Realm of Power

Walking into the corridor leading to the main hall of Sirius Castle, the fat man's keen eyes fell on a graceful female knight in front of him.

"Teacher finally remembered Tianlang City. If I hadn't held the seven hundred Long family prisoners in my hands, I'm afraid the teacher would have been waiting for the spring flowers to bloom before thinking of Tianlang City!" A crisp sound came from the front. With a bit of complaint in her voice, she looked at the generous figure walking into the corridor. The female knight walked slowly, with a hint of unnoticeable excitement flashing in her eyes.

The several imperial generals following the fat man looked at each other voyeuristically, and stopped very consciously. The female knight in front was naturally His Majesty's apprentice, the commander of the Imperial Wilderness Corps, Bertrand Bonnie. The special relationship is no secret among the upper echelons of the empire

"You guys go down and rest first."

The fat man knew that the generals were in trouble, and he did not expect that Berlant and Bonnie would be so enthusiastic. He was stunned for a moment, and waved his hands to the generals behind him indifferently. The fat man knew that Berlant and Bonnie's nature was so good at concealing it. Revealing ambiguity, this is not just coquettishness, but also a hint that there is something to talk about that cannot be made public. Thinking that Bertrand Bonnie has always been obsessed with the northwest, the fat man basically already knows what Bertrand Bonnie wants to do. ,

"Yes, Your Majesty." Several generals of the Guards seemed to have received an amnesty. They saluted neatly with their feet together and turned to leave. No matter how bold they were, they knew that this moment was not the time for them to appear. The generals left, even Even the guards had withdrawn, leaving only the female knight Bertrand Bonnie and the fat man in the corridor.

"Tell me, is there anything you can't say publicly?" The fat man walked over.

"Actually, it's nothing. I just want to ask the teacher, what are the empire's plans for the northwest?" Berlant Bonnie's celadon-like and slightly hoarse alluring voice showed her mature charm, and she didn't hesitate to wear it directly with her hands. Over the Fat Man’s Arms “The Long Family captured the entire northwest and rescued millions of Central Asians at once. I heard that Long Po was the largest among these rescued Central Asians. Recruiting a large number of young warriors who hated the grassland people, they formed a Long family blood army with a number of one hundred thousand. In addition, the Long family is still mobilizing follow-up troops from the southwest. Now the Long family's military strength in the northwest has exceeded Three hundred thousand. In comparison, the troops currently available to our Empire's Wilderness Legion are probably less than one-third of the Long Family. Once a war does break out, the consequences will be disastrous! "

"Are you afraid that after the Long family takes over the northwest, they will start attacking the wilderness?"

The fat man said disapprovingly, "No, although the Long family occupies the northwest and has obtained a large number of soldiers from China and Libya, the combat power that the Long family can currently support has reached its peak of 100,000. This will still take several years of hoarding. It is barely enough to use all the resources. Now even if they get a huge population at once, there is no material and food, and there are not enough weapons. It is difficult to quickly transform these into combat power. If the Long family wants to truly transform the northwest To become one’s own strength, it will take at least half a year.”

"Half a year is not a long time or a short time. According to the current level of support of the Long family in the northwest, I am afraid that an army of hundreds of thousands can be mobilized at any time." Bonnie Bonnie's expression was solemn, and her whole body was slender. She leaned directly on the fat man and said coquettishly, "Bonnie, as the commander of the Empire's Wilderness Army, is the front line of the Empire's direct confrontation with the northwest of China and Bibia. Since the Long family occupied the northwest, the border was originally relatively stable. Five small-scale conflicts have occurred. Although the losses caused are not large, as the Long family's military strength in the northwest increases, conflicts squeezing the border will inevitably become more frequent. By then, how should Bonnie deal with Long? Family relations, what should I do if the Long family goes to war? Can the teacher bear to watch the imperial soldiers face the ferocious attack of 300,000 Long family troops despite insufficient deployment?

"Please ask the teacher to allocate the requested materials as soon as possible!" Bonnie Berlant's voice paused and sighed.

"Application for material allocation? You really have the nerve to say that!" The fat man glanced at the corner of his mouth. A few days ago, according to the custom, the newly established legion had the power to submit an application for the allocation of combat weapons and materials to the Imperial Ministry of Affairs. Uncle Naturally, Lantang’s Wilderness Legion also With such power, I received the application report written by Bertrand Bonnie. Just one glance at it almost made the military affairs official who reviewed it vomit blood. This is no longer the mouth of a lion, but the sky. Damn it, the female knight really dares to ask for a price.

The number of five hundred imperial thunder gods, one thousand imperial heavy ballistae, as well as imperial crossbows, armors, and war horses is based on the size of the three hundred thousand army.

