Realm of Power

Looking at the Big Dipper hanging in the dark sky outside the carriage window, Yelu Qiyeguang was already sure that the real direction he was traveling in was Yanzhou North. He believed that Yelu Guda, who was now searching for him everywhere, would only think that he must be heading south. , because to the north, is The sphere of influence of Beiwangting, according to her status as the daughter of the Yelu family, will definitely not bring good results if it falls into the hands of Beiwangting. It is no wonder that along the way, there are almost no Yelu family troops visible, but groups of them. I saw a lot of prairie cavalry heading south,

The equipment of these large groups of grassland tribe cavalry heading south can only be regarded as rudimentary, but the fierceness of the war horses and light cavalry is undoubtedly revealed. Under such severe cold, these grassland cavalry only wear a piece of frizzy leather armor, letting the cold wind The blowing made the cheeks turn blue, and ice condensed on the eyebrows, but each of them looked calm and unharmed, showing extremely With a terrifyingly tough physique, they are holding a prairie bow, and their eyes are just looking towards the south. They are indeed a sturdy people on horseback. Their armor has always been mainly made of tanned hard leather armor, mainly due to the lack of iron ore in the grassland. , but animal leather is extremely rich, so the light cavalry on the grassland is the main combat force. Generally, they only have their own scimitar after they reach adulthood.

"They are from the royal court!"

Just taking a glance at these prairie cavalry passing by the caravan, Yelu Qiyeguang's pretty face looked particularly solemn. It seemed that the effect of the twenty thousand Wang Ting Guards risking their lives to attack had already been revealed. The Yelu Army paused at the least time possible. The pace of the attack made the front-line assault tactics that had been practiced many times completely failed.

You must know that although the Royal Court is no longer what it used to be, the Royal Court is the Royal Court. Even if the ministries do not buy into the Royal Court, the number of vassal tribes directly under the Royal Court itself is as many as three to four hundred thousand. The Royal Court goes south. Yanzhou, these vassal ministries have been staying on the grassland, just like guard dogs. Originally, according to the plan, yeah The Lu army should have attacked the city of Yanzhou Shangjing in one go. Taking advantage of the opportunity before Wang Ting could react, he quickly completely cut off the connection between Yanzhou Shangjing and the remaining tribes on the grassland, and then used the huge number of siege troops carried by the Yelu army to attack the city. The equipment was used to completely eliminate the main force of the royal court in Yanzhou and Shangjing in the shortest time, and the whole battle was completed.

But now, it is obviously impossible!

"To be honest, has the Royal Court already reached an agreement with the Empire? Don't deny it. Without the Empire's approval, how could these south-going grassland Royal Court headquarters appear on such a large scale in the north of Yanzhou?" Yelu Qiyeguang bit Gritting his teeth, as if he had accepted his fate, he looked back with difficulty and looked at the other prairie woman sitting opposite him with a complicated expression.

Starting yesterday, the imperial caravan that rescued Yelu Qiyeguang handed over Yelu Qiyeguang to the woman in front of him. The accompanying personnel were no longer a caravan, but hundreds of prairie cavalry. Otherwise, , an imperial caravan of only dozens of people dared to walk freely through the place where armies from both sides were already gathered. Yanzhou, that is really courageous. Even if the royal court can control its own troops, it may not necessarily be effective against these miscellaneous grassland tribes. And the woman in front of him is completely different. Even if it is placed on the grassland, other tribes will not dare to provoke her easily.

"The Royal Court is the Royal Court, and the Lily Department is the Lily Department. It was impossible at the beginning, and it is even more impossible now." The woman opposite looked away from the window and smiled coquettishly. "If I were from the Royal Court, my sister should not be here at this moment." It should be in the north of Yanzhou, but in the upper reaches of Yanzhou!”

The woman didn't care whether Yelu Qiyeguang's gaze could kill or not. She and Yelu Qiyeguang were also acquaintances. In terms of status, they were not necessarily inferior to Yelu Qiyeguang. She thought that when Yelu Qiyeguang was punished for his stubbornness, he ran away several times. She has never cried before. If the Yelu family hadn't suddenly skyrocketed, Yelu Qiyeguang would have lowered his head half as much when he saw her and called himself sister.

She is the princess of the Lily Tribe, one of the five major tribes in the grassland. She is known as the Golden Phoenix of the Grassland. The phoenix is ​​a symbol of a woman's nobility. This is true in the north and south of Central and South Africa, although her appearance is not as gorgeous and wild as Yelu Qiyeguang. , but there is an astonishing delicate beauty about her body, a pair of noble red phoenix eyes with slightly upward eyebrows, giving people a hazy feeling like water and mist. When she glances back, she is No matter how steady a man is, he will feel a sense of stunning explosion. The long black hair on his head is tied into long buns with gemstones. In a thought-provoking posture, it hangs down to the straight and attractive figure sitting on the armchair. Even a prairie woman's toga can't hide the astonishing curves of her buttocks. From the age point of view, she is about twenty-three or four years old, which is the age when a prairie woman is most mature.

