Realm of Power

A cold and silent atmosphere, like a white ribbon of fog, completely enveloped the city streets

The streets burned by the fire showed a charred black color, and some houses still showed the scene when their owners fled, with messy things scattered all over the ground. Just half a day ago, this was a city with a population of 30,000, known as King Biang has a bright pearl on his crown, a beautiful seaport city, and many nobles from all over the country come to vacation.

Especially now in May and June, the blue and green sea surface is particularly enchanting for travelers. The main white of the city buildings, the deep blue of the sea, and the cotton-like clouds floating in the sky, layer by layer along the cliffs and mountains. The upward city outline is enough to make any outsider who comes here be shocked by the scene in front of them.

But now, in just half a day, everything has changed. Most of the city is in darkness, and the smell of burning is floating in the air. All those who can run away, and most of those who are still staying in the city are in the city. For the poor people, if they leave this city, they will lose everything, so although they know the notorious sunrise The fleet of the Chamber of Commerce is parked on the sea in the direction of the port. They still insist on staying in the city, hiding in their homes in fear, not even having the courage to look outside, with closed windows, empty streets, and lonely lights. , shining with a larger light in the vast darkness, it seems that it may be overwhelmed by the darkness at any time.

Because the situation in the city could not be confirmed, the Sunrise Chamber of Commerce's fleet did not land, but chose to park on the sea surface of the port. Brandt, the leader of the Biang Army, temporarily changed the battle plan. "Pass my order and move things directly." Transport it to the port! "Brent looked away from the lights on the sea in the distance, and pretended to order. He originally wanted to lure the other party to land. After all, the troops he led were all from the army, and the other party's Although the strength is strong, this is Bion's land.

A 50,000-strong army fighting on the mainland has everything it needs. It has all the advantages. At least there is no need to worry about logistical support.

But the other side is different. Brandt believes that the other side is taking a risk by advancing along the route with a fleet. A fleet of tens of thousands of people needs to consume a huge number of things every day. Once the other side's landing force cannot make a breakthrough, Sexual victory, when there is no way to get supplies at all, it may be difficult to persist for ten days.

Therefore, the best way is to strengthen the wall and clear the country. But Brandt knows very well that the strategy of strengthening the wall and clearing the country means emptying the entire Port of Melbourne. This is impossible to do under normal circumstances. As a central European city, Melbourne The most famous scenic port along the Barro coast has attracted travelers and nobles from all over the continent of Barro, and it is in Bihan. In China, during this season of the year, a large number of nobles come to Melbourne for vacation, enjoying the warm sunshine and the blue emerald sea. Because Melbourne is an area where cultures from all over the world meet, it is also a prosperous business area. , especially in a short period of time, it has been occupied by several races in turn. The mixed-race beauties in Port Melbourne are also quite famous.

Merport is a business card of the Kingdom of Biang to the outside world, and it is a symbol of the prosperity of the Kingdom of Biang. Once he issues an order to strengthen the walls and clear the country in Merport, Brandt knows that he will be drowned in the saliva of countless people. , even if he can defeat the enemy in the end, he will be beaten to the end by His Majesty the King for bringing shame on the kingdom.

Brandt is not good at maneuvering, but he is not a fool either.

No one else was willing to take over this hot potato. Finally, he dared to stand up. Naturally, he had his own trump card. He had lived in Melbourne for three years and was very familiar with the city. There were many nobles in Melbourne, especially In this season, most citizens in the city have the habit of buying land in villages outside the city. Once they find out If Port Melbourne is in crisis, these people will definitely choose to flee to the countryside. This is enough. In order to make the chaos look realistic enough, he also sent more than a hundred people to dress up as gangsters in the city to smash shops, burn down the streets, and use the Japanese The opportunity for the Chamber of Commerce fleet to appear in the waters of Melbourne deliberately plunged the entire Port of Melbourne into a sudden crisis.

Sure enough, there was chaos in Merport. The citizens in the city were rushing to flee. The nobles ran the fastest. The Merport in front of them was already a dead city. Even if the other party occupied the city, the supplies they could get were very scarce. Those who could Wealthy residential areas where a large amount of food was stored were the key areas that Brandt sent people to burn. Bi Qingye's strategy was extremely easy to achieve. "It's too dangerous. The distance of one hundred meters is too close. Once discovered, the opponent's thunder god will..." The subordinate was a middle-aged officer with slightly bald hair. , his name is Pro. After hearing Brandt’s order, Pro’s face changed, and he said urgently with a trembling voice.

