Power and Empire Chapter 1489: The life and death battle in Rwanda Akka (8)
In the raging flames, the cavalry violently pulling the horses, like a black whirlwind that stopped suddenly, the red flames reflected on the armor of these black armored cavalry, flashing a dark leap After the order was issued, the Falcon Cavalry turned to the direction of the initial assault. However, the Southwest Army responded very quickly. Tens of thousands of Southwest Army stationed on both sides quickly organized an obstructing queue after the initial shock. ,
"Do whatever it takes, stop them!" Looking at the grain warehouse engulfed by the fire, the eyes of the Southwest Army seemed to be lit by flames. The countless Southwestern infantrymen who raised their spears struggling to collide with the front of the black cavalry. At the same time, a group of people turned their backs on their backs, their spears pierced into the horses of the cavalry, and the people were hit by the horses and flew out, "Kill!"
The Falcon Cavalry wielded sharp swords and forcibly rushed into the tight formations of the Southwest Infantry. This was a battle of life and death. The blood exploded like flowers between the two armies. Teams of cavalry were in the Southwest Army. Flowers were stirred up inside the group of soldiers, and the infantry formation was like shredded cloth strips. Pieces of soldiers were knocked over by horses, but more soldiers poured in like chao water, cutting off the path of retreat. "My lord, Our circuit has been cut off! What should we do now? "A squadron captain of the Falcon Guard Cavalry turned from the front covered in blood and reported to Statunko in a loud voice, "The circuit was cut off?" ..
Statunko frowned.レm♠思♥路♣客レ stubbornly reined in the horse, and looked at the fierce battle ahead. The 4,000 Falcon Army’s raid disrupted the Southwest Army’s position, but the Southwest Army clearly gave a decisive order, although Masses of casualties, broken spears and corpses covered the ground on the battle line. The soldiers behind were also hit by the cavalry and retreated, but they still didn’t have the slightest intention to retreat or escape. "The other party wanted to trap us. Die!" Statunke took a deep breath,
The advantage of cavalry lies in strong assault. Once entangled with horseshoes, he is definitely not the opponent of the phalanx infantry. He has only four thousand people, and the short contact has caused him to lose about three hundred people in the battle, and the opponent’s back-up is 15,000 people. , The contrast is too great. Once the momentum of the strong assault is contained, the opponent can easily swallow up his 4,000 cavalry with his superior strength." My lord. The opponent must have guessed that we will retreat to the north after we succeed! Most of the troops are coming in this direction! "The guard cavalry squadron captain said aloud his views." If this continues, at most two hours, we will be wiped out because of exhaustion!" Order the teams to stop the attack. Since the north cannot go, then we will go to the south! "Statunko loudly ordered the captain of the cavalry guards" to tell the troops in front to leave the battle as soon as possible and the whole army to turn to the south! "South? "The captain of the cavalry was stunned right away, the transport fleet is still docked in the north, what is the governor's play! "Didn't you find out? The enemy's main forces are all concentrated in the north to stop us. And there is almost no force in the south." Statunko raised his whip in his hand and pointed to the fierce battle ahead and said, "The whole army can be avoided by turning south. Fighting with the enemy's main force, the task has been completed. What I need to consider is to bring more people back alive, rather than let them die here! "" But my lord, how do we go back after we break through to the south? The captain of the cavalry held the horse under his hip tightly, and asked with an ugly face, "Our transport fleet is in the north." If you turn to the south, isn't it going further and further? ""silly! "Statunko snorted heavily" To tell you the truth, it was wrong. Just choose to break out of the siege to the south. This is your majesty’s order. The main force of the Imperial Privateer fleet is in the south. As long as you get rid of the enemy’s pursuit, are you afraid that you can’t go back? "
"Yes, my subordinates understand!" There was a trace of joy on the face of the guard squadron leader. As he galloped on his horse, he took out a horn bugle from his horse's sack, and walked along the road. The battle front blew vigorously, "Uuuuuuuuuuuuuu!"
Three long-sounding bugles resounded through the fierce battlefield, and a bugle with instructions was heard. The falcon cavalry who were still on the impact turned one after another, and the falcon cavalry who had been in the enemy's line suddenly fought out to the rear.
During the chaotic battle, it is impossible to transmit all orders. According to previous experience, the Falcons have formed a set of horn transmission methods. Two long and one short means offensive, two short and one long. It is a retreat. If it is a breakout with the team, it will be three long tones "What's the situation?"
Looking at the black turning in the distance, a hundred meters behind the fierce battle line, a general of the Southwest Army flashed a trace of confusion in his eyes,
His name is Opa, the commander of the Sixth Army of the Southwest Army. Although he came after seeing the fire from behind, the battle situation in front of him still made the Southwestern valiant who had been fighting for a long time take a breath. The skyrocketed fire from the granary position, and the sky was red, and on the battle line less than 100 meters ahead, a dense formation of five imperial infantry squadrons was fighting fiercely with the black cavalry, lying on the **** ground. It was full of corpses, and the people watching it were shocking.
Just as he was muttering to himself, a middle-aged general with golden sè hair also happened to bring a team of cavalry from the opposite side.
