Power and Empire Chapter 3757: Under the sword (22)
The stars shining like a river of light shined a faint silver-white brilliance on the body of a black-haired young man. The night was dark, and the outline of the ground spread out like a giant mountain undulating southward. But it really attracts the eyes of the young black-haired youth. In the distance, after a huge curved turn, a huge silver belt rushes towards the corner of the big river channel in the south
Browan Road, the big river rushing all the way is blocked by uplifted mountains, and six big bends are formed. The rushing water flow of the big river begins to slow down here, and it seems to be tamed in the bend formed by the terrain. The wild horse, under the starlight, is beautiful and fascinating. Even if it is more than ten miles away, you can still feel the entire southern European Baro, and maybe even this world, with the largest water flow and flowing through the region. The widest and longest super river is magnificent. At this moment, where the river is turning, a large number of full-loaded boats are lined with masts, dense crowds are surging, and carriages on the land are endless
Countless people and things within ten miles of the surrounding area are flowing around this huge bay area. In contrast, the stars in the sky are also dim.
"Your Majesty, we have fully cooperated with the navy to step up the construction of the dock for midway stops. I believe it will be completed within two days. At that time, the navy will be able to stop here, which greatly shortens the time required to enter the Eero River. The operation will also be more than doubled, so that our army will not have problems due to the inability to transport by land." The Imperial Military Minister Hu Keqili looked at the large wharf that is in full swing in the distance, and his heart is also difficult to calm the excitement. The reason why he has not moved in the north is to gather troops and mobilize supplies in name. In fact, most of the supplies are prepared for here
The imperial navy’s entry into the inland rivers is not without precedent. The imperial navy’s reputation as a headache for the enemy is mostly because the Imperial Dragon Tooth-class battleships are light fast battleships that can enter the inland rivers to attack and turn naval battleships into Moving the fort is a pain for any country. The Imperial Navy’s Longya battleship has a completely different design with a long and narrow hull from the navies of other kingdoms. It is equipped with the power of paddles. Whether it is downwind or headwind, the inland waterway can be unimpeded. It is an important city along the river, and it is the target of the imperial navy's wanton shelling, and the capitals of many countries are built on the side of the river, under the threat of the imperial navy.
The rise of the Imperial Navy has changed to a certain extent the embarrassment that the navy could only operate in the sea. In the past, the major powers were not concerned about naval construction. Only the Strand Sea State and the Feshan Kingdom were due to their large territories. The area bordering the sea, or other special reasons, other countries’ investment in the navy is quite limited, but with the rise of the imperial navy, maritime hegemony has really attracted the attention of the European countries.
Seems to see Hu Keqili’s doubts, the black-haired emperor said in the silence, standing with his hands behind his hands, his black eyes were unpredictable, and a shocking domineering spirit spread out. "Know this rush Is there the end of the big river to the south?"
"It is said that you can go directly to the estuary to the south of Eero." Hu Keqili hesitated and replied respectfully. He didn't know what the emperor meant,
"This big river enters from the estuary in the north, and flows out from the estuary in the south. It is not so much traversing the entire Eero, as it is traversing the entire southern European continent." The emperor turned around. After taking a look at him, he said with a grim expression, “Although the empire has established the empire’s hegemony in the south through the war of sacred capitals, it’s too early to really control the south. The west coast is blocked by mountains and the empire’s control is too early. Reaching the Karisu area is already the ultimate. It is a strategic need to win over the Anse people, and it is also a need for the defense of the south of the mountain. According to the Anse people, to the south of the mountain, dense forests obscure the sky, and wild beasts are rampant and mosquitoes are big. Can crucify people and live animals. In that kind of harsh environment, there are still four or five large-scale barbarians with millions of people, such as Anse. The reason why the Anse people do their best to defeat Kali The Su people crossed the mountain because the war there has been for hundreds of years, and the Anse people can no longer fight, so they decided to move their clan to the north
Compared with the mountains and mountains to the west of South Europe, the Martin Liya Prairie in the central part is a natural barrier to prevent any forces from entering. The extreme drought in summer and the flooding in spring and autumn, Martin The fundamental reason why Liya people didn’t build roads was actually because the repairs were useless. A flood that spread for three months and a drought that lasted for the entire dry season were enough to completely destroy the newly built roads. Such a bad nature. Conditions determined that it was not suitable for the intensive development of empire's agricultural intensive farming and commerce!
