Power and Empire Chapter 1849: The first winter offensive of the Empire (7)
White snowflakes fell on the gray cracked castle crevices. The slight morning light outside had not yet illuminated the earth. A group of hooting black armored cavalry arrived at the wall rock fort on the front line of Gaul Kyoto with the sound of hoofing horses.
The fat man stopped the horse and looked at this strategic point mentioned many times in the newspaper. The wall rock fort is composed of huge gray-white rocks. The front and back length is no more than two hundred meters wide. The huge stone fortress, but the terrain Excellent, built on a cliff 100 meters high, only one way can be reached, like a huge nest towering high on the top of the cliff, looking down on the world from above,
This fortress has guarded the main road to Kyoto for three hundred years. It is the first gate that any enemy must cross to enter Gaul Kyoto from the west. It used to be here during the most prosperous period of the Gaul Empire. The garrison of 35,000 troops, stunned the entire northwest of the empire.
As the form of the Battle of Kyoto took a sharp turn, the Gauls who were transferred to the north gave up here a month ago. They are now the base camp of the Kyoto attack line commanded by Hukoqili.
The war between the Falcon Empire and Gaul has been going on for three years, from the northwest to the southwest, to the hinterland of Gaul, and to the capital of Gaul. Hundreds of thousands of troops fought fiercely. Millions of people died. Countless scheming, with immense patience, consumed the Gaul’s war strength piece by piece, and let the famous Gaul’s supporters fall into the turbulent vortex of this protracted war one by one, and now, he has come to the wall rock. Fort, ready to end all this this winter, the heart of giving the Gaul a fatal blow is extremely strong"
, this will soon become the base camp for the entire empire to fight against Gaul Kyoto. The imperial army gathered around this base camp has been ordered to gather from all directions, including the fifth and the fourth army of the empire. Six main banners. The second, third, and fourth main flag regiments of the Southern Army, the Second Cavalry Flag regiment of the Empire, and the second echelon troops will also arrive here at the end of October, including the first to the first to the first to the first to the Imperial Army in the southwestern area. The four main banner regiments, the two newly formed Thor regiments, and the 15,000 troops of the cold coalition that have just docked on the northwest coast, even if the Northward Salon regiment, which is used to contain and disperse the forces of the Gauls, is not included. , This time the total force used by the empire in the winter also exceeded 200,000,
One-third of the empire’s strength. The last time so many regular troops were mobilized, it was in the war of annihilation against Ruud. This shows how strong Fatty wants to see the battle flag of the Falcon Empire planted on the capital of Gaul Kyoto this winter. He arrived. The first thing the wall rock fort did was accompanied by Hu Keqili, regardless of the cold snow blowing from the sky, he happily boarded this large-scale one known as the "Gateway of Kyoto No. 1". Watchtower at the top of the fortress,
his gaze narrowed slightly, and his gaze looked far away. He wanted to know that, as in the rumors, if the vision was far enough to see, and the field of vision was clear enough, from the observation deck at the top of this fortress. You can clearly see Gaul Kyoto 50 miles away.
It's a pity that the fat man saw all his eyes were gray and white, the cold wind roared, and the winter fog was heavy.
"It's boring!"
