Realm of Power

"Those people who told you must figure out the reason why the Falcon Army suddenly stopped attacking at all costs!" In a not-so-spacious office at the Gallic Ministry of Military Affairs in Kyoto, Marquis Harlan, Minister of Intelligence of the Gallic Ministry of Military Affairs As he stood up from his desk with an annoyed look on his face, a loud voice echoed in the room.

"I have already issued such an order, and I believe there will be results soon!"

The person who answered him was a middle-aged man with a thin figure and a sinister look. He had slightly white temples and very neatly combed chestnut hair. He was wearing a straight blue uniform of a Gallic general with two golden stars on the cuffs. General Star, in the roar of the Intelligence Minister Marquis Harlan, there was not even a trace of fluctuation on his calm face.

His name is Philip, a special intelligence officer of the Ministry of Military Affairs. He is about forty years old, but he has a weather-beaten face and a smile at the corner of his mouth, which always gives people an eerie feeling.

"How soon is it? As an intelligence officer, you should know that every second of delay, our soldiers are dying!"

Marquis Harlan looked slightly dissatisfied. The intelligence department under his command was not aware of such a big movement. On the contrary, the newly established department, which was only established less than two months ago, knew the content in advance. This made him feel a little embarrassed.

Of course, this cannot be shown, especially in front of the entire intelligence officer named Philep, because the senior management values ​​​​this intelligence officer who has just returned to the country less than half a year ago, at least more than themselves. Who knows? He will not become his boss in the blink of an eye, or kick himself down from the position that he spent forty-one years climbing to.

"If nothing else happens, it should be in the next few days." Philip stood upright. Answered in a positive tone, "According to the latest news, my people have figured out some of the situation. It's just that they can't confirm it yet, so they didn't write a report immediately!"

"That's good, you go down first!" Marquis Harlan nodded coldly, waved his hand to him, and looked at Philip's back disappearing at the door, his serious face relaxed.

Taking a deep breath, Marquis Harlan picked up the pen on the table. The plump nose made an uneven noise. "I really don't know why the higher-ups value this loser so much! Even if he had brilliant achievements, he was still the main culprit for the defeat of the imperial army! And all his former subordinates were dead. What kind of trouble can you make now? If you spend millions of gold coins for two consecutive months, I will do the same!"

"Hua Hua"

The sound of raindrops hitting the roof of the Intelligence Department reached everyone's ears.

In the dark corridor of the Intelligence Department, hurried-looking intelligence adjutants were walking around holding documents, most of them with excited expressions on their faces.

In June, for the distressed Gallic Empire, which was surrounded by countless bad news, some good news finally came. General Yalder defeated the 100,000 Slavic army heading south in Anrak in the north, finally bringing a glimmer of relief to the breathless empire oppressed by the defeat of all parties. In the following month, the Slavic Slavs who suffered heavy losses People abandoned many areas in a hurry.

General Yalde's troops were supplemented by Kyoto and local forces, and marched towards the fallen province with high Gallic flags. The war situation took an astonishing turn, and young people from all over the country enthusiastically joined the royal army of General Yarde.

In just half a month, the number of young people in Gaul who joined General Yarde reached 170,000. In this month, a young general named Figueros rose like a comet. After the Battle of Anrak, As the vanguard of the army, Figueros led 10,000 elite troops to continuously defeat the local Slavic troops in Reko, Rasada, and Kobinur. The advance was extremely fast, almost one city a day, or even several cities a day.

The lost areas were largely recovered,

For the first time, the Slavic troops panicked and urgently closed the battle line. They assembled 35,000 troops in the Nuca Valley in an attempt to block the rapid intrusion of the troops. Instead, they were easily defeated by Figueros, and 20,000 people died in the battle. After this battle, many Slavs were completely driven away from the Tuborg area where they had previously advanced. The situation in the north was contained, and the hearts of the Gauls were shocked. The royal army had not arrived yet, but only sent a flag bearer, and the city in front was Completely opened the door,

Volunteer armies resisting the Slavs sprouted up like bamboo shoots after rain from all over the country. They attacked the Slavic convoys, logistics, manors, and castles in the mountains, canyons, and forests, leaving the Slavic nobles in a state of distress. Only those who have experienced the tragedy and the feeling of national subjugation will know. The so-called meaning of the country's existence, the northern region of Gaul, which has not experienced war fluctuations for hundreds of years, is boiling with blood for the first time!

