Realm of Power

In August, when the grass is long and the eagle flies, even in winter, the northern wilderness is as spotless as ever. It is now covered with vibrant wild grasses. Dots of wild flowers appear as if they are following the raindrops, like a huge tapestry on the city wall. Spreading outside, white raindrops were flying in the wind, hitting my face with a stinging chill. The August rain in northern Oparo already had the taste of early winter.

Murphy O'Brien stood on the high tower in the center of Murphy City, letting the biting raindrops of laughter hit his armor. His eyes looked at the simple settlement hazy in the rain behind him with a bit of satisfaction and pride. The road is not considered to be wide. The earth walls outline a pattern of five miles in length and breadth. The houses are built using the most extensive northern clay soil in the vicinity.

The number of houses is only about 500, but the streets are crisscrossed and dotted with people, showing the scale of a city.

This is the Murphy family settlement that Murphy O'Brien spent countless efforts to build. It is called "Murphy City" to the outside world. The distance between Murphy City and the northern wall of the empire is 150 miles. It is the map of the empire. The northernmost city marked on an autonomous city,

The city wall is not very wide, but it is well-defended. The arrow towers, sentry towers, and especially the dozens of wide trenches that expand outward from the city wall are like huge cracks dividing the northwest land. They look rough and very imposing. Flying on the watchtower was the Murphy family's military flag and a flying hunter. The Eagle can only pass through the long plank road built in the middle. The width of the plank determines the number of people who can pass quickly. Under normal circumstances, the width of the plank is only enough for two carriages to travel side by side. This is Murphy O'Brien Learned from the long wall defense in the northern part of the Falcon Empire,

This defensive method of digging trenches can achieve obvious results at almost no cost. The trenches are very useful for large-scale cavalry raids, which has more than doubled the defensive power of Murphy City. The shooters on the city wall Can suppress the enemy's advance from a high position,

Compared with the domestic calm, the storm of war in China and Libya is almost invisible. The feeling here is already a precursor to storm siltation,

The huge dark cloud of war is shrouding the seemingly distant east. The word Dongting is expanding with the aftermath of the war in China and Libya, which is no longer novel to the people living here.

The Dongting Grassland Empire was cruel and bloody, but in the end it was still powerful, extremely powerful. Longbows, fast horses, and arrows and horses. Once the group advances, there will be a bloody sea of ​​blood and mountains and rivers. This is a terrifying huge beast. This beast is fighting against the Central Asians, and there are many who can swallow the entire Central Plains in one mouthful. Biya’s momentum,

All Central Biya people who fled from the east described it this way. Most of them migrated because of the war in Central Biya. The northern part of Central Biya was completely occupied. The border tribes who originally surrendered to Central and South Africa chose to move westward. Although they were thousands of miles apart, the tragic war that broke out in Central and South Africa still made Murphy O'Brien feel the desolation from these migrating refugees.

A year ago, Murphy City was just a small fortress where Murphy's Dragon Armored Cavalry was stationed. Murphy O'Brien needed to create everything new by himself in a difficult environment, but in this year. More and more refugees are coming from the east. In the eyes of the nearby refugees, Murphy City in Murphy O'Brien is one of the few large cities with integrated offensive and defensive capabilities. Becoming the first choice for these eastern refugees and small tribes from the east, the sphere of influence of the Murphy Dragon Riders has gradually expanded, and the area has gradually grown to have more than 30,000 residents. With this city as the center, the area of ​​control formed has encompassed Within a 150-mile radius, four small settlements voluntarily attached themselves to Murphy City.

Wearing engraved heavy armor and holding a golden spear flag in their hands, the Murphy dragon armor cavalry. The momentum brought by the full body armor makes the wandering tribes here respectfully call them "Holy Land Cavalry". For most small tribes from the east, Generally speaking, the combat power of the Holy Land Cavalry is not generally strong, because many tribes have discovered that under normal circumstances, the rangers in Dongting who wander around will not take the initiative to provoke the Holy Land Cavalry, and the people of Dongting are also afraid of them. Opponent, this has pushed Murphy City's prestige to its peak

"Fei Tang, as a Zhongbia general who has fought against the Dongting people, I want to ask you, if we have a conflict with the Dongting cavalry, who do you think has a greater chance of winning?" Murphy O'Brien from Murphy City Xiang Xiang withdrew his gaze with infinite longing, and asked a young man with black hair beside him in a solemn voice,

"If it's a battle between a hundred people, your Murphy Dragon Armor will be completely victorious against any enemy, but if it's a big battle with more than 100,000 people..." The young man known as Fei Tang looked at him with eyes. With a bit of extraordinary aura naturally revealed, he asked with some confusion, "But the Dongting people are still fighting in Central Asia, so they shouldn't come here!"

