Realm of Power

The autumn rain was like beads on a string of water along the raised eaves on both sides, suddenly hitting the cold long road outside the city of Xigujing in northwest China like a waterfall. The thick city walls of Xigujing in northwest China were like Each granite stone weighs dozens of tons. Washed by such rain, it shows the vicissitudes of history. It is covered with thick moss and looks extremely solid. Even with great strength, it cannot move the granite stone. "If you look carefully, you can still see the traces of violent impact on some granite surfaces." Half a month ago, my brother led hundreds of thousands of cavalry from all ethnic groups in the northwest through Tianlang City. , the news was cut off immediately. If you could have told such an important situation ten days earlier, the situation in the northwest would never be like this." Yelu Qiyeguang lowered the curtain of the carriage with a pretty face and looked at a pretty woman opposite.

"What Sister Qiye said is wrong. The situation in the northwest is entirely caused by Yelu Guda's self-righteousness. How can it be blamed on me?" The person who answered Yelu Qiyeguang was also a handsome young man, with a slight curl of the corners of his mouth and a smile on his face. But it was a bit apologetic None. Under a hat decorated with countless gorgeous gems, there are towering cheekbones and two thin willow-like sword eyebrows. The black and calm eyes have a hint of indifferent beauty, coupled with the unique tenacity of prairie women, with a... It gives people the unique beauty of the prairie,

She turned out to be a woman disguised as a man. She could directly call her Sister Qiye, which shows that her status is also unusual.

"For example, Liheng Mountain and Luya Mountain have been defeated by the Southwest Long Family in one blow. Tens of thousands of Yelu Family elites were annihilated without any room to retreat, not to mention the 20,000 elites of the North Royal Court who had bypassed Ang. Nacuo entered from the north, and now the entire northwest is under attack from the north and the south. Whether Xigujing can be defended is another matter."

Hearing what the woman said, Yelu Qiyeguang's eyes turned red. Regardless of his identity, he directly called out the woman's name and said angrily, "What do you mean, there is nothing to worry about if you cut off contact for more than ten days? That's the empire." Ah! If there is any country in the world that has a grassland tribe that can defeat longbows and fast horses, then it must be the empire. Not to mention, just a while ago, the empire just swept across the wilderness and mountains. The strength of the army is so heart-stopping that heavy troops are still pressed against the border. There is no news of hundreds of thousands of cavalry from various departments in the northwest. Even I, who is hundreds of miles away in Daizhou, can feel the wind blowing from the northwest. The bloody smell, but you, the person in charge of the entire northwest intelligence, deliberately delayed and concealed the situation for up to ten days. If it weren't for the Southwest Long Family's attack on Luya Mountain and shocked the entire Yelu forces, I don't know what the news was concealed. It’s time!”

"Since I, Ruli Hengshan, am in charge of the northwest, there is no need for Sister Qiye to distract me too much."

Ruli Hengshan's pretty face is like a flower, and she smiles indifferently, showing the charm of a grassland woman. Others are extremely respectful to the Yelu family, but she does not need it, because she is Ruli Hengshan, the head of the Encyclopedia tribe of a large grassland family. My daughter, the Encyclopedia Force is not a small and medium-sized tribe that moved from the grassland to the northwest, but a genuine large part of the grassland. There are more than 200,000 tribesmen in total, and the cavalry force was around 50,000 at its peak.

Because of their marriage relationship with the Yelu family, they were both ostracized by the royal court and exiled Onnacuo. Yelu Hongtai used the coercion of the empire to encourage the tribes to go south to Central Asia. The other tribes had no choice but to submit. Only the Encyclopedia Libu was willing to do so. The front soldiers of the Yelu family gave their full support in several battles.

By the time Yelu Hongtai occupied Zhongbia Dijing and established a foothold, the Encyclopedia Force had already lost more than 20,000 young men in the battle to the south. Among all the tribes, it ranked first in battle losses.

The first thing Yelu Hongtai did to secure his foothold after occupying Zhongbia Dijing was to announce the marriage between the Yelu family and the Encyclopedia Libu. Yeluguda of the Yelu family would follow tradition and marry a daughter of the Encyclopedia Libu as his concubine. , at the same time, Yelu Hongtai was dividing the potential When it comes to the scope of the power, both the east-west transportation artery and the hundreds of miles of Xihe River corridor with the most fertile water and grass are all assigned to the name of the Encyclopedia Force. This is tantamount to declaring that the Encyclopedia Force has become the Yelv family dynasty. The core position of sharing weal and woe,

