Power and Empire Chapter 514: The undercurrent of the south
514 Undercurrents in the South
"What do you think about Wikiya's conditions? Two days have passed. If there is no reply, the Wikiya army will enter the promenade tomorrow morning." Chigosam's eyes dimmed and looked at the side. The vocal partner said with a solemn expression, "The rescue letter was sent to Turga 2 days ago, but there is no reply now. Except for our 40,000 hurricane cavalry, there is only one stationed in Samandu. Wan Shoujun, some of the others, are just tens of thousands of old and weak fù rus who stayed behind in the base camp. Even if you recruit from inside the V people who can fight, there will be a maximum of 20,000 people, which is just enough to be equal to the Vicia side. Once a war starts, only I'm afraid of bad luck."
"Where is King Khan? King Khan's reply? We guard this gate with our lives. Even if the main force is too late to return, Turga should have something to say?" A leader raised his head extremely unwillingly. Bloodshot eyes are like wounded beasts, spreading a pair of scarred rough palms to Zigosa
"Without reinforcements, don't you even have basic supplies to keep out the cold? Everyone sees the current situation. People freeze to death every day, and countless people suffer from frostbite. I'm afraid that the next year will come. We don’t have to attack by Vicia, we have been buried under the heavy snow."
"In fact, Wang Ting is not without reply"
Zigosa raised his head, his mouth was muffled with a grin. The neatly combed buns are terrible at this moment, and they no longer look like they used to be. The eyes staring at the fire are full of desolate gods.
"The King Court promised us that as long as we can hold on to the main force and return to the army, King Khan will give us the abundant water and grass on the west side of Samandu"
"There are abundant water and grassland on the west side of Samandu?" The tribal leader froze suspiciously, then his face turned red, almost asking in an angry voice
"You mean the rocky mountain that surrounds a large desert? What a joke, it has been occupied by more than 20,000 left-back rebels only since the Swadians were defeated. Don’t say we are not. The hurricane cavalry who are good at impact, even Wang Ting himself dare not send troops to clean up without authorization. Now let us live in, don’t we let us be cannon fodder?"
"Yes, this is too bullying! I really treat everyone as a fool." This leader's words undoubtedly aroused indignation among other leaders,
The Zuowei Cavalry has been the trump card of the Kujit cavalry since the time of the Zuowei King. They are equipped with good equipment and are not afraid of death. With the leadership of the genius general Zuowei, they can be described as the wind and water in the Kujit grassland. Since the beginning, not only has it monopolized the lush western grassland, but even the central court of Kujit had to bear with each step, otherwise it would not only rely on more than 20,000 left-guard cavalry to fight the Vikia at the time in a panic,
Although they suffered heavy losses in the Battle of Aichamore, the Swadians were defeated too quickly, and there was no time to take care of these tens of thousands of defeated soldiers. As the Swadians deliberately released water strategically, Not only did all these tens of thousands of prisoners be released, but the weapons and horses were also returned to the left guard.
Tens of thousands of Zuowei tribes quickly resurrected. Although they lost the western prairie based on Yi, they played a guerrilla war with the court of Kujit in a large desert on the west side of Turga. After the second inefficiency, the court of Kujit can only let it go
"Duke Baili, sit down first. Anyway, he is also the Han king of our Kujit." The oldest collar quarter, waved his hand to the young collar who moved and waited until the other party. Sit down angrily, and said in a hoarse voice like a broken bellows, "Since anyone is leaning on, we can only rely on ourselves"
"Sir Liji, as our most experienced elder in the Ziye Wasteland, only you are the most qualified to guide us through this catastrophe"
All the collars turned their heads and looked at the most qualified collar with respect,
Respect for the elders is the tradition of the Kujites. Besides, this old man is not only a kind and fair elder, but also a brave warrior. It is said that Liji is the third son of Patriarch Duk. There was no chance to inherit the position of the patriarch, but Li Ji changed his name. A single horse broke into the depths of the desert where the horse bandit was entrenched. After three years in it, he returned to the grassland with a group of sturdy horse bandits and became famous for a while. After the big earthquake, he was elected as the patriarch by the tribe
The Dukh tribe, which used to have only a population, was based on this horse bandit, and quickly emerged in the extreme cold place. After thirty years of exhibition, it became the largest tribe in the extreme cold place, the Zigosa. The current prestige is also lower than this quarter. Of the 40,000 hurricane cavalry dispatched this time, one-third of them are cavalry from the Duque Ministry
Li Ji raised his head and glanced over the young collars in front of him. They seemed to be decayed, but the occasional luster that flashed from the muddy pupils still gave Zigoza a painful feeling of being burned by fire.
