Realm of Power

"Didn't your Majesty see everything just now! If your Majesty didn't see clearly, of course you can replay it in slow motion! Li Yuehua's face was just a little red, and his red eyes were piercing and cold." But your Majesty can explain why he appeared quietly. In the room of a female subordinate? "The female spy leader was gnashing her teeth. She was indeed a cold-blooded woman with such a thick skin that even a fat man would be ashamed of herself.

"Ahem"

The fat man coughed dryly, took out the joint letter from his pocket, and placed it on her desk. "I came here because of something important. Take a look. This is a joint indictment against you by the five countries in Central Europe. Although I don’t want to pay attention to these guys, but the empire’s maritime strategy is expanding into the inland sea, so we still need to be cautious about the attitude of these countries! So the empire still needs to make an appropriate statement!”

"So, I'm going to be dismissed!"

Li Yuehua blinked and took an unexpected long breath, with a look of relief on her face. For her, this month has been like a year. She thought happily in her heart, if she had known that she could be removed from this annoying position. It’s long overdue!

"Stop being delusional!" The fat man crushed Li Yuehua's idea rudely and said nonchalantly, "I just want you to hand over the work at hand and go to the Confederate Empire as the temporary foreign affairs officer of the empire!" Li Yuehua said His face was very resentful. When he heard the fat man's words, his beautiful face was stunned for a moment, "Imperial temporary foreign affairs officer, Gang Fei...!"

"Remember that agreement? The Gangfei Empire exchanged the important town of Dodan for maritime trade security!"

The fat man said with a sneer on his face, "This agreement is a very important one for both the Empire and Gang-Africa. The signing place of the agreement is Bodu City on the border of Gang-Africa. As the temporary foreign affairs officer, this matter is not yours to do. Do you still have to do it?" Shall I go?"

"But my subordinates think there is something wrong with that agreement! Although I don't know what the problem is, but..." Li Yuehua looked hesitant and boldly expressed his opinion,

"Of course I know there is a problem!" The fat man curled his lips slightly and said, "Otherwise, why would I send you? The Gangfei people want to trade land for time. They also want to use the important town of Dodan to divert the attention of the imperial navy's strategy. If successful. , for at least ten years, the empire will not target the Gangfei Empire. This plan is very cleverly designed. It is not surprising if you can’t see it, and the Gangfei people will not recognize it. It is important for you, a rookie who is a temporary foreign affairs officer, to be able to see through their sinister intentions in this country-to-country battle at a glance just like a seasoned foreign affairs officer. It's an advantage. Your main mission to go to Gangfei this time is naturally not as simple as signing your name on a piece of leather paper. I will have someone give the mission to you on the way!"

"Okay. When will we set off?" Li Yuehua combed her long hair hanging down from her shoulders with her right hand. She was so charming that it made people shiver. She was as arrogant as a princess. When she found that she couldn't avoid it, she simply faced the difficulties. This has always been her style. She especially likes to see the slight shock on other people's faces. When she said this, her eyes were fixed on the fat man. She wanted to see if this man, known as the Imperial Military God, was also surprised out of his control.

"Let's set off tomorrow! The route has been mapped out by the Dark Assassin, and a thousand Imperial Guards cavalry will accompany them. Safety is absolutely guaranteed!" The fat man's face was as calm as a pool of stagnant water. He raised his left hand and took off a black ring from his right little finger. A ring with wings flying on the long ring was placed in front of Li Yuehua In front of him, he said in a solemn voice, "This is proof that you are the plenipotentiary representative of the empire for signing this agreement. If there is an emergency, you can use this ring to mobilize the empire's troops in the sparse forest area. There are not many, two or thirty thousand people." The Imperial Central Army Flag Corps! This is the military force you can directly rely on!

