Realm of Power

In April, when the war was raging, the Putau area woke up from the cold winter, and a scene of sea and sky appeared. The blue sky and the blue sea merged together in the distance. The war situation in Putau area also presented an incomprehensible appearance. The scene, on the one hand, is that the Gangfei people are plundering in the north of Putao, but they have not touched the southern area controlled by the enemy Falcon Empire pointed by Jianfeng.

The slackness of the Congolese people has aroused the dissatisfaction of many Central European Barrow countries. These countries sent reinforcements to support Congolese and had to bear the consumption of their own troops every day. Carloads of wealth and food returned without mentioning the friendship and gratitude of the coalition forces. No one wanted to see his companions eating meat, and he didn’t even taste a mouthful of soup. Some Central European Barrow countries demanded the withdrawal of troops from Congo. The Congolese court panicked, and only then did Minister of Military Affairs Marcos personally come out to meet with the special envoys of various countries and promised that every One country needs to give two hundred thousand gold coins to calm the anger of other countries.

There are 17 Central European Barrow countries that sent troops to Africa this time. Among them, the strongest Kingdom of Anta sent 15,000 people, and the weakest Principality of Ferret sent 1,000 people. The total strength of the coalition forces was 14. Seventeen thousand people, mainly to help the Congo Empire's defensive operations. Hu Keqili's 10,000 Guards Cavalry drove straight into Besuka, where the Congo Court was located.

On the other hand, the southern part of Putau is as prosperous as ever, with no signs of war at all.

Originally, the Barrow countries in Central Europe predicted that hundreds of thousands of northern refugees would flood into the southern part of Putau, which would have an impact on the area controlled by the Falcon Empire. The Gangfei army took advantage of the chaos and marched in, taking over the entire Putau in one fell swoop. However, countless people were killed. The person who made this judgment had his glasses shattered on the ground.

The Falcon Empire, which controls the southern region, acted so calmly in front of hundreds of thousands of refugees. It established registration points, arranged temporary residences, and even arranged the work of the refugees in advance. The espionage personnel of various countries no longer knew how to inform their own countries. Report on the current situation in southern Ptau. In fact, the Congolese army was proud of the situation in the north and was frightened by the situation in the south.

"It's such an incredible arrangement! If I hadn't seen it with my own eyes, I wouldn't have believed it!" This was the report of the head of Strand Sea Country's intelligence, who was relatively neutral among many intelligence personnel. In the report that shocked the country, the spy chief who was originally dissatisfied with the sudden change of direction just after the defeat of the Haiguo fleet rarely used harsh adjectives. Instead, a trace of unconcealed admiration and thought burst out.

"Men are assigned to various construction projects according to their age, and women are responsible for some simple moving tasks according to whether they have children. Even children over six years old are assigned to do some tasks that do not require strenuous work but have outstanding results, such as Picking up loose materials dropped during transportation and cleaning the garbage at the port. . .

"Work points" is the latest hot word that has become popular in the southern part of Pantao. It is a measurement number based on the workload. "The spy chief tapped the tip of his pen in the ink. After explaining, he continued to describe the three hundred thousand The situation of Puntao refugees in the southern controlled area "Because of work points, everything seems to be tight and organized, and lazy people will starve because they don't have work points. Eventually they become diligent, and those who are already diligent will choose to exchange for more useful things after solving their survival problems. The refugees can exchange for food at nearby fishing grounds based on the work points they receive from their work.

"Although it is mainly a variety of fish that are not valuable, now is the season when the spring warm current returns, and countless fish schools return from the southern seas. As long as the number of fishing boats is enough, there is no problem even if the demand of one million people is supported, Originally, due to limited manpower, the fishery could catch only a few However, due to the influx of northern refugees, many of whom are northern fishermen, the port docks in the entire area controlled by the Falcon Empire have been working day and night to build fishing boats a month ago. These docks are capable of building large ships. , the speed of building small fishing boats is even more amazing.

