Realm of Power

The horse's hooves splashed the mud on the river beach, galloping in the dark night, and the war horse of Princess Oona of Feize Kingdom stopped,

Three thousand royal cavalry were galloping from east to west along the south bank of Si Leng Shui, the largest river in the royal capital. In order to get rid of the pursuit of the noble cavalry, the royal cavalry detoured to the lower reaches of the river twenty miles away, non-stop all the way, and the night was dark. It was damp and heavy inside, and the bodies of the horses and men were all covered in mud and dust. Even Princess Ruowna had a layer of gauze covering her face to block the smell of blood.

On the river ahead, the rolling waves of the river were filled with countless corpses floating in the black mass, and the river turned red.

"Sir, there are too many corpses on the river, and the river has swelled a lot, but swimming is not a problem."

A royal scout looked ugly, turned back from the river, and reported to the stern-looking Lan Rute that the upper reaches of the river were hundreds of thousands of people fleeing from Nulon. With so many corpses, it was feared that the upper reaches would already be a sea of ​​blood. The whole team of royal cavalry stopped, their faces were a little pale. As a soldier, it is not that I have never seen dead people, but the river in front of me can be described as a river of blood. It can dye the entire river red to such an extent. This requires How much human blood!

"Lan Rute, are we just like this..."

Princess Oona, who is proud and arrogant, has a face as pale as paper. No matter how strong she is and thinks she is as good as a man, she still finds it difficult to adapt to such a bloody scene. The battle between the royal family and the military, and the betrayal of the nobles have now turned into The most intuitive river of blood in front of you, the country's destruction, this is what it feels like

"Your Highness, we have tried our best."

Lanrute waved his hand calmly, interrupting Princess Oona to continue speaking. From the moment the royal capital forced the Newlon people to evacuate towards the royal capital, the cruelty of the war was no longer something he could do to any of the royal palaces. The captain of the guard can control it. As the king's most trusted confidant, no one knows better than him how embarrassing, complicated and betrayal the situation that His Majesty the King needs to face is. Not only from the inland nobles, but also from the royal capital area, how many people are thinking about how to find a way out in this turmoil?

The decline of the royal family did not occur in a short period of time, but took place slowly over nearly half a century. It turns out that there are nobles from the northern interior who are cooperating with the royal family to fight against the military forces from the west coast. Now even the nobles from the northern interior are on the side of the military. Can the royal capital be defended? The fall of Alec Fortress shook not only the alliance between the noble army and the military. Also shaken are the people in the Royal Capital region. Under the joint momentum of the military and nobles, although the Royal Capital region has been the headquarters of the royal family for hundreds of years, this kind of turmoil is inevitable.

This is the situation and the people's hearts. If the brutal greed shown by the northern inland nobles after entering the royal capital area had not frightened these nobles in the Kyoto area, I am afraid that more than half of the nobles would have chosen to defect to the past, and the era of the royal family was over. Do we still have to tie everyone up to death?

The Royal Capital forced Nulon City to flee, with the intention of using these hundreds of thousands of Nulon people as a deterrent. The Royal Capital needed the blood of these hundreds of thousands of Nulon people to make all the cities and nobles in the entire Royal Capital area Knowing that they have no choice, they can either follow the royal family and resist until the end, or they will be killed by these noble army locusts and seize their wealth.

Of course, you cannot say this to Princess Oona. His Majesty the King has been planning for ten years in order for the royal family to be able to fight the military. Now that we have reached the most critical moment, how can we allow accidents to happen? Since ten years ago, His Majesty the King has intended to build Newlon into the second largest city in the royal capital. It took ten years to gradually gather all the opposition forces to Newlon. In the name of the center of defense, 30,000 direct troops were stationed all year round. What you want is not this moment!

As for the reason why His Majesty the King asked Princess Oona to participate in this scene, Lanrut is one of the few people who knows.

His Majesty the King has decided to marry the Falcon Empire. Originally, His Majesty the King was planning to wait until the end of the war to take back the west coast from the empire. However, the series of outstanding methods displayed by the emperor on the west coast made the entire Fezer stunned. Just a decree of reciprocal punishment solved the problem of slave owners known as the knot. Lan Rute still remembers His Majesty the King looking at it. The shock that could not be concealed on his face when he received the reciprocal punishment decree was also the decree that made His Majesty the King change his previous plan. With this decree, there is no doubt that the empire can stabilize the west coast. Ze can seize the West Coast from an empire that is still stuck in the mud, but it will never be able to seize the West Coast from an empire that is supported by millions of slaves.

