Realm of Power

In the pale sky, the outskirts of Taizhou Military Camp were already crowded with refugees. Longda, the defender of Taizhou City, stood on the wall of Taizhou Military Camp, looking at the scene in front of him, his face pale. He saw ragged, almost unarmed civilians like dense ants filling the surroundings of Taizhou Military Camp.

"What is going on?" Longda felt his whole head buzzing, and his hand tightened around the hilt of the knife. Even he had never seen so many people. There were too many. If it was only tens of thousands of people, Taizhou would have deliberately sent soldiers to drive them away. But now the number of people was beyond his imagination. It was densely packed with people.

Looking at it, the riverbed and mudflats outside Taizhou City, which were more than ten miles long, could not accommodate them. It seemed that there were only people under the sky and the earth. Speaking of it, Taizhou Military Camp was not small. It was originally used to store supplies for the army. It was three or four miles long and wide. It was not only a logistics base for storing supplies, but also a base for blocking the grassland. The bridgehead fortress where people went south again

There were 6,000 troops stationed there, and the weapons and supplies were sufficient. Even if they were besieged, they could support more than three months. The walls of the Taizhou military camp were made entirely of large stones transported from Sunset Mountain dozens of miles away, just to deal with the bombardment of the dreaded Imperial Thunder God of the Yelu family. But now, looking at the refugees outside the military camp, the Long family warriors who did not change their expressions even in the face of the grassland cavalry felt that the walls of the entire Taizhou military camp were trembling. The entire Taizhou military camp was just like a reef before a huge wave, and it could be submerged by countless people at any time.

"Sir, these refugees first attacked Huangcheng Prefecture, and then looted Kucheng County. I don't know who leaked the news that there were enough food for 100,000 troops in my Taizhou military camp for a month. Now all the refugees returning to the south are coming here." A Long family guard reported to Longda with a pale face

"These refugees attacked Huangcheng Prefecture and Kucheng County? "

Long Da's face became even gloomier when he heard this. In order to supply the 300,000 troops, the Central Asian side not only built seven or eight military towns along the river, but also used the areas near the military camp as logistics supply areas. Huangcheng Prefecture and Ku County were specifically used to supply the Taizhou military camp. In order to promote the Northern Expedition, Long Po ordered a large number of supplies to be stored in these military towns, waiting for the Yelu family and the Fengtai tribe to fight, and immediately mobilized 300,000 tiger and wolf troops to attack the Imperial Capital. However, unexpectedly, the news that the emperor appeared in the Imperial Capital eventually made it impossible for the Long family to order the northward advance.

The Fengtai tribe in the north seemed to be arrogant, but who knew that they were so vulnerable to a fight. In just one short night, the entire battle situation was reversed by the coalition forces of the empire and the Yelu family in the Han River. Not only Menggu Luo was killed and his head was chopped off. In the end, the entire Fengtai tribe of more than 200,000 people was strangled by the original allies. The opportunity for the Long family to advance northward was wasted. The emperor's return to the south completely annihilated the Long family's intention to advance northward to recover the imperial capital. Now they are still stuck in the quagmire of the Central Biya court. Unexpectedly, the situation is so explosive in a blink of an eye.

Tens of millions of Central Biya people returned south! Such a large flow of people poured into the entire river area like a raging fire. Not only did it disrupt the situation that was finally settled in the south of the river, but even the 300,000 Central Biya troops stationed in the river area were impacted.

In fact, Long Po did not think that these refugees were They dared to attack those areas where troops were stationed, but the situation was much more complicated than Long Po had imagined. These refugees returning from the south were crowded in the north of the river. Although they were suffering from hunger and hardship, they at least thought that as long as they crossed the river, they would have food to eat. Who knew that after crossing the river, they found that the scene here was even worse than the north of the river. In the north of the river, although the rule of the Yelu family was cruel, at least there was some soup to fill their stomachs. After crossing the river, they found that there was no food prepared here at all, and they were only required to eat according to the management of various places. Although various places along the river set up relief according to the order of the court, with so many people pouring in at once, the food in various places was reduced almost like snow melting in the scorching sun. With millions of mouths to feed, even the local Taking out all the inventory and some of the military's relief food is just a drop in the bucket.

