Section VIII
On March 9, 782 of the Imperial calendar, the first reform of the Far Eastern army began. With this military reform, Zichuan Xiu consolidated his leadership power in the Far Eastern army, established a mixed army in the Far East under his absolute control, and the King of Light embarked on the road to hegemony.
On March 23, the first batch of grain purchased from the family's interior was delivered to the village of Bulu in Wag province, and the grain purchased with gold included rice, soybeans, corn, millet, barley and many other varieties. The grain was dispersed, and the half-orcs in the villages and villages mobilized in unison, using carts, ox carts, people to carry, and horses to avoid the blockade of the demons, and quickly delivered the food to the army from the main road and the path in the dense forest. The arrival of this batch of supplies could not have been more timely, and the troops had already begun to run out of food. Shikawa Shu instructed to concentrate all the supplies and let the tired Shirakawa army be replenished first. In the subsequent rìzi, food, weapons, medicines, equipment, and supplies were imported from the interior of the family......
A steady stream of them went into the Far East.
April 10 rì noon, Hérael Plain. At noon, the sun doesn't shine in, and the chill of yīn forest envelops the woods.
The wind blew the dark clouds, and the air in the sky seemed to change in an instant. In the distance, the wind faintly heard the terrible clamor of the two armies fighting.
The temporary headquarters was located in the woods. Zi Chuanxiu lay on the net bed, closed his eyes and rested. The officers were chatting softly, secretly worried that in this kind of dark weather, a heavy rain would make their painstaking battle come to naught.
"We have done everything we can, and if there is really heavy rain, it is providence that will make us fail, and there is nothing we can do. Zi Chuanxiu said lightly, turned over and covered the quilt again.
At one o'clock in the afternoon, the sky was a little brighter, so everyone's mood also brightened. A human herald ran in briskly and whispered, "It's coming!"
Everyone became nervous and ran to the grass at the edge of the woods, hiding and lying on the grass to watch. From a distance, the ranks of defeated snakes were scattered along the path, and the ranks of orcs were a little denser, and they were panicked across a red earth ditch and continued to advance. No officers came out to maintain the line, and the ranks were crowded in large groups, and the soldiers were so frightened that their weapons and flags were discarded.
Shikawa touched her hair worriedly. Roger carried out his orders to the letter, and even did more than he asked for, if he was the commander of the demon side, he would also believe that this was a force that had been completely defeated. Now I'm worried about whether he is pretending to be a failure and pretending to be too sè, and if he doesn't do it, he will make the fake come true. In the ambush of waiting, Roger's unit also served as a corner for the reserve, and he hoped that the actual damage of the unit would not be as severe as it seemed.
After the defeated army of the brigade was cleared, there was silence on the plain. The wild grass in the distance was swaying in the wind, and the wind was whistling through. Thirty minutes later, there was a faint noise of soldiers and horses in the east, and Lu Di's army pressed over, getting closer and closer. In a sea of green sè people like cháo, you can clearly see the flags and colorful feathers fluttering on the heads of the demon soldiers, which are the hallmarks of their officers. Above the team's heads, a bright reflection of metal flashed, and the demon team that had just won was very messy, with cavalry and infantry advancing together. You can hear the piercing noise of the demon soldiers, like a flock of sparrows.
Shikawa watched quietly with bated breath and waited. He believed that Shirakawa, this girl had excellent judgment, and she could keenly and accurately grasp the most favorable moment in the blink of an eye.
The demon queue gradually slowed down, and probably their commander also felt that the terrain was really dangerous, and the two high ground looked down on the Eero Plains condescendingly. A dozen cavalrymen were separated from the ranks, and they rode their horses towards the high ground on both sides, presumably scouts sent to reconnoiter the high ground on both sides.
Zichuan Xiu frowned, if that was the case, he would have to start it in advance.
At this time, an astonishing commotion suddenly erupted in the ranks of the demon army, and the army unexpectedly continued to advance, the speed increased, and the scouts sent out immediately turned around and rushed forward. Far away, Zichuan Xiu breathed a sigh of relief. On his orders, Roger's troops deliberately scattered large quantities of gold and diamonds during their retreat. This batch of loot was discovered by the Demon Army.
