Realm of Power

"Your Majesty! Varisien comes to report!"

Varisien pushed open the door of Fatty's study, and a dusty figure appeared at the door. Raindrops outside the window hit the glass, making a sound of salsa. The light in the room was a little dark. This was a building with at least 50 years of history. Architecture, most of the Gaulish architectural styles are made of solid stone, so they are durable. Even after a thousand years, it will still not feel like a dilapidated building. The last repair of this city hall was fifty years ago. forward,

In the extraordinary quietness, the air is even and warm. The fire on the wall is slowly fluttering in red. The wall is white marble veneer with some silver patterns printed on it. There are two rows of bookshelves lined up, with very The beautiful row is shining with many golden lights Books with Chinese characters, a pot of celestial grass lined up above the bookshelf, the grass blades are more than three feet long, hanging down like a fragrant vine, a marble ink box, and a small and exquisite calendar sign indicate that the owner of this room must be a very special person. A nobleman with style and knowledge

At the intersection of light and shadow, as if he were a being who dominates everything, His Majesty Falcon was looking down at a document in his hand, very focused. His face looked a little unhappy, no, very unhappy. Varisien quickly took it back. With his prying eyes, he saw the right eyebrow of His Majesty Falcon, who was looking at the documents, slightly raised. According to His Majesty's character, this represented a kind of burning anger. "It seems to be related to the "guest" just now!" Varisien guessed in his heart

At the top of the stairs just now, he also saw two people leaving His Majesty's room angrily. They were talking in an unintelligible language as they walked, looking arrogant and as if no one was around. This was definitely eye-catching in the Imperial Command. If it weren't for the fact that the other party was a guest, an officer would have rushed up and gave him a severe lesson. I heard that the two of them were from Gaul. Varisien's eyes flickered as he connected the information he received, and could vaguely sense something.

"Varisien, how long has it been since you arrived in Obarro?" Just as he was thinking, the fat man broke the silence first, raised his gaze from a file on the table, and looked as sharp as a sword, falling on this already On the body of the former famous general of the empire who had been dormant for a year

"I boarded the ship on February 11th, sailed for 14 days and landed northwest of Oparo, a total of thirty-nine days! Your Majesty!" Varisien answered loudly with clear thoughts. The body is tense and straight, and the black imperial uniform worn by this warrior exudes a ferocious aura like a sharp sword and snowy cold.

"Do you know the reason why you watched the war in Oparo for a month but did not let the special operations flag regiment go into battle?" The fat man closed the document in his hand and looked away from Varisien's upright figure. , the mountain-like pressure made Varisian sweat slightly on his forehead,

"I don't know! Moreover, I don't think about His Majesty's arrangements. I don't dare to guess. I only know that as an emperor, I obey His Majesty's orders. Even if it is flowing in my blood, I can't exert it." That’s enough!”

Varisien took a deep breath, held his head high and said solemnly

"And I believe that when I first arrived in the land of Obaro, the understanding of the situation and situation of all parties cannot be solved in a short time. The war is fought based on the degree of mutual understanding. His Majesty's intentions are profound. How is it possible that a martial artist like me can understand everything!"

"Haha. I know that you, Varisien, are a slippery man. You said you don't think about it. I'm afraid you are complaining in your heart. It seems that you haven't been on the battlefield for a year, but your skills at flattering have not fallen behind at all. ! "The fat man said to this imperial warrior His love is beyond words. If those who thought that Varisien was a has-been famous general saw this scene of harmonious monarch and ministers, their spectacles would have been shattered on the ground. The year when the Falcon Empire entered Oparo, it can be said that it was A turbulent year,

A new world, new opportunities, and a vaster continent with dazzling wealth are displayed in front of the Ikadiva people. Among the imperial generals, Crolissart of the Northwest Army has a tough style and is good at assault. The South Stetunko of the Northern Army, as its name suggests, has been stationed in the prosperous south for a long time. His style is inevitably a bit soft. The Northern Army Caesar Sauron has a strong personality, and is naturally good at aristocratic frontal crushing in combat. Hu Keqi of the Central Army is both civil and military, and has the ability to lead an army on his own. However, he is born in the style of a small aristocrat and does not bother to take excessive measures in combat. Despicable means. The one-eyed Salon, who was born as a mercenary, has learned 50% to 60% of Fatty's shameless skills, but most of them are opportunistic.

