Realm of Power

The bright moon hangs in the sky like a wisp of autumn water, and the pale white moonlight floats like water on the undulating city wall of Lanzhi City. Two figures stand on the city wall, looking eastward. The river meanders and stretches. Under the clear starry night, There are many houses on both sides of the strait, full of static beauty with rich layers. The low-rise houses densely distributed in a honeycomb pattern are like a huge net, stretching up from the foot of the mountain. They are crowded together layer by layer. Several yellow stone steps are crisscrossed like a chessboard. It is a small mountain city. After quickly expanding, it actually gave people a majestic feeling. ?

"In the eyes of you men, am I a very stupid woman?" Princess Mingyue withdrew her gaze from the beautiful and enchanting Lanzhi City under the moonlight. This city made her feel proud, and even for a moment, she felt that Bia has confidence in restoring China, but at this moment, it is full of bitterness

She actually believed that with the Long family's army overwhelming Lanzhi, they could recruit two thousand mercenaries in a few days. It wasn't until tonight that she knew that most of the mercenaries she recruited were probably If you want to rely on the dragon-level people to guard Lanzhi, you are simply inviting a wolf into the house.

If the Falcon Emperor doesn't come tonight, there is a 100% chance that he will be attacked and killed before the Long Family attacks.

But this is also what makes her feel cold. Everyone seems to know that she is the only fool in the middle. The Long family deliberately gathered an army in Kaishan and released it for ten days. The empire also pretended not to notice anything. In the scene, I was the only one who was worried about the war that was about to break out. I had no idea that I had become the flag of the secret contest between the two sides.

If the Falcon Emperor hadn't ordered a curfew as soon as he arrived at Lanzhi City, he might not have been able to react yet, but when he saw the 10,000 Imperial Guards following the Falcon Emperor, they were like a big net that swooped into the city. The alley seemed like a sign that people were going to be arrested. It was ridiculous that I only realized it in hindsight.

The fat man touched his nose, covering up the flash of embarrassment in his eyes, and said with a smile, "It's all your credit for saying this. If it weren't for your identity as the eldest princess of China, the Long family might not have I would think of this trick, but it’s a pity that the Long family forgot one person, so their arrangement in the city was completely exposed.”

"who?"

Princess Mingyue's frosty pretty face softened a little, and she couldn't help but ask

In the royal family of Zhongbia, she is known as ice-smart. Even after experiencing the catastrophe of the imperial capital and several disasters, she has never doubted her IQ. However, since she was involved in the overt and covert struggle between the empire and the Long family, she truly felt that Her own level was not even a little bit behind. The royal education taught her to assess the situation. But when she faced the Empire and the Long Family, she felt like a beginner standing in front of two extremely experienced world powers.

"Bai Wufeng!"

The fat man glanced at her and curled his lips slightly, "Because Bai Wufeng was from the Yanzhou Army in Central Asia. The Yanzhou Army and the Long Family's Western Army have been fighting against each other for decades. The Long Family in the southwest is the most powerful opponent in the imperial army." I understand, Bai Wufeng is a leader. The Long family has been soldiers for generations. Soldiers who have undergone strict training can hardly conceal the movements of their hands and bodies. These dead soldiers of the Long family entered Lanzhi disguised as caravan guards on the first day. The people under Bai Wufeng had already noticed it. From that moment on, I knew that the Long family would definitely take action against Lanzhi City! This was originally an area controlled by the Long family. If the Long family wanted to ambush their men, no matter how hard they prepared, they would take action. It's useless, not to mention it's a place where caravans come and go. It would be troublesome to find them one by one. Now you recruit them all, it will be easy! "

"Is everything ready?" Princess Mingyue stared at him intently for a while, took a deep breath and said, "It's not difficult to kill these people. The question is how do you deal with the tens of thousands of Long Family troops on Kaishan? I believe that by tomorrow, the news will be leaked out, and then the Long family's army will press over. Most of the outer walls of Lanzhi City have been demolished, and the open terrain is obviously difficult to attack. Your Majesty only brought 10,000 people here. , what to do."

"No need, because after tonight, there won't be any tens of thousands of Kaishan's troops! There will be no possibility of the Long family's army pressing over." The fat man held his hands on the cold adobe bricks of the city wall and smiled coldly. A sharp luster flashed in his eyes,

"Your Majesty, what do you mean..." Princess Mingyue's delicate body trembled. Her natural beauty is as elegant as a fairy. Under the moonlight, she possesses a misty and mysterious beauty. There is no makeup on her face, but her eyebrows are as bright as day. It looks fairer than wearing heavy makeup, otherwise there would be no name for the bright moon

But at this moment, the flash of lightning before the battle, the rapid reversal of the situation, and the weirdness of the situation made her feel a little proud and completely beaten.

