1643 Rebellion in the Southwest (7)
Murphy Boone's drunken eyes slowly opened, but he himself preferred never to wake up, suffering the double blow of the loss of his dearest brother and the collective betrayal of the Southwest Army, who had always been in high spirits, but at this time he looked haggard and physically and mentally exhausted and sat in his chair,
His right hand was covered with thick gauze, like a rice dumpling, and a little blood could be seen oozing out, while his left hand trembled slightly and picked up the wine glass on the table, his fingers closed weakly, trying to lift it, but the bronze wine glass rolled down to the ground, and the wine inside spilled on the carpet in the tent, staining it as bright red as human blood, "Why! Why is this happening!" Murphy Boone's face was pale, the wine glass was so powerless that he felt powerless,
"My lord, what's wrong!" the sound attracted the guards outside, and a young officer hurried in, only to see Murphy Boone bending over with his footsteps, and tried to pick up the wine glass on the ground with his hand wrapped in thick gauze, but after trying several times, his outstretched hand caught the empty space, "Sir, you are drunk, or I will come, and your hand is injured!
"Is it Lex? where have you been?" asked Murphy Boone as he looked at the figure walking in, frowned slightly, and raised his head drunkenly,
"My lord, I'm Mag of the seventh team, and it's my turn to be on duty tonight" Seeing that the most respected lord turned into a drunkard, the young Murphy Dragonsmen Captain of the seventh team replied with a sad face, Alex is the captain of Murphy's adult guard, because he was not at ease with Murphylins guarding the southwest capital alone, Murphy Boone deliberately left his captain of the guard to Murphylins, and as a result, in the Southwest Change, he was attacked and killed along with Murphylins on the night street,
"It's Mag!!"
Murphy Boone took a deep breath, drunken and confused. Hearing the name, he was stunned for a moment, his bloodshot eyes finally had a glimmer of focus, and he asked, "It's really you, Mag, what are you doing here, Murphylins? and Lux, call them all! I have something to look for them."
"They can't come, they're all dead, my lord. You're drunk, and the doctor said you can't drink too much alcohol with your current injury."
"Dead, yes, they're all dead!" murmured murmured in Murphyau's eyes, and finally a wry smile appeared on the corner of his mouth, and the fire shone on his face, which was known for his calmness in the past, and his face was blue and white, and until now, he didn't want to believe the fact that Murphylins was dead,
The death of his younger brother and the change of ownership of the southwestern capital. Having made all his efforts go to waste, and being isolated by the Southwest Army, who had been given high hopes, he now felt like a lost dog," Murphy Obonne. What a piece of shit!" Murphyo Boone raised his head and looked at the sky in pain, "No, my lord. You're going to get better!" Mag said with a sad face, "What if you get better?" Murphy Boone smiled bitterly at the corner of his mouth, "Three fingers are missing from his right hand, even if it's good, it's really on the battlefield." It is estimated that he can't even pick up a sword, what is the difference between it and waste!" "Don't be like this, my lord, as long as we take the southwest capital, we still have a chance to turn around!" Mag couldn't bear to turn his face, no one wanted to see the fall of his idol in failure, although he knew that the death of Lord Murphylins was a big blow to Murphy Oone, but the subsequent halfway ambush was the most deadly,
Five days ago, the 30,000 Murphy dragon armor heavy cavalry full of revenge rushed to the southwest capital, it was expected that the number of Janissaries occupying the capital was insufficient, and they could rely on the powerful dragon cavalry to break through the capital in one fell swoop while their foothold was not stable, and all the Janissaries who killed Murphylin were killed, but they did not expect that when passing through a valley halfway, Murphy Boone suddenly encountered layers of obstruction from the Praetorian Guards, all of which were the Praetorian Guards who had withdrawn from the Sona River,
