Realm of Power

Kalisu Kingdom, Karoo Glade Fortress

The morning breeze that blows in the face has already begun to warm up a bit. As the fork of the Lenglin River, the largest river in the Balua region, it was a huge expense to build the Karu Fortress. The Karu Fortress Balu The de facto center of defense in the sub-region is more than a thousand meters long and wide. It is like a huge gate standing on the rolling waves of the Lenglin River.

Balua is a dense forest area with many trees, a humid climate all year round, and the prevalence of termites in the dense forest area. As a result, the wooden buildings of the Kalisu Kingdom often have problems within ten years. Without solid stone, it is impossible to build a fortress. Even Kalisu The capital of Lisu Kingdom is a half-wood and half-stone structure, but the Karu Fortress in front of you is an all-stone structure. The stone here comes from the mountains hundreds of miles away and is transported through the waterways in the dense forest. Because the cost is real It is too high. This fortress only completes the main part of the horizontal river. More of the tall wooden walls extending to both sides are still made of wood. However, the construction of the fortress has its own uniqueness. People's first impression is very profound. It is a fortress lying on the river. The forestland outside the fortress has been cut down, leaving a good view. Standing on the high ground of Karu Fortress, you can easily see the surrounding areas. A clear view of the scene within twenty miles

The morning sun shines on the cold stone walls of the Karoo Fortress, reflecting the uneven light. The wooden walls extending from the middle to both sides are very irregular, with undulating heights and staggered patterns. The space inside the fortress is very wide, and the roads are formed by directly clearing forest land, which looks very rough, but is very strong.

The lighting in many houses is not good, and most of the buildings have only one or two rough windows. The fortress itself was built from the perspective of war, so it abandoned the useless decoration and instead built it from the outer walls to The buildings within the wall are integrated into three high-rise defense towers. Although the imperial line looks strong, it is not unbreakable. What really makes the attackers feel helpless is that the fortress is located right between the valleys on both sides of the river. The frontal width that can really launch an attack does not exceed fifty meters. Each time it can be sent up It is difficult to have more than a hundred soldiers

Elliot stood on the heights of the Karu Fortress in armor, staring at the north, his face looking a little ugly. He withdrew the 50,000 elite Soviet troops here because he wanted to take advantage of the unique terrain of the Karu Fortress. The imperial army retreated in the face of difficulties, but the situation surprised Elliot. Three days had passed, but the expected imperial army did not appear in front of the Karu Fortress.

"It has been two days. Tens of thousands of imperial troops have disappeared under your noses. How can they still grow wings and fly away? Unless the imperial troops have left Balua, otherwise you are blind!" Eliot! Te withdrew his gaze from a distance and turned to look behind him with a stern look at the scout leader who looked guilty.

"Lord Elliot, I think the imperial army has not disappeared, but has withdrawn, because half of the imperial annual meeting has passed, and time no longer allows them to advance step by step, and the opponent's surprise attack has been blocked. When our side breaks through and the other side feels hopeless, it is normal for them to choose to retreat to the boundary line."

A young Carisu general standing behind Elliot said with some disdain.

This is a handsome young general with sharp eyes, a strong nose, and slightly thick lips that give him a wild look. He is wearing armor made of black Luotie, a specialty of the dense forest, and has flax hair. His hair is draped over his shoulders. In recent years, he has become a veteran general in the military. They gradually retreated, and the children of the Kalisu royal family have gradually mastered the elite of the Kalisu army. He is Blanche, the leader of the second infantry regiment of the Kalisu royal army, and the most dazzling among the young generation of the Kalisu royal family. , when he was only twenty-seven, he was appointed as the elite of the elite, the commander of the Second Infantry Regiment.

You must know that the First Infantry Regiment of Callisu is the guard of the Callisu Royal Family, so even if she faced Elliot, Blanche did not show any fear, because everyone knew that as soon as the battle was over, Elliot Special will be transferred back to the royal capital, and he may never have the chance to lead the army again. He is already destined to be a has-been figure. How can he compare with a newcomer like himself? He is the future of the kingdom, and Elliot is already the kingdom's leader. has passed

If it hadn't been for this collision, these cutting-edge officers of the Kalisu Army would have realized how far behind they were from the imperial army sweeping across the north. In the sudden attack, the other side had withstood a fierce attack with three times the strength of the army. Killing, they persisted until the arrival of the imperial reinforcements, and almost defeated the Kalisu army's counterattack. Although it was only a short two-hour confrontation, it was already frightening to these new officers.