You must know that the port is only about a hundred meters away from the fleet on the sea. Thinking of pushing these terrible things all the way under the eyes of the imperial fleet, this middle-aged officer's feet are a little weak. A hundred meters away The distance is already within the shooting range of the Imperial fleet's Thor. Once the opponent discovers his side, Because of the abnormality, he was afraid that he would not ask, so he directly hit his head with a series of Imperial Thunder God cannonballs. When he thought about what he was transporting, Puro shuddered. Being ignited is the real tragedy. "Pro, I believe you can do it."

Brandt reached out and patted his subordinate on the shoulder, comforting and said, "The success or failure of this battle depends on this one move. No matter what the final result is, your achievements are ranked first. You have been in this position for eleven years. Is it possible?" Do you want to stay forever? As long as you succeed, you will definitely be promoted to general. In that case, You will be able to obtain the immunity of the high nobles, and your son will be exempted from the death penalty and will serve in the military. This time I specially brought you, not only because you have followed me for three years, but also because you are a native of Mel. , and once worked as a postman. I believe that even if there is no road from the city to the port, With a little light, you can arrive safely. ""Can my son really avoid being executed?" A look of hope flashed across Puro's face, and he gritted his teeth. His son accidentally killed the other person because he was jealous. , although he is also in the ranks of the nobility, a third-level baron, he is not a senior nobleman according to the law. In the kingdom, the lowest level of high-ranking nobles must be a first-class baron. Fifty years ago, the ancestor of the Pro family was this. Unfortunately, the following two generations performed mediocrely. The title was lowered again and again, and they have been reduced from the ranks of high-ranking nobles to the lowest level of nobles. , if there is no performance again, after his death, the Puo family will directly become a civilian-level Lord.

"According to the laws of the kingdom, high-ranking nobles have three immunity rights for civilians. Your son accidentally killed a low-level junior lord, and he was not among the nobles. Moreover, the other party took action first. If you can be promoted to general, Your title will be promoted from the current third-level baron to a first-level baron. As long as you transfer the title to your son, he will be exempted from the guarantee. "I understand, I will complete the task." Puro thought of his situation. He knew that the road in front of him was the only way to save his son. Road is also the only way for the Puo family to avoid becoming civilians. In fact, the first generation of the Puo family is still very brave, but the next two generations do not seem to have inherited the characteristics of bravery. Instead, they all became civil servants, especially the second generation. Ten years ago, the Pro family's property investment failed. Pro also worked as a postman for a period of time to pay off his debts. It was also when he was working as a postman that he accidentally met a young man who came to Melbourne to travel, and Pro became a young man again. guide, this young man was Brandt, who was transferred to the Sheriff of Moore at that time.

Brandt needed an assistant who was familiar with the situation in Melbourne, so Prolo, whose main job at that time was as a clerk in the Port of Melbourne and his second job as a postman, entered the military system and became Sheriff Brandt's deputy. Therefore, he never set foot in the military once. Pu Luo, who entered the battlefield, did not know that after tonight, his name would resound throughout the entire Obaro. "Then, I went, if I go back tonight "No, please take care of my family." Puro saluted Brandt with a solemn expression, "Would you like to take care of me? Well, don't worry, I will definitely bring the news of your death to Anselin, and then I will help." Anseline went to find a new love..." Brandt shrugged his shoulders with bright eyes. "Sir, don't you have a word of encouragement for me at this time?" Puro sighed helplessly. Brandt is a very unreasonable person in the eyes of outsiders, but to people who are familiar with him, Brandt has always been open-minded. Otherwise, he would not have met with him this time. My friend was bragging, saying that as long as he was in Port Melbourne, he would definitely be able to severely defeat the Sunrise Chamber of Commerce. However, I don’t know who said this to the king. There, he was inexplicably appointed as the commander-in-chief of the 50,000-strong army. It would be easy to win this war, but if he were defeated, Brandt's lower body would probably have to spend time in prison. "What are you encouraging me to do? Do you want to kill someone to make a living?" Are you kidding me? Who do you think you are? If you still want to see your son, run away immediately if you are found!" Brandt rolled his eyes.

