Eastern mythology system

Chapter 125
The setting sun is slanting.

The blood-like afterglow of the setting sun dyed the white clouds in the sky the color of blood.

The red that covered half of the sky was so shocking to watch.It seemed that at the next moment, a bright red rain of blood was about to fall from the sky.

On the city wall, on the side of the wall, and on the ground under the city wall, it is also covered with bright and thick red.Even if there is a sudden heavy rain from the sky, it may not be able to wash away the red eyes.

But these various shades of red that flow or solidify have nothing to do with the sunset in the sky.

This is real blood, and this is blood that comes from a living human body.But its owner may not still be a living person at this moment.

The offensive and defensive battle at the Huaishui Pass has been going on for almost half an hour.

The sound of shouting and killing on the city wall, the soldiers crawling along the ladder with difficulty, and the successor soldiers coming from inside and outside the city wall to join the fighting scene...

All this constitutes a cruel, poignant but spectacular picture.

Not far from the Huaishui Pass, on a raised soil wave, a general of the Riga Empire silently watched the battlefield ahead, and slowly waved his hand.

The flag bearer standing behind him vigorously waved the huge flag in his hand.

At the same time, the sound of beating gongs and drums sounded instantly, and it spread far to the ears of Riga soldiers who were fighting fiercely on Xiongguan.

Ming Jin withdraws his troops.

The warriors who took great pains to attack the city wall struggled to break free from the entanglement of enemies several times their size, and quickly slid down the city wall from the ladder on the city wall.

The soldiers who were still below the city and were about to climb up raised their shields to ward off the arrows shot from above, while slowly retreating.

Just as he was about to support the advancing troops, he turned around on the spot and walked back under the commander-in-chief's flag at a neat pace.

The siege troops of the Riga Empire quickly retreated like a tide, and they all left the battle in a blink of an eye.

The soldiers of the Brilliant Empire lost their opponents, and immediately stationed themselves with swords, or simply lay down on the ground, panting heavily.

Grand Duke Mattesias glanced at the performance of the soldiers under his command, Su frowned slightly, and shouted loudly with enough fighting spirit:
"Heroic soldiers! The Riga Empire is famous for its viciousness. It conquered from south to north and destroyed countless countries. There are also six famous generals who rank second, General Dino, who personally led the command and came to attack Huaishui Pass. But what happened? Haven't you been defeated by us and fled back with your tail between your legs? Soldiers, I am proud of you, and His Majesty the King and the Glorious Empire will also be proud of you!"

"Long live the glorious empire! Long live His Majesty the King! Long live the Grand Duke!"

The soldiers raised their arms and shouted excitedly, and responded enthusiastically.The exhaustion and pain in his body seemed to disappear at this moment.

The Grand Duke narrowed his eyes slightly, staring intently at a short and unattractive man on the small slope in the opposing camp.

The short man seemed to have a feeling in his heart, and raised his head slightly, his sharp eyes pierced the boundary of the distance, and collided with the Grand Duke's sight.

After a long time, the short man pulled a cruel smile on his mouth, and took the lead to look away.

This "battle" is pointless.The number of winners and losers still has to be fought back from the battlefield with real swords and guns.

"Retreat, return to camp!"

The Grand Duke Mattesias also withdrew his gaze and walked down the tower.

It's just that the expression on his face became a little gloomy.

There is no need to wait for his staff to compile and sort out the post-war reports. With the sharp eyesight he has cultivated in his military career for many years, the Grand Duke has already been able to roughly estimate the battle loss ratio between the enemy and us in this battle.

Close to 1:1 casualty ratio!
The Brilliant Empire had a slight upper hand.

If it was a head-to-head battle in the wild, this result would be enough to make Grand Duke Mattesias ecstatic.

But this is siege warfare.

The siege party had to rush through a section of death zone baptized by arrow rain before reaching the city.Set up the ladder, or throw the rope hook, and climb up desperately.Halfway through, if the ladder is pushed down and the rope is cut, all the efforts in front of them will come to naught, and they will fall to their deaths under the city wall.

After going through untold hardships, they finally climbed the tower and stood in front of the enemy.What awaits them is still not a fair war.Because what they have to face is the defenders who are several times or even dozens of times their size and are waiting for work.Before they could gain a firm foothold, they would be cut down by the swarming defenders and thrown outside the city wall.

According to past battles, for two armies with equal strength, equipment, command, etc., the battle loss ratio of the offensive and defensive sides is generally around 3:1.

But the battle just now was close to 1:1.

Even if there is enough psychological preparation before the battle, it is expected that the battle will be extremely difficult.Because the soldiers of the Glorious Empire are indeed not as experienced as the enemy.The military literacy of the soldiers is also far lower than the average level of the opponent.In addition, for the sake of the future development of the war, one-third of the soldiers guarding the front line of the tower are newly recruited soldiers. I hope they can grow up from the cruel actual combat as soon as possible.

But the Grand Duke Mattesias still did not expect that the first battle at the opening of the war would have such a result.

This is only the first battle, and the fighting time is less than half an hour.

Moreover, only one of the five phalanxes in the front row of the enemy's formation was dispatched.Obviously, the unattractive General Dino just made a tentative attack.

Fortunately, it was getting late at this time, General Dino was leading the army to attack Huaishui Pass for the first time, and he hadn't figured out the situation here, so he couldn't take the risk of attacking the city in the dark as soon as he came up.If he dared to ruthlessly press all the troops on the ground and launch a strong attack, whether this grand pass can be held is another matter.

The scene of the soldiers lying on the ground when the enemy retreated just now appeared before the eyes of the Grand Duke Mattesias, gasping for breath.

As the defender of the city, consumption should have been very dominant.But judging from the performance of the two sides when they disengaged, the soldiers of the Glorious Empire were more tired than the enemy.

The difference in the quality of the soldiers, and even the backwardness of the overall military strength, really cannot be made up for by a moment of cheer and hard work.

Grand Duke Mattesias sighed secretly.

Even in terms of tactical command, he was not afraid of General Dino, who was also well-known in Oscontinent.The grand duke has poured his heart and soul into this Iron Gate, which was specially built to defend against the invasion of the Riga Empire, which gave him great confidence.But in other respects, the Grand Duke really couldn't hold the belief that he would win.

This battle is all about death!

Grand Duke Mattesias secretly clenched his fists, walked forward with firm steps.

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At the same time, the province of Aberdeen, which is located on the westernmost end of the Oscontinent and located on the east and west sides of the glorious empire with the province of Edinburgh, also welcomed its guests.

Facing the afterglow of the setting sun and braving the howling north wind, a team of less than 30 people walked slowly, looking so thin.

(End of this chapter)