Realm of Power

On an adobe in the distance, Yelu Hongtai, who was dressed as a Central Asian scribe, squinted his eyes with a complicated expression and clenched his fingers unconsciously. Looking at the collapse of the Katiba tribe, he felt mixed emotions in his heart. ,

The Katiba tribe can be called the Northern Gale by various tribes. Naturally, it is also a powerful tribe. On the grassland, it was not much weaker than the Yelu family. Even Ural did not want to get involved in the royal court dispute and chose to go south with the three royal courts. The strength of a prince is also He could only politely get out of the way, and handed over the extremely important Imperial Capital West Road to Ural. He also valued the strength and bravery of the Katiba tribe's cavalry. Unexpectedly, the more than ten thousand elite cavalrymen of the Katiba tribe turned out to be The Imperial convoy was destroyed without even touching the sides.

Countless arrow clusters flew out, like a large black cloud, covering up the color of the sky. The dark clouds turned into raindrops in an instant, and the metal waterfall immediately roared in the sky, heading straight to the earth and suddenly falling. Looking at the black shadows covering everything, the scattered lines of Katiba cavalry below were shrouded in the shadows, and as countless arrow clusters fell suddenly, thousands of Katiba cavalry under the shadows fiercely Pulling the horse hard, it was still rained down like a pair of huge black hands, and all of them turned into bloody gourds filled with arrow clusters.

Such a scene made Yelu Hongtai, a grassland hero, feel cold. He had to consider that if the cavalry in this attack were changed to the Baihe pro-army that the Yelu family was proud of, the result would not be as good. Go, the emperor's fighting power is too strong, the overwhelming arrow clusters are like the wind and clouds tearing apart the sky, but the falling clouds are killing, and the wind blowing towards the face freezes life,

"A clan leader like Wusugu who is promoted temporarily cannot win the support of the tribe at all. He only needs a slight blow to collapse. But I didn't expect that it would collapse so miserably." Next to Yelu Hongtai, Yelu Qiyeguang was wearing light armor and riding on a war horse. His pretty face was cold and arrogant, and his beautiful eyes were staring ahead.

"Indeed, the combat power of the Imperial Army is too strong! Compared with the Empire, the long bows and fast horses of our prairie warriors are completely useless!"

Yelu Hongtai let out a long sigh and turned to look at his daughter. This daughter of his was indeed no ordinary person. The woman who survived by eating human flesh under the snow-covered mountain had that tenacity and strong desire to survive. Far more than the average grassland woman, Yelu Qiyeguang's performance can already be described as pride.

As a woman, she served as the liaison between the empire and the Yelu family, and finally got the empire to agree to the Yelu family's move south. Then during the battle south, she showed extraordinary logistical capabilities, using extremely limited supplies to fully supply the front line. , is the person who made the greatest contribution to the Yelu family’s ability to finally enter the imperial capital.

Yelu Qiyeguang's political ability has made the ministries regard him as one of the heirs most like Yelu Hongtai, but Yelu Qiyeguang's combat ability is what finally shocked the ministries. The attack operations supported by strong logistics capabilities, this Not Bing The grassland people are used to the storm coming and leaving like a storm, but Yelu Qiyeguang fought a strong battle supported by strong logistical capabilities. When the Yelu family's army of more than 100,000 attacked Yanzhou, they finally Returned defeated with heavy losses,

But this time, Yelu Qiyeguang attacked Yanzhou and reached the outskirts of Shangjing, the core of Yanzhou, in ten days. The world was shocked. The miraculous push-through tactics composed of thousands of slings caught Wang Ting off guard. It almost collapsed, and even the new Khan King Zhaguo, who withdrew from Yanzhou to the grassland, Temudu bluntly said that there was a phoenix girl in the Yelu family, who could cover the sky with her wings and destroy Yanzhou. If Yeluguda hadn't been tempted to launch a mutiny midway, and let Yelu Qiyeguang continue to fight, the royal court would have given up on Yanzhou and retreated to the grassland to recuperate. The outcome of the state battle will never be what it is now;

"Actually, that Kurui is mine." What Yelu Qiyeguang said made Yelu Hongtai's face turn livid with joy. "You are too courageous, and you actually sent someone to monitor the Katiba tribe." Yelu Hongtai's voice After a pause, he snorted heavily and said in a solemn voice, "That Kurui has been targeting the Yelu family. I'm afraid it's your arrangement, right? Such a cover-up is quite clever, but have you thought about the consequences of being exposed?"

