Power and Empire Chapter 2902: Mad Blood (13))
In the lobby of Eroti**, the lights are bright as daylight
When Emperor Eero walked in, he found that there was no shadow of himself on the ground. Four candlesticks with hundreds of candles were placed around the hall. The eyes of the generals of Eero Empire brightened with the arrival of the emperor. No one spoke, the candle on the candlestick was burning fiercely, making a soft crackling sound. This seemingly rhythmic popping sound made the quiet atmosphere even more sluggish, and Emperor Eero posed to everyone. Waved and sat down at the first person in the middle. "This time you are summoned because there is a secret message. I have just received the emissary sent by the Falcon Empire. The Empire has agreed to join hands with us to deal with the people of Aden!"
"Is this true?"
"Your Majesty, our army has suppressed the counterattack of the Aden people, why do we need to ask for help from the Falcon Empire?" As soon as the emperor's words fell, there was a tumult from the generals, vowing to crown this as the king of Aden The most brilliant gems are dug down, and they are about to be completed. At this time, accepting the help of the Falcon Empire is really unnecessary!
"I'm talking about uniting against the people of Aden, not just taking a Cornelia!" Emperor Eero's eyes flickered. He had anticipated the generals' reaction, and his nose snorted heavily, the generals. The noise quickly quieted down
"Your Majesty is saying that the Falcon Empire is going to fully war against the Adenites?" Rob Cacho, the deputy head of the Eero Military Affairs Department, got up from his seat and said in disbelief.
"Indeed, the Falcon Empire promised to close trade with the Kingdom of Aden from now on, and at the same time send the Imperial Navy to sweep the ports of the Adenites on the east coast!" Emperor Eero nodded, spreading his hands. A document sent by the adjutant said, "You should remember that at the initial combat meeting, the Department of Operations stated that although the Cornelia area is important to Aden, it is still too far away from the core of the kingdom of Aden, and it is still easy to attack. The narrow and narrow area that is difficult to defend, conservatively estimated that 100,000 casualties will cause the Kingdom of Aden to abandon its fight for Cornelia. With 200,000 casualties, the Kingdom of Aden will completely abandon its ambitions on the east coast. How to explain now?
Our war with the Kingdom of Aden has lasted for six months. In addition to the 14 first-line regiments originally prepared, six reserve regiments have also been on the front line. Only the Eero’s main force attacking the port, before and after There are 300,000 troops invested, not to mention the 500,000 supporting troops in order to contain the Yaden Army. Every moment, this line of engagement is bleeding. For this gamble, the empire Almost overwhelming their own national movement, 80% of their troops were invested in this battle, and the Aden people’s counterattack in the Cornelia area seems to be endless, starting from the first line of combat troops to the back The army of slaves that came up in large numbers, before and after, there were no one million but seven or eight hundred thousand. After six months of continuous fighting, the mud of Cornelia had been exhausted and it took decades for the empire to accumulate. If the financial resources continue to be consumed like this, I can only order Cornelia to abandon, and there is no other second choice!
Hearing the emperor’s words, the generals suddenly fell silent. In fact, more people secretly breathed a sigh of relief. The Falcon Empire is better on the side of Erot than on the side of the Adenites, and the current situation of the war , It is indeed that there are more and more Eero disadvantages. As the emperor said, if a decisive advantage cannot be obtained within two months, then abandoning Cornelia is a choice that must be made, a **** battle of hundreds of thousands of troops, The investment of countless financial and material resources will be in vain, and the Erot Empire will also be injured because of the defeat of this battle. It will never recover in less than ten years.
The battle of Cornelia has indeed reached a level of madness. The two kingdoms, totaling more than a million armies, fought, the generals of Eero looked down on the Adenites at first, but as the battle progressed, both sides After all of the elite troops of the United States have suffered heavy losses, the potential for follow-up operations is high.
Although the second-line army of the Eero Army is not as good as the first-line, it is also a solid combat unit with good equipment and well-trained. The second-line army of the Kingdom of Aden is often an undead army that drives thousands of slaves as a death squad.