"What is this going to do? Launch a war to destroy the country?" Such an open-mouthed application form simply confused the review officials of the Ministry of Military Affairs. What made the officials of the Ministry of Military Affairs feel uneasy the most was that they had no idea that this was Bo Lan. Is Terbonne blackmailing the Ministry of Military Affairs, or is this actually His Majesty’s intention? After all, Berlantbonne His identity was too special. He was the emperor's lover and student. Just this identity was enough to make the review officials of the Ministry of Military Affairs not dare to offend him. He originally thought that as long as it was not too excessive, all the materials and weapons he applied for would be allocated one by one, but in the face of With this sky-high price list, the Ministry of Military Affairs can only submit it to His Majesty the Emperor for ruling with a grimace.

"Is this woman crazy?"

Seeing the list sent by the Ministry of Military Affairs, this word flashed directly in the fat man's mind. The female knight had also been the commander-in-chief of the northern frontier army of the empire. How could she submit such a super own request? But thinking of Uncle some time ago. The intimate relationship between Lant Bonnie and Princess Mingyue will be thrown into the trash can He looked through the application list again, hesitated for a moment, and shouted to the door, "Come here, ask for Li Yuehua." The fat man directly came to Li Yuehua and asked about the records of the Intelligence Department. Before getting the list submitted by Berlant Bonnie, he had After meeting Princess Mingyue of China and Biya several times, her expression became a little solemn.

"Your Majesty, I believe this list is fake." Li Yuehua's eyes flashed on his master's face, and he felt a dangerous aura, and said quickly with his pretty face turning pale.

"Is it fake? You know it at all, right?" The fat man suddenly stood up from his seat and took a deep breath. "There is no doubt how this list can be passed. First, make a huge request that is impossible to get. Only after being rejected can you make real demands, even if they are unacceptable. Compared with the previous sky-high price list, it is already much more reasonable, and the possibility of passing it will be greatly increased. In addition, Bertrand Bonnie’s special identity is there. In order not to offend and apologize, the Ministry of Military Affairs finally gave The supplies and weapons should be 30% more than what was originally obtained."

"I knew it was impossible to hide this little trick from His Majesty, but Commander Bonnie still wanted to give it a try." Li Yuehua smiled bitterly with a pale face. "But His Highness Mingyue believed that even if he failed in the end, at least His Majesty would give it a try." The compensation will definitely be more than the ordinary application! "

It’s the bright moon again! The blatant blackmail came to my head! The fat man could only laugh and cry. This kind of approach, which is deeply oriental wisdom and strategy, would never have been thought of by Bonnie Bertrand. The head of Princess Mingyue was probably from the Central Asian royal family.

These two women are indeed very compatible with each other. The fat man regrets bringing Princess Mingyue and Bertrand Bonnie together. Of these two women, one is bold and the other has extraordinary decisiveness. They control the eastern border of the empire. Putting it in the hands of these two women, it would be a lie to say that I was not worried at all, "Actually, that list is not too much. If the teacher feels embarrassed, just give half of it!"

Bertrand Bonnie didn't know that Li Yuehua had betrayed them, and she was still pretending to be aggrieved, drawing circles on the fat man's chest with her white fingers. She knew that her teacher liked her behavior the most, and she always waved her sword. The hands, wearing white gloves, look even more slender and agile

"I'm here to tell you that the Wilderness Legion's right to apply for materials will be cancelled!" The fat man coughed dryly. "Don't think I don't know. This was a conspiracy between you and Princess Mingyue to blackmail the emperor. Is this the result? "

"Cancel, no, teacher, can't you be so heartless?" Bonnie let out a scream, and suddenly panicked.

"This case is quite bad and must be punished severely. Otherwise, if word spreads, the empire's legions will have no military regulations to speak of. Therefore, there is no room for change in the punishment." The fat man had a cold face and let Berlant and Bonnie do whatever they wanted. Pretending to be pitiful, he pressed the application form heavily on the table.

"Teacher, give me some, even if it's just for one legion."

Bertrand Bonnie was completely stunned. Looking at the fat man's determined face, she was completely panicked. She didn't expect the result to be so tragic. Even if she didn't want to give more, she would still give some of it to the Long family. The troops in the northwest are in full swing. As long as the power of the northwest is digested, it will be a huge blow to the entire eastern front of the empire. Pressure, and although the total strength of the Empire's Wilderness Legion is close to one hundred thousand, in fact, it is actually equipped with only 50,000 or 60,000 front-line combat troops. The remaining troops are still equipped with the Empire's second-line or even third-line combat forces, and what they have to face , probably the Long Family Legion, whose total strength will exceed 300,000 in half a year,

"You can't change it. Since it's your own mistake, you have to bear it yourself!" The fat man stood up from his seat with a stern face and was about to leave.

"Teacher, please take back your decision for the sake of Bonnie's life and death for the empire for many years, and the hundreds of thousands of soldiers of the Empire's Wilderness Legion fighting for the empire." Bonnie's eyes filled with tears, and she knelt down. On the ground, I knew something was terribly wrong this time. , why have I forgotten my teacher? What I hate the most is being pampered. Think about how beautiful Ruitang Tingna, the Queen of the East Court, was. She was severely punished by the fat man several times because of her willfulness. Now she is considered old. I honestly don’t dare to mess around anymore.

