Chapter 7 The luthier who plucks the strings of war

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The black oppressive army was like a thick black cloud covering the entire field, and both sides fell into a tense silence at this moment on the eve of the great battle.

As I sat on the "Thunder Part" and breathed in the slightly humid air, I looked up into the distance and observed that the Ettiria and Shaduff armies, though ostensibly united, were clearly divided into two groups, east and west.

To the east were troops clad in glittering golden armor, and among them was a blue and white striped flag fluttering in the windβ€”the flag of the former city of Haynes, apparently belonging to Ettiria.

To the west was an army dressed in dark colour, and the flag-bearers were waving a large red banner with an eagle pattern - but the emblem of the kingdom of Dotir, the troops of the Grand Duke of Shaduff.

I smiled at Li Binglan beside me and said, "This battle can be won!" ”

"'Bluetooth' is good! We're going to fight together again! Li Binglan leaned forward, gently stroked the neck of the "Bluetooth" under her crotch, and then sat up straight and responded to my words, "It seems that Carlos is really not in the army!" Otherwise, there would be no such siloed situation! In the past, the two armies that were not subordinate to each other were able to cooperate seamlessly because of Carlos's personal charm and extraordinary dominance. Neither Pirisnan, nor Akabuyi, have this kind of strength! As a result, the two armies, although barely assembled together, were unable to integrate and coordinate their actions. Li Binglan sat on the blue sideburns Malaysia "Bluetooth", a pair of silver shining armor set off her more heroic and sassy, and the close-fitting silver clothes fully highlighted her graceful and strong, soft and beautiful perfect figure, and the red hair of Bo Fu looked more gorgeous and dazzling in the morning light and the silver waves of the armor, and the pair of ice blue pupils that emerged from the helmet revealed a cold and deep gaze in the long eyelashes from time to time. It's like the perfect combination of the god of beauty and the god of war!

I couldn't help but look a little stunned, and I couldn't help but recall the throbbing feeling when I first met Li Binglan when I was a teenager, and it took me a long time to know how to speak: "Binglan is extremely well analyzed!" ”

"But...... Alex, since last night, I have had a sense of unease, and the closer I get to the battlefield, the stronger this unease becomes...... I'm worried that things won't go as smoothly as we envisioned. Li Binglan lowered her eyelashes, and there was some kind of dark shadow floating in her eyes.

"Binglan, don't worry! The loss of Carlos's Etirius runner-up is like a flock of lambs without a lion leader, there is nothing to fear! The outcome of this war has already been decided outside the battlefield! ”

At this point, I was convinced that victory was on the horizon.

"I hope so......" Li Binglan said quietly.

Yes, it will definitely go well! No one can stop me from winning!

"Karangie!" I called out behind me.

"The last general!" Kar Anji was dressed all over his body, with a war horse and a horse's belly, and came out of the crowd.

"I'll give you a chance to be ashamed! I now order you to be the vanguard, and lead 40,000 light troops to attack the assembly point of the two armies in the middle of the enemy, and disrupt the enemy's formation. Remember that your mission is to mess with the enemy, not destroy it! Don't advance too fast or too deep, let alone fall in love with battle, you must retreat with one blow, and keep a supportable distance from the main force of our army! In case the lone army goes deep into the enemy formation, is stumped by the enemy, and misses my big event, I will deal with you with military law! ”

"The last general commands! It must live up to the marshal's trust! Carl said excitedly.

After Karl led the army out of the ranks, Li Binglan said to me: "Let Karl, who has been holding his breath, be the vanguard, and indeed give full play to the impact of the first phalanx of our army. However, Carl is undoubtedly a double-edged sword at this time, on the one hand, his anger will be transformed into the maximum energy to attack the enemy formation, and on the other hand, his hatred of the enemy army may cause him to blindly attack without your orders! ”

"If it's a normal day, it's a concern. But as it stands, Karl is the best person to take charge of the first line - his anger and humiliation will make him fearless and a nail in the enemy's ranks. The enemy's command was not unified and could not form an effective encirclement of Karl at all. And the hardships he has endured in the past should let Carl know how to advance and retreat. I explained.

