Realm of Power

"Your Majesty, the latest battle report of the Confederate Army." Plais hurriedly pushed open the door of the hall.

The candlelight in the hall shone on the buttons of his Falcon Empire general uniform embroidered with the Falcon emblem. The jumping reflection was like a flashing red mass. He held a somewhat wrinkled battle report in his hand.

"Oh, how is the battle going?" Fatty turned his head and asked nervously. Although the war on the mainland has subsided, starting in September, under Fatty's instruction, the main force of the Southern Army stationed in the north of Salander, Salander began to march southward in an orderly manner, and in several battles, the Normans were defeated step by step.

In October, just when Fatty mobilized the entire Central Army and two main battle corps to attack the Kyoto Acropolis one by one on the outskirts of Nord Kyoto, the Falcon Southern Army also fought with the Normans in the south of Salander Island. In full swing, the Northern Army, with the Southern Army as the main body, dispatched an unprecedented 60,000 troops this time.

Among them, Statunko's Falcon Southern Army has 30,000 people, the Northern Alliance Army commanded by Nile has 15,000 people, and then under the slogan of fighting back to the south, the Salander Army recruited 14,000 people. people,

Among these recruited soldiers were civilians, nobles, and many Mamunuk knights. Faced with the hatred of their country and family, the Salanders naturally ignored the fact that the Falcon Army itself was an outsider, so that when they arrived At the front line, the number of troops gathered from various places exceeded 60,000.

In contrast, the Normandy army with less than 30,000 troops was stationed in the front. As a violent conqueror of southern Salander, the Normans did not bother to take advantage of the local Salander who they considered weak and incompetent. recruiting soldiers,

Some time ago, three generals were lost in northern Salander, nearly 20,000 main battle light infantry and the only cavalry unit were also inexplicably lost in northern Salander. Recently, due to domestic relations, another A part of the main force accompanied the Duke of Normandy back to the Normandy mainland. The forces that can still be gathered in a short time can only barely make up this number.

The outcome of this battle has lost all suspense. The Normans, who misassessed the opponent's combat strength, did not know that the Falcon Army's combat strength was completely different from the Salander Army they had encountered before, so that they were extremely overconfident. An attack line of skirmishers was set up, and the enemy took the initiative to cross the open space between the two armies and launch an attack.

"A bunch of idiots"

Seeing the Norman attack line, which was lined up on the opposite side and slowly advancing with shields and spears, Statunko, who was riding on his horse, curled his lips in disdain.

Even though his military command ability was not as good as that of several other Northern Legion bosses, he could clearly tell that the Normans wanted to use the mobility of light infantry. Bypassing the strong central formation, which looks extremely weak, it is actually an old tactic of attacking from two wings composed of 6,000 crossbowmen.

This is how the Normans used to deal with the Salanders' Mamunuk cavalry.

Because the Mamunuk cavalry is a semi-heavy armored and semi-mobile cavalry unit, they often like to charge from both wings, using their signature armor and extremely sharp spears. Pierce the enemy's flank on the opposite side, then flip it back and insert it from the enemy's main position. If the attack is frustrated, it will become difficult to control.

Running around on the battlefield, and even habitually retreating towards their own army's main formation during the retreat, not only did they not play their due role, but they often overran their own main formation, so this time the Normans The commander also took it for granted that the two wings of the Falcon Army were the areas most likely to be shaken by the impact in this battle.

"It's just some defeated generals"

He first chose an open area as a place to block the Northern Army's southward movement, and then divided the 15,000 light infantry with high hopes into the battlefield on both wings. Directly in front, only less than 15,000 troops of our own formation were left to stare at the 50,000-strong Falcon Army. The main forces of the two armies did not start fighting immediately, because Statunko was waiting for the navy to attack. support, while the Normans need to do their best to gather limited forces,

But the balance of war. It has been tilted towards the Falcon Army from the beginning. Not only is the frontal battlefield stalemate, but the Normans' backyard, which is short of major generals, is also on fire.

Just as the fat man predicted, when he heard the news that the army from the north had begun to advance towards the southern homeland and overwhelmed the Normans in front, the entire southern part of Salander was boiling. More than 300 people who had been bullied Vansaland slaves, vying to be the vanguard of this war,

They escaped in groups from the towns controlled by the Normans and gathered in the mountains and forests, or organized to specifically attack the transport convoys of the small Nordic army, killing the lone Nordic soldiers and leading to the battle site. Every road became a deathbed for the Normans,

In order to protect the logistics supply lines that were frequently attacked, the Normans had to draw 5,000 people from their limited and pitiful troops to serve as food protection teams. However, for the Salanders who had penetrated in large numbers from the north, even if they were regular food protection teams, They are also often attacked. The Normans' proactive attacks are not so much a sign of arrogance as they are a last resort. The longer it is delayed, the more detrimental it will be to the Normans' situation.

