Realm of Power

On the northern border of Gangfei, the ground covered with scattered snowflakes was white, and the war flags were fluttering in the coalition camp. King Ruila walked into a huge tent accompanied by several guards, and glanced at the coalition forces who had already arrived in the tent. Wang, with an ugly face, took a deep breath and threw a report in his hand on the table. "The situation is getting worse." It got worse. Three days ago, the Hungarian east-route army had captured the capital of the Principality of Rika. Suluo, the Grand Duke of Rika, fled to the Kingdom of Silas for refuge. Originally, according to predictions, the Hungarians would at least collect food in the country. It will take more than a month for all the troops to actually mobilize. Now that the Rika people have food, this time will definitely be greatly shortened."

"How could this happen!" There was a sound of gasping in the military tent, and the faces of the kings suddenly became ugly. The principality of Rika is not very powerful, but it still has more than 20,000 troops. The walls of its capital city are high and solid. The food in the three major granaries is enough to supply an army of 100,000 for half a year. With the strength of its capital, could it not stop the Hungarians? "

"That idiot Su Luo really killed everyone this time!" Someone among the kings of the coalition angrily punched the table. Justice Su Luo was the head of the Rika Principality. The faces of other kings also showed anger. The trick to jointly suppressing the Hungarians is to control food and prisoners. Although the Hungarian cavalry is fierce, raising war horses consumes a lot of food. Without food, the Hungarian cavalry cannot launch large-scale attacks. Without prisoners, the Hungarians Just nothing France launches attacks on large cities. As long as these two points are controlled, the Hungarians will not be able to make as big a wave as they did back then. Therefore, over the past few decades, the originally powerful Hungarians have actually weakened a lot. It seems that all countries have been They all tolerated the border disputes. In fact, in the general direction, they blocked the development of the Hungarians. But this time, the Hungarians refused to declare war on Rika. It is expected that Rika will be able to hold on for a while. The principality collapsed so quickly. It was really beyond the kings’ expectations.

"How come it's a grand duchy with tens of thousands of troops, yet it doesn't go through with a fight?

Someone among the kings let out a heavy groan. Isn't it just the Hungarians' traditional servant army attacking the city? It's not like everyone has never seen it before! It must be that Grand Duke Suluo of Rika neglected to take precautions and always wanted to take advantage of both us and the Huns. As a result, the Hungarians even raided their lair this time."

In order to limit the expansion of the Hungarians, the Barrow countries in Central Europe would covertly or covertly give benefits to a few critical countries of the Hungarians. This is already an open secret, among which the Principality of Rika is the top priority of this yoke. . Otherwise, with the small territory of the Rika Principality, no one can raise a standing army of 30,000 people even by selling iron and steel, and its capital is even more impregnable. Even compared to the defense of the capitals of other big countries, it can definitely rank in the top three. The Hungarians were strong in field battles, and they were second-to-none in siege. Indeed, the Hungarians who wanted to expand were defeated several times! But this time, the wolf breaks out of the cage! Not only did Rika fall into the hands of the Huns, but even the large quantities of war preparation materials that had been hoarded for many years to blockade the Huns were all released to the Huns. How could the kings of other countries not be filled with hatred?

"Actually, this time. It's not entirely because Su Luo is incompetent!"

King Rila took out a document from his pocket, took a deep breath, and said with a complicated expression, "I have definite information that shows that Su Luo still resisted tenaciously. It's just that this time in Hungary, in the name of national revenge, , the number of troops gathered in the country alone exceeded 200,000, and the number of troops was divided into The two armies that captured Rika were the 70,000 troops from the east arm led by the military prime minister, Wu Ya, and the 30,000 forward troops had already invaded Billy! The principality won't last long!" King Ruila paused.

He looked at a king in the tent whose face was already as white as paper. It was King Uduya with short hair on his head. The Uduya Kingdom is a peninsula mountain kingdom in Barro, Central Europe, near the inland sea. It is famous for its rich wine. Known for their crazy shield-fighting light infantry, Wuduya warriors are not afraid of Death, and even more powerful in the mad state, but unfortunately, the Hungarian cavalry has always been the natural enemy of the shield-fighting light infantry with weak defense. This time the Hungarians swallowed Rika in one gulp, and when the rations were fully prepared, The army invaded, and the Wuduya Kingdom, which only had light infantry, was really dead and there was no scum.

