Realm of Power

"Rumble"

A bright bolt of lightning flashed across the dark night sky,

In the wind and rain, a branch was blown by the wind and hit the window sill, making a crisp sound.

Gazing out the window at Xijing's hazy rain-washed shining streets, the fat man turned around with his body like a solidified statue, glanced at Princess Mingyue who had been ordered to be recalled, and said with a wry smile, "Now that I'm here in Xijing “Sure, don’t go back to Lanzhi for the time being.”

"What do you mean, Your Majesty?" Princess Mingyue's pretty face was astonished. She came here in a hurry after receiving the emperor's order. She said she was discussing the layout of Lanzhi City, and she thought she could go back immediately. She didn't expect to say such a sentence as soon as she entered the door.

"The situation has changed. Soon, the entire southern part of the northwest will become a battlefield. If you go back now, your safety is not guaranteed!"

The fat man shrugged his shoulders, made a sit down gesture to Princess Mingyue, picked up a report on the table and handed it to Princess Mingyue, "The Long family rejected the peace talks, and according to intelligence, just at noon today, the Long family was in Guangbo The army was divided into three groups and advanced in succession. The 20,000 people at the front should have arrived at Kaishan by now. By early tomorrow morning, they should launch a full-line attack."

"Lanzhi City is going to become a battlefield? Didn't His Majesty say that the Long family would compromise, so why??..." Princess Mingyue clenched her hands suddenly, her pretty face was slightly pale, like a lily in the wind, she knew that the Emperor Meaning, if the Long family’s army really launches a massive counterattack, Lanzhi City will definitely be the one to bear the brunt.

Princess Mingyue's heart ached when she thought that this city, into which she had poured so much effort and hope, would soon fall into flames of war and become ruins.

Lanzhi City was not just regarded by her as a city, but as the hope for reviving the royal family of China. Even under the pressure of tens of thousands of troops from Longxue Mountain, she never thought of giving up. At this moment, she never thought of giving up. The emperor heard the word "battlefield" in his tone. This feeling was like a heavy hammer that severely shattered the dream she had always wanted to maintain.

She is no longer the naive eldest princess of the royal family. From north to south, she has seen too many dead people, the mud littered with corpses, and warships burning with blazing flames. She has seen what the battlefield looks like. There are too many. Battlefield and destruction basically mean the same thing.

"The Long family's refusal to negotiate is indeed a bit unexpected." The fat man also coughed in embarrassment. At first, he promised that the Long family would agree to negotiate, but he did not expect such a reply.

Fatty was also completely angered by the Long family's disregard for reality this time. This time, he was ready to clean up the Long family. He turned and walked towards the door, glanced at the sad face of Princess Mingyue who was standing there, and a flash of light flashed in his heart. Unable to bear it, he stopped, gritted his teeth and said, "I don't know what the Long family is doing now." What are the thoughts of the person in charge here, but one thing is certain, if the other party is not a fanatical militant, he must be a madman. In the final analysis, Lanzhi City is just a dead thing. Even if it is destroyed, it can still be rebuilt. Importantly There are people, and with the support of the empire, rebuilding a Lanzhi city is not a problem."

In a large house in Xijinggu, raindrops like beads of rain fell on the half-covered windowsill. It turned into crystal clear water droplets and splashed everywhere, and white rain lines fell from the black sky outside.

"Creak" A black carriage stopped in front of the steps. As the door opened from the inside, a beautiful Central Asian woman stepped out of the carriage. Her long legs wearing high riding boots lightly stepped onto the road in front of her. On the steps, the dark red long cloak was immediately rolled up by a blowing wind, revealing an extremely gorgeous face.

The woman stopped at the top of the steps and looked at the mansion door unexpectedly, seeing the figures of the messenger cavalry galloping out one by one, and couldn't help but ask, "What's going on today?"

"Your Majesty is furious. I heard that the Long family refused to negotiate." An imperial guard officer opened the door for her in front of him.

"What, the Long family refused?"

Hearing the words of the Guards officer, Li Yuehua's face was stunned, and his beautiful eyes flashed with an inexplicable luster. Logically speaking, the main force of the Long family is still in Daizhou, and they should try their best to avoid the unfavorable situation of a war on two fronts, and fight with the empire. , which is equivalent to cutting off the weapons and supplies from the empire. The channels for the Long family are definitely quite unfavorable. Don’t look at the Long family’s prosperity in the past two years. Without the premise of purchasing a large number of imperial weapons, how could the Long family expand its military strength in just two years? More than twice as much, not to mention competing with the Yelu family in the grassland and the Zhongbia court!

