Chapter 183 New Army
The war has been going on for so long. The empire, aging and damaged war machine, regained its vitality under the mobilization of His Majesty the Eleventh Emperor, who suddenly became wise. The news of the victory of the Tulip Duke in front of him spread to the imperial capital from time to time, inspiring people's hearts again and again...
But one afternoon, the weather changed!
Many people in the imperial capital saw a fast-moving horse rushing in from the north gate of the imperial capital. The knight on the horse looked very embarrassed, with a crooked helmet and slanted armor. The dust and sweat on his face had blurred his original face into a ball. He was carrying a red flag behind him - the military situation that symbolized a hundred thousand urgent!
The knight immediately shouted from afar: "The report of the urgent battle in the north of eight hundred miles—!!"
The soldiers who defended the city did not dare to stop it, and immediately let go of the road and sent two knights to walk in front of him to open the way.
Seeing three horses rushing past the streets of the imperial capital under the escort of the cavalry, the serious expressions and anxious expressions on the cavalry's faces made the people who saw this scene with their own eyes feel uneasy... Is there any bad news ahead?
The Military Affairs Office was already busy. General Ello from the Northwest War Zone requested reinforcements and supplies to the war report, the mobilization of materials from the Northern War Zone, the assembly of garrison troops from various places, the mobilization of the Nanfa Legion, the food, grass, weapons and horses... These have almost made everyone in the Military Affairs Office crazy, except for the old Marquis of Carolin, but when he saw the war report sent by 100,000, the old Marquis of Taishan could not sit still.
Before he even had time to prepare a carriage, the old guy hurriedly took his men to the palace with his horse.
After all, he was old and rode all the way to the palace gate. Marquis Carolin was almost exhausted and was about to fall off the horse. His violent breathing was like a native dog that had just been choked. But the old guy still pushed away the guard who was trying to help him, ran all the way and ran towards the palace.
What is the fastest thing in this world?
News! Ghost news!
The only thing that spreads faster than the gossip is bad gossip!
At night, news of the failure of the Northern War Zone spread - Leiming City was lost! Duke Tulip led his army to retreat to the defense of Nebu in the northern province. Leiming City was in a bloody battle, and nearly 30,000 Flame Warrior Order was wiped out!
The imperial capital was in an uproar...
Just as the imperial capital was in the dark clouds of news of failure, a small army was on its way north.
The wilderness is boundless and the sky is covered with dark clouds. Olishe, who is riding on the horse, couldn't help frowning - I hope it won't rain tonight.
He glanced at the team behind him: the dozen carriages were loaded with heavy military supplies, half of which were food.
The north is not a grain-producing area, not to mention that during this large-scale war, the food consumption was even greater. The 800-man cavalry team led by Olishe was responsible for escorting this batch of supplies to Kaka City in the north.
Kaka City is a material transfer station in the northern war zone. A large number of military supplies mobilized from all over the country of the empire are transported to Kaka City, and then transported to various armies.
There is also one of the destinations for Olishe's trip.
Olishe, who wanted to be able to gallop on the battlefield to kill the enemy, was sent out as a transport team. Naturally, this young man was very depressed - but after looking at the new armor and uniform on his body, a smile finally appeared on Olishe's face.
This is a brand new "Thunder Whip" standard military uniform, armor, horses, spears - the most important thing is the scimitar! The only scimitar equipped in the imperial army is the Thunder Whip. Wearing this armor and equipment, we have been walking along the way for so many days, and the army and civilians from all over the world looked at themselves with respect and envy - Thunder Whip! That is the legion of Lord Tulip Duke!
Due to the large-scale rectification of Thunder Whip before the war, at the beginning of the war, all 50,000 active Thunder Whip were brought to the battlefield by the duke, and the preparations for expanding troops in the rear were also tensely.
Because he was originally transferred from the local garrison army, Olishe was selected to be the first batch of Thunder Whip to supplement the front line. He brought the 800 cavalry team that had just finished training. The purpose of this trip was to escort this batch of supplies to Kaka City, and then immediately report to the Thunder Whip on the front line to participate in the battle!
Although Olishe was excited at the moment and wanted to fly to the front line immediately with his wings on his back, the carriages transporting supplies behind him were still struggling on the road in a silence. The horses he pulled were already a little tired. No matter how the driver drove him away, he just took heavy steps and slowly moved forward.
It has been more than ten days since I walked along the way. The more I went north, the more amazing the news came along.
Just the day before yesterday, I received the news of the loss of Thunder City, which surprised Olisech and his group - the most solid fortress on the edge of Thunder Strait has been lost? The fortress guarded by Duke Tulip himself has been lost?
After receiving the news, everyone in this small army was in a heavy mood.
