Realm of Power

The early morning light of the Holy City shines from the opposite side of the open wilderness. The charred black ruins give people a primitive and wild feeling. All kinds of birds flying and landing gather beside the lake, chirping indifferently. The imperial troops crossing the river were like a big net spread out in front of them. The horses' hooves stepped into the muddy water below, making a trampling sound. Thirty thousand prairie cavalry carrying bows and arrows walked along The two fronts moved in, and in the battle of the river, the empire's three thousand heavily armored cavalry horses, which were defeated by a hundred thousand Martins, were like a slowly moving torrent of steel pouring into this land, at a distance of Glenya On a high hill twenty miles away from the city, the Great Wetland of the Holy Capital was right in front of the emperor, stretching majestically like a picture scroll. Three months later, the imperial eagle flag once again fluttered in the wind south of the Holy Capital.

The battle for southern hegemony, which lasted for nearly three months, was finally settled in just three days. The 500,000-strong Martin Tooth Army, which had an absolute advantage in strength, was defeated miserably. Within three days, Half a million people were defeated. When such exaggerated news spread, Opalo It was difficult for Lu Lu not to be shocked. The southern princes of the Aero Empire immediately chose to cease their activities and no longer dared to shout about taking back the capital of Aero. The other southern countries also suddenly became silent, and they were all frightened by this sudden situation. Martin The Liya people were defeated. How? At this moment, the specific situation of the Battle of the Holy Capital is beginning to be spread by the intelligence agencies of various countries.

In order to raid the Holy City, the Martin Liya people drove out and slaughtered all the people they passed, cutting off everything around the Holy City. No news could be spread. Even the intelligence agencies of other countries were affected. Even the Kingdom of Aden's The intelligence agency wanted to send people out, but they were all directly killed by the Martin Liya people. Later, Martin Liya suddenly withdrew, and then suffered a disastrous defeat in the river. The period lasted only one night. In just a dozen hours, the battle situation in the Holy Capital had been turned upside down. Martin Liya's army, which was bound to win the assault on the Holy Capital, unexpectedly found themselves in a small road. The river is broken, even if the intelligence agencies of various countries open their eyes, they are still confused.

Later, the specific situation came intermittently. The half-million Martin Liya army launched a major offensive in the Holy Capital. They broke into fifty miles overnight and arrived at the Holy Capital. The Martin Liya troops cooperated seamlessly with each other, completely overturning the previous confrontation between the countries. The image of Martin Liya's fierce attack and fierce attack actually produced a model of surprise attack that even many so-called famous generals did not have.

The empire was even more exaggerated. The empire did not have a single soldier in the Holy Capital, but overnight, it miraculously brought out more than 100,000 imperial troops like magic. The imperial army actually entered from the river. In the Holy Capital, the emperor, who is known as the God of the Continental Army, once again personally led the elites of the empire to block the main evacuation of more than 100,000 Martin Lig cavalry in the river after the Civil War two years ago.

The contrast between the two forces is obvious. There are only about 30,000 cavalry in the Imperial Army, and the other 50,000 are infantry. However, Martin Liya has more than 110,000, all of which are elite cavalry selected from an army of 500,000. They are all veterans who have experienced the battle of Harvey Kingdom. If they had not known the result in advance, the first thought in the minds of everyone who saw this battle report must be that the emperor must be crazy!

Anyone who knows a little bit about the geographical environment of Barro in southern Europe will know that the Holy Capital of the Order is a vast and flat wetland with no obstacles for more than a hundred miles. In the battle of the Holy Capital, the empire used 30,000 elite cavalry The battle that brought down the 100,000-strong Allied Forces of the Four Nations is enough to illustrate how powerful the cavalry is in the Holy Capital Wetlands.

But this time, Martin Liya's army of more than 100,000 cavalry rushed forward forcefully, once again demonstrating the unstoppable impact of the cavalry group on the plains. Even the empire will definitely be defeated unless an equal number of imperial cavalry is added. It doesn’t matter if the emperor is the god of war, a small river wants to block more than 100,000 horse-drawn horse cavalry. This is a big joke!

However, Martin's army collapsed. On the other side of the river, corpses of Martin's army were strewn across the wetlands. Countless corpses were swept up by the rapids of the river, blocking the river. More than 80,000 people died in the battle and surrendered to the empire. Thirty thousand, even Spike, the commander of the Martin Liya Army, was captured by the Emperor. However, the loss of the Emperor was unimaginable, only 6,000 people.

