Power and Empire Chapter 2497: Thunderstorm (17)
The cold rain on the plateau was very cold. From entering Paput to the present, most of the Fei Zejun soldiers wearing summer clothes were even colder. The more than 100,000 Fezejun soldiers who went south from the capital of Paput are the most What I regret is that I didn’t bring more clothes. No one thought that the climate change on the plateau was so fast. A few days ago, it was still a bit hot and sunny. In the blink of an eye, the freezing rain was blown down, and the iron armor on my body was wet. Throughout, not only does it not reduce the slightest coldness, but it makes people feel cold after the frost at night. Piles of bonfires are like stars all over the river beach in the night. The cold and unbearable Fazer soldiers are one by one. Are all around the fire,
Fei Zejun launched a counterattack against Paput in June. It was the hottest season in the south. The powerful Fei Zejun naturally did not think that this war would fall into such a strange situation and defeated Fei. King Ze’s capital has cut off the 200,000 army’s back road. From then on, Fei Zejun on the Paput battlefield can only solve logistical problems self-sufficiently.
spent a month in King Paput’s capital. This Fei Zejun collected countless gold and silver treasures, piled up as high as a mountain, but I never thought about collecting some winter clothes. I started to go south and wanted to take the car. The food on the mountain was replaced with property and transported back, and no one would take winter clothes like waste cloth on them. The wetland was full of puddles, and the soldiers who had retreated from the direction of the river were exhausted, sitting scattered in the mud,
The cold rain fell on the face of Commander Fei Zejun Omu, a white flower appeared on the iron armor of his body, his wet flaxen hair was draped over his shoulders, and the rain followed his strong and heavy armor. Flowing to the ground, motionless, like a statue. This is known as Fei Zejun's most likely to be promoted to the Kingdom Marshal before the age of fifty. His gaze at the moment is as solemn as iron, and it is like falling on the opposite side. The solid imperial defense line formed by the staggered embankments and dams along the river, the hand holding the riding whip was slightly pale, and his face was even more helpless,
Fei Zejun, who is full of belongings, is no longer the one who was forced to death and desperately captured Fei Ze’s capital. All they have in mind is to return to their country and use the seized spoils after returning. Enjoy it, this life will never be on the battlefield again. This kind of army is like a wash of iron, and the momentum of the blade and frost has disappeared. The soldiers who retired look numb, and even look like a cloak of honor of life, they are also broken. It’s like a rag messy draped over the body to keep out the cold, in the cold and wet rain, the armor is soaked in water and slippery and heavy, wriggling in the mud
"When will the rain fall?"
Under the rain curtain, the people and horses looked a little listless, constantly wiping their faces with rain, and all of them murmured and cursed this ghostly weather.
" My lord, I just received the news that the floating bridge that was secretly built upstream was destroyed by the flood just now, and more than a hundred bridge-building soldiers were lost." The young adjutant hurried over from behind, hurriedly rushing over to Omu with his body covered in rain.
"If it breaks, just cross it. In such a changing weather, building a pontoon upstream is a fantasy. If it weren't for the unanimous advice of the generals, I would not send someone to do it." Omou waved his hand. The young adjutant’s report was interrupted, his eyes swept across the wider river channel in front of him, and he said coldly, “In fact, even if we can cross the river, what can we do, our rations will not reach the border, and the pontoon will not be completely collapsed. It’s a bad thing. At least we don’t have to put our hope on the pontoon that is difficult to build. Now we can honestly and unfairly talk to those guys. If you want to survive, you have to take over the capital of King Paput. Take it out ruthlessly, and always use some miscellaneous troops to fool around, what is the matter!"
The adjutant hesitated and said, "My lord, during this period, my subordinates have heard some comments that are not good for adults in the army. Some people in the general are also saying that the adults' command is rigid, and they don't know how to adapt, for a lone bridge. Just let the more than 100,000 army stand still, and wasted the best time to return to China."
"It's Narsbad, this kind of thing really looks like he said it!"