The problem is, the Long family actually refused, and this time it was considered a big deal.

This negotiation was not proposed by a certain minister, but the intention of the emperor. He directly rejected the emperor of the Falcon Empire. If it were in Obaro, in order to appease the anger of the Falcon Emperor, there would be a mountain of blood. Preparation for the sea

Li Yuehua couldn't help but take a deep breath on this cold night. As expected, the Long family are all a bunch of lunatics.

The one in the front, Long Yang, fought against Yanzhou for the so-called righteousness, and the one in the back, Long Po, took the risk and took the initiative to attack the grassland people for revenge. Now, this Longshan is the same, completely disregarding the reality, and brazenly launching a war against the empire. It feels like the Long family People all have an impulsive stubbornness, just for the joy of feeling proud and proud!

But think about it, even the Zhongbia court thinks that the Long family is unreasonable. They are either overconfident, arrogant to the extreme, or arrogant to the extreme. For decades, even the court’s orders have been ignored. I don’t know how much he got back, and as the general person in charge of the empire’s intelligence on Central Asia, how could Li Yuehua, who was born in the Li family, not know the virtue of killing Shen Longshan, the current leader of the Long family headquarters?

A nightmare-like powerful figure who used brutal force to suppress the southern mountains for thirty years. Even when he faced the head of the Song family, he still dared to slap him in the face without hesitation. This typical person who believes that the Long family is the best, no one How could the second-largest person take the Empire, a country of Opalo, into consideration!

When you meet such a guy with a temper like that of a cesspool, I'm afraid the fat man's face will be swollen!

The emperor's furious look flashed in his mind. Li Yuehua smiled and walked into the open door. The Long family is seeking death on their own this time. They can't blame others. It's okay to rise too fast. They still don't know how much they weigh. Two, do you really think that by taking the title of the savior of China and Bia, that means that China and Bia are truly destiny? joke!

In the Imperial Onnatso Prairie, you can see the snow-covered wilderness, frozen rivers and blue lakes. The edges are edged with white frost, and the cold morning wind blows on the resolute face of the imperial governor Wu Mu. The only remaining general of the former Dongting Dynasty is staring at the horizon ahead with his eyes.

Before the morning light shines across the sky, the cold wave from the prairie has dyed the entire area white. The crouching dragon-like hill in front is called Kuya Mountain, which is the separation between Onnatso Prairie and northwest China. The boundary line is in Wu Mu's sight, and the military flags stand in the cold wind, like the outline of a large forest that is constantly squirming,

"Rumble" The sound of the earth roaring is endless,

Groups of black cavalry are advancing from the road across the south of the mountain range.

The war horse was driven to fly through the snow dust and low grass and shrubs on the ground. Under the horse's hooves, the bushes rolled up and made a whining sound. It seemed that the only thing left in the world was the rhythmic roaring sound, and countless flying flying objects. The horses' hooves trampled over the turned-up sand, gravel and withered grass from the wilderness, dragging them into a tornado-like procession.

"Father, Ha Hua, the leader of the Lie Yi tribe, sent people to tell him that they encountered a snowstorm on the road and may have to arrive late." A young man with an appearance similar to Wu Mu and wearing prairie armor appeared in Wu Mu. Beside Mu, he reported the report with a respectful expression.

This young man's face is full of high-spirited aura, his body is slender and strong, a hardwood Dongting compound bow is straddling the horse, and behind him is a pair of crossed swords. On the handle of the sword, there is a double-winged sword. If you have the falcon logo, anyone who knows the goods will know that this is the famous first-generation Samor sword that has been discontinued. It is also the generation recognized as having the best forging technology, and its meaning is even more extraordinary.

It was the turbulent era of the rise of His Majesty the Emperor, an era that witnessed the war and the iron horse. Although wars are still going on now, for the natives of Ikadiva's continent, the memories of the war back then have begun to become blurry. , so if such a first-generation sword is placed on the black market, it will definitely be a priceless collection.

But at this moment, it is carried on the young man's straight back, and it shows a new and cutting-edge spirit belonging to the young man.

