Realm of Power

"Sure enough, the northwest coast finally has a great star!" The fat man chuckled and handed the letter to Salon next to him with a nonchalant expression.

"The Principality of Nista?" Salon was stunned for a moment after reading it, and said with some disdain, "The Principality of Nista has a population of 600,000. It is a mountainous area with sparsely populated areas. Its economy and agriculture are not developed. In terms of strength, it only belongs to the middle and lower reaches of the northwest region. , even the original Normandy was stronger than it, even if it joins, what will it do? "

"What do you know? Are you just looking at the surface?"

The fat man glared at Duozhi and said, "In order to win over us, the Julius family put the head of the Crown Prince of the Nista Principality on the negotiation table. The Nista Principality, which deeply hates this, will naturally not miss this opportunity." This is the opportunity to stab the Julius family in the back.

"Don't underestimate this step. If I hadn't secretly paid attention to the movements of the Nista Principality in advance, this war might not have started yet, and the Julius family would have already faced failure!"

"No way. A country like the Principality of Nista should not be able to turn the turning point in this war." Salon was startled by the fat man's words. He frowned and glanced at the map, looking puzzled. Can such a medium-sized country also influence the balance of this war that involves the entire northwest? , it’s really unbelievable. It would be fine if someone else said it, but it was His Majesty Falcon who said this. Salon had to believe that when it came to capturing the strategic layout, His Majesty Falcon was second, absolutely. No one dares to claim to be number one,

The fat man glanced at the confused Salon opposite him and the confused Duo Zai next to him, and decided to point it out in person to avoid the two of them making mistakes about the current situation. He slowly slid the fingers of his right hand along the map until he came to A point on the map said, "Although Nista's national power is weak, it plays a decisive role in this chaos. Judging from the map of the northwest region of Obarro, the northwest coast where we are located is like a Flat horseshoe-shaped wine bottle,

The rugged arc-shaped coastline forms two protruding half-arcs. The thick inland mountains are the base of these two half-arcs. The intersection of the mountains and the coast is precisely Sukko, the capital of the Principality of Nista. "Licheng" The position of the fat man's finger is exactly the city of Sukoli in his mouth.

"Your Majesty means...!"

Look at where the fat man is pointing. The confusion on the faces of Salon and Duoze suddenly turned into looks of shock. It was incredible! As this point was pointed out by the fat man, the two of them felt that the situation in front of them suddenly became as simple as a black and white picture. It was clear at a glance and terrifyingly clear. With Sukori as the dividing line, one side was the defense line where the two armies were confronting each other, and the other side was It is the unusually calm northwest coast.

Even a civilian like Duo Ze who doesn't understand military affairs knows how lethal Sukori's secret move can be at a critical moment! It's definitely enough to reverse the entire situation, and even cause the Julius family's front to completely collapse! "I understand!" Salon's eyes were burning. A low sound came out of his mouth like it was sprayed from his nose, and he said with a solemn face, "The opponent is not targeting us, but the front of the Julius family!" "Yes. You are right about this!" The fat man nodded. "Although the Nista Principality is not big, its capital is Suko." The terrain of the inner city is difficult and the city walls are towering. As long as you hold on to the terrain, you can still delay for a period of time even if you face several times the enemy. At that time, you only need to send a force from the opposite side to fight out from Nista without anyone noticing. Launch a powerful attack from the flank of the Julius family's army,

As far as I know, this time, in addition to the 30,000 regular troops of the Julius family on the front of the attack, the left wing in the direction of Nista only has 26,000 troops, and it is composed of armies from three countries, with different levels of equipment. Qi, there is no cooperation between the armies at all! Such a left wing cannot withstand a sudden attack from the rear. Once the left wing collapses, the 30,000 regular troops of Fort Julius Ford will be attacked from both sides! ""I'm afraid it's more than that! "

Duozhe touched his thin chin and couldn't help but interjected, "If the Principality of Nista has secretly joined the camp against the Julius family as stated in the letter, it only needs to suddenly launch an attack at the moment when the enemy and we are intertwined. A strong fence will completely cut us off from the northwest coast. Our army will have no way to retreat. It is really unbelievable to use the calmest place as the deepest outbreak point!

Now everyone's eyes are focused on the alliance formed by Ohacha, Southend, Svendborg and Bangor to defeat the Julius family. Who would have thought that the real killer move of the other party is actually Nista. An eye-catching little country on the northwest coast!

If it wasn't for the unintentional special attention, I guess the Julius family wouldn't even know how they died! Such a secret killing move has been planned for who knows how long, and it is so intertwined that there is almost no flaw! The only thing that can be said is that people’s calculations are ultimately inferior to God’s calculations! ""This just proves that Your Majesty is the real owner of this land! "Salon, the war maniac, has a fanatical look on his face." Don't say this nonsense! "The fat man laughed at the side. After hearing the two people's analysis, the fat man could feel relieved. The reason why he pointed out this node for you two so clearly is that he hopes that the two of you can have a clear understanding of this change. ,

Normandy is not a peaceful place outside the eye of the storm. Only with this level of awareness can the two generals stationed in Normandy truly know the direction in which Normandy should strive.