The fat man wrapped his clothes tightly and curled his lips slightly. He found that he had no idea how to work hard. He couldn't see a place more than ten miles away. In the end, there was a huge calm blue lake that attracted his attention. The lake was lying in the gray morning mist, long and deep, surrounded by endless dark green on both sides. Coniferous forest. Even on the snow-covered land in winter, this kind of coniferous forest maintains its evergreen natural color, but mostly yellow-brown and golden needles, like a huge gray-green sentinel tree towering above the head, that piece of woodland There are also spruce, cold sweater and pine, the number is endless. The lower layer of vegetation is sparse, and the ground is covered with a thick layer of white snow. The frozen lake is like a snow-white mirror in the morning mist
"What's the name of that lake?" The fat man frowned slightly, then he took in his gaze, gave up his efforts, took a deep breath and asked
"It's the Lake Veneras mentioned in the report! The Gaul’s New Seventh and New Nine Infantry Regiments are there, with a number of about 30,000. They are on the flank of the Gaul’s Kyoto Defense Line." Hu Keqili replied with a stunned expression. He knew that His Majesty Falcon’s eyes were sharp and different from ordinary people, but he did not expect to be so sharp that the snow was all over the wild, and all he could see was a gray and white land far away. The light and shadow of the swaying place, and your Majesty Falcon can see it directly several miles away. If this is the case, maybe in fine weather, this may be able to see Gaul Kyoto fifty miles away at a glance. "That is, you mentioned in the report that it is located in Kyoto. The Gaul New Seventh and New Nineth Infantry Regiment on the northern connection line? Didn’t you say that these two infantry regiments are stationed at a distance of fifteen miles from here? When did the Gaul front come so forward? "Fatty" As if thinking of something, my eyes lit up. "Yes, these two infantry regiments"
Hukoqili’s face was embarrassed and explained, "This is the change that has only occurred in the past few days. Since the Saron Army approached the northern town of Antura, the Gauls began to fluctuate, and these two infantry regiments had At the same time, I leaned forward for fifteen miles and reached the area of Funas Lake. ""Suddenly moved forward fifteen miles in a day?" "The fat man said with a solemn expression on his face." Suddenly put on such an aggressive posture, it is really true. It’s not like what the Gaul army, which is currently suffering from Saronbei’s head, should show ""Yes, the subordinates are also very confused. It should be to stop our army scouts from spying on the rear!" Hu Keqili took a deep breath. After a sigh of relief, the voice paused, explaining, "Behind the original line of defense is the connecting line between Gaul Kyoto and the north. It is said that the Gaul people have just formed a horse-drawn sled team, and they are constantly moving supplies around Kyoto and the north. In this case, in order to block possible raids by our army, it is also explainable to push the front line forward."
"Explanation? Tell me about your explanation."The fat man put his hands on the battlements stacked with thick snow, and looked at him coldly with a sword-like gaze. Hu Keqili felt a chill on his back and hurriedly "The subordinate thinks that the enemy’s line of defense suddenly approached in order to restrict our army’s sight. The two Gaul infantry regiments are composed of three thousand Gaul Infantry Regiments, which are very powerful. The Gaul’s purpose is to protect this transport. The line also spared no effort. Even if the forces were very tight, the person in charge of the Gaul-Kyoto defense line still stationed two infantry regiments five miles behind the two infantry regiments, so we faced four and two. The Gaul Corps on the line of defense has a combined strength of more than 60,000. It is beyond our current assault power."
"You mean that this line of defense that was suddenly advanced has the purpose of making us blind! "The fat man showed a trace of anger on his face, and he held the hand on the battlement and squeezed it." There is no way to know the line of defense. What are the later Gauls doing? Even if the Gauls secretly reinforce the north, we still don’t know what that means? Have you ever thought that if Saron, who was marching alone in the north, suddenly realized that he was waiting for him in Antura? What is the ending of the enemy's pounce?" Fatty's series of questions caused beads of sweat to appear on Hukoqili's forehead. Kneeling down on one knee with a look of panic "It's the subordinate's incompetence! I didn't expect this, but there are more than 800 miles from here to Antura. The opponent's reinforcements should not be so fast. Now the north of Gaul is snowing... …"
"There is a horse-drawn sled, it is difficult to cross eight hundred miles in five days?" The fat man curled his mouth in disdain, and snorted heavily, "It has been delayed for one day, that is to say, it is left to us. It’s only four days! Think about it. What should we do!"
"The subordinates will immediately send someone to reinforce Salon!" A trace of determination flashed across Hu Keqili's face
" I’m afraid the reinforcements won’t be able to keep up. One day is enough to decide everything. Immediately notify Saran as quickly as possible, not to attack Antura for the time being, otherwise this guy will bump into Antura, even if he doesn’t die, he will fall. There is a layer of skin. Moreover, the forces of the three banner regiments under you, which add up to only 40,000, are not easy to contain the troops on the front of Gaul Kyoto. Now we need to deploy troops for reinforcements, I dare not wait to Antura’s side. When the news comes, your side will collapse first!"
