Realm of Power

In the late summer, the large river that runs from east to west in Central and South Africa enters the flood season. The water in the river surges past the dikes that have not been repaired due to the war, turning the area along the river into a swamp.

The flood area spread across thousands of miles like a huge fan, turning the entire southern river area into muddy lakes. The hot and humid weather in the south finally entered the most unbearable period for the northern grassland people. The Linhang Massacre caused The sequelae of various casualties of hundreds of thousands of people also broke out at this moment.

South of the river, within a hundred miles of Linhang is already an uninhabited area

Where the poplar flowers fell, countless corpses gradually rotted with the mud in the wild fields of the river and beside the post roads. Although Yelu Hongtai was sitting in Linhang, he was not actually living a satisfactory life. It was not that he did not want to leave, but because there were already people outside the city. It was because of the flooding that the Central Asian troops retreating south took the opportunity to reset their defense line in the south.

Even Zhongbia's Xinjing and Linhang have been captured, so why go south? As long as they want the humidity and heat that is even worse in the south, and think of being surrounded by hateful mosquitoes all over their bodies, the bravest prairie warriors will also feel a little scared. The tradition of prairie people is that they rarely take a bath because the water source is on the prairie. Be regarded as a gift from heaven,

Living with war horses, cattle and sheep all year round, the smell of grassland people has penetrated into their bones. It cannot be driven away by bathing. In the dry northern region, it is okay to say that once you cross the south of the river, the hot and humid weather makes the grassland people. Almost going crazy, The attrition caused by Yin-heat diseases and acclimatization has now exceeded 20%. All military camps are filled with patients. This kind of non-combat attrition has exceeded the actual attrition caused by the Central Asian army. Even Yelu Hongtai was frightened.

The floods mixed with the heavy rain, and the hooves of the prairie cavalry were also wrapped in the mud.

Standing at the Sanjiang Pass where the Central Asian army had just stabilized their position, I watched the torrent pouring ferociously into the plain terrain in front of me like a giant yellow-brown dragon. In this unexpected autumn rain, Yelu's family Jiannan It means that the devastating offensive has finally stopped here.

After all, man’s calculation cannot match God’s calculation!

If the flood season of the river comes another half month later, or if the continuous rain in July is delayed for ten days, this river defense line will inevitably be breached. By then, there will be no natural dangers to defend in the south. Li Long hardly dares to know how the war situation will develop. Think about it,

His eyes fell on the camp spread out by the grassland people in the distance, and there was unconcealable fear and anxiety on his face. The battle of Linhang was defeated too quickly. More than 100,000 Chinese and Belgian troops were still fighting on the grassland outside Linhang. During the battle between the two armies, Yeluguda tore a gap from the flank. Taking advantage of the gap in strength, he attacked hundreds of miles at night, reaching the foot of Linhang City.

There were still 20,000 defenders in Linhang City at that time, and all the defense supplies were complete. Even the Imperial Thunder God secretly bought two gates, which were used to boost morale and could be used to defend the city until other troops returned. , launched a campaign to suppress the lone wolf Yeluguda, but the emperor was frightened. When he heard that the grassland army had arrived at the city, he thought that the outer army had collapsed. He immediately ignored the minister's dissuasion and boarded a ship that had been docked at the port to leave Linhang. The morale of the army collapsed, and it finally became the new capital of the Zhongbia Empire in less than two years. Linhang was defeated by Yeluguda's 50,000 grassland army in one fell swoop.

The entire war situation collapsed, nearly 300,000 civilians in Linhang were killed, and countless noble families declined. Fortunately, in order to cope with the grassland people's southward movement, every ferry near Linhang had been destroyed and burned in advance, even on the rivers. It also uses a large amount of concentration The wooden boats blocked the outlet of the river, which inadvertently caused the Yelu family's fighter planes that wanted to take advantage of the trend to go south to be delayed in the drizzle. At this time, the so-called war can only be said to be desperate. I only hope that this flood season on the large river can be Let China and Libya breathe a sigh of relief.

It is known to everyone that people from the northern grasslands are not good at water warfare, and it is also the only weakness that can be found at present. More than 30 large ships from the Song people in southern China have assembled on the river. On the banks of the Yangtze River, various armies The remnants also set up camps, with towering wooden arrow towers like A blockade was laid out along the river, making it impossible for the prairie people to attack the fleet across the river. A group of Central and African infantry were waiting in formation on the river bank, with battle flags spread out and heavy slingshots at fifty. There is a rice rack, among which a huge flag with Song characters is the most eye-catching.

