Realm of Power

Imperial Camp

The warm wind in April in the Imperial Capital Plain carries the fragrance of green grass, blowing from the direction of the forest full of wild flowers in the distance. The wind blows through the green earth, like an invisible big hand deliberately suppressing it. What, the long and bright river of stars is like a huge horizontal river, covering the entire sky,

Princess Mingyue of Zhongbia clasped her hands, and with a pair of bright moon-like eyes, she stared at the once-familiar Imperial Capital Plain under the moonlight, full of complexities.

Once upon a time, the Imperial Capital under the sky was the political and cultural center of the entire Central Asian Empire. It was the largest city in the world with the largest population, the most advanced economy and trade, and the most prosperous culture. Cities were adjacent to each other and there were countless villages. Now there are only The ruins are everywhere. No matter how much the Yelu family wants to restore the glory of the imperial capital, its nature as a grassland regime has determined its rule over the conquered areas. Suppression is far greater than restoration.

From the wasteland in front of us, we can see that the Yelu family is indeed recovering slowly.

For several years, the Yelu family has been engaged in external expansion and conquest, and it is impossible to focus the country on development. Therefore, although it has been occupying the Imperial Capital area for two years, except for the Imperial Capital city and its surrounding area of ​​50 miles, other The area is still the same as it was after the grassland army ravaged it. The remaining walls are exposed, and under the waning moon in the morning wind, it looks like a crouching dark beast.

The ruins of Guangwu City ahead are several miles away. When the Central Asian troops and the grassland people fought in Guangwu City, Princess Mingyue knew how tragic the situation was under Guangwu City even though she was deep in the palace. It is said that only the corpses were piled up to a height of 150 feet in Guangwu City that winter. It was more than half of the wall. At that time, I didn’t know what war was, but when I think about hundreds of thousands of troops fighting in this city for a whole winter, and nearly 200,000 people died on both sides, I knew that this The so-called Guo of Three Miles, the Acropolis of the Imperial Capital, a City of Five Miles, was such a tragic scene at that time

Not to mention, the grassland people deliberately piled the corpses of dead soldiers from both sides under the city, poured water on them, and the next day there was a siege battle lane made of frozen corpses, and then they stepped on these corpses and screamed to continue the battle lane. Charge up, pile the dead on top, and keep charging. No matter how high the Guangwu city wall is, there will always be a time to charge up.

Princess Mingyue still remembers that her emperor brother personally went to Guangwu to supervise the battle. When he came back, his face was so pale that he almost fell down in the court meeting. It was said that he was frightened by the brutal battle situation in Guangwu City.

There are also people who later insisted on escaping from the Imperial Capital despite the millions of living beings in the Imperial Capital. It was because of the sequelae of the stimulation in Guangwu City that the grassland people hated Guangwu City. It can be seen from the ruins all over the ground that this is a The battlefield is also the only way to enter the imperial capital from the west. Such an important place must have been heavily guarded if it had been in the Central Asian Empire.

But now, in this area, there is no trace of a single soldier.

Although the Imperial Capital Plain is the hometown of the Yelu family, it does not mean that it is peaceful. Yelu revolutionized and Dahua returned. With the Imperial Capital as the core, it radiated to the surrounding areas and divided each tribe into their own ruling areas. This so-called innovation is actually It is in the same vein as the grassland royal court government system, but the moving king on the grassland The court tent has turned into the Imperial City that cannot be moved. The Imperial Capital Plain seems to be three to four hundred miles in scope. In fact, if you leave the Imperial Capital for fifty miles, you are already out of the so-called safe range. This is true in the Imperial Capital where the Yelu family is located. environment, you can imagine the environment in other areas controlled by grassland people.

Robbery is as simple as daily life for the grassland people. Even if they have conquered Central Asia and obtained as much wealth and slaves as mountains and seas, this concept from the roots of the nomadic people still does not exist. There have been too many changes. Although each tribe has its own sphere of influence, being able to snatch slaves from other tribes is not a shame in the eyes of the prairie people, but an honor. Using the enemy's material wealth to solve their own problems has always been considered The grassland people regard it as the wisdom given to them by the Immortal God.

It's just that she suddenly encounters bandits in the Imperial Capital area, which really makes Princess Mingyue feel incredible.