"No, Kurui targets the Yelu family everywhere. The Katiba tribe will never think of our Yelu family. Moreover, merchants have a special status in the hearts of our grassland tribes, because most of the economic products of the grassland people are related to cattle, sheep and horses. Relatedly, if there were no merchants flowing between various ministries and other outside areas, the output of the grassland people would The cattle, sheep and horses cannot be exchanged for the needed materials. Therefore, for merchants, instead of treating them as gaps, the ministries respect them as honored guests. Moreover, the concealment of merchants as gaps is too great. Well, caravans circulate all over the place, and even if they occasionally disappear for a period of time, it is normal."

Yelu Qiye looked away from the sight of the Katiba cavalry crumbling in the distance, and said apologetically, "My daughter also knows that monitoring the tribes is a taboo on the grassland. If word spreads, I am afraid that the tribes that originally supported my Yelu family will immediately It will be the result of a falling out. Sending people to monitor various ministries is a risk in itself! "

Yelu Qiyeguang's voice paused, hesitated, and gritted his teeth and said, "But the Imperial Capital Plain is the foundation of our Yelu family, and the Imperial Capital West Road is the gateway to the Imperial Capital Plain. It is related to the life and death of the Yelu Family, and it is such an important strategic gateway." , how could our Yelu family not take any precautions at all, especially since our grassland tribe has always been profit-oriented, I don’t know There are many tribes that are closely related to each other, and there are many who turn against each other for the sake of profit. Although my father was on good terms with the Ural tribe leader, just like this time, the Ural tribe leader was attacked and died, and the Katiba tribe immediately joined the Fengtai tribe's camp. If my daughter hadn’t made such an arrangement, I’m afraid we wouldn’t have had time to react if the Fengtai tribe’s cavalry troops came to the imperial capital! “

"How did you come up with the idea of ​​using businessmen as eyeliners?"

Yelu Hongtai asked, his wrinkled eye sockets, his gaze as cold and sharp as a knife blade, "Have you ever considered the consequences of arranging eye spies to monitor the surrounding areas of the Imperial Capital Plain! What my grassland tribe has always hated the most is being watched. When my Yelu family was in Ang Na Cuo, what did you do to Brother Ananing of the Lang Rui Army who was spying on us? "

"Father cut off Brother Annaning's head and gave it to the empire." Yelu Qiyeguang bit her lip with her teeth. As a grassland person, how could she not know the taboos on the grassland? But thinking of the current situation of the Yelu family, she couldn't help but He said, "Shouldn't a true ruler need to know every move of the ministries below? The current situation of our Yelv family is not so much the result of Yelu Guda's wanton behavior, but it is better to say that our Yelu family is too arrogant. !"

"What do you mean by this!" Yelu Hongtai's angry eyes were filled with fire.

"My daughter is just telling the truth," Yelu Qiyeguang said with an upright body, "I am a prairie man with an open-minded nature. I never think that intelligence is very important. We also have elite scouts that can be sent hundreds of miles away. When faced with the attack of a powerful enemy, we often If you make avoidance in advance, you will never face a strong enemy, and the tribe will migrate Our nature also determines that we grassland people do not value so-called intelligence work by nature. If we can't win, why can't we leave? Most of the grassland ministries still think this way, although they now occupy the Central and Southern areas. What's going on in my head is just grab a handful and go back to the grassland!"

But can our Yelv family do the same? Yelu Qiyeguang asked with a slightly cold face.

My Yelu family can no longer return to Chaoyang, because the royal court cannot accommodate us, and the ministries will not let us return to the grassland! This is the hinterland of Central Asia. Each place and city here is like a huge network. If a gap is opened, it may even be a disaster. Just like when my Yelu family went south, it opened the Daizhou front line. The mouth finally shook all the central areas of China and Biya, but Due to this change in terrain, a few prairie people were too aware that even my father, due to his identity and the traditions of the prairie, did not dare to look too far into the areas controlled by various ministries. If his father had done this earlier, , how could Yelvuguda instigate mutiny among various ministries in Yanzhou? It is even more impossible for the Fengtai tribe to rise up without any worries, and the various ministries will not abandon my Yelu family. All this is because, father, you have never truly controlled the situation. ""You! "

Yelu Hongtai's eyes were red and angry, but he could not say a word. As the head of the Yelu family, he held the lives and deaths of countless people in his hands. The grassland cavalry under his command shattered the land of Central Asia and conquered the Northern Kingdom in just two years. With the powerful position of the court, when did anyone dare to refute him like this?

