Realm of Power

The low sky on February 6 made the extremely bright and hot summer afternoon look like night.

The strong wind mixed with raindrops, crackling on the bare mountain cliffs, the soldiers lay down on the bare rocks to rest with exhausted faces.

Although the muddy water beneath them had soaked their armor, and even fragments of rocks rolled down from time to time in the turbid water, leaving the soldiers on the ground covered with mud,

But everyone couldn't care about this anymore. Several days of fighting had almost exhausted their physical strength.

For several days,

The continuous heavy rain and the continuous harassment by the Samor army on the opposite side have kept these soldiers from sleeping for two days.

Stian Tuxa was sitting in the tent. The heavy rain outside finally stopped, but the flash flood that followed was more terrifying than the heavy rain.

The rolling mudslides carved wide horizontal ditches on the steep hillside.

It was as if someone had used a huge sword to cut the entire mountain into countless pieces.

Soldiers are constantly being swept away by mudslides.

In such a harsh environment, the newly constructed defense line was quickly destroyed, while Samor's attacking troops were pressing forward step by step.

"What should I do?" Stian Tuxa's fingers kept tapping the armrests of the seat. For the first time, he regretted his plan to defend the Huatu Pass.

The sudden heavy rain,

Like a pair of magic hands from God,

Let the positional advantage you are proud of turn into an irreparable disadvantage in an instant,

"Why is this happening!" Stian Tuksa felt frustrated as never before

The natural danger of Mount Wattu where heavy rain poured down,

Crucified the advancing Samorian army,

He also crucified his 50,000-strong army,

This is something that Stian Tuxa never expected.

The morale of the army is obviously declining rapidly, and it can even be said to have dropped to freezing point.

The hurried-looking adjutant Antelis walked in from outside with a document.

The high-top antelope leather boots on my feet stepped on the precious red carpet, leaving spots of yellow stains in the dazzling red.

"Antelis, why are you in such a panic!" Stian Tuxa scolded with an unhappy expression, "As an elegant and noble noble, have you forgotten even the basic etiquette?"

"I'm sorry, sir!" Deputy Antelis leaned over to apologize. The continuous heavy rain and the worsening situation. The nobles who serve as attendants have ugly faces.

The Samor army in the north has approached the Kudan area in the center of the north. The entanglement and disadvantages of the war have made them haggard.

For the Stian family, this is just a battlefield where two armies fight.

For these nobles who have lived in Kudan for generations,

Wattu Pass. It's their last line of defense,

If the Stian army is defeated again at the Vaatu Pass, the vast and fertile Kudan Plain, the home base of these nobles, will soon become a battlefield for the two armies to clash.

At that time, the two sides were fighting each other, and the huge soldiers with a combined strength of nearly ten thousand would turn the entire Kudan into a wasteland.

The farmland about to be harvested will become wasteland trampled under the feet of soldiers,

Amidst the neighing of war horses, the beautiful manor was burned down in the war.

Even the tall and strong castle could not escape the attack of the Samor army.

The title of the Kingdom’s No. 1 siege force is not just blown away.

The enemy's mountains of corpses and seas of blood have proven the strength of Samor's army countless times.

Whenever I think of these,

Adjutant Antelis felt horrified.

For these northern nobles whose family fortunes are concentrated in the Kudan area, this is definitely a terrible disaster.

The Samor army, which has always been unfaithful to nobles, will definitely use the most cruel methods.

To take revenge on these nobles who once supported their enemies,

The hearts of all the nobles fluctuated with the battle situation. What's more, these servants in the army are always aware of the situation.

In fact,

The northern nobles are no longer optimistic about the Stian family. The Samours in the south are too strong. Everyone can see that the Stian family, which has lost the support of the Myrdian people, can no longer compete with the south.

The rapidly collapsing battle situation in front of them is proof, but the nobles of Latu County have nothing to do.

Damn it, in order to strengthen their ruling base, the Stian family has moved all their family members further north to Winattoo County.

This forced the nobles of Latour County in the north to work for the Stian family.

"Sir, this is what the law enforcement team sent urgently!" Adjutant Antelis handed the report to Stian Tuxa.

