Realm of Power

A threat that is not a threat (1)

The room was very dull. In the silent space, apart from the soft whispers of the two people talking passionately, there was only the rustle of wood burning in the fireplace. The guard who stood guard followed the instructions and gently closed the door of the study room.

"This is true." The eldest prince Alexax sat opposite the Minister of Military Affairs Plais. His face was filled with regret after he had just read the letter. He held a steaming glass of water in his hand and stared at the table for a long time without speaking, but he could breathe heavily. , showing that his heart is not peaceful,

"The left side of the three northern counties is the city of Botuo, the center of this battle." Plais decided to end this heavy topic and decided to express his views straight to the point.

He stood up with a serious expression. In order to prove his reasons, he took out the strategic plan he had just written down from the O1 drawer beside him, pointed at one of them and clicked:

"I have sent people to investigate. There are less than 10,000 Kugits left in the Baku area. With the combat power of His Highness's First Knights, they can be easily captured with just one attack. At that time, we can use this as a backing to move north. Advance until the Kugits of Turga are blocked on the border."

"Isn't it too risky to use Bai Kuo as the starting point for counterattack?

It’s only a day’s journey from the main force of Kujit gathered on the border. If the three northern counties are really as stated in the letter, we haven’t sold our backs to the enemy.”

The eldest prince Alexax looked at the map on the document with an unnatural expression on his face, his eyebrows knitted together.

Although he does not understand too advanced strategy, judging from the document map in his hand, the three northern counties on the side of Bai Kuo are like a knife hanging over his head, which may cut off the logistics of the army advancing north at any time. For a large number of soldiers fighting in the cold season, this is tantamount to a disaster."

"Yes, it's risky, but it's definitely worth a try." Plais agreed with the prince's decision, but he still affirmed, "The large amount of materials that the Kugits looted from our country are stored on the border. In the city of Bo Kuo, His Highness's First Army can use this place as a logistics supply center after the offensive begins, which can save a lot of trouble in transportation.

"Mobilizing the three northern counties is the best cover for this mobilization of troops. Even if the Kugits discover the whereabouts of our army, they will treat His Highness's army as an insignificant team. In the hearts of the Turga people, we are being invaded by the East. The court cavalry are so disturbed that we will not focus our attack on them."

"As for the three northern counties, Plais paused, clasped his hands and said, "I will inform them of this defense plan in advance, but they will not expect that His Highness will go with a secret order to arrest them. I will let the garrison Bolotov, the 9th knight on the edge of the three northern counties, assists you "

"Bolotov? You mean the Bolotov Knights composed of the New Northern Army"

Prince Alexax asked that the Northern Army had been idle since its disastrous defeat. In the battle of Yeruige, Duke Berlant used his own blood and 5,000 Northern sharp guns to prove to the kingdom that the Northern Army's combat power was still beyond these. Outstanding warriors are qualified for new battles,

During the reign of William Dell as Minister of War, he reactivated a group of Northern Army generals, separated the original mixed combination of infantry and cavalry, and formed two knights to take charge of the defense of the kingdom's flanks. Among them, 20,000 infantrymen formed the 18th Heavy Infantry Knights. Stationed in the southern region and responsible for monitoring the southern Rode people As a result, 15,000 cavalrymen formed the new 9th Knights. The commander was the famous cavalry general Bolotov. He was one of the main generals who was unable to advance northward. He was appointed by Duke Bertrand to lead the northern movement. The left-behind officers in the three counties, this unit was called the New Northern Army because of its tough and brave style.

The reason why I pay special attention to him is because this time Plais's northern reconstruction plan, in addition to mobilizing elites from the original army to form a new northern army, also has a core content, which is to use bolotov The Ninth Knights use the three northern counties as their base to recruit new soldiers from the refugees currently displaced in the north to prepare for future counterattacks against the north.

At this point, the Ninth Knights have done quite well. In just over a month, they have attracted nearly 20,000 young people from the north, becoming an important force in the north's resistance to the Kujit cavalry.

"I firmly believe that Bolotov's legion is here, and these rebels dare not take too obvious actions." God Prais firmly picked up the pen from the table, wrote down the name of a place extremely carefully, and then said slowly

"All our supplies will be secretly mobilized to this place. You must solve the hidden dangers in the three northern counties before the battle begins. Otherwise, it is difficult to imagine that these hateful traitors will not stab us in the back. By then, not only will the kingdom's new The offensive will be ruined, and some of the advantages just gained will be lost."

"I'm afraid I'll encounter help if I just run to arrest them. After all, they are the local lords." Alexax said with an embarrassed look on his face. Since he knew that he was the protagonist of this battle, Alexax My impression of this always rigorous and old-fashioned Minister of Military Affairs has been greatly changed. The resentment in my heart has long been thrown out of the sky with the excitement before the war.

