Realm of Power

The Fourth Army of Aden arrived in the early morning. The crystal clear dew in the morning slipped from the leaves to the ground as the ground trembled slightly. There was a rumbling sound on the quiet land in the distance.

A group of light cavalry in blue cloaks appeared from behind the undulating hills on the plateau. The cavalry on horseback were strong and dark-skinned, as if covered with a layer of grease. The first one riding alone was a man. The middle-aged man wearing the general's armor was none other than Toblas, the commander of the Fourth Army of Aden. He suddenly reined in his mount in front and waved his hand back, "Swipe!" More than a hundred cavalrymen all reined in their horses, raising a cloud of smoke and dust, and there were trembling waves behind the cavalrymen.

Black lines emerged from behind the cavalry, and the star-and-moon flags of the Kingdom of Aden were blown by the night wind. Countless swords and swords flashed coldly, and the armor was like a huge silver wave. The footsteps stopped uniformly. , the howling wind in the night was even more chilling. Seeing this scene, the Aden generals who had been waiting for most of the night couldn't help but swallowed.

"It's the Fourth Army!"

"As expected, the Fourth Army is one of the two armies of the Royal Capital. It is really breathtaking. I am afraid it is even stronger than the Imperial Army."

The Fourth Army of Aden is indeed one of the two major guard armies in the capital. Just showing its momentum gives people a suffocating pressure. The generals of Aden are full of admiration. The addition of the Fourth Army is a great addition to Burke Mutsu. It definitely greatly strengthened the defense force. Even if the previous battle with the Imperial Army suffered a lot of losses, the addition of the Aden Fourth Army was enough to tilt the balance of the war to the Aden side. , at the same time, an Aden scout cavalry rushed to Prince Sotorosu who had been waiting for most of the night, and reported in a solemn voice the arrival of the Fourth Army of Aden. After listening to the report, Prince Sotorosu could not help but frown slightly and asked. As expected, Brass was so rebellious that he sent someone directly to tell him that the Aden Fourth Army was not here for vacation. He undoubtedly meant that other troops were exclusive. It was really crazy.

Seeing the expressions of the other Aden generals who dared not speak out, Prince Sotorosu suppressed his inner anger. Soon, the famous Aden Fourth Army Commander Toblas, a close minister of the Aden King, came up with a strong and muscular figure. He is huge, and the arms exposed under the armor leaves are even more terrifying. Riding on the war horse, he is like a black iron tower. His wide and long eyes are slightly narrowed into lines, like two thin willow leaves, giving people a sense of The ferocious feeling of wild wolves, "Everyone, today's meeting is really a bit long, so I won't say too many kind words. This time I came to Lu Kebo, the Fourth Army only came for one thing, and that is to let the entire continent know "The imperial army is not invincible. In front of my sharp scimitar of Aden, I will bring the heads of the imperial generals who invaded the Kingdom of Aden back to the royal capital as a congratulatory gift to congratulate His Majesty the Emperor!" Toblas said with a stern expression!

"What does this mean?"

"What do you mean we are not here for a vacation? Are we just here for a vacation?

This Toblas is really too crazy, and he doesn’t take everyone seriously, even His Highness the Prince..." Toblas’ words were an explosion of ridicule for the other generals, and they immediately detonated them. Emotion, although the Fourth Army of Aden has the nickname of the King's Guards, it is too arrogant. , He wanted to defeat the Imperial Army in half a month, what did he think he was! But before the generals could say these words, Toblas glanced at the generals with his sharp and slender eyes. With a calm expression on his face, he spoke again, "I want to ask, where is the Imperial Army's current position?" When the Fourth Army arrives for the first time, it always needs to give you a greeting gift."

"Meeting gift!"

The generals of Aden looked stunned for a moment, and then they all showed shock. This guy is not crazy, but crazy. Toblas means to attack the Imperial Army alone! Isn't this a joke? The Imperial Army here strangled 3,000 people with a strength of 18,000 people, and even suffered a bloody blow. Tobras's fourth army had a full attack, which was 20,000 people. Want to have a try with the emperor?