"The Falcon Empire promised to help us once!" Emperor Eero waved his hand to the attendant. The attendant spread out a map on the table. The emperor looked at the generals, and his fingers fell on the coastline. "According to the information given to us by the Falcon Empire, the Adenites are gathering the most powerful offensive here. According to the information, the Adenites have mobilized 100,000 infantry, 40,000 camel cavalry, and ten slave undead army. We are ready to take advantage of the opportunity of our army to repair and attack Cornelia Port from the direction of Aiqua in two ways to complete the decisive blow of this battle. Among them, the main attack on Mount Aiqua is at least six steps. In addition to ten thousand people, there are five undead slaves!"
"Five Slave Undead Army..."
The generals showed a trace of fear in unison. Everyone was a little scared by the Aden’s slave undead army. Each undead army was organized between 30,000 and 50,000. It was made temporarily by the territorial nobles of the Kingdom of Aden. Composed of five undead slaves, that’s more than 200,000.
These Aden nobles with wealth and territories often wear exquisite armor engraved with intricate patterns on their bodies, long scimitars inlaid with various gems on their waists, and the male peacock feathers on the helmets are shining in the sun. Colorful, gorgeous and extraordinary. Under the **** of a team of desert cavalry, they calmly looked at the Eero army in front of them, and occasionally exposed a few enchanting dancers, making fun and mocking. The Aero people on the opposite side, the war, for these nobles of the undead army with the status of the lords of the region, are like a child’s play, they are here to show off on the battlefield
The ones who really fought were their own generals and the slaves they brought with them. Most of these slaves were extremely poorly equipped, without armor or protective gear, just holding a wooden stick and a broken dagger in their hands, but they won There are many people, tens of thousands of people spread out in the line, slaves are the bottom tool in the Kingdom of Aden, even inferior to livestock, the Aden nobles can execute a slave at will, and only need to compensate the slave owner at the price of destroying a simple tool That's it,
If slaves want to get rid of their status as slaves, there are only two ways in the Kingdom of Aden. Either the master will give the status of freedmen with kindness, or gain military merits on the battlefield. As usual, as long as three can be harvested on the battlefield. Slaves can get rid of their nationality with human heads. Each additional human head can allow one more family member to escape. Therefore, the slave army of the Kingdom of Aden is famous on the battlefield for not being afraid of death. It is a group of ragged beggars like slaves overwhelming the sky. When he rushed forward, the sword couldn't be killed, so the name of the undead army came into being!
With such an undead army, the Kingdom of Aden has almost mobilized thirty-six oases in the country this time, and organized eighteen slaves, a full 600,000 slaves, if they have the ability, just kill enough. According to the strength of the regular army of the Eero Army, if it is normal, there is not much pressure on the slave army,
But the undead army of the Aden Kingdom is obviously not that easy to kill. The Aden nobles will divide the slaves into six to seven waves of shock lines before the war. When the slaves initiate a group charge like a falling wave, they will equip them on the back line. The sophisticated Aden archer will start to draw the bow. When the slave rushes into the enemy’s line, the bow feathers of the Aden archer will fly over the sky at this moment and fall into the enemy's head mercilessly, regardless of whether the slave has been with the enemy. At that moment, even the regular army will suffer casualties, and in the face of the crazy attacks of the slaves of Aden, there is no other way but to retreat, and such arrow feathers will continue to strike, piece by piece. The corpse fell down with clusters of arrows, and the armoured regular army and slaves were intertwined, and they couldn’t be separated at all.
In the eyes of the regular army of Aden, the slave army is used as cannon fodder. Naturally, there will be no psychological burden to kill with the enemy. When the enemy is shot by arrows, it is almost the same. Aden Camel is known as the desert hurricane. The cavalry will begin to charge. In the North-South Battle, the entire army of 60,000 camel cavalry was destroyed, making the entire Obaro regard the Aden’s camel cavalry as a joke, but here, after facing the impact of the undead army, it was already incomplete. The enemy line of defense, the impact of the camel cavalry is simply unstoppable, the momentum is like a hurricane, the cavalry machete above will fly out at more than 20 meters, and then a large machete with a thick and thin blade will chop it down. In this situation Next, the possibility of being overwhelmed in one fell swoop is 100%, and the last thing left is massacre!