The name of the season in the desert wild wolf is now part of the countless legends of Kujit. A wolf is a wolf. Even if his old teeth are lost and his claws are blunt, there is still blood in his heart. Desire
Lie Qie looked at the uncertain young juniors, and whispered in a low voice, "It’s impossible to let Vekya people into Turga. In any case, we are all Kujites, behind us. It’s not an ordinary pasture, but the holy mountain that our ancestors have guarded for hundreds of years. It is the place where our souls finally belong, and is where the souls of all Kujit are."
Li Qi’s voice became dulled, "If the Vikiyas are allowed to enter the sacred mountain, not only us, but all the Kujites, will be branded with a shame that can never be washed away."
"Then how do we go to war with the Vikings? Last night, our tribe lost another 16 young people. Counting the previous time, there are already 357 people. That's 357 lively young people."
One collar sitting on the right hand side said with tears in his eyes, "They should have brought hope for the tribe to continue after this winter. Their wives and children are still in the tent where there is no fire, waiting for him to bring them back. Food, but now, these brave warriors, like dead dogs, froze to death on the top of a mountain full of cold wind. In such a state, we simply can’t compete with the strong and strong Vikings. Could it be that we just stand by. Waiting to die?"
"I only said that the Vikiyas cannot be allowed to enter Turga, but I did not say that the Kurgits are not allowed to enter Turga." Li Qijin è calmly said, "As far as I know, I have taken refuge in Vikiya's The Weiyan Department has grown rapidly recently. Taking advantage of this snow disaster, many tribes have been attracted to move closer to the area where he is located. With enough support from the Wichia side, I heard that the Do Weibu has not only recovered its vitality. , And the momentum is a bit bigger than before. The number of regular cavalry alone has exceeded 30,000. It’s not much more than that of the Zuowei."
"Well, Duoweiyan is indeed very good." A collar whispered, full of envy. Not only did he get a good pasture, but he also heard that he had a relationship with the Vicia Falcon. It’s priority supply. Last time I saw his Duowei cavalry when patrolling the fringe, he almost caught up with the former Zuowei king. How unlucky like us, I don’t love my parents."
"Hehe, you guys still laughed at me at the beginning. During the pursuit, you deliberately let Dowei a horse. Now I know I regret it." Zigosa sneered a few times next to me.
"Well, the past is over. As the children of wolves, our eyes should always look forward"
Li Qi waved his hand and calmed down the various voices before finally deciding to say, "Just reply to the Viking Falcon according to the original sentence. I believe he can understand the meaning.
If Dowei enters the city of Turga without authorization to make a mutiny, at best, the people who call us Ziye Wasteland are too timid and afraid to stop Dowei, it’s better than all of them die here."
In the dark of winter, Sagosburg is like a huge beast lying in the dark, so that all caravans passing by here feel a chill in their hearts. The light from the castle is not bright. The dark curtain revealed that it was particularly cold on a lonely winter night, perhaps because the city was located on the border of Ruo De, and the entire town under the castle was under war. It looks extraordinarily deserted,
The streets are very empty, without the slightest shadow of people, only dead branches and trash everywhere. The night wind blows through, bringing a wet and rotting breath. This breath has become a symbol of Sagosburg.