The Southern Song people finally moved north amidst this catastrophe, and they still used a huge naval fleet to carry their troops. Although it was only 20,000 people, the significance was enough to inspire people. No matter how strife was inside China and Bia, at this moment , facing the horseshoes of the prairie people, we finally stood together,

The arrival of Song Que, recognized as the number one martial arts master in southern Central and South-Bia, gave the defeated Central-Bian army a spiritual support point, not to mention several attacks by the grassland army and being defeated by the Song fleet. Those who died or drowned were not counted. These Song ships were all large ships captured from the Aden Navy. The modified transport ships were much larger than the river boats that the prairie people collected from all over the place. These huge sea ships finally hit the prairie people who had always been unscrupulous and bloody. On the evening of July 4th, Song Dynasty The family's fleet raided the dock opposite the prairie people, and a brazen fight suddenly ensued.

Since the grassland people didn't know how to fight on the water at all, they were frightened by the Song clan's large ship that was like a water fortress. Seeing countless stones and fire pots smashing into the camp like a heavy rain, the entire army actually blew up the camp. Tens of thousands of people and wolves were rushing through the prairie. Some were trampled to death, burned to death, and injured in various ways. There were as many as 10,000 people. After several days, there was no movement at all.

After regaining their mood a little, the people of Zhongbia began to vigorously publicize this "Victory at Sanjiangkou". The reputation of the Song people increased even more, and all kinds of compliments came one after another. When the Song people went north, they were even called powerful ministers. In Zhongbia, At a time when the royal family is withering away, the Song clan has a faint hope of holding up a sky in the hearts of the Central and African people.

But in the core area controlled by the Yelu family, the Yelu family's will is tightening the place day by day, attracting the support of the local Central Asians, and with the assistance of the Yelu family, they are constantly attacking and wiping out the area. At the same time, the resistance forces within the territory, with the tenacity to kill a thousand people without missing a single one, The Yelu family still implements the mobilization system of the grassland people. With an edict from the Yelu family, not only the young men of the grassland tribes must become soldiers, but also the occupation forces must be recruited. All adult men in the area were recruited as soldiers.

At the same time, in order to obtain more wealth, under the instructions of Yelu Hongtai, the grassland tribes began to excavate the tombs of noble families from all over the country. They dug up all the tombs of thousands of miles from east to west. In comparison, as Li Long, the head of the military cabinet, was not doing so well.

The Li family, which had been glorious for hundreds of years, also fell. When the battle report of the disastrous defeat in Linhang came, the first thing that everyone thought of was not the escape of the Zhongbia emperor, but the Li family.

Li Zhang, the four great clans of the Tang and Song Dynasties, were so prosperous at first. In just a few years, the Zhang family died in the Imperial Capital, and only a few of the Tang family were slaughtered by the prairie people in Linhang. Now the Li family is so prestigious. After a fall, only one of the four great clans, the Song clan in the remote south, was left. Three out of four were already gone.

When these repressive gatekeepers wither away one by one, what will follow is bound to be a scramble for power. The confrontation between the aristocratic groups in the north and south finally no longer needs to be so obscure, but directly goes in with a white knife and leaves with a red knife. , after continuously experiencing the catastrophe of the Imperial Capital, the massacre of Linhang , the northern aristocratic group was basically in ruins. On the contrary, the southern group not only was not affected too much, but also took advantage of these two major turmoils to poach a lot of talents from the north and enrich them into their own families. This has greatly shortened the original gap between the northern and southern gates.

"Sir, the resolution of the Military Cabinet has come out. Your Excellency has been deprived of his position as the head of the Military Cabinet. Chen Dongyang will succeed you as the head of the Military Cabinet." The adjutant came up from behind with an ugly face and looked at Zheng Zheng in a low voice with a deep look. He said to Li Long opposite him

"It's a result that I should have thought of a long time ago. There is nothing surprising. I just want to know, did anyone speak for me at the meeting?" Li Long's face was calm, and there was no fluctuation in his eyes. The dignified head of the military department was excluded from the military. Apart from the ministry meeting, it speaks for itself.

The adjutant hesitated for a few seconds, shook his head and said, "Since the Thunder God incident two years ago, my Li family has suffered heavy losses again. There have been voices calling us the biggest scourge of the Central Asian Empire. We collude with foreigners, exclude dissidents, and work for the sake of our family." Self-interest and disregard of national interests, some people even found out In the Thunder God incident that year, it was claimed that if it were not for our mistakes, the Yelu family would not be able to obtain the Thunder God. It defeated the cities in the central part of Zhongbia like a ravage."