When the soldiers at the front picked up the shiny diamonds and gold bars, the eyes of the surrounding soldiers turned red.
"There are a large number of gold and silver treasures ahead!" The news instantly spread throughout the team, and the poor demon soldiers were so excited that they rushed forward. Unlike the pursuit just now, which was a race against the enemy, now it is a race against one's own companions. The demon soldiers had only one thought in their hearts: rush, rush, rush! Surpass their companions, and the treasure will be their own! Suddenly, the chaos spread quickly like ripples of water, the cavalry waved their whips to drive away the infantry in front of them, everyone ran forward like crazy, the front army advanced frantically and disorderly, and the officers could not stop this fanatical chaos. The troops behind were unknown, and seeing that the troops in front were moving, they naturally followed K.
When the middle section of the demon army entered the clamp, "woo--" The long military horn sounded, and in an instant, from the high ground overgrown with withered grass in the south, a large army suddenly appeared, the banner of the sun appeared, and a bright sword and sword shadow appeared.
"Long live the King of Light!" The deep shouts from the broad chests of the orcs resounded across the plain, and the earth shook! The soldiers and horses galloped forward like a storm! The attack began!
Shirakawa's troops attacked in waves, and under the Sun Banner of the King of Light, twenty lines of skirmishers condescendingly rushed down the mountain and rushed towards the demon ranks. The gray crowd spread out like a wave, surging and slamming.
Where an army could not have appeared, an enemy reserve appeared! The officers shouted loudly, "Formation, formation!" but it was not easy to organize an effective defense system during the rapid march. The infantry and cavalry were mixed, and the various units were staggered and got in the way of each other. The soldiers ran around in a daze, the officers shouted hoarsely, the horses kicked and beat their hooves impatiently, and ran feverishly, throwing the cavalry from above...... A group of archers who remained intact were hastily moved to the front, and before they could enter the position, the orc spear-throwers who were at the forefront were already approaching!
"Hey!" the three thousand orc soldiers exhaled and threw their javelins together. This javelin rain fell into the dense crowd of demons with terrifying force, bringing out a terrifying scream.
The orcs who threw their javelins drew their machetes and rushed closer. Behind them, the second row of half-orc soldiers again began to throw javelins to cover the charge of their companions. Then, the third row, the fourth row...... The archers of the snake clan have already rushed into close positions and began to confront the demons. Dense javelins and sharp arrows rained down on the demons one after another, causing them heavy losses. Caught off guard, the demons suffered a big loss in the close battle. And what scared them even more, the orc warriors, known for their immense strength and melee skills, approached almost unharmed!
Caught off guard during the march, he suddenly encountered the enemy, and the demon army was in chaos. Before they could form the most effective phalanx defense, the terrifying cry was already close to their ears: "Kill the green-haired ghost!" The cries of the half-orc soldiers were like a torrent and tsunami, one after another, and the bright sword was already close at hand...... The demon spearman pierced the orc soldier who rushed to the front, but the dying orc soldier roared wildly, jammed the spear with his body, and hugged him to death. In the desperate cry of the demon spearman, the half-orc soldier who followed him smashed his head to pieces with a mace, but then he was cut to a blur by the demon knife hand behind him...... The scene was brutal and tragic, with spears and machetes waving everywhere, the metallic glow of weapons shining in the sun, blood spraying, fallen soldiers screaming, wounded horses lying on the ground neighing in panic, and chaotic footsteps moving in a hurry.
The orc successfully broke through the demon formation, and the two sides fell into a scuffle, like two evenly matched giants engaged in a life-and-death battle, he grabbed his neck, he bit his throat, and did not die.
"Shirakawa did a great job, and we're about to start. Zichuan Xiu stood up and waved his hand. In an instant, five thousand black-clothed human cavalry swooped out from the dense forest behind the demon army's flank, swooping down on the back of the demon defense line.