At this time, according to my arrangement, after the 100,000 light and heavy infantry of our army's first phalanx had advanced for a certain distance, the arrow corps in the formation began to launch the first wave of arrow rain against the enemy, and the enemy army also fired arrows in return -- but the arrow rain on the east and west sides of the enemy army was not sent out at the same time, and there was obviously a time difference, and it was obvious that the enemy's cooperation was not tacit.

Suddenly, countless arrows filled the sky like locusts, and it was like a dense torrential rain!

The prelude to the war began!

After the rain of arrows, the two sides fell into a brief silence.

At this time, the 40,000 light cavalry led by Karl suddenly went around from the right flank and violently attacked the enemy's strongest surface, which was actually the middle of the enemy's Achilles' heel on the east and west sides, and inserted it from the gap between the two armies.

The wounds Karl inflicted on the enemy seemed to be growing.

"Alex, Karl went too deep!" Li Binglan, who had been observing the battle situation, exhaled softly at this time.

"Carl mistook me!" I was also slightly taken aback, but I wasn't particularly flustered, "But...... Although he disobeyed my orders, he also caused more confusion for the enemy and did not affect the overall situation. Obviously, the enemy was unable to form a flanking attack effectively, and the enemy's coordination was far worse than we had originally expected, so he was not in danger for a while. It's just that ants bite the elephant to death, he will be swallowed up by the enemy sooner or later, I can't leave him alone, Binglan, I will lead the army to help, you are responsible for the palace and cover! ”

"Alex, let me lead the army to the rescue! I'm a little uneasy that the enemy army has failed too easily......" Li Binglan shook her head and said softly.

"Binglan, it's going to be fine! I am the commander of the attack, you are the commander of the defense, and I should also attack according to my duty. I squeezed Li Binglan's jade hand lightly and chuckled, "Moreover, this level of enemy is not a cause for concern!" We have won this war! You can wait for my triumphant return! ”

After I finished speaking, I summoned the cavalry generals under my command and said with a bold smile: "Soldiers, let us walk to the Arc de Triomphe with the blessing of the goddess of victory!" Glory is with us, victory is before us! ”

With a wave of my long sword, a "thunder department" between my feet, and 60,000 heavy cavalry followed closely behind me, bravely rushing into the enemy formation!

I swung the crimson "Weiming" left and right to slash, leaving the severed limbs and remnants of the enemy behind me, bringing a tragic rain of blood under the morning sun, and forcibly breaking a bloody path from the rain of guns and swords.

Half an hour later, I finally joined up with the tired heavy cavalry of Calange.

However, at this moment, I suddenly felt a strong sense of unease, a huge sense of fear filled my heart!

In front of us were orderly and dense enemy pikemen, while the enemy's heavy and light cavalry were squeezing us from the left and right sides! The cavalry I led, including Karl's light cavalry, were falling one by one under the onslaught of the enemy!

When I looked back, I saw a terrible scene that shocked me even more - the retreat in the rear had been blocked by the enemy's blackened soldiers, our light and heavy cavalry was falling one by one over time, and in the face of the enemy's encirclement and annihilation, old lives were lost and new deaths were produced every second, and our numbers were constantly dwindling......

Despair began to creep into the hearts of each and every one of our cavalrymen.

In the distance, the left and right flanks of the enemy's army suddenly stretched forward and converged in the middle, and then the enemy's heavy infantry with heavy shields and bright spears formed a tight line in front of our main force, lined up in three columns, and then behind were spearmen and archers, blocking the advance of the large force that our army was trying to rescue like an iron wall, and even the "Silver Silk" cavalry regiment of Li Binglan could not cross the thunder pond one step!

When the mage phalanx led by Vivien tried to assault with powerful attack magic, they encountered the strong resistance of the enemy's light protection magic array.

It turned out that the enemy army scattered the magicians in a formation, and jointly emitted light protection magic everywhere, and the dots were connected to form the strongest light protection network!

In addition, the elven warriors led by Hetgro and Gartha Glass tried to surprise with a light and swift attack, but in the face of the enemy's solid spear shield wall, they only returned in vain......

