Realm of Power

On June 7, a real collision between the imperial cavalry and the mountain provincial cavalry took place in the plains northeast of Tianlang City. The sound of horse hooves shook the ground like a rolling dragon, and the sharp flash of the prairie scimitar seemed to Even the field of vision seemed to be slightly distorted. Although the mountain cavalry turned around and ran very fast, the several imperial defense lines that had been forced to break through were now like a large net rolled back.

"Cover His Highness to break out, everyone... follow me! Cover His Highness"

In the blink of an eye, more than a hundred cavalrymen rushed out, and then more elite cavalrymen in the mountains began to accelerate. The entire queue turned into a huge cluster of arrows in silence and rushed forward crazily. No matter what was in front of them, they would definitely defeat it. To penetrate the hole, the vibration gradually turned into a shout and a fierce confrontation between the cavalry on both sides. In an instant, In an instant, a deafening roar suddenly erupted, and broken weapons flew into the sky. The armors of the cavalry were pierced by each other. The ground shook violently under their feet. The cavalry passing each other seemed to be hit head-on by an invisible big hand. , the whole body was blown away by the huge impact, and then fell under the iron hooves in the back row.

"Cover Your Highness!"

"kill!"

In just a few seconds, bang bang, the two armies collided crazily. The cavalrymen on both sides collided and rolled onto the ground one after another. The sound of their armor shattering was like a series of firecrackers. The cavalrymen on both sides fiercely penetrated each other's bodies with their spears in an unstoppable array, and the front ends penetrated the cavalry armor. , the cavalryman who was shot was like a dry barley stalk, and the blood spurted out, and the armor was The sound of shattering armor was mixed with the impact of metal and flesh. He was slashing with weapons at close range. He raised the shield with the most protective side to face the opponent. Behind the heavy impact of the shield, both sides were completely killed. Their eyes were red and their horses were hoofed. There was a chaotic stampede, and there was almost no possibility of being knocked off the horse and still surviving.

The courage of one person, the determination of a group of people, the death-defying array composed of two thousand riders, the three thousand riders have turned into a steel-like thorny giant wall, and the strongest impact of the four thousand riders finally converged into a huge knife, Severely cut off the imperial cavalry's attempt to cut off the retreat, bang! Snap! Snap! The war horses collided heavily, and the front ends of the sharp spears poked the armors of the cavalry on both sides, making various sounds. Some were crisp, some bloody, and some made people's teeth ache. From time to time, some cavalrymen were struck by The long stabbing spear pierced the chest, and blood spattered as he fell off the horse. He flipped over on his back and disappeared.

The earth seemed to be sinking at this moment. The horses charged like an avalanche and thunder. Quickly crashing into the opponent's front line, the overwhelming sound of hooves was deafening, and there was a burst of bone-breaking impact. The two sides intertwined with each other, people slashed, horses hit horses, and the huge impact even created an impact arc. ,

"Your Highness, don't think too much, kill first and then talk!" The voice of the guard captain Kurina came to my ears,

"Your Highness, don't worry. The enemy's blocking force is not large. As long as we are not entangled by the pursuers behind us, the opponent will not be able to stop us!" an officer of the Gallic Guards said loudly, and the twenty bravest warriors Praetorian officers guarding Algernon Julia, A Algernon Julia was caught in the group of cavalry and moved forward quickly. She felt her eyes were red, and her teeth bit her red lips with blood. She opened her mouth to shout, but found that nothing could be shouted out, because the sound coming from the front and The sword-fighting creatures all around have flooded everything like a wave.

This impact of just ten minutes gave Algernon Julia a sense of a long life and death.

These outstanding young people in Gaul all died because of themselves! If I had been more cautious, the outcome might have been completely different! But I never would have thought that Bai Wufeng would lie to me! Algernon Julia gritted her teeth and nervously held the horse's reins with her fingers making red marks: "This time when I go back, I will definitely kill that Central Asian!"

When Algernon Julia wanted to vomit blood in frustration, the chaotic fighting in front of her suddenly turned into a wide field of vision, and she rushed out! Algernon Julia felt her eyes light up. The imperial cavalry that had previously pressed forward like a tide had scattered. After all, the total number of imperial cavalry that used to be a blocking line was only a thousand cavalry. In addition to the previous losses, the imperial cavalry was now blocked on all four sides. There were only a few hundred cavalry in front of them in Qianshan. Faced with the ferocious collision of four thousand cavalry, they were beaten to pieces after only holding on for more than ten minutes.

