Realm of Power

"Your Majesty, the latest battle report from Daizhou!" An imperial guard hurriedly pushed open the office door, walked in with a red-covered battle report in his hand, and stopped one meter in front of the fat man. Respectfully put the battle report on the desk

"Daizhou?"

The fat man frowned slightly, his eyes swept over the dazzling red, and his heart sank slightly. Now that the empire is taking over the northwest, the Imperial Capital West Road, which was taken over from the Yelu family, is naturally concerned about the Daizhou War, which is only a thin line away. It was tight, so it took only one day and one night for the information about Daizhou to reach the emperor. In addition, Daizhou was mainly engaged in the war between the Long family and the Fengtai tribe, and there was no direct war with the empire, so the battle report was not used in such an urgent manner. A red example of war,

"Is it true that His Majesty's premonition has come true?"

The female knight Berlant Bonnie stuck out her tongue playfully and picked up the battle report curiously. She put her hand on the battle report and wanted to open it. She stopped again and handed the battle report to the fat man. "Teacher, let's take a look." , I always feel that this battle report is not simple. If the Long family is defeated in Daizhou, the Fengtai tribe after the victory will definitely use the momentum of victory to attack the Imperial Palace controlled by the Yelu family. It turns out that the Imperial Capital West Road is the only way to pass, which means that the empire may have to face the invasion of Fengtai tribe. Fengtai tribe is recommended by various ministries. In addition to Fengtai tribe itself being the most noble golden family bloodline, it is powerful and powerful. There is another reason, that is, the Fengtai tribe is the one that strongly opposes the imperial merchants among the grassland tribes. Once it gains a dominant position, the interests of the empire will inevitably be impacted."

"It's indeed not easy, but I'm afraid it's not the Fengtai tribe that won, but the Long family attacking Dragonstone Castle again!" The fat man paused at the battle report and suddenly took a deep breath.

"No way, the Long family just suffered a disastrous defeat at Dragonstone Castle, and then they turned around again. ..." Bertrand Bonnie covered her mouth with her hand in surprise, with a look of disbelief on her face. The Long family first attacked the northwest, then broke through Yanzhou, and now went south to Daizhou. This heaven-defying momentum is really a bit unstoppable. The God of Killing, the Buddha wanted to stop the killing of the Buddha. When he heard that the Long family finally hit his head with blood at Dragonstone Castle and stopped this miserable fate, who didn't just feel relaxed for a moment. In the blink of an eye, the Long family was in trouble again. Attack Dragonstone again? Impossible! With tens of thousands of casualties and a lack of food and medical supplies, what could the Long family do to attack Dragonstone Castle? "After reading it," the fat man's eyes flashed sharply, he waved his hand, picked up the battle report, and opened it casually. Although he had already guessed the content above, his black pupils tightened unnaturally. As expected, Long Po drove the northwest refugees to fill the city with their lives, and the number was so large that almost all the males among the refugees were sent there.

More than half a million people pressed forward across the line, taking advantage of their absolute advantage in numbers to directly defeat the Fengtai defenders. Dragonstone Castle had once again fallen into the hands of the Long family. The alliance faction led by Fengtai suffered six casualties in this battle. Ten thousand, even the leader of the Fengtai tribe, Meng Menglie, was seriously injured and had to be rescued from the siege by his subordinates who fought to death. Only three of the other grassland tribe leaders died, and the people below were even more incalculable. The real backbone was broken by the Long Family Army at Longshi Fort. This time, instead of occupying Longshi Fort before, they also had to face the main force of the Prairie Army gathered on the Daizhou front line. That time, they could only open a door. The gap between the gates still needs to face a long series of hard battles before we can truly cross Daizhou. That is the real blood line. Even the fat man predicts that there will be no crossing unless the Long family leaves half of their troops in Daizhou. Possibility of Daizhou

But now, the main force of the grassland army was severely damaged in Dragonstone Castle and was no longer able to control Daizhou. Even the areas near Daizhou were afraid of being affected. This time, the Long family did not open the door, but had truly The entire area is about to be occupied. As the battle reports show, the various grassland tribes that suffered heavy casualties have already Unable to fight anymore, they all abandoned Daizhou and retreated towards nearby areas. Like mercury pouring down the ground, the Long family's army poured into all parts of Daizhou without any hindrance. Now Daizhou is already the Long family's Daizhou. With Daizhou With the support of this large granary, the embarrassment of the Long family coming all the way from the northwest can finally be alleviated.

