Realm of Power

The rain made the ground in Lanzhi City even muddy. The fat man looked at the Lanzhi City in front of him and couldn't help but frown slightly. Almost half of the entire Lanzhi City was smashed. It was a shame that the empire invested hundreds of thousands here. All the funds are now spent in vain.

"Your Majesty, these Central Asians are..."

Ruitang Tingna looked like a little bird, looking curiously at the hundreds of monks in gray cloth sitting on a high platform chanting sutras. In front of these monks, thirty huge white sails were fluttering in the wind. People are even more solemn and solemn. Seeing such a scene, a woman like Ruitang Tingna, who kills without blinking an eye, also feels a pressure from her heart.

"These are the monks from the Nirvana Zen Temple on Dijing West Road. Their status is similar to that of our priests in the Western Continent." The fat man smiled and said nonchalantly. "The Long family lost more than 30,000 people in the battle here. According to the Nirvana Zen Temple, According to human opinion, the souls of these war dead need to be transcended before they can be reborn, otherwise it will be detrimental to those who remain here. I think what they said is not completely unreasonable. Lanzhi City has a unique location and is the only way for the north-south trade route. If so many people die at once, it will always have an impact on the recovery of business. It is better to let it disappear. There is no loss to the empire by performing a religious ceremony in the Zen Yuan! "

"These monks are just talking nonsense." Ruitang Tingna frowned slightly and curled her lips disdainfully. "I, the grassland people, believe in the Immortality Heaven. We have always believed that death is like returning home. Death is not painful, but a return to the embrace of the Immortality Heaven." , and I have never heard of the so-called theory of dead souls.

"Besides, a mere 30,000 dead souls will be detrimental to Lanzhi City? Then your Majesty went on a campaign in Barro, Western Europe, and killed more than a million people, but not a single soul of the dead dared to come out to make trouble. These monks are just pretentious and deceitful. How could your Majesty really believe it?" "?" Ruitang Tingna's eyes flickered and she bit her lip and said, "And the state religion of the empire is the Sky Sect. , why did the emperor believe in Zhongbia Buddhism again? It is said that the emperor met a magical old monk on Dijing West Road, and after receiving the enlightenment from him, he became a Buddha. Not only did the old monk's Nirvana Temple become a The No. 1 Zen Temple on Dijing West Road now allows these so-called monks to come to Lanzhi City. Does your Majesty really want to believe in Buddhism? "

"I don't believe in Buddha, but Buddha believes in me!"

, the fat man laughed loudly, and the domineering tone in his tone was clearly revealed. He didn't have much explanation, and he didn't bother to explain it. Moreover, there were some things that couldn't be said. Religion has always been a double-edged sword. For example, the Empire's national religion, Sky Sect, has been eliminated long ago. The rest of the divine power given by God is only used to spread knowledge, which can be regarded as a kind of enlightenment for the spread of knowledge.

Zhongbia Buddhism is famous for preaching the theory of the afterlife, which advocates enduring hardship in this life and enjoying happiness in the next life.

For the empire, which is worrying about how to stabilize the situation on the Imperial Capital West Road, this is simply a godsend. The empire is a foreign race after all. No matter how good it is to the Central Asians, it will still not be acceptable in a short time. On the contrary, The effect will be much better if you put on a layer of Buddhism.

The Central Asians cannot accept foreign rule, but the Central Asians have a natural sense of superiority towards their own culture. Foreign rulers who are inspired by Buddhism are obviously acceptable.

Since the last trip to Nirvana Chanyuan, the news came out that an important official from the empire was inspired by the Buddha's heart. The entire Imperial Capital West Road was shaken. Nirvana Chanyuan was already very famous, and the empire also expressed this. Acquiescing, a series of reform policies immediately made the entire Zhongbia on the Imperial Capital West Road go crazy. All Zhongbia slaves were cancelled, and according to population, all Zhongbia slaves were eliminated. The original land was re-divided to the Zhongbia people, because during the rule of the grassland people, both nobles and commoners were classified as slaves. A large amount of land that originally belonged to the Zhongbia nobles was now ownerless wasteland. The total population of Shenjing West Road has decreased by more than 60%. Sufficient land resources are enough for the empire to satisfy the Central Asians' desire for land.

