Realm of Power

Lichang fell, Song Kai, the second-ranking figure of the Song clan, died in battle, and the entire 15,000 Song clan defenders in Lichang were destroyed. When the news came out, the world was shocked!

All forces were waiting for the Southern Mountains to break through the Long family's base camp in the southwest in one fell swoop, knocking down the Long family's soaring power in the past two years. However, the news they received was that the Song family's retreat path was cut off by Long Po in one fell swoop, and deep Trapped in the Southwest, this repertoire changes completely unexpectedly.

No one knew how Long Po, who was thousands of miles away, returned to the southwest without knowing it. They just saw Long Po, the head of the Long family, descending from the sky like a magic weapon in the wind and rain, personally leading an army to raid Lichang, and on several occasions Unable to pounce, Long Po personally ordered the beheading Killing two captains of the Long family who were disadvantaged in the battle, the Long family army finally broke through Lichang and successfully blocked the tens of thousands of Song troops who had invaded the southwest. Although the Song army of tens of thousands was still healthy, the Song tribe was the most powerful. The large fleet we relied on has been scrapped.

When the news came out, the first thing Long Po did when he occupied Lichang was to push the entire ruins and rubble of Lichang into the mouth of the Lichang River. The ten-mile-long rubble river channel, no matter how strong the current, was, the fleet could not reach it. Without the passing fleet, the tens of thousands of Song troops would have lost their support, and the only option was to walk out of the southwest.

And this is exactly what Long Po wanted the Song people to do. The troops that accompanied Long Po back to the southwest this time were all elites who had experienced a series of bloody battles in the north, and their number gradually reached as many as 200,000 to 300,000. On the other hand, although the Song Mountain Army is said to have a number of 100,000, in fact, excluding the 15,000 elites who died in Lichang, the other troops invested in the past and present are only 50,000 or 60,000.

A small Longyingkou, with more than 10,000 Long family troops, allowed the Song clan to attack for two days.

If it hadn't been such a delay, the Song clan would have captured the Long family's headquarters by now, instead of being trapped deep in the southwest hinterland like they are now, with no way to advance or retreat! How can such a mountain army of the Song tribe face the Longpo army that swept away more than 100,000 powerful grassland troops in the north? The Song tribe failed this time and finally seized an opportunity for revenge. They were about to break through the Long family's headquarters. , to make up for the cowardice they had suffered for decades, but in the end, at Longyingkou, which was less than thirty miles away from the Long family’s headquarters, Guanglin, the Long family seized the opportunity to make a comeback.

What was originally a good chess piece for the Song clan to advance thousands of miles suddenly turned into a terrible trap and kill dragon in the blink of an eye.

The Long family is already absolutely powerful. There are still 30,000 troops in the main camp and 200,000 in Lichang. The famous general Long Po is in charge. The tens of thousands of Song army are sandwiched between the two major forces of the Long family. Even people who don't understand military strategy can see the sandwich in the middle of the military cluster. What's the point of fighting? There is absolutely no possibility of resistance. Whether Song Que can come out of the southwest alive is probably a problem. The situation in China and Bia is about to change! All forces can clearly feel this. The Song clan suffered a disastrous defeat. Not only were their muscles and bones broken, they might even have to fill in the capital of the mountain people in the south.

The Song clan, whose power has been greatly damaged, may no longer be able to control the power of the Central and Eastern courts.

On the other hand, the Long family, although the losses in this battle were also heavy, most of them were local troops, and the elites were still there. Moreover, they were supplemented by the 300,000 troops brought back by Long Po. Their combat power increased instead of decreasing, and they also gained the Song clan. The large fleet is a powerful marching weapon. The Long family's army only needs to go down the river from the upper reaches of the river to easily cover the entire Zhongbia Chaotang area.

"Send orders to the Baihe troops to withdraw to the Imperial Capital from the mouth of the Sancha River!"

Holding this report, the head of the Yelu family, Yelu Hongtai, had his eyes straightened. He was silent for more than ten seconds before taking a deep breath. His tone was so heavy that it was terrifying. He knew that the possibility of the Yelu family going south was completely eliminated. Lost, the mouth of the Sancha River, this fork of the river in central and southern China, may be the people of the northern grasslands. It has been able to reach the southernmost position in history because the Long family gained power, which affected not only the change of power in China and Bia, but also the strategic adjustment of China and Bia. The Long family was not a weak court in China and Bia, but also The Long family is not the self-righteous southern Song family. It is the only powerful opponent that has been entangled with the Yelu family for two years.

When the Long family takes power, the first thing they have to do is to march north, and they must go straight to the Imperial Capital! This is the will of the entire Central Bian people, the shame and pain of all Central Bian people, and it is also the opportunity for the Long family to finally obey the local giants and ascend the throne as the emperor of Central Bia.

How could the Long family let go of such a once-in-a-century opportunity?

