Chapter 183: The New Army
The war has been going on for so long, and the empire's aging and dilapidated war machine has been revitalized under the mobilization of His Majesty the Abbasid XI Emperor, who has suddenly become wiser, and the news of the victory of the Duke Tulip in front has spread to the imperial capital from time to time, encouraging people again and again......
But one afternoon, the sky changed!
Many people in the imperial capital saw a galloping horse rushing in from the north gate of the imperial capital, the knight on the horse looked very embarrassed, his armor was crooked, the dust and sweat on his face had blurred his original face, and he carried a red flag behind him - that symbolized the urgency of the army!
The knight on the horse roared from afar: "Eight hundred miles north of the urgent battle report!!"
The soldiers defending the city did not dare to stop them, and immediately got out of the way, and sent two knights to walk in front of him to open the way. [Full text reading]
Seeing that under the escort of the cavalry, three horses rushed through the streets of the imperial capital one after another, the serious expressions and anxious expressions on the faces of the cavalry made everyone who saw this scene worry in their hearts...... Is there any bad news ahead?
The Military Affairs Department is already busy here, with General Eliho in the Northwest Theater requesting reinforcements and supplies, the transfer of materials in the Northern Theater, the assembly of garrison corps in various places, the mobilization of the Southern Army, and the ...... These have made almost everyone in the Military Affairs Department crazy, but the old Marquis Caroline is still steady, but when he saw this battle report sent by 100,000 urgently, this old Marquis who is as steady as Mount Tai can't sit still.
Before he even had time to prepare the carriage, the old fellow hurriedly rode to the palace with his men.
After all, he was old, and rode all the way to the front of the palace, and the Marquis Caroline was almost so tired that he was about to fall off his horse, and his violent wheezing was like a dirt dog that had just been choked by the neck. But the old fellow still pushed away the guards who were trying to help him, and ran all the way towards the palace.
What is the fastest thing in the world?
News!
The only thing that spreads faster than grapevine is bad gossip!
In the evening, the news of the defeat in the Northern Theater came out -- Thundering City was lost! Duke Tulip led his army to withdraw to the defense of the northern provinces, and a bloody battle broke out in Thundering City, and nearly 30,000 Flame Warrior Regiments were wiped out!
The imperial capital was in an uproar......
Just when the imperial capital was under the cloud of news of the defeat, a small army was on its way north.
The wilderness was boundless, and the sky was full of dark clouds, and Oliseh, who was on horseback, couldn't help frowning—I hope it will rain tonight.
He glanced at the team behind him: a dozen wagons loaded with heavy military supplies. Half of it is grain.
The north is not a grain-producing area, not to mention that during this large-scale war, the consumption of grain is even greater, and the cavalry team of 800 people brought by Oliseh is responsible for escorting this batch of supplies to Kaka City in the north.
Kaka City is a material transit point in the Northern Theater of Operations, and a large number of military supplies mobilized from all over the interior of the empire are transported to Kaka City, and then transported and distributed to various armies from there.
It was also one of the destinations of Olisekh's trip.
Olisekh, who wanted to be able to gallop on the battlefield to kill the enemy, was sent out as a transport team, which naturally made the young man very depressed, but looking at the new armor and uniform on his body, a smile finally appeared on Olisekh's face.
This is a brand new "Thor's Whip" standard equipment military uniform, armor, horses, spears, and most importantly, a scimitar! Wearing this armor and equipment, so many days have been all the way. The soldiers and civilians from all over the world they met looked at them with respect and envy - Thor's whip! That was the army of Duke Tulip!
Due to the large-scale reorganization of Thor's whip in the pre-war area, at the beginning of the war, all 50,000 active Thor's whips were brought to the battlefield by the duke, and preparations for the expansion of troops in the rear were also intensive.
Because he was originally transferred from the local garrison, Oliseh was prioritized as the first batch of troops to supplement the front line of Thor's Whip, and the purpose of his trip with the newly trained cavalry team of 800 people was to escort this batch of supplies to Kaka City, and then immediately report to Thor's Whip on the front line. Take part in the battle!
Although Olisekh was in an excited mood at the moment, he wished that he could immediately fly to the front line with wings on his back. But the wagons behind him were still squeaking and struggling on the road, and the horses were already a little tired, and no matter how the coachman drove them, they only slowly moved forward with heavy steps.
It's been more than ten days along the way, and the farther north you go, the more amazing the news comes along the way.
Just the day before yesterday, they got the news of the loss of Thundering City, which surprised Oliseh and his party - the Empire's strongest fortress on the edge of the Thundering Strait had been lost?
After receiving the news, the mood of everyone in this small unit was a little heavy.
Now that the news has arrived, if Thundering City is really lost, it will be a few days ago - and now?
Where is the Lord's main Thor's whip hidden now?
