The war has been going on for so long. The aging and damaged war machine of the empire has been rejuvenated under the mobilization of His Majesty Emperor Abbas XI, who suddenly became wise. News of the victory of Duke Tulip ahead spread from time to time. When I arrived in the imperial capital, I was inspired again and again...
But one afternoon, the sky changed!
Many people in the imperial capital saw a galloping horse rushing in from the north gate of the imperial capital. The knight on the horse looked very embarrassed, his helmet was crooked, and the dust and sweat on his face had blurred his original face into one. Regiment, carrying a red flag behind his back - that symbolizes the urgent military situation!
The knight on the horse shouted from afar: "Expedited battle report eight hundred miles to the north—!!"
The soldiers guarding the city did not dare to stop him, so they immediately moved out of the way, and even sent two knights to walk in front of him to clear the way.
Seeing three horses rushing through the streets of the imperial capital under the escort of cavalry, the serious expressions and anxious looks on the faces of the cavalry made everyone who saw this scene feel uneasy... Could there be something wrong ahead? Good news
The Military Affairs Administration is already very busy here. General Eliot in the northwest theater requested reinforcements and supplies, the mobilization of materials in the northern theater, the assembly of garrison corps from various places, the mobilization of the southern legion, grain, grass, weapons and horses... these have already made the army busy. Everyone in the Military Administration almost went crazy, but the old Marquis Caroline was still stable. But when he saw this urgently sent battle report, the stable old Marquis couldn't sit still.
Without even having time to prepare the carriage, the old guy hurriedly led his men on horseback and ran to the palace.
After all, he was old. After riding all the way to the palace gate, Marquis Caroline was almost so tired that he fell off the horse. He was panting violently like a local dog that had just been strangled by the neck. But the old guy still pushed away the guard who was trying to help him, and ran towards the palace.
What spreads the fastest in this world
information! Grapevine!
The only thing that spreads faster than gossip is bad gossip!
In the evening, news of the defeat in the northern theater came out—Thunder City was lost! The Duke of Tulip withdrew his army to Neibu in the northern province to set up defenses. In a bloody battle in Thunder City, nearly 30,000 Flame Warriors were wiped out!
The imperial capital was in an uproar...
Just when the imperial capital was under the cloud of news of defeat, a small force was on its way north.
The vast wilderness is vast and the sky is covered with dark clouds. Oliseh, who is riding a horse, can't help but frown - I hope it will rain again tonight.
He glanced at the team behind him: more than a dozen carriages were loaded with heavy military supplies. Half of it is grain.
The north is not a grain-producing area, not to mention that during such a large-scale war, the consumption of grain land will be even greater. The cavalry team of 800 people led by Oliseh is responsible for escorting this batch of supplies. Kaka City in the north.
Kaka City is the material transfer station in the northern war zone. A large number of military supplies mobilized from all over the empire are transported to Kaka City, and then transported and distributed to various armies from there.
There is also one of the destinations of Oliseh's trip.
Olisekh, who originally wanted to be able to gallop on the battlefield and kill enemies, was sent out to be a transport team, which naturally made this young man very depressed - but after looking at his new armor and uniform, Olisekh's face A smile finally appeared on his face.
This is a brand new "Thor's Whip" standard equipment with military uniform, armor, horses, spears - and most importantly, a scimitar! The only one in the Imperial Army equipped with a scimitar is the Whip of the God of Thunder. Wearing this armor and equipment, we have been walking all the way for so many days. The troops and civilians from all over the place he met looked at him with eyes full of respect and envy - Thunder God's Whip! That's Lord Tulip's army!
Due to the large-scale reorganization of the Thunder God's Whip before the war, at the beginning of the war, all 50,000 Thunder God's Whips in active service were brought to the battlefield by the Duke, and preparations for the expansion of troops in the rear were also in full swing.
Because he was originally transferred from the local garrison, Oliseh was given priority to join the first batch of troops to supplement the front line of Thunder God's Whip. The purpose of his trip with the newly trained cavalry team of 800 people was Escort this batch of supplies to Kaka City, and then immediately report to the Thunder God's Whip on the front line. Join the fight!
Although Oliseh was in a very excited mood at the moment, he wished he could immediately spread his wings and fly to the front line. But the carriages carrying supplies behind them were still struggling on the road creaking and clattering. The horses pulling them were already a little tired. No matter how hard the driver drove them, they could only move forward slowly with heavy steps.
It has been more than ten days since we walked along this journey. The further north we go, the more shocking the news that comes along the way.
Just the day before yesterday, we received the news that Thunder City had been lost, which surprised Oliseh and his party—the empire's strongest fortress on the edge of Thunder Strait had been lost? All the fortresses guarded by Duke Tulip himself were lost
After receiving the news, everyone in this small team felt a little heavy.
