Realm of Power

At the end of September, the prairie cavalry fighting across the sea began to head to the northwest city of Dahai. There, they would wait for the warships of the Imperial Navy and return to their hometown before the first snow fell. For the prairie people, this return journey was Simply It's like the reappearance of heaven in the human world, with a heavy bag of gold coins, even a mute can speak, and the Diao Ran who came with a fearsome reputation for cruelty, riding a smelly war horse that made everyone Regional avoidance varies according to different situations

The prairie cavalry who returned this time received a warm "reception"

For these Gods of Wealth, along the road from the Southwest District to Dahai City, merchants placed all kinds of goods at the intersection, ranging from production and daily necessities to gorgeous jewelry from all over the world. According to the prairie people According to the custom, merchants set up an open-air camp, and the melodious sound of the saxophone floated in the camp. At the entrance of the market camp, the charming kabuki girls wore colorful silk clothes with exposed waists, and made beautiful sounds like silver bells from their mouths. Figures clustered among the tents As the team shuttled, a wandering painter held a paintbrush and methodically applied dye on the canvas. Opposite him, several prairie cavalry wearing bright new armors smiled innocently, posing as if they were drawing bows and shooting arrows, "Come on. , come on, as long as Just one gold coin can make your majestic figure forever engraved on the scroll! Just one gold coin can make your whole body glorious forever. You deserve it!" A dwarf wearing a pointed red hat shouted hard,

With his bulging eyes like a goldfish, he danced to attract business. He was almost dazzled by the prairie cavalry in front of him. He made a fortune in Obaro Kyoto. Even the most ordinary soldiers wore polished white iron. The armor has a little more status, and the scimitar scabbard in his hand is inlaid with dazzling gems. The dwarf prayed in his heart, God only knows how much money these guys robbed in Obaro Kyoto! The shouts were even more cheerful. At this moment, he saw a prairie noble wearing fine armor riding a horse from the opposite side.

The red wolf tail fluttering on top of the helmet and the hundreds of prairie cavalry following closely behind him were none other than Duo Weiyan. The lines on his face looked hard and prickly under the late September autumn sky. A month ago, Hearing the news that he shot and killed a prairie wolf at the prairie coming-of-age festival when he was 8 years old. According to the custom of prairie men, he has grown the needle-like stubble that prairie people are accustomed to. The young man with the elegant temperament of inland noble blood can no longer be seen on his body. Now he gives the impression that he is A dazzling ferocious wolf on the grassland

His eyes were menacing, and his teeth looked white when he smiled, like those of a prairie wolf. It is intimidating. As the leader of the strongest Duowei tribe on the grassland, Obaro's Duowei tribe won the biggest victory in the battle of Kyoto. Looking at the tribesmen who were having fun in the camp again and couldn't move forward, His eyebrows frowned slightly, "Sir, do you need to stop it? This is already the third market. If it continues like this, I really don't know how much money these guys can bring back." A grassland man who followed him The noble asked in a low voice

"No, carpe diem is the style of us prairie people! If we really spend all our money, it may not be a bad thing for us!"

Duo Weiyan waved his hand, looked at his puzzled subordinates, and said with a slight smile, "They already have armor and scimitars. If you don't let them spend them now, do you still want them to have enough to buy a lot of them?" The wealth of livestock, cattle and sheep? Don’t forget that the centuries-old rule on the grassland is that if a family owns it alone, When the number of cattle and sheep reaches one thousand, they can ask their tribe to become a branch, and their tribe must agree whether they like it or not, because this is the rule of the grassland, and the grassland can survive in the cruel environment for hundreds of years. Down, it still reproduces innumerably like stars, just because of the existence of this rule! "

Duo Weiyan's words shocked the several clan leaders who followed him, and even the grassland senior officials. They focus on the development of their own tribe, so most of the wealth they obtain is exchanged for things that can benefit the development of the tribe. However, they forget that for ordinary prairie people, the first thing to do when they have money is to build something for themselves. Wearing a metal armor and re-creating a sharp scimitar,