"Sister Mingyue, the wind is clear and the moon is cold, it's better to go back to the tent and take a rest!"

Bertrand Bonnie came up from behind. As the imperial envoy, Bertrand Bonnie quietly put on the heavy armor for combat. Princess Mingyue came outside the tent because she found that the military tent was full of barrels. Buckets of water, this is a layout that is only made during combat to prevent enemy rockets from burning down the camp.

"Are there any "guests" coming tonight?"

Princess Mingyue looked back from a distance with a calm expression and asked curiously

The red bonfires in the camp made the sky red. On the sentry towers erected at the four corners of the camp, the eyes of the sentries were frighteningly bright. The raised plateau outside the camp was surrounded by a stretch of desolate weeds. This was the biggest danger. An abnormal place. According to the rules, camping in such a place would be too conspicuous. The weeds outside the earth will also be cleared away, but today, the emperor did not do this. Even the imperial guards who passed by just now had the imperial ceremonial sword as a decoration on their waist, which had been turned into a thick combat sword. Behind them The imperial crossbows all have their strings unstrung. You only need to insert the crossbow arrows and you can shoot.

In the distance, there was the sound of the wooden door opening at the camp gate, a burst of horse hooves came straight in, and smoke and dust rose. Tonight, the patrol cavalry came back early.

"The guests are not, they are just a group of arrogant money wolves." Bonnie Burant chuckled, and undisguised contempt flashed in her bright eyes. Under the moonlight, the female knight was even more delicate and graceful. The incomparable contours show off the half-covered ears, which are crystal clear and white.

"Who is the other party?"

Princess Mingyue opened her eyes wide and looked at Bonnie Berlant in surprise. Although she was mentally prepared, she was still frightened by this possibility. She couldn't imagine facing the empire at its peak and facing two thousand powerful imperial guards. , who has the heart of a bear but the courage of a leopard, and actually plans to attack the empire?

This is simply playing with fire. Although the empire does not have too many troops in Central Bia, it has just severely damaged the Long family in the southwest. Its combat power is so strong that it has shocked the entire Central Bia, not to mention, just Bonnie Bertrand in front of her. , the 100,000 troops under his command were pressing on the West Road of Imperial Capital, like a fierce tiger watching the changes in the entire Central Asia,

"To be honest, I don't know, and I hope this is just a hypothesis."

Bertrand Bonnie playfully stuck out her tongue, shrugged her shoulders, paused in her voice, and continued, "In the evening, the teacher sent someone to deliver a secret letter. It was because of this secret letter that the original I was preparing to set up camp at Fengqiao, but I ordered to deliberately cross the camp point at Fengqiao, and instead marched an extra twenty miles forward, and did not stop the camp until the bright moon went up."

"Under normal circumstances, these twenty miles are nothing, but if what the teacher mentioned is true, and if there is really a force on the way, preparing to target the imperial envoys, then the twenty miles that have come many times will be nothing. It is enough to see many problems. The sudden change of itinerary will inevitably disrupt the opponent's attack plan. , there are two thousand imperial guards in the imperial mission. If the other party wants to deal with the defensive strength of two thousand imperial soldiers, the number of troops it needs to gather must be at least twice that. With such a large number of people, no matter how they hide it, they can't face it. It is absolutely impossible to deal with the sudden extra twenty miles without showing any flaws."

"What if the other party doesn't choose tonight?" Princess Mingyue frowned slightly

"No," Bertrand Bonnie said resolutely. "This place is less than sixty miles away from the Imperial Capital. That is to say, after tonight, the envoy group will arrive at the Imperial Capital tomorrow. Even if the other party is very capable and bribes the insiders of the Yelu family, It is absolutely impossible to attack the imperial mission under the eyes of the 20,000 Baihe soldiers transferred back from the Yelu family."

"Tonight is the other party's last chance."

Bertrand Bonnie suddenly turned her head and looked at the camp gate.