Now that the news has spread, if Thunder City was really lost, it was a few days ago—what now
Where is the Duke's main force, Thunder God's Whip, hidden now
Along the way, in addition to the eight hundred new troops of the Thunder God's Whip, there were also hundreds of people from the transport team. The further north these people went, the more frightened they became when they heard the news one after another. On weekdays, I have to fawn over Oliseh. I just hope that if something unexpected happens, I will rely on this Thunder God's Whip.
This morning, he met several scouts from the Northern Legion of the Empire. Oliseh inquired about them and found out that the war had now moved from the northern coastal zone to the inner hinterland. After the Roland people obtained Thunder City, they repaired it for two days, and then marched towards Kaka City in large numbers, as if they were ready to eat Kaka City, which had a huge amount of supplies stored in it. Duke Tulip's main army deployed several lines of defense on the path of the opponent's army, blocking the Roland people's advance.
After several days of big and small battles. At present, the armies of both sides are gathered in the Pamir Plains, several hundred miles away from Kaka City - I'm afraid there will be a big battle there!
Just as they got closer to the front line, Oliseh ordered the team to step up their vigilance. Although he was originally just a local cavalry leader, he stood out among these recruits based on his excellent qualities. In addition, he was originally an officer and had already served as such. The commander of a small cavalry detachment of 800 people.
A cavalryman from the front galloped over, rushed to Oliseh's side, and said in a low voice: "Sir... there are many corpses found in front!"
"Corpse?" Oliseh narrowed his eyes.
Sure enough, after walking for a while, a low-lying land appeared in front of us...
The scene in front of him was like a Shura slaughterhouse, with corpses lying on the ground. Broken weapons were also scattered everywhere. Looking at the clothes of these dead people, some belonged to the Imperial Army, but most of them belonged to the Roland Army. There was a piece of scorched earth on the ground, as if it had been burned by a fire. Many corpses were charred, and some damaged carriages fell on the roadside. Although most of the car was burned, there were still some remnants. Oliseh could tell at a glance that those remnants were food! A flag that had been burned to only a small half was still placed on the car. Although the pattern on it was dark, it could be vaguely seen that it was the military flag of the Roland people.
"Sir, it looks like a small transport team of Roland people was ambushed by our people!" A cavalryman beside him whispered.
Oliseh nodded and immediately ordered: "It seems that there are already Roland troops nearby. Everyone, be careful! From now on, open a road to explore the Maga faction twice! Brothers, work harder. When we get to Kaka City, I will Invite everyone to drink!”
"yes!"
After bypassing the tragic scene there, the convoy slowly advanced from the side, but within a few miles, they discovered a larger battlefield!
The terrain here is open and there are about a thousand corpses on the ground!
Imperial troops and Roland soldiers became entangled. Some had arrows in their bodies, and some had two wounds on their heads. There are also fallen horses!
Judging from the blood on the ground, the corpses in various postures, and the broken weapons, it seemed that there had been a brutal fight here, but it seemed that the empire still had the advantage. About 70% of the corpses on the ground were occupied by Roland people.
"It seems to be an encounter!" Oliseh frowned. There were deep pits on the ground that were created by magic or spells, and some of them were sizzling with black smoke.
The captain of the transportation team was a veteran. He couldn't help walking up to Oliseh and whispered: "Sir, could it be the place we saw just now... Well... our people ambushed their transportation team. , and on the way to the successful retreat, they encountered a large group of Roland troops! It looked like they were fighting hard!"
Oliseh pondered for a moment, frowned and said: "We have to speed up! It seems that this place is very close to the front line. I am afraid that there are often Roland army activities around... If we encounter the opponent's army, it will be detrimental to us. !”
A cavalryman said proudly: "Sir, even if we encounter one, it will probably be a small army of the other party. With our eight hundred Thunder God's Whips here, we are not afraid even if they come in thousands!"
Oliseh glared at him and reprimanded: "Nonsense! Our order is to escort the convoy to Kaka City! If we encounter the enemy's army here, the small group is naturally not afraid, but once it is entangled by the enemy, Our convoy can’t move fast, what if a large army comes after us?”
After pondering for a moment, Oliseh frowned and said, "How far is it from Kaka City?"
The leader of the transport team said: "Follow this direction, and if everything goes well, we'll be there in three days.
Oliseh looked a little gloomy: "It goes well... I hope it goes well."
He ordered his cavalry to be divided into several ten-man teams to walk in front and on both sides of the team. Everyone was on guard - whether these soldiers were transport teams or Thunder God's Whips, it was the first time they had seen such a large-scale attack. In the war, before I even went to the battlefield to fight, I saw two such tragic scenes, and I felt a little uneasy in my heart.
at night. They reached a short hillside. Oliseh looked at the sky and whispered: "Just take a rest here. The carriage has been walking for a day, and the horses have no strength."
