Realm of Power

"Your Majesty, the Burrows family is imprisoned in Nasda! I'm afraid there will be some trouble this time!" Duke Putao pushed open the door of the cabin with a pale face.

"Nasta?"

The fat man held his chin with one hand, raised his eyelids, and a trace of confusion flashed in his calm eyes. He asked the King Raphael to be brought here, mainly to get the Burrows family's detention place, as a key isolation area for Gangfei people. The Duke of Putao was very sadly cut off from his biggest supporters, the Burrows family. The only thing he knew was that The Burrows family was under house arrest, but the Duke of Putao provided a clue. King Raphael once went to the place of imprisonment under the coercion of Gang Fei to persuade the Burrows family to give up their support, but the result was that Burrows was Gang Feiren was very angry at the rejection of the Ross family, and even punished King Raphael for his unfavorable behavior.

"Nasida is a mountainous area on the northeastern border of the Principality." Duke Putau saw His Majesty Falcon's slightly confused look and quickly explained. "The Nasida area is the gateway for Gangfei to enter the Principality of Putau. In order to maintain the Strong pressure on Pu Tao in the Nasdaq area After building the Nastad Fortress, the people of Gangfei are very concerned about the so-called prophecy ability of the Burrows family. The attitude of the Burrows family and the extraordinary status of Barrow in Central Europe undoubtedly make the people of Gangfei take advantage of it. Since they cannot use force To eradicate it, the only option is house arrest.

But there is also news that in order to win over the Burrows family, the Ministry of Military Affairs of Congo and Africa even proposed a marriage with the Burrows family at the expense of a royal member, but it seemed that it was not implemented because of too much domestic resistance. You know, women of the Burrows family often It cannot be used as the entrance to the main wife! Otherwise, it will be considered unlucky. And this member of the royal family is not married yet! "

"Gangfei is a member of the royal family..." The fat man heard a black line rising on his forehead. Gangfei was very willing to give up. He even did not hesitate to throw out such a bait about the Burrows family's taboo for the sake of a family. He actually heard Turrit Colleen say something

"Is there any way to find the specific location of house arrest?" The fat man held his chin in his hand, raised his head, and asked very seriously

"It will take some time!" Duke Putao nodded affirmatively. "As long as you know the general area, it will be easy. Over the past few years, I still have some people I can rely on, but in order to attract Gang Feiren's attention, I need to I beg your Majesty to get help from your Majesty’s navy within a certain period of time! The navy has blocked the sea area of ​​​​Putao and can provide me with a batch of weapons and supplies free of charge. Rafael has promised to join me. He has a thousand people under his command and is very familiar with the nearby sea area. We can use Huacheng Port to gather Power. This is enough to attract Gang Feiren’s attention.”

"There is no problem with sealing off the sea area and weapons and supplies." The fat man tilted his head and flicked his fingers on the armrest. "As for attracting Gang Feiren's attention, you can rest assured that they will be busy soon. I just hope you will do it as soon as possible." Just find out where the house arrest is!"

"What do you mean, Your Majesty?" Duke Putao raised his head in astonishment.

"It's just a small storm! Let me give it to Gang Feiren as a greeting gift." The fat man chuckled on his seat, which made Duke Putao feel confused.

The capital of the Principality of Ptau, Lisbonto

The cold wind stirred up the dead leaves on the ground. Cut it into pieces like scissors. The streets at midnight seemed lonely and desolate. The cold wind blew through the deserted streets, blowing everything on the ground into the air. The dust flew randomly in the sky, making those yellow The lights on the roadside look darker,

In the dark night, there were one or two weak dog barks, making the silent night even more desolate. From time to time, one or two groups of patrolling Gangfei soldiers walked out of the darkness. Their heavy military boots made a dull sound on the bluestone streets, shocking every resident in the city.