"Don't you think there's something wrong with the sky tonight?"

The fat man raised his head and looked in the direction of Kaishan Mountain to the east, with a strange coldness in the corner of his mouth. In the direction of Kaishan, he saw layers of black shadows of the mountains, like a thick and colorful landscape painting. Under the moonlight, a faint red line could be seen. On the undulating extension of the mountains, something that originally didn’t look very conspicuous,

Just when it was mentioned specifically at this moment, Princess Mingyue's eyes suddenly widened and she looked thoughtful. She originally thought that this red line was so inconsistent, but at this moment, she was already sure that it was fire, and it was a big fire. , otherwise it would not penetrate directly through the dozens of miles of mountainous peaks of Kaishan, allowing Lanzhi City, which is twenty miles away, to see the fire.

"The 30,000 cavalrymen from Mulihe should have leveled the Long family's Kaishan camp by now."

The fat man waved his hands and didn't want to say anything more, but for Princess Mingyue, her heart was in turmoil at this moment. The empire sent troops to attack the Long family's Kaishan camp, which meant that the empire would do anything for Lanzhi and herself. The war with the Long family has officially begun! Regardless of whether the empire is for Lanzhi's strategic position or for itself, this friendship is enough to move me inexplicably. The previous melancholy is completely gone at this moment. As long as the empire is willing to stand on its side, then even the Long family In the battle in Daizhou, the momentum was soaring, and he had nothing to fear!

It was indeed the Long family's great reversal in Daizhou that almost defeated Princess Mingyue. Princess Mingyue's greatest wish was the revival of the Zhongbia royal family, but in the past year, what she has seen is the ignorance of the Zhongbia royal family. Incompetent will lose the city and land, but on the contrary, like the Long family However, under the weak situation of the royal family, this regional nobleman quickly rose up, broke through the northwest, entered Yanzhou, went south to Daizhou, and fought all the way, like a sword going against the trend, suppressing the grassland people. The dark clouds in the hearts of countless Central and Bianrian people have broken.

Finally, the Long family's strong attack was defeated at Daizhou Longshi Castle. Everyone believed that the Long family's good luck had finally come to an end.

Who would have known that in just a few days, the situation would turn around in a shocking way. The Long family once again captured the Dragon Stone Castle, and then swarmed in with their army. Without any effort, they swallowed up what is known as the granary of Central Asia. In Daizhou, the local area, the news spread, and the Central and Asian regions have gone crazy! And Princess Mingyue is traumatized,

The Long family took control of Daizhou. From the southwest to the east, this circle can be regarded as the Long family's prestige, which shocked the hearts of the entire Central Biya. The Long family's invincibility gave all Central Bian people hope. , I heard that in the Daizhou area, there are hundreds of thousands of young and middle-aged people from China and Bia. Jumping into the army of the Long family, the people on the grassland were frightened and began to tighten their defenses. They no longer had the arrogance and domineering arrogance they had before. The Long family had completely established their status as the savior of Central and South-Bia. The royal family of Central and South-Bia wanted to The hope of revival is now so slim that it is almost invisible.

With the Long family war army in front and Song Tianqing behind, the situation in Zhongbia under the pressure of the grassland people has been reversed. Although it has not yet reached the stage of launching a major counterattack, it is better than the Yelu family all the way in the past two years. After the pursuit, hundreds of thousands of troops collapsed, and tens of millions of refugees left their homes and became homeless. It was already so good.'

At this time, who still remembers the Zhongbia royal family that lost its imperial capital twice? Even the court no longer showed respect for the Zhongbia royal family. During several court discussions, the royal family’s voice was almost ignored. This is the real situation in Zhongbia. For example, the Long family Daizhou The huge fluctuations caused by this battle, which determines the overall situation, are completely incomparable to the small fights I made with Lange.

"The Long family marched south in Yanzhou in embarrassment. Even though they were strong in front, their golden body was broken. How could they break the Dragon Stone Fort guarded by tens of thousands of grassland elites and capture Daizhou?" Mingyue couldn't figure it out and thought. I don’t understand. Although she doesn’t understand military matters, she has been with the emperor for a while, so she can still understand the basic situation.

