Chapter 3: The Battle of Tengahara

More than a million soldiers belonged to two opposing camps, and they were densely spread across the sky like stars, making the originally vast plain seem crowded. Pen | fun | pavilion www. biquge。 info

Gale winds whipped up the green waves of the field, and the armies of the two sides confronted each other nervously, and only the neighing of horses and the sound of heavy breathing echoed in the empty grassland......

The expressions on the faces of the soldiers on both sides tensed, and their hearts seemed to be raised to their necks, and everyone strongly felt the invisible pressure from the opposing army's army group -- the confrontation of more than 600,000 troops, which could not be said to be the last in the history of the mainland war, but it could also be said to be unprecedented!

No one could have predicted what kind of endgame this war would lead towards in this war that would affect the Southern Continent and even determine the future pattern of the Holy Continent, including me.

I and my subordinates Zolaqi and Xiu. The faces of Belmont, Drink, Azeglio and other generals couldn't help but become equally solemn, because we all know that in such a huge war, there are many unpredictable variables, even if the clever and perfect strategy is, it may lead to the defeat of the entire battle situation because of a mistake in a certain command link, resulting in a defeat that is difficult to clean, and in the movement of hundreds of thousands of troops, mistakes are inevitable.

In a way, whoever makes the least mistakes will win the war.

At this time, the wind stopped, the clouds in the sky also stopped, and the atmosphere of the entire battlefield tightened into a line, like a solidified flood peak, full of the meaning of slaughter before the war.

Everyone knows that now the two sides are at the critical point of stillness and movement, the so-called pulling a hair and moving the whole body, as long as either side moves slightly, it will be an irreversible tragic battle!

Everyone is waiting for the moment when the flood peak thaws......

I suddenly felt a feeling of palpitations, and a bad premonition came over me......

I shook my head slightly, threw away the unhappiness that affected me, and swept my gaze over the faces of the generals, but found that Shui Ruoxing's pretty face with a combination of rigidity and softness became a little pale, and a little cold sweat flashed, and the hand holding the silver sword handle trembled slightly, and when it came into contact with my gaze, his face couldn't help but turn red, and there was a trace of shame in his black pupils because of his cowardice.

It's still a kid after all! Thinking of this, I inadvertently pursed a smile at the corner of my mouth.

Touching my smile, the expressions on the faces of the generals suddenly relaxed, and Shui Ruoxing's hand holding the sword also stabilized.

I bowed slightly, then looked up straight ahead, pointed my sword at the enemy's formation, and gave a loud order: "Attack!" ”

At this time, the rapid drumbeats of both sides sounded at the same time, and the torrent of war was surging......

However, the first battle between the Imperial Army and the Aruton Army was neither gorgeous nor brilliant, and could only be described as "bland".

Aruton and I both adopted a steady and steady approach, and both sides used light horses to go around to the other's side, testing the other's reality and seeking a breakthrough.

So the light cavalry of both sides opened the curtain of battle first, carefully moving diagonally along the right flank of the other side, while the main army behind also cooperated with the actions of their own light cavalry, slowly flowing on the steppe......

An hour later, there was a peculiar scene on the prairie: the result of a million-strong army moving in a clockwise direction and clenching the right flank of the opposing side - the two armies exchanged positions, and the Imperial army, which had been based in the south, went to the north, while the Aruton army, which was lined up in Constantineburg, went to the south.

The two armies also came to a standstill at this point, and so far, the two sides have not really fought each other.

But the uneasiness in my heart was even stronger, and at this moment, as if to confirm my uneasiness, everyone suddenly felt a surge of men and horses behind me, and saw 50,000 enemy troops pouring out of the rear of our army, and approaching our army at high speed, and the enemy troops in front of me also began to attack head-on with a compact drum beat!

It turned out that the result of this peculiar movement of the two armies fell into Aruton's calculations early in the morning, and he began to arrange 50,000 soldiers and horses in the fir groves in the north, and as soon as the two sides exchanged positions, they immediately came out in the posture of surprise soldiers, preparing to attack our army in front and rear.

