Realm of Power

In northwest China, a black carriage, protected by hundreds of cavalry guards, slowly moved northwest. The wheels crushed the thick snow and dust, making bursts of creaking sounds. The accompanying cavalry guards They all wore thick robes and fur hats, and carried prairie bows that were as curved as the moon on their waists. The wind flakes hit the dark faces of the prairie cavalry, dyeing their eyebrows white. Color, with the appearance of typical prairie people, wide forehead, bulging cheekbones, which can show sincerity, but also show ruthlessness, tough and cold-resistant prairie wolf cavalry, from the moment they get on the horse, they have almost begun to After struggling in the wind and snow, facing this rather small blizzard in front of us, not only did they not show the slightest fear, but they were all in high spirits, with twinkling eyes.

On the grassland, a real blizzard can kill people, but here, it is colder at best, making people unable to see the road. For the Lily tribe wolf cavalry who can march in the white-haired wind that can blow people to death in the grassland In other words, the cold winter in the northwest is just like this. As for the population, the so-called "Shuofeng of Yanzhou" used to describe the harsh environment in Mobei is even more of a joke. If you haven't crossed Yanzhou, are you qualified to talk about "Shuofeng"? Not to mention the overwhelming storm in the northern cold land, which can devour all living creatures encountered.

In the carriage, a middle-aged man wearing a tribal robe looked at the woman sitting at the other end of the carriage with a worried expression, and said in a serious voice, "The new Khan King Zhaguo Temu asked the tribal chiefs to gather on the Anali River within fifteen days. Upstream attended the royal court meeting and made it clear that the existing pastures would be re-divided. In other words, not only will all the pastures that our Lily Division swallowed up some time ago have to be vomited out, but we are also afraid that they will be suppressed by the Royal Court Order again. Unless we are determined to separate from the Royal Court, otherwise we will have to ask for help from the Empire, at least You have to agree to let go of Onnatso and let us enter."

"Don't worry, the empire owes me Lily Department a favor. It should still be possible to let go of Onnatso. But letting go of Onatso is only a temporary relief. After all, it is not a solution to the fundamental problem!"

The woman's slender eyes were shining brightly as she looked outside the carriage at the large flakes of snowflakes like goose feathers, which were blown by the cold wind and filled the sky and earth. The scene was almost completely invisible within a hundred meters in front, and the sky was gray and there was no trace of it. light, dry frozen soil The snow dust covering it even cracked, revealing large cracks as thick as an arm. The huge black shadow in the distance is the famous Manggur Mountains, rising from the northwest to the east, crossing Yanzhou and Daizhou. , forming the dividing line between Central Asia and the northern grasslands.

"What do you mean by the young patriarch?" The middle-aged man's face was stunned for a moment.

"Uncle Rauli, don't you think it's time for a replacement in the Royal Court's era?" The woman smiled slightly, and the beautiful light even made the middle-aged man opposite him stunned for a moment, Li Suyejia, the famous grassland Beauty, the princess of the northern prairie lily department,

"Young patriarch, do you mean to use the empire to replace the royal court?" The middle-aged man came back to his senses and couldn't help but secretly marveled at the bold thinking of the woman in front of him.

Although the Royal Court has declined, it is still a powerful existence that has ruled the grassland for more than a hundred years. Now the grassland is in turmoil, and no one can see the future direction clearly, but no one has ever thought of overthrowing the existing rule of the Royal Court, even if they go south. The Yelu family, which was at the height of its power, had just been severely damaged by Wang Ting in the Battle of Yanzhou Beishan. Wang Ting once again used his powerful force to defeat the family. He has proved his status as a king, not to mention that Wang Ting withdrew from Yanzhou this time. Although the losses were not small, he also recovered several tribes belonging to the Yelu family. The troop strength is probably more than 100,000, plus the vassal ministries, there are still 150,000 or 60,000 cavalry. Such a force is still an absolute force on the grassland.

"If you haven't tried it, how do you know?"

Li Suyejia said calmly, "Back then, the Eighth Army of the Royal Court was wiped out by the Empire in one battle. Although there is still the Lei Army, don't forget that the Lei Army was also defeated by the Empire. If we can support the Empire to enter the northern grasslands, At least I have the confidence to confront the royal court. I am familiar with the new Khan King Zhaguo Temu, and I had thought about it at the beginning. If you want to get me, you won't hesitate to use the safety of the Lily tribe as a coercion. Now that you ascend the throne of Khan, you must force my Lily tribe to marry. In this way, you can not only get the Cold Wolf Cavalry of my Lily tribe for free, but also truly realize the power of the royal court. Crossing the north of the Hanlu River, I am sure that even the oath made more than a hundred years ago cannot stop Zhaguo Tiemu's ambition."

