1955 The River Flows (9)

At the mouth of the bridge ahead, the two armies can be seen gradually pulling apart in the rain, the two sides have been exhausted in this tidal flat woodland, adding up to more than 20,000 corpses lying all over this tidal flat, under the rain wash, bright red blood water flows like a stream towards the low-lying river embankment,

"Woo woo" echoed in the air with a trace of tragic horn sound, the Falcon Army was disabled one by one, and the team gathered and evacuated to the bridge, and the rising Beang River was like a crazy water beast, rushing and crazy to impact the stone thick piers and rolling up the rumbling water waves,

Three hundred meters in the distance, the Gangnon cavalry lined up,

At this moment, Reske's gaze swept over the strict queue behind the Falcon Army, and the hand holding the reins of the war horse tightened,

On his side was the captain of the escort cavalry, a heroic-looking young man, with several obvious bumps in his armor, with a shocking arrow wound at the corner of his eyebrows, the blood on the corner of his eyebrows made the heroic face not affected, but with a pride that did not belong to handsomeness, when the battle was at its fiercest just now, Reske also sent his own escort cavalry, in the chaotic battle, half of the escort cavalry remained in that woodland, and even his own captain, who was famous for his bravery, almost couldn't come back" Barry, how many troops are we still able to fight!' A hint of reluctance flashed across Reske's face, and he asked in a voice that only the two of them could hear

"With the battle damage and the wounded, we can still attack less than five thousand cavalry now!" the captain of the guard hesitated for a moment,

The corners of Reske's mouth moved slightly, he didn't speak, his eyes turned from hot to cold, no one spoke, only the sound of rain on the armor, and the silence exuded the breath of a wounded beast, if the cavalry knew about the reinforcements on this side, it was now less than ten miles away from the battlefield. Even if it is all spelled out, it will never sit back and watch such an opportunity that can determine the success or failure of the entire battle, and just slip away in his eyes.

"Lord Reske, this is a report to His Majesty on this battle, do you think it's okay?" Dan Kulun, the commander of the Second Cavalry Regiment of the Praetorian Guard, walked over with a scroll, his steps were a little staggering, he was gone just now, and Reske thought that he had gone down to rest, who knew that he was indeed tinkering with the documents reported to His Majesty the Emperor

Reske took the paperwork. I opened it and looked at it, my eyes were a little stunned, and my voice was embarrassed and said, "Lord Dan Cullen, is it appropriate to write like this?" Although these situations are still more consistent, the losses of the Falcon Army are at least between 6,000 and 10,000, but the battle losses of our army are not mentioned at all...... "Since it is a great victory, the casualties of our side are no longer important!" Dan Cullen looked at the Falcon Army who had already finished on the bridge at the end with a solemn gaze, and said heavily, "Lord Reske, don't forget, in the Imperial Military Regulations. There is no victory or defeat in the battle, and the victory in the battle is completely different treatment, not to mention that this is the first battle commanded by the emperor's majesty!" "Do you want to tell the emperor that the first battle he is most concerned about is a fiasco with three times the enemy's battle losses on your side? Even if His Majesty the Emperor can understand us, the generals will mercilessly ask for the heads of you and me to be hung on the flagpole to deter the whole army, which is the real power position of the two Praetorian Guard generals, and it seems that behind the scenery. I don't know how many pairs of eyes are staring at it, and in this battle, you and my cavalry regiment have been completely disabled. If you can't hand in a plausible battle report"

"The living can still hold on, but what about those who are dead? Because if it is not a great victory, if it is not a victory, their relatives must starve in Besuka? They are warriors who fight for their country, and they deserve the glory of victory and not the humiliation of defeat!"

Leske was silent, signed his name under the report, took a deep breath, rolled up the scroll and handed it to the herald cavalry behind him, "Just report according to this!" The herald cavalry who took the document galloped away, and the little emperor Gangfei, who was rushing towards the battlefield behind him, also received a news that surprised him extremely at this time

In a lavishly decorated carriage, the little emperor was holding a copy of Wen Jiàn in his hand, a little incredulous, his eyes were full of shock, and he raised his head to look at the person opposite, "General Anjilai, is this news true?"