"Have you heard? This Figueros has won again!" Several adjutants in the corridor were whispering to each other.

"Really? As expected, he is the undefeated God of War of our Gaul as rumored!" An adjutant said with a rosy face and an excited expression. "If we keep this pace, we will be able to defeat him in at most two months." The Slavs are driven out of the north, and in another half a year, we can regain all the areas!"

"The God of War in Gaul, isn't he Lord Hassan Rimbaud of the Imperial Tiger? What are you..." Another adjutant looked a little surprised. He had just entered the Intelligence Department less than a week ago, and he immediately got the support of his colleagues. a roll of eyes

"What nonsense are you talking about? How can that timid creeper be the God of War in Gaul? It's ridiculous to tell people! It's okay if others don't know. As an intelligence officer, don't you know about this courageous man? The little ivy didn't even dare to move in its nest! "

"Yes, this kind of person is really a shame to our empire!"

Suddenly, they saw a thin and cold figure coming towards them, and they seemed to feel the faint and uncomfortable cold aura on this person. Several adjutants stopped talking, lowered their heads subconsciously, and chose to go around to both sides until The dark figure walked away before they gathered together again

"Who was that just now?" It was the intelligence officer who had just been transferred. He asked curiously. He came from a frontline combat unit and was obviously still unable to adapt to the cold atmosphere of the intelligence department.

"Keep your voice down, that's Special Intelligence Officer Philip!" An intelligence officer rolled his eyes at him. Pretending to be mysterious, he took a deep breath and spit out the name. The air around seems to be a few degrees cooler

"It turns out it's him!" The new intelligence officer's face turned pale, and he shrank his head in fright at the name. His eyes only dared to pause for a moment on the back of the dark figure walking by, and then he looked like he was being stabbed. Floating away as quickly as a bird,

It's really cold, like raindrops on the roof

In the eyes of everyone, this special intelligence officer Philip is full of mystery and darkness, and the position of special intelligence officer is full of mystery. It is said that Algernon Julia, His Majesty the Emperor's most trusted royal affairs officer, specifically proposed at the imperial meeting four months ago that as the Emperor's special intelligence officer to understand the real situation, he only needs to be responsible to His Majesty the Emperor. In other words, Some high-level intelligence, even the intelligence minister is not very clear about the details.

This is also the reason why Philip just dared to directly face Marquis Harlan and admit that he was not sure and would not report it. However, every piece of information in this person's hands will inevitably be placed on the Emperor's desk as quickly as possible. ,

This is the scariest thing. Because even the report from the Minister of Intelligence needs to go through the Ministry of Military Affairs first. Then it will be submitted to the emperor, and the special intelligence officer will submit it directly. This special power is enough to make anyone who is dissatisfied with it shudder.

Except His Majesty the Emperor. No one will know the contents of the special intelligence officer's report, that is. It is very possible that just a few words from this person can cause the imperial capital to bleed, kill a rich and powerful family, and turn a distinguished general into a prisoner.

The intelligence service once vigorously opposed the establishment of this position, but was angrily rebuked by His Majesty the Emperor.

"If you are incompetent, do you want to make the entire empire appear incompetent? If the empire's intelligence department could have half the capabilities of the enemy, how could the empire's hundreds of thousands of troops lose so miserably! The unjust souls of hundreds of thousands of empire soldiers, you guys Has the intelligence officer ever felt guilty? If the intelligence department is unreliable, then I will form my own intelligence department!”

Under the emperor's bloodshot and tired eyes, the intelligence minister, Marquis Harlan, was already covered in cold sweat. He lay on the ground and did not dare to say a word. This is the special intelligence officer, an intelligence officer directly under the emperor. Faced with this intelligence department Apart from being a little dissatisfied, the Intelligence Department didn't even think it was possible to be serious!

Because in terms of intelligence, Philip is also famous.

In the Gallic military circles, Philep's code name is "Shadow". He was once the first person in charge of intelligence on the eastern battlefield. Many imperial generals will be in awe when they hear this name. They are used to treating intelligence officers as despicable. Among these soldiers, there is only one person who can gain the respect of the military community.

