Realm of Power

"Your Highness Princess, let us also attack. Just watching from behind will make others laugh." Several tribal leaders who stayed behind saw the situation in front of them and couldn't help asking Ruitang Tingna to fight at the same time.

The roaring sound of fierce fighting came from the front. Not only these tribal leaders, but also all the cavalry who stayed behind in the base camp looked at it with envy. The horses under their crotches were about to move, their front hooves digging at the hard northern frozen soil, their noses touching Emitting hot white smoke,

In the minds of the people of Dongting, staying at the base camp is not an honorable thing. Only the warriors who shed their blood on the battlefield, create carnage and make the enemy fearful are the most respectable. As a warrior, you should be like Feng'er. Galloping on the battlefield, he used the sharp scimitar in his hand to swipe across the enemy's throat neatly.

This is a race of warriors, possessing the perseverance of the northern Coldlanders and the toughness of the Kugits. When faced with the 100,000 iron hoofs of King Dongting Khan, even the fat man had to choose to avoid his sharp edge.

As famous as the Dongting people's prowess in war, the Dongting people are bloodthirsty. About this, Fatty once asked Ruitang Tingna privately, and the answer he got gave Fatty a better understanding of the Dongting people's social structure.

If Xikujit is a typical tribal system, for the benefit of the tribe, the men in the tribe are responsible for fighting. In order to obtain trophies that are beneficial to the tribe, they often have no scruples, just like the original Kugitsi Just like the invasion of Wikiya by the East Courtyard, more than 200,000 Wikiya people were massacred. However, the bloodthirsty of the warriors from the East Courtyard was far more terrifying than that of the West Kugits. Even the Westkugits were obsessed with this group that was bleeding from them. Compatriots with the same bloodline feel a bit intimidated,

In addition to part of the dispute between the East and West Royal Courts, the main reason is the special tribal philosophy of the Dongting people. Before the tribes in the Dongting Grassland were unified, they were a land of chaotic wars. Today you kill me once, and tomorrow I will beat you once, because it will not last for a long time. The civil war caused Dongting people to be indifferent to the concept of their compatriots.

In the minds of the Dongting people, the interests of the tribe are that of the leader, and the two are integrated into one, so as long as the leader issues an order for massacre, they will raise the butcher knife without hesitation.

They will not be ashamed because they have carried out cruel and senseless massacres of civilians, but will only be ashamed because they were scolded by the leader or failed to complete the leader's orders. From this point of view, the Dongting people are like an efficient war machine, and it is precisely Because of this, the Dongting Iron Cavalry has been able to hold down the northern cold land for so many years. Even Asu'o, a generation of northern tycoons, would never dare to have the slightest intention of rebellion when King Dongting Khan came back to life.

The tribe leader's request was not approved by Ruitang Tingna. Her eyes were still fixed on the enemy's central army, which was not affected. The Night Demon Army of Asu'u tribe was worthy of being the elite of the North.

Facing the defeated Northland army who were fighting in front of them and running away like wild dogs, these tall and tall cold warriors standing in the middle did not waver at all.

They stood or crouched, with serious expressions, like solid rocks standing in the torrent. No emotion could be seen in their cold eyes. They lined up walls with thick shields and spears, forming a solid middle. The defense line is like a dam, dividing the battlefield into two parts.

On one side is a chaotic battlefield with a nearly collapsed defense line, while on the other side is a quiet and motionless mountain. If the strange battlefield situation makes Ruitang Tingna's beautiful moon-like eyebrows frown together slightly,

As Azubeca analyzed, Ruitang Tina's plan from the beginning was to use superior force to break through the enemy's weakest flank, attract the opponent's main force to come for reinforcements, and then use the high mobility of the Dongting cavalry to use the Dongting people's best skills. The aggregation tactic is like swallowing the bait, cutting and separating the main force of the enemy's reinforcements, and then eating them piece by piece

But who knew that the opposing commander would remain unmoved in the face of tens of thousands of losses on the right wing? These tightly defended center lines are becoming the biggest stepping stone for the Dongting Cavalry to expand their results.

If you want to fully grasp the initiative in this battle, the center line must be broken through. Among the Dongting generals who have entered the battle, many people also see this. From time to time, Dongting cavalry breaks away from the main team, like Just like driving a flock of sheep, I tried to drive the defeated army to the center line according to the previous tactics, but the effect was not obvious, and I even suffered a ruthless counterattack from the opponent.

