Realm of Power

The cold wind of early winter was blowing on the face. Three Imperial Dragon Tooth warships escorted an Imperial Dragon-class warship in the shape of a Chinese character as it steadily docked at a seaside port in northern Istan. Varisi, the empire's general in Istan, En was wearing heavy black armor and looked a little haggard. This was due to many days of fatigue, but his eyes were shining. He saw the fat man coming down from the deck of the dragon-class battleship, accompanied by more than a dozen imperial generals, and hurriedly Go up to us,

"Your Majesty" everyone knelt down neatly in front of the fat man. The red cloak behind them was like a ball of fire dyeing the port red.

"Thank you for your hard work, everyone, please get up!" The fat man waved to Varisien and the generals, asking everyone to stand up. Varisien defeated the southern coalition twice with 200,000 imperial weapons, and contained the main force of the coalition. The importance of the entire strategic layout is self-evident. To say who made the greatest contribution in this North-South War, it was not Hu Keqili who led troops from Truny Port into the central part of the country, nor was it the one who severely damaged the Southern Naval Alliance in the first battle. Dostronkai of the combined fleet was instead Varisian in front of him. Without Hukoqili's attack in Istanbul, the coalition forces could not withstand it. The combined fleet would not have risked going north to rescue. Without Varisian's Two hundred thousand Imperial troops took the risk of being sandwiched between two heavy Imperial troop groups, and the southern army base camp would not mobilize all its troops to move northward, so that a gap of troops would be formed in the center, which would become a gap for the Empire to launch an attack.

"Tell me the truth, how is An Lusu's situation? If we attack by force, can we take it down?" The fat man walked into the combat hall specially arranged for him. His eyes fell on the topographic map of Istanbul and Kyoto placed on the long table. He asked clearly, this time, the smoke released was to supervise the construction of the super floating bridge spanning three places. , in fact, the real target was An Lusu's 200,000 coalition troops. Hu Keqi led 100,000 imperial troops to intercept and successfully cut in. As long as the coalition base camp was still a little awake, it knew that the opportunity to continue rescuing An Lusu had been lost. If they can't turn back immediately to protect their own retreat, even if the coalition forces can rush to Anlusu City in one breath. It was also the result of the total destruction of the army.

Fatty doesn’t need to worry about the main force returning to the coalition base camp.

With the woman Ruitang Tingna here, the coalition base camp wants to return safely. I'm afraid it will be very difficult, maybe because she suffered a heavy setback in the north last time, Ruitang Tingna finally gave up her usual aggressive nature, and the 50,000 Dongting cavalry did not just slaughter them all the way like before, but just like a group of hungry people. They followed like wolves around the coalition base camp. Because of the harassment of the Dongting cavalry, the coalition base camp has stopped approaching the Lulan area. The dispersion of the Dongting cavalry leaves the coalition completely helpless. Although there are 300,000 troops, they are basically infantry. Real mobility Their combat strength was only fifteen thousand Templar cavalry of the Knights Templar. As a result, Ruitang Tingna used a small group of cavalry as bait and led them into an ambush circle to give them a severe beating.

Fifteen thousand Templar cavalry killed more than 8,000. The remaining people were killed by the East Court cavalry and returned to the coalition base camp in embarrassment. Fatty knew even more that another newly promoted Grand Knight Commander of the Order Country, who had just replaced the Grand Knight Commander of Luoshan Mountain, was also in this battle. Fall in the middle, if not for scruples The defense at the coalition base camp is pretty good, and the camps are interconnected. The madman Rui Tangtingna has already ordered the Dongting cavalry to rush up. Such a good situation is exactly what it takes to completely eliminate the 200,000 coalition troops in the Anlusu area. Excellent opportunity for troops. The fat man has already sent an order to Yao Sen of the Hungarian Cavalry. Fifty thousand Hungarian cavalry will fully assist Ruitang Tingna in pursuing the main force of the coalition base camp. Even if the coalition base camp can finally escape back to the center, it will still be surrounded by 100,000 imperial cavalry and 100,000 imperial cavalry.

"Reporting to Your Majesty, An Lusu's coalition forces have been under siege for more than fifteen days. They started slaughtering horses six days ago. They tried to break out of the siege three days ago but were defeated by our army. More than 30,000 people died in the battle. Even if it is still maintained now, , is also quite limited. If you attack with all your strength, your subordinates are confident that they will be able to attack in three directions. Capture Anlusu within a day!" Varisien said decisively with flames in his eyes. He already knew the news of the imperial army's attack on Truni, which showed that this piece of fat in the imperial coalition base camp could not be lost. It's on his own head. This fat piece of An Lusu can't run away no matter what.