If we talk about luck, Varisien in front of us undoubtedly ranks first.

Luck is something that cannot be measured or captured. It is as difficult as winning a five million jackpot. However, on the battlefield, no king or commander can ignore the component of luck. Pre-war strategy only accounts for 3%. 10. Various changes in the war, geographical factors, The catching ability of fighter planes and the morale of soldiers account for 30%, and the remaining 30% is luck. Even if you are a famous general in hundreds of battles, you can't avoid the secret arrow called "luck". I don't know how many unparalleled people you have. Countless famous generals died in battle because of bad luck

And Varisien's luck is undoubtedly the most incredible existence below Fatty.

If you look at his past record, you will know how terrible this guy's luck is. Except for the Dorok Mountains and Salander in the south who chose to surrender, Varisien did not participate due to various reasons. The battle of the northern grassland cannot be King Kugit Khan I in his pursuit After his death, Fatty became the King of the Grasslands. In the Battle of Lod, the confident King of Lod, Jagroorg, had a main force of hundreds of thousands. After encountering the stubborn resistance of Varisian's army and being severely damaged, he was frustrated and chose to die. Martyred for his country, the German army was leaderless and finally forced the whole country to surrender.

The Battle of Staros, which reversed the situation on the mainland and allowed the Falcon Dynasty to switch from defense to proactively taking the war to unify the continent, was also the Staros defense line that Varisien held firm, and defeated the two hundred thousand Relidian army. Rui Erdian’s last bit of national destiny!

In the eyes of the fat man, Varisien was simply the "artifact of nation-destruction" given to him by God, so how could he give up and not use it!

The fat man picked up the closed document in his hand with a smile on his face, "Look at this, the cooperation treaty sent by the Slavs in northern Gaul."

"Slavs?"

Varisien's face was stunned for a moment. He had just arrived in the Obaro area, but he had heard about the Battle of the Long Wall a year ago. The Slavs were not the miserable people that His Majesty drove to northern Gaul. ? Those grandsons dare to come and discuss cooperation? And it seems that His Majesty is very angry!

The fat man looked a little livid and looked at the confused Varisien. With a disdainful snort, he explained, "The original purpose of blocking millions of Slavs outside the long northern wall was to avoid a life-and-death fight with the Slavs and end up letting people take advantage of them. The idea of ​​​​introducing the hinterland of Gaul to the east and plunging the northern region of Gaul into chaos"

The fat man stopped his voice, stood up from his seat, stretched his limbs, walked to the wine cabinet not far away, took out a bottle of red wine and said, "But it is undeniable. Jiang has a tough style and comes from a cold place. Putting the Slavs into the fertile land of the Gallic Basin is like putting a ferocious bass into a school of gentle fish. The rise of the Slavs is also inevitable. Strategically, we have escaped In order to survive the bloody battle with millions of Slavs, we have preserved our strength and can sweep across the northwest and southwest of the Gauls. At the same time, we have also cultivated a new opponent. But it is precisely because of our Falcon Empire, the Central Asian Empire and the Slavs. Three strong pressures came from the east, west, north and west of the Gallic Empire. The Gallic Empire, which had been strong for hundreds of years, went from prosperity to decline in just two years.

"Now the Slavs believe that our army cannot attack the Gauls' defense line in Rusty, so they nominally proposed a joint attack on Gaul. In fact, they asked us to use Rusty as the line and cede all the areas north of Rusty to them!"

The fat man pulled out the elm cork of the wine with his hands, tilted the bottle, and poured the red wine into the glass below. The disdain in his tone was palpable.

"Give it all to them? What a joke. It's us who have held back the Gallic army and greatly damaged the strength of Gaul in just one year. How can they make such excessive demands!"

Varisien said angrily. He now knows why His Majesty the Falcon is so angry. These Slavic idiots are really idiots. They have no idea about the fame of His Majesty the Falcon in the continent of Ikadiva. The claws of the Vekia Falcon will never fail, as long as it is His Majesty. I haven’t missed anything I’ve seen so far!

