Power and Empire Chapter 1721: Gaul’s Tragedy (8)
When the Falcon Army cheered for the imperial warships that appeared upstream, the Gauls on the river obviously hadn’t noticed such a situation.
Gaul’s first-line combat officers were rectifying their soldiers on the river beach, waving their whips, and shouting "Line up, hurry up! The enemy is about to go down the river!" They seemed very lazy, and the wide river surface also convinced them that the Falcon Empire Army would not take the initiative to take an offensive. In this case, tens of thousands of soldiers were driven to the river beach. The messy situation could not be completely forbidden for a while. At noon, at the back of the queue, the commander of the Fifteenth Gaul Army, Hawkmir, surrounded by several Gaul generals, stepped up to the **** one place higher than the river in front of him
The Hawkmere Corps commander is tall and sturdy, wearing a hòu heavy white shuttle armor, behind him is a long red cloak that can be dragged to the ground, and his eyebrows are broad, giving people a mighty and mighty impression.
" What's going on? Isn’t it an order to prepare for battle? Why haven’t the arrangements been made until now?” Hawkemere took a few generals around the river beach and saw the mess on the river beach. The assembled troops, thick hòu's eyebrows are frowning,
He was very dissatisfied with the efficiency of the assembly of troops. Although the 15th Army was not a first-class infantry corps in Gaul, it was also a border force with combat experience. It was just that the 15th Army was on the eastern front. Fighting against the Central Biyaians, this time I received an order to be transferred from the Eastern Front to the Rusty Front in the winter.
The soldiers of the 15th Army are all from the Baru region, the eastern province of the empire. Baru is the largest mining area in the eastern province of Gaul, so there are a lot of people and laborers who are physically strong, but because they are close to the border, they often Suffered from threats from China and Bahrain, the Baru people have always had a tradition of building their own garrison. The predecessor of the 15th Army was the combination of the Baru Regional Corps and the Baru Border Guard.
Received an order from the Imperial Ministry of Military Affairs, Hawkmere took the Fifteenth Army across most of the Empire’s territory. The news he received also shocked him. It was too fierce for the Falcon Empire he was facing this time. Well-known,
Hokmir doesn’t know much, but he also knows that in the last half of the year, the empire lost its cities and grounds one after another under the onslaught of vicious enemies on the opposite side. It took more than a hundred years to defeat the empire. A large area in the southwest and northwest, and it also caused more than 300,000 imperial troops to die. Even the famous Stanley Spencer of the eastern battlefield fell in the Southwest Battle with the Falcon Empire. Stanley Spencer's name is Although the eastern part of the empire is not the first general, it is not comparable to the local army commander.
Since taking over the defense mission on the Eastern Front with the lightest pressure, Hawkemir has not dared to slack off at all. The defense line along the river is his hard work. According to the natural danger, Hawkemir has the confidence to face twice the enemy's onslaught. ,
After reprimanded his subordinates for a few words, the noise of the assembled troops finally calmed down
Hawkmir looked at the murderous falcon army on the opposite river bank like a dark tide, and a confused cold light flashed in his eyes and he couldn't help but sigh inwardly, "It is indeed an enemy of the empire, although it is so wide. The riverbank still feels fierce and high!"
This feeling is not only felt by him alone, but the soldiers of the 15th Army have this feeling.
Most of these are soldiers of the garrison. They tensely squeezed the weapons in their hands with sweat in their palms. The enemy on the opposite side was as powerful as a mountain collapsed, making many Gaul soldiers pale and their bodies Shaking in the cold wind and rain, no one knows how many people will survive the next battle. It is said that the Falcon army on the opposite side is particularly good at fighting and can fight one by one. Although he said he did not believe this kind of rumors, but There are more or less speculations in my heart,
"What is waiting for the other side?"
Hawkmeer stopped the horse with a gloomy face, and made a gurgling nervous sound in his hand holding the whip. As an experienced general, he could feel that the opponent's momentum was too strong, and he was completely on his side. The troops are not of the same grade, this is the feeling that the elites of all wars who have participated in the tragic battle really have the feeling.