For many grassland people, armor, scimitars, and war horses and long bows mean everything. Force is always the first priority. Iron ore is in short supply in the grassland, and it is strictly controlled by the upper class of the tribe. Only combat can be promoted. Only those who receive awards and awards will be eligible to receive iron weapons. If you want to get a complete pair Making war-iron armor and sharp scimitars is a long process that often requires several generations of hard work and accumulation to achieve. Therefore, prairie warriors are famous for their fearlessness of death. If all this changes With everything at their fingertips, the good old days that they, the grassland patriarchs, could respond to at the same time were overturned.

"I heard that Shad in Teli City has issued a strict order not to allow soldiers to consume food along the way!" A clan leader said with a silly smile, "And I heard that Shad in Teli City asked the soldiers to use most of their income to buy food for them. Get ready for this year’s cold winter! Before the war, the king gave them the Beiling Valley, which was convenient for recuperation. Now it seems that it was a stroke of genius. I, Kahuli, have spent forty-one brutal winters on the grassland. This is the first time that the grassland can be frozen. Looking forward to all the winter!”

"Yes, if you put it this way, this winter, wouldn't the warriors of the Shade tribe in Teli City suddenly want..." Several tribal leaders following Duo Weiyan looked at each other and burst into laughter. ,

"Tampa" a prairie cavalry galloped in the distance, stopped suddenly in front of Duo Weiyan, took out a letter and said, "Sir, this is the order of King Falcon Khan!"

Hearing the words "King Falcon Khan", the clan leaders stopped laughing and collectively held their breath. King Falcon Khan was no longer just a military deterrent to them, but a real king, one who could bring them huge wealth. , the grassland king who made the tribe rich, and the worship of Falcon Khan comes from the heart of every grassland clan leader. Just look at the people of Dongting and you will know that following such a grassland king, you will get more than just wealth! Duo Weiyan took the letter from the messenger, opened it, read it, raised his head and looked at the clan leaders who dared not breathe, and said in a solemn tone, "King Khan asked us to send a cavalry to escort the imperial envoy to the long wall on the northern border. A special guest is here!”

"Go to the northern border to build a wall!" The clan leaders took a deep breath. If that were the case, wouldn't it be impossible to rush back to the grassland before Winter Festival this year! Duo Weiyan glanced at the troubled faces of the clan chiefs and asked, "Who is willing?" The clan chiefs did not answer, "Let me go, sir!" A loud voice came, and a man as strong as an iron tower came. Han Dynasty Duo Wei Yanhui General Yagmo, "Okay, your family can rest assured, I will take good care of them!" Duoweiyan tightened the reins, nodded, and said, "Tomorrow you will take 2,000 people to the northern wall, where there will be The defenders are waiting for you!"

In a villa in the southwestern capital. The fat man was looking at a proposal about building an imperial palace in the Northwest Sea City. The proposal came from Lidakus, the governor of Rwanaka. The governor of Rwanaka was geographically closest to the Northwest Sea City. In order to facilitate centralized regional management, Fatty also appointed Lidakus as the administrator of the northwest sea city. Lidacus was responsible for military logistics, and he was the new head of the domestic military industry giant Lida family.

A year ago, the old Lida patriarch died of illness. Lidakus, who had already become the regional governor, became the new head of the military-industrial giant Lida family without any controversy.

Against this background, the military industry in Dahai City developed rapidly, and the focus of the Lida family's military industry has moved to Dahai City. There are the largest mineral distribution centers on the two continents, and the war between the empire and Gaul also urgently requires a stable military supply line.

The Falcon Army is in the southwest region, and the Rusty area is like a knife cutting flesh, eating away at the Gallic Army's more than 600,000 troops piece by piece. The long-range attack power that the Falcon Army relies on most relies on a large number of well-made weapons. Arrow clusters, countless arrow clusters are piled up in every battle. Without a solid military-industrial foundation, such a war would be impossible to fight. The northwest and southwest regions were indispensable for providing food support, but the large sea city built by Lidakus, a large integrated military-industrial logistics workshop, was behind all this. hero,

This imperial governor was mediocre in terms of tactical command. Finally found the right position where he can shine. Fatty still needs to consider the opinions of this great hero from the rear who supported the entire Europa War.

