Realm of Power

After convening the first military meeting of the principality at Yangwu, he took a dozen of his followers from New Cresto, entered Hubolaban in the north-central part, and headed west along the western Philin Mountains. After three days of Trek into the traditional territory of the Jones family,

Although Fatty has done a lot for the Jones family, this is the first time he has actually set foot on this land, and the weird weather in the snow-capped mountains has begun to show up here. Even though it was May when the sun was shining brightly, Fatty still had a white fox fur cloak prepared in the weapon slot of his vest. The huge temperature difference between day and night made Southerners like Fatty very unaccustomed to it.

The wind blew a dry coolness on his face. The fat man stopped his horse on a hill in a pine forest. His bright eyes looked down at the land that could become a battlefield.

Different from the delicate scenery in the south and the warm scenery in the central part, the scenery in the west reveals a rough mineral that makes people feel overwhelmed.

The undulating wilderness is overwhelming and irritates your eyes. Large tracts of dark pine forests are dotted here. The Somulli River in the north shines golden in the sun, like a colorful curved belt.

There is not a single cloud in the blue sky. It's as pure as being covered by the entire deep blue sea. It makes people feel relaxed and happy to see,

The moist black land in the middle appears drier and harder here,

In some places, the soil even has a gray background, like strips of white, forming natural roads on this land, extending into the distance under the blue sky, disappearing into a white line-like skyline ,

It's so rough that it makes people feel that they are just a grain of sand between heaven and earth, a symbol.

The fat man knew that this was the frozen soil in the northern cold land. Horses' hooves could make a sound like knocking stones when they stepped on it. This was a problem that needed attention. The fat man thought to himself,

As a commander, he is about to face the enemy on this relatively unfamiliar battlefield. Any small problem may become the basis for determining the victory of the war.

Based on intelligence. This time, among the 30,000 troops in Northern Stian, 20,000 are elite northern cavalry. If it is in the south with dense mountains or in the middle of the vast plains, 20,000 cavalry will not threaten Samor's long-range troops, but This is the northwest,

The dense forest is the best hiding place for the cavalry, and the hard hard soil is the best battlefield for the cavalry, and all of these are enough to determine the outcome of the entire war. Know yourself and the enemy, and you can fight a hundred battles without danger. But this time it was a strange battlefield, strange enemies, and even strange allies.

Damn it! The fat man shook his head and touched his swollen temples with his hands. He once again felt headache from this hasty war where he could not see the direction.

"Grand Duke! Ahead is the promised Laimiao City." Murphys, the head of the Business Alliance who was responsible for leading the way, pointed to the distance and said,

The fat man followed the direction of his finger and saw that on the gray and green land, a quiet small town near the river was vaguely visible. The stone spire-style building with northern characteristics fit seamlessly with this vast and rough land.

This time, in order not to expose the combat intentions of the Samor army, the Samor army divided into two groups. The troops responsible for the western operations did not go north along the road. Instead, they boarded the Merchant Alliance's fleet on the outskirts of Kyoto and followed the river transportation line directly to the Jones family's northern military port.

The headquarters army responsible for the northern combat mission moved northward along the land route, assuming a decisive battle posture. To contain the Northern Stian army that might reinforce the west

Just when Fatty was about to leave New Cresto. Si Duhan, the deacon of Kyoto of the Business Alliance, mysteriously found Fatty and brought an informal request through the channels of the Business Alliance. The Kujit people in the northern grassland sent a secret envoy to ask to see him.

This news shocked the fat man who was still having a headache from this mysterious war. Yes, he was a stranger in this land, but the Western Alliance was a local native. If he wanted to decisively defeat the Western Alliance with Northern Stian , in addition to the heroic fighting of the Samor army, the support of the Western Alliance accounted for a large part.

The Western Alliance's ability to gain a foothold in that land is inseparable from the support of the Kugits. The relationship between Samor and the Kugits is also very strange. They are both enemies and political allies who attack each other's enemies. , Samor defeated the biggest enemy in the heart of the Kugit royal court, the Zuowei tribe, and Kugit weakened the power of the Kyoto royal family for Samour. Such a complicated relationship gave Fatty a headache just thinking about it.

As for past grievances, they can be ignored in the face of current national interests. Fatty is already thinking about how to win the support of the Kugit people. In this way, the Western Alliance, which relies heavily on the Kujit people, will also have a huge change in its political orientation toward Samour.

Considering this relationship, Fatty agreed to the request of the Business Alliance, and the meeting place was set to be Rhine, a small town east of the Jones family.

The Samor army stationed recently has been mobilized frequently in the Jones territory, especially the fleet transporting supplies has increased significantly. Samor officers like Fatty with more than a dozen followers are not a rarity. The city gate guards checked the nearby The guard handed over the pass and allowed the cavalry to enter the city.

Among the dozen cities owned by the Jones family, the small town of Rhine has always been famous for its simple and simple style. Thirty years ago, Rhine was a small town along the river. Because of its special geographical location connecting land and waterways, after the Jones family joined forces with Samour, they drove away the nearby small lords and gradually developed this amphibious hub town into a small town with a population of more than 3,000 people. An important branch of the Business Alliance is located inside.

Unlike most small towns, Lairui City is a commercial hub with frequent carriages. The streets are paved with high-grade gravel roads, and the wheels of the carriages make crisp sounds.

The fat man looked along the road and found that a main street ran through the city. There were all kinds of wholesale commodity shops, and the shouts of merchants and the sound of carriages unloading complemented each other.

A large number of mercenaries or hunters gathered in front of many fur shops, from the seafood of the Hulin tribe in the south to the horses of the Kugit in the north. Of course, the most were the local fur shops in the west, which mostly sold low-level weapons and equipment produced locally, such as armor and leather shields.

It seems that the military economy of the Jones family is recovering rapidly, and the entire Rhine is like a gathering center for adventurers.

To the west of Jones's territory is the sparsely populated west.

It is a forbidden area for humans, but a paradise for these adventurers.

The vast wasteland contains huge opportunities. Many precious fur animals can only exist in such cruel and severe weather.

For example, the white fox fur in the fat man's vest was contributed by the Jones family.

If it is placed on the market, this flawless white fox fur without any holes can be sold at a sky-high price of 100,000 gold coins.

In order to obtain this white fox fur, only three of the ten hunters returned. The danger can be imagined. Gang...kouyang...8.0...Yushuo's body is not orange!