Realm of Power

In the office of the Governor's Mansion on the west coast of the Empire, the warm winter sunshine shone in from the window sill. Salton, the commander of the Empire's Southern Second Army, carefully glanced at His Majesty the Emperor, who was leaning on an armchair to bask in the sun, with a forced smile on his lips. "Tell me, what's the matter?"

The emperor's so-called injured right hand was still wrapped in white gauze and seemed to be stained with blood. But at this moment, the emperor took the injured hand off the sling and stretched it. He seemed not to care about his fake injury. After being seen through by his subordinates, Fatty was a little speechless now. The assassination was originally directed and performed by him. It was to frame the blame on Silver Fox and use it as an opportunity to completely destroy the secret support of Martin Liya from all countries. In fact, the effect was better than expected. Sure enough, overnight, he was originally considered to be resisted by the Barrow countries in southern Europe. Martin Liya, the southern pillar of the empire, immediately became infamous. The direction that was originally extremely unfavorable to the empire was almost reversed overnight.

But Fatty didn't expect the sequelae to be so obvious, or he underestimated the importance attached to this attack by all countries. After an assassination, the Southern Empire Intelligence Department in charge of Ankeluo almost went crazy. First of all, Ankeluo didn't Knowing that this was directed and acted by the emperor himself, and in order to be realistic, the emperor did not inform Ankolo's empire of the matter in advance. The Southern Intelligence Department, so that night, the whole city was in a panic. In order to catch the Silver Fox who assassinated the emperor, the Southern Intelligence Department of the Empire launched a city-wide search. As a result, the Silver Fox was not caught, but many others were caught. Spies sent by the forces, two to three hundred people were crammed into the prison of the Empire's Southern Intelligence Department. This was definitely an unprecedented situation.

But when the emperor was assassinated, the Empire's Southern Intelligence Department was at the forefront of the storm. There was no way to avoid it. Ankolo's Southern Empire Intelligence Department found that overnight, it seemed that he had offended the intelligence departments of all the countries in the continent. Mount Etmund No matter how strong he is, he is not strong enough to resist the intelligence of the entire continent! An Keluo gritted his teeth and was ready to go on a killing spree. In any case, on the night of the emperor's assassination, the spies of these forces appeared in the city. Even if the relationship could not be separated, it was understandable that they would be implicated. The secret letter from the good emperor freed Ankeluo from his anxiety

People will not be killed, but they will not be released easily, because a large number of spies from various countries have been arrested, and the specific news about the assassination of the emperor of the empire has been accidentally cut off. All kinds of things are confusing and changing three times a day. Is the emperor injured? Is the emperor still alive? Because the intelligence personnel were detained, the news sent back to the countries is also strange. There are various versions of the emperor's condition. He was injured, seriously injured, dying, and still alive and kicking. In just these five or six days, Martin Liya couldn't bear it anymore and issued a statement saying that Silver Fox I was in Martin Liya's country at the time. The assassination had nothing to do with Silver Fox. It was completely a farce directed and performed by the emperor.

Even Silver Fox, who had disappeared for half a month, came forward personally and said that this incident had nothing to do with him. It was completely framed by the emperor. The emperor was defeated by him on the battlefield, so he used this method to humiliate himself. , all the countries also rolled their eyes when they heard this. Although you, Silver Fox, are powerful and are known as the smartest person in Barrow in southern Europe,

The empire also released a shocking news. After intensive deployment by the Empire's Southern Intelligence Department, the mastermind of the assassination, Silver Fox, had been captured on the west coast of the empire. When the news came out, other countries were in an uproar. Martin Liya People say that Silver Fox is still in Martin Liya's country, but the empire says that Silver Fox has been captured

The whole continent is confused

Who is the real one? Could it be that the Silver Fox is inseparable? Otherwise, why would Martin and the Empire have Silver Foxes? Later, both the Empire and Martin were accusing each other of having fake silver foxes. This time The quarrel only made other countries interested in this matter. The interest is even greater. The suspicion of the assassination of the emperor is definitely the highlight of the year that attracts the most attention in the mainland. Especially in the auction house in front of the auction house, the wealthy merchants of the empire are overwhelming the dignitaries of various countries. They spread the word to ten, and spread it to hundreds, making everyone The merchants of the empire were all refreshed.

However, as the central figure in this whirlpool, the emperor's condition is a mystery. Some people say that the emperor was seriously injured and has returned to the imperial capital to recuperate. Others say that the emperor was not injured that night, but personally directed the capture of Silver Fox. As the top leader in the north and south of the mainland, The result of the duel between wise generals was that Silver Fox was captured alive.

Salton took out the intelligence he had just received and reported to Your Majesty that the Allied Forces of the Eight Central Countries had encountered the Martin Liya Army. Lord Scarlet Erdo adhered to His Majesty's strategy and did not immediately let the Eight Central Countries press forward. The * team first practiced with the Martin Liya people's forward army. Judging from the battle report just sent back, the Central Eighth Army's fear of the Martin Liya people has been reduced by most. I believe that they will soon put aside their original worries. "

"You see, in the face of enough benefits, a coward can become a warrior." The emperor glanced at his mouth indifferently, stood up from the armchair, stretched, turned around and looked at Salton said

"Your Majesty is right. Lord Crimson is in control of the rhythm. There shouldn't be any major problems. Although the Central Eight-Nation Alliance has an absolute advantage in terms of the number of troops, it has not experienced a war in the past thirty years. If the 400,000 troops of the Central Eight-Nation Alliance were to be pressed forward, I'm afraid the command of the Central Eight-Nation Alliance would be in a mess. Now, fighting layer by layer can not only weaken the combat effectiveness of the Martinliya Army, but also fully mobilize the army before encountering the main force of the Martinliya Army." Salton was full of admiration and hesitated for a moment and asked, "Your Majesty, Envoy Harvey has requested to discuss with us for the fourth time. How should I reply to them?"