From the perspective of the relationship between the Yelu family and the Encyclopedia Force, Yelu Qiyeguang still needs to call Ruli Hengshan his cousin, and the Encyclopedia Force has reached an agreement with the Yelu family. The woman from the Encyclopedia Force who married Yelu Guda is Ruli Hengshan was appointed from Yeluguda In the northwest guard, Ruli Hengshan has become the head of intelligence in the northwest region. It can be seen that Yelu Hongtai also agrees with this marriage partner. There are even rumors that if Ruli Hengshan can give birth to a descendant of the Yelu family, the future mistress of the Yelu family will be The status must be as high as Li Hengshan's

In other words, Ruli Hengshan and Yelu Guda are both prosperous and destructive. Naturally, they tried their best to hide the bad news. Facing Yelu Qiyeguang, the biggest competitor of the future head of the Yelu family, they just listened. When Yelu Qiyeguang ran from Daizhou to Xigujing, he He even put aside the agonizing war and blocked the little princess of the Yelu family who was called the most like Yelu Hongtai by other tribes outside the city. The pertinence can be imagined. Now I heard Yelu Qiyeguang's comments about He was pointing fingers at the Northwest War, and his face was even colder. Ran said, "Besides, our grassland army fought for just ten days. It was nothing when we went south and crossed more than a thousand miles, let alone a small wilderness." "As for the empire, haha! A trace of disdain flashed across Ruli Hengshan's pretty face. , his voice paused before continuing, "Are you Seeing that even the heavily-garrisoned Tianlang City of the Empire did not flee without a fight in front of Brother Guda's hundreds of thousands of troops. The prairie cavalry always attacked large areas, and it was common for them to rush hundreds of miles in one go. We've only lost contact for a few days, so there's nothing to worry about! On the contrary, my sister left Daizhou without authorization. If the Northern Royal Court finds out and attacks Daizhou, the sky will really fall. It is better to go back as soon as possible. You and I have been close friends since childhood. This time, Sister, I just pretended I didn’t see anything! "

Yelu Qiuguang's clear eyes flickered and fell on dozens of bloody human heads hanging high above the city gate that the carriage was passing through. The pace of war approached Xigujing, and the inspection at the city gate was very strict. Anyone suspected of being a spy will be arrested They were immediately arrested as spies from the Southwest or the Royal Court, and were killed nearby, with their heads hung in public. Judging from the heads that were still dripping blood, they were all killed today. It can be seen that the situation in Xijinggu was definitely not as good as before. It's as calm as Li Hengshan said

The wheels of the carriage entered Xijinggu. Although the rulers here have been replaced by people on horseback, there are still some envious prairie nobles riding in carriages, so Yelu Qiyueguang's entry into Xijinggu's carriage is not eye-catching. Li Hengshan, the head of Northwest Intelligence, used his name as a shield. The guard at the door just glanced at the badge handed to him and immediately got out of the way with a humble look on his face.

Xijinggu, this majestic city that has been in the northwest region for thousands of years, has a city wall that is more than ten miles long and wide, all made of boulders more than one meter high, and the height of the city wall has reached a terrifying thirty meters. Even if Even an ordinary sling is difficult to shake.

At the beginning, Xijing was the Xiongguan barrier used by the Central Asian Empire to prevent the grassland people from going south. It was a long defense wall integrated with the neighboring Daizhou in the north. It once caused the northern grassland cavalry to hit their heads and bleed many times, just like a giant dragon crossing the wall. The terrain cuts the meltwater swamp of the Dagulong Snow Mountain pouring down into the central area into two pieces.

One is a forest area covering an area of ​​tens of miles, and the other is a large swamp where water birds fly. Xijing lies between the two natural terrain barriers. It has always been a traffic artery that gathers east, west, north and south, even if it is In the relatively desolate northwest, the houses and streets in Xijing Gunei are densely intertwined. The population has exceeded 400,000, and it is known as the Little Imperial Capital. However, such a prosperous place has become extremely depressed since the entry of the grassland army. The banner of the Yelu family is flying above it. No Central Bian can be seen along the streets, only Ce. Riding horses back and forth on the grassland, the original prosperity has long been lost.

The people doing business in the store are also dressed like prairie people, and most of the shelves they sell are filled with various looted Sino-Bian products. The prices are also surprisingly cheap. Sino-Bian treasures that used to be worth thousands of gold can be sold here. The price is just a few dozen gold, and many of them can be purchased from various gates. The peeling gold and amber decorations from the homes of the nobles were taken away as if they were free of charge. No matter how good things are, too much is a burden. Moreover, the most expensive thing in the northwest is food. Since the various departments of the Prairie Army have The tide generally flows into northwest China and Bibia,

The original Central Asians were immediately divided up among various ethnic groups like trophies of war. The strong were driven into slavery, the old and weak were treated as a waste of food, and there were 7 to 8 million Central Asians in northwest China. , in just over two months, it dropped sharply to less than three million. The tragedy can be imagined.

