While the Falcon cheered at the appearance of the Imperial warships upstream, the Gauls on the river apparently had not yet noticed this

The front-line combat officers of Gaul were reorganizing their soldiers in the river flats, brandishing their horsewhips and shouting "Hurry up!" The drizzle made most of the soldiers look lazy, and the wide river also convinced them that the Falcon Imperial Army would not take the initiative to attack, in this case, tens of thousands of soldiers were driven to the position of the river beach, and the chaotic situation could not be completely banned for a while, and at noon, at the rear of the queue, the commander of the Fifteenth Gallic Army, Hokmir, surrounded by several Gallic generals, strode up the slope in front of him that was a little higher than the river

The captain of the Hokmere regiment is strong and straight, wearing heavy white shuttle armor, and behind him is a long red cloak that can be dragged to the ground, and the corners of his eyebrows are broad, giving people the impression of majesty and majesty, "What's going on, didn't you give an order to prepare for battle a long time ago? Why hasn't you made arrangements yet" Hokmir took a few generals around the river beach, and saw the chaotic gathering of his own troops on the river beach, his thick eyebrows frowned,

Although the 15th Army Corps was not a first-class infantry corps in Gaul, it was also a frontier unit with combat experience, but the 15th Army Corps had fought against the Central Belians on the Eastern Front before, and this time it received an order to transfer from the Eastern Front to the Rusti front in winter.

The soldiers of the 15th Army are all from the eastern province of the empire, the Balu region is the largest mining area in the eastern province of Gaul, so there are many people here and the body is also healthy, but because of the proximity to the border, they are often threatened by the Central Belian side, and the Balu people have always had the tradition of building their own garrisons, and the predecessor of the 15th Army Corps is the combination of the Balu Local Corps and the Balu Border Army.

After receiving the order of the Imperial Military Department, Hockmill took the Fifteenth Legion through most of the empire's territory, and the news he got also shocked him, for the Falcon Empire to face this time, it was too fierce.

Although Hockmill didn't know much, he also knew that in the past six months, the empire had lost cities and lands one after another under the attack of the ferocious enemy on the opposite side, not only the large areas of the southwest and northwest that the empire had spent a hundred years to conquer. It also caused more than 300,000 imperial troops to be killed, even the famous general Stanley Spencer in the eastern battlefield also fell in the southwest battle with the Falcon Empire, Stanley Spencer's name is very big in the eastern part of the empire, although he is not the first general, but it is not comparable to the local army commander

Since taking over the defense of the Eastern Front, which is the least stressful, Hokmir has not dared to slack off at all, and the defense line along the river is his hard work. Hokhmir was confident in the face of twice as many enemy onslaughts,

After a few reprimands to his subordinates, the noise of the assembled troops finally quieted down

Horkmere looked at the murderous Falcon army on the opposite riverbank like the Black Tide, and a cold light of confusion flashed in his eyes. I couldn't help but sigh in my heart, "Sure enough, he is worthy of being an enemy of the empire, although he is separated by such a wide riverbank, he still gives people a fierce and lofty feeling!"

This feeling is not only for him, but also for the soldiers of the 15th Legion

Most of these are just soldiers of the garrison. Nervously clenched the weapon in his hand, his palms were covered with sweat, and the enemy on the opposite side was as powerful as a mountain collapsing. It is said that the Falcon army on the opposite side is particularly good at fighting, and can fight a team, although he does not believe in this rumor, but there is more or less speculation in his heart, "What is waiting for the other side?"

