Realm of Power

The northern city of Boankes is the third largest city in the Hulanbei region, second only to the Besu capital of the Besu tribe and the original Hulanbei city. This is a city that was originally developed from a tribal market.

More than 400 years ago, the Dika people, the rulers of the Hulanbei region, initially established a centralized trading point in this small town on the west side backed by the Boannis Mountains to facilitate the exchanges between the various ethnic groups in Hulanbei. With the evolution of hundreds of years, this former small town has also developed into a trading city.

Although the population is only more than 30,000, there are only about 10,000 real Boankes. The other 20,000 are nobles from various ethnic groups, traders, and some speculators who come here to seek good luck. They set up tents on the city streets and loudly hawked their wares.

Wandering on such streets, there are voices everywhere calling for buying and selling, caravans leading coldland yaks loaded with goods, mercenaries taking a nap on the backs of reindeer, and traders picking at the stalls. , although the amount of daily transactions may not be as high as that of a second-tier trading city in the interior, but in the most barren northern cold land, this is the trade center in the eyes of all ethnic groups.

Over hundreds of years, the Northlanders have formed a life with Boankes as a trading point. They will bring the tribe's goods here to seek buyers, or buy back the daily necessities they need from here. You can often hear shouts from various ethnic groups in the taverns along the street. This place is not only responsible for trade matters, but has also become a symbol of the cold north.

A group of cavalry in black armor walked through the somewhat crowded streets. The vendors along the way involuntarily stopped shouting. Their eyes looking at this group of cavalry contained fear and curiosity. The cold land in the north Most of the mounts were reindeer, and these mounted soldiers undoubtedly came from the far south.

The polished and exquisite mail armor carries a semi-curved scimitar on his waist. A majestic red cloak hangs down from his back, and the red tassel on his helmet dances up and down with the war horse. There was an overwhelming pressure all over my body,

"It's the Falcon Cavalry." Some timid voices came from all around.

The fat man was riding on the horse, basically ignoring the focused gazes around him. He glanced at the messy market in front of him, and then he remembered that today was the trading day that happens every seven days in the cold northern land.

"There are so many people." The fat man stretched his hands lazily on the horse. There were about a thousand people in the crowd in front of him, and there might be even more places where he could not rest. Unless he ordered the guards to disperse everyone here, otherwise You have to move forward step by step with the crowd. The fat man decided that it would be better to take another route to the city hall.

In the municipal center of Boancs, the area near the center has been closed off. Sentries have been set up on all roads leading here, and are guarded by Falcon soldiers holding long guns.

This is the temporary command post of His Majesty the Falcon. A villa on the left side of the Civic Center was a palace originally set up by Asuo, a rapidly rising hero in the North before the new Northern Center was completed. Set up your main camp here,

The second floor of the city hall is quite luxurious and comfortable, and there are plenty of seats. There are enough places for thirty-six people. It seems that there should be a lot of people when the Asuor tribe held meetings in the past. There is also a large map of the Northland on the wall. In order to free up the extra space, the person responsible for the layout except A long table and four chairs, the rest were moved to the front hall,

"Your Majesty, please look here. This is the assault route of the Fifth Infantry Flag Regiment. Their assault route is the longest and most dangerous. The success of their mission is directly related to the success or failure of this shock plan. ..." Andrius, the first adjutant of the Second Division of the Imperial Adjutant's Office, held a baton in his hand, pointed at the military map on the wall, and explained in detail.

The fat man followed Andrius' instructions and carefully reviewed the small and long red line on the map. The target of this shock and awe operation plan is the city of Andrade, which is more than 100 miles away from here. It is located in the remote Bosakos Mountains. The icefield mountains that cross the cold land are in this area.

Sitting in the room was not only the fat man, but also several senior generals of the Falcon Army. Everyone's eyes were focused on this adjutant, and they moved with the movement of the baton in his hand. For this battle For the purpose, everyone present here is very clear. The control of the northern cold land is not as simple as changing hands with the collapse of the Asuo tribe. Although the Besu tribe has been conquered in the north, it is not as easy as in the more distant edge of the northern land. , the form is not as smooth as it seems.

When a controlling force is destroyed, before a new order of rule is established, countless ambitions are also expanding. The weather at this time is approaching August, and the temperature in the northern cold land has obviously begun to drop significantly. It took a month to defeat Asu'o, the biggest threat in the north, spent another month to pacify and rectify the northern cold land.

Through a series of measures of hitting and pulling, the empire finally made substantial progress in the Hulanbei area. Driven by the Beisu tribe, 22 of the more than fifty tribes in the northern cold area were close to the core area. Each tribe has expressed its willingness to accept the control of the Falcon Empire, and has successively sent the heirs of their tribes to Palaven, the hinterland of the empire, to receive imperial-style education.