The black-haired emperor paused, curled his mouth slightly, cast his eyes into the distance, and said with a smile, "Looking at southern Europe, only the Eero area is close to the northern part of Europe in terms of natural environment, and it is also an ocean area. The warm climate is also a large wetland at the estuary of a large river. If the empire directly uses the natural river of the large river to open up the southern European area, it will obviously save a lot of effort. At that time, the empire’s merchant ships will not need to go to the current west coast line to be dangerous. It can be done directly from the Great River. As long as the Empire sets up enough docks in the Great River, not only can the influence of the land be directly expanded, but the biggest advantage is that if the Empire can connect the Gulf of Aden to the Great River Connected together, the time for imperial merchants to travel back and forth between the east and west continents will be shortened to less than one month."
"Within a month! This is simply..." Even if Hu Keqili heard the emperor's words, his pupils dilated and he inhaled a breath of cold air. After a slight shock on his broad shoulders, he was once again caught by the emperor. The huge ambitions and plans were shocked, and he sighed in his heart. Sure enough, the emperor's eyes were not just for a sneak attack on the Gulf of Aden. The emperor wanted the entire Gulf of Aden to be included in the empire's territory.
Hu Keqili is the Minister of Military Affairs of the Empire. Although he is not as familiar with the rivers of the sea as the navy, he still has heard about the Eero River. He also received the emperor’s order to go straight to the north of Eero from the Imperial Capital. Naturally, he knew the emperor’s intention to act on the southern part of Eero. If he wanted to act on the Eero region, he could not bypass the big river, the super river that traverses the entire upper and lower Eero regions, but Hukoqili did not think about this big river. The river can play such a big role. It can bypass complicated areas and extend the empire’s tentacles to the other end of South Oubaro. It can also greatly shorten the time spent on the east and west sides.
If, as the emperor said, the flow of goods between the east and west continents can be shortened to less than one month through the big river, then even if the big river is flowing with gold, it will pass. The emperor first used thunder. The method used to clean the Eero’s capital and completely pulled out the remaining eyeliner of the Eero people. Then the army scouts were exhausted, and the southern princes coalition forces who were killed became blind directly, and they did not dare to move.
With the strength of the four Empire Central Banner regiments, they pounced on the Aden people. If the Aden people do not want to be torn apart, there is only one way to survive, and that is to retreat to the position of the southern princes coalition camp. During this time, Your Majesty The most important nail has been nailed on the Eero River. Taking advantage of the abundant water flow of the river, the naval base can be directly built in. It is conceivable that when this temporary port is completed, the Imperial Navy’s warships will not need to stop. At the mouth of a large river that is more than two hundred miles away, but directly at the support point of this position, it directly enters the important section of the southern part of the large river,
The impact of this highly strategic forward-looking plan is definitely to shake the entire Obaro's strategic handiwork, revealing the imperial emperor's huge ambition to include the entire Gulf of Aden area into the imperial bag! A black spot appeared in the air in the distance, and soon an imperial guard hurried over with a copy of the battle report he had just received, and respectfully reported to the black-haired emperor who was looking south, saying, "Your Majesty, is the No. 1 of the Central Army. The report of Master Vegetalie, the commander of the Nine Banners, that the people of Aden wanted to go around from the side of the Fourth Banner and encountered the Ninth Banner that had rushed to encircle the encirclement. Master Vegetale took the initiative to attack and is currently in a fierce battle. "
"It turned out to be the Ninth Banner in the northeast direction. It seems that the people of Aden have realized that they have become prey and want to leave quietly. How can it be so easy!"