"What if this mission is messed up!" Li Yuehua asked very charmingly. This smart woman did not directly ask what the mission was because she knew that the fat man would not tell her. But according to her understanding of the man in front of her, , Gangfei He threw a big pie and wanted to make this man jump into the pit. He had already angered this guy who was determined to retaliate. He would probably eat the pie and then kick him into the pit. It’s just too much for Li Yuehua’s taste

A qualified monarch must be both an extremely ferocious wolf and a fox full of evil thoughts. If necessary, he must also be a scoundrel who can make a fool of himself.

"The person in charge of signing the agreement on the Congolese side this time is Minister of Military Affairs Rubinthack, an old man who has spent his whole life bowing to the Congolese royal family. He is responsible for formulating this plan. If it fails..." The fat man's mouth curled up slightly. The rising tone paused and glanced at Li Yuehua, "I don't think you have a chance to come back alive!"

"Men are nothing!" Li Yuehua rolled her eyes, looking charming.

"Okay, let's talk about your motherland, the Central Asian Empire. What's the current situation like?" The fat man turned over on the sofa and said coldly. You can't look down upon a woman like Li Yuehua. This woman If he had known that the signing of the agreement was secondary, and that the real target was the teacher of the seven-year-old Emperor Gangfei, and the most powerful pillar of the Gangfei Empire, the old coach Ruben Thacker, he probably would not have been so relaxed! "What do you think of the agreement submitted by the Zhongbia Empire to purchase iron ore?" The fat man rolled his eyes and said straight to the point, "I'm not afraid to tell you that the cavalry of the Dongting Empire appeared outside the northern wall, and the other party also sent an envoy. To put it bluntly, whether the empire chooses to side with Zhongbia or the Dongting people will be the empire’s national policy within three years.”

At the mention of the Zhongbia Empire, Li Yuehua's face suddenly turned cold. He walked to a nearby filing cabinet and took out a compiled document, placing it respectfully in front of the fat man. "The situation in Zhongbia is all here. The Dongting people have already captured it." Winter will soon come to Baili Changting in Kyoto. According to convention, the prairie people do not fight in winter. However, if the prairie people adapt to fighting in winter, and the supplies are increasingly scarce, Baili Changting may not be able to survive this winter!

"Actually, isn't the answer already in His Majesty's mind?"

"Oh?" The fat man deliberately pretended to be stupid. Li Yuehua raised his head and glanced at the fat man and said, "After the empire breaks through the Gallic Empire, will it face a severely weakened Zhongbia or a powerful Dongting Empire?" One that is more in line with the interests of the empire, I believe His Majesty will make a decision! "

"Sure enough, she is a woman who has no intention of shying away from anything. She actually has a spirit that is not inferior to that of a man."

The fat man looked at Li Yuehua who was making a statement in front of him. He sighed secretly in his heart. After coming out of the Southwest Intelligence Department, Fatty already had a plan in mind. When he saw the report submitted by Li Yuehua, he wanted to know what Li Yuehua was when he submitted the foreign affairs agreement with the Central Asian Empire. What's your mood?

Is it out of public motives or selfish motives? It seems that this woman has some selfish motives. But it’s more of a public spirit! Fatty doesn't think that a person who completely hates his own ethnic group can become a loyal subordinate. A person who doesn't even have a care in the world will only become an unscrupulous madman!

Out of the interests of the empire, Fatty has decided to provide the iron ore that the Central Asian Empire urgently needs, but as a condition of trade. The Falcon Empire needs to gain the power to trade in the interior of the Central Asian Empire, and Fatty has no intention of rejecting the request made by the Second Prince of Dongting outside the Long Wall.