"The Imperial Army is in Bertsad" I don't know what the purpose was. Someone from General Aden shouted, and the other generals suddenly fell silent. Even Prince Sotoluosu was silent. Since Tob If Ras wants to provoke the whole group of generals, then he can just watch the fun. Although Sotorosu is the Prince of Aden, his fiefdom is not Near the royal capital, it is located in the Kurosaya area in the northwest of the Bakmutsu province and close to the narrow strip of the lower half of the Gulf of Aden. As a local king, he has the most powerful combat power stationed in the heart of the royal capital. The two powerful armies, the First Army of Aden of the Royal Banner and the Fourth Army of Aden of the King's Guards, are not just as simple as curiosity.

In the history of the Kingdom of Aden, the two armies in the royal capital are more like a needle that anchors the sea, a sharp sword used by the Aden royal family to suppress foreign lords. The two armies in the royal capital have left the royal capital only four times in history, and without exception they suppressed the rebellion of regional lords. , the two armies of the royal capital achieved an almost crushing victory with their absolute strength, so much so that they became two sharp swords weighing on the heads of the nobles in the Aden territory.

However, Prince Sotorosu, who is one of the branches of the royal family, knows better that the real goal of the two armies stationed in the royal capital all year round is not to suppress the foreign lords, but to defend against another powerful opponent of the Aden royal family, the Aden Red Dragon Palace. The Aden Red Dragon Cavalry Regiment of the Aden Red Dragon Palace is stationed at the Red Dragon Palace all year round, so it is the capital of the Aden royal family. The two armies are also stationed in the royal capital all year round, and this time, it is said that the Red Dragon Cavalry of the Red Dragon Palace in Aden was accidentally destroyed by the Imperial Army in a battle in the south of Erault. Most of the elite knights prepared by the Red Dragon Palace in Aden for decades were lost. It no longer poses a threat to the Aden royal family in terms of force, so it is normal for the Aden Fourth Army to leave the royal capital and go south.

What would happen if the sharpest sword of the Aden royal family collided with the invincible spear of the empire? Prince Sotorosu also wanted to see what the Aden Fourth Army, known as one of the two armies of the royal capital, had. What's so special? Bursad is not far from the Aden Army camp. After asking and learning that there were only about 3,000 Imperial troops in Bursad, Toblas glanced at him with disdain.

"What is the reason why the Imperial Army attacked Bursad?"

Toblas asked with a slight frown. After all, he had just arrived and did not fully understand the entire battle situation. It would be a big mistake to think that he, Toblas, was just a fool. He could become the king's two armies. As one of the commanders of the army, not only must he be a confidant of His Majesty the King, but he must also be a wise, strategic, and courageous choice.

It seems that Toblas is not well-known among the Aden Army, but no one knows that before Toblas became the commander of the Fourth Army of Aden, he used other names to serve on the four borders of the Kingdom of Aden. For two years, I once lived in the scorching sun. The oasis has captured sand pirates, and has also hunted down pirates in the picturesque Gulf of Aden. It has also personally planned a small-scale war against the southern mainland. However, in the south of the Gulf of Aden, because there is no war, Tobra The only place Si has never been to is the South. The situation was only examined on the map. "Bossard is the only way to the Luosu Mountain mining area in the northwest. If you open this road, you can enter the Luosu Mountain mining area." This time it was Prince Soto Luosu who spoke. Already calmed down and saw Toblas Mang With a look of surprise, he snorted with a heavy nose. As the person in charge of the southern front, Prince Sotorosu was troubled by the empire's approach of attacking all the way and releasing slaves all the way. The imperial troops often evacuated that area, but Hundreds of slaves were freed

"Luosu Mountain Mining Area? Where and what are the Imperial Team doing?

