Realm of Power

The secret of the sky sacrifice (1)

A bright sun shines on the green walls of Aichemore. The atmosphere of the unwinn sky is so obvious here. Small animals of various colors poke their heads out from the gaps between the huge stones of the city wall. Come, some are blooming with gold flowers, and some are climbing up the city wall with tiny stems. There are little yellow uā hanging among the green leaves.

If it weren't for the huge unpatched pits on the city wall and the dark-colored wreckage of siege engines that collapsed under the city, no one would have thought that this city, bathed in the sun and leaping with vitality, was the same as what happened in the north a few months ago. A series of brutal tug-of-wars Tie together, it is a great strangulation between the two northern powers centered on this city and around the northern hegemony. The smoke of the war has disappeared with the cold winter, and the dark red bloodstains are also covered by the deep green in front of me. Deeply hidden under the vines on the city wall,

The only thing that catches the eye is this city that looks like a huge painting screen, with its square city walls. Under the golden sunlight in the distance, the whole city looks like a bright pearl dotted among the large green meadows. Let everyone who sees it for the first time sigh with emotion from the heart

The Vekian army withdrew from Turga, like a long black line, suddenly appeared in the distant sky. Countless black horses and soldier armors were set off against the falcon flags fluttering in the wind.

"Long live, is our battle flag"

After being vigilant for a while, as the scouts returned the news, cheers rang out all day long from the top of the city of Aichmore, and countless heads poked out from the city walls.

This is the Eighth Flag Regiment stationed in Aichmore. They looked at the battle flag flying on the top of the hill in the distance with infinite enthusiasm. The falcon battle flag in the distance took the lead, and the densely packed cavalry behind it roared. This vast area passed by, like a team of black goshawks flying across the sky with light sharpness.

The armor on the cavalrymen shone with a heart-stopping cold light under the sunlight, like a dazzling wave rolling forward in layers, making anyone who saw it feel excited. This was a military mix of the Vekia army, with hunters. Wherever the eagle flag is, there will always be the light of victory

The Kugits in the city were very nervous about these ferocious cavalry. The relationship between the Kugits and Vekiya was not harmonious. Before the rise of Vekiya, the Kukit cavalry often caused shocking events in the country of Vekiya. of killings

This is the style of the Kugits. Killing is the best way to destroy the enemy's productivity and weaken the enemy's resilience. Therefore, wherever the Kugit cavalry passes, corpses litter the fields and rivers of blood flow.

The Kugits all looked at these sudden black-armored soldiers from Vikia with stunned and horrified eyes. They never thought that the always weak southwest force would one day raise its flag on the northern mainland. Just two years ago. Kugit The Japanese army is still galloping across the land of Wikiya, transporting a large amount of cheap supplies from there, and also bringing back a large number of cheap nv slaves. But now, everything has changed. Now it is the turn of the Wikiya army to plunder Kuji The special population and materials are gold.

Since the Wikiyah army took over Aichmore, the Kugits have been afraid of Wikiyya's revenge and massacre, so they have given way to villages with roads and hid in extremely remote places without roads.

Looking at the battle flags of the Wekia army from a distance, it seemed like a gust of wind rushing towards the west. They were used to seeing the torrent of Kujit cavalry, armored archers and cavalry rolling into the ground. Every time, their blood boiled and they deeply felt the action. The Kugit people are proud of themselves, but now it seems that the Kugit Metro-armored Archers will never be seen again, but what they see is the enemy army from the south.

The Vecchia cavalry generally advances very quickly. Because the armor only uses partially thickened mail, the sound of horse hooves is very light. This is an endless plain area. For the galloping horses, there is nothing better than here. It’s more ideal to rush to places,

Even in the northern region of Ruidian, there are no such good plains and wilderness, which can give full play to the mobility of the cavalry. Therefore, the war horses of the Veciya army spread their hooves. They were like dancing elves, enjoying themselves in this wilderness. He stretched out his heroic posture.

