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 foot to top, all are black rocks. Some places are very protruding, as if they are about to collapse. Some places are recessed again, as if there are many deep caves inside. In the cracks above and below the rocks, there are wild trees with curved branches growing everywhere, just like the coarse hairs on the giants, and they are coated with a layer. The vast ink,

Trueburg's unique geographical location allows it to obtain a rare coolness in the hot summer. The surrounding mountains rise up like swords, and the undulating mountain effect resists the invasion of heat waves. ..

Because of the relatively high momentum, the wind from the north rushes past here, taking away the heat of the day and sending a cool breath. At the beginning of chūn, you can already feel the chills here. When these When the cold stretches, it creates a high wind and pleasant climate here,

Starschuyl 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 200 years ago. Since its establishment, Truborg has been a disaster-ridden fortress.

The surrounding rolling mountains, the mountains here are very low, to be precise, they are a continuous high mountain belt, on these high mountains, there are thorn trees and huge elm trees, because they are located At the junction of the mountains and plains in north-central Normandy, the commanding heights of Troutburg have become a battleground for soldiers. Every force that tries to control the march north or central will inevitably capture Troutburg, the original Normandy. This is how people are, and the same is true for the current Salander Expeditionary Force. From here, you can look at the entire central Normandy region..

Actually. As the expeditionary force set off a **** storm in central Normandy, most of the original inhabitants of Troutburg moved away. As the main force of the expeditionary force entered, it quickly became a huge barracks,

Those who came and went on the streets were all heavily armed expeditionary soldiers. Occasionally, some civilian-like people walked past, and they were also very powerful. 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 fierce guys walking around in the streets. They don’t pay attention to the expeditionary army. Of course, they never take the initiative to make trouble with the expeditionary army. They are mercenaries.

After receiving that the zhōngyāng army had crushed the friendly army on his right, Starschuyl immediately played the gold bullet offensive. Since he could not recruit a sharp combat soldier in a short time, it is the easiest to hire with money. Direct approach, no matter in any country. On any land, mercenaries are a profession that will never be eliminated. They are brave and good at fighting, regardless of right or wrong. As long as the money is given, even the civilians will not leave any hands,

They are warriors fighting for gold coins, and the expeditionary army is not short of money. This is already well known. As news spread through the underground world, a large-scale mercenary group soon appeared near Truborg. The number reached 5,000, from different ethnic groups, and even many ethnic groups hadn’t even heard of Staschuyl. These miscellaneous mercenaries were compiled into the Third Army of the Expeditionary Army by Staschuyl, because The overall combat power is superior to that of ordinary expeditionary forces, so Star Shuyle is placed at the forefront of the defense line all day.

As the supreme military commander of the self-proclaimed dúlì 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. , Used to be the residence of the local lord,

Because there was no maintenance for a few months, the walls where the jīngmei statues were once carved, at this moment, there are only broken walls with broken hands and feet, and some obvious cracks can be seen in some places, revealing the red stone inside. Block, even in the room inside the tower, there were 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 two full days to drill holes through the wall and barely cleared the rat infestation.

If it weren't for the strict guards around, no one would know that this is the residence of Starschuyl. It is the core of the direct command of the expeditionary army. Only the crowded horses at the door can quietly tell the pedestrians that this place is here. unusual.

After lunch, the sun seemed quite mild. A woman in a black sè long skirt quietly came out from the south of the four-story building, accompanied by a maid, and walked towards the fourth floor very reluctantly

The sun shines on her tall and plump body, leaving a faint figure on the stone slab on the ground. Her face is dignified, gentle, with her head up and her chest straight, and her eyes are not squinted. All troops are tightly covered, there is no possibility of light leakage, invisibly exuding a sense of inviolability,

She was 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 in 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 stepped back slightly when they saw Lucini coming. 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 headquarters, sitting on a map in a daze. There are only red and blue dots in the picture. It was the three of his men, Lucini, who noticed the arrival, so they all disappeared cripple. Lucini stood there in silence for a while. The look in his eyes seemed a little strange, he 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 god. 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 it hard to look away

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. But the guard's eyes didn't seem to be as serious and sharp as usual, on the contrary, it seemed to be a little trance.

"What's going on?" Star Shuyle turned around angrily, just to face Lucini, who was standing brightly.

"You...Why did you come?" Star Shuyle was taken aback by surprise, his tone trembled, and he seemed to be staring at the lady in black dress in front of him with some disbelief.

"Didn't you always want to avoid me? Now I'm here by myself!" Lucini's face was cold. He said in a cold tone, not at all full of ambiguity and affection like the rumors from the outside world. The strong smell of gunpowder and this cold feeling made the two look more like enemies.

"No. How could I avoid you!"

Star Shuyer’s face was awkwardly slapped and his body turned gray, and he responded, “It’s dangerous here, and it may become a battlefield at any time. You should go back to Kyoto first, trust me, as long as the problem is solved, I will I will give you an explanation!"

"Explain? What's the explanation!" Lucini sneered and sneered. "If you had some courage back then, how could you leave me alone and slip away? If it wasn't for you, I would also Wouldn’t 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 It was my fault back then, but it was also I who saved you from the Normans. "Sdaschuyl’s ugly response." When a country is troubled, personal destiny is like duckweed in the wind, not only you, but also Wasn't I captured by Normandy and sold as a slave? Now that we have the opportunity to take control of our own destiny again, why don't we hope to end this troubled world and allow countless Salanders who were torn apart in that war to be able to live on 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 the other party to say such touching words, and she couldn't hold on with her cold eyebrows, but she wanted to continue speaking. Hastily walked in, stopped Lucini, and Star Shuyle turned around, obviously not wanting to continue.