In a life-and-death battle to determine southern hegemony, the empire suffered only 6,000 casualties, of which only more than 3,000 were actually killed, and the other 3,000 were injured. Such a huge disparity in the ratio of battle losses once again made the entire southern European Barrow feel this. The winter is bitterly cold. The Martin Liya people are by no means weak, and even hundreds of thousands of pigs should not be beaten like this. The performance of the Martin Liya army in the raid on the Holy City is definitely better than that of the vast majority. The famous generals of the southern countries

When the main force of the empire slowly poured into the wilderness south of the river, the Martinliya people had already abandoned their armor and fled without a trace. If it weren't for the corpses of the Martinliya people that could be seen along the way, it would have been difficult to distinguish the scenery in front of them from the ten days. In connection with the tragic battle that broke out before, Varisien attacked the Martin Liya people's wooden city defense line from the direction of Getaim, and Salon drove Martin away from the front. The remaining troops of the Liya people, under the joint efforts of the two famous generals of the empire, the 300,000 Martin Liya army lost the Mucheng defense line and retreated hastily. There were also many people who were seriously injured or killed after being trampled and crushed by the horsemen. Many Martin Liya troops The clothes of the corpses were all stripped off, and they were all white. Of course, the people who stripped off the clothes of these corpses could not be the Imperial Army, but the Martin Liya people themselves.

Along the way, Martin Liya army flags thrown into the mud can be seen scattered all over the place. From this, we can see how frightened and embarrassed the Martin Liya people were when they fled. The cold weather and the tragic defeat of the army have caused the Martin Liya people to lose their last pride. Since the Liya people entered the Kingdom of the Order from the Kingdom of Harvey in July and August, they were already poor in clothing to keep out the cold. After the army suffered a disastrous defeat and countless baggage was lost, according to the military reports from the front, the Varisian and Salon troops were clinging to the back of Martin's army. Although the Martin's army tried to counterattack several times, they were defeated by the two men. They joined forces to defeat them, and again lost 40,000 to 50,000 people, and the number of Martin Liya people found frozen to death along the way reached as many as 3,000 to 4,000.

"This is such a beautiful land. Our army fought bloody battles to fight back. It's a pity that it was handed over to the Temple Army like this." The emperor heard a sound of regret from Salton next to him, and couldn't help but feel a little funny. How could this cold man, who was a Nord and the commander of the Second Southern Army, known as the Broken Lion, have such sentimental sighs?

"Although the land of the Order State is good, after all, the Order State has contributed greatly in this war. If we win, we will also occupy the Order State. How will the empire convince other countries in the future? Others I don’t know, you Salton is also the Minister of Military Affairs of Nord. You don’t know this, right? Even if you want to clear up the relationship, you can show off your acting skills a little bit. You are so impatient to show yourself, you let me Very contemptuous You! The emperor glanced at Salton with a disdainful look, "My Majesty, it would be better if you transferred me away, but there was no other imperial general beside your Majesty at that time except me. "Now, no one cares about me even if I complain." Salton felt guilty and turned away with a strange expression. The emperor's eyes were too sharp and seemed to be able to see through people's hearts at a glance. "You can't leave now, there is one more thing to do." Woolen cloth"

The emperor laughed and said that he knew that Salton's ambition was to become the commander of the southern army of the empire. He would not control who would hand over the land of the empire. Such opposition was not really because he regretted not getting these lands, but because The entire emperor was scolding Salton because it was rumored that the emperor made this completely ignorant decision. It was because the Second Army of the South was unable to pursue the Martinliga people. In order to weaken the military exploits of Salon and Varisien, Salton specifically proposed to the emperor that they should even pursue the Martinliga people in front like a competition. Salon and Varisien both sent letters one after another to scold Salton, saying that Salton was not interesting enough and wanted to publicize his personal grudges.

"How pitiful God is"

With the two big bosses from the imperial side joining forces, Salton wailed in pain. He felt that he was getting further and further away from the position of commander of the Southern Army. He was about to cry in his heart. This matter really had nothing to do with him. He It was the emperor who took the blame. He was not stupid. After all, he was also a minister of military affairs. How could he not know who spread the rumors?

It must be the emperor. It was the emperor who ordered the intelligence department to let him out. Because the emperor needs someone to take the blame, the empire agrees to such a rude request of the Temple Army, which will definitely cause the entire Imperial Army to explode. How has the Imperial Army ever suffered such a loss? The land I conquered, Can you still spit it out? How is that possible! Anyone who dares to take it back will be attacked. Therefore, this decision must not be made by the emperor. It is only Salton. Along the way, Salton is looking for various opportunities to express his position. See, I am firmly opposed to it. This matter really has nothing to do with me! But it has no effect at all!

Surrounded by the emperor's confidants, all of them looked at Salton with pitiful eyes, "Your performance on the west coast of the empire is quite good. You were able to turn the west coast into a true possession of the empire in just two years. You are indispensable. Although there are some problems in the royal capital area, the main reason is not you. I want to know, if the west coast is replaced by the religious order country, what can you do? "The emperor stood on the mound and looked at the second one. Once he stared straight ahead and said something that made Salton's face froze.