The prairie cavalry from the West Courtyard was specially sent to receive them in order to show their identity. There was also a Khan King within the long wall, that is, the head of the Wulu Yajier Golden Clan, one of the four major branches of the Golden Clan of this generation. The news coming back from the direction of the long wall showed that. The goal of Dongting people is not the long wall

"The land of the grassland is vast and boundless. Even a beautiful meadow covered with vines needs the broad steps of a shepherd to become prosperous!" The second prince said that the support of the Golden Family branch is very important to him, and accordingly For example, he doesn't seem to care about peeking into the vast land within the long wall. He only needs an attitude of support to intervene in the high-level disputes in the Dongting Empire without spending a single soldier. . Why refuse such a good thing? For the tough and tough prairie people, Fatty has always believed that watching the tigers fight in the mountains is the best way to treat the prairie people. With the noble status of the Golden Family, the empire can let go and make a big show of it. Expanding beyond the long wall.

Of course, compared to the Dongting people, what concerned Fatty most was the Slavs' compromise.

Realizing that they were cornered in northern Gaul, the Slavs began to choose to rely on the Falcon Empire after they learned that the Falcon Empire had taken in hundreds of thousands of their compatriots during the war with the East Tribes. The various Slavic tribes were willing to join the empire. lead. The requirement was that the Falcon Empire could respect their customs and that they be willing to become the personal vassal tribe of the Emperor of the Falcon Empire. Fatty agreed unceremoniously and issued instructions to Salon and Hu Keqili who were fighting in the Kyoto area of ​​Gaul. Taking orders to lead the Slavs to move south,

In the morning light, the pastures of Antura, a city in northern Gaul, as the late autumn wind blew through the desolation in the wilderness, were surrounded by the famous Gallic general Yarde in the north. It became difficult to maintain supplies and became more and more difficult. The Slavs finally made their decision,

Migrate again from northern Gaul to the area controlled by the Falcon Empire. The Slavic patriarchs who made this decision were full of bitterness. They once thought that they could become a powerful kingdom and become the new masters of the northern part of the Obarro continent, but Their dreams were brutally shattered. The Battle of Anrak reversed the situation in the north. The ensuing Northern War made millions of ambitious Slavs lose their ability in just six months. Sixty percent of the men, 44% of the women, and 37% of the infants were lost. The population of one million has dropped sharply to less than 300,000 now. The Gallic army has completely controlled In the north, the revenge against the Slavs was equally cruel. If they continued to hold on to the last few cities, when the cruel winter came, even if the Gauls did not continue to advance, most of the Slavs would be on the verge of death.

In the morning light, the guard regiment consisting of the last 70,000 Slavic men divided into three groups and headed south. It included children over ten years old and elderly people over seventy years old. When the ethnic group faced the edge of life and death, any man was a warrior. They wore dilapidated They were wearing armor, holding various weapons in their hands, and their faces were full of hunger, but the determination on their faces was the same. If necessary, they would die generously without hesitation, cold morning light Shine on this huge cluster that has been dragged out for more than 20 miles.

Starting at dawn, we passed through forests, orchards, and flat farmland, passing through small villages, crowded towns, and solidly built manors. There were people old and young, big and small, girls with bare feet, and women with babies in their arms. . Some people drive horse-drawn carriages or ride on carts pulled by oxen, but more people ride animals: plow horses, ponies, mules or donkeys. As long as you can walk, run, and roll, it's fine. A woman led a cow and put her little daughter on the cow's back. A woman struggled to push a wheelbarrow loaded with her husband's tools: hammer, tongs, and even an anvil.

Another woman was pushing a wheelbarrow, but lying inside were two babies wrapped in blankets. Most people walked on foot, carrying their belongings on their shoulders, with tired and alert expressions on their faces. They all went south. In the direction of being able to survive, many people carry weapons, such as daggers, daggers, sickles and axes, and sometimes they even see matching swords. Others cut the branches into sticks or made into thick walking sticks.

Part of the Falcon Army reached the capital of Gaul, which effectively restricted the attention of the northern Gallic army. The famous Gallic general Yarde, who originally suppressed the Slavs and did not dare to move, was transferred to the Gallic capital, and he also took away 80,000 northern Gallic troops. I heard that there was some problem in the Gallic capital, and another part The Falcon Army marched north from the flanks of Gallic Kyoto, defeated three Gallic northern armies, and opened a gap in the encirclement. This gave the Slavs the determination to dare to risk going south.