"Turn around, the enemy is behind!" the demon officer called out in a terrible voice.
The huge ranks of the demons began to shake, and the soldiers hesitated to turn back, turning their spears in a hurry. The spear formation that stretched out from the dense layers turned around in a hurry, and before they could get ready, a terrifying shout tore through the space: "God, this is the black-clothed army!"
In the Battle of Kearney, there were more than 20,000 cavalry soldiers of the 8,000 Xiuzi Battalion Breaking Demon Clan, but their own injuries were surprisingly small. Those demon soldiers who escaped death are all secretly preaching the horror of this mysterious human army: they are all dressed in black, as fast as the wind, as fierce as fire, and as fierce as a raging force! They are the representatives of the god of death from hell, invulnerable, invulnerable, and no living creature can be their enemy: although they have not encountered it head-on, the concept of "the black army is the most terrifying" has left a terrible imprint in the minds of the demon army. Suddenly encountering this legendary Grim Reaper army, the demon army was in turmoil.
"Hooray!" The cavalry slashed and slaughtered, five thousand shiny sabers swept in like metal cháo water, and they had already pounced on the flanks of the demon army, a sword light like snow, dazzling, and the horses' hooves roared.
"The black-clothed army is here!" A terrifying cry resounded from the head of the demon formation, seeing the rainbow-like momentum of the cavalry of the Xiuzi battalion, no one dared to resist on the attack route of the Xiuzi battalion. The soldiers turned their spears, discarded their armor, and hurriedly flashed to both sides. The already chaotic array of the demon army suddenly dispersed like water.
Almost no effective sniping, the cavalry was like a sharp knife, stabbing into the back of the demon army, cutting the demon army into two parts that could not be echoed. Seeing the opportunity, Shirakawa immediately threw in the reserves in his hand and focused on attacking the front army of the demon clan.
In the rear of the queue, in the Chinese army, the commander-in-chief of the crusading army, Lu Di, roared wildly, screaming like a slaughtered pig. During last year's Battle of Kearney, he had seen the horror of this mysterious human army. This army has no one to be ten soldiers, and although there are only a few thousand, even an army of tens of thousands will surely defeat them. Against them, the ordinary demon soldiers have no power to fight back, and only bows and arrows can pose a threat to them, but the archery team has been transferred to the front to deal with the orcs, and they can't turn back. Moreover, the troops now brought with them are nothing more than a hastily assembled combination of garrisons from all over the country, although they are numerous, but in terms of combat effectiveness and discipline, this force cannot be compared with the Senea Field Jīng Rui commanded during the Battle of Kearney a year ago. Now, the various units have been thrown into disarray, and the soldiers have no intention of facing the battle. At the Battle of Kearney last year, he was the first to flee, which caused his prestige in the army to plummet. Despite his roars, no one obeyed him, whether it was a soldier or an officer.
The front of the ranks began to rout first, the defeated soldiers were as unstoppable as a flood gap, people lost their armor, officers could not find their subordinates, their subordinates could not find officers, and many soldiers lost their weapons in order to flee for their lives. Everyone is running for their lives, everyone knows that the demon army has fallen into a trap, defeat is inevitable, chaos spreads rapidly like a plague, the devil of death is chasing closely behind the defeated soldiers, and the representative of this devil in the world is the group of human cavalry dressed in black, wherever they go, the demon soldiers are drowning in a terrible pool of blood.
Once the army collapses, it is difficult to recover. Stupidly watching this miserable scene, watching his subordinates being slaughtered by the enemy like lambs, and watching the army he had painstakingly planned was defeated like water, for a moment, there were only two words left in Lu Di's mind: "Despair." ”
A black line appeared on the horizon in the distance, and Roger's legion, which was in retreat, turned around and also participated in the encirclement and annihilation. The defense line of the demon army has completely collapsed. Zi Chuanxiu looked up at the sky, watching the white clouds in the sky unpredictable, the clouds floating so gently, his expression was serene.