Through the gaps in the windows, you can see the chilling light emitting from the weapons in the hands of the patrolmen, and in some street corners. Wanderers light fires. It is September now. The Putau area near the coast has encountered cold ocean currents from the south, bringing the breath of winter. Under the widespread freezing weather, Putau has entered a real winter. Due to the lack of the most basic Agricultural investment, unprotected crops were frozen to death on a large scale, countless Putao villages were in trouble, and offshore areas also entered the freezing period. In a sea of ​​white ice, fishing boats were completely unable to go into the sea.

In the port of Lisbonto, people walking can see a large, faint black giant on the inside of the bay near the port, frozen on the sea like a statue. Everyone who passes by there will look at it with a bit of sadness. Toward these black spots, which were once the pride of the Principality of Putao, more than thirty heavy warships were concentrated and scuttled near the port. The huge masts were leaning against the hulls, with only some fragments of sails on them. Each heavy warship The sides of the warship are filled with black holes.

In the huge ice blocks, the warships with cracked hulls are like injured people relying on each other, like a group of prisoners who have been executed together, lying on the ice in a haphazard manner, letting the cold wind blow. These warships are The principality spent a hundred years and countless manpower and material resources to build up its maritime power. Since the failure of the war between Putao and Gangfei, the principality's warships have never left the port of Lisbonto.

When Lisbon fell, the Puto soldiers on the warships relied on these warships to inflict heavy casualties on the invading Congolese. They used the bombers on the warships to fiercely cover the Puto army attacking the city, killing more than 3,000 Congolese soldiers. A Congolese general was seriously injured and eventually died. After the war, at the request of the Congolese, these huge heavy warships were concentrated and sunk in the port one by one in front of tens of thousands of Lisbonlese people.

This was a sign of the surrender of the Principality of Puto and a sign of the surrender of all Puto. The pain of the people of Putao was heart-wrenching.

If it was still the era of the principality, the fishermen would see these proud heavy warships of the principality, which would lead them to break the ice and escort a large number of fishing boats into the sea. But now, the fishermen can only choose to go inland to make a living early. In the displacement, they hope to survive the difficult period from August to the warm March of the following year. The refugee tide began to expand from the coast to the inland in September. Thousands of fishermen left their homes with their children and wandered around. Many people instinctively flocked to the capital of the principality.

Although the local sheriff took many blocking measures, many refugees still entered the prosperous streets of Lisbon through various channels. Some news from the north also circulated in Lisbon. Among them, the news that the Duke of Putao was assassinated in the Falcon Empire in the north made Putao's dissatisfaction with the Gangfei people even more intense. Ten days ago, Lisbon declared martial law and imposed a curfew. The Gangfei army stationed in Lisbon strengthened patrols and duties at night. And adopted stricter punishment measures.

For a time, people living here deeply felt the tense atmosphere. However, in the Congolese military base in Lisbon, all this tense atmosphere did not exist. As the governor of Lisbon appointed by His Majesty the Congolese Emperor himself, General Borde also felt the impact of the bad environment outside

"Father, I firmly oppose the withdrawal of troops from Lisbon! I don't know who proposed this. I think this person should be thrown into prison immediately!" The excited and high-pitched voice came from a young man in a blue imperial uniform. Because of his anger, the young man's face looked abnormally red. His hand tightly grasped the sword at his waist, and his fingertips bent hard on the chrysanthemum stripes on the scabbard. It seemed that he was ready to draw the sword at any time to vent his anger.

In the warm study room, the bonfire in the fireplace was blazing, and the flames that jumped from time to time emitted bright light, dispelling the darkness and cold without a trace. The air was filled with a lingering light fragrance, a precious spice from the Eastern Constantine Empire, each gram of which was worth the same as gold. On the huge desk. Various documents were in order, and on the weapon rack were two interlaced steel and non-rapier swords. The sharp sword tips exuded a chilling aura, and the hilts were inlaid with large and small gems of various colors, making them look not like weapons, but decorative luxury goods. In fact, they have never been used.