Since the news has been heard, if Leiming City is really lost, it will be a few days ago - what about now?
Where is the main legion of the Duke now?
Along the way, in addition to the new army of the Eight Hundred Thunder Whip, there were also 100 transport teams. The more these people went north, the more they heard the news, the more they became scared. On weekdays, they were bound to Pallishe, and they just hope that if they encountered any accident, they would all rely on this Thunder Whip.
That morning, I met several scouts from the Northern Legion of the Empire. Olishe asked the other party for a while and found out that the war had now moved from the northern coastal areas to the inner belly. After the Rolanders got the Thunder City, they repaired for two days before the army headed towards Kaka City, as if they were preparing to eat Kaka City, which had stored huge supplies in one bite. The main legion of the Tulip Duke arranged several lines of defense on the road to advance of the opponent's army, blocking the Rolanders' progress layer by layer.
After several days of battles of all sizes, the troops of both sides are now gathered in the Pamir Plain hundreds of miles from Kaka City - there is probably a major battle there!
But as he approached the front line, Olishe ordered the team to be on guard. Although he was originally just a cavalry leader in a local squad, he stood out among the new recruits by relying on his excellent qualities. Moreover, he was originally an officer and had served as the commander of this 800-man cavalry detachment.
A cavalry horse in front ran over and rushed to Olishe, lowered his voice and said, "Sir... there were many corpses found in front!"
"Corps?" Olishe narrowed his eyes.
Sure enough, when I was less than a meal, a low-lying ground appeared in front of me...
The scene in front of him was like a Shura slaughterhouse. The bodies were lying on the ground, and the broken weapons were scattered everywhere. Looking at the clothes of these dead people, some of them were from the Imperial Army, but more of them were from the Rolands. The ground was scorched earth, as if there had been signs of burning fire, many of the bodies were burned, and some damaged carriages were lying on the roadside. Although most of the carriages were burned, there were still some remaining things. Olishe could see at a glance that the residues were food! A small half of the flag was still stuck in the carriage. Although the pattern on it was pitch black, it could be vaguely seen that it was the Rolands' military flag.
"Sir, it seems that it is a small transport team of Rolanders, who were ambushed by our people!" A cavalry beside him whispered.
Olishe nodded and immediately ordered: "It seems that there are already Roland troops nearby, so be careful! From now on, we will open the way and explore the horses twice as many as possible! Brothers, I will give you a drink when we arrive in Kaka City!"
"yes!"
Bypassing the tragic scene of that place, the convoy slowly advanced from the side, but after walking less than a few miles, he found a larger battlefield!
The terrain here is wide and there are about a thousand corpses on the ground!
The imperial army was entangled with the soldiers of the Rolands, some were caught in arrows, some were on both sides of their bodies, and some were dead war horses!
Judging from the blood, corpses in various postures and broken weapons, there was a fierce battle here, but it seemed that the empire still had the advantage. The Rolanders occupied about 70% of the corpses in the ground.
"It seems like an encounter!" Olishe frowned. There were deep pits on the ground that were not known as magic or magic, and some were hissing and black smoke.
The captain of the transport team was a veteran. He couldn't help but walk to Olisech and whispered: "Sir, could it be the place we saw just now... Well... our people ambushed their transport team, and on the way to successfully retreat, they encountered the large army of the Rolanders again! It seemed that they had a fierce fight!"
Olishe pondered for a moment and frowned and said, "We need to speed up! It seems that this place is already very close to the front line, and there may often be Roland's army activities around... If we meet the other party's army, it will be unfavorable to us!"
A cavalry said proudly: "Sir, even if you encounter it, it will probably be the other party's small army. With our 800 Thunder God Whip, we are not afraid even if they come to thousands of people!"
Olishe glared at him and scolded, "Nonsense! Our order is to escort the convoy to Kaka City! If you encounter the enemy's army here, Xiaogu is naturally not afraid, but once you are entangled by the enemy, our convoy will not move fast. What if a large army chases you!"
After pondering for a moment, Olisech frowned and said, "How far is this place from Kaka City?"
The leader of the transport team said, "Follow this direction, if you go smoothly, you will arrive in another three days.
Olishe's face was a little gloomy: "It's going well... I hope it's going well."
He ordered the cavalry to be divided into several ten-man teams and walked in front and sides of the team. Everyone was wary and wary. These soldiers, whether they were transport teams or Thunder Whip, were the first time they had participated in such a large-scale war. Before they even went to the battlefield to fight, they saw two such tragic scenes, and were a little nervous.
At night, they walked to a short mountain break. Olishe looked at the sky and whispered: "Let's rest here. The carriage has been gone for a day, and the horses have no strength."