What left the deepest impact on the Kugits was the movement style of the Vekiya cavalry. They were often in groups of twelve, all lying on their horses while running. They were taciturn, and most of them even fell asleep on their horses. , despite having 2 war horses that can be rotated,

But people on horseback cannot rotate. Even if they can, they can only rotate among their partners to advance in front, with only a few hours of rest. They must also take care of the water and fodder of the two horses at the same time. , this is not an easy thing.

People who don’t know the details think that the cavalry is very beautiful. They come and go on horseback and fly by like the wind. They are simply the most handsome people in the world.

Only by being in it can we deeply understand the pain of the cavalry. When the infantry marches to the camp, they fall asleep and fall asleep. When the rest time is over, they can pack their backpacks and continue on their way.

The cavalry cannot do this at all. They have to take care of their own horses during the rest time. When the two horses have been taken care of, it is almost time to rest. Therefore, the clever cavalry have learned the skill of sleeping on horseback.

Anyway, the war horses are gregarious, and as long as there is no accident, they will not leave the large group, and they can sleep peacefully.

The road on the grassland is so flat, and the horses run very smoothly, so sleeping is the most comfortable thing. Only a very small number of cavalry who are on guard will look at the surrounding wilderness with vigilance.

This is the land of the Kugit people. For hundreds of years, no army from the south has ever been able to successfully set foot on this land. Even the powerful Ruidian people on the mainland have only expanded here in the past 20 years. , this is the result of decades of continuous bloody struggle.

Now, this history has been rewritten by the Wekiya army. Not only did they set foot on this land, but they also had the thrift to stay on this land for a long time. Looking at the expressions of the Kugit people, you know that they have already Now the Turga Royal Court has lost confidence. The battle that just ended at Green Corridor has shown that the Royal Court is no longer capable of protecting their lives and property.

Perhaps, only by flying the falcon war flag can this be achieved

"This is the falcon battle flag that was on the left side of the Green Corridor, attacking the 60,000-strong army of the Royal Court." On a dark battlement in Aichmore, an old Kugit man wearing a white felt hat on his head,

He was holding on to the cold battlements with his hands, looking at the rapidly approaching battle flag in the distance with a complicated look.

This old man is in his early fifties. He is tall and skinny like an old osprey. His face is tanned by the sun, and his short white beard is very energetic. His deep-set eyes are very bright. He is hiding in his robe. On the outer right arm, a soaring falcon is carved with a green tattoo. The eagle's beak is curved like a knife, giving people a ferocious impact.

"Yes, I heard that this battle flag was under lightning at that time, but Changshengtian let it fall on our military flag, causing the whole army to be demoralized before the war started."

Beside the old man, a middle-aged Kugit shook his head for a moment, and said with emotion, "You didn't see the situation at that time. If it hadn't been for the lightning that made the soldiers so morale, we wouldn't have suffered such a disastrous defeat."

This old man’s name is Laisuk, and he is the chief of the Orun tribe, one of the eight largest tribes in Kugit. The younger man is called Xiugudu, and he is the chief of the Huugu tribe who attended the meeting.

They all received invitations from Wikiia. In order to unify the surrendered Kugit tribe's forces as soon as possible and re-determine the spheres of influence of each tribe, the Duke's Palace of Wikiia decided to hold a meeting of leaders of various tribes in Aichemore.

This is undoubtedly a major event that affects the interests of all Kugit tribal leaders. The tribal leaders also have mixed feelings about this meeting. Some smaller tribes agree with this. They already exist in the cracks between the interests of the major tribes, regardless of the original The Royal Court of China or the current Wikiia, there is actually not much difference for them.

, if Wikiia can determine the scope of interests of each clan in the form of official documents this time, it will only have advantages and no disadvantages for them. At least, they will not have to wake up in the morning to find that they have become the members of some big clans. Prisoners, the wives, children, and children of their tribes do not need to become the fruits of the powerful tribes' demands.

However, some powerful families are very nervous. This time, Wikiya has obtained the rule of Kugit with absolute force. No one knows what policy Wikiya will use to treat itself. As a new ruler, There is no need for these powerful tribes to exist in our occupied area.