"One year is enough for a tribe to regain its vitality and even become more ambitious than it should be!" The fat man picked up the wine glass, drank it in one gulp, then pressed the glass heavily on the table and looked at Varisi next to him. Well, he said, "Battle of Rusty, our army has won the eastern front and the In the victory of the central line, only the western front that guarded the access road was still in the hands of the Gauls. The Gauls assembled more than 200,000 troops on the western front and built countless fortresses. It seems that they have the intention to kill us. This This is also the reason why the Slavs are optimistic that our army will not be able to break through Rusty!

"The Slavs will soon get ahead of us and launch a fierce attack on the weakly defended hinterland of Gaul. If we continue to spend time in the Rusti area, it will be equivalent to giving away the results of the countless imperial warriors fighting in front!"

"I won't say any more nonsense. I need an infantry group of sufficient weight to break through the weak points of the Gauls, cut off the connection between the Rusty region and the hinterland of Gaul, and open the door to Rusty for the empire! Varisien, do you have such confidence? The following mission may be very dangerous! "

The fat man's eyes filled with confidence were full of heat. The layer-by-layer deployment of the Gauls' key defenses on the Rustic Front reminded him of France's famous Marcheau Line of Defense during World War II. He took a few steps forward to reach the hanging In front of the wall of the map, he stretched out his hand to draw a horizontal line on the map and said in a solemn voice.

"Although the Gauls' military strength on the Western Front is very stable, they cannot overcome the impact of natural terrain on defense. The huge Andes Mountains across the Gallic Basin formed a narrow pinch on the edge of the Rustic Western Front. horn,

"It is a narrow mountainous area. From this narrow road, you can pass through the Grotia Pass with 15,000 defenders, and you can go directly to the most important connecting city between the Darlasti region and the hinterland of Gaul, Berlindel, your The mission is to open up this narrow passage and occupy Berlindel within three days!

"Before that, I will order all troops to press on the Gauls' defense line. This can attract the attention of the Gauls. But also, once the Gauls find that their retreat, Berlindel, is occupied, they will inevitably counterattack with all their strength.

As for the frontal suppression troops, because the terrain is complex and the roads are winding and narrow, it is difficult to form reinforcements in a short time. It takes about 10 hours. The opponent is a Gallic army of more than 200,000. I will increase your strength to 50,000 men. No more is possible. Too concentrated a force will attract the attention of the Gauls. Do you have such confidence? "

"With 50,000 troops to break through the narrow passage, we still have to hold out for 10 hours in front of 200,000 enemies!" Varisien's face turned pale after hearing this. The total strength of his special operations flag regiment was only 25,000. He As a commander who lured the enemy head-on in the Battle of Staros, he knew very well that the pressure of facing an enemy army of 200,000 people pressing crazily was simply beyond the scope of any manpower, just like the Battle of Staros. Although various preparations have been made, in the face of the absolute disparity in military strength, the enemy's troops can attack without any scruples or fear of losses, like locusts, while one's own troops will continue to be consumed in the impact.

War is fought not only with courage, morale, but also physical strength. In real combat, it is very rare for a unit to fight for three consecutive hours. After all, human physical fitness is limited, no matter how brave and skillful the soldiers are. You will also be overwhelmed by an endless stream of enemies due to lack of physical strength. 50,000 versus 200,000, this is a huge gamble!

"If your Majesty agrees to not only increase the strength of the troops, but also assign all the Thors on the battleships in the central city to me. I can give it a try!" Varisien hesitated for a moment, stood at attention with his legs together, and said decisively, "And I also need more transportation horses, at least 20,000. I need all the fuel bombs, heavy crossbows, heavy arrow vehicles, and all weapons that can cause intensive damage to the enemy. Please allocate them to me. Bar!"

"You have a really big appetite. I can agree to your request!" The fat man nodded unambiguously. Facing the bait that was about to be thrown to the 200,000 Gaulish army, he generously picked up another document on the table. Passed it to Varisien and said

"I have prepared all this for you a long time ago. The Thors on the center-line battleships are all old-fashioned Thors purchased by the Navy. There are 121 in total. They are heavy and have limited ammunition. Don't rely too much, otherwise you will definitely regret it. ,

There are about 150 heavy crossbows and arrow carriages each. As for the catapults, if you want them, I can order the logistics department to provide 100 of them. The number of fuel bombs is hard to say. Although the empire manufactures them in the northwest region, because Due to the inconvenience of technology and transportation, it has been difficult to increase the manufacturing quantity. The war with Gangfei caused all the previous stocks to be emptied. Although we worked hard, there were only less than 1,500 barrels in just one month.