Everyone knew that this place was close to the front line and there would be small military activities around at any time. If they met themselves alone, it would be a problem, but if they met the enemy, it would be a problem. So Olishe ordered that no fire should be made, and that they would just stay in the open air.
In the middle of the night, Olishe had just felt a little sleepy when he heard his cavalry whispering: "Sir! Some cloth teams!"
Olishe stood up with his sword in his hand, and ran to the side of the night watchman guarding the short pole: "What's wrong?"
"Sir, listen..." The soldier bent down and pressed his ear tightly to the ground.
Olishe also bent down and pressed against the ground. He immediately heard a faint vibration. He straightened up and said in a deep voice: "It seems to be coming from the right."
The soldier also said, "Yes, sir, it's a cavalry, but I don't know if it's Roland or ours."
"Wake everyone up! Prepare according to the defensive array!"
All the soldiers were woken up. The soldiers of Thunder Whip were worthy of being elite. Although they were woken up at night, they immediately returned to normal and prepared nervously and orderly. The soldiers in the transportation team were much short of them, and some were in a hurry and could not even find their weapons.
With the dim moonlight, Olishe and several of his soldiers climbed on the low plow and looked, and saw the sound of horse hooves coming from the plain on the right. Sure enough, a large army came over. With the moonlight, you could still vaguely see the armor of the opponent's soldiers flashing silver light. Olishe said coldly: "A group of idiots, don't know how to hide their whereabouts when they march at night. Wearing such bright armor, do you think others are blind?"
A cavalry next to him couldn't help but say, "Yes, look at them, they don't know that they are packing a bunch of cotton cloth on horse hooves. Are you afraid of being blocked by such a big movement? It must be that it's not ours, and ours is not so bad!"
He said that, but as the other party got closer, Olishe and his soldiers were all lifted up - it seemed that the other party's army had about three or four thousand people!
Although Olishe was not afraid in his heart - even facing thousands of enemies, he could still break out with the 800 Thunder God Whip - but after all, his current mission is to guard the convoy!!
As the other party got closer, they could clearly see that the other party's armor, equipment and flags were all seen by Olishe and others today - very similar to those dead Roland soldiers!
Everyone bent down and didn't dare to let out a breath. Although Olishe was a little excited, he wanted to go up and fight. He was confident that with the eight hundred Thunder God whips he brought, he was not afraid of meeting these three or four thousand people head-on, even if he couldn't beat them, he could leave. But after all, there was a convoy behind, and the convoy in the chaos did not have the speed of the cavalry.
Seeing that the other party's army was getting closer and closer, but was heading east about two hundred meters away from him, and it seemed that he had not found people like him. Olishe couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief in secret.
But he was a little bit happy!
"Magic!!" A soldier suddenly pulled Olisech.
Sure enough, there were two magicians floating in the sky in the sky. The distance between the other party was too far away just now, and they were wearing black robes and couldn't see them in the night sky. Now the distance was close, but they could see two magicians floating on both sides of the other party's army at a glance.
When Olishe and his group saw the other magician, the magician also saw them condescendingly!
Without any hesitation, a red light quickly gathered on the magician's body, and then a fireball technique hit him.
"Damn it!" Olishe cursed. At this moment, he could no longer hide his figure. He could only jump up, lifted his sword and blocked the fireball that hit him.
With a bang, Olishe's body smashed backwards. The fireball burst out under his sword, sparking everywhere, lifting his body several meters away. Fortunately, the magician on the other side was not a high-level magician, and his strength was just ordinary. The fireball condensed in a hurry was not very powerful. Olishe just felt his body trembling. Although his hair was squirted by the cracked sparks a few times, there was no injury elsewhere.
"Shoot the arrow!!" Olishe shouted on the ground without caring up.
The hundreds of wolf-fanged soldiers who were ready immediately shot out hundreds of sharp arrows, and the arrows were shot towards the air. The magician was too close to the distance and before he could retreat, he was shot through by several arrows and fell from the air.
Other arrows fell and were scattered among the opponent's army. It was just because of the magician's fireball technique just now that the Roland army had already noticed that many soldiers had raised their shields. Therefore, the round of shooting of Olishe's subordinates did not cause too much casualties to the opponent. Only a terrible cry was heard, and less than a hundred people were shot and fell down.
Olishe had already climbed up from the ground. Seeing that the opponent's soldiers were shot in an arrow, he didn't care about anything else and shouted: "The people in the front line picked up the shield, and the opponent was about to shoot arrows!"
The soldiers of Thunder Whip were all rigorously trained. Although these soldiers were all new soldiers, when they heard the command of the commander, they immediately put down the bows and arrows in their hands and raised the shield on the ground.
Chapter completed!