1846 The Empire's First Winter Offensive (IV)
The winter of the famous Gaul general Yald was not peaceful, when the frost and snow covered three-quarters of the north-central part of Gaul, turning the distant mountains and rivers into a snow-covered frozen world, and it was time to wash away the dust in the imperial capital, Yard, who had just stepped down as the commander of the Northern Army and the incoming commander-in-chief of the Kyoto Front, began to use this short armistice to expand the power of the Gauls.
At the just-concluded Imperial Council, the four eastern consuls, under the promise of the emperor to let them enjoy the policy of an independent kingdom, finally chose to stand on the same boat with the Gaul Empire, although the ship looked riddled with holes and was in danger of being capsized by the water at any time, but the allure of being able to become an independent kingdom was irresistible to the eastern princes who were displaced between the two continents.
With the conclusion of the agreement, the first batch of troops of the Eastern Army marched in the direction of Gallic Kyoto with 80,000 men, and the commander of the Fifth Cavalry Regiment of the Middle Eastern Army, Hillard, was among them, he was ordered to escort the baggage, from the Eastern Territory to Gallic Kyoto, the journey was long and long, he was not alone on the road, accompanied by two cavalry squadrons, escorting more than 5,000 carts full of various supplies. The Gallic army was anxious on the western front because of the lack of supplies, but the materials on the eastern front were still very sufficient, especially the Central Bebian Empire bought all kinds of materials from the eastern provinces, and the eastern princes made a lot of money one by one.
This time, in order to show the strength of the Eastern Army, 50,000 Eastern troops marched on the same avenue, and there were a large number of horse-drawn carriages marching towards Gallic Kyoto, regular troops wearing red and blue armor, local reserves wearing gray and white on a blue background, the so-called volunteers holding high the banner of "going to the national disaster together", and the baggage team, countless troops converged into a huge lineup of troops, and the dust raised by the team covered the sky and the sun. As the fat man had predicted, a series of defeats on the Western Front did not bring down the Gauls, because the Eastern Front was calm with its stockpiles, soldiers, and supplies. There is still a constant supply of Gallic Kyoto
In the cold rainy season, the soles of the boots made a sizzling sound on the muddy road soaked by the rain, the hem of the coat fluttered on the thin and small legs wrapped in leggings, and under the hazy cold rain in the evening, the blue army armor covered the entire plain, and thousands of soldiers flocked on the vast plain like ant colonies, watching the advancing army from their horses, Hillard, who was in charge of escorting supplies, was full of emotion, and he was a little puzzled why the Eastern Army, which had always been at odds with Kyoto, would participate in the war. Although I haven't fought with the rumored Falcon Empire, I have heard a lot of rumors, all the way to Kyoto in Gaul, in this kind of tragic battle that has been forced to Kyoto, the army on the battlefield can rarely survive, that is to say, all you see now are the souls that are about to die, and those adults in the east are sending countless children of the east to death,
The atmosphere of war. After crossing the eastern province of Anku, the sudden intensity began, and the troops on the unified march began to divert according to the orders of the Ministry of War and merge into the troops fighting on the Western Front, and Hillard, who was escorting the baggage, was slower. In this province, which is adjacent to the exit of the Kyoto area, the streets of the city are empty in broad daylight, and only soldiers come and go. Not a single civilian is missing. Soldiers wearing blue helmets and armed with sharp spears scrutinize the intersections. Hillard asked the captain of the guard below to inquire, and learned that the Falcon Empire had launched several harassing attacks two days ago. The scale was not large, it was repulsed by the garrison, the environment was already very tense, and there were some signs that the army of the Falcon Empire was looking for a way to be able to strike to the east by bypassing Gallic Kyoto,
Although the Gallic Kyoto defense line is strong, it is impossible to block the double attack from the west and the north at the same time, and the form of the north is not optimistic, the Falcon Empire army led by Saron is advancing in the north, after several battles, although it has been contained, but the price paid is also extremely heavy, "Bypassing Kyoto from the north into the eastern region?" When Hillard heard this, his heart was slightly touched, geographically speaking, if the Falcon Army can really occupy the north, it is indeed possible to complete this kind of strategic encirclement similar to U-shaped, and cut off the living space of Gallic Kyoto from the east and west sides at the same time, at that time Gaul Kyoto will not be broken without a fight, but in reality, this possibility is too low, and it will take a huge amount of military and manpower to open up the north, not to mention, it will make the Falcon Army, which has always been accustomed to focusing on strikes, fall into the embarrassment of a long battle line,
