Realm of Power

"What's going on? Why are the Imperial Cavalry leaving!"

The prairie people looked at the black cavalry on the flank in stunned silence. Under the gaze of countless people, they quickly turned around, as if they were strolling leisurely in their own back garden, without the slightest expression, just rolling up the smoke. And left, leaving hundreds of thousands of grassland troops waiting in formation with bewildered faces. Everyone was dumbfounded.

"Asshole, are you just going to watch the Imperial Army retreat calmly in front of our eyes?"

Yelu Guda's eyes were red and his face was burning. He felt as if he had been slapped hard. He was so embarrassed that he had thrown his shame into the Changsheng Heaven. The hand holding the riding crop made a clucking noise and his eyes swept over The clan leaders, the clan leaders subconsciously turned their heads away,

"Young Patriarch, it's not that we don't dare to chase, but the Imperial Army has always been cunning. Facing our army of hundreds of thousands of cavalry, they only sent this one man. There must be an ambush behind them. Each of the Patriarchs had a wry smile on their faces. , indicating that it would be dangerous to pursue without authorization when the situation is unknown.

"Forget it if you don't dare to pursue me. When will my grassland warriors become like those cowardly Central Asians?"

Yelvuguda looked angrily. He looked at the evasive glances of the tribe leaders and his nose was twisted with anger. He thought that the imperial army's loss of Tianlang City would inevitably boost the morale of his own army. Driven by the interests of the entire wilderness, Yelvuguda looked angry. , these tribal leaders are still grateful to themselves for their desperate efforts, but they did not expect such an unexpected result in front of them!

Yeluguda, who had just arrived in the northwest and prepared for war with all his strength, did not know that for these small and medium-sized tribes who had just moved south from the grasslands, although the northwest was a bit remote, the huge population of Central and Eastern Suburbia and the infiltration of more than a thousand years of farming culture were already more The grassland areas with bitter cold are so much better, although they are faced with it all the time Despite the pressure from the empire, the empire still failed to fight. However, as soon as Yeluguda arrived, he immediately launched a war, causing unrest in the tribes that had just settled down. In addition, they also massacred these tribes from these tribes on a large scale in the autumn when they needed the most labor. The recruitment of young and Zhuang soldiers is enough to make these tribes complain.

Yelu Guda is the young patriarch of the Yelu family, and his power was at its peak after the Battle of Linhang. There are as many as 40,000 pro-army troops, well-equipped, and they are all experienced elite cavalrymen who have experienced the Great War in Central Asia. Faced with the counterattack of the imperial army, with such cavalry power in hand, breaking through is not a problem.

But these small and medium-sized tribes are different. They are a group of tribesmen with messy equipment. In the lean season of autumn, many people don't even have enough to eat. Although there are tens of thousands of them, they are led by various tribes. There are as many as four to five thousand people. , less than a thousand, there are even two tribes with only 200 riders, and now the Yelu family is in front Fortunately, once the Yelu family ran away, the remaining tribes would fight on their own. In the end, they would not be able to escape the fate of being strangled one by one by the imperial army. Just think of the tens of thousands of extremely well-equipped imperial troops, and at this moment, somewhere Everyone is looking at me with eager eyes. In the past few days, who has really slept peacefully?

Ever since they had the courage to cross the imperial border and enter the imperial area a few days ago, the grassland clan leaders have actually begun to regret in their hearts. It was lucky that the imperial army did not take the initiative to attack. How could they fight it by themselves? !

Attacking Tianlang City was already a great test of the courage of these small tribes. The elites of the empire strangely abandoned Tianlang City, and tens of thousands of troops disappeared without a trace before their eyes. This really put these small tribes at risk. Roast on the fire, as I said before, it sounds good, what? To make the imperial army unable to fight, what does it mean that before the Yelu family's army can advance, the empire can only flee in embarrassment, but the facts before it are enough to explain everything. Just a mere 10,000 imperial cavalry can overwhelm the hundreds of thousands of grassland troops here. I don't dare to take a breath

The other party retreated calmly, but there was not even a single person here who dared to pursue them. At this moment, everyone understood completely. It turns out that even you, Yelu Guda, did not dare. You have an army of 40,000 under your command, but you glared at a group of small and medium-sized tribes. , the bullshit Yelu family’s army is sharp! They are different from the Yelu clan leader who is bent on grabbing unparalleled achievements. Since they chose to leave the Northern Royal Court and join the Yelu family, they naturally came for the fertile land of Central Asia. Now that they have not received much benefit, they must Who would do such a stupid thing when all the family members have spent their lives working for the Yelu family?

"Report, we have successively captured more than a hundred Central Bian civilians in front. According to these Central Bian people, the place where the Mingyue Yanzhou Army camped last night was in the valley in front!" A scout cavalry brought. The exciting news finally diluted the awkward atmosphere a little bit.