"Ready" followed by the uniform command, the shield bearers in front of the Asuo Night Demon Army squatted down at the same time, stretched out a bright spear from the gap between the shields to form a dense wall of guns;

"Attention, the front is covered with fire for one hundred meters." Northland Night Demon Army commander Azubeka looked at the broken armies of other tribes getting closer and closer in the distance, as well as those hiding behind these broken armies, and bent down to urge the war horses. The Dongting cavalry came like a pack of wolves, raising their hands high,

Following his loud shout, a dense cluster of arrows suddenly erected from the rear of the Asuo Night Demon army. It was two square formations and about 4,000 Northland archers. These archers were all experienced. The cold land hunters, their thick arms are as strong as thighs, quickly draw the composite powerful bowstrings made of sea animal sinews upon command,

"Creak" The animal tendons made a gradually tightening sound under the pull of their powerful force, just like a series of humanoid ballistas, neatly raising their 2-meter-long long bows toward the sky.

"Shoot!" Azubeka gave the order. The 4,000 Northland archers followed the order and collectively released their fingers. "Whoosh" followed the sound of tearing the air, and the powerful arrow clusters came out with the sound of wind and lightning. Suddenly, a strange sound of grace resounded through the sky, countless black spots and cold arcs in the sky even changed the color of the falling snowflakes in the sky.

"Puff!" The sound of sharp arrows piercing the human body is like a sword piercing through cotton wool. The dense arrowheads replace the falling snowflakes in the sky, and they hit the arc within a hundred meters in front like a heavy rain.

"Ah!" Thousands of running Northland soldiers rolled and screamed in the rain of arrows. The whole row of corpses were nailed to the ground by arrow clusters. The hot human blood melted the snow under them into a red In the white mud, most of the Northland soldiers who fell to the ground after being shot by arrows had their eyes open in disbelief, staring blankly in front of them before they died. These Northland soldiers could not believe that they were actually killed by one of their own people's sharp arrows. under

The effect of this sudden and powerful rain of arrows was also very obvious. Not only did the scattered Northland people's corpses litter the field, but the Dongting cavalry following behind were also unavoidable. A group of more than a hundred people was heading in the direction of Asu'o's tribe. The galloping Dongting cavalry was hit from the front by an invisible giant hammer and shot in from the upper slope by powerful arrow clusters.

Blood spattered, and the Dongting cavalry on the war horse rolled directly off the speeding war horse. After moving forward for more than ten steps, the ownerless war horse swayed and tilted its body and fell down with a bunch of arrows amidst the tragic neighing. The whole scene was extremely It was so tragic that even the battlefield that was being fought paused for a moment, and some of the leaders who wanted to lead the team to attack the center line were frightened back.

"Damn it!" Ruitang Tingna, the princess of the East Court, who saw this scene, punched the saddle angrily. Her pretty face was full of murderous intent. If eyes could kill, the Night Demon Army in front would have been cut into pieces. After all, why was it that Fatty Fatty was able to use tactics that were like setting fire to a prairie fire, but was so frustrated in his own hands?

"If we can't arouse the morale of the whole army, this battle will be difficult to fight." With this thought, Ruitang Tingna bit her red lower lip with her jade teeth, raised the gorgeous riding whip inlaid with countless gems, and pointed at the mountains in the distance. The night demon army remained motionless and said sternly

"The blood of our Dongting warriors should not be shed in vain. Who among you is willing to lead the army to defeat the enemy in front of you? Use your sharp scimitar to knock on the door to Hulanbei for the Dongting army."

"This" The tribal leaders who looked excited just now looked at each other. After thinking about it, they immediately fell silent. Everyone could see that the army in the middle line was not only the strongest center of gravity in the entire battle, but also a A huge trap, if you attack easily, you may fall into a situation where you are attacked from both sides.

Because the terrain is a concave undulating land on the left, and an upward hill on the right, the opponent obviously deliberately placed the weakest troops on the left side when deploying, which is difficult to defend and will bear the brunt of the attack.

The most powerful legions are all placed on the right. Although it seems that the number of troops on the center line is only about 10,000, there are still 15,000 troops on the right wing of the center that have not moved. In other words, once an attack on the center line is launched, , not only have to face the upward slope terrain that is unfavorable for cavalry assault, but may also encounter a strong counterattack from the opponent's right wing at any time.

