Realm of Power

"This...can be regarded as a personal recommendation." Presnafa was sweatdropped on his forehead when the young man saw it. He said with some embarrassment, "If it was a family recommendation, then it wouldn't be my turn to say it, and neither would the family." Speaking for a barbarian is just a personal relationship. "Oh, do you have any connection with the Falcon Kingdom?" The young man's eyes lit up and he asked calmly, "To be honest, the Falcon Kingdom is my big client. northwest sea three Two-thirds of overseas trade comes from the Falcon Kingdom." Presnaffa raised his eyebrows and said noncommittally, "In just the first two months, the trade volume in the Northwest Sea reached 400,000 gold coins," which was unprecedented in the past. It is a one-year trading quota. You also know that if foreigners like us want to have a chance to return to Kyoto, they must show sufficient ability. If the Falcon Kingdom becomes the governor of the Ruodun region, then the trade quota will inevitably will also expand,

"Seven months from now will be the time for the family's annual evaluation. If everything goes well, I should be able to be transferred back to Kyoto. Otherwise, I will have to wait another three years. Who knows what the situation will be then?"

"That's true when you say that." The young man nodded with emotion. They are both wealthy families in Kyoto, and no one knows the details of the other. Don't look at Presnaffa, who is the biological brother of Finance Minister Prescott. , but as a child of a wealthy family with fierce competition, unless you are lucky enough to be the designated heir of the family, you will be sent to the family's foreign fiefdom after the age of 24.

There is an assessment every three years. Only those who can outperform other fiefdoms are eligible to be transferred back. Countless people died of old age in fiefdoms in other places. Of course, there are also examples of people who were transferred to other places after returning, such as Fort Julius Ford, who was in charge of the northwest strategy. , when he left Kyoto again and was transferred to another area, he was already the deputy commander of the Empire's Fifth Army. He represented the family's interests in the Empire and became a powerful figure who actually controlled the party. Within two years, he succeeded his predecessor as the commander of the Fifth Army. This was naturally the result of family support.

"Returning to Kyoto is the dream of many children from wealthy families like us. Next year, I will also be transferred to the outer territory." The young man sighed deeply, and glanced at the sky in the distance, saying, "But what you do is afraid of For some issues, according to the regulations of the empire, the regional governor needs to be recommended by the Kyoto family. In addition, it must also have sufficient prestige in the region. As a regional force, the Falcon Kingdom has no prestige at all. Once recommended, I am afraid that the entire northwest coast will express strong dissatisfaction. This will not affect the family's position in the northwest region. Prestige will also have an impact, so I can’t agree to your proposal."

"The northwest coast is already stormy. The war is about to break out. I believe there will be a result soon." Presnafa smiled nonchalantly. He said something to himself with a joking expression.

"Very? How much? You are very confident that the Falcon Kingdom will win in the end." The young man glanced at Presnaff with a surprised expression. He didn't know where the other party's strong confidence came from. "It's nothing, just a kind of intuition"

Presnaff turned around from the door and said, "Judging from the speed of the defeat of the Normans, the Falcon Army's combat effectiveness is very extraordinary, and what interests me most is that the opponent's combat weapons are the same as we have never encountered before." Those who have been there should be pleasantly surprised."

The sun was just shining through the clouds. A milky white mist enveloped the earth, and slowly dissipated under the breeze. It gradually rose from the ground, and finally disappeared, and the world suddenly became much fresher and clearer.

On the flat ground in the northwest of Normandy, with clear vision, you can almost see the rolling hills thousands of meters away. At the edge where the sky and the earth connect, you can still vaguely see the rolling clouds, which forms a perfect match for the calm and comfortable look here. Strong contrast.

The Marshal of the Principality of Dunkirk, the Marquis of Ushuaia, is riding on a war horse, with obvious arrogance on his proud face. He is observing the flat area in front of him, thousands of miles of clouds, and the visibility is very good. Even with the naked eye, he can see clearly in the distance. The solitary Castle of Schier-Sal has not seen any living people since entering the border of Normandy. It is the same now. Near Castle of Scher-Sal, the Marquis of Ushuaia has not seen any signs of living people either.

"Isn't it said that there is a Falcon Army here? Where are the people?" The Marquis of Ushuaia turned his head and asked dissatisfiedly to a general leading the team behind him, "It should be in the castle in front." Leading the army The general said with an ugly face, his name is Benisaf, he is tall and powerful, and he is wearing a thick armor like a piece of steel. He was in Dunkirk. The Duke is a brave general who is famous for his bravery. This time he is solely responsible for the war in the Normandy region. When pressed by the Marshal of the Principality, he can only say that the Falcon Army is naturally timid and has withdrawn immediately after encountering it several times. , out of caution, the army adopted a strategy of slowly advancing. It has been four days since they crossed the border, and they still don’t know what the Falcon Army looks like.

