Realm of Power

The Battle of Furnas Lake changed the entire situation in the Gallic capital. Fatty's original intention was to put pressure on the Gallic capital by breaking into the Furnas Lake area and force the Gauls to call back the support troops that had been sent to the north. However, The result received the next day was that the result of this battle caused the Gallic conflict. The high-level generals were replaced. The famous Gaul general Yarde, who had always performed well, was replaced by a man named Derek. He gently placed the information in his hand on the table in the tent. The fat man leaned towards the bonfire on the other side. Asked Hu Keqili who sent the information, "Who is this Derek? Why haven't I heard of it?"

"He is the deputy minister of military affairs who was just appointed by the capital of Gaul this month!" Hu Keqili patted the snow on his body, walked towards the fire, and replied with some disdain, "It is said that he once fought in eastern Gaul. But he doesn’t have much reputation. If he can be considered something worthy of boasting, it is his dazzling qualifications. I have specifically investigated that he has held sixteen positions in the army, including logistics, intelligence, and garrison. The army, and even the ceremonial team, took more than twenty years to finally get into the Gallic Ministry of Military Affairs. I was already planning to retire in three years. There was no possibility of a future, but no I don’t know why, but at the beginning of this month, some wealthy families in Kyoto, Gaul, suddenly went out of their way and jointly promoted this person to the position of deputy minister of the Ministry of Military Affairs! Now it’s happening again, it’s really incomprehensible.”

Hu Keqili's voice paused, his dark eyebrows furrowed slightly, and he shook his head in confusion. "It's too puzzling to push such a guy who has never had real combat experience and even lacks charisma." The important position of the head of Kyoto's defense line is a preparation made by Kyoto's wealthy families for their greed to attack Yard, who has long been displeased with them. It also has another profound meaning. "

"To be honest, I can't see through it either," the fat man said with a helpless smile in front of the fire. "Because I haven't done any special investigation on this person, now I am confused. The other party's sudden change of generals is quite confusing." It played a very good role. The nearly 50,000-strong Imperial Central Army that allowed us to break into the Furnas Lake area temporarily stopped advancing. The weather here is too bad. Fortunately, there is a large forest near the lake. Our army can still make fire to hold on, but if the time exceeds Ten days, it’s hard to say,

The fat man worriedly said that some squadrons were already reporting that soldiers had frostbite. It seemed that this sudden advance had completely disrupted their deployment. In addition, the entire defense line arranger Yard had an accident, and now it must be a mess. I’m afraid it won’t calm down within ten days! "

"Where's Salon? Has there been any reply on his situation?" the fat man asked.

"Salon's army temporarily stopped at a position 110 miles away from the important northern town of Antura, and the news came back that the Gauls secretly mobilized heavy troops in the direction of Antura. Currently, Salon's army is facing Gaul The army has exceeded 80,000 people, and some local troops from Gaul are heading towards Antura gathers! It is estimated that there will be more than 100,000 troops in the end." Hu Keqili took a deep breath and groaned, "That should be the entire strength of Gaul in the northern region. I don't know what Salon can do. We can’t hold it back! If we are beaten back by the Gauls, our army may be trapped in a trap from two sides!”

"A double attack?"

The fat man picked up a thin branch next to the fire and scratched it a few times with the white ashes of the fire that had been burning all night. He seemed to have thought of something, rubbed his cold hands, and suddenly raised his head and said to Hu Keqili, "Gaul Kyoto must be in chaos now. Their defense line should be trying their best to prevent our army from approaching Gaul Kyoto. And the northern army of Gaul The goal is to stop Salon. If our army turns around, cuts off the retreat of the northern troops of Gaul, and encircles Salon to eat all the Gauls' troops in the north, then the situation will be completely reversed!"

"The whole army is marching north? What about our army's Biyan Fortress?"

Hu Keqili's eyes lit up when he heard this, thinking that this plan was very successful. The Gauls' army in the north would not expect the enemy to come up from the rear. But if Kyoto's troops advance north, it means that the walled rock castle, known as the gateway to Kyoto, will face all the pressure from Gaul and Kyoto.

