wall, looking at the thousands of his own people below, was suddenly stupid, even Star Shuyle felt cold in his heart. Could it be that Kyoto fell so soon? He didn't want to believe this, but so many captives of the Kyoto Front Army below had ruthlessly shattered the last bit of luck in his heart, (to be continued.)