Because of this man, he almost killed more than 100,000 troops of the Central Asian Empire, and almost broke the stalemate in the eastern war that had been stalemate for decades. In another country, the other country's intelligence department used the hated "Nine-Life Cat" " to describe him. He once offered 100,000 gold coins to buy his head, and sent experts to pursue him for six days and six nights. This guy was stabbed seven times, but he still ran back to Gaul alive, so that the other party's intelligence department also Secretly sighing at how powerful this guy's vitality is

As a businessman, he entered the Zhongbia Empire sixteen times and lived in the Zhongbia Empire for 11 years. By winning over and bribing local officials in the Zhongbia Empire, he established a quite effective intelligence network.

Even someone who was once recommended by the regional shepherd was invited by the senior officials of the Zhongbia Empire to enter the Hundred Mile Long Courtyard in Kyoto to watch the Zhongbia Empire’s ten-year grand celebration.

Even in the Zhongbia Empire, there are less than 50 recommenders who can receive this invitation.

In order to qualify for this invitation, Philip sent a total of 30,000 gold coins to the local pastor. The precious information he brought back contributed to the Gallic Empire's decision to launch a large-scale attack on Seattle, the core of the eastern battlefield, one year later. raid battle,

After a whole year of preparations, during that war, relying on the defense map of the Central Asian army brought back by Philip, the Gallic army obtained the intelligence extremely quickly. Targeting the weaknesses of the Central Asian army, they launched a full-scale raid with 200,000 troops. war,

The Central Asian side hastily responded to the battle. Before it fully started, it was stunned by the Gauls' surprise attack. The combat headquarters of General Long Yang, the commander-in-chief of the Central Asian Imperial Border Guard, was almost defeated by the Gaulish army's Mexican troops during the battle. The Philippine Dragon Armored Cavalry "beheaded" in one fell swoop

More than 100,000 Sino-Bian border troops were cut up by the Gallic army in chaos and fell into a deadly battle. Although it is still possible to let Long Yang, a famous general from China, seize the shortcomings of the Gallic army's lack of backup and weakened attack power. The Central and Libyan troops who mobilized reinforcements to arrive counterattacked, and achieved the final tragic victory in a battle with heavy casualties on both sides! In that battle, more than 80,000 Gaulish troops were killed and wounded, and the losses on the Central and Libyan side were as high as 110,000. Several famous Central and Libyan generals died in the battle. For the Gauls, it was considered a defeat. You are proud.

After the war, the Emperor of Central Asia was furious and ordered a thorough investigation. The most terrifying intelligence organization of the Empire of Central Asia, "Dragon Tooth", went all out to investigate. Finally, starting from the local shepherds who were responsible for the army's logistics, Philep's painstaking efforts were finally gradually revealed. The intelligence network that has been operating for many years has been cleaned up.

Hunt with all your strength. Before the local shepherds had time to raise the rebel flag, their entire clan was executed. Almost all of Philep's more than seventy men were wiped out. Only Philep fell seriously injured on the border while his men desperately resisted. Fortunately, he was A passing patrol found him in time and saved his life in the mud.

Although he recovered from his injuries for three years. But the rainy day was still very bad weather for Philip. He had been enduring it just now, and his face was as pale as white paper. The steps in the corridor seemed a bit wandering, so it seemed to give people a very unreal feeling.

Under normal circumstances, he will not come out. He will endure the pain silently in his lakeside villa, like a beast licking its wounds, staying in its lair all day without showing its head.

Because rainy days are like a kind of torture to him,

The pain and old scars on my body are aching, and my mind will also think of many people and things that should have been forgotten.

Three months ago, Algernon and Julia deeply felt the empire's extreme weakness in intelligence, and strongly invited him to come out again.

Both of them had stayed in the Central Asian Empire and had dealings with each other. It was Algernon Julia's family connections that brought him back from death when he was seriously injured. He owed Algernon Julia a Although Renqing had vowed to stay away from the path of an intelligence officer, he eventually returned to his original point. Most people knew that he was stabbed 7 times by the assassins of the other party's intelligence department but did not die. However, they did not know that he entered the intelligence field at the age of sixteen. In one line, he has a total of 21 scars all over his body.

It almost covered his whole body. On a rainy day, it was like experiencing a thousand cuts from dull pain to severe pain. Just like he is now, the hand holding the office key is trembling, and veins appear on his forehead, and he opens it with difficulty. The door of your own office,

He leaned against the wall next to the window and put his hand on his chest. The longest scar stretched from his chest to his waist. The burning pain burned his soul. This scar was the longest and most painful. scar! This was the most terrifying attack given by the other party's intelligence department. A woman helped him block the sword. The blade penetrated the woman's body and made such a terrible incision on his body. He did not die, but helped him The person who blocked the sword had his intestines disemboweled and blood covered the ground.

