Realm of Power

In the port on the northern coast of the Order Country, pouring rain hits the rolling sea, leaving long traces of white waves. Circles of ripples spread around. The winter coastline is full of silence, and the deep blue sea water gives a sense of tranquility. People feel as if they are completely still. Under the floating ice floes in winter, like a large piece of solidified mirror, the northern coast of the Order Country extends out as the southern continental plate of Obarro. On the edge of the coast, the fault-like continental shelf is like a staircase. It is rarely hit by strong winds and waves. It is the most excellent coastal area. The calm and charming coastal scenery was once known as the tranquility of the blue. Even in winter, you can I saw dense schools of fish swimming freely under the shallow ice floes, and huge whales occasionally sprayed a series of small white waves on the sea.

But at this moment, all the imperial fleets stranded in coastal ports were unfurling their sails. Countless merchant sailors and imperial navy sailors ran to their respective ships, letting the cold rain hit their faces and bodies, struggling to pull Arms, white sails rise in the rain, like large swaying boats in the port The scene was that the wind blew the entire sail into a hemisphere, and the huge hull began to separate from the port. The crushed and crushed sea ice floes kept hitting the lower part of the hull, making bursts of tearing noises. The gurgling sound was like a huge beast struggling beneath the surface of the sea, squeezing the coast.

With his hands behind his back, standing on the bow of the bridge of an Imperial Dragon-class battleship, the Imperial Navy Minister and Commander-in-Chief of the Navy, Dustronkai, was wearing a black uniform of the Imperial Navy Fleet Commander. The silver edges on the cuffs made him look more capable. Looking at the imperial ships slowly leaving the port in the pouring rain, his bright eyes flashed with a strange look, "Commander, Your Majesty suddenly wants all transport ships to be dispatched. What happened?"

Adjutant Stell Kaben looked at the scene of the entire port in operation with a confused face. He took a deep breath and asked hesitantly. Since the empire unified the inland sea, the imperial navy has rarely seen such large-scale operations. More At that time, they were all undertaking various transportation tasks, so much so that everyone almost forgot what the smell of war was like!

And tonight, an order sent from the emperor caused the entire northern coast of the Order State to boil. The Imperial Navy fleet and countless imperial merchant fleets rushed out from various ports at the same time, heading towards the Order State. The largest entrance to the sea in the north, these transport ships will enter the river in the northern part of the Order State, and then follow the river all the way south into the Holy Capital. In the area, tens of thousands of sailors, more than 600 large imperial transport ships, and more than 400 imperial navy transport ships are all set to move tonight. This is a very huge scale, with more than a thousand ships. Even if the entire Imperial Navy were assembled, it would not be on such a scale, and tonight, more than a thousand ships were all heading in the same direction.

"What else could happen? His Majesty has been planning for so long and finally decided to close the net!" An incomprehensible smile appeared on the corner of Dostelenko's mouth.

"Close the net?" Adjutant Stelka looked stunned. What do you mean? "

"As the Imperial Navy, I think you should know that the estuary of the Order State and the large river in the Hérault region are famous rivers that flow from north to south." Dustan Lunkai took a deep breath and came from the port. The ships that were moving densely in this direction withdrew their gaze and raised their eyebrows. "The Great River of Erro stretches for thousands of miles. Because the river is narrow, it is bound to flood every year. The people of Eró use it every year." They grew their food due to rising water and floods. The situation at the northern estuary of the Order Country was different. Starting from the estuary, because the terrain was low-lying, the river entering from the estuary did not form a thousand-mile long river like the Erault. , but gradually separated in the soft wetland, spreading like a huge water network, and finally broke out of the largest alluvial wetland in Barrow in southern Europe. That alluvial wetland is the Holy City area! "

"Think about the branches that spread from the estuary to the Shengdu Wetland. Isn't it just a huge net?"

