Realm of Power

In early June, the warm summer wind began to glow with the humidity of the rainy season and drizzle. Although more than 300,000 troops from both sides gathered in the Mosand area, due to the arrival of the rainy season, there was a rare balance. The southwest The army launched several feint attacks, but they were all repelled by the northwest army on the opposite side. The main target of the northwest army was still Stanley Spencer's Guards.

The cavalry in the northwest has ignored the presence of the southwest army several times, and directly sent groups of nomadic cavalry to fire strings of night arrows, coming like the wind in the dark night, covering the guards' camps with death, or using thunder gods to fire single shots. , and arrogantly launched a burst of fire from a distance of several hundred meters at the Guards camp,

"Rumble" sound of artillery can travel very far at night. Watching the artillery shells trailing away with light tails, they finally exploded like flowers at the Kyoto Imperial Guard camp. Not far away, the soldiers of the Southwest Army were still firing at first. was worried, but soon discovered that the other party seemed to be only interested in the Imperial Guards. The Southwest Army has been guarding the gate of the empire for generations. Most of the Southwest people are tough and brave. It was because of encountering a guy like Fatty who was so sinister that he would not pay for anything, so he was tricked to death, and fell into the hands of Murphy O'Brien. , the morale of the Southwest Army quickly recovered,

They sat in groups high up in the camp, pointing at the artillery shells that looked like beautiful meteors streaking across the night sky. This was the case every night. The northwest army on the opposite side seemed to enjoy it. Although the scale was small, the casualties caused were very large. Limited, but it also made Stanley Binder's Praetorian Guards begin to become frightened at night.

Most of these imperial guards from Kyoto are lords from Kyoto, with titles attached to them. Wherever they go, they are surrounded by more or less knights, even though they were beaten like a drowned dog by the Northwest Army in the Sona River. . As a result, when he arrived in front of the local Southwest Army, he immediately put on a arrogant look.

For this reason, the two sides broke out several minor conflicts, and some people were injured on each other, forced by the identity of the Imperial Guards. In the end, everything ended with the Southwest Army settling the matter. In order to prevent the conflict between the two armies from continuing to expand, Murphy O'Brien personally presided over a military meeting and ordered that the Southwest Army of more than 100,000 people be divided into two groups, with 60,000 people on each side, densely dispersed in Stan. The left wing of Lipensai's 50,000 Praetorian Guards. They formed a diversionary formation with another 110,000 people. Since they couldn't fight, the Southwest Army was able to overwhelm the Imperial Guards.

Every morning, during training in the Southwest Army camp, military flags are waving and war guns are like snow. The dark sea of ​​people almost covered up the original color of the earth in the summer of June. Correspondingly, there were two or three small birds scattered in the withered camp of the Guards. For some unknown reason, in recent days, the Guards A mild but rapidly expanding plague broke out. The symptoms of the plague were vomiting and diarrhea, turning blue, and the soldiers' hands and feet shaking and unable to hold onto their weapons. The plague was so violent that even Stanley Spencer, the army commander, was not spared.

This strong commander lost weight in just a few days. Some people say that this is the curse imposed on the Praetorian Guards by the soldiers of the Fourth Legion who died in the Sone River. It is no wonder that there are such rumors and experiences. Battle of the Sona River. The Fourth Army of the Gallic Empire was completely wiped out, but the tens of thousands of Praetorian Guards from Kyoto were not injured at all. Some people have long said that the Praetorian Guards forcibly drove the soldiers of the Fourth Army into the Sone River. The attack was unfavorable and unauthorized. Leaving the Fourth Army behind and fleeing for their lives. As a result, all 100,000 soldiers died in the river. It is said that on that river bank, you can hear the shrill cries of ghosts at night.

Algernon. When Julia stepped into the Southwest, except for a few people who knew the inside story, she did not attract the attention of Murphy O'Brien, who was interested. In his opinion, these tens of thousands of Guardsmen have been finished in advance, or some of them are well-equipped and well-trained, but most of the Guards soldiers are already weak, even if they withdraw from Rosende Five thousand guardsmen would not be able to affect the overall situation, of course, if he knew that among the people who retreated this time, there was Algernon. Julia, the ruthless character of His Majesty the Emperor's Chief of Staff, might not be taken so lightly, in the far northwest, Algernon. Julia represents His Majesty the Emperor. This was part of the plan.