The two armies met, the sound of killing shook the sky, although the combat strength of the Praetorian Guard has been weakened, but the number is enough to 50,000 people, and although the Murphy dragon cavalry is strong, but in the valley to fight, itself is at a disadvantage, the valley is full of sharp gravel, not conducive to the running of war horses, the dragon cavalry can only choose to dismount and fight, intercepted by the Praetorian Guards who are good at foot combat arrays, and in the end, it was Murphy Boone himself who led the army, at the cost of three thousand dragon armored cavalry, and defeated these Janissaries who were blocking halfway,
But he himself, too, was wounded in the melee, three fingers of his right hand were cut off, and the wrist of his left hand was cut open, which was an absolute fatal blow for a general who led the army, and precious time was also delayed on the road for three days,
Three days is enough to change a lot of things, Murphy Boone's opponent, Algernon Julia, with strong means and the golden sign of the Imperial Guard, even coaxed and frightened, in just three days, pulled out a so-called "capital garrison" of 30,000 people in the capital of Gaul, most of these people are idle hooligans, underworld elements, landless tenants, usurers, under the coercion and temptation of the Janissaries in the capital, this time they were all pulled over by Algernon Julia in the name of high-priced employment,
Distribute a certain number of rudimentary weapons, as a regional garrison, in thousands, scattered into the towns and villages outside the capital to fight, "a head of Murphy dragon armor cavalry, 1 gold coin, 10 gold coins for junior officers, 100 for middle ranks, and 10,000 for senior generals!"
Thirty thousand had just exhausted the Murphy dragon cavalry, and immediately crashed into the spider web like a flying bee, although it was the top class in the field, but in the face of the attack of more than a dozen peripheral control points outside the capital, it seemed a little powerless
And the woman Algernon Julia was not idle, in the capital, Tong Guò integrated the Praetorian Guard that fled back, and soon gathered an army of 40,000 people, with the belief of revenge, Murphy Boone moved forward regardless of it, and the Murphy army pushed it to a distance less than 20 miles from the capital, and finally had to stop,
The regional garrison is like a mosquito that does not disperse, and there are often soldiers under their command who are assassinated by civilians (pretended by the garrison), and they are poisoned to death when they drink saliva and foam at the mouth, and finally it develops to the point that people go out of the tent to pee, and the next day they find the corpse with their heads cut off, these things are too many, the morale of the Murphy dragon cavalry plummets, and the soldiers are terrified. More than a dozen times a day, the good-tempered Murphy Boone finally became angry, and he ordered to advance to the southwestern capital at any cost, and at the same time, any village that appeared to be attacked would immediately be uprooted by the cavalry clusters that heard the news, which made the reputation of the Murphy cavalry decline rapidly, and even fell to the bottom in just a few days
Murphy Boone can't manage so much anymore, and now every day of delay, the opponent's strength is changing, and he can only try his best to move forward
Murphy O'Boone has always had a reputation for being a wise general. Almost never drink alcohol,
According to Murphy Oone himself, he doesn't drink because he doesn't like his head to be empty and stagnant, and the feeling that his brain can't control it after being drunk is a very unpleasant feeling for a person like Murphy Oone who seeks to control everything, but at this moment, Murphy Boone can't wait to anesthetize himself with spirits. Only in this way would he not feel pain and remorse, and if he had been more cautious at the beginning, he would not have been in such a wolf situation as he is now.
Lying on his back on the bed, Murphy Boone looked at the dark yellow tent with blank eyes, as if every small hole on it was full of incomprehensible mysteries, and he fell deeply into it. I was in a daze for two hours.
Murphy Boone began to listen to his subordinates' reports with a blank expression. "How's it going over there in Bikatown!"
