Realm of Power

"Order it to be closed! I can't read it anymore. If I continue to read it, I'm afraid I won't be able to make up my mind to issue this order!"

Algernon Julia was dressed in silver-white mail, riding on a pure white horse, staring at the gate of the huge pass in front of her. As the gate closed, her usually cold face finally showed a hint of movement. She was like a shell, her teeth were biting on her red lips, her delicate body was trembling slightly, and she seemed to be enduring something intensely in her heart.

"Sister, have you thought about it? You must know that once this door is closed, it will mean that we can never go back!" Algernonkaja nodded slightly next to her and raised her hands with infinite regret. , seeing his gesture, the gate of the pass in the distance began to slowly merge with everything, pushed by twenty soldiers on each side, completely separating the two worlds inside and outside.

"Brother, we can't go back a long time ago! The moment Kyoto fell, the era of Gaul was over. The area outside that gate is now called the Falcon Empire and has nothing to do with us." Algernon Julie Ya smiled bitterly at the corner of her mouth, her eyes as beautiful as the most fragrant and mellow wine. , concentrating on the outline of the sky in the distance, her jade face as still as water, she said softly, "This mountain pass is the only road from the mountain plains to Gaul. As long as the gate is completely blocked with huge rocks, and heavy troops are stationed, Garrison, unless the Falcon Army knocks down the entire city wall, there will be no way in."

"According to your estimate, when will the Falcon Emperor arrive?" Algernonkaja was a little worried.

"Not too soon, because they must be busy taking over the previously lost areas now, and will not set their sights on this barren mountainous land for the time being." Algernon Julia tilted her head, and lightly touched the forehead with her hand. Hair, completely ignoring the men, women, old and children who had just passed through the gate and were scrambling for refuge on the mountain roads. The carriages loaded with various things were pulled out for several miles on the mountain roads.

"I'm not worried about the Falcon Army's attack. I'm worried about these people who have retreated into the mountains and plains. I don't know why you allowed them to come in. They are all nobles from Kyoto and their vassals!" Alger Nongkajia hesitated, looking at the mountain The motorcade dragging on the road said angrily, "These people are not good at construction at all. They are very good at internal fighting. Some families in front have just arrived and are already planning their own areas of influence. I'm afraid of those in Gaul and Kyoto." That situation will happen again! "

"Since they insist on coming, we can't refuse, and their appeal will still have an effect on us!" Algernon Julia raised her riding whip. With a slight smile on his lips, "Actually, you are a little too worried. I have never thought that these Kyoto nobles are extremely loyal and willing to follow us, so you don't need to consider their feelings.

"They are just afraid that the Falcon Empire will confiscate their property, so they have no choice but to follow us. But since they have come in, it is not up to them. This is the mountain plain, not the capital of Gaul. The reason why I agreed to take them into the mountain plain is that except those who need them In addition to our appeal, we also need their financial support, although the Falcon Empire will not look at us for the time being."

"But the necessary armaments and the comfort of two hundred thousand people are a lot of money. We don't have that much money, so these people are our pocketbooks. If necessary, you should know what to do!" Algernon Julia's voice was as clear and sweet as an oriole's. But Algernonkaja shuddered when she heard this: "Sister, you mean these people..."

"Not necessarily, if they can see the situation clearly!" Algernon Julia said with a noncommittal calmness on her face. "In fact, we don't have enough time. In fact, we may need to face a war before winter comes." A test of life and death! "

Algernonkaja's face was stunned for a moment, not knowing what her mysterious sister was referring to.

Algernon Julia looked at the depressed expression, took a deep breath, and said slowly, "You may have noticed that everyone has been able to survive until now and has reached the limit of their abilities. If we hadn't seized the opportunity this time, we would have taken advantage of it." When the four major rulers had the opportunity to leave the mountains and plains, we seized this area in one fell swoop. As long as we held the pass, we could temporarily resist the expansion of the Falcon Empire. Everyone had already dispersed.

