Realm of Power

"Welcome to His Majesty the Falcon"

The crisp children's voice floated in the midst of the murderous atmosphere. The nine-year-old Gaul emperor knelt on the ground with hundreds of Gaul nobles.

In front of them, the black imperial army was pressing in front like a huge dark cloud. The army pressed against the city, with clanging iron armor and murderous intent. On top of the imperial flag flying in the wind, Algernonkaja's bloody head was clearly visible. There, the messy head was stained with blood, and a pair of whitened pupils were filled with countless emotions. Unwilling to stare at the world, the wind was bleak and the earth was autumn yellow. On June 27, Algernonkaja's head hung high above the imperial flag, completely defeating the will of resistance of the Yamanaka Prefecture. Under the promise of the empire not to retaliate, the iron gate of the provincial government in the mountains slowly opened in front of the imperial army.

"How old are you?"

The fat man watched with great interest as the horse stopped in front of this so-called descendant of the emperor. The orthodoxy of the Gallic royal family had actually been killed by the nobles in the capital of Gaul. This one was just a child emperor who belonged to a branch of the royal family. , obviously the puppets of the Algernon brothers and sisters. The fat man had no intention of embarrassing a child.

"Nine. ★...Nine years old." The little emperor of Gaul's voice trembled. His whole body was like a dead leaf that would fall at any time in the autumn wind. He was just a child. He had seen such a scene before. He was already quite scared without peeing his pants on the spot. Not bad, not to mention that he can still speak.

"I won't kill you or hurt you. Don't kneel down. Go back first. You're still a child!" The fat man touched his nose. He didn't know what he was thinking. He waved his hand and started the horse slowly. The little emperor He passed by and never glanced at the little emperor who was kneeling on the roadside and stood dumbly. The Imperial Guards in full armor followed closely behind him, like a long dragon entering the city gate of the mountain province.

"Your Majesty, what do you mean?" Yue Shan, who was following the fat man, was a little confused. Although he was called the Emperor of Gaul, he was actually just a child. His Majesty the Falcon had even conquered most of the continent of Oparo. , is it necessary to scare a child like this?

"I don't know what the so-called guy is!"

Bertrand Bonnie said coldly. Although she knew that Fatty had done it on purpose, she was still unwilling to soften her words. At this moment, she had completely gained Mulihe's loyalty. In order to show her loyalty to the Confederate Army No different from the Wilderness Army, Bertrand Bonnie did not choose to follow Fatty, but moved further back and led the Congolese Northern Army into the city together with the Wilderness Army from the Muli River.

"I think King Khan is a kind man."

Mulihe's face was solemn, and he said something that made Bertrand Bonnie look surprised.

"Mercy?" Bonnie Berlant was speechless. Fatty killed people like crazy. In the battle of Feishan alone, 300,000 people were killed in one night. He was already recognized as the murderous king in the entire Oubalu continent. Just saying his name was enough. Only prairie people like Mulihe, who take killing as an honor, would have such an idea to stop a child from crying at night.

"Don't you see, sir, that if King Khan had not said this in front of everyone, and asked no unnecessary questions, then it is absolutely guaranteed that the little emperor Gangfei would not have survived tonight?" Mulihe took a deep breath. , explained, "Many times, an expression or a word from the person in charge will cause the people below to have too many thoughts."

Mulihe's voice paused and continued, "There are always people who claim to be smart in this world. The Gallic Empire has been destroyed, and the last mountain province has also planted the imperial eagle flag. In order to please the new master, There are many people who are willing to kill the old master on your behalf, so let’s just leave this kind of thing unchecked It is the same everywhere, even on our grasslands, if the new owner does not show goodwill to the conquerors, then it is equivalent to issuing a kill order. Now that the emperor has said this, these Gallic nobles should not Someone would do something like this. At least that kid would still be alive."

"Is he really that kind?"

Bertrand Bonnie glanced meaningfully at the figure in front of her, underestimated, and there was an inexplicable emotion in her bright eyes.

