In April, the Falcon Imperial Army broke into the middle line of Lastie, and then, the various units of the Falcon Imperial Army immediately pounced on the cities of the middle line like tigers descending from the mountains, with the help of warships, swept along the river, the total strength of the Imperial Central Army, the Northwest Army, and the Second Army of the Empire exceeded 110,000 people, for the Gauls entrenched in the middle line area, the all-out offensive launched by the Falcon Empire was undoubtedly destructive, before that, the Falcon Army had completely cut off their passage from the outside world, and they could not obtain any material and personnel assistance from any direction,

While the Falcon Empire and the Gallic army were fighting fiercely in the Lasti region, the northern Slavs, who had lost their balance of strength, also quickly marched further south, and the Slavs targeted the Turberg region in the north-central Gallic Empire, which was the poorest and most backward place in the north-central part of Gaul, but it was very rich in mineral resources. It contains all kinds of iron ore, coal mines, copper mines, and the blue opal, which the Gauls are most proud of, and the opal inlaid on the armrests on both sides of the throne of the Gallic emperor comes from the Turberg region.

Because of the war with the Slavs in the north, and in the winter, the two local garrisons were withdrawn, the situation in the Tuberg region began to become chaotic, and the forces of all parties were mixed, and the bloody conflicts between each other never stopped in order to compete for the mining of blue opal, which made the Tuberg Wu smoke miasma, and it was in this situation that the Slavs in the north undoubtedly saw the opportunity to enter the more southern region, and this move also disrupted the pace of war in the southern Rusti region

Danze, in the light of the rain, looks particularly majestic, the back of the twenty-meter-high city wall leaves a large area of shadows, a little dark city wall, from time to time to reveal deep gaps, as if smashed out of huge rocks,

These gaps silently tell the story of the most tragic battle not long ago,

Under the full encirclement of the Falcon Empire. The 15,000 defenders of Danze chose to surrender, so that the Gauls completely lost the confidence to fight, with Danze as the demarcation line, the local garrison regiments in the cities near the western front began to hesitate to evacuate, and no longer ignored the orders from above, about 60,000 troops broke up before the battle, and all the remaining 8 cities on the central line were ceded to the Falcon Imperial Army, drawing an end to the tragic battle on the central line.

Early morning raindrops hit the street in front of the car. The sound is like a dry brush cleaning the streets, there are very few people on the streets, most of the Gauls are afraid of the Falcon Imperial Army, only the figure of the patrol wanders around the street, occasionally one or two people can be seen, but also with their heads down and cautious, walking in a hurry, some Gallic civilians are frightened and incontinent on the spot when they encounter the patrol,

"Stomping" horses' hooves splashed on the walls on both sides of the street. In the rain, a procession of cavalry in costume, dressed from the cross street of the city, entered the confines of the main street, this group of cavalry wearing thick rain caps. He wore a hood on his head that covered most of his face,

Beneath the cloak was a black army uniform, and beneath the horses' hooves was a white splash of water on the trickling street. The direction of the horse team was in the direction of the town hall, and the rain hit the cavalry, dripping down the slope of the water-draining cloak and falling to the ground.

The town hall is in the central block of the city, where it is now the commander-in-chief of the Falcon Empire, and it is under close surveillance, and Danzawa is the most important city in the middle tier of the city, with a population of 110,000 people

Seeing this group of cavalry appear in the rain ahead, a Falcon Empire officer who was watching from the street pass in front of him raised his hand excitedly to this group of cavalry

"Is it Lord Varisian?"

The Imperial officer's voice came through the rain

The "trampling" cavalry stopped neatly at the pass, the wind rolled up the cloak behind the cavalry, and the back of the flying cloak was a striking and dazzling thunderbolt inserted into the mark of the white thorn flower, the white thorn flower is the symbol of the central legion, and the thunder and lightning represent the mysterious identity of this unit.

"Your Excellency is"

Untied the hood on his head, revealing Varisien's face full of surprise, he received an order from the Ministry of Military Affairs, he has arrived on the Obaro continent from the mainland of the empire for half a month, and is now the flag commander of the special operations flag regiment of the imperial central army,

The decisive battle in the later stage of the Battle of Rod, Varisian's corps was too aggressive, and the main force of more than 100,000 Rods led by King Ryde in the suburbs of Rodd Kyoto met unexpectedly, both armies were in a hurry, although Varisian blocked the attack of the Rods, but also caused a lot of casualties in his own legions, under the encirclement of the Vedan army, if it were not for the fat man who forced the three cavalry banner regiments of the Central Army to desperately rush into the reinforcements, tearing a gap in the front of the Rods,

It is likely that the Varisian army would have been defeated by the main force of the German army, which would have shaken the entire situation of the war at that time.

After the war, Varisian was removed from the position of Legion Commander because of this mistake, and was demoted from Legion Commander to Banner Commander, many people believe that under the wrath of the Falcon Majesty, the once brightest new star in the imperial military world is no longer beautiful, only Varisien himself knows best, the real purpose of the Falcon Majesty is because the grenadiers in the Battle of Starros are sharp, and the fatal blow to the army of Rui Erdian at that time, the Falcon Majesty has very high hopes for this new type of infantry,

After the war, His Majesty Falcon immediately secretly recruited brave and fearless elite soldiers from the various flag regiments in the army to form the grenadiers, and Varisien was the commander of this grenadier regiment, and the so-called special operations flag regiment of the Central Army was actually the Imperial Grenadier Regiment.