"Otherwise, the Yelu family will only make noise in the central region for a while, and will have to return to the grassland before winter like the past grassland forces, instead of being like now, not only gaining a foothold in the central region, but even breaking through Xinjing and Linhang. , seems to have plans to establish a country in China'

"The root of everything is the Li family. It's ridiculous that someone still has the dignity to stay at the top of the military cabinet." This is what Chen Dongyang said at the meeting just now because he wanted to weaken the Southwest Long family first.

"The root cause? He is really a big hat of justice." Li Long took a deep breath, but there was a faint smile on his lips. "The flattering army that originally evacuated from the Linhang area suffered little losses in the fiasco of Linhang. At this moment, in terms of military strength, Undoubtedly the most powerful, Chen Dongyang's comeback is inevitable, not to mention that behind Chen Dongyang are those who are eager to gain power. Chen Dongyang fiercely accused me, the Li family, of being responsible for the Linhang fiasco and His Majesty's disappearance, while trying to seize more profits from the southern aristocratic group in a vacuum. In fact, he wanted to overpower the original northern aristocratic group and let all the northern aristocratic groups know that, People have to bow their heads under the eaves, and killing a chicken to scare the monkeys, I didn’t expect that it would also happen to my Li family.”

"What should we do now?" the adjutant asked hesitantly. The Li family's status as one of the four great clans was no longer there. Everyone said that when the wall fell, everyone pushed back.

"What else can I do? I'm just the head of the military department. Linhang has been lost. How can I be so shameless as to continue to be the leader?" Li Long waved his hand, raised his finger and pointed forward. "Now there is no longer a distinction between south and north. It's time, the survival of Zhongbia depends on this. It's a surprise that the Song people can go north. If Chen Dongyang's flattering army can really take on the responsibility of defense, the head of the military department will give it to him. At this time, At this moment, our eyes should be turned to the north bank. Those large numbers of Central Asians who were plundered by the grassland people, and those gold and silver supplies that are still being transported to the north. Once the Yelu family digests them all, I am afraid that This Sanjiangkou can’t stand it! At that time, that’s when the real disaster begins. The grassland people’s continuous suppression and killing, the rolling blood and heads, will naturally gradually teach people the reality that the situation is stronger than the people.”

In this early autumn, Zhongbia was still struggling at Sanjiangkou. The whereabouts of the emperor of Zhongbia was still unknown. Li Long was deposed as the head of the Zhongbia Military Department. The Song people in the south seized the opportunity to go north, making a lot of money and accumulating wealth. Almost half a year later, shocking news came out again from the Southwest Long Family

Since Long Yang single-handedly resisted the Yelu family's northward march to Yanzhou, Long Po led 20,000 Long family elites to turn the Yelu family into a mess. After digesting countless supplies and hundreds of items obtained from the Yelu family, With a population of ten thousand, in July when the wheat waves are rolling in the wind, the Long family The current head of the family, Long Po, left the Long family camp again with 30,000 Long family troops. Contrary to all expectations, the Long family did not rush to Sanjiangkou to fight the national calamity like the Song family did and earn a lot of prestige. Instead, they surprisingly After turning around in a circle, he headed directly towards the northwest where no one expected.

No one knows that the northwest is already covered with war clouds at this moment. In the Battle of Linhang, Yeluguda, the rising star of the grassland who massacred Linhang in Xinjing, Zhongbia, gathered more than 100,000 grassland tribes and headed towards the empire. The border troops rushed over, and only the Southwest Long Family near the northwest noticed something. The news that came later made the Zhongbia side dumbfounded. Mingyue Yanzhou Army? What! The grassland people were actually provoked by a Central-Bian cavalry team in the northwest. The opponent's flag was Mingyue Yanzhou Army. This really gave the Central-Bian people room to imagine.

In this era when the whole of Central and South Africa is being swept by the grassland people, the name of the Yanzhou Army, which was the first field group in Central and South Africa and the number one Xiong Army in the world that supported the barrier of Central and South-Bia, seems to be disappearing from people's memory. , suddenly jumped out in a shocking pattern, the royal family has withered away, and the remaining The remaining few are either still children, or have been scared out of their wits by the grassland people, and are unwilling to stand out. The name of Mingyue has to remind people of the princess who has been declared dead by the Central Asian royal family. Your Highness, there was a fierce battle that cut off the clouds and the sky, and then everyone was stunned.