Hearing that the Mingyue Yanzhou Army was camping in the valley not far ahead last night, everyone's faces were a little moved. It seemed that they were not lost after all, and they actually caught the tail!

"Are you sure it was last night?" Yeluguda asked solemnly. After experiencing the scene just now, he now doubted whether he had been played by the imperial army.

"We separated everyone and interrogated them one by one, and the answers we got were unanimous," the grassland scout said with a determined expression. "And the other team also included tens of thousands of Central and Bian civilians who were taken away from Baiji Sanbu."

"What! Are there tens of thousands of Central Asian civilians?" Yeluguda's body trembled, and his ferocious wolf-like eyes suddenly lit up. The leaders of other tribes also took a deep breath, and they even took tens of thousands of civilians with them during their escape. Isn’t this a joke that Chinese and Bianyan civilians are running away together? With tens of thousands of Chinese and Bianyan civilians holding them back, the other side can’t get up even if they want to!

"Haha, this is God's will. Accelerate with all your strength, let's catch up!"

The corner of Yeluguda's mouth curled up with a ferocious look, and he shouted to everyone, although he was a little embarrassed just now, the most important thing is to be able to catch the real prey. If the Mingyue Yanzhou army is really Princess Mingyue, then everything will It’s all worth it. Now the emperor of China and Bia lives and dies. It is unknown, most of the other members of the royal family can only be regarded as side branches. If we only look at royal orthodoxy, in addition to the emperor of Zhongbia, there is also the eldest princess of Zhongbia who has been announced to be dead, and the eldest princess Mingyue is in Zhongbia. has extraordinary influence among people, "Woo woo" represents the horn that continues to move forward, resounding through the sky. The prairie cavalry surges forward like the tide bursting the embankment. The ground trembles with the vibration of the galloping horse hooves, and the ground seems to be sinking.

Back in Onnatso, Yeluguda had already had an idea of ​​Princess Mingyue. If the Yelu family could marry Princess Mingyue, then the Yelu family's status as ruler of Zhongbia would be more orthodox than it is now. If the Yelu family could The family just planned to rob and leave, so naturally they could not care about their status, but if Yelu The family wanted to establish a real dynasty on the land of Zhongbia, so the Yelu family could not ignore the existence of the Zhongbia royal family. When Princess Mingyue was sent away by Yelu Qiyeguang, Yeluguda almost ended up with him. My sister fell out, and I didn’t expect to meet her again thousands of miles away. Isn’t this God’s will? The army headed south, and the heavy hooves of horses stepped into the grassy hills ahead like landslides and earth cracks. To seize Princess Mingyue, the position of the head of the Yelu family must be his!

Baikahara Valley, autumn wind, creeping grass, sunset, so peaceful that it makes people palpitate.

Four hours have passed since the long convoy flow. The war horses lowered their heads and searched for green grass on the wasteland. More than a thousand Yanzhou cavalry were either sitting on the ground or leaning on the rocks, gathering their weapons, preparing their armor, and putting the Yanzhou bamboo heads in their hands. The knives are sharpened. Heavy armor is an ordnance that must be worn before a battle. Now it can be temporarily placed at your feet. Heavy armor cannot be worn on a horse for a long time. Not to mention that the war horse cannot bear the weight for a long time. that is People can't stand it anymore. The prairie people are coming. Hundreds of thousands of cavalry are rushing down. There are only a thousand people. I'm afraid that the chance of survival is slim or nonexistent. Everyone knows this, but the thought of still... As the team marched slowly towards the west, thinking that their families, wives and daughters were all in that team, no one spoke in the silent air. Everyone seemed to be infecting this final time with all their hearts.

Princess Mingyue stood on a grassy hill. The sun on the horizon had begun to tilt. The golden setting sun shone blood red on the wilderness. At this time, Princess Mingyue was wearing a soft white Opalo-style female knight armor, black as a waterfall. Her hair hangs down from the sides of her helmet. Princess Mingyue has practiced swordsmanship, and a two-handed cross sword is standing firmly at her feet.

Under the setting sun, Princess Mingyue suddenly knelt on one knee, placed one hand on the two-handed cross sword, and silently muttered something. If it weren't for the long black hair and the beautiful and clear face of Zhongbia, , I’m afraid everyone would think that she was a female knight from the Western Continent. She was so sassy that it was difficult to associate her with that delicate Central and Asian princess.

"What is Her Royal Highness doing?" the Yanzhou cavalry asked in a low voice with curious eyes. They were extremely disappointed with the Zhongbia court, but they admired this Princess who dared to face the cruelty of the prairie people.

