Taking a deep breath, Dege, who was lurking in the woods, gently opened the camouflage vine net on the branches. His arms secretly used strength to pull the long bow in his hand to the limit. The index finger and middle finger were clasped with arrow wood poison. The iron feather arrows were already on the string, and they slowly retracted back. They stared at the line of carriages coming slowly with indifferent eyes. The soldiers walking side by side on both sides could tell at a glance that they were the guards of the big shot. Yes, this was exactly what they were doing. Their mission goal this time.
As one of the eight people selected into the Iron-Blooded Battalion out of more than 10,000 Ur archers, Derge felt extremely proud and honored. This was the greatest affirmation of his abilities. He has absolute confidence in his archery skills. The long bow in his hand is made of wood mixed with steel for the bow back and three strands of bison braid. However, this alone was not enough for Dege to gain a foothold in the Iron-Blooded Camp. A series of physical training and various basic martial arts training made Dege miserable. More than fifty companions who entered the selection circle went through various At the end of the training and assessment, only eight people remained in the Iron Blood Camp, and the rest were eliminated.
The Iron Blood Camp does not only need archers. There are many capable people with various special skills. Those with outstanding light skills can cross walls as easily as walking on the ground. Those with strong physical skills can break stones and monuments with ease. Those with excellent swordsmanship can fly swords. He can kill people within three feet of his skills, and there are countless people with extraordinary skills. However, he can occupy a position in this iron-blooded camp only by relying on his archery skills. Except for eight people who can match his own archery skills, In addition to his comrades, there are also about a dozen comrades from other tribes. Like himself, they are all qualified sniper archers after special training. Twelve archers were dispatched for this operation, and there were many partners with other skills. One step after another, one link after another, it was obvious that they were determined to win.
They have been hiding in the Principality of Sulawesi for a week. In order to prevent detection, the team members participating in this operation were divided into three groups to disperse and lurk. The powerful activity capabilities of the intelligence department made Dege once again realize that His Highness King Qin With the strong strength in their hands, during this week, they only need to quietly stay in a house to rest and be on standby. All intelligence and weapons are provided and arranged by the intelligence department, so they don't need to worry about anything.
According to the assigned task, Dege and his companions were responsible for eliminating the two groups of soldiers on the outside. Each person must shoot three arrows within two breaths, and each arrow must be fatal with one arrow. There must be no delay in order to Allow enough time for the partners in charge of melee combat to deal with the few plainclothes warriors next to the carriage. It can be seen that the warriors are different from the peripheral soldiers and are quite vigilant. It is not easy to deal with them with bows and arrows.
As the first soldier entered the designated position of the sniper circle, almost at the same time, arrows flew towards the squad of soldiers accurately like rain. The arrow hit his throat. Derge went from bending the bow to loosening the string and then shooting. Repeating the action for the second time, the whole process flowed smoothly without any stagnation. Seeing his two targets holding their throats and falling down in the blank and frightened eyes, Dege finally felt relieved. The first mission was like this. It went so smoothly that Dege even felt like it was a bit of a joke.
It has to be said that this attack had some lucky reasons. If Xi Luo could receive the information that had been sent to his house at this time, he might strengthen his defenses, but in peacetime, no one would It was Xi Luo's idea to brave the disapproval of the world to assassinate him, but it actually happened, and it happened on his way back to his mansion after a quarrel with the commander of the royal city's garrison.
Until the sword of the man in black flashed across Xi Luo's throat, he still had no clue who was coming to assassinate him with a confused and unwilling expression. Could it be the timid and timid guy Dama? It seems that he doesn't have the courage or the need, so who else could? With this question, Shiloh's thinking slowly came to a standstill, and finally came to an abrupt stop. The unwilling Marshal Sulawesi finally leaned against the wall of the carriage and slowly slid down, falling heavily into a pool of blood. middle.
The assassin cleverly left an object behind before the police arrived and hurriedly fled the scene. However, it was this object that triggered a week-long turmoil and bloodshed in the entire city of Yada.
On October 17, 698 in the Continental Gregorian Calendar, Marshal Silo of the Sulawesi Principality in the northernmost part of the Peninsula Alliance was assassinated on his way back to his mansion after attending a military meeting at the Grand Duke's Palace. Thirty-six Guardsmen The soldier and four personal guards were all killed on the spot. A jade talisman was dropped on the spot, and this jade talisman happened to be the official talisman of the mid-level officers of the Royal City Guards. The news spread and immediately triggered a huge political crisis. The 10,000 defense troops stationed outside Yada immediately mutinied. The leader of the mutiny asked the Grand Duke to reveal the murderer of the garrison. The target of the attack was General Dama, the nephew of the Grand Duke and the commander of the Royal City garrison.
