Volume II Southern Beacon 1149

"The enemy is coming, and we have almost just received the alarm that the city of Brooke is being stormed in front of us, and the vanguard cavalry from the enemy has appeared outside the fortress!" In the silence of the military tent, Sardins's slightly low and hoarse voice echoed in the tent, he leaned over, stood in front of the military map in front of the table, and kept pointing to the map with his hand. In a hurry, I could only order the troops to set up a defensive line along the rocks, and by virtue of the terrain, I repelled three attacks by the enemy's forward cavalry, and the enemy lost 70 men, and we lost 19, until yesterday evening, when I received an order from the regimental headquarters to assemble all troops on the riverbank, and the news of the fall of Ruda and Bisselburg on the flanks also arrived last night" Sardins lowered his head a little ashamedly, and his voice stopped before he said helplessly" In order to prevent the troops from falling into a Jedi surrounded on three sides, I could only order the remaining troops to withdraw from the defense line while it was dark.

But there were too many refugees on the road, so I didn't come to report to the regimental headquarters until just now! This is the battle I encountered, although I fought for an afternoon, it was only a few collisions with the enemy's forward cavalry, which is really unspeakable!"

"It's already very good, if it weren't for you, the main force of the Dorok army would have appeared on the other side of the river at this moment! These hundreds of thousands of refugees who crossed the river would probably have no life" Hu Keqili took a deep breath and patted his slightly trembling shoulder with relief, "Your bravery has saved countless lives! It can be seen that you have done your best!" "Have your troops also withdrawn?" Hu Keqili continued to ask, but he didn't hold out much hope,

In the current flow of refugees just now, he saw many soldiers in uniform in the garrison in many places, but those soldiers were frightened, and the troops and lonely officers who were crushed like water were of little significance to the gap in the troops that were most needed on the defense line now, and the combat effectiveness of the garrison troops in these places was not high. It's okay to maintain local law and order, but when it comes to the real battle of the Great Army, just one charge can collapse" Yes" Sardins nodded surprisingly vigorously "My garrison regiment has a total of 2 squadrons, although there are losses in the previous battle. But there were still 900 men in the total number, 500 had already crossed the river, 400 were still crossing the river, and I had also received a part of the soldiers of the 4th Banner Regiment who had been withdrawn from the Anxia side during the defense, about 3,000 men, and they were the most priority to cross the river, and I took them all back to the regimental headquarters."

That is to say. You brought back 4,000 troops!" Hu Keqili took a deep breath and asked with some disbelief, 4,000 elite soldiers who are good at fighting are completely unexpected gains for the troops on the current defense line

"Although there are more than a hundred wounded soldiers inside, most of them still maintain their fighting ability and weapons, but they are a little stunned, and the enemy's forward cavalry has been chasing behind. The retreat was too hasty and chaotic, they were overwhelmed by the enemy's cavalry, and the commander, Lord Aksud, was lost in the battle. Probably already ......"

Sardines's voice stopped, everyone understood what he meant, and the faces of several generals of the Western Legion turned slightly pale,

In this battle, the Fourth Banner Regiment responsible for the defense of the Anxia Valley can be said to be the first to bear the brunt, the Dorok army broke through, and the entire west of the river was almost completely lost, although the news of the front line has been blocked, but the news that the Dorok people broke through from the Anxia Valley does not need to be confirmed,

This also indicates. In the Falcon Army, the local garrison can retreat because of the defeat, but the military commander of the main battle unit must not abandon the defensive line.

Victory or death! Everyone knows that the Anxia Valley is gone, and even if Aksud is not dead, His Majesty Falcon will definitely not let him go......!" How can I go back and explain this......" A general with a sad expression shook his head and muttered in a low voice, and everyone could hear the unconcealable grief in his words,

Hu Keqili turned his head to look over, his eyebrows frowned slightly, it is sad that his colleagues died in battle, but since he has embarked on this bloody road, he has already put life and death aside, and dying on the battlefield as a general is also a kind of homecoming" The head of the Ruita Banner is Aksud's brother-in-law, and I ask Lord Hukoqili to forgive him for any gaffes!"

The commander of the second banner next to him, Polal, hurriedly explained in a low voice to Hukochili, "There are ten days left to be Aksud's 37th birthday, and everyone was going to have a banquet to celebrate, but no one expected this to be the result!" "Okay guys, anyway, Aksud died bravely as a warrior, and he is our pride!"

Hu Keqili listened to this explanation, and the tense expression on his face relaxed slightly,

He waved his hand at everyone, "Sardins has brought us back 4,000 men, but he has brought us back a good way to make up for the current lack of troops."