Okumu's eyebrows are slightly raised, and the horse whip in his hand is swayed. "In fact, you can't hide this kind of thing if you want to hide it. You think those guys don't know it. You haven't seen the troops sent in these days, except for ourselves. Yes, which one is their elite squadron? No one is a fool. Now everyone is a grasshopper on a rope. If you can't cross this river, why are they all finished? On the contrary, everyone really wants to go back. After a few days of attack, it was not completely progressed. At least the heavy crossbows of the opposing Imperial Army had been fired less and less, the most valuable charge, even almost killed the opposite bridge. This means that as long as everyone is willing to work hard, it won’t be a problem to seize the bridge!"
"Go and gather all the generals." Ou looked at his adjutant with a deep gaze, took a deep breath and said, "Bowstrings tend to weaken in the rain. I believe the same is true for the heavy crossbows of the Imperial Army. The rain is a great opportunity for us"
"Yes, my lord" the adjutant nodded and soon, Fei Zejun's generals gathered
" My lord, I heard that the pontoon bridge upstream was washed down. How could such a bad mistake happen? Did the adults sleep in their tents all the time, sitting and watching the army will be caught in the heavy rain? Are you embarrassed? "As soon as the generals arrived, the commander of the Fifth Army, Nasrbaid, could not wait to take the lead. His Fifth Army suffered heavy losses in the imperial attack, and the property losses were irreparable, thinking that everyone else was After returning home full of spoils, he really lost his army and lost all the spoils. Nasrbaid jumped up and down with resentment, proclaiming the incompetence of Omou's combat and sending his friendly forces to death. All the benefits are left to himself, shameless and shameless. , As long as it is proposed by Omu, all must be opposed. Now that the pontoon has collapsed, Oum should take the main responsibility.
" The pontoon has collapsed, is this true? I heard that Prince Fazer, who had arrived for an emergency meeting, just walked into the tent and heard the news that made him feel cold. The changing weather outside was already very bad. It’s cold, this news makes people feel even colder,
" The pontoon is indeed broken! "Oumu looked calm and looked at the generals’ faces, and said," But what I’m going to say here is another matter. Come here, bring up the accounts. "Oumu is here. Everyone's stunned gazes waved their hands to the adjutant outside the tent, and the adjutant came in with a ledger
"sir" adjutant handed over the account book to Ome
" Ome, are you stupid? We asked you who was responsible for the collapse of the pontoon, and what did you ask for the logistic officer’s account book? "Unexpectedly, Narsby who was clamoring to be held accountable just now De, seeing the ledger sent by the Adjutant Oumu, his face changed slightly, and the face of Prince Fazer fell silent for a moment.
Omu told him that there is a serious shortage of food in the army, and even if there is no combat delay, it is impossible to guarantee that everyone will reach the southern border. It seems that Omu is now preparing to announce the situation, but just thought What this news meant, Prince Fazer couldn’t help but shudder in his body. This feeling was unfamiliar and familiar. That was when Ome ordered the attack on King Paput’s capital, he used words to encourage the general. They felt exactly the same. In that battle, Fei Zejun took the capital of King Paput in a desperate situation and reversed the situation in one fell swoop. The cost was the death of more than 40,000 soldiers.
"This is the food account of our army, I think everyone should take a look now." Ome gave the adjutant a wink, and the adjutant handed the account book to one of the generals.
"Account book? Master Ome, what do you mean?" The dark-skinned General Fazer opened it indifferently, his eyes swept over, and suddenly became a little straight. "This... won't it be true?" Oh, my God, how could this be so! Why is there such a small amount of food for our army" Hearing the general's exclamation, the faces of the other generals were a little pale, and they gathered around, looking at the account book one by one, suddenly stunned. No
"Everyone understands, our army's ration is only this amount. If our army still can't cross the river within five days, then everyone should go to their own way." Ou's eyes flickered, cold light, deep Taking a breath, joking, how can you bring out the most elite troops without putting some pressure on these guys!
Now that I have spoken the words, Omu’s stern face showed a touch of perseverance. "Don’t forget, we are soldiers of Fazer. Even in a strong city like King Paput’s capital, we are still trampled underfoot, isn’t it? A small Larry river channel makes you all timid and incompetent? Look at your performance these days, I blush for you! If I can choose, I hope to die on the way to charge the enemy, not Stepped on by the imperial cavalry into a pile of unrecognizable minced meat! If you want to go back alive, take out all your fighting spirits under Paput’s capital city. I can’t guarantee anything, but at least one thing In this total attack, our Austrian army is in the first attack echelon!"