"Opa Army Commander, you are really slow to react!" The middle-aged general with golden hair sneered at the corner of his mouth. "Look at my troops, how fast the reaction is. This cunning mouse ran into the granary. If you eat it, wipe your mouth and slip away. If it wasn't for me to be fast enough, this mouse would have really escaped!" "Are you sure you are blocked? How did I see that the other party is turning around to break through! "Opa gave him a dissatisfied look , Robinson, commander of the Tenth Corps, who is responsible for guarding the wing of the granary with him, is a famous self-righteous person in the Southwest Army. What a quick response! The other party rushed all the way and killed the seventh legion. It wasn't until the granary was ignited that this guy was late, obviously he wanted to hide behind and pick up the bargain. "My opinion is exactly the opposite of yours. I think the opponent is gathering forces to make the last fight." Robinson Kerr replied very optimistically, and said with an indifferent mouth. "Although the opponent's combat effectiveness is very strong, and it must be It is the sharp unit of the Falcon Army, but the opponent can bypass the previous layers of defense to reach here. It should rely on the ability of the navy. So now that they have completed their goal, their ultimate goal must be to go back! Just cut them off and return to the north. Way. We can completely trap them to death! ""Well, even if you are right"
Opa did not want to argue with the proud Robinson Kerr. He solemnly said, "What's hoarded here is the army's food for January, but now the army has been burned. As the person in charge of defense, we can How can I explain it to the lord general! ""Isn't it just the food issue? For us, there is no difficulty at all!"
"I don't know what you mean?" Oppa looked at the relaxed **** sè on Robinsonke's face, and really didn't know where this guy's self-confidence came from. That was the ration of the 100,000 army. Once the lord general knows, apart from the disadvantages of the 7th Army’s custody, it is difficult for himself and Robinson to escape punishment
"Although I don't want to show off, don't you have a ready-made granary in front of us!" Lubing Xunke sneered, raising his horse whip and pointing towards Atwood Sea City. "You mean Atwood..."
Opa's face changed suddenly, and a chill came from his tail, and he looked at Robinson Kerr like a ghost. Atwood Sea City has more than 50,000 citizens. If it was before, the food reserves had always been sufficient and all were collected. It is indeed possible to solve the problem of military food, but it is the cold winter now, the fish schools on the sea have basically disappeared, and the city of Atwood has suffered a tragic destruction. Large tracts of houses collapsed and more than 10,000 refugees accounted for almost one-fifth of the city. There is also a blockade by the Falcon Navy on the sea, and the chance of obtaining food by sea is zero.
In Atwood this year, instead of having sufficient food reserves in the city, there are signs of famine due to too many refugees.
During the period of staying here, Robinson, a **** who always likes to socialize and women, is a frequent guest at various noble banquets in Atwood City. It’s impossible not to know Atwood’s current situation. It is still difficult to take care of, not to mention the need to hand over food that can support a hundred thousand army. There may only be one kind, that is, grabbing! "It's really sad!" Oppa shook his head secretly. He heard that the Atwood people had spared no effort in order to please Robinson. They not only held a three-day banquet, gave away money, but also women, who I would never have thought that Robinson Kerr would be able to say such **** cold words just after being turned around, "No matter what you think, if you don't want to participate, I can do it alone!"
Robinsonker shrugged his shoulders with a grim face, and seemed to enjoy Oppa’s inexplicable surprise. The corners of his mouth twitched slightly. "I am a soldier, and my personal feelings belong to my personal feelings. I can’t let the frontline The one hundred thousand army will fall into a situation where there is no food available, and I think that compared with the trust of the general, the little Atwood is really not worth considering! Big deal, I will try my best to stop the soldiers from overkilling. !"
"My lord, the enemy suddenly turned to the south to break through! Our army can no longer stop" a messenger ran ahead,
"South!" The conversation between Robinsonke and Oppa stopped. They looked at each other, and they couldn't help but say, no, the other party really fled to the south! "...
On December 9th, a terrible news hit the entire northwest. The Southwest Army stationed in the Atwood area suddenly attacked Atwood Sea City, which had always been close to him, and looted, causing Atwood. More than 10,000 people in Woodsea City died in this catastrophe, and more than 30,000 people became refugees, including a large number of wealthy aristocrats who were the key targets of the Southwest Army’s looting.
Relying on the Atwood defensive map provided by Robinsonke, commander of the Tenth Army, three thousand Southwest Army soldiers suddenly drove into the unsuspecting city and quickly took control of the defenders’ weapons and various strongholds, and then The queues of the Seventh Army and the Tenth Army of the Southwest Army drove into the city with great vigor, and went straight to these noble residences in the city in the name of the search gap.
Using a huge siege wood to smash the iron gate of the Jīng Chibei Courtyard, the soldiers swarmed in, pushing the beautiful marble statues heavily, pretending to look for food in the scattered fragments, even though it was above His order was to find food, and was not allowed to kill at will, but looking at the precious possessions at hand, the soldiers’ eyes were completely red, and their throats swallowed.