The ruddy-faced Lisbon Governor Bolde merged the documents in his hand, and seemed to be indifferent to the excitement of the young officer in front of him. He just glanced at the young man coldly and said lightly, "Orders are orders. As a soldier, you should know the consequences of disobeying orders from your superiors."

The young man snorted, "These guys in the Military Affairs Department don't know anything. Lisbon was obtained by the Empire with the lives of 7,000 warriors. It was just a guess that asked the local garrison to evacuate Lisbon. Haha, I really don't know whether to say they are cautious or timid."

"This is the business of the Military Affairs Department, and it's none of your business. I'm fine!" Bolde stood up, bent down and fiddled with the flames in the fireplace. When he felt the room was warm enough, he leaned back in his chair tiredly and said slowly, "Some things are not as simple as you see. According to the news from the Ministry of Military Affairs, the Duke of Putao has arrived at Huacheng in the first island chain, and has also issued a declaration demanding that the Congolese army leave Putao. This would not have been a big deal, but the trouble is that some people are secretly instigating, saying that the Duke who was just assassinated was assassinated because he was against us, and the assassin was also from Congolese. The people of Putao seem to be completely emotional. All of them sided with the Duke. There was intelligence that a large amount of supplies and weapons were invested in the Duke of Putao. The Duke of Putao had gathered a 3,000-man restoration army, which would soon officially land on the mainland of Putao. This was a great stimulus to the people of Putao. In addition, this year's cold winter had already seen signs of resistance everywhere. "

"It's just 3,000 miscellaneous soldiers. We have 11,000 regular troops," the young man said with great dissatisfaction.

"The Falcon Navy from the north has blocked the outer sea, and the navy's idiots can't get out at all! Even if the army is larger, what can it do?" Bolde whispered softly. He cursed, "In the Principality of Ptau, we have two empire fleets stationed, but when they heard that they were going to fight the Falcon Navy, none of them were willing to leave the port to fight!"

"Why is it the Falcon Empire again? Didn't they say they had already agreed to a ceasefire?"

The young man asked. Recently, there have been more and more rumors about the newly rising empires in the north. Some people said that the empire's influence spread throughout the northwest of Obarro, and some people said that the empire's homeland was a continent overseas. But one thing is certain, the Falcon Empire has just defeated the Gauls in the north, and there is a tendency to become the new overlord of the north.

"The Duke of Putao was assassinated in the Falcon Empire. The upper echelons of the Falcon Empire were furious. The agreement to cease the war meant that the war had not really ceased yet!" Borde curled his lips in disdain. Although the two countries had officially ceased war, that was not the case. Just for the Army, yes This time, Fang was aggressive under the banner of punishing the real culprits, and sent an extremely powerful navy. Our navy is still fighting in the south. Not to mention blocking, the Ministry of Military Affairs has no courage to go out and fight. So what can be done?”

"Navy! Why is the empire's navy like this?" This was the first time the young man heard such news, in his mind. The army of the empire is brave and invincible

"At the northern hub of Kaisili, the opponent's fleet killed tens of thousands of us in one fell swoop, causing the imperial navy to completely abandon the north. After that battle, the navy has been deliberately avoiding war, and I also heard this time. The empire is in The northern border was defeated like a mountain, the famous imperial general Lanmia was martyred, and the entire army of 150,000 Lanmia was wiped out! All this was done by the Falcon Empire! "

"General Lanmia died for his country...!"

The young man looked dull. He was an admirer of the famous general Lan Mia, and he had just occupied Puntau. Lanmia advocates forceful annexation. Although this will have certain sequelae, as long as there is enough suppression and waiting for thirty years, Putao will become part of the empire.

"That's why I said that this is a matter for the Imperial Military Affairs Department! Although I don't agree with the Military Affairs Department's approach, I have to admit that the Military Affairs Department's judgment of the situation is not wrong."