Being able to adopt this kind of tactical arrangement shows that Aruton is, after all, a person who has a certain strategic and tactical vision and has experienced war, rather than a useless son of the royal family.

"It seems that our army has fallen into the trap of the enemy, surrounded by the enemy and cut off the back road......" Shui Ruoxing said in an unsteady voice.

"The so-called encirclement and annihilation is necessary to have the strength to encircle and annihilate, although only 50,000 soldiers and horses of the enemy army will cause temporary chaos to our army, but it is not enough to attack our army's own position." Repair. Belmont calmly analyzed.

I nodded and said with a smile, "If you know the source of the uneasiness, then the uneasiness will not exist...... The 50,000 enemy troops behind should be led by Eden, right? It's up to Azelio and Deyis, and we just need to concentrate on the enemies in front of us! ”

"No wonder Your Majesty would put longbowmen, cavalry archers, and pikemen in the rear, because he had expected this to happen to Aruton! The last will admire! "Repair. Belmont shook lightly and said suddenly.

I smiled noncommittally and said, "Let's see what else Aruton has to do with the trick!" After speaking, he immediately ordered: "The whole army rushes forward!" ”

At the beginning of the war, both armies set up front lines for attack, and both seemed to be preparing for a strong attack. However, before the confrontation, I suddenly ordered: "The whole army is in formation!" ”

My order was immediately and swiftly executed without mishaps, and the Imperial Army's forward was divided into two parts, changing from a sharp arrow formation to a "V" formation, and a fierce battle began!

Countless soldiers and horses trampled on the wet grass, splashing the dew condensed on the blades of grass, and the grassland that had become an innocent battlefield soon became a mess......

The waving blades reflected the cold sunlight and flew and slashed in the crowd, bringing the sound of broken heads and sliced limbs, the dying cries of soldiers on both sides of the enemy, and the terrible neighing of horses, cutting blood-red arcs in the turbid and thick smell of blood, and staggering into a tragic red landscape on the earth!

One of the two flanks of our army is the "Silver Silk" light cavalry led by Zolaci, and the other wing is the "cyan streamer" led by Drinker and the mixed troops of the Empire's regular light cavalry - the mobility and impact of the two wings are fully displayed, and they are striking hard at Aruton's "sharp arrows", constantly depleting Aruton's troops, and tearing bloody gaps in the enemy's formation!

Behind our army, Deys's longbowmen and cavalry archers used waves of terrible arrows to stop the pace of Eden's attack, and under the long-range onslaught of strong bows and arrows, half of the 50,000 soldiers and horses had fallen when they approached, and Azelio used pikemen to block the remaining enemy troops outside, and then personally led 30,000 light horsemen to cover from both sides, and killed Queen Eden's army in a hurry.

But seeing that Azeglio took the lead, tiptoed behind the enemy commander Eden, and slashed at the Prince of Selivia without saying a word, Eden was shocked and hurriedly raised his sword to block the grid, and Azelio suddenly turned his wrist, the knife changed, turned into a thorn, and slammed into Eden's left chest, and then shook the sword body, and the long knife pulled back, and pulled out of Eden's left chest with a touch of blood!

Selivia was carried by the strength of the long knife, and her body involuntarily leaned forward, turning over and falling off the horse with a "poof", struggling on the ground to get up, but instead she was trampled by her own crazy war horse and the flesh was blurred, and the death was terrible!

Azelio, on the other hand, stooped down and cut off Prince Selivia's head, hung it on his sword, and then ordered his soldiers to slaughter Eden's remnants until they were dead for hundreds of miles.

At this time, judging from the battle situation, our army has occupied the advantage on the battlefield, the main force of the enemy army has been tightly suppressed by the two wings of our army, as long as a little more effort, you can break through to the enemy's Chinese army, and once the Chinese army in Aruton is defeated, the luscious fruit of victory will be picked by me!

Seeing that the pace of our army's dominance of the battlefield was progressing smoothly, Liszt, the deputy commander of the Western Army in front of him, couldn't help but say happily: "Congratulations to Your Majesty, our army's victory is expected!" ”

I haven't said anything yet, but I'm listening. Bemmon said with a solemn expression: "Not necessarily! General Li must not take it lightly, the situation on the battlefield is always changing rapidly, and it is probably too early to say victory at this time......"