The fat man waved his hand and asked Hu Keqili to stand up, and turned to look at the huge mirror-like lake in the distance. His eyes were deep, and it was difficult for a clever woman to cook without rice. Even if he was a well-known general in the empire, in order to ease the rear transportation In the winter, the force of attacking Gaul Kyoto was only 100,000, and it was divided into two directions, northward and containment. Hukochili could suppress the nearly 200,000 troops of Gaul Kyoto with this force. It's commendable. The fat man tilted his head, looking like electricity, and asked unexpectedly, "Where are the reindeer cavalry in Bezukaya?"
"According to your majesty's intention, in order not to expose their existence, his subordinates placed them in the Bodao Canyon ten miles away." Hu Keqili paled in response and said, "Subordinates have prepared enough food inside. For the use of the Northlanders in January, the combat power of the reindeer cavalry is really heartbreaking in winter. They performed very well last time. Unfortunately, their number is too small and can only be used as a sharp knife. If there are more Words..."
Hu Keqili’s voice stopped, and he took a careful look at Fatty’s back, and said, “On the opposite side is the Gaul regular army with 60,000 people, and 3,000 reindeer cavalry attacking the logistics team. The frontal battlefield with tens of thousands of people invested is like a drop of water falling into a lake, it will not be very useful if it can play a role!
"Does your majesty mean to let them participate in the war?" Hu Keqili raised his head blankly, three thousand people, what is your majesty doing to the world? If there are three thousand heavy cavalry, it’s a pity that the Empire has a heavy cavalry unit in the northern border army, but no other troops. That is the patented cavalry of the female knight Berant Bonnie, and the all-swadian knights are shocking. A sharp blade of the prairie people.
"The number of reindeer cavalry of 3,000 people is a bit less, but in some cases, this bloodletting knife can pass through the throat with one arrow!" The fat man retracted his gaze from a distance, turned around and patted Hu Ke. Kili’s shoulders "It’s time for them to go out of the valley!
With a sneer at the corner of his mouth, the fat man grabbed the broken snow on the battlements and threw it into the air. The snowflakes were swept and rolled by the high-altitude wind and moved towards the distance. He said coldly, "Since the Gaul wants to lock us down, then we will smash his two front teeth. Even if we don’t hurt the Gaul to death, we will send him blood to the north. Turn it back! Is there a lot of 60,000 people? Believe it or not, the old man will play it all!"
The empire star Hu Keqili lowered his head sadly, didn't dare to lift it, and sighed in shame that his Majesty was so domineering and leaking every time and it was too inferior.
On the morning of October 19th, the Falcon Empire’s Falcon Empire’s Fifth Banner Regiment with 11,000 troops marched into the area of Lake Funas and began to build fortifications, felling trees and attacking Gaul on the opposite side. The catapult of the army guard tower. The Gaul New Fifth Infantry Regiment and the New Seventh Infantry Regiment, feeling provoked, formed a triple-strength attack line, and began to counterattack from the front, preparing to kill this unaware provocateur. At noon, the two defense lines were less than 500 meters apart"
The wind and snow stopped suddenly, like Lin's spear flashing and shining under the cold sun, the weather began to dry and cold quickly, "Pass the order, hold on!"
Riposti, the commander of the Fifth Banner of the Nakayoyo Army, stood on a raised mound beside the frozen lake, looking at the Gaul army lined up behind the flying snowflakes in the distance, with a spear weighing about 10,000 in front. shield. Then came the main force of 20,000 infantry in the formation. The three front and rear units were separated by 50 meters. The whole group was like a fierce snake, interlocking, it was almost difficult to find the weak point to break. It was obviously wanted. Relying on the superiority of military power, defeated one's weak defensive line frontally, and then formed a strangulation encirclement in this dense forest area
entangled with the Falcon Army in Kyoto for more than a month. The Gaul commander on the opposite side already had experience. He looked at the dense crossbowmen's phalanx behind the Falcon army on the opposite side. The head of the first line of defense, the new commander of the Gaul New Fifth Infantry Regiment, Hong Dubai, did not. Anxious to press the army all over,
The crossbow battle array of the Falcon Army is known as the killing machine on the battlefield. And the opponent wisely chose the dense forest in this lake area as the support of the array. As long as there is a chance to make adjustments, this natural barrier will slow down the speed of his offensive forces and become the target of the opponent shooting at will." Is there any reply from the Latina?"