"Tell me, based on your experience of fighting against the Gallic Kyoto side for a month, if Biyan Castle falls into the hands of the Gauls, will they use it as a base to launch a counterattack?" The fat man asked with a sneer on his lips.

"No!" Hu Keqili hesitated for a moment, then shook his head in thought and affirmed, "Because they don't have enough troops and sufficient preparations to fight back. What's more, other armies of the empire are moving towards Kyoto in Gaul. But if the north Fall, in order to avoid falling into internal and external troubles, the only option for the Gauls is to voluntarily abandon the Rock Castle like last time!”

"Haha, give up voluntarily. The fat man stood up with a proud face and licked his chapped lips." You said it too easily! How could you give up something so easily? "

"Huh? Your Majesty means..." Hu Keqili was a little stunned when he heard that.

The fat man looked at the flying snow outside the tent and asked in a slow tone, "If you were asked to choose a battlefield, would you choose Gaul, Kyoto, or Wall Castle?"

"Of course it's Biyan Castle!" Hu Keqili's eyes lit up. "I've been stationed in Biyan Castle for more than a month. You can clearly see the terrain there even with your eyes closed. The defense line of Gaul and Kyoto was built by Yarde for more than a month." In March, hundreds of thousands of troops and millions of soldiers were mobilized It is not an exaggeration to call it a copper wall and an iron wall, but it is different. It is just an old fortress that has experienced hundreds of years of wind and rain! But how could the Gauls leave the strong Kyoto defense line unused? And choose Biyan Castle?”

"Normally not, but now. That's why it is said that God is going to destroy Gaul!..." The fat man smiled coldly and looked away from outside the tent. "Don't forget, the person in charge of the Kyoto defense line has been replaced. , is no longer the experienced Yarde, but a rookie without much practical experience.

It’s not that he doesn’t have the aura and record of Alder that can overwhelm all generals, nor is he a famous general with rock-solid faith and resistance to all temptations. This Drake came from the report, and it should be that the giants of Kyoto have joined forces. An agent was launched. Because he was not well-known, he was easy to control. His seniority was long enough, so he could replace Yarde as the person in charge of the Kyoto line. In fact, he was capable of everything except his seniority. He is a newcomer who is nothing, so as long as there is a chance, in order to consolidate his position and make the masters behind him support him more vigorously, this Drake must be extremely eager to win a victory that can establish his reputation. That victory was Biyan Castle, which was the gateway to Kyoto. It was a strategic point that the Gauls dreamed of regaining. Re-occupying Biyan Castle did not have much strategic effect, but it had a long-lasting impact on the Gallic people's morale and military morale. . But it has an immeasurable effect! "

"Your Majesty is saying... that you want to take the initiative to give him the Biyan Castle!" Hu Keqi's eyes lit up after hearing this, and he asked.

He was also an experienced warrior. He quickly figured out the fat man's intention, and his blood boiled with excitement. His Majesty was so clever. He was always thinking about how to break the extremely hard turtle shell of Kyoto in Gaul, while His Majesty directly Thinking of pulling the opponent out of the turtle shell and decapitating him with one knife!

"How can you say it's a gift? The opponent is obviously a super star who is once seen in a century! He also has an army of 200,000 people. Our defenders are no more than two or three small birds. We can't beat them. If we don't run away, we will wait to die!" The fat man waved. Head, with a bit of teasing, she reached out and patted his shoulder.

The fat man did not continue, but the smile at the corner of his mouth made even a tough guy like Hu Keqili get goosebumps. He had to accept it. He had been shocked too many times by His Majesty Falcon's sinister plan to kill people for no compensation. This time it still caused cold sweat to break out on Hu Keqili’s forehead.

At a time when Kyoto was in crisis and the whole people were depressed, there suddenly came such a big reversal. The Gauls would be overjoyed. They counterattacked and captured the gate of Kyoto. The Gauls had even dreamed of eliminating the danger of Kyoto. Lord Drac must have been recognized as a famous general who could turn the tide.