Because he was infected with the plague, Stanley Spencer recuperated in Algernon, the capital of the southwest. Julia was dressed in men's clothing, with her hair tucked into a helmet. On the night she entered the city, she immediately went to Stanley Spencer's retreat at No. 26 Main Street. With her, there was also a doctor in the Praetorian Guards who reported his medical history. After assuming a false name, he met Stanley Spencer, who looked weak.

"Miss Julia!" Looking at the beauty in men's clothing entering the room, Stanley Spencer's face was stunned, and he tried to get off the bed with a wry smile, but Algernon stopped him. Julia waved her hand to stop and said, "I heard that you are infected with the disease, so I specially brought a doctor with you. I hope it can help your condition!"

"Doctor? Actually, it's not a big deal. I've already seen a doctor. It's just diarrhea caused by eating unclean food." Stanley Spencer said nonchalantly while lying on the bed.

"Do you know what unclean food is?" Algernon. Julia sat down opposite, with a serious look on her face,

"I don't know either, but as a soldier, it is inevitable to fight in the wild and sleep in the open air, so naturally I don't pay that much attention to it! On the contrary, the defeat of the Sova River this time made Miss Julia's wonderful arrangements go to waste. I am really ashamed." Stan Libensa at Algernon. Julia's tone in front of her was very respectful. She was a close official of His Majesty the Emperor. There were even rumors that if it wasn't for her unwillingness, the daughter of the Alger family would be expected to become the third princess of the Alger family, and she might even become the noble queen of the empire. In front of such a woman, the feeling is no less than facing thousands of troops.

"Since it is an arrangement, no one can guarantee that it will be successful. Mr. Stanley takes it too seriously."

Algernon. Julia smiled beautifully, seeing the person's heart pounding, and continued, "The Vekia Falcon is really powerful. It attacked east and west and entered the country quietly. Then the army crossed hundreds of miles and calmly let the soldiers overwhelm Rosende, leaving me in embarrassment. I had to choose to retreat on my own."

Algernon. Julia paused in her voice, curled her lips slightly, and said with a bit of disdain, "But unfortunately, she is also a mediocre person who overly sympathizes with the untouchables. Tens of thousands of elite cavalry actually care about the lives of the untouchables in Rasend and watch our army safely." Escape into the southwest, if it were me, I would definitely order the killing of all the civilians and crush them into pieces. If I miss this opportunity, I guarantee that I will make him extremely regret it!"

"In this defeat at the Sowa River, a lot of baggage must have been lost. Is there still enough food for the army on the front line?" Algernon. Julia changed her tone. A cold light flashed through the slightly narrowed phoenix eyes,

Stanley Spencer responded, "The loss of baggage is indeed heavy, but because the military rations are supplied from the southwest and transported in batches, the loss is not large."

"When was the last shipment of military rations?" Algernon. Julia asked coldly

"Ten days ago. On the third day of our army's disastrous defeat, the Southwest Army shipped enough rations for 20 days!" Stanley Spencer took a deep breath, not knowing Algernon. Why did Julia ask this, but she seemed to be vaguely aware of something, and said with some uncertainty, "Miss Julia, you mean that this plague in the army is related to the military rations?"

"I'm not sure. But I received such news!" Algernon. Julia said softly, "There are rumors that in order to reduce the pressure on food supply, the head of the Southwest Army, Murphy O'Brien, specially purchased the food that was wet by the heavy rain some time ago, dried it and supplied it as military food to the Guards! "

"What! How dare he do this!" Stanley Spencer supported his body with his hands and his face changed slightly. "When Algernon and Julia mentioned this, I remembered that I felt that the taste of this batch of military rations was not right some time ago. For this reason, I He also severely reprimanded the attendants. It seemed that after eating such food, most of the soldiers suffered from vomiting and diarrhea in less than two days. The soldiers had to choose to leave the front line and come to the southwest capital to recuperate! "

"It seems like this is it!" Algernon. Julia heard her pretty eyebrows frown slightly, raised her head to look out the window at the summer sunshine, and suddenly asked decisively, "How many troops are there in the southwest capital now? Who is the commander?"

Stanley Spencer looked at Algernon. Julia's serious face. She didn’t know what this woman wanted to do, but she still answered honestly, “Because most of them were transferred to Mosand, three-quarters of the troops in the capital were vacant, less than 3,000, but the commander was a famous general in the east. Murphy O’Brien’s brother, Murphy Lins! I know this guy is very difficult to deal with!”