An Imperial Scout Cavalry is rushing into the camp gate. This Imperial Scout is covered in mud and looks very embarrassed, but he has a panting look on his face. It seems that he came at full speed, but this is exactly what he saw. , causing Bertrand Bonnie to sigh, "Actually, I hope it's just a fake news, but unfortunately, it seems to be true. If he hadn't discovered something, the scout wouldn't have rushed back. He should have been at Maple Bridge." "

The imperial scout jumped off his horse and ran towards the military tent where Bonnie was. He knelt down on one knee behind Bonnie and panted, "Sir, just after the envoys crossed the Maple Bridge, In the last two hours, there were probably thousands of people Unknown enemies appeared in Maple Bridge, and then new people joined. When I left, the number of enemies gathered in Maple Bridge had exceeded three thousand. There seemed to be more people on the other side, but I was afraid of delaying the time of return. I had no choice but to Left early! “

"Thank you for your hard work, go down and rest!"

Bertrand Bonnie's face showed a look of solemnity, and she waved her hand to the imperial scout.

"Woo"

In the distance, a burst of war trumpets suddenly came from the sentry towers at the four corners of the camp.

Bertrand Bonnie's pretty face changed, and Princess Mingyue raised her head and looked in the direction of the horn with a horrified expression. Although she knew that the other party might attack the imperial camp, she didn't expect that the other party would dare to be so blatant. This is still Yelu after all. The family's base camp just rushed over with thousands of troops.

This is completely ignoring the existence of the Yelv family.

"Haha, it seems that we still underestimated the enemy's courage!" Bonnie smiled bitterly, took a deep breath, and said in a condensing voice, "I originally guessed that the opponent would have double the strength at most, but it seems that we still underestimated the opponent. When the scouts left, there were three thousand people, and in the end it was possible that there were five or six thousand people. It was possible to gather such a large force in the Imperial Capital area where the Yelu family was based, if it hadn't been for the Yelu family. I am afraid that no one will believe me even if I go out. It is no wonder that the other party dares to be so sure that the crime of attacking the imperial mission will be framed on the heads of the Yelu family. Bertrand Bonnie can even be sure that among these people, There are many people who belong to the Yelu family. If so many people are thrown out to admit this matter, no matter how much the Yelu family denies it, they will not be able to escape it. This is also the most ruthless part of the other party. "

Princess Mingyue looked silent. As the eldest princess of the royal family of China, she had seen much further than Bertrand Bonnie.

It seems that the emperor of the empire forced the Yelu family to establish a royal court. It seemed that it was not just a whim, but a real scheming, because the Yelu family was really in trouble, and even so many people from the other party had sneaked into their own camp.

If the empire does not push the Yelu family forward at this time, it is afraid that the Yelu family will collapse and it will be a waste of money for others.

, helping the Yelu family become a royal court, at least they can get the name of a royal court, and also have the name of interfering with the grassland people in China. Originally, she had some objections to the fat man's sudden forceful push for the Yelu family to establish a royal court, but now she sees The Yelu family is in such a situation, but I have to admire it.

The emperor's political vision was so outstanding that he became a saint.

"Sir, there are a large number of enemies in the east of the camp!" The report of an imperial guard came to my ears.

"Send the order, fight." Bertrand Bonnie pulled out her saber and began to mobilize people. Princess Mingyue returned to the camp on her own, knowing that she was completely useless in such a battle. She stayed outside and was held back.

Berlantbonnie climbed onto the wooden sentry towers at the four corners of the camp. Although she was mentally prepared, the sight in front of her made Berlantbonnie tighten her grip on the sword, and her lips couldn't help but trembled slightly: "There are so many !”

"It is true that there are too many of them. It is also dark and it is impossible to figure out the number of the opponent at all." The guard captain on the sentry tower also had a solemn look on his face. He heard a thunderous rolling sound in the distance, and the enemy spread out across the board. Attacked, with deafening shouts of killing, the grass mat that had just grown to the position of the horses' hooves on the east side of the imperial camp seemed to be scraped away by a strong force.

Thousands of unknown cavalrymen moved their horses steadily, like a black line appearing on the opposite side

In the night wind, the queues of cavalry began to increase. Broken grass clippings scattered in the wind, and countless helmeted wolf tails fluttered in the wind. The thing that made Bertrand Bonnie's pupils shrink slightly was , these attacking cavalry all wore uniform Zhongbia armor, and the formation of thousands of troops rushing towards them showed no trace of panic at all. The signs of chaos are definitely the elite cavalry who have experienced battles for a long time. The cavalry that shook the earth and the mountains rushed into the formation. The opponent actually planned to break down the camp fence in one fell swoop. Such a confident attack method. If he didn't know that it was not the Yelu family, Bo Even Lant and Bonnie would think that the one who launched the attack was the most powerful Baihe soldiers of the Yelu family.

