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It was the lives of tens of thousands of people with a single move, and it was a one-sided massacre. This may only happen when the captives are tortured.
Hearing this soldier's return, the prefect of the Tianlan Empire scolded violently: "Bastard, idiot, damn, how can you change your guard without my talisman." You rice buckets, what do you usually think about, and when it comes to the critical time, you will know to cause trouble for Lao Tzu. ”
But scolding and scolding, this chief also knows that even if he digs up the ancestral graves of that careless subordinate now, he will not be able to make up for his current mistakes.
So he threw the deserter to the ground with all his might, and then drew his long sword and quickly slew the deserter.
Later, after seeing that the battle situation at the head of the city had not yet been completely grasped by the people of the Yanlong Legion, the officer of the Tianlan Empire also grasped the last hope, and shouted loudly to those subordinates behind him: "The thieves of the Yanlong Legion sneaked up on the Seine King City, and all the soldiers of the Tianlan Empire listened to the order, killed the enemy army, and killed ten gold coins each, and now it is time for the decisive battle, brothers, kill it." ”
At the instigation of this officer, the soldiers behind him also drew their weapons with red eyes, and followed their commander to the south gate of the Seine King City.
Although most people know that, in the end, perhaps no more than 1 in 10 of them will receive a bounty. But now that they see that their commanders have already charged to the front line, as his subordinates, if they escape from the battle, and the matter is revealed afterwards, then they will also be unable to escape death.
Therefore, after these people figured out these things, they all let go, followed the commander, and bravely fought towards the south gate of the Seine King City, which was the most fierce battle.
But what this officer of the Tianlan Empire didn't expect was that when he led people to kill the gate of the Seine King City, he suddenly found that the troops who were still behind him and did not follow were unknowingly divided into several parts by the men and horses of the Yanlong Legion.
And just as he was stunned, he heard the rumbling sound of horses' hooves. As a battle-hardened veteran, he could tell that if the sound of horses' hooves reached this level, it would prove that the opposing cavalry must be numerous.
Seeing this situation, he suddenly remembered that when this army entered the city by deceiving his trust, there were about 50,000 cavalry in the army. At that time, he was also very curious to think that since Lieutenant General Luo Ning was afraid of the opponent's cavalry attack, why would he send the cavalry in his army to the King of Seine first.
But it wasn't until now that he understood that this was all a conspiracy of the Yanlong Legion, and they were not the men and horses of the Tianlan Empire at all, so they had such a large number of cavalry. And now at this time, the south gate has been lost, and most of the men and horses originally stationed here have been defeated after being attacked by sneak attack. Seven out of ten people alive are trying to flee for their lives. And the remaining three don't mean how heroic they are, but they have been entangled by the men and horses of the Yanlong Legion, and they can't run if they want to.
Now he led his men and horses, and when he saw the chaos of the battle, he immediately rushed to the city with his people, wanting to take back the initiative of the city gate first.
But when he killed it, he was stunned to find that even letting himself attack the city wall was deliberately done by the Yanlong Legion.
Their plan was to disrupt their forces and keep most of them under the walls, so that their cavalry could strike at their best.
And not long after he heard the sound of horses' hooves, the cavalry units of the Yanlong Legion began to charge at his troops in a charging formation that he was very familiar with.
Seeing this situation, he had the intention to bring people back to help, but he didn't dare.
Because although the men and horses of the Yanlong Legion had tricked him into the city wall before, after they had managed to divide his troops into several parts, the men and horses of the Yanlong Legion would no longer pester his troops.
Because now the main attack point of the Yanlong Legion is simply under the city wall, although his people have attacked the city, they can't really control the dominance of the city gate at all.
And after the cavalry troops under the city joined the war group, the defeat of the Tianlan Empire's army was even more obvious.
How could these soldiers fighting on foot be able to compete with cavalry units that had a huge advantage in speed and strength, and a very obvious advantage in attack range? After the Great War, the soldiers of the Tianlan Empire simply became the targets of torture and killing by the cavalry of the Yanlong Legion.
Tens of thousands of infantry, they have no cover, no traps, no giant antlers, and some only have short knives in their hands, but they can't compete with the long weapons of the cavalry.
Many times, those infantry just raised their weapons and prepared to resist, but when they didn't even touch the opponent's armor, they were ruthlessly taken away by the opponent's long weapon.