I can even imagine the anxious and sad expressions of Li Binglan, Vivien, and Ruri!

Because their husbands have fallen into the encirclement of the enemy, life and death are hanging by a thread, and they have no way to save them.

Hit the trick! With such a skillful use of troops and skillful coordination, how can the enemy be like an army lacking unified command? I shouted in my heart, my teeth clenched on my lower lip, and I didn't even notice that the corners of my lips were bitten, until the salty blood seeped into my mouth, and I believe that my face must be blue at this time!

All the unstable situation of the enemy, including the imbalance of the coordination between the eastern and western armies, is pretended to be in order to lure our army into being deceived!

Is the enemy too clever? Or am I being careless? Who is so powerful to set up such a situation that I willingly join? It's Pogue. Pirisnan, right? Or Akabuyi? Perhaps......

What a painful lesson! Will the Plains of Sonkers be the place where my name will be buried and my life's wish will be buried? Has all the glory and hope been extended to the extreme? That's where my path to kingship stops, right? Remorse is like a heart-eating madman, constantly eroding my will; As time went on, frustration crept up like a spurred vine......

But I could not feel sorry for myself and think about it, and an iron cavalry of the enemy army had protruded from the right flank and appeared in front of me.

The black and translucent Gao Zhan immediately sat a tall and straight body, the man was wrapped in golden armor from the neck down, but because he was not wearing a helmet, he revealed a mature, handsome, and majestic face, with long purple and silver hair fluttering in the wind, and under the thick eyebrows was a pair of purple pupils as sharp as electricity and bright as stars, the facial contours and facial features seemed to be cut out with a knife, the lines were strong and powerful, the outlines were rough and distinct, full of sharp and masculine beauty, and the crimson scar on the corner of his right eye did not destroy his face, On the contrary, it adds to the masculinity.

In his left hand, the man leisurely mounted a four-foot-long weapon that looked like a sword but not a sword, and a sword rather than a knife on the horseback in front of the saddle - the fingers holding the sword were slender and powerful, and the purple blade was as clear as a bright moon, flashing with a cold light from time to time, this was the "Sword of the Earth", one of the four famous soldiers of the empire! And in his right hand, he still held a glass wine glass filled with golden liquid, but on the bumpy horseback, there was not a drop of wine, and he also took a sip from time to time, indescribable leisure and wildness.

Being on a battlefield where soldiers are in danger of war, it is more relaxed than in the hall where you meet guests, who is this?!

A person's name flashed through my mind, and I couldn't help but shake my whole body: Yes!

Only he has the skill and virtue to fully integrate the two armies! His presence on the battlefield where he shouldn't have been showed only one thing - my plan has been completely revealed!

I saw him raise his glass and shake it at me, and suddenly drained half of the wine in the glass, and then suddenly threw the wine glass forward, and the glass wine glass containing half a glass of fine wine flew across the distance between us, and shot at me slowly and urgently!

The wine glass in the flight does not seem to have any wind on the surface, but in fact, it implies a terrible "sword fighting qi" softness, if I don't pay attention to the solid or reach out to touch the glass, I may be blown off the palm of my hand by the fragments that burst in an instant!

I smiled slightly, and "Weiming" was lightly pointed, but it was not to shoot down the wine glass, nor was it the usual practice of swordsmanship--using the sword body to catch the wine glass, but to gently pull the sword body on the edge of the wine glass that flew to me, and the wine glass changed from flat flight to spiraling, and when it came to me, it suddenly sank, and fell to my palm like an eye.

The moment the wine glass changed from flat to spinning, my own "magic sword fighting energy" had silently replaced the "sword fighting energy" originally attached to the wine glass, and it no longer had any lethality.

I took the glass and drank all the liquor in the glass without saying a word, and then threw the glass outward, and suddenly felt the strong strength of the wine burning my throat and heart, I felt a slight drunkenness, and laughed wildly: "Good wine!" ”

The man looked at me deeply and said coldly, "Alexander? ”

"Carlos?" I nodded, and said without a sigh of relief.

