While the prince was looking at Sibia's army and making secret calculations in his mind, the intelligence officer of the Divine Alliance finally ran up behind the prince. Wiping the sweat from his head, the intelligence officer lowered his voice and said: "Report to your highness the prince! The latest situation of our army.
Collection completed."
"Have you collected it?" The prince's eyes never left the enemy, "Let's talk about it."
"Yes, Your Highness. Because our previous preparation was to march, when Sibia's army made a surprise attack, the front army was completely unprepared. Now the four front armies cannot be contacted, indicating that some stragglers have fled.
After returning, according to their description, the former army suffered a violent blow, and we judge that they are finished." The intelligence officer looked at the information in his hand, "There are more than 160,000 troops of ours in and around the main camp, excluding the command and logistics.
Outside the system, the available troops are more than 140,000, including 20,000 rearguard troops."
"Don't touch our rearguard." The prince asked quietly, "Have you issued a reinforcement order to the remaining troops outside the country?"
"The news of the attack on the main camp was reported as soon as possible. Our remaining troops are direct descendants of Tanxi. They will definitely come for reinforcements after receiving the order. However, this road is difficult, and I am afraid they may not be able to arrive for a while.
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"There is no need to be so panicked. I will give them an additional order, telling them not to be too hasty, and to keep steady and steady, so as not to be attacked by the Sibians on the way. With more than 100,000 troops in hand, I will also
Can you compete with Cohen Keda?" The prince smiled slightly, "What about the situation of Sibia's runner-up?"
"Your Highness, the Sibyans have cut off our contact with the scouts outside. We don't know what troops they have and how many there are. In this weather, the flying troops taking off have a very poor view. They can only see
to deploy some of their troops." Speaking of the enemy, the intelligence officer's brows almost knitted together, "According to my analysis, under such climate conditions, it is impossible for the Sibians to mobilize so many troops to surround us.
, the surrounding road conditions make it impossible for so many people to pass."
"You have forgotten what Sibia's army is good at. Some of the troops surrounding us even came around from behind us." The prince said to the intelligence officer: "The roads here are not very good, but Riva is the border of the Pota Empire.
The roads are still usable.”
"They crossed the border?" asked the prince's son. "From Riva, the Pota Empire detoured behind us?"
"Since Sibia is determined to fight this war, they will not have any scruples in their hearts. In order to save the urgent needs here, they will not care about minor border disputes at all." The prince waved his hand for the intelligence officer to step back.
He said to his son: "So in today's battle, our only purpose is to preserve our strength and wait for an opportunity to counterattack. The longer the delay is, the better it is for us... However, if it is delayed for too long, it may also lead to the collapse of Cohen Keda."
Change your strategy and treat this as the main battlefield."
"Is this the main battlefield? What is the difference between it and the current situation?"
"Sibiya is now surrounded by enemies from both sides. From the perspective of the survival of the empire, Cohen Keda will inevitably despise one of the directions and use relatively concentrated troops to ensure victory on one battlefield. Although his relationship with the god is not good, the god
After all, it is easier to talk to the demons here than to the demons, so he will eventually ignore our battlefield in exchange for taking the initiative on the demon battlefield." The prince explained: "If Cohen Keda regards this as the main battlefield, then it will be deployed in
Most of the Demon Alliance's Guards will return to support us, and by then, not only will our small force not be able to penetrate Sbia, but it will also be very dangerous."
"In other words, Cohen Keda's current resistance is just a show of force? He has decided to give up this battle?"
"What I just said is just a general situation. Cohen Keda is a very powerful general with a big appetite. He will never let go of anything he can eat. The reason why he came here in person is to find a
Eat our chance. In fact, I was ordered to invade Sibiya’s territory and caused Sibiya heavy losses. In his heart, he wanted to skin me and remove my bones.”
Having said this, the prince looked at his son and said earnestly: "The overall situation is one thing, but how far the details can be achieved is another matter. It is possible to use details to control the overall situation. As a person,
A general must devote himself wholeheartedly to it."
"So, we must fight every battle carefully and not give Sibia's army a chance to take control of the overall situation, right?"
The prince smiled and said no more.
"Your Highness the Prince." Footsteps sounded, and the intelligence officer ran over again and handed the Prince a stack of information. "Your Highness, the scouts we sent reported that the Sibia Army's troops this time were very strange. There was no previous intelligence.
The equipment looks like a brand new legion. There is rain and fog in the field, so I don’t know how many people they have come. They have set up an offensive formation, but they have not completed their deployment."
"Got it." The prince looked through the information in his hand, "Are those five personal guard regiments of Sbia present?"
"No reports from the five Guards regiments yet!"