"Since we can't take it, let's unite! Take Oona with you. As a princess of the royal family, while enjoying the generous treatment of the royal family and the respect of countless people, she is burdened with the consciousness of sacrificing herself when needed. A royal princess who has never seen the cruelty of war , how do you know how big the responsibility is on your shoulders?" His Majesty the King's old white hair. The order standing in front of the window was like a knife, deeply engraved in Lan Rute's heart. The road to the rise of the royal family was destined to be a road paved with countless corpses. Those Nulon people upstream may not all die. , but for this war, they must die! The war horses jumped into the river that smelled of blood. Three thousand royal cavalry forcibly crossed the river. They ate and slept on their horses and finally arrived at Feize King's capital in the afternoon of the next day. But behind the royal cavalry, more than two hundred thousand people The Nulon people were massacred by the noble army,

The fat man stood outside, looking up at the bright starry sky above his head. The dazzling stars and charming nebulae were flashing in the black night. A shooting star on the horizon was like a strand of light sticking to the sky, a long The white comet tail crossed the sky, a broom star, an ominous move. The fat man frowned slightly. The fat man was not a person who believed in destiny, but he was very sensitive to this kind of dangerous atmosphere.

In the empty and bright office, Fezer's map hangs on the wall, and several shocking arrows converge to the location of the capital of Fezer. The red one represents the Fezer Border Guard Army, and the blue one represents the Noble Army. These two colors It already occupies half of the royal capital area, and the yellow color that represents the royal family's power is mainly concentrated in the royal capital. There are still a lot of blank areas between the three colors, which represent cities in the royal capital area that have not fully expressed their attitude. ,

It can be seen from this map that the disadvantaged position of the royal family is simply clear.

"Three days ago, three thousand royal cavalry left the royal capital for Shia in the name of escorting Princess Oona, but those of us in Shia did not see these cavalry arriving. Where do you think the goal of these cavalry will be? "The fat man's voice echoed in the empty room, as if he was talking to himself.

"My subordinates have also received the report, but with just three thousand cavalry, I don't think they can cause much change?" Navy Minister Dustelenko, who was standing behind the emperor, was stunned for a moment. Although the empire did not participate in this battle for Feize's royal power, it was extremely concerned about every move in Feize's capital. It was not surprising that the emperor knew this information. The question was, why did the emperor pay attention to this mere three thousand cavalry? There were 50,000 noble troops that broke into Feize's capital area. There are also nearly a hundred thousand border guards. Unless they are three thousand heavy cavalry, they are just a testing stone thrown into the deep pool in this battle. Dostelenko told His Majesty the Emperor that there is no need to value these three thousand cavalry so much!

"Haha, a person who has been planning for so long suddenly releases three thousand cavalry at this time. Do you think it is just for testing?"

The fat man smiled coldly at the corner of his mouth, "The ultimate essence of all strategies and tactics designed to win victory is to calculate the opponent!" The fat man's eyes were cold. His slender fingers gently touched the cold and smooth window glass, sliding along the light thread attached to the window. "I have a hunch that King Fezer has already started to fight back. Otherwise, I'm afraid he won't be able to hold on until At the final moment of reversal, the situation in the royal capital will make him unable to recover. Once most people think that the king has no chance of winning, then they will abandon the king without hesitation! I believe that King Feize knows it very well! at this point!"

"What your Majesty means is that the other party suddenly mobilized three thousand cavalry. Is it to counterattack?" Dostelenko's face changed. From the beginning, the emperor thought that the royal family would win, but as the military and noble armies successively Enter the royal capital area. Judging from the battle reports received so far, the disadvantage of the Royal Capital is so obvious. Not all cities in the Royal Capital area are on the side of the Royal Capital. The Feize royal family is now completely a small boat in the strong wind and waves, and it may happen at any time. Destroyed by the noble army and the military. Dostelenko didn't know where the emperor's confidence came from?

"I don't know, I just think there is something incomprehensible about the dispatch of these three thousand cavalry."

