Realm of Power

"I don't know whether I should say that Yelu Hongtai is lucky, or that the fighting power of the Central and Libyan people is too poor!" The fat man sighed and put his report on the latest war situation in China and Libya on the breakfast table.

"What's wrong?" Rui Tangtingna raised her head unexpectedly and looked at the fat man curiously. She was sitting on the right side of the dining table. She was wearing an exquisite white tunic with a white corsage on her chest and a black and purple dress on her lower body. Pleated long skirt with red deerskin legs Boots, while holding a silver knife in his hand, he very carefully sprinkled salt on a plump autumn cichlid that is only available in May. If he hadn't known her identity, who would have known that this woman dressed in a typical upper-class imperial lady's attire was The murderous prairie princess

"It's just a bit of an accident!" The fat man smiled and said with a smile, "I asked Li Yuehua to sell to the Chinese Thor. I wanted to make it more difficult for the grassland army going south. Who knew that the situation had unexpected changes? Li Yuehua sold to the Chinese Biya's Thunder God actually fell into the hands of Yelu Hongtai who went south."

"That's impossible! That's the God of Thunder."

Ruitang Tingna frowned slightly. She was from the grassland. How could she not know how terrifying the thunder god's natural suppression power was against the grassland cavalry group? The combat power of the Right Prime Minister's army was there, and it was completely unable to compete with the empire's front-line combat troops. Not to mention that this trip south was completely caused by the Right Prime Minister Yelu Hongtai. With all their strength, hundreds of thousands of people were given only five days. You can imagine how hasty it was. The various ethnic groups did not even establish a mutual command relationship before heading south in panic. In other words, the grassland army was basically They are fighting on their own, but even with such a chaotic grassland army, the Central and Belgian troops cannot stop it? Apart from the fact that the combat power of the Chinese and Belgian militaries is inferior, there really isn’t much else to say.

"On the battlefield, nothing is impossible. I have to admit that Yelu Hongtai is a lucky man!"

The fat man said slowly and nonchalantly that he was the one who caused the grassland army to move south, but it was just the current situation. There was a slight sign of losing control. Originally, he sent Li Yuehua as envoy to China and Biya, just to take advantage of the pressure brought by the grassland army's march south to force China and Biya to accept military assistance from the empire. At the same time, obtain the power to build a trade port on the southern coast of Central Asia, and then use Thunder God to add some obstruction to Yelu Hongtai who is heading south. At least Yelu Hongtai will not be allowed to attack the hinterland of the Imperial Capital Plain so easily. Who can say that blocking one Princess Mingyue is for herself, and she can do no harm to her. I never thought it would be like this

"Although the Yanzhou barrier suffered setbacks, it basically recovered when it moved south to the Dijing Plain. And it seems that the commander of the Zhongbia Empire in the Dijing area also obviously has a problem. "The fat man has a weird face. As an emperor, God, it’s easy to see some problems from the report, and sneered.

"Judging from the layout, this Zhongbia general is not completely mediocre. Thirty thousand troops are indeed a bit small. I originally thought of using the northern city clusters to weaken the strength of the grassland army, but I didn't expect that the northern part of the Imperial Capital would surrender on a large scale. It was completely Then they sent life-saving supplies to the grassland army that was almost dead in Yanzhou. After the conquest of northern Yanzhou, the grassland army not only recovered The fighting strength and morale of the army were greatly improved. When it came time for the battle, the Zhongbia general realized that the strength of the grassland army was much higher than expected, and he became timid when the two armies met. The brave one wins, it’s like the two of them have already waved their fists, and one of them suddenly becomes afraid. How can he not be beaten to the point of being bruised and bruised?”

"First we lost Surabaya, and then Wulingpo was defeated. We just escaped by ourselves. We also involved all the troops from Zhongbia who came from Dijing to support us. Thirty thousand people died in the battle, and more than 40,000 people were captured by the grassland army. . The remaining troops total less than 50,000, how can they stop the grassland army from attacking Zhongbia Dijing!"