With the implementation of the new policy centered on the re-division of land, the empire immediately received strong support from a large number of landless civilians in Central and Bibia. "Although the empire is an alien race, since this alien race can receive the inspiration of the Buddha's heart, then He must not be a vicious criminal. Have you ever seen that criminal give the land to everyone for free? Masters of the Nirvana Zen Monastery , He is really a living Buddha in this world. From now on, I will only believe that the Temple of Annihilation is the real Buddha, and the others are all false Buddhas." Voices like this can be found everywhere on Dijing West Road. Compared with the land that was suddenly obtained, China The Biya people are obviously more willing to believe that this is the result of the foreign rulers being inspired by the Buddha's heart. If you know the people of the empire, you will know that the empire's reforms on the Imperial Capital West Road have nothing to do with the Buddha's heart.

In fact, it is just a replica of the empire's policy in the occupied territories, but because it is covered with Buddha's heart, it has achieved quite good results. The Central Asians who were originally resistant to the empire have already acquiesced in the empire's rule, and those who originally were The forces of resistance are also wavering now. After all, they have gathered in troubled times. It’s okay to stand by and help each other in critical moments. Now I see the situation on Dijing West Road. I see that large tracts of land are distributed to farmers. Even slaves are cancelled. Everyone has become a free person, even if they want to leave. The Empire will not stop the Imperial Capital West Road. In this case, who wouldn’t be tempted? Who still wants to fight to the end? The empire needs the skin of Nirvana Chanyuan, and Nirvana Chanyuan also needs the support of the empire. The interests of both parties are consistent.

"I knew that your majesty would never believe in the Buddha's heart." Looking at the sly smile on the corner of the fat man's mouth, Ruitang Tingna stuck out her tongue playfully. Thirty soul-calling flags were conspicuous on the high platform, and hundreds of people were extinguished. The chanting sounds of the monks in the Zen monastery float in the wind, which is nice to watch, but It would be really disappointing if the war-god-like Falcon Khan really believed in any mercy. The man of Ruitang Tingna should be a hero who conquers all directions. After giving up the idea of ​​reviving the East Courtyard, Ruitang Tingna has begun to truly return to the role of a prairie woman

Looking away from the soul summoning platform, the fat man stopped for a moment and saw an imperial guard coming in a hurry. He stopped in front of the fat man and said in a solemn voice, "Your Majesty, I just received news that the Song fleet has destroyed the entrance to the southwest river. of Lichang"

"Haha, the old fox's tail is exposed after all!" The fat man laughed when he heard the guard's report, "I went up the river and launched an attack based on the fleet, and it turned out to be two or three days earlier than I expected. , If the Intelligence Department’s spies hadn’t been keeping an eye on the Song clan’s fleet, I’d never have imagined that Song Que would make such a move!”

"When the Song clan defeats Lichang, the main force of the Long family on the front line of Kaishan will probably withdraw." Ruitang Tingna hesitated and said with a rather unwilling tone. Although she had given up her ambition to restore the Dongting Dynasty, But after all, I still have feelings for the Dongting tribe. This time, the Dongting tribes received the call from King Khan and marched south in joy. But when they got here, could they just watch the enemy flee away? During the time she was stationed, she also had a general understanding of the map of the southwest. Naturally, she knew that the location of Lichang City was exactly the entrance and exit of the southwest river network, and Guang Linchuan, the main camp of the Long family, happened to be the entire southwest. The center of the three-way intersection of the water network, from Guang Linchuan to Lichangkou, the river distance is less than a hundred miles. If there is a favorable wind, it can be reached in two or three days.

"Withdraw? Can he withdraw? How can it be such a good thing to just slap your butt and leave after beating Lanzhi City!" A look of ferocity appeared on the fat man's face, and he looked at the mountains in the distance, which were undulating like a giant dragon. The mountain range is exactly Mount Kaishan where the main force of the Long family is now located. Regarding the several conflicts between the Long family and the empire, Damn, Fatty is really angry. If it were in Opalo, anyone who dared to provoke the Empire like this would have been in trouble for a long time. That is, the Southwest Long Family, relying on its alliance with the Empire, has obtained a large number of sophisticated weapons from the Empire. , but turned around and refused to recognize others, and used the weapons of the empire to fight against the empire.

"Send the order, the army marches into Kaishan!" The fat man's expression was stern, and his eyes were full of murderous intent. The Long family has wanted to step on the empire to gain power several times, secretly and openly, to improve their reputation. Then let the Long family know. , The empire's shoulders are too high, if you can't step on them and slide down, you will fall to death!

In the Longshan camp, envelopes of battle reports were piled up on the press table like snowflakes, and the wind lanterns on both sides were even more insidious. Because there were so many battle reports, the press tables could no longer be stacked and fell to the ground. . The veteran Longshan's eyes were bloodshot and he was reading a battle report. Longshan, the god of death who was said to bleed without leaving tears, was actually shedding two clear tears at this moment. The Song people attacked Lichang, and the Long family navy and the defenders were five to six thousand men. All the elite troops were wiped out, and the Song Mountain Army swept along the river. In just two days, the defenders from all over the Long family were defeated and killed. Both sides of the river became the focus of the fighting between the two armies.