If the most recognized beauty on the grassland is Yelu Qiyeguang, not only because Yelu Qiyeguang is really beautiful, but also because she is trying to flatter the rising Yelu family. However, before the royal court was divided, the five Six years ago, there was a monster that made the three princes of the Prairie Royal Court fall in love with her. She was Li Suyejia, and she was also named Jinfeng. If the normal track was followed, the mistress of the Prairie Royal Court would be like... It's like it's been prepared a long time ago

"Has the Lily Department already betrayed the Royal Court?" Yelu Qiyeguang's face was stunned. From Li Suyejia's disdainful tone, it could be heard that the Lily Department should not have sided with the Royal Court yet. If so, then Li Suyejia appeared. What does it mean here?

"Actually, it's nothing. This time I just came to Yanzhou on behalf of the Lily tribe to resolve a dispute between tribes, and by the way, I did a big business." Li Suyejia smiled calmly, and there was actually a kind of hibiscus in the dark carriage. The clear and delicate beauty of her face is blowing towards her face, and she shows even more the enchanting beauty of both men and women.

"That's right, as the main force of the Royal Court goes south, the large grassland in Shannan will inevitably be vacant. Your Lily Department has been coveting it for a day or two. Now that the Royal Court has nothing to do, your Lily Department can definitely take this opportunity to get Shannan. Even you have come forward. , I believe this matter has been successfully resolved.”

A touch of sarcasm appeared at the corner of Yelu Qiyeguang's mouth, and he looked at Li Suyejia across from him with a bit of carelessness. Li Suyejia looked embarrassed. The Lily Department had indeed been interested in Shannan Caochang for a long time. At the beginning, he had thought about letting Wang Ting use Shannan Caochang. As a condition for marrying Li Su Yejia , but later, with the division of the Royal Court and the civil war, the Yelu family suddenly emerged. The Royal Court was declining and its power was shrinking day by day. It was impossible for a mere Tiannan grassland to get the full support of the Lily Department. Yelu Qiyeguang deliberately said it, just to let Li Su Yejia was embarrassed

Shannan Grassland is the most lush marsh area of ​​the Royal Court on the grassland. It is thirty to forty miles long and wide. It is a famous area with rich water and grass on the grassland. It has always been guarded by Wang Tingwei personally. Now the main force of the Royal Court has moved south, and most of the Wang Tingwei have also arrived in Yan. State, it is obviously impossible to continue to occupy Shannan Grassland, but if the Lily Department wants Shannan Grassland, it also needs the approval of the royal court in name.

Li Suyejia took a deep breath, her tall chest trembled, and stared at Yelu Qiyeguang for more than ten seconds. Until Yeluqiyeguang's face changed, he sighed and said to the doctor, "To be honest, I I'm a little jealous of you now. I did come here for Shannan this time, but in fact, compared with the big business later, Shannan is just an addition. Tell me, what is your relationship with the emperor of the Falcon Empire? "

"I have nothing to do with him!" Yelu Qiyeguang blinked.

"It doesn't matter? It doesn't matter. The Falcon Empire is willing to offer a piece of good pasture for more than a hundred miles as a condition and let our Lily Department personally escort you to Onnatso?" The envy on Li Suyejia's pretty face was clearly visible, and he continued, "Negotiating Shannan is just a matter of It’s a pretense. You don’t even know that just half a month ago, I, the public servant of the Lily Department, The Lord has already been waiting in the north of Yanzhou. At that time, you were in full swing and attacked Yanzhou fiercely. In three days, you broke through the outskirts of Yanzhou. In seven days, you have already passed half of Yanzhou. The royal court is already in chaos. Various rumors said that Yanzhou would definitely be captured by your Yelu family, so at that time I didn’t think that our Lily Department needed to take action.

"But the empire then entered Yanzhou with twenty-seven caravans. It looked like a caravan, but in fact they were all people from the imperial side. In addition to doing some smuggling business, they followed your Yelu army, so they let me For sure, the empire thought that something would happen to you. Who would have thought that you, the dignified commander of the Yelu family, would become a fugitive in the blink of an eye?"

"What? Are you saying that the Empire already knew that there would be problems with me?"

Hearing Li Suyejia's words, Yelu Qiyeguang couldn't help but stand up. How is this possible! Judging from what Li Suyejia said, the empire had already been planning how to rescue him when he attacked Yanzhou. In other words, the empire knew that Yelvuguda would emerge to seize power. This is really incredible. , If he hadn't known that although Li Suyejia was a little jealous of him, he was indeed a very free and easy person, otherwise he wouldn't have charmed the three princes of the royal court back then, and he wouldn't have been so independent and yet still unmarried.

