Realm of Power

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In the early morning, on the land of Kyoto shrouded in white mist, a solemn convoy drove out of the city escorted by hundreds of German soldiers. The wheels rolled over this unchanging road, and the early morning water vapor turned the ground into a It must be a bit muddy, and the crisp squeaking sound came from the wheel, attracting many eyes along the road.

Although Rode Kyoto was surrounded by people, the falcon army outside the city still allowed the residents in the city to come out early in the morning and collect water along the moat.

Therefore, early in the morning, the embankment of the moat, which is not clear and pleasant, was already crowded with Kyoto citizens. Some of them were carrying wooden barrels, and some were holding water carriages. These were temporarily modified cargo carriages. , usually the original cargo hold is fixed with wooden boards, and a layer of impermeable leather is covered on the outside. Generally, it can be pulled up once, which can supply water needs for a day.

If it is a large family with a large population, several large brown wooden barrels will be added to both sides of the cargo hold. Each one is one meter in size, round and looks heavy. When the carriage starts to move, the barrels will be filled with water. There is always a squeezing sound, and then it passes through the crowd like a camel walking slowly in the desert.

In addition to maintaining the balance of the carriage, it can also transport one-third more water. The water in the moat is not clear, but it can meet the general drinking requirements. Many noble families in Kyoto use this kind of water. Carriage for transportation,

Seeing the motorcade coming out of the city gate, all the Rohde people standing on the embankment to fetch water suddenly stopped. They stood up and silently watched the motorcade passing them with solemn and incomprehensible eyes. Passing by, in the silent air, it seemed that even the sound of the flowing river had stopped,

Princess Yaghelen of Lod moved her chest with her hands, and silently said in her heart, "May God bless me Lod." Although she had just turned sixteen, the crisis of national subjugation had already made this girl with beautiful appearance but perseverance in mind mature rapidly.

She looked a little nervous, but she still chose to face the countless complex glances directed at her car.

In the astonished eyes of everyone, this young princess with a heavy mission, with picturesque skin and a faint charming smile, looked as beautiful as a legendary fairy in the white mist flowing like mist.

Her cold and pretty face exuded a sense of majesty and dignity that belonged to the royal family. It was not as full of hesitation as a young and helpless girl as rumored outside, but with a look that was unique to the Rohde people. With a stubborn look, he walked towards the negotiation table with the continent’s number one God of War.

"Long live the princess"

There was a cry of landslide and tsunami all around, and the long-suppressed emotions of the people in Kyoto exploded like a volcano at this moment. Because there were too many people crowded over, the advancing convoy even stopped for a time. In this case, Ya Gehelen could only choose to slowly close the gauze-covered car window, because if it continued to be blocked, he would miss the time to negotiate with the Falcon Army.

The location of this negotiation is Antok, a small town set by the Falcon Army. Although the Rode people have always insisted on finding a safe place between the two armies, in the face of the strong power of the Falcon Army, the Rode people's insistence is at the mercy of Fatty. His "talk if you want, fight if you want" was so rude and brutal, but in his domineering reply, he could only choose to give in.

I looked at the negotiation documents in my hands again. Kyoto's current situation is just like this embankment along the river where many Kyoto people are crowded.

There are all kinds of people standing on it. The matter of negotiating with the Falcon Army has already been rumored in Luode Kyoto. Because it is related to their own interests, people from every class have different opinions.

The attitude of the great aristocracy is to wait and see.

They are like evergreen trees in mainland history. Dynasties change and monarchs rotate. As long as they can show respect and change in a timely manner, ordinary monarchs, as long as they are not the kind of lunatic who kills people, will not be too touched. to the foundation of this part of the people,

Because no matter who controls this kingdom or this land, he needs the support of some prestigious old forces to stabilize his new rule on this land.

The emotions of the middle nobles appear to be very complicated. They are the backbone of the kingdom and the most virtuous group of people. Most of them are inextricably linked to the army. The Falcon Dynasty has been at war for more than a year. From the sea to the land, the Kingdom of Luode has lost troops and generals.

The once powerful Lod army suffered frequent defeats in several major battles, losing cities and territory, with nearly 300,000 casualties and casualties. The kingdom's economy was on the verge of collapse. The hardest hit were the middle-class nobles who were the backbone of the kingdom. , most of them come from traditional martial arts families and are the blood supply machines of the Luode army.

They sent their outstanding children to the battlefield, but what they often welcomed back were mutilated corpses and news of defeat on the front line. In just one year, they successively experienced the sting and pain of a kingdom going from strength to decline. Sacrifice, from the unparalleled glory of forcing the Redians to sign a land-ceding treaty, to the current embarrassment of being overwhelmed by enemy troops in Kyoto,

The huge gap between them has caused most of the middle-class nobles to go through ups and downs. They have a blood feud with the Falcon Army. Most of them are hostile to the Falcon Dynasty. Their blood and foundation are no longer related to this. Kingdoms blend together,

Finally, there are the small nobles and civilians of Nod. They are cannon fodder on the battlefield and are at the bottom of the political class. Although they were killed by the army of the Falcon Dynasty, it was the Nod army that sent them to death. Many civilian soldiers were executed on the spot by the Nod army while fleeing before they even went to the battlefield. The punishment of being trampled by horses was extremely cruel, and the subsequent treatment was also quite harsh. Especially in Nod Kyoto, from a series of tragic defeats, they suffered from the pain of war and failure.

For them, peace is the most needed thing. As for who rules this land, it is no longer so important. It is nothing more than changing the law of forcing taxation. Just a seal and a name

The outline of Kyoto's walls faded away behind her. Aghelen's eyes followed the walls of Kyoto, which gradually disappeared in the morning mist that had not yet dissipated behind the convoy. Only then did she withdraw her complicated gaze from the whiteness. The sound of horse hooves came, and a team of black cavalry passed by her carriage. The black armor of the Falcon Army flashed a dark luster, and the murderous aura rushed past the carriage about 20 meters away like a cluster of arrows

This time, in addition to the 58 members of the negotiation team, there were also 500 Falcon Guards cavalrymen who were escorted. The small town of Antok is the acropolis northwest of Kyoto, about 20 miles away from Kyoto.