The two sides soon clashed in Yada City, and the battle became increasingly fierce. From the initial participation of part of the defense force to the participation of the entire defense force, the royal city garrison was the elite garrison of the royal city. Its combat effectiveness was stronger than that of the defense force, but in terms of quantity, However, they were at a disadvantage, and a large-scale conflict broke out between the two sides on the third day, while the two thousand mercenaries stationed in the city could only sit back and watch the war develop. The Principality of Sulawesi, which lost its military commander, fell into a state of chaos. Even the Grand Duke himself appealed and could not control the situation.
The chaos in the Principality of Sulawesi has also caused uneasiness in other countries of the Peninsula Alliance. However, this is an internal issue within the Principality. According to the friendship and mutual assistance agreements signed by various countries, the alliance countries are not allowed to interfere in the internal affairs of each country, so even if the Principality of Sulawesi A civil war has begun, but other countries are not aware of what is wrong. In addition to calling on both sides to cease the war and exercise restraint, the only other thing they can do is to send diplomatic envoys to mediate the conflicts between the two sides. But before their diplomatic envoy arrived in Yak City, the Gaoyue soldiers who appeared at the foothills of the Great Hengduan Mountains in the west of the Sulawesi Principality made them suddenly realize and understand. At first they thought it was the Gaoyue militia taking the opportunity to cause trouble, and did not pay much attention to it. It was not until reports came back that a large number of regular soldiers were mixed in, that the eastern countries of the Peninsula Alliance, including the Principality of Sulawesi, really woke up. The two sides of the civil war at that time were already fighting fiercely in the city of Jacques.
When the Sulawesi army, which had regrouped after the civil war in a hurry, hurriedly rushed to the west, the Third Division of the First Army led by Shan Yao had already rested for a day and then marched along the edge of the dense forest area. It advanced eastward and quickly controlled two small towns on the southern edge of the dense forest area, laying a good foundation for the Fourth Army to rush south out of the dense forest area.
The Duke of Sulawesi, who was aware of the enemy's intentions, lacked a powerful and far-sighted general at this time, so they had to push the unconvinced commander of the royal city garrison Dama into the position of commander. He had no combat experience. In addition to asking for help from the southern countries and city-states, the commander could not think of any way to deal with the Third Division that was firmly on the spot. He could only hesitate to wander thirty miles away from the Third Division's station. This made Shan Yao was very happy. However, this situation did not last long. The peninsula alliance countries, which were sensitive to the huge danger from the north, sent a large army to the north almost immediately. The 20,000 troops of the Principality of Medan who arrived first marched northward non-stop. It took five days to arrive at the edge of the dense forest area, and immediately joined the Sulawesi Army to start the first battle of the Western Xinjiang army's southern expedition.
The coalition forces of the two countries did not have any special methods to face the Shanyao Division, which was already dominated by Gaoyue soldiers. Several consecutive small contacts did not stir up much waves. It was not until the seventh day that the 10,000 troops of the Lygon City State and five After thousands of mercenaries arrived, the first substantial battle actually broke out.
The Indochina Peninsula lacks enough fast cavalry. It seems that except for the Machikhans who have a powerful cavalry force in the entire south, the cavalry in the entire southern region seems a bit insignificant. They are short ponies with strong endurance but insufficient speed. At first glance, they do not have the imposing aura of the northern cavalry, but the elephants, a specialty of the south, especially in Indochina, seem to be able to make up for the lack of cavalry.
However, the slow marching speed of the elephant soldiers was unbearable. Although the ponies could not be used as cavalry horses, they were quite useful for pulling carts and trailers. When the Legon army had already arrived at the front line, the Medan elephant soldiers were They had just entered the territory of Sulawesi, which meant that this time the elephant soldiers could only enter the battlefield as bystanders.
The first substantial battle broke out at dusk. 20,000 coalition troops and 5,000 mercenaries participated in this frontal offensive. The battle started in the wilderness to the east of the town. Shan Yao did not invest the entire division in order to resist him. The main force of the two regiments was deliberately retained, and the Gaoyue militiamen organized into one regiment joined the three regiments of regular troops on the frontal battlefield. The war was not going well, at least until Shan Yao committed his reserves. The fierce battle between the two armies in the field quickly developed into a melee because neither of them had cavalry and lacked the means to effectively break through the enemy's positions. This unstructured melee even made Shan Yao, who had studied battlefield command at the Northwest Military Academy, feel... Ashamed, but he quickly achieved his goal. After using one regiment's reserve to withstand the coalition's flank attack from west to east, he personally led another regiment's reserve to join the battlefield, just like crushing a load. The last straw on the camel's back, the entry of this reserve force into the battle directly caused the coalition's front to waver, and eventually developed into a rout.