Power and Empire Chapter 1323: The Death of the Expeditionary Army (2)

On March 27, 3rd year of the Falcon Empire Calendar, the zhōngyāng army cavalry who set the combat target in V-Normandy Kyoto began to arrive. In the little green sè of the beginning of the chūn, the Falcon flag of the imperial zhōngyāng army carried a thick battle. Meaning, in the faint morning light, the huge falcon battle flag with its teeth and claws made the Salad's expeditionary army, who was still clearing the trenches outside the city, shocked. As if a **** soldier descended from the sky, a rumbling of horseshoes rolled up in the distance,

"Attention, line up ahead!"

The front of the expeditionary army was chaotic. In order to resist the imperial invasion, the commander stationed in Normandy Kyoto divided the 20,000 army into two parts. One part was stationed in Kyoto city, and the other part was stationed outside Kyoto city, relying on the city. The continuous trenches form the first line of defense,

"Quickly, don't want to die quickly!"

Under the loud urging of the officers, the Salander soldiers appeared in the trenches. As they got closer and closer, the Salander Expeditionary Army in charge of the outer trenches began to move. I saw the zhōngyāng cavalry in the distance. The long black lines, like fierce chao water, overflowed the edge of the earth, heavy horseshoes hit like a landslide, and the expeditionary soldiers’ faces were scared as white as paper, and they had not even issued an order to retreat. In some areas, there was an uncontrollable rout..

In terms of numbers, they are not less than the number of the zhōngyāng army, but the fighting will and fighting power of these expeditionary soldiers are completely destroyed by wealth and hope,

At the beginning of the Battle of Southern Salander, the number of Salander troops who were defeated and captured by the Normans was about 110,000. Because there were too many Normans with a strength of only 40,000, they were very They decisively adopted a policy of reducing their mouths. They delineated all the prisoners who were more than 50 years old, except for the nobles, and killed all soldiers who were wounded and maimed in the battle. Also sold cheaply to slave traders as waste,

Otherwise, these captives, who were twice as many as they, rebelled, enough to keep the Normans busy. The Normans finally killed more than 20,000 people through various means and were transported to Normandy on the way, because The ship capsized and resisted, and more than 5,000 people died, including about 30,000. After they arrived, they were sold to other countries. Only less than 60,000 people stayed in Normandy.

"Holy shit, the cavalry is here!

Some Salander expeditionary troops looked at the zhōngyāng cavalry who was still 300 meters away. They lost their weapons in shock, ran back and saw someone escaping. More expeditionary soldiers seemed to have been stepped on their nests. Of ants. Ran out of the trench in a mess, ignoring the harsh swearing of the officers behind, rushing to the rear of Kyoto in a swarm,

"Advance!"

Hu Keqili who grabbed the fighter yelled. Behind them, the cavalry group of the zhōngyāng army suddenly entered the trench area like a flash of lightning. The distance between the trenches in front of them is not wide, and the horses only need a light leap to cross over. Countless sharp swords gleamed with fierce white light, making the expeditionary army shattered. Thousands of cavalry attacked like a tornado, shouting "Kill!"

I was shocked by this power. The collapsed expeditionary soldiers immediately exploded the camp, and the entire line of defense was under the impact of the zhōngyāng cavalry, like being swept across the ground by a storm. At the moment of contact, the strong wind blew the weak grass everywhere, and the dead bodies were on the ground. /

"Really as your Majesty said, Kyoto may seem stubborn, but it's actually vulnerable!"

