Power and Empire Chapter 2003: Trenches?
2003 trench?
The emperor Thoradin I of Istanbul turned over from his horse and went down to the ground. His entourage had long since taken the polo stick in his hand and handed him a hot wet towel. The horse trainer who had been standing by also hurriedly pulled the sweaty horse away, slowly strolling around. In the dusty polo field, there is still thunderous hoofs. Dozens of Istanbul knights divided into two teams waved their clubs, shouted, and slammed back and forth.
Thoradin I sat calmly in a chair on the sidelines, drinking hot soup, watching the game in the field, and closing his eyes to rejuvenate himself. Then he turned his attention to the intelligence officer who was waiting for a long time beside Su Li. He snorted in dissatisfaction, "How is the progress of Wang Tairong? I have been blocked in Anlier for three days."
Before Thoradin I cast his gaze over, the intelligence officer stood upright beside him, without making a sound. The intelligence officer knew the emperor’s habit and showed that even if the sky is about to fall in the next second, he will never Not allowing oneself to panic and being calm is the basic quality that a royal family of noble blood should have from an early age. As a royal family, Thoradin I showed disrespect when he was young, but since sitting on the throne of the emperor, he has sincerely followed every rule handed down by the Istan royal family. At the same time, his opponents have the same requirements. .
"Your Majesty!"
The intelligence officer opened the file and reported the current situation."The Fourth Army of the Empire led by His Royal Highness Wang Taizheng. He was ordered to cut off the access from the Feshan Capital to the Rabda Fortress from the flank, and deployed layers of defenses to block the Feshan Army from pulling forward. Reinforcement of the Buda Fortress, but it has been confirmed that the Fei Shan people rescued the trapped troops in La Buda this time. Fei Shan’s famous general Yolanda was mobilized. His army is known as the Black Crow, one of the three Fei Shan regiments. The army has a strength of 60,000, while His Royal Highness's Fourth Legion has only 40,000. The two armies are very different in strength. It is no wonder that His Royal Highness will not be able to open the situation in a time!"
" It’s not that the Black Crows have never fought against each other before, and their combat power is just that. They have been blocked for three consecutive days. It’s really... This is war, not a court of war games! If Wang Tairen can’t do it, just change another one. People!" Thoradin I closed his eyes and nodded, calmly said. "Let's make Wang Tairong, let him come back. As the future monarch of the empire, a qualified strategist is not necessarily a qualified first-line commander. He should have What I have learned is that looking at war from a strategic position is far more valuable than being on the front line!"
"Yes!"The intelligence officer closed the folder with an ugly expression, and then said, "Strand Sea State has secretly sent someone to ask to see your Majesty"
"Strand Sea State?"
Thoradin slowly opened his eyes. Looking at the dust and mist in the polo field, I can’t help but my eyes light up. Since the defeat of the South Africa, Haiguo’s reputation has plummeted, and its sphere of influence has also shrunk significantly.
However, the strength of the navy fleet is still able to rank in the top three in the inland sea, and it appears weak. That also depends on the opponent. The Falcon Imperial Navy’s combat power is to beat the group crown, if it is with the Fei Shan Navy In comparison, the power of the sea country is comparable,
And the Feshan Navy is now cruising on the coast of the Istanian Empire like a shark, which is a serious threat to the coastline of the Istanian Empire. If it were not for this kind of consideration, the Emperor Thoradin would have lifted the 300,000 Istanian troops at one breath. Instead of having to maintain the combat power of 50,000 people as a precaution at all times like now, the progress is slow
Now the Strant sent someone! Emperor Thoradin is not a fool. The other party should be here to make a deal. The Strant’s desire for the Feshan Coast has long been no secret.
The Feshan Kingdom is willing to spend a huge amount of military expenditure to maintain the strength of the navy. In addition to responding to the pressure from the Istanbul, it also means to guard against the Strands. If it is in Feshan, the main naval force is still in the country. In the case of the situation, the Strand Navy can play a very small role, but now the Feshan Navy is lingering outside, and the sudden addition of the Strand Navy is definitely a heavy weight to break the current stalemate in the war!