"Mephlins? That foolhardy fool!" Algernon. Julia curled her lips, showing great disdain. She raised her head, looked at Stanley Spencer, and said, "Sir Stanley, we lost the Battle of the Northwest. Have you ever thought about how to explain to His Majesty the Emperor? A hundred thousand troops were lost in one battle! This way! The tragedy is even more miserable than the defeat in the Battle of Seattle. His Majesty the Emperor is still looking forward to your Majesty in Kyoto to lead the army to regain the northwest. Is this your reward for His Majesty the Emperor's kindness? "

"A defeat is a defeat. In the Battle of the Sova River, I was defeated and have nothing to say!" Stanley Spencer's face darkened and he gritted his teeth and said, "I will apologize to Your Majesty with my life!"

"What your Majesty wants is the fertile wilderness of the northwest, not your cold corpse!" Algernon. Julia said unhurriedly, "This time I brought back five thousand people, three thousand people stayed a hundred miles away from here, there are still fifteen hundred people outside the city, and five hundred of the most elite prisoners." Wei followed me into the city. If there are really only three thousand troops stationed in the city, it might be an opportunity for you. Since you can't recover the northwest, why not recover the southwest! "

"Southwest? There are more than 100,000 troops in the southwest!" Stanley Spencer was obviously taken aback by this suggestion.

"Since your Excellency is not even afraid of death, what else is there to be afraid of?" Algernon. Julia said slowly, "It seems that there are more than 100,000 troops in the southwest, but in fact there is only one person, Murphy O'Brien. If you kill him, His Majesty the Emperor will be very pleased. If I come forward to recommend you, I believe that you will be the commander-in-chief of the southwest." The chance is very good, at least it is better than returning to Kyoto and waiting to die."

"Kill... kill Murphy O'Brien!" Stanley Spencer said with an ugly face. "This is impossible. He is now in the Southwest Army camp, protected by more than 100,000 troops! And Murphy O'Brien is very cautious. , usually there is always a guard with him, it is too difficult to kill him! "

"I know this without you having to tell me!" Algernon. Julia said coldly, "But now, isn't there such an excellent opportunity in front of us? His brother Murphy Lins is in the city. You should know how deep the friendship between the two brothers is. If Murphy Lins is in the capital, Assassinated in the city, I can guarantee that Murphy O'Brien will definitely He will rush back as soon as possible. There is an army from the northwest eyeing him. He can't accompany more than one squadron in a hurry, but we have five thousand people. That is our chance to kill Murphy O'Brien. . Are you not at all interested in controlling more than 100,000 Southwest troops?

"Kill Murphy O'Brien and take over the Southwest Army!" Stanley Spencer stood up in excitement and walked quickly around the room. We are all smart people, not Algernon. Once Julia told him, he knew the plan had a good chance of success. The most troublesome thing about Murphy O'Brien is that he is steady and rarely puts himself in danger, but if his position is messed up, it will be easy to eliminate him as long as an ambush is ambushed on the road. The entire east Everyone knows it on the battlefield.

Murphy O'Brien's martial arts skills are really not very good. As long as the layout is properly arranged, it is too easy to kill Murphy O'Brien.

"In that case, let's discuss how to get rid of Mephilins first!" Algernon. When Julia saw Stanley Spencer's red face, she knew that Stanley Spencer was already attracted, so she said in a deep voice, "Mephlins is a famous brave general of the Murphy family. Most of the accompanying guards are elites. Among the five hundred people who followed me into the city, there are. Fifty of them are royal knights specially sent by His Majesty the Emperor, and ten of them are masters of long-range shooting. Not to mention their personal strength, their loyalty is also reliable. It would be an honor for them if they can help you."

"In that case, I'll leave it to Miss Julia." Stanley Spencer's face showed a touch of confidence, and he laughed twice. He couldn't help but feel excited when he thought of adding hundreds of thousands of Southwest Army troops with excellent combat power to his hands.

The evening of June 11th

The guard who stood up straight saluted the person who was coming out, "Lord Linsi!"

"Go to Lord Stanley!" Murphy Lins got on the carriage and turned into the East Street of the city under the escort of a hundred Murphy dragon armored cavalry.

He had just received an invitation from Stanley Spencer, and the moonlight was dim. On the lonely and empty street, the cavalry drove leisurely, and the sign of the crossed swords and shields of the Murphy Dragoons was very conspicuous. Horse hooves trampled on the cold streets, and the dim wind lanterns swayed rhythmically. The cold wind blew in my face,

The whirling shadow of the plane tree beside the road reflected on his body, and a ray of radiation covered his injured forehead. He was still recalling the warmth he felt in the beauty's fragrance just now. There have been many beauties in the southwest since ancient times. This is the front line of the war, and it is also the place to visit. The hub of the northwest, multi-ethnic There are many beauties under the mixed living. Especially during the two months of recuperation, Murphy Lins has even dated several ladies from noble families. Compared with his brother Murphy O'Brien, who always has to consider the future of the southwest. , Murphy Lins’ thinking is much simpler.