The formation of tens of thousands of troops, in the white rain, exudes a ferocious breath like a beast, like a forest-like array of spears, dazzling under the rain washing, that kind of feeling makes all the Gauldi The soldiers of the Fifteenth Army felt like they were facing a fierce wolf that was quickly gathering strength. Once launched, it would inevitably be a fierce offensive like a tsunami and landslide. A little bit inferior to their aura, they will soon be stripped of them.
" Come here, order our archers to line up! "Hockmere straightened his body, his face was cold and he sent the cavalry to raise his hand" and told all the archers that the opponent would immediately enter the shooting range. Cover shooting!"
"Yes! "Send the cavalry to turn around
" My lord, do you think the Falcons will really attack from such a disadvantageous situation? A general Gaul leaned over on horseback and said with a worried expression
"I don't know"
Hawkmere shook his head, looked at the opposite side, and said calmly, "In fact, I also think that the Falcons on the opposite side will not attack. The Seine River in front of you is wide enough to make the other side fall to death, but if we don’t With a little posture, the military's mind will be disintegrated. This is a psychological game, just like the beasts in the mountains. If you want not to become the prey of other beasts, you must show your sharp minions!"
"It turns out that it is a brilliant tactic. The adults are not far from the days of the famous generals! This time to support the Eastern Front alone, once the war is over, the name of the famous generals of the adults will inevitably spread throughout the entire empire. Another Gaul general Flattering compliments
"When this country is in a difficult time, the warriors of my generation still care what these vain names do!" Hawkmere looked straight, but he actually felt a little uncontrollable movement in his heart. This time it was a battle for the empire’s national destiny. His army was placed in the most unlikely place for battle by Hasen Rambo. I thought that there would be no chance of being famous, but I did not expect that the Falcon Army on the opposite side would put on a fierce attack. As long as the opponent dares to attack, I dare to annihilate them all in the Seine.
"All the bows and arrows are in front of you!" Following the order, the Gaul teams rang loudly.
"brush"
The 11,000 Gaul shooters of the 15th Army came out neatly from the Gaul army. They discharged four long black lines along the river and stood at the forefront of the entire array. Looking at the Kuroshio on the other side of the river, hearing the command of the archery team behind him, stretched out his muscular right hand and slowly lifted the laminated composite bow in the direction of the sky.
These Gaul archers are all temporarily trained archers in winter. They are equipped with leather quiver and hold a general laminated bow in their hands. There is no armor on them, so they can quickly escape in the event of an enemy raid.
Many of them are hunters in the empire. Archers were not taken seriously in the previous Gaul troops, but they fought against the Falcon Empire several times, and the Falcon Army’s long-range suppression tactics were given to Gaul. People are deeply impressed. From the Falcon Army, the Gauls have learned a lot about remote suppression.
The overwhelming clusters of arrows are pouring down from the opposing army like a torrential rain. Even the bravest empire warrior will be frightened by such a terrifying sight, the Falcon Army’s The shooter has been called privately by the Gaul soldiers
"The fearful eagle rain arrow! The light of death!"
Every time there is a battle, before the fight begins, the Gaul soldiers are already scared by the dense formation of shooters on the opposite side. The proud army formation of the Gaul is in front of these dense clusters of arrows. After the meeting is the target of the slaughter, under normal circumstances, the army will travel 100 meters will cause heavy losses, and two-thirds of the battle losses are arrow injuries, no
In this rare and peaceful winter, the Gaul Military Ministry urgently recruited archers who can use bows and arrows from various places. Finally, it recruited a force of 30,000 archers to invest in the most tense battle zone of Rusty, among them as the eastern front. The Fifteenth Corps was divided into two archer regiments with 11,000 people. These Falcon-born Gaul archers were not accustomed to using strong enough military bows, so they were mostly equipped with laminated composites with a range of only 80 meters. Although the bow does not have advantages in range and lacks sufficient armor-piercing capabilities, as a defensive weapon, it also has the ability to block the enemy’s advance on a large scale.
"Attention, river surface!"
In the direction of the upstream guard tower, there was a sudden screaming cry, and at the moment when everyone was stunned, it was like a black cloud drifting down from the upper reaches of the river.