"Master Ome!" General Fazer lowered their heads with reddened faces, secretly feeling ashamed for the perfunctory a few days ago
"This is the fifth day, right?" On the Cannyaro line of defense, Salton wore a rain cape, standing on a higher observation tower on the line of defense and looking at the opposite side, the river was rising again. So much so that part of the originally built earth fortress was also washed away by the flood. Soldiers were mending the collapsed earth fortress everywhere along the line. Their eyes swept across the water-retaining tarpaulin covering the top of the imperial ballista, and Salton's eyebrows were slightly curled together ,
The rain came not only suddenly, but also extremely heavy. The influence of rain on the heavy crossbow of the Empire was terrible. Although it was covered with tarpaulin, it had to be removed during combat. Under normal circumstances, the tarpaulin must be removed. There was a shelter above the earth barrier where the ballista was located, but because of the heavy rains, the lower embankment was filled with mud and plumes, and a lot of mud collapsed beside the shelf of the heavy ballista. The heavy ballista is like soaking in this kind of sewage. The heavy ballista is a metal frame, but the winch on the heavy ballista is not. Although the soldiers next to the heavy ballista have tried to dig out the deposited sewage. Go, but the rain does not stop, this situation cannot be fundamentally improved,
"Seanvik, arrange for more people to pay attention to the other side of the river." Salton raised his observation mirror and looked at the Fazer army camp on the opposite bank
"It shouldn't be, it's such a heavy rain, is the other party ready to launch an attack?" The corner of Husianvic's mouth sneered,
"Don’t forget, this is the army that didn’t collapse when the back road was broken, but instead attacked King Paput’s capital in one fell swoop!" Salton lowered the look-glass in his hand and took a deep breath. , Said slowly, "You also experienced that battle personally. You should know better than me, the madness of this army"
"That battle was indeed surprising." Sianvik looked serious, and his eyes flashed with pain. Although the main responsibility for the fall of King Paput is not the Empire flag team, but the flag team is in Papua. King Putt lost nearly 10,000 in the battle, which was the biggest loss since the establishment of the flag team. King Paputt did not hold on in the end. This battle has always been regarded as a shame by the Imperial Flag team. The main reason for the fall of Paput was Papu. The special forces’ combat was unfavorable, but the sudden outbreak of Fei Zejun was also an unavoidable reason. That day, Fei Zejun’s frantic charge was not afraid of death, and the current leader, Rusian Vick, still remembered still fresh
Just as the two were talking, a loud horn suddenly came from the other side. This time ~IndoMTL.com~ did not stop with one or two sounds, but one after another, just like Fei Zejun, who was facing him for several miles, moved all at once.
"Attention, prepare to fight!" The captains of the Imperial Army shouted.
The horn from the opposite side presses on people’s hearts like a reminder. The rain curtain is like a thin mist of catkins on the opposite river beach. So the situation is too specific, no one knows, just I can vaguely see a vague, rapidly expanding black line, as well as the sound of rain falling on the opposite side. There is a rushing sound similar to the wind, which is the sound of footsteps stepping on the ground.
"My God, what does the Fazer want to do!"
An imperial army commander uttered a low voice, and saw more than a dozen Fei Zejun approaching from three directions in the fog of the opposite river beach. The front was dark, densely crowded, heavy infantry, and archers. The team is advancing slowly in clusters, with more and more people, overwhelming the sky, a wide face composed of nearly 100,000 people, and countless huge trees made of trees lined up in front of this wide face.
"Go into the water!" An officer Fei Ze pulled out his sword with a resolute expression, shouted loudly, and the whole line went forward, with a trace of tragic and sorrowfulness. The soldiers carried wooden rafts into the water, stacked on top of each other, thousands of The raft plunged into the raging river with almost no gaps to follow. In an instant, thousands of Fazer soldiers climbed onto the raft and began to row with their weapons as oars, "shooting" the imperial archer’s The crossbow swiftly flew towards the Fei Ze soldiers entering the water. Hundreds of bodies fell down, hundreds of blood splashed, and a thin layer of blood mist immediately appeared on the white water mist on the river surface. To be continued】【】