Power and Empire Chapter 1948: The river rushes (2)
The veteran Moto Iben had fallen asleep, but was awakened by the noise outside. He walked out of the room wearing a coat. The light in front of him suddenly became louder. The old man opened his vague eyes and tried to let go of the wrinkles at the corners of his eyes. See the sight in front of you clearly,
"This is?"
The red light shone on the old man’s stunned face. The old man held on to the fence of the balcony and looked at most of the town in amazement. He burned in front of him like this, the sky was red by the fire, and the noisy chaos The sound came from a distance. In the distance, there are countless red light spots like brilliant fireworks, pouring down from the height of the Baruta Fortress towards the top of the town. This is the light of death, the enemy's rocket cluster,
The flame first started in the area closest to the Barruta Fortress and quickly spread to other areas of the town. When the town patrol screamed, the flame was already like a giant fiery beast, spreading across the town. Big mouth in blood basin,
The town under the Baruta Fortress was originally located on a canyon-like tuyere. It is now the season of the transition of spring and summer. The roaring night wind makes the fire fast and unstoppable, and the rows of wooden houses are almost just a little bit. Soon, the house swallowed by flames collapsed in the flames like being pushed hard by a big red hand,
"Ah, help!"
There was a screaming scream in the distance,
Veteran Motoi’s eyebrows slightly furrowed, and there is a wounded camp at the intersection of the street ahead. Now it has been lit by fire. Although there is nothing to see, the nose can already feel the heat. And an unbearable burnt smell, thinking that there are more than a thousand wounded soldiers in the camp, the old man’s fingers tightly grip the balcony railing,
"Is this a night attack?" The old man said to himself. At this time, the adjutant ran over in a bump, with ashes falling down his body, his face was pale. It seemed that he was also terrified, and said to the old man panting, "My lord, the fire is too fierce to control, the base camp orders everyone to evacuate the city immediately!"
"Everyone evacuated? Where are the wounded soldiers?" The veteran Motoy turned around and walked into the room, picked up a piece of clothing, and walked to the door, while casually asking, "What does the base camp say? Those wounded soldiers were injured. Eyes and roads are invisible. Everyone is running now. Who will help them to evacuate. With such a big fire, it is still difficult for normal people to evacuate. Is the base camp for the wounded to fend for themselves?"
"Master Leo Potter has ordered the troops outside the city to move into the city immediately to carry the wounded soldiers, but the fire spread too fast, I'm afraid... the other party's attack broke out too suddenly, and it was fully covered from the beginning. , Our place is pretty good, the area where the first attack was completely burned. Not to mention the wounded, even the officers are hardly spared! According to the news, there have been casualties of generals!"
The adjutant hesitated, his expression complicated. Adults don’t have to worry, as long as the rescue is timely, most of the wounded soldiers should be rescued! "
"Master Leo Potter has ordered the troops outside the city to enter the city to rescue the wounded? Well, that's good!" This news. The veteran Motoy nodded with relief. In terms of disposal measures, Leo Porter did so very appropriately. However, the rich experience of the long battle has made the veteran feel something wrong in his heart.
As he walked down the steps, the veteran looked confusedly at the rockets drawn over the town, his pale eyebrows were twisted together, and he found his confusion,
is wrong! The timing of the Falcon’s arrow attack was wrong,
Although the coalition can be caught off guard by this, it is inevitable to get some results,
However, the other party made an attack of this magnitude the next night, and it seemed too eager! If you are an experienced commander, you will definitely choose another two days. When the coalition forces can't attack the fortress, the city is full of wounded soldiers. Then is the best opportunity to launch such an arrow attack, and to get the greatest result. , But now, the opponent is so eager to play this very counterattack hole card, at most it plays a role of intrusion,
After all, the coalition has less than 50,000 troops in cities and towns, and nearly 20,000 of them are wounded who have lost their combat effectiveness. The main force of nearly 100,000 people is still outside the city. Attacks on such towns will not only cause certain What else can you do with the chaos? If the opposing commander is a rookie with shallow experience, it is still understandable, but from the day-to-day offensive and defensive battles, it can be seen that the opposing commander is a very cruel and cunning guy. He obviously has a very powerful hole card. I was stunned to fight until the coalition forces almost attacked the city wall. How could such a person be so impatient?