The Gaul region, which had been separated from the mountainous provinces for nearly two years, returned to the Empire's territory. The first thing the empire did to regain the mountainous provinces was to gather 100,000 manpower, and in just half a month, the original Alger farmers were The road blocked by mountains and rocks was opened to the northern part of Gaul, and at the same time, in order to reduce the mountainous terrain Due to the overwhelming population pressure in the Central Province, the empire began to immigrate in large numbers from the mountain areas to the wilderness areas. Especially the Gallic nobles who had originally poured into the mountain provinces all rushed to the wilderness. No matter what the hearts of these Gallic nobles were, dissatisfied and no longer able to resist the rule of the empire

In August, as the road connected with Gaul, the wilderness area showed its importance as a golden triangle that simultaneously connected the Gaul area of ​​the Empire and the Congo area, both strategically and commercially. The empire’s golden channel to Central and Eastern Asia has already taken shape.

Imperial merchants finally no longer need to travel through the harsh northern wilderness, which greatly shortens the time it takes for imperial merchants to reach Central Asia. If it used to take imperial merchants two months to travel to Central Asia, now they can travel across the wilderness. It only takes about fifteen days, and because of the road With the shortening of the route and the increase of new towns along the way, the imperial trade route across the wilderness area gradually took shape under the hands of a pair of invisible controls. Merchants no longer need to carry a large amount of maintenance supplies to cross the wilderness and enter Central Asia. In other words, it virtually increases the amount of cargo that can be loaded.

The midday sun in late autumn shines lazily on the ancient buildings, emitting an awe-inspiring light. Most of these ancient buildings have an unbelievable history, from the earliest characteristic stone buildings to the simple and huge ones. It is a large palace pavilion made of huge stones directly piled up. The traces of time left on these long-standing stones are the accumulation of vicissitudes of life. From the appearance, these are mottled and worn out like abandoned ones. Like scars on this land

The climate in the wilderness is very dry, and there are not many green plants that can be seen, especially in late autumn when the leaves are withering. Except for the bright red maple leaves that form a brilliant sunset, there is nothing worthy of praise. Every time When the autumn wind passes by, it will bring a lot of dust, shrouding the entire area in a sea of ​​gray dust.

But none of this could stop the determination of Princess Mingyue. This royal princess of Zhongbia was determined to use her own power to revitalize Zhongbia. After getting the emperor's permission, she formed the Mingyue Yanzhou Army. The foundation of Mingyue Yanzhou Army is naturally Bai Wufeng's Yanzhou Army. It also absorbed 5,000 people from the original Tianlang Army, forming a force of about 7,000 people.

As part of Mingyue Yanzhou Army's battle, at Li Yuehua's suggestion, Bai Wufeng, who was mainly responsible for the battle, selected a prairie cavalry of about 3,000 people to plunder food along the river corridor.

It was a joint force of several small tribes from the grassland who had newly joined the Yelu family. Because the originally fertile areas had been completely carved up by other tribes that initially followed the Yelu family southward, these tribes that later joined the Yelu family could only move along the same route. The river stretches westward to accommodate

The Yelu family is now advancing in the south, and they have reached the city of Linhang, Zhongbia's new capital. They have once again defeated the Zhongbia court's forces that had finally gathered some strength. Although Linhang has not been captured yet, another stage will be staged. It was a catastrophe for the Imperial Capital, but because of this battle, their reputation skyrocketed again, and many northern grassland tribes Seeing the strength of the Yelu family, they all left the royal court and went south. The Yelu family's power expanded rapidly, and it has completely become a powerful grassland dynasty that controls from the sea to the west and all the way to the wilderness. In order to avoid the Yelu family's sharp edge, they originally stayed on the border. Some of the Chinese and Belgian border troops were also mobilized to join the Linhang Defense War.

North of the entire river, Zhongbia's military power was completely gone. Under such circumstances, these newly attached grassland tribes were naturally arrogant and domineering, directly treating the central area of ​​Zhongbia as a grassland, and fighting each other in order to snatch resources and people. The lives of the Central and Asian people caught in the middle are even more miserable, and they are driven to trade like slaves. Regarding these situations, the Yelu family also turns a blind eye and uses pragmatism to Speaking with force has always been a rule on the grassland. Even the real royal court will not interfere with wars and struggles between tribes. This has been a rule on the grassland for thousands of years. Although the Yelu family still has It does not have the name of the Royal Court, but its strength and control are undoubtedly that of the Royal Court. Even the Northern Royal Court, which is still entrenched in Yanzhou, has some desire to evacuate from Yanzhou under the aggressiveness of the Yelu family. Intend

