His Majesty Cohen inspected the front of the position, and the front end of the main rebel reinforcements had arrived not far from the position. When Cohen returned to the headquarters, Corps Commander Brigadier General Moya was already waiting in front of the map with a large number of officers.
"Your Majesty the Emperor, a large enemy force has arrived." Brigadier General Moya turned sideways and introduced the officers behind Cohen: "The officers here will be the backbone of the Third Army in the future. I will take them to observe His Majesty the Emperor's war command.
technology."
"The commander of the Third Army is you, Brigadier General Moya." Cohen shook his head: "I am the emperor now."
"I understand the identity of His Majesty the Emperor, but I also know that after the capture of the Holy City, His Majesty the Emperor will not have the opportunity to command a battle of this level." Brigadier General Moya pleaded in a firm tone: "Even if His Majesty the Emperor gives us
Take a lesson in war, please!"
"Your Majesty, please!" hundreds of officers begged in unison.
"Brigadier General Moya, what you said makes me very embarrassed." Cohen touched his chin: "If someone knows about it, it will be troublesome. It's not like you don't know the virtues of a military discipline director."
"Didn't His Majesty the Emperor say that? This is just training, and no one will leak it. Those who have seen His Majesty the Emperor command battles have become very competent officers. Even if it is for the sake of victory in future battles, please His Majesty command him again.
Let's go!" Moya took another step forward: "Sir's position command, we have been looking forward to it for a long time."
"Sir, this title is really nostalgic!" Cohen turned to look out the window: "Okay! I am idle anyway."
Seeing His Majesty the Emperor's promise, the headquarters immediately burst into cheers. Bai Ying, who was responsible for "looking after" Cohen, pretended not to see anything. She took the drink from the orderly's hand and stood quietly next to Cohen.
"Staff officers are in place, intelligence officers are in place, heralds are in place!" Moya gave up the command position: "Sir, I am your adjutant now."
Cohen nodded and walked over, giving the first order: "Prepare the front-line position to engage the enemy, intelligence!"
"Yes, sir." The intelligence officer replied loudly: "The enemy's cavalry number is 60,000, and there are 20,000 auxiliary troops. They are advancing along the river bank. There have been small-scale battles in a few areas!"
"The enemy's advancing formation? Length of the team?"
"Basically maintain the attack formation and advance in stages - the team is ten miles long!"
"The front and rear passages of the position are all open, the forward traps are all open, and the catapult position is ready." Cohen reached out and took the red wine from Bai Ying: "The Winged Man troops are on standby, contact the Second Army!"
"Yes, sir!"
Dozens of rebel scout cavalry galloping at the front have been targeted by the elven archers at the front of the position.
In Conson City, all communications between the rebel forces and the outside world were cut off.
The more than a thousand catapults in the dark army are still continuing to attack. The originally majestic city wall has been beaten into pieces. Stone bullets are constantly piling up outside the city wall. In some areas, the height of the stone bullets has reached the city wall.
Half of the city, and several city gates were completely buried under rubble.
On the first day, hundreds of people in the rebel logistics system died near the city wall. After that, no one dared to brave the dense stone bullets to deliver food. It was just a few streets away, but the soldiers still had to eat dry food.
This is really a great irony.
If this is ironic, then what follows can be said to be sad - the entrance to some Tibetan soldier caves was blocked by stone bullets. When the soldiers tried to clear it, the accumulated stone bullets suddenly collapsed, and the entire Tibetan soldier cave was blocked.
Everyone was buried alive inside, and the faint moaning continued for several days before gradually subsided.
The rebels have also organized two raids. The purpose of the first time was to cover the intelligence personnel of the army to break through the encirclement and report the real situation here. Because the number of people, tactics and attack methods of the dark army are complicated, this information is not just a pile of information.
The smoke can convey it.
However, the troops that rushed out of the city were very cowardly. They didn't even have time to deploy their formation, and the giant crossbows that the dark army had already arranged were launched.
The fragile body wrapped in thin iron armor collided violently with a giant crossbow arrow that was as thick as a fist and had a metal arrow...