Seeing that no one dared to stand up, Ruitang Tingna's beautiful eyebrows knitted together, and her gaze swept across the faces of the tribal leaders in front of her like a blade. The tribal leaders she saw lowered their heads one after another.

Ruitang Tingna gritted her teeth and said, "If anyone is willing to take on this task, I will give him the grassland located in Bokai Beach. Everyone knows that Bokai Beach is a lush water grassland in the south-central part of Dongting Grassland. It has always belonged to my royal court. For other tribes, the direct-administered territory is a piece of fat and oily land. If anyone owns it, the tribe's livestock can increase by one-third in less than ten years. With livestock and population, how can you still Are you afraid of losing prestige?\

,"Hearing such a generous reward, the tribal leaders below finally moved. A middle-aged Kugit man wearing animal head armor stood up from the side first. He saluted in front of Ruitang Tina's horse with great respect and said, "Your Highness Princess If you trust me in the Celtic Department, I am willing to use the 5,000 scimitars of the Celtic Department to knock on the door of Hulanbe for the army. But I have a request."

Ruitang Tingna looked at the middle-aged man in front of her, her pretty face slightly moved. The Celtic tribe was not the largest tribe among the Dongting tribe, but it was also among the top three among the medium-sized tribes. Although the entire tribe had a population of There are less than 100,000 people, but young people under the age of 40 account for one-third of the Dan tribe.

Even if we exclude the possibility of women from the tribe participating in the war, the number of cavalry that can be mobilized during the war can reach 30,000. Moreover, the Celtic cavalry is famous for its short-distance impact and is known as the wind on the grassland. It is praised for its Their high equestrian skills have always served as scouts and vanguards in the Dongting Army.

Ruitang Tingna tapped the Celtic leader in front of her with the riding crop in her hand and said, "Since I have even taken out the grass, I naturally won't be reluctant to part with it. If you have any other requests, just ask me. As long as I can The one who calls the shots”

"First of all, I cannot accept Kaibo Caotan as a reward, because it has been the territory of the Khans for generations. Even if it is a reward from Her Royal Highness, I cannot accept it." Hearing Ruitang Tingna's promise, the middle-aged man raised his head with a solemn face and held his head high. responded

"Don't you want a reward? Then what do you want?" Ruitang Tingna looked at him with a strange face. The leaders of other tribes were also in a commotion, and even had some low laughter.

"I don't want fertile land like Bokai Meadow. Is this guy Kertnach crazy?"

"Yes, who says it's not the case? Those were the three best lands directly under the Khan's court at the time. Anyone who gets it will laugh out loud in their dreams."

"Everyone, please be quiet." Ruitang Tingna looked around, raised her riding whip in displeasure and drew an arc in the air, and the low discussion around her stopped immediately.

"Are you doubting that I don't have the right to reward Bokai grassland? Don't forget, although I am not King Khan, I still have the glory shared by King Khan."

Ruitang Tingna's angry and beautiful eyes were fixed on the Celtic leader in front of her. In fact, her hands were nervous and even stained with sweat. The Celtic tribe's questioning was undoubtedly a very serious crime. If it had been in the past, she might have been punished by the king. The court guards pushed it out and beheaded it, but now, in addition to their own anger, most of the clan leaders of the various clans were watching with excitement.

Seeing that the eldest princess made no sound, the Celtic chief Kokeltner raised his head and said with some satisfaction, "If my Celtic cavalry defeats the enemy on the opposite side, I hope the eldest princess can agree to my request, which is to take this Half of the spoils in this battle were given to my Celtic tribe. As for the Bokai grassland, that thing is too far away and is not suitable for our tribe to possess. It will take at least ten years to be effective, which is a whole generation's time. , it’s really too long for our clan.”

"Keltner, what do you mean by this? What do you mean it's too long? What do you want to do?" Before Ruitang Tina opened her mouth, the patriarchs below had already started to make a fuss.

"Are you kidding me? I'll give you half of the loot to the Celts, so what are you guys still working on here? Why don't you just go back and hug your wives?" A somewhat obese clan leader jumped out angrily and said

"This is my condition. If the princess agrees, I, the Celtic tribe, will be a scimitar in the hands of the princess. If the princess cannot agree, I, the Celtic tribe, have nothing to say.