In the cold winter, pulling the line of attack of more than 100,000 troops to a length of several hundred miles is a naked suicide! Even if you are lucky enough to succeed, the troops that break through will be cut off and will only die in the cold
"My lord, I know this sounds a little incredible, but for the Falcon Army, it is not the first time that it has been incredible" The infantry captain who provided the information shrugged his shoulders and admonished Hillard, "We have received a report that the scouts of the Falcon Army are appearing more and more frequently in the vicinity, the morning before yesterday, we found the bodies of several sentries, and the Lord of the City Guard issued an order for martial law, although I don't know the specific situation, but there are a large number of Scout Advance Force of the Falcon Empire that have infiltrated the rear of our army's defense line. ”
"Are you sure it was the Falcon Army?"
Hillard's eyebrows frowned slightly when he heard this, he felt that it was too unbelievable, the other party's role in infiltrating these small troops was not great, but it was easier to arouse the vigilance of these places, the biggest problem was that now there had been wind and snow in the north of Gaul, and some places were blocked by ice, which was completely unsuitable for the mobile operations of the large army, if you wanted to bypass Gallic Kyoto, you need to go at least three hundred miles to the north, and then turn to the east, and on that section of the defense line, there are no less than 100,000 Gallic troops, unless the other party can turn itself into a fast shuttle, otherwise you must not cross such a distance without anyone noticing
Seeing that Hillard was a little disbelieving, the infantry captain's face turned gloomy, "We don't know what's going on. It is very likely that some shameless scum has taken refuge in them, or some bandits have done it!" The infantry captain said sincerely, "My lord, a supply convoy like yours full of supplies is the best target for the enemy's sneak attack, so be careful along the way!"
"Don't worry, we've got five thousand cavalry with us!"
Hillard grinned slightly, thanked him and shook his hand goodbye, and at dusk that day, the convoy slowly entered the white Gallic Kyoto region, as the last light of the sun fell into the horizon in advance, the world began to fall silent, and the marching convoy had to stop at a canyon, and a few crazy horses entered the canyon pass. The wagon full of baggage was pulled into the ditch in a rage, the body of the carriage blocked the road, the soldiers hurriedly pulled the horses, and rested the goods on it, and in the dim light of the torches, no one noticed some spike-like triangular thorns in the road, and one by one the sharp metal spikes disappeared into the ice mist that flowed like water on the ground,
"Let's work harder and unload the goods on the carriage first!"
Hillard stood there and personally commanded the night in a snowstorm. The white snowflakes mixed with the cold wind hit their faces, and the cavalrymen shivered with cold on their horses, and they longed to be able to enter the canyon area to take shelter, and they longed to be able to drink a mouthful of hot potato soup, and no one noticed that in another section of the canyon, there was a sudden trembling roar, which was a sound similar to the rising tide of the sea, and it was very small at first. But it soon got bigger. The distance also ranges from far to near, the rolling hills to the north, the hills on the ground are like a huge bloodthirsty beast in the black night, in the snowy sky. projecting a breathtaking tall arc,
Besu Kaya, the princess of the Besu tribe, stood on a reindeer chariot decorated with pure white bear skin, like a silent spectator between heaven and earth, her eyes cold and vicious as the spark-like torches in the canyon pass. It's the vantage point of the entire canyon area, and it's here, even if it's a thousand meters away. You can also see Gauls carrying torches into the gorge
The icy sea area of the northern cold land has almost been connected with the Obaro continent in this season, and the interval between them is only a sea area of less than 50 miles, with the full assistance of the Northern Fleet, the northern cold land alliance composed of a full 5,000 northern cold warriors and 300 reindeer chariots gave a big surprise when the fat man felt the most depressed,
Although the number of Northland coalition forces this time is not large, it is indeed a real expert in fighting in the cold zone.
