Realm of Power

"The Congolese people made a fatal mistake at the beginning of the war. Although Marshal Marcos of the Congolese Empire was an experienced soldier and an outstanding politician, his limitations as a minister made it difficult for the Congolese Empire at the end of the war. Famous ministers cannot look at the real reasons for the outbreak of this war from the perspective of a king."

"The entire Gangfei's attention was blocked by the Falcon Empire Princess in the early stage, so that a crucial thing was ignored."

"That is, the empire's determination to win the southern port of Gangfei has never changed. The falcon has already spread its wings. No matter whether the people of Gangfei have a reasonable explanation or not, the falcon's claws will fall, because that is the relationship. The key to the empire's century-old inland sea strategy. At this point, the Falcon Empire is the first The emperor made a decision and then acted. However, in the early stages of the second war with the Falcon Empire, the Gangfei Empire was obviously underprepared, with people's hearts turbulent and national power severely damaged. Although it had an army of 200,000 in the south and received support from many allies, However, everyone from the emperor to the ministers kept in mind that they would be lucky to avoid it. Due to the lack of foresight, the Gangfei people made a huge mistake again after framing the Falcon Empire in the 1.12 Incident. On January 22, in order to destroy evidence, the Gangfei Empire ordered the massacre of the first person who participated in the 1.12 Incident. 4,213 officers and soldiers of the Ninth Corps, and then passed They relied heavily on a loose alliance. As a result, this irreparable mistake finally severely damaged the last military morale of the Congo Empire, causing the Congo Empire to completely lose control of the southern port area. "------Excerpted from "The Falcon Empire and the An exploration of the second war of the Congolese Empire, on national determination! "Volume 1, Fu Xilong, lecturer of Imperial Affairs Study Course.

The gray-white walls of the prison looked even darker under the gloomy sky. Some prison guards covered their noses with cloths and, with their hands full of blood, struggled to lift the bodies of some prisoners from the prison, and placed them in a pile on the square outside the prison. The guard's numb scalp made the prison below take a look. The guard retched for no apparent reason, and there were more corpses piled below. The passages in the prison below were also splashed with oil. The strong smell of blood was mixed with the smell of grease and the mold of the prison that had not been exposed to sunlight all year round. The smell is intolerable to everyone

"How many more are there?" A tall and tall Guards officer stood in the square of the prison, his eyes ruthlessly swept over the corpses on the ground, and he frowned slightly and asked coldly.

"There are probably about three thousand more!" The fat warden said with a swollen belly, wiping the sweat on his face with a handkerchief. Standing behind the Guards officer, his face was pale and he quickly said, although it was the Guards who took action, watching four thousand people being killed at once was a torment for an ordinary warden.

"Okay, no need to move, let's light the fire, we don't have that much time!" The officer looked at the stars in the sky with a strange emotion in his eyes. He took a deep breath and said, "Tomorrow morning, we will report that the prisoner escaped and the fire burned down the prison!"

"Yes! Yes!" The warden breathed a secret sigh of relief as if he had been granted amnesty. He was really afraid that he would also be silenced. The cruelty of the Guards even made him feel horrified in his heart. Although he was used to seeing dead people in prisons, he thought of the piles of dead people with angry eyes in the prison cells below. The warden felt the wind whistling by his ears, like the whispers of the dead souls demanding his life, and his scalp and feet were numb.

He raised his arms slightly and said with a trembling voice, "Light the fire!"

The guards quickly threw their torches into the grease-drenched prison passage. The blue flames suddenly emerged like a layer of floating elves. The flames shot out more than half a meter high, and there was a burning sensation in the air. The smell is like the joyful sound made by demons from hell licking the soul,

"Uh" More people vomited. The Guards officer who ordered the ignition looked at the burning flames with sharp eyes. He suddenly raised his hand and gave a military salute to the lower prison. These people died for this country. ! All the countries in Central Europe and Pakistan are watching. If Gangfei chooses to surrender in front of the Falcon Empire, these countries will not hesitate to abandon Gangfei. But if Gangfei can persist, these countries will immediately turn to support Gangfei, because in the face of powerful The northern falcon, everyone hopes to have a shield in front of them, but it is that shield

Soon, a raging fire ignited above the prison, lighting up half of the sky in Besuca City. The streets near the prison were filled with people running around in chaos. Children were crying and things were being moved in a panic. The fire was The whistling night wind quickly spread to nearby houses, and the noise filled the sky

In the banquet hall, the music had stopped and everyone looked up in the direction of the fire, "It seems to be in the direction of the prison! The prison is on fire!" Someone among the guests made a low cry that was difficult to conceal.