"Can the gate of the city pass through now?" The veteran Motoi got the reins of the horse from the guard, turned on the horse, and suddenly asked.
" I don’t know. When I came just now, I saw that the gate was full of people. There were generals and horse teams who were evacuating from outside the city, some people who were ordered to move into the city to transfer wounded soldiers, and a large number of people escaping from the city. The wounded soldiers were also blocked there, anyway, they were completely messed up. "The adjutant following behind smiled awkwardly.
"This kind of fire, everyone can only take care of each other and do their best."
"Do your best! This can only be done!"
The veteran Motoi held the whip and held his hand tightly together, but his feeling of anxiety became more and more intense. Is this arrow attack by the Falcon Army really a mistake launched by the opposing commander at the wrong time? Attack? If not, what is the real intention of the other party?
Suddenly, there was a sound of fighting like a tide from outside the city
"This is!" The veteran Motoi pricked his ears and listened. He seemed to have found the answer, his face changed,
The opponent actually took advantage of the chaos, and unexpectedly launched an active counterattack with inferior forces! Is this the answer from the other party tonight! According to intelligence, the total strength of the Falcons in the direction of Baruta is 60,000. In addition to the damage in the last two consecutive wars, there is at least 50,000 troops. The nearly paralyzed coalition forces are definitely a disaster.
On the outskirts of Baruta City, Salton’s Southern Second Army, composed of 20,000 elite assault troops, attacked the defense line outside the coalition camp with unstoppable force from the high mountain road
Most of the coalition soldiers were attracted by the blazing city direction. When they found the three thousand Nord Hurricane Tomahawk cavalry flying down from the heights, the opponents quickly descended from the mountains and blinked. They rushed into a range of fifty meters. These Nord Hurricane Tomahawk cavalry wore lightweight mail, with cavalry bucklers and tomahawks in their hands, and the Falcon Emperor’s standard armor was the same color as the night. . From the high-density mountain shrubs, they rushed out quickly." A large area was like a dark cloud, blocking the sight of the coalition sentry.
"enemy attack"
The screaming voice of the sentinel sounded at the same time with the already clearly audible sound of horseshoes. There was no time!
"Flap! Flap! Flap!" The wooden platoon flew horizontally, but within a few seconds, the horseshoes of the Nord Tomahawk Cavalry had smashed through the unstable wooden fence of the camp, and the coalition camp was completely opened.
The sentry above stared blankly at the bottom in the violent shaking of the earth. Like a black torrent of enemy cavalry, they slumped on the ground, and the alarm bell hung on the wooden shelf swayed from side to side, making a deep sound.
"Kill!"
A coalition patrol team was hit by the intruding cavalry head-on,
is like a sharp knife. It cuts the skin of the target along a visible incision, "killing" the Nord Tomahawk cavalry, rolling the killing axe, relentlessly from blocking The coalition soldier in front of him urged his horse to step on at full speed. Forcibly crashed into the coalition camp in front of a half fan,
"Go ahead, rush in" the horrible shouts of killing sounded at the same time, followed by the impact of three thousand sharp knives. Thousands of Nord infantrymen followed, these brawny Nords in black armor, holding long-handled battle axes in their hands, and wearing cold metal coatings on their faces. It’s like a flood that has broken a dam and poured in violently,
Seeing the scattered infantry of the opponent is an axe hacked to death.” The Second Army of the Southern Empire was originally a combination of Nord’s elite troops. Most of the soldiers inside were veterans who had experienced real **** battles, so their The group advance is so swift and unstoppable, the coalition soldiers are killed and run wildly
Someone chanted "Retreat!" The soldiers turned and fled. Allied infantry cavalry crowded and dashed against each other. On their side, the Nordic cavalry continued to sprint back and forth, and there were disorganized soldiers everywhere. Randomly narrow everywhere,
"嘡"The heavy battle axe of the Nord warrior slammed through the entire shield wall in front. Amidst a cry of exclamation, the defensive shield wall of the coalition squadron was instantly cut in half. The soldiers who were awakened in the middle of the night, their fatigue and fear are still written on their pale faces. The blazing fire light in the direction of the rear base camp illuminates the sky enough to make them feel confused, and the fierce and vicious black armored man in front is crazy. He wielded a big axe that made people feel stunned and slashed fiercely. The sharp battle axe split the bones, and the bright red blood hit the bodies of other coalition soldiers around him like it was squeezed.