Yelu Qiyeguang really wanted to doubt whether the whole incident was planned by the empire, but after thinking about it, he felt that there was absolutely no possibility. Yelu Guda had just been defeated by the empire in the wilderness. If he hadn't run fast, he might have died. He became the first young patriarch of the Yelu family to be captured by the empire. It was said that Yelu Guda had colluded with the empire and betrayed him. The hundreds of thousands of tribesmen in the northwest cannot withstand scrutiny. The troops attacking Yanzhou are mainly Daizhou troops and the Gallic army from Algernon Julia. There is no doubt about the loyalty of Daizhou army. Jenon Julia's hatred for the empire is obvious to all. Now even Yelu Qiyeguang is confused. What is going on!

"Although I don't know what judgment the empire relied on, it should be so, and it especially found me, the Lily Department, because only I, the Lily Department, could pass through Yanzhou without any hindrance."

Li Suyejia had a dumbfounded look on her lips. This matter was completely beyond her ability to understand, and she said, "The empire has even taken advantage of my relationship with the new Khan King, and made an offer that my Lily Department can never refuse. Just to save you, a member of the Yelu family, do you still say that you have nothing to do with the emperor? "

Three days later, the carriage entered the Angnacuo area of ​​the empire. Outside the carriage, there was a scene completely frozen by heavy snow. Pieces of withered yellow grass stems were frozen together by frost. From a distance, it looked like a raised land. The scene in front of Yelu made Yelu Qi Yeguang's fingers clenched tightly,

Onnacuo Prairie, two years ago, the Yelu family, carrying 300,000 grassland tribes, marched southward from here, and used it as a starting point to launch the war of conquest that swept across the entire central part of Central Asia. Now, I actually came back here again! In this vast grassland, like a forgotten person

It is undeniable that Li Suyejia is indeed a very good and considerate person who understands Yelu Qiyeguang's ambivalence. Therefore, the situation on the night of the rebellion was not mentioned at all. As long as Yelu Qiyeguang remained silent, he would not continue to ask questions.

All it took was one look and one movement from Yelu Qiyeguang. Li Suyejia was able to understand what she meant. This made Yelu Qiyeguang think of the person who arranged all this, and he felt a feeling of being seen through everything, which was reflected in his heart, but I was extremely angry. Why should I do this? Isn't it bad to remind myself directly? Why didn't you tell me when you knew there was a problem that would break out?

The Battle of Yanzhou is the most critical battle of Dingding for the Yelu family. As long as Wang Ting is defeated, the dominant position of the new Khan of the Yelu family can be established and the surrender of all the grassland tribes can be obtained. It is just a little short of that. You can do it yourself. At this point, she could become the first queen of the Yelu Dynasty, but now, everything has become a dream.

Why! Where did I go wrong? Why don't you tell me!

The morning light slowly emerges from the east, gently tearing apart the darkness of the earth. The hazy light reflects the frost on the ground, flashing a cold light. The snow on the ground has not completely melted, and still remains. With a thin layer, reflecting the stunning white light,

Suddenly, the earth trembled slightly, and all the withered grass began to shake, and the crystal white frost fell downwards. The trembling of the ground became more and more severe, and even the blades of grass began to shake violently, and the shaking movements became more and more intense. It became more and more intense, and finally broke completely, helplessly falling down, and stuck tightly to the earth.

In the distance, it seemed like rolling spring thunder exploded the earth. It also seemed like a surging flood was coming in. Due to the violent shaking, the sand and gravel in the grass seemed to be dancing, constantly being shaken up and then falling down again. It was like there were many invisible big hands, picking them up and putting them down, or like boiling water dancing, countless continuous and exciting sounds came from the distance, and the whole earth seemed to be torn apart. Countless black shadows suddenly appeared in an instant, filling the entire earth without a single gap.

"It's the emperor!" Yelu Qiyeguang heard a low cry from Li Suyejia next to him. The worship of the strong is the nature of the grassland people, regardless of gender. When he saw the imperial cavalry for the first time, Li Suyejia habitually Compared with the cavalry of the Lily Department, the result is that there is no comparison at all, not to mention that the situation between heaven and earth has changed, and even the Tai Tai who just came out has The sun was also covered by the eagle flag of the empire, and no more sunlight could be seen. Densely packed cavalry, with long red tasseled helmets and thick black armor all over their bodies, were densely arranged on the snow-covered land, like a surging sea tide. It can drown out all the momentum in front of it. Even in the era when the royal court was not yet divided, only the most elite Wang Tingwei had such momentum! (To be continued.)