"prison?"

Turrit Colleen's hand holding the wine glass trembled slightly. She raised her head and looked at the place where the fire was shining. A cold light flashed in her charming eyes. The Empire will give itself an explanation tomorrow, and the prison will be closed tonight. A fire broke out. The other party was basically destroying the corpses and exterminating traces. That was four thousand lives. How could someone just do it without being human?

"Oh my, this fire, I wonder if it will destroy someone's confidence to raise an army to hold him accountable!"

She heard a sneer coming from the corner of the mouth of the First Lady of Strand Sea Country across from her: Without evidence, Gang Feiren can say whatever he wants. At most, he will give in and put all the mistakes on the deceased. Do you still want to continue the war without mercy? If that's the case, our Strand Sea Kingdom just calls on other Central European Barrow countries to resist the armed invasion of the Falcon Empire and send its navy to join the war first! I wonder what your sister thinks of this plan? "

"It seems like my sister already knew what she was going to say!" Turrit Colleen's face turned pale, and she soon regained her composure, with a slight smile on her lips. "I have to admire Gang Fei's decisiveness, and he actually adopted such a direct and simple method to reverse the situation. , set fire to the prison and the people for no reason. Unless some prisoners set fire to the prison during their escape, causing the entire prison to catch fire, thousands of prisoners would naturally die in the prison. It was a seamless arrangement, and even if it was investigated afterwards, there would be absolutely no evidence that they were dead. Now that it is better, the initiative has been restored. Back to the hands of non-human beings.”

"But for my sister's Strand Sea Kingdom, I really don't see what the benefits are?" Turrit Colleen's charming mouth seemed to be smiling but not a smile. "If the empire goes to war with Gangfei, then my sister's Strand Sea Kingdom will China's plan to use Gangfei people to delay the Falcon Empire from entering the inland sea It's not just a matter of course. For my Falcon Empire, there is no explanation. The navy can enter the inland sea at any time! In fact, it is Gang Fei who gets the advantage. I can guarantee that they must be watching happily now. You and I are fighting to the death."

"Don't say it so proudly. Even if there were no Gangfei people, you would never even think of entering the inland sea!"

"Because even if your fleet comes in, there is no chance of returning alive! The first lady of the Strand Sea Kingdom was surprised for a moment, because you have no foothold in the inland sea. Your warships have traveled long distances and been rejected by the entire inland sea. Even if they Able to enter the inland sea. We also have a way to prevent them from returning. As long as they dare to approach the shore, our fleet will launch an attack!

"Sister seems to have forgotten that several countries have agreed to lease their ports to us just now!" Turrit Colleen glanced at the other people gathered at the door to watch the excitement, and took a sip of the cup indifferently. Chinese wine

"It's just a few insignificant small ports." The first lady of the Strand Sea Kingdom had bright eyes and a contemptuous smile. "And it's the kind of civilian port that can't even repair large battleships. Are you planning to rely on the fleet of the Falcon Empire?" Is that going to fight our powerful fleet?"

"The Thor of your warship is very sharp, but I heard that it costs a lot of ammunition. As long as I trap you, and then block the Gibral Channel, when the Thunder God's ammunition is exhausted, you will be dead fish under my Strand Sea Fork!"

"In that case. Why is sister still so nervous!"