"There are at least a thousand fishing boats operating on the sea surface of Putao day and night. This is a very terrifying scale. The large number of sea fish caught is enough to stabilize 300,000 refugees."

"And a month ago, the Falcon Empire seemed to have been preparing for this! Here I didn't see the beheading swords that were rumored to be used by the Falcon Empire people to massacre the refugees. I also didn't see the army entering the settlements to drive away the refugees. What I saw It is a stable supply of food, and the refugees can move into shelter that has been prepared long ago. Therefore, Falcon has built domes and gold-rimmed sky temples in three temporary settlements. The dome of the Sky Temple is less than fifty meters away from the room where I am. The blue gold-rimmed sky temple is very beautiful, and the sky priests inside are all enthusiastic and good people. They provide medical treatment to the refugees for free.

"The previous judgment was absolutely wrong. People who have not been there can't know how great this inner shock is. I believe the refugees also felt this deeply!"

The spy leader stopped writing and glanced at the dome of the Sky Temple in front of him. He seemed to be able to hear the sounds of children playing on the street. He took a deep breath and landed the pen tip on the leather paper." In summary, , I also have to say that this is a premeditated miracle, or that the Falcon Empire planned this war in advance,

The Falcon Empire gained a lot from this battle. Not only did it defeat the Sea Kingdom in one fell swoop and open the door to the inland sea, but it also took the strategically important southern coast of Congo into its possession. Now it has gained such a large population at the other end of the inland sea channel. , I have a feeling that this is just the beginning. There may be some truth to the strategic shift of the high-level officials of Haiguo.

"The Sea Kingdom needs to re-evaluate the enemy's strength. Just like when Barrow in Central Europe only focused on the small area of ​​​​Putao, everyone thought that the Falcon Empire that controlled the south would eventually fail because it could not deal with the problem of these refugees. Riots broke out, but they forgot that southern Putao was just one of the many control areas of the Falcon Empire.

Behind this unassuming little area. It is a behemoth with countless resources that can be mobilized and a total population of nearly 100 million.

I still remember what the elders of the tribe always warned us. The rock rising out of the sea is just a small piece, but there must be a mountain of 10,000 meters high under the sea. We have made such a mistake before and arranged for a mere thirty For this huge empire, tens of thousands of refugees are simply as easy to digest as a huge sponge. However, for the Putao nobles who are still holding on in the north, this situation is worse than the defeat in the Battle of Amut. Much more. Because even if the war ends, it would be great if only one-tenth of the people are willing to return to the northern ruins!

This report sent back to Haiguo from the Puntau area was setting off a wave of thinking among the senior officials of Haiguo. The flagship of the Imperial Fleet had just docked at the largest military port in Lisbon. The fat man tightened his collar and said among several The Konoe followed and disembarked from the flagship. Looking in the other direction of the port, I happened to see Varisien, the top military officer in the empire's Puntau-controlled area, jogging along.

"Your Majesty... Your Majesty!"

Varisien came to the fat man at a sprint speed of 100 meters, out of breath. He did not receive the news of His Majesty's return to Puntao. It was entirely because the navy escorting him secretly sent him a message. Hardly daring to delay, he dropped the military meeting that was being held and ran over.

"It seems that you are living a good life." The fat man looked him up and down. This imperial general seemed to be living a good life. He used to have the face of a prince, but now he has a small chin and a healthy belly. . His originally fierce temperament became a bit richer, and it became more consistent with the image of an imperial general.

"My subordinate is too comfortable," Varisien said with an embarrassed look.

"Okay, tell me, how many families have already arrived?" The fat man waved his hand, and did not get on the carriage, but walked towards the port gate. He needed to get a practical understanding of the current general situation, and he would soon As many as hundreds of thousands of Imperial sailors arrived. This is a lot of pressure for Pu Tao

"The Dillens family, the Hulen family, and the two fleets under the command of Grand Duke Nile..." Varisien quickly followed and reported the recently arrived fleets one by one, indicating that the empire currently gathered in Putau The fleet has reached 1,100 ships and more than 70,000 sailors, in order to cope with the incoming fleet and sailors. Lisbon is already at full power, with thousands of fishing boats operating on the sea day and night. The various facilities built by the refugees are nearing completion, and more than 300,000 northern refugees have formed four settlements. have been planned as four new cities outside Lisbon,

"It's just that the Gangfei people have started to make some moves recently. The scouts who were originally not close to our military area have begun to appear in greater numbers!" Varisien said with a slight frown.