"Send out the scouts again, send out all the scouts you have, attack from all directions, and engage the enemy for offensive reconnaissance. Be sure to find out the location of these five personal guard regiments!" The prince seemed to have caught some clues.
, his tone became a little more serious. After the intelligence officer turned and left, he asked his adjutant, "Where is the messenger who came from the flanking troops just now? Ask him to come."
The adjutant immediately looked for it, but after going around a long way, he could not find the messenger who came to report that the two flanking armies had been wiped out. When the prince heard the news, he only nodded slightly and looked back at the Sibia army camp.
, with a smile on his face.
The son standing next to him was puzzled, "Sir, what is the special significance of the positions of these five legions?"
"Remember what I just said? Use the details to control the overall situation. You are lucky, because you are now in such a war, and Cohen Keda on the opposite side has begun to resist his fate. Considering your age
, this is a rare and valuable experience, you have to study hard in the battle between Cohen and Keda." The prince turned his head, the smile on his face did not change, "Think about it, why are the five fighting at this time?
The most powerful Sibiya Army is not in front of us?"
"This... our flank?" The son was stunned for a moment, and his face suddenly changed, "The previous intelligence may be false. The two troops on our flank are probably only separated and not attacked. Sibia's army
I want to sneak attack them when they come for reinforcements!"
"It's not stupid." The prince turned around and said: "Pass the order, the staff will come to the stage to work, and all the military trainees will observe from the stage!"
"Yes!" The adjutant took the order and left.
In the rain and fog on the opposite side, the command of Sibia's army sounded again. The troops finally completed their overall deployment. The many phalanxes that made up the front army slowly stepped forward. Through the gaps in the rain and fog, the flying scouts of the Gods could peek.
Go to one part of it: one phalanx after another came forward, covering the field, and there were passages between the sharp-edged phalanxes for other troops to pass - they actually used a formation similar to that of the Divine Alliance Army!
Next to Emperor Sibia, a civilian dressed as a soldier said: "Your Majesty, the front is ready, are we about to attack?"
After hearing what this civilian official said, the other generals couldn't help but find it funny. Your Majesty is the soul of the entire Sibiya army. His Majesty has brought the entire army to this day. His Majesty has naturally thought about when to attack. There is no need for a secretary.
Are you nervous on the sidelines? As a secretary, don't you just write notes? This young secretary went to the battlefield for the first time and served as the second adjutant beside Cohen Keda. He was wearing a jumpsuit.
Armor, because the helmet is a bit big, I have to hold it with my hands all the time.
While eating the assigned battlefield rations, His Majesty Cohen watched the situation at the enemy camp and asked slowly: "This is your first time on the battlefield. What do you think?"
The water mist is lingering, and places a little further away are hidden in the long white air.
"Well, the atmosphere here is very solemn and depressing. It's like all the blood in the body is squeezed into one place. It's very uncomfortable, but I can still do it." After the secretary said his feelings, he added something that His Majesty once said to
He once said, "Soldiers are the most important thing for the country."
"That's right. Soldiers are the most important thing for the country." His Majesty Cohen asked again: "The prince opposite must also think so, right?"
"It should... it should be like this." The secretary's answer became slower and slower, because under normal circumstances, if His Majesty spoke to him in this way, the next thing would make him very uncomfortable... But
, this is a war related to the survival of the empire, your Majesty is not in the mood to play tricks on him at this time, right? Or maybe your Majesty just wants to have some light-hearted topics?
"I remember that you once attended a military academy and have been with me for so long. You should be no stranger to the army." His Majesty Cohen asked again: "What do you think Army Sibia can achieve today? Can he break the enemy's formation?"
What? Can we break into the enemy’s camp?”
"This... of course our army can do it, Sibia's army is invincible." The secretary felt that things were getting worse, because on the first day he went to the military academy to report, he was intercepted by the then Governor Cohen and thrown into Weisu.
The Governor's staff handles the paperwork. With His Majesty's mind, of course he will not forget this, but His Majesty's deliberate and selective amnesia now makes things a bit strange.
"Have confidence?"
"Of course I'm confident!" The clerk's heart was beating wildly, but he absolutely could not provide any other answer at this time.
Sure enough, His Majesty the Emperor looked at him, a strange smile first appeared on the corner of his mouth, and then he said word by word: "You are confident, right? Okay, then you will be responsible for commanding this attack."
This understatement made the generals around him and the secretary himself tremble.
Your Majesty, what is going on here? For such an important battle to be commanded by a secretary, is it too much of a joke? This is a matter of life or death for the empire! The secretary himself was crying, ashamed and panicked.
I almost found a crack in the ground and crawled in.