Turrit Colleen's eyes flickered and she said solemnly, "In fact, the Falcon Empire's attack on Gangfei is to help the Strand Sea Kingdom!" If Gangfei wins the war, the Sea Kingdom can avoid the worry of the empire entering the inland sea. . If the empire wins, Haiguo will have enough time to prepare, no matter how you look at it. All countries in the sea can benefit from this. If I were my sister, instead of inciting the Barrow countries in Central Europe to go to war with us, I would stand on our side and ask the Congo Empire to give a reasonable explanation for the 1.12 incident! "

"My sister has indeed been very articulate since she was a child. In such a situation, she still wants to bewitch me! You Falcon Empire and Gangfei Empire are not good people."

The pretty face of the first lady of Strand Sea Kingdom was slightly cold, but she was actually shaken in her heart. It seemed that this was really the case.

Tonight's banquet is not so much a battlefield arranged by oneself as a trap arranged by Gang Fei, where the snipe and the clam compete for the fishermen's profit! The people of Gangfei must be very much looking forward to the Falcon Empire directly confronting the Strand Sea Kingdom. It is best to directly cause a war, so that the Falcon Empire will not have the energy to target Gangfei for the time being! It is a good thing to divert trouble to the east, but it is not so pleasant to bring trouble to yourself. Could it be that the result of all the efforts he put into sending an envoy to Gangfei is to make the Strand Sea Kingdom become a shield for the Gangfei Empire!

"Even if they are all enemies, have you forgotten the family proverb that the enemy of your enemy is your friend? There are no absolute friends or absolute enemies between countries!"

Turrit Colleen smiled slightly, picked up the wine glass, looked left and right, and then whispered

"After all, we are all sisters. There is really no need for outsiders to watch the fun. Why don't we make an agreement privately? The Strand Sea Kingdom will remain neutral in this war, and the Imperial Navy will not take the initiative to attack the sea. The country’s fleet launches an attack, which means that not only can you have enough In the preparation time, you can still sit down and raise the price after Gangfei's defeat. I believe that only then will the sea country get the real attention of the Gangfei people, and you will be able to get far more benefits from the Gangfei people than you do now. Maybe Even the request for a land province is achievable!”

"A land province!" Mrs. Strand's breath quickened. This temptation was too great. The combined territory of the Sea Kingdom was no larger than a medium-sized land province. She nodded, "Okay, this is temporary. The agreement is acceptable and I will remain neutral tomorrow."

"If you don't believe it, we can put our hands together and make a decision!" Turrit Colleen stretched out her hand with a solemn expression, her five white fingers spread out together, with the palm facing upward.

Mrs. Strand Sea hesitated for a moment, stretched out her hand from top to bottom, and covered the palms of her hands with two palms, like a closed flower bud. This is the special way of swearing by the Turrit family.

Because of the prison fire, the banquet was stopped midway, and most of the carriages parked outside the banquet soon disappeared.

"I'm leaving, sister!"

Walking down the steps felt like stepping onto a battlefield. Turrit Colleen looked relaxed at the moment. She gave a slight salute to the first lady of Strand Sea Kingdom who saw her off on the steps. She walked into the carriage with great satisfaction. The family butler Long Ze followed closely behind and closed the door. The carriage was approaching. Slowly left under the escort of the Guards Cavalry

The first lady of Strand Sea Kingdom turned around, her kind expression disappeared, and she gritted her teeth coldly and said, "Why are you still stunned? Immediately smash all the cups and chairs that the woman touched just now and burn them!" If there is even a trace of the woman's scent in the hall, everyone will be whipped five times."

"yes"

The butler shivered in fright and turned pale. The so-called thorn whip is actually another name for the strong barbs of fishermen's fishing nets. This kind of fishing nets with barbs is used to catch large prey in the sea. , if used to whip a prisoner, a piece of flesh will often emerge with one pull, and the victim's blood will flow like a fountain, and he will wail miserably, even the strongest sea chaser in the sea country. It is impossible to survive ten lashes under this kind of torture instrument. For ordinary people, five lashes are enough to kill them!

At dawn, the prison was still filled with black smoke. Red flames could be seen faintly, and the two affected streets nearby were full of people. The Imperial Guards took over the burned area and set up a cordon outside.

