Realm of Power

c_t;In July, under the cool autumn wind, countless Eero nobles were driving into the Great Roia Plain in the central part of the Eero Empire, accompanied by the emperor's car.

Under the vast and majestic white peaks near the north, large tracts of dense emerald forest, like golden turquoise flowers, extend into the distance along the towering mountains. Under the snow-capped mountains, beside a road entering the mountain canyon, The flags of the Royal Guards were fluttering in the wind, and a large number of tents were gathered outside the mouth of the canyon, totaling thirty to forty thousand people.

The patrol cavalry on the outside were going back and forth in layers, and vehicles coming and going had to go through more than four inspections before they could enter. This is because within the valley is Husna Lake, the most famous hot spring in the central part of the Hérault. There is a huge lake on the lake. palace, that It is the place where Emperor Hérault stayed for his annual autumn hunting. The fierce Hérault royal family still maintains the custom of autumn hunting. At this time of year, the carriages and horses of the Hérault nobles who come with the emperor are all huge, with wheels. Underneath, smoke and dust billowed, and the horses Mercedes-Benz, armored, and many noble ladies came with the family, all staring at the outstanding young heroes in the autumn hunting. As long as these young people are rewarded by the emperor, they can be introduced to serve in the emperor's imperial guard. , although such good luck only accounts for 1% of the thousands of young nobles who are eager to try, but even if they cannot be appreciated by the emperor, they can still get some attention from those important military ministers, and these young people can still join Got good care after the army

According to the rules of the Eero Empire, no matter how prominent a family you are from, how powerful your background is, and if you have no experience in serving in the army, you cannot obtain a substantial title and can only be ennobled as so-called famous knights. [Updates quickly, the website page is clean, and there are few ads. I like this kind of website the most. I must give it a good review] (The best experience in reading novels is here) And MG cannot be inherited. In other words, MG’s descendants are commoners, so Even the emperors of the Aero Empire had served in the military. The person who formulated this rule was the founder of the Eero Empire, Emperor Farouk. This fierce emperor spent his life conquering the north and south, and established the territory of the Eero Empire. At the age of sixty, he personally led the army to climb the city and attack the city. He was hit by a stray arrow and fell into the city, causing serious injuries. He died because of his serious injuries. Since the first emperor, there have been six emperors up to now. In the 147 years since the empire was founded, four emperors died in the war. It can be seen that the Aero Empire rose in the south of Obarro. Over a hundred years, it became more and more prosperous, and it did not rely entirely on its ancestors.

The sun shines on the ground from the corridor leading to the island in the middle of the lake. The water vapor rising from the lake in the morning shrouds Sina Palace in hazy smoke. It looks like a paradise on earth. Lake Sina is the most famous hot spring lake in the Imperial Capital of Hérault. At this season of the year, it is bright in autumn. Although it is indeed a bit remote and desolate, it is really beautiful here. Under the sunshine of autumn, a green lake sparkles with pieces, and the bright autumn sunshine. A large area of ​​reeds beside the lake rises in the wind, like a sheet of goose feather snow. The beauty is intoxicating to everyone who sees it, and the fresh air penetrates into people's hearts. Both body and mind are at peace

Emperor Farouk VI of Eero stood in front of the window of his office, looking at the lakes and mountains outside. His body was strong and upright. He was not wearing the emperor's clothes, but a suit with red on top and black on the bottom. Luo Junjun, with golden curly hair, looked like a majestic golden lion, watching his territory. Behind him, several important officials of the Luo military, all with serious faces, stood in front of the stern emperor. . Don't dare to neglect in the slightest. Among them, the newly appointed Navy Minister Duke Wukan is the most cautious. His somewhat bald head is lowered. The large gathering of navies of the six southern countries naturally cannot hide the fact that Ero, who is also one of the southern powers. empire,

A large map of the Istan Empire hangs in the office. The large dark blue area below shows the scope of control of the Southern Army. There is a large mass of fragmented red in the north-central part, which is the Istanbul Kyoto Plain. The black in the north is the emperor. Regarding this north-south war, the Ero Empire has been paying attention. Two months ago, the Ero Empire came forward. The time to mediate the negotiations between the two parties is at the end of July.

The reason why three months is set is that everyone knows very well that three months is the time for both sides to do their best. The six southern countries sent all their troops to Istan in order to force the Falcon Empire to stop its expansion before mediating the negotiations. , spitting out the Feishan Kingdom and the Istan Empire region that had been swallowed up, and occupying an absolutely strong position on the negotiating table.

