Realm of Power

Trouble Castle is backed by the Aron Mountains, the largest mountain range in northern Normandy. The terrain is winding and full of peaks. From the feet to the top, it is full of pale black rocks. Some places are very prominent, as if they are about to collapse, and some places are concave. Once inside, it looks like there are many deep caves inside. In the gaps above and below the rock, there are wild trees with curved branches and vines growing everywhere, like the coarse hair growing on the body of a giant, painted with a layer of vast ink color.

Trouburg's unique geographical location allows it to get a rare shade of coolness in the hot summer. The surrounding mountains rise sharply like swords, and the undulating mountains effectively resist the invasion of heat waves.

Because the wind is relatively high, the wind from the north blows past here, taking away the heat of the day and bringing a cool breath. In early spring, you can already feel the chill here. When the chill extends to At this time, the wind here is high and the air is cool, and the climate is pleasant.

Starshuil withdrew the main force of the futile expeditionary force here. In addition to the dangers here, the strategic significance of Trouburg itself is also very great. The history of Trouburg is quite ancient. This castle originally belonged to The Besalliers were defeated by the rising Normans from the south 200 years ago. Since its establishment, Trouble Castle has been a fortress prone to many disasters.

The surrounding rolling mountains are all very low. To be precise, they are continuous high mountain belts. These high mountains are covered with thorn trees and huge elm trees. Since it is located in the north-central part of Normandy, At the junction point between mountains and plains, so Tru The commanding heights of the fort have become a battleground for military strategists. Every force that tries to control the march to the north or the center will inevitably capture the fort. This was the case for the Normans at the beginning, and it is also the case for the Salander expeditionary force now. Here you can have a panoramic view of the entire central Normandy region.

In fact, as the expeditionary force set off a bloody storm in central Normandy, most of the original residents of Trouburg moved away. As the main force of the expeditionary force entered, the place quickly turned into a huge barracks.

People coming and going on the streets are all fully armed soldiers of the expeditionary force. Occasionally, some civilian-looking people walked by, looking fierce. His eyes were ferocious. Carry weapons with you. You will know as soon as you are not a kind person. If you stand silently on the high ground of the fortress, you can still see these tough guys walking around in the streets without paying any attention to the expeditionary force, of course. They never actively seek out the expeditionary force to cause trouble. They are just mercenaries.

After receiving the news that the Central Army had defeated the friendly forces on his right, Stashuir immediately launched a golden bullet offensive, since he could not recruit elite combat soldiers in a short time. Then using money to hire is the simplest and most direct way. No matter in any country or on any land, mercenaries are a profession that will never be eliminated. They are brave and good at fighting, regardless of right or wrong. As long as they are given money, even civilians will not care. keep your hands,

They are warriors who fight for gold coins. It is already known that the expeditionary force is not short of money. As the news spread through the underground world, a large-scale mercenary army soon appeared near Truburg, with a number of 5,000 people. Coming from different ethnic groups, many of which even Starshuil had never heard of, these miscellaneous mercenaries were organized by Starshuil into the Third Legion of the Expeditionary Force because their overall combat effectiveness was superior to that of ordinary expeditions. military. So he was placed at the forefront of the defense all day long by Starschuir.

As the highest military commander of the self-proclaimed Japanese Army, Starshuil installed his headquarters near the southeast tower of Fort Tru. There is a lonely four-story courtyard here. The decoration is very luxurious, but there are old and new. It used to be the residence of the local lord.

Because no one has maintained it for several months, the walls that were once carved with exquisite statues are now only broken with broken hands and feet. In some places, obvious cracks can be seen, revealing the red stones inside, even if it is a sentry tower. There were also many cracks in the rooms inside. When Starshuir first moved in, there were swarms of rats in the room, showing off their power, which caused Starshuyl to use his personal guard, which lasted for two full years. After several days of digging holes through the wall, the rat infestation was finally eliminated.

If it weren't for the tight security surrounding it, no one would know that this is the residence of Star Shuil, and it is the core of the tens of thousands of troops directly commanding the expeditionary force. Only the dense crowd of horses at the door can quietly tell the passers-by that this place is unusual.

After lunch, the sunshine seemed quite gentle. A woman in a long black dress quietly came out from the south side of the four-story building. Accompanied by a maid, she reluctantly walked to the fourth floor.

The sun shines on her tall and plump body, leaving a faint figure on the stone slabs on the ground. She has a dignified face, a gentle temperament, her head held high and her chest is straight, and her long black skirt tightly hugs every part of her body. Covered, there is no possibility of light leakage, and it invisibly exudes a sense of intrusion that no one dares to violate.

Her name was Lucini, a very famous beauty in Salander. She was captured by the Normans and sold to a great lord in Normandy. As a result, the great lord was hanged in his castle by the expeditionary force. In the attic, Starshuir, who had long coveted Lucini, carefully protected this famous Salander beauty from the rebel army.