Development is important, but we also need to be constantly vigilant about the trends of the surrounding countries. Normandy, a land far away from the empire, needs the sharpest eyes and ears to see and listen!

"This is the most vivid and easy-to-understand strategic explanation I have ever seen!"

Duo Zai's eyes were bright and he admired the fat man. He waved his hand to Besukaya next to him, and carefully explained the analysis just now to Besukaya based on the map.

Seeing the teachers and students engrossed in their discussion, the fat man walked towards the door and handed the letter in his hand to the guard at the door. "Immediately transfer this letter to the military camp at Fort Julius Ford as quickly as possible. I believe it." He should understand the weight of this letter!”

"Your Majesty, what should we do now?" Salon came up from behind and asked

"Just wait and see what happens!" The fat man looked into the distance, smiled slightly, and suddenly asked, "In the last war with Nista, in addition to the crown prince, it seems that a general was also captured, right?"

Salon recalled it. He responded, "There is such a person. We have set a ransom of 10,000 gold coins, but unfortunately no one has come to redeem him yet! I think raising him is a waste of food, so I might as well get rid of him!"

"No, now is the time to come in handy." The fat man withdrew his gaze from a distance,...

Salander Coast, Thunder Prison

In the dark dungeon, the mottled walls were cracked by the strong moisture, and the openings were covered with moss, revealing the dark and miserable granite stones inside. The walls are very damp. Half of the cell was a pool of water. The pool had not been cleaned for who knows how many years. The water inside was sticky and thick, emitting a suffocating stench. There was still vomit-inducing garbage floating on the surface, and there seemed to be mutilated human limbs. The other half of the cell is a dirty, broken stone slab that cannot be settled. This prison follows the style of the Normans back then. It is dark, damp, and disgusting.

Leopold had been in this prison for two months. He lived with rats every day, ate hard salted fish that was hard to swallow, and lay on the damp ground that had never been dry. His body was covered with patches of all sizes. There is no way, the staple food of Normandy is fish, and the fish cannot be kept for too long after being caught, and can only be pickled immediately. They ate little nutritious food every day, had no bath, and no change of clothes.

With his fluffy and smelly hair, bearded face and haggard wrinkles like a sixty-year-old man, no matter who sees him, they will not think of Leopold, the undersecretary of the Praetorian Guard of the Kingdom of Nista, who is known as a handsome man. , he is only thirty years old this year, the most glorious age in his life. As the crown prince's deputy guard, when he was exhausted, he was captured together with the crown prince of Nista, and then they were imprisoned together in northern Normandy. a prison,

After several long journeys, I finally arrived here,

A cliff prison on the coast of Normandy. From the cell window, you can see the raging tide outside.

White waves rolled, constantly beating on the front of the cell, making a heavy thunderous sound. This is also the origin of the Thunder Prison. The iron bars on the cell windows were rusty, but the guards were not worried about anyone escaping. Outside, it was There is a cliff hundreds of meters high, with rocks below. If someone can jump off and still survive, it would really be a miracle.

From the prison guard's mouth, Leopold learned that his ransom was 10,000 gold coins, which was not a high price. Although the Leo family was not very powerful in the Principality of Nista, it had also served as two ministers of finance. , a military affairs chief,

Leopold happily waited for his release. As a result, he saw that several nobles who were arrested with him were released one by one. Only his own letter seemed to be lost in the sea. He knew that this was the principality. The upper management obstructed the family because it was a shame for the crown prince to be captured. There must be many people who were unwilling to let him go back alive! "Are you going to get moldy and smelly here?" Several times, he wanted to jump out of the 100-meter-high cliff window of the cell, but in the end he couldn't make up his mind. While waiting, a group of people wearing red cloaks appeared. The black-armored knight appeared,

He was taken to the coast area in the north. After being cleaned, he was met here by a vicious one-eyed thug. His strong and sturdy body exuded a thug-like aura, and his short chestnut hair was upwards. He looked like It's a lion's mane. There is a black eyepatch on the left eye, and the other gray-white ice-blue pupil always emits a sharp gaze from time to time that people dare not look at.

"General Leopold of the Guard?"

