Realm of Power

The small city of Persad is now becoming the center of this whirlpool war in the south.

Amidst the wind that blew like a knife, the Aden army assumed a posture of destroying the city. With the Fourth Army of the Kingdom of Aden as the center, the troops of the Kingdom of Aden in the southern region began to gather. The Deputy Minister of Affairs of the King of Aden, From the moment Toblas, commander of the Fourth Army, arrived in the southern part of the Gulf of Aden, the command of the Aden army had been transferred to Toblas. Although Toblas did not say it explicitly, Prince Sotorosu had taken the initiative to Give up command

It would not work if they were not allowed to come out. Toblas is also the deputy minister of the Ministry of Affairs of the King of Aden. He is the highest-ranking military officer on the southern battlefield at the moment. Moreover, he immediately obtained the support of the entire southern garrison. Full support. Don’t look at Sotolosu’s title of prince. In fact, he is not recognized by the regional garrison generals on the southern battlefield.

Because this prince who sacrificed 200,000 slaves to reverse the war in the Battle of the Great Oasis is so notorious. In the Battle of the Great Oasis, this prince killed 200,000 slaves without even frowning. , now in order to protect his territory, it is very possible to fill in the entire southern garrison force, and Bo Prince Crusu's troop deployment proves this point. He regardless of putting all his heavy troops in the Burke Mutsu area. As for the reason, everyone knows very well that the north of Burke Mutsu is the prince's territory. If the Imperial Army breaks through Berk Mutsu, His Highness the Prince's territory will be exposed to the Imperial Army's blade.

His Royal Highness the Prince mobilized two-thirds of his troops in Burke and Mutsu.

As for the situation where the garrison troops in other regions were beaten with blood by the Imperial Army, His Highness the Prince did not care at all. He just asked all regions to defend. In the first ten days alone, the generals on the garrison in four regions died in battle, except for Bo. Except for the peaceful situation in the Keluo area, the other three provinces were completely turned into a hornet's nest. It was terrible to see.

The Aden garrison had been severely damaged by the imperial army, and now it could not take care of it. It could only shrink its limited troops to urban areas and let the slaves attack the rural areas. Just because this turmoil affected the small nobles of Aden who died. Reaching more than 400 people, although the number of the imperial army is not large, it is the release A large number of plantation slaves were released. These slaves have now become the main force in attacking the southern provinces. They attacked the plantations and killed Aden's small nobles everywhere. This seriously shook the foundation of Aden's regional rule. Prince Sotorosu was dissatisfied with The sound has long been transmitted to the capital of Aden through various channels.

In fact, Prince Sotolosu was helpless. The regular army of the kingdom was fighting in the Central Bibia region, and there were only some straggler-like garrison troops in the south. Prince Sotolosu wanted the nobles of the major kingdoms to contribute some slaves, but he was rejected by them. As a result, the nobles of the great kingdom completely ignored Prince Sotolosu's order. The nobles at the Ministry directly said that there are so many princes in the Kingdom of Aden, so Tuo Luosu is not an onion, and the Prince of Aden is not valuable in Aden. However, these southern nobles do not have high titles, most of them are viscounts, barons, etc., but Ninety-nine percent of them are branches of the big nobles in the royal capital. A mere prince cannot scare them.

In this case, Prince Sotolosu deliberately gathered the main force in Burke Mutsu, just to use the power of the emperor to shock the southern nobles, so that the southern nobles could see the situation clearly and honestly take the slaves in their hands. After coming out, Prince Sotoluosu thought that he had endured the past ten days or so.

But he didn't expect that when the time came, the attitude of the nobles in the south of Aden had already wavered. As long as they worked harder, these nobles in the south who couldn't stand it would obediently send the slaves over, but it was Aden who was suddenly airborne. The Fourth Army intercepted Hu, and it was entirely to help people make wedding dresses. The person who issued the order became the Under-Secretary of the Ministry of Affairs of the Royal Family. Toblas, the major nobles in the southern provinces were already unable to bear it. Now that they saw the order from the Ministry of Military Affairs, their attitude immediately changed. The Ministry of Military Affairs is in charge of the promotion and appointment of the royal officers. Moreover, the arrangements for who goes to the front line to fight to the death and who hides behind and enjoys military honors in vain are all determined by an order from the Ministry of Military Affairs.