After hearing that the expeditionary force was frustrated in moving south, her savior Starshuil led the army to garrison in Truburg. Lucini came here on her own initiative. She was nominally a newly recruited logistics staff of the Salander Expeditionary Force. In fact, The purpose of her arrival was known only to a handful of insiders, but they all remained silent. Of course, Lucini herself knew that there were some unpleasant rumors behind her, there were always some gossips spreading, and some of the gossips were even quite unsightly.

The two Salander soldiers at the door gently backed away when Lucini arrived. They were all guards following Starshuil, so they naturally knew what to do at this time. Because he is one of the few people who lives an ascetic life, there is no door to the Starshuil headquarters, so everyone can go in directly.

Lucini's footsteps were very light and made almost no sound, so Starshuil didn't notice it either. After eating, Starshuil sat on the bench in the middle of the headquarters and stared at a map in a daze. There are only dots of red and blue in the picture in my eyes. However, three of his subordinates, Lucini, noticed his arrival, so they all quietly disappeared. Lucini stood silently for a while, her eyes seemed a little strange, and she said nothing. Just stood there quietly

The setting sun is like a shadow, and the beauty is like jade. The subordinates around Star Shuil subconsciously looked at Lucini's back with a mesmerized look. Lucini was formerly known as the most beautiful woman in the South. Despite these years of ups and downs. Not only does its gorgeous color not detract at all, but it adds a bit of mature beauty. Just one stop makes people unable to extricate themselves and find it difficult to take their eyes away.

I don’t know how long it will take. Looking back thoughtfully, Starshuil seemed to want to say something, but found that no one was there. The entire headquarters seemed empty, with only two guards standing at the door. But the guard's eyes. He doesn't seem to be as serious and sharp as usual. Instead, he seems to have the appearance of a son-in-law.

"What's going on?" Starshuir turned around angrily, and happened to be face to face with the shining Lucini.

"You...why are you here?" Star Shuil's face was surprised for a moment, her tone was trembling, and she stared at the beauty in black dress in front of her in disbelief.

"Haven't you always wanted to avoid me? So now I'm here on my own," Lucini said with a cold tone on her pretty face. It was not at all full of ambiguity and love, with a strong smell of gunpowder, as rumored by the outside world. And this cold feeling. Make the two of them look more like enemies

"No, how could I avoid you?"

Starshuil's face was embarrassed and his body was covered with dust, and he responded, "This place is very dangerous, and it can become a battlefield at any time. You should go back to Kyoto first. Believe me, as long as the problem is solved, I will give you a "Accounted for"

"Explain? What explanation?" Lucini looked unkind and sneered, "If you had some courage back then. Why would you leave me alone and run away? If it weren't for waiting for you, I wouldn't be raped by the Normans." Seize it, but now you say you want to give me an explanation, don’t you think it’s ridiculous? After several years of humiliation and the tragic death of all your relatives, do you think you are qualified to bear all this? "

"I admit it was my fault back then, but I was also the one who saved you from the Normans." Starshuil responded with a troubled expression. "When the country is in troubled times, personal destiny is like duckweed in the wind. It's not just you, Even I was captured by Normandy and sold as a slave. Now we have the opportunity to regain control of ourselves. Why don't you hope to end this troubled world and allow countless Salanders who were shattered in that war to return to the past years and time in this land? I know it is very difficult to talk about this now. It's extravagant and ridiculous, I can only say that as long as there is hope, I will do it

"You..." Lucini's face was cold. She didn't expect that the other party would say such touching words. She could no longer hold on with her cold brows and raised eyes. However, she still wanted to continue talking. Star Shuil's subordinates had already He hurriedly walked in and stopped Lucini. Starshuir turned his back, obviously not wanting to continue talking.

"You are a bastard." Sensing the other party's determination, Lusini stamped her foot angrily and left extremely unwillingly. There was an unconcealable desolation in her expression, as if something precious had been broken.

"What did you do?" After Lucini left, Starshuir turned around seriously and said. My face looks a little bad,

"Mrs. Lucini just now..." A famous subordinate replied in a low voice, not daring to look into Shuil's eyes. Starshuil was indeed surprised and a little scared. It seemed that everyone's own vision was a little weird.

"Is there anything new?" Starshu Yier was silent for a moment and then said slowly.

"Not yet. The Imperial Central Army that defeated the Second Army did not turn towards us, but went further north." A subordinate replied in a low voice.

"Further north?" Starshuil frowned and returned his gaze to the military map on the wall. He tried to push away everything related to Lucini and concentrate on considering the current situation. Faintly, he seemed to have a feeling. From the map, the emperor was now surrounded on three sides, facing each other on the line of Normandy and Kyoto, dividing the entire area into four areas.

The empire's three-pronged army is not advancing very fast, but the troops are very closely connected, and it is almost difficult to find a flaw for a unilateral defeat. This shows that they are well-trained and worthy of being called the elite of the empire who have fought in hundreds of battles.

Although the expeditionary force's defense line was relatively stable, the emperor's control of the second legion's territory formed a sharp knife against the expeditionary force, forcing the expeditionary force to deploy a large number of troops in front of Kyoto.