This battle is undoubtedly a battle of great significance. If it succeeds, the call for him to take over the throne of the king will seem natural. But if it fails, it will inevitably become an excuse for other princes to attack him. This It is a double-edged sword, any mistake will cause a series of reactions

"This is not a problem. Just like catching a mountain fox, the most important step is to lure the fox out." God Prais spit out the pen firmly, and then put the letter into the envelope with his own signature, extremely Be careful to give A to the opponent's Alexas

"This is a transfer order signed by me personally. Your Highness can use the name of negotiating the Battle of the Corridor to select the lords of the three northern counties to gather together, and then His Highness can arrest all these guys in one fell swoop.

"As for the charges, they will be charged soon," Plais said with a smile, "because then I will personally stand up and testify that they secretly kidnapped Dale William and made him sign those dirty treasonous documents."

Isn’t it too simple?”

Alexax felt a sense of frustration that made him laugh or cry. The Plais in front of him was still the vulgar warrior in the rumors. It was as easy as picking up these dark things.

"That's the blood of more than a dozen lords, big and small." Thinking of these noble heads being chopped off for suspected crimes, Alexus felt an irresistible chill.

He knew that as the only party involved in that matter, there was really no one who could refute Plais. Even if there were, they would be deliberately ignored by His Majesty the King. This time, the lords of the three northern counties would not even think of it until their death. Plais, whom they saved from the cession plan, would become the mastermind behind their single-handed burial.

"Okay, Your Highness, time is very tight and I won't delay you," Plais urged. "The three northern counties have always been very submissive since the last incident. They even seemed indifferent to the punishment of Dale William." , seems to have nothing to do with myself."

Plais paused and continued, "But now I know that it is not calmness and generosity, but the fear of being exposed. As Dale William said, his death can only make these guys afraid for the time being." They didn't dare to be the first to raise the flag of rebellion, but it wouldn't last long. They didn't continue to entangle because the rebellion was imminent. These slutty rats didn't want the kingdom's eyes to focus on them."

After saying this, Plaisiog's mouth rose slightly with excitement, which was very different from his impassioned appearance at the imperial meeting last night.

After coming out of Prais's mansion, Alexax felt a little confused. Just as Prais analyzed, he also felt that the recent situation in the three northern counties was a bit strange.

In the past, the small lords in the north would cry and send people to Palavon to seek shelter from the kingdom's regular army whenever there was any disturbance. Some even became panicked without even seeing the shadow of the Kugits. chose to give up their territory,

This is also the main reason why the northern war situation has fallen into an uncontrollable situation from the beginning. However, the lords of the three northern counties, even when they were attacked by the Kugits, chose to remain silent and silent, seeming to be trying their best to hide something.

At this time, there was a noise in the distance. Alexax raised his head and saw that as the sun dispersed the cold fog, more and more people began to fill the streets of Palaven. The refugees along the way began to wake up from their numbness. Some Ordinary citizens wearing linen clothes, also holding jars with stuff in their hands, lined up at the entrance of the city under the surveillance of soldiers, waiting for the opening of the city.

These are some citizens waiting to go outside the city to load water. The wells in the city are now the focus of the army. This is a measure to avoid poisoning by the enemy. Except for the nobles who own their own wells, ordinary citizens in the city can only go outside the city. fetching water from rivers for drinking has become commonplace in recent months

But for some reason, the city entrance seemed particularly lively today. Not only were there more people lined up than before, but there were also an additional squadron of soldiers guarding the city. It was these people who made the already crowded city even more crowded. People entering and leaving the city were all crowded together, and no one was allowed to leave. The whole city was blocked tightly.

"Your Highness, there seems to be something wrong up front." A subordinate officer rode back from the front and reported to the suspicious Prince Alexax with a strange expression. "Three carriages from the three northern counties were overturned in the city passage. Listening to the soldiers, It is said that after the curfew last night, while checking some hidden areas, he ran out of the darkness in a panic. He jumped out of the car while driving and ran away. The carriage that lost control hit the city fence and overturned on the spot. It is said that it also Several soldiers were injured.”

"How come last night's matter has not been dealt with until now? What are the guards at the city entrance doing?" Alexax frowned slightly. He was worried about the affairs of the three northern counties. Why did he encounter such a bad thing at this time?

"The guards did not dare to move the carriage," the officer said cautiously with confusion written all over his face. "Because when they tried to move the overturned carriage, they found that it was full of standard weapons used by the army. There were about a thousand pieces. The city official believed that This matter is so unreasonable that I can only report it to the city guard in Palawan and wait for someone to be sent to deal with it.

"What, thousands of standard weapons?"

This number made Alissak's eyebrows raise unconsciously. He was really afraid of what he was going to do. Ever since the Dongting army reached the outskirts of Palaven, some of the big nobles in the city began to purchase weapons in large quantities, preparing to use them when necessary. Forming a small I army to support the defense of the city is not a taboo in Palawan.