"I hope the news that guy brought will not disappoint me!" Murphy Lins shook his head. The reason Stanley Spencer invited him was because a beautiful woman from Kyoto would appear in Stanley tonight. Algernon at Spencer's party. Julia, this popular name in Kyoto, is also the dream lover in the hearts of countless young people in Kyoto. She has a distinguished family background, a peerless face, and a slender neck that is rumored to be stunning. It is said that even His Majesty the Emperor once obsessed with this

"Clang!" The car paused and slowly stopped. Murphy Lins woke up from his comfort, raised his head and looked out of the car window, but what he saw was still the sycamore trees on the street, and there was a three-way intersection in front of him.

"What's going on? Why did the car stop?" Murphy Lins felt something was wrong, but he quickly smiled at himself. This is the capital of the southwest, and it is his own territory. Even if Stanley Spencer wants to play some tricks, Is it just the dozens of guards he brought back?

An officer of the Murphy Dragon Armored Cavalry ran to the carriage window and said, "Sir, it's the city guards who are strictly investigating smuggling under curfew."

"The city guard is checking smuggling under curfew? Are you kidding me!" Murphy Lins looked out of the car window. The street in front of him was flashing with lights. There were indeed many shadowy figures in city guard uniforms holding torches and shaking their heads. It was heard from the front that the city guards were stopping a freight carriage and making a lot of noise.

Murphy Lins said calmly with a cold face, "The city guards have become more and more disgraceful recently. How dare they stop our car? Go check it out and write down the name of their leader."

"As you command, my lord!"

The Murphy dragon-armored officer saluted and galloped forward. A gust of cold wind blew by, causing the sycamore trees on both sides of the street to rustle. A leaf drifted past the window and fell in front of his eyes.

"Is it just autumn?" Looking at the falling path of the leaf, Murphy Lins's pupils suddenly shrank, and his body trembled slightly. For a moment, he felt the hairs all over his body stood up: his eyes swept across the front, and found that Everyone's eyes unconsciously avoided him. He clearly felt that murderous intent was already rippling in the air. As an outstanding military general, his sixth sense made him shout "Attention!" But it was obviously over. Suddenly, a sharp whistle pierced the silence of the night sky. What had just been Both parties in the quarrel suddenly drew their weapons at the same time,

The city guard's smile faded and he screamed, "Do it!"

A sudden change! Amidst the clattering sounds, countless figures jumped down from the houses on both sides. They rolled to the ground with the Murphy Dragon Armor Cavalry holding their horses, and pulled out the daggers hidden in their bodies. He struck hard at the dragon-armored cavalry underneath him. Because it was not war time, the dragon-armored cavalry only wore simple mail. For a moment, the sword flashed, blood spattered, and there was a harsh sound of the sharp blade cutting into the muscles and bones. In the middle, screams and screams sounded intensively.

"Enemy attack!" The dragon-armored cavalry officer who went to inquire just now realized that something was wrong. He quickly pulled out his weapon and shouted loudly. Before he finished speaking, several long swords stabbed into their bodies at the same time, and blood gushed out and choked them. down his throat. His body fell heavily to the ground, and a large pool of blood stained the ground scarlet.

"Kill Mephilins!" The guards in light armor shouted slogans, leaped across the road like wolves and tigers, and rushed out from other forks in the mountain fork. Hundreds of people defeated the unprepared ones at once. The siege of the dragon-armored cavalry escort,

He quickly rushed towards the middle of the convoy, a flash of sword light flashed, and countless fast-moving footsteps covered the blood on the ground.

"Attention, protect your lord!" The eight dragon-armored cavalry in the second row didn't even have time to mobilize their horses. The wine glasses "chi, poof, poof..." made a series of rapid sounds, and more than a dozen spears pierced their bodies from all directions. Tie them up to each other,

The screams of ghosts, howls, and wolves made everyone who heard it feel sore at the roots of their teeth, but the guards seemed to ignore it. They held the bayonet in their hands flat and stabbed at the convoy with all their strength again. The bayonet they drew out was It was dyed scarlet red, and drops of sticky blood splashed on the ground;