Chapter 639: Rivers of blood and corpses like mountains
When the Sakprut Empire launched a civilian offensive to establish a defense line surrounding the eastern and southeastern borders of Europe and Africa.
Su Chen has already begun to implement the strategy sent by Zhuge Liang. Following the main force, the Satsuma army, led by Adal and Budares, wore the armor and robes of the Xia Kingdom and raised the royal flag of Daxia. , began to advance towards the northern gateway to Europe and Africa, and the border with Nongma.
Naturally, it attracted the scouts of the Sakprut Empire. They knew the power of the Eastern Seris army and did not dare to get too close. They only saw the flag and the huge marching team from a distance.
And more accurate news from Satsuma Plateau.
Tell them about the movement of defenses from the rear.
After analysis, Arthur, Merlin, Gawain, Lancelot and others quickly identified that this marching army was the Samians who attracted them, not the main force of Selis.
“Emperor Selis used the Samos to attract our attention, and his army can easily bypass it and attack directly into Euphila.”
“Like this The information is very important and accurate. It seems that the businessman Selis really wants to oppose their emperor."
Arthur listened to the analysis of his friend and mentor Merlin and had his own judgment in his mind. Moltenar, who returned to Nongma, knew from his mouth that at this time, the rear of Selis's army was empty of troops.
The main forces are in Analia and Mirantre, and are exhausted by the civilian offensive launched by him, and the advancement is slow.
As long as this continues, within half a year, Selis' army will no longer be able to continue fighting, and the several reorganized legions he has in hand will be invincible.
If you are lucky, you can chop off Emperor Selis's head in one battle.
This was his initial strategy and the safest way to play.
But now, there is a better opportunity to cut off Selis's retreat, and in turn use the opponent's tactics to kill the main force of Selis' army in one fell swoop.
Playing it safe and taking risks put him in a dilemma of choice.
The first one takes a lot of time, and although the latter one has certain risks, it not only shortens the time for the Selis people to defeat, but the rewards are also surprisingly large.
Arthur looked at Merlin and Lancelot with some confusion. This was the first time he hesitated when he came here.
Merlin has always been his right-hand man in the past years, giving him advice and guiding him forward in difficult situations.
This time is no exception.
"My beloved king, there are risks, but the weakness of the Selis people has been exposed. While they are still using the Samoans' tactics to attract us and are complacent, our legion has quietly killed them. You Can you imagine what the Selis people would look like at that time? "
" Panic and fear will be written on their faces." Arthur nodded on the throne, "Then it will be as you wish. Go ahead, my mentor. However, in order to prevent the Selis people from noticing, we still need to make them feel that we have fallen into a trap."
"Yes, Your Majesty!"
Merlin bowed. He raised his hand and put it on his chest and saluted. After that, he returned to his castle tower and used the secret technique again. This was the power absorbed from the escaped old man Selis, which could make ordinary people A secret technique of madness and obsession.
He walked up to the top of the tower, stood in the middle of the magic circle, and raised a brand new wooden staff in his hand. Soon after, the distant provinces of Analia and Mirantel, wandering The civilians were like unconscious corpses, showing fanatical expressions and running quickly. They gathered in large numbers and formed groups.
Before that, there was a period of stability and peace.
On the second day of September, in the middle of Analia Province, still more than five hundred miles away from Mendogo in the north, Su Chen was walking on the wall of the small city of Jimma with his hands behind his hands.
Dian Wei and Xu Chu followed him. No living people could be seen in the city gates, markets, and streets in the distance. All kinds of corpses covered the long streets. A large number of civilians attacked the army frantically. In exchange, their bodies will eventually rot on the streets.
"...These people are no longer normal. I suspect that King Arthur over there has someone similar to a national advisor. It is indeed too effective to launch such an offensive regardless of casualties."
The wind blew on his face and body, and as the words fell, the cloak behind him fluttered. Su Chen stopped, then clenched his hands and pressed on the wall, looking at the people being dragged away by Yuezhou soldiers in the street below. corpse.
"The more effective it is, the less likely they will miss this opportunity."
"Isn't that king very powerful? Can't he notice it?" Xu Chu asked in a low voice. ,
"Haha, Zhongkang, you don't understand those guys in the West. They are very conceited... Moreover, they have always thought that they are hunters and we are the prey."
Into Autumn The strong wind blew through the city with boiling heat.
