Realm of Power

The spacious and majestic hall has a high-end red carpet of the same color. The reliefs on the walls are lifelike. The top floor is so high that people can look up. Countless crystal chandeliers hang like stars in the sky. It brings a bit of chill across the window sill. The light shines from the colorful windows. The glass shines through the glass and shines on the regent of the Kingdom of Steyr, Giankailu, one of the eight countries in the central part of southern Europe.

The old man who presides over most of the power in the Kingdom of Steyr, standing by the window, is still trying his best to stand upright, but he has revealed an increasingly obvious haggardness of being unable to do his job. His hair is as white as snow, and his eyes are slack and deep. Only the eyes are still bright and clear, and there is something inexplicable in the slightly trembling eyes.

In the light and shadow behind him, at this moment, I am afraid no one would believe that these royal ministers of the Middle Kingdom, who were nominally rushing to Martin Liya's horse ranch, were actually gathered in this inconspicuous remote villa. Inside, on both sides of a long brown-red table, sat the Prince of Benin, the Prince of Samoa, and King Cosmo. More than 20 people, including the Minister of National Defense, the Minister of Military Affairs of the Kingdom of Pitcairn, the Minister of Commerce and Trade of the Kingdom of Cayman, the royal steward of the Kingdom of Naliqun, members of the royal family of the Kingdom of St. Henus and their entourage, were sitting in the hall, talking in low voices, everyone's face The expressions on them are all different, some are heavy, some have a trace of irrepressible joy, and some seem very hesitant.

"What do you think of the empire's request for us to send troops to Martin Riya this time?"

The regent of the Kingdom of Steyr, Gian Kailu, turned from the window with a serious face and glanced at the representatives of other kingdoms on the seats. Although the horse ranch is very tempting, if it is really said, it can make all the ministries flock to the royal family members. It is a bit exaggerated to send them all. The eight central countries are not those ambitious It is a rapidly rising country, so it does not attach much importance to whether it can show its face in this auction. For many years, the status of the eight central countries has been between the second and third rates. As the major forces in the east and west of South Europe, Barro In the center of the country, the wall-mountain style is synonymous with the eight central countries.

"How else can we look at it? The Martin Liya people are overwhelming the imperial army and they have already reached the Holy Capital. I think the empire will be defeated miserably this time. If they ask us to send troops to Martin Liya at this time, it is enough to show that the empire is already beyond its capabilities." Someone said in a disdainful tone, obviously not optimistic that the empire could finally win the Civil War.

The Eight Central Countries are an important part of the coastal area of ​​South Europe. Although each country is not very large in size, most of them are second- and third-rate kingdoms. In the first North-South War, the Eight Central Countries only had a flag-waving status. As the empire's influence gradually covers the entire west coast, the cunning nature of the eight central countries becomes more and more obvious. Especially under the Imperial Bank's loan policy, the eight central countries all fell to the empire within half a year. However, in response to the empire's request to send troops, each country Attitudes vary;

"That's not necessarily the case. The imperial army entered the western front from Martin Liya and has captured four provinces, and also severely damaged Silver Fox..." Someone immediately said unconvinced

"It's just that we broke through the Western Front. Don't forget, it's the Martin Liya Prairie without even a city. Any large corps that falls into it will die or die. Even if it's the imperial army, it can only Have you stopped at Wolf Xibia? If you have the ability, you should let the imperial army continue to advance. If the empire can really do this, it will not summon us secretly to discuss this matter."

The Minister of Commerce and Trade of the Cayman Kingdom, Antunes, let out a heavy groan. Although he is the Minister of Commerce and Trade, it does not mean that he does not understand war.

Hearing his words, the expressions on the faces of other important ministers from various countries also turned a little dark. In fact, it is not difficult to send troops to Martin Liya. In fact, in Barrow, southern Europe, most kingdoms are not willing to deal with the unruly and untrustworthy Martin Liya people. There are even some countries that have a good impression of the Martin Liya people and even have considerable hatred towards the Martin Liya people. This is mainly because the Martin Liya people's tradition of brutal plundering is really a source of hatred, and their treacherous and back-stabbing style of allies, It’s even more commonplace