"Law enforcement team?" Stian Tuxar raised his head from the table.

Adjutant Antelis saw Stian Tuxa's confused face and quickly whispered in his ear.

"This morning, the law enforcement team composed of Knights of Latu found more than a hundred deserters on the right side of the mountain. At that time, they followed the military order of the Lord and executed all these cowards. However, Lord Valiaitu just sent people to the law enforcement team to order He said that these more than a hundred deserters were the retinue escorting his son back to the territory, and one of them was Lord Valiaitu’s son. The law enforcement team specially asked me to come and ask for your instructions on how to handle this matter! "

"What!"

This unexpected news. Jean Stian Tuxa suddenly stood up from his seat,

There was bitterness in the corner of his mouth, and he looked at the adjutant and asked, "Are you saying that the law enforcement team killed Valiaitu's son as a deserter? Don't you know. Valiaitu is the leader of those lords, and there are three thirds of the lord's army. One of them is from Valiaitu. Don’t you think it’s chaotic enough now?

"To kill Valiaitu's son at this time, these knights from Latu County are too bold!"

Stian Tuxar turned his head. His face was ferocious and terrifying.

Seeing the murderous look on Stian Tuxar's face, Adjutant Anteris felt a chill in his heart.

Stian Tuxar has always been famous for his cold military management.

This time, he deliberately added the knights of Latu County to the law enforcement team. In addition to strengthening the strength of Stian's regular army, it is mainly used to limit the strength of the lords.

Without the knights leading the soldiers, even if the lords want to oppose the Stian family, they will not form enough combat power.

Anteris also believes that in the case of Zhuang Aochong, Stian Tuxar will choose without hesitation. Kill the knights of the non-Stian family to appease the lord's anger

"My lord! This is a complete accident." Adjutant Anteris waved his hands in panic. He himself is also a noble of Latu County

"My lord, we should see from this incident that those lords who waver from side to side are not reliable at all. They only think about their own territory and interests. When we really encounter difficulties, the only ones we can really rely on are these knights who pursue glory! Since the lord is unreliable. Why don't we win over the knights? Please let this matter go!"

"Win over the knights!" Stian Tuxar blinked, as if he felt that what Anteris said made some sense.

Through the understanding during this period of time, Stian Tuxar could clearly feel that these lords of Latu had no fighting spirit at all.

In the eyes of these lords, he was no different from the Samorians on the opposite side.

It was just a change of the object of bowing.

Controlling the knights is obviously wiser than bothering to control those useless and greedy lords. At least the loyalty of the knights can be clearly seen in battle.

As long as rewards are given. These knights will die for him.

"That's a good idea. Stian Tuksa nodded. As a general, he was more willing to believe in the brave knights on the battlefield.

He stared at the adjutant Anteris for a while, and suddenly said in a deep voice, "Anteris! If I remember correctly, Deputy Captain Feller of the Law Enforcement Team is your cousin! You should also be from Latu County."

"Yes, yes. My Lord".

Stian Tuksar's words made the adjutant Anteris shudder, and his whole body was cold, like a frog stared at by a poisonous snake.

In addition to being an adjutant, Anteris is also Stian Tuksar's liaison officer in Latu County. In the past few months, Anteris has a thorough understanding of the character of this famous general from the north.    Unlike the generous character of ordinary northerners, this young and mature general always seems to look at people with doubtful eyes. Killing and fear seem to be the hobbies of this general. He always keeps a wary eye on all Latu people, including his adjutant.

But there is one thing,

As long as it is beneficial to the battle situation, this general will be generous.

Anteris hopes that he has not made a wrong bet this time,

otherwise

his head will become a small pendant on the flagpole in the army, like other miserable people, fluttering in the wind.

"Haha, you are very nervous! "Stian Tuksar saw his adjutant's face turn pale. He curled his lips. He knew how he was perceived by others.

For such a result, Stian Tuksar felt very happy.

After all, he was still too young, a little boy of only sixteen. If he wanted these Latu people to listen to him,

he had to resort to some extraordinary means.

Many times, he even secretly envied the kingdom falcon who had always wanted to kill him. At least that boy was still known as a fool at the age of sixteen and lived a carefree life.