"Oh, you think the Gangfei people are going to attack?"

The fat man stopped at a corner of the street and looked with interest at the several Salander priests walking by on the other side of the street. They were all women in sky-blue priest robes, and they were about twenty to thirty years old. She's not really pretty, but the Salander woman's aura is still pretty. Yes, it reminded Fatty of his charming mentor. It was Fatty's decision to let the Sky Temple send people to the Putao area. He gave the order to the Sky Temple. He didn't expect that the other party would do it so quickly. We sent people here. Religion has always been the best tool to appease the people.

"Although I'm not sure, I at least have such an intention. After all, we only have 10,000 regular troops in Putau, and the 50,000 local troops we just recruited are new recruits. Even the basic training has not been completed." Varisien The voice paused, "The other party is plundering rampantly in the north and driving a large number of refugees south. It seems that they have the intention of causing chaos on our own first. If we have not succeeded now, we will probably lose the patience to continue waiting very soon!"

"Where are the people from the various families? There are tens of thousands of them anyway. Why don't you include them?" the fat man asked.

"This..." Varisien had a troubled look on his face. All the forces were top-notch wealthy families in the empire, and they were not easy to command. Maybe these people were all silent in front of His Majesty Falcon. I didn’t dare to breathe loudly, but I didn’t need to betray my reputation as a local official.

"Well, okay, tell me who are the leaders of each family sent this time?" The fat man understood his difficulty and waved his hand. Varisien had already prepared the list and quickly handed it to the fat man, asking for It is a lie to say that he is not moved by tens of thousands of people. The Gangfei people in the north can hardly bear it anymore.

To be precise, the north has been plundered. Facing the south, which is still as prosperous as before, the hot and coveting eyes of the Gang Fei army can be felt in the city of Lisbon. This is the direction of the impending war, and there is a lack of troops. Varisien has long been interested in these tens of thousands of sailors with good combat capabilities.

The fat man looked at the list and his eyes flickered. The Dylans family was led by Dylan Scarry, a family veteran he knew. He was the cousin of the current clan leader. He was quite satisfactory, which showed that the Dylans family They completely obeyed the empire's arrangements, but the leader of the Hulun tribe was an unfamiliar name. Hu Lun Xisu,

"Who is Hu Lun Xisu?" the fat man asked

Varisien quickly explained, "This Hulun Sisu is the latest young general of the Hulun tribe. I heard that he is highly regarded by the tribe. I met him once and he is a good person..." . . . "Varisien didn't know the relationship between His Majesty Falcon and Hu Lun Feilin, the young leader of the Hu Lun tribe, so he didn't notice the fat man's increasingly cold face.

"Okay, no need to say anything else. I want to meet this Hu Lun Xisu!"

The fat man waved his hand, interrupted Varisien to continue, and said coldly, "I have never heard of this Hulun Xisu. This time the Hulun tribe sent more than 10,000 people, which can be considered a heavy force, and they actually entrusted it to an empire. Familiar people. As the leader of the Hu Lun tribe, I must ask what the Hu Lun tribe means!"

"Yes, my subordinate is here to make arrangements!"

Varisien's face was stunned and turned pale. What is going on? As one of Fatty's confidants. He couldn't hear the strong chill in His Majesty's tone, but he didn't know where the chill came from. Did he say the wrong thing, or was this Hu Lun Xisu too attracting hatred? Not daring to delay, Varisien personally led the way.