"Who is the Strant’s emissary? Emperor Thoradin got up from the bench, looked at the polo match in the distance, and asked in a condensed voice
" is the commander of the Fifth Squadron of the Strand Sea State, Duke Alhaley!" The intelligence officer replied respectfully
" Love Halley, I have the impression of this person, a young man full of ambition and motivation!" Emperor Thoradin nodded and waved to the intelligence officer and said, "In the afternoon, bring him to see me!"
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Strand Sea State Fifth Squadron Commander Alharley rolled up the documents he brought, neatly put them into nine equilateral-sized wooden tubes, and heard a rush of footsteps outside. The sound is the personnel of the Istanian intelligence department responsible for contacting this time. The news brought this time made Alhaley's expression aroused. Thoradin I agreed with him, and Alhaley's heart flashed with ecstasy, and the sea country finally succeeded on land. Took the first step,
You know, this time, the proposal of Prince Anji, who was born in the neutral faction, was personally proposed by the Supreme Council of the Sea State. The resolution of Strand Sea State’s intervention in the Feshan battle was rarely shared by the high-level neutral faction and the activist faction. Acknowledged, this resolution is also seen as a major turning point for the sea country to reverse its own destiny. As a secret resolution that can change the fate of the sea country, the order for Fei Shan’s operations is now strictly confidential.
The documents brought by Haiguo Ai Harley are just copies of the entire combat plan. To ensure that no secrets are leaked, there are definitely no more than ten people who know this plan in Haiguo. The entire plan is completed in three parts. The first step is , The navy of the sea country made a raid on the coast of Feshan to completely destroy the foundation of the Feshan navy, so that even if the operation is unfavorable, the Feshan Navy will not be able to pose a threat to the offshore islands in a short period of time. The second part is to provide the fleet of the sea country, the Istan Empire Provide an army and land on the land connecting the sea country with Feshan. After the fleet obtains a fixed point on the coast, it will use the connection point to support the Istan Empire from the sea to the Feshan hinterland, and the Istan Empire is responsible for protecting the sea country. Land interest,
The last and most critical thing is that the navy of the sea country meets the main force of the withdrawn Feshan navy, facing the powerful Feshan navy, the Strand Navy asks the Istanites that the dragon from the Falcon Empire Class battleships join the battle, which is also the factor that the Supreme Council of the Sea States considers to participate in the war. If the Strand Navy and the Feshan Navy are a balanced Libra, then the addition of this super warship with powerful offensive power is enough to reverse the situation. A heavy bargaining chip for the comparison of forces between the Trant Navy and the Feshan Navy. As a reward for attacking Feshan, the Sea State hopes that Emperor Thoradin I will promise to transfer the Feshan Coast to the Strand Sea State after defeating Feshan. Regarding this point, the maritime nations are not worried about the Istanbul people’s disapproval. The Istanian Empire, which disregards Central Europe with its army, has always ignored the existence of the coastline, while the Istanian Empire without a navy is even less likely to choose for some coasts. Facing the sea country’s revenge,
In the afternoon, the Istani intelligence officer brought Duke Eharley to meet with Emperor Thoradin I. After reading the plan of the sea country, the emperor fell silent for a while, tapping his fingers on the armrest rhythmically, watching To the somewhat nervous Duke Ai Harley, "This is a very satisfying plan. I also believe in the sincerity of the sea country. It is not a problem to pay for the coastline after the war. It is not difficult to let the Dragon-class battleship participate in the war, but What if the sea country is defeated by Feishan's sea? According to the plan, my army has already landed at that time. Once your sea country's fleet is withdrawn, our imperial army will be in a situation of being attacked by the enemy!"
" Your Majesty, no one can guarantee 100% victory. Our sea country can only say our best! And once the battle fails, I believe that the first target of the Feshan Navy’s attack is still our sea country, and your Majesty’s army can Evacuate calmly!" The Duke of Ai Halle stood up straight and bowed a respectful salute.
"Well, okay, the deal!" Thoradin I smiled, Haiguo joined his side, and Feishan Kingdom wanted to survive this time.