Under the tactics of the Adenites, the Erot Army has gone from a step-by-step battalion to the current long-term struggle. The Adenites' full-line attack tactics regardless of the deaths and injuries of the slaves, causing the heroic Erotians to have a headache. After half a year of fighting, morale has almost collapsed. The soldiers are exhausted, and the undead army, which can never kill all of them, has been filled with wounded soldiers. This is quite lucky. Three legions were wiped out. Although the Kingdom of Aden was a desert kingdom, its total population was more than 60 million. The real Adenites were less than 3 million, and the rest were slaves. Aden had long been released. After saying "Take out 10 million slaves to fill up the Erot Army!" 10 million people, this is naturally a bit exaggerated, but according to the national power of the Kingdom of Aden, it is still possible to mobilize three or four million slaves to make cannon fodder. Arrived!
Three to four million people. I heard that many slave armies only distributed a small amount of food after they were formed. It is because the Aden nobles believed that it was a waste to distribute food to these slaves who were sent as cannon fodder, so only death. Only a lot of people, the slaves of the Undead Army have the opportunity to eat. Therefore, the slaves of Aden are completely numb to death. They either starve to death or die in battle. Only a very small part of them can really survive this time. The information provided by the Falcon Empire is true. As the main attacker, the undead army with 200,000 slaves and the accompanying Aden army, the total may reach 300,000.
Such a number, even if it is the final victory, at least one hundred thousand or more of the Erot Army will be dragged into the water, which means that any block in front of the Aden Army moving in the direction of Cornelia The enemy needs to be prepared to pay more than 100,000 casualties. It's no wonder that even the generals of the Erot Empire have changed their faces at once. Which legion is still intact when the war is now fought? The loss of 100,000 people is at least two legions! Who is willing to be the first line of this block!
"Your Majesty, our army is willing to take on this blocking mission!" In silence, a thin middle-aged general stood up. He was Capric Cabrich of the Second Army of the Eero Empire, in the Eero Army. Known for its tenacity and good fighting skills, its Second Army is also a rare cavalry corps in the Erot Army.
"Cabrich, if I remember correctly, at the last battle of Laru Valley, your Second Army suffered one-third of the damage in order to complete the flank breakthrough, and now there are only 30,000 people still able to fight. No, what are you using to stop the Aden Army, which has a total of 300,000 people!" Emperor Eero looked sharply at Kabrich, "You can't do this."
"Our army has loyalty to your majesty" Kabrich trembled, and his expression solemnly said, "In any case, his subordinates will block him in the direction of Aque."
"I believe in your loyalty, but I can't let the soldiers sacrifice meaninglessly! If the Second Army is finished, what shall I do to stop the camel cavalry of the Aden people! This is the end, you have more important The thing to do!” Emperor Eero waved his hand and rejected Kabrich’s request. He looked at the generals sitting on the left and said in a condensed voice, “The Seventh Army Marquis Lalhan~IndoMTL.com ~The Duke of Routh of the Ninth Army, the Marquis of Starr of the 11th Army, the task of frontal blocking is left to you. For three days, please be sure to block him in the area of Mount Aiqua. After three days, the three can see The situation made the decision to evacuate to Cornelia. If the time is not up, those who evacuated without authorization will be treated as deserters. Do you understand it!"
"Understand, Your Majesty!"
The three generals Eero stood up neatly, with three-star gold on their cuffs. The strong man who was about thirty years old was the Marquis Lalhan, and the look was awkward, and the gray-haired old general was the Duke of Routh. The fat man with a straight stomach and a bit bitter expression is the Marquis of Starr.
The Seventh Army and the Ninth Army are both front-line combat troops of the Erot Empire. They are well equipped, and many have been replenished after battle losses. Basically, they still maintain three-quarters of their forces and combat strength. Three days is not difficult, but the Eleventh Army belongs to the second line. Half of the soldiers are the local garrison, and the other half are the remnants of the remnants who withdrew from the last Oasis battle. The united forces in this way must be placed in front Blocking the battle line, no wonder the Marquis of Starr looked bitter! It can also be seen that the current embarrassment of the Eero Army, even the second-line troops must be at the forefront!
(To be continued.)
(Enlightenment Book Network)