Realm of Power

Under the clear sky, an imperial eagle flag flashed brightly on the five-meter-long red tasseled Zamuru flagpole. Under the flag, Ruitang Tingna, the eldest princess of the East Courtyard, stood on a raised mound next to the lake, with slender phoenix eyes. I'm looking at a group of cavalry heading this way.

Wu Mu, who was formerly the general of Dongting, was wearing iron armor and came from the front with several generals under his command. He dismounted twenty meters in front and led the people to Ruitang Tingna. He knelt down on one knee and raised his left hand. Putting it on the right chest, the armor on his body made a sound, and he respectfully performed a prairie people's great gift to the royal family.

"Your Highness the Princess!"

Ruitang Tingna wanted to raise her hand to stop Wu Mu from saluting, but thinking of Wu Mu's character, she finally held back. While she was moved by Wu Mu's loyalty, she was also worried about Wu Mu being called such a name in front of everyone, so she hesitated. He said at once, "King Khan recruits you to serve as the imperial governor to guard the Onnatso area. Although I value your loyalty and ability, but now is the era of the empire. If you keep calling me this way, there will always be some troubles. What's more, as the governor of the empire, you are an important minister with tens of thousands of troops. Strictly speaking, you He can no longer be regarded as the general of Dongting, so naturally his title needs to be changed! "

"There is no identity conflict between the Governor of the Empire and General Dongting." Wu Mu's face was firm, and he said unwaveringly that he would not change it. If he wanted to change it, he would have changed it at the beginning. ?

"You haven't changed at all!" Rui Tangtingna smiled bitterly. Even during the six months since Rui Tangtingna was grounded, she still heard a lot of bad rumors about wood. Among them, Rui Tangtingna felt troubled the most. , that is, Wu Mu has always made no secret of his background as a former Dongting general, and has shown that he never forgets the former dynasty.

After all, Ruitang Tingna is also from the Dongting royal family. How could she not know that Wu Mu’s attitude is the biggest taboo for any monarch. No monarch wants to see his generals taking the benefits he has given them. , but think ahead The good thing about the master is that the fat man has always been tolerant and tolerant towards this kind of thing, and has no care about this kind of thing. If a smaller-minded monarch, Wu Mu is so capable and has a large number of soldiers, but he has always been obsessed with the former master's general, he would have been there long ago. There are no more dead scum!

"I believe that King Khan will not care about it. Calling Your Highness the eldest princess is the right that His Majesty the Khan personally approved at the time, and it is also Wumu's honor. And I believe that His Majesty the Falcon Khan has taken a fancy to Wumu. Only then did Wumu gain the importance of guarding the border. No matter what! As for the others..." Wu Mu stood up and snorted heavily. His sturdy figure like an iron tower showed the aura of a general. He glanced around and saw some coveted eyes around him. He was so frightened that he immediately turned away,

"I hope so!"

Such a scene made Ruitang Tingna's heart tremble. Wu Mu's identity was really special. He was the last general of the Dongting era and a symbol of the glorious era of Dongting that had passed like a meteor. It was even more important for him as a military expert. half-baked The last support of the royal family was the several battles in the East Courtyard. If Wumu had not arranged and commanded from there, he would have collapsed not once or twice. The reason why his power became stronger and stronger, and even had a bit of the atmosphere in the East Courtyard, Wumu was there The credit in the middle is the greatest

Fatty had long wanted to transfer Wumu away, but he had been suffering from no chance. In addition, Wumu was very loyal to him. No matter what conditions Fatty put forward, he refused to agree. However, in the battle of Onnacuo a year ago, everything changed. I can't change it, because of my own rashness, Dong Nearly half of the Ting army was lost in the battle, and their combat power suffered heavy losses. Fatty personally visited the Dongting camp. Tens of thousands of people from all departments knelt in the mud and rain and begged to save his life. In the end, Fatty did not hold him responsible for this battle, but The condition is that the wood must be moved away from oneself,

In the end, Wu Mu was not only transferred away, but also received the emperor's favor that everyone expected, and became the governor of the empire. That was not a governor in name, but a real army of tens of thousands, making everyone jealous. The Imperial Governor of Zi, from a much-criticized former Dongting general, was suddenly promoted to the powerful Governor of the empire. This kind of thing is the only exception in the entire imperial world.

Under this order, I don’t know how many people were dumbfounded.

"How is that possible!"

"Yes, why did Wumu become the governor of the empire!"

"Oh my God, God of longevity, did I hear wrongly?"

There was an uproar in Dongting, and there were various speculations. Why did the emperor let an old Dongting general serve as the governor of one party? The military's reply was that the Onnatso area has a prairie terrain, so the emperor naturally chose a man who was familiar with the grassland. The general is responsible for guarding the border, looking at the emperor's In the ** world, although there are not many generals from the prairie people, and their commanding abilities are always lacking, Governor Wumu is a general from Dongting. He has proven many times that even if he commands an army of 100,000 people, More than enough, naturally a very suitable candidate

Privately speaking, it was Ruitang Tingna, the eldest princess of the prairie who had always been extremely charming, who had been blowing the emperor's pillow for a whole month before the emperor agreed to let Wumu serve as the governor of Onnatso.