The Dillens and Hulen tribes were both placed in the northwest area of ​​Lisbonto. The port was filled with warships of the two tribes, and sailors on the deck were arranging the cables. As two tribes that once ruled the roost based on the sea, both tribes directly used warships as settlements. The people of the two tribes coming and going on the dock did not pay much attention to the group of imperial troops entering the port.

In name, the navies of the two races can also be regarded as offshore fleets guarding the empire's homeland, and are among the empire's internal forces. Both clans were ranked at the bottom, and this time the empire issued an order for thousands of ships to enter the inland sea, and all forces came out with all their strength, even the main force was the Mao Mo family in the northwest inland of the empire. This time, a fleet of 110 ships was also dispatched, with tens of millions of funds as backing. Facing the upcoming battle for the inland sea, the two tribes chose to abandon their years of grievances and join forces to go south together, which also has the intention of building momentum. ,

In the large cabin of a huge warship, the leaders of the two tribes were discussing when they would be able to enter the inland sea channel.

"This is the Gibraltar Channel, the passage into the inland sea. If you go north here, you can get close to the southern coast of Africa..." The speaker was an old man about fifty years old, who was blown by the sea breeze all year round. His skin was a copper-red color and his eyes were bright. He traced his hand on the nautical chart obtained from the Admiralty at a high price.

He said in a heavy tone, "Although the empire issued an order to open the inland sea, it also strictly ordered all fleets to assemble in the Putao area. Because the naval battle in the inland sea has just been settled and the situation is unclear, without the permission of the Navy Ministry, even if we If you enter without permission, you will be brutally attacked by the Imperial Navy, so you can’t take this risk!”

"You should also be very aware of the strength of the empire's frontline combat navy!"

The old man looked at the young man with blond hair opposite who looked unhappy, and said with a sneer.

"It is said that there are more than twenty Dragon-class battleships that can fully carry 80 Thors, and the number of modified Dragon Tooth II battleships has exceeded 150. This time, the empire not only dispatched the most powerful The first fleet will even fight The extremely powerful North Sea Fleet has also been mobilized to fight in the inland sea. Even with the combined combat power of our two races, I am afraid that it will not be able to survive for an hour under its ferocious firepower. So don’t take any chances and wait for the naval force’s order to be updated! Safety!"

"This time the empire's thousands of ships entered the inland sea, the scale is beyond imagination."

The young man opposite frowned slightly and said with some dissatisfaction, "You have also seen that the coast of the inland sea is a huge vertical sea from west to east. The farther east, the farther away from the empire's control area, the less secure it is." , that is to say, starting from the Gibraltar Channel, who can enter the interior first? Whoever is in the sea can seize the initiative first. Even if he establishes his own support point, it will be the closest to the imperial fleet. If he really waits for the order from the Navy Ministry, it will be difficult to gain an advantage among the many forces! So no matter what, we must enter the inland sea before them!"

"How to enter? The Imperial Navy has blocked the Gibraltar Sea Road, unless..." The old man paused in his voice and glanced at the young man opposite.

The young man is none other than Hulun Xisu, the commander of the Hulun tribe, a young general who has risen rapidly in the Hulun tribe in the past two years.

The old man is Dylan Scarry, the head of Dylans Navy.

The empire is expanding rapidly, but the development of the Direns and Hulens is obviously unable to keep up. Therefore, both tribes attach great importance to this opportunity.

"Unless what?" Hu Lunxisu's eyes lit up and he raised his head and asked. "Bang bang" a knock on the door from outside interrupted their conversation. "Commander, someone sent this!" A fleet member The adjutant opened the door nervously, reported to Dylan Scarry inside, walked to him, stretched out his palms, and

Dylan Scarry lowered his head curiously, and suddenly felt a chill in his head. He saw a black falcon ring in the adjutant's palm.

It was hard to tell what the ring was made of, but it was shiny black, like a dark luster. The black falcon was carved in a simple style, with wings spread and head held high, and the image was lifelike.

"Where is the person!"

The mature Dylan Scarry's face changed drastically, and he stood up suddenly. Huren Sisu was shocked when he saw this scene.