Chapter 598: Real man, this is the way it should be
“Your Majesty, the current war situation is very unfavorable to us. The Seris people suddenly fought so fiercely. If this continues, it will soon affect Ophiro.”< br>
Sakprut pressed against the guardrail of the white rock and looked at the talking figure among the people below. His name was Tristan. He was slender and well-proportioned. Unlike the other twelve Knights of the Round Table, he looked weak and had a long head. She has long golden hair, a soft and feminine face, and a trace of sadness between her brows.
Sakprut, who has always ruled the country with an iron-blooded approach, was still very enthusiastic towards this knight when he first rose to prominence in his early years.
But now, seeing the sentimental look on the other side, I felt a little unhappy.
"The emperor of Selis will not let his army continue like this."
Sakprut is not a puppet. He has also conquered all the way from the humble beginnings to the noble status of the emperor today. For war, They have unique views on each other's strategies.
“The emperor of Selis allowed these two cavalry to advance into Pardeenia and Analia, which shows that they are elites in his hands, and they are alone in the enemy’s territory. This emperor is probably praying day and night. Their triumph. So, as I said just now, he is just showing us his methods and some childish revenge."
At this point, Sakprut stopped talking. Then he showed a painful expression and closed his eyes.
“Although we have understood the enemy’s intentions and the other party’s naive approach, our people are still under their butcher’s knife. Let us mourn the dead citizens of the Sakprut Empire.”
Below, both the twelve Knights of the Round Table and the local Western generals and nobles stood up one after another and followed the emperor standing on the balcony above to close his eyes.
Below, among the twelve knights, a tall knight came out.
These local generals and nobles closed their eyes. Following what they saw and heard before, it was easy to think of the situation of Padinya and Analia in their minds.
The war lasts too long, which is extremely unfavorable to us and to Selis. However, the most unfavorable thing is us. The conquered tribes and countries will see our distress and take the opportunity to overthrow us. Rule, those obedient servants will also defect on the battlefield...
"Your Majesty wants to completely annihilate the Seris army, I am afraid it will take a while longer."
Coming out at this time and saying these words, it is not difficult to see that Lancelot still has some selfish motives in his heart. After all, there is no news of his son Galahad.
Everyone’s eyes fell on the speaker. He was about fifty years old. The oldest of the twelve Knights of the Round Table, his name was Lancelot. He was King Arthur’s Judgment Knight and presided over the meeting. Justice and justice, but he also has another identity, the father of Galahad, the disaster.
The local generals fell silent. Among the twelve knights, Gawain, who was known as the Wisdom Knight and the Maiden Knight, looked at the emperor on the balcony, and a smile gradually appeared on his lips.
What do you think the Selis people’s strategy is? Defeat my main force? Or just send a small group of soldiers to cause trouble everywhere? ”
On the terrace, Sakprut pressed against the guardrail, his fists clenched. He was trying his best to suppress the anger of fighting with the Selis people.
I can even imagine what the battlefield over there looks like, with groups of galloping cavalry running crazily across the land. Farms, orchards, and villages have been trampled into ruins by the iron hooves, and there are countless burning flames everywhere. The corpses piled up like mountains, and blood flowed freely...
On the terrace, Sakprut closed his eyes and whispered: "Long ago, the prophet Moses called me overnight. He said everything he predicted, Changes have occurred, but I don’t take it to heart. The predetermined ending of Selis has changed, and our future has also fallen into fog.”
He clenched his fists, leaning slightly outward, and spoke in a voice. Low: "The loss of Selis is just a group of soldiers. Their homeland has not been eroded by the war. As long as their emperor returns, in a few years, he will step into our land again with a huge army.
What if he was killed by the Seris like Geraint... Lancelot couldn't imagine whether he could withstand such a blow.
Stop talking. After a moment of silence, he opened his eyes
"The army of Selis is also very large, 300,000 people. If they cannot be completely defeated, the war will continue to burn in the Sakprut Empire.
Sakprut suddenly laughed. , the maids and slaves on both sides of the terrace were shaking with laughter, covering their ears and squatting down in discomfort.
"The Selis people suddenly used their troops like this, maybe they were deliberately disturbing our sight and making us confused. , sending troops to rescue Patinya and Analia, so that their main force will smoothly enter the province of Analia. If they are allowed to gain a foothold there, it will be equivalent to blocking our door. ”
The most worrying thing is the people in the Sakprut Empire. The continuation of the war will plunge this country, which is just on the right track, into a quagmire. The people will be unable to farm and have no source of food. The entire empire will soon fall apart."