It would take them eleven days to travel a distance of five hundred miles, across the two provinces of Gaul, and in a huge four-sided column formed by the guard corps crawling forward like a colony of ants, they would kill the last twenty Slavs. Tens of thousands of women and children were safely escorted to the land controlled by the Falcon Army. The flow of Slavic people migrating southward was rolling with great momentum. Although the northern Gallic army responded a little slowly, the commander in charge quickly sent out cavalry to intercept it. The Slavic guard legions began to fight with the Gallic army that appeared one after another.

On the first day, the losses on both sides were not large;

The mission of the Gallic cavalry was to delay the Slavs' southward migration, so their raids were mostly of a harassing nature.

They were kept out of the Guard Corps like flies, but they were hard to drive away. Facing these light cavalry that came and went like the wind, the northern archers among the Slavs performed very poorly. They shot out arrows instead of eating dust behind the cavalry. It was blown by the wind and I didn’t know where to shoot. As long as most of the outstanding shooters had died in previous battles, there were less than 30,000 soldiers in the temporary guard corps, and the other 50,000 were all soldiers. They are civilians with no war experience, and the melee infantry can only stare at the light cavalry.

Early the next morning, the casualties of the war began to mount.

Nine-year-old Mo Anglaido was not selected to join the guard corps because he was under ten years old and had some stunted growth.

He stood on an oxcart, with withered and straw-like hair, looking anxiously into the distance, trying to find his father and brother, but he couldn't see anything. There was a dense line between the fierce fighting area and the large cluster in the middle. The forest blocks the line of sight. The responsibility of the peripheral legions is to defend the defense line formed by this forest to the death. The Gauls' light cavalry dare not enter the forest. The forked branches will make it impossible for the cavalry to run. If they dismount and fight with the strong Slavs When people attack each other, they don't have any advantage.

On the same day, Mo Anglaiduo found a small mound on the roadside, which was specially used to bury children. This was the first grave he had seen since he started on the road. A crystal was placed on the pile of soft mud. Generally, the Slavic custom was to insert a string of branches of the Pikali tree on the grave. It is the most common coniferous tree in the cold areas of the north, with leaves as thin as needles. , allowing it to grow in any cold area. For the Slavs who also live in cold areas, it is like seeing themselves,

The Slavs believed that the branches of Pikali would bring a warm sleep to the dead and protect them from the cold winter.

At night, Mo Anglaiduo was suddenly awakened by a gust of wind, feeling an inexplicable fear. Above the head, the Slavs' favorite "North Star" and thousands of stars decorate the night sky. The beeping of the campfire and even the commotion of the donkeys in the distance made the night feel strangely peaceful. Only then did Mo Aung discover that besides him, there were more people who were not sleeping. They stood there as if the whole world had held its breath. ,

The sky in the distance was dazzling with red light, thick black smoke rose into the sky in the distance, and the sound of fierce fighting came with the wind.

The next morning, Mo Anglaiduo walked ten miles further and found a row of newly dug graves. The Gallic light cavalry raided a guarding legion, and 1,300 Slavs were killed. The war really began on this day.

As more and more Gallic troops pursued them, more and more people died. The brutal situation of facing the war appeared at noon on the fifth day. Passing by a shoal covered with pebbles, dark red blood floated from the upper reaches. Coming down, the crowd that was struggling to move forward suddenly became panicked.

The waves were rolling, and a corpse was floating in the white water. Judging from the clothes, it was a Slav. The corpse was hit by the waves and thrown onto the beach.

Moanglaiduo heard heart-wrenching cries, and at the same time a crazy woman screamed at them on the side of the road: "Idiot! They will kill you all! Idiot!" She was as thin as a straw, with empty eyes, and her feet were stepping on the river bank, which was not sure whether it was water or blood.