Realm of Power

The blood-like setting sun shone from the other end of the ridge, and the animals running all over the mountain were driven forward like a torrent by two lines of cavalry.

As a war horn tore through the sky sounded, there seemed to be endless coercion covering the entire land of Kaishan. The two lines of Dongting cavalry spread out to drive away the prey before they began to slow down. After hearing three horns, , one of the Qianqi Commanders who led the team raised his hand and said sternly, "King Khan has enjoyed himself today. Everyone returns to the camp and will continue tomorrow."

"Yes!" The surrounding Dongting cavalry responded uniformly, and their voices resounded throughout the surroundings. There was no hint of dissatisfaction in them. Those who can hunt and protect King Khan are naturally the elites of the Dongting ministries. In the eyes of the grassland people, they are nothing but flowers. Glory that money can't buy is just driving away some prey. How can you feel tired after doing it countless times on the grassland? After getting the order, the whole line returned quickly like the tide receding, and the retreat was even more uniform. The horse's hooves raised the dust on the mountain like a storm. The rumbling sound gradually faded away, and soon they all disappeared in the distance. After the mountains,

Less than ten minutes after all the nearby prairie cavalry withdrew, a dozen figures cautiously jumped down from the tree trunks.

One of the young men secretly said that it was a good thing. If the imperial cavalry continued to move forward, they would be able to hide even if they didn't dare to tell him. The others immediately spread out and observed the surroundings vigilantly, checking carefully to make sure. After it was safe, the young man who looked like a mountain man bowed his hands to another big tree and said in a solemn voice, "Master, the imperial cavalry has withdrawn. It's safe all around. You can come out now."

A thin middle-aged man emerged from the back of the big tree, jumped to the ground lightly, and was staring at the direction of the imperial cavalry with strange eyes. His eyebrows were slightly furrowed, and his eyes were even more frightening.

"Master, since the Imperial Army has arrived at Mount Kaishan, it has saved us a lot of trouble. Why don't we wait until dark and I will take people to investigate first." The young man said respectfully to the middle-aged man. In the young man's heart, the center in front of him was The young man is the guardian of the Hundred Thousand Mountains in the south. Although this time he retaliated for the loss of the Long family in the southwest, was defeated, but it also set a record for the first time for the southern mountainous area to actively attack the Long family in the southwest. If the Long family had not returned to the army too quickly, and the mountain army had too many internal scruples, it would have already broken through the Long family's headquarters in Guanglin by now. , use the blood of the Long family to wash away the grief, anger and humiliation suffered by the southern mountains for decades,

This failure can only be said to be a result of God's calculations. It was not a defeat in battle. Who would have thought that the main force of the Long family, thousands of miles away, would suddenly come back like a magic weapon?

"No need. It would be too far-fetched to say that the emperor came to Kaishan for hunting at this time." The middle-aged man waved to the young man with a firm face. He was wearing a piece of Zhongbia soft armor and his eyes were shining** The biggest characteristic of a person is that his nose is a little hooked, which gives people a kind of pressure. If there are people who know him, they will inevitably exclaim, "How did this person appear here?" The number one person in the Southern Mountains and the leader of the Song clan, Song Que, should be facing a two-front attack from the Long Family.

It has reached a critical moment of life and death in the southern mountains. The head of the Song family would actually appear here. If he hadn't seen it with his own eyes, no one would believe it if he told it.

"Does the head of the family mean that the empire knows we are coming?"

Hearing Song Que's words, the young man was shocked, with a face full of disbelief. This secret journey north to Lanzhi City was known to only a few people even within the Shan Army. It was definitely a secret among secrets, because once the Shan Army as a whole Knowing that the leader of the Song clan, Song Que, had actually left the army, until more than ten close guards were alone in Beishan, they were afraid that they would be killed immediately. Even if the southern mountainous area has not fought with the Long family, it will completely collapse. This shows how top secret this matter is. Even if the empire has a hidden secret in the southern mountainous area, it is afraid that Song Quebei will not know about it. Regarding the advance, the family head actually meant that the empire not only knew that Song Que was marching north, but also garrisoned Kaishan in advance.

"I don't know either, it just feels like this!"

Song Que had a complicated look on his face, sighed, and said, "Originally, what I was most worried about this time when I secretly headed north to Lanzhi City was how I could hide the many eyes and ears that the Long family lurked in Lanzhi City after arriving in Lanzhi City. After all, once there was a little bit When the news reaches the ears of the Long family, it will be a total disaster for our southern mountainous city. disaster, but now, there is no such worry. You have all seen that the empire suddenly launched a hunt in Kaishan. It must have dispatched a large army and has blocked the entire nearby area. No matter how strong the Long family's eyes and ears are in Lanzhi City, this time Shi Ye would never dare to come to Kaishan. This is equivalent to clearing the obstacles for us in advance."