"Woo" hurried battle horns, one after another outside the city,
"Send the order immediately, and all armies fight separately!"
Leopard, the commander-in-chief of the coalition forces who led the evacuation in the city, received a report of an attack on the outside of the city. When this order was issued hastily, the coalition generals were still stuck in the city. A large number of wounded people needed to be transported out. The gate of the town is so big, even if the two gates are all used, it is impossible to get out in a short time. The command layer of the coalition forces is completely blocked in the city.
Leopold can only give orders to send the generals of the main force out of the city with a hanging basket from the wall. After such a toss, the best defense time has been lost, and the teams outside the city No battle, it has already been broken up, and the chaos has spread to the right side of the entire coalition camp. About 60,000 troops have been drawn in.
The two lines of defense in front have been broken down, are there all dead? The broken troops are everywhere,
The hurriedly assembled troops were killed by the Nord infantry and collapsed one by one. Under the strong impact pressure of the Nord infantry, the coalition forces that could not know the number of the opponents chose to retreat across the board, occupying ten square miles. The giant camp has more than half of the area, just like a domino being overthrown,
The intruding Nord army lit all the tents with torches. The city was full of flames, and the outside of the city was also full of flames. The coalition forces had been beaten up, and the generals who came out of the city could not find their own troops at all. After planning, the officers could not find the soldiers. The screams and screams of the wounded soldiers are even more chilling in the chaos.
The corpses all over the ground, the bright red human blood stained the ground under the feet, and all the pits on the ground were stained into pools of blood. Everyone moved closer to me! "Allied generals can only take their own guards to regroup their troops, wear red cloaks that represent the generals, wield the command sword in their hands and run between the defeated troops, looking for their own soldiers,
"Papa" The red blood was stepped heavily on by the horseshoe and splashed around.
Salton strangled the horse in front of a coalition corpse, and his horse hooves stepped heavily into the pool of blood below, looking at the pale flashes on the horizon in the distance. It was almost dawn, and he looked around again. , The corner of his mouth grinned slightly, yes, the harvest was quite fruitful, at least half of the tents obtained by the coalition camp were burned by himself. The town burned all night, I guess there is nothing left. The coalition's logistics materials are all stored in the city. It is a miracle that the next achievement can be saved now. The rainy season is coming, more than 100,000 generals. Being stuck in the mud and hungry during the continuous rainy season is an invisible cruel blow to any army.
" Blow the trumpet. Order the entire army to evacuate the battlefield! "Salton waved his hand to the messenger cavalry behind him. After fighting for the night, his general armor was covered with blood and meat, and the knight sword in his hand drooped slightly. There are red blood drops dripping from above. Although Salton is a Nordic general, he is not the kind of fierce general who has the force of violence. He has completed the combat mission. There is no need to continue entanglement,
With one-third of the force, it is impossible to forcefully swallow the coalition forces.
