Power and Empire Chapter 3861: Cold current is coming (3)

  The rainstorm is like weaving, and thunder and lightning are rolling in the dark clouds in the sky, like a spreading spider web, hanging straight down from the sky.

The Aden soldiers of the   Brigade Brigade were rolling on the muddy road. Most of the armor on his body was broken, or he was just wearing thin clothes, shivering in the cold rain, and he fell one step at a time, and some fell and didn't climb up again. Some Aden officers and officers rode on horses, trying to rush to the front, but the flow of people was blocked. Some even wanted to drive away the soldiers with their whips. After the soldiers who had been tamed in the past received a few riding whips, the general angrily dragged them off the horse. A few neighs of military horses were immediately drowned in the collapse of the crowd.

  Along the way, there are all kinds of discarded materials. The carriage without a horse is spread out on the road, and there are wounds on the carriage and crying in the mud. The shed horses are also abandoned and tied up. On the top of the overturned carriage, the wounded soldiers shivered by the rain, making long or short wailing.

The reversal of the Bersad battlefield led to the collapse of the entire southern battlefield. Although the Fourth Army of Aden broke through, it suffered heavy losses and was unable to take into account the situation in the surrounding provinces. The local army was evacuated, even more so. At this moment in the southern part of Aden, apart from suddenly discovering that he has become the only Aden Second Army, there is no longer any formed regular army unit. After being defeated on the battlefield of Bethard, Aden Second Army Ramdorek immediately made it. A decision, immediately retreat with all its strength! It is necessary to block the road leading to the Gulf of Aden before the imperial army invades the Gulf of Aden area! The Second Army of Aden was originally dragged around by five thousand imperial archers. The Battle of the River Road lost the only mobile cavalry that might pose a threat to the imperial archers

  Although Ramdorek reported to the capital that he was pursuing the broken Imperial Archers with all his strength, and had driven the Imperial Archers to the mountains to the north, in fact, there was no mobile cavalry in Aden II. The army, like a huge bear facing the swarm, can only barely keep its head and face from being bitten into a bag. The Imperial Archers take advantage of their high mobility and often launch in the weak spots of the Second Army of Aden. Raid,

  The soldiers of the Second Army of Aden were refurbishing the camp, and there was an unexpected burst of arrows raining on their faces. When cooking food, swishing clusters of arrows fell from the air, and the corpse of the arrow felled. Smash the pot to the ground at once, and when the Aden soldiers rushed out angrily with their weapons, they could only see the dust rising from the imperial cavalry turning around. This kind of harassment and attack caused little loss each time, and the imperial archers did not at all. There is no chivalry at all. They just shoot and run, just like a group of graceful flies, reminding the Second Army of Aden all the time, that they are nearby, come if they want, and leave if they want. This puts tremendous psychological pressure on the soldiers of the Second Army of Aden. After more than ten days, the whole army is exhausted, and morale has fallen to the bottom of the valley.

  For the long-term stationed in the royal capital, the entire legion is composed of the children of the Aden Kyoto nobles and civilians. The Second Army has a very firm belief in combat. It thinks that it is not afraid to fight against death, and it will not fear any enemy, but now it is touched. I don’t know how to deal with such a rogue opponent for a while

  Now finally the order to retreat came down, and suddenly turned to retreat north like a collapse. But what made the Second Army think about it was that the Imperial Archers followed closely, and after the two sides fought for more than ten days, there was still room to separate the advance detachment. Chasing closely behind their ass. They bit their tails for more than a day, and now they are constantly attacking them beyond!

  Ramdorek knew that the Imperial Archers were also exhausted to the extreme, but his own troops had completely lost the will to fight, just thinking that they could return to the Gulf of Aden sooner, and the army formation had begun to disperse after a day. After two days, Ramdorek himself didn’t know how much of the guards sent to the two wings besides the main force of the legion he had seen persisted, and how many had disappeared under the continuous attacks of the Imperial Archers

  The Fourth Army of the Aden Armies has lost its combat power. If even its own Second Army collapses, the gates of the Gulf of Aden will no longer be blocked, and the imperial army can rush into the Gulf of Aden and kill in one go. In the royal capital of Aden, as for the shortcomings that the imperial invasion force was previously considered insufficient, after the terrible defeat in the Battle of Berthard, who would dare to have such a ridiculous view?