The black-haired emperor flashed a chill in his eyes. This time he mobilized four Central Army Banner regiments, two of which have already entered the battle, especially the Ninth Banner as the most mobile light cavalry flag in the Central Army sequence. In the regiment, the Aden people directly encountered it. It was very difficult to break the arm of a strong man like the Fourth Banner regiment. It was difficult to destroy the Aden Red Dragon Palace’s arms directly, but they had already dug the hole and waited for the red dragon. Jump inside the hall!
Under the night, after the summer rain, the tide is boring in the wilderness, and countless speckled fire lights spread out under the vast sky. The cavalry clusters and the infantry clusters are confronting each other. Layers of imperial cavalry are like hitting the weight of the crowded embankment. Hammers, dim and light alternately, the staggered war horses, the infantry ran chaotically, driving the ripped soldiers to the crowd behind, the imperial cavalry descended from the north, aggressively trying to enter the front of the Aden infantry cluster, and the horses' hoofs shook. The ground and the arrows flying into the sky are all crowds of fighting. The quality of the Aden Red Dragon fighters is obviously higher than that of ordinary Aden soldiers. The team that was destroyed by the imperial cavalry, the chaotic fighting in the dark has already spread.
The queue impact is no longer possible. Large-scale chaos has gradually turned into small groups and small-scale confrontations. "Before the red dragon, no one can file."
"Long live the temple!"
"Shots, those who fled without fighting, kill without mercy"
The midline that suffered the most shock fluctuations collapsed four teams in a row. The soldiers who were crushed in front could not stop running and dispersing. There are crazy shouts everywhere. At the moment when some of the defeated Red Dragon fighters touched the front line of the rear array, countless stabbing guns were like huge meat grinder wheels, directly piercing the fleeing Red Dragon fighters.
"Don't kill me!"
"I am the captain of Mu Ge of the ninth team, who of you dare to kill me"
Human voices boiled in the fierce collision. For some people, this is the last cry of them, falling down in the dancing of spears and arrows. Zhang Li led the army, and as the main force of the commander Poros, he was also a well-tested elite soldier, and he was not afraid of such a charge. over time. The huge battlefield is disintegrating in a frenzied conflict, and Poros's battle is still unshakable.
"Shoot!"
The flanking light cavalry of the Ninth Banner are all kurgit archers with superb riding skills, in groups of three to five. On the side of the Aden infantry, they are like a seemingly loose but flexible school of fish, constantly swimming in battle. At the edge of the array, close to their own array, they lit their rockets and flung them towards this side spot and spot, and then quickly left. Poros’s formation was holding a shield on the edge of the formation, and he was rigorous. There were also shooters who wanted to shoot back at these imperial cavalry, but it was extremely difficult to shoot the imperial light cavalry with a loose formation. These defeated infantry were shot by imperial cavalry until they collapsed. ! Shouting and fleeing, headlessly running around like flies. The spreading battlefield situation is chaotic like boiling water. The breath of blood and fire is so strong that the impact of the Ninth Banner of the Empire Central Army has been greatly weakened, but it has reached the role of dragging the 30,000 Aden Red Dragon Knights here.
The Adenites who have the advantage in military strength are like beasts forced into a desperate situation, and finally no longer move forward.
"My lord, let us attack. If this fight continues, the infantry's losses will be irreparable"
In Poros, three thousand red dragon knights of Aden are always staring at the light cavalry scattered by the empire. A red dragon knight commander said with a sullen expression that although the imperial cavalry is fierce, neither can the red dragon knights. Those who are vegetarians, in normal combat, the Red Dragon Knights don’t think they can’t defeat the Imperial Cavalry. The infantry has shown great dissatisfaction with the Red Dragon Knights in their current formation for not entering the battle. If the Red Dragon Knights are engaged On the battlefield, there will never be such a situation where the imperial cavalry will be crushed and beaten.