There was silence all around. The dozens of people who followed Song Que had shock on their faces. This couldn't be true. How could it be possible? Although they didn't believe what the family leader said, they still vaguely felt that the empire He suddenly started hunting in Kaishan and put on such a big show. Now it's Chunrong, who has just survived a long period of time. Prey in winter is considered very good if it doesn't starve to death. It's not like they haven't seen any skinny prey along the way. Under normal circumstances, there is value worth hunting there. Normal hunting requires waiting for the autumn to gain weight. That's right, this hunt by the empire is indeed something abnormal and strange.

From this point of view, apart from the fact that the Empire already knew that they would come to Kaishan, I really can’t think of any other reason.

"Okay, instead of being suspicious here, let's get straight to the point. Let's go directly to the imperial army's camp!" Song Que waved his hand to the followers, his eyes were firm, and the aura of being the leader of the Song clan who had been in power for many years suddenly burst out. come out

"Master, this matter should not be taken lightly. The master is concerned with the safety of the entire southern mountainous area. It is too risky to go to the imperial army camp like this!" When he heard that Song Que wanted to go to the imperial army in person to agree, the young man suddenly became anxious and quickly stopped him and said "The empire's attitude is unclear. This time the Long family's 300,000-strong army returned. It is said that they came from Fengshan, which is less than thirty miles away from Kaishan. Yes, there is not even the slightest news from the empire. If there is no collusion between the empire and the Long family, that would be damning. What if the empire has already formed an alliance with the Long family and the family leader will be directly arrested if he goes there, so why not? Let the younger one test the waters first. If the empire really joins forces with the Southwest Long Family, it doesn’t matter if the younger one dies. The head of the family is also asked to return immediately. "

"Return? Where can we go back?"

Song Que's eyes flashed with sadness, and he groaned with a heavy expression, "The retreat route of the army has been cut off. Currently, there are no other waterways that can allow our large fleet to evacuate, except the Beihe Channel controlled by the empire. This time We came to Lanzhi City secretly with the mentality of playing for the last time. If the empire agrees to let us enter Beihe Road, then everyone will have a chance to survive. Road, if the empire really joins forces with the Long family, it is bound to strangle all our southern mountains in the southwest river, then what is the point of me, Song Que, living alone! Don't be nagging, now that we are here, there is no possibility of turning back. Give it a try, I will go to the Imperial Camp in person tonight." Song Que waved his hand heavily, interrupting the young man who wanted to continue speaking.

Seeing that the head of the family was determined, the young man could only kneel down on one knee with a wry smile, "Since the head of the house has made the decision, I, Song Dan, can't say anything anymore. I just ask that the head of the house allows Song Dan to follow the head of the family to the imperial camp!"

"When I go to the Imperial Camp this time, I don't even know whether I will live or die. If you want to die with me, I won't stop you!"

Song Que looked at this leader of the younger generation of the Song clan with complicated eyes, Song Dan. Among the younger generation of the Song clan, he had the highest martial arts skills. He was the idol of countless young people in the southern mountains. He also entered the southwest this time. In order to deal with the southwest The captain of the Mountain Ghost Team of the Song Clan formed through the assassination of dead men of the Long family. He is famous in the southern mountains for being good at close combat. , the most brutal time, he once fought two mountain bears alone, killing one and seriously injuring another. This time when they marched into the southwest, at least seventeen or eighteen of the Long family's famous assassins in Central Asia died in his hands. They were passing through a dense route on the way north, which also opened the way for Song Dan to move forward. On the way, he encountered a secret sentry from the Long family and had already been injured in several places.

The night breeze is gentle, with a bit of the chill of early spring blowing on the face, giving people a tenderness like a lover

When it got dark, Song Que and his party headed in the direction where the Imperial Army had just withdrawn. The Imperial Army's camp was not very far away. Pieces of white military tents almost covered the outer foot of Kaishan Mountain. Bonfires in the camp seemed to fill the sky. The starry sky is surrounded by a temporary fence constructed of wooden rafts. Outside the fence, there are trenches several meters deep and several wooden rafts. The quality arrow towers stood at the four corners of the camp. They seemed loose, but when the camp's firelight shone on several large metal objects on the arrow towers, Song Que and others' eyes immediately flashed with horror. They were imperial heavy ballistae. There was a metallic flash, and even on a high platform in the camp, Song Que saw a row of black tubes from the Imperial Thunder God.

In the center of the camp, there were more than a dozen huge bonfires lined up. A fiery red figure flew through the middle like a shooting star. While it was dazzling, the white lines seemed to have eyes, flying continuously over the huge bonfires. The bonfire was firmly planted at the other end of the camp. On a round grass target nearly a hundred meters away, ten arrows hit the target ten times, which was so amazing that it immediately attracted cheers from all around.

The red figure also began to slow down the horse's speed. She looked like a stunning woman with a charming figure. The braid on her head was draped over her shoulders like a waterfall. She was wearing a bright red prairie robe and holding a hand. Holding a prairie compound bow, his eyes were as bright as autumn water. Under the cheers of the crowd, he raised the prairie bow in his hand, as if to respond to the surroundings.