Carlos wiped the wine stains from the corners of his mouth with the back of his hand, his movements were rough and uninhibited, and his eyes were full of admiration, and he suddenly smiled boldly: "Good! Worthy of the person who can kill my favorite generals! ”

"You are worthy of being the Empire's greatest general! You can see through my whole plan, make me lose all my strategy and counter-plot, and in turn use my plan to lure me into the trick - create the illusion that you have left the army and return to Haynes, and let your subordinates put on a good show of miscoordination and chaos, and further confuse me, and make me happily fall into your trap! I sighed.

Carlos, like a great musician who plucks the strings of war, arranges and combines all the elements of war according to the ups and downs of the rhyme, so that the melody of the whole war dances completely to the rhythm of his own playing......

Such a terrible and respectable opponent has put me in such a miserable predicament, and will bring me a fate of complete destruction!

But I don't have much grudge against him, but I have a deep respect for the enemy who is about to defeat me once and for all. This is probably the so-called sympathy!

"You've won a prize! It's not easy to defeat an enemy like you, and I've paid a terrible price! There was no joy on Carlos's face, which was about to be victorious, but a certain sadness in his voice, "And your plan almost succeeded...... It's just a little bit, but I'm sorry to tell you - you failed! Surrounded on all sides, you don't have any chance of escape! Surrender, King of Meinster! ”

At this time, Karangi came to me, and saw that his armor was torn in many places, his helmet had fallen off, and his cloak was in disarray, and when he saw me, he said to me with remorse: "Marshal, I'm sorry...... If it weren't for the general's disobedience to the marshal's will and the lone army going deep into the enemy's army, he would never have ......."

"I don't blame you...... It's my fault, and I'm the first to blame. I said to Carl gently, although my heart was also agitated and uneasy at this time, but my expression became more calm and calm, and my calm and undisturbed attitude also infected my subordinates, and their frightened hearts gradually calmed down.

"King of Meinster, why fight the trapped beasts? It is not worth paying for another precious head in this inevitable war! I assure you, in the name of my Carlos, that if you are willing to give up resistance, you will receive my greatest courtesy! Carlos's earnest voice is full of sincerity and seduction.

But at the same time, I also know that if Carlos kills me at this time, Li Binglan and the others will not give in easily, and they will definitely resist to the end, and it is still unknown how they will win or lose.

The current advantage of Carlos is largely due to the result of the Binglan Mouse Trap, and even if Carlos can win in the end, he will pay an extremely heavy price; And once I surrender, the main army led by Libinglan will inevitably surrender with it, and Carlos will win the Battle of Sonx at the least cost.

My will will determine the outcome of this war.

"You're far more clever than I thought you would, but you're also thinking too highly of yourself. To take off my head, you have to pay a price! I pursed my lips and smiled, and instead of sadness, there was a kind of indifference and calmness on my face, which was in stark contrast to Carlos's sad expression of victory, as if he was the loser and I was the winner.

"Why bother to cut yourself off? It's not enough to resist! You are a wise man, and you should know how to judge the situation...... I can't bear to kill someone like you...... If we don't meet on the battlefield where we meet, but in a different place, I believe we will become good friends! Carlos said with a certain sadness, with a certain loneliness on his handsome and resolute face, which is probably loneliness......

"General Carlos is a famous general, but have you ever wondered why you are fighting? Fight for whom? If you kill me today, your fate may be even more miserable than mine! The merit is high and the master is shocked, the rabbit is dead and the dog is cooked, the bird is hidden in the bow, and the ancient examples can be learned! Ettiria is not a monarch worthy of allegiance, let alone an all-encompassing mind! So instead of lamenting my fate, you should worry about your own position! I looked at his purple eyes coldly, and in Carlos's confusion and shock, he laughed and said, "As long as I can break through the encirclement today, I will have the last laugh!" ”

After speaking, the long sword "Weiming" swung and brought up a strong and blazing flame stream, hitting Carlos's body, and at the same time snorted coldly: "Soldiers, this is a battle of breaking the cauldron and sinking the ship!" Follow me out of the blood! ”

As Carlos was distracted to block my momentum, I rushed head-on to Carlos' right flank with my men!