"I'm tired, so I have to take a rest. Before I wake up, the battle command will be exercised by the second adjutant. Give me a good fight. After the fight, I will add food in the evening." The emperor dismounted and glanced at the people around him who wanted to
The general spoke, "No one can object!"
"Your Majesty..." The secretary was in the focus of the sharp and angry eyes of the generals. He was so anxious that he almost cried. He had to run to beg Cohen, "Your Majesty... I am just a secretary. I am not responsible for such a big thing.
I can’t do it…”
"It's none of my business." The hard-hearted emperor wrapped himself in a cloak and lay down on the oilcloth laid out by the guards. He stretched with satisfaction, "After eating and drinking, you should lie down quietly... You
Command until I wake up."
The clerk wanted to beg His Majesty the Emperor again, even if he had to push back the job, but the front army had already marched to the attack position, and the herald who was asking for the order had already stood under the hill of the headquarters.
Wait, I really can't wait any longer.
An older senior general glanced at the other generals and walked up to the secretary.
"The troops are about to attack, please give your order immediately." After saying this to the secretary, the elderly general leaned his head and said, "Your Majesty's arrangement must be reasonable. Just give the order, and our staff will naturally handle it as appropriate."
"In that case... let me give it a try!" The clerk looked at His Majesty Cohen who had his eyes closed, and then looked at the former soldiers waiting for orders. Finally, he calmed down, stamped his feet, and tried his best to recall the past.
After briefly reading the infantry drill, I squeezed out an order through my teeth, "Forward troops, attack with caution!"
Give him a hundred courages, and he wouldn't dare to use any risky tactics.
"It's an order." The older general nodded and said to the adjutant beside him: "The archers will attack quickly, and the front army will advance slowly to conduct a tentative attack!"
The war drums beat, and the rumble spread across the barren fields, shaking people's hearts to beat violently with the rhythm. All the Sibia soldiers who heard the drums couldn't help but feel refreshed, while the soldiers of the God's Alliance Army on the opposite side,
But they were all shocked involuntarily!
Although they have been prepared in their hearts, they still feel a little panicked when the Sibian attack begins! This fear of the Sibian army is a mark hidden deep in their souls, no matter how they prepare, no matter who it is
Cheer them up, they'll all tremble before this legendary army - especially if it's led by Korn Kedar!
In countless legends and rumors, when Korn Keda leads this army, they will become extremely evil and sharp. They will break down all obstacles and accomplish anything they want to do...those rumors
It's okay, the generals, those priests shouting sacred slogans, will not take their place at this moment to face this attack as sharp as a knife!
"All formations - raise your shields!" The officers of the God's Alliance Army waved their sabers and shouted loudly to the soldiers whose eyes were a little dull, because the Sibia army's world-famous attack had begun.
The same roar came from the sky, like a swarm of bees approaching, or like the howling of ghosts rushing out of hell. In an instant, it came from far away and was approaching. It was erratic but allowed the divine soldiers to distinguish the trajectory of the sound.
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A few alert soldiers raised their heads, just in time to see a black pockmark emerge from the vast rain and fog, completing the entire process from blurry to clear in half a breath, turning into the sharp arrow with black shaft and white feathers unique to Sibia's army.
, the sharp arrowhead flashed with cold light, and stabbed down head and head!
A total of six divine coalition formations were shrouded under the arrows of Sibia's army in three directions. The shrill screams spread among the formations of the divine coalition forces, and scarlet liquid even splashed over the shield wall, which was originally uniform. In the phalanx, there were numerous gaps. The density of casualties was high and the width was so wide that it made the divine soldiers behind shudder...
In previous wars, Sbia's archers have long been famous. The archers participating in this battle are even more special. Most of them have experienced previous wars and have been trained secretly for a long time. They can really be said to be a team. A troop composed of devils. From top to bottom, everyone is steady and ruthless, and has sophisticated tactics. They can actually achieve dense coverage at the maximum range. After these specially configured feather arrows accumulate enough energy, they can be fired with almost Falling at a vertical angle caused the divine coalition forces to suffer a big loss!
What's more, the archery commander ordered the troops to use the domino shooting method. The bows and arrows were fired from back to front, from the middle to the left and right. The fallen soldiers from the Divine Alliance Army naturally fell in this order. Arrow's bodies fell down one after another, like dominoes being toppled - this was more shocking than the sparse casualties, and more intimidating to the divine coalition forces.
"Make up the shield wall! Reserve troops from all sides will replenish their positions!" the former commander of the Divine Alliance Army ordered, "Archers come forward and counterattack!"
Before the Allied Forces of God could recover from the first bow and arrow attack, the second wave of feather arrows from Sibia's army flew over again, and they landed exactly around the gap created by the first batch of feather arrows. The gap gets bigger, wider, and deeper!
