The sky is full of haze; on the fields, it is raining and windy; even if you take just one step, your boots will sink into the soaked soil, and every time you exhale, it will turn into a cloud of white mist in front of you.
The weather is not suitable for farming or exploring, and it is not suitable for anything except lighting a warm charcoal fire in the hut to drive away the moisture.
But in such a weather that can make everything moldy, in the wilderness of the northeastern border of Sibia, which is nothing but mud, there are waves of strong and deep war drums, and countless fiery red and eye-catching battle flags are flying like
Sea. Strict phalanxes, groups of soldiers whose bodies are covered with steel, are like raging torrents spreading over the fields, gathering towards a certain place, as if that place has unparalleled charm.
On the military map of the Sibia Empire, the name of this location at this time is the Central Army Camp of the Divine Alliance Army. In other words, this location is the location of the Supreme Command of the Divine Alliance Army!
The commander of the divine coalition forces, the prestigious Prince Carl Ulysses, and his nearly 200,000 elite troops are entrenched here. It is when they are preparing to set off to secretly attack the retreating Sbia army.
When the fatal blow was struck, he unexpectedly found himself surrounded by Sbia's army...
In fact, strictly speaking, the Sibiya army did not complete the encirclement. They only encircled it from three sides and left a road on the back for the Divine Alliance Army. The nine security battalions surrounding the main camp of the Divine Alliance Army were overwhelmed by them.
Seven of them were pulled out by force, leaving only the two on the back untouched, but this was not because Sibia's army was merciful.
Sibia's army hopes to let the Divine Alliance know that they still have a way to survive. They hope that the Divine Alliance will retreat along this narrow escape route and then develop into a rout. Then, Sibia's cavalry can pursue them in tandem.
Kill them all.
Therefore, Prince Carl Ulysses, who had an insight into the intentions of the Sbia army, immediately announced that his army was surrounded from all sides and was in a desperate situation, and the soldiers had no other way out except to fight hard.
The prince's actions showed that he was making a huge gamble. He was betting that the morale of his elite force was not exhausted. He was betting that the Sibia army was at the end of its war effort. He was betting that Sibia's emperor, Korn Keda, had insufficient troops!
"Sir." The prince's son, who was seriously injured and had not yet recovered, climbed up to the high platform of the camp with three gasping steps, and reminded in his father's ear: "This army under our command has lost a lot of troops in the battle of Silver Frost Castle. Can the arrangement be more secure?
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"There is no need to do it deliberately. After retreating in the past few days, the troops have gradually recovered their strength." The prince's eyes scanned the Sibia Army in the distance, but the heavy and wet fog in the wilderness seriously interfered with his sight, leaving the prince helpless.
"Not to mention the extensive streamlining for the offense, the command will be smoother and faster, so there shouldn't be any problems."
"But." Taking his hand away from the wound, the son said worriedly: "Sibi's army is approaching fiercely..."
"As for Sibia's army, although they strangely surrounded us, in just a few days, Sibia could not mobilize too many troops. Even if they could barely gather them, the combat effectiveness of these troops would not be enough.
It would be too strong. I know very well how many troops Sibia has."
The prince smiled faintly, turned around and explained to his son and generals behind him: "Koen Keda does not have that many elites. Most of his guards are still digging trenches and building cities on the land of the Demon Alliance, while a large number of regular legions are scattered.
There is simply no time for reinforcements from anywhere. Except for the five personal guards seen under Silver Frost Castle, the troops surrounding us now are definitely reserve regiments that have been recently trained and have never been on the battlefield."
"These reserve corps have no combat experience and have traveled long distances. How much combat effectiveness do they have left now?"
The generals nodded repeatedly at the prince's words, and their panic gradually calmed down.
"Even if these Sibia reinforcements still retain their physical strength, they are a temporary mixed team. I am afraid they have never even heard of the phrase 'coordinated operations', let alone expect them to understand the meaning of this phrase and
Implement it in the battle. With the above three factors, it is still unclear who will win and who will lose in this battle."
"Therefore, we must order the vanguard troops to pass through the camp gate as quickly as possible to form a defense in front of the enemy." After the explanation, the prince loudly ordered, "Each of you return to your troops and wait for my king's battle order. In this battle, I will
Let Sibia’s runner-up suffer enough!”
"For the honor of the Divine Alliance!" the generals responded loudly, "Fight!"
However, Emperor Sibia opposite the camp did not care what Prince Ulysses was saying. His Majesty Cohen just looked at the black iron sword in his hand and gave the order in a cold and harsh tone: "Attack!