The fat man shook his head. The situation of the royal army was so bad. He took a deep breath. He turned around and waved his hand to Dostronkai. "Tell the intelligence department to pay more attention to the three thousand cavalry, especially them." Departure direction and return time!”

"Yes!" Dostelenko stood at attention and replied in a solemn voice. Seeing His Majesty the Emperor paying so much attention to these three thousand cavalry, Dostelenko also felt something was wrong. At this moment, the capital should also be busy with itself. How could such valuable mobile combat power as three thousand royal cavalry be sent to the royal capital? After leaving the emperor's room, before reaching the steps, a guard officer came up with a report in a hurry.

"What's going on?" Dustronkai asked. This is the location of a military port being built by the Imperial Navy, so he, the Navy Minister, is temporarily in charge of handling affairs. "My lord, there is an urgent report from the capital of Feize. The Ze noble army massacred 200,000 Nulon citizens in the Lerula River to rob property, and then fought with the Fifth Army of the Feizer Border Guards who followed, and thousands of people were killed on both sides! "The Guards officer looked serious, stood at attention, and handed over the report in his hands. Although Dostelenko is the Minister of the Navy, no one in the empire would think that the Minister of the Navy is not a famous general of the empire. On the contrary, he brought the report with one hand. The Commander-in-Chief of the Navy, who leads the Imperial Navy across all sea areas, is known as the "God of the Sea" by the outside world. He is a legend in the hearts of the Imperial people. Since the Empire opened the inland sea three years ago, the status of the Navy has been on par with the Army.

"Thousands of people died in the battle!"

Dostelenko took the report in astonishment and carefully read the contents. He suddenly felt an explosion in his head. The three thousand royal cavalry who left the royal capital actually appeared in the report. The royal cavalry ambush He caught the noble cavalry who were following him, and then disappeared in the pursuit, but just as he was chasing It was because of the stimulation of the royal cavalry that the noble army, which was supposed to be slow, suddenly sped up and bit into the citizens of Nulon who had evacuated from Nulon. The massacre broke out in the river area. More than 200,000 people were massacred. After killing for an entire afternoon, Feize's Fifth Army happened to appear.

"What the hell! Dog bites dog!"

Dostelenko's head was full of black threads, and he couldn't help but tighten his hand holding the report. The emperor's words came true so quickly. It was indeed no small matter for three thousand cavalry to leave the royal capital, although he didn't know how it was done. arrived, but if it weren’t for these three thousand royal troops The cavalry and the noble army would never break up with the military so early. Thousands of casualties suddenly broke out, which was enough to break the alliance between the two sides. The royal capital almost effortlessly allowed the noble army to fight with the military. The border guards turned from alliance to enemy! What shocked him the most was the movement of the three thousand royal cavalry. Are these royal cavalry going to block the attack, or are they going to anger the noble army? Damn it! The blood of two hundred thousand people, if this was what King Fezer planned, could it be ice flowing in King Fezer's veins?

With a heart full of shock, Dostelenko sent the report to the emperor's office. He opened the door and saw the emperor standing in front of the window, gazing at the dark night scene outside. His eyes were like black stars and felt dreamy at a glance. Quietly staring into the distance,

"Your Majesty, the latest report received from King Feize is that the movements of the three thousand cavalry have been found!" Dostelenko lowered his head.

"What kind of report?" the fat man asked directly, with a hint of chill in his clear eyes. The fat man had already foreseen something. The three thousand royal cavalry were not mice. They could not be hidden by hiding. In three days, how could they not do it? There was going to be some movement. The reason why he didn't get the news was that it was either still on the way or ignored. That's why he said the above words to Dustrunke.

"Your Majesty, you will know after you take a look." Dostelenko opened his mouth, but found that he did not know how to explain clearly. He simply handed over the report directly, using three thousand cavalry to induce a split between the nobles and the military, and at the same time using two hundred thousand cavalry. The blood of Nulon citizens made the entire royal capital side with the royal family. This method, as the emperor said, has reached the level of turning conspiracy into art, but the murdered souls of Nulon will not admit that from the union to The aristocratic army and the border guards who were fighting will not admit this! The Fezer royal family's counterattack brought the blood of their enemies and the blood of their own people! (To be continued.)