"The enemy hasn't even seen it, and you're still lingering here." In response to the general's explanation, the Marshal of the Principality, the Marquis of Ushuaia, turned pale with anger and said angrily, "You should know that the troops sent by the Principality this time accounted for a quarter of the Principality. With the strength of the army, the Grand Duke hopes to establish the hegemony on the northwest coast in one fell swoop. He is also very eager. You have only advanced 10 miles in one day, and you have only occupied 8 border villages. Is this the explanation you gave to the Grand Duke? "

However, the two of them did not know that at this moment, in the distance that they could not see, there was also a pair of eyes carefully looking at the road in the distance from the telescope, which was different from the angry mood of the Marquis of Ushuaia. , this person’s eyes are full of coldness,

This person is Cleveland, the commander of the Fifth Flag Regiment of the Confederate Army who is responsible for the defense of this area.

The Principality of Dunkirk and the Principality of Romana jointly attacked northwest Normandy. Statunko ordered the main force of the Southern Army to shrink the front line, and with the core of Ilrou Fortress, the battle line was divided into three parts along the outside of Ilrou Fortress. The three main battle flag regiments are lined up along the three areas of Ershamburg, Ferrolhau and Poole Fort. The Cavalry Flag Regiment stays at Illu and is used as a mobile force. Among them, Cleveland, the commander of the Fifth Flag Regiment, is responsible for It is the Sher Sand Castle in front of the Dunkel people,

The strength of Cleveland's Fifth Flag Regiment was about 8,000, and it was facing the Dunkirk's main force of 20,000. Due to the huge disparity in strength, Cleveland ordered all the troops deployed outside to be withdrawn.

But the Dunker army's advance was so slow that it was not until the fourth day that Cleveland saw the belated arrival of the Dunker army through the lookout glass.

"Order everyone to prepare." Cleveland put down the telescope in his hand and gave the order in a low voice.

In the distance, a group of heavy armored cavalry from the Dunkirk army stopped 200 meters in front of Sher Sand Castle. 20,000 Dunkirk soldiers began to line up, with spears like a forest, and infantry shields lined up densely along the outside of the castle. Facing the empty Sher Sand Castle, the opponent actually very carefully set up a probing formation, "Woooo"

With a long sound of bugles, two infantry formations broke away from the main force and began to advance forward. The advance was very slow. They did not start to accelerate until they were within 50 meters, and finally began to rush forward like crazy. There was no one on the barrier, and the army outside the castle began to move forward. It was obvious that it had confirmed that it had completed the attack on Sher Sand Castle. The last ones to enter were the armored cavalry who arrived first. "What a bunch of idiots."

Cleveland, who saw this scene from a distance, had a sneer on his lips.

He slowly raised his arms, and the cavalry lined up behind him ran across the wilderness dragging a large number of branches. The branches dragged up dust all over the sky as they ran at high speed, covering the sky and rolling with the wind, like a fire at the end of the horizon. "Sandstorms are happening"

The Dunkirk army that had just entered the Castle of Salsa quickly filled the city walls of the castle and put into a ready posture.

In the smoke and dust rising into the sky in the distance, groups of black-armored infantrymen slowly emerged from the dust, with heavy shields and spears, especially under the dust in the sky, the black armor of these mysterious troops brought people to the scene. A cold and biting solemnity Suddenly, "This is the Falcon Army that defeated the Normans?" The Marquis of Ushuaia, the Marshal of the Principality, stood on the observation deck of the castle, with a sharp light flashing in his eyes. "The visitor immediately sent two thousand-man troops outside the city." , figure out the other party’s situation”

At the critical moment, the Marshal of the Principality, the Marquis of Ushuaia, simply issued the order directly. The other party's pretense of mystery made him feel that something was wrong, but before his words could fall, countless red light spots were already shooting out from behind the dust in the distance like meteors. Rise up, "Oh my god. What is that?"

While everyone was stunned, a huge stone burning with blazing flames suddenly broke through the smoke and dust barrier like a beast in everyone's sight. With a roar and long black smoke, it violently hit the castle. On the wall, fire splashed everywhere, and there was a huge explosion that shook everyone's ears. , it was like the explosion of a battlement that had been dry and cracked for many years, forming a circular impact circle that turned a dozen Dunker soldiers who were caught off guard into flaming men. The screams of screams resounded through the city. The cruelty, The Marquis of Ushuaia, the marshal of the principality who was born in a high-ranking noble family, was so frightened that he sat down on the ground and said, "Attention, throw stones."

Before the horrified voice could stop, countless red dots turned into pelting stones that fell like meteors. With a rumble, a fireball hit the arrow tower of the castle. A huge explosion resounded through the castle. The huge vibration shook the castle. The foundation shook, and huge cracks appeared in a section of the city wall that was 100 meters long, and then collapsed. The Dunker soldiers on top were like submerged points.

Hundreds of crude oil buried in the castle's arrow tower were ignited by the bursting flames almost at the same time. The huge power of the explosion caused stones inside the castle to fly in all directions, and the stones that fortified the city were also shattered by this huge power. into several pieces,

The soft plain foundation cracked from the bottom of the castle wall due to the distance explosion, and then a massive collapse of the city wall quickly occurred.

The city walls were torn down like stacked building blocks, and 20,000 Dunkel troops were running wildly inside.

Countless soldiers jumped down from the collapsed area, only to be smashed into pieces by huge rocks. Even those who were not dead were buried alive in the dust and rubble. "The whole army advances"

Cleveland issued the order with an expression on his face. In the dust in the sky, the black military formation showed its ferocious teeth, and countless arrow clusters burst out from the dust like locusts. To be continued