And this is actually the most terrifying part of His Majesty's plan.

As long as people gain fame and have their own ideas, they will have too much persistence. Persistence is the biggest intention of a soldier. He cannot give up no matter what and fight to the death. Most of the soldiers who died fighting are like this. Many soldiers died in the battle. The last thing a famous general thinks of before dying is to persevere. Victory may be in the next second.

Hu Keqili is also a famous general who has come through the rookie stage. He was able to persevere in many brutal offensive and defensive battles. What he held in his heart was the belief that he could not give up no matter what. If he was placed in a situation like Drake Position, he suddenly changed from an unknown figure to a famous general who attracted the attention of thousands of people. If he were to decisively order the abandonment of Biyan Castle without any entanglement, and let the capital of Gaul once again face the embarrassment of troops approaching the city, it would be better to kill him."

The other side will definitely mobilize all the troops in Kyoto to defend the wall castle with all their strength! Then he was blown to pieces by the Falcon Army's Thor, who claimed to be invincible. Hu Keqili was almost certain of this. It was awesome! It's terrible to retreat in order to advance. A rock fortress of little value was replaced by 200,000 Gallic and Kyoto troops. Although it was a cold winter, Hu Keqili felt the coldness of sweating on his back. "Convey my message to all the armies." Order, the whole army rests for one day, prepares enough food and water for ten days, and marches north tomorrow! "The fat man walked to the tent door and gave the order to the guards outside!

In a dark interrogation room in Kyoto, Gaul, an interrogator was thinking about Yarde's illegal crimes, which included mobilizing troops without authorization, improper command that caused heavy casualties to friendly troops, forcibly collecting war supplies, using labor, apportioning military expenses, etc. and a series of charges,

"Do you have a problem with that?"

The interrogator put down the foot-thick indictment in his hand, and his cold and ruthless voice echoed in the interrogation room. This was a secret room where no sunlight could be seen. The thick stone walls had turned green due to the constant humidity, and various hangings hung on the walls. What kind of instrument of torture?

Wearing a linen prison uniform, Alder stared at the ceiling above his head with a numb expression, seemingly not hearing what the interrogator had been saying for more than an hour.

In his mind, he was still recalling what Nuyak Aure told him when he left, "It's not that we want you to die, but the entire Gaul capital wants you to die! Stay in the special cell of my Guards Supervisory Department, than It would be better to take some of the prisons where the killers have been chosen and are waiting for you to skin and dismember them. At least no one here wants your life! Even if they come in wanting your life, they will be killed by us first! You are the safest!"

"Yard, do you admit these crimes? If so, write your name on it!"

The interrogator reminded him impatiently, pushing the crime document and pen in front of him. He was only here under orders. In fact, the result would be the same whether he signed or not. The criminal Yalder would be imprisoned for six years for a series of crimes. In ten years, this is the first unprecedented record. You must know that in this interrogation room, the verdict is always the same. Execute immediately! Before the verdict is issued, the Supervision Department has the power to detain indefinitely, so in addition to the dead, there are also people who are detained indefinitely. These people may be guilty or innocent, just like according to the Supervision Department’s regulations time is also a way to test whether the other party is guilty

"Crime? Sixty years..."

Yal's numb eyes glanced at the papers on the table, his pupils contracted slightly, and the crimes recorded on them made him speechless. The sentence was even more speechless. He was already over forty this year. With a sentence of sixty years, did the other party want to imprison him until he was a hundred years old? At first glance, it looks like it was written by Nuyak Aure

He took a closer look at the so-called crimes. They were all witness statements provided by nobles in Kyoto.