Imperial General Arussus said with an affirmative expression, pointing at the most chaotic Istanbul area, and said, "Logically speaking, the troops dispatched by the six southern countries this time, even if the Eero Empire thinks it is placed Even in the position of the emperor, it is impossible to cope with the mobilization of nearly 700,000 army troops and more than 300 southern navy warships. If all are counted, the size of the million-strong army will be In front of us, such military power is enough to swallow up the Istan Empire, not to mention that the six-nation coalition secretly sneaked into Istan and first ambush the emperor. On the other hand, the emperor suffered a surprise attack in the early stage and was passive in fighting. Not to mention, the current military strength There are only 200,000 people. Although we have some advantages due to the excellent ordnance, it is still a bit far-fetched to say that we can swallow the 200,000 people of the Southern Allied Forces in one go."

"Is it far-fetched? So the main force of the Southern Allied Forces that the former emperor defeated was not visible to General Arussus?" The imperial prime minister Timothy curled his lips coldly. He knew what these generals were thinking. The military has always been concerned about him. He was very dissatisfied with the proposal for mediation between the Eero Empire and the emperor, and had been trying his best to encourage the emperor to give up neutrality.

"There is news that the navy of the Southern Allied Forces has begun to move northward. My subordinates believe that the situation will change soon!" Arussus showed a touch of embarrassment on his face, secretly scolding the Southern Allied Forces for not living up to expectations, and paused for a moment before saying. "Your Majesty, this civil war , although the emperor reversed the war situation in the Lulan area and cut off the main force of 400,000 coalition forces outside Kyoto, which was temporarily beneficial to the situation, his subordinates believed that there could only be one victory in the Lulan area, and soon. , the emperor will face a disastrous defeat!"

"Oh? Tell me about it?" Farouk VI turned around. Regarding the Battle of Lulan, he knew that the generals were quarreling and the sky was about to fall. He almost scratched the map with his hands and didn't understand it clearly. How was the 400,000 main force of the Southern Allied Forces defeated? In the Battle of Lulan, even Farouk VI himself definitely believed that the emperor's victory in this battle was a huge gamble. He took advantage of the weakness of the Southern Army's base camp to launch a surprise attack to lure the main force of the Southern Army to break out south. As long as there is some problem with this kind of thing, for example, the southern army base camp can withstand the pressure, for example, the main force of the southern coalition army is not in a hurry to break out, the 200,000 emperors who cut south will be very ugly, such a victory. It's just an opportunistic move. It can happen once, but it's absolutely impossible to happen a second time.

"Your Majesty, the victorious Emperor should have withdrawn from this dangerous trap immediately, but the Emperor was too greedy and wanted to eat the trapped 200,000 Southern Allied Forces, so..." Arusus said with certainty, "On the contrary, the southern coalition base camp has now restored a strength of 200,000 troops and is approaching the north. The main force of the trapped southern coalition has formed a pincer attack on the emperor. The emperor's only choice now is to withdraw immediately and let go of the encirclement, otherwise it will be a dead end. However, the emperor is still stubbornly standing in the middle. It can be concluded that although the emperor gained a temporary advantage, in terms of the overall strategy, the emperor failed!"

"You are saying that the coalition forces are strong, even if it is a temporary defeat, it will not shake the foundation, but it will be the emperor. Once it fails, it will be a complete collapse!" Farouk VI frowned slightly, as an emperor. He looks at affairs closer to the overall situation, and does not care too much about the victory or defeat of one battle or one place. He agrees with Arussus's statement. After all, the emperor's military strength is still small, and it is too early to truly defeat the south. , this time mediating, it seems that the Erro Empire is in a neutral state, but in fact, it may not be that they are holding chips and waiting for a bet. If the Falcon Empire wins, the Erro Empire will cooperate with it. If the southern countries win, the Ero Empire will give up its neutrality and choose to join the southern coalition to declare war on the empire. But no matter which choice it is, the most important thing is that it must win in this war. Until the outcome is completely finalized, no one, no matter the north or the south, will accept the Eero Empire's participation, and no one will be willing to share the fruits of victory with others!

"Wukan, you are the Minister of the Navy. How confident do you think you are that the six nations' navies will advance northward?"

Farouk VI personally named the Minister of the Navy who bowed his head and said nothing. The navy of the Aero Empire can only be regarded as average in the inland sea area, so during the Cairo Port dispute, he did not even dare to show his face. Luo Junjun regarded him as a waste, so if the army had not mentioned the southern navy's northward march, the emperor would have forgotten the existence of this navy minister.

"General Arussus is right. The northern advance of the Southern United Navy fleet group is like a sharp knife inserted into the Kyoto area of ​​​​Istanbul, which is enough to determine the entire war situation. The number of Southern United Navy warships is staggering. Unless the Imperial Navy gathers all warships in advance, Otherwise, we will be unable to fight!" Wukan's face changed and he said cautiously. In fact, he felt bitter in his heart. Aero has never been a naval power. The empire's war scope is mainly concentrated in the south, so naturally it will not attack the navy. How much attention is paid to it?