Because it is an unprecedented branch of troops, the entire special operations flag regiment is organized according to the situation of being able to fight independently, under the jurisdiction of 2 grenadier squadrons, a light infantry Thor squadron, escort light cavalry squadron, hoplite squadron, logistics squadron, although there are only six squadrons in total, but the number of people adds up to 25,000 people, comparable to the establishment of half a corps

The Special Operations Flag Regiment, which has twice the number of other Central Army combat flag regiments, is called a "small army" within the Central Army, equipped with grenadiers, light infantry Thor are all within the scope of the Empire's top-secret weapons, and the Central Army is also full of curiosity about it.

For a whole year

Varisien was in charge of training the unit in the middle of nowhere, from the composition of the unit to the main points of soldier training, because there was no precedent. Although I don't know what the final size of the grenadier regiment in the heart of the Falcon Majesty is, Varisian believes that the Falcon Majesty, who once created the tactics of restraining cavalry with infantry and swept the world, must have a grand plan that he can hardly imagine, and all he has to do is to forge the combat effectiveness of this new troop, although the grenadiers are fierce. But the distance that can be thrown is only twenty or thirty meters, which basically shows that the grenadier is a kind of melee combat force

"Vice Captain of the Fifth Imperial Guard, Bode!" the Imperial officer smiled at the corner of Varisian's mouth, and at the same time straightened up and saluted, saying loudly, "I was also the squadron leader of the 19th Squadron under the command of the Adult Legion, and was selected to be transferred like the Imperial Guard for his meritorious service in the encounter in Kyoto. This time, I was ordered by His Majesty to wait here for my lord!"

"Bode! I've heard your name! That time I encountered the main force of Roud, the legion was surrounded, and I heard that only you and 24 subordinates survived in the entire 19th Squadron," a trace of apology flashed across Varisian's face. whispered, "That time, I was too aggressive, otherwise, there wouldn't have been so many people dead!"

"Nope. My lord, my subordinates have the opposite of my lord's opinion."

Bode's expression was stern, and his gaze was full of determination. Lang Sheng said, "Although the legion suffered heavy losses, but in that battle, the lord completely crushed the fighting spirit of the Roude people, and the king of the guide zhì Roude died in battle, although the Falcon Majesty did not say it explicitly, but everyone understands that the lord decided the fate of a kingdom with a legion!, if there was no adult to command that encounter, the empire's war against the Lords would not have ended so easily!"

"Maybe what you said is reasonable, but ignoring the huge gap in strength between himself and his opponent, the commander who asks his subordinates to fight to the death will not be a good commander!" Varisian smiled bitterly at the corner of his mouth, in that battle, his 1st unit could be described as the worst casualty, facing several times the enemy, nodded to the guard officer, and made a gesture of please, "Please lead the way." Captain Baldur!"

Following behind Bode, Varisian looked at the rain and hazy streets, completely different from the architectural style of the Ikadivar continent, the eyes of this famous imperial general looked very complicated, I don't know if the imperial military circles have forgotten their own existence?

At the headquarters set up at the town hall, a guard stopped the two men as they had just reached the second floor

"I'm sorry, Captain Bode, there are guests up there!

"Guest, do you know where it is?" asked Bodø curiously, he was given the order to bring Varisian to the headquarters, and the reason why he was willing to lead the way himself was because he was once a subordinate of Varisian

"I don't know, I heard it's from the Gallic side!" Konoe shook his head in confusion

"Gaul?" Bode was surprised for a moment

In the fat man's study, there were two uninvited "guests" who were Slavs from the northern regions of Gaul.

The current Slavs are also mixed up in northern Gaul, occupying 22 cities in northern Gaul, almost half of northern Gaul, and the armies sent by the Gauls have launched several attacks on the north but have been repulsed by the Slavs, and can only stalemate at present

The messenger sent this time was an old man in a gorgeous costume and a middle-aged man in a purple wide robe

The old man's name is Ansoka, a respected tribal chief within the Slavs, and now he is the foreign affairs officer of the Slavs, and the middle-aged man is his deputy, the riad who once participated in the border wall negotiations, and the purpose of this time the Slavs came to negotiate is very clear, that is, to discuss the matter of joint operations with the Falcon Empire against the Gallic Empire

For the fat man, the introduction of the Slavs into Gaul was to contain the power of the Gauls, but he also had to admit that it may be that the forces of the Gallic Empire were lost in the Battle of the Northwest, and they were unable to resist the invasion of the northern Slavs, and in less than a year, the once weak Slavs actually gained a firm foothold in northern Gaul.

"His Majesty's army is currently stagnant in the Lasti region for half a year, and it is already deep in mud, if His Majesty agrees to our request, our Slavic army can immediately move south and attack Gaul up and down with His Majesty!