The reason why the Long Family is the Long Family and is the first fighting force in Central Asia is because the Long Family has occupied Gaul in the west and suppressed the Song people in the south for decades. There have never been any major or minor wars, so they have such a hardened elite. , and now in the land of the river, the corpses of Long family soldiers are scattered everywhere. The iron-blooded warrior army that the Long family has forged for decades has been beaten at this time. The number of people killed and injured in the battle has exceeded 15,000. For the hinterland of the Long family, which is currently in a gap, this means that almost 60% of the troops have been killed. These are dozens of the Long family. The elites that have been cultivated over the years are now being watched helplessly by the Song clan, and Longshan's blood is boiling!

"Song Que, this old man, wants to devour the elites of our Long family one by one with such tactics!"

Long Shan cursed loudly and threw the battle report in his hand on the ground. Because of his violent emotions, he suffered battle wounds on his body and coughed up blood. As a veteran who has been fighting against the southern mountain people for thirty years, how could he do this? It seems that this is a typical attraction tactic. The Song people deliberately put up a posture in the upper reaches of the river to sweep along the river at any time, forcing the Long family's troops along the river to desperately block it. How can these scattered Long family troops be opponents against the elite Song army who are overwhelmed in terms of numbers and combat strength? This is the viciousness of the Song family's tactics. It can be regarded as a thorough understanding of the nature of the Long family. , even though they know they can't stop them, these Long family troops will still rush forward like moths to a flame. When the mountain army really reaches Guang Linchuan, how many troops will the Long family have?

"Sir, the emperor has moved, and the first part of the front army has arrived at Kaishan Pass."

Just when Longshan was furious, a general ran in nervously. The emperor had not moved yet. The generals were guessing that the empire would not dare to enter Kaishan. This time, all the empire dispatched were cavalry. Mountain operations are unfavorable, and the Long family's 100,000-strong army is arrayed on the front line of Kaishan. The opponent also has to weigh it. Since the Long family has given up attacking Lanzhi City, it doesn't make much sense for the empire to continue to hold on. Is it still possible? Want to replay the Battle of Kaishan again? Just kidding, Kaishan has already been built as solid as gold. The large and small camps are connected together, standing on the mountain like small towns. There are no heavy siege weapons. It is just a dream to attack Kaishan!

"It's really raining all night when the house is leaking." Long Shan only felt a breath and almost didn't lift it up. He originally thought that the emperor might stop at Lanzhi City, but he moved at this time.

As the sun rises, at the Kaishan Pass, the attack line of the prairie cavalry formed by a line of formations spreads out like a black tide in the sun. The sun shines on the emperor's armor, as if it is dyed with a black color. Layers of gold, the shooting of Dongting cavalry The hands sent out arrows that were like a torrential downpour. Countless loosened bow strings brought out arrows that shone with cold light. Armor-piercing heavy arrows flew like locusts. The bodies of the Long family infantry struck against the infantry's wide phalanx shields. Making a crisp sound like raindrops,

"Is this all the Emperor's attack?"

Longshan stood on a high ground in a camp, overlooking the entire battlefield. The attacks of the imperial cavalry archers were indeed fierce and powerful. Even the real grassland archers were at this level, but if they just wanted to tear Kai Kai apart with these arrow clusters, Mountain The line of defense was really a joke, but soon, Longshan's face solidified, and he saw the emperor below began to push up heavy trebuchets. This kind of giant-like trebuchet, Longshan had used it in Lanzhi City. Learned it hard This time, the powerful power and range of this catapult are unforgettable. The camp wall constructed by the Long family in Kaishan is built by cutting down trees. Although it is strong, it may not be able to block the attack of this monster. This is something The gap between the two sides' combat concepts is that in the Eastern Continent, not many people use catapults in field battles. Even the catapults used to defend cities are definitely not as big as those in the Western Continent. After all, the Eastern Continent does not have the most perverted weapons in the Western Continent. castle fortress

"No, we must not let the opponent use catapults!" Just as Longshan yelled angrily, a huge roar of several gray-white colors had already struck, and the rolling stones thrown out from the imperial catapults dragged out an arc, like falling stones from the sky. It hit a camp wall hard like a meteor, and a row of screams was heard. A hole was opened in the wooden wall, and broken wood flew everywhere.