In the houses on both sides of the street, there are basically no lights, and occasionally there is a little candlelight, which looks like it is coming out of hell, especially yī and weird. Because the Swadian army had surrounded this fortified castle for three months, the citizens of the small town had long since fled, leaving only a lifeless empty city, trembling constantly in the cold wind.
The curfew in Sargos City has not yet been cancelled. Even during the day, entering and leaving the city require the most stringent inspections. At night, it is completely closed. On the outskirts of Sargos City, military camps stand side by side, everywhere. The rest of the Rude soldiers, because they have not had time to disperse, the small Sagos area has 80,000 Rude troops stationed, of which 30,000 are the main battle regiments that are about to go to the Su Ruo area, and 50,000 people are formed by their respective lords
Da da da...
A black carriage galloped past the huge city of Sagos, which opened like hell, and the whip raised by the carriage driver smashed the silence in the wind
The night was black and the wind was high, and the cold wind from time to time rolled up the dead leaves on the ground, and fell on top of the carriage under the willows of the night breeze, but was quickly blown away by the breeze. The coachman constantly waved his whip, urging the carriage to run across the desolate and calm street, and then lay down slowly in front of a house with a rather dilapidated exterior.
The carriage opened quietly in the night wind. A fat old man got out of the car with a bloated stature. Without the support of the coachman, he drove a little along the way and walked into this dilapidated house.
The broken wind lantern at the entrance of the house trembles in the night wind, and a faint light illuminates the dirty old man. He is a lord Marquis Olaf in the nearby area, and this dilapidated place house. It is the newly appointed Deputy Commander of the 6th Army of Ruud, the home of Salton, Marquis of Sargos
Olav walked quietly into the depths of the house and saw that the courtyard inside was very deserted. There are dead branches and leaves everywhere, and I don't know how long it has not been cleaned. This made him feel that there were some differences. Although he knew that the city of Sargos had almost lost money in the war half a month ago, he did not expect it to be so miserable. Although Sargos before the war was not a big city, But it is also a very prosperous medium-sized city, but now, even a few decent servants can’t be found
Hearing someone coming in, the old man in charge of watching, poked a 1a white head out of his house, and looked out curiously. Seeing Olaf's unique figure, the corners of his mouth curled slightly, and after not knowing what he said, he withdrew quietly.
Since the owner of this house was re-opened by the senior leaders of Ruud, many nearby lords have come to visit. Compared to them, Marquis Olaf is already too late, and Lord Salton will go tomorrow. Kyoto Harengos took office, the master’s ability to seize the opportunity is really not good
The house is open to the outside world, and there is no one else. It looks very deserted, and it feels a little doomsday. In fact, Sargos has indeed just experienced a devastating battle. In order to reverse the unfavorable situation in the north and gain an advantage in the upcoming armistice negotiations. Swadian’s 80,000 troops were divided into four directions and rushed towards the Sargos defense line, which had only 5,000 defenders, hoping to use the last opportunity to tear a hole in the southeast defense line of the Rode and occupy the commanding heights of the negotiation
As the bī of the Swadian Army approached, most of the residents here were evacuated. Only the desperate residents will continue to stay here. Of course, there are also some people who must stay behind. For example, the blacksmith who forges weapons, the apprentice who makes spears, and all kinds of people who may be used in defending the city, they can't go, they can't go.
In front of the Swadian army, the lord of Sargos, Salton demonstrated extremely outstanding defensive methods. He dispatched scouts to keep abreast of the advancement of the Swadians, and sent troops to intercept any slaves from Sargos. As long as the caravans passed through the Sri Lanka area are useful for holding fast, they will all be robbed. Even if the goods are from the big figures in Kyoto, some people say that Salton is crazy, and some people say that he is dying.