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In the south-central Congo, the Congo-Fei Southern Army led by Varisian was actually blocked. Isasonko, who was defeated in the first battle, ordered the entire army to retreat. Only then did Varisian realize that he was using it. The number of Thor deceived Aisasonko, and Aisasonko was also deceiving himself by guarding the front line. Ten miles away from the battle line to the northern region of the Throat Fort Sovala, a huge fortification just so suddenly Appeared in front of Varithian's Legion,
When Isasunko knew that he could not stop the Falcon Army’s attack, he was already preparing for the second line of defense. He moved the main force to the first line, seemingly fighting against the Falcon Army on the opposite side. The second line that the military cannot pay attention to. More than 20,000 laborers launched by the coalition took half a month to carry out large-scale excavations in Fort Sovala. The soil of Fort Sovala is relatively soft, and the surrounding areas are basically fields. . Even in winter, hard soil has not formed, and 20,000 laborers have dug hundreds of tunnels like spider webs here!
"This is...!"
Even with Varisian’s calmness, he couldn’t help but look stupid. Allied forces retreating from the battle line all entered the tunnel. The Falcon Army’s Thor firepower advantage and long-range crossbow killing were basically gone. The coalition forces have arranged a large number of archers in these tunnels. As long as the Falcon Army wants to get close, they will immediately be shot from the direction of the tunnel, and no one can see it.
The imperial heavy infantry as the attacking forward, with a heavy armor of almost 30 catties, reached the tunnel with a rain of arrows. The tunnel in front of them even made these brave imperial heavy infantry hesitate. The depth of the tunnel is definitely one meter. Five or more, and some deepened areas more than two meters. Allied archers stepped on a wooden ladder structure to shoot outwards. If heavy infantry jumped off, the single bó wooden ladder would collapse, with dozens of kilograms of equipment. There are also heavy shields and long spears. It is difficult to easily climb out of the tunnels of this depth. Even if the heavy infantry are physically strong, they climb out and watch that there are more than a dozen similar tunnels in front of them. The corners of the heavy infantry's eyes are all over. Pump,
is too shameless, I can think of this way too! Varisian could only temporarily order the Legion to stop the attack, although from his position, it is not possible to fully see the inside of the tunnel, but it can already be predicted that these tunnels are only aimed at the sharp distant attacks of the Falcon Empire Army. This is the first time that the Falcon Empire has encountered such a helpless situation. No matter how intensive artillery fire and crossbow arrows, it is impossible to kill all the coalition soldiers hiding in the tunnel. The coalition soldiers can easily block the large-scale advance of the Falcon Army through the cover of the tunnel.
It seems that I can only use the most stupid way to conquer one tunnel after another! Varisian’s nose was crooked, coupled with the anger of the heart and the flu, he saw from the observation mirror that more coalition soldiers continued to expand the tunnel at a distance of about three hundred meters. These retreats from the front. The coalition soldiers are arranged in staggered columns. Lie on the ground and waved the tool quietly. He threw the soil to his right hand by hand, scattered and disorganized, but it was obvious that the spider webs against the fortress were expanding,
"Thor, stop them now!"
Varysian exclaimed furiously. "Rumble!" The Thunder God on the ground began to roar. Rows of black smoke pillars rose in the direction of the tunnel, and people and debris could be seen flying into the air. However, I wanted to be accurate at a distance of 200 meters to 300 meters. It was quite difficult to hit the coalition soldiers who were digging the tunnel. Except for part of the Thor's hit range, the rest of the explosions are basically wasting Thor bullets. Fortunately, the Thunder's bombing caused confusion among the coalition soldiers who were digging the soil. The work of digging was temporarily stopped. The front between the two armies was as calm as before.
In desperation, Varisian determined to organize an attack. The heavy infantry of the Empire used wooden planks to build a pathway and directly attacked the fortress. As a result, at a distance of about 100 meters from the fortress, they suffered a fierce counterattack from the catapult above the fortress. Although the power of the trebuchet is not great, it is enough to suppress the imperial heavy infantry who must step on the plank." The coalition archers from the side tunnels are equally fierce, and the imperial heavy infantry is suppressed again.
"Set up camp and rest!"
