Realm of Power

The sky in Palaven gradually changed, becoming gloomier, more depressing, and more unpredictable. When Belissus appeared in Palaven with 3,000 Falcon Legion soldiers, On a hill on the side of the city, the battle flag with the falcon symbol quickly attracted the attention of both sides who were confronting each other outside the city.

The first people to be sent were the crusade forces outside the city. These guys, who were under the banner of the kingdom's orthodoxy, seemed very nervous about the Falcon Legion appearing near Palavon. The situation is unclear now. Although according to the agreement, the crusade army and the Falcon Dynasty It is an alliance, but the previous requests to urge the Falcon Dynasty to send troops to jointly attack Palavon have all come to nothing.

Now the Falcon Dynasty suddenly sends troops to appear on the flank of the crusade. If the Falcon Kingdom's army joins forces with the rebels in the city to launch a surprise attack, the 200,000 crusade troops outside the city will be surrounded by enemies from both sides.

The already low morale of the soldiers of the Crusade Army was completely incomparable to the Falcon King who defeated the East Court Army. Even if they even took an attacking stance, this nominally powerful 200,000 Crusade Army would soon collapse. frugal,

As the East Court army suffered a disastrous defeat at Rebogen, and then suffered an overthrow in Amyra, a unique comparison of military power has been formed in the hearts of the Redians. One East Court elite cavalry is equal to two Redians. Erdian knights, three to four Ruidian infantry, ten peasant soldiers or more, and the Falcon cavalry, which almost wiped out the Dongting cavalry, its combat effectiveness can be imagined.

After a brief communication with Belisus, when he learned that the target of the Falcon King's attack was not the crusade, but only a small force of less than 3,000 people targeting the rebels in the city,

After the initial panic, Minister Rui Erdian quickly turned into a kind of arrogance.

He looked at the Falcon soldiers who were setting up a defensive belt, and in front of Belisus, he curled his lips with some dissatisfaction, indicating something meaningful.

"Your country is really stingy. The person who is marrying your country is the noble and glorious King Haraus. This is such a great honor. As a member of the Redian royal family, His Majesty Falcon◇∷ Didn’t you have any intention of dispatching a large army to assist His Majesty Haraus in wiping out the rebels entrenched in Palaven in one fell swoop?

"I don't know what His Majesty Falcon is thinking about bringing 3,000 troops to do something like this. Just look at our Ruidian, we can easily raise an army of hundreds of thousands of people."

"Your country is really powerful. It's not like we have to plan carefully every time we fight, so we have to use inferior troops to fight against the Dongting people's army of 100,000 people."

Belisus deliberately pretended to be in pain, shook his head, and said casually, "If our Majesty had hundreds of thousands of troops like His Majesty Harlaus, he would have defeated the rebels in the city by now, and there would be a celebratory drink in the palace. Bar"

"..."

The Minister Ruidian was speechless and his face turned slightly red. How could he not understand that Belissus was mocking their incompetence? Although there were 200,000 troops, there was nothing they could do against tens of thousands of rebels. And the Falcon Dynasty But compared with the fact that tens of thousands of troops defeated the 100,000 elite troops of Dongting, the judgment I just made was so clumsy and ignorant.

"Ahem, it seems that the 3,000 soldiers brought by Lord Belissus this time are not the terrifying Vecchia crossbowmen in the rumors? The Minister Ruidian coughed in embarrassment and wanted to rely on the 3,000 soldiers to defend This mountainous area is somewhat difficult. Is there anything that needs our help? "

He had long discovered that these 3,000 soldiers did not seem to be conventional heavy infantry or the rumored crossbowmen. The bodies of these soldiers were obviously taller than ordinary people, and they all wore a special kind of iron ring on their arms. It seems to be used to match something

Belissus smiled calmly, "Your Majesty, your eyes are really vicious. These are indeed not crossbowmen, but archers. My mission this time is to welcome the bride. There shouldn't be any battles that require assistance."

"3,000 archers?" Minister Ruidian paused for a moment on these burly soldiers, and then the contempt on his face became more intense. What a strong body, how could he become an archer? ,

Archers are not taken seriously in Ruidian, which advocates heavy armor, especially in the past two years when the Wikiyan crossbowmen have risen rapidly. Compared with the powerful armor-breaking ability and ultra-long range of the Wikiyan crossbowmen, various countries have paid less attention to bows and arrows. The settings of the hands are being weakened consciously.

It often takes more than half a year to cultivate a qualified archer. However, on the battlefield, the role it can play is becoming more and more limited. Since you cannot suppress the opponent in a duel, it is better to focus on breaking through the enemy at close range. The defense line is more secure.