"But when the time comes, they will not be able to control who is the prey or the hunter." A strand of hair caressed his forehead in the wind. Su Chen retracted his gaze, turned around and continued walking: "There is a common saying, true The hunter will appear as a prey."
"We are pretending to be prey now."
The light shone down, Su Chen narrowed his eyes slightly, and immediately walked down the city wall.
On the fifth day of September, while the main forces of the Qingzhou Army and the Yuezhou Army turned north, the war was continuing to burn fiercely in Analia with the force of a prairie fire. Centered here, it was heading westward and Jump to the north.
Su Chen, the Mongolian light cavalry leader who has always been the vanguard, is an enemy, so he must fulfill his orders to become an enemy completely and massacre everything he can see.
The villages and towns of the Sakprut people were washed away again and again in the sea of cavalry. Thousands of people were slaughtered to death, and their heads were stuck on wooden stakes as a deterrent.
Every time the marching army passed a place where there were Sakpruts, corpses piled up like mountains, and blood gathered into rivers, dyeing the villages and towns a dazzling red.
Soon, the war pushed to Mondogo in the north of central Analia.
No unnecessary words and commands.
The Mongolian cavalry directly surrounded the city, running on horseback and shooting arrows, suppressing the Sakprut archers at the top of the city.
The Qingzhou Army, led by Le Jin and Xu Huang, scaled the city wall. Xiahou Dun and two Yuezhou Army generals worked together to attack the city gate.
The battle lasted for two days. The east gate of Mongolia was breached, and the 50,000 Mongolian light cavalry that besieged the city spread in.
The fierce city defense then turned into street fighting.
The Qingzhou Army and the Yuezhou Army followed closely. The houses were set on fire and black smoke rose into the sky.
The shouting street battles continued late into the night. The Qingzhou Army and the Yuezhou Army defended the streets and alleys, advancing slowly and in an orderly manner, carefully inspecting every place.
Nearly all the Sakprut soldiers who were hiding or resisting were killed, and their bodies were thrown into the street, so that the colleagues who collected the bodies could save some energy.
In the direction of the Lord's Mansion, two-thirds of the entire city fell into Su Chen's hands, and the resistance there continued.
After the soldiers of the Yuezhou Army attacked several times to no avail, Xia Houyuan directly ordered to abandon this luxurious courtyard, the moment Su Chen's chariot entered the city.
Let the soldiers replace themselves with rockets and pile firewood around the mansion, and then a sea of fire composed of rockets instantly covered the mansion.
The fire burned fiercely for a while, and the stubborn Sakpuru soldiers rushed out of it with their whole bodies on fire, rolling on the ground crazily and screaming shrilly. The flames of war illuminated the dark night, and a turbulent sea of people spread across the streets. Sakprut people in houses rushed into the streets, resisting or kneeling down to beg for mercy.
However, the Yuezhou Army soldiers who rushed over were not sure whether they had surrendered. They pushed him to the ground directly, raised an iron spear and pierced his stomach. The tip of the spear protruded from the back and was nailed to the ground. Then he drew his sword and struck him cleanly. Make up for it with a knife.
The successive sieges and fighting exhausted the soldiers of the Yuezhou Army who had never fought such a war, but they also knew in their hearts that if they did not do this, they would most likely be unable to leave the Western Land.
At night, the entire city of Mondugo was burning in raging fires, and the sweeping soldiers ravaged every place here until all resistance was wiped out.
At the same time, the Samoans disguised as the Seris army, led by Adal and Budares, rushed to the north of the Euro-African border to meet Anlu Mountain and Anuhu joins forces.
On the second day after Mengduogo was captured by Su Chen, more than 100,000 Sakprut civilians came from all directions, and Adal, An Lushan's contact with the rear also increased. is cut off.
It caused quite a shock to both armies.
However, Adal then brought Su Chen's order to An Lushan, and the Hu man who had gone from rebellion to becoming emperor was completely relieved.
In the afternoon, just as more than 100,000 Sakpruts were preparing to besiege, An Lushan and Adal led two armies to break through to the east. This is where Adal passed when he came. path.
The fanatical civilians who followed and chased them still fought with the army's bows and crossbows with their flesh and blood regardless of the cost, until they forced the opponent into a nearby valley.
Then, the first group of more than 40,000 people rushed in!
...
Just as 100,000 civilians were chasing the breakout Selis army, nine legions with a total of 100,000 in Nouma City had already left the borders of Euphila from the southwest. After crossing the border between the two places, Attack the main force of the Seris stationed in Montogo.
