Realm of Power

The rainwater has been blocked by the dense forest at high places. It condenses from the sheltered leaves into larger water droplets and falls down. It makes a rustling sound when it hits the ground. The soft soil is under your feet. With a little effort, it can reach the height of the instep. Calisu Region The dense forest is the natural barrier of the Kalisu Kingdom. The hundreds of miles of forest sea, the beautiful scene of swaying in the wind, and the endless dark green color bring people not only the emotion of the boundless vastness of the earth, but There is also a hidden deadly intention

Tropical dense forest, poisonous insects everywhere, humid environment

Even in the cold winter, the ground is cold and damp, with rotten quagmire deposited for many years. The Kalisu people who live in such an environment all year round need to be careful in certain areas, not to mention those enemies who have no experience in dense forests. Stepping in, you are no longer fighting against human power, but fighting against the entire forest. For hundreds of years, the Kalisu people have regarded the dense forest as their protection. God, and in fact, because the Kalisu region is the largest tropical rainforest area in the entire southern part of Obaro, even though many powerful forces have arisen around the Kalisu people, they still cannot conquer the Kalisu region. Sixty years later The attempt by the former Martin Liga people proved this point, so there is an unwritten proverb in Barrow in southern Europe: "The only people who can conquer Calisu are the Calisu themselves."

After hearing the news from the scouts that the imperial army did not pursue him, Elliott, the leader of the Carisu army who was resting on a huge tree trunk, stood up, with a look of disappointment on his old face. This time Carisu Although the army's ambush of the Imperial Army was unsuccessful, it also caused a lot of casualties to the Imperial Army. According to the Imperial Army's habit of always seeking revenge, the Kalisu Army would not be allowed to withdraw from the battlefield so calmly. Under normal circumstances, the Imperial Army would definitely Bite like crazy! But this time, for some unknown reason, the imperial army made an exception.

Elliott ordered the army to withdraw into the dense forest. On the one hand, it was because the army had been fighting fiercely with the imperial army for more than an hour, and its physical strength was almost exhausted. Moreover, because it had been unable to take down the imperial army, the morale of the army was also greatly affected. In addition, On the one hand, they wanted to introduce the imperial army into the dense forest area and use the dense forest area to trap the imperial army in Balua. However, no one expected that the imperial army, which had always been biting, did not pursue them. This made Elliot's subsequent arrangements Had to cancel,

Elliot's eyes swept over the exhausted officers and soldiers, and he took a deep breath. It was not a bad thing that the imperial army did not pursue him. Otherwise, even if the imperial army could be trapped in this dense forest, these young people in front of him would More than half of their faces will also disappear. These are the elites of the Kalisu Army. Once they are all lost here, the Kalisu Kingdom will be in ruins. Even if it can be delayed until the end of the New Year's Eve, the imperial army has no choice but to withdraw, and the losses suffered are irreparable. This may be a loss for an entire generation. Without these young people, the plan planned by the Carisu royal family cannot be implemented. , if you miss this excellent opportunity, you may not know when the Kalisu Kingdom will rise next!

Therefore, even if the Imperial Army pursues them into the dense forest, the result of this fight will be an unbearable tragic victory for the Kalisu Army. On the contrary, the current situation is more suitable.

The imperial army stopped in the dense forest, and its way south was blocked. If there were no big changes, it was most likely to choose to retreat to the west coast. The Kalisu side also preserved its elite and could continue to wait for opportunities to rise. From the overall strategy Said, waiting is extremely beneficial to Carisu's side!

Because the annual meeting of the Imperial Sea City will not be too long, only ten days at most. For the imperial army that invades Kalisu from the south, time is the biggest enemy of the imperial army! "Send the order, let's go to Karoo"

Elliot ordered to the officers that Karoo was a military fortress built by the Kali Su army in the dense forest. It formed two lines of defense with the military camp. The military camp on the first line of defense was only on the surface and was used for daily garrison. After all, It is impossible to station a large army in a dense forest in a non-war situation. The environment of the dense forest is harsh and it is extremely easy to be infected with the plague. Even the Kalisu people who have lived here for generations do not have the habit of self-abuse. The second line of defense is the Karu. real line of defense

There are two thousand soldiers stationed in the forest fortress all year round, guarding the most important river waterway pass in the Balua jungle area.

Although the dense forest area makes it difficult for people to walk, the rivers are exceptionally smooth. People can get lost in the hundred-mile forest sea. The river is the most obvious passage in the hundred-mile forest sea. However, this secret has never been spread to the outside world, even to those who are doing business abroad. Merchant Calisu never mentioned this secret that could affect her life or death!