However, it is completely possible to defeat the opponent through continuous blows and weakenings. This is the strategic deployment explained in the Order of His Majesty Falcon. The coalition forces are introduced into small cities and towns. The town is as big as the opponent's command system and logistics. It is bound to be in the city to use the opportunity of paralyzing the opponent's command system to severely damage the opponent's logistics and morale. Waiting for the opponent to be exhausted is the best chance to give this behemoth a fatal blow to the coalition force. He received the order of His Majesty Falcon, It is only an order to destroy the logistics of the opponent, not to destroy the coalition forces.
What he is good at is clear judgment and sharp intuition, as well as the ability to predict damage assessment before the war. Because of this, he was awarded the title of "Remaining Lion". The battle is on this, Salton knows very well. Temporary advantages will be lost with dawn,
Once the day is clear, the coalition forces find that only 20,000 people have raided their camp. They will surely press it with all their strength. If they are cavalry, they can take advantage of their mobility and turn around, but they bring most of the money. They are infantry, so they can only withdraw before the opponent can fully react,
Rumbling battle horns, the assaulting Nord soldiers began to evacuate from the mountain road. The Allied forces sent light cavalry to pursue them. As a result, they just ran up the mountain road, and they were shot over by arrows flashing out of the mist from the heights. , Ten thousand crossbowmen have already completely sealed the mountain roads, and the heavy ballistas are in formation. Unless the opponent sends out a legion-level attack, it will be a dead end.
The light cavalry of the Allied Forces attacked several times and was pushed back. In the end, they could only leave behind thousands of corpses of people and horses.
When the early morning arrived, the noise of jī fighting was completely calmed down,
Leopard, the commander-in-chief of the Allied Forces, came to the logistic warehouse after the fire. His eyes were full of scorched ruins, and only a pile of black residue was left. His face looked ugly like a dead wife, more than a hundred thousand army. Three-quarters of the logistics rations were burned. Fortunately, the logistics officer desperately organized people to fight the fire last night and finally saved two of the ten granaries.
and the loss in force last night was also quite heavy,
Just the fire caused the death of more than 3,000 coalition forces in the city, including 30 captain-level officers and Marquis Si Donghua, a general from the Kingdom of Cullo. The coalition general was drunk that night. The result was burned alive. Fortunately, the Kingdom of Cullo is only a small country in Central Europe, so it’s not too serious.
The loss outside the city was even greater. The troops of more than 100,000 people were caught off guard by the opponent~IndoMTL.com~In addition, the command system was completely out of control, causing the various armies to fight on their own. As a result, when the opponent evacuated, It was discovered that the number of the opponents is actually not large, at most 20,000 people. However, the damage suffered by this side in this raid has reached 7,000 deaths, 13,000 wounded, and 300 missing. More people,
The first unit to be attacked, unfortunately, was the army of the Marquis of Fett from the Kingdom of Rila.
This time, in order to show that the Kingdom of Rila wants to become a real first-line power after the empire, the elite troops of 10,000 specially sent by it have been completely reimbursed without really showing its strength. The Marquis of Fett, who led the army, had a face as gray as death. After reorganizing the last remaining more than 700 remnants, he swallowed poison and committed suicide in his camp to apologize
Panic spread among the coalition forces. The Baruta Fortress is still as strong as a mountain, and the coalition forces have pushed the battle damage to the red line of 40,000 people in only the third day. The morale of the army is down to the freezing point. Now that the coalition generals are holding their heads one by one, they no longer feel that Leo Potter said at the meeting that he was joking about losing 70,000 people at the Fortress of Barruta, and even felt this estimate. Some are too conservative, 70,000 people, what a joke, if you want to take down Baruta Fortress, you need at least 100,000 corpses!
The nature of the rushing river will never change because of human willpower. On the fifth day of the offensive and defensive battle of Baruta Fortress, the rainy season of spring and summer communication has finally arrived, (to be continued) [This text is written by Qihang Update Team@沃林主霸] If you like this work, you are welcome to vote for recommendation and monthly pass. Your support is my biggest motivation. )