Carlos was taken aback, apparently unaware that I was not attacking the seemingly weaker left, but directly at the most powerful right wing of his own side, and at the same time feeling great anger that my own mind had been seen through.

Usually the side where the main general is located is the strongest place in the army, and Carlos appears from the right flank, clearly indicating that the right flank is the strongest, if it is an army that is eager to break through, it will instinctively avoid the right flank where the enemy commander is located, and will break through from the weaker left flank.

But I did the opposite, because I knew that one of the characteristics of Carlos's use of troops was his penchant for psychological tactics, and his sudden appearance from the right flank was a "show of strength", in order to make me choose to break through from the left flank. If I'm ready to avoid his edge, I'll do it again!

The so-called "virtual is real, real is virtual", the right wing seems to be the strongest, but the substance is the weakest; The left seems to be the weakest, but it is actually the strongest!

My perverse approach frustrated Carlos's wishful thinking, so he couldn't help but be angry. At the same time, because of my sudden attack, he broke through from an unexpected position, which caught him a little off guard for a while.

The spiraling sword in my hand slashed sharply, swinging away Carlos' "Sword of the Earth" and passing past him.

After making a mistake, Carlos immediately swung the "Sword of the Earth", and suddenly the sky was full of purple light, covering my upper body overwhelmingly!

I calmly moved my sword to pick away every bit of purple light close to me, but the cold current of the "Sword of the Earth" made me shudder.

"Sonorous!" After a quick attack, the long swords of both sides finally hit in the air!

"Unnamed" and "Earth Sword" exchanged blows and stood stillβ€”I couldn't press the sword in the direction of Carlos by half a minute!

This head-to-head sword actually made my wrist slightly numb, and while I was amazed by Carlos's amazing sword skills and wrist strength, I turned the "unnamed" sword momentum, from a straight slash to a spiral stab, and finally swung Carlos's long sword half a foot outward. The two staggered again.

"Good swordsmanship!" Carlos snorted, and then suddenly shouted: "Take my 'Sword of the Earth' sword - 'Purple Rain Storm'!" ”

As soon as the words fell, the "Sword of the Earth" turned into purple electricity, carrying a sharp wind that pierced through the bones, and violently devoured the space around me!

"Purple Rain Storm" is Carlos's "Sword of the Earth" to comprehend the mysterious sword technique, and it is the invincible swordsmanship that he became famous! Will I be able to block this terrible blow?

"Beautiful swordsmanship-'Vulcan muttered. Dark Blue Movement'! ”

I shouted, the fire element in the space instantly gathered around the "unnamed", and rearranged and combined in a beautiful molecular formula, with the finger of the sword, with a dark blue fire stream that was hotter than any flame, it burst into a beautiful dark blue bouquet in the space, like a blue glass flower gently blooming in the suburbs under the dark blue starry sky, which is the beauty that reappears leisurely in the lonely clear, and the delicate and fragile fragrance in the dream; It is the singing of the god of fire, and it is also a curtain of deep blue sorrow......

It doesn't seem to have any blood and murderous aura, but it contains a terrifying energy that can destroy everything! This is a deeper refinement and sublimation of the sword skills of the "Vulcan Fury Flame Song"!

The dark blue fire stream and the purple cold current met in the space, emitting a strong and extremely violent roar, and the uncontrollable energy was agitated and rampant, and the enemy soldiers who were close to them had not had time to react, and they had already been dissolved and separated in an instant!

The cavalry behind me survived under the protection of my energy shield.

When everything subsided, Carlos's figure had retreated to a distance of a few meters to the left, his face was pale, exhausted, and he looked frightened, my strength was completely beyond his expectations, and the failure of the "Purple Rain Storm" also brought a certain blow to his psychology, and he failed to recover from the mutation for a while.

The hundreds of enemy soldiers in front of me have vanished, and since then they have evaporated from the world, and the gap formed by the enemy has not been fully filled for a while.

Without hesitation, I swung my sword and rushed forward.

The cavalry, under my leadership, began to force a breakthrough from the right flank.

The powerful impact of the combination of heavy cavalry in the center and light cavalry in the wings opened a gap in the enemy's tight encirclement!