Although the reserve soldiers waiting in line behind the phalanx ran forward to supplement, they were unable to fill the gap in the short gap between Sibia's army's bow and arrow attacks. One was because of the weight, and the other was because of the ground. The ground had been stepped on by those in front. After that, and soaked in enough rainwater, it is no better than a swamp. If you use too much force, your feet will sink in, and if you use too little force, it will be a big somersault - only running such a short distance, every soldier who is left alive will be It's covered in mud.
Panic on the front line is unavoidable. Fortunately, the divine officers on the front line are not rookies. Amid their orders, the soldiers hold their shields high and closely protect themselves with the surrounding shields. In this way, Sibi The damage of the runner-up's bows and arrows has been reduced, but in order to ensure the density of protection, the formation of the divine alliance has naturally shrunk.
After several rains of arrows, the archers of the Divine Alliance were finally in place. The few ballistas were also dragged forward and pushed up. The soldiers in front who were beaten miserably by Sbia's bows and arrows cheered and launched their own counterattack. It finally begins!
But Prince Ulysses, who was in the camp, only then figured out the reason why Sibia's army would eat after being harassed. With a sharp look, he ordered: "The archers will not fight back for the time being. Let's attack all those who have touched the water first." Change the strings of your bow!"
Bows and arrows are delicate weapons, and the bowstring is the most delicate part of it. When exposed to water, its elasticity will be greatly weakened. When we were harassed at the camp gate, most of the bows and arrows were used, and they inevitably got wet. After such a long time, it is definitely not possible - in order to achieve the best effect, the archers will definitely move forward, and then they will be annihilated by the Sbia archers in advance!
This order arrived at the same time as the new bowstring at the moment before firing, leaving the archers in a hurry. Although this prevented them from immediately supporting the front line, they could sneak attack the Sbia archers while they were changing their bowstrings - in In this horrible weather, the lethality of archers is already terrifyingly high.
Taking advantage of this opportunity, Sbia's vanguard had already appeared in the distance. It was a large, dark mass of light infantry. There was no formation at all during the march - they broke through the package of rain and fog, accompanied by the flying fire above their heads.
Feather arrows, like the tide overflowing the embankment, slowly but resolutely surged towards the Divine Alliance Army.
Light infantry has always been the main force of the Sibia army, and it is also the Sibia military unit that other empires are most familiar with. Its training and use have a very strict process and method, but no matter which method of use is used, it is not in line with the current situation.
This situation...did Cohen Keda take the wrong medicine?
"Testing attack?"
The equipment of these soldiers is very complex, ranging in length and thickness. Although they can complement each other, they do not have unified impact and breakthrough power. They are no different from ordinary field reconnaissance teams. Even these soldiers are better than ordinary Sibian infantry.
Be thinner and shorter! Could it be that Sibia had no troops to spare, so he sent troops like the Border Guard first?
By this time, the prince was already a little bit unpredictable about the thoughts of Sibia's runner-up. According to Cohen Keda's planned and one-hit killing style, he would not use this move, because time is of the essence for him.
Very valuable.
However, as the commander-in-chief of the Divine Alliance, the prince will not spend time speculating on the enemy's strange behavior. What the prince wants is a substantial victory!
"Who do you think I am, Tanxi Jian'er?" The prince smiled coldly and decided to use the trick, "Counterattack, attack and reconnaissance!"
"Counterattack, attack reconnaissance!" The herald's voice echoed under the high platform and extended to several attacking teams in the distance. The prince was not worried at all that these troops would be attacked by dense arrows. Because, the bows and arrows of the Sibians
The soldiers have been firing, and it is time to change the bowstring.
Sure enough, at the same time, an order came from the Sbia archer camp, "Stop firing - change the bowstring."
"Change the bow string!" The archers retracted their bows and unstrung them at the same time, "Untying the string is complete!"
"String three - change!"
"String three - change!"
The archer opened the wide belt buckle of his underwear, found the No. 3 string head among the six same posts, pulled it out with a "whoosh", and with the help of very simple tools, he installed the string in a few clicks and began to adjust it.
, the time taken is much faster than that of the Divine Alliance!
"Your Excellency, this is a bowstring specially prepared for combat in humid climates. Our army has good military discipline, so this kind of valuable combat equipment is distributed to every soldier before the war. It is very convenient to replace it." The emperor's flag
Next, the elderly general is explaining to the secretary, "With this archer unit holding the battle, the Divine Alliance Army will have to suffer a lot, and your Excellency can also be cautious and bold in commanding."
When the Sibia archers who had changed their bow strings started firing again, the prince on the high platform opposite could not help but show a look of admiration in his eyes, and then smiled coldly: "Little trick! Attack!" (To be continued)