As one of the eight tribes, Lesuke was one of them. In order to find out the arrangements of Wikiya and make necessary responses in advance, he volunteered to go to Aiche first at the secret meeting of the eight tribes. Moore probed for news,

As for the leader of the Xiugu tribe, Xiugudu is also a volunteer, but his identity is rather embarrassing. He is not one of the eight tribes, but he is one of the Kujit generals who are very familiar with the terrain of Aichemore.

Because it was he who led tens of thousands of Kujit cavalry and fought a full month of street battles with the Ruidian people in Aichmore. The fierce fighting for a month resulted in numerous casualties among his men, but it also allowed him to easily evade most of the sentries. eyes,

With his help, Lesuk entered Aichemore from a secret passage almost effortlessly. Who knew that as soon as he climbed out of the tunnel, he found that the city was under full martial law, and all the streets and alleys were full of people with serious expressions. The Vecian soldiers stood tall with cold spears. From time to time, cavalry in heavy armor would gallop past the entrance to the alley where they were hiding. The smoke and dust they rolled up contained the aura of killing.

In order to prepare for the upcoming conference of tribal leaders, the Wekiya army not only mobilized 5,000 soldiers into the city to completely block the streets of the city, but even the caravans that usually come and go were temporarily suspended from all commercial activities. On the entire street, except Sui Feng, The scattered leaves are groups of soldiers who are waiting solemnly.

If Xiugudu was not familiar with the roads in the city, the two of them might have been arrested as spies by the Wikiya army. Since they could not carry out activities, they decided to retreat along the secret passage in the city. Who knew they heard a loud roar at the top of the city? The shouts happened to see the scene just now.

Lesuk suddenly stepped forward and lowered his head when looking outside the city. He saw under the battle flag, a mediocre-looking young fat man seemed to sense his gaze and suddenly looked towards the battlements here.

The sharp sword-like gaze gave him a feeling as if he was being burned by fire. Even though they were hundreds of meters apart, the terrible sense of oppression also made several beads of cold sweat roll down his forehead. The young man's gaze It was so terrifying, so calm and self-defeating that it even made him feel a kind of shock from Linghun, but he also had some confidence in him.

"Maybe this is an opportunity." As if he thought of something, Lesuk's old and dark face flashed with excitement, and he suddenly waved his hand to make Hugudu in front of him vomit, "We can't leave now. If I guessed correctly, that was Falcon's just now. Directly affiliated troops, Samor Guards Cavalry. If we leave now, we will miss an excellent opportunity."

"What kind of perfect opportunity?" Xiugudu turned around with a suspicious look. If Lesuk hadn't been one of the eight masters, he might have left this guy who suddenly changed his mind and ran away.

In fact, this cavalry is really the Samorian Guards Cavalry directly under Fatty. Because of the death of left guard He Lunya, Fatty decided to enter Aichemore in advance to take charge. In addition to the 6,000 Samorian Guards Cavalry accompanying him, he also A main flag regiment was transferred from the border.

"Order the entire army to rest on the spot and pay attention to the security in the city."

The fat man jumped off his horse, his eyes still a little hazy from the exertion, and waved to the other generals behind him. In the distance, a graceful and beautiful woman walked from the front, with a bit of unconcealable anger on her face.

"My lord, is this battle going well?" Because the generals of the flag regiments had not gone far yet, the beautiful woman could only suppress the anger in her heart and said in the fat man's ear in an angry tone,

It was Berlant Bonnie who stayed behind in Aichmore. Because Turga's battle to annihilate the Left Guards had wiped out most of the troops on the border, Fatty deliberately left behind the Longbow Flag Regiment and the 3 troops commanded by Berlant Bonnie. Thousands of infantrymen are responsible for garrisoning Aichmore to deal with situations that may occur at any time.