Although this is just a private rumor, it is obviously more convincing. The emperor's love for the eldest princess Ruitang Tingna is known to the world. Otherwise, Ruitang Tingna will not be allowed to become a figure like the queen who controls the entire East Court.

But as the saying goes, there is no harm without comparison. Only then did the fat man’s soft-knife killing methods come to light.

The various tribes in Dongting watched as Wumu became the governor of the empire with incredible speed, which they had never dreamed of. However, the tribes suffered tens of thousands of casualties in the Battle of Onnatso, but they did not receive any compensation. Originally, Even if they were defeated and they marched without authorization, who would have the dignity to ask for compensation?

The problem is, the lack of any combat orders for more than half a year has really made the ministries anxious. There are even rumors that the reason why there are no orders for more than half a year is because Princess Ruitangtingna is forcing the emperor to promote Wumu to the governorship. The emperor felt dissatisfied, and the emperor naturally brought this dissatisfaction to the entire Dongting Department.

"Great Immortal Whip of Heaven, Great Falcon Khan, it is Her Royal Highness the Princess who has offended you, please do not vent your anger on all the ministers!" The sacrifices of the blazing bonfire and the tribal priests wearing divine robes were indignant. The dense crowd of people kneeling behind the priest The tribesmen also had angry faces. The Dongting tribe, which had no war, felt like a bird with its wings plucked out and fell to the ground. The tribes who had just felt that they had entered a good life were beaten all at once. Back to the original shape, all kinds of complaints are heard,

"The eldest princess has brought trouble to the entire tribe for her own selfish reasons. I am afraid that King Khan's military orders will not come before the heavy snow stops!" In the rustling snow, the words he said to the mournful Ang Kantian made him feel sad. The tribesmen felt cold in their hearts, and the blazing bonfire was like It was scorching everyone's nerves. The aristocratic class kneeling at the front even looked ugly. Prairie people are not a people who are good at calculating. They have the habit of using as much as they can, and they used up all the original inventory in one go. It started to become miserable,

Although it is a joy to watch the vast wilderness turn into lush pastures, the Dongting tribe, which has become accustomed to the huge benefits of the empire, has long lost its desire for pastures. What can the grasslands bring them? Cattle and sheep? Horse? It’s not as fast as direct real money.

The richness of the emperor's achievements has long exceeded the value that the grassland can bring. The profit from one battle is enough to support the tribe for more than a year. Some tribes even earn more than the total income of several years. With this As long as you fight for the empire, you will be able to live a prosperous life. , who is willing to continue to make a living by herding sheep, let alone fighting for the greatest king in the sky. Conquering all directions under the leadership of King Khan has always been the greatest glory of grassland warriors, not to mention that King Falcon Khan himself is the greatest The warrior is the real god of war

In addition, the empire's extremely developed commercial and trade network has already filled the tents of the upper-class nobles of these tribes with all kinds of goods and commodities, which has cultivated the tastes of these tribes. They are used to eating fine food, and they want to eat the original food again. Who is still chewing on the old meat? There has been no war for more than half a year, and the tribe's income has shrunk significantly. When thinking that it is the eldest princess's responsibility, all the tribes have lost their good looks towards the eldest princess. At this time, Ruitang Tingna also had a hard time saying Not out

Because of the grounding order, even if she wanted to complain to the damn fat man, she couldn't leave the ground.

So she could only watch helplessly, watching herself go from being respected by everyone to being reviled by everyone. It was really a loss for the damn fat man. This was what the so-called draining of money was like. Ruitang Tingna wanted to win over all the ministries, just to restore the East Courtyard. Then Just let the ministries oppose Dongting on their own.

Sure enough, in the past six months or so, all the ministries have completely stood against the eldest princess, complaining that the eldest princess is too selfish. Wumu is your people, aren't we? No one in the ministries cares about her as the eldest princess anymore. What the ministries originally valued was not her status as the eldest princess of the East Courtyard, but her status as the imperial princess. If she hadn't had the status of the imperial princess, these tribal leaders would have died long ago. She fell out. Such a cruel reality made the originally ambitious Ruitang Tingna collapse both physically and mentally.

Fatty Fatty's methods have always been so harsh that people can't resist. The so-called people's hearts and so-called interests, he quietly poached Ruitang Tingna's most reliable right-hand man. It was just a grounding order, just an inconsistency. In just over half a year, the entire Dongting Department's gratitude towards Ruitang Tingla, the eldest princess of the Dongting Department, turned into resentment.

This time the fat man just issued an order, and the sight of all the ministries jumping for joy completely shattered Ruitang Tingna's idea of ​​restoring the glory of the East Courtyard.