Accompanying them, in addition to the new army of eight hundred Thor's Whip, there were also one hundred and ten people from the transport team, and the more these people went north, the more frightened they were when they heard the news one by one. On weekdays, I have to befriend Olisekh, I just hope that if something happens, I will rely on this Thor's whip.
On this morning, he met several scouts of the Imperial Northern Legion, and Oliseh inquired with the other party, only to learn that the war had now shifted from the northern coastal zone to the inner belly. After the Rolands got the Thundering City, they repaired it for two days, and then marched towards Kaka City, as if they were preparing to eat Kaka City, which had stored a huge amount of supplies. The main army of Duke Tulip placed several lines of defense in the advance path of the opponent's army, blocking the advance of the Roland people layer by layer.
After several days of battles large and small. At present, the armies of both sides are massed in the Pamir plains, a few hundred miles from the city of Kaka - I am afraid that there will be a great battle there!
It was only as he got closer to the front line, and Olisekh ordered the troops to tighten their guard - although he was originally only a local cavalry leader, he stood out among this group of recruits by virtue of his excellent qualities, and even more so he was originally an officer, and had already served as the commander of this small cavalry detachment of 800 men.
A cavalryman in front of him rushed to Olisekh's side, and said in a low voice: "Your Excellency...... There are a lot of corpses in front of you!"
"Corpses?" Olisekh's eyes narrowed.
Sure enough, after walking for a meal, a low-lying ground appeared in front of me......
The scene in front of him was like that of the Shura slaughterhouse, with corpses lying on the ground. Broken weapons are also scattered around, looking at the costumes of these dead people, some of them are from the emperor's ** team, but more are from the Roland army. The scorched earth seemed to have been burned by a blazing fire, many of the bodies were charred, and some of the damaged carriages were lying on the side of the road. Although most of the car was burned, there were still some remnants, and Oliseh could see at a glance that those remnants were grain! A small half of the flag was still planted on the car, and although the pattern on it was pitch black, it could be vaguely seen that it was the military flag of the Rolanders.
"My lord, it looks like a small convoy of Roland people has been ambushed by our men!" said a cavalryman beside him.
Oliseh nodded and immediately ordered: "It seems that there are already Roland troops in the vicinity. From now on, open the road to explore the Maga faction twice! Brothers, work hard, and when you arrive in Kaka City, I will invite you to drink!"
"Yes!"
Bypassing the tragic scene in that place, the convoy slowly advanced from the side, but after walking less than a few miles, there was a bigger battlefield!
The terrain here is open, and there are about a thousand corpses on the ground!
The army of the empire and the soldiers of the Roland people were entangled. Some were hit by arrows, and some were in two places. And the fallen war horses!
Judging from the blood all over the ground, the corpses in various postures, and the weapons of the broken ground, it seems that this place has experienced a terrible battle, and only the Empire still has the advantage. The corpses all over the ground are about seventy percent of the Roland land.
"It seems like an encounter!" Oliseh frowned, and there were pits on the ground that I didn't know if they were magic or magic, and some were sizzling black smoke.
The captain of the convoy was a veteran, and he couldn't help but walk up to Oliseh and whisper, "My lord, could it be the place we saw just now...... Well...... Our men ambushed their convoy, and on the way to the successful retreat of the ambush they encountered a large army of Rolands!
Oliseh pondered for a moment, then frowned, "We're going to speed up! It seems that this place is already very close to the front line, and I am afraid that there will often be Roland army activities around...... If we run into the opposing army, it will not be good for us!"
A cavalryman said proudly: "My lord, even if we meet, it is most likely a small army of the other party, with our eight hundred thunder god whips here, even if they come to thousands of people, we are not afraid!"
Oliseh glared at him and reprimanded: "Nonsense! Our order is to escort the convoy to Kaka City! If we encounter the enemy's army here, a small group is naturally not afraid, but once it is entangled by the enemy, our convoy will not be able to go fast, what if a large force of troops pursues us!"
After a moment of silence, Oliseh frowned, "How far is it from Kaka City?"
The leader of the convoy said, "Follow this direction, and if it goes well, you will be there in three days."
Olisekh's face was a little gloomy: "Smooth...... Let's hope it goes well. ”
He ordered his cavalry to be divided into several teams of ten men to walk in front and on both sides of the team, and everyone was vigilant in their hearts - these soldiers, whether they were convoys or Thor's whips, were the first to see such a large-scale war, and before they had even gone to the battlefield to fight, they saw two such tragic scenes first, and their hearts were a little apprehensive.
At night. They came to a low hillside, and Oliseh looked at the sky and whispered: "Just rest here, the carriage has been gone for a day, and the horses have no strength." ”
Everyone knew that this place was close to the front line, and there would be small troop troops around at any time, and if they met themselves, it would be fine, but if they met the team, it would be troublesome. So Oliseh ordered that no fire should be lit and that he should only sleep in the open air.