"So, has the grassland army captured the Imperial Capital and been able to gain a firm foothold?" Ruitang Tingna's beautiful eyes lit up and she asked cautiously,

"It can be said that according to Yelu Hongtai's methods, there should be no problem in gaining a foothold. It seems that the empire's policy towards Yelu Hongtai needs to change." The fat man glanced at his woman, wondering how Ruitang Tingna could say such a sentence, But she still nodded slightly, "Your Majesty, are you saying that the empire wants to support Yelu Hongtai?" Ruitang Tingna blinked her eyes with long eyelashes. Prairie people are not born with the talent of a conspirator. Even above this, there are still There were some hindsights, such as when she was imprisoned in Tianlang Mansion after the defeat of Onnacuo. When she was bored, she was analyzing the grassland war. She knew that Vecia Falcon personally came forward and the grassland army had no chance of winning. Therefore, the war on the front line is not worth paying too much attention to. On the contrary, I know that the grassland army's southward movement has become inevitable. When I think of the huge scene of hundreds of thousands of grassland people migrating south, I suddenly realize that I have missed an important issue.

Empire, why do you want to go to war on the grassland?

The empire continues to launch wars against the prairie dynasties, even going so far as to personally go to war. Is it really just to eliminate hidden dangers? Still pursuing something?

She remembered that Fatty once said that war is just a means of competing for interests. Without interests, there would be no war. The empire mobilized hundreds of thousands of manpower and more than 100,000 elites. The two Eastern Expeditions spanned thousands of miles and were fought in bloody battles. Is it the vast expanse of wasteland in front of us that we are pursuing? Just kidding, unless the sun rises from the west and the man of his own family who already owns countless vast lands would be interested in these wastelands with little development value? This thousands-mile-long wilderness, which sounds nicer, is not even as valuable as a densely populated province in the empire." Since he has shown his strength, he is qualified to be supported by the empire! And I believe that the Yelu family Someone will be sent soon. Now that he has seen the power of the Empire's Thunder God, Yelu Hongtai still doesn't know how to establish a good relationship with the Empire. He is afraid that he will not be able to sleep peacefully. "The fat man did not deny Ruitang Tingna's statement, but smiled and said decisively. said

Regarding Yelu Hongtai, Fatty's view is that a first-rate politician has the talent and skills to cheat people to death without losing money, has the support of thousands of people, and is a second-rate military strategist. The 60,000 Luzhou Army stopped the 300,000 grassland army from going south. , almost collapsed. This combat effectiveness is no different from that of a militia.

If we follow the rules, the 300,000 grassland militiamen, fighting bloody battles all the way, even if they can finally capture the capital of Zhongbia, they will be destroyed by the Long family's Western Army, which is north of the gate of Yanzhou, after being bruised and bruised by the Zhongbia army. The problem is, Yelu Hongtai's luck is too good, luck. It is part of the strength in itself,

The fat man, who has always been lucky, insists on this point and has trouble with anyone. Don’t give in to luck! Yelu Hongtai, an old boy, is now obviously blessed with good luck. He has divine help in military affairs and is also a good hand in domestic affairs. He is also an admirer of Central and Asian culture and captured the Imperial Capital Plain. The next step must be to appease, and take advantage of the Central Asian army's armed counterattack to completely stabilize the Imperial Capital Plain and become the foundation of the Yelu family's founding of the country. If the Imperial Capital Plain had not been massacred by the grassland, Yelu Hongtai might have done this for a long time. The big danger, the problem is that all the strong bones have been killed, and the ones left behind are those who are afraid of death, under the scimitar. Who dares to speak out whether the person who ascends the Dragon Throne in the Imperial Palace is a grassland person or a Central Asian?

A three-legged situation is forming in China and Bia. The empire naturally cannot turn a blind eye. After this battle, the grassland army will have the Imperial Capital Plain in its arms, and its power will inevitably increase again. On the contrary, the Central and Northern Empire lost the Imperial Capital Plain, and the control area will be It has been greatly reduced to several provinces in the south, not to mention that its strength has been greatly reduced. Many internal conflicts will also begin to burst out,

For example, the Southern Song Clan, which has secretly formed a secret alliance with the Long Family in Southwest China, will naturally not continue to hide. It has the Western Army of the Long Family in Southwest China and Yanzhou. It will also become more and more a thorn in the side of the Central and Asian courts. The situation in China and Libya is like a large crater that may erupt at any time. In a silent place, thunder gathers and may erupt at any time.

fall. Maybe it’s Tianqing

The grassland empire in the north and the Zhongbia Empire in the south will become historical terms under this thunderous thunder.

This is a sign of troubled times! Just like the turmoil a hundred years ago, with human lives like grass and wars filling the sky, the Falcon Empire is not afraid of war, but it has not stepped into this kind of quagmire war that may be entangled for hundreds of years. It has always been the habit of Fatty, the mastermind behind the scenes, not to mention his plan to try the knife himself.

