In the raging flames, the cavalry who violently pulled the war horse, like a black whirlwind that suddenly stopped, the red fire light was reflected on the armor of these black-armored cavalry, flashing a dark and jumping luster, as the order was given, the falcon cavalry turned to the direction of the initial assault, but the response of the Southwest Army was also very fast, and the tens of thousands of Southwest Army troops stationed on both sides quickly organized a queue to block the blockade at the beginning.

"Don't hesitate to stop them!" "Looking at the grain warehouse that was engulfed in flames, the eyes of the Southwest Army were like being lit by flames, and countless Southwest Infantry with spears raised were desperate to collide with the front end of the black cavalry, and a group of people turned over on their backs, and the spears pierced into the cavalry's war horses, and the people were also hit out by the war horses, "Kill them!"

The falcon cavalry brandished a sharp sword and forcibly rushed into the tight queue of the southwest infantry, this was a battle of life and death, blood exploded like flowers between the two armies, a group of cavalry stirred up flowers in the group of soldiers of the southwest army, the infantry queue was like a strip of cloth that was shredded, and the soldiers were knocked over by the war horses, but more soldiers rushed over like a tide, cutting off the way to retreat "My lord, our circuit has been cut off! What should we do now?" A squadron leader of the Falcon Guards Cavalry, covered in blood, turned from the front and reported loudly to Statunko, "The circuit has been cut off?"

Statunko frowned. Fiercely reined in the war horse, his eyes examined the fierce battle in front, the surprise attack of the 4,000 Falcon Army disrupted the position of the Southwest Army, but the Southwest Army obviously also gave the order to the death, although there were pieces of dead and wounded, broken spears and corpses spread all over the ground on the battle line, and the soldiers behind were also retreated by the cavalry, but there was still no intention of retreating and escaping, "The other party wants to trap us to death!" Statunko took a deep breath of cold air,

The advantage of cavalry was a strong assault. Once the horse's hooves are entangled, they are definitely not the opponent of the phalanx infantry, they only have 4,000 people, and in a short period of contact, they have already lost about 300 people on their side, and the other party's backup is 15,000 people, the contrast is too great, once the momentum of the strong assault is contained, the other party can easily eat his 4,000 cavalry alive with the superior number of troops. The other side must have guessed that we would retreat to the north when we succeeded!So they came in this direction with most of their forces!" The squadron leader of the Guards cavalry said in a loud voice: "If we continue like this, at most two hours, we will be completely annihilated by exhaustion!" "Order the troops to stop the assault, since the north cannot go, then we will go to the south!" Statunko ordered the captain of the guards cavalry in a loud voice, "Tell the troops in front, get out of the battle as much as possible, and turn the whole army to the south!" "South?" The cavalry captain was stunned for a moment on his horse, the transport fleet was still docked in the north, what kind of play did the governor play!"Didn't you notice? And there are almost no troops in the south," Statunko raised his horsewhip, pointed to the fierce battle ahead, and said, "The whole army turns south, you can avoid fighting to the death with the enemy's main force, and the task has been completed." What I need to think about is bringing more people back alive instead of letting them die here!" "But my lord, how are we going back after we break through to the south?" asked the captain of the Guards cavalry, holding his horse tightly in his crotch, with an ugly face, "Our transport fleet is in the north." If you turn to the south, won't it be farther and farther away?" "Stupid!" Statunko snorted heavily, "Tell you the truth, I didn't see the right opportunity. Just choose to break through to the south, this is His Majesty's order, the main force of the imperial privateer fleet is in the south, as long as you get rid of the enemy's pursuit, are you still afraid that you won't be able to go back?"

"Yes, my subordinates understand!" the Guards Squadron Leader's face showed a hint of joy, and while he galloped on his horse, he took out a horn trumpet from his horse bag and blew it along the battle line, "Woo woo!"

The sound of three long military trumpets resounded through the battlefield of fierce battles, and the sound of commanding military trumpets was heard. The falcon cavalry, which was still in the impact, turned one after another, and the falcon cavalry, who had already been deeply trapped in the enemy formation, suddenly fought hard to the rear,

In the chaotic battle, it is impossible to convey all orders, according to previous experience, the Falcon Army has formed a set of horn transmission methods, two long and one short is the meaning of attack, two short and one long is retreat, if it is to break through with the team, it is three long tones "What's the situation?"

Looking at the black that turned in the distance, a hundred meters behind the fierce battle line, a trace of confusion flashed in the eyes of a general of the Southwest Army,

His name is Opa, he is the commander of the Sixth Army of the Southwest Army, although he came only when he saw the fire from behind, but the battle situation in front of him still made this battle-experienced Southwest Hero gasp, the sky-high fire in the granary position, the sky was red, and on the engagement line less than 100 meters ahead, a dense queue composed of five imperial infantry squadrons was fighting fiercely in the black cavalry, and the bloody ground was full of corpses, and the people who watched were shocked.