"The whole army is pressing forward!"

Munroza followed behind the front group of cavalry. What he was good at was not force. Seeing the horses' hooves thundering like thunder rolling in the sky and spreading out on both sides, like a huge arc extending towards the imperial camp, Munroza Zha's nervous eyes were filled with blood. The bold decision to attack the imperial camp head-on was made by Hu Lie, who was in charge of sniping. Only with enough pressure would the female special envoy of the empire come out and have a chance to snipe.

"Go forward, Goulou, prepare!" The prairie cavalry rushing forward were gathering into a huge arrow, aiming directly at the gate of the imperial camp. The bright bonfire even illuminated their ferocious faces. Their high horsemanship skills lie on the horse's back On the back, waves rolled like waves, bursts of passionate shouts came from the mouth, the prairie cavalry swooped in front like layers of walls, the sound of horse hooves could finally be heard, roaring like thunder, it was impossible to tell the points, but A loud rumble

They were the dead men of the Fengtai tribe lurking in the Imperial Capital area. They were originally intended to be used as a desperate force to incite internal strife within the Yelu family and to take advantage of the opportunity to attack and kill senior members of the Yelu family. This was the plan originally proposed by Mongolia. He believed that Yelu Home The family has already rebelled. If we can kill Yelu Hongtai and Yelu Qiyeguang with one strike, the Yelu family will collapse without the Fengtai tribe going south to fight hard. In this way, we can not only get the imperial capital of the Yelu family, but also preserve the strength of the Fengtai tribe. ,

This plan was supposed to be launched last month. As long as it succeeds, the Imperial Capital will be at your fingertips.

However, Yelu Hongtai suddenly launched a purge in the Imperial Capital area some time ago, which completely disrupted the entire plan. All the joints that had been opened were suddenly replaced by Yelu Hongtai's cronies. I don't know how Yelu Hongtai noticed it. , on the day Yelu Qiyeguang was sent away, he secretly mobilized 30,000 murderous Baihe The pro-army troops entered the imperial capital, and the bloody purge that followed resulted in the killing of nearly ten thousand people within the Yelu family. Eight generals were implicated and deprived of power because of this alone. Those who cost the Fengtai tribe a lot of money were finally able to survive. The military generals bribed by the Yelu family were either detained, killed, or exiled from the imperial capital.

These generals who had their entire army detained in the Imperial Capital eventually had to fight with the Fengtai tribe to a bloody head on the northern border wall. The remaining ones were frightened by the cruel methods of the old fox Yelu Hongtai, regardless of Fengtai. No matter how the ministry offered benefits afterward, I would never dare to mention betraying the Yelu family again.

At the same time, because the Yelu family blocked the area around the Imperial Capital, these thousands of Fengtai tribe dead soldiers who had painstakingly infiltrated were left behind in the Imperial Capital.

Munroza entered the Imperial Capital this time to deal with the aftermath. Previously, the Yelu family blocked the Imperial Capital and could not escape. But now, all forces have gathered in the Imperial Capital, and the Yelu family's blockade has been lifted. As long as the attack is completed tonight, Monroza will immediately This group of people will be allowed to leave the Imperial Capital, leaving the Yelu family without any clues. The traces can be grasped. Nearly five thousand dead soldiers of the Fengtai tribe, as well as the escort cavalry of the Fengtai tribe who are accompanying them this time, and more than 5,500 Fengtai tribe warriors who are determined to die, constitute tonight's attack on the emperor. With the strength of the battalion, even if there is a real mountain in front of him, Monroza is confident of leveling it, let alone the temporary imperial camp.

"Yeah"

Hu Lie's tall body was hidden in the darkness, his eyes like an eagle fell on the imperial camp in front, and in his hand was a grassland bow with a length of two meters.

As his unusually strong arms exerted force, the winch-like bowstring suddenly turned into a full moon. The arrow painted black could not reflect the slightest light under the moonlight. As a grassland archer, Hu Lie was confident enough to hit any target within a hundred meters. Moreover, the moon tonight was so bright. As long as the woman appeared, this arrow would take her to Changshengtian!