Hong Dubai wore a gray-blue general armor. Lifting the mask on his face, he turned to ask the messenger cavalry behind him. He was waiting for reinforcements from the second line of defense. That’s right, although reinforcements have a three-fold advantage in strength, judging from the empire’s years of fighting with the Falcon Empire, the best way to defeat the almost abnormal defensive line of the Falcon Army is not to attack. , But chose to give it a fatal blow from the flank,
The Falcon Army is studying the tactics of the Gaul, and the Gallic Army is also studying the tactics of the Falcon.
"You must have a force that can contain the opponent's flanks and cooperate with your own attack, so that you can ensure that the superior force is in continuous combat. Keep the new force on the line, and follow your own rhythm to pull the attack time of the entire battle Long. In the end, with continuous offensives, the exhausted Falcon Army’s defensive line was completely torn apart. As long as the Falcon Army who is good at long-range attacks is dragged into the quagmire of chaos, there will only be one final result. A little physical strength is drained and the entire army is destroyed! "If the above conditions are not met, even if you have an advantage, you cannot adopt a frontal attack strategy!" In the combat guide issued to the commanders of the Gallic army, the chief in charge, Yad, especially This point is noted, a very tragic tactic, but this is the conclusion and experience gained by countless Gaul soldiers with blood and glory
The atmosphere before the battle made both armies feel a little nervous. Reposti’s body stood on the mound like a statue. As the commander of the entire banner regiment, even if he is a little uneasy in his heart, he must never show a timid look. His body is upright and straight. For the soldiers below, the general is their backbone, and the front is three times larger. My own forces, behind it is a wide lake that is as smooth as a mirror. Once the line of defense is shaken, there will be no terrain behind which can be used for combat
The thick winter black clouds entangled like cotton **** on the heads of the two armies. They piled higher and higher. Between the sky and the sky, like a huge eye, watching the people below, there is no snow in the sky. ~IndoMTL.com~ But it is dry and disturbing," According to a report ten minutes ago, Paula-sama is still three miles away from here! "Send the cavalry to kneel in front of Hongdubai" Sanli! Is that **** crawling? It can't be faster!" Hong Dubai was very dissatisfied, his eyes narrowed slightly. In his eyes, the Falcon Army on the opposite side had been suppressed by himself and could not move, but this piece of fat could not be swallowed by his mouth. Three times the strength, if it were not for the death order from Alder, he might have been tempted to do it a long time ago.
"Never mind this bastard!" Looking up at the sky, Hong Dubai finally raised his hand, "Order the fourth, the sixth heavy equipment squadron to start attacking, and the archer will cover"
"Go forward!" The light cavalry who delivered the order galloped past the infantry queue, and the attack line of five thousand heavy Gaul infantry began to move forward. Behind these heavy infantry, three thousand Gaul The lightly outfitted shooter followed closely, stepping on the ground, forming a whirlpool of white whirlpools in the dust and snow. It seems that even the whiteness on the ground was shattered by the densely packed footsteps wrapped in the metal outer armor. ,
The snowy armor flows and emerges in the deep mist, moving forward in a tight and orderly manner, stepping on the ground extremely flat. Suddenly, a luminous river has been added to the earth. There was no slogan, no sound, except for the sound of footsteps, there was no other sound. There seems to be only the rhythmic rustling of footsteps in the world,
On October 19, the Battle of Gaul Kyoto, known as the first winter offensive of the empire, officially kicked off at Funas Lake. (To be continued) If you like this work, you are welcome to vote Recommended tickets, monthly tickets, and your support is my greatest motivation. )