But at this moment, Elliot didn't know that on the side of the Imperial Army, there was actually a Calisu man who was familiar with the situation of the Calisu Kingdom, and that this person was even more knowledgeable about the Calisu Kingdom's plan to advance north than Elliot. Also be clear

Eliot's plan to advance north came from a document granted by the Carisu royal family. It was not the entire plan, but only the preliminary plan.

When Elliott got the plan, he was shocked by the detail and meticulousness of the plan. It not only mentioned the strategy of marching north, but also included the numbers of the elite troops that needed to be mobilized and the number of soldiers participating in the battle. Detailed explanation, and the other party also proposed in the plan that based on the national strength of the Kalisu Kingdom, being able to mobilize 50,000 people is already the limit. Because the logistics are too poor, the dense forest provides protection to the Kalisu people, but it also allows The road traffic conditions in the Kalisu Kingdom are extremely poor. The Kalisu people cannot rely on their own strength to open a passage in the dense forest in a short time. And opening a large passage also means protecting the Kalisu people for generations. The dense forest barrier destroys the Great Wall. Most materials can only be transported through rivers, so the quantity that can be transported is extremely limited. This is an effect that the Carisu royal family must requisition all domestic ships to achieve!

The person who can make such a careful plan is definitely not from the Calisu royal family, because there is no such person in the royal family. If there were, the situation would not be like this.

Eliot knew this clearly when he got the plan

He is a veteran on the battlefield and a general who has been stationed at the border all year round. How could he not see that this plan may just be some kind of intention put forward by the royal family, and the most terrifying thing is to be able to turn this intention into implementable details. This person needs to be very familiar with the Kalisu army and the combat capabilities of each military team. He needs to have extremely strong deployment capabilities and is very aware of the logistical support of the Kalisu army.

And looking at the military circles of the Carisu Kingdom, there is only one person who can turn this plan that is just an intention into a plan that can actually be implemented. It can only be that person, the one who is known as the God of War in the Southern Kingdom and protects Carisu. After eighteen years of the kingdom, Lytle, the first general of the Kingdom of Calisu, was finally accused of being a treason by the Calisu royal family and died in the rebellion in Fezer Capital.

As a general of the Calisu Kingdom alongside Lytle, Elliot also had some objections to the royal family's actions. In any case, Lytle had sacrificed so much for Calisu, but the royal family was blocked because of Lytle. To control the army and put him to death, But Elliot had no choice. In fact, if it weren't for the fact that the plan to advance north requires a kingdom general with rich combat experience who can suppress these arrogant soldiers, Elliot would have been deprived of him at this moment. Military power, becoming an idler at home

And for an old-school soldier like Elliot, who has held military power all year round and has offended many dignitaries in the Calisu Kingdom, losing military power is basically a declaration that he will welcome all kinds of revenge! It was precisely because he had to consider this that Eliot agreed to the royal family to command the northward campaign.

In order to expand, the royal family needed to take back the power of the generals. Young upstart officers wanted to stand out and leave their names in history, but they also wanted to topple veteran generals like Elliot.

The turmoil in the Calisu Kingdom began when the royal family took action against Lytle, but no one reacted at the time. The royal family used Lytle's diversion to confuse most of the old-school Calisu soldiers, and waited until Lytle was convicted. Because of treason, when the generals who were related to Lytle reacted, it was too late, because There were as many as six Callisu generals and 47 mid-level officers who were deprived of their military duties because of Lytle's treason. Later, in order to stabilize the military, the royal family came up with a plan to advance north. The young officers in the army responded the most, and the royal family Taking the opportunity to issue adjustment orders, a large number of cutting-edge officers replaced the original old-school soldiers and became the main force of the northward march!

Looking at the young and energetic faces, Elliot had a strange feeling. Veterans once accounted for one-half of the army. The Kalisu Army, known as the "unbreakable soft steel", now not only soldiers There has been a major blood change, and even the officer ranks are completely filled with young officers who lack combat experience and are self-righteous and rebellious!

If Elliot had known that Lytle was not only in the Imperial Army opposite, but also the main commander of the Empire's march south, Elliot would never have chosen to lead the army to Karoo, but would have chosen to evacuate Balu as soon as possible. Sub-region! Because although Lytle had never been to Balua, it was Lytle who proposed the construction of a fortress in Karu! "After the opponent withdraws, they will definitely go to Karu! That is the core pass of the entire Balua region's waterways." In the camp where the imperial army had just been stationed, Lytle stretched out his hand with a complicated expression, and his finger landed on a point on the map. Above, it is the location of Karu. This is a very rough map of the Kalisu region. Due to the influence of the Kalisu dense forest, all the maps of the Kalisu region that have been circulated are just rough drawings.

