Power and Empire Chapter 1322: The Death of the Expeditionary Army (1)
Troubourg is backed by the Aron Mountains, the largest mountain range that traverses the entire northern Normandy. The terrain is winding and winding, with high peaks. From feet to tops, all are pale black rocks. Some places are very protruding, as if they are about to collapse, some The place was recessed again, as if there were many deep caves inside. In the crevices above and below the rocks, there are wild trees with curved branches growing everywhere, like the coarse hairs on the giants, and they are coated with a layer of vastness. The ink color,
Truborg’s unique geographical location allows it to obtain a rare shade of shade in the hot summer. The surrounding mountains rise sharply like swords, and the undulating mountain effect resists the invasion of heat waves.
Due to the relatively high momentum, the wind from the north rushes past here, taking away the heat of the day and sending a refreshing breath. In the early spring, you can already feel the chills here, when these chills When it extends, it creates a high wind and pleasant climate here,
Staschuyl withdrew the main force of the futile expeditionary force here. In addition to the dangers here, Truborg itself has great strategic significance. The history of Truborg is quite old. This castle It turned out to belong to the Bisalil, and the Bisalil were defeated by the Normans rising from the south a hundred years ago. Since its establishment, Truborg has been a disaster-ridden fortress.
is surrounded by rolling mountains. The mountains here are very low. To be precise, it is a continuous high mountain belt. On these high mountains, there are thorn trees and huge cork trees. Because it is located at the junction of the mountains and plains in north-central Normandy, the vantage point of Troutburgh has become a battleground for military strategists. Every force that tries to control the march north or central will inevitably capture Troutburgh. This is true of the Normandy, and the same is true of the current Salander Expeditionary Force. From here, you can look at the entire central Normandy region.
In fact, as the expeditionary force set off a **** storm in central Normandy, most of the original inhabitants of Truborg moved away. As the main force of the expeditionary force entered, it quickly became a huge giant. Barracks,
The people who came and went on the streets were all heavily armed expeditionary soldiers. Occasionally, some civilian-like people walked past, and they also looked ugly. With ferocious eyes and carrying weapons with him, he knew that he was not a good kind at first glance. If you stand silently on the heights of the fortress, you can also see these stubborn guys walking up and down the street, without paying attention to the expeditionary forces. Of course, they never take the initiative to find the expeditionary forces to cause trouble. They are mercenaries by birth,
After receiving that the Central Army had defeated the friendly army on his right, Star Shuyer immediately played the gold bullet offensive. Since it is not possible to recruit elite combat soldiers in a short time, then the most important thing is to hire with money. In a simple and straightforward way, mercenaries are a profession that will never be wiped out, no matter in any country or land. They are brave and good at fighting, regardless of right or wrong, as long as they give money, even civilians will not leave a hand.
They are warriors fighting for gold coins, and the expeditionary army is not short of money. It’s already known that, as the news spread through the underground world, they soon appeared near Truborg A large-scale mercenary group, with a number of thousands of people, come from different ethnic groups, and even many ethnic groups have never heard of it. These various mercenaries were compiled by Starschuyl. It is the Third Army of the Expeditionary Army. It is placed at the forefront of the defense line all day by Starschuyl because its overall combat power is superior to that of ordinary expeditionary forces.
As the supreme military commander of the self-proclaimed Independence Army, Starschuyl set up his headquarters near the southeast tower of Truborg. There is a lonely four-story courtyard with luxurious decorations, but a bit old. It used to be the residence of the local lord,
Because there are a few bites that no one will maintain next month, the walls that used to be carved with exquisite statues, at this moment, there are only broken walls with broken hands and feet, and obvious cracks can be seen in some places, revealing the red stones inside. , Even in the room inside the guard tower, there were many cracks in many places. When Starschuyl first moved in, there were swarms of mice in it, and Starschuyl used his own private guard. It took a full two days to drill through the wall and barely cleared the rat infestation.
If it were not for the tight guards around, no one would have known that this was the residence of Starschuyl, the core that directly commanded the tens of thousands of expeditionary forces. Only the crowded horses at the door could quietly tell the pedestrians the difference here. Unusual.
After lunch, she looked quite gentle again. A woman in a black long dress came out quietly from the south of the four-story building, accompanied by a maid, and reluctantly walked to the fourth floor.
The sun shines on her tall and plump body, leaving a faint figure on the stone slabs on the ground. Her face is dignified, gentle, with her head high and her chest straight, her eyes are not squinted, and the black dress covers every part of her body. All troops are tightly covered, there is no possibility of light leakage, invisibly exuding a sense of inviolability,
Her name is Lucini, a well-known beauty in Salander. Because she was captured by the Normans, she was trafficked to a high lord in Normandy. As a result, the lord was hanged by the expeditionary army. In the attic of his castle, Star Shuyle, who had long coveted Lucini, carefully protected this famous Salander beauty in the chaos army.