This prairie cavalry swept west along the large river, burning and killing all the way. Under the stone walls of some scattered watchtowers, the piles of corpses were almost as high as the stone walls. These were some of the local wealthy families. The Biya army can withdraw, but they will protect their family business We persisted and formed regional militia groups to resist the mopping up grassland army. Unfortunately, the regional militia groups were regional militia groups. Even when facing ordinary tribal cavalry, they were no match. In the past few times, they were able to defeat one or two hundred cavalry with the help of watchtowers. The other party cannot gain anything,

But this time, there were three thousand cavalry, and they were all brave and capable young men in the tribe. They specifically looked for the watchtowers that stored a large amount of supplies to attack. They attacked them all the way, but the watchtowers with general protection were also breached, and corpses were scattered. They were everywhere, twisted and twisted in different shapes, with long black smoke billowing, and seventeen or eight long ladders crooked under the stone wall, with a little bit of charred wood left in the fire. At this moment, there are still wisps of green smoke.

The war horses of the grassland army mercilessly left large tracts of horse hoof marks in the land that was already heavy with golden wheat. The wheat fields were flattened into mud. A large number of Central Asians were driven forward, although only three of them were driven forward. Thousands of grassland cavalry drove more than 100,000 Central Asians, stretching for more than ten miles, full of overturned carts, discarded soft clothes, rags, and trampled shoes. Occasionally, there are children's cries, which can be heard in this desolate land that has become dead. Black smoke was rising from each village, some were still curling with sparks, and some were filled with black smoke. I don’t know how many houses were abandoned by their owners in a hurry, and they were looted and set on fire, making them all bright red!

"I finally know that the Yelu family will grow so fast and harvest so much in one go. It is conceivable that when the Yelu family went south, they might have harvested more than ten times more than this." The thick-boared tribal leader has a mouth that looks like a wild boar. They all laughed so hard. If I had known that the Central Asians were so cowardly and would obediently let others take advantage of them as long as they broke down a few layers of barriers, they should have dispersed all the light cavalry, slaughtered and looted them, and after they were full, they would have taken these with them. Return to the tribe, it is enough for the whole winter,

Another tribal leader next to him sighed with regret. "Chief Kudia is right. I didn't expect Zhongbia to be so rich, with countless humans and animals. It would take ten years to fight along the way." It was enough. When I followed the Eighth Army of Wang Ting to go south to capture the Imperial Capital in Central Asia, even though it was It's so shocking, but most of the benefits have been taken away by the Eighth Army of the Royal Court. Not even one percent of the fear of death fell on small tribes like us. How could it be so fun this time? It's a pity that it can't be done. If we continue to the west, I heard that if we go there, we will no longer be within the scope of Zhongbia! "

"What did the leader of Bai Ji say? As long as the land can grow grass, it belongs to our grassland people, no matter who he is." Kudia raised the riding whip in his hand and waved it toward the far west. If I hadn’t given the Yelu family some face, I’d really like to see what’s so great about it.”

"Haha, the leader of the Kudia tribe should deal with the affairs at hand first. How can these Zhongbi people deal with it better?" Bai Ji laughed. He was different from Kudia. Although they were both small tribes, his Baiji tribe's daughter was still alive. During this refuge, I got the Yelu family With the eldest son's liking, and given time, the Baiji Tribe will inevitably grow into a medium-sized tribe, and it may even become a large tribe. You must know that the Yelu family has to be called a Khan. Once it is called a Khan, his daughter will be A princess is also possible,

"If there's anything else to deal with these people, just follow the rules. Kill one of them three times. It's up to the gods whether they live or die." Kudia, with a fierce look on his face, glanced at the man who was forced to kneel on the ground in front of him. A large number of Central Bian people, all young and strong, fell to their knees surrounded by thousands of prairie cavalry. After hearing Kudia's words, more than a hundred prairie cavalry immediately came from the war horses. He got down and rushed to the kneeling Zambian people. He randomly selected a hundred people, tied them all with sacks and trapped them behind the horses. Then he got on the horse, and under the galloping thousands of horses, the extremely heavy hoofs of the horses smashed these randomly selected people. The hundreds of Central and African people who came out were all trampled into a pulp, and the bloody sacks with unclear shapes were randomly discarded in the wheat field.

(To be continued.) 8