In the white rain curtain, he seemed to see the beautiful, satin-like long black hair running through his fingers again, so soft and charming, and the red blood dripping down the black hair onto the ground. Now only three of the fingers that caressed the long black hair affectionately are left, and the other two have disappeared.

Outside the window, there was the soft sound of drizzle hitting the glass.

In June, Kyoto in Gaul is shrouded in the rainy season. White raindrops hit the houses with red roofs and white walls along the street, like countless tiny white flowers blooming, with a hint of gorgeous beauty. In this gorgeous and beautiful white,

There is an ivy climbing up from the gap in the wall on the flat surface of the windowsill earthen wall. The rainwater hits the green leaves of the ivy and turns into crystal clear water droplets.

Feilep's blood-red eyes focused on this inconspicuous ivy. He stretched his hands out of the window, trying to break the ivy. A drop of water hit his finger. It was so cool, like someone His hand brushed past, and Philip's outstretched hand stopped there, hesitated for a moment, and then took it back.

"Bang bang!" There was a knock at the door.

"Come in! The door is unlocked." After resting for a while, Philep's face finally got better. He staggered to the desk and sat down, his face still very pale.

A middle-aged intelligence officer wearing a black uniform walked in with a document. This is a place that the entire intelligence department pays little attention to. The utility room on the first floor is now transformed into a temporary office for the special intelligence officer, because in None of Zhongbia's men survived, and he asked Alger Nong Zhulia declared a special fund of 1 million gold coins a month and got approval. Using this fund, he carefully laid out a huge intelligence network. After three months of hard work and an emergency investment of 3 million gold coins, his intelligence network was finally brought what he needed

"Sir, this is the Slavs' latest troop adjustment and deployment plan."

The middle-aged intelligence officer in black uniform looked a little nervous and placed the document in his hand in front of the cold-faced boss. His eyes swept across Philip's pale face, and he couldn't help but feel a little stinging in his heart. No one knew that the Empire The pillar in the precarious situation turned out to be this disgusting-looking person,

Many people believe that the change in the situation in the northern war was due to General Yarde's fighting and the emergence of the new generation of famous general Figueros.

But a few people knew that this desperate counterattack against the Slavs had actually been deployed four months ago. Lord Philip invested a large amount of money to establish an intelligence network in the occupied areas of Gaul to induce the Slavs to people make wrong judgments

When the 100,000-strong Slav army marched south to Anrak, they received the news that the Gaulish army on the opposite side only had a remnant of 15,000 men, not the 30,000 men who finally participated in the decisive battle. Because of this, the Slavs dared to pursue unscrupulously. Finally, he was dragged into the quagmire south of Anrak and was overturned with one blow!

The reason why Yarde's army was able to advance with great success after the Battle of Anrak, sweeping through thousands of armies, was because a detailed map of the Slavic troop deployment in several provinces was placed on his command table.

The new star Figueros, who rose like a meteor, was able to easily defeat the tens of thousands of Slavic troops. The reason was that the Slavic commander who directed the war was accidentally poisoned the day before the war began. As a result, the morale of the army was in chaos, and everyone The armies were dissatisfied with each other and were finally defeated with one blow!

"Is there any progress in the Falcon Empire investigation?" Philippe opened the file in front of him, scratched it with a pen, and remarked the content that needed to be verified.

"There are some rumors, but we can't be sure!" The middle-aged intelligence officer in black uniform frowned slightly. "Our people followed the Falcon Army's retreating troops into the Southwest Territory. The reason for the withdrawal was obtained by the Emperor of the Falcon Empire. I’m going back to China to marry a princess from a certain country in July!”

"Huang Miao, even if it is the emperor's wedding, there is no need to withdraw the troops! Is this their conclusion? They are a bunch of losers!" Philip threw the pen on the table in dissatisfaction.

"There is one more, but..." the middle-aged intelligence officer hesitated, as if he didn't dare to say anything.

"Say what you need to say!" A coldness flashed across Philip's face, and the middle-aged intelligence officer turned pale with fright, and he quickly said, "There is also a rumor that this withdrawal seems to be related to Master Hassan Rimbaud. It seems that The Emperor of the Falcon Empire reached a certain agreement.