"If the government can be as accessible as the West Coast, in two years, I should be able to turn the Order State into the West Coast, but..." Salton paused, frowned, and said cautiously and respectfully, "Currently, according to the Order, Given the country's environment, this is basically impossible. Let alone the destruction of various places by the Martin Liya Army, the empire returned all the land to the Temple Army as promised. If you want to It would be very difficult to follow the empire's intention on the west coast. The west coast is just Feize, and its territory is only three or four provinces in size. However, the area of ​​the Order State is much larger, with a total of eighteen provinces. On the west coast, no one dares to disobey the orders of the Imperial Governor-General, but in the Order State, I am afraid that the Templar Army will not let the orders of the Empire be conveyed, let alone His Royal Highness Pope Potamia."

"What if none of this happens?" The emperor said nonchalantly, "I just want to know, can the model on the west coast be replicated in the Order State?" "My subordinates can give it a try." Salton looked hesitant, "Then. It's settled, the religious group has diplomatic relations Here you go, "The emperor seemed a little careless. In fact, the preparation of the army was completed five days ago. It took the emperor five days to cross the river. It really made the generals below feel as anxious as a cat's claws scratching their hearts. Now Crossed the river , was leisurely and leisurely again, not wanting to chase the enemy at all, more like coming to play. No one knows what the emperor is thinking, and no one dares to ask. Questioning the emperor during the war is a way of courting death. "But, I'm afraid the Temple Army won't Promised..." Salton's eyes were bulging and he was about to cry. How could he be so unlucky? He finally developed the west coast. With just one word from the emperor, he handed over to himself a completely unmanageable religious order country. This is too bullying! But facing the emperor, he only dared to be angry but dared not speak out

The emperor withdrew his gaze from a green jade-like lake in the distance, took a deep breath, and said with a sneer, "Actually, I don't care about the Temple Army or anything like that. In fact, I can tell you that the Temple Army proposed to take over the land." The conditions for the return were told to Hu Sa on purpose, and Hu Sa now only wants to evade them. Putamia, who firmly holds the power of the Temple Army in her hands, will definitely be moved by this proposal, but Husa does not know that if he really makes this proposal, the Temple Army will not be Husa's Saint. The imperial army, even the Order State, has been unable to break free from the control of the empire." "Why?"

Salton took a breath when he heard it, and looked up suddenly with a startled look. What did the emperor mean by this? Hu Sa's proposal was actually deliberately arranged by the emperor. My God, what kind of situation is this? Although there was someone in front of him. He felt it, but he didn’t really dare to think so, because it was too impossible and too shocking. Although he knew that the Southern Intelligence Department of the Empire had great powers, he did not dare to think that the Intelligence Department already had such abilities.

"Don't be so nervous. The Southern Intelligence Department of the Empire comes from Mount Edmond. Mount Edmond has been entangled with the Order State for decades. How come there are not a few important secret agents? I dare not say how big the action is. They can pass on one or two We can still get the news." The emperor turned around with a sly smile on his lips. He tapped the riding crop on his riding boots and said coldly, "What can the Temple Army do even if they have land? What can the Temple Army do? Are you going to cultivate the land yourself? What can they do if they have money, no food, and no supplies? On the contrary, now we hand over the land to them, and the settlement costs on these lands will be borne by the Temple Army themselves. Then we will not have to go to the Temple Army. The Templar Army will come to you crying and shouting. Husa thought he could tie the Templar Army into a ball, but he never thought that when the time comes, he is a Templar Knight Commander who has nothing. Who will go? If you ignore him, who will obey his orders? "

"Yes, I understand." Salton trembled when he heard this. This is really poisonous. No wonder it is said that as long as this proposal is accepted, the Temple Army will destroy itself. No matter how famous Hu Sa is, there is no such thing. Without money and supplies, it won't take long for the Templar Army who control the place to alienate Husa. The emperor's move is to completely kill Husa, an idealist!

"War is just a tool to serve politics. The Martinliya people have been defeated miserably, but I don't want all the Martinliya people to die in the Order State. Although the southern hegemony falls into the hands of the empire, it does not mean that all countries surrender. I We still need the fat man of Martin Liya to attract other countries to lean towards the empire. We cannot do it just for the sake of war. War is a very stupid act. As promoters of war, we should know what the purpose of war is. This is what I want to say to you. I can't stay in the south forever, so I hope you know that the empire I will not hand over the position of commander of the Empire's Southern Army to a troublesome person who can use force."

Salton quickly jumped off his horse and knelt on one knee in front of the emperor. He knew that he was already the commander of the Empire's Southern Legion, which represented the Empire's most powerful force in the south.

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