Realm of Power

Northern coast of The Order, Higurashi Port

On the 467-mile coastline in the northern part of the Kingdom of the Order, Higurashi is world-famous for its beautiful scenery. The Higurashi Cathedral located in the center of the port is the largest church in the northern coastal area of ​​the Kingdom of the Order. One of the only three external ports of the Order State that previously adopted a blockade policy, blue The large dome of the cathedral is set against the blue coast. The blue sky is without any variegation. Only patches of wool-like white clouds are flowing slowly, intertwined with the outline of the port to form beautiful pictures. In the location of the port , the hulls of large merchant ships lined up in a row rose and fell with the impact of the waves.

These are the transport ships of the Imperial Chamber of Commerce. Although there is ice in the inland sea, it has little impact on these large transport ships. Especially as the extremely important Higurashi Port, the Imperial Navy directly dispatches Imperial Dragon-class battleships every day. These Imperial Dragons The heavy hull of the class battleship can easily crush the ice in the direction of the port. Crushing and crushing ensured that the port could operate normally even in winter. The situation that the outside world speculated that the empire would be in trouble due to supply problems in winter did not appear. On the contrary, the northern coastline of the Order and the Fezer coastline were In many months, the Imperial Chamber of Commerce made a fortune due to the war.

All kinds of materials imported from the mainland of the empire flowed into these two areas. This war involving two major military groups and more than a million people was like two giant beasts. The supplies and war preparations consumed every day were Astronomical figures, Martin Tooth passed this burden on to the occupied areas through ruthless plundering of the occupied areas. Supporting the army, the empire mobilized the major domestic chambers of commerce and used the power of the chambers of commerce to transport materials from the empire to the south. After the empire gave commissions, it then transported the specialties of the two regions from the south to the north and sold them at a profit. In more than a month, countless supplies and war preparations entered the northern coast of the Order and the Jersey coast.

No one knows how much supplies the empire has transported to the south. If anyone knows the approximate number, then the only person in front of him is the emperor of the empire and the god of the continental army. He was the mastermind behind the plan to drag the war into winter two months ago. , does not look outstanding, but standing here is like a mountain, standing on the steps of the port, carrying his back upside down Hands, staring at the port in front of me, the sea breeze blows in my face, and the waves like white lines are blown back by the wind. On the horizon, the golden color of the setting sun renders everything so unreal. The war on the Holy City It didn't seem to have any impact on the place. The crowds coming and going were still very lively, and there were many cars, horses and business travelers traveling from south to north. Due to the influx of a large number of chambers of commerce, this ancient city was temporarily overcrowded. This was also the result of the Imperial Navy's several expansions of Nippon Port.

The original Higurashi City only had more than 20,000 people, but now Higurashi City has a traffic flow of 70,000 to 80,000 people.

This battle for southern hegemony, for the monarchs of Obarro, is a life and death battle related to the ownership of Southern Obarro, but for these businessmen in the empire, it is a once-in-a-lifetime business opportunity, a completely open religious The Tuanguo port had no preferential conditions for charging any trade tax at all. The empire's speculators became excited for a time, and a large number of goods were almost poured in, including various types of goods. All kinds of war preparation materials are piled up in various large and small warehouses inside and outside the city. The Chamber of Commerce only knows that there are capital predators hoarding materials and continuously transporting these materials to the north coast of the Order Country, but they don’t know that eating The person who ordered these supplies was actually the emperor. War supplies worth thirteen million imperial gold were moved into the warehouse at the port. It is conservatively estimated to be enough to support half a million people for three months.

"The Martin Liya people have begun to attack. If the empire does not come to rescue, I am afraid that the Holy City will not be able to hold on for long?" Pope Putamia looked at the back of the emperor, with a conflicted expression.

"How many people are there in the Holy Capital now?" The black-haired emperor turned around and glanced over with shining eyes. "There are about 30,000 Templar Knights and 50,000 or 60,000 volunteers. But facing the elite of Martin Liya, , only God knows how effective it can be?" Putamia said slowly with an ugly face. The emperor asserted that the Martin Liya people would launch a general attack in the near future, but she did not expect that. The Dingliya people's attack would be so swift, they would rush fifty miles overnight. On the one hand, they would use several times the force to trap three heavily-garrisoned acropolis. On the other hand, they would rush straight to the Holy Capital. Just last night, they were not even close to the Holy Capital. In Karajan 5, the 15,000-strong Second Army of the Knights Templar, his most trusted force, found out about Martin's surprise attack intention, and fought to the death for only three hours.