Dostelenko's voice paused, his eyes were bright and frightening, and he said coldly, "Your Majesty is your Majesty. The Martin Liya people think that they have the right time, place and people, and think that the Holy City is already within easy reach, but they don't know that since then, From the very beginning, I was in this big net laid out by His Majesty. A month ago, Your Majesty secretly ordered me to blockade the port and seize all the transport ships. At that time, His Majesty was still on the Western Front, and the Hokuriku noble group was approaching with great momentum. The Jersey Shore, everyone thinks the emperor The country was already in a dire situation, but in the end, His Majesty made a comeback within fifteen days. Not only did he destroy the Hokuriku aristocratic group, but he also included the territory of the Hokuriku Empire, which was equivalent to opening up the entire northern coastline of Barro in southern Europe. Then His Majesty When the Ansers were driven to attack the Kingdom of Martinliya, everyone thought that the focus of the empire's counterattack was undoubtedly the Western Front. No one would have thought that when His Majesty was commanding hundreds of thousands of people to fight fiercely on the Western Front, the real layout was actually to teach "Reunion"

Dostronkai didn't know the emperor's intention at first, but as the emperor dispersed the 200,000 emperors on the battlefield of the Order State and deliberately showed weakness to the Martin Liga people, he began to realize that the emperor had already What do you want to do, because he is the Commander-in-Chief of the Imperial Navy, and he must be the person most familiar with the northern coastline and river distribution of the Order State.

The emperor ordered the imperial army to withdraw to the north of the Order Kingdom. Although they seemed to be stationed and dispersed, they were like a ball of hemp. Some were even more than a hundred miles away from the Holy Capital, and some simply retreated. The coastline is so scattered that just gathering is a big problem. If the Martin Liya people raid the Holy Capital, everyone will wait for the news , and then began to assemble, everything was over, but in Dostelenko's eyes, each of these scattered imperial troops was actually on the emperor's chessboard, and the emperor's chessboard actually extended from the estuary to the south. As for the major water networks and rivers out there, every move made by the emperor would fall on the intersecting positions of the water networks and rivers.

Each intersecting node is ultimately connected to the northern estuary and the Holy City area.

Like a sky full of stars, these transport ships have been stranded on the northern coastline of the Order for more than a month. The entire continent believes that these ships have to be stranded here because of the ice in the inland sea, and will wait until the inland sea thaws next spring. Only Dostronkai himself knew that the reason why the Imperial Navy blocked the port was not In addition, the icing situation in the inland sea is not as serious as what is seen before. If you want to force the sea to go out, you can still do it. The reason for detaining all these large transport ships because of the icing in the inland sea is because the emperor needs it. When necessary, enough transport fleets can be used to transport the scattered imperial fleets to the battlefield when the emperor needs it!

Where is the battlefield, the Holy City!

From the beginning, the emperor planned the battlefield to be in the Holy Capital.

The waterway flowing from north to south greatly shortens the transportation time, and even the armies do not need to gather again. You can directly board the ship and enter the Holy Capital. If you had to wait for the armies to assemble before, it would have been delayed for at least three to three days. In four days, there will be a collision with Martin Liya's blocking force, which will take precious time. So now, basically There is no need to assemble time. From the fleet to the river network at the mouth of the sea, it only needs to be loaded with troops halfway to kill the Holy City. The blockade of the inland by the Martin Liya people is basically ineffective for the river, and it can take up to one day. Half a century later, the empire is stationed in the north of the Holy Capital. The seemingly completely disconnected 100,000-strong army will disembark from the tributaries of the major rivers that enter the Holy Capital.

When no one is prepared, the 100,000 imperial army will be like a knife piercing the back of the Martin Liya people who are attacking the Holy City. This is a huge net that no one can imagine. The mouth of the net is in the distance. The holy capital is covered by a coastline of more than two hundred miles, and at the other end of the network is the Getaimu, where the imperial minister Varisien is personally in charge!

As long as Martin Liya really crashes in, it will be difficult to get out!

North of the Holy Capital, Sulu City

Salon looked excited and put down the order he had just received from the emperor in his hand, with a strong fighting spirit flashing in his eyes.

The emperor decided to close the net, and the real battle plan was revealed to him for the first time. The plan that was originally expected to take three to four days, now turned into just one and a half days, and his own actions to capture Sulu City , although he was severely reprimanded by the emperor and then disappeared. As the emperor's confidant, With roundworms in his stomach, Salon saw from the emperor's words that you are quite clever and have done a good job. Taking Sulu City is equivalent to opening the door for the imperial army to go south. Of course, now that he knows the emperor's plan, This gate doesn't matter anymore, but the Martin Liya people opposite don't know.

