Chapter 67: The Fall of Madrid
It wasn't until the smoke cleared that Icks realized how much he had underestimated the power of the Divine Sanction, and that he could have attacked the city without wasting so many soldiers.
At this moment, the fortress of Madrid in front of Icks was only in ruins, and there was still the solid appearance of the steel walls of the past.
At this moment, the army of Erne in the city has been defeated, where have they seen this kind of battle, just now they swallowed more than half of the defenders in the city, that is close to 100,000 people!
"Attack!", Icks shouted excitedly when he saw that the walls of Madrid were in ruins at this moment.
Although Icks did not know the damage in the city at the moment, he knew that the fortress of Madrid was over.
On the other hand, the Erne army had already been caught off guard by the other party's divine sanctions, and had no ability to resist at all.
"Throw away all the baggage, the cavalry is broken, and all the men retreat!", the lord of the fortress of Madrid, decisively commanded, after realizing that victory was hopeless.
Resistance at this moment has no meaning, it will only increase casualties.
Looking at the Ryan army with their heads on their heads, Icks felt the thrill of victory for the first time.
"Is this what victory feels like? The rumored mighty Ernne army is nothing more than that, haha," Icks thought proudly.
It seems that he has forgotten that he was able to defeat the army of Erne so easily, not because he was so powerful, but only with the help of the power of God, but the power of God is limited after all.
At this moment, Icks must not know that when the last time the power of the gods is used up, it will be when he pays the price for his arrogance and contempt for his enemies.
The ensuing battle was a massacre without suspense, and the Erne army, which had not been able to leave, was slaughtered one by one by the Livia soldiers who surrounded them, leaving not a single survivor.
Of course, due to the decisive and orderly evacuation of the lords of the fortress of Madrid, tens of thousands of Erne soldiers still fled back to Erne's territory.
At the same time, they also brought the news of the fall of the Madrid fortress and the use of the artifact by Rivia to the Talmug fortress in the rear, giving Erne's army enough time and preparation for the next crisis.
When the dust had settled on the fortress of Madrid, Icks stood on the half-collapsed walls of the fortress and looked at the vast territory on all sides, and a heartfelt sense of accomplishment came over him.
"Prince Ix, what are we going to do next. Just as Icks was still enjoying the wonderful feeling of victory, a soldier suddenly came up to him and asked.
"Today we will repair here for a day, and when tomorrow dawn we will rush to the Talmug fortress at full speed!", said the cheerful Ikes, not blaming the soldiers for the interruption, but in high spirits.
"But our follow-up baggage troops are not in place now, wouldn't it be too risky?" said a general beside him, worriedly admonished.
"What's there to worry about, look at the runaway Ernne army, you're afraid they'll ambush us?" said Icks disdainfully.
Prince Icks had just experienced a victory, and at this moment he thought that the pursuit of victory was the king, and no matter how bad it was, there was Holy Sanction Three, and he was not afraid of Erne's army.
Seeing the young man's hair in Prince Ix's eyes, the officer had no choice but to sigh and not argue with reason.
"Success is young, defeat is young, I hope nothing goes wrong!", the officer thought.
Soon, the news of the fall of the fortress of Madrid spread throughout the Miracle Continent, and even the Saada Empire and the Norlan Empire in the south had heard of it.
Border of the Tarren Empire, fortress of Lausanne.
At this moment, Slok had just retreated from Erne's territory and was stationed in the fortress of Lausanne.
Since the last battle against Elier at the fortress of Tenio, the Talon army has suffered heavy losses. But fortunately, a large number of living troops were preserved.
Due to the flooding of General Elier, the strategic materials on the side of the Talon army were almost lost, and Slok had no choice but to temporarily raise food and grass here in the fortress of Lausanne to prepare for the next round of expeditions.
"General, there is an urgent report from the front, it is said that the Livian army has broken through the Madrid fortress of the Erne Empire and is currently marching in the direction of the Talmug fortress. ”
While Srock was still enjoying his afternoon tea, a soldier rushed in and said.
"What!who brought the soldiers?", Slok said, apparently a little surprised, as he sat up slightly.
"It's Prince Icks of the Livia Empire. ", replied the soldier.
"Ix, it's interesting, I broke through Madrid so quickly, I'm afraid it was because of the two artifacts that Livia had been hiding for so many years. ”
After thinking about it carefully, Srock returned to his previous leisurely state and replied calmly.
"It is said that the Livia army is using Divine Sanction IV this time, what should we do next, should we immediately send troops to fight them for Erne's territory?", General Kenny next to him asked tentatively.
"Don't worry, do you see the other three countries do it? Haha, after all, it's just young people. Instead of answering Kenny's words head-on, Srock asked rhetorically.
Slok understood too well, and those old fritters in the other three kingdoms also knew that it was good to take the lead in attacking Erne and could occupy more land, but it was also bound to suffer a comprehensive counterattack from Erne.
The end result is that even if you are able to storm Erne's territory and occupy a certain territory, there is a high chance that you will not be able to stand it and make a wedding dress for the people who come after you.
This is also the reason why at the beginning, the northern countries all watched the conflict between the Talon Empire and Erne tacitly, and did not attack the Erne Fortress adjacent to each other.
They are all waiting, waiting for Tarun to be the first bird, waiting for the two countries to lose and lose, and naturally it is the time for them to benefit.
This wishful thinking is called a word, absolutely!
So at the beginning, Slok's fierce attack was a disguise, even if there was no obstruction from General Elier, he would find an opportunity to leave the field at the right time later, but Slok didn't expect Elier to cause him such a loss.
To put it bluntly, Srock did all this just to find an excuse for him to later ask the nations to attack Erne.
It almost means that I've been on it, it's your turn.
In essence, the five-nation alliance is like this, united because of common interests, and naturally falling apart because of interests.
Srock didn't expect the other four nations to do anything to Erne, a rabble, he just hoped that they would be able to contain Erne's army.
After all, the Ernne Empire is the most powerful empire on this continent, even if he is in internal and external troubles at the moment, it is not something that a mere Talon empire can contend with.
In the end, all this is just a game, and at this moment, Prince Icks and the Livian army he led are like a "car" that rushes into the enemy army alone in chess.
Although it seems ferocious, it is unconsciously mired in the quagmire, and it is difficult to retreat.
"Hmm~, the newborn calf is not afraid of tigers, but it doesn't prevent tigers from eating him!", as if he felt that this scene was nothing to look at, Slok put down the afternoon tea in his hand, stretched his waist, and said lightly.