Of course, this must make the nv knight extremely dissatisfied. Being able to see with his own eyes the destruction of the grassland hero Zuo Weiwang is a great event for the nv knight who always likes to understand various tactics. One is the rise of the military in the south. One is a genius, and the other is a famous general across the grassland. Such a duel is not seen every time.

“It went pretty well”

The fat man nodded, his face full of territorial exhaustion. After driving for a day, his body was about to fall apart due to the bumps on the horse.

He patted the dust on his body with his hand and said as he walked, "It's a pity that the leader of the Zuowei Department committed suicide during the escort. This is also the reason why I rushed back early. The death of the leader of the Zuowei Department may have a negative impact on the Kugit people." Cause some unnecessary trouble"

"King Zuo Wei committed suicide?" Bertrand Bonnie's face was stunned for a moment. The face that was about to lose her temper was full of surprise, and she had already forgotten her dissatisfaction.

The news that the famous grassland hero Zuowei Wang actually chose to commit suicide after being captured was so shocking to Bertrand Bonnie. Suicide is a dishonorable way of death among the Kujit people. According to According to the customs of the Kugit people, suicide is a sign of cowardice. Otherwise, King Zuowei would have chosen to commit suicide long ago to avoid the insult after he was captured alive by an unknown lord like Fatty.

"It's not the King of Zuowei. The current leader of the Zuowei Department is a woman about the same age as you."

The fat man coughed in embarrassment, then lowered his body and said in Bonnie's ear, "This matter is highly confidential. Only a few people in the entire Wikiia army can know about it before the meeting." , must be absolutely avoided”

"Absolutely avoid it"

Being whispered into the ear by the fat man made Bonnie Berlant feel an unspeakable heartbeat. A strange flash appeared in her eyes, and she suddenly gave the fat man a fierce look, and chuckled at the corner of her mouth, "You can't be the one looking at your beauty. , the result is "

"Pfft"

The fat man was taking the water glass from Bonnie's hand and was about to take a sip to moisten his throat that was blown by the cold wind. Hearing these words, he coughed repeatedly due to the water, his face turned red with embarrassment, and he pointed at the triumphant nv Knight, I was speechless for a long time,

"Okay, I won't tease you anymore. This is your punishment for not taking me with you."

Maybe he was a little too much, the female knight showed a sweet smile, suddenly turned around and took out a document from the official document table behind him, walked over and handed it to the fat man, and said with a serious expression, "This is the day we walked in, just now. The official document is urgently sent from the south. Because it involves your decision, Governor Statunko specially sent it."

"South?" The fat man hesitated for a while, then took the unopened document, glanced over it, and frowned slightly. Yes, it was indeed stamped with the red expedited ink of the Southern Governor's Mansion, and there was also a status map. Enke's personal imprint represents the highest-level document. No wonder Bertrand Bonnie doesn't dare to open it without permission because of her wanton behavior. She has to wait until she comes back.

Running his fingers along the folded edge of the letter, the fat man took out the mysterious document, looked at it carefully, and suddenly a smile appeared at the corner of his mouth.

This was indeed sent by Statunko himself, but the content had nothing to do with the southern part of Wikiia, which made Fatty put it down a little bit. This time he sent troops to rob Turga. The most important thing for Fatty was that the Lud people would Stabbing in the back, as the Northern Lord of Vikia With the mobilization of forces, Vecia's military strength in the south is relatively weak. Caesar Sauron's legion is stationed in central Eberron and cannot move. With only 50,000 people from Statuenko, facing the Kingdom of Lod, A strong military country is really not strong enough to fight a war.

The content of the letter only contained a few sentences. It turned out to be a letter forwarded by Nilai, who was preparing for the Winter Veil Festival in Salander, through Statunko. Due to the unanimous invitation of all the northern lords, Salander Kyoto finally agreed to send her. The kingdom’s highest-ranking Sky Priest comes to preside over this year’s Winter Veil Festival

This letter from Nilay is an urgent letter to get Fatty back to Salander before the Winter Veil Festival.

"What's today's date?"

Putting down the letter in his hand, the fat man stood up from his seat with an excited look on his face, f @.