The consequences of offending the Ministry of Military Affairs will be disastrous, because the hereditary titles in the Kingdom of Aden are based on military merit. If the Ministry of Military Affairs deliberately does not give you the opportunity to obtain military merit, then even the Duke will wither away as people age. In response to the Ministry of Military Affairs' order to mobilize slaves, the southern nobles immediately followed suit and not only released the slaves under their control, but also sent family officers to participate in the war.

Under the blue-white sky, on the 30-meter-high raised platform directly opposite the city of Persad, an Aden general came behind Toblas with an excited look and asked the new commander who was looking ahead. The official report said, "Sir, the news just came from the other three provinces shows that our strategy of gathering the main force under the city of Persad is correct. The imperial troops in the other three provinces have stopped advancing.

"It seems that the empire has noticed it." Tobras heard the general's report, and a smile appeared on his lips.

"My lord is still so sharp-eyed that I actually saw that the real purpose of the imperial army's capture of Bosad was to deliberately use Bosad to hold back the main force of our army so that the other three provinces could attack. However, the emperor did not expect that your lord would arrive. , the major nobles in the south will respond positively , supporting so many slave armies at once, the situation has completely changed now. If the imperial army does not rescue Persad, Persad's imperial army will inevitably be wiped out by our army, so this time the empire has trapped itself." Then General Aden burst into laughter.

"Haha, the empire shot itself in the foot this time!"

"Who says it's not the case? Mr. Tobras is still too proud. These southern adults dragged out so many slave troops at once, almost 100,000 of them. If you hadn't seen it with your own eyes, who would have imagined it! "Behind Toblas, there were more than thirty Aden officers of various sizes. From generals to middle and lower-level officers

In just three days, the number of slaves of the Aden nobles who have entered the Bassad battlefield has exceeded 80,000, and this number is still increasing. In front of them, a heavy troop cluster of 100,000 people has occupied Aden. Seventy percent of the troops on the battlefield in the southern part of the kingdom spread out in a line, standing in solemn armor and blade counterattacks. In the light, the huge camps and tents stretching for miles, and the countless fluttering stars and moon flags of Aden, swept upright in the wind. The city of Besad guarded by three thousand emperors was like a giant in front of this huge Aden army. The islands that emerge from the sea before the high tide rises. Once a battle begins, there will definitely be landslides and tsunamis, and the army will destroy the city!

"If these adults would have dragged out so many slaves earlier, the situation in the south would not have become so corrupt."

Someone murmured in a low voice, but it was quickly covered by the compliments of other generals,

The situation reversed so quickly that the Aden generals who were still struggling to support them could not believe it, but this was the fact before them. As the attitude of the southern nobles changed sharply, the strength of the Aden army directly became Twice as many as before. Although the combat effectiveness of the slave army is extremely poor, the huge advantage in numbers is enough to become a huge weight that weighs down the balance of victory in this war.

What excites the generals of Aden the most is that the weakness of the imperial army has finally been exposed, which is the city of Persad in front of them. Although they don’t know why, from the current point of view, the imperial army has stopped attacking in order to rescue the city of Besad. Under normal circumstances, although Aden has an absolute advantage in military strength, it wants to seize It is impossible for the emperor's main force to launch a decisive battle, because the emperor's army attacks four provinces at the same time, and they have no idea which one is the emperor's main force, or there is no main force at all. The four are all main forces, so they concentrate their efforts to attack them. None of them will be of much use unless the emperor concentrates his scattered forces.

This is basically impossible, but now the Imperial Army is really gathering towards Bosad!

It's like a dream. This feeling is like I thought there was no hope, but I did it by mistake. The eyes of other generals are also burning with flames!

"To annihilate the imperial army that invaded our southern Aden in the city of Besad is the best gift you can give to His Majesty to be promoted to emperor!" Toblas turned around and glanced sharply at the generals and generals behind him. Officers, the generals on the southern garrison straightened their bodies, this empire The battle of invading the south, due to the absence of regular troops, was entirely fought by local garrison forces. Facing the powerful attack power of the Imperial Army, how many regional officers stubbornly stayed on the spot. When the mountains and rivers were broken, I don't know how many. The local soldiers were obliged to die without hesitation. The people of Aden are a warlike nation by nature;

"May God bless me Aden!"