"We're out, Your Highness!" the guard captain Kulina's excited shouts reached Algernon Julia's ears,

"Coming out!" The cavalry in the surrounding mountains shouted happily,

"Let's go back!" Algernon Julia drew her sword and shouted towards the north.

Crash... Crash... "Countless continuous sounds of horse hooves came from all directions, and the whole earth seemed to be torn apart. Countless black shadows suddenly appeared in an instant, like a high-speed moving black line, between heaven and earth, here In a moment, the situation changes, Algernon Julia The delicate body on the horse could not help but tremble slightly, and the pupils shrank into a single point. The smoke and dust rolled up into the sky were simply the sand, gravel and withered weeds turned up by countless flying horse hooves from the wilderness. It's like a huge darkness, so overwhelming that people can't breathe!

"That's the north!"

Algernon Julia's expression was dull, and the sword she raised high almost fell to the ground. Her eyes were fixed on the direction in which the imperial cavalry was galloping, looking at the black line sweeping over like a flood that broke a bank. , it was a dense mass of cavalry, an overwhelming number of imperial black cavalry, numbering at least 20,000 or more. What made Algernon Julia feel like a cellar of ice the most was that the direction from which these cavalry were rushing was to the north of the wilderness! How could the Imperial Cavalry attack from the north? Even a fool can imagine at this moment that this huge cavalry group would be damned if they didn't wipe out all the supplies they had hoarded in the north of the wilderness!

This time, it was really a wrong step, a wrong step! Algernon Julia had the urge to vomit blood. She had been planning for so long, could it be that she had taken advantage of others in vain?

The mountainous province is barren and has been cut off from the Gaul region. It is extremely difficult to stock up on supplies. In order to prepare enough military rations, Algernon Julia even watched helplessly last winter. Many of the fallen nobles of Gaul became refugees, among others. There is even a vassal nobleman of the Algernon family. He has been following the Algernon family for more than a hundred years. He is also quite amiable. In the end, because there was no food, in order to maintain his dignity as a nobleman, he chose to He poisoned his whole family and then committed suicide!

"Your Highness, the main force of our army will not be invisible to such a big move by the opponent. I believe that as long as your Highness holds on, the main force will arrive soon!" Guard captain Kurina held the cross eagle sword with the Gallic emblem in her hand, looking pretty Algernon Julia's face was extremely serious. In front of the front, this time the mountain province Qingchao went south, naturally it was not only the five thousand mountain cavalry, but also a full fifty thousand mountain infantry who swept back and pressed the formation, eliminating the more than ten thousand people who stayed in the northern part of the wilderness. The mountain cavalry believed that, There are still 30,000 troops approaching here.

"It's useless. If the opponent's cavalry really comes from the north of the wilderness, I'm afraid..."

Algernon Julia smiled bitterly, and her pretty face seemed to be stained with frost. She had fought against the imperial army not once or twice. If her more than 30,000 troops still existed, the other party would never be so arrogant. With more than 20,000 cavalrymen showing off their power in front of him, the 30,000 cavalrymen may not be able to protect themselves!

"We can't go back, let's go to Zhongbia!" Algernon Julia had already predicted something and shouted to the surrounding mountain cavalry. She led thousands of mountain cavalry and turned again to Zhongbia, the only place where no imperial cavalry appeared. Direction, that’s the border between China and Libya!

Algernon Julia's judgment is correct. If she still chooses to forcefully break through and escape, then what she will see is a large group of captured mountain soldiers. Just before Algernon Julia leads tens of thousands of mountain soldiers As they accelerated towards Tianlang City, on the night of June 6th, the camps in the northern part of the wilderness in the Shanzhong Province were attacked and destroyed one after another.

Of the 17,000 to 8,000 troops left behind, more than 8,000 people were killed or injured in one night. Almost half of the camp was lost, and 80% of the supplies and equipment were lost. The troops in the mountains who reacted immediately organized The troops counterattacked, but who would have known that before they were dispatched, the imperial army's troops pressed into the wilderness at this moment, quickly completely destroying the confidence of the garrison.

Fifteen thousand people from the Third Banner Regiment of the Imperial Guard and 20,000 cavalry from the Central Army marched into the northern part of the wilderness. They relied entirely on the strong force to crush them. The troops in the mountains did not dare to engage in battle at all, or they were attacked head-on. Forced by huge pressure to flee, they were either directly surrounded and crushed by the imperial legions.