If Lytle hadn't pointed it out, the commanders of the Fifth Flag of the Southern Second Army of the Empire, Estante and Bai Dan, would have opened their eyes wide and would not have noticed that inconspicuous dot on the map.

The forest marks representing dense forest areas occupy almost half of the map, and the various dense names that cannot be filled in later are even more dazzling. Who would pay attention to an inconspicuous thin spot at the junction of two large forest lands, and this thin spot It was Lytle who added it after reviewing the map. It was Lytle himself who made this map, which can be said to be the most detailed map of Calisu at present.

Now Estante and Bai Dan also feel why the Falcon Emperor appointed Lytle as the leader of the army going south this time. Without Lytle, going south to Calisu is simply a delusion.

Originally, the two of them thought that according to the combat power of the imperial army, a mere Calisu could not be defeated in one battle. His Majesty the Emperor sent Lytle in addition, which made him and Bai Dan feel a little redundant. However, due to military orders, for Lytle You are polite, but now, they have completely relied on Leiter. Only when the battle started did they realize how wise the emperor's decision was.

In this war, except Lytle in front of me, whoever comes will only lose! Because the biggest difficulty in this war is not the Kalisu army, but the complex dense forest terrain in the Kalisu area. This is not a fight with people, this is a fight with the sky! This war has made people feel the danger of losing control from the beginning. Just after entering the border, Bai Dan's eighth flag was unexpectedly ambushed by Carisu's 50,000-strong army. If it weren't for Bai Dan's superhuman intuition and calm response, , had it not been for the shortcut pointed out by Lytle, Baidan's Eighth Banner would have been annihilated by the Kali Su army, and the imperial army would probably have suffered the biggest defeat of the year.

This crime is too great, and Estant cannot bear it!

It has just been two months since the Battle of the Imperial Holy Capital. Thirty thousand Imperial troops severely damaged a hundred thousand Southern Allied Forces. The world was shocked and the continent was shaken. The Imperial Army's brilliant record just made the entire South tremble. It has only been more than a month since the Battle of the Holy Capital. The aftermath of the war has not dissipated yet, and in the blink of an eye, News spread that more than 10,000 of the empire's frontline troops were unexpectedly ambushed and annihilated by the unknown Calisu army. Moreover, during the annual meeting where the empire showed its super influence to the entire continent, what came from the south was that the empire News of the disastrous failure, what will be the consequences? Estante doesn’t even dare to think about it!

Although this southward march was not large-scale, it was planned by the emperor himself. It was the handiwork of the imperial military god that it turned out like this?

I'm afraid that not only myself and Bai Dan will need to be dismissed because of this defeat, but also Lord Salton, as the commander-in-chief of the Second Southern Army, will be blamed for falling from the throne of the commander of the Second Southern Army. The empire's illustrious military might, which countless warriors have fought for over the past few years, will also be tarnished by this disastrous defeat! "If we call in the Thunder God for bombardment, how long will it take to capture the Karoo?" Estante asked with a solemn expression, looking at the small dot on the map. "The Karoo Fortress is tight on the water channel, and the terrain is dangerous. The maximum number of times is There are only about a hundred people who can rush forward. Facing the heavy garrison of the Kalisu army, even if the Imperial Thunder God blasts open the city wall, it is impossible to break through this pass and rush through in a short time. " Lytle shook his head with twinkling eyes and said decisively, "What should we do? The Empire's annual meeting is only ten days away, and now one-third of the time has passed, but we haven't even breached the border of Balua yet." Estante walked back and forth in the military tent anxiously. "It's not completely impossible. Since Balua is impassable, why should we take this road?" Lytle hesitated. After a while, he finally gritted his teeth, stretched out his hand and dragged an arc on the map, landing on the northwest of the Balua area where they were currently, and said in a cold voice, "It can be seen that the people participating in the siege this time are all the Kalisu troops." The elites of each army, but I also found that one of the most important legions was missing, and that was the Sakye Northern Army that I once led. I was once the commander of the Sakye Northern Army, and I even led them. Six years after my accident, the Sakye Northern Army has been suppressed. The original strength of 40,000 troops has now been reduced to less than 5,000. If I come forward, I can persuade the Sakye Northern Army in detail to join the empire. The possibility is very high. As long as the Sakye Northern Army opens its doors, our army can completely bypass the Balua line and reach the capital of King Kalisu from the Sakye area without anyone noticing! "

The plan to advance north was what he added. Although he was very opposed to the idea proposed by the royal family, he still followed the royal family's request and turned the dangerous plan into something feasible. When he was sent to Feize by the royal family,