On the eleventh day of April, on the southeastern front, on a small plain called Eero in the western part of the province of Deya, under the command of the King of Light, the two corps of Roger's Army and Shirakawa quietly gathered heavy forces and unexpectedly began a counteroffensive, defeating the Rudi forces that tried to take advantage of the weakness of the rebel army to retake the province of Minsk. More than 18,000 demon soldiers died on the battlefield.
Shikawa Xiu stood quietly on the hill, and behind him was the main hero of today's battle, the powerful Shirakawa Army. In front of him, the triumphant army was lined up one after another, and the soldiers and flags were scattered all over the plain, like a huge carpet with no end in sight. When Shikawa Xiu appeared on the plain lined up in ordinary armor and riding a dark horse, the various teams cheered and warmly saluted their leader. The half-orc cavalry that pursued and routed the enemy returned, and the blood-stained half-orc officer proudly threw the golden lion handsome flag of the demon kingdom in front of Zi Chuanxiu, and fell on the pile of small mountain enemy flags, and the captured weapons and baggage were piled up.
Under the bright sunshine and under the gaze of thousands of people, the King of Light declared: "Soldiers, today's victory is just the beginning! We will continue to crusade against the demons and completely liberate the entire Far East."
Under the instigated speech of Shikawa Xiu, the frenzy of the soldiers was no longer controlled. In the sky above the ocean-like crowd, the cheers were like the roar of a mountain torrent and tsunami, lifting one high cháo after another, countless hats were thrown into the sky, countless swords and guns were raised high into the sky, and the sea of steel could not be seen at a glance. The soldiers burst into tears, the victory came too hard and too precious! The Demon Kingdom is still strong, and it is still far away from the road of dúlì no rì, and the future is difficult and dangerous, but for the first time in their lives, the dawn of zìyóu appeared in front of the people of the Far East! The cheers of tens of millions of people were like thunder, like a tsunami, and the earth shook the mountains: "Far East -- Long live! King of Light -- Long live:"
The victory at the Battle of Eero left a lasting name in history, and later generations often associate this battle with the series of battles that followed, and the "Chūn Xia Offensive" of the King of Light began.
On April 11, 782 in the imperial calendar, in the Eero Plain of Deya, His Royal Highness the King of Light presided over the oath meeting and announced the world: "Defeat the demons and liberate the Far East!" The province is located in the middle of the Far East, and the terrain is condescending, intimidating the surrounding provinces of the seven elements. As soon as Deya was lost, the rule of the demons in the Far East was fully threatened, and more than a dozen provinces in the southeast were in an emergency at the same time.
The Far Eastern Corps was divided into three routes. At the same time, it marched in three directions: east, south and north. The Ming Yu Banner of the Western Route Army stayed in Kearney City, commanding 50,000 troops to deter the southwest battalion of the demon clan.
The Northern Route Army first passed good news. On the third day after the Battle of Hérault, before the troops could rest and recover, the Shirakawa banner had already rushed to the capital of the province of Deya. At that time, the remaining demon army had not even learned the news of Emperor Lu's defeat, and the rebel army had already rushed to the city wall, taking the city gate with only one charge, and rushed into the city to start a street battle with the demons. The two orc teams in the city immediately defected, and the three thousand demon garrisons were all wiped out in the street battle.
On April 21, in the Luorì Plain in the territory of De Yahang Province, in the early morning of yīn sinking, the Eastern Route Army under the personal command of Zichuan Xiu encountered the demon garrison alliance of the three provinces of Boraga, Iriya, and Tussaud, which came to intercept it. Early that morning, the sky began with a light rain, followed by thunder and lightning, and heavy rain. In the midst of the piercing thunder and lightning and the pouring rain, the King of Light unexpectedly launched an attack, throwing in the main army of nearly 60,000, and the demon army met the battle. On the muddy muddy ground, the two armies fought to the death, the soldiers were covered in mud, and it was impossible to tell whether it was blood or rain flowing on the ground.