"You are a bastard!" Lucini stomped angrily when she noticed the decisiveness of the other party, and left very unwillingly. There was an unconcealable lack of expression in the gods, which seemed to be something precious. Something is broken

"What did you do?" After Lucini had left, Starschuyl turned serious and said. The face is a bit ugly,

"Mrs. Lucini just now..." the famous subordinate replied in a low voice, not daring to look at Staschuyl's eyes. Star Shuyer was indeed surprised, and a little scared, as if everyone looked at their own eyes, a little weird,

"Anything new?" Starschuyl was silent for a moment before speaking slowly.

"Not for the time being, the imperial zhōngyāng army, which defeated the Second Army, did not turn to us, but went further north," a subordinate replied in a low voice. "Further north?" Star Shuyer frowned, and returned his gaze to the military map on the wall, trying to get rid of everything related to Lucini, concentrating on the current situation. Faintly, he seemed to feel a little bit. From the picture, the emperor is now surrounded by 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 various units are very tight, and it is almost difficult to find the flaws of unilateral defeat. This shows that it is well-trained and deserves to be called the imperial jīng Ying.

Although the defensive line of the Expeditionary Army is still stable, the Imperial Army has mastered the Saddle of the Second Legion and formed a sharp knife against the Expeditionary Army. Forcing the expeditionary force to deploy a large number of troops in front of Kyoto,

According to Starschuyl’s prediction, the goal of the imperial zhōngyāng army should be to assault the Kyoto defense line from the direction of Said. If that is the case, the cavalry of the zhōngyāng army will inevitably be hit hard.

Normandy Kyoto stretched more than ten kilometers outside the city during the Norman defense period, all of which were trenches dug by the Normans, because the Normans believed it. As long as the opponent’s fearsome cavalry unit does not show up,

It is impossible to break through Kyoto, which has as many as 60,000 with only less than 30,000 infantry. In fact, the advancing Imperial Southern Army seems to have no suspense. In just half a month If not, the inferior infantry force defeated the Normans as many as 60,000. Due to time constraints, the Southern Army did not fill 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 zhōngyāng army's less than 10,000 troops, it will definitely be a **** battle to conquer another 20,000 expeditionary army that is already waiting.

However, Starschuyl could not be completely relieved, because it was in the northeast of Kyoto. Another emperor had already captured Balchik, threatening the safety of Normandy Kyoto from the flank. Although the expeditionary army has also arranged a considerable amount of troops here, it is impossible to completely prevent the imperialist attack. I have to say, Balchik's direction. It is indeed a weakness of the expeditionary army.

The two armies are holding each other, and the formation looks like 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 emperor. As for who is in control of this knife. In the hands, it depends on which strength is stronger.

Because of the strong city walls of Kyoto, the expeditionary army is not dangerous for the time being, but the initiative is in the hands of the emperor, and the three-way army is surrounded, what way will they use to rob this scimitar. It is very intriguing.

In terms of military strength, the number of the imperial army this time is equal to the number of the expeditionary army. After the integration of the expeditionary army, it finally broke through 60,000 at the end of March. The Second and Third Army advances south, forming a huge inverted triangle. The center of this triangle is Normandy Kyoto.

According to Starschuyl’s view, it should not be easy for the Falcon Emperor ** to pass through trenches that stretch for tens of kilometers. What's more, the empire seems to have a lot of things to consider, and their main goal is still the surrounding areas. The country’s army suppressed the territory and eliminated the regiments of Caesar Sauron and Salon who were in charge of this matter. The regiment that the Empire can now mobilize is the zhōngyāng guard regiment called the Falcon’s Talon.

However, from which direction will Hu Keqili, a fierce general, make an assault?

The extermination policy of the Expeditionary Army leaves almost no livelihoods in the areas they walked through, and the problems brought by it are also very prominent. The Expeditionary Army is almost a blind man, and they have too little information about Hu Keqili.

It is also difficult for Starschuyl to sum up regular things from the opponent's past battles. Star Shuyer thought over and over again, but he was still not at ease, and it was not easy to sleep at night. 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 zhōngyāng army is too scary, and the aggressive attacks are often difficult for others to resist. Only gradually created the zhōngyāng army myth. If you change the angle, you can even control this sharp master yourself. He is also confident that he will completely defeat the opponent, and even unify the entire continent. "There must be a way!" Sit down unconsciously. Star Shuyer looked at the detailed force comparison between the two sides, hoping to find a way to defeat the three-way army from inside. These numbers are clearly marked in the lower right corner of the military map.

The imperial zhōngyāng army is accurate to every infantry squadron, but in fact ~IndoMTL.com~ these numbers do not have much meaning. The battle between the imperial zhōngyāng army and the expeditionary army cannot be measured by conventional numbers. Of expeditionary soldiers, in some cases more than twenty soldiers,

In the previous rìzi, the emperor was quietly gathering strength to increase the pressure on the expeditionary army itself. Of course, the expeditionary army would not sit still, and also did everything possible to increase its strength. After the Battle of Said, the two teams have not had a large-scale conflict, because both sides are preparing for the final duel, gathering all the forces that can be assembled. The cavalry of the zhōngyāng army really stopped outside of Kyoto, causing a sensation in the entire Normandy Kyoto,

Of course, the Salander army also has its own cavalry, but compared with the cavalry of the zhōngyāng army, the cavalry of the expeditionary army is much inferior in terms of equipment. If they directly collide with the regular cavalry of the imperial army, most of them will be annihilated. Judging from combat experience, the opponent is a veteran who has been fighting for a long time, but the Salanders who do 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 what he needs his heart. (To be continued.)