Realm of Power

At the Beishan Racecourse in Yanzhou, heavy snowfall like a goose made the world look even more vast.

The fighting in front has begun. White waves are flying. Ignoring the rain of arrows in front of them, Yeluguda's most elite 10,000 Baihe pro-army heavy cavalry, in groups of a hundred, are at the head of the impact that is more than 100 meters long. On the ground, like a cold prairie scimitar, it fiercely pushed towards the infantry shooter at the forefront of the Wang Ting Army. Go, in response to the horse hoofs rolling up countless white snow, other light cavalry units of the Yelu Army followed like an avalanche. The Royal Court's full-line attack with more than 100,000 people, only since the Royal Court was split, has continued A scene that has never appeared before actually appeared at the Beishan Racecourse in Yanzhou, China.

A thunderous cry of killing came from the opposite side. Zhaguo Tiemu, the Khan of the North King's Court, looked solemn, with a layer of white frost on the corners of his resolute brows. Under his gaze, the Baihe soldiers of the Yelu family finally fought with each other. His own Wang Tingjun touched Together, it was like two torrents of steel colliding fiercely. The fierceness of the Baihe pro-army was clearly highlighted at this moment. Under the same area, Wang Tingjun almost collapsed at the first touch, catching the Wang Tingjun in front completely by surprise. Seeing these monsters covered with minced meat and blood slashing and killing in the crowd, the warriors of the tribe could hardly stop them for a moment. The blades slashed at these guys, only to bring out a fleeting spark, and when they turned around, they were... Half of the head was chopped off with one knife. In an instant, the first line of kings, composed of the royal court's vassals, was in chaos. Countless collisions and scarlet filled the field of vision. Countless cavalrymen and horses rolled to the ground in the rumbling collisions.

"If you can't stop it, go back!"

The Wang Ting Army's front line was in complete chaos, with crowds in front and behind. A person's body was like a row of smashed watermelons being pierced by a flying scimitar. A thousand-man team was the first to bear the brunt and was submerged without even taking a bite. Although Yelu knew that The family rose to prominence after moving south. I never expected that the Baihe pro-army, which was not very prominent before, would become so powerful.

"How can the cowardly Zhongbia sheep compare to the eagle on the grassland? The old goat Yelu Hongtai is just more lucky. If it is a real battle with real swords and guns, the Yelu tribe will be at an average level!" Before the war started, Wang said The vassal ministries of the imperial court did not take the so-called pro-Yelü Baihe soldiers seriously. After all, they had been getting along with each other on the grassland for so many years. No one knew the details of anyone, and many of them People once called each other brothers and sisters with Yelu Hongtai, the former prime minister of the royal court. After all, the Yelu family was actually one of the vassals of the royal court, but their status was higher than theirs. They were similar to hereditary housekeepers. They didn't have any existence at all. If you think about it, after combining the rich supplies of Zhongbia and the toughness of the prairie cavalry, what you get is definitely not as simple as one plus one equals two.

The equipment of the Baihe pro-army of the Yelu family, which has been accumulated with more than half of Central and South-Bia's resources, has been completely replaced by Central-Bia's heavy armor. The grassland people are originally a people from cold areas. They are stout and have amazing endurance. They wear heavy armor. The later influence was far smaller than that of the Central and Belgian people. The main reason why the Central and Belgian Empire was able to fight against the grassland army in the past dynasties was because the Central and Belgian Empire The Ya Empire's materials are rich enough to allow the Zhongbia Empire to gain an absolute advantage in equipment and numbers. However, just half a year ago, in order to direct the attention of the Yelu family to the direction of Yanzhou, the Zhongbia court directly ordered the Dozens of cities north of the river surrendered, and almost all the weapons and equipment, crafted by craftsmen, fell into the hands of the Yelu family in perfect order.

Yelu Hongtai, as the former prime minister of the Prairie Royal Court, had long coveted the military castings in Central Asia. The Yelu army burned, killed and looted all the way, but as long as the other party was a craftsman, the whole family almost immediately protected him and returned the favor. There are dedicated personnel to take inventory and management and take care of all kinds of materials.

For those who have skills, the Yelu family directly identifies them as direct subordinates of the Yelu family, which is a higher status than the grassland people of other tribes. As for this policy of the Yelu family, the various ministries not only did not object, but Expressed their agreement, many tribes even offered higher prices than the Yelu family.