According to Star Shuil's prediction. The goal of the Imperial Central Army should be to attack the Kyoto defense line from the direction of Said. If that is the case, the cavalry of the Central Army will inevitably suffer heavy losses.

Kyoto in Normandy during the Norman defense period. It stretches for more than ten kilometers outside the city. All of them were trenches dug by the Normans, because the Normans believed that as long as the opponent's frightening cavalry troops did not appear,

Just want to rely on the extremely rare infantry. It is impossible to break through Kyoto, which has as many as 60,000 people. In fact, the advancing Imperial Southern Army seems to have no suspense in less than half a month. The inferior infantry force defeated as many as 60,000 Normans. Due to time constraints, the Southern Army did not fill in these trenches. For the cavalry, there was almost no place to step on their horses outside Kyoto. Giving up the advantage of war horses, relying on the Central Army's less than 10,000 troops, he wanted to conquer another 20,000-strong expeditionary force that was already waiting. It was definitely a bloody battle,

However, Starshuil could not be completely relieved, because in the northeast of Kyoto, another emperor had already captured Balchik. Threaten the security of Kyoto in Normandy from the flanks. Although the expeditionary force has deployed a considerable number of troops here, it is impossible to completely stop the emperor's attack. I have to say, Balchik's direction. It is indeed a weakness of the expeditionary army.

The two armies were in a stalemate. The formation looks like a crescent moon, or a full-moon scimitar. Behind the sword is the expeditionary force, and on the outside of the blade is the emperor. As for whose hand the sword is in, it depends on which one has greater strength. Big.

Because of the strong city walls of Kyoto, the expeditionary force is not in danger for the time being, but the initiative is in the hands of the emperor. With three armies encircling them, what methods will they use to rob the scimitar. It's very thought-provoking.

In terms of military strength, the number of emperors this time was equal to that of the expeditionary force. After integration, the expeditionary force finally exceeded 60,000 people at the end of the month and was divided into the first, second and third legions. Among them, the second and third legions were directed towards Advancing southward, a huge inverted triangle is formed. The center of this triangle is Kyoto, Normandy.

According to Star Shuil's method, it shouldn't be that easy for the Falcon Emperor to pass through a trench that stretches for dozens of kilometers. What's more, the empire seems to have many sides to take into account. Their main goal is still to press the armies of surrounding countries. After excluding the legion of Caesar Thoran and Saron who was responsible for this matter, the legion that the empire can now mobilize is the Central Guards Legion known as the Falcon Talon.

But from which direction will Hu Keqili, a fierce general, attack?

The expeditionary force's genocide policy left almost no living people in the areas they traveled through, and the problems it brought were also very prominent. The expeditionary force was almost blind, and they had too little information on Hu Keqili.

It is also difficult for Starshuil to summarize regular things from the opponent's past battles. Star Shuil thought about it over and over again, but he still felt uneasy, and he was not able to sleep well at night. To be honest, Starshuil didn't think Hu Keqili was his opponent. When he was fighting on the battlefield, Hu Keqili might not know where he was. How capable could a young guy be?

It's just that the title of the Imperial Central Army is too intimidating, and its powerful attacks are often difficult for others to resist. It was only then that the myth of the Central Military Army was gradually created. If you change the angle, you will be able to control this elite teacher. He is also confident that he will completely defeat the opponent and even unify the entire continent.

"There must be a way." He sat down unconsciously. Starshuil flipped through the detailed strength comparisons between the two sides, hoping to find out how to defeat the three armies. These numbers were clearly marked in the lower right corner of the military map.

The Imperial Central Army is accurate to every infantry squadron, but in fact, these numbers do not have much meaning. The battle between the Imperial Central Army and the expeditionary army cannot be measured from conventional numbers. The soldiers of the expeditionary army in a certain In some cases even more than twenty,

In the past days, the emperor was quietly gathering strength to increase the pressure on the expeditionary force itself. Of course, the expeditionary force would not sit still and wait for death, and would also do everything possible to increase its own strength. After the Battle of Said, the two teams never had a large-scale conflict because both sides were preparing for the final duel and gathering all the forces they could muster. As expected, the cavalry of the Central Army stopped outside Kyoto, causing a sensation in Kyoto, Normandy.

Of course, Salander's army also has its own cavalry, but compared with the Central Army's cavalry, the expeditionary army's cavalry is far inferior in terms of equipment. If they directly collide with the Empire's regular cavalry, they will most likely be annihilated. Based on experience, the opponent is a seasoned veteran, and the Salanders do not pay much attention to cavalry. Most of the recruits recruited this time are new soldiers, most likely from other countries.

This is true for recruits. Starshuil had no complaints. After all, the expeditionary force is now in dire straits and needs to be supplemented with troops everywhere. He should feel relieved that there are enough new recruits to supplement him. As for when these new recruits will be able to form combat effectiveness, that is what he needs to worry about. To be continued. If you like this work, you are welcome to come to Qidian to vote for recommendation or monthly votes.