But after the Battle of Yeruige, the threat of Palavon was lifted, and the nobles who planned to help defend the city gave all their weapons to the royal family. Now no one can have such a large-scale weapons reserve.

Thinking of what Prais said just now, Prince Alexax broke into a cold sweat. Thousands of weapons were enough to equip a squadron. If the three northern counties sent their assassins to attack Paraven at the same time as they raised the rebellion flag, the consequences would be disastrous.

"This matter must be reported to my father immediately."

An idea flashed through Alexax's mind. He grabbed the reins with one hand and shouted to the officer beside him, "Follow me into the city from the west."

The cavalry turned to the southeast, raising dust all over the sky.

"Do you think this method works? ? "In an attic far from the city, two shadows were whispering, occasionally pointing at the soldiers who were blocking the citizens from passing through the city. One of them said unwillingly, "It's a pity to send away three carriages and thousands of high-quality weapons like this. If they were put on the black market, they could at least sell for tens of thousands of gold coins." "Which is more important, tens of thousands of gold coins or your head?" The other one whispered and scolded, "This is a task personally initiated by the higher-ups. If we mess it up, everyone will die. Last night, there was a man who was responsible for transporting weapons. Brother, because he got drunk and talked nonsense afterwards, he was ordered to be executed by the leader on the spot, and now he is missing alive and dead." "You mean the drunken old Dolly?" The shadow shrank his head and said in a cold tone, "That guy should have died. If he hadn't drunk, two more brothers wouldn't have died in the last mission." "Crack" Just as the two were talking in a low voice, a hidden quilt behind them was pushed open from the inside to the outside, and Isamoriel, wearing a plain long dress, came in from outside, covered in dust, and The sword on his waist was placed heavily on the table, frightening the two men to shut up immediately, not daring to breathe. Everyone could see that the boss had been very hot-tempered recently. "Boto, tell the brothers to prepare to evacuate," Isamoriel said to one of the shadows in a deep voice. Her face was a little pale, and her eyes were red. She had just come from an important surveillance point, and had waited for 20 days to finally see the target. She also had some complaints about this mission. As the top assassin of the assassin, she was actually ordered by the fat man. Arrange to monitor an unknown little knight commander, and it is the kind of monitoring that cannot be done physically.

It is this stupid order that makes her team follow from Amyra to Paraven, a time span of 20 days, just to stage a farce of framing the target person with weapons that have been prepared long ago after sending a letter. That means that if the target does not send a letter, she will have to wait forever.

This is a life-threatening situation for Isamoriel, who is always used to solving problems with violence. According to her plan, it is just a letter. Kill the person and I will go to deliver the letter. Unfortunately, the additional conditions of this mission made her wish come to nothing. The fat man said in the order letter sent to the assassin, "If the target dies, not only will the money not be paid, but it will be deducted."

"Leave immediately?" Boto asked cautiously,

"Yes, right away, I don't want to stay in this damn place for a moment longer," Isamoriel ordered in a decisive tone.

"Report the news of the completion of the mission to the headquarters, and then ask everyone to prepare a few more horses. We I won't go back to Vikia, but to Aichemoer in the north. I'm going to tell that idiot that he asked me to do this kind of mission without time limit. This is a level. If I'm not lucky, I might have to stay here for the rest of my life. I'll double the commission this time, otherwise I'll shoot him with my bow and arrow."

Green Corridor in the north of the continent

The night is deep, the gray sky is pitch black, there are no stars, no moon, and even no wind, as if the confrontation between the Kugit archers and the Vikia army has condensed the world.

The torches that flickered like stars in the distance were the 60,000 main forces that were supposed to appear on the left wing, but now they are the falcon flags of the Vikia army, which undoubtedly made the Kugit people, who were at their wits' end, feel a sense of frustration

They didn't expect that they would lose so badly and so quickly. In just a few days, the original advantage was completely reversed to the Vikia people. Every time they saw the huge flag fluttering in the wind in the opposite camp, many people would feel their hearts beating rapidly.

That was the battle flag of the Grand Duke of Falcon, a powerful existence that even Changshengtian would choose to retreat from. Since the collapse of the left wing, this rumor has spread throughout the Kugit camp, and the powerful lightning that shattered the left wing battle flag is a clear proof.

At first, the officers were in charge, but later, the rumors became too many, and even the officers could hardly take care of it. Everyone was hungry. Instead of watching these rumors that could not fill their stomachs, it would be better to go to the nearby to dig some grass roots.

Because of the sharp decline in troops, the original 120,000 mighty army suddenly became 60,000, basically equal to the opposite Vikia army. The original dream of breaking the corridor in one fell swoop by eliminating the advantage in numbers was shattered again, and what awaited them was the irresistible cold and embarrassing situation.

Under this situation, even if Khan Seseari personally inspected the guards, it would be useless. Seeing his own sharp royal guards fall one by one in this hunger and cold, Seseari's face was completely indifferent.

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