According to Lidacus, "The territory of the empire is expanding day by day. It spans two continents. In order to facilitate the administrative management between the two continents, it is necessary for the empire to set up a separate palace in the northwest sea city at the junction of the two continents. With the Great Sea City in the northwest as the center, His Majesty the Emperor can control the northwest, look down to the southwest, and see beyond the long wall in the north. He can plan thousands of miles away and command from his seat. In the war with Gaul, the naval fleet can also go to sea in the northwest sea city, directly to the entrance of the inland sea. The convenient military forging power, the rich minerals in the northwest and Salander regions, the maritime trade business circle, a series of series surrounding the northwest sea city The formed urban circle and solid population base make the northwest city qualified to be the palace of His Majesty the Emperor.

"This guy..."

Seeing Lidakus's eloquent words in the report, using all the tricks of the diplomat, he seemed to think that if the sea city did not become the emperor's palace, the sky would fall. The fat man whom Dacus trained as a diplomat smiled bitterly.

This big liar actually happened to him. The empire had difficulty shifting its focus some time ago. It deliberately cultivated the southwest region and used convenient commercial policies to attract a large number of people and materials from the northwest to the southwest. This was very important to the development of Lidakus. The impact on Dahai City was undoubtedly great. Lidakus' idea of ​​building an emperor's palace to establish the commercial, economic, and political center of Dahai City in the northwest was a temporary and helpless response. However, this guy was right. The empire did exist. The need for Obaro to establish a political palace! I can't just stay in the Southwest District all the time!

The fat man picked up the quill on the table and dabbed some light in the light blue ink. The northwest sea city was indeed qualified to become an imperial palace. The development of the northwest sea city, the development of the imperial navy, and the development of the imperial shipping reminded the fat man of In one sentence, war is the best catalyst for science. Even if the catalyst is initially used to kill people, war is the driving force behind science and technology. It is obvious, just like the various types of weapons during World War II, from the light and crude machines at the beginning to the sophisticated heavy killing machines in the later years, it only took a few years. The weapon technology during World War II laid the foundation for the technological explosion after World War II. Provided the foundation, atomic energy, nanometer, and electronic components appeared in just a few decades, and the speed of update can be said to be changing with each passing day.

The same is true for the development of Falcon Empire, after 2 years. The navy conducted three thorough inspections of maritime navigation in the northwest and Ikadiva areas, and produced a precise route map, which has been made public in the empire. Some small islands that had not been discovered before were discovered. One line has been revised and consists of more than ten islands. The island chain formed is like a chain between two continents, which shortens the sea voyage time between the two places again. It used to take half a month, but now it only takes about 11 days to reach southern Nord from Ocean City, and the Imperial Navy has built solid docks and supply points on every island in the island chain, and towns have appeared on some islands. , with the existence of these protective islands, the risk of maritime navigation between the two continents is reduced to the greatest extent.

The development of maritime shipping. The merchant fleet has increased significantly, and the control of the naval fleet has expanded, to put it bluntly. The relationship between the northwest region of Obaro and the Ikadiva region is changing from across the sea to the two ends of the great strait. This section of the sea between the two continents is becoming the inland sea of ​​the Falcon Empire.

"It would be great if we could build an airship! We can fly back in 5 days!"

Fatty sometimes stood on the protruding balcony of the room, looking at the beautiful back of the distant mountain ridge in the sunset, feeling like this in his heart, and his son passed the June Festival in the blink of an eye. But my unqualified father could only look at the sun from a distant continent.