"I don't want to see any living Selis people." A figure was riding on horseback, the wind blew through his hair, it was a familiar face.
The Shining Knight——Lan Malok!
He held a lance and gave the order.
Along with him, there were nine knights. They were the Knights of the Round Table who had died in battle one by one before, and they stood in front of the Selis army again.
However, as soon as he finished speaking, a black line slowly advanced between the sky and the earth at the end of his field of vision.
"They...are not good!"
Lan Malok's eyes narrowed, "Merlin's plan has been seen through by them a long time ago... No, they have been waiting for us here for a long time! The Satsuma who attacked the disguised Seris people..."
...
As he spoke, the valley far southeast of the European-African border was filled with howls and curses.
Countless tumbling stones tumbled down from the cliff, and there were also burning logs, dragging long flames into the crowds, or igniting the nearby woods.
For a time, a large amount of smoke and fire filled the valley.
Anlushan, Anuhu, Adal and Budares, who had retreated into the valley, were now standing on the cliff, watching the figures in the valley running for their lives in panic, running to the rear and front.
Everything in the valley was prepared and stored here by Adal and Budares on their way here.
"Can all Selis people predict the future?" Adar looked at the hell on earth below and turned his face away.
"No, but there are still a few people who know things like God."
An Lushan didn't understand what it would be like to burn the Tengjia Army before, but now under Zhuge Liang's plan, Presenting it with my own hands was a feeling I had never experienced before. It was even more comfortable than when I conquered Chang'an and became emperor.
After all, tens of thousands of people were burned and choked to death in the flames he lit, which was so satisfying to him.
Just like when you were young, you harmed a nest of ants.
"Next, deal with the remaining barbarians outside the valley!"
An Lushan picked up the one-legged bronze man, called on Adal and Anuhu to turn around and leave. Soon after, he led the troops stationed at the front of the valley. The army circled the entrance of the valley and charged into the surging Sakprut civilian team from behind.
Far outside the city of Mondugo in the south.
The war in the wilderness has broken out. As soon as the war started, both sides invested 50,000 troops. The battlefield spanned more than 80 miles, from the mountains to the plains, and there were fighting battalions everywhere.
In the plains and gentle places at the foot of the mountains, scouts from both sides were constantly fighting each other. The tiger and leopard cavalry of the Qingzhou Army ran across the wilderness and bumped into a light cavalry of the Glorious Legion who also attacked in a roundabout way.
The waiting Yuezhou Army array turned into twelve battalions, slowly advancing to the front line, reinforcing the Qingzhou Army everywhere, and fighting with Sakprut's army.
Both sides did not test each other, and it was a terrifying offensive from the beginning.
Han Xin sat in the middle of the formation and dealt with the battle situation in all directions in an orderly manner. When comparing the opponent's combat effectiveness, he also issued orders one after another.
The heavy tiger cavalry of the Qingzhou Army moved at the sound of the horn, and used them as arrows to rush towards the side of the Sakprut army fighting on the plain.
The Leopard Cavalry followed closely behind the Tiger Cavalry, and after breaking through the first line of defense, they shot arrows at the opponent's formation.
Just as the Glory Legion launched a counterattack, Xiahou Dun led the heavy cavalry to take the lead and withdrew from the opponent's array. He regretfully retreated without exerting all his efforts.
But Lan Malok over there could not easily let them leave, and immediately sent out an organized legion cavalry to chase them down.
At dusk when they arrived, Xu Huang and Le Jin, who were ambushing in the forest, each led two battalions and killed more than 4,000 people from the woods on the left and right.
The three thousand Glory Legion cavalry who were pursuing them suddenly fell on their backs.
A large amount of arrows splashed blood in the crowd. Xiahou Dun, who had originally fled in front, turned back with his heavy cavalry and launched a crazy counterattack towards the glorious Legion cavalry, which slowed down and showed chaos.
One thousand and two hundred people were beheaded in one battle. The severed heads were then stacked into a jingguan and stood in the wilderness. They fought back and forth. The anger of the armies on both sides fell as the night fell, completely igniting them.
At the same time, An Lushan and Adal came from the northeast.
The String Controlling Wolf Rider in the central and western part of Analia Province is also on its way north at this moment.
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"Are you still alive?" Su Chen looked at the battle report sent from Han Xin in his hand and was stunned for a moment when he learned that the knight who originally died in the battle had appeared again. Then he laughed and said, "Then let him die again."
(End of this chapter)