Amidst the bloodshed and screams, thousands of elite rebels fell near the city gate, using their flesh and blood bodies to pose a miserable figure littered with corpses, interpreting the profound meaning of "battlefield" for the soldiers on both sides.
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But the rebel commander's will to fight was very firm, so thousands more innocent souls were added near the city wall, and the information to be reported to the rear slowly rotted away in the same place...
After that, the rebel troops were enveloped in extreme pessimism. The soldiers had a look of despair on their faces and squatted stupidly. When silver coins were distributed every morning, they no longer had the desire to receive pay.
The scene in the city was even more desolate. The dark army's catapults continued to extend their range, and all the houses close to the city wall were destroyed. Half a mile, one mile, the impact area became wider and wider.
Although the actual casualties were not large, under this endless and indiscriminate violent attack, the people's hearts and minds, which seemed so "united as one" just a few days ago, are declining at a commendable speed.
Because they all understood that the dark army did not want to capture this city, they wanted to completely destroy this city, and that terrible Korn Keda could do this with only cheap stones.
More and more refugees have fled to the center of the city. In the past few days, seeing their properties and homes destroyed by the war, the people's cries have not stopped at all.
Apart from using this "despicable means that cannot be put on the table", the dark army did not take any other attacks. However, the rebels did not dare to be careless, and a large number of troops had to huddle in the caves where soldiers were hiding, counting their fingers in fear.
On the other hand, Major General Carlos, the chief of staff of the dark army, has been calming the impatience of the generals these days while handling complicated affairs with his capable skills.
He wanted to leave more time to think, but he didn't fully understand the situation in front of him.
His Majesty the Emperor used a small number of troops from the First Legion to besiege the city. It should be a training for these troops. At the same time, he also wanted to find a proper way to attack the Holy Capital. After all, the Holy Capital has a special status. The Holy Capital is not only the future capital, but also the growth of the former emperor.
If this land was reduced to ruins, His Majesty Cohen would not be able to accept it emotionally.
But is pushing the Third Army to the front also training? This important strategic defense requires both offense and defense. The pure defense that the Third Army is good at cannot completely eliminate the rebels. The rebels can completely break away from the battle line and turn around and escape...
His Majesty Cohen mobilized ten more cavalry regiments to go over. Why is this?
Carlos took the map and carefully studied the location of the ambush site. He concluded that the terrain was not suitable for a cavalry decisive battle. If ten regiments of Guards cavalry were gathered on the narrow plain, plus the rebels' 100,000 cavalry, the number would be too many.
, that area simply cannot be used.
Could it be said that these ten Guards Cavalry Regiments have other purposes? Isn't it to fight all the way to the Holy Capital?
"This is a completely man-made complex situation!" Carlos' eyes lingered on the map: "What on earth is the boss thinking?"
"Report - battle report from the front!" the intelligence officer shouted at the door and handed over the battle report: "The Third Army Corps is fighting with the rebels."
"The fight finally started, how is the situation?" Carlos took the file and flipped through it.
"The Third Army fought quite smoothly. The rebel reinforcements were littered with corpses, and we also captured a lot of horses." The intelligence officer wiped the sweat from his head and said in a very excited tone: "Use the infantry to block the cavalry. The Third Army now
Become famous.”
"Really?" Carlos asked: "How is the situation of His Majesty the Emperor?"
"everything is normal."
After the intelligence officer left, Carlos still couldn't figure out the boss's intentions. He could only sigh and stand up, and then went to direct his siege campaign. If he couldn't figure it out, he might as well ask the boss directly.
On the same day, the Holy Capital City.
The generals of the military department explained the current situation to His Majesty Luman in an impassioned tone, making everyone present believe that "the current situation is very good, reinforcements have arrived at Conson City, and are preparing for a decisive battle with the Al Qaeda family."
situation, there was a joyful scene in the main hall.
After appropriately adding fuel to the flames, the Prime Minister said goodbye to His Majesty the Emperor on the pretext of being unwell, and then returned to the mansion with satisfaction - and the first thing he did when he returned home was to tell his concubine to pack his things and leave immediately.
"Why?" Obviously, the concubine was unprepared for the Prime Minister's words: "The war in the Holy Capital has not started yet, isn't it too early to leave now?"