This is because there has been such a tradition on the grassland for a long time. A skilled craftsman is as precious as eyes to any tribe. The grassland people's custom of respecting craftsmen has lasted for thousands of years. The reason why a tribe has Can continue, not only because of this The tribe has a certain population, and it is also because the tribe has its own craftsmen who can survive independently, fight, forge weapons, and make daily utensils. With these, the tribe can survive. Therefore, the existence of craftsmen directly determines the importance of the tribe to the prairie people. the existence of a tribe,

After Yelu Hongtai took control of the imperial capital, he even searched for craftsmen from Central Asia and provided them with safe protection and generous rewards. Coupled with the rich iron ore resources brought by the imperial caravan trade, a large number of sophisticated weapons came from the Yelu family. The controlled imperial capital continuously flows into the Yelu army,

This is also one of the main reasons why the Yelu Army was able to quickly sweep through central Zhongbia. With almost the same preparations, there was no possibility of confrontation between the Zhongbia infantry group and the sturdy grassland group, and the Baihe pro-army was even more The best among them, from across Yanzhou, swept away In the middle of Central Asia, and then across the big river south to defeat the new capital of Central Asia and Linhang, the original Baihe pro-army troops had long been washed away by the waves. They either died in the grass on the battlefield, or they were elite warriors who had survived hundreds of battles. The most tragic moments were , the Yelu family’s Baihe pro-army only had less than 30,000 people left.

After Yelu Hongtai occupied the imperial capital, he added 80,000 elite troops from various ministries, which corresponded to the Eighth Army of the Royal Court that had shocked the grassland. He also piled almost half of the Yelu family's financial and material resources on these 80,000 Baihe troops, plus Come all the way, using the bones of hundreds of thousands of Chinese and Libyan troops to cultivate With extremely confident and high-spirited fighting spirit, such a powerful cavalry that ranks first in Central Asia in terms of equipment and actual combat experience, how could it possibly be stopped by the royal vassals that Zhaguo Tiemu temporarily mobilized from the grassland mainland? Not to mention that these vassals of the royal court had previously treated the Baihe pro-army with contempt,

At this moment, it felt like being punched in the face completely.

The clash between cavalry and the collision of armor and war horses made a heavy sound that was dull and terrifying. The high-speed charging horses could easily lose their balance under the impact. Even the prairie people with superb equestrian skills had many of these. The cavalry crashed forward, and the cavalry fell on their backs. The light of their swords flashed, and the cavalrymen in leather armor Most of the prairie cavalry were beaten to the ground, but the Baihe soldiers wearing thick steel armor were able to get up from the ground with difficulty. The mace in their hands hit the nearby enemy's armor hard, and the spiked wolf on it The teeth dug in, and with a strong pull, the bones and body were pulled apart, and blood flew.

"What kind of weapon is this!" The chiefs of the vassal tribes were shocked by the bloody scene in front of them. These Baihe soldiers were glowing red like wild beasts, and their eyes were full of naked contempt for everything. Sex, the mace in the hand is so brutal that it is deplorable to read in the morning. Afraid, there is no doubt that it is far more than a prairie knife. When it is swung, it is like the shrill cold wind blowing across the ice field at night. Even the shield fixed with iron bars will be chopped into pieces by one blow. In Baiheqin Before the military mace swept across, the sound of breaking swords and guns suddenly exploded.

"This is the Baihe army of the Yelu family! According to this situation, the 50,000 people on the front line can't stop them at all!" "Others are wearing iron armor, we are wearing leather armor, and even the weapons are inferior to them. It's so big, how to fight this? "

"The king's army reacted too slowly. During the cavalry confrontation, they actually placed a large number of archers at the front of the army. Now that they have blocked the path of their own cavalry, they can only watch the people in front being slaughtered." The clan leaders of the vassal tribe All of them looked so ugly that they wanted to cry. These Those who were massacred by the Baihe army were all the young men of their clan. At this rate, in another hour or two, they would all be dead. If they had known that the Yelu army was so fierce, even if Wang Ting released them, they would all be dead. Even if the price is high, I will never go into troubled waters this time!

Some people wanted to order a withdrawal, but they looked at the Wang Ting regular army standing still in formation behind the army. They swallowed and held back. This time, the people in front were all the vassal cavalry, and the Wang Ting army But the main force was listed behind, like two horizontal lines widening the distance, Wang The archers of the court army stood behind the vassal cavalry. In front of the cavalry, they kept throwing rain of arrows at the cavalry of the two armies fighting fiercely in front. It was meaningless. If the vassal cavalry in front had any retreat, , the bows and arrows of these royal archers will be aimed at their backs.

Under the banner of the Royal Court's main formation, Zhaguo Tiemu's tough face was calm and composed, and his eyes were still clear and sharp. They did not change at all due to the setbacks on the front line. Since the main force of the Royal Court went south, these vassal troops have been coming more and more on the grassland. The more difficult to control, more than half of them All the tribes are competing for the vacant grassland. In time, these vassal tribes who have obtained the grassland will become a new threat to the royal court. "King Khan, the combat power of these vassal tribes is really too poor. I am afraid that they may not last as long as expected." A royal general said with a worried look on his face.

"There are still 50,000 people anyway. Even if they all die, it won't be so quick!" Zhaguo Temu curled his lips slightly. The other generals in the royal court were silent behind them. King Khan ranked these vassals on the front line. In addition to consuming the most powerful Baihe troops of the Yelu family, there is also the purpose of reducing the combat power of these vassal tribes.

You must know that the reason why these vassal tribes were willing to obey the call and come to Yanzhou this time had nothing to do with their loyalty to the royal court. It was because Zhaguo Tiemu offered an offer that these vassal tribes could not refuse. As long as this battle could be won, The Royal Court will no longer restrict the expansion of these Royal Court vassals on the grassland.

