Realm of Power

The heavy summer rain came down like a pouring water again, making everything around invisible. The swollen river water was just rolling in the wind and rain. The heavy rain, which is about to enter the early autumn of July, seems to be the last. Try hard to keep the last time before the season changes, but the wind and rain are rushing, forming a diagonal line between the sky and the earth, passing by in the vast whiteness. Layers of rain and mist evaporated from the earth, shrouding everything in darkness

"Woo"

The shrill sound of the horn echoed in the rain curtain, tearing through the layers of white mist in the rain. Declaring the retreat of another round of attacks, seeing the Hokuriku noble army retreating outside the city, countless Empire reclamation refugees immediately poured out of the city. Even though the war was still going on, the Empire reclamation refugees in the city were still struggling to put straw bags into their hands. of transporting these mounds, this is what they The only thing that can be done is that everyone knows that once Xinlanya in front of them is also breached, the tens of thousands of people still stranded in the city will be massacred by the noble army, and the heavy rain in front of them will cause them to escape here even if they want to escape at this moment. , and there is no room for escape anymore

Inside the low city wall, there were all the refugees from the field who were dragging tools, including strong men and women. Many of them were soaked by the rain. Taking advantage of the opportunity for the noble army to retreat, they just tried their best to build soil on top. , stack these mounds higher, preferably to be able to support this heavy rain , has become the expectation of tens of thousands of people stranded in the city, but the situation is not optimistic. Although the attack of the Hokuriku noble army has not yet reached the city wall, the continuous heavy rain has blocked the attack of the noble army, but it also tested the small town. This wooden and earth-structured city wall had quite a few dents in the rain. However, the breaches were blocked with wood and stones, and the expanding moat water outside the city had washed away under the roots of the earth wall. Every time it washed away, some of the mud layer was taken away. During the heavy rain, the rammed earth wall became soft, and the noble army on the opposite side Another reason why they are not enthusiastic about attacking is that they are waiting for the city wall to be destroyed by floods.

Taking advantage of the repair gap, the Hokuriku noble army cleared the nearby forest land and began to build large siege equipment. These large catapults were specially used to attack stone city walls. The arms alone were more than ten meters long, and the brackets below were The heavy hammer was filled with heavy stones,

The heads of several reclamation regiments among the reclamation refugees turned pale, and the cluster of human heads on the long pole erected in front of the main tent of the Hokuriku noble army made their faces even more gloomy. The noble army began to deal with the disadvantages of the battle. officers, it is conceivable that when the siege equipment is built, the next wave of noble troops will attack It must be the kind that presses on with all its strength. Under the heavy siege equipment, the small earth city in front of them has no ability to resist. Losing the cover of the city wall is a massacre for them. The sky gradually darkens, and the world turns out to be a massacre. The heavy rain that completely covered the area also lightened up, leaving only a patter of rain.

"Can't this rain stop for a while?"

There were many low-pitched complaining voices on the earthen wall. If two days ago I was still hoping that the rain would last as long as possible, now I heard the sound of water lapping from below the city wall, which was even more thrilling. Few of the defenders on the earth wall are still standing, and most of them are sitting behind the battlements. In order to heighten and thicken the earth wall, some of the houses in the city have been demolished, and all the usable stones and wood have been collected. stand up. Groups of old, weak, women and children were wandering around the city, just looking for something to eat. There were originally some reserves in the city, but no one expected that tens of thousands of people would gather at once, and most of them fled from the front. The refugees came to cultivate the land, The food in the city was almost exhausted within a few days. The raging floods poured into the tributaries everywhere, destroying countless bridges built on the tributaries. This heavy rain cut off the logistics line of the Hokuriku noble army, and also destroyed the land reclamation refugees. The retreat is cut off,

"Your Highness, according to the exact news we just received tonight, due to the abnormal movements of the Ansers in southern Calisu, Salton of the Empire's Southern Army is still stranded in Calisu."

A Hokuriku noble officer reported to Prince Albert, who was standing in front and staring at the heavy rain covering the earth in the distance. Immediately on the slope, Prince Albert looked at the withered and dilapidated former capital of Fezer with complicated eyes. The tall outer walls have been covered with moss. The once glorious capital of Fezer ruled the western coast of Barros in southern Europe. The political and military center of the city is like discarded garbage. No one takes a look at it anymore. It is hard to imagine that this city once had a population of half a million people and that there was an endless stream of aristocratic motorcades. More than two hundred years ago, Feize's ancestors began their conquest and expansion from this land.

"Where have the Hokuriku noble army reached?'