"North of the Cold Dew River..."

The expression of the middle-aged man named Rauli changed. The Hanlu River is the source of most rivers in the northern grassland, and the Lily Department's territorial pasture is in the Hanlu River area. It is already close to the scope of the Cold Circle, and is covered by the grassland. The tribe is regarded as the place of origin of the tribe,

Legend has it that the earliest prairie people were actually people from the cold areas who migrated south from the north of the Hanlu River. When the ancestors of the tribes went south, in order to ensure that each tribe would not be exterminated in the end, they each left some people north of the Hanlu River. These people The people left behind are called the guard tribe by the grassland people.

The Lily Tribe is the leader of the entire guarding tribe and has a unique position. Even in the Dongting Empire era, due to pressure, they could only sign an oath covenant with the Lily Tribe that could not reach the north of the Hanlu River. The purpose behind one party was to retain the remnants of each tribe. , another reason is that each department presses According to the rules of our ancestors, a large amount of property will be transported to the north of the Hanlu River every year and handed over to the remaining people. Once the tribe encounters a disaster, these properties will be the capital for the tribe to rise again. For countless years, no one knows the north of the Hanlu River. How much property does the remnant control in their hands?

At the beginning, the three princes in the royal court all pursued Li Suyejia, not only because of Li Suyejia's beauty, but also because of the special status of the Lily Department. Whoever marries Li Suyejia, the princess of the Lily Department, will undoubtedly determine his position as the future Khan King in advance. , if it was the period when the royal court was powerful, for Han Lu The desire for wealth in the north of Hebu may not be obvious yet, but now that the royal court is in turmoil, the new Khan King Zhaguo Temu decisively abandons Yanzhou and withdraws strength from the chaotic war in Central and Biya. He urgently needs financial resources to expand his military strength. Compared with the influential royal court, the belongings of the survivors in the north of Hanlu River are very eye-catching.

The Royal Court asked the Lily Department to attend the Royal Court meeting. Li Suyejia was basically sure that the Royal Court was going to attack the north of the Bailu River. If all the grassland tribes were still on the grassland, the Royal Court would not dare to do so even if they had such thoughts. Too expressive, but it’s different now, Sixty-seven out of ten tribes have moved south, and the remaining tribes are either tribes in the Bailu River area such as the Lily tribe, or vassal tribes controlled by the Royal Court, or small tribes that dare not offend the Royal Court. Now the Royal Court is coercing ten More than ten thousand cavalry are coming, who can withstand it?

The Empire, no one else can do it but the Empire!

In the northwest, Xijinggu, a group of imperial soldiers in black armor stood solemnly outside the door. The night wind blew the imperial battle flag on the top of the villa, and the golden falcon with its teeth and claws flashed in the dark night. Under the illumination, it seems to be alive, with ferocious wings spread and murderous aura,

Bertrand Bonnie dismounted in front of the villa. This was the residence of the emperor with strict defenses. No one except the emperor was allowed to ride a horse here, even Bertrand Bonnie. When she saw the female knight walking over, she stood guard. The Guards officer saluted to Berlant Bonnie and took the reins of the war horse from her.

"What's going on? Bertrand Bonnie straightened her somewhat messy collar with her hands, and looked at the mess inside with a confused look. Although she couldn't see clearly what was going on inside in the dark, there were still orders running back and forth. The soldiers and the guards officers who were coming and going in a hurry were all indicating that something was wrong with the situation tonight.

"We don't know very well." The Guards officer looked hesitant.

"Really don't know?"

Bertrand Bonnie raised her eyebrows. She knew this officer of Louis's Guards. He was young, capable, shrewd and decisive. During the Battle of the Northwest Wilderness, he was one of the officers who blocked Yeluguda in the canyon corridor. Because of outstanding performance, he was just transferred to the emperor's guards. The emperor's guards have always been the emperor's officers. A shortcut to the command level, 80% of the officers of the Imperial Guard Corps and the Central Corps are from the Imperial Guard. These people are the emperor's confidants. Each of them is a proven elite. Use these people. , the emperor is relieved, and the commanders of the regiments in charge are also relieved, at least they don’t have to worry about the suspicion from His Majesty the Emperor,

Sometimes Berlant Bonnie also wonders why the Imperial Army gathers so many elite figures at the same time. Perhaps part of it is fate, and most of it is the emperor's unique employment system. Regardless of identity and status, They only focus on ability. As for background, the Emperor's Guards are enough to deal with any critical gaze. The fastest promotion route is that you only need to fight for the Emperor, as long as you have the ability, as long as you can show superior talents in war. No matter what your identity is, or you may have even been an enemy, you will be used exceptionally in the eclectic Imperial Army.