But the Falcon Empire in the north is different. It is the real overlord of the inland sea. Under the thunder cannon, the navy's wealth is not enough to give the opponent a living. Especially when thinking about Emperor Su Lai's unparalleled record, Wukan's forehead There were still beads of sweat, and there were some things he didn't dare to say. For example, Fei Shan's army was completely defeated and completely destroyed. The kingdoms were all destroyed, not to mention that the Imperial Navy’s illustrious reputation was not just bragging, it was built with real fists. The former overlord Strand’s Navy was so powerful, and was not defeated and fell into pieces by the Imperial Navy. Not only A large number of battleships were lost, and a large number of experienced sailors were lost, and they were eventually swallowed up by the empire!

"So, you all think the empire will suffer a disastrous defeat in this battle?"

Farouk VI's face was a little heavy, and his fingers tapped the table gently. No one knew what the emperor was thinking.

"Your Majesty, in my opinion, I think the emperor may not be defeated miserably!" Timothy, the prime minister of the empire, spoke again. As the emperor's confidant, perhaps he was the only one who could guess where the emperor's thoughts were. Compared with other southern As far as the country is concerned, the pressure from the Falcon Empire in the north is not great for Eero in the south. Even if the Falcon Empire can succeed this time If it is enough to defeat the six-nation coalition, it must be severely damaged. On the contrary, if the six-nation coalition defeats the Falcon Empire in the Istan Empire, it will inevitably sweep Istan, Feishan, the entire Central and European countries, and maybe even Gang Fei. Once defeated, it is hard to say to what extent the power of the Six Kingdoms will grow. This is what makes the emperor feel uneasy.

If the Falcon Empire wins, the Eero Empire can cooperate with it. In this regard, the Falcon Empire is undoubtedly easier to talk to. For the Eero Empire, it only needs to pay some port benefits. On the contrary, the six southern countries won. , it may not necessarily allow the Eero Empire to join in the division of interests after this victory. It is even possible that the six-nation coalition will target the Eero Empire!

"Sir Timothy, why do you think so?" Faruk VI stopped tapping his fingers on the table, with a glimmer of eagle-like luster in his eyes, and said coldly, "The southern coalition forces are attacking from both sides, plus the navy is On the three sides, the emperor is already unable to fly. Is there any chance that the emperor can make a turn for the better now? "

"Your Majesty, my subordinates are relatively unfamiliar with military affairs and war, and I dare not make any conclusions at will." Prime Minister Timothy said with a serious face. "But my subordinates are more sensitive to numbers." Timothy walked to the map hanging on the wall and used Pointing at the map, he said, "The Emperor's 200,000 soldiers moved south to cut off the retreat of the 400,000 southern coalition forces, and finally fought at Lulan." We severely damaged the main force of the Southern Allied Forces and seized the initiative in this battle. But your Majesty, don’t forget that that happened a week ago. Seven days is enough to accomplish a lot of things. Our eyes, or even the eyes of the entire South, It all falls on these 200,000 emperors, but there is no news about the emperor’s troop mobilization.”

"With such a war, I just want to ask, if the generals were the emperor of the Falcon Empire, would they only use two hundred thousand people to fight to the end?" Timothy's voice paused, please don't forget, the emperor What is the most powerful army? , it’s cavalry, hundreds of thousands of cavalry! This country has all the war horse resources in northern Oparo! "

Timothy raised his hand and suddenly drew a long horizontal line on the map. This horizontal line ran from the north of Feshan to the north of Istan. He said, "The previous assembly, plus seven days, if it is The cavalry should be enough. Everyone thinks that the empire's 200,000-strong army has been held back by the southern army and is in danger of being attacked from both front and rear. land, but I think that the emperor placed 200,000 people in a dangerous place, not necessarily as a bait intentionally, in order to attract everyone's attention and attract all the military input of the southern coalition, on the Great Plains of Kyoto, Istanbul , using the Falcon Empire’s most worrying and terrifying cavalry force to completely tear the Southern Alliance Army into pieces!

"Imperial Cavalry!" Farouk VI's eyes were shining as he stared at the map. Military General Arussus also fell silent. He had to admit that what Timothy said made sense. Since the emperor's main force moved south to cut in, , the exploration of the main force of the empire to the north basically stopped. Everyone, all eyes, were fixed on the 200,000 emperors stuck in the throat of the southern coalition. This feeling was like a leaf blocking the eyes. The leaves don’t need to be big, but enough to block all view

At this moment, even though there was an extremely bright water-colored mountain breeze outside the window, the people in the room felt cold. A picture emerged in everyone's mind. The boundless imperial cavalry group was like the most ferocious wolf in the wilderness. A swarm of green wheat grass spreads across the great plains of Istanbul

"Beautiful!" Farouk VI said with emotion. On the one hand, it was for Timothy's analysis, and on the other hand, he was lamenting that the Emperor of the Falcon Empire was such a beautiful deceiver! Deceived everyone, (to be continued)

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