The old man Ansoka's eyes flickered, and a slightly hoarse voice echoed in the room, the appearance of this old Slav could be described as dignified, but the words spoken. But the corner of the fat man sitting at the table sneered,

What a joke! Obviously, the Slavs, who were sitting back and enjoying it, saw that the Gauls were no longer good, and they were so bold as to demand that the land of Gaul be divided equally with the empire, and proposed that the two armies flank Gaul, and then use Rusty as the line, and the regions within Rusty belonged to the Slavs, and the regions outside of Rusti belonged to the Falcon Empire.

"It seems that you Slavs have completely forgotten who held back the Gallic army and gave you a foothold in northern Gaul!"

The fat man said in a tough tone, his fingers tapping lightly on the table, "I'm the one who is." The most hated is the ungrateful white-eyed wolf, for your mention, I am very clear to you, the land south of Rasti is owned by my Falcon Empire, and the land in the north is also owned by my Falcon Empire, as for the area you occupy now, from now on, it is also my Falcon Empire!"

"Your Majesty, please be cautious when you speak!"

Ansoka's face turned pale. Even his hair stood up in the fat man's anger, if it weren't for the fact that this is the area of the Falcon Empire's army, and the emperor of the Falcon Empire is opposite, the grumpy Ankasu may have slapped the table a long time ago.

"There is no word for caution in my dictionary!"

The fat man pursed his lips disappreciatively,

He had received news that the Slavs had occupied the region of Tuberg in north-central Gaul, which had emboldened the Slavs. It was the first time that the Slavs had taken the initiative and easily opened the way to south-central Gaul, in contrast to their own bitter battles in the Lasti region. The Slavs are obviously preparing to go down the mountain to pick peaches, and the other party dares to provoke themselves so boldly, it is really their own death!

Ansoka didn't think so, the Gallic Empire was already approaching dusk, the Falcon Army was blocked in the Rasti region, the vast Gallic hinterland was waiting for a new master, this time the Slavs sent him to ask him to determine a new territorial demarcation line with the Falcon Empire, the so-called claim rights are like this!

He looked at the fat man viciously, facing the emperor of the Falcon Empire, his heart was still a little weak, but he still stubbornly said, "In the battle of the long wall, Your Majesty killed me tens of thousands of Slavic warriors, for the sake of your Majesty to make way for us, our Slavs endured, and Your Majesty sent people to encroach on the thousands of miles of fertile land that belonged to my Slavs beyond the long wall, and we also endured, but if Your Majesty still thinks that my Slavs are as unbearable as before, then it is a big mistake!"

Our Slavs now occupy the rich north of Gaul, and the weapons and equipment are already different from what they used to be, we have the best long swords and the strongest shields in Gaul, our warriors have excellent armor, and even war horses from the north, the reason why we came to cooperate with Majesty Xià this time is completely for the sake of Your Majesty Xià who helped us, in fact, even if I Slavs march to the hinterland of Gaul alone, Your Majesty's army can only stare at Rastigan!" "Yes, do Slavs dare to go south?" Then I'm really looking forward to it!" The fat man stood up with a solemn face, waved his hand to Ankaso, and said coldly, "I think it is a waste of my saliva to continue to talk to Your Excellency, please go back, my army will be glaring at Rastigan, or the last move will be wiped out with you, you have your own eyes, you will see!"

"We have fulfilled the obligation to inform, and we are not responsible for anything unpleasant that happens in the future!" Ansoka stood up from his seat and rolled his eyes very arrogantly,

Sending the Slavs away, the fat man sat down, rubbed his temples, and became angry, but it was also an objective fact that the Empire had dragged on for too long in the Rasti region, so much so that even the Slavs ridiculed it and showed contempt for the Imperial army

occupied the eastern and central fronts, and at the moment only the western front of Gaul is in front of them,

Although the main force of Gaul suffered heavy losses, lost the city and lost ground, and the defense line was compressed in a large area, but because of this, a large number of Gallic troops who had withdrawn from the central line gathered on the western front like rivers and seas, and the strength of the western front increased greatly, and the large and small local garrisons, the sixth army of Hasenrampo, and the reinforcements from Kyoto, the total strength was still 250,000 people

With the lesson of the last time, Hasenrampo is now like a turtle that has been frightened and shrunk in its shell, and has a phobia of taking the initiative, with more than 200,000 Gallic soldiers to take a fixed point defense on the Western Front, layer by layer, with countless small guard towers and large fortresses to form a huge defensive network, there is no river road here, only rugged mountains, so the tactics adopted by the middle line cannot be used, if you want to enter the Western Front, you must clear the guard towers on the outer line of the mountains, the fat man has begun to order the troops to start cleaning up the outer guard towers, but with little effect,

Because it is a mountainous area, the Gaul watchtowers are all built by collecting stones on the spot, each watchtower is spaced 100 meters apart, and the soldiers are stationed for 30 to 50 days, every 3 kilometers, there is also a stone fortress, which is simply an invulnerable huge network, even if it is pulled out one by one, it is a very troublesome thing!

"Has Varisian arrived?" asked the fat man as he looked out the door (to be continued......)