"Knight Lancelot, you are right, but... I want to wait."
By then, will we still be able to defeat them on the battlefield? "
"I have been waiting for all the soldiers and horses to gather, and I am also waiting for Emperor Selis to extend the front line and start a decisive battle with Sakprut's army in the province of Analia. However, such a plan is no longer feasible.
"Emperor Selis thought so too, it all depends on who gets eaten first."
After the laughter, Sakprut stopped smiling and slapped his palms on the guardrail.
“Since I joined the army, I have put my life on the battlefield. With the help of Heavenly Father, I have become the emperor of this country from a knight. As your emperor, I will not be afraid of death! ”
He raised his hand and waved: "Gahoris, Gareth! I will hand over the Seris cavalry of Analia to you, and also send orders to Halagad and Saihu, and try to hold off the territory of Padinya as much as possible." The Seris cavalry, I want to eat them!"
The cavalry was ordered to run.
It was already early April when Emperor Sakprut ordered to arrive in the provinces of Padinya and Analia.
On the Central Asian Plateau at this time, Su Chen is still maintaining the supply line, and is also working to stabilize the rear!
Adal, the general of the Satsuma Kingdom who supported Kadira, became the new emperor. The latter put on the crown with a poisoned expression, and then swaggered through the city in the sight of the silent and speechless civilians of Kadira.
Su Chen also used a large number of civil servants in the army to search for the royal family of the Samo people, from the founding monarch to the collateral lines at this time, and far-fetched a blood relationship for Adar to be a descendant of the royal family.
After all, these civil servants can be easily captured when doing this kind of thing. Adal even once had some doubts that his ancestors might really be the royal family.
Of course, the nobles of the northern city-state of Satsuma would not do it. Soon after Adal ascended the throne, they sent envoys to Kadila to denounce Adal's behavior and to inform the Samo people in the city that they were against Adal. ascended the throne.
After all, they did not dare to scold the Selis army. The other party really had 300,000 troops there.
I was originally forced to ascend the throne, and I felt aggrieved. But now that this rebuke put all the blame on him, the aggrievedness in my heart suddenly turned into anger.
Just when Sakprut issued an order to wipe out the Selis cavalry in the territory, Adal also raised the name of overthrowing the pseudo-emperor and annihilating the powerful nobles around the pseudo-emperor during this period.
And made public all the things that the coalition forces of each city-state had done before, saying that these nobles had corrupted the grain given to Emperor Selis by Nizhidaban and replaced it with old grain. All the coalition soldiers were disabled veterans. Let them die to relieve themselves of the burden.
The fire of justice in his heart cannot be extinguished by the dirty nobles, and the Satsuma blood in his body will not surrender to these nobles.
With Su Chen and Zhuge Liang building momentum for him, and a large number of officials preparing speeches and the blood order of the royal family for him, he actually got the support of many people for a while. The northern plateau of Central Asia was instantly caught in the storm of military fronts.
On the other side, after entering April, the province of Padinya was already in flames of war, and the once prosperous city of Nibora was devastated.
The Padinian army that came out of the city to fight once again rushed towards the city gate like a torrent. Some of them escaped from the main force that fled. They met Halagad who came for reinforcements. The fleeing Padinian soldiers headed towards They waved and shouted: "The cavalry of Selis is behind!"
These broken Pardinian troops then bypassed the reinforcing Second Army of the Conqueror and ran further in the direction.
At this time, there were only more than 4,000 people stationed in the Second Legion of the Conquerors, and the giant ax flag held high was already full of holes.
Many soldiers have shown signs of fatigue since returning from the Central Asian Plateau. Legion Commander Galahad led them around for rescue.
Confronted with the Salis people's cavalry that looked like vagrants, although they defeated them many times, the opponent did not suffer much losses. Seeing that they could not shake them, they turned around and ran away on horseback.
I didn't know the opponent's tactics well. As soon as I caught up, I was hung up by the opponent and was constantly harassed by the opponent's arrows.
So much so that a victory turned into a defeat, and many people died in the battle.
Halagad stopped his horse and stretched out his hand to stroke the horse's neck. As far as the eye could see, dust was flying in the distance, and the Eastern flag could be faintly seen.
Under the light of the sky, densely packed cavalry were galloping towards this direction, chasing down the broken troops of Padinja in the wilderness. The huge sound of hoofs made the earth make a dull sound.
"Get ready!" Halagad gritted his teeth and roared on the horse.