Indeed, the war does not seem to be completely developing in the direction I preset, I saw that the Aruton army has suddenly changed its formation, and the originally controlled sharp arrow formation has been changed to a "Ya" formation, which quickly cut off the contact between the light cavalry in front of our army's "V" shaped formation and the rear, the large "V" formation has become a small "V" formation, and the cavalry on both flanks of the imperial army has become a lone army deep into the enemy's formation, and our army has been divided into three scattered parts, falling into a situation of dividing troops into combat, the situation has instantly turned from safe to dangerous, and the battle situation has taken a sharp turn for the worse!

At this time, the army of Aruton rushed towards our army like a tide, trying to drown our army's lone main position in one go!

"It seems that Aruton is not an ordinary person! It's not easy to win easily...... Let's see what is so special about the famous generals of the royal family who are commanded with the dignity of the prince! Heavy infantry formation! "I sat down on the thunder department for a long time and said, from beginning to end, I had a smile on my face, but I believe that the generals on the left and right would never think that this would be a warm smile, right?

Repair. Belmont immediately conveyed my will, and the heavy infantry under the command of Liszt quickly formed a tight defensive formation, and under the pressure of the large army, they still stood like a mountain, tightly guarding the formation, but the treacherous situation did not change, Aruton seemed to be ruthless, and all the elite of the generals were thrown in, launching wave after wave of fierce attacks, the soldiers in front fell, and the soldiers behind immediately filled their positions, so that the defensive front of our army has been in turmoil......

The war was going on in this dreary situation, but for the soldier who was stabbed and sentenced to life and death, it was an incomparably tragic scene, and as his comrades fell, the feeling of death was like a cold blade on the neck, with only a slight deviation......

However, the soldiers of the Empire held on to a belief that made them forget about life and death, gritted their teeth and withstood the heavy pressure exerted by the Aruton army, these loyal and brave men fought the treacherous battlefield, and when the strong shield was stuck by the enemy's spear, they dropped their thick shields to fight the enemy soldiers; When the spear in his hand is thrown, he draws the short sword at his waist and fights the enemy in hand-to-hand combat; The Imperial soldiers in front fell, and the soldiers behind immediately made up for it......

They are the cornerstone of the empire, and they have built the strongest line of defense with blood and flesh to prevent the enemy army from crossing the thunder pool!

As I watched these brave soldiers fighting one after another to defend their own ranks, to protect their emperors, and to defend the dignity of their warriors, I couldn't help but feel a sour in my heart, and my eyes were filled with a damp feeling: they fought so bravely, all for me, their king! And I kept expelling them to kill and die so coldly, but not only did they not complain, but they did their best to protect me!

It took me a long time before I calmed down my excitement and turned my eyes back to the battlefield.

At this time, although our soldiers fought desperately, they could not stop the wolf-like Aruton army for a long time, and after an hour and a half, the tight formation of our army was finally opened, and the entire defense line was on the verge of collapse, and the situation was critical for a while!

"Well, it seems that we have reached the limit......" I said softly, and the "Ilan" Excalibur slowly raised......

However, the enemy suddenly stopped attacking at this time, and the pressure on our heavy infantry defense line was greatly reduced in an instant, and I saw that chaos had already arisen in the Aruton army, and the entire enemy camp was in chaos that was difficult to stop!

"General Left and General Drinker have succeeded!" Repair. Belmont finally couldn't help but exclaim excitedly.

I couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief: the battle plan has finally succeeded!

It turned out that the forward troops of our army, Zolaci's "Silver Silk" Knights and Drink's vampire troops and Imperial regular light cavalry, took advantage of the fact that Aruton concentrated his forces to attack our army's main position, and immediately went around the enemy's weakest rear from the left and right flanks to launch a fierce attack on the light infantry phalanx behind the enemy's palace, and after the light infantry phalanx was torn apart, the Aruton army's main formation was completely exposed to the butcher's knife of the imperial light cavalry!

