Realm of Power

"Woo woo woo woo" a series of completely chaotic horn sounds, as if they were all made at the same time, the Southern Mountain warriors who heard these horn sounds stopped their weapons with strange faces, and quietly withdrew from the battlefield in front, leaving the Song Mountain Army behind.

"What's going on?" The soldiers of the Long family on the opposite side were also a little puzzled. The Southern Mountain Army, which had just fought desperately, was actually in chaos.

"Kill it!" The two Song Mountain Army troops that bore the brunt of the attack, with their wings completely exposed, were like wooden boards hit hard by a flood. Before they could react from the chaos, they were directly rushed from the front by tens of thousands of Long family infantrymen wearing armor and holding guns, who rushed in fiercely. The advantage of the Long family in numbers finally became the last straw that broke the camel's back for the Song Mountain Army at this moment. Almost as soon as they came into contact, they killed the array. The Song Mountain Army was like dry wheat stalks falling from a guillotine, squeezing and breaking from the middle, and the troops who had just withdrawn The southern mountain soldiers who went down looked at them with strange expressions.

"The Fourth Army was defeated, and the leader of the Fifth Army, Song Ke, was seriously injured."

The battle report from the front made Song Lu's face pale. The temporary withdrawal of the southern mountain tribes made the Song tribe mountain army, which was not very strong, be pushed to the front. Facing the pressure of the 300,000 Long family troops, in addition to the troops that could not escape on the battlefield, the location of the camp was also impacted by the avalanche-like collapse.

No matter how Song Lu explained, the leaders of each tribe were indifferent. "The Song tribe is about to stop treating us as human beings. Why should we work for the Song tribe? Even if we conquer the southwest, it belongs to the Song tribe. It has nothing to do with us? Since the Song tribe regards itself as the master of the south, the Song tribe should bear it all."

"Head of Suriname, you are related to my Song tribe by marriage. Don't you believe in my Song tribe?" Song Lu looked miserable. The war in front was already tense and could collapse at any time. Now he couldn't care about the so-called Song tribe. The face of the tribe, Song Lu looked at a middle-aged chief. The Su tribe also has a grand status among the thirty-six mountain tribes in the south, otherwise they would not be the relatives of the Song tribe. "Lord Song Lu, don't say that my Su tribe doesn't trust the Song tribe. After all, our two families are also relatives. It's really that my Su tribe also wants to survive." The Surinam chief said coldly, "Since your Song tribe wants to prove its innocence, then take out all the quotas. If you take them out, we will believe that your Song tribe is innocent! A mere two hundred people are nothing to the wealthy Song tribe, but for our small southern tribes, it is also good to be able to live a few more nephews and nieces and leave a hope for the tribe. Song Lu, this time in the southwest war, everyone has sold their lives for your Song tribe enough. Now it has come to this point. Don't you Song tribe even want to take out two hundred quotas to survive! I really misjudged your Song tribe. What the head of the southern mountains, I bah, a liar, a hypocrite!" "You!" Song Lu With a bleak face, he did not expect that the Su clan, which had always had a good relationship with the Song clan, would add insult to injury at this moment. He almost spit out a mouthful of blood. "Song Lu, you damn coward, why did you order the withdrawal? Do you know that your withdrawal has sent so many of my Song clan members to the butcher knife of the Long family?"

A Song clan general retreated from the front in a rage, thinking that it was the camp that ordered the troops to evacuate, and immediately attacked directly. His armor was covered with blood, and his legs were also red. He walked with a limp, gasping for breath in pain, but with a pair of red cow eyes, he actually burst into tears while talking

Song Lu also wanted to cry. He did not order the withdrawal. What should he do now? Where is the head of the family? He can no longer hold on here. If Song Que was here, he could rely on the prestige accumulated by Song Que over the years to suppress the throbbing of the various tribes in the southern mountains. But now, Song Que is not here, how can Song Lu alone suppress it!

"It's God's will to destroy my Song clan!" Song Lu looked up at the sky with a face full of grief and indignation. If he didn't need to stay in the camp, he would have rushed to the battlefield with a sword. At most, it would be this life. What's the pity? Even if he died, there was no coward in the Song clan!

At this moment, a knight rode in from outside the camp. As soon as he rushed into the camp, he immediately jumped off the warhorse that had not yet stopped. Seeing Song Lu surrounded by a group of mountain chiefs, he hurried towards Song Lu.