But all countries hate it, but when it comes to attacking Martin Liya, it is another matter." In fact, for more than a hundred years, in order to curb the crazy expansion of the Martin Liya people, the surrounding countries have not united to attack Martin Liya. We have jointly sent troops, but the effect is clear to everyone." A look of memory flashed through the old eyes of the regent Jaankailu. He is already sixty-seven years old. Compared with representatives of other kingdoms, he has seen more "The main combat power of the Martin Liya people is the light cavalry, which comes and goes like the wind. The infantry groups from various countries can be fooled every time. The unique terrain of the Martin Liya Prairie completely blocks the possibility of the infantry group forming a camp step by step. Every time a joint force is sent to Martin Liya, the advance from the front is usually smooth, because the Martin Liya people will not stop them at all. On the contrary, once the Martin Liya people seize the opportunity, it will be a disastrous defeat." "There are three neighboring kingdoms that I have seen that were destroyed by the Martinliga due to the disastrous defeat of the coalition. The most recent alliance occurred twenty-five years ago, when the Martinliga competed with the powerful eastern kingdom of Spencer. In the Stellund area, when they could not attack by force, the Martin Liya people gathered all the surrounding Spencer people under Stellund City, and then killed them in front of the Spencer defenders for a full day and night, more than Two Hundred Thousand Spencer Flats The people were massacred. In anger, King Spencer sold off the royal property and raised tens of millions of military expenditures. He united with more than ten countries including the Kingdom of Harvey, the Kingdom of Ikar, and the Kingdom of Fezer to send a total of 500,000 troops to attack Martin. Liya retaliated, and the battle went very smoothly at the beginning. In just two months, they captured six provinces on the eastern front of Martin Liya and advanced for more than 800 miles, almost knocking off Martin Liya's territory. quarter

But just when all the countries thought that the Martin Liya people would choose to negotiate, the Martin Liya people's cavalry launched a counterattack like scattered threads and scattered beads. The coalition forces, which were moving step by step, could only watch thousands of people. Tens of thousands of Martin Liya light cavalry bypassed him and then suddenly appeared behind the army.

The coalition's logistics line suffered a devastating blow. The head of the commander-in-chief of the support corps was chopped off by the Martin Liya people. They were more than 800 miles away from the national border. They were besieged by the Martin Liya light cavalry on the outside. They could only walk in groups, eating and drinking almost Cut off, even to the grassroots level. When they were still three hundred miles away from the border, the coalition forces finally couldn't go any further.

Armies from all over the world scrambled to flee. The hundreds of thousands of troops that came with great momentum fell apart in the blink of an eye. They were swarmed and hunted down by Martin's light cavalry along the way. They suffered heavy casualties. In the end, even the king of Szepin, King Du Aiha, was killed by Martin. The Liya people counterattacked and captured the city in one fell swoop. The Martin Liya people killed all the Si Sabin royal family. The massacre of the royal capital for ten consecutive days turned a royal capital with a population of more than 400,000 into a ghostland. That's it The Kingdom of Spencer, one of the powerful Barro kingdoms in southern Europe, perished, and more than four million Spencer people were used as the lowest slaves. The fate of the past is still vivid in my mind. Although the eight countries in the central region are not strong in national power, they all have inherited the legacy. As a royal family with a time-honored history of more than a hundred years, everyone should know very well that although the empire is powerful, it has only risen in the past few years. What will be the consequences of being accidentally involved in a hegemonic battle like the Martin Liya people?

Although the empire has torn apart the defense line of the Martin Liya people on the western front and penetrated more than 300 miles into the border, it is still far behind the war 25 years ago. In that war, the coalition forces of all countries suffered a disastrous defeat. , and the empire was in a quite unfavorable situation from the beginning, and its military strength was even more stretched. The Eastern Front had to face 200,000 The coalition forces of the southern countries of the Ero Empire are facing off against the main force of the 500,000-strong Martin Road runner-up army in the central part. Only one western front seems to be showing signs of changing the situation of the entire war. However, with the advent of winter, the danger of being trapped in the Martin Liya Prairie can be imagined. You know, it is more accurate to say that victory is within grasp, not to say that we are standing on the edge of a knife, which may slip at any time! ""Yes, the eight central countries have been able to stand firm in the turmoil for more than a hundred years, isn't it because the eight countries did not participate in the struggle for hegemony in the south? "

"Lord Giankailu is indeed the pillar of the Kingdom of Steyr. In terms of judgment in this regard, there is probably no one in Barrow in southern Europe who can match him."

"Yes, no matter who the empire sends this time, we must not send troops, otherwise once the Martin Liya people win, we will be in disaster!"

Under the influence of Gia Ankailu, the representatives of the other seven countries also nodded. The fact that the empire can easily tear apart the Western Front of Martin Liya does not necessarily mean that the empire is already sure of victory. It may be a precursor to defeat, because The main battlefield is the Order State. No matter how well the Western Front is fought, the battlefield of the Order State will collapse. Everything is in vain, and the half-million Martin Lifan army is already overwhelming the city on the front line of the Order State, and may break through the front line defense of the Holy City at any time. At this time, the empire requires the eight central countries to send troops, which already shows that the empire is beginning to feel We are unable to do what we want, or we no longer have confidence in the final victory of this Civil War.

This is extremely important information

The empire can hardly hold it anymore!