The scene in front of him made Hu Keqili, who led the army, turned his mouth disdainfully. After he was able to defeat the Second Army of the Expeditionary Army, Hu Keqili once suggested to march to Truborg, but he was attacked by the fat man. Veto,

The task the fat man gave him was to directly cross the Troutburgh and attack Normandy Kyoto. Hukochili once objected to this, saying that the topography of Kyoto is difficult, the city walls are high and strong, and there are more than ten miles of trenches outside. The zone is really not suitable for cavalry raid operations

For Hu Keqili’s statement, the fat man smiled faintly at the corner of his mouth. "Kyoto seems to be strong, but it is actually vulnerable. Any strong fortress is just a display if it is handed over to a group of defenseless defenders. That's it,

Kyoto is solid, but it’s hard to tell the defending soldiers. Although these people used to be soldiers, they worked as slaves in Normandy for a few years and survived under the flogging of slave owners. They have already lost their blood. Soldiers’ blood, and then recklessly acted in the middle of Normandy, burned, killed, and looted for several months. In essence, these people have changed from soldiers to thugs inferior to ordinary bandits.

The expeditionary army has made a fortune in the plunder, and now all of them are delicate and expensive. Who has the willpower to smash with the violent cavalry here, one who has forgotten the fighting instinct long ago The army, if you are suddenly attacked by a cavalry cluster and don’t know how to fight for a while, this is your chance! Tore a gap from the line of defense, in a rush, following the defeated army, it is bound to go straight to Kyoto! "

The tactics instructed by the Fatty are very simple. He asked Hu Keqili to concentrate all the cavalry, specifically attack one side of the trench defense line, with absolute superior force, to defeat the established and organized resistance in a short time, with The horseshoe stomped them to pieces,

At eight ten ten, four infantry squadrons on the left wing of the expeditionary army responsible for the trenches were smashed and defeated. Three squadron captains were killed. Their soldiers were torn apart. More than 3,000 men were disintegrated and shaken. The left wing of the entire defense line "Go forward, push forward with all your strength!"

Hu Keqi force ignored the broken soldiers, but moved forward unwaveringly. The cavalry marched as fast as a arrow, and the horses were like thunder, from the barrier that had not been removed from the trench. Speeding past, these baffles are like bridges over two trenches. Under normal circumstances, they are used for soldiers to pass, because the zhōngyāng cavalry appeared too suddenly, and the front flees too fast.

These baffles were used as their own way of life and death by the ruined army. They were crowded with people. When they were rushed by the horses, they fell into a large trench. The situation was tragic. The zhōngyāng cavalry group bit the tails of the collapsed soldiers in front. One after another, one team after another collapsed. "The main force of the Falcon Emperor ** is here! Go away, if you are caught up, you will die!" Panic began to spread from the left wing to the whole line like a plague. The exhausted and sleepless expeditionary soldiers lost their minds, screamed like water, and the situation in front of them was exactly as the fat man had expected. The ten-mile-long trenches made the expeditionary troops scattered outside the city. In the long line, facing the sudden flank attack, they could not mobilize the troops to respond in time.

If the commander of the expeditionary force is sober enough at this time, he immediately ordered the abandonment of the extra trench defense line in front. Withdraw all troops into the last two trenches backed by the tall city wall. Based on the support of the city wall, only one strong counterattack is required to repel the attacking zhōngyāng cavalry. However, the commander of the expeditionary force stationed outside the city was obviously stunned by the heavy horseshoe howling.

The entire flanks are in turmoil, the killing sound shook the sky, and the disintegrated soldiers kept fleeing from the front trench to the back trench. The shining cold light of the war knife made all the expeditionary soldiers who saw all this feel cold from their hearts. "Retreat now!"

If another expeditionary general is in charge of commanding this time, or it will not have such an effect, the commander of the remote expeditionary army in Kyoto. It was Enright, the traitor of the Northern Army in Sarand, who saw the falcon flag looming in the morning mist. The ignorant fear clearly made the commander exaggerate the enemy's strength. He believes that he has been bitten by the main force of the emperor,

Because the battle flag of the zhōngyāng army is also a falcon mark, it is easy for Enright, who doesn't know much about the imperial system, to take it for granted that he led the cavalry to kill. It was the brutal and tyrannical Wickia Falcon, who mistaken the zhōngyāng military battle flag for the Wickia Falcon's battle flag, which directly made him think of giving up the entire trench defense line, the name of the mainland God of War. Enough to frighten everyone, his wrong decision caused countless Salanders to defeat the army, just like a river. A large number of people gathered outside the closed gate of Kyoto. "Open the door and let us in!" The location of the city gate is already noisy. The crowded army below yelled at the people above, and the city guards above erected a whole row of bows and arrows, murderously facing the bottom, the two sides couldn't hold each other, the cavalry in the distance was rolling up here in the **** storm." No one can open the gate of the city without an order!" An officer leaned out half of his body from above and shouted at the black head below