Although the situation seems to be improving now, we are not the blind and arrogant four ruling powers. Algernon Julia's pretty face became serious,

We have fought against the Falcon Empire many times, and you should be familiar with the terrifying nature of that enemy. That man, who is like a huge behemoth, is not the type to stop when he encounters a trap. He will definitely show his ferocious claws and attack everything. Shred, this time we use the Eastern The hands of the four ruling powers caught him off guard, severely injuring the imperial general Salon who was advancing eastward under his command, and temporarily bought time for the people of the fiefdom to migrate. However, according to the blood-for-blood style that that person always adhered to, The next time it appears in front of you. It is the main force of the Falcon Empire that he personally led."

"You said that person would come in person..." Algernonkaja's body trembled slightly and his face turned a little pale. The memory of several defeats made him feel fear in his heart.

"Definitely!" Algernon Julia nodded affirmatively, and her voice paused. "Unless we can come up with something that is enough to scare the other party, we will wait for the Falcon Empire's army to flood the entire mountain plain!"

"Something that makes the Falcon Empire fearful? Do we have it?" A trace of confusion flashed across Algernonkaja's face. Although he had fought with that person many times, Algernonkaja admitted that he did not know the emperor's god. There is something worth being afraid of

"Human beings have weaknesses, let alone an emperor who takes the overall situation into consideration!" Algernon Julia looked at the mountains in the distance with a chilling look of determination, and said in a cold voice, "Falcon Empire Occupies After defeating Gaul, it will take some time to stabilize its rule, so what they are most afraid of is that another large-scale war breaks out in Gaul! It can be seen from the disastrous defeat of the Falcon Emperor in the east that their control over the eastern occupied area is almost blank, otherwise they would not be pushed to the Kyoto line just because of a defeat."

Algernon Julia's voice paused and continued, "This time, there are 200,000 people from our Alger farmland who have evacuated into the mountains and plains. The population base is enough. I have sent people to contact the Central and Asian sides." It’s agreed that we will be formally merged into the Zhongbia Empire. From now on, the mountains and plains will be the Zhongbia Empire. The autonomous province of Shanzhong Province. Don't underestimate this name. It is indeed enough to give Zhongbia a reason to come forward to deal with the pressure of the Falcon Emperor. Although the Zhongbia Empire has declined, it still has generals on the border. Yang is in charge, and there are hundreds of thousands of border guards under Long Yang! This force will also be considered by the Falcon Empire! "

"You're crazy, you actually went to find the Central Asians!" Algernonkaja said with a stunned look on his face. "They don't have time to take care of themselves right now. How could they fall out with the Falcon Empire for us?"

"China and Belgium meet, because this is a plain in the mountains."

Algernon Julia suddenly opened her mouth, smiled slightly, and glanced at the endless mountains in front of her. With a confident expression on his face, he said, "Now the war between the Zhongbia people and the Dongting people has reached the final stage. What they need most is just in the mountains and plains. You are also a member of the emperor, so you should not forget that the mountains and plains are in the right place." It is the location of the largest iron mine in the eastern part of the empire! Why would the Zhongbia Empire take a gamble on the iron mines in the mountains and plains?”

"Pa"

Throwing the negotiation documents in his hands heavily on the table, the fat man glanced at the Foreign Ministry official standing not far away, who looked like chaff. This imperial foreign affairs officer was a middle-aged man in his thirties. Under the fat man's knife-like gaze, Big beads of sweat rolled down his forehead. Damn it, why am I here to deliver this negotiation document! If he had known earlier, he would not have accepted the private bribes from the Chinese and Libyan diplomats. This middle-aged foreign affairs officer almost regretted it, knowing that it was a negotiation document with such content. Even if you increase the bribe tenfold, you will never dare to give it away.

"Forget it, go down! What the hell is this!" Rarely, His Majesty Falcon was not angry, but instead laughed.