Hockmill stopped his horse with a gloomy face, and the hand holding the whip made a gurgling nervous sound, as a general with combat experience, he could feel that the momentum of the other party was too strong, and it was completely different from the troops on his side, which was the feeling of the elite of a hundred battles who had really participated in the tragic battle

The queue of tens of thousands of troops, exuding a fierce beast out of the cage in the white rain, like a forest-like array of spears, dazzling under the rain, that feeling, let all the soldiers of the 15th Gallic Legion, feel like they are facing a fierce wolf that is rapidly gathering strength, once launched, it must be like a tsunami landslide like a fierce offensive, this kind of troops, often not afraid of death, as long as a little show less than their momentum, they will soon be eaten alive and skinned" Come on, order our archers to line up and front!" Hockmill straightened up, and with a grim face, he raised his hand to the cavalry behind him, "Tell all the archers, as soon as the other party enters the firing range, they will immediately cover the shot!" "Yes!" The herald cavalry turned around and left, "My lord, do you think the Falcon Army will really attack in such an unfavorable situation?" A Gallic general leaned over on horseback and said with a worried expression

"I don't know"

Hokmill shook his head, looked at the opposite side, and said calmly, "In fact, I also think that the Falcon Army on the opposite side will not attack, the wide Seine River in front of you is enough to make the other party fall into death, but if we don't put on a little posture, the army's heart will collapse, this is a psychological game, just like the beasts in the mountains, if you want not to become the prey of other beasts, you must show your sharp minions!"

"I see, it is indeed an incisive tactic, and the day of the famous general is not far away! This time I will support the Eastern Front alone, and as long as the war is over, the name of the famous general will surely spread throughout the entire empire," another Gallic general flattered with a flattering face

"At this time of national disaster, what do my warriors still care about these false names!" Hokemill's face was positive, in fact, he also felt a little irrepressible excitement in his heart, this time it was the battle of the empire's national fortunes, and his legion was placed in the most unlikely place to fight by Hasenrambo, I thought that there would be no chance to be famous, but I didn't expect that the falconry army on the opposite side actually put on a fierce attack posture, and he defended the natural danger, both in terms of strength and geography, as long as the other party dared to attack, he dared to annihilate it all in the Seine

"All the archers are in the forefront!" shouted loudly from the Gallic ranks as the order was given

"Brush"

The 11,000 Gallic archers of the 15th Army marched out of the Gallic army in order, and they lined up four long black lines along the river. Standing at the front of the entire array, their eyes looked at the Kuroshio on the other side of the river, and when they heard the order from the archers behind them, they stretched out their muscular right hands and slowly raised the laminated compound bow in their hands towards the sky.

These Gallic archers were improvised during the winter months, armed with leather quivers, wielding a generic laminated bow and lacking armor to allow for a quick escape in the event of an enemy attack

Many of them were hunters within the empire, and archers were not valued in the former Gallic troops. But in several battles with the Falcon Empire, the Falcon Army's long-range suppression tactics impressed the Gauls deeply.

The overwhelming array of arrows poured down from the opposing army like a torrential rain, and even the bravest Imperial warriors would be frightened by such a terrible sight, the archers of the Falcon Army. It has been privately called by the Gallic soldiers "the chilling Hawk Rain Arrow!"

Every battle, before the battle began, the Gallic soldiers were already frightened by the dense queue of archers discharged from the opposite side, and the Gallics were proud of the military formation. In front of these dense clusters of arrows, they are completely the targets of killing, and under normal circumstances, heavy losses will occur when the military formation marches 100 meters. And two-thirds of the battle damage was arrow wounds,

During this rare winter of peace, the Gallic military ministry urgently recruited archers from all over the country who could use bows and arrows. Finally, a force of 30,000 archers was recruited into the most intense Rustie theater, which was the fifteenth army on the Eastern Front, and 11,000 people from two archer regiments were divided, and these Gallic archers from falcons were not used to using strong enough military bows, so most of them were equipped with laminated composite bows with a range of only 80 meters, although they did not have an advantage in range, and lacked sufficient armor-piercing ability, but as a defensive weapon, they also had the ability to block the enemy's advance on a large scale,

"Attention, river!"