This means that the Royal Court has relaxed its restrictions on these vassal tribes. As long as they are strong enough, they can become independent from the Royal Court. However, the current grassland is no longer the crowded situation of various tribes in the past. As the Yelu family moved southward, the door to the Central Biya region was opened. The number of grassland people migrating southward has exceeded two million, and the number of the entire grassland people has also increased. It is about five million, which means that half of the grassland people have left the grassland. Those vacant grasslands are destined to cultivate a new group of powerful heroes. Zhaguo Tiemu knows that the grassland has always been a land where heroes have emerged. This This kind of thing cannot be suppressed. Since the previous generation of Khans could build an Eastern Empire with iron blood and scimitars, why can't I do it myself?

On the right side of Yelu's army, Algernon Julia's 30,000 Gallic infantry did not participate in the attack. It may be that the infantry under Algernon Julia's command played too little role in the cavalry battle. Yeluguda Just ask Algernon Julia's infantry to line up on the flanks, Obviously hoping to rely on the prairie cavalry to determine the victory of this war, "Your Highness, the front army of the Wang Ting Army is close to collapse. It seems that it is not as prepared as expected!" The adjutant withdrew his gaze from the front and looked behind him with his arms raised. Mirror of Algernon Julia Report

"Not necessarily, some things can't just be taken at face value!" Algernon Julia was wearing a female knight's costume, with long hair draped over her shoulders, a crown inlaid with rubies on her head, and a crown on her hand. Wearing armored gauntlets, he put down the items he bought at a high price from the empire's black market merchants. The extremely gorgeous looking glass, the corner of his mouth said calmly, "Just like the looking glass in my hand, just looking outside, who would have thought that such a small thing can pull things very far away in front of you, and on the battlefield , this is enough to determine a lot of things.”

"Take a look for yourself!" Algernon Julia handed the lookout glass to her adjutant and pointed in the direction of the Wang Ting Army's main formation in the distance.

"What does Your Highness mean?" The adjutant curiously took the lookout glass and looked in the direction pointed by Algernon Julia. He looked at it for more than ten seconds with a blank look on his face. In the lookout mirror, he only saw Wang Tingjun. Rows of archers are pointing their bows and shooting arrows in front of them. There is nothing else worth paying attention to.

"Look at the ground in front of the Royal Court Army. What do you see?" Algernon Julia sighed,

"The ground?" The adjutant was stunned for a moment. What's interesting on the ground? What's on the ground? It's just weeds. Wait, weeds? The adjutant's hand holding the lookout couldn't help shaking. In this season, under such heavy snow, what's going on with these weeds? Even if it can survive in winter, it cannot be such a large area. Although it is covered with snow, it can still be seen that in front of Wang Tingjun's main formation, there is a stretch of several hundred meters long that feels a bit strange. If it is in During the battle, no one would pay attention to this. Only Algernon and Julia, who is completely onlookers, would notice these differences.

"Your Highness means that there is a problem with the ground, but on such a ground, it is easy for people not to notice it." The adjutant put down the observation glass and blinked.

"When the enemy is defeated, naturally no one will notice it." Algernon Julia raised the corners of her mouth and smiled coldly. "The Wang Ting Army's main formation has not moved at all until now. These miscellaneous tribes who don't know where they came from have no idea at all." He may be the opponent of the Yelu family's Baihe army. I don't believe Wang Ting doesn't know this, so this There may only be one of these troops lined up, and that is cannon fodder, or bait to lure the Yelu Army into a trap. Don't forget that the 20,000 Wang Ting Guards, the most powerful of the Royal Court, have not shown their faces until now, and the Yelu Army Except for the Baihe pro-army who rushed in with overwhelming force, which of the other troops made a breakthrough?"

"It seems like this is really the case!"

Hearing Algernon Julia's words, the adjutant scanned the entire battlefield and suddenly realized that this was really the case. Baihe's pro-army broke through with all their strength and shattered the layers of Wang Ting's army. However, the other Yelu troops were just average. Just using the light cavalry to press forward, they were even on par with the opponent. There was no sign of breakthrough or collapse. Although the combat power of each unit was not strong, the round equipment should be better than the opponent's. This should not happen. Such a situation!

"Haha, it seems I'm not the only one who wants to lose to Yelu Guda." Algernon Julia chuckled twice. "After all, everyone knows that once the Yelu family establishes a country, they will inevitably consolidate the power in the hands of various ministries, and the benefits they have already obtained will be greater than that of others." I'm afraid no one would be willing to spit it out, but as for Daizhou Army, They were even more worried about Yelu Guda driving away Yelu Qiyeguang, and they were afraid that Yeluguda would be held responsible after his victory. After all, the commander of the Daizhou Army was Yelu Qiyeguang, and he was the one who got involved. The only way was to let Yeluguda lose. If the battle of Yanzhou is over, everyone will be safe and sound!" (To be continued.)