These grassroots commanders with rich war experience,

Or they don’t know what aristocratic etiquette is. Or they don’t know what chivalry is, but they know very well that everything they have comes from the emperor. They are a sword in the emperor’s hands, just like the screws on the huge chariot of the empire, supporting the undefeated imperial team. myth,

Under the gaze of Berlant Bonnie, the guard officer's face changed. Although the emperor's secret is very important, it also depends on who it is. For example, the commander of the Berlant Bonnie regiment in front of him, who doesn't know his relationship with the emperor? How intimate, and I heard that this woman Very vindictive, the Guards officer could only smile bitterly and said, "Just an hour ago, Yueshan was poisoned and rushed to see His Majesty. Then everything changed. To be honest, we don't know what happened, but according to Your Majesty's character, I'm afraid What happened to Yanzhou?"

"Yueshan? Yanzhou?"

Bertrand Bonnie whispered something in a low voice. She knew that the emperor left Yue Shan in Yanzhou to preside over it. She heard that Yue Shan was searching for the original Yanzhou military relatives in Yanzhou. She didn't know what the situation was, but now it looks like Come on, I'm afraid something went wrong. Bertrand Bonnie is clear about the importance of Yanzhou to the empire. With Yanzhou as the bottom line, the empire can take the initiative to advance southward and northward, but Yanzhou The embarrassment of the Fourth War place is also destined to send an imperial general who is familiar with the situation in Yanzhou to guard it. There is no doubt that the emperor has taken a fancy to Yueshan. In fact, Yueshan is undoubtedly the best among the entire imperial army. It’s just that I don’t know what happened to the candidate, but he actually launched such a big battle. If he hadn’t received the order to prepare, Bertrand and Bonnie would have thought that the empire was going to war with someone else.

Walking into the villa in front of her, Bertrand Bonnie approached the corridor of the emperor's office and heard Yue Shan's angry voice intermittently coming from inside: "Your Majesty, I know that this matter has nothing to do with the empire, but just sit back and watch hundreds of thousands of Yanzhou The military members were slaughtered and devoured by the Long family. It was really difficult for the subordinates to calm down, so they couldn't help but issue an order to kill all the tens of thousands of refugees from the northwest. Everything was done by the subordinates. If the Long family wants to pursue it, the subordinates are willing Take all the responsibility..."

"I don't know who you killed, and the empire doesn't know that order. As for those refugees in the northwest, so many of them froze to death and starved to death. God knows what happened. That's what happened. In the middle of the night, there is nothing worse than disturbing the emperor's sweet dream. "Is it a crime?" The emperor's voice sounded unusually calm. "But some of the refugees from the northwest have been stagnant in Yanzhou, which is always a problem. As the person who is fully responsible for Yanzhou "The Imperial Governor, I believe you know how to deal with it!" Yes, the subordinate understood. "With an excited and trembling voice, Brandt Bonnie soon saw Yue Shan coming out of the emperor's office, wearing a suit of armor. His body was covered in red spots, which was the color of human blood. He didn’t know what Yue Shan had done, but he ran away to see the emperor without even taking off his armor.

"Oh, why are you here too?

The fat man was handing a signed order to the guards when he saw Bertrand Bonnie walking from the corridor. The situation in Yanzhou had changed. More than 100,000 Yanzhou military dependents were massacred by the Long family. The bodies of some women and children were also Enraged by the supply of military rations, Yue Shan directly led his men to slaughter the soldiers who were still eating the corpses. There were tens of thousands of refugees in the north. Fatty was speechless after hearing such a report. The Long family went south and actually ate human flesh. No wonder they were going crazy. This forced Fatty to revise his arrangements for Daizhou. We must be prepared for the question of whether millions of refugees from the northwest will come back once the Long family is defeated by the prairie army.

Lily Department?

Hearing what Berlant Bonnie said, Fatty was stunned for a moment. He didn't have a deep impression of this grassland tribe. The people who were looking for the Lily Department to cooperate in rescuing Yelu Qiyeguang were actually Berlant Bonnie and Li Yuehua, so this time The person the Lily Department found also belongs to Bertrand Bonnie," that is "The tribe that rescued Yelu Qiyeguang," Berlant Bonnie explained, "the Northern Royal Court will hold a tribal meeting in fifteen days to redefine the range of the pasture. The Lily Department believes that the Royal Court will target the Lily Department, so it requests the empire to open up Aunacuo to accommodate Where are the tribes who oppose the royal court? (To be continued.) 8