Although they had all the advantages, the result was that more than 3,000 people were killed and more than 4,000 people were injured. This battle was a slap in the face for those arrogant royal elites. , they were all so arrogant at first, but now they are beating the drum in their hearts. Even the tens of thousands of imperial troops are like this, and even more imperial troops will come later. Such an imperial army with astonishing combat power has pressed into the territory of the Kingdom of Kalisu. , can it be defended?

They need an experienced veteran to take charge, so someone still listens to Elliot's order. In fact, from the bottom of their hearts, they also hope that the imperial army will really retreat. After all, the fact that the empire has swept across the continent of Obarro is there. , the most notorious Imperial Thunder God in the Empire has not even made his appearance, but he has already been able to withstand the impact of several times the force. If the Imperial Army pulls the Imperial Thunder God here, it is still unclear whether the Karu Fortress in front of them can be defended!

But who knows, three days of fear have passed, and there is no sign of the imperial army. The reports from the scouts are even more shocking: the imperial army has disappeared! Wouldn't it be better not to have to fight! The new officers cheered with joy. This expression naturally caught Elliot's eye. These new officers who lacked combat experience and were promoted like rockets made Elliot sigh deeply. This is all because of their lack of combat experience. The consequences of Lytle's sudden return six years ago. When Lytle returned to the Calisu Kingdom and revealed the truth about the incident, the military generals were in an uproar.

The military and the royal family almost fell out, but in essence, it was just a turmoil. But at this time, the southern Feize Kingdom took advantage of the situation and persuaded two generals with heavy troops in Carisu to defect. Feize, one-half of the border guards of the Calisu Kingdom mutinied. If the Calisu Kingdom had not dealt with it in time, the Calisu Kingdom would have fallen into a state of civil war and division.

Because of this incident, the old-school generals of the military resigned in shame, and the general power was returned to the royal family. The result was a major change of military officers that lasted for several years.

The children of the Kalisu royal family have poured into the army in large numbers to hold important positions. Eighty percent of the middle-level officers have been controlled by the Kalisu royal family. Among the 21 high-level generals, 14 are members of the royal family or are related to the royal family. As a result of the marriage of nobles and the royal family regaining military power and launching a major reshuffle, 60% of the officers in the original Kalisu army were dismissed from their military posts. A group of inexperienced young nobles from the royal family became the chief officers of the army. On the outside, the total strength of King Kalisu's army seemed to have expanded by one-third, exceeding the limit of one hundred thousand, but inside it was a group of self-righteous young officers who were running amok. The orders from above were obeyed and violated, and everyone competed with each other. Otherwise, there would be no way that 50,000 troops would fight fiercely for two hours and be unable to survive the embarrassing situation of more than 10,000 imperial troops.

But now, faced with the hope of luck held by the inexperienced officers, Elliot shook his head and said categorically, "The empire's tens of thousands of troops marched south aggressively, only to retreat after just a collision? This is Absolutely impossible, and in this collision, it was our side that took advantage of the first strike. According to the imperial army's tit-for-tat nature, how could it be possible to swallow this breath, so the imperial army must not They will withdraw, and even if they do, it will be after launching a fierce attack, otherwise, it will not be the imperial army sweeping the continent!" As a battlefield veteran, Elliot's vision and judgment are first-class. , and as he said, the imperial army did not withdraw, but bypassed Sakye and went straight to the capital of Kalisu. However, these words did not fall in the ears of those cutting-edge officers who wanted to avoid the battle. It sounds great!

After all, the elite troops are still in the hands of these royal officers. Elliot's border officers are far inferior in terms of background and quality of troops. Therefore, these royal officers know that as long as they do not agree to take the initiative, Elliot will not be able to order the attack. Order, it is best to delay the time like this." In order to prevent the military power from slipping from his hands, Lord Elliot insists that even though the imperial army has withdrawn, it is really chilling. He Jixin, don't you think it violates His Majesty's selfless trust in you... I have other things to do, so I won't waste your time here! "The person who said this was Bran, the commander of the Second Infantry Regiment! Strange, he gave a cold and disdainful glance at the corner of his mouth, and turned around with several officers. Seeing him like this, the other officers with royal status also immediately expressed that they had something to do and turned around to leave. Soon, just like this, beside Elliot All of a sudden, only the officers of the original Balua army were left.

These officers did not leave, but gathered around them all at once.