Waving his hand to send away the Foreign Ministry officials who were almost paralyzed with fear, the fat man stood up from the table and spread his arms. Stretching, what a good idea, even I didn't expect that it was not easy for a woman to reach this point in such troubled times. She deceived the four major rulers in eastern Gaul out of the mountains and plains, and occupied After the mountains and plains, they decisively moved towards the Central Asian Empire. It already had the charm of a magical stroke. For some reason, the fat man had a slight appreciation for Algernon Julia. A hero in troubled times was nothing more than that! It's a pity that this woman's behavior always makes people feel a little self-righteous.

The internal situation of the Zhongbia Empire has reached a moment of life and death. The Dongting cavalry gathered on the front line of the Baili Changting in Kyoto, Zhongbia, with a strength of up to 200,000. Zhongbia even exaggeratedly proposed a million In order to satisfy their own vanity, Fatty, a self-proclaimed top commander, also found it a bit funny that the Central and Libyan people hoped to use numbers to frighten their opponents. In terms of the situation in the capital, the four wealthy families have their own agendas. The royal family is full of intentions to move south to avoid disaster, and it is already at its peak if they can draw 400,000 people to fill the battlefield. When Kyoto is about to be lost, the Central Bian Empire They are still pretending to be a strong empire in front of themselves, claiming that the mountain plains have belonged to the Zhongbia Empire and were renamed the Shanzhong Province. I don’t know whether to think that they are stupid or just trying to make a fool of themselves.

The surrender of the four consuls in the mountainous areas of eastern Gaul without a fight was like a basin of biting cold water pouring on the faces of all those who wanted to see the Falcon Empire's show. The situation in eastern Gaul suddenly became clear. The remnants of Gaul were occupying After occupying the mountains and plains, they immediately captured more than 200,000 people in the area under their control. The Lu people all retreated into the mountains and plains, and then used 30,000 heavy troops to completely seal the mountain passes leading to the mountains and plains. They clearly showed that they wanted to continue to survive based on the mountains. In fact, it was equivalent to a disguised admission of the Falcon Empire's control of eastern Gaul. full control of the occupied areas,

Before we knew it, it was July. The sun was shining brightly and the wheat waves were shining. The Falcon Empire had fully taken over eastern Gaul. After integration, the original six eastern provinces were merged into three. Fatty personally received the surrendered people in the southwest area. The four major ruling powers in the east are crying bitterly Liu Tie asked the empire to send troops to help retake the mountains and plains. Fatty agreed to send troops to the mountains and plains after the harvest was completed in July. Salon, the governor of the southwest region, was transferred back to the southwest region due to unfavorable frontline operations. The eastern region of Gaul was temporarily controlled by the southern governor Stetunko. Fully responsible. The war in Gaul has turned a new page

The scene in July is already autumn, with all kinds of weeds and shrubs swaying in the cool wind, like a pair of gentle hands gently removing the earth's coat, and the silver-gray tree trunks beside the road have turned into The dark green color of the autumn landscape, with swarms of fish on the sparkling river, is located in the Alexandre region on the border of Central Asia and Gaul. The green grass floats up and down in the wind like waves. On the staggered field ridges, golden wheat waves float with the wind. Like mattress-like violets, they flow like streams on the flower lawns in the city. The vines are wrapped around umbrellas. From the pine and cypress trees, the fragrance of roses from the ancient garden outside the city comes,

Da da da…

A black carriage came quickly from the other end of the street, and the driver's whip cracked the wind blades. Broken leaves were blown away by the breeze. The coachman kept waving his whip, urging the carriage to run quickly through the desolate and calm streets. We drove until we reached a gorgeous three-story house and stopped slowly. On both sides of the door stood two Central Asian soldiers wearing light armor.

"Please show your identity!"

The guard at the door stopped the carriage. A sign was handed out from the carriage. The guard's eyes fell on the lines of the golden sign. His expression changed. He quickly stood upright and shouted to his companions behind him, "Hurry, open the door!"