"
This order came one after another from the small hill where His Majesty Cohen was stationed. One of them rushed all the way to the carriage team carrying the huge war drum, and instantly turned into an exciting or low rhythm; the other way scattered along the battle line,
It was received by the battle flag bearers all over the battlefield, and immediately turned into a fiery red signal swaying up and down - a continuous roar sounded in the clouds and mist in the mid-air, and the flying military units that had been hovering in the haze began to swoop towards the Divine Alliance. At this time, the Divine Alliance
The army is leaving camp.
When the Sibia flying army came to an end, these unlucky soldiers didn't want to resist and dodge, but they had no way to resist and dodge. Because the previous preparation was to chase Sibia's army, their large shields, crossbows and other weapons
They were all loaded into the truck. There was no chance to take it down at this moment. There was a wilderness near the camp. How could they escape? The only way was to rush out of the camp gate as soon as possible and disperse, but Sibia’s Feather Arrows ended up at the camp gate with the highest concentration of people.
As the center, cover these divine coalition forces that are rushing towards the battlefield!
"Don't stop! Rush out!" The officers of the Divine Alliance Army were anxious. "It will be safe if you rush out - lower your head!"
The continuous roar of crossbow arrows came, and the surging crowd near the camp gate suddenly collapsed. The soldiers with arrows embedded in their bodies fell to the ground, which immediately added a little brightness to the continuous grayness between the sky and the earth.
The bright red blood splashed together with the thrown mud, and the dying screams echoed with the hoarse orders. Those soldiers who could still run screamed wildly and rushed forward, without even bothering to distinguish whether the mud they stepped on was mud or mud.
The arrow shaft or the body of one’s comrade…
In the sky, the Sibia army's winged troops began to use the new tactics in actual combat for the first time. The officers of the Divine Alliance Army watched in amazement as the winged men who had shot arrows flew upwards one after another, and then flew upwards, like
What a venomous snake that was raising its head. Gradually, this venomous snake raised its head too much. Even after its back was parallel to the ground, it still did not change its flight path, but continued to move closer to its tail...
In this way, the wingmen formed a circular formation in the air. Each wingman in it maintained this circular flight perpendicular to the ground, and returned to the sky above the camp gate with the crossbow in the shortest possible time!
This is the wheel of death hanging over the heads of the divine coalition.
The gate of the camp of the Divine Alliance was naturally subjected to their most violent and intensive crossbow attacks. On average, for every ten soldiers who rushed out, one or two were injured and fell to the ground.
Such a level of casualties made the officers terrified, and they all requested to tear down the defenses around the camp to open up a new exit, but Prince Ulysses vetoed it coldly.
"The Sibia people are doing this to allow us to destroy the defense of the camp!" the prince ordered, "mobilize archers and crossbows to counterattack! Flying units continue to conduct reconnaissance and are not allowed to contact the enemy!"
When the wounded piled up near the door became an obstacle to the advancement of the soldiers behind, the archers of the Divine Alliance finally arrived - but these arrows shot upward, even if they could fly to the side of the Sibyan Wings, they did not leave much damage.
, but the crossbow machine that appeared later posed a real threat.
A crossbow machine can carry five crossbow arrows on one string. When more crossbow machines are launched at the same time, the crossbow arrows flying towards the enemy will be connected into pieces!
When the first batch of winged soldiers shot by crossbows fell, the Sibyan flying troops changed their formation, and each ring "hanging" above the camp gate began to split into several circles.
Huan, looking at it from a distance, the outline looks like a blooming flower. They temporarily use this dispersed formation to reduce the damage they suffer and buy time to make further adjustments.
However, the crossbow machine of the Divine Alliance also encountered a blood-vomiting problem at this time - the upward shooting angle was not enough.
As a result, a strange scene appeared near the camp gate. On the one hand, the Sibia wingmen were struggling to increase their overall height, while on the other hand, the crossbowmen of the Divine Alliance were frantically using their hands to lift the crossbow.
Dig a hole in the rear of the aircraft!
However, more soldiers passed through the camp gate, and many of them had obtained the coveted shields, which greatly reduced the damage caused by crossbow arrows.
Seeing that the interception near the camp gate was of little significance, the Sibiya wingers turned around and chased the divine troops who had left the camp before. The archers and crossbows of the divine coalition rushed out of the camp gate to cover the troops outside.
force.
Then, when they left the camp gate, they fell right into the trap of the Spians.
The winged men in the sky suddenly turned back, pouring firepower at the archers and crossbows at an almost vertical angle. Finally, for the first time, fire appeared on the rainy land. Although it was not burning brightly, it was enough to make the Allied Forces of Gods burn.