Bolder raised his head and glanced out the window solemnly. As a senior officer stationed in Gangfei, his gaze was obviously much farther than that of the young man. He said in a heavy tone, "In this contest, we are just pawns." Your status and personal will are really not worth mentioning! If you really want to do something, you should take care of yourself first! Yes, I heard that your security team killed more than a dozen Putao people when they went out to exterminate the resisters in the east district of the city yesterday, and these so-called resisters just said a few words to slander the empire on the roadside. If so, you are really too reckless. Do you think the fire is burning too slowly, so do you want to add another piece of firewood?"

"Putau people who resist the empire should die." The young officer was the eldest son of Sheriff Bold. He straightened his body and said unconvinced, "I have always believed that General Lanmia's proposal was correct. Yes, we should adopt a policy of iron-blooded annexation towards Pu Tao, and resolutely execute all opponents. Let’s see who among these Pu Tao people dares to jump out. It’s like now, six years later, the empire’s policy towards Pu Tao has always been We are so weak, when will we be able to stop procrastinating like this..."

Bolder's expression changed slightly, and he slammed the table hard, "If blind killing can solve the problem, then what else do we, the local governor, need to do!"

"That's why I think I should join the main army of the empire instead of hanging around as a regional governor like you!" The young man smiled coldly, closed his mouth, but refused to leave, and just stood upright. There,

Bolder's face was livid with anger. He pointed at him, panted angrily for a while, and said anxiously and angrily, "In your eyes, what are the consequences of annexing Putuo!"

"It is natural to build the foundation of the empire. Let us walk out from this small peninsula with our inhuman steps! Just like the original Holy Empire, let the empire's territory extend to Constantine." The young man raised his head and looked proud. said,

"Stupid!" Bolder was almost stunned. He pointed his finger and yelled angrily, "What do you know? Do you think the empire doesn't want to swallow Pu Tao in one gulp? But do you know the consequences of swallowing it in one gulp? Behind the Principality of Pu Tao It is the sea country of Strandster. Although this country's army is not very good, its geographical location is remote and its navy is extremely powerful. It is known as the strongest Barrow in Central Europe, not to mention the Burrows family, which has a complicated relationship with Central Europe. More than a dozen principalities of Barrow have marriage relationships."

"In the past few years, the empire has been conquering the north and south, and has been expanding its efforts regardless of the cost, but what is the reason for the meager results?

"Compared with His Majesty the Emperor's ambition, the Ministry of Military Affairs knew that the army was exhausted and could only support itself. If the empire really swallowed Pu Tao by force, all the European countries would definitely unite to deal with Gangfei. With the attack from the front and back, the empire can barely resist the pressure from the north, coupled with the pressure from the Barrow countries. The voice stopped, but the meaning was already very obvious

"But giving up now is different from defeat!"

The young officer looked completely ready to fight. Facing his father's scolding, he did not flinch at all. Instead, he took a step forward and said in a firm and decisive voice, "Did I say something wrong? If I knew that the empire had given up on countless warriors like this, General Lanmia will not be able to rest in peace even if the trap is beaten with blood!

"Bump!" Just as the two were arguing, there was a knock on the door.

"What's going on?" Bolder looked up unexpectedly. Who would come in at this time? As a result, it was his adjutant who walked in at the door, his face looked ugly, and he said hastily, "Mr. Governor, something big happened. A group of thugs suddenly appeared in the East District and attacked the security team, as well as in the South District and West District. The entire city was What a mess!"

"What!" Bolde's face changed drastically. He hurried to the window and saw several black smoke rising into the sky. Flames were burning on the houses in the east district, lighting up the sky. On the streets, soldiers were rushing towards the riot area.

"Father, I'm going to the riot area now!" The young officer turned around and walked towards the door with excitement. (To be continued. If you like this work, you are welcome to come to Qidian (qidian.com) to vote for recommendations and monthly tickets. Your support is my greatest motivation. Mobile users please go to m.qidian.com to read.)