A gray-haired Aden veteran closed his eyes, and then opened them suddenly. In his pupils, there was the endless stretch of army tents under the raised platform, the tinkling hammering sound of siege equipment being built day and night, and the shield. In less than a month, more than 50,000 Jin troops defending the southern region have died. In this contest between empires, this may only be regarded as a forward battle. In the reports submitted to the capital of Aden, there are a series of cold numbers that do not seem shocking. For these garrison generals who retreated all the way to Berk and Mutsu, these numbers are people, beating living lives, including their friends, subordinates, students, relatives and friends. Now they hear that they finally have the opportunity to annihilate them. How could this imperial army that broke into the south burst into tears!

The cold wind in the dark night already feels a bit like September.

Looking away from the fire that was like a prairie fire on the horizon, the imperial minister of affairs, Hu Keqili, was wearing a chainmail armor. He pressed his hand heavily on the cold battlements and said with a slight curl of the corner of his mouth, "I have ordered other people to do so." After the troops from the three provinces stopped attacking, they immediately assembled towards Besad. The Aden people on the opposite side should also have received this news. I believe that the other side has determined that the city of Besad is the lifeblood of our army and wants to take this opportunity. Annihilate us in one fell swoop"

"Sir, the total strength of the Aden people on the opposite side has exceeded 90,000 this afternoon, and our army only has 20,000 troops at full strength. Even with Persad in hand, our side is extremely disadvantaged."

A leader of the Imperial Flag said with a worried look on his face. Master Hu Keqili suddenly regarded this Persad as extremely important. He didn't even need to transfer the other three troops back. The leaders of the Imperial Flag also couldn't figure it out. What's good about Persad? Although it is somewhat important geographically, since the Imperial Army invaded the south, they have not planned to occupy the land and have been rushing all the way.

Although there were many battles with the Aden regional garrison, generally speaking, they tried their best to avoid contact with the main force of the Aden people. After all, this is the home ground of the Aden people. Whether it is military strength or logistical supplies, the Aden side has an absolute advantage. , but this time, Lord Hu Keqili suddenly changed his previous posture and assumed a posture of fighting the main force of the Aden Army in Besad.

I really can’t understand what Lord Hu Keqili is going to do!

The flag commanders of the Central Army also felt that they were going crazy. They had a decisive battle with the Aden Army in Persad, which had no advantage at all. Just look at how lively the Aden camp opposite has been these days, and you will know how happy the Aden people are.

On the raised platform, there are always Aden generals standing on it pointing here. Large numbers of Aden slaves even blatantly ran into the shooter's range to clear the obstructions. The imperial shooters were very interested in these. The slave started shooting, but the effect was not great. Because the Aden people have too many slaves, they don't care at all. In the past two days, five or six hundred Aden slaves were shot to death just outside the barrier. And with the flesh and blood shields of these slaves, the Aden army has almost cleared out all the slaves. A direct route to the city wall

The number of Aden people is still expanding, and there may be a large-scale attack tomorrow

"Sir, here we come." An imperial official came to Hu Keqi who was standing quietly at the top of the city and said.

"I thought they would be late."

Hu Keqili secretly breathed a sigh of relief, and smiled for the first time on his slightly solemn face. It was crazy to fight with 20,000 imperial troops and 100,000 Aden troops. He was not crazy, so he staged a decisive battle. It was just a gesture, and the emperor had only one real intention, which was to use Persad as bait to attract the last heavy troop group that could be mobilized in Aden.

It has been nearly a month since the empire invaded the south, and the subsequent imperial troops have finally arrived.

The gate at the back of Bassad City was opened, horses' hooves rumbled, and dust rolled up. Groups of black cavalry poured into the city gate like a black line. Each cavalry wore a sophisticated cavalry armor connected with lock plates, and wore a red pointed red cap on their heads. Ying, carrying a recurve compound bow behind his back, on the hook on the side of the war horse, on the left is a three-meter cavalry lance bursting with cold light, on the right is a falcon-shaped cavalry shield with golden hot edges, and the war horse is Lightly equipped, only partially armored in front, without much weight, they can be regarded as assault cavalry or horse archers. The firelight on the city wall shines on the black cavalry armors passing through the city gate, and the red color emanates, It seemed that the air in the night had cooled down a bit, like the color of blood. Behind these imperial cavalry were a large number of war supplies and Thors pulled by carriages.