This is an unfair war, but for the Falcon Army, which has been planning for a long time, Statunko defines this battle as a "victory march".

The liaison letter from the newly established Imperial Navy Department was also delivered to the headquarters of the Southern Army not long ago.

"So, the Navy Ministry had already sent people to contact southern Salander in August and completed the exploration of the southern coastline of Salander." Statunko, who received the contact letter, was surprised and happy. It's great. , no one knows better than him how amazing the newly established imperial naval power is,

It is the ultimate power of the empire to control the sea. It is the return of tens of millions of gold coins invested. There are more than 18 super large dragon-class battleships, 65 improved dragon tooth battleships, and more than a hundred large transport ships. A powerful force that puts 15,000 army troops into battle on the other side of the ocean,

This time, the Imperial Navy adhering to the will of His Majesty Falcon, invested 8 Dragon-class battleships, 20 Dragon Tooth ships, and 80 transport ships to assist the Southern Army in attracting the Normans head-on. The two main forces of the Southern Army The flag regiment was transported from the mainland of Wikiia to the port of Moralis in the south of Salander, directly cutting off the connection between the Normans and the mainland from the sea, and stabbing the Normans deeply in the back.

"Your Majesty, everything goes well"

Plais smiled at the fat man, and then held up the battle report in his hand. "Statuenko's Southern Army successfully defeated the city of Yuans, an important town in the south of Salander. Together with Dostelenko's main naval force, Attacking the Normans, this battle annihilated 25,000 Norman troops, resulting in the loss of more than half of the main force. They had to choose to abandon the Leland Mountains and retreat to the southern plains."

"Really? So there is no obstacle in the south of Salander." The fat man's eyes lit up when he heard that. He quickly took the battle report from Plais, took a look at it, and flicked the information in his hand with a smile. "This This is definitely the best news since the beginning of this spring. I knew that Statunko’s stability should be enough. to deal with these Normans, but I still didn't expect that he would actually use Salander's capital as bait to lure the main force of Normandy into the flat Siri Woodland, and use the advantage of the crossbow group to deal with the Normans' mobile light infantry. Now that the Normandy army has suffered heavy losses, it is just an opportunity for us to counterattack the south with all our strength."

"The overall situation has been decided. The remaining strength of the Normans in the south of Salander will not exceed 10,000 people," Prais responded. "It's just that the Normans have suffered such a big loss, and I'm afraid they won't let it go. My subordinates are worried about them." We will mobilize local forces to carry out counterattack. With the strength of the Southern Army, I am afraid it will be difficult."

"Don't worry about this." The fat man smiled nonchalantly. "We are not Salanders, and our navy is not the Salander navy that has been flattened by hundreds of years of peace. In fact, I was in 6 I have already issued an order to the Admiralty to send a ship to Obaro in March. I believe that the relevant reports will be sent back soon. No matter how the Normans react this time, I am confident that they will not be able to cross this strait. They will not Come, I want to go there."

"What your Majesty means...are we going to land on the continent of Obaro? What about the Dorok people in the eastern mountains?" Plais looked at the fat man with a strange expression.

"It's not about landing, it's about understanding and carrying out trade." The fat man smiled and gently put the information in his hand on the table. "The scattered Dorok people are not something to worry about. Being too oppressive will only arouse their unity.

Restoring the economy as quickly as possible is what we need to consider. The trade lines within the mainland have reached the bottleneck of development, and the Europa continent on the other side of the strait is still an unknown land. If it can be established there, A stopping point, I believe the empire’s finances and taxes will grow rapidly again.”

Kuronze, Saland Island

"We haven't seen each other for a year, and we almost don't recognize each other here." The fat man sat down on a bench in the park with some emotion and said to himself.

Salander Island in early spring has a unique beauty. Because it is close to the tropical ocean in the south, the entire scenery of Salander Island has a mixture of cold and heat. Here you can feel the warm breeze of the ocean current that is not cold and biting. , you can see the fishermen on the sea. Spring is always earlier here,

March in Kuronzeburg is the most beautiful season of the year. Crimson trees full of red flowers line the streets. In the park that was still cold last year, couples looking at the crimson flowers once again appeared. Fresh crimson petals appeared everywhere. It dances and swirls in the cool spring breeze, like a pair of gentle hands gently removing the earth's coat,

The silver-gray olive trees beside the road have also become green, and the red sunflowers on the grassy slopes of the garden are like mattress-like violets, flowing like streams among the flowers on the earth.

"Your Majesty is not here just to admire the beauty of spring." The sun shines down from the crimson petals, swaying and gentle, reflecting in the sky to worship Parstina's dreamlike and beautiful face,