"It's not too early at all. Once Cohen Keda's troops appear around the Holy City, I will have to look at Luman's ugly face again. Every time he gets angry, I can't wait to crush his neck with my own hands!" Although it was a complaint,
But the Prime Minister looked happy: "Don't tell me that you didn't prepare a hiding place. It's broad daylight and I don't want to fly in the sky."
"Don't worry, the house has been prepared a long time ago." The concubine saw the Prime Minister running around in a hurry and looking for the things he usually likes, and she felt even more confused: "There is no hurry here.
For a moment! Tell me the reason quickly."
The Prime Minister put down what he was holding, and suddenly his expression became a little decadent.
"The most fundamental reason is that I underestimated Cohen Keda." After a long time, the prime minister said softly: "You still remember the last conversation I had with you, right? I originally planned to take advantage of the well-guarded Conson City.
And the one hundred thousand cavalry tested him."
"What now? What's wrong now?" the concubine asked in a low voice.
"The monsters I sent came back one after another, and they reported to me the entire process of the battles in various battlefields. According to their descriptions, the combat effectiveness of the Korn Keda army is probably much higher than the most elite troops of the Demon Alliance.
"The prime minister sighed: "Coupled with beautiful tactics and unique command, not a single soldier of the army besieging Conson City has died, but Conson City is already in danger. And the one hundred thousand cavalry are also being manipulated by Cohen Keda.
It was clear... The army behind the Holy City by sea had cut off the rebels' retreat. If they wanted to escape, they had no choice but to flee abroad. The stupid Luman didn't know that his daughter had fallen into Cohen's hands.
"
"That's what war is like! Whoever has the best strategy wins."
"But judging from the entire situation in front of him, Cohen Keda doesn't have to take so many detours at all. With the strength of his army, he can march straight in alone. Even if he killed the 100,000 cavalry under the Holy Capital City, Lumandu
There is nothing we can do about him..." A wry smile appeared on the Prime Minister's face: "It was originally a simple situation, but it was thrown into a mess by him. We were all confused by him."
"He is confusing the situation to confuse you? Does he know our identities? We are not involved in these things."
"His original intention was not to confuse me." The Prime Minister shook his head and said, "He was confounding his officers to achieve the purpose of training the troops. His army is already so powerful, but he also wants to improve the combat effectiveness of the troops again...
...And after this battle is over, the Sibia Empire will be in his hands, so why do we need such a powerful army? Tell us what he wants to do?"
"He - he doesn't want to start a war with other empires, right?" The concubine covered her mouth in surprise: "Who is the target?"
"Maybe it's those empires that helped Luman's rebellion, such as Riva, Pota, Bansai... who knows!"
"How dare he attack the empire of the God Alliance?" After hearing this, the concubine was even more surprised: "Can the Gods let him go?"
"If there is a little friction, the Gods will just appease him..." At this point, the prime minister's expression changed: "Koen Keda, doesn't he want to attack the Demon Alliance Empire?"
"Then isn't he crazy? This is not the period of the war between gods and demons." The concubine slapped the prime minister on the shoulder: "He definitely doesn't have the courage. What are you thinking!"
"No matter, we don't need to worry about these things anyway." The prime minister stood up: "Let's go!"
"etc."
"What? You don't want to leave yet?"
"Do you want to use this body to go out? My Lord Prime Minister, who in the Holy City doesn't know you?"
"I can finally return to my original body...I'm so happy."
"Sir, Demon General, you just borrowed this body, how did you get the bad habits of this body?"
The two people packed up everything and disappeared into thin air with their confidants.
Because of the war, the inspections at the gates of the Holy Capital are much stricter than usual. Everyone who enters must have three generations of ancestors checked before they can be released. The streets are full of soldiers, checking hotels and checking the residents of the Holy Capital.
...Jails are already overcrowded with people "running around" on the streets for no legitimate reason.
Even with such intensity, apart from scaring the common people, it has failed to achieve any results. However, the underground power of the Al Qaeda family is still spreading in the Holy City, and it has spread to all urban areas, all strata, and all institutions.
A large invisible net was formed, tightly wrapping the Holy City.
In order to successfully attack the Holy Capital, Cohen Keda used all the intelligence forces in the surrounding areas of the Holy Capital.