An army officer walked over, picked up one of the pure gold accessories, examined it for a while, and put it directly into his pocket. The soldiers followed suit. Immediately swept away all the belongings of the nobleman. The soldiers who were still looking for food outside saw their companions coming out of the room with large and small treasures hanging on them, and immediately ran into the room and took away all the rest. In order to force the nobles to surrender all the treasures they might have hidden, the soldiers tied the nobles to the white marble in the courtyard and beat them with a barbed wooden stick in turn until the nobles even handed over the last bag of copper coins at home. Human blood is like plum blossoms in the deep winter, dyed red with marble and pure white stone surface,
That night. White snowflakes floated up in the sky,
The Southwest Army swept like locusts, searching house-to-house, snatching all the valuables in the city, and when they saw beautiful women, they lined up in turns until the women swallowed the last one in humiliation and despair. Tone, overnight, the beautiful long street has completely turned into hell: corpses in all directions. In the beautiful and pure white snow, it shows hideousness. Some streets even need to step over thick piles of corpses to move forward. In the bright dawn sky, countless plumes of smoke are rising. That was the house that was burned, and groups of insurgents smashed shops at will, robbed items, or threw piles of corpses into the fire in the city and burned them.
In order to cover up the traces left by the plunder. Robinson, the commander of the Tenth Army of the Southwest Army, who found out of control, gave the order to burn all the corpses and drove all the living people out of Atwood City, so that he could more thoroughly clean up the traces of the atrocities. In the end, he simply ordered the entire city to be burned. The flames that filled the sky burned for three full days before being extinguished. Atwood disappeared from the map.
"I made an unforgivable mistake. I stupidly led the wolf into the room. I could hear the cry of Atwood, like a curse in the middle of the night, lingering in my ears! May God have mercy on me, a poor man Come on!"
The Duke of Niman of Twood Sea City wrote the last long line of blood in his notebook with a quill soaked in his own blood, and died in his study that day. Before that, He personally killed his beloved wife and two daughters in order to avoid them being insulted in this catastrophe. His son was still studying in Kyoto in the Gaul Empire, so he escaped the impact on his family and the whole. For Atwood, it was a catastrophe of destruction.
The Falcon cavalry who broke through from Atwood to the south, after getting rid of the pursuit behind them, released the carrier pigeons for contact, and the transport fleet that received the carrier pigeons passed directly through the Atwood waters. At a stop 40 miles away from Twood, the cavalry who broke through the siege were picked up on the ship,
The transport fleet, under the **** of seven dragon-tooth warships sent by the privateer fleet, embarked on the sea way back three days later,
When crossing the sea area of Atwood, Statuenko deliberately stopped the warship. On the sea twenty miles away from Atwood, the Statuen subject flickered and watched the horizon rise in the distance. Stocks of black smoke,
That is the burning Atwood. For Statunke, who has seen the panoramic view of Atwood, this kind of picture is very shocking. The whole city is on fire, and the black smoke is just Like a huge dark cloud covering the sky, it lingers for a long time. From the lens of the looking glass, you can still see the sway of the flame. The Southwest Army has already withdrawn, leaving behind a scene like hell.
The Southwest Army would be frantically attacking Atwood, which was really beyond Statunko’s expectation. The reason why he specifically asked the battleship to stop was because he suddenly thought of something,
The picture of His Majesty Falcon pointing at the map flashed in his mind when he was setting up combat missions. At that time, His Majesty Falcon said, "Because of the burning of rations, the opponent will inevitably turn to other areas to find food! Is our chance"
"Opportunity, that's what I meant!" Statunko muttered to himself, and suddenly understood a lot. It turned out that everything was in his Majesty's expectation. His Majesty did not tell himself clearly about the Southwest Army. I didn’t specifically say that I would turn to that area to look for food. It’s really not like your Majesty’s style in the past. I naturally thought of Bangor at that time.
But now that I think about it, I know it was wrong. Bangor is suffering from a famine. It would be nice to not starve to death. The grain from there is obviously impossible to store more grain~ IndoMTL.com~ Then there is only one possibility,
Your Majesty is actually referring to Atwood!
Statunke took a deep breath of the cold air from the sea and borrowed a knife to kill. This trick is in the hands of His Majesty Falcon. Through the looting of Atwood, the Southwest Army obtained a batch of food sufficient to support more than half a month, but at the same time lost the final initiative in the war. The choice placed in front of the Southwest Army became clear.
In addition to forward, there is no retreat,
Otherwise, the crime of looting Gatewood, the navy directly under the jurisdiction of the empire, is enough to make the Southwest Army drink a pot, unless the Southwest Army can defeat the Falcon Kingdom on the northwest coast in a short time to prove Atwood The sacrifice is worth it,
The urgency of time will make the main force of the Southwest Army trapped outside Rwanda Aka abandon the siege and move directly to the base camp on the northwest coast.
"Using Atwood's food, forcing the Southwest Army to forcefully cross the Bangor area and advance toward Oaca, this may be the path of death that His Majesty Falcon has already set for the Southwest Army!" Statu Enke looked at Atwood in the distance, the sea breeze blew, and felt a chill in his back (to be continued...)