In the direction of the upstream guard tower, there was a sudden mournful shout, and at the moment when everyone was stunned, it was like a black cloud suddenly floating down from the upper reaches of the river. "Whoa"

The water is agitated

"The huge dragon's tooth battleship appeared from the white rain and mist, like the rumored angry dragon monster-like multi-legged oars sliding back and forth in the current, the sails on the river were dense like clouds, and the golden falcon battle flag on the side of the ship fluttered in the wind, although the dragon's tooth battleship looked weak in front of the heavy tonnage battleship, but in the inland river, the new dragon's tooth battleship that has been transformed can definitely be regarded as a behemoth, the heavy side of the twenty-meter-high ship, the heavy bow as sharp as a blade stirs up a torrent that is more terrible than a flood, and the river surface is pushed forward and tumbling under the push of the battleship, and the strength is like a pair of invisible big hands pushing"What's going on? The other party's surprise attack is too funny, isn't it?"

Hokhmere, the commander of the Fifteenth Gallic Army, rode on his warhorse, looking at the black battleships that appeared in the upper reaches of the river, the corners of his mouth were unexpectedly slightly upturned, and he had a feeling of irony, the other party actually got the battleship into the inland river, but how much effect can this have?

This is not a vast ocean, but an inland battlefield where infantry battles dominate, or rivers that allow warships to move unimpeded, but even if warships are moved, what can they do?

"Bump"

There was a huge sound of collision and friction, and Hokmill, who was still making the guess that he could not go ashore just now, opened his mouth wide at this moment, completely stunned by the scene in front of him, only to see a horn-shaped bow twenty meters high, like a giant beast awakened from the deep sea, breaking out of the waves like a wild horse from the flood rapids

Without the slightest hesitation, the huge angular bow was directly inserted into the river beach next to it, and the round and thick hull of the ship rushed to the embankment like a natural disaster.

The bottom of the remodeled boat broke out of a shocking blood-colored ditch on the river beach, and the ditch was full of broken flesh and bones, "Ahh

Blood mixed with rubble, a small squadron of Gallic soldiers, because they couldn't dodge, were hit by the sharp corners of the hard bow of the ship on the spot, and the nearby Gallic soldiers, who had escaped, were knocked out by the rubble of the huge hull. For a while, the screams were continuous, "Damn, monster!" This sight frightened some of the soldiers closest to the river bank and almost collapsed on the ground, in their frightened eyes,

Such warships appeared one after another, and these huge warships were like a group of huge beasts, rushing towards the beach where they were, and their figures covered the entire river!

With the first battleship rushing to the beach, the situation was like a stone thrown into the lake. The whole river beach was in chaos, "Everyone, stay away from the river bank immediately!" All kinds of panicked shouts came one after another, and the Gallic troops along the river bank were in disarray, and there were people scurrying everywhere, and everyone was stunned to watch the behemoths rushing onto the embankment one after another.

"Attack!"

There was a sound from the battleship, and countless crossbow arrows rained down on the Gallic infantry below.

"Whoosh!" the sharp arrows tore through the rain curtain, bringing a chilling white light in the rain. The Gallic soldiers, who were caught off guard, screamed unaware,

"Bang" was another warship of the same type that rushed ashore, and the people on it apparently used the huge hull as a weapon to ram the Gallic army. Like an arrow that has been off the string, it pierced from behind the chaotic Gauls, bringing up countless churning blood-colored scars,

Countless falcon crossbowmen emerged from the side of the ship, carrying their infantry crossbows. "Kill!" a fierce shout, the crossbowmen pulled the crossbow machine in unison, and the crossbow arrows flew like a rainstorm.

There were too many Gauls below, 70,000 troops were crammed together, and the falcon crossbowmen above were able to shoot at the enemy almost without aiming,

The Gallic soldiers had already been frightened by the continuous collision, and in the face of the heavy impact of the battleship, the flesh and blood had no possibility of stopping at all, and everyone was running back with their heads in their hands.