"Sir, these guys are so rude. If these guys hadn't held us back, our army wouldn't have been like that." These officers glared at the leaving royal officers. What are these young people with no combat experience at all? Did they eat wind and drink blood on the border? When a group of arrogant and arrogant young people first entered the battlefield, they thought they were all the imperial military gods from the north! Everyone is dissatisfied. We are the real border guards in Balua. We have been stationed here for more than ten years. We are familiar with every plant and tree here and the geographical trend. Everyone has seen blood on the battlefield, but when these royal officers came, they all acted like uncles, relying on their royal status to completely use the border guards as slaves. The result was really bad. On the battlefield, apart from shouting a few words, they don’t understand anything. If it weren’t for these royal officers who only knew how to charge head-on, how could there be 50,000 people fighting against 10,000 people in two hours, but seventeen people showed up? Thousands of people suffered battle damage and injuries, and the imperial army on the opposite side only numbered three to four thousand at most. For such a useless record, these guys also put the blame on the incompetence of our border guards."

The border guard officers were filled with indignation and gathered around their old superiors to complain. Elliot did not expect that the situation would turn out like this. The border guard and royal officers had such strong opinions, so he could only listen to his subordinates with a wry smile. The impact of the mutiny by the border guards has been fully revealed at this moment.

The officers trained by the royal family simply do not trust the border guards, and the border guards do not trust the royal officers either. This rift is rapidly growing.

Elliot also saw this problem at the beginning, and was unwilling to have an eventual conflict between the border guards and the royal army, so he finally chose to leave the border guards and return to the royal capital. He thought that it would take a few years until the royal family's replacement of the military was completed. This kind of estrangement and contradiction will disappear naturally, but I didn't expect that , this unexpected war caused this contradiction to break out. Now Elliot can only try to calm down the excited emotions of his subordinates, and ask them to be more tolerant in view of the overall situation of the kingdom. But at this moment, he does not know that Ka The capital of Lisu Kingdom has been captured by the imperial army that turned and advanced! The 50,000 Kalisu army was stagnant at Karu Fortress, which was only a hundred miles away from the royal capital due to its own internal conflicts.

Capital of Kalisu

The violent fighting that suddenly broke out at night made the residents panic. People hid in their homes in panic and packed their valuable gold and silver. They closed the door tightly and did not dare to turn on the lights. They peeped through the gaps in the curtains to watch the soldiers marching on the street. When the sun rose, what appeared in front of the citizens of the Calisu Kingdom was the Empire in black armor. The soldiers replaced the Calisu royal army. These black-armored soldiers stood on the streets with serious expressions, controlling the nearby streets. There were almost no people walking on the streets. Occasionally, one or two people were in a hurry. Acquaintances did not dare to talk when they met. Indicate each other with their eyes. Even the residents of Calisu, who are known as the boldest, dare not approach the imperial soldiers patrolling in black armor. No one knows what the imperial army will do with this city, and the capital of Calisu changed hands overnight, no matter what. Both civilians and nobles were panic-stricken. There was a depressing and heavy atmosphere in the sky above the city, as if dark clouds had covered the blue sky before the heavy rain came. "I'm very grateful to you two for not letting the soldiers rob the royal capital." Lytle looked away from the window with an excited look, turned around to look at Bai Dan and Estante, and nodded to express his gratitude. After all, he was a Calisu, although he suffered from the royal family. Unfair treatment, whether it was a misunderstanding or something, all of that ended with the death of King Kalisu If possible, he still hopes to save King Calisu's capital from this war." Don't Lord Lytle know that the regular army of the empire has no tradition of plundering, and even plundering without authorization will be punished by military law! It is customary! Those who looted were the eastern and western tribunals composed of Kugits, not the regular army of our empire."

Estante leaned on the sofa and smiled slightly. He would not tell Lytle that in fact the reputation of the Nords in the Ikadiva continent was also very bad. Their plundering was not inferior to the Kugits, but After joining the Empire, the raiding style of Nord soldiers was improved, and King Kalisu in front of her was actually They are so poor now that King Carisu has almost emptied his entire treasury. Under heavy taxes, the common people are even more miserable. Even the royal family has not found many valuable things, and they will soon face challenges from The Kali Su army on both fronts retaliated, and it was quite dangerous to run away with a large amount of loot! All we want in this battle is to capture the capital of Kalisu! "When will Lord Salton's main force arrive? Karu Fortress is only a hundred miles away from here, and they may come at any time." Lytle asked with some hesitation. This time, he was on the tip of a knife to capture the capital of King Kalisu in one fell swoop. Dancing, even if the whole area is blocked, in the face of terrain like dense forests, the news will eventually leak out.

"Yesterday I reported the battle situation to Lord Salton," Estante said solemnly. "According to the plan, once our army captures the royal capital, Lord Salton's main force will move south from the west coast."