The two armies advance and I retreat, and they are in a state of stalemate. By dusk, the Xiuzi battalion was finally dispatched, and five thousand iron cavalry fiercely assaulted, penetrating the enemy formation, and crushing the exhausted demon coalition army in one fell swoop. The Governor of Boraga, Gosen, was killed in battle, and the commander-in-chief of the Demon Army, known for his brutality, was captured, and after a swift trial, he was hanged from a large tree. On that blood-red night, the heads of 20,000 demon soldiers fell to the ground.
On the eleventh day of May, the army of the King of Light occupied the capital of the province of Irya. Immediately, the rebel army from all directions gathered to respond, and within three days, there was no longer a living demon clan in the province. The army of the King of Light pursued the victory, and on May 20, the number of troops under his command increased to 100,000, and the troops were directly aimed at the command center of the demons in the Far East: Tussaud Province.
On the thirteenth day of May, the Southern Route Army fought fiercely with the demon garrison of Calais Province. The battle lasted for four hours, and the cavalry army of the Xiuzi battalion suddenly attacked, breaking the formation and killing the generals, and the commander of the demon army and the newly appointed governor of Calais was beheaded in front of the horse by the commander of the Southern Route Army, Roger Qiben. The entire demon army was scattered, and was chased and killed by the Southern Route Army all the way, with countless casualties. The 3,000 snake infantry who remained in the provincial capital surrendered to the rebels. The rebels regained the province of Calais.
On May 20, the Southern Route Army Pingwag Province joined forces with the soldiers of the Xiuzi Battalion who remained in Bulu Village. At this point, the logistics base of the Xiuzi Battalion has been connected with the area occupied by the King of Light. The lines of communication were restored, and a large amount of logistical material resources from the interior of the Zichuan family were inexhaustibly transported to the front line of the operation.
On May 21, Shirakawa Qiben led the Northern Route Army into Tajie Province, broke the Tajie garrison, beheaded the governor of the demon tribe in the province, and killed more than 3,000 demon soldiers. The Northern Route Army was at its peak, and the remnants of the demon garrison did not dare to face it, and they could not come out of the fortified city. But even the fortified city, which was more than six meters high, could not withstand the army of the King of Light. More than 300 special forces of the Xiuzi battalion jumped onto the top of the city, raided the garrison of the demon clan, and seized the city gate. As soon as the orc rebels poured in, the demon garrison surrendered immediately. The Northern Route Army quickly occupied the entire territory of Taj.
On May 25, the Eastern Route Army incorporated the rebellious Snake Clan's Piso Legion, and the Eastern Route Army captured Shesha Province and occupied the Far Eastern Command of the Demon Clan. Emperor Lu did not dare to fight, and led his troops to flee, and the army of the King of Light made a comeback, once again under the fortress of Tran, directly threatening the demon itself.
So far, fourteen of the twenty-three provinces in the Far East have been included in the sphere of influence of the King of Light. A prominent name shocked the world, and people from all over the Far East are vying to recite it: "King of Light, representative of the Temple, King of Light, Star of Hope of the Far East!" Legend has it that he mysteriously appeared to save the temple in danger, how he managed to save an uprising from extinction, how he made his way through the encirclement of demons and climbed over the towering Orren Mountains, and how he was clever enough to capture the city of Kearny. He started with a small group of half-orc rebels, and won many battles and increased his strength. The rebels of all ethnic groups have defected to him, and he uses iron discipline and wrists to control this unruly Far Eastern Army, so that this army of soldiers and horses is strictly disciplined and disciplined, and the more they fight, the stronger they become, and the demons are all terrified.
The King of Light is a mysterious figure. No one knows where he came from, no one knows where he came from, and even his race is rarely known. This qiē shrouded the King of Light with a mysterious aura. In the minds of the people of the Far East, who are not very wise, this King of Light is the messenger sent by heaven to save all peoples.
The singing artists who walked through the villages and alleys sang: "The king who drives out the darkness, the light that shines on the world, our king has come, Your Highness the Great Light!"