"The 4th and 6th squadrons have stormed the town of Bika, on the outskirts of the capital, annihilating 600 Praetorian Guards and 214 district garrisons," the report's subordinates said. The fifth squadron of Botro was shot by a hidden arrow during the attack on the outer Ender area, and his life and death are unpredictable at present, and there is also a second squadron of Aksulida, which was attacked when he rested, but fortunately he was only slightly injured!" As of today, in the two days of the attack, our army has suffered seven hundred casualties and defeated three thousand regional garrisons, although I know that I shouldn't intervene, but my subordinates are very worried, the other party is using these regional garrisons to delay us, Murphy Boone waved his hand with a gloomy face, the battle is unfavorable, obviously only 20 miles away from the capital, but he has to stop, the candle flame in the tent is like a flickering ghost fire, and the light looks very weird,
"It's another loss of 700 people, okay, send someone to clean it up tomorrow, and then move on!" I don't know how long it took before Murphy Boone said with a voice that seemed to come from another world. If they hadn't heard him speak in person, their subordinates would have wondered if the person speaking was Murphy Oboone. Changed, completely changed, the wise Murphy Boone, the voice that always made people trusting, almost completely changed.
The subordinates looked at each other, and once again reported unwillingly, "According to the intelligence, the capital has withdrawn 50,000 Praetorian Guards from the front line, in terms of military strength, our army is at a disadvantage, the other side has deployed troops on each perimeter, obviously wants to consume in the periphery, if we continue to be trapped like this, our army will also lose the sharpness to capture the capital!" There was silence in the tent, and everyone wanted to see how Murphy Boone reacted, but everyone was disappointed, and it was a long time before Murphy Boone let out a low oh, and then there was no sound again. "Your Excellency is completely out of shape!"
The generals of the Murphy Legion glanced at each other, with a look of deep concern,
In the more than 200-year history of the Murphy Legion, there has never been such a bad moment. The current Murphy coach can no longer be called a manager. This is just an avenger blinded by hatred, even if he knows that there is a wall in front of him, he will not hesitate to crash into it, the glorious Murphy Legion is being led into the Jedi by the blind commander, and a cavalry force advance to attack the strong capital wall, I don't know what the adults think, but the generals are still silently carrying out the order.
In the southwest capital, Algernon Julia is also nervously arranging the defense of the capital, the role of the regional garrison is only delaying, the Murphy Legion is advancing strongly at any cost, so that the regional garrison is scattered all the way, she is a little caught off guard, the capital still has 50,000 Janissaries, but because of the plague, coupled with the failure of the halfway ambush of the Murphy Legion, the number of people who can really fight in the 50,000 Praetorian Guards is less than 20,000, and the morale is very low, that is to say, he has to use 20,000 incomplete Janissaries to fight against the Murphy Army full of revenge,
Algernon Julia still remembers that when attacking and killing Morphylins, the resistance of a hundred Murphy cavalry cost him more than 300 people, and that time, if it was not for the ambush in the dark, I was afraid that all the elite 500 Praetorian Guards who infiltrated the city would be killed, and Morphylins would not be killed. The Murphy army is worthy of being the real elite of the eastern battlefield of the empire, and fortunately has a strong capital wall, if it is a field battle, the Murphy dragon armor cavalry is enough to kill his own troops back and forth twice.
The army of the southwestern capital is currently divided into three parts, and the current one in charge of the defense of the city wall is Stanley Spencer, although in the battle of the Sona River, the famous general of the eastern battlefield almost had a nervous breakdown, but it is undeniable that he is currently in the capital Praetorian Guard, able to confront Murphyo Boone. There was only this Marquis of Stanley Spencer, and he was also the commander-in-chief of the northwest personally appointed by His Majesty the Emperor, the commander of the 180,000-strong army marching north, and the 50,000 Praetorian Guards who had withdrawn were under his command
The second part is the 3,000 Praetorian Guards under the command of Algernon Giulia, mainly used as an overseer, with Algernon Julia's status, it is enough to give orders for the execution of anyone who escapes, and although these 3,000 Praetorian Guards are also Janissaries, they are real royal guards. Both in terms of combat power and identity, it is one level higher than Stanley Spencer's Praetorian Guard,
The third part is the 10,000 garrisons recruited in the city, most of them are citizens in the city, and these garrisons are forcibly recruited. The main job is to assist in the defense of the city, responsible for carrying supplies, similar to the logistics troops in battle, the commander is called Donaldle. He was an adjutant of the former city guard, with a fat head and big ears, and he found out that the Praetorian Guards controlled the whole city. With the city guard nowhere to be found, the Donalder offered himself to help the Praetorian Guard maintain order and law and order in the city, and Algernon Julia agreed to him, and the ability of the Donaldel to come out was still good, because he was a well-known city guard chief, and although the southwestern capital changed hands, the fluctuations were not great.