By the afternoon of the next day, the entire defensive line was in name only, and the northern part of the wilderness had completely fallen into the hands of the empire.

"Your Majesty, do you need to pursue me?"

Yue Shan's eyes flickered as he looked at the mountain cavalry who turned to Zhongbia and fled. He respectfully asked the black-haired young man beside him. There was also a Zhongbia young man beside Yue Shan, Bai Wufeng. Both of them were Zhongbia. People who came from the Yayan Prefecture military system, Bai Wufeng was once Yue A captain under Shan's command, the reason why Bai Wufeng finally decided to side with the empire this time was because Yue Shan assured him that as long as the empire takes control of the wilderness, the empire can send a special envoy to ask the Central and Asian sides to recognize that Bai Wufeng's inheritance has been completed. The Zhongbia Zhang family's family name has completely disappeared.

"If we don't let her go, we won't be able to make any subsequent plans."

The black-haired young man sighed, with unusually sharp eyes retracting from a distance, and said in a concentrated voice, "The unexpected fall of Sirius City disrupted the original plan. According to the original setting, Algernon Julia was able to reach the sky." In Wolf City, most of the elite light cavalry under his command will be destroyed, and finally trapped and killed by the imperial army in Sirius City. Then the empire can use Algernon Julia as a bargaining chip to force the mountain province to surrender."

The black-haired young man's voice paused and continued, "Although according to the combat power of the imperial army, it is not difficult to defeat a mountain province that has been greatly damaged, but under the conquest of force, most of the entire mountain province will probably be destroyed. , the fat man also hopes to use the mountain province as the imperial Gaul region. Naturally, we don’t want to see such a situation in the important corridor of the East. If Algernon Julia is captured here, I’m afraid this woman will not choose to live! Rather than doing this, it is better to let her go, according to this woman’s nature! , flowing into China is not necessarily a bad thing! "

"Yes, I understand!" A look of surprise appeared on Yue Shan's face.

"Yue Shan, if you are asked to gather the remnants of the Yanzhou Army at this moment and reorganize the Yanzhou Army, do you have the courage?" The black-haired young man stared at an ups and downs in the distance. Mulihe was running towards this side panting, like a black man. The tide of imperial cavalry also began to gather like a giant fan. "Your Majesty gathered the Yanzhou Army? This... I'm afraid it will be difficult." Yue Shan's face was stunned for a moment, his eyes flashed with an inexplicable luster, and he took a deep breath. "Although the Yanzhou Army has been destroyed, Yanzhou was originally the center of the army." Biya Qingqiong's arrogance is still there. I believe that those Yanzhou sergeants who broke out at the beginning would not respond to the empire's call. After all, the empire..."

Yue Shan's voice stopped, and his face was a little solemn as he hesitated to speak. The emperor actually wanted to reunite the Yanzhou Army. This was really beyond his expectation. Could it be that His Majesty saw Bai Wufeng and was attracted by the Yanzhou Army? Got it

In that battle, less than one-tenth of the Yanzhou Army survived in the end. Among them, Yue Shan himself took away the most people. The remaining people were like Bai Wufeng. I'm afraid there were only a few. With such a number, It is impossible to form an army at all, not to mention that as a Central Bian, Yue Shan knows very well that the Central Bian people are against Regarding the attitude of the Western Barbarians, if he had not been forced to surrender in the northern wilderness, Bai Wufeng would have understood the Western Barbarians fairly well because he was located in the fringe area. But even so, he only agreed to cooperate with the empire when there was no way out. The emperor thought The idea of ​​summoning the Yanzhou Army just like this is still unrealistic!

"I know the attitude of Central Asians towards people from the Western Continent. It's normal for you to have such concerns." The black-haired young man smiled and was not offended by Yue Shan's caution. He raised his hand on horseback and pointed at Al In the direction of Zhongbia, where Genon was fleeing, he said with a smile, "But what if the convener is not the empire, but a prominent member of the Zhongbia royal family?"

"Members of the royal family!" Yue Shan's face showed an expression of shock that he couldn't hide. The royal family of China and Bia, isn't that the royal family of China and Bia today! Although the tragedy in Yanzhou made Yue Shan no longer have a good impression of the Zhongbia royal family, the deep-rooted concept of the emperor's superiority and inferiority still exists. This is something that has penetrated into the soul and cannot be changed in a short time. of

"Princess Mingyue of Zhongbia, I believe she should be worthy of joining the Yanzhou Army!" The black-haired young man grinned and said to himself as he looked at the distant landscape.

(To be continued.)