The only good thing is that these precious three hours gave the Holy City some time to prepare. The Holy City urgently withdrew all the 50,000 Templar Knights near the Holy Capital and defended it for three hours. In time, less than 30,000 people were recalled. The other Templar Knights who retreated were blocked outside the Holy City by Martin Liya's army at dawn. As a result, they were trampled and massacred by Martin Liya's cavalry group. Corpses are strewn outside the capital city. At this moment, everyone is The only one who could save Damia was the Empire. The Empire originally had four infantry regiments of the Southwest Governor Salon in the direction of the Holy Capital. Because the Imperial Army had previously entered the Holy Capital, causing an uproar throughout the Oparo Continent, the Imperial Army Due to the influence, they could only withdraw from the Holy Capital. This time, the Martin Liya Army rushed in. Naturally, the imperial army received special care from the Martin Liya Army. Of the 500,000 Martin Liya Army, 300,000 were used. to contain the empire,

In other words, there are currently only more than 30,000 regular Knights Templar troops and 40,000 volunteers recruited in the Holy City at odd hours, and what they face are 150,000 elite troops drawn from Martin Liya's armies! The raid by the Martin Liya people was swift and unexpected. They bypassed the battle for the Acropolis and directly descended on the Holy Capital City, completely disrupting the defense line of the entire Order State and surprising everyone. Unreached is definitely a classic in raid battles, but as the Order State before Martin Li Ya Bing Feng, what I feel is a different story. It is completely impossible to fight, and the Holy City cannot be defended at all.

Putamia is already in a state of confusion. Now she can only hope that the empire will take the initiative to delay the attack of the Martin Liya people to reduce the pressure on the Holy City.

"I'm asking how many civilians are there in the Holy City now?" the black-haired emperor sighed. He could feel that Putamia was completely panicked.

"The population of the Holy City is about 200,000," Putamia hesitated before replying. "Since the rebellion between the old and new Popes, the Holy City has been in a state of decline. Although the previous Holy City's trade was underdeveloped, as a religious The center of unity is a huge city with 600,000 loyal believers. However, after the new pope came to power, he suppressed and purged my faction, which directly led to more than 100,000 people being expelled from the Holy City. After going out, he fought back from the northern part of the Eero Empire, regained the position of the Pope, and carried out another large-scale purge of the Protestant factions. After two attempts, the population of the Holy City has been reduced from the original 600,000 to less than 400,000. , and then due to the large influx of refugees, the environment of the Holy City worsened, and the city's population had to be diverted to the north. Even so, there are still more than 100,000 civilians in the Holy City."

Potamia looked at the emperor with twinkling eyes and paused in her voice before continuing, "According to the methods of the Martin Liga people, after defeating the Holy City, they must massacre the city. The two hundred thousand civilians will not be spared. Please, for the sake of these two hundred thousand civilians, please order Lord Salon’s troops to move closer to the Holy Capital..."

"That's enough, I pretend I didn't hear this"

The black-haired emperor raised his hand and interrupted Potamia's request. He looked past Potamia and looked at the outline of the port residential area in the distance. He said coldly, "The war has just begun, and you are already upset." How can we fight? Salon only has 50,000 people in his hands, while Martin's army has 150,000. Without entering the Holy City, Salon had to fight in the wild with 50,000 infantry against 10 Martin's troops. With 50,000 cavalry, what do you think is the chance that Salon can win?"

"I'm sorry, I was too impatient."

Putamia was ashamed. She also knew that it was too difficult to ask the emperor to force Salon to leave his current defense point and attack the more than 100,000 cavalry of Martin Liya Army. But now Salon is the only lifeline of the Holy City. Straw, I have to say that this war has begun to take a turn because of the Martin Liya raid. Even Potamia was completely unprepared. Although there were 200,000 imperial troops, the only ones pressing on the front line of the Holy City were Varisien's 50,000 troops and Saron's 50,000 troops. The other ten Tens of thousands of troops are deployed in the area north of the Holy Capital. Even if they are assembled as quickly as possible, it will take more than two days to rescue the Holy Capital.