You must know that since the rise of the empire, it has slaughtered cities and annihilated countries, defeated several large empires and unified the entire Northern Europe. Especially in the First Civil War, the empire counterattacked the 700,000-strong army in the south with 300,000 troops, and captured Istanbul in one fell swoop. The entire territory of the empire shocked the entire continent of Oubaluo. In the eyes of the outside world, the empire was an invincible existence.

For more than two years, the entire southern Europe of Barrow was trembling under the lingering power of the imperial sword. The situation in the south was also turned upside down. The royal family of Fezer was destroyed, Emperor Eero died in battle, and the battle between the old and new popes of the Order State, there was no one left behind. The shadow of the empire. In just two years, the coastline of the Barone Sea in southern Europe has been controlled by the empire.

In other words, the door to South Europe Barrow has been completely opened.

Therefore, although the South European Barrow did not like the Martinliya people, after the outbreak of the second civil war, even the Martinliya people first destroyed the Kalisu people, and then severely damaged the Harvey Kingdom. All countries must go to great lengths to support Martin Li Yayi, openly or covertly. On the other side, the empire blocked the arms trade of Martin Liya, and the countries secretly sold Martin Liya weapons. The empire blocked trade, and the countries used food in exchange for the slaves of the Martin Liya people. If not, Martin Liya five How could a hundred thousand troops stand at the front line of the Order State for such a long time?

It is really because of the coldness of lips and teeth that all countries are also in fear. The empire's fierce military forces, from military to trade, with visible and invisible sharp swords, have poked big holes in the defense of the entire southern Europe. The empire is almost invincible. , so that the entire northern coast of South Europe Barro has been completely occupied,

There is no longer any resistance to the imperial power's southern invasion.

At this moment, the entire south is hoping that a new powerful force will jump out to stop the empire from moving south. Even the eight weak countries in the middle of the country do not want the empire to win this North-South war, because the stronger the empire's power, the greater the Imperial Bank's The stronger their power becomes, the more pressure the eight central countries will have on borrowing from the Imperial Bank. The bigger the empire becomes, once the imperial power acquires more territory in southern Europe and moves its center of gravity to the south, the original status of the eight central countries will be in jeopardy, and some of the privileges they originally enjoyed will also be affected. The so-called popular aspirations are too many. People don’t want the empire to win, even some forces within the empire’s camp,

"If only Lytle from the West Coast Governor's Mansion comes forward, we are not afraid. But if it is Salton from the Empire's Southern Second Army, I hope everyone can unite and let the other side know that the eight central countries are a whole." Jia Ankailu said deeply Take a breath, Shen Sheng said that they had received an invitation from the empire this time. Although they came to the horse ranch in name, they actually came to the west coast to secretly discuss joint troop dispatches. The empire had just won a great victory on the western front, and had destroyed the Hokuriku nobles in fifteen days. The eight central countries dare not not come due to their appalling record.

"But what if we anger the empire and declare war on us?" someone said hesitantly.

"We don't need to reject the empire head-on. We just need to find excuses to delay. Winter is coming. I believe everyone is stupid. As long as we delay it until the end of the war, and as long as the eight central countries are consistent in their caliber, the empire should and will not choose to attack us at the most critical moment of the Civil War. Falling out, I believe it’s not just the empire that sees the weight of the eight central countries on the balance of the Civil War.”

A smug smile appeared on the corner of Gia Ankailu's mouth. The Martin Liya people had secretly sent someone to find him, saying that as long as he could keep the eight central countries neutral in this war, they would continue to support his family's regency, although it seemed that there was no change.

But Jia Ankailu was moved. He was already old, but the new king was fourteen years old. It had been eleven years since he was regent at the age of three. As the new king gradually grew up, the conflicts became more and more intensive. Jia Ankailu was very worried. It is clear that once the new king takes the throne, the first person who will not forgive may be himself. Even he thinks that the Martin Liya people have a high probability of victory this time!

There was a sound of footsteps at the door of the hall. Someone from the empire was coming.

The important ministers from all over the world held their breaths and looked in fear. The air in the hall seemed to have dropped a few degrees. They said they were not afraid, but in fact they were still scared inside. If it was Lytle, it would be fine, but if it was Salton, who was murderous, In order to stabilize the situation on the west coast, Salton, who was born in Nord, killed many people. The other party killed them all in anger, so it was just that.

God, it must be Lytle. Someone even uttered a low prayer.

"Everyone, please don't get into trouble," Jia Ankailu shouted in a low voice, the words had just fallen.

"Bang!" The door of the hall was opened by an attendant from the outside. A black-haired young man wearing a black dress walked in calmly. Jia Ankailu's eyes suddenly showed a look of horror. The old man who just said not to mess up was almost nervous. Immediately kneeling on the ground as if by reflex, some of the other important ministers from various countries had not yet reacted, but some were already pale with fright and knelt down again.

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