Power and Empire Chapter 838: The boiling sea (3)
838 Boiling Sea
The defensive line of strong walls in Mecca became blank in the early morning of the third day. Because of the fierce battle last night, the exhausted Nord army did not even know when the Falcons left Mecca, and there was still heavy smoke. The house, the city wall full of rubble, proves that before leaving, the Falcon Army took away everything that could be taken away, leaving only an empty shell.
After receiving the report, Crimson Erdo looked at the city gate that was wide open in front of him. He felt as complicated as being forced to drink a sip of strong alcohol. In just a few days, the Nord army was already there. This fortress, known as a strong wall, paid a total of more than 22,000 casualties. But now that he truly holds it in his hands, Scarlet Erdor appears hesitant, "I opened a door to victory. Is it still a door to disaster?"
Thinking of the military order that he had set to break the city for three days before his Majesty, Scarlet Erdo couldn’t control that much. He rode on his horse, looking at the dark city road in front of him with complicated expression. A team of soldiers is working hard to clear the city road that was blocked by rubble. The horseshoe treaded restlessly, knocking on the rubble of the city road, making a crisp echo, and the broken stones were touched by the horseshoe from time to time. , Hit the wall and make a popping sound,
"My lord, I am afraid it is very slow to dig this way!" The captain of the guard said beside Scarlet Erdor, "The Falcon army has abandoned Mecca, why don't we send people into the city to dig from two directions, so It can’t save half of the time!"
"This is a good way!" Crimson Erdor agreed with the captain of the guard, and ordered people to enter the city from the wall section of the wall, and then dredge the passage from both ends to the middle at the same time. This work continued until noon. , I heard the cheering sound of "passed, passed" coming from inside,
The deep Mecca city road is a 17-meter-long stone wall city road, and the light from outside the city can't fully shine through, so in the middle of the city road, the dredging troops inserted two torches. As the person in charge of the attack on Mecca, Crimson Erdor is naturally qualified to be the first to pass through this significant city road. The empty city road seems a little cold and infiltrating,
He stopped the horse when he was in the middle of the city road, and with his right hand with a solemn expression, he gently stroked the cold city wall next to him. A cold and biting sensation came from the palm of his hand. It was sticky, as if it was still sticking to it. What?
"My lord. What are you?" The captain of the guard who followed behind asked puzzledly
Crimson Erdo did not answer him, and withdrew his hand, the captain of the guard saw that his adult’s right hand was full of half-coagulated blood.
"My lord. This is not necessarily all your fault, you did your best that day!"
The head of the Guards had a dim face. These should be the blood of Nord soldiers. Obviously, the Falcon army did not have extra time to clean up the battlefield. Although 6,000 Nord troops surrendered on the day, the city was inside. There are still many Nord soldiers buried alive by the collapsed gravel,
The Falcon Army cleaned up their bodies, but they didn’t care much about the blood on the wall. They just brushed things in hastily. The blood on the wall quickly turned into a blood clot in the cold weather. When the hand touches it, there is blood in one hand,
It is said that because too much blood has penetrated into the gaps in the stones between the city roads, the city roads are cold and damp. Until 100 years later, some people undoubtedly felt the red on one hand. It is also called "Mecca blood". The wall became a testimony to the troubled times at that time. Of course, some botanists believe that it is a unique kind of soil in the Mecca area, which is caused by red soil. In the construction of Mecca City, the original designer, in order to make up for the problem of gaps in the stone gaps, used the city roads. A lot of red clay was stuffed between the crevices.
Crimson Erdo stared blankly at his **** right hand for three full minutes before moving on, the dull atmosphere seemed particularly depressing
By the light of the torch of the city road, Crimson Erdo moved forward, looking solemnly at the countless blood stains on the walls on both sides of the city road. Someone on the opposing wall touched it in a panic. The **** handprints, there are also long marks left by scratching the wall with angry hands in despair,
These coagulated blood traces are like a knife carved on his heart. It is conceivable that the Nord soldier who finally retreated here that day held a desperate state of mind, watching My only way to survive, collapsed before my own stone bomb,
The desperate mentality makes everyone here enough to become a lingering soul,
"Coward, Scarlet Erdor, you are a coward who flees from battle! You abandoned everyone, abandoned soldiers who loved you! You let them bleed and sacrifice, but in a blink of an eye you ran to the king to ask for credit. You are one Disgusting person!"
Every time I see a **** handprint, how long does Crimson feel that these low voices seem to linger in my ears, and the scenes of that day continue to come to mind, countless fierce and evil black armored cavalry, driving a large number of routs like a sea tide Struck,
fluttering, heads rolled down, despair, fear, and screaming screams filled the battlefield. These soldiers were trapped here because of their own mistakes, and the culprit himself was alive and well.
