Realm of Power

560 The dispute between the north and the south (2)

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At first, Nilai didn't like the sparkling blue sea in front of her.

Because her father always liked to leave Lhasa City on the pretext of going to sea for business, leaving Nilai alone in her uncle's Hutu Beien.

Wait until the next resurgence comes,

This situation lasted until she was eight years old.

That year was also the Winter Veil Festival. The red light of the bonfire illuminated the night sky, and the sky was dotted with stars, heralding the arrival of the new year.

That time, she rode on the thick shoulders of her father, Grand Duke Lhasa, for the first time.

Lifting up her young face, she looked up at the distant sky with beautiful and innocent eyes.

When she saw the vast, harsh and cool darkness above, she was so scared that she hugged her father's neck tightly, her delicate body trembling.

In the deep and unpredictable darkness, it seemed as if an invisible hand stretched out and snatched her little body away.

The terrifying feeling made her skin crawl.

It was also that time that she realized that she was in the Kingdom of Salander, and it was not as peaceful as she thought.

The dispute between the southerners and the northerners has been going on for a century. Every time my father went to sea, he went to a place called Newfoundland.

It was the only trading point open to the northern territories in the southern part of the Salander Kingdom.

My father had to go to that place with the goods he had worked hard to obtain for a month to exchange for some necessary daily necessities.

It takes at least more than half a month to go back and forth.

If you encounter some extreme weather such as back currents or storms, it will be a close escape experience.

My father vomited blood due to a recurrence of his injuries during the war, and was eventually killed by the wild wolf Housaris. These were all the sequelae of that time.

It was also at that time that Nilai knew that if she became a respected sky priest, she might have a chance to reverse this regional discrimination.

It turns out that in the eyes of Salander's southern nobles, the lords of the northern territories are just a bunch of paupers who can be dismissed with alms at will.

Now that her father has passed away, the fear of deep pain in the girl's heart has also disappeared.

The innocent girl who stubbornly boarded a ship at the port to participate in the priest selection at the Kyoto Sky Temple despite her father's objections,

has become the leading powerful lord in the northern region,

Now, all she wants in her heart is that she has a pair of wings,

To be able to fly freely and proudly in the blue box where the stars shine with the man beside me.

The fat man still doesn’t know what the lady around him is thinking.

He was looking at the port outside. Lhasa Port was getting busier and busier. There were ships of all sizes all around the port.

The white sails seemed to be reflected on the dense white clouds in the sky, with no gaps at all.

Originally green and transparent, it turned white in the morning mist.

Merchant ships docked one after another in an orderly manner, unloading large amounts of supplies and then transporting spices and precious metals.

The merchant ships coming from the opposite south carry a large amount of raw materials or ores.

Flying a flag that allows priority entry into the port, it is particularly eye-catching among the densely packed merchant ships.

These merchant ships are also extremely large, with a displacement of more than 500 tons.

It requires careful guidance from the pilot on the coast to successfully anchor at the pier.

There are many more soldiers at Lhasa Port today.

They are distributed in straight lines, like statues, standing on a large pier on the west side of the port.

There were soldiers along the way. It was a dock exclusively for the military, and several long and strange warships were quietly rising and falling with the wave.

The sharp spears in the hands of the soldiers exuded a biting coldness under the sunlight≮Between these soldiers standing guard,

There are also several mobile cavalry groups

They looked fierce, wore red cloaks representing honor on their shoulders, and carried a strange arc-shaped long sword on their waists.

His focused gaze was like a sharp blade tearing through the air, scanning over any suspicious person from time to time.

Seeing so many more soldiers,

Many merchant ship owners and sailors who are accustomed to the world know that important people must have arrived at Lazar Port today.

Sure enough, towards evening, a dozen large merchant ships without any flags sailed up from a distance.

Both sides of these dozen merchant ships were escorted by the Dragon Tooth warships of the Vekia Navy.

The heavy bow of the ship pushes the waves from time to time,

Like a rolling white line approaching slowly, the ship's bottom, whitened by the cold, sank deeply below the waterline.

The ship's hull swayed, and its five-layered huge white sails were swollen by the sea breeze. It looked like it was loaded with extremely heavy cargo.