Clusters of arrows shot from the side of the battleship shot through the backs of these Gallic soldiers without hindrance, "Poof!" The sound of metal tearing flesh, mixed with the sound of raindrops falling to the ground, the Mitsubishi arrows with blood, like sharp swords, pierced through the chests of Gallic soldiers,

"Ahh

The soldier who was hit by the arrow looked at the metal arrow spit out from his chest in disbelief, the blood was like raindrops, his feet were weak, and his whole body fell to the ground, the body of the arrow fell in pieces on the river beach like wheat grass harvested by a hunting knife, and the bright red human blood completely replaced the original color on the river beach,

The Gallic army was in a rout, more than ten Falcon Empire dragon's tooth warships rushed to the Gauls' river beach, arrows rained down, killing the Gauls complained bitterly, and there was a great rout, this trend even Hokmir, which was in the rear of the Gallic army, could not stop it, and the scattered troops even broke up his guards, sweeping the Gallic legion captain away

"This ...... What's going on!"

On the other side of the river, Crowrisat and the 50,000 Northwest Army under his command were also seen by the scene in front of them, and their eyes were about to burst out, which was too violent! Everyone gasped when they saw it, especially the generals of the Northwest Army, all of them did not look good, they subconsciously put themselves on the side of the Gauls, and also found that in the face of this unbelievable tactic, it was simply incomprehensible.

The battleship attacked the river beach where the infantry cluster was located, and it was also full of extremely lethal imperial crossbowmen, and the tall side of the battleship was matched with the lethality of the crossbowmen, it was simply a killing bunker that could not be broken in a short time, unbreakable, and the invincible cooperation had exceeded the limits that these army generals could imagine,

I don't know what the effect will be, but looking at the appearance of the Gauls shouting on the other side of the river, it is estimated that it is quite a climax.

"My lord, are we just looking at it like this?" A general of the Northwest Army cautiously approached Crollissat, "How do you feel, our Northwest Army is a supporting role!" This sentence touched Crollissat's nerves, gritted his teeth, and Crollissat decisively ordered "The whole army crosses the river!"

"Smack" Before his words fell, a huge crashing sound came again, and I saw an Imperial Dragon's Tooth warship rushing onto the river beach on its side,

"What's going on?"

"I guess I ran in the wrong direction!"

There was a commotion in the Northwest Legion, and the eyes of tens of thousands of people were focused on the dragon's tooth battleship that had gone off track

"Smack"

Another Falcon Dragon's Tooth battleship rushed up with the torrent, and then the four Dragon's Tooth battleships rushed symmetrically onto the river beach where the Falcon Army was located.

Just when Crorisat was a little puzzled, the last dragon's tooth battleship suddenly merged into two rows in the middle of the river, and the heavy iron anchor that fixed the hull of the ship was thrown into the rapids, stirring up the waves, and the warships were 30 meters apart, steadily stopping the center of the rapids

"This is ......" Crorysette saw that this was not running in the direction, but there were other arrangements, and the arrangement of the Falcon Majesty was estimated to be impossible even for the ghosts and gods to guess

"Pontoon, pontoon!" The soldiers at the forefront of the front let out a burst of cheers, only to see two huge pontoon bridges built with battleships as piers and long wooden planks, Huo Ran appeared in front of the entire Northwest Army Corps "I see!" Croressatt looked at the pontoon bridge across the 200-meter river, and a trace of realization flashed with excitement on his face, "Cross the river on March 7, occupy the upper reaches of the river, and cooperate with the Second Army of the South to sweep the enemy's middle line!" This order, which had previously made everyone feel incredible, appeared in his mind very clearly at this moment. The whole army crosses the river!" Chrolysatre raised his hand excitedly, and the 50,000 Northwest Army poured onto the pontoon bridge like a tide, and it took only 2 hours for the 50,000 troops to easily cross the Seine defense line, which was praised by the Gauls as a "dead line", and the stalemate began to tilt in favor of the Falcon Army. (To be continued......)