They claimed that they had seen Zichuan Xiu with their own eyes: "His Highness's people are as tall as a hill (the Far Eastern orcs have always believed that the greatness of man is proportional to his size), his whole body is full of light, his eyes are full of lightning, and his mouth is thunder and rage, and he rumbles and rumbles. He is so powerful that he can break a small mountain with one punch!
"He has vast powers, with tens of millions of clones, and can appear in several places thousands of miles away at the same time. He is also proficient in magic, we have seen it with our own eyes, during the battle of Kearney, seeing that our army was no match for the demon soldiers and horses, I saw His Highness chanting the incantation in a hurry, and the black-clothed and black-armored heavenly soldiers and horses immediately galloped down from the sky, killing the green-haired ghost with a river of blood! His subordinate soldiers were all invulnerable, invulnerable, and the green-haired ghost ran away as soon as he saw them!"
"Come on, come on, here I have a talisman signed by King Guangming for sale, buy one and post it on the door panel, as long as there are only three copper coins, from now on bless you with a safe entry and exit of the family, exorcism and evil spirits, physical fitness, wealth and treasure, no illness............"
Half of the orcs asked, "Is there a cure for toothache?"
Entertainer (categorically): "Of course, it can not only cure toothache, but also rheumatoid arthritis, cystitis, diabetes, insomnia, hemorrhoids, polio, cold and cough, childbirth, and constipation!"
"Long live the King of Light!" Shajia, located in the easternmost part of the Far East, the hot-blooded orcs and dragons chanted this name and organized an army, not only slashing and slashing the garrison of the local demon clan, but even rushed into the territory of the demon kingdom, burning and plundering, shocking the demon government and the opposition.
"Long live the King of Light!" Located in the far westernmost part of the Far East, around the city of Fuming Kvalen, the guerrillas of the snake tribe and the orcs constantly attacked the southwest camp of the demon tribe, intercepting their grain carts and burning their tents. To them, Ling Buxu encircled and suppressed.
When those missing guerrillas were captured by the demons, in the face of the dense gallows, the guerrillas regarded death as home, recited the name, and generously surrendered. Torture could no longer frighten the brave Far Easterners, and those who came after them did not hesitate to succeed in their lives.
"Long live the King of Light!" The young men of the towns and villages all stepped on their horses, and everyone who was alive took up arms, even the women armed themselves, and everyone united as if they were one person, and pounced on the sword of the demon clan.
Thousands of warriors of all races chanted this name and rushed into the sword forest of the demon clan, rushing to death. For the faint glimmer of light on the horizon, for the idols they worshipped, they fought endlessly, blood for blood.
Then the whole Far East began to thunder and roar, "Long live the King of Light," and the terrifying sound rolled from Shaga to the city of Valen in Fumingk, and the waves rolled everywhere. The inhabitants of all ethnic groups who are unwilling to give in have risen from now on, like a storm, defending their homeland and expelling the army of the demons. People saw hope in their hearts, and anger flashed in their eyes, and the powerful enemy of the demon race, which had seemed indestructible until now, became small in everyone's hearts.
"Long live the King of Light!" has become a kind of representative in the minds of the people of the Far East, symbolizing zìyóu, dúlì, liberation, happiness, and hope...... and other beautiful things in life. At this moment, the various armies under his command have occupied the fourteen provinces of the Far East, and have received enthusiastic support from the people everywhere, and the response is like a cloud. In other provinces, the rule of the demons has been shaky. All kinds of guerrillas and small groups of rebel troops were haunted in the villages, and they were commanded by regular army officers sent by the rebel army. Those defeated Zichuan soldiers had previously hidden in the mountains and forests, and after receiving the order of Lord Guangming, they also took advantage of the time to move down the mountain one after another, attacking the granaries and baggage convoys of the demon clan, pulling up the banner, and recruiting people.
In the face of the common enemy, the demons, the inhabitants of all ethnic groups put aside their previous grievances and joined hands with humans to fight the enemy. The garrison of the demon clan only dared to cower in the strong castle, and did not dare to go out, and outside the castle was a sea of hatred.
It is believed that the moment when the King of Light will unify the Far East is already in sight.
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