"What if it's a forced surrender?" The fat man turned around, pressed his hand heavily on the map, and said in a solemn tone, "Three days is too long, I can only give you two days to force An Lusu to surrender." An Lusu was forced to surrender in two days! "Varisien and the generals all had dull expressions on their faces. Although the coalition forces were trapped in Anlusu, they still numbered 200,000 people. Even if their morale was low because their logistics were cut off, they would not be defeated in two days. Forced surrender, the three days that Varisian mentioned also refer to the result of the 200,000 imperial troops pressing forward with all their strength, blasting open the city walls with thunder gods, and then engaging in brutal street fighting.

"If you don't surrender, then destroy An Lusu!" The fat man looked calm and the corners of his mouth were slightly raised, like a cold wind blowing through the hearts of all the imperial generals.

"This..." Varisien's mouth turned bitter. It seems that his self-confidence caused His Majesty Falcon to make a mistake in judgment. An Lusu's defense line was not as vulnerable as he said. He even claimed that It is not an exaggeration to say that it is strong. After the coalition forces retreated to Anlusu, they reinforced it day and night. They also dug more than ten deep trenches outside the city wall. Even if a hole was opened in the city wall, the city where 200,000 troops fought to the death would remain. It cannot be eliminated in a short time.

"What, are you having difficulty?" The fat man's eyes narrowed into a thin line, and the pressure spreading from his body caused beads of sweat to appear on the foreheads of Hu Keqili and the generals.

"Your Majesty, my subordinates were overconfident just now. In fact, the coalition's defense in Anlusu is very strong, especially in the urban area. They have built a lot of defenses. It is really impossible for my subordinates to capture Anlusu in two days! "Varisien quickly said with caution, hoping that His Majesty Falcon would not be angry because of this.

"City area? Why are we fighting for the city area?" To everyone's surprise, everyone saw that His Majesty Falcon's eyebrows only frowned slightly, and did not hold Varisien accountable. However, His Majesty Falcon's words also made people Varisien and the generals were a little confused. What did His Majesty Falcon mean? How could he capture Anlusu without attacking the city? "There are a thousand incendiary bombs coming with the ship this time! If we can't defeat the city, don't fight. If you don't surrender, we will set fire to the city! The lives of the imperial soldiers are not meant to be wasted in these places. Fight quickly, I will We need to let the alliance base camp know before it retreats south that Anlusu has been captured by our imperial army! They will soon be chasing south. If they don't run faster, they will have to wait for death. As long as there is chaos when the other party retreats south..." The fat man's eyes glanced at the faces of Varisien and the generals. The sound suddenly stopped, but what was said before was enough to make the temperature in the entire hall drop a few points. It was originally a sunny day in early winter, but there was actually a bit of a biting cold wind. "Although burning the city with fire is a bit cruel, you must know that even if the empire defeats the Southern Allied Forces, it still needs to face countless cities in Istan. Do you want the imperial team to fight bloody battles one by one? It just so happens that An Lusu can Set fire to it and tell all the cities that dare to resist that this is what will happen if you don't surrender! "Yes, my subordinates understand!" The generals responded in unison, silently mourning for the coalition forces in Anlusu and the coalition base camp retreating south. , No matter how you run, it will all be under the calculation of His Majesty Falcon. The 700,000-strong coalition force since the beginning of the war was cut off and chopped off by Majesty Falcon, and finally there was a double attack from both front and back!

An Lusu, the warm and gentle morning light gently reflects on the incomplete houses in the city, revealing a faint sad beauty. These houses were destroyed by the coalition forces when they captured Anlusu. They had charred brick walls, broken roofs, and many burning ruins. They had massacred the resisting Istani people, but the Southern Allied Forces themselves did not expect that one day they would be trapped in Anlusu City. As a letter of persuasion to surrender came from the city, the coalition meeting in Anlusu City had been going on for three consecutive hours and had not yet ended.

Surrender or continue to persist, leaving An Lusu in chaos.