Prince Albert raised his hand. In the direction where he looked, groups of Fezer soldiers wearing armor marched towards the royal capital in an orderly manner, plowing open the land in front of them like sharp blades.

Large swaths of weeds on the ground were pushed aside, and thick footsteps stepped heavily into the soft soil. These Fezer soldiers were somewhat different from ordinary Fezer soldiers. Most of them appeared short, rough and strong, with ferocious eyes, and the weapons in their hands were even longer. They mainly use iron rods with spiked handles. This is a famous barbarian tribe in the Hokuriku, the Lute people. Although the Hokuriku has been included in the territory of Feize It lasted for more than a hundred years. However, due to the special terrain of the Hokuriku region, the bulging mountains on the edge not only blocked the warm current from the ocean area, but also caused the mountains to be in a shady position, in perennial cold frozen soil. It is a typical cold hilly mountainous area. A huge winding mountain called Agea spans one-third of Hokuriku, and is also the main reason for the barren land of Hokuriku.

But at the foot of the Aikea Mountains, there is a large area of ​​dense woodland. The temperature begins to drop suddenly in the middle of the mountain. At the upper levels, there are icebergs and cold rivers stretching for dozens of miles. The Lut people live in the Aikea Mountains, with huge Covered by mountains, they have never paid much attention to the management of the Feize people. Although the population is not large, there are only about five or six people. Thousands of people, but they are strong in size and tenacious in combat. Even the local Lord Feize does not dare to provoke the Lutes easily. When Prince Albert fled to the Hokuriku, he took a fancy to the excellent qualities of the Lutes and spent a lot of money to join the Lutes. The special people have recruited three thousand young men to enrich their own guards." Your Highness, although the Hokuriku noble army marched westward, , but it has been three days, and they are still stranded under the city of New Telanya. If they want to recapture the west coast, they may not be able to do it in three to five months. By then, the emperor may have escaped from Calisu. "The officer who answered him showed a trace of undisguised anger on his face." Tens of thousands of troops stormed a small town. It is strange that Tucheng can achieve such a result. If this is the strength of the Hokuriku noble army, then it is too high to say that they can conquer the west coast in three to five months. I am afraid that the Hokuriku noble army will be defeated by the empire's refugee group. The defeat is more likely." "It doesn't matter. In fact, I don't expect them to capture the west coast."

In response to the officer's complaint, Prince Albert smiled and said in a cold voice, "This time Xu Zongli was given to the Hokuriku nobles. Naturally, he wanted to squeeze out all the role of the Hokuriku nobles before he was willing to do so. He deliberately took advantage of the wealthy families from all over the country. demands made, plus imperial control The countless wealth on the lower west coast drove the Hokuriku noble army to attack. In fact, it was just a way to cover up people's eyes. I, Albert, am not a fool. How could I be so stupid as to think that as long as the capital of King Feize is recaptured, the nobles and wealthy families from all over the country can be defeated? Even more so? Feize Capital, which was reduced to ruins during the civil war, can become the foundation for the revival of Feize. Just look at the weeds in front of you that are almost as tall as a human waist and you will know what the situation is like in Feize Capital. , without population as a basis, without agriculture As a support, without military forging to form an army, reviving Fezer is a joke. Now that we have taken back the royal capital, and wealthy families from all over the country have also received our secret letters, the next thing to do is to retreat. Is it really possible to wait? It’s impossible to overwhelm the imperial army!”

Prince Albert curled his lips sternly. When he hurriedly evacuated the royal capital, he buried most of the belongings of the Fezer royal family in a safe place, and then burned the Fezer royal palace on fire, deliberately creating the image of the Fezer royal family. The illusion has been burned, and at the same time, he deliberately used the nobles of the Feize capital to flee north. Taking the opportunity, he spread the rumor that Feize's royal family's treasures had been carried away by these nobles who fled north. This was his revenge on these royal capital nobles. As expected, these treacherous royal capital nobles fled to the Hokuriku. It was quite miserable. At first, the Hokuriku nobles were able to treat them kindly.

But as the Hokuriku nobles and the empire entered into an alliance, and both sides acquiesced to peaceful coexistence along the royal capital region, the ugly appearance of the Hokuriku nobles began to be exposed. The royal capital nobles who fled the Hokuriku with a lot of property were undoubtedly them. The dish in front of them, coupled with the rumors of the royal family's property, made the nobles of Hokuriku mercilessly press for the nobles of the royal capital to seize the money.