The fire was not extinguished until the afternoon, and the entire prison was beyond recognition. The high heat burned almost everything, including the bent and deformed iron gates, the burned and cracked outer walls of the prison, and the prison passages that were like a black hell. The damage caused by the prison fire was only calculated at night.

The external notification was because the prisoners tried to escape by setting fire, and most of them were burned to death. Some of the prisoners who escaped did not escape the fate of being burned to death.

"It's a pity that the thugs who brought your country's reputation into disrepute were all involved in last night's fire..."

The Minister of Foreign Affairs of Gangfei appeared at the military camp outside the city with an embarrassed look on his face. He stood in front of Turrit Colleen with an official document in his hand. This was Gangfei's explanation for the 1.12 incident, and he put all the responsibility on Already. On the dead Ninth Army Commander, in the official report submitted by the Confederate Empire, the executed Ninth Army Commander Mekaya was described as A rebellious, arrogant and radical general who believed that he had been treated unfairly. Under his influence, most of the Ninth Legion under his command were trouble-making thugs. Because they were dissatisfied with the transfers and appointments made by the empire's top officials, they drank alcohol and He launched a shameful mutiny, killed ministers, and attempted to attack the emperor, but was defeated by the emperor's imperial guards.

"So, all those thugs who brought our country a dishonorable reputation are dead?" Turrit Colleen took the document and looked at it. She was wearing a long black dress that made people feel uncomfortable, and she wore a net-like pearl on her head. Her hair is in a bun, and her cheeks are as white as frost,

"Yes, it is true!" Foreign Minister Gang Fei said calmly, "And in order to make up for the damage to your country's reputation, we just wanted all countries to report this matter. This is a shameful civil strife that has nothing to do with your country. That’s all!”

"It has nothing to do with your country? That's all. Did I travel more than three hundred miles just to hear this sentence?" Turrit Colin put down the report with disdain. "The reputation of the empire is damaged and cannot be changed. Well, even if you say this is a misunderstanding now, other countries will do the same Do you think so? I need your country to compensate for this. Only in this way can our country's anger be calmed! Of course, if your country can ignore our request, then we don't mind taking it ourselves! I believe in your country, but for the fire last night, do you really think I’m a fool?”

"Compensation is absolutely impossible. Being able to report this matter again is the bottom line of our country!"

The tone of the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Gangfei became tougher. "As for your country, if you want to come and get it, you can do whatever you want! But before that, I would like to ask Her Royal Highness the Princess to take a look at this." The Minister of Foreign Affairs of Gangfei took out a joint document and put it on the table. ,

"Is this?" Turrit Colleen picked it up, glanced over it, her pretty face changed slightly, it turned out to be a joint statement.

The Minister of Foreign Affairs of Gangfei said in a ferocious tone, "Your Highness the Princess may not know that this afternoon, the eight countries of China and Europe have signed a military alliance. As long as one side is attacked, other countries will send troops to support. If your country really If we want to start a war, our 200,000 troops in the south will accompany us to the end without hesitation."

"Even if you have army support, you are at sea..." Turrit Colleen said coldly

"I'm sorry," Foreign Minister Gang Fei sneered, and said, "The first lady of the Strait Sea Kingdom has secretly contacted us this morning. The six inland sea countries of the Strath Sea Kingdom Alliance have formed a combined inland sea fleet." will be stationed in our southern port, so if your country still wants to use the navy to make trouble, forget it! Unless you defeat the Strand people first,

Speaking of which, I really have to thank Her Royal Highness the Princess. If Her Royal Highness hadn’t given the first lady of the Strand Sea Kingdom so much stimulation, we might still have to go through a lot of trouble. Now it’s okay, the Inland Sea Overlord Strand Sea Kingdom Make a statement first, so that other Central European Barrow countries can fight against the invasion of the Falcon Empire with all their strength without any worries! "

"The First Lady of the Strant Sea Nation!" Turit Colleen was stunned for a moment. That woman... We just agreed last night, but she broke her promise this morning. No wonder Gang Feiren's attitude suddenly changed (To be continued...)