This strategy of cultural transformation first is an important step for Fatty to establish his influence in the northern cold region. These heirs of various ethnic groups in the northern region who have been influenced and educated by inland culture will be more psychologically able to accept the possession of advanced civilization and With the existence of a developing empire, they will naturally become the maintainers of the empire's cultural influence circle in the North. The results may be slow at first, but it is indeed an extremely effective method.

But it doesn't seem like everything is going as expected. Just as the weather is beginning to turn cold, there are still a dozen northern cold tribes who are hoping for luck and are using silence to resist the demands from the empire.

Regional identity comes from the identity of the nation. This is more and more obvious among the Northlanders who are very regional. In the eyes of the Northlanders, the Falcon Empire is an outsider. Although the collapse of the Asuor tribe was shocking It killed everyone in the northern cold land, but the vast ice fields of the northern cold land still convinced a tribe near the edge that the empire from the south would not have the extra energy to conquer them.

These southerners are not the Asuos who have lived here for generations. Their army is not good at fighting on the ice sheet. As the climate becomes colder and colder, the main force of the southerners who cannot withstand the cold will inevitably withdraw. At that time, for this area For regional control, southerners can only rely on a few fixed points.

Without exception, these fixed points are closer to the edge of the inland. As long as you stay away from this chest point, everything will become very safe, when the original suppression from the Asuo tribe disappears. These out-of-control small tribes also began to fight their own Xiaojiujiu

While this ambitious little tribe was busy planning how to protect themselves safely, in Boankes, Fatty and his generals were also carefully planning a battle plan codenamed "Shock" , prepare to deal a heavy blow to these disobedient small tribes,

The fat man's eyes were first set on these small tribes. The city of Andrade, as the target, has an extremely prominent position. It is located at the intersection of the core area and the edge area of ​​Hulanbei. The Dong Ailai people stationed here are ranked 8th among the northern tribes, with a population of about 4 Thousands of people are also typical of this time's silence in response to the empire's demands.

Pointing to the map behind him, Andrius continued, "Slo Ariston, the leader of the East Ailai people, has two very famous troops. One is a reindeer cavalry with about 2,000 people. Because of the head The helmet ornaments are red horns, so they call themselves the Red Devil Army. Their combat effectiveness in the North is comparable to that of the Night Devil Army in Asuo.

There is also a personal guard of Slo Ariston, with a strength of 1,500 people. They are all the most elite warriors in the tribe. As long as the Fifth Flag Regiment can successfully eat these two elite Dong Ailai people, Even if Sloaris wants to maintain his rule, it will be very difficult. At least as far as I know, within the East Ailei people, Sloariston is not the one who has the final say.

"I heard that he has a younger brother named Slodidak, who is a great threat to him, and Slodidak's son-in-law is the guard officer of Andrade City. I think this is a good breakthrough. "

Anlius paused in his voice and glanced slightly at His Majesty Falcon, who was meditating. I realized that His Majesty Falcon was listening with great concentration, so he breathed a sigh of relief. A meeting with His Majesty Falcon's personal support was still quite far away from his position as the first adjutant of the Second Adjutant Division.

What's more, the meeting was attended by his immediate boss's immediate boss, Deputy Chief Plais, the most powerful person in the army, General Hu Keqili of the Central Army, and two experienced Central Military officers. Army generals, in front of these famous ministers and generals who have experienced many wars, will unconsciously feel a strong oppression.

He was able to attend this meeting entirely because of a chance. In the division of labor of the Adjutant General's Office, the first office's role is to perfect the military plan proposed by His Majesty Falcon and distribute it to various combat units, while the second office The main responsibility of the Second Division is to coordinate the logistics of the army,

Because in a discussion report on logistics issues in the northern cold region, Fatty felt that this guy was very knowledgeable about the situation in the northern cold region and had his own unique views on some military operations, so he conducted a secret investigation for more than a month and found that An Liu Si's performance was indeed satisfactory. He was a talented person with a very strategic vision. It would be a pity to place him in the logistics department. In the end, he decided to leapfrog his rank and promoted him to his side.

"What do you think about the so-called shortcomings of Andrade City?" The fat man waved his hand to Plais and the generals present, and said, "I heard that Slo Ariston is a very conceited guy. During the reign of Asuo, this Slo Ariston dared to rely on the city of Andrade in the north. The central hub of the Cold Land also ignored Asu'o's orders. Now it's our Falcon Empire who has no intention of buying it. We even once clamored extremely arrogantly that if we could capture Andrade city, he would chop off his head and serve it as a chamber pot for the Vecian Falcon.”

"To be honest, I'm not very interested in this self-recommended chamber pot, but this arrogance must be suppressed." The fat man's voice stopped, and he hit the table with his palms heavily, and said sternly, "But, it was difficult to suppress it. People who live in the North cannot allow this ape to become a new enemy. Danger exists. Although crossing the Baili Icefield is a relatively dangerous thing, I still decided to launch this shock operation. We want to shock not only the enemy, but also all the northern tribes who maintain a wait-and-see attitude. We have to use Practical actions tell them that the empire's blade is enough to crush any ambition.