Varisian really feels helpless. The opponent is a typical tortoise tactic. Even a fool can expect that the opponent’s purpose is not to fight, but to procrastinate, and to delay as much as possible. , For myself, the most stressful thing now is time. If you can't cut behind the main force of the coalition within the scheduled time, the entire battle may be reversed! At the same time, the battle report was also reported level by level until the fat man was shocked at the end.
"Huh? This is... a trench?"
After reading the urgent report carefully, the fat man’s face is very wonderful,
Isn’t this the trench that only emerged in the seventeenth century war morale? How can the super defense, which is designed to deal with long-range coverage firepower, be applied to one's own body in turn?
Damn it, someone else crossed over to the coalition army, right? Fatty didn’t realize that war is the best catalyst for the development of things. Now that there is the frightening long-range weapon of the Falcon Empire, naturally some people will come up with ways to restrain it. War itself is a powerful evolutionary body.
The fat man turned back and forth in the temporary headquarters of Pu Tau a few times, his eyes were a little red, and since Varysian began to do it, the Imperial Guards have followed the Imperial Navy to the south of Pu Tau, and the Central Army of the Empire Driving to the southwest area, the net has been opened, and now I am waiting for Varisian to cut off the back of the coalition forces, but at such a critical moment, the chain is dropped,
Once the coalition forces became vigilant, the trap he had spent five hundred miles on the land for the bait completely failed. The fat man suddenly stopped and said to the officer who sent the war report, "Sell Varisian, I will carry all the crude oil. All the burning bombs are used. Since the opponent wants to block the tunnel, use the burning bombs to clear a passage!" The fat man paused in his voice and said decisively: "Tell Varisian, I will immediately Send people to transport 500 barrels of crude oil to him from the Phu Tau area. Within two days, the coalition forces can't break through the block. He, the governor of the southern and Phu Tau joint area, should not do it!"
Receiving the fat man’s order, Varisian immediately began to prepare, adding more people to see the wood assembly of simple trebuchets. The Gangfei Southern Army itself carries 500 rounds of burning bombs, which are mainly used to attack large fortresses. With the addition of the 500 barrels of crude oil transported from the general area, Varisian’s confidence immediately rose. His Majesty Falcon is still clever. It can’t be exploded, it can’t be burned! As long as the crude oil is spilled in different areas, the entire area will burn. The coalition soldiers in the tunnel will not have a second way to go except for running out before burning to death. Moreover, in order to encourage the coalition forces, the coalition commander still Moved the headquarters to the tunnel,
On the morning of January 19th, the battle started again,
With the woo from the direction of the Falcon Army" the sharp trombone tore the peace of the sky, the coalition soldiers in the tunnel are like stabbed ants~IndoMTL.com~ running from every corner Come out,
In the direction of the Falcon Army, the small triangle flag of the Falcon Army hung in the hands of the rider at the front of the queue, shook in the wind, and 10,000 heavy infantrymen of the South Congolese Army were covered with tight masks. The helmet, holding a heavy cold shield and spear in hand, are densely arranged in front of ten huge squares. The metal shield is shining with a burst of cold light at the forefront. Behind the shield, you can see the whole piece fluttering like flames. It is the beautiful red tassel on the tip of the falcon’s heavy infantry helmet. It moves with the wind in the wind, like a piece of red burning the earth. It is boundless, full of everyone’s sights, and it brings a lot of attention. A strong visual impact,
"Haha, heavy infantry again! Don't the other side know another way?" The coalition soldiers looked at the Falcons in the distance, their faces relaxed and ruthless, and the opposing force was not for them,
The previous battles have proved that the heavy infantry of the Falcon Empire cannot cross the tunnel area at all. Not many people noticed that behind these powerful army formations, hundreds of giant-like heavy trebuchets were being pushed by the soldiers. Moving slowly downwards, the long trebuchet arm is more than double the size of the ordinary trebuchet, and it is a round wooden tube in the shot.
With an order, these logs were thrown out, one by one fell from a height inside and outside the coalition tunnels opposite, smashed into pieces of wood, and the black pungent liquid inside was spilled everywhere. With a large area of the wooden tube broken, the section of the tunnel is lower than the surroundings, and the black liquid flows into the tunnel from the ground like a stream (to be continued). If you like this work, you are welcome to vote for a recommendation, a monthly pass, and your Support is my biggest motivation. )