Hearing that the expeditionary army was frustrated southward, her life-saving benefactor Staschuyl led the army to garrison at Truborg. Lucini came here by herself, nominally a new logistics staff recruited by the Salander expeditionary army. In fact, only a handful of people in the know know what she is here for, but they are silent. Of course, Lucini herself knows that there are some unpleasant rumors behind her, and there are always some rumors spreading, and even some rumors are quite unsightly.
The two Salander soldiers at the door, when they saw Lucini arrived, they all retreated slightly. They were all guards following Starschuyl, and they naturally knew what to do at this time. Because there are very few people who live in the way of ascetic monks, there is no door to the Starschuyl headquarters, and everyone can go in directly.
Lucini's footsteps were very light, and there was hardly any sound, so Starschuyl didn't notice it either. After eating, Starschuyl sat on the bench in the middle of the command center "sitting on a map in a daze. Only the red and blue dots on the map were in his eyes, but Lucini noticed by his three subordinates. Came, so they all disappeared tiptoe. Lucini stood silently for a while, her eyes seemed a little strange, she didn't speak, just stood there quietly
The setting sun is like a shadow, and the beauty is like a jade. All the subordinates around Starschuyl subconsciously look at Lucini's back, revealing an intoxicating look. Lucini was formerly known as the number one beauty in the South. Although after these years of turbulence, she has not diminished her beauty in the slightest, but has added a bit of mature beauty. Just one stop makes people inextricably difficult to move. Item
I don’t know how long, turning around thoughtfully, Starschuyl seemed to say something, only to find that no one was there, and the entire command post appeared empty, with only two guards standing at the door. However, the guard's vision doesn't seem to be as serious and sharp as usual, but it seems to be a little ecstatic.
"What's going on?" Star Shuyle turned around angrily, just to face Lucini, who was standing brightly.
"You...Why are you here?" Starschuyl's face was unexpectedly taken aback, his tone trembled, and he seemed to be staring at the lady in the black dress in front of him in disbelief
"Don't you always want to avoid me? So now I'm here by myself!" Lucini said with a cold face, and said in a cold tone, not at all full of ambiguity and love like the rumors of the outside world , The strong smell of gunpowder and this cold feeling make the two men look more like enemies
"No, how could I avoid you!"
Star Shuyle's face was awkwardly slapped and the body turned gray, and he responded, "This is very dangerous. It may become a battlefield at any time. You should go back to Kyoto first. Believe me, as long as the problem is solved, I will I will give you an explanation!"
"Explain? What's the explanation!" Lucini sneered with a bad face. "If you had some courage back then, how could you leave me alone and slip away. If it wasn't for you, neither would I Will be caught by the Normans, but now you say you want to give me an explanation, don’t you think it’s too ridiculous? Years of humiliation and the tragic deaths of all your relatives, do you think you have the right to bear all this?"
" I admit that it was my fault back then, but I also saved you from the Normans. "Starschuyl responded with an ugly look." When a country is troubled, personal destiny is like duckweed in the wind, not just It’s you, even if I was captured by Normandy and sold into a slavery, now we have the opportunity to regain control of our own destiny. Why don’t we hope to end this troubled world and let countless Salanders who were torn apart in that war, Being able to be in this land. Going back to the previous years and time, I know that talking about this now is very hopeful and ridiculous, I can only say that as long as there is hope, I will do it!
"You..." Lucini's face was cold, she didn't expect that the other party would say such a touching thing, and she couldn't hold on with her cold eyebrows, but she still wanted to continue, Star Shuyle The subordinates have hurriedly walked in, stopped Lucini, and Star Shuyle turned his back, obviously not wanting to continue.
"You are a bastard!" Realizing the other party's decisiveness, Lucini stomped angrily, and left very unwillingly. Her expression was unconcealable and it seemed to be something precious. Broken
"What did you do?" After Lucini had left, Star Shuyer turned and said solemnly. My face is a bit ugly,
"Mrs. Lucini just now...
. "The famous subordinate replied in a low voice, afraid to look at Staschuyl's eyes. Staschuyl was indeed surprised, but also a little scared, as if everyone looked at his own eyes, a little weird,
"Anything new?" Starschuyl was silent for a moment before speaking slowly.
"Not for the time being. The Imperial Central Army, which defeated the Second Army, did not turn to us, but went further north," a subordinate replied in a low voice.
"Further north?" Starschuyl frowned and returned his gaze to the military map on the wall. Su Li drove away everything related to Lucini, focusing on the current situation. Situation. Faintly, he seemed to feel a little bit. From the picture, the Imperial Army is now encircled on three sides, facing the line of Normandy and Kyoto, dividing the entire area into four areas.
The empire’s three-way army is not advancing fast, but the units are very tight, and it is almost difficult to find the flaws of unilateral defeat. It shows that they are well-trained and deserve to be called the elites of the empire.
Although the defensive line of the Expeditionary Army is still stable, the Imperial Army has mastered the Sede of the Second Legion, forming a sharp knife to the Expeditionary Army, forcing the Expeditionary Army to deploy a large number of troops in front of Kyoto.