Everyone knows that this place is close to the front line, and there will be small groups of troops moving around at any time. If they encounter one of them, forget it, but if they encounter the team, it will be troublesome. So Oliseh ordered not to light a fire, but to sleep in the open air.
In the middle of the night, Oliseh had just fallen asleep. Then I heard my cavalry shouting in a low voice: "Sir! There are some troops!"
Oliseh turned over, held the sword in his hand, stood up, and ran to the vigil soldier standing in front of the short slope: "What's wrong?"
"Sir, listen..." The soldier leaned down and pressed his ears tightly to the ground.
Oliseh also leaned down, close to the ground, and immediately heard a faint vibration, and he straightened up. He said in a deep voice: "It seems to be coming from the right."
The soldier also said: "Yes, sir, the sound sounds like cavalry, but I don't know whether it is Roland or our people."
"Wake everyone up! Prepare for defensive formation!"
All the soldiers were woken up. The soldiers of Thunder God's Whip were indeed elites. Although they were woken up at night, they immediately returned to normal and prepared nervously and orderly. The soldiers in the transport team were much worse, and some were in such a hurry that they couldn't even find their weapons.
Under the dim moonlight, Oliseh and several of his soldiers climbed up a short slope and looked. They saw the sound of horse hooves coming from the plain on the right. Sure enough, a large army was coming. Through the moonlight, he could still vaguely see the silver light shining on the armor of the opposing soldiers. Oliseh said coldly: "A bunch of idiots, marching at night, don't even know how to hide their whereabouts. Wearing such bright armor, they think everyone else is..." Blind?"
A cavalryman next to him couldn't help but said: "Yes, look at them, they don't even know how to wrap cotton cloth around the horses' hooves. Aren't they afraid of being stopped by such a big movement? It must not be our people. Our people don't have it. So bad!"
He said that, but seeing the other party getting closer and closer, Oliseh and his soldiers felt anxious - it seemed. The opponent's army has about three to four thousand people!
Although Oliseh is not afraid - even if he faces thousands of enemies, he can still break out with the eight hundred thunder god's whip - but after all, his current task is to protect the convoy! !
As the opponent gets closer and closer, you can clearly see that the opponent's armor, equipment and flags were all seen by Oliseh and others today - they are very similar to those dead Roland soldiers!
Everyone leaned down, not daring to take a breath. Although Oliseh was a little excited and wanted to go up and fight - he was confident that with the eight hundred thunder god's whips he carried, he would not be afraid of meeting these three or four thousand people head-on. Even if he couldn't defeat them, he would still leave. Come on. But after all, there is a convoy behind, and the enemy's convoy does not have the speed of the cavalry.
Seeing that the opponent's army was getting closer and closer, but it went east about two hundred meters away from him. It seemed that he did not notice his people. Oliseh couldn't help but secretly breathed a sigh of relief.
But he was happy a little early!
"Magician!!" A soldier suddenly pulled Oliseh.
Sure enough, there were already two magicians floating in the sky. Just now, the opponent was too far away. They were still wearing black robes and could not be seen in the night sky. Now that they were closer, they could be seen floating on both sides of the opponent's army at a glance. Two magicians.
When Oliseh's group saw the other side's magician, the magician looked down and saw them too!
Without any hesitation, a ball of red light quickly gathered on the magician's body, and then a fireball hit him.
"Damn it!" Oliseh cursed. He could no longer hide his figure at this moment. He could only jump up, raised his sword and blocked the fireball coming towards him.
With a bang, Oliseh's body was thrown backwards. The fireball exploded under his sword, and sparks flew out, lifting his body several meters away. Fortunately, the magician on the other side was not a high-level magician, and his strength was at an ordinary level. The fireball condensed in a hurry was not too powerful. Oliseh just felt his body shaken, although his hair was ruffled by the bursting sparks. After a few blows, there was no damage to other places.
"Fire the arrow!!" Oliseh shouted from the ground without even bothering to get up.
The hundreds of well-prepared Wolf Fang troops immediately fired hundreds of sharp arrows. Those arrows were all thrown into the air. The magician was too close and was shot through by several arrows before he could retreat. , fell from the sky.
Other arrows fell and were scattered among the opponent's ranks. Just because of the magician's fireball spell just now, the Roland army was aware of it, and many soldiers had raised their shields. Therefore, this round of projectiles by Oliseh's men did not cause much damage to the opponent. There were only a few casualties, and only miserable screams were heard, and less than a hundred people fell down after being hit by arrows.
Oliseh had already climbed up from the ground. Seeing that the opponent's soldiers were hit by arrows, he didn't care about anything else and shouted: "The people in the front line picked up their shields, and the opponent is going to release arrows too!"
The soldiers of Thunder God's Whip have undergone strict training. Although these soldiers are new soldiers, when they heard the order from their commander, they immediately put down their bows and arrows and raised their shields on the ground.
Only a whooshing sound was heard, and sure enough, countless arrows rained down from the opponent's army like locusts...