Realm of Power

The snow in the sky is falling even more, but it is difficult to melt the excitement in the hearts of the businessmen. Every year, the annual meeting resolution of the Business Alliance is regarded as a risk indicator for the empire's business. Carriage after carriage comes from the square outside the Business Alliance headquarters. Ping left, and the many businessmen who were waiting outside for the news of the annual meeting have not come back to their senses until now. The Imperial Business Alliance meeting ended, and the people who came out, whether they were the seventy-fourth provincial branch minister of the Business Alliance, or The business alliance deacons are all saying one thing,

The name "Imperial Bank" immediately shocked Lisbonto, the commercial capital of the southern part of the empire. As it was mentioned during the meeting, the ups and downs of the entire meeting were amazing. In the end, two Imperial Banks appeared in succession. Important Minister, let the Business Alliance Meeting in the fourth year of the Empire's New Calendar appear in the Empire Economist Luo Wu's "History of the Development of Empire Business" one hundred and seventy-three years later.

Empire Business Queen Sokutus Stellan once again used her powerful skills to sweep away all those who dared to provoke. Even though she is no longer the Thirteenth Deacon of the Business Alliance, she holds 80 million Imperial Business Alliance gold tickets in her hands. , and also showed a power that is beyond the reach of all imperial businessmen. The former imperial adjutant Plaice was once one of the pinnacles of the imperial officials and the spiritual leader of the entire imperial administrative officer class. Such a person, standing in Sokutus On Dailan’s side, she became a participant of the Imperial Bank The representative, Crolisate, is one of the top five military leaders. He holds more than 100,000 people in the empire's northwest army. He is stationed in the southern part of the empire. He has been relied on as his right-hand man since the days when the emperor was still the governor. This time, he has no scruples. Express the importance of the Imperial Bank and support, it is no longer important what the Imperial Bank is. With such two important ministers standing, it is no longer something that can be explained by their strength. The white snowflakes are like flying catkins, covering the spiers of the entire Lisbon city, a layer of Cover it layer by layer,

For the Imperial Military. Not many people took notice of the Business Alliance meeting held this winter, but the news that the Southern Branch of the Imperial Supervisory Department was ordered to investigate the entire Northwest Army was enough to make the entire Imperial military community feel a tense feeling. The Ministry of Supervision has always made the imperial military feel like it was a cold shoulder. Occasionally, there would be reports that an unlucky guy was being investigated, but that was just a single investigation, and this time, it was an investigation of the entire Northwest Army.

More than 300 inspectors were stationed in various armies of the Northwest Army overnight. All kinds of things were dug out. They are all passionate soldiers. They have not been on the front line for a long time. They have been stationed in the local area for a long time. Problems are always inevitable. There are also many cases of promiscuity. There are also The army was accompanied by three or four lovers, and all kinds of strange things were shocking. Six flag regiment leaders were taken away by the Ministry of Supervision in one night. The report of more than a hundred officers at all levels was sent to Crolisate. Even Croissatte was frightened. If all of them were investigated and dealt with, half of the Northwest Army would be destroyed. Your Majesty has not always been concerned about women. Didn't you check it very much? Moreover, His Majesty has many women, and the beams are not upright. We cannot expect the people below to be serious. Of course, these words cannot be said openly, "Your Majesty." This is a list of people who have close contact with businessmen after the Northwest Army arrived in southern Congo. There is one flag commander, seven squadron leaders, and sixty-three other officers." Supervisory Minister Lidastov respectfully placed the list in his hand on the emperor's table. People outside saw the chaos in the Northwest Army. The investigation of the Northwest Army was actually due to collusion with businessmen. Only a few people knew this. After reading the list of reports in one breath, the fat man's face darkened slightly. After all, the Northwest Army had just entered the army. Not South. Not many people actually have relationships with businessmen, and most of the relationships are not shady. At most, they just do some business together, sell some trophies, and the transaction volume is not too large. "Is that all?" The fat man picked up the list on the table. After all, the Northwest Army was the Imperial Army that he cared about most. It was the Northwest Army that defeated the most elite northern war army of the Ruidian Kingdom in the northern wilderness. In one fell swoop, Reversing the situation of the entire continent, Vekia took advantage of the situation to rise, and finally formed a situation that swept the entire Ikadiva continent. It can be said that the Northwest Mountain Legion was the direct descendant of Fatty when he first rose, and the imperial army was very famous. The famous Ciwa Longbowmen came from the Northwest Army. Fatty had feelings for such an army, so after reading the entire report, he couldn't help but breathed a sigh of relief. Except for Laker who acted arbitrarily at the meeting, the entire The problems at the top and bottom of the Northwest Army are not big. They are just some complaints caused by the lack of military success. But think about it, after all, the Northwest Army has only entered southern Congo and Africa for two months. What big problems can it cause? "That's all!" Lidastov replied with a nod.