Thinking of the scene of Hungarian archers and cavalry swarming in, King Uduya was still thinking about discussion at this moment. His face was ashen as if water was dripping from his face, and he was ready to leave at any time, even if he was fighting. If you don’t win, you should move your belongings and stuff away first. Even if you follow Su Luo’s example and flee, it won’t be too embarrassing at least.

King Rila withdrew his gaze, and his tone gradually became sharper. He glanced at the kings sitting there and continued, "The Huns captured the capital of Rika this time. They used 80,000 Rika as cannon fodder and filled it with corpses." The wide trench outside the city is exactly the Hungarian's method of supporting war with war more than a hundred years ago. This is a time-honored It's a dangerous signal. This time, the Hungarians are serious. They want to fight the war a hundred years ago to the end. Our negotiations with the Falcon Empire must end immediately. No matter what the conditions are, let's agree first. Otherwise, once the Hungarians gather together the Hungarian army and advance in a big way, they will be unstoppable! "

"Hai of Hungarian servants!"

As soon as these words came out, the eyes of all the kings flashed with horror at the same time, and various complicated expressions emerged. If they were still in a joking mood before, they suddenly became heavy at this moment.

Hungary, the hungry wolf, simply launched a plunder and massacre of the entire Central Europe in the name of national revenge, just like those arrogant and cruel steppe people who trampled all countries under the hoofs of horses a hundred years ago. That war in Central Europe Barrow set off a huge sea of ​​blood, and the remaining waves are still spreading. Fortunately It took the countries decades, coupled with the turmoil of power in Hungary, the replacement of several Hungarian kings, and constant internal fighting, to finally form a large cage to imprison the Hungarians, blocking the Hungarians. People continue to expand, but now, this cage is undoubtedly no longer effective.

The Hungarians are best at fighting with fighting. The Hungarians themselves have only 70,000 to 80,000 troops. It is not easy to raise horses. Among them, there are only more than 30,000 cavalry. However, the Hungarians are naturally good at fighting. As long as they are adult men and have a bow You have a qualified warrior in your hand, and when you put on armor, you are a soldier who can charge into battle. I don’t know how the enemy was driven here in the first place, but once they are allowed to open their defense lines, they will plunder with all their strength and arm more people with the financial resources of other countries. Soldier. The number of prisoners captured by their servants also swelled like a snowball. According to records a hundred years ago, the Huns once drove more than 300,000 prisoners to attack the city at their peak.

Three hundred thousand. . . . . The kings no longer dare to think about this number. No one country can resist such a force alone. Once the two armies of the Hungarians are really pushed forward and supported from left to right, who else can stop such a sea of ​​​​people? tide. This is a catastrophe!

Each king has his own thoughts, but one thing is common. The tragic scene of a hundred years ago must not be allowed to happen again. The war with the Falcon Empire must end. Central and European Barrow cannot fight on both sides, and it is even more necessary to mobilize troops from here to turn around. Fighting against the Hungarians, it was just this feeling of aggrievedness that made it difficult for the kings to speak. It was clear that the person who killed the Hungarian King was the Falcon Empire, but how could it happen in a blink of an eye. But it became a fire in the inner courtyard of my own home! Moreover, the Falcon Empire's negotiation demands were too excessive. The Falcon Empire demanded that the coalition countries pay war compensation of 20 million, and also asked the countries to open up their domestic markets and implement tax exemption for Falcon Empire caravan goods.

The coalition forces stubbornly insisted that this negotiation was an armistice negotiation, not a surrender. Although the main force of the coalition forces was damaged, it still had the power to fight. Moreover, the coalition forces are backed by the mainland, and internal troops can continue to come in. It is clear that the Falcon Empire is the Falcon Empire as long as it does not swallow the coalition forces in one go. The war will continue endlessly. The coalition kings only agreed to give the Falcon Empire two million gold coins for the truce fee. The domestic market can be opened, but the Falcon Empire's caravan goods can only be given a minimum 80% tax-free discount. , all countries know that the Falcon Empire’s trade goods are almost all over Obarro, and the value of the goods involved is more than tens of millions.