In the primitive, frantic slaughter of swords and blood, we broke through the siege and caused chaos on the enemy's right flank, while Carlos shouted and cursed to clean up the mess, regroup his lineup, and then lead the elite light cavalry in close pursuit from behind!

As soon as we break through the last layer of enemy pikemen and light cavalry, we will be able to break through, because the remaining phalanx of light infantry, magicians, and archers will not be able to stop our advance, but Carlos's own light sharps are already coming!

At this time, I resolutely said to Karanji: "You lead the army to break through, and I will hold back the enemy for a while!" ”

"Marshal! No ......," Carl exclaimed.

"It's an order! Do you want all of our soldiers to be buried here? I said majestically, exuding a strong momentum that could not be opposed.

"Yes, Marshal...... Marshal must take care! "Under my strong momentum, Karanji had no choice but to nod gloomily and take on the responsibility of leading the army to break through.

In his gaze at this time, there was a deep respect and endless attachment to me.

We turned our horse's head around and met Carlos' sharpness in reverse.

"You're a man!" Carlos, who galloped in front of me, exclaimed, "However, if you want to stop my fine ride with your own strength, it is tantamount to blocking the car with your mantis arm!" There will be no miracles! ”

"It is true that there are no miracles, but my life is a life of miracles!" I laughed proudly, and the "Thunder Department" under my feet responded to my heart, and suddenly accelerated forward, and the "Weiming" danced in his hand with a bright fire, and launched a frontal attack on Carlos again!

"I won't let you get your way this time!" Carlos said through gritted teeth.

As soon as the words fell, more than a dozen enemy cavalry had blocked in front of me and lined up, each with a steel shield in front of him, tightly protecting Carlos behind him.

At this time, the cavalry led by Karl had broken through the enemy's encirclement and entered the dense mountain forest belt along the Liuhua River in the right rear of the enemy's army.

I let out a long laugh, and the long sword drew a horizontal arc in front of me, and the "unnamed" fire suddenly grew up, turning into a fire dragon, slicing through the space in front of me fiercely, and more than a dozen steel shields split through it like tofu.

Under the shroud of high temperatures, the steel shield was even instantly deformed and twisted, and more than a dozen horsemen suddenly fell in front of me, and all the cavalry on the seat were killed!

And Carlos's figure is also exposed to me!

"Protect the boss!" The guards behind him exclaimed in panic, staring at me with a look of fear, as if they had run into a devil, but quickly hid Carlos behind him.

At the same time, a powerful light protection magic, the "Light Shield", also unfolded in front of Carlos.

I secretly screamed: It's a pity! He didn't dare to hesitate any longer, grabbed the "Thunder Department", rushed a few steps and suddenly bent along the left arc, and rushed through the subtle gap between the dense soldiers of the enemy army, and rushed from the enemy army with the "unnamed" scorching flame flow.

Finally broke through the last line of defense, galloped in the direction of our retreat, and the figure quickly disappeared into the forest!

The first battle of the Battle of Sonx ended in Carlos' victory.

In this battle, our army's 60,000 heavy cavalry and 40,000 light cavalry dispatched a total of 100,000 cavalry to carry out a surprise attack, but they fell into the trap set by Carlos, and lost most of them at once, and less than 30,000 people survived, which can be called a fiasco.

Through this battle, Carlos's reputation has risen even further, even surpassing that of Libinglan.

However, at the same time, I also created a glorious miracle of successfully breaking through the enemy's thousands of troops and horses on a single horse, casting a heavy and terrible shadow in the hearts of the enemy soldiers, and our army also tried to maintain confidence and morale because of my performance.

From then on, I became a nightmare for the enemy army, and also became an immortal demon in legends, and when I was there, the enemy army could not help but flee for the wind. Because no one in the world has the courage to face a terrible enemy who cannot be killed, but who can disappear thousands of people at every turn.

On the evening of July 9, 1894, the outcome of the first battle left too much suspense, and the final victory or defeat was still unknown, and people at this time could not foresee the further future.

But none of this is my concern at the moment, because I am about to embark on an unusually difficult and dangerous escape......

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