And Azelio, who annihilated 50,000 Eden's troops, also led light cavalry to cooperate with the offensive of Zorach and Drink, and inserted diagonally from the enemy's flank...... The Aruton army, which had not been in front of it, suffered such a fierce blow that cracks finally appeared in the originally orderly formation, and the situation was reversed, and the previous advantage was lost......

"The fish have fallen into the net, and now it's time to close the net!" I'm on repair. Belmont said.

Xiu immediately understood, and immediately issued a series of instructions to his subordinates.

"'Red Storm', heavy cavalry regiment, follow me!" I raised my voice and ordered, letting the loud and majestic voice spread throughout the army, and then I swung my sword and crossed a beautiful arc in the air, rode the mine, crossed the crowd, and galloped bravely towards the enemy's main formation!

At this time, the heavy infantry on the front line of our army was divided left and right, and 100,000 demon armored cavalry and the regular heavy cavalry of the empire followed closely behind me, launching the fiercest charge against the enemy formation from the middle road!

The "Red Storm" is like a blazing flame burning on the battlefield, and its astonishing destructive power and impact force make those who block it die and those who hear it are frightened, and quickly open a bloody path on the crowded battlefield, and the enemy soldiers are either chopped on their backs, corpses and limbs, or they kneel on the ground and beg for mercy and beg for their lives - wherever the Red Demon Armored Iron Rider goes, it is like a wind sweeping away the leaves, invincible, and in an instant there are corpses all over the field, white bones and mounds, and rivers of blood!

And the heavy infantry led by Liszt has also pressed from the rear and began to sweep the battlefield!

The situation changed to each other, and the original besiegers became the besieged, facing the Aruton army on three sides, falling like dominoes in rows, and falling into a frenzied rout......

I rode the thunder department across the battlefield like a dazzling white lightning, and the "I Lan" in my hand with a five-foot golden mang, slashed a beautiful arc in the space, and the sword qi reached three zhang away!

In the dazzling sword light, the most poignant death was created - the sword qi cut into the crowd from an incredible angle, like a wind and clouds, with the wild current of ice and fire flying and agitating, and the enemy soldiers in close proximity either shattered their bodies like ice particles in the frozen ice qi, scattered with congealed blood clots, or were burned into ashes by the dark blue fire, turning into wisps of black smoke!

Between the swallowing of the long sword, the ashes are annihilated!

The soldiers of Arutun, who witnessed this terrible and strange scene of my killing, no longer dared to go against it, and fled one after another, and the soldiers who could not avoid it only knew how to kneel in front of me in a trembling and prostration......

"Alex! You damn bitch! Take away my rivers and mountains, destroy my foundation, and now we will kill them all! ”

I heard the familiar voice, turned my head, and followed it to see Aruton gritting his teeth in the midst of the enemy guards.

At this time, Aruton's hair was scattered, the armor on his body was torn in many places, he looked very embarrassed, his face was haggard, his complexion was gray, and he no longer had the grace of the old heavens and nobles, and his strong frustration and bitter hatred for me made his originally handsome face twisted hideously.

"Arudon, don't say these negative words! If you and I were to change places, you would be more resolute and ruthless than me! You don't have the right to complain, you win or lose, that's all! I said coldly, "Accept your fate, Aruton!" Today, I will give you a glorious death with the sword in my hand! ”

After saying that, I grabbed the belly of the horse and galloped in the direction of Arutun, and when I approached, I bent down and swung my sword, and the long sword swept in front of the horse, and countless weapons were immediately swept away, and the broken blades, blades, and spear clusters flew backwards like snowflakes, scattering the screams of soldiers and broken limbs......

So the lonely figure of Aruton, who had lost his protection, was completely exposed to me!

"Alexander! The first emperor treated you well, but you repaid virtue with grievances, codified the country and swallowed the state, and destroyed my Pharadis family, the crime is monstrous, people and gods are angry, and heaven and earth do not tolerate it! Aruton shouted angrily, wielding his golden sword and slashing at me without fear of death!