It’s time to wake up from the dream of Dongting. People’s hearts are not there. What all the grassland tribes need now is the empire. It’s ridiculous that they still fantasize about the recovery of Dongting. This kind of complete disappointment may only be truly understood by Ruitang Tingna. Fatty can tolerate it. Ruitang Tingna was so messy, but she would never allow Dong Ting to resurrect. As Dong Ting's influence gradually weakened, the emperor The state's control over the various ministries of Dongting has been strengthened. The overwhelming power of Ruitang Tingna, who has more than 100,000 Dongting cavalry, must disappear. Times are changing, and some things that should be changed must learn to change. The empire is now the two courts of the grassland. Lord, the East Court is history after all. Whether you admit it or not, the current East Court ministries, whether in terms of their hearts or their combat power, are all part of the empire.

"Wumu got an advantage again this time. King Falcon Khan's trust in him is still solid. If I knew that I could become the governor of the empire, I would have insisted on it." Looking at Wumu in the distance, a Dongting tribe member There was undisguised envy on the leader's face,

"Don't be ridiculous. When King Khan's army marched north and reached the Holy City, you didn't come to rescue him. What are you talking about now? King Khan is a man who respects warriors and loyalty. Isn't this exactly what we expect!" The leader of Mingdong Tingbu had a helpless smile on his face. He sent orders to go south. The ones who were most envious were naturally the forward troops.

Whoever can become the vanguard of the march south not only represents glory, but also represents the trust of King Khan and is the target of the greatest development in the future. Likewise, as the wolf fang of the army, he will naturally be the first to bite into the meat, and the front will eat up all the meat. , how can you feed people with only the bones at the back! For the position of the forward army, the various ministries almost started fighting, but King Khan gave an order, and the ministries immediately did not dare to bite the wood of the forward army. Finally, they came to adjust the order and angered King Khan again. If After being left out for another year, everyone might as well commit suicide to apologize.

In this way, at the front is the forward army of 20,000 Wumu, followed by the main force of 30,000 elite cavalry from various departments. The suppressed Dongting cavalry group is like a fierce long snake pouring into the northwest. In the northwest, the two sides Thousands of cavalry mobilized from various departments in the northwest grasslands also joined this southward flow. A total of 70,000 Dongting cavalry rushed towards Lanzhi City.

In Lanzhi City, the offensive of the Long family army has completely stopped. After many days of fierce fighting, the Long family suffered heavy casualties and finally gave up the attack on Lanzhi City. At this moment, the atmosphere in the Long family camp was as heavy as before the storm. Longshan Sitting on the main seat, because my buttocks were still hurt, I could only lean forward, but I was still wearing the clothes on my body. He took off his armor, glanced at the Long family general in the military tent with his sharp eyes, took a deep breath and said, "Our army has been delayed in Lanzhi City for too long. Even if we capture Lanzhi City, it will not mean much. Although I don't want to say it, but Our Long family has indeed failed in this battle to advance north. The armies will go back to prepare, and we will withdraw to the southwest tomorrow!"

"Sir! Our troops cannot withdraw!"

The generals knelt down in unison, with tears flashing in their eyes. In this battle, the Long family was completely humiliated. More than 100,000 Long family troops attacked a Lanzhi city. After several days of fierce fighting, the result was that the corpses of the Long family soldiers were scattered under Lanzhi city. Tired, every street is red, stained red by the blood of the Long Family Army soldiers. If we withdraw like this, how can our Long Family have the dignity to call ourselves the First Fighting Army in Central and Bibia! Since the rise of our Long family, we have never suffered such a tragic defeat. It would be fine if we had equal forces. However, there are only more than 20,000 imperial troops defending Lanzhi City. If we withdraw now, how can we have the face to withdraw? ah……!

"Sir, since the imperial reinforcements are coming, then our army will fight openly! If it is just about forming a formation to fight, how could our Long family have ever been afraid of anyone!" A general gritted his teeth and straightened his neck. For the sake of the Long family soldiers, Glory, even if you know it will offend Longshan, you still have to fight to the death to say it.

"Yes, we must not withdraw. Although our army has suffered some losses, we still have more than 100,000 troops. Even if we rebel against God, what's so scary!" The Long family generals opened their blood-red eyes and were excited. The sound almost knocked down the ceiling of the general's tent.

Longshan was silent. Who would be willing to retreat to the southwest and admit defeat like this? However... Longshan looked outside the tent, and thick black clouds lingered above his head like cotton balls, piling up higher and higher. Between heaven, earth and sky, like a His huge eyes were staring at the living beings below. It hadn't rained yet, but it was a bit unnervingly moist. He had an upright battle with the imperial reinforcements and regained all the face that the Long family had lost earlier. The problem was, this time Can the battle be won? The battle at Lanzhi City left the veteran of the Long family feeling uncertain, and the Empire's reinforcements were completely blank. No one knew how much military power the Empire had mobilized this time!

"Sir, urgent report from the northwest, there are about 60,000 to 70,000 cavalry groups from the empire heading towards Lanzhi City," a Long family guard walked into the military tent in a hurry, lighting up the eyes of all the Long family generals. , even Longshan's body straightened up a little, is it just a cavalry of 60,000 or 70,000? If arranged properly, with the combat strength of 100,000 Long family troops, it may not be impossible for them to fight! 8