Sitting opposite him were two generals of the general corps who accompanied the army this time, one of them was a middle-aged man wearing a meticulous general's uniform, his eyes paused on the body of the Praetorian Guard cavalry guarding on both sides, and then he said" His Majesty is not mistaken, Lord Musk has already made arrangements, and specifically asked the Imperial General Legion to coordinate from it, and after deliberation, the coalition forces that have been stagnant on the side of Baruburg have agreed to the revised plan, and promised to transfer 70,000 people to participate in the war against the south, for His Majesty's far-sighted plan, Lord Leoper, the chief dispatcher of the coalition forces, is also quite appreciative, claiming that he can open the door to victory in the predicament, and the person who made this plan must be a very knowledgeable and visionary imperial general, when we revealed that the real person who formulated this battle plan was His Majesty, Lord Leopold's shocked face is still replaying in my mind!!!" "Oh, is that really the case?"

The little emperor's small mouth smiled together, the child's heart always wanted to be recognized, with irrepressible pride in his eyes, Leopold, the chief dispatcher of the coalition army, was also a quite famous general in Central Europe, and being able to get the appreciation of such a famous general made the little emperor feel a little lighter, a famous general, he was one step closer to the emperor of the god of war!

Because he is too young, and he is not used to riding horses for a long time, he can only sit in the carriage, which is a point that makes him feel dissatisfied, the road in the rain is very bad, the wheels are swaying from side to side on the muddy road, the speed is simply not grinding the ox cart, as a support infantry cluster has opened the road with him for more than ten miles, three thousand men of the Gang Non-Janissaries cavalry escorted on both sides of the carriage, but it is also safe and reliable, the embankment washed by the rainstorm suddenly came from a distance, only to see a cavalry galloping to the carriage, agile jumping off the horse,

Passing through the cavalry of the guard, the herald cavalry couldn't wait to kneel down on one knee in front of the carriage, and said loudly, "Report to Your Majesty, our army has won a great victory, Lord Reske has defeated the defense line of the Falcon Army in the north after a fierce battle, and more than 10,000 Falcon troops have been beheaded in this battle, and the remnants of the opponent's army are retreating to the Biang River in a hurry!"

"Great victory, beheading more than 10,000 people!" The little emperor was stunned for a moment when he heard it,

The generals of the other two generals subconsciously glanced at each other. Inside is an envy that can't be hidden

"Congratulations to Your Majesty, you have won the first battle!"

One of them made a cheerful voice and said in a tone full of admiration: "The Falcon Army that marched north this time is only 30,000 people, and this time it has knocked out a third of it, which is definitely enough for a great victory! With this battle, our army will definitely be greatly boosted! Your Majesty has taken a steady step in recovering the south, and has taken a crucial first step!" "Yes, I want to take back the south! The empire wants to take back the south!"

The little emperor's excited eyes lit up by this sentence, and he muttered to himself, the corners of his eyebrows full of joy were bent, and the coalition army promised to support 70,000 people. The strength of this southern operation reached 120,000 people, and the first battle of Reske's side was also very competitive, if the plan went smoothly, with such a large force to advance to the southern coast where the Falcon Empire was weak, and the time to reclaim the southern coast was just around the corner, with this excitement, the little emperor's solemn face finally showed a trace of relaxation, and he began to feel that the slow carriage was not so difficult to accept, according to this speed. At most, half a month, you should be able to see the southern sea of the empire!