"It's a woman!" Song Que's pupils tightened. He didn't expect that the marksman who just shot such sharp and fast arrows was actually a delicate woman. He couldn't help but sigh. The empire's background was indeed deeply hidden. Not exposed,

"Song Dan, if you fight against this girl, what are your chances of winning?" Song Que looked at Song Dan next to him.

"Within ten meters, this girl will die. Beyond ten meters, I will die." Song Dan's face also changed a little. He took a deep breath and said, "It seems that I underestimated the empire." I thought that the empire was like this in the Western Continent. The country relies on the excellent military forging industry of the Western Continent , The armor may be the best in the world, no one can match it, but when it comes to personal force, there is no way to compare with China and Belgium. China and Belgium have martial arts in the north and south, with tens of thousands of martial arts masters, hundreds of them. The sect has a long history, what is there in the Western Continent? I heard that it was just a few horizontal cuts and straight cuts, and they relied entirely on the brute force of the people from the Western Continent to win. There are all kinds of secret techniques that are emphasized in Central and Asian martial arts. I didn't expect that there is such a lap of archery."

"Archery?" Song Que's eyes flashed deeply, and he said in a serious tone, "It is not archery that makes the empire dominate the world, but the imperial crossbow that can penetrate gold and stone."

Entering the imperial camp this time, Song Dan was determined that if the empire really turned against him, he would arrest the emperor first. Even if he risked his own life, he would bring the head of the family out of the imperial camp safely, but he didn't. Thinking that just one woman was enough to make him, a top martial arts expert in China and Africa, feel chills running down his back.

Riding a horse galloping in the dark night, you can still hit the target hundreds of meters away with ten arrows. If there is a real fight, the other party may only need a string of arrows, which is enough to shoot most of the Central and Bian masters. Even if you are a hornet's nest, you will not have a 30% chance of being able to avoid it. Such archery skills are only available to very few marksmen even in the northern grassland army, but here in the imperial army, it is just a woman!

"Your Majesty, would you dare to make a bet with me to see who can kill enough prey this time? If we only talk about archery, I, Dongting, will be ranked second, and absolutely no one will dare to be ranked first. If it were not for your Majesty's face, during the day I will kill all the prey in this mountain!”

Ruitang Tingna didn't know that she had frightened the Song people. Zhengzhi, with a strong and graceful figure, got off the horse and placed a glass of kumiss on the fat man's table. She was dressed in an exquisite and luxurious bright red prairie robe. big red bonfire Against the background of the fire, the fiery amorous feelings of the prairie beauties are even more revealed. The legs are so slender and the buttocks are so plump. Under the bright red prairie robe, the bumps and undulations of every place on the body are woven into a breathtaking form. Obsessed with curves. ,

"Just bet, you can hunt all the prey in the mountain, right? Tonight, I will beat you first, so that you can't even mount the horse. Let's see how you hunt tomorrow."

The fat man picked up the glass of kumiss and took a generous sip. He laughed loudly, took Ruitang Tingna's hand and held her in his arms. He knew that according to the rules of the prairie people, a woman toasting in person was actually a toast. This kind of invitation, not to mention that for a woman like Ruitang Tingna, she admires the strong in her heart.

"Come just come, no one is afraid of whom!"

Ruitang Tingna's charming eyes shone, and she twisted her waist and struggled in the fat man's arms. Her face was red and she was biting her lips, which made her look even more stunning. The strong and frank nature of a prairie woman can make a man's heart the most. The fire is lingering, not to mention the heroic appearance of Ruitang Tingna galloping on the horse just now, which is enough to make any man holding her have the urge to conquer.

Seeing that King Khan and the eldest princess both said such words, the others immediately looked like they were drunk. After laughing loudly, the birds and beasts immediately dispersed. If they dared to stay any longer, the imperial guards were asking for the general's tent. When the curtain was lowered, an imperial guard captain hurriedly ran over from a distance. The nearby guards were all winking at the guard captain. At this time, they could not go.

But the guard captain obviously had to bite the bullet, took a deep breath, and reported tremblingly outside the military tent, "Your Majesty, there is someone outside the camp asking to see you!"

"Who is he?" The curtain of the military tent was suddenly opened from the inside, and His Majesty the Emperor, who had looked stern just now, came out, but now he was stern and showed no sign of being drunk. Next to the Emperor, Princess Ruitang Tingna looked very serious. curious look

"The other party calls himself..." Thinking of the identity reported by the visitor, the guard captain still hesitated, gritted his teeth and said, "The other party claims to be the leader of the Song clan in the south, Song Que!" There was a sudden intake of breath all around, and even Ruitang Tingna blinked several times. Shouldn't the leader of the Song clan be dealing with the brutal strangulation of the Long family? Why did it appear here?

"Haha, I thought this lost lamb was really lost!" Instead, the emperor smiled coldly and looked at his princess, "Do you still want to compete with me in hunting? Do you think this prey is more satisfying than yours?" How about mountain prey?”