On the seventeenth of June, the seventh day of Murphy's angry return, the war in the southwestern capital finally began, it was the early morning when it was raining white light, and the Janissaries on the walls of the capital heard the echo of a military horn in the distance, first several Murphy cavalry in purple armor appeared on the hill in the distance, and then a group of Murphy dragon-armored cavalry with shields appeared behind like locusts, and the battle flag was pervasive, as if it was solemn in the distant mountains,
The mountain wind blew on the face, and the cold was biting, but the Praetorian Guards on the walls clearly did not feel it, and under their sight, one squadron, two squadrons...... The Murphy Legion flag instantly occupied his sight, although he had been mentally prepared, but when a full 20,000 Murphy dragon armor cavalry began to advance from a distance, the horses' hooves rumbled, the earth trembled, and the spectacular scene of the wave still made the battle-hardened Stanley Spencer feel a trace of "Raise the battle flag!"
Stanley Spencer raised his hand with iron protection with a solemn face, and attacked the Murphy Legion with 20,000 weak brigades, he had no bottom in his heart, the Murphy Dragon Armor Cavalry has always been known for being fearless of death and sharp attacks, Murphy's reputation for breaking armor is well-known in the Eastern Battlefield, the Murphy Cavalry below came slowly, the similar line of march and speed brought a lot of pressure to the Praetorian Guards on the city wall, and everyone's breath was held, "Dismount!"
At a distance of two hundred meters, the Murphy Dragonarmies below began to dismount and take off their heraldic shields and weapons from their horses, some engineers assembled long ladders for siege under the city, and all the Murphy Dragonarmour cavalry were hoplites, without archers,
The cherry blossoms on the head fluttered in the wind, no one spoke, only a strong aura of killing filled the air, attacking the city wall in an infantry posture, the Murphy dragoons were still the first time, and everyone's faces were solemn, but this would not have any negative impact on this elite watch, and the feeling of holding the breath of the army made the Praetorian Guards on the city wall feel a little commotion, "Forward!" Tens of thousands of heavily armored Murphy dragon cavalry loomed in the rain like white mist, the battle line was like a long snake winding and turbulent "rustling", and the footsteps in the mud were like walking on the hearts of the Praetorian Guards, and the Praetorian Guards began to turn pale, and the wind blew the flags and made the sound of hunting. "Quick, attention, archers prepare!" a slightly nervous command came from the city wall, and the heralds ran through the passages between the battlements, issuing orders in a loud voice, and the Praetorian Guards with quivers on their backs were lined up in six battlements, and were loading arrows on their strong bows, and with a grim expression, they pulled out the bow and arrows in their hands and raised them at an angle of forty degrees......
"Shoot!"
As the officers violently waved their arms, countless white lines turned into dense turbulence in the air, like a swarm of locusts bursting from the horizon, densely falling on the heads of the Murphy Legion below, splashing a splash of blood and moaning Looking from above, the entire sky was completely occupied by the light that fell with the raindrops, "Beautiful!" There was a cheer on the city wall, but soon this cheering stopped, the Praetorian Guards on the city wall looked down in amazement, and the entire column of Murphy dragon armor cavalry below did not receive the slightest influence from the arrow cluster, the arrow cluster fell on the heavy armor, either bounced away, or inserted into the body, but the soldiers were still advancing, obviously there was no harm in the slightest, no speech, only the battle flag bin column made a sound in the wind and rain, (to be continued......