The south gate of the King of Seine once again flowed like a river of blood, and seeing the bright red blood flowing all over the streets, many people even cheered and thought that in the city of the King of Seine, a blood-red moat had been formed unconsciously.
It was because he saw that the dominance of the battle situation had all been controlled by the Yanlong Legion, and the city gate could not be recaptured, and the soldiers under the city were under the impact of the opposing cavalry, and they did not even have room to fight back.
Seeing this situation, there will be people in the troops of the Tianlan Empire who will risk killing their heads and persuade their commanders to withdraw their troops. In this situation, only by withdrawing troops immediately can it be possible to preserve a point of strength for the Tianlan Empire.
The loss of the south gate of the Seine royal city is a foregone conclusion, but this time, as soon as the south gate is lost, the defense of the other three gates is simply like a decoration.
The defense there was already extremely weak, and now that the battle was one-sided, it was too whimsical to think that they would be able to fight for the Empire to the last soldier at this time.
This officer clearly knows the shortcomings of the Tianlan Empire now, the officialdom is corrupt, and although the combat effectiveness of the army has not declined, the kind of patriotic thought in the hearts of the soldiers has long been gone.
If it is a victory, even if it is a tough battle, these people are not afraid, as long as there is an order from the commander, the soldiers of the Tianlan Empire dare to charge. But in this kind of war situation that is fundamentally bound to be lost, if you want these soldiers and ruffians to sacrifice their lives for the country needlessly, don't have extravagant hopes.
The officers of the Tianlan Empire even thought that when the battle at the South City Gate subsided, as long as the soldiers of the other city gates did not take the initiative to surrender, they would already be worthy of the Tianlan Empire.
It was a fool's dream to expect to gather those poor men and horses together and then come back and retake the South Gate.
But seeing that the battle situation was now decided, the soldiers said that they were going to withdraw, but in fact, they simply hoped that they would surrender with them. Perhaps only in this way can they get a glimmer of life.
After struggling for a long time, the officer of the Tianlan Empire finally said in pain: "Pass the order, don't resist, it's pointless to retreat now, let's surrender." ”
"This? Alas, let's fall, our surrender is not a simple city, but the fate of the entire empire. Hearing that his commanders had ordered to prepare to surrender, one of the five features in the troops of the Tianlan Empire, after struggling for a long time, finally sighed helplessly and accepted this reality.
But when he painfully accepted this reality, he unintentionally said the truest thoughts in his heart.
Hearing the words of his subordinates, the supreme commander of the Tianlan Empire was stunned, and after a while, he recalled the meaning of his subordinates' words, and then he also smiled bitterly.
Yes, the current Tianlan Empire seems to be extremely powerful, but it is because of the sudden growth of this empire twenty years ago that the empire has more and more ills, and until now, it has almost reached the point of no cure.
In fact, this is not the alarmism of these soldiers at all, the facts are already in front of us.
The reason for the emptiness of the treasury due to years of war was acceptable.
But if you think about it carefully, the Tianlan Empire's treasury is empty, is it just because of the constant wars on the border.
In fact, after the empire suddenly expanded by half twenty years ago, the bureaucratic management structure became even more bloated.
The Sayy Empire was forcibly occupied, and the extra territory needed to be managed by the officials of the Tianlan Empire, but the imperial capital did not pay attention to the problems on this side, resulting in many meritorious ministers installing people in their own camps, and the internal turmoil of the Tianlan Empire was also affected, and the various political parties of the Tianlan Empire used the excuse of the Sayi Empire, and the partisan struggle became more intense.
These powerful people only care about their own interests, but they don't care about the survival of the people at the bottom.
They fought for power among themselves, but the result was bitter for the people.
Heavy taxes are the biggest problem in the Tianlan Empire now, and many people can't afford such heavy taxes at all, but the officials and nobles everywhere don't think about these problems at all. They only want political achievements, and so that they can enrich themselves.
Fighting for past taxes from the people, it would be a blessing to have thirty percent of them enter the treasury of the Tianlan Empire. All the rest of the money went into the hands of corrupt officials and aristocrats.
Even the soldiers in the army, after they joined the army, some of the soldiers' land in their hometown was requisitioned by those nobles in the name of the past.
What are these soldiers fighting on the battlefield at the cost of their own lives, isn't it just so that their families can have a life. But now not only are they in danger of losing their lives at any time, but their families may also not survive.