You must know that those trapped in Anlusu are the military chiefs of the coalition forces, Duke Feitai of the Kingdom of Harvey, and Duke Jinghua of the Kingdom of Aden. Surrendering is more uncomfortable for them than killing them. They are soldiers and have their own families behind them. Even if they die in Anlusu, the kingdom will take care of their families. But if they surrender, it will be another life. That's it. Prince Max of the Ikar Kingdom hopes to surrender. He is the crown prince and has a great future waiting for her. How can he die here like this! It's just surrender. For members of the royal family like them, it's not a big deal. Being able to survive is the most important thing." The emperor could really think that although our coalition forces are in an unfavorable situation, they have obvious strength advantages. As a disadvantage, You actually surrendered to our persuasion, what a joke."

With a disdainful expression on his lips, Mali, Duke of Jinghua of the Kingdom of Aden, nailed the letter of persuasion to the table with a short sword. The breakout failed. More than 40,000 Aden camel cavalry were killed in the battle. He was no longer able to maintain the number one position in the coalition. Fighting power, regarding this subtle change, the Duke of Jinghua is already arrogant. How could he lower his head because he fell into Logistics difficulties. In order to solve the food problem, almost all the camels of the Aden Camel Cavalry were slaughtered. The camel cavalry who lost their camels might as well cooperate with the strict infantry. Now even if he says something, few generals from other factions will listen. His, he just thought it was a gust of wind blowing, and the Duke of Jinghua rolled his eyes in anger. "I heard that the emperor* * Cutting in from Port Truni in the middle has cut off the retreat for the base camp. If the base camp is to retreat south, I'm afraid it won't be able to save us! Even if we don't surrender, we won't be able to hold on for long." Marix of the Ikar Kingdom The prince's attitude was the most depressing. If he had known this was the situation, he should not have come to participate in this war. He should have taken good care of himself. A crown prince fell into such a desperate situation. He originally heard that the coalition base camp had advanced to the outskirts of Kyoto, Istanbul, and was only seventy or eighty miles away from Anlusu. However, he did not expect that it ended like this. This feeling was like a The drowning person had already grabbed the rope, but found that the person on the other side of the rope had let go.

"Kill all the camels and horses of the Aden people. In a few days, you won't know what else to eat. Apart from people, there will probably be nothing left to eat!" The thought suddenly popped into my mind. This Malian, who was born in the royal family Prince Kes felt a chill all over his body. When did this damn place end?

"It's impossible for everyone to surrender, but we can make arrangements. Those who want to surrender can be put last!"

Duke Fetai made a suggestion, which meant that those who were unwilling to surrender should stand in front, and when they died, the people behind could surrender. Although he looked rough, he was actually meticulous. How could he not see the thoughts of Prince Maliks? When he thought of the other party's identity as the crown prince, any injustice in his heart disappeared. No one knew the situation of the coalition forces in Anlusu better than him. It was said that slaughtering horses six days ago was a light matter. In fact, six days ago, the coalition forces had already abandoned a large number of wounded soldiers. Every day, batches of corpses could be seen being transported out of the camp and buried by the coalition forces. After two heavy losses, the coalition forces not only lost more than 100,000 soldiers in battle, but also had 50,000 to 60,000 wounded soldiers. Now the logistics route was cut off again. After a short wait, the news came that the main force of the navy heading north for rescue was almost wiped out, and the coalition base camp approached Anlusu and was harassed by the cavalry group and had difficulty moving forward. Even if they were full of hope at the beginning, most of them were now in despair. As soldiers, they were ready for life and death.

"This proposal is acceptable!" Prince Marix of Ikar said hurriedly. The prince did not know that the imperial army had decided to burn the city. Otherwise, even if he lost all his face and dignity, he would cry and shout to leave Anlusu!

"Then let's do it this way. Reject the imperial army's surrender request! Gather forces and prepare for battle. I have a hunch that the imperial army's attack should be in the next few days!" Duke Fetai said with a serious face, and his tone was still full of confidence. The reason why he said that was to avoid internal divisions in the coalition. After several heavy blows, the Ikar army was the best preserved in the coalition, with a total of 30,000 people.

And the Ikar people's javelin throwers are a killer weapon against the imperial heavy troops. At this time, there is still a need to use the Ikar people. When the real imperial army attacks the city, who will care about the life and death of the Crown Prince of Ikar! By then, the whole city will be filled with brutal street fighting. Even if you want to surrender, you have to be accepted by the Empire.

On the morning of the 29th, the Empire, which received a rejection, began to attack Anlusu. Hundreds of Empire Thunder Gods launched a frenzy of bombardment on the walls of Anlusu. The shells whizzed across the sunny sky and then fell heavily on the walls of Anlusu, making a huge roar. The entire wall seemed to be dancing. (To be continued.)