And it is very dangerous to transport that kind of thing on bumpy mountain roads, so it is recommended that you carry no more than 500! It must be a stable carriage pulled by four horses, otherwise, I'm afraid you will be blown up to the sky before you can even transport it to Berlindel!

The situation is very serious. You don’t have to accept this combat mission, but I can’t tell when the next mission will be! "

The fat man coaxed and threatened this confidant. If he wanted to break Rusty's last defense in a short period of time and open the door to the hinterland of the Gallic Empire that he had been waiting for day and night, he had to take a gamble with his troops. Among the imperial generals, the only one who has both the experience of this kind of super blockade and extraordinary luck is Varisien in front of him.

A thousand troops are easy to get, but a general is hard to find! Is it easy for you? The fat man was also feeling aggrieved in his heart.

"Your Majesty, you can't do this. Being able to withstand 500 fuel bombs for 2 hours is already the limit!" Varisien looked depressed when he heard this, and his face looked very ugly. He immediately said, "Your Majesty, this time But if you lead your subordinates to fight hard, can you give me something else? "

"What other things are you referring to?" The fat man looked at him strangely, obviously not knowing what was going on in this guy's head.

"Although the soldiers of the empire are all warriors, facing four times more ferocious enemies, warriors alone may not be enough. I hope your majesty can allocate 2 million gold coins in advance for settlement expenses!" Varisien looked strange. After twisting and turning for a long time, he made a rubbing gesture with his thumb and index finger. "If the soldiers get enough money in advance, they will naturally fight to the death with peace of mind! In exchange for 10 hours of happiness and glory for a lifetime, I believe the soldiers will burst out and make the enemy also fight." Feel the power of fear!"

"That's okay. I won't let the soldiers die in vain. I will give you 2 million gold coins. As long as you can defend Berlindel, 1 million will be used as settlement expenses in advance and 1 million will be used as post-war bounty. But if you can't defend Berlindel, I will Seize all your Varisian assets!”

The fat man tapped his fingers on the table with a serious face, and groaned, "Don't think I don't know about the relationship between you and Talmadge. His son Tarrantic, the one who first proposed throwing The person studied by Danbing is now your adjutant, and his daughter is the best pharmacist in Rui Erdian. The relationship is not shallow... It is said that Talmadge asked you for a marriage fee of 2 million gold coins, and your assets are said to be basically the same, including 2 trading houses, 6 shops, and 3 merchant ships. , I didn’t expect that your wealth is quite good. If you really fail and you can’t use it anyway, just take it all back to the treasury!”

"Your Majesty... Your Majesty, you can't do this! That was all paid for by your subordinates' lives!"

Varisien looked anxious and painful, and quickly explained that the Grenadier Corps was an improved version of Talmadge's Fifth Corps. As the commander of the Fifth Corps, known as the number one city defender in the mainland, he There is no doubt that he has accumulated considerable experience in the research and use of grenade soldiers. He wants to train this new type of soldier and naturally gets close to Talmadge. Over and over again, Talmadge pretends to be a public servant and uses it for his own benefit. He advocates the use of explosive bombs to equip heavy knights. He gave his son to be his adjutant."

"But I am really innocent of Talmadge's daughter!" Varisien said with confidence.

"Innocent? So innocent that Talmadge sent all the papers to me! He said that someone climbed into his daughter's window in the middle of the night, and he chased him away like a monkey. He also said that the person's back looked very similar to yours. !" The fat man grinned slightly, breathed a sigh of relief, and looked at the imperial warrior with a half-smile.

"That's definitely Talmadge's mistake. It's definitely a misunderstanding!" Even with Varisien's shamelessness, he blushed slightly.

"Don't be aggrieved. Let me tell you the truth. The commander of the Central Army who will reinforce you this time is Talmadge. He is also an expert in city defense warfare. There is still half a month to prepare for the war. This is I will create an opportunity for you to please my father-in-law, so take advantage of it yourself!" The fat man waved his hand to him, indicating that he could leave. (To be continued, please search Piaotian Literature, the novel will be better and updated faster!