After the assassination at the auction, representatives of other countries evacuated overnight, fearing that they would be involved in this attack that could destroy the city and the country. You know, this is the emperor of the empire. Assassinated, the Imperial Army has always adhered to the barbaric strategy of blood for blood, tooth for tooth. At the beginning, just because of the death of a governor, the country of Feishan was overthrown and all of Feishan's 300,000 troops were killed. Now the Emperor of the Empire has been assassinated, which is more serious than the assassination of a governor. I am afraid that the entire Imperial Army will go crazy. In this case, who dares to stay here? But only the envoy of the Harvi Kingdom did not leave, but eagerly found Salton. It seems that the Harvi people are not stupid. They know that the Ikar people have already planned to target them. The emperor shrugged his shoulders, took a deep breath, walked to the desk, picked up a piece of intelligence placed on it, handed it to Salton, and said in a serious voice, "Do you know why I framed Silver Fox and dragged the Ikar people into it? '

"Your Majesty, what is this? "

Salton took the information, looked over, and his face changed.

The information was about the meeting between the Ikar Kingdom and the Martinliya envoy. The main force of the Martinliya people was trapped in the Religious State. They were very worried about the areas behind, especially the Harvey Kingdom that retreated to the plateau. I don't know what the Martinliya people were thinking. They actually tried to win over the Ikar people to contain the Harvey people. "The western part of the Ikar Kingdom borders the Harvey Plateau and is itself a part of the Harvey Plateau. If King Ikar** suddenly launches an attack from behind the Harvey people, the Harvey Kingdom will definitely perish."

And the Ikar people actually agreed. This matter is a bit bloody!" This was the exact news obtained the day before the auction. Silver Fox did leave Martinliya, but did not come to the west coast, but went to Ikar! "

The emperor's black pupils like stars flickered, and the corners of his mouth rose slightly." It must be said that Silver Fox has a very accurate understanding of the hearts of Ikar people. Ambition is something that cannot withstand the most provocation. As the only powerful country in Southern Europe that has not been involved in the war, the Kingdom of Ikar has long been ready to move, holding heavy troops, just waiting for the opportunity to intervene! "

"But haven't the Harvey Kingdom and the Ikar Kingdom always had a close relationship? Why did the Ikar people suddenly act out of character? "Salton couldn't help asking. "Under normal circumstances, the Harvey Kingdom and the Ikar Kingdom can naturally rely on each other, but if the Harvey Kingdom withdraws all people back to the plateau, it will be another matter. The area of ​​the plateau is so large, the Harvey people occupy three quarters, and the Ikar people occupy one quarter. The Harvey Kingdom withdraws all people back to the plateau. In order to settle the withdrawn people, it vigorously squeezes Ikar's land." The emperor paused and continued, "The Ikar people were originally quite dissatisfied with the Harvey Kingdom's deliberate destruction of its logistics line in the previous battle for the Order State, but they were forced to suppress it because of the interdependent relationship between the two countries. Now the Harvey Kingdom has withdrawn all its population back to the plateau. If you want to say that the people under the greatest pressure are not the Martinliya people, It's the Ikars who occupy the other half of the plateau."

"The Ikar Kingdom has many mountains and few plains, and the food gap has always been large. Now the Harvi Kingdom needs to stockpile a large amount of food in preparation for the counterattack. The original production areas have been occupied by the Martinliya people, so they can only ask the Ikars for food. It is said that just as winter began, there were riots of hungry people in two provinces of Ikar. Even so, the Harvi Kingdom still forced the Ikar Kingdom to sell them food at a low price. I believe that the Harvi people themselves know that their alliance with the Ikars has reached a crisis, because if they can't get out of the heavy blow, the first to annex the Harvi Kingdom will not be the Martinliya people, but the Ikars who are gathering strength and watching from the sidelines! "

"I am also confused. How could the envoy of the Kingdom of Harvey suddenly change his position at the auction? He was originally an ally of Ikar, but he stabbed him hard at the most critical moment."

Salton looked thoughtful, as if he had thought of something, and his body trembled slightly. He was a little confused at first. At the auction, the envoy of the Kingdom of Harvey was the first to jump out and accuse the Ikar envoy of participating in the assassination of the emperor of the empire, and claimed that the Kingdom of Harvey was the Kingdom of Harvey and the Kingdom of Ikar was the Kingdom of Ikar. It was obvious that he wanted to sever ties with the Ikars. This was absolutely inconsistent with the usual practice of the Kingdom of Harvey. You know, in the eyes of other countries, the Kingdom of Harvey and the Kingdom of Ikar were almost one. The two countries have been united for decades, and many resources and internal intelligence are shared. They are also very consistent in their foreign positions. The military alliance between the two countries means that any enemy who intends to go to war with one of the kingdoms must not consider facing the pressure of both countries.

So at the auction, the Harvey Kingdom's envoy personally jumped out to accuse the Ikars of assassinating the emperor of the empire. For other forces, the seriousness of this was almost to nail the Ikars to the rack of shame, and it also confirmed the fact that the Ikars participated in the assassination of the emperor of the empire, and even no evidence was needed.

No wonder the captured Ikar envoy looked so angry and angry!

"It was because of this sudden intelligence that I had to make new arrangements. First, I arrested Silver Fox with great fanfare, and then I had someone bid up the price with Ikar envoy at the auction. Finally, Sokutusdalan came forward to force Ikar envoy into a desperate situation, and Harvey envoy also cooperated very tactfully!" The emperor of the empire picked up the tea on the table and took a sip without caring.