The carriage drove into the courtyard. At the entrance of the courtyard, there was already a military member of the Young Empire of China and Bibia waiting with a respectful expression. He saw the carriage stop. He walked over immediately. He was wearing a long toga of a Central Bian. His hair was tied into a high bun, but his face was a typical mixture of Obaro and Central Bian. Black hair, but blue eyes,

This is the symbol of the border people, in the Central Asian Empire. This kind of mixed blood is not uncommon. The Zhongbia Empire has hundreds of ethnic groups with different characteristics, and it has been an expansion policy for hundreds of years. It also led to the mixing of various ethnic groups. A thin old man from Zambia got off the carriage and looked up at the house in front of him, which was full of Zambian-style iron fences, as well as the rockery and pool behind the fence. His eyes could not help but shine slightly, and he asked the young man. "Is General Long Yang inside?"

"The general is waiting for the auxiliary master inside! Please come with me!"

The young man made a respectful gesture and led the way. The old man followed behind. The two quietly walked into the courtyard of the house, very quietly. Autumn leaves are thickly stacked everywhere, including golden leaves and brown leaves. There are only two types of trees in the courtyard. I don’t know how long they have not been cleaned. Hearing someone coming in, he looked outside the flower construction site that was being repaired. Seeing the old man's appearance, the flower worker's eyes flashed, and he quietly retracted his face with a calm expression.

General Long Yang is one of the three great generals in Central Asia. He commands more than 100,000 imperial border guards to guard the border with Gaul. Although the Long family is not one of the four powerful families, it is one of the vassal families of the royal family. , there is absolutely no problem with loyalty. This is also the purpose of the old man coming. The four major families are ready to make a move, and most of the empire's troops are forced to the front line in Kyoto. In order to frighten the four wealthy families, the royal family is considering whether to transfer General Long Yang to the capital. Take charge Although Long Yang was one of the three most powerful generals in the empire, his life was very simple. When the old man walked into Long Yang's study, Long Yang was reading alone. It was a very thick book, and the words on the cover were not correct. Biya style, but Oubaluo style. Long Yang has been guarding the border between the two continents all year round and is proficient in the Oubaluo language. The carpet in the study room is white after being washed many times. There is no peculiar smell, but it is not gorgeous. Just an ordinary rug,

"The general is so excited! The hundred-mile long court is already filled with war drums and blood flowing like rivers. It's admirable that the general can still be so calm and normal!" Following the voice, the old man walked into the room,

"Lord Mo Li, I am just a general on the border. My duty is to stop the enemy's attack. The affairs of the imperial capital are too far away from me! I can't control it, and I can't control it!" Long Yang looked up indifferently. The old man closed the book with a calm expression and said slowly, "The soldiers on the border have not received their autumn pay this year. Since you, Mr. Li, are here, just give us the money."

"Long Yang, you have changed. If it were before, you would not ask for money when we meet!"

The old man coughed in embarrassment, shook his empty sleeves, and was a little surprised. "And I don't have any money. The empire deployed half a million troops in a hundred-mile long court. In order to boost morale, even Your Majesty even used his own private treasury as a reward, not to mention my treasurer who had already emptied it all!

"So you have no money?" Long Yang simply rolled his eyes and whispered to himself, "No money, what are you doing here? I can starve to death here, and I can't afford to support someone as wealthy as you." host".

"I came here specifically for the province of Shanzhong!" Mo Li smiled nonchalantly, "That was a report submitted by you, Long Yang, in person. Since you, Long Yang, patted your chest and said that there was a sufficient amount of iron ore there, It just so happens that we will bring some back this time. The war is intense and the inventory in Kyoto has been exhausted. Now even the arrow forging shops have stopped! Everyone is waiting for the iron ore. You won't let me down!

"Give me money?" Long Yang raised his eyes, looked at the old man up and down, and asked

"Give money? What do you mean? Isn't that a province of the empire?" Mo Li said with an unhappy face. "I don't believe that the imperial auxiliary ministers ask for it, and they dare not to give it!" (To be continued...)