"How?" Hearing Hukochili's words, several generals looked up in unison with puzzled faces, and even Satin was at a loss

Hukochili said, pointing to the outside of the tent

"Don't you see that there are hundreds of thousands of refugees with nothing on the river, and that is our reinforcements!" "Legion Commander, you're kidding!" The generals of the Western Army gasped in unison, the words refugees and reinforcements are really incompatible, and those refugees will not participate in the battle,

If you are not afraid of death, you will stay in your hometown and not be a refugee!

Hukochili continued: "When I came here just now, I found that many refugees had thrown most of their belongings into the river in order to cross the river, and it was late autumn and the weather was cold, and they needed food and a place to live, but they had nothing now.

"If you let it go, it will cause a lot of trouble, and even impact other areas, so it's better to settle behind the barracks.

It's less than half a day's walk from Paravon.

The largest stockpile of supplies in the empire there, with enough food and tents to sustain these refugees for a month"

"Does this have anything to do with the method?" several generals were still confused, and one of them stood up and asked, "Your Excellency Legion Commander, even if this is the case, it does not mean that the refugees are willing to fight with us against the Doroks, but it is equivalent to carrying a big burden on their backs!" "Let me finish my sentence!" Hukochili waved his hand at him, and said with a smile on the corner of his mouth, "It's all going to be settled anyway." We only need to tell them, as long as one person joins the army, the whole family can get the opportunity to work,

I believe that in less than half a day, we will be able to pull out more than 20,000 soldiers and about 100,000 laborers from these refugees.

Not only will we be able to fill the gap in our troops, but we will also be able to build an impregnable line of defense in the shortest possible time.

Although the temporarily recruited soldiers are not very combative, it is more than enough for them to guard some inconsequential lots and bluff to scare the Doroks!" "I think this method is feasible!" "The commander of the Second Banner, Pollard, nodded in agreement, but also raised a doubt"

What if the Falcon Majesty investigates those supplies? The consumption of more than 100,000 people is not a small number.

Those supplies were hoarded by His Majesty Falcon in Parabun, if we use them like this. I'm just afraid of ......" "You can rest assured of this, if you are held accountable, I will bear it!" Hukochili waved his hand at him with a resolute expression.

Since His Majesty has given me the power to dispose of the entire battle, he has naturally already considered the issue of these materials!"

Listening to Hukochili's assurance, several generals of the Western Army looked at each other and said to Hukochili, "If that's the case, we can rest assured that we will follow the adults!" "Time is pressing, let's go our separate ways according to the plan!" Hukochili stood up. Several generals of the Western Army walked out of the tent in a hurry, and the meeting just now made some of them steady down again.

They didn't notice. Hukochili stood alone in front of the tent, looking at the dark sky in the distance, white raindrops lapping on the ground,

There was a hint of strange emotion in his focused and deep gaze, "This time I can be regarded as bold and stabbed the sky,

Those supplies were all hoarded by the Falcon Majesty and used to fight the Dorok Mountains, but now it's good, and they are directly taken out by themselves to help the victims!"

In the evening, in the hazy twilight, red cavalry appeared across the river, and these cavalry shuttled back and forth along the east bank of the river. It's across the bank from here.

A knight of Dorok stood on the shore of the horse, his red armor like flames, and the knight took off his iron helmet, revealing his flaxen hair that stood on end, and looked at the long black line across the river with some confusion.

It was a temporary two-meter-high platform built along the river. Although it was raining lightly, it was still dusty on the other side.

Countless figures shuttled between these earthen platforms, and the huge scene almost turned the entire river bank into an incomparably wide construction site.

There was also a noticeable increase in the number of troops on the opposite bank, and in some narrow parts of the river, there were not only arrow towers built by the regular army, but also a large increase in the number of patrols

, judging from the strength of the other party's deployment, at least more than 30,000 people, and the labor force for building fortifications, not to mention,

Because there are so many that can't be counted, there are men, women, and children, and I don't know how the Falcon Army conjured up so many people at once

"What the hell is going on?" the Dorok cavalryman tilted his head in confusion, he had been here in the morning,

At that time, it was crowded with refugees crossing the river, and there were no fortifications on the other side of the river, but only half a day had passed.

This earthen platform, which is about 2 meters high, appeared out of thin air.

At least 2 kilometers in length, it blocks the entire stretch of the river here, making it difficult for anyone who sees these fortifications to feel tricky

"Someone, report the situation here to the marshal immediately!It seems that the Falcon Army has come to reinforcements!" The knight of Dorok looked coldly at the noisy scene across the river, his face as heavy as a black-faced sculpture,

On one side was the construction of the fortifications, but on the other side was deathly silent.

Even though they were far away, the fiery battle intent on the other side still burned the eyes of the knight of Dorok,

He had a cold war, and he had a hunch that the upcoming battle would be very difficult......)

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