This young man is wearing the decoration of Murphy's Dragoon Cavalry, with sharp and bright eyes, black hair and black pupils, and a heroic face. He wears a sword in the style of the Central Asian Empire on his waist, with a golden simple sword hanging from the hilt. The spike looks not as strong and powerful as Murphy O'Brien's muscular body, but it still gives people a sense of vigor and balance.

The young man was the leader of a stray cavalry group that Murphy O'Brien accidentally rescued. He didn't know what caused the Dongting people to drive thousands of miles west. In the end, less than five people fainted and died in the wilderness. It happened to be Rescued by Murphy O'Burn who was patrolling with his men. Out of gratitude for Murphy O'Burn's rescue. In addition, the people of Dongting had cut off the road back to Central and South-Bia, so the young man stayed with Murphy O'Buen and changed his name to Fei Tang. Now the Murphy Dragon Armor Army is responsible for communicating with the refugees in Central and South-Bia. The officers are talented and young people are indispensable for the rapid expansion of Murphy City.

"I don't want to ask, but according to the latest reports from the scouts who went to explore the road, for some unknown reason, the Cang Legion, one of the eight legions of the Dongting Empire that was originally in a free state, suddenly began to change its previous wait-and-see attitude and began to show up in two hundred The troops gathered in the Gangla River area inside and outside, and the number of troops has exceeded 20,000. , the total number is not yet clear, but judging from the frequency of the scouts that the other side keeps sending to explore here, this will be a precursor to a tragic battle. "Ao Fei O'Bun smiled bitterly. "If it were before, I would have led my men without hesitation. Withdrawing to the safety of the Imperial Wall, our Murphy Dragoons are outnumbered. The battle losses have dropped sharply to less than 20,000 people. The best policy is to preserve our strength. Things like the confrontation between the main legions of the Dongting Empire are better left to the powerful empire to deal with. But now that is no longer possible, we must surrender to Murphy Dragon. The number of refugees in A's east has reached 80,000, and they have given up and poured in countless It was an extremely cruel decision for me and all the Murphy Cavalrymen who had worked hard for it. This was something that countless soldiers had to fight to protect in the cold and snow for a whole year, so I just made it. I want to ask, you have fought with Dongting people, I need a true evaluation!"

"Empire? Sir, are you talking about the area within the long wall?"

Fei Tang's eyes flashed with curiosity and his voice was trembling. He came to Murphy Dragon Armor for half a year. But they have not yet entered the range of the long wall, because the extremely tall wall cuts off the sight of most people. Only the Murphy Orbs can lead the guards of fifty people in, and then there is another force. , a grassland tribe also called Dongting. Although they are also grassland people, this Dongting tribe is completely different from the Dongting in the east. The leader is a middle-aged leader named Walahe, and the settlement he established is called "Mo." picture". It is said to be the holy city of this tribe

Feitang had seen this Walahe. It was true that he was a tough grassland man, but he had nothing to do with the distant Dongting. It seemed to be a small tribe classified by the grassland people. But according to Valahe, he was actually a subordinate of a powerful prairie princess, and he came here just in advance. Feitang seemed noncommittal about this statement. Almost all grassland people have this habit of saying that they are the descendants of the Changsheng Heaven and the descendants of the great Golden Clan. It's like a branch of a large tribe. According to the young people's understanding, the grassland people value blood and identity more than the Zhongbia people who value identity.

But yesterday, the young man saw with his own eyes a prairie cavalry of about 5,000 people arriving at Motu City in Walahe. This cavalry was equipped with black sophisticated vests and sharp weapons. It looked like a real combat force. Not Valla and the hundreds of skirmishers under his command who are half-grazing and half-living.

Are those also cavalry from the empire? The young man hesitated for a moment, sensing Murphy O'Brien's shameless emotions, and decided to tell the truth.

"Your Excellency, the Murphy Dragon Armor is well-equipped and has excellent combat power. However, the supply and logistics requirements are too high. Just repairing the armor requires professional armor craftsmen. Once a war breaks out, it will greatly limit the capabilities of the Murphy Dragon Armor Cavalry." In terms of continuous combat capabilities, in this regard, the Dongting cavalry, which has long bows and powerful horses and can continue to maneuver with only a few supplies, is undoubtedly superior."

"Really? Sure enough, mobility is the weak point of Murphy Dragon Armor. What you said is very similar to what someone said. The difference is that that person once faced me head-on with a hundred versus a hundred and completely crushed me. "Murphy Dragon Armored Cavalry!" Murphy O'Brien nodded slightly, his eyes flashed with a hint of memory.