The emperor's intention was very clear. Before the northern army entered the battlefield of the Holy Capital, Salon must use Sulu City as a bait to attract the attention of Martin Liya's army and make the Martin Liya believe that the route of the imperial army's southward route was... It must be from the direction of Sulu City. This It was simply too insidious. It was like deliberately throwing a gold coin on the ground and quietly saping someone from behind while others were not paying attention. It was indeed the emperor's consistent style. He would not pay for his life if he killed someone, but this was what he did to Salon. The taste convinced Salon to admire him,

"Sir, the enemy's scouts are here again," an imperial general said pointing forward.

"It's good that you're here, but it would be boring if you didn't come!" Salon's eyes swept across the dawning horizon in front of him, and landed on the Martin Liya Cavalry Scout in the distance who had been staring at him in the dark for most of the night. The corners of his mouth grinned, revealing a mouth full of white teeth. , the Martin Liya people who were defeated by me last night should have reported to the main force of the Martin Liya Army. The north gate was taken by me, and the other party was afraid that they would be a little uneasy even attacking the Holy Capital. The most likely thing is to mobilize A heavy army would be needed to block this opening.

Salon's judgment was correct. After learning that the northern part of the Holy City was not blocked, but that an imperial regiment of tens of thousands of people was stuck in Sulu City, Spike was so angry that he could only use the original equipment in advance. At the critical moment, the decision to hold back the 40,000 reserve troops of the Imperial Army from heading south towards Sulu City led to the chaos of the main force of Martin's army when encountering the Imperial army.

At noon, the earth was shaking slightly, and vibrations were heard on the distant horizon. A long dark line appeared on the edge of the horizon, and the flags fluttering in the wind were more like clouds. As the outline expanded, the black line quickly stretched and expanded in a constant wriggling motion. With. The squirming black outline is exactly the scene of 40,000 elite horsemen galloping.

Looking at the Sulu City in front of him getting closer and closer, Sutarkit, the leader of the Fifth Legion of the Il Clan, suddenly raised his hand high, and the large number of cavalrymen behind him began to slow down. They were dispatched urgently last night and came all the way here. Countless war horses crossed the plains, and the blood-red morning light slowly rose behind them. On the plain in front of Sulu City, more than a dozen tight and strict and orderly arrays gradually formed. There were no slogans, no sounds, only military flags fluttering in the wind. These 40,000 Martinliya cavalrymen were worthy of being Spike's weapon against the heavy armored cavalry of the empire. The heads were crowded and the armor was bright. Each cavalry warhorse had two heavy javelins specially used to break armor.

Although the defense of the heavy armored cavalry of the empire was known for its abnormality, if the opponent risked his life to bully them to within a dozen meters, the heavy javelin could also break the armor. It was just that it was unknown whether these Martinliya cavalrymen who desperately approached could still survive.

On the top of the city, Salon's turbid single eye narrowed into a line, and both armies were observing each other's military appearance. "We will win, Martinliya will win, and the empire will lose." Suddenly, tens of thousands of cavalrymen in the front line drew their weapons in unison. The bright red sun shone on the cavalry's armor, shining brightly and dazzlingly. Deafening shouts echoed in all directions, and a group of Martinliya cavalrymen lowered their spears and began to march forward slowly. Just like a huge rock rolling down the mountain, their speed became faster and faster, from a slow walk to a run, and then to a gallop, and then they rushed straight to the city of Sulu at a terrifying speed, and did not pull their horses hard until they were a hundred meters away from the city of Sulu, and raised their weapons to demonstrate to the imperial troops in Sulu City. "Give the order, sir, we will go out and kill all these arrogant Martinliya people!" The imperial officers were eager to fight. Although they were an infantry corps, they had never been despised by the enemy like this! "If just shouting twice can make you go out for a field battle, the opponent's commander will definitely laugh to death. The opponent is deliberately provoking you, can't you see? It is obvious that the opponent dare not attack the city and deliberately provokes you to go out of the city for a field battle." Salon's mouth suddenly laughed. The opponent was so eager to lure him out for a field battle, which was enough to show that the main force of the Martinliya army would not dare to go all out in the direction of the Holy City before being sure of the safety of the north. As for delaying time, I can do it too. Let's see who can delay longer!