Realm of Power

Dijing West Road

The bright sunshine brought the last warmth before the coming of winter, shining on this vibrant land. The population has increased continuously within three months and has exceeded 10 million. The entire Dijing West Road has long gone from being sparsely populated to being overcrowded. Towns have reappeared on the ruins of the war.

Unlike the war in Xinjing, Central Asia, and the three major forces in the south who are busy forming alliances, the empire has firmly occupied the area north of the river. Especially after the fall of the Northern King's Court, the victorious Yelu family took the initiative to give up the grassland kingship. The grassland tribes that originally stayed in the north of Central Asia all chose to return to the northern grassland. The northern part of Central Asia has been squeezed dry by these grassland tribes and there is nothing left. There is no point in staying there. Most of the Central Asians in the north have gone to the south, and the rest are just muddled. Moreover, the grassland tribes have no habit of operating production. Large tracts of fertile land are not allowed to be planted, and they are all left open to become so-called grasslands. The loot from the Asian region has been almost consumed in the past few months. Most of the grassland tribes have chosen to return to the northern grassland.

With the north and south sides of the Great River being incorporated into the empire at the same time, the Great River, which has been the main artery of Central Asia for thousands of years, has ships coming and going. Not only Central Asian ships, but also ships from the Empire can be seen on weekdays. It has already been connected with the waterways of the Empire. An imperial road, a great river, and the connection between the waterway and the land have truly realized the extension of the Empire's commercial line. Starting from August, the trade volume of the entire Eastern Central Asia region exceeded the total trade volume of the Empire in the inland sea area for the first time, becoming the most important commercial trading partner of the Empire.

Standing on the side slope of the Great River, staring at the waterway with rapid waves flying from west to east like a long curved ribbon, the waterway is wide and sparkling, and the large tracts of irrigated fields along the way form a striking tic-tac-toe shape in this late autumn season. A flock of white water birds flew up from the irrigation area and disappeared directly into the sky in the distance. "In the battlefield of Xinjing in Central Asia, the outcome of the battle between the Aden people and the imperial court is unpredictable. The three major families in the south have established the Southern Alliance. Your Majesty, before you leave and return to your homeland, can you tell me what to do? Otherwise, if the situation that the empire has finally managed to stabilize goes wrong because of my personal reasons, I will be blamed for my death!" Li Yuehua looked at the emperor of the empire beside her and asked cautiously. She stood gracefully, wearing a long dress that tightly wrapped her beautiful figure, her hair tied in a bun on her head, and she rode on horseback with her clothes flying, light and free. Under the reflection of the earth and mountains, she was even more beautiful, full of the gentleness and beauty of a woman.

"Just do what you have to do. I have already told Wumu about the military, and Lu Yangyu about the Imperial Bank. As for the Western Road of the Imperial Capital, just remember to put the interests of the empire first. I have also made a move in the south." The fat man held the reins of the warhorse and laughed. "This time we returned to the empire's homeland, on the one hand, because winter is approaching, and we have to summon the governors of all parties in the Imperial Capital to discuss the strategic arrangements for the empire for the next year. On the other hand, from the south of Obaro, the Wishing Tree Cult defeated the 150,000 main forces of the Eero Empire half a month ago and has already arrived at the capital of Eero. After fleeing back to the capital, the Eero Emperor Farouk VI was so angry that he vomited blood on the spot." "Has the Cult reached the capital of Eero?"