The nominal leader was Besukaya, the royal daughter of the Besu tribe, but in fact the leader was the general of the Besu tribe, Nagri, who was in his thirties, extremely tall, tall and thin. The cold general with an indifferent expression, a pair of eyes deep and unpredictable, giving people the impression of ruthlessness, standing in the wind and snow, once made countless enemies of the Besu tribe tremble, the news from Kyoto, the four eastern consuls and Gaul Kyoto reached a compromise, a batch of extremely important materials for the Gauls will be transported from the east to Gaul Kyoto, the road map has been passed through the Guò Kyoto side, the northern cold land coalition army of less than 5,000 people, if placed on the front of the battlefield of more than 100,000 people, this thin and sharp knife will soon become dull, and even easily broken by the enemy's cluster, but if it is used to penetrate the enemy's weak defense area, This is a quick knife that kills people in the ice and snow without seeing blood, and if you go down, it will inevitably break your muscles and bones.
"Uncle Nagri, do these people really need to die?"
A hint of complicated emotion flashed in Besukaya's pretty eyes, and behind her, hundreds of reindeer chariots that could quickly gallop in the snow, like a black bowstring ready to go, lined up along the slightly concave mountain terrain of the giant canyon, as long as an order was given, these chariots would instantly become the most powerful impact weapons, speeding over this snowy region, this reindeer chariot in the northern cold region, each car was about three meters long, and the place below it should have been the wheel, only four sturdy steel skateboards were replaced, and there were two pedals that extended out, except for the rider in the middle, the two wings could each carry two northland warriors with blunt weapons, There is also a shooter standing in the middle, and even the tall reincarib antlers at the front are polished smooth and sharp, once stabbed into the enemy's body, it must be a tragic ending of intestinal penetration,
In the snow, these reindeer chariots are like combat platforms that are both offensive and defensive and can move at high speed, the slope in front of the mountain, the almost smooth slope of the slope, is like a super slide that pulls away this huge bowstring, and the arrow cluster composed of reindeer battles corresponds to the direction of the Gaul baggage team that has not yet been noticed, less than a mile away,
"This is the battlefield, Your Royal Highness, and it is also the first battle of our Cold Land Alliance, and appropriate decisiveness is necessary!" Nagri's cold voice came through the cold. There was a rustle of snow on the ground, the sound of reindeer scraping the snow, and as the order was given, the reindeer chariot troops, which had been hidden for most of the night, began to slide down from the top of the slope in order. Like a flash of lightning, rapidly accelerating with the landslide, the small black dots formed by hundreds of reindeer chariots flashed and sped across the vast ice field, like a huge cluster of arrows towards the Gallic baggage troops that had just moved away from the obstacle, and were being divided into two parts by the canyon pass. The distance is rapidly approaching, a thousand meters away, under the high-speed movement of the reindeer sleigh, but in just a few minutes, the snowflakes falling from the sky are too big, the dark night obscures the distance of the Gauls' vision, and the speeding sleigh crosses the snow, making a rustling sound like snowflakes falling to the ground,
"Kill!" the overwhelming sound of hooves trampled on the wind and snow. The unique serrated long knives of the Northland warriors flashed in the snowflakes, and suddenly like a huge rolling dragon, crashed into the front of the cavalry commanded by Hillard, the collision of the metal chariot and the flesh, in the dark night, only to see a row of monster-like things coming again, when the Gallic cavalry was still stunned, they heard a "pop" crash of bones, and the forwards who were caught off guard were directly knocked over. The large reindeer, which was comparable in size to a pon, tore the belly of the Gallic war horse with a sharp knife tied to the antlers, and the painful war horse threw off the cavalry above, and the whole team did not even have a chance to react. It was completely overwhelmed by the reindeer chariots, "Attention, enemy attack," a cavalry captain screamed as he died, and the corpse turned into minced flesh was blasted into the air
"Enemies. There are enemies!" the unsuspecting baggage was in chaos, and under the strong onslaught of the reindeer sleigh, it had cut deep into the middle line of the queue. The swift momentum was like a red-hot knife plunged deep into it, and the Northern Cold warriors on the sleigh battlefield swung their knives violently, slashing through the stunned Gallic cavalry, and the Gallic cavalry fell to the bloody muddy wilderness. The Gallic cavalry next to them was full of horror, and before they could come to their senses, they saw a white light flickering in front of them, and they only had to shout "Oops!" and their heads flew into the sky. Knives, spears, and bladed swords slashed at the side panels of the galloping chariot, but the reindeer chariot that rushed down from the height was as fierce as a ghost, and the heavy and sharp sword axes stabbed at the stubble and left only a shallow wound on the body, and the arrows could not penetrate the leather armor on the side of the chariot, and all the attacks were bounced back.