At the age of eighteen, he became a local lord, and then his luck was ridiculous, as if the god of fate deliberately wanted to hand over the kingdom to him.

"What an unfair competition!" Stian Tuksar sighed in his heart and said to his adjutant in a gentle voice,

"Don't be so nervous. As you said, only the knights are the most reliable now. Go tell your cousin that I will not pursue this matter.

"Thank you, sir, you are the wisest and kindest!"

Adjutant Anteris could hardly hide the joy on his face. He immediately knelt on one knee and gave the most respectful knight's salute to Stian Tuksa who was sitting in his seat.

"But it must be kept secret." Stian Tuksa waved his hand at him and emphasized, "Anyone who may leak the news must be dealt with! You know the importance of this matter. If the old guy Valietu knew about this, the whole camp would be in chaos!"

"It's a pity. If possible, I really want to see the old guy and see how sad he is when he knows his son is dead." Stian Tuksa showed a sneer at the corner of his mouth. This Valietu always likes to regard himself as the leader of Latu. If it weren't for the sudden outbreak of the Western War, he would have dealt with these guys long ago!

"We are short of troops now. Before we can control the knights, we still need to rely on these lords! Stian Tuksa said to the adjutant Terry. "Now is the critical moment. You immediately go to the military camp of Valietu on my behalf and tell him that his son has been escorted back to Kudan by us and is now safe. As long as we defeat the Samorians this time, I will personally take him to Kudan to celebrate. At that time, I will personally recommend the Vali family as the governor of the west and hand over the entire Ratu County to them! . Sir, this. . "The adjutant Anteris shouted with emotion. Stian Tuksa obviously took this matter on himself, which made Anteris feel a little excited that he could not hide.

Seeing the adjutant's gaffe, Stian Tuxa said, "What are you shouting? Don't think that I am helping you. In fact, I am helping myself. The most important thing now is to stabilize the hearts of these knights, as long as I can stabilize them." I can agree to their previous request. Let the knights form a new knighthood. You can also tell them that as long as they defeat the Samors, our Stian family can consider it!"

"Yes, sir, I know what to do! The adjutant Antelis suddenly understood and nodded in response. Suddenly, the two of them heard a rumble of war drums coming from outside. The two of them looked at each other at the same time. The adjutant Antelis looked at him from his commander I saw a deep helplessness in my eyes

"Boom!" The sound of the war drums is getting closer and closer, and the entire valley seems to be shaking with this boom.

"These damn Samors! Can't they keep people quiet!" Stian Tuxa stood up with an ugly face and took his weapon from the guard outside the tent.

"Sir, the Samor Army has begun to move forward again." A messenger ran away in a panic

The sky is covered with dark clouds,

On the plain not far away, layers of black battle formations were like rolling waves, pressing towards the Wattu Pass.

Countless dense spears tower like a forest,

This magnificent scene made all the Christian soldiers on the hill look pale.

In the past two days, reinforcements from the Samor people on the opposite side have been arriving from all directions, rapidly increasing from the original 30,000 to 70,000.

The powerful Samor army can be divided into two teams, and they will always move forward every few hours.

The rumbling sound of war drums is like a reminder,

Forcing the exhausted Stian soldiers, they had to brave the heavy rain and exhaustion to run out of their tents and form formations.

As the Samorian army formation on the opposite side gets closer and closer to the mountain pass, the pressure on the Stian army is also increasing. Everyone knows that the Samorian army on the opposite side is about to attack.

"What do you think of this plan to push the mountain?" The fat man in the military formation turned around and asked Crolissart, the commander of the mountain army who led the army yesterday.

This step-by-step strategic plan was made by Fatty himself.

The main force in the west, plus the two newly reinforced Western Flag Regiments, have far surpassed the opposite Vanstian army in terms of total strength.

The first thing to fight in a tough battle is momentum and morale.

As one goes and the other goes, the outcome of this war is no longer in suspense. The closer we get to the war, the more we must stabilize.

"Put up the shield!" The infantry commander shouted loudly from the front, and layers of heavy shields were placed down. Forming a solid shield wall, the forefront of the Samor army formation has advanced to about five meters away from the Watu Pass.