In the middle of the night, Olisekh was just a little sleepy. Then I heard his cavalry shouting in a low voice: "My lord!
Olisekh turned over and stood up with his sword in his hand, and the cat ran to the side of the night watch soldier who was guarding in front of the low slope: "What's the matter?"
"Your Excellency, ...... you listen," the soldier leaned over and pressed his ears to the ground.
Olisekh also leaned down, clinging to the ground, and immediately heard a faint trembling sound, and straightened up. He said in a deep voice: "It seems to be coming from the right." ”
The soldier also said: "Yes, my lord, it is a cavalry who listens to the voice, but I don't know if it is a Roland man or ours." ”
"Wake everyone up!
All the soldiers were woken up, and the soldiers of Thor's Whip were worthy of being elite, although they were woken up at night, they all immediately returned to normal, and they were prepared in a tense and orderly manner. And the soldiers in those convoys are much worse, and there are still people who are so busy that they can't even find weapons.
In the dim moonlight, Oliseh and a few of his men climbed up the low slope and looked, only to see the sound of horses' hooves coming from the plain on the right, and sure enough, a large army was coming. Through the moonlight, the armor of the opposing soldiers could be faintly seen flashing with silver light, and Oliseh said coldly: "A group of fools, they don't know how to hide their whereabouts when they march at night, wearing such bright armor, are they blind when everyone else?"
A cavalryman next to him couldn't help but say: "Yes, look at them, they don't know how to wrap cotton cloth on the horse's hooves." Aren't you afraid of being blocked by someone for such a big movement? It must not be our people. Our people aren't that bad!"
said so, but seeing the other party getting closer and closer, the hearts of Oliseh and his soldiers were lifted. The other party's army is about three or four thousand people!
Although Olisekh is not afraid in his heart - even in the face of thousands of enemies, he can break through with the whip of 800 Thor - but after all, his current mission is to protect the convoy!!
When the other party got closer and closer, he could clearly see that the armor and banners of the other party were all seen by Oliseh and the others today - very similar to those dead Roland soldiers!
Everyone leaned down, and they didn't dare to take a breath. Although Oliseh was a little excited in his heart, he really wanted to go up and fight--he was confident that with the eight hundred Thor's whips he carried, he would not be afraid to meet these three or four thousand people head-on, even if he couldn't beat them, he could walk. But after all, there was a convoy behind, and the convoy in the enemy army did not have the same degree as cavalry.
Seeing that the other party's army was getting closer and closer, but it was about two hundred meters away from him to the east, and it seemed that he did not see his own people, Oliseh couldn't help but secretly breathe a sigh of relief.
But he was a little early in his joy!
"Magician!!" a soldier jerked Olisekh.
Sure enough, there were already two magicians floating in the sky in the sky, just now the other party was too far away, and they were still wearing black robes and couldn't see in the night sky, but now the distance was closer, but at a glance they saw the two magicians floating on both sides of the opposing army.
When Olisekh and his gang saw the other magician, the magician condescendingly saw them too!
Without any hesitation, a cloud of red light quickly gathered on the magician's body, and a fireball spell smashed over.
"Damn!" Oliseh cursed, and now there was no way to hide his figure, so he could only jump up, raise his sword and block the fireball that had smashed at him.
With a bang, Oliseh's body slammed backwards, and the fireball exploded under his sword, sparks flew in all directions, and his body was violently lifted several meters away. Fortunately, the magician on the other side is not a high-level magician, and his strength is at an ordinary level, and the fireball condensed in a hurry is not too powerful, Oliseh just felt a shock to his body, although his head was touched a few times by the bursting sparks, and there were no injuries elsewhere.
"Arrows!!" shouted Oliseh as he stood on the ground.
The hundreds of wolf fangs who were ready immediately shot hundreds of sharp arrows, and those arrows were thrown into the air, and the magician was too close to retreat, and before he could retreat, he was immediately shot through by several arrows and fell from the sky.
Other arrows fell, scattered among the opposing columns. It's just because of the magician's fireball technique just now, the Roland army has already noticed it, and many soldiers have already raised their shields, so this round of projectiles from Oliseh's men did not cause too many casualties to the other party, only a miserable scream was heard, and less than a hundred people were shot and fell.
Olisekh had already gotten up from the ground, and when he saw that the opponent's soldier had been hit by an arrow, he didn't care about anything else, and shouted: "The person in the front picks up the shield, and the other party will also release the arrow!"
The soldiers of Thor's Whip have undergone rigorous training, and although these soldiers are all new soldiers, when they heard the commander's order, they immediately put down their bows and arrows and raised their shields on the ground.
I only heard a whooshing sound, and sure enough, countless arrows rained down from the opponent's army like locusts......