In August, hundreds of thousands of refugees who fled to Kyoto were mobilized to build the outer defense line of Kyoto. Because the treasury was almost exhausted, Yard used the name of the Ministry of Military Affairs to allocate the money to the noble imperial nobles. In mid-August, in order to kill the remaining 300,000 Slavs who fled south, Yarde mobilized nearly 200,000 troops of the Gallic Northern Army to pursue and intercept them, but the result was not only ineffective. Instead, they were defeated in one fell swoop by the Salonian Army marching north, with more than 20,000 soldiers killed and wounded. The Salonian Army marching north took the opportunity to fully enter the northern part of the Gallic Empire. In September. . . . . . . Take the initiative to abandon the Rock Castle. This was an extremely serious error in judgment, which plunged the entire Gallic capital into panic and crisis. . . . . Behind the crimes are written the opinions of colleagues in the Ministry of Military Affairs, and without exception they all say "guilty."

"Damn it. These bastards!" Yard cursed in a low voice.

"Sign it. My time is very tight. I have to attend a dinner party. I don't have much time to spend with you here!" The interrogator said angrily again. Alder's face was surprisingly calm, and his hands trembled slightly as he held the hand. Pick up the pen on the table, from After decades of military service, I have been on battlefields where I don’t know whether I will survive, I have killed enemies that I couldn’t even believe, and my hand that has picked up the sharpest sword has never been so heavy at this moment, with the pen tip heavily squatting on the signature. Position, take a deep breath, and do it in one go!

White snow is falling outside the window. There was a cruel chill in the wind.

The quiet and narrow alley where the Imperial Guard Inspectorate is located is covered with a thick layer of white snow. The old eaves are covered with white, with white ice hanging upside down. The narrow windows are closed to block the wind and snow. Intrusion, three umbrellas were opened in the wind and snow, and snowflakes fell on the umbrellas with a soft crackling sound. Two officers of the Guards stood there, and in front of them was Nuyak Aure, standing in a straight military uniform in the snow. middle,

"My lord, Yalde really refused!" The interrogator came up from the tunnel exit with an ugly face and handed the document signed by Yalde to Nuyak Aure. Where the signature should be, Nuyak O'Rei Lei saw that it said "Those who serve the country are not guilty!"

"Too arrogant. Does he think this is his legion headquarters? My lord, please punish me. I have long said that arrogant soldiers like him do not need a whip to tell them that their bones can be cracked. They are I won't choose to give in! "A Guards officer standing in Nuyak Ore took it, threw the document on the ground angrily, and stepped on it hard with his foot.

"Lake"

Nuyak Aure glanced at the furious officer and said coldly, "If the empire is in dire straits, Yard, who fights with 100,000 Snafu with 30,000 troops, is weak, then those of us who stay in Kyoto are considered weak." What? I don’t want to hear such remarks again. After all, he is the man who saved the entire country."

"So what if he saved the country? Those were his previous actions, and now he has committed serious crimes!"

The Guards officer said angrily, "Sir, you paid such a high price to finally get the wealthy families to agree to compromise. If we don't get Yalde's confession now, we will be the laughing stock of the entire Kyoto!"

"Let's take custody first. In fact, the confession is just a piece of cheap cloth!" Nuyak Aure picked up the pen nonchalantly, signed "Yarde" on another confession drafted as a backup, and then Handed it to the interrogator and said, "Okay, send it to the Ministry of Military Affairs. Don't they just want a legitimate reason for Yalde to step down? Now that they are satisfied, remember to send it to both the Ministry of Internal Affairs and the Ministry of Finance. How come these flies are not drowned by this snow!"

"Sir, what about the exchange agreement between us and the wealthy family..." the interrogator asked hesitantly.

"It's still valid. Those people on the list who are imprisoned, I will release them!"

Nuyak Aure nodded. As a special review department, the Inspection Department of the Guards has imprisoned more than a hundred children of wealthy families over the years. They were charged with various crimes, such as espionage, collaborating with the enemy, selling intelligence, and having sex with the boss's wife. Fornication and the like,

As a condition for letting Yarde live, Nuyak Ore agreed to exchange these people, and according to the opinions of the wealthy families, Yarde could not appear during his lifetime, so the sentence was sixty years. No one would think that in prison In such a harsh environment, Yard can survive for too long. (To be continued...)