Just as he was muttering to himself, a middle-aged general with blond hair also happened to come over from the opposite side with a team of cavalry

"Commander Opa, you're really slow to react!" The golden-haired middle-aged general sneered at the corner of his mouth, "Look at my troops, how quick they reacted, this cunning mouse ran into the granary, wiped his mouth and slipped away after eating, if it wasn't for me being fast enough, this mouse would have really escaped!" "Are you sure you're blocked? How can I see that the other party is turning the direction of the breakthrough!" Opa glanced at him dissatisfied, this Tenth Army Commander Robinsuk, who was in charge of guarding the flanks of the granary with him, was famous in the Southwest Army for his self-righteousness, what a quick response! The other party rushed all the way, killing the Seventh Legion, until the granary was set on fire, this guy was late, obviously trying to hide behind and pick up the bargain. "My opinion is just the opposite of yours, I think the other side is gathering forces to make a last stand" Robinson replied very optimistically, the corners of his mouth pursed disapprovingly, and said, "Although the opponent's combat effectiveness is very strong, and it must be the elite unit of the Falcon Army, but the other side can bypass the layers of defense in front to get here, it should rely on the ability of the navy, so now that the goal has been completed, their ultimate goal must be to go back! We can trap them to death!" "Well, even if you're right."

Opa didn't want to argue with the arrogant Robinsonck, he said with a solemn expression, "What is hoarded here is the army's January rations, but now that the rations are burned, as the person in charge of the defense, how can we explain to the Commander-in-Chief!" "Isn't it just the food problem, this is not difficult for us at all!"

"I don't understand what you mean?" Opa looked at Robinsonk's relaxed look on his face, and really didn't know where this guy's confidence came from, which was the rations of a hundred thousand troops. Once the Commander-in-Chief knew, in addition to the disadvantage of the Seventh Legion's care, it would be difficult for him and Robinson to escape punishment

"Although I don't want to show off, but the so-called granary, isn't there a ready-made one in front of us!" Lu Bingxunk sneered at the corner of his mouth, raised the horsewhip in his hand and pointed in the direction of Atwood Sea City, "You mean Atwood ......"

Opa's face changed suddenly, a chill rose from his tail vertebrae, and he looked at Robinson like hell. Atwood Sea City has more than 50,000 citizens, and if it had been before, the food reserves were always abundant and all collected. It is true that the problem of military rations can be solved, but it is now a cold winter, the fish schools at sea have basically disappeared, and the sea city of Atwood has suffered a tragic devastation. Large swaths of houses collapsed, and refugees amounted to more than 10,000 people, almost a fifth of the city. There is also a blockade by the Falcon Navy on the sea, and the chances of obtaining food by sea are equal to zero,

This year's Atwood, instead of having as much food as before, the city is already showing signs of famine because there are too many refugees.

During this period of stationing, the playboy Robinxon, who has always liked to socialize and women, is a frequent guest at various aristocratic banquets in Atwood Sea City, it is impossible for him not to know the current situation of Atwood, and it is difficult for him to take care of it, not to mention handing over the food that can support an army of 100,000, there may be only one kind, and that is to rob it!" Opa shook his head secretly, he heard that in order to curry favor with Robinsonk, the people of Atwood spared no effort, not only held a banquet for three days in a row, gave money, but also women, no one would have thought that just after being turned around, Robinsonk was able to say such bloody cold words: "No matter what you think, if you don't want to participate, I can do it alone!"

Robinson shrugged his shoulders with a grim face, as if he enjoyed Opa's surprised and inexplicable look, and the corners of his mouth twitched slightly, "I am a soldier, private feelings are private feelings, I can't let the 100,000 troops on the front line fall into the point of no food available, and I think that compared with the trust of the Commander-in-Chief, the little Atwood is really not worth considering! Big deal, I'll try my best to stop the soldiers from killing excessively!"

"My lord, the enemy has suddenly turned to the south to break through! Our army is no longer able to stop" A herald ran in front,

"South!" Robinson and Opa stopped talking, glanced at each other, and couldn't help but say in their hearts, no, the other party really fled south......!"

On December 9, a murderous news shocked the entire northwest, and the southwest army stationed in the Atwood area suddenly attacked the city of Atwood, which had always been close to him, and plundered it, causing more than 10,000 people to die in the catastrophe of Atwood and more than 30,000 people became refugees, including a large number of wealthy nobles, who were the key targets of the Southwest Army's plunder.

With the defense map of Atwood provided by Robinuk, the commander of the 10th Army, 3,000 soldiers of the Southwestern Army suddenly drove into the unsuspecting city, quickly took control of the defenders' weapons and various strongholds, and then the ranks of the 7th and 10th Legions of the Southwest Army, drove into the city, and went straight to the mansions of these dignitaries in the city in the name of searching and arresting.