Therefore, Fatty has no desire to expand the land in the Central Asian Empire. After all, it is too far away from the core area of ​​​​the empire's rule. The reason for conquering Onnatso is actually because it is the gateway that the empire's trade routes must pass through, and it can enter the grasslands eastward. Going south to Central Bia, in Central Bia, after contacting the Song family and the Long family, During the process, it was obvious that the use of economic means was more appropriate than conquest by force. The understanding of commerce in Central and Bia is far less profound than that in the Western Continent. Merchants are despised pariahs in Central and Bia. Businessmen are even the most basic fundamentals. A class that has all the qualifications for a wealthy family, so the market here is still blank.

The division and chaos in Central Asia are definitely a once-in-a-thousand-year opportunity for the already extremely developed and aggressive imperial businessmen.

The Song family, the Long family's Western Army, the Yelu family, the Zhongbia court, the wealthy families in the Zhongbia region, and the princes of the northern grassland royal court. These parties have countless forces and many pairs of eyes. Staring at the sky that is about to collapse, once Yelu Hongtai captures the Imperial Capital of Central Asia, the wheels of troubled times will turn unstoppably.

It won't take long for all parties to begin to expand their power on a large scale. They need weapons, war horses, and food. Who can provide these things now except the empire?

As for the powerful military weapons that can tilt the balance of combat power, such as the Thunder God, the empire can still supply it as long as it is willing to pay money. The empire's area in Central Asia is just a wilderness. Even if it is affected by the war, it is very limited. On the contrary, the entire Central Asia The military industry market in the Biya region will be completely opened to the empire.

It can be seen from the areas currently established by the empire. The governor of Onnatso is Murphy O'Buen, and the governor of Tianlang Mansion is Wu Mu. They are both strong men in the military. Thousands of miles of wilderness are basically the business roads of the empire. The barrier exists. Such a wilderness cannot be improved in the short term even with large-scale immigration. Moreover, the climate in the North is harsh and not everyone is willing to come.

Migrating people from the empire involves various aspects, including various settlement costs, land costs, and enough food to last until next autumn. The costs are huge and the gains outweigh the losses. On the contrary, if a brutal large-scale war breaks out in China and Belgium, China and Belgium will In order to avoid the war, the dense population in the sub-region will consciously flock towards the empire's control area. It is completely conceivable that In order to rely on this chaotic war, the empire can create two or three provinces with huge populations in Central Asia. What the empire needs is actually to maintain strength, maintain stability, and protect this trade route linking the east and west continents. Silently absorbing the wealth, population, and resources of the entire Central and South-Biya region, echoing the future establishment of a commercial port in southern Central and South-Biya,

This is a huge market on the scale of the mainland. This is a huge number based on millions. This is a time span of ten years. This will be an astronomical number.

The forging workshop that Fatty asked Li Yuehua to build in the southwest, the mineral transportation line that he had previously forced the business alliance to establish, and the relationship between the Song family and the Long family in the southwest were all prepared for this. This is a strategy that can open up the inland sea with the empire. Comparable to the strategic concept, if successful, it will be a century-old national policy that promotes a glorious era and a maritime strategy. , one on land, two blood transfusion arteries, can concentrate the resources and wealth of the two continents in the east and west into the empire, and nourish the empire with two continents, just like Rome back then. Although there were only 20,000 people in the city of Rome, In order to nourish this city, there were hundreds of thousands, hundreds of thousands of Roman slaves. This was the real purpose of the fat man.

This was his first time setting a strategy based on the mainland. Only Fatty himself knew such a purpose.

Although a little out of control, the big trend makes Fatty even more satisfied. Having Thor's grassland army will let Zhongbia know that the tactics they have believed in for thousands of years of building strong walls to block cavalry are collapsing. Calculate the time and Given the intensity of the battle, the Yelu family should already be on their way.

There are only so many Thunder God shells. As for Li Yuehua secretly sending some more, the Supervision Department naturally reported it, and Fatty didn't care. In order to maintain the grassland army's devastating attack power, Yelu Hongtai should find a way to get more Thunder Gods, and even more There are so many Thunder God bombs. Who else has those things besides the Emperor?

All he had to do was write down the price list and wait. Yelu Hongtai should have made a lot of money in the Imperial Capital Plain. How could he be able to take advantage of this old fox! 20,000 taels of silver were the family price, but now they cost 30,000 taels of silver! It feels so good not to do anything, just waiting for someone to come and deliver money (To be continued.)