The Long family attacked the imperial capital,

If it is the Yelu family of the past, I would not be afraid. The problem is that the Yelu family of today is no longer the same as before. The Yelu group that made concerted efforts to sweep through Zhongbia has actually been seriously divided into three camps. Since the disastrous defeat in the Battle of Yanzhou , the reputation of the Yelu family has plummeted, and their power has shrunk greatly. Even the area they can control, that is, the Imperial Capital area, even the 80,000 Bai people in their strongest period The Heqin Army has also been reduced to less than 40,000, and its strength has been greatly reduced. The Fengtai tribe in the north has completely broken away from the Yelu family, and has gathered three of the four major tribes of the Yelu family. Both in terms of numbers and strength, they have begun to Beyond the Yelu family, they are now entrenched in Daizhou and Fengzhou, watching with eager eyes. If it weren't for the imperial capital's west road controlled by the empire, lying in the middle, they might have already overwhelmed the imperial capital.

Other ministries that were floating between the two major forces either supported themselves and waited to see the situation, or saw that the Yelu family was no longer able to control the situation, so they began to secretly contact the Fengtai tribe, waiting for the Fengtai tribe to go south and carve up the Yelu family's piece of land together. Meat, in the face of the Long family's large-scale northward march, it is impossible to rely on these tribes.

"Father, I have just received news from the West Road of the Imperial Capital. Mongolian Luo from the Fengtai tribe has entered the Imperial Capital holding the Sirius Uka flag." Outside the gate, Yelu Qiyeguang's clear voice came, and he saw Yelu Qiyeguang holding a An emergency report came in, his expression extremely ugly.

"Mongolluo entered the imperial capital holding the Uka flag?"

Yelu Hongtai looked surprised. He couldn't believe his ears. He couldn't have heard wrongly. Why did Mongolia come to the Imperial Capital? It’s better to come to the Imperial Capital holding the banner of Sirius Uka! After asking again and getting the exact answer, Yelu Hongtai's old face suddenly felt angry.

Bastard, this is definitely premeditated. What a shrewd person the old fox Yelu Hongtai is. When it was confirmed that Mongolian Luo entered the imperial capital, the first thing that came to his mind was how could it be such a coincidence that Long Po returned to the army and Mongolian Luo entered the imperial capital? Half a month ago, Long Po was still in Daizhou with Feng There was a front-line battle in Taiwan, and in just half a month, the two sides that were supposed to be engaged in a raging war ended the war with such a tacit understanding. Then Long Po quietly led his army back to the southwest. The Fengtai tribe eagerly held the Sirius Uka flag and entered the imperial capital.

If this is a coincidence, who would believe it? There is no doubt that Long Po wanted to withdraw from the Daizhou front line and return. It would be strange that he did not have a secret truce with the Fengtai tribe. The Fengtai tribe dared to mess with the nerves of the Yelu family in the imperial capital at this time. Naturally, it was because they knew in advance that the Long family had withdrawn to the southwest. premise,

This is naked betrayal! The Fengtai tribe actually colluded with the Long family.

When he thought that his son Yelu Guda might have died in the battle in Yanzhou because of this, the Yelu family was in such a bad situation that they still haven't recovered. Yelu Hongtai's face turned livid, he gritted his teeth, and his old face was full of murderous intent. Looking at Yelu Qiyeguang, he was also secretly frightened. It had been a long time since he had seen his father look like this. Guang, afraid that Yelu Hongtai would be impulsive, quickly said, "Father, killing Mongolia will only make things more unfavorable to our Yelu family. Although Mongolia deserves to die, once the accusation of offending Sirius Wuka is spread, everyone will All the grassland tribes will immediately rise up against the Yelu family, and even our own subordinates will immediately rebel!"

"If Mongolia is allowed to swagger into the imperial capital, my Yelu family will probably fall apart!" Yelu Hongtai's face was stern. He suppressed the turmoil in his heart and sighed longly, saying, "Sirian Wolf Wuka is recognized as the leader of the grassland people." The ancestor is the divine wolf who raised the Golden Family. According to the rules of our prairie people, no one can To become king, even the former Khan could only bow his head in front of the banner of Sirius Uka, let alone a family like my Yelu family that is not a royal family. Mongolia held the Sirius Uka flag and entered the imperial capital. He wanted to severely disgrace the Yelu family and let all the grassland people see who is the most qualified family to ascend the throne of the Yelu Group."

Yelu Hongtai's voice paused, and he said with a solemn expression, "If he is allowed to walk smoothly once, even if our Yelu family holds back this tone, those tribes who are still waiting will immediately fall into the arms of the Fengtai tribe. I have to admit, The person who came up with this method is so shameless! This is a decisive blow to the Yelu family. The problem is that the Yelu family has no strategy to deal with it. They can only wait for death!"

"Actually, we are not completely helpless!" Yelu Qiyeguang seemed to have thought of something and said hesitantly.