"Arudon, don't say these ridiculous words to me, you are not qualified! The words of righteousness in your mouth are nothing but the rotten sound of maggots! If the sky does not allow it, I will punish the sky! If the earth is not forgiven, the earth will be destroyed! ”

After I said these words with a fierce wind and domineering spirit, I swung my sword at will, and my leisurely and lazy movements were like the flying of butterflies among flowers, but I accurately picked away Aruton's desperate sword, and then closed it with my elbow, "My Lan" brought up a sharp energy and slashed towards Aruton!

Aruton was shocked, as if he didn't expect my swordsmanship to be so exquisite, and when he was in danger, he hurriedly put away his sword and blocked it, and dangerously blocked the sword that I fell off the head!

However, the sword momentum of "My Lan" did not stop, and my powerful arm strength rushed out like a sea wave through the sword body that was as clear as water, but the inch was strong and pressed forward!

The overwhelming force, especially the power of Tarzan, made Aruton like a boat in a storm, although he struggled, but finally could not escape the doom of being crushed by the storm at sea......

At this time, Aruton's face was in a cold sweat, the nerves on his face twitched painfully, his bent elbows trembled violently, his lips were oozing blood from the excessive clenching of his teeth, and his expression was even more miserable, although his tired eyes burned with unwilling anger, but he also knew that he was at the end of his crossbow.

"Alex, when I die, I will turn into a wraith and curse you for the rest of my life!" Aruton shouted bitterly.

"The gods and ghosts are not afraid, why are you afraid of your cursed words?! Kill, Aruton! ”

With a straining of my wrist, Aruton's mount fell down first, and immediately fell to death after a wild hiss, and Aruton's tall body shook at the same time, and the armor on his body suddenly cracked, and countless small wounds appeared, and blood seeped out of the cracked skin, and soon stained him into a bloody man......

At this time, Arudon's purple-blue face was also covered with blood like turtle slices, and his angry eyes were full of resentment, and he opened his mouth to speak, but deep black blood gushed out from his throat, and he stretched out his hands to grab it in my direction, but when he reached halfway through, he hung down weakly, and then he was already exhausted, but he was dead.

I then cut off Arudon's head, held it high in the wind, and shouted to the stubborn enemy soldiers: "Your commander is dead, and you need no more desperate allegiance to the dead!" You have persevered until now, and it has not detrimental the bravery and righteousness of the imperial soldiers! If you continue to resist, you will only end up with the infamy of being a rebel!

There is no shame in laying down your weapons and surrendering to me! Because I am the king of Pharadis, your true master! Now is the time for you to set things right and get back on track! ”

Hearing my words, and feeling that the enemy soldiers who had lost their allegiance after the death of the commander had no intention of fighting, except for some noble soldiers who knew that it would be difficult to survive even if they surrendered and tried to fight back to the death, most of them obediently put down their weapons and surrendered, but those stubborn enemy soldiers were soon defeated by Drinker and Xiu. Belmont's relentless culling.

The Battle of Tengahara ended with an overwhelming victory for the Imperial Army, in which the Aruton army lost more than 200,000 casualties and our army lost 100,000, but by absorbing the surrender of Aruton, the strength of our army in the territory of the Northern Emperor swelled to 1 million at once.

After a short rest, the army marched to Constantinburg.

Constantinoceau, illuminated by the bright midday sun, was like an old man stepping towards the setting sun, standing lonely, desolate and dejected on the vast expanse of heaven......

Seeing the spectacle of millions of empires marching together, the many defenders who knew that their own situation was gone had long been frightened, and they had no will to defend the city against the enemy, so they opened the gates of the city from afar to welcome the arrival of their new masters.

I rode the thunder and rode into the city's avenues, and just as I was impressed by the perfect facilities and architectural layout of this large northern city, and the four years of hard work in Aruton were not without achievements, thunderous cheers rang out among the Imperial soldiers and the people who welcomed them.

I looked back and saw that the banner of the new empire's fiery phoenix was already hanging on the tower, hunting and fluttering in the wind under the scorching sun, like a giant falcon hovering over Constantino--I knew that I had taken a big step forward towards the goal of the unification and hegemony of the empire, but I could not express the melancholy and helplessness in my heart: how I wanted to share all this with my wives, and Binglan was uncertain......

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