Crashing through the iron gate of the exquisite courtyard with a huge siege tree, the soldiers swarmed in, pushing the beautiful marble statue hard, pretending to look for food in the scattered fragments, although the order above was to find food, and it was not allowed to kill people at will, but looking at the precious property at their fingertips, the soldiers' eyes were completely red, and their throats were saliva,

An officer walked over, picked up one of the solid gold ornaments, examined it for a while, and put it directly into his pocket, and the soldiers did the same. In order to force the nobles to hand over all the treasures they might have hidden, the soldiers tied the nobles to the white marble in the courtyard and beat them with barbed wooden sticks in turn, until the nobleman even handed over the last bag of copper coins in the house, and the bright red human blood was like plum blossoms blooming in the depths of winter, staining the pure white stone surface of the marble.

Night. White snowflakes drifted in the sky,

The Southwestern Army swept like locusts, searched from house to house, robbed all the valuable things in the city, and when they saw beautiful women, they lined up in turns until the women took their last breath in humiliation and despair, and in one night, the beautiful long street was completely turned into hell: corpses strewn everywhere. The beauty of the white snow showed hideousness, and some streets even had to step through thick piles of corpses to advance, and countless pillars of smoke rose in the clear sky of dawn. It was a burning house, and hordes of rebels were smashing shops, looting goods, or throwing piles of corpses into the fires that burned in the cities

In order to cover up the traces left by the looting. Finding that he was out of control, Robinsonk, the commander of the 10th Army of the Southwestern Army, gave the order to burn all the bodies and drive all the living people out of the city of Atwood, so that he could more thoroughly clean up the traces left by the atrocities. In the end, he simply ordered the entire city to be burned, and the flames that swept the sky continued to burn for a full three days before they were extinguished, and Atwood disappeared from the map.

"I made an unforgivable mistake, foolishly lured the wolf into the house, and I could hear Atwood's crying, like a curse lingering in my ears in the middle of the night!

Duke Niemann of the Sea City of Trefwood wrote the last bloody long sentence in his diary with a quill stained with his own blood, and preceded himself in his study that day, before killing his most beloved wife and two daughters with his own hands to prevent them from being insulted in the catastrophe, and his son, who was still studying in Kyoto in the Gallic Empire, thus escaping a catastrophe that was devastating for his family and for the whole of Atwood.

The Falcon cavalry, which broke through from Atwood to the south, after getting rid of the pursuit behind them, released the carrier pigeons used for communication, and the transport fleet that received the carrier pigeons passed directly through the waters of Atwood, and at a docking point 40 miles away from Atwood, the cavalry that broke through was picked up on the ship.

The transport fleet, escorted by seven dragon's tooth warships sent by the privateer fleet, set out on the return sea route three days later.

While crossing the waters of Atwood, Statunko deliberately stopped the battleship, and on the sea twenty miles away from Atwood, Statunko flickered as he looked at the black smoke rising from the distant horizon.

It was the burning Atwood, for Statunko, who had seen the panorama of Atwood, such a picture was very impactful, the whole city was on fire, the black smoke was like a huge dark cloud covering the sky, lingering for a long time, from the lens of the lookout glass, you can still see the shaking of the flames, the Southwestern Army has withdrawn, leaving behind a hellish scene,

The Southwestern Army would attack Atwood in a frenzy, which was really unexpected by Statunko, and the reason why he specifically asked the battleship to stop was because he suddenly thought of something,

In his mind, the image of the Falcon Majesty pointing to the map when he was arranging the combat mission, and the Falcon Majesty said a little strangely, "The other party will inevitably turn to other areas to look for food because the military rations have been burned!"

"Opportunity, that's what it means!" Statunko said to himself, and suddenly understood a lot, it turned out that Yiqiē was expected by His Majesty, and His Majesty did not tell himself the specific movements of the Southwest Army at that time, nor did he specifically say that he would turn to that area to find food, it was really not like His Majesty's previous confident style, at that time he naturally thought of Bangor,

But now that I think about it, I know that it was very wrong. Bangor is famine, it would be good not to starve to death, the food from there, it is even more obvious that there is no more food in stock, then there is only one possibility,

Majesty Xià is actually referring to Atwood!

Statunko took a deep breath of cool air from the sea, and borrowed a knife to kill, this trick in the hands of His Majesty the Falcon, it was not just as simple as perfecting the fire! Through the plundering of Atwood, the Southwest Army obtained a batch of grain that was enough to support more than half a month, but at the same time it also lost the last initiative in the war, and the choice in front of the Southwest Army became clear.

In addition to moving forward, in the absence of retreat,

Otherwise, the charge of plundering the naval port of Atwood, which is directly under the Empire, is enough to make the Southwest Army drink a pot, unless the Southwest Army can defeat the Falcon Kingdom on the Northwest Coast in a short time and prove that Atwood's sacrifice is worth it,

The urgency of time would make the main force of the Southwestern Army, which was trapped outside Rwanacre, abandon the siege and instead advance directly to the base camp on the northwest coast.

"Use Atwood's grain to force the Southwestern Army to forcibly advance through the Bangor region towards O'Acha, this may be the path of death that His Majesty Falcon has already set for the Southwestern Army......!"