The generals have been feeling distressed for a while.
Sibia's rangers were not idle either. They took advantage of the chaos and tried their best to take care of the light infantry running at the front.
It seems that the Sibia people's general attack is about to start like this.
"Calm down, don't mess up, and order the troops to continue to leave the camp!" Faced with the concerns of his generals, Prince Ulysses said firmly and confidently: "This is just harassment from Sibia's army. As long as they maintain a good formation, they will soon be
Then it will stop.”
The generals all doubted the judgment of Prince Ulysses. The Sibyans were fighting smoothly, so how could they suddenly stop? However, subsequent facts proved the prince's judgment. The Sibyans were really slowly withdrawing.
force!
Their winged troops and rangers could no longer take advantage of the gradually tightening divine coalition forces, so they began to retreat, and their main force did not launch a general attack at this time - in fact, from this angle
From the looks of it, their main players haven't shown up much yet.
Why? Why? Why not launch an attack under such circumstances? This is obviously a good opportunity!
Most of the officers of the Divine Alliance Army were puzzled. There was really no reason for the Sibia people to let go of such an opportunity. But the calm prince understood that this was not an opportunity for the Sibia people. They were just harassing them before.
Destroy one's own morale and see if it can cause panic in one's own side.
If their troops are really panicked, the Sibyans will really launch an attack.
In a battle of this scale, the Sibia people will be very cautious. Cohen Keda is a stingy man. He will not waste the lives of his soldiers on tentative attacks... He is looking for an opportunity, a real opportunity.
A chance to defeat the divine coalition forces!
The sound of the war drums subsided, the wingmen folded their wings, the battle flag stopped waving, and the rangers returned to their own team. What seemed to be brewing among the Sibians? In their team, there were many small streams of smoke rising slowly.
The smoke was very conspicuous in the fog, and it puzzled the Allied Forces - the Sibians wanted to attack with fire? In this kind of weather?
After a while, the aroma of broth floated in the humid air.
Do they want to eat... no? The battle has already begun, and there is still time to eat.
"Inform the logistics to prepare meals." A smile that was not easily noticed appeared on the prince's face, "The battle will last for a long time."
"How is it possible..." someone whispered.
"We have nearly 200,000 subordinates. Even if the front army is attacked by surprise, there are still 160,000 troops left in the main camp. If the Sibyans want to defeat us, how long will it take them? Even if you are asked to kill the unarmed
We may not be able to kill all the 200,000 people in one day and one night." The prince was not angry and said calmly: "As long as we don't mess up, the Sibians will have no chance."
With decades of military career experience and a keen eye honed in large and small wars, Prince Ulysses has secured all his treasures!
Of course, there are no more guards and regular regiments in Cohen Keda to reinforce here. These urgently mobilized Sibia troops have indeed come from afar. Most of the soldiers have never been on the battlefield, and even in terms of numbers, they are not.
Without an advantage, the number of troops surrounding this place, including Cohen's five regiments of guards, was more than 220,000, which was actually no more than the surrounded Prince's troops.
For the Emperor of the Sibia Empire, today's battle is very critical, and the result is even related to the life and death of the Sibia Empire. However, there is nothing more in the hands of Cohen Keda that can increase his chances of victory.
The whole advantage lies in commanding the troops to try their best to surround Prince Ulysses within the planned time, without leaving any more opportunities for the other side. This plan has been completed on the way to reinforcements. His Majesty Cohen's command under Silver Frost Castle
All actions are to promote this plan.
Although Cohen Keda showed confidence in front of others, the core personnel of the Sibia Empire all understood that from the moment the Divine Alliance and the Demon Alliance decided to attack the Sibia Empire, Sibia was pushed to the next level.
In an extremely dangerous position, Prince Ulysses serves as the commander-in-chief of the divine alliance, which intensifies the danger.
Sibia's only way to protect himself is to use his own hard work and sacrifice to regain the initiative bit by bit during the long battle.
Admiral Martin Luther held on to Silver Frost Castle at the cost of his own life and the blood of tens of thousands of Spia athletes, and regained the first glimmer of initiative - Cohen Keda is not a god king, nor a devil king, he
He could not bring armies from far away to the battlefield like a magic trick, nor could he curse all the divine coalition forces to go crazy at the same time. He could only use his best method to actively expand this point and make the most perfect use of it.
On the battlefield in front of him, the strength of the enemy and our forces is roughly one to one. It is unrealistic for His Majesty Cohen to eat Prince Ulysses in one bite. Even if he could eat it, the meal would cost him two or three days.