Keltner shrugged his shoulders helplessly, allowing the clan leaders to accuse him but showing no intention of ordering the attack. He pursed his lips and said, "Everyone knows the purpose of this attack on the North, King Khan." Your Majesty personally conquers the Northern Territory, and our Dongting army will be the first to attack. Even if the Northlanders can hold on for a while, they will eventually be wiped out by King Khan's army. Since the benefits will naturally come, now that they have encountered a tough problem, everyone has hid. We, the Ker tribe, are willing to stand up. For helping everyone, why don’t you even want to give me a little reward?”

"Asshole, don't think that just your Celtic tribe can fight, and our Ruman tribe can also fight." The fat chief pushed Keltner away and said to Ruitang Tina, "Your Highness, don't listen to him. The Celts sent five thousand men, but They are all light cavalry. Although our Ruman clan only has 2,000 people, they are all well-equipped Dongting cavalry. As long as I get a quarter of the loot, I will immediately order the cavalry to attack and guarantee that we will capture the opposite military formation today. ,Kill all the people from the North."

"Yes, if Chief Ruman is willing to attack, a thousand light cavalry from our Le'an tribe are willing to assist." A tribe leader wearing fine iron armor stood up from the side. It was Le Angedu, the leader of the Le'an tribe. Chief Mingle'an is thin in stature, but very energetic. He stands next to the slightly fat chief Ruman. The fat and thin people are full of joy.

But Ruitang Tingna couldn't laugh. The Le'an tribe and the Ruman tribe originally had a normal relationship, but when they migrated south, some powerful tribes naturally began to form gangs around them, and they were divided into east and west. In the area, the outside world has begun to call itself the East Clan and the West Clan. Ruitang Tingna originally just laughed at this kind of thing, but now she realizes what a serious mistake it is.

She knew that the Vekia Falcon had been trying every means to weaken the power of the various tribes in the East Courtyard, and even broke the original pattern by allowing the tribes to migrate south. However, she did not expect that the Vekia Falcon would only be divided into one migration area. This gave rise to the concept of factions that had never existed before among the various tribes in Dongting.

This is the disengagement of people's hearts. Isn't it the beginning of strife?

Now she realizes how big the gap is between herself and the Vekia Falcon. She doesn't even dare to think that in just half a year, some members of the Dongting tribe have begun to dare to question her orders. This idea makes Ruitang Tingna, the eldest princess of the Dongting, feel cold in her heart. , I always thought that it was easy to be the commander-in-chief of an army and to act alone.

But later I discovered that in the Dongting generation, most of the subordinates did not dare to show any disobedience because of the prestige of their father, rather than truly obeying themselves. Now even if they are wearing the crown of the Khan King, Only then did he discover that all races were not as absolutely obedient as he thought.

The clan leaders of the various tribes in the East Court are already very prestigious people on the grassland. With the main force of the Royal Court being wiped out in the battle of Motu, most of the military power of the East Court is also in the hands of these people. Therefore, the main force is weak and the branches are strong. If not If you climbed onto the big tree of the Falcon Empire, you might have been snatched away by the clan leaders with different intentions.

Just like the situation in front of me, when there are benefits, everyone rushes to them, but once they encounter difficulties, everyone is silent. Even if they reluctantly offer benefits, they will be haggled. Thinking of the Vecia Falcon, it is easy to talk on the battlefield. The victory of the entire battle was sealed with a smile. It seemed as easy as turning the palm of your hand.

"Some people are born to be kings, and everything in the world is destined to crawl at their feet from the beginning, but you are not. You still have a lot to learn." Rui Tang Tingna's mind could not help but emerge with the words that the fat man said when he carefully placed the written order of sending troops on her bedside.

"The current Dongting has lost its original sharpness. Although there will be no civil strife for the time being, no one dares to guarantee that in ten or twenty years, the Dongting grassland will not set off another bloody civil war between the various tribes for their own interests.

If I were you, I would never mention this revenge war. Last time I helped you, this time you have no one to help you.

The lack of strength of the royal court will make them realize that you, the princess of Dongting, are not enough to deter them. This will become the seed that sprouts in their hearts and will be the beginning of the real competition for interests among the various departments of Dongting."

"Dongting, if it really becomes what that man said, what I did today, is it right or wrong?" Rui Tang Tingna's heart was filled with confusion, to be continued)

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