"It is obviously overwhelmed, why let 300,000 troops press on the river line? Not only is it a waste of military food, but it also makes the return to the south even more congested." In the court, someone proposed to relieve the food pressure and require the 300,000 troops stationed on the river to withdraw to the rear. At first, Long Po disagreed. Although the Yelu family has negotiated with Central and Eastern Biya, the Yelu family has completely turned the tables in the battle of Han River. Now there is no pressure in the north. Who dares to say that they will not attack the south again? However, a minister said, "So many millions of refugees are still crowded on the river. Even if Yelu wants to go south, he can't cross the river. Can he grow wings and fly across the river!"

Unable to bear the pressure, Long Po can only order the garrison to temporarily withdraw to reduce food consumption and free up food to help the victims

The army retreated, and the military forts that had stored military supplies under the protection of the army were suddenly like shells exposed after the rising and falling tide, exposed to millions of screaming refugees returning to the south. The consequences can be imagined. You know, driven by thoughtful people, the refugee riots that spread throughout the Great River area suddenly exploded like a blowout. This is not only the case for the Taizhou military stronghold, but also for other military strongholds that have hoarded supplies. The army can evacuate, but these military strongholds full of supplies cannot be evacuated at all. The refugees' eyes have long been fixed on the location of these large armies' rations. I dare not, because the army is stationed here, and now, the army has retreated fifty miles, what is there to be afraid of! Moreover, these are all soldiers from China and Biya. Can they still kill China and Biya themselves? If you want something to eat, just go to these military camps and ask for it. Even if there is only a little leakage, it will be enough for everyone to eat before you have the strength to continue heading south!

"After all, you are also our soldiers from Central and South Africa. Are you just going to watch us starve to death like this?" someone shouted among the refugees. With a pair of hungry red eyes and withered arms, the Central and South African soldiers on the military camp were shocked. My heart trembled when I saw it. Under the rule of the grassland people, these Central and Asian people were severely malnourished.

"This is full of military resources. Anyone who touches the military resources without permission will die! The army is fifty miles away and is already on its way back. If you don't want to die, please leave immediately!" Long Da stood on the military stronghold with a stern expression, raising his head with a stern expression. Hands, above the military stronghold, the Chinese bows were fully drawn, and the cold arrows pointed at the sea of ​​people below. The atmosphere was tense to the extreme, like a taut thread. Once it breaks, it will be a mountain of corpses and a sea of ​​blood. The hands of the archers on the military stronghold are trembling slightly. So many people are all compatriots in China and Libya. If they all rush forward, is it really impossible to shoot? Looking at the military stronghold, There were bows and arrows lined up on the front line, and the crowd below was also a little commotion. The military's pressure was still there. Although the refugees attacked the local government, they still felt a little embarrassed when facing a real military stronghold.

"We are Central Asians. Why are the bows and arrows of the grassland people pointing at us?"

"When the grassland people came, they immediately abandoned us and ran away, and now they are pointing their bows and arrows at us. Are you actually Central Asians?"

"I just want to eat once, so that I can continue heading south!" There was a boiling denunciation among the refugees.

"Go back, everyone. This place is full of military rations. If you eat the military rations, you will die!" The general waved his hands with an ugly expression. At this moment, a cold light flew out from the position of the military camp and penetrated below. The celebrity's neck was spattered with blood, and the metal head of the arrow cluster emerged from the back of the refugee's neck. It was an arrow, directly Shot through the throat of the refugee, the refugee's bulging eyes suddenly collapsed, and the whole scene fell silent. Both sides looked at all this in stunned silence. The military archer who shot the arrow also had a dull look on his face. This was a scene. A new soldier, with no combat experience at all, had drawn his bow for so long, and his hands were sore that he unconsciously let go.

"It's over!" Long Da looked defeated. The situation he had already controlled was ruined by this arrow.

"Killing! The military is killing people! If you don't want to die, move forward." Someone among the refugees shouted, and the crowds of people crowded together surged. The soldiers on the wall were also completely confused. They looked at the stone wall of the military wall. The refugees are at a loss.

"It's already this time, why are you still hesitating? Shoot! Even if you are charged, we must not let the Taizhou military camp fall into the hands of these refugees." Long Da shouted with a livid face. After all, he is also a general of the Long family, Ye Biao The fierce prairie people have also fought against each other several times, and they know the situation well. The situation was completely out of control. Under loud orders, countless arrow clusters flew down from the Taizhou military camp. The refugees below were hit by arrows one after another. However, there were too many people and they were so crowded that they could not even turn around. Those in front were hit by arrows. Before his body fell down, he was pushed forward by the refugees behind him.