Long before the Al Qaeda family army took action, two heavyweights had already entered the Holy City and lurked. One was the chief liaison officer of the Al Qaeda family army, responsible for instigating high-level rebellion; the other was the largest gang leader in the Sibia Empire, responsible for the lower levels.
incite defection.
In order to coordinate the actions of the two intelligence networks, Mafa and Amaterasu, the two intelligence chiefs met in a residential house, which was only half a block away from the Prime Minister's residence.
They were all smart and capable people. They didn't say any nonsense when they met, and they even avoided greetings. They spent a whole day dividing a city and a street in the Holy City, instigating the rebel army, maintaining law and order, protecting food, and conducting a general offensive.
The early sabotage and guiding personnel... All matters are broken down in detail. At the last count, the total number of intelligence liaison personnel and operational personnel in the Holy Capital is thousands.
"In this operation, we only failed to capture one location." After the matter was settled, Amaterasu said regretfully: "For the city defense magic circle, they don't want rogues, and even the food delivery workers must be magicians.
"
"It's the same here. I couldn't penetrate several times. More than a hundred accomplished magicians have been protected, and threats are no longer needed." The tired Mafa pressed his head with his fingers: "I want to pretend to be someone else."
Right! But the eldest of my men is only thirty-five years old..."
"If the city defense magic array is not destroyed, our army will suffer heavy losses, right?"
"Yes, there is a possibility of doubling the casualties. We have tried every possible way and only used the last resort." Mafa replied in a low voice: "Let's prepare a commando! In such a critical place, we must be prepared to make sacrifices."
"Okay, I'll provide half of the manpower, and I'll also be responsible for the outside support." Amaterasu nodded, then stood up: "I'll take my leave first."
"We all need to implement it quickly." Mafa stood up to see off the guests: "Time is too tight, we can only meet once more before taking action."
When Amaterasu walked out of the door, there was a team of fast horses galloping towards the palace on the street. The knight looked anxious and panicked, just like his dead father... Amaterasu and Mafa looked at each other and broke up.
The cavalry went straight to the palace, and the knights led the team and rushed directly to the main hall.
"Your Majesty, there is an urgent military situation ahead." The chamberlain walked into the hall and informed the leisurely Majesty: "Will you see me now?"
"Emergency military situation? See you!"
The knight stumbled in, knelt on the ground with a splash, and opened his chapped lips.
"Your Majesty, something bad has happened!" There was despair in his eyes: "The traffic from the Holy Capital to all parts of the empire has been cut off by the troops of the Keda family - currently only the road to the Pota Empire is still there.
In our hands!"
These words were like a violent lightning, hitting Luman who was sitting on the throne very accurately. He was stunned, and his body immediately jumped up from the throne. He rushed over and grabbed the knight's collar.
Roared: "What did you say!"
"They are the cavalry of the Keda family. They came from the sea and cut off the connection between the Holy City and the rest of the empire. There are spies among our governors and lords to help them..." The knight kneeling on the ground raised his panic eyes: "
The cavalry of Her Royal Highness the Second Princess...has also disappeared."
Luman loosened his fingers weakly, the muscles on his face twitched, and his face turned pale.
The hall fell silent except for the nervous breathing of the ministers. They didn't know what to do. Although the news was surprising, they were even more afraid of the "His Majesty" in front of them who was about to fall into a state of madness.
Luman's body shook slightly for a few times, then he suppressed it, turned around slowly, walked back to the throne and sat down. He closed his eyes and thought, and put his trembling hands into his sleeves.
No one dared to speak out, for fear of alarming Luman, and even more afraid that Luman would use them as a punching bag.
After a long time, Luman's eyes opened, and he was scanning his subordinates with eyes full of "majesty".
"Send an order to close the gates of the Holy Capital and set up defenses." Luman said in a very strange tone: "Contact all the troops you can contact and order them to move closer to the Holy Capital - where is the Prime Minister?"
"The Prime Minister went home in the morning and should be at the mansion now."
"Tell him to come here immediately and hold a meeting!" Luman stared at the ceiling: "You guys go out and let me be quiet for a while!" (To be continued)