"Orders? Whose orders do you want?" I am Enlight, the highest commander of Kyoto, and I order you to open the gates! "

When Enlight arrived, he was also shocked by the collapse of the army in front of him. From beginning to end, he was not a real soldier. Under such circumstances, the first thing he thought of was to return to the city immediately. Immediately ran away with all the treasures, and the entire Ikadiva continent knew that there was no strong city or fortress that could withstand the horseshoes of the Vicky Falcon. "Master Enlight?" The officer on the wall was taken aback. Sure enough, the crowd saw Enlight, the Supreme Commander, also inside. "Ahiborn, don’t open the door! If you don’t open, I will order your head to be cut off!"

The **** Enlight raised his head in irritation and called the name of the city guard officer. This time he placed his direct line in the city, and placed the so-called expeditionary forces outside the city, which itself allowed these expeditions The army meant to be cannon fodder, but I didn’t expect my luck to be so bad. I came out to inspect in the morning and encountered a large-scale offensive from the Imperial Army. I was very upset and enjoyed the treatment of being turned away, just like other expeditionary troops. "My lord, what if you open the city gate now and the enemy takes advantage of it to come in?" "This officer is fairly dedicated, but obviously it's not the time." Bastard, if you don't open the city gate, do you want me to die outside? "Enright scolded loudly,

"But..." This officer still wants to say

Enright turned his head and glanced at the black cavalry who was getting closer and closer behind him. He couldn't control that much anymore. He directly raised the whip in his hand and shouted at the archer on the wall, "All the archers listen," This person has a rebellious heart. I suspect that it is the emperor’s ānxi. I order you to be executed immediately... ""No, I will immediately order the door to be opened!" The city gate winch pulled the winch by hand. Even in the cold early chūn season, he shouted loudly with sweat, but now I can’t manage that much. It is the first one who can save his life. These archers are all kind of grace. Wright’s people, with an order, they are definitely the end of the game "Gege"

The closed gate of Kyoto finally opened slowly under the pull of the winch, and the collapsed army swarmed up, suddenly squeezed into piles, and it was difficult to control. The zhōngyāng cavalry who had been prepared in the distance seemed to smell the fishy smell. The pack of wolves rushed toward the gate of the city. The horses were thundering, and their swords were like frost. They ran slowly and were trampled to death by the horses. "Quick, close the door!" The defenders on the city wall. Seeing this situation, there is a mess, and there are countless defeats below. Pushing the gate a few meters wide, the winch pulled hard, and only closed less than ten centimeters. "Everyone hold on, those **** are going to close the gate!" "It's too despicable, are you going to abandon us?" ""Yeah, everyone wants to live, so just rush in!"

Various scolding noises were heard below, and it was obvious that the winch of the city gate was being violently pulled by someone, even though the defeated troops in front violently resisted the city gate. But before the huge mechanical power, the two huge gates opened slowly closed towards the middle, "Let me pass, I am Enright!"

In the crowd, Enlight yelled loudly. Under the desperate push of several guards, he miraculously squeezed to the blocked gate. The gate that can survive in front is the gate that can survive, and there are more than a dozen behind it. Both big hands pulled his clothes vigorously, making it difficult for him to walk in. Looking at the smaller and smaller city gates, "Asshole, let go!" At a critical juncture, Enright drew out his sword without hesitation and slashed at the hand behind him. Blood was splattered, and a screaming scream "My hand!" came from behind.