"Are there any rumors that shouldn't be heard?" The fat man put down the list with a slight frown and looked at his Supervision Department. The Supervision Department arrested so many people in one go. From the outside, it seemed that they were rectifying the military style and discipline of the Northwest Army. What really happened? Apart from the Supervision Department, all those who know the reason for the thorough investigation of the Northwest Army can be counted on five fingers. Fatty does not want other news to spread on the market. If the morale of the Northwest Army is shaken, it will be too much.

"Absolutely not! I can guarantee it with my head!" Lidastov replied with a solemn expression and hesitated for a moment. "But the Supervision Department has brought back many people. If the interrogation lasts for a long time, I'm afraid something will happen." If the matter is let go like this, I'm afraid it will be difficult to conceal the true purpose of this investigation. So what should we do? Please make it clear to Your Majesty that "Lidastov's worries are not The excess was also brought to the Supervision Department for questioning. As personnel were released, there would always be various conjectures. In fact, this was what the supervisor below him wanted to say. The Southern Supervision Department dispatched so many people, and the final result was a Letting them all go would be a heavy blow to the Ministry of Supervision's efforts to intimidate the military. But if they are not released, will they be kept detained like this? Fatty naturally knew what Lidastov had in mind. After arresting so many people at once, the Ministry of Supervision would never let them go easily. Otherwise, would the Ministry of Supervision still be afraid in the future?

The fat man rolled his eyes angrily, stood up with his hands behind his back, looked at the heavy snow outside the window, and snorted coldly, "Immediately issue an order in my name to the Northwest Army. In view of the lack of discipline in the Northwest Army, all personnel under The officers who investigated were trained collectively for ten days. After ten days, those with poor training results were sent back to the empire to study again."

"Yes, I understand!" Lidasdorf's eyes lit up when he heard this. This method is good, and the reason for collective training is good. Even if the officers who were taken away by the Supervision Department had grievances, no one would complain to His Majesty Falcon. As for those who really needed to be taken away, they were naturally the ones who failed in their training. When the time comes, it will be justifiable to transfer the Northwest Army.

The news of the Emperor's personal winter rectification came out, which made the entire Southern Opalo finally let go. It seems that the Emperor of the Falcon Empire will not launch a large-scale war in the winter. Regarding the chaos in Southern Opalo, , which invisibly played a role in fueling the flames. In particular, the Aero Empire, which had already broken up with the Kingdom of Aden, has once again increased its military strength, hoping to completely end the war this winter.

Kingdom of Aden, Cornelia Corridor area, this is the westernmost coast area of ​​the Kingdom of Aden, like a curved half-moon, so it is romantically called Cornelia's Necklace by the Aden people living in the desert. Nelia is the moon goddess in Aden legend. But at this time, on this vast crescent covered with white snow, the war between the Ero Empire and the Aden people has been bloody. The winter sun has almost no temperature, and the cold sea cold current wraps large swaths of white, which seems more in line with the situation. The scene in front of me was a snow-white ground that had just fallen, filled with countless figures, and the war horns of the two armies spread in the smell of blood in the wind. Hundreds of the flags of the Ero Empire made crackling sounds in the wind, dense infantry lines, mixed formations of infantry and cavalry, and countless spears falling forward like a forest. The rumble of hoofbeats and footsteps resounded across the ground. The Eero cavalry wearing crimson armor set off a white ice mist, and the flying cross flags were like a huge ocean wave.

Baili Ya was riding on his horse, looking at the Aden array in front of him that had been penetrated, and finally a hint of joy appeared on his face. This was the last force of the Kingdom of Aden at the Cornelia Corridor. Although the Aden army had already assembled with all its strength, under the fierce attack of 100,000 Aero troops, and the reinforcements were blocked and cut off by the subsequent Aero army, in the fierce battle After half a month, Bailiya, who was under the banner of the rebels, finally broke through the corridor area. Further forward, there is the Moon Goddess Pendant. The Port of Cornelia is the largest sea port of the Kingdom of Aden in the east. This port is connected to the entire inland sea area. In other words, once the Eero Empire captures this port, it can form a sea transportation line, with all materials and troops It can be easily reached in two days without having to struggle through this long and narrow corridor like now.