Two days is enough to cause a nightmare for Sibia Jun.
Of all the factors that can lead to failure, time is particularly critical for Sibiya.
In this kind of evenly matched battle, the quality of the soldiers is important, but the commander's strategy, will and determination are even more important. Whether to fight or not, how to fight, and to what extent the fight should be carried out must be made by the commander.
In other words, this battle depends entirely on the performance of the two commanders. But for now, these two commanders have just set up a formation and have not yet entered the stage of testing each other. They must be in the process of fighting.
To analyze the opponent's combat intentions, whoever falls behind will be passive.
The cunning thing about Emperor Sibia was to advance the time of this battle. This battle actually started from the moment he left the Holy Capital with reinforcements.
During the march, Emperor Sibia mobilized all the troops that could reach Yinshuang Province and rushed to support Yinshuang Castle in five routes. Most of the troops were prepared for the Hengdao Plan.
However, because the reinforcements arrived at different times and could not be condensed into a fist, His Majesty the Emperor could only resort to tricks and expose the whereabouts of his own reinforcements so as to cover up the whereabouts of other troops.
Under the Silver Frost Castle, His Majesty Cohen knocked out his teeth and swallowed blood. He swallowed a breath of bad breath and made an agreement with Prince Ulysses. In fact, neither of the two commanders took this agreement seriously. His Majesty Cohen did not
The reason for fighting was because the troops were not in place, but Prince Ulysses did not fight because he was looking for the most advantageous opportunity for himself. As a result, the two armies pretended to retreat and then turned back, and they collided here.
On the surface, it seems that Sibia's army has an advantage, but the actual situation is not like this. After traveling long distances, Sibia's troops are tired and their bodies cannot support a protracted war, but the harsh battlefield conditions are doomed.
Today's battle will consume more physical strength of the soldiers - this is the first problem that His Majesty Cohen must face head-on.
Except for officers at all levels, the magician mixed brigade and the flying special mixed brigade, the other legions in the Sibia army are all units that have not experienced the baptism of war and lack actual combat experience. Although they are all for the Hengdao plan
The elite forces have been prepared, but the training time is simply not enough. Among them, the Elf Wolf Cavalry Legion and the Mountain Dwarf United Legion are brand-new services. It is difficult to say whether these services can achieve the intended results on the battlefield - this is the first issue that His Majesty Cohen must face directly.
Two problems.
Because His Majesty Cohen ordered the troops to arrive as quickly as possible, these troops had already left the radiation heavy supplies behind. If today's battle does not achieve the expected results, then the Sibia army will be trapped with one hand.
Holding a broken knife to resist the enemy's crazy attack, while using the other hand to dig wild vegetables to satisfy his hunger - this is the third problem that His Majesty Cohen must face head-on.
Normally, if there are these three problems, it is absolutely impossible to initiate a battle, but His Majesty Cohen has no other choice. If he steps forward without knowing the difficulties at this time, the sword of disaster hanging over the head of the Sbia Empire will really hit his head.
Cut it down!
Risks are unavoidable, and the hope of fighting is slim. Whether the outcome can be changed can only depend on His Majesty's military strategy.
Amidst the rumbling war drums, Prince Ulysses used his own thunderous methods to calm down his troops in panic in a short period of time.
Then, while ordering the remaining flying troops to take off for reconnaissance, he asked the staff officers to set up defensive formations on the spot. While the reconnaissance officers were collecting intelligence, the prince had already made plans for the upcoming battle... When the enemy's situation was unknown,
A commander should first consider the condition of his own army, so the prince arranged his troops in a solid defensive formation.
Prince Ulysses was not a commander who lacked enterprising spirit, but an experienced commander. He knew that under such climate conditions, infantry was not suitable for attacking on a muddy battlefield, so he used various types of infantry
Lay out defenses for the main force, and use various types of cavalry as a mobile force to wait for opportunities to counterattack, disrupt the offensive rhythm of Sibia's army and seize opportunities. The few elites of Sibia's army have strong impact, and it is foolish to form a linear defense with even strength.
way of doing.
Sibia's army can choose any point to launch an assault, thereby oppressing its own side and causing the front to collapse and collapse.
Therefore, the Divine Alliance Army set up a large square formation composed of countless small square formations this time, leaving a large number of gaps and open spaces. Heavy infantry, light infantry, and assault infantry were arranged in order to form a clear-cut anti-impact formation.
After Biya's troops break into such a phalanx, they will find that they are surrounded by enemies on both sides, and that they are within the range of the coalition's bows and arrows. (To be continued)