'This is the Falcon Army?'
Rashid was so angry that even he himself was not sure what had happened to him, but this did not affect his judgment, his eyes were blood-red and his fists were clenched, and his face was ugly, and he ordered loudly, "Stop them immediately!" The whole group of Gallic cavalry pulled out from the ranks behind,
These Gallic cavalry bravely faced the battle. The cavalry shouted and struck, brandishing countless snow-bright weapons and colliding with the radical assault of the Northland reindeer battlefield "pop" The two soldiers and horses staggered by, and the wind and lightning were galloping, and the entire canyon was scorching, like lightning in the sky, and the fierce blades of both sides slashed, cut on the breastplate, cut on the helmet, and clanked throughout the battlefield.
The impact of the Northland reindeer charioteers was astonishing! Dressed in the armor thickened by the Empire, and with heavy weapons in their hands that could break the bones of the enemy with a single blow, they showed incredible agility in the cold night, slashing and slashing. The attack was unbelievably fast, only to see the flash of the sword, followed by blood and groans, the attacked reindeer chariot rushed forward with nonchalant speed, bringing out a blood-colored shadow, and the northland soldiers standing on the flanks of the chariot flew with heavy blunt objects and smashed on the heads of the Gallic soldiers, and the brains, blood, and skull fragments flew sideways, and the whole head was gone.
"My lord, the enemy is rapidly approaching the baggage, and the herald is galloping in front of Rashid, and the burning red light shines on his face, and the enemy's advance is as swift as a sea of mountains. Rashid watched one after another in the cavalry blood rolled into a river, the impact momentum of the reindeer chariot showed no sign of weakening, and the cavalry in front of him fell off their horses one after another, although they were not afraid of death, it was still difficult to stop the speed of the enemy's rapid advance.
The cavalry did not dare to approach, so they could only shoot at the chariot in the middle three times, but in front of the high-speed moving chariot cluster, each of their arrow clusters was either bounced off the spot, or fluttered away by the wind, ordinary bows and arrows could not penetrate the wind brought by the chariot's high-speed movement, but were bounced away by the four rounds,
In the midst of the chaotic battle, a sharp arrow suddenly struck, and the voice of Rashid shouting came suddenly, and he lowered his head in confusion and pain, looking at the thin chain mail on his chest in disbelief. Like a layer of paper pierced by a cluster of arrows with spotted feathers,
Wiping a handful of blood splashed from his body with his hand, Rashid looked at the blood stained with his palms, his heart was full of confusion, the fire of life in his eyes became weaker and weaker, and finally his whole body was completely paralyzed,
The guard next to him hurriedly lifted him to the other side and shouted his name loudly, but there was no response, Akudarrashid, the commander of the Fifth Cavalry Regiment of the Eastern Army of Gaul, went down in the history of the Falcon Empire as the first general of the Eastern Army to die in this war. (To be continued......)