But no one thought that it was these crazy actions that allowed Sargos to use luxurious materials to store and win the brutal siege of nearly half a month. The Battle of Sargos not only did not let Rui The people of Erdian gained a strategic advantage, instead they used the blood of nearly 10,000 soldiers to achieve the prestige of the Sargos remnant lion
Olav walked into Salton’s study, scanned the room cautiously, and saw this brave warrior with the name of a remnant lion sitting alone in a comfortable rocking chair, in front of him 2 In the morning, the fire from the fireplace illuminates the whole house warmly. He is holding a book in Salton’s hands. A very thick book, it feels like the "Large King Ragnar", the most famous king of Rude. March",
Olav’s unnatural o1, o1 nose, frowning eyebrows, the carpet in the study is still so shabby, exuding a disgusting smell, fortunately, after Olaf opened it up, the night breeze outside came in. Slightly washed away the musty smell.
"Master Olaf?" Salton looked up indifferently, and said faintly, "You seem to be half an hour later than the previously booked time."
Olav said with embarrassment, "I'm sorry, when I was out, I was met by the elder son and taught him a lesson. Alas, it's no wonder that he was so bored. The Ali family fleet was destroyed like this. Now the whole Ruo De Xihai was completely thrown into the arms of the Vikya people, which led to the cancellation of the plan to broaden the wealth that His Majesty has been paying attention to."
Salton put the books together indifferently, picked up the candlelight, and slowly said, "This year's income is good enough to barely maintain the army's salary. The lords who gathered this time don't know that the salary is Where, the Navy, there is definitely no hope. If he can't hold back at home, you can suggest him to take a vacant job in the Fifth Army. I think the commander of the Betov Army will sell me a lot of face."
Olav’s fat facial features were squeezed into a ball, and the **** said with anguish, "He doesn’t like being in the 6th Army. He only likes the vast sea. His dream is to open up the sea for our Rude people."
"Then it’s not easy. You know, now the kingdom’s navy, not to mention the open sea, is not even a larger warship," Salton sighed faintly, no longer After speaking, I felt a slight emotion from the bottom of my heart,
"I also know that the current situation is not good. Although we have acquired Su Luo, we have lost the opportunity to enter the north for a short time." Olaf sat down in the armchair in the corner of the study alone, and said with deep anxiety. "Master Salton, what do you think of the current situation in the north? I am very worried. The eagle in the southwest will not hesitate to seize the West Sea from our hands this time. It is itself arranging for the war in the north."
"Oh, how come Lord Olar thinks that way?" Salton glanced at Olaf in amazement. He didn't expect that the lord, who is full of brains, would have such a keen observation ability.
"Everyone knows that the eagle's gaze has never left the north" Olar said bitterly: "Although the Vijaya army does not seem to have any major moves, the migration of millions of people is comparable to any When the migration is completed, the Vijaya army will be able to use Aichemore and the Western Prairie as logistical springboards ~ IndoMTL.com~ Unstoppable momentum to unify the north in one fell swoop, when the time comes, even Kujit People want to stop, I'm afraid they are also powerless"
The God of Salton changed, he hesitated for a while and said, "Master Olaf, you and I didn’t have īa in the past, how could you have thought of telling me these things and submit them directly to the Secretary of Military Affairs, Duke Elric. Isn't it better?"
Hearing Salton’s words, Olaf shook his head with a bleak expression on his face. "Regarding the report on the development of Vikia, I handed Duke Elric last month, but after a month, I got a reply. But it's nosy.
"Hehe, this is like those guys' style." Hearing Olaf's complaint, Salton smiled at the corner of his mouth
"In the minds of the adults in Kyoto, the Swadian talents are the first enemy, and then the Doroks in the eastern mountains, because they blocked the expansion of the kingdom. As for the Vekyas, although there are certain The money, but the population is weak, the military strength is only 100,000, the defense is excessive, the offense is insufficient, not to mention the entanglement with the Kujites in the north, if you want to become the kingdom’s opponent, it will take at least 20 years."F
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