"The decision has been sent to the Ministry of Military Affairs and cannot be changed!"

The fat man looked at Bertrand Bonnie's crying face, and couldn't help but soften a little, "Blackmailing the Ministry of Military Affairs based on your identity. If you really cover up this kind of thing, then the result is likely to attract the entire military system of the empire." Sexual collapse, if Li can set a precedent, then not all the princesses and the five military leaders can do whatever they want, so I can't change it, but since you are not doing it for your own selfish reasons, I will give it to you! Point to a way"

"What can I do?" Bonnie was shocked and quickly wiped away the tears on her cheeks.

"Others may not be able to do the method I give you, but I believe you can do it because you have done it before!" The fat man lowered his face with a deep look. "When you were the commander-in-chief of the border army in the northern part of the empire, you I once had a taste of it in controlling the inland and grassland material transactions. Sweetness, and now sitting in the wilderness of the empire on the golden trade road, why didn't you think of setting up a few more trade bazaars? Although the wilderness area is compared with the prosperity of the empire, it only counts the number of caravans walking here every day, I'm afraid even if Not inferior to the Southwest District of the Empire."

"Your Majesty, are you talking about smuggling?" Bonnie Berlant exclaimed. Her pure blue eyes were so bulging that she almost bit her own tongue. Oh my god, is the teacher blatantly encouraging her to open a smuggling market? Doesn’t the empire crack down on smuggling particularly hard? What do the border troops do? Besides resisting invasion, they also catch smugglers! Bertrand and Bonnie were doubting that the man standing in front of her was really her teacher, the majestic emperor of the Falcon Empire? It can't be someone pretending to be, right? If it weren't for the virtue of looking like a dead fat man from left to right, Bonnie Berlant would have called the guards.

"Stupid, the wilderness border is about two hundred miles long, and it is the intersection of the three frontiers in Central and South Africa, Congo and Africa and the mountains. There are so many caravans coming and going. Even if you can stop smuggling, you can't stop it! "The fat man couldn't help but yelled angrily and funny, "What's the difference between this and the northern grasslands of the empire? Rather than letting smuggling rampage, it's better to use a smuggling market to regulate it. Isn't that what you did back then? !"

"It was a last resort at the beginning. Military expenditures were insufficient, and the equipment of the border army had not been replaced for several years. If we had to increase revenue and reduce expenditures, I am afraid that the combat strength of the border army would not be able to maintain even half." Speaking of the past, Berlant Bonnie also said With a shy face, she led the entire border army to smuggle. After all, it was a stain on her military career. "Do you know why I tolerated you setting up a smuggling bazaar on the northern border?"

The fat man looked at her, his voice paused, and he snorted heavily, "That's because at that time, although the Eastern and Western Tribunals were pacified, millions of grassland people were in a situation of lack of supplies because of the war. It was a sign of rebellion. It is becoming increasingly obvious that if smuggling is not liberalized and they are not given a way to survive, their original The Imperial Rebellion may be an alluring battle, and human blood will infect the entire grassland. As long as there is a chance to survive, who will fight against the empire with enough food? Is the northwest now not the northern grassland "Yelü"? The family took away all the supplies, and the grassland people themselves had nothing to eat, not to mention the Central and African people. Don’t look at the Long family’s occupation. In the northwest, the seemingly glorious and glorious recruitment of troops and expansion of strength, why didn't you see it? This is the last resort of the Long family. Millions of Central and African people have no food, clothing or food sources in such a severe cold. , there is no hope of survival anymore, I am afraid that even the Long family who liberated them will not be able to suppress the explosion inside. All kinds of violence are raging, and the young men are recruited to fill the army. In addition to reducing the risk that these young men may become rebels, giving hope to the Central Asians who are related to them is the real meaning of the Long family's large-scale recruitment of soldiers. As the person in charge of the Eastern Front of the Empire, you shouldn’t be so short-sighted!”

"I see, I think the Long family's recruitment this time is a bit weird. It seems that they are recruiting all the young and strong, and even some old and weak!" After hearing the fat man's words, Berlant Bonnie's pretty face showed a hint of realization. Yes, hundreds of thousands of grassland people in the northwest have gone to the imperial wilderness in search of food. The millions of Central Asians who stayed in the northwest will probably be even worse. , the Long family captured Xijinggu in one fell swoop, and was praised by countless Central Asians for the title of recovery. I am afraid that only the Long family themselves knew about the plight of no food relief. It is no wonder that the Long family The special envoy who came to negotiate insisted that Tianlang City belonged to the Southwest Long Family. In fact, he did not want to let the seven hundred captives back! Now I'm afraid that the Long family will regret it so much that their intestines are blue. They are so full that they are so full that they are fighting in the northwest!

(To be continued.)