"The Luosu Mountain Mining Area is the largest mining area in Aden in the south. There are as many as 50,000 slaves in the mining alone. The goal of the Imperial Team should be these 50,000 people. This is not the first time that the Imperial Team has done this kind of thing. This time The imperial army that invaded our southern part of Aden only had about 30,000 people, but it was like a frenzy that swept in all four provinces in the southern part of Aden. This is because every time the imperial army attacked a place, it freed the slaves in that place. , nearly 100,000 slaves have been released by the imperial army. The imperial army gave these slaves some simple weapons, and then allowed these slaves to attack the manors and mansions of the nobles, thus causing chaos and turmoil in the entire region. Unless we put Kill all the slaves, otherwise it will be in vain, but relying on the entire 30,000 emperor army actually made our four provinces miserable, and made us fall into such a passive situation."

"A dog that has eaten people cannot be kept. If a slave dares to offend his master, he should be eradicated."

Tobras nodded. Just looking at the battle report sent from the south, he couldn't see this. It was clear that Aden had a huge advantage in military strength, even several times the power of the emperor, but it was defeated by the emperor. The four fronts of the * team attacked at the same time and were breathless. I was surprised by this situation before, but now I know that the reason is actually the slaves in the South.

Although the southern area of ​​the Gulf of Aden is not considered wealthy, it is backed by a huge mountain range and extends to the boundless sea. It is an absolutely safe area. Although the population is not dense, it is an area where the plantations of the Aden nobles are densely distributed. It is conservatively estimated that the Aden nobles There are more than 17,000 plantations in the southern part of the Gulf of Aden, and there are as many as 3,000 slaves working in the plantations. More than a million, the Kingdom of Aden never thought that the huge number of plantations and slaves would become the main cause of the current corruption in the south. Although the Imperial Army did not have many troops, they were better than the elite. Every time the Imperial Army captured a plantation , all the slaves on the plantations will inevitably be released. Thinking about the millions of slaves in the south, Toblas also felt his scalp numb.

"If the imperial army enters the Luosu Mountain mining area and releases all the 50,000 slaves inside, then these slaves will inevitably impact the entire surrounding area for more than a hundred miles, and even affect His Majesty's birthplace, the royal territory La Sui Palace." Soto Luosu The prince paused for a moment in his meaningful voice, "Your Majesty is about to become emperor. If the La Sui Palace is attacked by rebellious slaves, the consequences will be...

"La Sui Palace!" Toblas's face changed slightly. La Sui Palace is the royal palace in the south. It would be fine if it was a dead palace. However, La Sui Palace is not an ordinary palace, but the birthplace of the current King of Aden. Even the royal family has prepared to change the La Sui Palace into La Sui Palace to welcome If the King of United Kingdom ascends the throne and the news of the contamination of the La Sui Palace by slaves reaches the royal capital, it will be a naked slap in the face of His Majesty the King in front of many other Aden vassal forces. The majestic Aden Empire will even If you can't suppress the slaves, how can you have the dignity to be promoted to the empire? Therefore, Persad must not be controlled by the Imperial Army! '

"Come here, pass my order, the whole army will turn to Berthad!" Tobras' face tightened. Although he knew that Prince Sotorosu wanted to squeeze him, at least one thing was right. He could not let the emperor The Imperial Army entered the mining area and the Imperial Army cannot release the slaves in the mining area.

Under the city of Persad, the traces of the fierce battle ahead are still there. The broken Aden Army flag stuck on the ground is fluttering in the morning wind. Broken sword fragments are everywhere. The Aden Army flag is spread out, and the dark blue army formations are like squares. On the Guangping land outside the city, countless sharp spears spread out like a forest. Tobras was riding on a war horse, and the riding whip with golden tassels in his hand hit his riding boots.

His fierce gaze kept scanning the city in front of him, and his hand holding the riding crop tightened unconsciously.

Although Persad is not a big city, it is well defended. The heavy iron ring gate is tightly closed, and the city walls are covered with densely packed imperial soldiers. More than a dozen old catapults are struggling on the four-corner towers of Persad. Tighten the lever. In terms of the height and thickness of the city wall, Persad can definitely be regarded as a very strong defense line. It's no wonder that Prince Sotorosu's troops in front were unable to capture it all day and night.