"Wow"
水流jī move
"The huge dragon-tooth battleship showed a hideous figure from the white rain and fog." Like the rumored angry dragon monster, the multi-legged paddle slides back and forth in the current. The sails on the river are dense like clouds, and the sides of the ship are golden. The Falcon flag is waving in the wind. Although the Dragon Tooth battleship looks weak in front of the heavy tonnage battleship, but in the inland rivers, the modified new Dragon Tooth battleship can definitely be regarded as a behemoth. The 20-meter-high hòu heavy ship is as sharp as a blade. The head of the heavy ship swayed more terrifying than the flood. The river was pushed forward by the warship, and the intensity was like a pair of invisible hands pushing.
"What's the situation? The other party's surprise attack is too funny!"
Gallic Fifteenth Corps Commander Horkmir rode on the war horse, watching the black warships appearing in the upper reaches of the river, the corners of his mouth were unexpectedly slightly upturned, he had a sense of laughter and laughter, the other party turned the warships. Get into the inland waterway, but how big can this effect be?
This is not a vast ocean, but an inland battlefield dominated by infantry operations, or the river can allow the warships to move unimpeded, but what can they do even if the warships are brought in? Could it be that the Falcon Empire can still make warships run to land to attack!
"touch"
There was a loud collision and friction. Hawkmeer, who was still making a guess that he could not go ashore just now, had his mouth wide open, completely frightened by the scene in front of him, and saw a horn up to twenty meters high. The bow of the ship, like a giant beast awakened from the deep sea, is like a wild horse breaking out of the waves from the flood stream
The huge angular bow didn’t hesitate at all. It was inserted directly into the river beach next to it. The round hòu solid hull rushed to the bank like a natural disaster.
The bottom of the transformed ship, a scary long ditch came out on the river beach, the ditch was full of broken flesh and bones, "Ah! Ah!" There were countless screams, and the huge hull was hitting. A side sweep occurred, just like a high-speed vehicle suddenly brakes, and a sharp U-shape came and rolled over the body of a Gaul soldier.
There was a small squadron of Gaul soldiers mixed with blood and gravel. Because they couldn’t dodge, their bones shattered on the spot by the sharp corners of the bow. The Gaul soldiers who had escaped nearby were severely shocked. The gravel smashed by the big hull flew out, screaming for a while
"Damn, monster! "This sight scared some of the soldiers closest to the river bank and almost slumped on the ground, in their frightened eyes,
warships like appeared one after another. These giant warships appeared like a group of huge behemoths, rushing towards the riverbank where they were located, and the figure covered the entire river surface! "Woo" represents the sirens of the enemy attack, which has completely torn the peace of the river at this time,
With the first battleship that washed up on the river beach, the situation is like a stone thrown into the lake water, and the entire river beach is in chaos
" Attention everyone, stay away from the river bank immediately! "All kinds of panicked shouts one after another, the Gaul army raised along the river bank was in chaos, and there were people running around everywhere, everyone was staring dumbfounded. The behemoths rushed onto the bank with an aura like a rainbow.
"Attack!"
There is a sound from the battleship, and countless crossbow arrows are pouring from the height of the ship’s side to the Gaul infantry group below.
"Swish swish!" The sharp arrow tore open the rain curtain 1 and brought a staggering white cold light in the rain, ah! The Gaul soldiers caught off guard were hit by arrows, screaming unconsciously,
"Pam" is another warship of the same type rushing ashore. The people on it obviously use the huge hull as a weapon to hit the Gaul army, like a slashing arrow from behind the chaotic Gaul. It pierced in fiercely, bringing up countless **** long scars turning over,
Countless Falcon crossbowmen emerged from the side of the warship, holding their infantry crossbows, "Kill!" With a fierce shout, the crossbowmen all shook the crossbow. , The crossbow and arrows flew like a torrential rain,
There are too many Gauls below, and the 70,000 troops are crowded together. The Falcon crossbowmen above can shoot the enemy almost without aiming,
Gaul soldiers have already been scared by the continuous collision. In front of the heavy battleship, there will be no possibility of blocking the flesh and blood. Everyone is holding their heads and running back.