Such things abound in the current Tianlan Empire, and the soldiers did not mutiny, all because their supreme leader, Lieutenant General Luo Ning, after learning about their suffering, did not care about offending those princes and ministers, and in front of the king of the Tianlan Empire, he sought justice for these brave soldiers.
However, Lieutenant General Luo Ning's ability is limited after all, and even if he ignores his own future, he will not be able to get all the justice for these soldiers in the end.
But despite this, the army of the Tianlan Empire, under Luo Ning's shock and prestige, has never caused a mutiny among the soldiers.
But now these soldiers of the Tianlan Empire are really disappointed, and the troops of the Tianlan Empire guarding the Senna King City know the most about the combat situation on the front line.
After learning that the attack on the Ram fortress had been blocked, the generals here vaguely thought that in the harsh winter, it seemed that it was no longer difficult to ask the soldiers who were constantly fighting to attack a fortress that was not of great significance.
But what disappointed them was that after Lieutenant General Luo Ning obviously sent a request for a cessation of war, the imperial capital not only did not allow it, but also gave Lieutenant General Luo Ning a reprimand. And the most hateful thing is that at this time, rumors of disadvantage to Lieutenant General Luo Ning spread in the imperial capital, as a transit point of the war, although the Senna Royal City is far away from the imperial capital of the Tianlan Empire, but the soldiers here are well aware of these things.
Hearing the news, these soldiers scoffed at the rumors. Because as soldiers, their reverence for Lieutenant General Luo Ning has long been deep-rooted, and in their eyes, Lieutenant General Luo Ning is not only a representative of the god of war, but also a synonym for loyalty.
Fifty years, Lieutenant General Luo Ning has been fighting in the south and north of the Tianlan Empire for a full fifty years, even if he is only a lieutenant general until now, this old general has never shown any disobedience.
But just when the war was raging, just because of some small rumors about the imperial capital, it was able to influence the thoughts of the royal family. Didn't Emperor Kevin, who had just taken office in the Tianlan Empire, really not have long eyes, how could he believe in these things. The war between the two armies is constantly a struggle between the two armies, and at the same time it is also a psychological battle. These rumors will not be born sooner or later, but they spread in the imperial capital when Lieutenant General Luo Ning led the army to conquer the Yanlong Legion, and anyone with a little bit of brains should be able to think clearly, this may be the strategy of the Yanlong Legion.
But it is such a simple truth, but Emperor Kevin of the Tianlan Empire does not think about this aspect at all. only thought about Lieutenant General Luo Ning as much as possible, as if this old general who was obviously doing his best for the empire was really a thief who was ready to support his own troops because he had heavy troops.
Now that Lieutenant General Luo Ning has been defeated, the battle of the Tianlan Empire has also ended in complete failure. Even at the time of the rout, the deputy commander of the expeditionary force, in order to buy time for the large army to retreat, chose to die at the last moment in the Ram fortress.
The pillars of the Tianlan Empire's army have already fallen, if Lieutenant General Luo Ning falls again, who else can carry the burden of the Tianlan Empire's army.
However, just when these soldiers were preparing to welcome Lieutenant General Luo Ning to lead the troops to withdraw to the Seine Royal City, something unexpected happened at this time, and the Seine Royal City was about to be lost.
The significance of the Senna Royal City is not as simple as it seems on the surface, if the fortress guarded by the Tianlan Empire in the south changes hands, then the Tianlan Empire may face the dilemma that the Yanlong Legion will face at the beginning of its development. Because except for the Seine King City, all the way to the north, except for the Zhongbang Fortress, the Tianlan Empire is no longer in danger to defend.
Therefore, when he heard that his commander was about to decide to surrender, the little military attache would have such feelings.
The Seine Royal City has been lost, and the Yanlong Legion may really be able to restore the country this time.
The world may not really think that an empire that has been destroyed, an empire that has been completely destroyed, will be restored only twenty years after the destruction of the country. And the most talked-about thing is that the restoration of the Sayh Empire was actually finally succeeded by the unremitting efforts of the two princesses of the empire.
Of course, these things are still too far away. Right now, as Bettina, the supreme commander of the Yanlong Legion, she actually didn't know that the Seine Royal City had become the territory of their Yanlong Legion under Li Yi's surprise attack. If she could know the news, then maybe this big girl who has been working hard for 20 years to restore the country will cry with joy in public.