Under the guidance of the pilot, the merchant ship slowly sailed into the port.

At this time, Lhasa's army, which was originally patrolling the port, quickly moved over here.

Some curious merchant ship owners and sailors could even see a black carriage, escorted by several groups of black armored cavalry, sailing under one of the largest merchant ships.

"Grand Duke"

At the side of the ship, the strong figure of Longbow leader Kesast, surrounded by several tall and strong Longbow squadron captains, stepped down from the ship's side fender and bowed respectfully to the fat man.

Behind him, as the ship plank was lowered, the soldiers who had been waiting at the dock boarded the ship one after another. They quickly and orderly hung the cargo on the hook of the crane, and then shouted to the bottom with a cautious look,

Boxes of heavy goods were hoisted down, and a tall mountain of boxes was piled up on the dock.

On the outskirts of the military port, a large number of Guards Cavalry looked solemn, blocking all prying eyes from the other side.

"Sir? These goods are...?"

Nilai followed the fat man and looked at these tightly closed wooden boxes in surprise.

The arrival of the fat man gave her a backbone when she was in a dilemma.

The fat man, on the other hand, didn't pay attention to the menacing northern commander, and just said something mysterious

"Ignore him, as long as my things arrive, nothing will be a problem."

"These are my goods. With them, neither Salander Kyoto nor the Normans can take advantage of us."

The fat man looked at the cargo being hoisted from the ship with satisfaction, and said with a bit of pride.

"In addition to 5,000 sets of the most sophisticated infantry equipment and 4,000 foot-operated infantry heavy crossbows on these dozen merchant ships,

There is also a 50mén heavy-duty ballista in the bottom cabin for front-line combat, as well as the latest weapon "Thor 2" from the 10mén Weapons Research Institute.

The fat man paused and continued:

"This type 2 short-barreled Thor is an improved version specially designed for siege warfare. The muzzle reaches an extremely terrifying 40 centimeters. It can use the principle of high parabola to easily cross the city wall with heavy Thor explosive bombs and hit the target from the top of the sky.

The charge that is three times larger than that of the ordinary Thor also gives it more terrifying power and range, but it is slightly less accurate. However, for a castle that cannot move, launching a concentrated attack within 500 meters is enough to knock down a castle. A hundred meters of broken city wall was blown into ruins

"A city wall of hundreds of meters..."

A trace of fear flashed in Nilai's eyes,

She just happened to see several Wikiya soldiers carrying several long metal pipes out of the cabin. The dark metal pipes had no visible material and shone with a cold black sheen.

This is the latest blood-vomiting masterpiece of old man Lidasil, a weapons maniac. Since the last battle in Kyoto, in view of Thor's unfavorable performance in attacking the solid city wall, the fat man has put forward suggestions for improvements to Lidasil, who presides over the weapons research institute.

The institute is required to develop a new type of Thor with different combat functions based on the existing Thor within one year.

The research institute first met the needs of the Navy Ministry and developed a curved cannon with higher accuracy and range. This was Riddasil's care for Ridakus.

Then at the end of last year, this madman with a head full of destructive power, under the urging of Fatty, developed this high-projectile short-barreled Thor cannon, and finally completed the Army's improvement to enhance Thor's ability to attack castles.

After all, this is an era with many castles.

Whether it is the Kingdom of Ruedian or the Kingdom of Lod, the castle is the main body of their defense power.

Salander's architects are even more famous for their pursuit of luxury and complexity.

As a result, a three-dimensional defense line with multiple walls was developed.

A defensive line is surrounded by countless city walls and arrow towers, like a huge palace garden.

Otherwise, the overwhelming Normandy army would not have come to a standstill in front of the city wall of Salander.

This style reveals the unique romance of the Salanders. When he was in Hutubein, Fatty had been surprised by the excessive number of streets and garden facilities.

After asking Nilai, I found out that if these gardens made of solid strips of stone were temporarily equipped with facilities for combat defense,

A defensive zone with shooting towers and rolling stones can be formed. If the river water is directed into the deep pit on the roadside, a high and wide moat can be easily formed.

With the precipitous defensive advantage, only a small number of soldiers are needed to drag down and defeat enemies several times their size.