There was a chair placed in front of Salon's table, and the guards escorted Leopold to sit on the chair opposite. Salon's voice had always lacked intimacy, and he felt it himself, but he didn't want to change. If a Salon was full of refined words, would he still be Salon? Eating a lot of meat and drinking a lot of wine, this is Salon. "You are...? One-eyed dragon general Salon!" Leopold opened his thick red eyes, his body was shaken, and he showed an unbelievable expression. His army was defeated by Salon. He still remembered that when he was captured that day, a one-eyed enemy general rode past. The soldiers said that was Salon! One-eyed dragon general! Such a unique feature is really hard to forget

Salon stared at Leopold. His sight was like a sword beam coming from a rapid pace. "Listen carefully! Leopold. I will only say it once, and I will not repeat it again. There is a task for you to complete. After it is completed, I will give you the rights of the Principality of Nista." Give you the status." "Mission?" Leopold couldn't react for a moment, but it was absolutely true. The depths of his thick, red eyes. It seemed to be flickering with light. As if trying to get rid of the alcoholic fog in my mind,

Leopold shook his head violently. "Lord Salon, are you kidding me? As a zombie, what mission can I complete!" "So, you choose to refuse?" Salon's tone was cold. And close the text in your hand firmly and decisively, well, since you don't want to talk, then just go back and stay. There is another news to tell you. Your family and even your wife and children have been arrested by the Nista Principality. "What, how could this happen!" "Leopold became excited and wanted to stand up from his seat, but was suppressed by two guards.

"Because they tried to raise a ransom to cross the border to rescue you. They violated Grand Duke Nista's order and will be executed on the street for treason in ten days!" Salon shrugged and handed the text in his hand to a man. guard. See for yourself

The guard placed the text in front of Leopold. It was a general order from the Principality of Nista. The content written on it almost made Leopold's eyesight go dark. Okay, he stuck out the tip of his tongue and licked the dry upper and lower lips. What do you want me to do? "" Sneak into the Principality of Nista and incite dissatisfied members of the army to launch a mutiny. "Salon said

"Are you kidding?" Leopold looked at Salon with bulging eyes. After a while, a strange laughter shook the air. Hey, hey... stop daydreaming. How is that possible! I am a prisoner and a prisoner. What ability do I have to incite the army to mutiny! "

"Is it impossible? Do you still have a choice? There is a plan here. If you follow the plan, you will definitely succeed." Salon looked at him coldly. "Of course, you can continue to choose to stay in the cell and wait quietly for your family. News of being executed,

"Don't worry, we won't cut off news from the outside here!" "What if I fail?" Leopold asked with a sluggish look in his eyes again, not even having the courage to commit suicide. No, it shows that he is not a very decisive person.

"Then go die! It is at least better to die with your family than to live alone."

Salon looked evil, and his voice was like a whip tearing through the air. Do you think you are still worthy of survival now? Everyone says you are a coward who is greedy for life and afraid of death. You abandoned the crown prince you were supposed to protect, the soldiers you were supposed to command, and fled on your own.

Shameless! You know what! No one in Nista will speak for you, except your family. No matter how the country comments about you, they still insist that you fought bravely and were captured after exhausting your strength.

But is anyone still willing to listen? Even now, do you still cherish life? Is there any difference between this kind of life and maggots? Might as well die! "

Salon's words were like sharp knives stimulating Leopold's weak consciousness, and he suddenly woke up. My whole body was trembling and my whole body was covered in cold sweat. 'That's right! I am a coward who is greedy for life and afraid of death..."

He muttered to himself, his voice weak but clear. There is no chance now to clear away the stigma. Then it's better to be a complete despicable person! Live shamelessly...live for the sake of your family! "

He raised his head, the turbidity in his eyes had not disappeared, but deep in his eyes there was a burning flame. Okay, I get it. Just do it. Will you really give it the status it deserves when it’s done?”

His voice regained the vigor and vigor it had before he was captured... "Your Majesty, can such a person really succeed?" After sending Leopold away, Salon reported the entire negotiation process to the fat man with some worry. It doesn't matter if it fails, as long as there is chaos in Nista, we, as the ruler of the northwest coast, will have an excuse to intervene! "The fat man was sitting on the bench, lowering his head to seal a letter with wax, and then covered himself! of seal. Julius Forbaugh responded to the letter yesterday. The Julius family's Poseidon expressed his gratitude to Fatty Yu for his warning and provided a list of names as feedback.

A total of six people are the insiders installed by the Julius family in the Nista Principality. Three of them are lords of the Nista Principality, and three others choose to belong to the senior officials of the Nista Principality.

If this were not the case, the Julius family would not have been able to stop and kill the returning Crown Prince of Nista so easily.

So much so that the Principality of Nista has always believed that it was Leopold's poor protection that led to the death of the crown prince in the war.

This was a confusing account, and it was unfortunate that Leopold was saddled with it.

Since the Julius family provided these six people to Fatty, Fatty also took the opportunity to disrupt Nista. He wrote the entire plan in a letter,

This plan needs help from these people.

And the fat man also believes that Julius Fordburg should be making the same plan. If it cannot be used, it is better to replace it directly. The Julius family has ruled the northwest region for so many years, and their ruthlessness in this regard is obvious to all. , I just lost my temper at the right time. (To be continued...)