"How could this happen? As far as I know, although the National Army of the Order used new tactics to gain an advantage in the early stage and caught Eero by surprise, Eero quickly found a countermeasure. The two sides just saw each other at the front line of Xueluo Castle. Four months later, how could there be such a big collapse this time?" Li Yuehua's pretty face showed a look of astonishment. "You're right, it shouldn't have been like this. The report analysis of the Imperial Intelligence Department also believes that the disastrous defeat of the Ero Army fell into the conspiracy set up by the Order State." The fat man nodded and took it back from a distance. Looking at it, he said in a solemn voice, "According to the battle report sent by the Intelligence Department, this time there are fifteen people in Eero's country." One of the main reasons for the defeat of Wan Jingli was not that the battle was not brave enough. On the contrary, the Ero army was still in an unfavorable situation and attacked the Order State's defense line many times without fear of sacrifice. The main reason for the defeat was that the Ero army was equipped with There is something wrong with the armor and weapons, and defective products are everywhere. After the heavy armor that blocked the stabbing was cut through, it was discovered that the heavy armor was actually just a layer of mud stuffed inside a thin iron sheet. It was supposed to be able to pierce the heavy arrows of the opponent's heavy cavalry. It was found that the corners were cut a lot. The front should be made of heavier fine iron. The arrows are all forged from scrap iron slag. When encountering the opponent's thick heavy armor, The arrow at the front collapsed immediately after hitting the target. In the end, during the great battle, the formation of Emperor Eero Farouk VI was destroyed in one fell swoop by the Knights of the Order of the Wish Tree using heavy armor to attack the wheel stack. The main formation was defeated, which eventually led to the collapse of the entire army. No wonder Emperor Eero was so angry that he vomited blood! " "Those inferior weapons were not sold by the empire, were they?" Li Yuehua's eyes fell on the emperor full of surprise. Although the emperor was far away in Central and South Africa, it was completely unreasonable to use this method to control the war situation on the Eero side. It's possible "Look at what I do. This matter has nothing to do with me. I am not short-sighted enough to risk the empire's reputation for weapons!" The fat man glared at Li Yuehua speechlessly and shrugged his shoulders. "Ero's domestic economy was at the same time as Aden. When the people fought for the port of Konynia, they were already on the verge of bankruptcy. In order to gain control of the Aden people, After victory, the Eero Empire requisitioned almost all men over the age of fourteen, and it was able to block the counterattack of Eero's army of millions of slaves. However, before it could take a breath, the Wish Tree Order State seized the opportunity to rob them again. After a year of continuous war, no matter how powerful the Eero Empire is, it has reached its end."

The fat man's voice paused before continuing, "The main reason for the failure of this battle was because there were serious problems with the weapons and armor of the Eero army. After investigation, it was discovered that the Eero royal family sold the royal treasures in exchange for them. precious military expenditures, because the personnel sent to purchase weapons disliked the imperial weapons being too expensive, so they secretly selected weapons from other countries. The agent, the final result was that he could only buy 50,000 armaments, but instead bought 100,000 armaments. It was precisely because he had so much armaments at once that King Farouk VI decided to take a risk. Assemble a 150,000-strong army with the Emperor's Imperial Guard as the backbone, launch an attack from the flank of the Order Nation's army, and finally confront the main force of the Order Nation at the Lion Mountains." "The Lion Mountains! I know that place. It is said that the terrain is narrow, between two mountains. Emperor Aero chose that place as the battlefield. I am afraid it will be difficult for the army to fully deploy, and once defeated, it will be very difficult to evacuate." Li Yuehuaxiu He frowned slightly and murmured in a low voice, showing the excellent memory of a high-level intelligence officer. Just when the fat man wanted to explain, he had already said it in advance.

"Yes, Eero originally thought this way. They originally wanted to take advantage of the advantage to defeat the national army of the Order, and then start a massacre. Who knew that after the battle, they discovered that there was something wrong with the weapons and armor, and the military morale was turbulent. In the defeat of our formation, more than half of the 80,000 eros on both wings were overtaken and massacred by the religious order army during their retreat due to the narrow road." Fatty's statement to Li Yuehua Agreeing, he said with a flash of light in his eyes, "I am basically certain that Eero was ambushed by the Order State, but what made Fatty angry was that the person who purchased the weapons was frightened after learning that the army was defeated. committed suicide, and the blame for these inferior weapons was immediately placed on the Empire! Obviously, the other party was not just targeting Eero, but even the Empire was plotting against it."

"What, these bastards!"

Li Yuehua's pretty face is like frost. It's no wonder that the emperor wants to return in person. The arms trade is the largest share of the empire's foreign trade, accounting for almost one-fifth of the empire's commercial trade. The arms trade not only has a commercial impact, but also more It is still a state-controlled force, like local forces such as the Long family, Lu family, and Song family in the southwest, and the emperor The only thing that the country can restrict them is the arms trade. The arms trade is a sharp sword of the empire. Now that someone wants to discredit this sword, the emperor is naturally furious. Li Yuehua curls up the skirt of her clothes with her fingers. This is when she is thinking. "With such a large-scale arms transaction, the Intelligence Department shouldn't have any clues at all, right?"

"It's not completely impossible, but the Intelligence Department is not sure." The fat man curled his lips slightly. The Eero Empire was closely guarded and had always been regarded as an opponent by the Imperial Intelligence Department. In this incident, due to the suicide of the purchaser, Eero The Intelligence Department is a mess, not to mention the Imperial Intelligence Department, which is just one floor away.