"What method?" Yelu Hongtai's eyes flashed. Is there really a way to solve this fatal situation?

"Mongolian Luo entered the imperial capital just to shake the hearts of our Yelu family. Although Tianlang Uka is the wolf ancestor of our prairie people, it is mostly based on faith. In fact, the deterrent effect is not very strong, even if it is The ability to sway people's hearts is quite limited."

Yelu Qiyeguang's dark eyes sparkled, his voice paused, and then he lowered his head and said, "Compared to Sirius Wuka, there is actually one person who can scare all the grassland people. If this person..."

"Enough!"

Yelu Hongtai's expression suddenly changed, and he interrupted Yelu Qiyeguang sternly to continue speaking. His originally fiery gaze now became like a sharp blade, falling on Yelu Qiyeguang who lowered his head and did not dare to look at him. His nose was heavy. He snorted, "Although my Yelu family and the Emperor The marriage between the two countries has been confirmed, but I, Yelu Hongtai, am still the overlord of one party and not a puppet that needs to be controlled by others. Are you so eager to hand over the Yelu family to the hands of the empire? If this is the case, all I can say is? It was me, Yelu Hongtai, who went blind!

"Father, you know, I don't mean this. What I mean is!" Yelu Qiyeguang's face turned pale, and he bit his lip with his white jade teeth. "We can pass the empire and let the Yelu family become the king! As long as the Yelu family ascends the throne, The position of the royal court, then it is considered to be Tianlang What can Wuka do? He just wants to shake up the ministries, but once our Yelu family becomes a royal court with the support of the empire, those forces who are still waiting will have to consider the power of our Yelu family and the empire. It’s not something the Fengtai Department can compete with!”

"You mean to let the empire support the Yelu family in becoming king?"

Yelu Hongtai's eyes were red, as if he had been shocked by electricity. He was stunned. To be king was his lifelong wish. In order to become king, the Yelu family took 300,000 grassland tribes south and soaked in blood. In the war, he swept across Central Asia. In order to become king, he used his old body to personally preside over the war against Yan. In the Yelu family When he was at his strongest, he had already touched the edge of the throne with one hand. However, due to the tragic defeat of Yanzhou, he not only lost hundreds of thousands of troops, but even his own son died in Yanzhou. It was no longer possible for the Yelu family to become king. The dream, but now, it has been brought up by Yelu Qiyeguang. It is impossible to say that I am not moved at all!

"Father, don't forget that Emperor Falcon is not only the emperor of the empire, but also the king of the Liangting grassland people. When he marched eastward to Onnacuo, he even claimed to be a descendant of the Golden Family." Yelu Qiyeguang smiled slightly. After all, I have been paying attention to Fatty for a long time, and I also know some of the internal situations in the empire, so I immediately told Yelu Hongtai about the situation of the grassland people in the empire.

Of course, Yelu Hongtai knew that the empire had grassland cavalry, but he had never thought about it. Now that he heard Yelu Qiyeguang say that the emperor of the empire was the king of the seven million grassland people in the east and west, his eyes suddenly bulged. , he is the prime minister of the grassland royal court and has been in charge of the royal court’s internal affairs for many years. Why don't you know what seven million prairie people means? Even if one-third are men, they are still two million archer cavalry. Among them, there are still 500,000 to 600,000 young and strong warriors, which is the former royal court. At its peak, the number of grassland people on the Central and Northern grasslands was about five million.

After all, there are frequent internal fights among the grassland tribes, and the rise of the strong is often caused by internal killings and conquests. The accumulation of population is extremely slow. After the death of the former Khan, the royal court was in civil strife. The three princes competed for the position of the Khan, and the internal strife was even more severe. Among the eight armies of Dongting, three armies lost their combat strength due to internal strife, and were squeezed by the empire's eastward advance. Overwhelmingly, as many as 200,000 grassland warriors died at the hands of the empire alone. In the subsequent battle of the Imperial Wilderness, there were also 600,000 to 700,000 grassland tribes who surrendered to the empire. There are currently two major grassland groups, and the Yelujia Group has about 200 There are about 1 million in Wang Ting's hands, and the remaining more than 1 million are mostly those who work alone.

"So, the emperor's grassland khan is well-deserved." Yelu Hongtai's eyes were already shining. Such a powerful khan was right in front of him. Why didn't he see it? The emperor of the empire, the king of the grassland, any status like this is enough to push the Yelu family to the altar of the royal court. As long as the Yelu family becomes the royal court, the Fengtai tribe will be dumbfounded. No matter how powerful the Fengtai tribe is, it will still be... It is not a royal court, let alone that the Yelu family is fighting behind the emperor of a powerful grassland empire that controls seven million grassland people. It is more than enough to confer the Yelu family into a royal court.

If it were in the past, the emperor would definitely not do it, but it is different now. It would be beneficial and harmless to canonize his father-in-law as the Khan of Wangting!