This is the mainstream thinking in mainland infantry battles. As long as the opponent's infantry defense line can be defeated, archers and the like can almost be ignored. These arms that do not even have basic mail armor will definitely be the fastest in a rout. ,

Looking at the history of chaos in the mainland for hundreds of years, except in siege battles, it is almost difficult to see the large-scale appearance of archers in field battles. Even the cavalry of Xikujit mainly relies on the mobile harassment of light cavalry and cutting off the opponent's attack. The only supplies are the Dongting people, who have always been closed to the country, and a large number of horse archers.

"Well, since your Excellency said so, I will go back first."

Minister Rhedian, who found out the situation, bowed to Belissus and was about to turn around and leave. 3,000 archers, such a force was indeed not enough.

"Oh, by the way." At this moment, Belissus seemed to have remembered something and took out a letter from his arms. "This is a letter written by His Majesty Falcon himself to His Majesty Harlaus. Please bring it back with you."

After seeing off Minister Rendian, Belisus revealed a sly smile and ordered to the messengers who had been waiting outside: "Order each squadron to enter the defense area according to the previous arrangement, and immediately collect the 10 Thor racks we have stored." Go to the top of the mountain"

The envoy from the second prince in Palavon City arrived a little later. When he got off his horse, he happened to see a thunder god being hung by a rope and pulled to the top of the mountain. Round incendiary bombs were piled on the ground. Several officers were there. He was shouting something at the top of his lungs. The black and dark barrel was exactly the same as in the rumors.

"This is the God of Thunder, right?" The messenger in the city was so frightened by the scene in front of him that he was sweating and fell down on the spot. He had fought with the Vecian army and was a member of the Northern Army who was released. He had been baptized by the God of Thunder during every breakout. Based on experience, he knew that this terrible weapon had a range of about 400 meters and was powerful enough to tear apart all city wall defenses.

If you build it up to the top of the mountain, depending on the height and angle, you can bomb the Palaven City Wall 500 meters away. If the Wekiyans do this, it looks like they are preparing for an siege. The Palavon City Wall is the only one the rebels have. Once a defensive line collapses or is destroyed, the crusade from outside the city will definitely swarm in, and it will be the end of the rebels.

"Lord Belissus, you. What are you doing?" The envoy almost ran all the way, and happened to encounter Belissus patrolling the hillside defense.

"Oh, what's the problem?" Belisus pretended to be confused.

"Um, what kind of country is this? Is your country doing this to help the rebels outside the city?" The envoy pointed angrily at the top of the mountain not far away. The muzzles of the Thor cannons lined up in a row were vaguely visible, and the black and faint flashes of menace were visible. The luster of people, the ferocious black hole seems to be able to suck even the soul in

"Your Excellency, you are too worried. It is just a device that releases fireworks. When the princess gets married, it will shoot out breathtakingly beautiful fireworks to express our majesty's welcome to the princess."

Belisus looked in the direction of the finger and smiled, his face as pure as a baby's,

"Is it an astonishing explosion, or a fire that burst into the sky above Palaven?" The messenger's face turned red with anger, and he stared at Belissus as if he was about to spit out fire, and said word by word, "Don't think that I don’t know. That is one of the most terrifying weapons of your army. The Thunder God Ghost Kingdom placed this weapon opposite the city wall of Palaven. It is a demonstration against Palaven and a contempt for His Royal Highness the Crown Prince. Are you doing this? self-destruction"

"Really?" Belisus shrugged his shoulders noncommittally and said lightly.

"If you want to think so, then I can't help it. I am a soldier and my duty is to execute orders. If it says these are fireworks, then they are fireworks. If you are dissatisfied with anything, please go directly to His Majesty Falcon." Petition"

"However, I heard that the city has been uneasy recently. I don't know how long His Royal Highness the Second Prince can be the supervisory crown prince." Belisus paused, and suddenly said in a ridiculing tone, "If you are the envoy of the petition to meet me, When the king was king, the Second Highness had an accident. What an embarrassing thing it was."

"What do you mean by this?" The messenger's face turned pale. Under Belisus' playful gaze, the messenger felt like a clown without clothes.

"Isn't it?" Belisus smiled at the corner of his mouth and stared at him keenly. "The identity of His Highness the Supervisory Crown Prince has not been recognized until now. Although he has regained his active posture and repeatedly appeared in various countries. In front of him. But among the wealthy families in Kyoto and the local nobles, who really supports him?

Take the Marquis of Bodak this time as an example. For those family elders who have verbally claimed to support His Highness the Second Highness, after entering the capital, should they pay homage to the Marquis Bodak first, or to the Second Highness? You should know better than me who is the real owner of Palaven."

"this...."

The envoy's face was full of shock and shame. He didn't expect the Falcon Army to know so much about the situation in the city.

Indeed, as Belissus said, the first thing that the wealthy families from those places did when they arrived in Kyoto was not to visit His Highness the Crown Prince.

Instead, he first paid a visit to Bodak, the most powerful person in Kyoto, as if he was the real master of Kyoto.