"Snowstorm?" Wu Mu narrowed his eyes slightly, glanced at the sky in the distance, and said coldly, "I don't care what happened to him, even if it's a knife, it's useless. I sent someone to tell him, King Khan ordered, Latecomers will be beheaded”

"Yes, I understand." The young man nodded. When he raised his head, his big black eyes couldn't help but glance at the groups of prairie cavalry heading northwest. His eyes were so bright that he couldn't help but stick out his tongue and lick them. Licking his lips, "Father, they say that beyond here is the northwest of China. Although I have never been there, I heard from the caravans who came and went that the vastness of China seems to be as big as the entire Oubaluo. Where can I find it?" There are so many people that they can’t even move when they walk, I wonder if that’s true?”

"I haven't been there either, but it should be"

General Wumu's expression was still stern, and the corners of his mouth twitched slightly.

One year did not leave many traces on this tough man from the prairie, but his position changed. With Ruitang Tingna's permission, he had officially accepted the emperor's recruitment and became the governor of the Onnatso region of the empire. He is already a powerful minister in the empire, and he has fifty or sixty thousand cavalry, which is the largest force in the empire guarding the eastern front line.

He could understand the young man's excitement. It wasn't like that when he first went to the battlefield. It was just that he didn't have such a smug look. He didn't have too gorgeous armor, and it was impossible to show off two priceless imperial swords on his back. It was my father who took it at that time The half-old machete given to him, and the quiver sewn by his mother only contained a few six or seven arrow clusters. He fearlessly mounted the war horse that he had been with since he was a child. When he was a teenager, he had already Those who fight desperately on the battlefield are the prairie people.

Since the original battle of Onnacuo, when the empire defeated the Prairie Royal Court and took this vast land of five to six hundred miles into its possession, the Dongting cavalry stationed in the Onnaco area has not had any battles for two years. action, after two years of recuperation, with the new A generation of people joined the army. The Dongting tribe, which had suffered heavy losses in the Battle of Onnatso, had recovered most of its strength. The powerful threat presented by the Dongting tribe, which was so ready to move, was also the reason why the grassland Khan decided to give up. One reason why Yanzhou retreated to the northern grasslands

"King Khan has returned the military power to His Royal Highness the Princess. Does this mean that it is time to lift the ban on our East Courtyard?" There was a trace of hesitation on the young man's face, and he glanced at his father cautiously. He was Wu. Mu's eldest son, Wuan Lal, is also fourteen years old this year. He was the age when Wumu first went to war.

"Remember, at any time, don't guess the thoughts of the superiors. We are just warriors. We just have to do our part." Wu Mu snorted and glanced at his son. "Otherwise, you won't know how you died." I don’t even know! Your father is able to get to where he is now just because he upholds this belief, do you understand?”

"Yes, I understand." Wu Anlar quickly shrank his head. The prairie people's tutoring methods have always been barbaric, just like training a foal. Those who don't listen are often whipped.

"Okay, let's move forward!" Seeing that the cavalry brigade was almost gone, Wu Mu raised his right hand and shouted to the cavalry guards behind him. His loud and broad voice shook the surrounding earth, and he could faintly see it from inside. Hearing a touch of uncontrollable excitement,

After a year, I finally got the order from King Khan again

This year was like a torment for the various ministries in Dongting. Although the emperor's answer was to let the ministries recuperate for a year and regain their strength, the militants in Dongting still believed that it was because of Angner. King Khan's anger has not yet subsided due to the wrong failure.

Even Ruitang Tingna, a tough woman, has behaved herself this year. She has only tried her best to migrate the Dongting herdsmen to live and spread in the northern wilderness, and never mentioned the war once. This is a prohibition, even though Her Royal Highness the Princess said nothing. The leaders of each tribe still knew very well that on the grassland, there is a punishment for tribal leaders who have made mistakes, which is to hand over control. The power of the army, if there is an opportunity to fight externally, will not allow such tribes to lead troops. For grassland people, plunder and war are part of life, directly related to the survival and growth of the tribe. Once they are excluded To join the battle queue is to lose half of the source of wealth and development opportunities. On the grassland where the weak and the strong prey on the strong, this is a quite severe punishment.

King Khan's anger has not yet subsided, and the horses' hooves in Dongting have not yet stepped up again! For a year, the entire Dongting tribe was under the ban, licking the bloody wounds. The vigorous Dongting cavalry were also waiting for the moment to wash away their shame under the rising daylight in the northern wilderness.

Until two days ago, the Imperial Swift Cavalry came to the wilderness with the military order of King Khan. With the recruitment letters signed by King Khan himself, the entire Dongting Department was boiling.

(To be continued.) 8