The fat man twitched the corner of his mouth slightly, handed the report to Bertrand Bonnie, and said in a cold voice, "Long Po's trick of escaping a desperate situation is really beautiful. He almost even deceived us." "Bonnie, who took the report and read it, had a look of confusion on her pretty face. She didn't know why the fat man said that. She was silent for a moment and said in a solemn voice, "I also thought it was strange before, the time of Long Po's battle with the prairie people. Two years later, and They all avoid the edge and leave when they get an advantage. It can be said that they are well aware of the weaknesses of the grassland people. But this time, for the first time, they chose to resist the impact of the grassland cavalry at Longshi. This in itself is a very suspicious thing. Long The family army is not a weak force. The 300,000 Long family army, even if it has most of the temporary troops, there are still tens of thousands of real elites. How can it be defeated at once? Even if it is really defeated, it will not only take half a day. "

"Haven't you seen it yet? The defeat of Dragonstone Castle was fake!" The fat man smiled coldly.

"Fake!" Berlant Bonnie exclaimed,

The fat man looked at her deeply and knew that for a female knight who was born in an orthodox knight's family, even though she had received a lot of influence from him, she still didn't know the essence of military deceit. It was just a deceit. It means deceiving, not only deceiving the enemy, but also needing to deceive one's own people. Long Po has undoubtedly He was once a master who knew the essence of deceitful military tactics. When he was beaten to the point of losing his armor by the grassland people in the court of Zhongbia, he was able to rise up from the adversity with the broken Southwest Army and march south under the control of the grassland people. Such a person. , how could they not know that the advantage of the prairie cavalry in the plain area south of Daizhou would become the greatest danger to the Long family infantry?

"You are also the one who leads the legion. You should know how embarrassing it would be for the infantry legion on flat terrain to face the harassment and encirclement of cavalry groups! If you cannot severely damage the main force of the prairie cavalry before entering the southern plains, When Long Po enters the southern line of Daizhou, he is looking for death. No matter how many people there are, they will gradually be dragged to death by the prairie people."

"When I saw Long Po going south, I thought that Long Po was forced to take risks." The fat man took a deep breath and pulled out a topographic map of Daizhou from the documents on the table. It can be seen from the topographic map. , Daizhou is a transition connecting the mountains and plains of Yanzhou. The area near the north is full of rolling mountains, and after passing through the middle, it is a flat plain, and the dividing line between the mountains and the plains

"But I still underestimated Long Po."

The fat man's voice stopped, and his fingers fell on the obvious dividing line that separated the mountains and the plains. It was the last mountain range extending from Yanzhou in the north to the south. It was like the setting sun about to set. The obvious mark on the slip said Three words "Longshi Mountain"

"Longshi Castle is the pass of Longshi Mountain, and it is also the only way to enter the south from the northern line of Daizhou," the fat man said in a deep voice.

"What!"

Bonnie's pretty eyes flashed with surprise when she heard this, and she gasped, "Dragonstone Castle!" The core of the Long family's full-scale attack, the fortress that was captured and recaptured by the counterattacking prairie people. Everyone thought that the Long family suffered a lot at Dragonstone Castle. Who would have thought that this was simply Long Po's deliberate act?

After all, Bertrand Bonnie has served as the commander of the imperial frontier army against the northern grasslands for several years. Naturally, she knows that the grassland people's strength has always been in field battles. They can come and go like the wind on the plain terrain, which is the most difficult to deal with, but when it comes to defending a city, The above is the level of a skilled archer! Completely two different things! Everything is obvious. Long Po deliberately used Dragonstone Castle as a bait to create a fiasco. In fact, it was to lure the grassland people into Dragonstone Castle. The grassland army gave up its field advantage and guarded Dragonstone Castle, which was destroyed last time. The attack hit the dilapidated fortress, and it looked like a tiger with its teeth pulled out!