Poros looked silent, and the flying arrows were still spreading and expanding. Even though the shield formation of the original formation was tight, there were arrows falling from the air. In this open area, there was not much available for infantry against cavalry. The selected terrain. Not to mention the elite cavalry of the Empire, even if the Red Dragon Knight can start an offensive with the Imperial Cavalry, what if the Imperial Cavalry’s offense is repelled?
From the moment this battlefield encounters the imperial army, it has been unable to continue fighting
Poros's gaze has been staring to the side, and the warning torch is flashing in the distance, black is spreading across the ground, and it is flowing like a horse of water over the high **** 500 meters away on the left, and then slowly stops. , The black imperial cavalry stopped in a tight and orderly manner, without slogans, no sound, except for the occasional horse neighing, there was no other sound, the eagle flag representing the Imperial Central Army was grinning in the wind, horseshoes He lifted it back and forth uncomfortably, and at the same time brought up the soil on the ground, turning the ground under his feet into a muddy ball, the long hissing of the horses one after another,
The commander of the Sixth Banner of the Central Army of the Empire, Tukulit,’s eyes fell hundreds of meters ahead, and the skin outside the armor reveals a healthy bronze color, and his eyes are like a machete with a sharp cold light. , The blue veins on his forehead swelled up. I thought that the people of Aden would definitely go south and would encounter themselves first, but I didn’t expect to encounter Vegetalie’s ninth banner ahead of time
The battlefield has been spread out. I hope it’s not too late to come. Don’t be eaten up by the gangsters of the Ninth Banner. Tukulit’s mouth showed a hideous expression, and he raised his hand and yelled "All People, list horizontal moon array"
The sound of horseshoes is coming from the south! The third imperial cavalry appeared, and a black line rushed in. When the Aden army heard the rumbling of horseshoes, this imperial cavalry, moving at high speed and long line, seemed to be under pressure. It turned into an arc from the middle. It presents a U with high on both sides and low in the middle. Of course, if it is a horizontal moon, it is more appropriate.
The horizontal moon is the tactics of the steppe cavalry, and the sixth banner of the Empire Central Army is the steppe cavalry. The commander of the flag, Tukulit, comes from the Kujit Langran department, which was one of the four Kujit West Ting department. , Known as the northern grassland for producing sharp marksmen, Tukulit is one of the six great marksmen of Kujit.
"What is that?"
There was a little commotion among the red dragon knights behind Poros. The red dragon knights looked strange. Such a cavalry formation has never been seen before. The cavalry charge will either be sharp or crushing. The conical formation, such as the one with high sides on both sides and low in the middle, is really unheard of. Did the imperial cavalry's impact start from both sides?
Are you kidding, where is such an attack tactic? Just as the red dragon knights were talking in low voices, with contemptuous laughter mixed in, a leaping black cloud suddenly rose from the front of the U-shaped array, like dense meteors carrying death tails across the sky, mixed with misery. The sound of the wind fell from the sky and slammed into the middle of the dense array of shields
The "Papa Papa" arrow was like a torrential rain, with a loud shout. The sharp Mitsubishi arrows plunged deeply into the armor of the Aden Red Dragon Warriors from all angles, bringing a fluffy bright red dazzling in their bodies. The red, even if it is blocked by a shield, the Aden people behind the shield are lying on the ground like a pile of paper.
"What is going on! Impossible, absolutely impossible!"
In this scene, Poros took a breath of air, and his eyes were swollen. It felt like seeing the most impossible thing. Could the empire's bows and arrows have been able to shoot through the shield? How to fight it!
"Imperial Archers!"