"Is it one of the duties of General Nord, who is known for his integrity, to abandon his subordinates and run for his life?" Thinking of the meeting, all the generals praised the decisiveness made at the time, and Crimson felt a kind of An irresistible depression, it seems that the old faith in bravery is shaking.
"War is not a game for cold-blooded people! Since punishment has been made, there is no need to hold on to the minutiae!" The fat man threw half of the quill to the ground with some irritation.
In front of him, Prais, the head of the adjutant’s office, picked up the scattered reports on the ground with a wry smile,
These are the reports of some southern army generals privately suing General Ruandi who was in the **** battle in Mecca, saying that Ruandi had dirty hands and feet, and often dumped some military supplies to subsidize himself. Some said that Ruandi was in Mecca. The city is rampant and overbearing. Several times without any excuses, some nobles in the Mecca area were ransacked. Others said that Ruandi illicitly sold military weapons to the Germans and was suspected of collaborating with the enemy
As the former Swadian Minister of Military Affairs, Prais has seen too much of such internal turmoil. In fact, everyone knows why at this moment, there are so many southern army generals. Point the finger at Ruandi, who has just completed a lot of military merits,
Who told this guy to take the **** luck, inexplicably from a local flag leader, was promoted to the central flag commander directly under His Majesty Falcon, plus a brilliant record of 7,000 dozen 60,000, it’s almost all Hurry up and catch up with your majesty Falcon’s good luck,
This is good for the northern generals who have been fighting for a long time. I have seen Varisian’s promotion speed, and it is not too much to have a Ruandi. Your Majesty has increased the promotion of newcomers in the past two years. For the northern army generals, it’s a good thing. The Falcon dynasty rewarded with military merit. This time it’s Varisian. Next time it’s probably himself.
For the Southern Army, which has not been able to fight a battle for several years, this problem is very eye-catching. Luandi’s good fortune is like a super light bulb. I want to prevent the Southern Army generals who have not done anything for several years. Jealous, too difficult!
"Why bother your Majesty for such a person! How would these short-sighted generals know that a Mecca made your Majesty find a peerless general"
Prays said with a solemn expression that only he knew that at the last moment, His Majesty Falcon suddenly ordered Hukochi to lead the Central Cavalry to aid Mecca, except for tactically hitting the Nords by surprise. Besides, it’s not like Ruandi, a rare general.
" I made you see a joke, I don’t want to be angry, but these guys are too damn!" The fat man said with a helpless expression, "No one is perfect, everyone has shortcomings, I have checked, this Ruandi The weapons of the smugglers are just some old products that have been eliminated, and all the property they get is subsidized to the army.
The soldiers wear cold clothes in winter, but he himself can’t even afford a better piece of clothing. As the head of the flag stationed on one side, he can’t even give the woman the 1,000 gold coins as gift money, even the promised engagement. It's all blown,
So at the critical moment, the soldiers are willing to rely on their lives. Otherwise, who would dare to say that they can fight against the 60,000 Nordic elites with 7,000 defenders~ IndoMTL.com~ The fierce battle day and night, there are only 7,000 people left. 120 people, they are all like this, these guys still don't forget to step on the back!
If it weren’t for the war, I’d better rectify the southern army, and live a peaceful life in chaos all day. You fight and look at each other with bulging eyes. If it’s a good thing, you will be jealous. If you don’t sharpen it. Fan, he is about to be wiped out by peace."
"Didn’t Your Majesty have been planning to rectify the Southern Army?" Prayis, who has always been serious, suddenly said mysteriously on his face
" Otherwise, why did Your Majesty transfer Governor Statunko to Salander to support the affairs, and his most elite 30,000 Southern Army was also transferred to Salander,
Now that they are still in Zhiwa Cheze, aren’t they the army that lives in peace as your Majesty said?
Your Majesty threw these people to the Nords. It should be premeditated."
"Haha, you can see it too. "The fat man smiled awkwardly." To be honest, I transferred Statunko away because he has been in the south for too long,
Even if he has no ideas, as a coach, he will inevitably have various entanglements with his generals.
The Southern Army was established by him alone. If he is there, it would be difficult for me to directly adjust the Southern Army. Instead of doing this, it is better to use the hands of the Nords to test the combat effectiveness of the Southern Army.
is worth keeping for reuse, not worthy of immediate dismissal,
I believe Statunko is also very clear about this,
Otherwise, I wouldn’t be able to stay on Salander Island at ease, and would be completely indifferent to Southern Army affairs! "