Logically speaking, the Long family's 300,000-strong army went south and was defeated by tens of thousands of prairie cavalry at Dragonstone Castle, which shows that the Long family's army cannot defeat the prairie people. However, the Long family's result was that they were defeated in one fell swoop. Counterattacking the prairie people is completely unreasonable. Not only does Princess Mingyue not understand this matter, but how many people in the entire Central Bia understand it?

As for the success of the Long family's counterattack in the Battle of Daizhou, even the Zhongbia court could only use God bless Zhongbia to find the reason. It wasn't until Brandt Bonnie came to Lanzhi City to discuss something, An unintentional sentence made Princess Mingyue realize everything.

"What can't you understand? The Long family failed deliberately at Dragonstone Castle. Otherwise, how could they use Dragonstone Castle as bait to introduce tens of thousands of elite prairie army soldiers into a battle to defend the city, which they are least good at, and then use absolute force to defend the city?" The numbers overwhelmed the prairie army."

"But wouldn't that mean more people would die?"

"No matter how many people died, they were not from the Long family. Although the number of Central Asians who died in this battle far exceeded the number of grassland people, reaching nearly 200,000, the elites of the Long family themselves had their bones moved and were defeated. The elites of the grassland army have made countless gains, and they can also use this battle to greatly reduce the burden of refugees. For the rest, they only need to easily take the spoils of Daizhou into their own pockets. "

Bertrand Bonnie's tone at that time was as calm as if she was talking about a very ordinary thing. She signed a pass casually. As the person in charge of the imperial government behind Lanzhi City, without her consent, Those smuggled goods cannot enter the empire at all.

Princess Mingyue, who was sitting opposite, was already messy in the wind. Her hands under the table were tangled in the strings of her clothes.

Can this battle be fought like this? The Long family, the Long family known as the savior of Central and South-Bia, really dare to do this?

That drove hundreds of thousands of lives to be used as cannon fodder on the battlefield. It was at the expense of two hundred thousand civilians that the Dragon Stone Castle was taken. Aren't the Long Family afraid of being scolded by the people of the world? But the Long Family It was done in such a grand manner, and yet the whole of Central Asia is still praising the Long family...

Princess Mingyue felt that many of her previous views had collapsed. It turned out that she could still be like this. Playing with tactics, playing with people's hearts, and playing with means. The level of the Long family was far higher than that of the Zhongbia royal family. If the Zhongbia royal family could have had several At the Fenlong family's level, it would be absolutely impossible for the Imperial Capital catastrophe to happen.

"The Imperial Capital cannot fall. The worst case scenario is that hundreds of thousands of people in the Imperial Capital will be pushed onto the city walls to defend the city. No matter how many people there are on the grassland and how ferocious they are, they will never be defeated in less than a year and a half."

Princess Mingyue still remembered that during the court meeting, all the ministers in the court were anxious. The military generals also expressed that there were insufficient troops and it was difficult to hold on. A civil servant jumped out and said such words. As a result, there was no doubt that they were immediately attacked. When the court officials arrived, they all attacked

The civil servant who made the suggestion apologized and committed suicide in his own mansion the next day. He had to die because he didn't know who spread the news. When the people of Mandi Palace heard that this guy actually wanted to defend the city wall, he had to die. , went to fight the ferocious prairie barbarians, and that night they surrounded the civil servant's home. Hundreds of people rushed into the mansion, smashed it, and chased and beat the civil servant.

Although the family reported the news to the city patrol, no one from the city patrol came throughout the night. It was not until dawn the next day that the civil servant could not bear the humiliation and had committed suicide at home, so a few people from the city patrol came lazily. After taking a look, I dispersed the nearby spectators.

The leader glanced at the bruised corpse and spat without mercy. This was no sign of suicide. Ten of them had been beaten to death. But if word got out, they would have been beaten to death by the common people. Yes, I am afraid that no matter how much reputation I have, I will turn it into a stinking ditch. Moreover, if the higher authorities investigate, not only is the death of a person in vain, but the whole family must also be held accountable. An official who can be beaten to death by the common people can still be a good person. official? Calling it suicide, it can be regarded as saving the last trace of face and avoiding trouble later.

"We are all going to fight against the prairie barbarians. Who cares about such a vicious Wenzi? He deserves to die!" Princess Mingyue's heart ached. The so-called royal face, the so-called world's morality, the so-called heartbreak, is this? If the Imperial Capital is lost, so many people will die! (To be continued.) 8