  Hundreds of thousands of Aden’s troops were defeated in Bersad. This is absolutely impossible for the 20,000 imperial troops. There are also those slave armies who are on the verge of fighting and rebelling. At this moment, they are also rolling back like a tide, just These slave armies are as many as forty thousand people. After receiving the armaments of the Aden army that was defeated in Berthard, the combat power can not be said to have soared, but at least there is the power to fight against the private armies of the nobility. Under the frenzy of rewinding, the castles of eleven lords have been conquered, and more than 600 Aden nobles have been slaughtered. Those rebellious slaves who were originally like scattered sand are also growing like a snowball, and the south is rotten. Out of control

  Now I can only hope that the Gulf of Aden will be ready soon, and the waves of blood are coming from the south

  "Boom Rumble"

  Another lightning flashed across, and the rain seemed to be heavier. Ramdorek was riding on the horse, his cloak was completely wet, and a dozen Aden guard cavalry guarded him, just walking slowly in the crowd. Taking a deep breath, Ram Dorek silently wiped the rain off his face, and asked tiredly, "How long will it take to reach Issamburg Ridge?

  As the gateway to the Gulf of Aden, Issam’s Fortress is the key point of the throat. Issam Castle is easy to defend and difficult to attack. Decades ago, it turned the tide, as long as the Second Army was withdrawn to Issah. Muburg got rid of the harassment of the imperial archers, repaired it, and established contact with the Gulf of Aden. After all, the Gulf of Aden is the core area of ​​the Kingdom of Aden. It is densely populated and has sufficient supplies. With a little mobilization, tens of thousands of reserves can still be pulled out. Moreover, the Fourth Army of Aden will also be waiting for itself in Fort Issam. With the strength of its Second Army plus the remnants of the Fourth Army, there are still 30,000 people. As long as you hold your feet, it will become again in half a month. A hundred thousand army is not impossible!

  As long as the gateway to Samuburg is not breached, the battle of Aden will not be eroded!

The adjutant next to    sighed and said loudly, "If it hadn’t been for this rain, I would have arrived at Fort Issam in the afternoon... My lord, let’s get it right! After the mountain pass, it is Issam’s house The area of ​​the territory is guarded by the pass built by the Issam family. Even if the imperial archers want to continue trailing, they have to stop!"

  Ramdorek held a riding whip, and secretly relieved with a bitter mouth. He did not expect that the two armies of the royal capital, who had not left the royal capital for many years, would be so embarrassed in the southern battlefield this time! The Fourth Army was overthrown by the Empire under the absolute superiority of its forces, and it also possessed superior forces, but was passively beaten everywhere. Is the Empire's army too strong, or the world has changed, and the previous rules of war are no longer applicable... …The army suffered a disastrous defeat, and now we can only pin high hopes on the navy. Your Majesty mobilizes the main navy to ambush in the capital. This battle cannot be lost!

  Under the horseshoes, the rain splashed and the horseshoes stopped in the muddy water.

  During the torrential rain and lightning, a group of imperial archers stopped on a slope, like black lines appearing. The rain hit the metal helmets of the imperial archers and flowed down the edges of the helmets. The cold rain was bitter, but these archers Just staring coldly at the Second Army of Aden, which was advancing like a long dragon in the muddy water towards the mountain pass in front of them, this imperial archer had no more than a few hundred men, and his face was almost exhausted under the forcible pursuit. Although the archers are riding horses, the weather is entering the winter and the cold rains, and the horses and horses are in the rain for several days. They can't hold them, let alone launch raids from time to time, which is also extremely powerful for the imperial archers. Big test

   Parallel to surpass the pursuit all the way, delaying the Aden Army's action, along the way, several times in the fight, can be dragged to the present, it has reached the limit! Because every time they were touched and then withdrawn, the people of Aden didn’t know that it was not the main archers who were biting behind them.

  North of the mountain road. Less than two or three miles away, a silent black cavalry waited in the rain. In the mountain cols, there are full of imperial archers hidden in them, everyone wearing a thick rain cape with a headgear. Standing silently in rows in the rain, holding the grassland compound bow in his hand, the quiver was quite empty, but everyone still had about twenty arrows. In the air, the horses sprayed with a white breath. People uttered their voices, just waiting orders. From time to time, a horse-riding messenger passed by, piercing through the rain and mist and splashing muddy water, and news came one by one.

  "The target is close to the pass!"

  "Check the bow and arrow, check the harness...!"

  "The squadron captains of each team are out. Ready to accept orders!"