Over the next two days, faced with a growing number of enemies on the other side of the river, all Reposti and Yagrin could do was to consolidate the line of defense on the river

The rainy season has helped them a lot. The surging river overflowed the river, and the Biang River expanded from the original 30 meters to more than 50 meters, and the Gangfei army on the opposite side organized troops to storm the bridge mouth several times and was defeated. It also had to be temporarily blocked on the other side of the Bion River, and the Congo African army camped on the opposite side and began to gather troops

Day 5. Looking at another troop on the other side of the river,

Reposti patted the sludge on his hands, and finally noticed a trace of abnormality, the camp of the Gangfei army on the opposite side has been densely covered with the entire river embankment, in terms of scale, if it is not a fake camp of the old suspicious array, then the number of the Gangfei army on the opposite side has exceeded 80,000 people, and the other party still has new troops arriving, which is too abnormal,

"Jaglins, don't you think the Gang Afr on the other side is playing some tricks?" Reposti stood on the embankment, looking at the Gang Af Army on the other side

"What kind of trick can it be, it's nothing more than the old way of evacuating at night and driving in during the day!" Jaglins kicked a small rock away, and watched it fall into the river, roll a few times and disappear, his face looked very unimpressed

Reposti knew what he was talking about, his face suddenly gloomy, and he said in a condensed voice, "I don't know why, I have a feeling of being bitten, and I have also doubted the authenticity of the number of troops on the other side, if the other side withdraws part of the army at night, it will be possible to achieve this false appearance of accumulating signs of strength at dawn" But!" Reposti's voice paused, and said, "Have you paid attention to the armor and flags of the opposing troops?" "Flags and armor? That's all replaceable, I don't think there's a problem!" Jaglins frowned slightly, wondering if Reposti was a little too sensitive, "Yes, both the military flag and the armor can be forged!" Reposti's tone began to become cold, "On the armor and the military flag, it reflects the difference between other troops, and it is a very effective means of confusing it, and the standard armor of the Gangnon-army is blue, so the armor that will be driven into the army later is white, red, brown and red......" Reposti's voice paused, and he suddenly said in an aggravated tone, "But the other party will not wear the same black armor as us anyway! The hatred of the Gangfei people towards us is unforgettable, and the black armor is not recognizable at all during the debate" "Black! Are you sure?"

Grimlin's face was stunned, and he felt that things were wrong! Repsilyn's observation has always been very detailed, he said that if there is black, then there must be black, and what he said is exactly the point, the Gangfei army may choose various colors of armor to emphasize the difference in troops, but it will definitely not choose the same black as the Falcon Empire, "You mean our opposite ......"

Yagrin was stunned, his heart was cold, his face was slightly pale, and his eyes swept across the Gangfei army camp that was continuously discharged for several miles on the opposite side with some disbelief, if everything was true, then how many enemy troops were in front of him? 50,000 or 100,000?

When did the balance of the entire campaign seem to have unconsciously fallen the heaviest weight on the shoulders of the northward advancing troops? In the fierce battle, only 20,000 troops left in the northward march had already been deeply branded as a "short board." The alliance and the Janissaries did push open the door of victory at this moment, "Fortunately, this place is not far from the border, and the situation here is immediately reported to His Majesty the Falcon, and it is too late to call a meeting of all the squadron leaders, I have a hunch." The other side is waiting for this rain to stop, and then they will mercilessly crush us with several times superior forces!"

Reposti turned around with a resolute expression and patted the shoulder of Yaglins, who was still standing, "That's all we can do now, if Your Majesty allows us to withdraw to Fort Muya immediately, even if we are the last to fight to the south, we must stop them fiercely in Muya."

The continuous drizzle hit the river beach, turning into countless ripples and splashes, like a layer of water mist floating, and no one knows when this rain will stop. On the opposite side of the river, a middle-aged general in the coalition army, with high cheekbones, slender eyes, and a tall nose that reveals an aristocratic atmosphere that is different from that of the Central European Baro, which is a refined feeling

He was looking at the falcons on the other side of the river with a curious and slightly appreciative gaze, especially the lenses of the lookout tube in Tong Guò's hand, and the eyes of the coalition general were full of greed when he saw the heavy arrows and crossbows of the falcons lined up on the riverbank. The falconry's arrows and crossbows are already famous in O'Barro,

It was a real weapon of destruction on the battlefield, even heavy cavalry in heavy armor could not resist it, and many countries were frantically trying to get this kind of thing. Compared with the Falcon Empire Thor, which requires special ammunition, the more popular arrow crossbow is more eye-catching to other countries.