These two days were a matter of life and death for the Holy City, not to mention that this time the Martin Liya people, in order to strive for great military speed, pressed almost all the cavalry of the 500,000 Martin Liya army, more than A cavalry group of 100,000 people descended on the Holy Capital City like a torrent. Anyone who wanted to leave The rescue forces approaching the Holy Capital from their strongholds had to consider facing the powerful impact of a hundred thousand cavalry group. Even the imperial army was unable to fight against a hundred thousand cavalry group on the vast and unobstructed wetland under the Holy Capital City. To counteract it can be said to have directly cut off the empire's possibility of rescue.

The Martin Liya people have been wandering outside the Holy Capital for two months. The Silver Fox in front was squeezed out and the Western Front collapsed, so much so that even the eight weak central countries dared to form a group to trample on them. But now it is really time to fight and see red. After fighting, people discovered that Martin Liya's assault cavalry was still one of the most terrifying combat forces in this era.

"If you really want to save the Holy City, there is only one way," the black-haired emperor said. "How?" "Pudamia is like coming back to life. Her pretty eyes are bright and frightening. She believes that if there is one person who can save the Holy City, it must be the man in front of her." It is impossible for Saron to defeat the Martin Fangs, but Containment can be done, but you only have one chance, and it won’t be so useful next time, so if you really want to save the Holy City, you have to give up the Holy City." The black-haired emperor spoke again in silence. , looking at the gray-faced Pope Putamia, sighing inwardly

In fact, in the emperor's strategy, the Holy City cannot be defended. The five hundred thousand Martin Liya people have been planning for so long and have been frustrated for so long. Once the decision is made to launch a general attack, the outbreak will be like a tsunami and landslide, regardless of the consequences. The so-called mourning soldiers are like this,

Although there are 200,000 imperial troops in the Holy Capital, only 100,000 are pressing in front. This is actually the emperor's deliberate arrangement, because if the entire Imperial army is pressing in the Holy Capital, they will face half a million nearly crazy Martin Liya people. Pounce, the Holy City must be a mountain of corpses and a sea of ​​blood. I am afraid that at least 100,000 Imperial soldiers will be buried here forever. It is obviously not cost-effective to exchange the loss of 100,000 Imperial elites for the ruins of the Holy Capital of a religious order country. , it’s just that I can’t follow Putamia said that the Holy City has extraordinary significance to the entire religious order country. It is both the capital and the holy city, especially for Putamia, who grew up in the Holy City since she was a child and became a For the woman who is the Pope of the Order State, the Holy City represents her glory. Even if she has the intention of becoming a king on her own, she still cannot let go of the Holy City. If she reveals her plan to abandon the Holy City in advance, Putamia This woman is afraid that she will fall out on the spot

Unless Potamia was forced into an irreversible situation, so even though he knew that the Holy City was like being on a volcano and would be burned down, the emperor did not remind Potamia in advance to "abandon the Holy City!" Damia's pretty face turned pale. It's not that she hadn't thought about this possibility, but every time she got up, she immediately suppressed it because she believed that she could win if she persisted. , the battle of the Eero Empire, because of her persistence, she defeated Eero, and the battle between the old and new popes, she was ambushed by the four-nation coalition in the Holy Capital, and was almost completely wiped out, but she rose again with perseverance, so she still relied on not admitting defeat. By nature, although she is a woman, she has tougher nerves than men. But at this moment, she is asked to give up. One can imagine the great impact on her thoughts.

"teacher!"

A soft voice came from behind, and the lost Putamia realized that at some point, a pretty woman walked behind her, wearing a light yellow thick fox velvet cloak in the cold land, and a white curtain behind her hat. The skirt hangs straight to her waist, revealing her long flowing hair. The hat skirt falls to her shawl, which infinitely enhances her graceful appearance. With beautiful shoulders and back, this is an extremely beautiful woman. She doesn't look very old, but she gives people a cold feeling, like broken ice floating on the sea in front of her, so transparent that she can see the bottom of the sea. There are many kinds of sand and gravel, and there are fish and shrimps hidden in the sand and gravel. The flawless white sand is very fine and crumbly, and it feels soft when you step on it.