The clusters of arrows shot from the side of the ship shot in from the backs of these Gaul soldiers without hindrance. "Puff!" The sound of metal tearing the flesh, mixed with the sound of rain falling, with The **** Mitsubishi arrow pierced through the chest of the Gaul soldier like a sharp sword.
"Ah!"
The soldier in the arrow looked at the metal arrow spit out from his chest in disbelief. The blood was falling like raindrops, his feet were soft, and his whole body fell to the ground. The corpse of the arrow was like wheatgrass harvested by a hunting knife. Falling in pieces on the river beach, the bright red human blood completely replaced the original color on the river beach.
The Gaul army was disintegrating, and more than ten Falcon Empire Dragon Tooth battleships rushed to the Gaul river beach. Arrows rained down. The Gauls who killed them complained again and again, and they immediately broke up. The trend could not even be stopped by Horkmir, who was behind the Gaul army. The disintegrated troops even broke up his guard and swept away the Gaul army commander.
"This...what's going on!"
On the other side of the river, Crolitsat and his 50,000 Northwest Army were also seen by the sight before their eyes bursting out, too vigorous! Everyone took a cold breath, especially the generals of the Northwest Army. They all looked ugly. They subconsciously placed themselves on the side of the Gauls, and found that facing such an incredible tactic, it was simply Unsolvable,
Using battleships to hit the river beach where the infantry cluster is located, it is also full of imperial crossbowmen with extremely high lethality. The tall ships of the battleship and the lethality of the crossbowmen are simply a killing bunker that cannot be broken in a short time. It cannot be cracked and is invincible. The cooperation has exceeded the limit that these army generals can imagine.
I don’t know how the will work, but looking at the ecstatic appearance of the Gauls shouting on the other side of the river, it is estimated to be quite high tide,
"My lord, should we just look at it like this?" A Northwest Army general cautiously approached Crolithat. "How do you feel, our Northwest Army is a supporting role!" This sentence touched Crolithart's words. Nerve, gritted his teeth, Crolitsart decisively ordered "the whole army to cross the river!"
"Pap" his words hadn't fallen yet, and the loud crashing sound came again, and I saw an Imperial Dragon Tooth battleship rushing onto the river beach.
"What's the matter?"
"It is estimated that I ran in the wrong direction!"
There was a commotion in the Northwest Legion, and the eyes of tens of thousands of people were simultaneously focused on the Longtooth warship that strayed away
"slap"
is another Falcon Dragon Tooth battleship rushing up with jī waves~IndoMTL.com~ The following four Dragon Tooth battleships rushed symmetrically on the beach where the Falcon Army is located,
Just when Crolitsat was a little puzzled, the last Dragon Tooth battleship suddenly merged into two rows in the middle of the river. Each row stopped in groups of six, and "popped" the heavy iron anchors that fixed the hull. Throwing into the stream, waves swelled, and the warship stopped at the center of the stream at a distance of 30 meters.
"This is...
. "Cro Lisat saw it. This is not a running direction, but other arrangements. It is estimated that even the ghosts and gods will not be able to guess the arrangement of Your Majesty Falcon
"Pontoon bridge, pontoon bridge!" The soldiers at the forefront of the front let out a cheer, and saw two giant pontoon bridges built with long wooden planks with battleships as piers, suddenly appearing in front of the entire Northwest Army
" So that's it!" Crolitsat looked at the pontoon that spans the 260-meter river, with a flash of enlightenment flashing across his face. "Cross the river on March 7, occupying the upper reaches of the river, and cooperating with the Second Southern Army sweep The enemy's midline! This fate that made everyone feel unbelievable before, now appears clearly in his mind
"The whole army crossed the river!" Crolitsart raised his hand excitedly, and the 50,000 Northwest Army surged up the pontoon like a tide. It took only 2 hours. The 50,000 troops easily got through Gaul. Known as the "dead line" of the Seine Defense Line, the stalemate began to tilt towards the Falcon Army. (To be continued) [] If you like this work, you are welcome to vote for recommendation and monthly pass. Your support is my biggest motivation. )