But under Yelu Qiyeguang's sincere gaze, Yelu Hongtai found himself speechless. Yes, how could the Yelu family become like this? If I had started to monitor the actions of various ministries, how could the Yelu family have become like this! Is it really my fault? Did it lead to the Yelu family's predicament in the first place?

"Father, the Yelu family has reached a moment of life and death. All the ministries are eyeing the Imperial Capital Plain. Isn't father still awake? The corners of Yelu Qiyeguang's mouth curled up slightly in disdain, like a basin of ice water falling on Yelu Hongtai's head. "A man who cannot control the situation. The ruler of the country is destined to be a mirror flower and a moon in the water! This time I have won over the Katiba tribe, and I don’t know which one it will be next time. The surrounding areas of the Imperial Capital must be under full control of the Yelu family, otherwise I don’t know how I will die! "

"How did you come up with these words?"

Yelu Hongtai took a deep breath, and the turbulent emotions in his heart became better. Even Yelu Hongtai, who has been in charge of the internal affairs of the royal court for more than 20 years, has never had such an idea. At this moment, Yelu Qiyeguang raised it, and he suddenly realized it. Come here, yes, this is no longer a grassland, but it still doesn’t work according to the tribal decentralized management of the grassland royal court.

As Yelu Qiyeguang said, this is not the prairie where the royal court takes care of the big part and the big part takes charge of the small part. This is Zhongbia, with tens of millions of Zhongbia slaves and hundreds of cities. The environment on the grassland is different. Letting go is seeking death.

The grassland tribes have always believed that strength means full strength. Whenever possible, they will pursue the trend of unlimited growth. Each tribe cultivates and thrives in the Zhongbia region without any restrictions. It won't be long before other tribes will appear even if there is no Fengtai tribe. Come out and threaten Regarding the status of the Lu family, what he just said touched him too much. The far-sightedness revealed in it, the concept of geographical displacement involved, and the characteristics of the grassland people were, to him, like Hong Zhongda. Lu rang in his ear, how did you come up with this? Yelu Hongtai believes that even if his daughter is a genius, it is absolutely impossible for her to have such an opinion. This completely shines a light on the entire grassland people and dissects the current predicament of the Yelu family so that it is irrefutable. This is what is needed What a gaze and a clear understanding of the whole situation!

If it were not his daughter who said this, Yelu Hongtai would have doubted whether it was said by Li Tai, the Li family who has controlled the political affairs of China and Bia for decades, although Yelu Hongtai has always regarded it as China. Biya is the target of the conquest, but if there is a candidate I admire in my heart, then it must be the number one person of the Li family who has been standing still for decades.

"Someone told me that"

Yelu Qiyeguang's pretty face turned red for a rare moment, and a touching brilliance flashed in her beautiful eyes. This was actually the last time she was rescued by Fatty, and she was so angry that she went to find Fatty's theory, and the result was that he casually threw something out. The blockbuster theory is shocking. Zhongbia is not a grassland. If you still follow the management methods of the grassland people, your Yelu family will not suffer. It's strange, if the Yelu family was still strong, of course these situations would be invisible, but in the northwest battle, the Yelu family lost people's hearts, in the Yanzhou battle, the Yelu family lost more than half of their combat strength, and the rest, There is only one fertile imperial capital that is coveted by all the ministries. If you still look around and feel confused, the destruction of the Yelu family is really not far away."

Yelu Qiyeguang's voice paused, hesitated, and said with a cold expression, "My brother died in Yanzhou. Apart from his own reasons, didn't it mean that the eyes of my Yelu family were closed? I don't believe it. Wan Dajun entered Yanzhou from the northwest, but no one from the tribes saw it? Why didn't anyone say it? It was because the tribes were also waiting to see my Yelu family's jokes!

Yelu Hongtai fell into silence. At first, he had doubts about the sudden appearance of tens of thousands of Long family troops at Beishan Racecourse in Yanzhou. However, due to the pressing pressure of the Fengtai Department, even if he wanted to investigate, he was unable to do so. Yes, now that I think about it, although from the northwest to Yanzhou There were not many people on the grassland along the way, but it was an army of tens of thousands marching in the wind and snow. How could there be no news at all along the way? And the scope of the Fengtai Department is exactly the corridor from the northwest to Daizhou. Without Fengtai's conspiracy, it would be impossible to explain

It can be said that when Yelu Guda died in Yanzhou, he and the Fengtai tribe were actually responsible for his death! Yelu Hongtai's eyes were tightly closed in pain

(To be continued.)