"It's Song Dan, Song Dan is back!" Some Song clan members who recognized the knight were already shouting somewhere. The voice reached Song Lu's ears, and Song Lu, who felt desperate, was shocked. What, Song Dan is back! Song Lu's eyes fell on the young man who hurried over, as if he had grabbed a lifeline. Song Dan went with the head of the family. Song Dan was back, and the head of the family should not be far away!

Seeing Song Dan's figure, the other mountain chiefs also fell silent.

For this murderous leader of the younger generation of the Song clan, the heads of the various tribes were still a little scared. The famous dead men of the Long family died at the hands of Song Dan, not even a hundred but eighty, several times. They all saw Song Dan, covered in blood, carrying a human head back to the camp like a demon. In the hearts of the mountain people, Song Dan was the most cunning hunter in the mountains and forests. In the southern mountains, if Song Dan was ranked second, there would be no one. People dare to be number one, even I also subconsciously thought of the rumors about Song Dan. Anyone who was killed by Song Dan would have a scalp cut off by Song Dan as a collection. It is said that Song Dan's favorite collection was people of high status. In the past two years, the South The Bai Lao tribe leader in the Thirty-Six Parts insulted the Song people, and as a result, his head was cut off on his bed that night. It is said that it was this Song Dan who did it, and the scalp of the leader was hung by Song Dan. On the wall of my bedroom,

In front of Song Dan, everyone subconsciously got out of the way due to the intense fear.

Although Song Dan didn't know what happened, he felt something was wrong from the surrounding situation. He came to Song Lu, took out a letter from his arms and handed it over, uttering four words: "Everything goes well!"

"You mean everything went well!"

Song Lu's body trembled slightly. These four words made him throw all the frustration and anger out of his mind. This was a code that had been drawn up long ago. If everything goes well, it means that the empire agrees to open the northern river channel. Gate, as long as the fleet moves north, they can jump out of the encirclement of the Long family and escape from this trapped area.

"Quick, come, get back to the Long family immediately. We agree to his conditions!" Song Lu shouted quickly. Under the Long family's full-scale attack, it is impossible to escape. What is needed most now is to get rid of the Long family first. Just hold on tight! Aren’t these mountain leader leaders asking for 200 quotas? All of them will be given to you! I won’t play with you anymore!

The white mist filled the air, like a big white carpet, floating on the earth. The sky was gradually getting brighter. Looking at the increasingly clear outline of Dijing West Road in front of him, Yelu Qiyeguang raised his hand. Thousands of people behind him The Baihe soldiers of the Yelu family stopped their horses neatly. The border line was in front of them. Entering without permission was a start of war.

In the distance, smoke and dust rise,

Sure enough, in front of Yelu Qiyeguang's eyes, a group of imperial cavalry was coming from the opposite side.

These imperial cavalrymen were all dressed in black armor, all made of fine armor. They carried longbows on their horses, and the red tassels on the top of their helmets were like a ball of fire leaping in the sun. The black armor on their bodies was extremely fine in the empire. Under the craftsmanship, there is an unusually magical black flashing, like a black hole, which seems to be able to attract even the surrounding light. These imperial cavalry are the border guards of the empire on the Imperial Capital West Road.

"I am the special envoy of the Yelu family!"

Yelu Qiyeguang showed a special token to the opponent, and at the same time felt the pause in the breathing of his subordinates behind him. Although the Baihe pro-army had outstanding combat power and was the top of the Yelu Group in combat power, no one would forget that they were there. Onnacuo, how the imperial army defeated the Lang Rui army with equally excellent combat power, just like how they treated the Yelu family like a bereaved dog. Generally driven south, this is an indelible shadow for the entire Yelu family. Even if they are horse-trampled by the Baihe pro-army in Zhongbia, there is still a gap compared with the other party. One is Zonghengzhong. Biya's Yelu Blade is another imperial eagle claw that makes the entire continent bow. Even the Yelu family can only bow their heads!

"A special envoy from the Yelv family?"

The imperial border cavalry in front stopped, and an imperial cavalry officer came out of the queue with a stern expression. He carefully checked the token in Yelu Qiyeguang's hand, and took a few glances at Yelu Qiyeguang's charming face. After confirming that it was correct, the officer The imperial cavalry officer saluted and said, "Her Royal Highness Princess Qiyeguang, my lord specially proposed that there is one point that needs to be explained to Her Royal Highness in advance to avoid misunderstandings."