More than 4,000 people under his command quickly formed an array, with the ends of their spears touching the ground. A legionnaire wearing iron armor and holding a large shield silently stepped forward with a dagger, and The heavy shield crashed down in front.
Halagad looked at the Seris cavalry getting closer and closer, turned back to the formation, and drew the sword from his waist.
He gritted his teeth and looked at the fatigue on the faces of the soldiers around him. He whispered: "The Selis people are also very tired. They are not made of iron. As long as they are held back, , the emperor’s army will come soon.”
While he was speaking, there was a red knight in the distance, also observing the upcoming battlefield.
"I heard from the Mongolian Qingqi that this barbarian army is very tenacious."
"Marquis Wen, Your Majesty has an order to come over and say that King Xiang and General Ma have discovered that a large number of barbarian troops have been mobilized. Let us You can retreat, don't be surrounded by others."
"Who else have I been afraid of in my life?"
The flying red cloud horse pawed anxiously, Lu Bu on the horse was tight. He pursed his lips and looked into the distance. The two thousand string-controlling wolf cavalry were approaching, and then looked at the surrounding cavalry. Their faces were more or less tired.
He closed his eyes, suddenly tightened the reins, turned the horse's head silently, and then whispered: "Forget it, withdraw the troops."
Then the trumpets for withdrawal wafted in the wind.
The wolf cavalry around looked at the always tough Marquis Wen, why he suddenly changed. Although they couldn't understand it, they felt relieved when they heard that the troops were withdrawn. They fought for more than 800 miles, and continued to Even if he is well-trained in killing, it would be difficult to maintain such a high-intensity fight.
The flying red cloud horse that had run a short distance stopped. Lu Bu turned his head and looked back at the Conqueror's Second Legion, which was waiting in the distance. He narrowed his eyes and snorted coldly.
“See you next time, I will let this barbarian army leave no trace behind!”
The cloak fluttered, the fiery red horse neighed, turned around, spread its hooves, and led the surrounding wolf riders. leave.
In the battle formation on the distant field, Galahad tightened his grip on the hilt of his sword and stared at the increasing number of Seris cavalry with wide eyes,
"Defend the enemy!"
The entire military formation was tense to the extreme. Just as more than 4,000 people were preparing to receive the impact of the Selis cavalry, the next second, the sound of a horn came from the distance.
The cavalry charge that was supposed to come did not come. The speeding Selis cavalry suddenly changed direction like a tide in the charge. It was like a torrent that separated, circuitous in the field, and then ran wildly in the direction from which it came. And go.
"The Seris people...why didn't they fight?"
Galahad was confused at first, but then realized what he was doing, and hurriedly asked the light cavalry in the legion to rush forward to pursue him, asking him to hold the opponent back as much as possible. Then he sent scouts to look for Saihu of the second centaur legion, and asked him to quickly stop him. The cavalry of the Seles.
At this time, the Second Centaur Legion was putting out fires everywhere, blocking the Eastern Cavalry that was like a vagabond. When news of Galahad came over, he was at a loss for what to do. Once he turned around to chase, the broken cavalry would be destroyed. The ragged Selis cavalry will catch up and rain down arrows at him.
Galahad, who was chasing behind, could not outrun the four-legged cavalry. He could only watch helplessly as the opponent withdrew from the Nibora territory in half a day and quickly headed northeast.
In the northern province of Analia, two cavalry groups led by Ma Chao and Xiang Yu are also gradually retreating.
As they left, Sakprut's troops began to surface one by one, and began to besiege them from all directions, clinging to Ma Chao and Xiang Yu.
The ninth day of April.
Several Western barbarian armies with different banners launched attacks from the west, northwest, and northeast. They took advantage of the mountains and rivers to continuously drive away and shrink the scope of the cavalry.
"Haha!" Looking at the Western barbarian troops all over the mountains and plains, Xiang Yu did not look as nervous as Ma Chao, but became more and more excited, "In the first battle of Hai, how did these barbarians compare to the Han army? Compared to Han Xin's How are you doing?”
The city-breaking halberd was waved, and Xiang Yu rode on the black horse, wandering on the hillside, his voice loud and clear.
“It doesn’t matter if Xiang goes through it again!”
Ma Chao looked indifferent, gripped the handle of the gun tightly, stroking the white tassel, and looked at the barbarian army approaching from the distance: "Man, this is how it is!"
At this time, a cavalry force of nearly tens of thousands We are retreating from the southwestern province of Padinya, passing through the junction of the two provinces.
(End of this chapter)