It looks scary, but actually I am not even half as scared as I was in battle.

The Long family once again used their infantry to attack Dragonstone Castle... Bertrand Bonnie already felt a chill running down her back, and her teeth were clenched on her lips. The Long family originally dominated Central Asia with their infantry. After decades of fighting, the Long family's heavy infantry In terms of combat power, he is definitely the best among Central Bian infantry in attacking cities and seizing fortresses. In addition, he also has a large number of heavy armored shield guns made by the empire in his hands. Facing the thin scimitars of the prairie people and the low level of defense command, it is simply Damn it, it’s too difficult not to win.

Not only can the Long family win easily, but it will definitely be a big win! As for the intelligence, it is said that the Long family drove hundreds of thousands of refugees from the northwest to serve as cannon fodder for the siege. After the previous disastrous defeat, if Long Po drove millions of refugees from the northwest, who would say anything about him? The time, place and people are favorable, and the Long family is One time can be regarded as the entire site

"Immediately pass this report to Yanzhou and tell Yue Shan that the Long family has defeated Daizhou. I'm afraid things are going to change. Let him pay more attention!" The fat man took the Daizhou military report in his hand and walked to the office. At the door, the guard captain handed it to the door and said sternly

"Yes!" The guard captain on duty quickly took the report.

Long Po has never been a generous person. This time he captured Daizhou and alleviated the dilemma. The next step is either to continue south and open up the southwest road to the foundation of the Long family, or to go north and seize Yan from the empire. The situation is likely to be turbulent the most because of the impact of the Long family's victory in Daizhou on the situation in Central and South Asia. The rising tide has lifted all boats, and it may be difficult for the Long family to suppress it any longer.

Sure enough, two days later, news came from Lanzhi City in the south. Originally, Princess Mingyue had negotiated a peaceful coexistence with Long Xueshan, the Long family's frontier army general. However, after the news of the Long family's Daizhou victory came back, Long Xueshan immediately came to His troops issued an order for comprehensive preparation and preparation, and an order requiring the empire to withdraw from Lanzhou within ten days. The notice from Zhicheng was also sent to Bai Wufeng, the head of the Lanzhi City guard. Immediately, the five thousand elite forwards from Longxue Mountain brazenly marched to Kaishan, less than twenty miles away from Lanzhi City, felling trees and preparing for the siege. The combat equipment seems to be prepared to launch a full-scale attack on Lanzhi City as soon as the deadline is reached.

The Long Family Army was gearing up on the southwest front. With the mobilization of Long Xueshan's 20,000 elite troops, on the fifth day, the 20,000 Long Family Army departed from the Long Family's base camp Guang Linchuan and merged into Long Xueshan's command. has completely formed an absolute advantage over Lanzhi City, and the tense situation has made the trade route The city of Lanzhi, which had frequent exchanges, fell into great turmoil. The noble caravan from the direction of Central Asia later involved the forces of all parties. However, after learning that the Long family had won a great victory in Daizhou and guaranteed to obtain Lanzhi, they still They were given full release, but all of them chose to remain silent.

The Great Victory in the Northwest, the Great Victory in Yanzhou, and now the Great Victory in Daizhou. Along the way, the Long Family in Southwest China was like a dragon in the wind, killing countless grassland people, severely damaging the Yelu Family, and saving countless Zhongbia people, especially Daizhou. During the Battle of Dragonstone Castle, the Long family single-handedly found a way to survive for millions of refugees in the northwest. This benefit has already made the Central and Asian regions full of respect for them. With admiration and expectation, even the Song family, which currently controls the power of the court, also sent a token of praise to the Long family. What's more, this time the Long family also gave each family the face and dignity. They all sent posts and issued a ten-day agreement, which actually asked the caravans from these families to evacuate. At this time, it is really not suitable to jump out and confront the Long family!