In horror, I don’t know who yelled, everyone’s expressions suddenly became ugly. The most powerful imperial cavalry was the heavy armored cavalry. They encountered it, and the most difficult one was the light cavalry. They also encountered it. , But if it is said that the most lethal is the Imperial Archers. In the first battle of the Holy Capital of the Religious State, there were 30,000 Imperial Archers. Among the three major tribes of Martin Liya, more than 100,000 of the main members of the Yier tribe survived. Dragging to death in the river, and in this unobstructed vast area in front of you, the high mobility and lethality of the archers will be maximized, and the entire Obaro recognized that the Imperial Archers are the natural killers of infantry.
The huge horizontal moon has emerged from the darkness, and behind the horizontal moon, in the darkness that the Aden people did not notice, just follow behind the horizontal moon, and then quietly dismount after entering two hundred meters. The three hundred imperial thorn tile longbowmen drew a second cluster of arrows from their quiver. The heavy arrow that can shoot through the shield, naturally cannot be the lethality achieved by the archer’s compound bow
"Open!"
Following a low command, the imperial thorn tile longbow once again raised the one-meter long bow in the direction of the Aden people’s main formation, and began to pull the bowstring with the half-sturdy thigh hand of ordinary people. At the full moon level, the bowstring made a tearing sound again, and the arrow clusters were shot out at a high speed invisible to the naked eye. The Aden infantry in the hit area fell again in a dense row, in the direction where they fell, close to a distance of 100 meters. The imperial archers have aimed in the same direction. They are like wolves pounced on their prey. As the bowstring trembles, countless clusters of arrows pour into the gap that has just been torn apart, and the clusters of arrows are pouring like raindrops. Down
The thorn tile longbowmen shot five arrows in a row, and the longbow in their hands was put down. The powerful thorn tile longbow consumes the archer's physical strength very much. Shooting five arrows in one breath is the limit, and the quiver of the normal thorn tile longbow. There are no more than fifteen arrows, so the array used to shake the enemy is the most practical, especially in the dark. It is impossible to distinguish those shot by the archers and those shot by the thorn tile longbowmen.
Five rounds of arrow shooting, for the unprepared Aden people, they were directly beaten.
The sound of arrows in "Papa" resounded like dense raindrops, and countless blood exploded in the main formation of the Aden people, like a bright red mist suddenly appeared, a corpse filled with clusters of arrows. The red dragon warrior who fell on the ground ~IndoMTL.com~ was also stunned by the sight in front of him, "What archer is that?" Poros's voice was trembling, but no one answered him. Everyone was still in shock. , A shooter who can shoot through even a shield, is that still a human! And the countless clusters of arrows flying from the imperial archers made it impossible for everyone to lift their heads. Compared to the current formation, other troops have already been messed up
"Raise a shield! Raise a shield!" The influx of a large number of imperial archers, like wolves slaughtered, the front infantry subconsciously retreated, and a shield was erected again tremblingly, biting the scalp to death. Defending, the clanking sounds kept ringing, but the troops that had been messed up were miserable. The imperial archers’ devotion shook the final will of the Aden people’s resistance. The imperial archers burst into force within a short distance of 50 meters. Power, a burst of intensive bowstring sound, a rain of arrows pouring non-stop in the front row of the Aden people in the formation of the spearmen,
The "swish" sound of the sharp wind filled the eardrums of the Aden people. When all the troops except the main formation were in chaos, the Aden infantry was slaughtered in front of the archers, and the sounds of distress and commands were mixed together. The Imperial archers were skilled The horse skills combined with the prairie people’s best short-range assault shooting, the red dragon fighters of Aden fell one by one with arrows.
The scene of "the infantry is over" made all the red dragon knights feel cold. At this moment, they suddenly realized why Lord Poros did not order them to enter the battlefield. It turned out that Lord Poros might have done it at the beginning. Give up the infantry plan if necessary!
"Everyone prepares, we are ready to break through" Poros looked up at the sky, letting go of his clenched fingers,
"Breakthrough?"
"Go back, go back the same way, now only by relying on the camp of the southern princes' coalition army, can we not be killed by the imperial cavalry!" Poros said with a gloomy face
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