The clothes of these refugees were messy, and most of them were barefoot. In order to prevent the slaves from escaping, the grassland people did not even provide them with shoes. Many of them were holding various temporarily found equipment in their hands, which were swept along the way. , wooden sticks, hoes, dung forks, and even sharp bamboo poles with diagonal cuts. Following the impulse of the crowd, they only move forward, forward.

As a logistics stronghold for hoarding supplies, the trenches in Taizhou Military Village were not wide or deep. Although the walls were strong, they were of average height. Now facing the people coming over like a sea tide, the archers above fired seven or eight arrow clusters in a row. Seven or eight crude wooden ladders finally rested against the village wall. Under the wall, in the ditch, There are corpses everywhere, and those who were not killed by arrows are slowly squirming and struggling inside. Countless refugees have been agitated, especially after hearing the false news that there is enough food for a hundred thousand troops in the military camp for a year, who cares? Clusters of arrows flew down like a tidal wave, and the overwhelming crowd hit the Taizhou military stronghold heavily.

"Come on, if you want to live, just rush forward."

Hundreds of crude long ladders are leaning against the crenels. A dozen refugees are holding down the feet of each ladder to prevent the defenders from pushing down the crude ladders. Those who are relatively brave among the refugees are simply Yuan Ladders. And up. Either with bare hands, or with a sharpened stick, without any protection, desperately climbing towards the military stronghold. Such a scene, even if it appears on the four walls of the Taizhou military stronghold,

"Everyone, hold on, the army is already on its way back."

On the wall of the village, Long Da looked at the scene in front of him in despair. The saber in his hand had already chopped down seven or eight refugees in succession, and he was still shouting fiercely. The six thousand defenders were facing at least hundreds of thousands of refugees in front of him. The fierce attack could be sustained at first, but as the losses increased, we saw that the number of soldiers on the top of the city was rapidly decreasing, while there were still so many refugees climbing up the city that there was no end in sight. This scene of endless killing is what makes the Taizhou defenders feel desperate. Longda does not know that the number of refugees gathered outside the Taizhou military camp at this moment is not hundreds of thousands at all, but nearly one million. A mere Taizhou military stronghold could not stop it, but even so, Longda had no chance of retreating even half a step. In fact, the supplies in the Taizhou military stronghold were far from comparable to food.

Half a day later, the blazing black smoke of the Taizhou Military Village shot straight into the sky. The Taizhou Military Village fell. The refugees who were red-eyed with blood rushed into the warehouse in the Taizhou Military Village. After opening the door of the Taizhou Military Village warehouse, everyone was dumbfounded. The mountains of food were not visible, but rows of well-maintained armor, well-maintained bows, arrows and spears almost occupied three-quarters of the Taizhou military camp. However, the real amount of military food was not even half of what was rumored. ,

"There are six thousand defenders in the Taizhou military camp. How could it be lost? What on earth is Longda doing!"

On the way to Dahe Road, Long Po received the news of the fall of Taizhou Junzhai, and his face turned pale. Taizhou Junzhai was not a granary to store military supplies, but a warehouse for weapons and equipment purchased by the Long family at a high price. , originally prepared for use in countermeasures Attacking the Imperial Capital was used to equip the liberated Central Asian slaves, just like what the Long family did in Daizhou, and became the strongest support for the Long family to conquer the Imperial Capital. However, Long Po did not expect that this batch of ordnance would be in this form. fell into the hands of the slaves of South China,

"Send the order, and the Hedao garrison will immediately move into the Hedao area."

Long Po took a deep breath and said in a deep voice with a heavy nose. With the outflow of Taizhou's ordnance, the situation is completely out of control. The refugees with weapons will inevitably start spreading crazily towards other areas of the river. If they cannot be suppressed, , is a great catastrophe, Long Po seems We have already felt that the conflicts of tens of thousands of people have turned into an unspeakable wave of anger, and the smell of blood is floating from far away. At this time, it is no longer relief, but suppression, but in the final analysis, it is still food. Without food, is it possible? Kill all the tens of millions of Central and African people! Just when his order was issued, a Central Asian messenger cavalry came galloping from a distance.

"Master Prime Minister, His Majesty the Emperor is about to return south!"

No matter how good Long Po's temper was, he exploded in front of this news. The river has become such a mess. The emperor is returning to the south at this time. What bastard's suggestion is this? Do you want the emperor to watch how Long Po kills people!