"The northwest and Yanzhou are all the descendants of my Long family who fought bloody battles. They have been our inherent land in Zhongbia for thousands of years. The empire is just a foreign race. What qualifications do we have to seize it? Giving up Lanzhi City is just the beginning. I, Long Xueshan, What I want is for the empire to retreat to the entire northwest" Longxue Mountain At the military meeting held, he expressed generously that the 40,000 Long family's army gave him enough confidence. Although the empire's combat power was strong, the empire's current military strength was mainly scattered in Yanzhou and Dijing West Road. In such a short period of time, There is no way to get out immediately,

In the land of northwest and south, there is a complete gap!

The heavy horseshoes nailed with horseshoes stepped on the hard soil of the mountain, raising a burst of morning snow. An imperial messenger galloped past on a war horse. The red feathers representing his identity on the helmet were blown by the wind, like a faint streak. The white line was directly visible, and when I saw it was the cavalry, the patrols outside the camp gave way one after another, and the wooden gate position , the messenger cavalry violently reined in the war horse, and skillfully rolled off the horse. Under the confused eyes of everyone, the messenger hurried to the central tent of the camp ahead, and shouted loudly, "Your Majesty, your Majesty has sent someone to send it. "Your Majesty's emergency order? Then what are you waiting for? Come in quickly. It's finally here. It's really been a long wait."

A thick voice came from the tent, and the people inside even couldn't wait to come out. In front of the messenger cavalry, who was short and strong like iron and wearing a suit of mail, it was Mu Lihe, the commander of the Imperial Wilderness Corps, who was stationed as an imperial garrison. The military commander of the northwest region, the Ninth Banner under the command of Mulihe, has always stayed in place.

It's just different from the previous Ninth Banner. As Mulihe became the deputy commander of the Imperial Wilderness Corps, the Ninth Banner also expanded into the Imperial Fourth Cavalry Corps. Based on the original Ninth Banner, it moved into the Imperial Wilderness area. The northwest grassland tribes have absorbed 20,000 grassland cavalry, forming a huge number of 50,000 cavalry in the Fourth Cavalry Corps of the Empire.

The fat man put the empire's largest cavalry group in the east aside. On the one hand, it was to deal with the possible overthrow of the northwest prairie people who moved into the empire. The other function was to deal with the possibility of the sudden rise of the Long family in the northwest. The prairie people themselves are quite a strong force. A powerful paramilitary group, this kind of combat power is the best force to deal with the Long family. When the Long family entered the northwest, their cruelty to the grassland people left no room for the two forces to relax and tolerate their people. To use troops and encourage war has always been the empire's policy towards the grassland people.

With the emperor's order in hand, Mu Lihe walked into the military tent with a lively expression, smiling almost to the ears. It was quite uncomfortable to be so calm all the time, not to mention that he had just achieved a staged leap from flag commander to deputy commander. , if he can't come up with something that is enough to prove, he may be ridiculed by the entire imperial world as trusting Bolan. This is definitely a shameful thing for a soldier with prairie origin like him. Therefore, he has been anxious these past few days. Today, he has sent all the officers to They all gathered together to discuss how to change the current situation. Unexpectedly, whatever they thought of came to them.

All the officers from the entire legion, including squadron commanders and above, were gathered in the military tent. Upon hearing the order from His Majesty Falcon, the officers immediately turned their sharp eyes.

"It's nothing to see! Don't think that I don't know about you. When you hear that there is a battle, you all feel like you have been given chicken blood." Mulihe snorted with a heavy nose, and opened the emperor's order under everyone's attention. After sweeping his eyes, someone immediately brought the map of the northwest and south. He murmured in a low voice that it was the Long family who wanted to fight the empire. It was really surprising, but in front of the empire, the Long family was nothing. They really thought they had won. A few times, I thought of myself as a character! Long Xueshan, bah, a little character I have never heard of dares to be so arrogant! "(To be continued.) 8