The densely packed Stian soldiers at the mountain pass are clearly visible.

"Your Majesty's method is good!" Crolisate looked excitedly at Wattu in the distance and said, "We only need to advance another 200 meters in the afternoon, which will be the attack range of our longbowmen. At that time, we deliberately use nearby The five hundred giant shields assembled by the tall nanmu are of great use. Counting each long archer hiding, it is enough for 1,500 long archers to establish a stable attack line!

"If I support you with another 20,000 regular infantry, how long will it take you to break through this line of defense?" the fat man continued to ask.

Crolisate looked at the distance and saw that the Stian defense line that was hit by the flash flood was scattered in pieces, and sneered at the corner of her mouth.

"With this kind of broken defense line, I believe that the mountain longbowmen can tear it open in just two rounds.

If another 20,000 regular infantry attack the gap, I will definitely be able to capture the entire mountain pass in half a day at most. I just hope that you will not forget what you promised me! "

"Oh, what a loud tone! Do you think I just want you to open Mount Wattu?" The fat man said with a smile, while the sister stared at the distant sky with her bright eyes.

The Mount Wattu in front of him was no longer on Fatty's mind.

The fat man is now thinking about how to get the maximum benefit.

Otherwise, we would have ordered an attack on the mountain long ago.

Wattu Pass is a wonder!

The only reason the fat man kept stalling was that he wanted Stian Tuxa on the opposite side to invest all the last strength of the Stian family.

The two northwest fronts have gathered the last strength of the Stian family, just like the last backbone of the Stian family.

Cutting it off would be equivalent to cutting off the hope of the Stian family’s rise.

Throwing this once glorious northern clan into a state of eternal destruction

According to the battle report, the Saron Army in charge of the northern front received good news. In the just-concluded battle, with 60,000 Samor elites, they repelled the massive counterattack of the Stian army, which was said to be 100,000 strong.

This proves Fatty's judgment that the Stian family, which is deeply entrenched in the northwest, is now at the end of its warpath.

This powerful man who once dominated the north,

At this moment, he is like a desperate beast, struggling to death with Samor's fatal rope that is getting tighter and tighter.

Now, as long as the fat man clenches his fists lightly, he can dig out the northern pearl of the Kudan Plain from the throne of the Stian family.

Bringing this area with the most prosperous population and trade in the north into the arms of Samor,

"What I want is the entire Kudan Plain! Can you take it!" The fat man looked at the proud face of Stian Tuxa, and suddenly asked sharply

"Kudan Plains!" Crolisart looked stunned for a moment, and his eyes hesitated. Kudan Plains is the heartland of the Stian family. It is also the base camp where the Stian family gathers heavy troops. The Stian family's North Wind Banshee Knights are not generally powerful.

"As long as you capture Kudan City, I will give you another one million military expenses."

The fat man was a little moved when he saw Crolisate, and he laughed secretly in his heart that this regiment commander who was born as a mountain hunter still liked to take advantage of others.

This time, the two Northern Army Flag Regiments that accompanied him into the northwest were as exhausted as the opposite Stian army due to long-term fighting.

However, Crolissart's mountain regiment has been recharging its strength for a long time. This time it opened the defense line of Wattu Pass.

It’s impossible without a sharp path-opening force!

Please don't be as good as the general,

Fatty knew that it would be better to just give money to the Mountain Legion, a special force.

The fat man took out a document from his arms, waved it in front of Crolisa's eyes, and continued to seduce, "Do you know what this is? This is the appointment letter from Latu County.

"Appointment letter from Latour County!" Crolissart's face suddenly became excited.

The fat man nodded and said, "Yes, Latu is the most important hub in the entire north. It is much fatter than Huberaban in Salon! It is close to the Kudan Plain, the commercial center of the north. I believe that with Latu County as a base, The strength of your mountain army will be improved to the next level, becoming the three Samor army that are truly as famous as the Northern Army and the Southern Army!"

"Okay! I've done this!" Crolissart almost grabbed it and affirmed with a determined expression. He had been looking forward to it for many days and nights, and his miscellaneous mountain army finally had a station of its own.