"Do you mean the commander of the Imperial Wilderness Army? Yelu Qi's crescent-like eyes flashed with a glimmer of light. The Imperial Wilderness Army is in charge of the Imperial Wilderness Army, and the commander of the Imperial Wilderness Army is Bertrand Bonnie. , Yelu Qiyeguang was still a little worried about this cold and beautiful Bonnie Army Commander.

The cavalry officer did not admit or deny, but just took a deep breath, "Your Excellency, the Imperial Capital West Road is now under the management of the empire, so everything on the Imperial Capital West Road must comply with imperial laws. There are no slaves in the empire. All Biya people have been classified as citizens of the empire. Whether they are grassland people or Central Biya people, their status is the same. Your Highness, please restrain your subordinates. If something goes wrong, we can only Business is business!”

"I understand, thank you"

Yelu Qiyeguang nodded and expressed her gratitude. She knew what the other party meant. She also heard that after the Empire took over the Imperial Capital West Road, it had de-slaved all the Central Asians. In other words, the Empire West The Central Bian people on the road are not slaves, so it’s no wonder that the other party kindly reminded me that I These subordinates are used to being arrogant and arrogant in the Imperial Capital area, and treat the Central Asians like pigs and dogs. If they continue to do this on Imperial Capital West Road, the other party will directly deal with it according to the empire's methods. Fortunately, the thousand Baihe soldiers who accompanied them this time all He had already said hello in advance, so Yelu Qiyeguang was not worried about any problems.

"Then I wish Her Royal Highness a happy journey!"

The imperial officer nodded, waved to the border cavalry behind him, and led the cavalry to turn and head west.

He was actually sent by Bertrand Bonnie to deliver the message. The other party's token had the symbol of the Imperial Falcon. Even within the Empire, only those with a certain status could have it, and the headquarters of the Imperial Wilderness Legion, I also received a message from the Yelu family three days ago. Princess Yelu Qiyeguang of the Yelu family will soon enter Dijing West Road. , and there is also a portrait of Yelu Qiyeguang. As for the purpose of Yelu Qiyeguang entering the Imperial Capital West Road, that is what the higher-ups need to be concerned about. He is only responsible for delivering messages and protecting safety along the way, but he saw that there were a thousand people waiting on the other side. As for the cavalry, it is estimated that few of them would be safe enough to provoke a team of thousands of cavalry.

"Captain, what should we do now?" one of his subordinates said

"Go back to the legion's headquarters," the cavalry captain replied coldly. He couldn't help but glance at the direction the Yelu cavalry was heading in. Everyone said that the Yelu family was going to marry the empire. I don't know if this was true. If the news is true, does it mean that the Imperial Capital area and Imperial Capital Gaoxi Road will eventually be included in the territory of the empire?

As the imperial cavalry left, Yelu Qiyeguang led a thousand Baihe troops into the Imperial Capital West Road.

Looking at the land that once belonged to the Yelu family, Yelu Qiyeguang's eyes were quite complicated, and she was a little surprised in her heart, because in less than an hour after entering Dijing West Road, she had already seen three or four villages with smoke rising from the sky. , although they are not large, they are compared to those under the control of the Prairie Army. Compared to not seeing anyone for dozens of miles, it was already much better. When I heard the sound of horse hooves galloping by outside, some people ran out of the village out of curiosity. When they saw it was the prairie cavalry, they were immediately frightened. He had to quickly turn around and run away, still shouting "The prairie people are coming, everyone, run away!"

"Asshole, these Central Asians are so rude!" Hearing the voice coming from the village, a guard captain who was following Yelu Qiyeguang slapped his riding whip hard, and said with a ferocious expression on his face, " If it were in Dijing, the people in this village should be dragged behind the horse's butt to death. Otherwise, how would these Central and Asian people know how to respect their masters?"

"Who says otherwise? Ever since those so-called Imperial people entered the Imperial Capital, the slaves have become a little disobedient. It shows that the Empire's methods should not be introduced!" Another guard captain also said in a muffled voice with a heavy nose.

"That's enough. This is not the Imperial Capital, but the Imperial Capital West Road. There are no masters or slaves here. We are just grassland people passing by!" Yelu Qiyeguang's pretty face was as frosty as she glared at the guard captain fiercely.

"Yes, His Highness is right!" The guard captain twitched the corner of his mouth in embarrassment. It was already destined that Yelu Qiyeguang would become the next head of the Yelu family. Although these Baihe soldiers had some concerns about the future head of the Yelu family being a woman. dissatisfied, but their loyalty to the Yelu family is unquestionable.