The carriage finally stopped in front of the official residence in Ruli Hengshan. Within the circular walls of the official residence, there were messenger cavalry on standby. There were also messenger cavalry who hurried back and forth to report the latest military information, as well as various grassland tribes asking for instructions on various matters. Everyone was in a hurry, and everyone couldn't hide their uneasy look. On both sides of the mansion's door stood more than a hundred tiger-backed prairie soldiers, each with a tense look on their face, holding their swords in their hands. On the handle, his eyes swept over the people coming and going, as if they were already nervous to a certain extent. It is said that the Long Family in Southwest China has trained assassins dedicated to assassination. During this time, it has been such a chaos. Who dares to say that there are no dead soldiers sneaking into Xijinggu? , not only did we kill several Central and African warriors who wanted to attack the mansion in the past two days, but now the bloodstains on the streets and exterior walls are still there. At this time, who has the heart to wash them away?

In fact, people in the grasslands do not have such a habit. When they were on the grasslands, they messed up a place and just moved away. Although they have changed their living environment now, hygiene habits cannot be corrected in a short time. Even many tribes Unable to live inside the city, they simply camped on the slopes outside the city, causing a mess outside Xijinggu City.

Seeing a carriage that had the audacity to stop in front of the mansion, several guards immediately rushed forward fiercely to drive them away.

"Where did you come from? Why are you so ignorant of the rules? You can stop here! Leave quickly. If Lord Hengshan sees it, they will all be taken away and beheaded!" one of the guards shouted loudly.

Now that Yeluguda is not here, Rulihengshan is in charge of everything. In this Xijinggu, he has the power to decide life and death in the entire northwest. Generally, the grassland people who come here will not ride in carriages. Only the young masters of those tribes can It will be like this, and Ruli Hengshan is a famous beauty on the grassland, and she always climbs up without fear of death.

"Nonsense! When did I catch people here to behead them!" A clear and moving female voice came from the carriage. As the curtains of the carriage window opened, Ruli Hengshan's beautiful face was revealed. Yelu Qiyeguang was obviously Those who are not ready to get off the carriage can only use the cover of Ruliheng Mountain , can prevent others from discovering that the situation in the northwest is already like this. If the northern royal court knows that Yelu Qiyeguang has arrived in Xijinggu in the northwest, he will definitely take the opportunity to attack Daizhou and strive to completely destroy the Yelu family's defense line in the north from the east and west lines. Tear it open and let the Yelu family's dream of establishing a country be shattered!

"Master Hengshan!" When several guards saw that Ruli Hengshan himself was in the car, their faces were immediately frightened. They immediately knelt on the ground with their heads on the ground. They didn't care about the dust and their whole bodies were shaking.

"Come here, drag these blind people down immediately, beat them to death with sticks and feed them to the dogs!"

Ruli Hengshan looked at the guards coldly, waved his hands, and when the guards screamed for mercy, he put his body back into the carriage and said calmly to Yelu Qiyeguang in the carriage, "The servants below are not Being sensible makes my sister laugh. How could I kill someone at the door of my mansion? These people deserve to die for talking nonsense! "

"Sister's trick of killing chickens to scare monkeys seems to have been taught to me by my sister to punish slaves. Unexpectedly, it was also used on my sister today!" Yelu Qiyeguang looked at the stiff Ruli Hengshan with a deep look, "Remember? Ten years ago, when Sister Hengshan put in this crested hairpin for her little sister, she didn't look like this. When did you and I become so unfamiliar?" Yelu Qiye Guang gritted his teeth and said in a clear voice, "And if the northwest tilts, our Daizhou will be attacked on the flanks. Not to mention the entire northern defense line is lost, even the central core area will be affected. Otherwise, I will be full." I will run to the northwest as soon as I confirm the news about Brother Guda, and I will leave immediately! If my sister really wants to let my little sister leave, it would be better to increase the manpower to search for the whereabouts of the army."

"Since my sister is so determined to enter Xijinggu, I can only do it reluctantly! I have sent more manpower, and I believe there will be news in the next few days." Hearing Yelu Qiyeguang mention the past, Ruli Hengshan The resolute hostility also loosened a little, and I couldn't help but sigh. Yes, we were all playmates on the grassland from childhood to adulthood. Why are we like this now? (To be continued.) 8