Most siege equipment is not very effective against this kind of three-dimensional multi-layered defense line built with countless large walls and streets. It often requires heavy infantry to enter the city and fight bloody battles to really open the gap.

If it were filled with human lives, I'm afraid thousands of lives would be lost.

No wonder Goshawk Avize could only take the method of dispatching the tiger away from the mountain that day, and mobilized the defenders in the city to annihilate them.

"Sir, do you want to take the initiative to attack?"

Nilai asked in a low voice, her tone full of contradictions and embarrassment.

The large quantities of weapons and thousands of reinforcements arriving in front of me filled the air with the smell of killing.

One is his motherland, and the other is his beloved man. Although he knew that this day would come, he never expected to come back so soon.

“If I had known this, I wouldn’t have held the Winter Veil Festival.”

Nilai blamed herself secretly,

If I had not proposed to invite my mentor to the Winter Veil Festival, the current situation would not be like this.

As the new Northern Commander-in-Chief Jhardo continued to exert pressure, many northern lords associated with Hekland quickly formed two factions.

This is originally a loose alliance of interests. If it can last for a year, it may form a solid alliance.

But it’s only been a month now,

In the face of the wealthy Kyoto forces, most of the impoverished northern lords, who were almost robbed by the Normans, chose to withdraw from the alliance, except for a few hard-core ones.

In contrast, some weak lords dared to stand up clearly and express their support for the Heck Territory.

Among them, the one who shouted loudest was Legos, who had a lively conversation with the fat man at the meeting.

Fatty once agreed to invest 20,000 gold coins in his territory to rent a port after a meeting.

This plan was only halfway through implementation when it was ordered to be suspended by the Northern Consulate General.

Said that this was a violation of the authority of the lord. All ports belong to His Majesty the Great King. As a lord, he has no right to lease to each other.

It is said that the messenger who delivered the message was slapped on the spot by Mr. Legos, then covered in sticky oil and covered with green hair, tied to a horse and rushed back.

There is nothing the Consulate General can do about this crazy poor guy for the time being.

I don’t have much money, so I’m not afraid of the threat from the Northern Commander-in-Chief. If someone cuts off my financial resources, I’ll be in a hurry.

Just when Fatty and Nilai were talking in a low voice,

In the distance, a merchant ship from Luode swayed into the public port. The first to get off were more than a dozen heroic nvshi guards.

They wore tight-fitting mail and slightly gray hats with long tassels.

This is the decorative feature of Ruode women.

Atmospheric and delicate,

The broad-brimmed daggers of the Lods slung around their waists gave their figures a bit of feminine charm in their majesty.

With long hair shawl, she looks beautiful and capable.

Their appearance naturally aroused the curiosity of many people, and many people looked at this from a distance.

The well-informed people began to whisper to each other in low voices, talking about these nvshi guards wearing stylish hats.

Such women generally do not appear in public. Their fair skin and arrogance on their faces tell everyone that they are

They are not ordinary guards;

The Loder people are a nation that values ​​​​force, and they are also the only country in the entire continent that has a female army leader.

The famous commander of the Philippine Red Army is Crimson Red Rui, one of the three most beautiful women in the Lode Kingdom. The 40,000 Crimson Red Army under his command fight bravely and fearlessly.

She is often the first to break the city in siege battles. She is famous for fighting in bloody battles, so she is also called "Mén" by her enemies.

"July crimson"

But there is also a saying that July Scarlet is about this woman who is extremely beautiful and likes to wear red armor when commanding in battle.

The little bit of Mu Hong in the army is like the red maple leaves in July.

After a while. Several beautiful and noble women got off the cruise ship. They were talking and laughing to each other in low voices, and they were very intimate.

On the contrary, he seemed not to care much about everything around him, nor did he care about the curious eyes of everyone.

It seems that they have long been accustomed to a life of attention.

Behind them, there were a large number of followers. It seemed that he should be their servant, and he hurriedly followed them to the pier.

Among these women, a gentle girl seemed inconspicuous, but very special.

Several women nearby were surrounding her. They seemed to be laughing and chatting, but in fact they were looking around extremely cautiously, blocking any eyes that might look directly at this girl.