"Who is it?" When Li Yuehua heard what the fat man said, he couldn't help but asked eagerly, "I said she was the queen of Farouk VI. Do you believe it?" The fat man sighed helplessly, "The purchasing official who committed suicide was recommended by the queen of Faruk VI, and the quartermasters of the queen's line were responsible for equipping the purchased weapons and armors into the army. , all directions point to the queen of Farouk VI. "It should be impossible. The defeat of Farouk VI will not do any good to Queen Eero! "

"It seems that everyone is not a fool. If the other party is not so eager, I'm afraid it will be really hard for people to think of it." The fat man heard Li Yuehua's words and looked at Li Yuehua. "You have been to Aero on behalf of the empire. You must be a member of the Aero royal family." You don’t need me to introduce you to the situation.” “Your Majesty is talking about... Farouk VI’s eldest prince Feiteli!” “Li Yuehua’s beautiful red phoenix eyes are terrifyingly bright.

When she went to Eero as an imperial envoy, she really learned about the family affairs of Emperor Farouk of Eero. This Emperor of Eero had six sons and two daughters, the eldest of whom was sixteen years old and the youngest was only one year old. Because he was He is still in his prime, so the candidate for the crown prince has not yet been determined. However, the domestic Hérault military obviously favors the 16-year-old eldest prince Fitre.

But the problem is that the biological son of Queen Erault is not the eldest prince, but the third prince who is only eleven years old. Under the influence of Queen Erault, the nobles of Erault fully support the third prince, because the biological mother of the eldest prince She is just the daughter of a minor nobleman. She was acquainted with Emperor Ayrault when he was still the crown prince when he went out to play. Not long after giving birth to the eldest prince, he died suddenly. There are rumors that the queen who welcomed him into the palace ordered his execution. If Farouk VI had not deliberately alienated the eldest prince, he might not have survived. , and the eldest prince had just celebrated his twelfth birthday, and was thrust into the Eero army for training by Farouk VI.

After two years of training in the army, he even participated in the most brutal war with the Aden people some time ago. At the age of sixteen, he is full of ambition and revenge. According to the latest news, it may be to cheer up In the hearts of the people, Eero is preparing to announce who the crown prince is. Judging from the situation, the chance of this eldest prince becoming the crown prince is too small. On the contrary, it is the queen's son who has the support of the nobles of the entire kingdom and becomes the crown prince. There is almost no suspense about the certainty, but it is different now. Because of this fiasco and the problems related to the procurement of weapons and armor, the Queen's prestige must have suffered a heavy blow and cannot be recovered in a short time. As long as the power of the Queen's line is eliminated , this eldest prince really had a chance to compete for the crown prince this time. Just to compete for the throne, the king of the Eero Empire was attacked by troops. This eldest prince was too cruel. "When Your Majesty goes back this time, are you going to take action against Eero?'

Li Yuehua took a deep breath, and profiting from chaos was what the emperor was best at. The million-level battle between the Kingdom of Aden and the Kingdom of Ero was fought for an eastern seaport, but the final result was that the empire easily won without bloodshed. , until now, this incident is regarded as an incredible miracle, and the specific circumstances, whether it is the Empire, the Eero Empire, or the Kingdom of Aden, seem to be silent.

"This is Eero's family matter, and I have no interest in taking care of it. However, if the blame for selling fake and inferior weapons is placed on the Empire, the Empire will never ignore it. Otherwise, as soon as this case is opened, anyone can blame the Empire at will, and The losses suffered by the empire due to the impact of this matter will always need to be compensated."

The fat man opened his hand towards the mountain wind that was blowing in his face, and clasped his five fingers in the distance. He said in a cold voice, "When the empire invaded Central Asia, it was because of the brutal fighting in the Obaro area that they forcibly annexed it." The Gangfei Empire penetrated the Barrow countries in Central Europe, defeated hundreds of thousands of Hungarian cavalry, and finally defeated the South in one fell swoop. The alliance's 700,000-strong coalition finally brought Feishan, a century-old power, and the Istan Empire into the imperial territory. From a military perspective, this was a brilliant victory, but from a national perspective, it was a gamble, even if the empire was so powerful. The economic strength has also collapsed to the limit in such a series of wars."

"The situation at that time was like a carriage that was running at full speed. It either rolled over all the obstacles and entered a smooth road, or it collapsed and fell into the abyss due to a tragic defeat, so then the empire chose to go east. I just hope that the Obaro region will recover from the war. It seems that in the half year since I left, the Obaro countries have forgotten the ways of the empire, and all the cats and dogs dare to jump out. seek death!"