Mao Monaqing wrote a letter, saying that everything is fine in the country, but the main force of the West Court cavalry is going to the Oubaluo Continent, and the East Court Princess Ruitang Tingna is not idle either. This one is just like Ju'e's horse on the grassland, which is used to flying in the wind. The woman who was constantly running made a request to the Imperial Ministry of Internal Affairs to move this winter. After saying goodbye after the first snow, Ruitang Tingna was about to take her 200,000 Dongting tribe to go beyond the long northwest wall of Obalo. She realized that the development space in the country had reached the peak that her men could tolerate. This prairie woman made a decisive decision After making a decision, she wanted to build a kingdom outside the long wall that truly belonged to the people of Dongting.

200,000 people is a huge task that requires the use of the entire Imperial Navy's transportation capacity and takes an entire winter to complete. Such a request, Mao Monaqing decisively forwarded it to the fat man, who then kicked Rui Tangtingna. "Aren't you trying to be disgusting? They say that the mind of a prairie woman is like the vast sky. She can let her men fly freely." , Why did it turn into a dark storm when I arrived at your place? Isn’t it because I was run away from home by a group of people?

Ruitang Tingna's request was seriously rejected, and the eldest princess did not show an angry attitude. Last time, she was suppressed by the West Court and other forces. If she didn't even have the attitude to fight back, she would not be supporting the East alone. Rui Tangting of Tingda Banner Na, since large-scale migration is not possible, she made a request to Fatty to move a small tribe of 20,000 people outside the Long Wall. Seeing this report, Fatty knew that this woman was blackmailing the lion before, and now she is Really reveal the bottom line,

Beyond the long wall is an unclaimed land. Even though it is a small tribe of 20,000 people, migrating there is enough to occupy a large area in a short time. This is probably the woman's plan! However, outside the long wall, another hungry wolf named Dongting is coming. I wonder if you know it? "The fat man had a sly smile on his lips. He agreed to the request of 20,000 people and authorized Ruitang Tingna's 20,000 people to board the ship when it returned with the fleet transporting the Xiting grassland cavalry. According to the instructions of the two Dongting people, Being accustomed to looting and killing, it would be a ghost if the sky and the earth were dark if they didn't fight each other this winter.

In early October, the envoy of the Second Prince of Dongting entered the city wall. A group of prairie cavalry with bright armors were already waiting for him there, with long bows and armor. At the front were a young man in black uniform and a strong man like a mountain bear. of middle-aged people,

The familiar attire of the prairie cavalry in front made the arrogant-looking Dongting envoy unexpectedly stunned for a moment. He must have gone to the wrong place! He looked around at his surroundings. The city walls were towering, and troops in black armor were constantly coming and going. In front of him was not a vast wilderness, but rows of neatly arranged roofs. Everything showed that he was indeed on that wall. Within the long impenetrable wall,

In the team of prairie cavalry in front of him, Brother Mierjin, who was dressed in a straight black uniform of the Imperial Intelligence Department, got off his horse. He looked at the envoy of the Second Prince of Dongting with a smile on his face and said in pure prairie dialect, "Lu Master Wazashu, I really didn’t expect you to be the envoy of the Second Prince of Dongting!”

"You..." Luwazashu looked surprised. He did not expect that he would be recognized at a glance, let alone that the person receiving him was a Dongting person.

"I am Brother Mierjin from the Mier tribe!" Brother Mierjin said.

"You...Aren't you dead?" Luwazashu's eyes almost popped out. He hesitated for a moment, put his hand on his right chest and said, "I'm sorry about what happened to your tribe. The Second Prince, who got the news, specially sent someone to severely reprimand Zhamuhebi."

"Okay, don't comfort me. The Mer tribe is just a small tribe. To the high and mighty Second Prince, it is just a weak grass swaying in the cold winter night, facing the fate of withering at any time! Zhamuhebi is the right-hand man of the Second Prince. How could the Prince reprimand his right-hand man for a small tribe?" Merkinge waved his hand with a firm face, made a gesture, and said, "We are all grassland people, let's face the topic directly. What does the Second Prince want to do this time!"