The girl walked silently,

From time to time, he looks at everything around him with confused and curious eyes.

She is naturally Crimson Red Rui. In order to cover herself up,

First, he sent his own bodyguards to dress up as nobles and beautiful palaces to attract the attention of the crowd at the port, but he himself was deeply hidden among the crowd of servants that followed.

This time, in order to balance the influence of Vecia on northern Salander,

The new Northern Warlord Jajardo strongly advocated that the Winter Veil Festival held in northern Salander should be a stage for Salander to show his strength, rather than a feast for the merchants of Vecia.

Therefore, people from the Kingdom of Luode were specially invited to participate.

After considering that Salander could be an ally against the threat of Southwest Wekia,

The Kingdom of Luode sent Fei Hongrui, the commander of the female regiment,

Xiao Xiao can rely on her delicacy and affinity to establish a secret communication line in the north of Salander.

"Miss, do you think we should go to Hutu Beien first?"

A man from Meifu, who was wearing gorgeous clothes, took the opportunity to take the handkerchief and whispered in the girl's ear.

"No, let's go to Hekland first. There are still ten days before the Winter Veil Festival. If we expose our identities too early, I'm afraid it will arouse the resentment of the Salanders.

I heard that it is the most prosperous port in northern Salander. If we can get their support, our Kingdom of Rode will definitely be able to take this opportunity to gain a foothold in Salander."

The girl shook her head slightly and waved her hand to the Meifu man.

His face was calm, but his tone had an unquestionable flavor. This was a natural habit formed by being in a dominant position.

The golden light shone in the morning sun, and merchant ships were still preparing to enter the port in an endless stream.

Scarlet Rui first saw the strange crane, and vaguely seemed to know that this thing that can lift huge goods is called a crane.

It was the invention of a businessman from Wikiia. I have seen this kind of equipment in some ports in Rode, but it is not as dense as here.

In fact, she was touched by the prosperity here. The Kingdom of Luode was a traditional agricultural kingdom, and merchants had always been in a suppressed position.

The people of Luode do not believe in businessmen, let alone that businessmen can promote such a prosperous scene.

But a Wikiia has been placed there, and now the entire continent is looking at this kingdom where merchants gather with a confused look.

After slowly looking around, she felt a lot of emotions.

I began to be gradually shocked by the vitality awakened by the power of businessmen. From this ordinary port, Crimson Red Rui has been able to experience many things personally.

"This place is already so prosperous. I wonder what the scene in Vekia across the way will be like."

Fei Hongrui stepped forward at a corner of the pier, raised her head, and looked deeply into the distance.

White sails are like forests, and there is vitality everywhere.

Behind her, there were a large number of porters, busy moving boxes one by one from the cruise ship.

Each of these boxes is one meter high, two meters long, and two meters wide. They are tightly bound and have red seals on them. They are slowly lifted by a long crane and stacked in rows at the port. goods,

These are a lot of gold coins, Crimson Red Rui sighed secretly in her heart.

In just half a day, at least a hundred ships had sailed out. These previously unimaginable sights really shocked her nerves.

She wanted to take a closer look at what kind of vitality the area ruled by that person was like.

What was it that allowed a small, weak country in the southwest to defeat the powerful Ruidian Cavalry and break the sharp scimitar of the Kugits in just a few years with unstoppable momentum? Become the well-deserved overlord of the southwest of the mainland,

Even His Majesty Ragnar, who was so high and defeated his old enemy in the south, was alarmed.

"When you come back, either take your shield with you or lie on it - these are the words of a Nord mother dressing her son."

But now, Crimson Rui feels that there are some things in this sentence that need to be changed.

War is no longer just a duel of courage. It seems that person is right. War is fought economically.

Scarlet Red Rui looked around at the port,

Thinking about what Lord Salton, the Undersecretary of the Ministry of Military Affairs, said to him personally when he left Kyoto,

This quote is said to come from a speech made by Southwest Falcon at a meeting of military officers,

This has also been a problem that has troubled Crimson Hongrui for a long, long time.

She is not like others who simply think that the victory of the Vecian army is only a technical victory.

You know, the Vekia army is also famous for being good at fighting tough battles.