In the dark night, there was a faint sound of rutting the road, and a dozen carriages were seen slowly entering the city streets. The carriages were covered with a layer of covering, and the dull wheels pressed against the stones on the ground. From time to time, you can hear the cooing sound after the collision. It can be seen that the things on the carriage are quite heavy.

The direction in which these carriages are traveling is the direction of the port. In front of the carriages, two teams of more than a hundred Biang light cavalry are guarding the two lines like a fan-shaped arc. These Biang light cavalry are wearing leather armors, with heads on their heads. Wearing a domed helmet, the metal nose guard extends to the chin, there are three horizontal iron bars used to protect the face, the arm armor is inlaid with a small buckler, and the cavalry sword is held in the hand, and his eyes are constantly scanning Looking around,

In front of these two teams of cavalry, a fat middle-aged man uttered various prayers in his heart and drove cautiously towards the port. He was Prolo. With his familiarity with the Port of Melbourne, the convoy moved in the dark. After walking through the city for half an hour, the port area appeared in front of everyone's eyes. The famous proverb "Pullo's Luck" was explained at this moment. The entire port area was empty, and the sea breeze blew in. , there was not a single ship in the silence. In the darkness, only the lights of the Imperial fleet floating up and down on the sea a hundred meters away could be seen, like fireflies gathering in the summer night. The Sunrise Chamber of Commerce did not send anyone to land, let alone expect that , the Biang people who behaved in chaos and panic will have the courage to fight back. The smooth sailing in Rockburg and the fruitful gains in Anthea Port have made the Sunrise Chamber of Commerce's vigilance drop below the standard.

After all, their predecessors were just mercenaries of the Imperial Bank. It is impossible to expect them to reach the standard of military discipline of the regular army. "Okay, unload all the things, right here, and throw them all into the sea!" Prolo got off the horse and walked along the port. Looking for something, he finally stopped at a section of the port seawall. After carefully identifying it, he whispered to the convoy behind him, "One, two, three, start."

The Biang cavalry behind them peeled off the thick cloth covering the carriage, revealing the round wooden barrels underneath. These barrels were quite heavy. The cavalrymen unloaded the barrels from the carriage with difficulty, and carefully used their horses to move them to the designated location. position, and then threw it into the sea water of the port. Puff puff, the wooden barrels fell into the water one by one, making a dull thump. They sank slightly, and then floated up again, colliding with each other as the waves rose and fell.

A carriage contained thirty such barrels, and there were more than a dozen carriages. Soon, three to four hundred barrels were thrown into the sea. Puo took a rough look with his eyes and saw the densely packed barrels. Floating in the sea water, a wave pushed in, and the wooden barrels hit each other, making a clanging sound in the dark night.

Listening to the harsh sound

Pu Luo felt that his scalp was numb, and his heart was already in his upper throat, not only because there was a light coming from the direction of the imperial fleet a hundred meters away, but also because of the densely packed wooden barrels floating in the waves in front of him.

Others don't know what this place is, but they can still look calm. He knows what's in it, kerosene! These were the kerosene that the Kingdom of Biang spent a lot of money to buy from the Strand people in response to the Hungarian invasion, totaling 430 barrels. However, the Hungarian army later gave up the invasion of these kerosene. It has always been in the warehouse, but this time, Brandt asked for it. So much kerosene exploded or burned at once, and at such a close distance, there would definitely be no bones left!

The dark port, densely packed with kerosene barrels, and a hundred meters away were the imperial fleets that looked like giant beasts in the dark night. The atmosphere was so oppressive that people didn't even dare to breathe. Pu Luo's eyes just stared at the waves. Another wave came, and those wooden barrels were pushed together by the waves.

"Sir, look!" Suddenly a Biang cavalry raised his finger and pointed to the left. Puro quickly looked over and saw that the barrel at that position suddenly left the seawall, as if it was suddenly pushed by a pair of invisible magic hands. Suddenly he headed towards the sea beyond, and in that direction, the densely packed imperial fleet was completely unaware of these unexpected "gifts". "It's a backflow, it's a backflow!" Puro's body trembled slightly, his face was overjoyed, and finally The reflow has begun!