"This time the battle plan is for the Fifth Banner Regiment to be the main attack, with the Third and Fourth Banner Regiments following up from the flanks. I have already informed the Dongting Cavalry, and they will send scouts to clear the way ahead to clear up some unnecessary troubles for us. "

"Hu Keqili." The fat man looked up at the Central Army General Hu Keqili who stood up. Said: "The Fifth Flag Regiment was the only flag regiment that did not suffer any losses in the Northland War, and it was also the main force of this attack.

When they encountered a counterattack by the Northland Army outside the city of Xhosa, the 5th Banner Regiment, which was ordered to rush back, lost its way in the heavy snowstorm. If it hadn't been for the Dongting people who finally blocked the retreat of the Asuos. The outcome of that war is likely to be rewritten,

We must not make the same mistake this time, so out of caution, I want you to personally command the Fifth Flag Regiment. The former flag commander Crimson Erdo will be temporarily transferred back to the legion headquarters."

"Yes, I understand," Hu Keqili nodded seriously, referring to the last Xhosa battle. It was the most dangerous battle since the establishment of the Central Army. Although Crimson Erdo, who was born in the south, had some combat experience, he was completely lost in the flying snow. Compared with the tragic hand-to-hand combat, the ghosts and gods of nature were Unpredictability is the most terrifying enemy in this wasteland

"The Third and Fourth Flag Regiments are mainly responsible for flank interception. They are like two iron pincers, blocking the Dong Ailai people's northward retreat." The fat man turned to look at the other two generals sitting under Hu Keqili. Start arranging the next deployment.

"This plan is very large and sophisticated. Its fundamental purpose is to make full use of the existing limited forces, coordinate and respond to each other, and launch destruction on the enemy while the Dongailai people are still blindly arrogant. A powerful attack on nature, thus shocking the floating public sentiment in the North."

The fat man's voice paused, and his keen eyes scanned the people below, and said, "I hope that shocking a powerful pronoun can bring good luck to the empire. In order to achieve this goal, this plan requires full use of all the Falcon Army currently in the North." of troops, and make careful arrangements so that each unit can maximize its power. A detailed battle plan will be issued to you after the meeting. If this battle is successful, the empire will truly control the northern cold land."

After the meeting, Fatty took over the plan in the study room and revised it according to his own intentions. Andrius pointed to the middle lines of the new report and said

"The places that have been modified are marked with red pencils. The main modifications are the location and time. Because the cruel climate factors in the northern cold areas were not taken into account before, the location and time of the new modifications have been adjusted.

"The time for the army to join up has been postponed for half a day from the original time." The fat man looked at the position of the red line very seriously. From time to time, he would also consider it carefully against the map, and said with a slight frown.

"As a plan executor, you should not just look at superficial data. Any operations are executed under real conditions.

The real situation is that if they have to walk, they will encounter all kinds of terrain, weather, and unimaginable situations. This is also the key to the battle plan.

If all the combat troops can arrive at the designated location on time according to the plan, then they will completely separate the three residential areas of the Dong Ailai people.

Then use superior force to defeat them one by one until they are completely eaten.

This kind of thought can only be thought about in your head. Nothing so perfect and absolute exists in the world."

The fat man signed his name on the plan, then closed it and handed it to Andrius.

"Your Majesty..." Andrius looked a little embarrassed. His Majesty Falcon's words made him feel that many of his previous ideas were too immature. As a logistics adjutant in the Adjutant's Office, he had indeed never participated in a single battle. , the previous plan was only completed based on data.

“It’s not a big problem, it just needs to be fixed.”

The fat man looked at Andrius who was blushing, stood up, patted his shoulder, smiled sarcastically, and said

"No one is born to fight. If you fight a lot, you will know that you must take into account every possibility in war.

Not only are the conditions that allow you to succeed, but also the factors that are detrimental to you. The so-called famous general is not only the ability to grasp the fighter opportunities, but also the factors that are detrimental to you.

It also lies in facing the possibility of plan failure and the remedial measures after the plan fails. As the commander-in-chief of all armies, he cannot think of everything so perfectly.

No fight ever went so smoothly. There will always be accidents and dangers of one kind or another. It is important to consider these risks responsibly, avoid accidents, minimize losses, and take every step steadily until victory."

"Yes, I understand." Before the fat man's words, Andrius felt as if he had seen a new world that he had never seen before.

Just like a thing that was originally covered with thick fog and looked hazy, the wind blew away the thick fog and presented it clearly in front of his eyes.

Forty years later, Anlius, the dean of the Imperial Military Academy, carefully wrote these words that changed his life into the military canon. (To be continued, please search for Piaotian Literature, the novel is better and updated faster!