According to Staschuyl’s prediction, the goal of the Central Army of the Empire should be to assault the Kyoto defense line from the direction of Said. If that is the case, the cavalry of the Central Army of the Central Army will inevitably suffer heavy losses.
During the Norman defensive period, the Norman Kyoto stretched for more than ten kilometers outside the city, all of which were trenches dug by the Normans, because the Normans believed that as long as the dreaded cavalry units of the opponent did not appear,
It’s impossible to break through Kyoto, which has as many as 60,000 people, by relying only on the rare infantry. In fact, the advancing Imperial Southern Army seems to have no suspense. Then, as far as the inferior number of infantry was, they defeated the Normans, who were as many as 10,000. Because of the tight time, the Southern Army did not fill in these trenches. For the cavalry, there was almost no place to step on the horseshoe outside of Kyoto. Once abandoning the advantage of war horses and relying on the central army’s strength of less than 10,000, it will definitely be a **** battle to conquer another 10,000 expeditionary army that is already waiting.
However, Staschuyl could not be completely relieved, because in the northeast of Kyoto, another imperial army had already captured Balchik, threatening the safety of Normandy Kyoto from the flank. Although the expeditionary army also arranged a considerable amount of troops here, it is impossible to completely prevent the imperial army from attacking. I have to say, Balchik's direction.
is indeed a weakness of the expeditionary army.
The two armies are unique, the formation resembles a crescent, and it looks like a scimitar. On the back of the knife is the expeditionary army, and the outside of the blade is the imperial army. As for who owns the knife In the hands, it depends on which strength is stronger.
Because of the strong walls of Kyoto, the expeditionary army is not at risk for the time being, but the initiative is in the hands of the imperial army. The three-way army encircles it, and how they will rob this scimitar. It is very intriguing.
In terms of military strength, the number of the Imperial Army this time is comparable to that of the Expeditionary Army. After the integration, the Expeditionary Army finally broke through 10,000 at the end of the month. It was divided into the First, Second, and Third Army Corps. The Three Army marched south, forming a huge inverted triangle. The center of this triangle is Normandy Kyoto.
According to Staschuyl’s view, it should not be so easy for the Falcon Empire Army to see through trenches that stretch for tens of kilometers. What's more, the Empire seems to have to take care of a lot of things, and their main goal is still the surrounding areas. The country’s army suppressed the territory and eliminated the legions of Caesar Sauron and Salon responsible for this matter. The legion that the Empire can mobilize now is the Central Guard Corps known as the Falcon’s Talons.
But, what direction will Hu Keqili, a fierce general, make an assault from?
The extermination policy of the Expeditionary Army leaves almost no livelihoods in the areas they have walked through, and the problems brought by them are also very prominent. The Expeditionary Army is almost a blind man, and they have too little information about Hu Keqili.
Star Shuyle also finds it difficult to sum up regular things from the opponent's past battles. To be honest, Starschuyl doesn't think Hukochili is his opponent. When he was fighting on the battlefield, Hu Keqili might not know which corner he was in. How good can a little guy be?
It’s just that the title of the Imperial Army in the empire is too scary, and the aggressive attacks are often difficult for others to resist. Only gradually created the myth of the Central Army. If you change the angle, even if you are in control of this elite teacher. He is also confident that he will completely defeat the opponent, and even unify the entire continent.
" There must be a way! "I sat down unconsciously and talked about the detailed comparison of forces between the two sides, hoping to find a way to defeat the three-way army. These numbers are clearly marked on the military map. The bottom right corner.
The Imperial Army is accurate to every infantry squadron~IndoMTL.com~ But in fact, these numbers do not have much meaning. The battle between the Imperial Army and the Expeditionary Army cannot be based on conventional The number of expeditionary soldiers measured by the number of soldiers, in some cases even more than twenty,
In the previous days, the Imperial Army was quietly gathering strength to increase the pressure on the expeditionary army itself. Of course, the expeditionary army would not wait to die, and also did everything possible to increase its strength. After the Battle of Said, the two armies have never had a large-scale conflict, because both sides are preparing for the final duel, gathering all the forces that can be assembled. Sure enough, the cavalry of the Nakari Central Army stopped outside of Kyoto, causing a sensation in the entire Normandy Kyoto,
The Salander army also has its own cavalry, but compared with the cavalry of the Central Army, the cavalry of the Expeditionary Army is much inferior in terms of equipment. If they directly collide with the regular cavalry of the Empire, most of the army will be wiped out. The end, and from the combat experience, the opponent is a veteran who has been fighting for a long time, but does not pay much attention to the cavalry. Most of the recruits this time are recruits, and some are from other countries.
For recruits this. Staschuyl didn't complain. After all, the expeditionary army is also struggling now, and there is a need for replenishment of troops everywhere, and he should be relieved to be able to have enough recruits to replenish him. As for when these recruits can form combat effectiveness, that is something he needs to worry about. (To be continued) [This text is provided by Qihang Update Team@偶氏尊尊] If you like this work, you are welcome to vote for recommendation and monthly pass. Your support is my biggest motivation. ) Bring @轩潇弄影