For the Eero Empire, which is committed to southern hegemony, it is equivalent to completely holding the Cornelia Barrier, which is more than 300 miles long and 80 miles wide, in its hands for nothing, thus in its confrontation with the Kingdom of Aden. , occupying an absolute advantage. Unless the Aden people completely abandon the eastern trade routes, they must bow their heads in front of the Aero Empire, so this time , the Aden people also went all out, mobilizing almost all the troops to the east. However, facing the Aero people's 300,000-thousand-thick line advancing, the Aden army's support troops were scattered one by one. In less than a month, Aden had already killed more than 30,000 people and suffered even more casualties, but it was still unable to stop the Eero army from approaching Cornelia Port.

On January 6, the Ero army began to attack Cornelia. Following the order "Forward!", they fought fiercely for a month and continuously defeated the resistance of tens of thousands of Aden army. What they wanted was the moment when the troops came to the city in front of them. Before the smell of blood could be washed away, the heavy shield once again reflected the winter light, like a sudden rise of a long metal wall, "Forward! Take down the city wall!"

A messenger cavalryman carrying a blue and red flag was like a cluster of arrows, carrying the bursting wind of the battlefield, galloping past the formation of the Hérault army. The whole team of Hérault heavy infantry marched in unison. As he stepped forward, he saw a shimmering cold light, and the dense crowds of people made him feel the pressure coming towards his face. The military industry of the Eero Empire was famously sophisticated in the south.

The camel iron produced in the Héro Empire is the iron with the least impurities in the south. It has always been regarded as an excellent material for forging sophisticated weapons.

These Ayrault heavy infantry wore heavy armor made of camel iron scales, holding heavy spears and short-handled hatchets in their hands. They had red and blue pheasants on their helmets, and they habitually had a pheasant hanging on the outside of their right arm. The round shield made of fine iron is as big as a door panel when lifted up. It can completely cover the people behind it, so when you move around, it is like an iron wall. The helmet is a pointed helmet with the temples raised, and the entire face is covered by a metal visor. The armor is covered with a pure white battle robe, and the marks of the respective units are painted in red. The Eero Army has always Various beasts are used as the titles of military units. Eagle Feathers are usually archers, Tiger Teeth are spearmen, and heavy infantry are called "rhinoceros horns."

The rhinoceros is the symbol of the Eero Empire. This animal is fearless and unstoppable. For the enemies of the Eero Empire, the rhinoceros' meaning is obviously more profound. It represents the massacre, plunder, and destruction of the red rhinoceros, the Eero heavy infantry. Go hand in hand. The battle flag waved, and there was a loud thunder. The infantry phalanx formed an offensive echelon, like a torrent of steel beginning to roll forward. The front of the formation flashed with the metallic light of armored shields and spears, and the offensive momentum was like a tsunami. Like an avalanche that cannot be stopped, the dark red armor is like a huge wave, "Shoot" rains of arrows shot out from the city wall, and the arrow clusters kept hitting these Erro heavy infantry. The scene of the arrows being bounced off made General Aden standing on the wall of Cornelia extremely serious, and his eyes were extremely serious. Nervous and congested, his hands squeezed the battlements hard, and his finger joints turned white because of too much force. The Erro people's rhinoceros stepped hard. Soldiers are famous throughout the south. General melee troops are harvested like pieces of wheat in front of this terrible heavy infantry. Arrows shot at these heavy infantry have no effect. At most, ordinary light weapons can only pierce the first layer of scales on the outside, and then they will be blocked by the second layer of barrel armor.

In the history of the war between Aden and Eero, there was a record of five thousand rhinoceros heavy infantry making it difficult for the Kingdom of Aden's tens of thousands of troops to advance. In terms of military industry, the Eero Empire was much stronger than the Kingdom of Ding. The Desert of Aden It does not produce iron. The iron ore in the Kingdom of Aden is exchanged for various materials, and most of the weapons and equipment are mixed.

Just like the camel cavalry in the Civil War, their protective capabilities were extremely poor. If it were not for the obstruction of the desert, the Kingdom of Aden might have been annexed by the Eero Empire. However, the Aden people were not completely helpless against the Eero heavy infantry. In the vast desert The production of black devil oil is exactly the right The best weapon to deal with this kind of heavy infantry, but unfortunately, this devil's oil is poisonous, and it cannot be stored for too long. From the beginning, the Eero Empire has been waging an undeclared war against Aden. The first thing is to directly Cutting off the connection between the Port of Cornelia and the mainland of Aden, (To be continued.)