"But having said that, the equipment on those imperial cavalry just now is really enviable!" A guard captain licked his chapped lips with a longing expression. "If our Yelu family has such equipment, what is a mere Fengtai tribe?" ! It is said that 30,000 sets of weapons and equipment will be shipped to Her Majesty the Princess for her marriage to the Empire, but I don’t know if it’s true!”

Hearing the words of the guard captain, the faces of the others cheered up. Only Yelu Qiyeguang couldn't laugh or cry in his heart. How could these soldiers of the Yelu family know that it was the sophistication of the emperor's weapons that caused the chaos within the Yelu family? Divided, the empire conquered the north and south, and became invincible. With the might of the imperial army, The name spreads far and wide, and the superior quality of the imperial weapons has become the first choice of many forces. Even the Yelu family, in addition to military expenses, spends three-quarters of their funds on purchasing imperial weapons. The dignified head of the Yelu family, Yelu Hongda, , I have long been reducing my offerings again and again, and I can’t wait to squeeze out the money from my teeth to buy a few more pairs of armors.

If the Yelu family is like this, one can imagine how much money has been spent within the Yelu Group.

This is all determined by the tradition of the grassland people. The grassland people have always believed that the scimitar and the horse are the fundamental way for a man to achieve success. The main reason is that there was a lack of iron in the grassland in the past, and a broken scimitar was almost melted. I don’t know. It has been passed down for generations, and they are reluctant to buy a new one. The frizzy leather armor on their bodies is also a treasure that has made countless peers jealous.

Where is it like now? The richness of the Central and Asian regions has enriched the grassland people who went south. Especially the Central and Asian people have the habit of hoarding weapons. With the fall of large areas, these weapons have all fallen into the hands of the grassland people.

However, the grassland people soon discovered that the weapons used by the Central Asians were all kinds of weapons that required formations to fight. Long spears, heavy shields, and horses hooked to the horse's legs were really not suitable for the habits of the grassland cavalry. The grassland people melted these weapons into fine iron, turning them into sharp scimitars and piles of heavy arrows.

Along the way, in the Imperial Capital area, even a seven or eight-year-old grassland child now has three or four heavy arrows in his quiver that were given as gifts by his elders, and a delicate and small scimitar on his waist. This is enough to show that the iron Flooding in areas controlled by prairie people,

And it happened to be in the area controlled by the grassland people. In order to weaken the resistance of the Zhongbia slaves, the control that the Zhongbia people were not allowed to own iron tools was extremely strict. In one household, except for the pots, all other items were made of iron. There can be no iron, and even production tools can only be made of wood. If found, it will be the crime of beheading the whole family.

The grassland people believed that without iron weapons, the Central Asians would not be able to resist the rule of the grassland people. However, they never thought that without iron weapons, the productivity would drop sharply. Weapons are no longer a problem for the grassland. That is, armored horses. In terms of armor, the armor of the Central Asians is heavy armor used by infantry. It is thick, but heavy. It is so heavy that even the Central Asians themselves are unwilling to wear it, let alone the grassland people who are accustomed to long bows and fast horses. Relatively speaking, the imperial armor is not only much lighter, but also not as strong as these Central Asian heavy armors. Especially the imperial armor has thickened layers in important parts, which greatly reduces the chance of the grassland army dying in battle.

Prairie people who have money have a habit of expanding their armies. This has been the consensus on the grasslands for countless years. Gold and silver cannot be eaten as food. If a tribe wants to be strong, it still needs scimitars and horses. , under this kind of thinking, it is conceivable that the grassland tribes have a need for ordnance. However, the grassland people are not an economically minded race. In order to expand their power and troops as quickly as possible, they can To seize more territory and slaves, many grassland tribes would rather bear heavy debts and insist on expanding their army. In this environment, even if some shrewd grassland tribe leaders see the problem, they can no longer stop this The general trend of expansion, the law of the jungle and the survival of the fittest, is a belief held by prairie people for countless generations. Watching the rise of other tribes is a sign of the demise of their own tribe.

It is now spring. Except for the somewhat prosperous atmosphere of the Imperial Capital itself, other areas are still large tracts of uninhabited wasteland. Occasionally, there are people farming, and there are only a few Central and Asian slaves holding wooden boards in their hands. Farming, looking at the weeds all over the ground, the prairie people like it even more, shouting that a good pasture has finally developed.

Using the land of the Imperial Capital to raise horses is the real pride of the prairie people. But behind this pride is the complete financial ruin of the Yelu family. If the Yelu family fails to improve, it is not just a matter of a decline in prestige. But complete bankruptcy!