In fact, as the Falcon army went crazy at war in the Obaro Empire, it swept in all directions. The sophisticated and heinous weapons of the Imperial Army also began to be frantically copied by various countries, but most of the finished products did not work well, although the piercing performance was good. But the range is insufficient, the underground black market for a real imperial arrow crossbow has been priced to 500,000 gold coins, of course, this black market is not in the territory of the Falcon Empire, the empire's prohibition of weapons is very cruel, but the ultra-high profit can always make people dare to take risks, no one dares to say, the ballista will not appear in the enemy's camp one day, in fact, for the use of long-range weapons as the main means of attack, with incendiary bombs, Thor and other heavier weapons of the imperial army, even in the face of the ballista, the pressure will not be very great, the real feeling of pressure is those countries that have not yet got the arrow crossbow"It would be nice if we could get a state-of-the-art crossbow in this battle!" The allied general with a sense of alien race put down the lookout goggles in his hand and muttered to himself, on him, you could see the short flaxen hair exposed under the helmet decorated with the favorite cuckoo bird of the Inland Sea country, wearing a well-made Zhongbia-style scale armor, each piece of armor was polished and shiny, and it was a high-end product at first glance, behind him was a long cloak of golden cicada flowers with dark gold patterns in the Istan style, and the bracers in his hands were Gallic-style ring buckle armor,

And the monocular lookout he just put down, on the top of the lens tube is the eagle head marked by the Falcon Empire, such a lookout glass, the Falcon Empire has only given to the Aliens, and now it appears in the hands of this general with an alien atmosphere, which is enough to show that this general with an alien atmosphere is extraordinary, behind him, there are a row of ten servants, these servants are wearing well-made chain mail, the body is strong and tall, the muscles exposed outside the armor are intimidating, and the weapon that straddles the waist is a broad scimitar "Honorable master!" Gangfei sent someone to ask again, they want to know when we will start attacking!" a soldier knelt down on one knee behind him with a respectful expression, "It's still the same sentence, take the other side, I don't care about the other countries, at least half of the spoils must go to us Feshan!" The coalition general turned around angrily, he was the commander-in-chief of the coalition army to support the south, Duke Pastanon from the Kingdom of Feshan, a large country located in Central Europe near the Istanbul Sea region, and was culturally heavily influenced by the Istanbul style.

The Fishan Kingdom is also a maritime power, and the control area of the Inland Sea Overlord Strant Sea State is in the middle of the Inland Sea and the area near the mouth of the sea, and the bottom of the long arc area of the Inland Sea is the sea near the mainland, which is the world of the Fishan Kingdom's navy.

Although the kingdom of Feshan and the kingdom of Istanbul belong to the same cultural circle, they are sworn enemies of a hundred years of war.

Last winter, the Istanbul Empire's Tongguò fleet landed directly into the territory of Gangfei, because the fleet of the Kingdom of Feshan was fighting in a certain country in the south, so the Istanbuls were able to sneak attack.

In order to avoid the rapid expansion of the strength of the Iranians after the annexation of Gangfei, the Feishan Kingdom, which has never been very concerned with the Central European Baro countries, joined the queue of the Central European Baro Alliance for the first time, and the Iranians chose a temporary truce after conquering the northern part of Gangfei, also because the navy of the Feishan Kingdom began to block their back roads,

The strength sent by the Kingdom of Fesan is 15,000 people, second only to the 20,000 people of the Kingdom of Rayla, who wants to show the demeanor of a landlocked power, because they are not very active in combat, so in the battle of Baruburg, Feishan's army has almost no losses,

In a sense, the Kingdom of Fesan has little interest in confronting the Falcon Empire, and the borders of the two countries are too far apart.

And the Falcon Empire's measures to open the inland sea, what really frustrated were the Frost Warriors, the opponents of the Fishan Kingdom at sea,

The Kingdom of Fesan entered the war with only one goal, and that was to prevent the power of the Istan from continuing to grow

And now, the Duke of Pastanon has taken a fancy to the arrows and crossbows of the Falcon Army on the other side, and other countries have also taken a fancy to it, and everyone is fighting because of the uneven distribution of the spoils (to be continued......