A few arms that were too late to let go, fell to the ground blood drippingly, some still clinging to Enright's clothes. Some flew to the people behind, taking advantage of the chaos that followed, Enlight made a very successful leap. I rushed in from the gate that was less than 1 meter long, and the gate was closed heavily. The sight of countless pairs of eyes seemed to be cut off. The same with the light, the gate suddenly dimmed

"This is God's will, the sky will never destroy me!" Enright yelled with joy, fell to his knees, and kissed the ground under his feet fiercely.

Outside the city, the noisy noise suddenly stopped. Except for some people’s screams, their arms were cut with a sharp sword, exposing their bones, and rolling on the ground in pain, three of them One was Enlight’s guard. They pushed Enlight into the last hope, but their master cut off their hands. Although they tried their best to hold the **** wounds and bite their teeth, they still couldn’t stop making a sound.

"Tap!"

In the distance, the imperial zhōngyāng cavalry cluster, which was already less than 30 meters away from the city gate, stopped. The black men and horses lined up, covered in blood, eyes full of violence, bloodshot, and their swords neatly sheathed. The sound, even the smell of blood in the wind, made all the thousands of expeditionary troops outside the gate of the distance feel a chill from their hearts. It is said that in Said, this cavalry killed 2 The Wansarand Expeditionary Army was bloody, and the entire Second Army was wiped out

"It seems that the first plan has failed!"

Hu Keqili slowly came out of the cavalry queue, his eyes swept across the closed door in front, and the corners of his mouth smiled bitterly. The opposing commander was also cold-blooded and threw thousands of people to the enemy. If you issue a slaughter order yourself, the entire moat will be blocked by piles of corpses. Fortunately, His Majesty Falcon has also arranged a second plan. Although it is not as exciting as the first plan, it is enough to make a decision. The whole battle is over;

"Vertical crossbow!"

Hu Keqili glanced over the city gate, crowded into a group, like sheep waiting to be slaughtered like the expeditionary soldiers, suddenly raised their hands behind him, "brush! Brush" zhōngyāng army cavalry one after another from their own The warhorse weapon slot, with a length of half a meter inserted upside down, is like an open half-moon-like cavalry assault crossbow. The cavalry is very fluent and quickly put the triangular armor-piercing arrows on it. This kind of armor-piercing arrows can be used in The armor of heavy infantry is pierced at a distance of 50 meters. At such a distance, if all the weapons are launched, no one on the opposite side will be spared.

"Aim!" With Hu Keqili's order, the body of the assault crossbow of the zhōngyāng army cavalry was slowly flattened, and the sharp arrows that burst with cold light directly faced the trembling thousands outside the city gate. The expeditionary army, the air stopped at this moment "God, I don't want to die!" "Is this going to slaughter us?"

There was a chaos under the gate of the city, crying father and mother, the crowd formed by thousands of defeated troops, like being squeezed in by a pair of huge invisible palms, directly facing the people of the cavalry crossbow, They all stepped back subconsciously, and some even wanted to jump into the moat, but the river was too rushing, and the person who jumped was swept away in a few strokes~ IndoMTL.com~ After a while, a wave of blood splashed with the river. Floating with blisters,

Some people who wanted to learn, quickly put out their plans to jump into the river,

In order to resist the siege of the Emperor Crossing the River, countless sharp iron pieces, stones, and bamboo sticks were placed in the Normandy Kyoto moat by the expeditionary army.

As long as people fall, they will soon be swept in by the waves and die. The huge pressure makes the faces of the soldiers of the Salander Expeditionary Army on the opposite side pale,

Looking at the cold light that flickers like stars on the opposite side, no one will doubt that the cavalry on the opposite side will not slaughter everyone without hesitation after ten sounds.

"For the sake of you once belonged to the emperor, I will give you a choice to lay down your weapons and surrender or die! Within ten sounds, make a choice!" Hu Keqili glanced across the front, again Raise your hand high, and slowly say "one, two, three..." in your mouth.

Before "Pa" counted to four, the expeditionary army began to drop weapons. By the time of the tenth sound, no one was still holding a weapon. Even Hu Keqili could not bear this situation. He crooked his mouth, "Such an expeditionary force simply loses the face of the emperor!" (To be continued.)