Kings are not stupid. In fact, in this turbulent world, those who can climb to the position of king are smart people. Most of the luxury goods used by many royal families come from the Falcon Empire’s supplier group. The Falcon Empire’s goods occupy It accounts for more than one-third of their domestic market. This is still under the circumstances of multiple restrictions. If it is completely tax-free first, then it will be okay. I am afraid that the impact from the Falcon Empire’s commercial products will be even more terrifying. Who can deal with such a big loss? Willing to do it! Negotiations between the coalition forces and the Falcon Empire have lasted four days. Although both parties realize that the war has been transferred to the negotiation table, when it comes to actual interests, there is indispensable back and forth.

The negotiation location was set up on the midline between the Empire and the Allied Forces. Each side could bring a hundred soldiers with them. Inside the tent, the two sides continued to bargain. Outside the military tent, there was dead silence. A circular screen was pulled up outside the tent to block the view. , standing at both ends outside, both sides bring The soldiers looked at the opposite side one by one. The coalition forces were mainly King Rila's kingdom guards, all strong men over 1.8 meters tall, wearing Rila chain buckle heavy armor, holding half a crescent-shaped long-handled war weapon. The red tassels on the top of the axe's head are scattered, and they are lined up in a row, which is also majestic.

The Empire is naturally the powerful imperial guard of Opalo, with exquisite black heavy armor, a white thorn flower on the chest, a large red cloak hanging down to the ground, and a curved long-handled sword slung across the waist. The Imperial Assault Crossbow straddles the slot on the thigh and leg armor, and carries one on the back. The infantry heavy crossbow looks like a moving weapons arsenal. A pair of cold eyes constantly looks at the Rila Kingdom guard opposite with disdain. Basically, it is a professional habit to focus on the important part of the throat on the opponent's heavy armor. Sweeping it across, the guard of Ruela Kingdom on the opposite side turned a little pale.

"These murderous lunatics!"

A tall guard of the Rila Kingdom wearing bright heavy armor swallowed hard and murmured in a voice that only he could hear. The eyes on the other side were like knives, making people feel cold all over. I heard that the Falcon Empire's guards are all murderous lunatics. Each of them can be said to kill a hundred people. Sure enough, the other party just simply attacked the other side. Standing there, there is an invisible murderous aura permeating the air. The long handles of the swords strung diagonally across the waist are stained with blood that is half red and half black. At first glance, it looks like a ruthless black man who rolled out of the pile of dead people. This Only 5,000 of the main force of the sub-alliance army, more than 100,000, escaped, and many of their heads were cut off from the opposite side. The blood on them might be the blood of the two ace legion warriors of Rilla!

In the camp, the negotiations between the two parties have reached a critical moment.

The governor of the Southwest District, the largest trading area in the empire, and the famous man under the Falcon Emperor. The one-eyed Salon, who has gone through hundreds of battles and achieved the name of the dragon general of the empire, has long lost his so-called grace at this moment. His one-eyed red eye, okay? Yi Yi agreed with the other party on the final bottom line of 30% tax, loosened his elasticated collar, and sat down on the bench.

"Quick, water!"

Salon's voice was hoarse. His throat was sore and smoking. He was really more tired than fighting a big battle. King Ruila opposite him behaved similarly. He took a large glass of throat lozenge from an attendant and drank several sips of it before taking it. Pick up the pen on the table and sign your name on a copy of the agreement between the two parties.

"Now that the armistice agreement has been signed, you can't take military action until we safely withdraw to the border!" King Rilla's eyes were as red as a rabbit, even though he had internally agreed to end the war with the Falcon Empire as soon as possible. But this kind of thing cannot be exposed on the negotiation table. After pretending to be reserved and spending three days with Salon from the Falcon Empire on the opposite side, King Rilla felt that the agreement could be finalized, and the compensation had been greatly reduced. reduction, and the conditions for opening up the domestic market are not a problem for various countries. As for tax exemption, there is a slight improvement. This is a fairly acceptable agreement. The most important thing is that the Falcon Empire promised to release the more than 100,000 captured coalition soldiers in batches within five years, as well as the officers. The Falcon Empire also agreed to allow the families of these generals to use money to redeem them in accordance with war customs

"Don't worry, our Majesty has never had a record of breaking promises!"