In the Royal Capital, they were arrogant and arrogant, calling the Hokuriku nobles scornfully as barbarians. But now in the Hokuriku, the Royal Capital nobles are just a bunch of bereaved dogs, with huge wealth in their hands and no ability to protect themselves. The nobles can deal with them how they want. The nobles of Hokuriku use the name of catching those who are in the empire. They examined and detained the nobles of the royal capital one by one, hung them up and tortured them, and then asked them to write a confession, admitting that they were sent by the empire to Hokuriku. The property of the nobles of the royal capital was inspected and all the family members of these nobles of the royal capital were reduced to slaves.

The nobles of the royal capital who reacted at this moment had no other option but to obediently hand over all their belongings in exchange for peace. Therefore, the wealth of the nobles of the royal capital became the nobles of the Hokuriku, and their beautiful wives and daughters also became the nobles of the Hokuriku. Playthings, but the royal treasures are still very few, but no one would suspect that Prince Albert fled in a hurry. His identity was not there, but he still brought tens of thousands of royal followers with him. After arriving in Hokuriku, he did not stay in the hinterland of Hokuriku, but went to a relatively remote mountain range. In this land, the nobles of Hokuriku were at a loss to deal with this war-savvy Prince.

Albert naturally saw what the nobles of Hokuriku did, and it was not as if no nobles from the royal capital came to him for help, but they were all rejected by him. Since he had betrayed the royal family, he should be punished accordingly. Yes, in the final analysis, what can really win over people's hearts is not fame, but interests and wealth.

In the battle for the throne, he suffered such a loss. Now he is well aware of the huge power of interests. This time he deliberately deceived the Hokuriku nobles from Hokuriku. In fact, it was a strategy to lure the tiger away from the mountain. He deliberately agreed to the Martin Liya people. The request made the Hokuriku nobles really think that they had formed a conspiracy with the Martin Liya people, and really decided to take the opportunity to give it a try. "Found it! Found it!"

There was a loud noise in front, and soon, an officer of the Fezer royal family came galloping on horseback from a distance. The hooves of the horse rolled up the muddy water on the ground, like a small dot rushing out of the huge rain curtain, until it reached Albert. In front of Prince Te, he reined in the war horse violently. The front hooves of the war horse stepped heavily into the mud and water in front of him. The news he brought made everyone feel excited.

"Your Highness, we have found it!" the panting officer said excitedly, "pass the order and seal off the nearby area immediately."

Albert waved his hands calmly. It looked like it was inevitable, but his heart trembled unnoticed. The treasures collected by the Fezer royal family for more than two hundred years were so huge. The amount, even though it was a hasty order, and it had to be given the illusion that the treasure was burned. Therefore, I only selected the most essential parts of them, and the rest was really burned with the fire. Many scattered treasures that were not burned were also circulated. Everything seemed so seamless, but to It would be false to say that Prince Albert is not worried at all. Now a big stone has finally fallen.

In fact, Albert said he was going to occupy the royal capital, but in fact he was going towards the royal treasures.

He is Prince Feize. He has grown up in Feize Palace since he was a child. He is very familiar with Feize Palace. He also knows that the secret room where the belongings are kept in Feize actually has two upper and lower structures. Before the decisive battle with the Emperor, One night, he ordered the royal family's wealth to be transferred to a lower secret room to prevent it from falling into the hands of the empire later.

This time they sent troops to the royal capital with the intention of immediately retreating to the Hokuriku after digging out the Feize royal family's wealth.

Yes, it was Hokuriku. He, Albert, had no intention of staying in King Feize's capital. What use could such a ruined land have?

From the very beginning, Albert had been plotting against Hokuriku. Albert, who kept saying that he wanted to recapture the royal capital and restore the glory of Feize, was actually interested in Hokuriku, the man who once blocked the kingdom of Feize for hundreds of years. This enclave has been in the Northland for many years. The terrain is typically easy to defend but difficult to attack. Anyone who can defend a mountain road can withstand attacks from the royal capital area.

This is like tailor-made for Feize Zhongxing. The noble army has already rushed out. Now there are probably not even 5,000 troops left behind. The population of Hokuriku has skyrocketed because it has absorbed a large number of refugees from the royal capital. In the north, Due to the violent expropriation of the mainland nobles, Hokuriku's material reserves have reached an astonishing level, and there are also a large number of royal capital nobles' wealth stored there.

It can be said that it is a ZTE land that requires money, food, and soldiers. As long as you have the Hokuriku in hand and wait and see what happens, the wealthy families from all over the world will really have contact with you. Feize Zhongxing is not a Joke 2k Reading Network