"Crush!" Fei Tang was shocked by Murphy O'Brien's words, how could this be possible! , with a look of disbelief,

He thought Murphy O'Brien was joking, but Murphy O'Brien's serious face did not look like he was joking. Feitang's hand holding the horse's reins tightened, and his heart was slightly shocked again. He came to Murphy He has been a dragon armored cavalry for half a year. In his eyes, the equipment of Murphy's dragon armored cavalry under Murphy O'Brien is absolutely top-notch. The thick armor can withstand most Except for the sharp stabbing spear that can break through, other weapons have no way. This is the real top heavy cavalry. On the battlefield, it is a killing machine that is forcibly pushed forward. One hundred against one hundred, and wearing exquisite heavy armor, Compared to the Murphy Dragon Armored Cavalry, which was armed to the teeth, the elite Central Asian cavalry that he led at the time were absolutely dead and even crushed. But such a top heavy cavalry was crushed one on one. . . . .

"There is nothing surprising. The Murphy Dragon Armored Cavalry may be a very powerful cavalry in your eyes, but it is not the strongest in the empire. The real strongest cavalry is within the long wall!"

Murphy O'Brien sighed deeply. In the year of struggling on the border, the former Gallic star has reduced a lot of his original resentment. The other party can keep his promise and really let himself take Murphy Dragon completely. The armored cavalry develops in this blank area. The Falcon Emperor's heart is enough to make people admire him. He is a true emperor.

Although this place is far away from the core area of ​​the empire, Murphy O'Brien will return to the border wall once every month. He is no stranger to news about the war between the empire and Gaul. The news brought back from last month shows that the empire has Completely annexing Gaul can be regarded as helping him to avenge part of his revenge.

, "Dang! Dang! Dang!" Suddenly there was a rapid sound of bells from the direction of the city wall,

"Huh? What's going on?"

Murphy O'Brien's eyes were a little stunned. Could it be that the people in Dongting couldn't help but want to take action? In the rain curtain in front, I saw the sound of horse hooves rolling like thunder. A group of murderous black-armored cavalry galloped from a distance. The black-armored fast horses had iron armor on the horses' heads and chests that reflected the white light in the rain. The cold air was overwhelming. At first glance, it looks like a ferocious beast equipped for killing people.

"It's the Imperial Patrol Cavalry!"

Murphy O'Brien's pupils tightened, like a cluster of high-speed black arrows. At the city gate, the patrol cavalry's horses rushed into the gate of Murphy City like sharp blades cutting through the rain. Wherever the horses' hooves passed, there were dark stone slabs. The accumulated mud and water spread out like patches of flowers,

The leading patrol cavalry captain jumped off his horse and handed the reins to the soldiers at the door. A dozen cavalrymen followed him and stopped at the door. The horses' hooves were raised high and stopped. They didn't stop as usual. Dismount and rest, this is the posture that needs to be set off at any time.

"Let's go take a look!" Seeing the other party coming towards the central tower, Murphy O'Brien's face became more solemn, and he waved his hand to Fei Tang behind him. In the hall, Murphy O'Brien was a little surprised. Looking at the patrol cavalry captain walking in, "Fomona, what are you doing?"

"Sir Murphy!" The patrol cavalry captain gave a very solemn imperial salute to Murphy O'Brien. The rain was flowing down his armor on the ground. The patrol cavalry captain knelt down on one knee without any scruples. He took out a document sealed in a wooden barrel from his arms, held it up with both hands and said, "The Imperial Order requires Sir Murphy to arrive at the Long Wall Defense Line within three days to attend the Imperial Military Council."

"Imperial Council of Ministers?"

Murphy O'Brien was slightly surprised. Although he belonged to the empire, the empire also gave him considerable respect. He rarely issued any combat orders, and occasionally sent patrol cavalry to deliver some supplies, but this time it was completely different. In the past, patrol cavalry They are all lightly armed, but this time they are indeed fully armed. This is a combat posture! "

After receiving the military order document, Murphy O'Brien asked, "Can I ask who is presiding over the meeting this time?"

The captain of the patrol cavalry hesitated for a moment, nodded and said, "Since it is Lord Murphy, of course, it is okay. Your Majesty is presiding over the meeting this time! Your Majesty has arrived at the Long Wall!"

"No wonder..." Murphy O'Brien's eyes flashed with realization, and I said that there was a bloody and depressing smell in this sudden storm! I guess people in Dongting feel the same way! (To be continued, please search Piaotian Literature. The novels will be better and updated faster!