Salon sneered indifferently, "The Falcon Empire has made a lot of money this time." After some haggling, the coalition finally agreed to a war compensation of five million, although it was not paid in one lump sum. Instead, it was paid in three years, but the funds for this war were finally dug back from the coalition forces. There was not much insistence on this, and His Majesty Falcon did not want the coalition forces to really be burdened with the Hungarian army. The Yaren fought hard and agreed to relax trade restrictions and only levy a 30% tax on the empire's goods. Although Salon looked unwilling, he was actually smiling in his heart.

Thirty percent! Facing the Central European Barro market that is about to be completely opened, every point is calculated based on one hundred thousand. Thirty means more than three million. He is now the governor of the Southwest District and is in charge of the largest trade in the empire. Naturally, I have also been exposed to a lot of business matters. I am no longer the person who only knew about A battlefield butcher with two knives to chop people, although the initial condition proposed was complete tax exemption, in fact both parties knew that it was impossible. They just raised prices and paid back the money. Even the fat man did not expect to get 30%. The bottom line he gave Salon was to do his best to reduce taxes to 50%.

You must know that this 50% is already a huge advantage after competing for the same goods. With this advantage, coupled with the full opening of the commercial areas of the Central and European Barro countries, the imperial goods have a huge advantage. Next, within five years, the entire central European Barro market will be occupied by the empire, and Once this condition can be negotiated, the southwest region of the empire will actually benefit the most, because the goods from the southwest region can directly flow into the Central European Barrow countries through the large transfer station in northern Congo. The transportation distance is far longer than that from the The distance in the Putao area has been shortened by more than 300 miles.

The two sides reached an agreement, and the next day, the coalition forces began to pull out their camps from the border.

First of all, the Falcon Emperor troops retreated five miles back as agreed to release a safe zone that could cope with the sudden change. The coalition forces were extremely wary of the Imperial cavalry raid. They saw the black army in the distance receding like a tide, and stared at all this. King Ruila finally breathed a sigh of relief and began to gather his troops. In a very sad and humiliating manner, the allied forces evacuated backwards hierarchically based on the team, laying the foundation for this great battle just outside the north. At the final curtain, a coalition king stopped his war horse and looked back at the place where he had stayed for more than a month. It was already the wilderness at the end of February. Most of the white snow had melted, revealing the patchy land below. The cold air was like a river. The ground is flowing, so calm yet undercurrent. The blue sky is like a beautiful canopy, setting off this land with white snow and green grass terraces, like a dream that never wants to wake up.

This is a land full of vitality. The Africans founded the country on this, and hundreds of thousands of troops were stained with blood. There are lush grasslands that can grow precious war horses, and there is also land stained with the blood of more than 100,000 coalition soldiers. This place originally It should have been the most dazzling pearl in the rise of Barrow in Central Europe, but now it has become a mark that will be nailed to the pillar of shame forever.

"After this battle, the ambition of Central European Barrow disappeared with the wind." The king of the coalition sighed with a lonely expression, and his eyes glanced at the several kings behind him who were also lost. The exhaustion and confusion on their faces showed,

Who can believe that the battle between Central and European Barrow, which was full of energy and excitement, and rushed hundreds of miles to the north of Congo and Africa, ended in such an anticlimactic end, with the destruction of more than 100,000 troops, with millions in compensation and the opening of the country? cost,

The most important thing is that the troops who have withdrawn from the country will not even have a chance to rest and recuperate, and will soon have to face the brutal Hungarian army. In the face of this catastrophe, who can turn the tide! There were Ruila people a hundred years ago, but now even the Ruila people are unreliable! (To be continued, please search Piaotian Literature. The novels will be better and updated faster!