"Your Highness, praying for this kind of thing is of no use to us Zhongbia people." Bai Wufeng came up from behind with a solemn face. He is a descendant of the Zhang family and is hostile to the Zhongbia royal family. If it weren't for Zhongbia, Due to the stubbornness and cowardice of the Ya Royal Family, the Zhang family would never die in the Imperial Capital, but for Princess Mingyue, Bai Wufeng could not hate him at all.

"I don't know if it's useful, but this is the only thing I can do now. For what happened to the Zhang family in the Imperial Capital, I feel guilty on behalf of the Zhongbia royal family!"

During this period of time, Princess Mingyue also heard about the background of the Zhang family of the two Bai Wufeng brothers and sisters, "Her Royal Highness the Princess cannot represent the royal family of China and Bia. If I remember correctly, Her Royal Highness has been declared dead long ago. What can a dead person represent?" Bai Wufeng waved his hands with a cold face. He didn't need a woman to bear his hatred for the Central Asian royal family, and this woman also showed a sense of responsibility that even he might not have. responsibility

"Rumble!" A ripple of sound appeared in the turbulent wind of the wilderness. Princess Mingyue's face suddenly became miserable. She stood up, holding the long handle of the cross sword tightly with both hands and trying to pick up the heavy sword. The hands of the Western Continent The weight of a big sword is generally more than fifteen kilograms. For Princess Mingyue, it is still a bit heavy to wield such a sword to kill. People will be exhausted in less than ten minutes, but there is no choice. Bai Wufeng's Yanzhou Army did not use swords, because such thin weapons as swords have long been eliminated on the battlefields of Central and South Africa. Well, facts have proven that the more powerful and heavy the weapon, the more deadly it is on the battlefield. Mingyue could only find a cross epee from the Western Continent.

Bai Wufeng raised his head and looked into the distance. The ground was shaking.

I saw a long black line jumping out from the horizon. This black line quickly spread to both sides at an alarming speed, extending endlessly. It was the echo of the cavalry group stepping on the earth. Under the horses' hooves, there were like eagles. Like suddenly swooping down from the wasteland slope and rolling up The smoke and dust filled the sky, blocking most of the sight ahead. Under the setting sun, it looked as red as blood, as if a dazzling blood stream was rolling in, until the slightly trembling ground turned into violent vibrations, and the earth's The roar swept over from a distance

"What's going on? Our army's scouts are here!"

Bai Wufeng's face suddenly turned ugly, his body trembled, he reacted suddenly, and shouted to all his subordinates, "Get ready to fight!" The Yanzhou cavalry put on their armor and mounted their horses. Logically speaking, The scouts should have sent back the news first, so they wouldn't be attacked by the enemy directly, but the situation in front of them was like this.

Many Yanzhou cavalry could only put on their armor in a hurry. The opponent's advancing speed was extremely fast. They crossed the area in front of them almost in the blink of an eye and were within 500 meters. At this moment, the appearance of the cavalry became more and more clear. Even if the black armor Even under the setting sun, it is still so breathtaking, as if it can swallow up all the light.

"There seems to be something wrong." A Yanzhou cavalryman who mounted his horse had a dazed look in his eyes, as did other Yanzhou cavalrymen.

"Why do I look like the Imperial Army!"

"Yes, I think so!"

Bai Wufeng's hand holding Yanzhou's heavy sword became a little looser. Yes, he also saw it. It was the imperial cavalry. It's no wonder that the scout didn't return the favor.

Sure enough, the ferocious imperial cavalry group began to slow down and stop about a hundred meters away. In the smoke and dust, the rumble of horse hooves gradually subsided. Yue Shan rode out from the entire row of cavalry. He first glanced at Bai Wufeng, and then his eyes fell. Princess Mingyue hesitated for a moment, then bowed her hands to Princess Mingyue and saluted, "Yue Shan, meet Her Royal Highness Princess Mingyue!"

"Governor Yue Shan, you are well!" Princess Mingyue blinked. During the battle of Onnatso in the north, the empire sent Yue Shan's daughter to take care of her.

"Although I knew it was impossible to survive, I still stayed with all my strength, but the reputation of our Yanzhou Army was not in vain." Yue Shan glanced at the Yanzhou cavalry who were already wearing armor with a solemn expression, and looked at the Yanzhou cavalry who were wearing armor one by one. The state heavy cavalryman’s eyes flashed with a trace of memory: “The grassland army is not far enough from here. Twenty miles, everything has been arranged. This battle does not require you to fight to the death. Leave it to your body to fight again later. Your unauthorized stay has caused the entire plan to change. Fortunately, I stopped the prairie people first, otherwise, The consequences are disastrous, so why are you hesitating? Come with me!" (To be continued.)