   Amidst the commands, the black armored cavalry began to squirm, and the five thousand archers marched in lightly. It has been a long time since they arrived here early from a parallel position. The captains of each team looked at the top of the mountain and sacked in the bag. The arrow's tail feathers trembled in the wind, and in the rain curtain, only a faint figure could be seen holding a look-glass and looking at something.

  "The mountain pass is narrow, and in order to strengthen the defense, only three or four people pass through the entrance at a time. The Aden army has 20,000 people. If you want to pass this pass, you can only march in a single line, and once it is attacked, the front and back orders Can’t convey.” Shu Ge put down the looking glass in his hand, and a smirk appeared at the corner of his mouth. The Fourth Army of Aden was hit hard in Bersad. How could he let this Second Army of Aden go back intact! In the rumors of all parts of the West Court, it is said that Brother Shu's heart is seven or eight more than others. Under Wu Mu's command, Shu's grasp of the battlefield was also appreciated by Dongting General Wu Mu. At this moment, this eastern fox is showing its own claws

  Arch cavalry, not only can use bows!

  Rumble"

  The rain is splashing, the sky is dark, the ground is trembling, boundless, looking at the mountain pass ahead, the second army of Aden, who has relaxed, heard a thunder-like sound penetrate the rain curtain, and the sound of hoofs moved. Then, in the eyes of these Aden soldiers, the flame-red jumping helmets on the black-armored cavalry helmets seemed to have filled their sights. They had marched in the rain for more than ten hours. Seeing that there was a safe area in front of them, I would never have thought of waiting here for myself. It turned out to be a cavalry!

  "Open the bow!"

  Amidst the angry shouts of the captain of the Imperial Archers, thousands of prairie compound bows were stretched together into full moon costumes, with their bowstrings tight, and they followed the horses to obey. The archers in front of them had already rushed thirty or forty steps. Just after a breath, suddenly let go of the bowstring in his hand. Beng Beng Beng! A sound of string is loud, and thousands of sharp and slender piercing cones have already shot out like a horizontal line piercing a rain curtain! At such a short distance, it is no longer necessary to projectile, it is directly flat. There is a sharp whistling sound in the air. It is aimed at the heavy armor of the Second Army of Aden. Within 30 meters, even if it is wearing a layer of heavy armor, it can be Shot through!

  "Imperial Archers!"

  A general Aden riding on a horse is stupid. The archer shoots arrows at such a close distance, and he can even see clearly when he is close, a simple and loyal image is revealed under the helmet of the imperial archer that rushes forward. The face, in an instant, flying arrows were like locusts, and the general Aden's mount was splashed with blood, and more than a dozen feather arrows shot all of his mount's chest and door through. And he was hit with four or five arrows, deeply submerged in his body. Another arrow shot through his cheek, the horse under his hips made a sorrowful and long hiss, and he rushed forward for more than ten steps before he fell to the ground. The heavy armored General Aden was like this. Other Aden infantry can imagine~IndoMTL .com~Arrow swept across and rolled, the first few rows of Aden soldiers were almost swept away by the dense arrow rain

  In the past, the Imperial Archers who turned back after shooting arrows did not turn back this time. Instead, after the arrows were shot, they drew their sharp scimitars from the horseback. The arrows in the Aden Army made a long voice. Yelling, the weapon blade that was immediately dropped was rolled into the sky, and it was also hit and flew heavily, and it was also severely trampled into the dust by the war horse. Aden’s army was too elongated, and it was in the front of the imperial cavalry. In front of the sharp sword, there was no possibility of blocking it. The team of tens of thousands of people was immediately hit by the imperial archers like rain hitting plantains. In a flash, the archers swung their machetes into the depths. The chaos spread quickly.

  "Mom!"

  "Flee, run into the pass and be safe!" The soldiers of Aden who were lucky enough to be under their horses for the rest of their lives crashed everywhere, just wanting to avoid the ravages of iron cavalry in front of them, especially in front of the mountain pass that represents a safe area, who I also want to fight the imperial cavalry here to death. I can run as long as I can, swarming towards the pass. The pass is narrow, and it is difficult to move forward and backward.

  "Kill!" In front of the side of the pass, the first wave of the Aden Army’s imperial archers who broke through the sunrise from the Aden Army turned around a hundred meters away. Everyone was full of blood, and the hands were sharply curved. The knives also turned red. These imperial archers urged their mounts, rode their horses from behind, and rushed into the Aden soldiers swarming forward again. They relentlessly slammed their horses over and slashed with their knives, Aden. The cry of the soldiers was ten times louder, and the corpses were killed in an instant