Realm of Power

The rain-colored mountains are just an ink-colored undulation under the dark sky.

On a rainy night when it was impossible to light a torch, a rolling thunder flashed, illuminating the rocks on a three- to four-mile long winding mountain road ahead. The Ula Mountain Road was the only way to Feishan's capital, and it was where Varisien stopped. Standing where the war horse stood, the imperial general's cloak behind him was rolled up by the mountain wind, and his hand repeatedly rubbed the handle of the imperial curved sword at his waist.

This sword has obvious characteristics of the first-generation imperial sword of the Samor era. It has a somewhat eerie beauty in the cold mouth of the blade. The blood that has been soaked for many years seems to have soaked into the surface of the sword. The weight of the sword is extremely heavy. The hilt of the knife weighed more than twelve pounds, and even the hilt was slightly red. Although Varisien was known as the lucky general of the empire and the good luck general, he was killed again and again in the mountains of corpses and seas of blood. The imperial warriors came out. When it comes to the battles he commanded, even compared to the five big men in the empire, their qualifications are only slightly different.

"The whole team dismounts and pays attention to search forward." Varisian showed a cruel smile and raised his hand behind him. Years of fighting have already developed Varisian's intuition for danger, just like a hunter who is good at ambush. He is always more sensitive to traps, and the Wula Mountain Road in front of him gave him this feeling.

"Dismount" followed the command. Behind him, thousands of imperial cavalry dismounted from their horses. Their armor was clanking, and they were as cold as snow. They were silent in the rain. The rainwater flowed down the gaps in the armor and merged into the soil under the feet of the soldiers. In the middle, like a small stream rushing, the eye-catching red tassels on the helmets of the cavalry have been removed, plus The imperial black armor on his body, if it weren't for the lightning passing above his head, would not be visible at all in the vast rain. The entire team was hidden in the darkness, completely blending into the night of the surrounding mountains. The weapons in his hands except for the unstrung The imperial crossbows, all large shields and flails used in close combat, and thousands of heavy infantry armors moved forward. Suddenly there was a sound of armor clashing, but in this rain, it was more like the sound of wind and rain being carried by mountain wind.

Thousands of people rushed to both sides of the narrow mountain road in front of them. Spreading forward along the mountain road, like two wings stretching forward,

"Sir, would the other party really do such a thing?" Kenneth, who was promoted to deputy commander and former commander of the Third Flag of the Guards Corps, came up from behind. Looking at the imperial troops pouring in one after another, there was a trace of confusion in his eyes. "Fei Shan has reached such a situation. How dare she really dare to risk an ambush? You must know that even if she succeeds, the bloody counterattack of the 100,000 emperors will have no resistance." For the powerful King Fei Shan, it is a disaster unless the other party is crazy, otherwise he will not do such a thing."

Varisien glanced at him, suddenly grinned, and did not answer him. Instead, he sneered and asked, "Kenneth, do you know why His Majesty chose you to be my deputy commander?"

"This...I don't know." Kenneth looked blank and was stunned for a moment when he was asked. He had also thought about this question. At first, he thought that as the leader of the elite flag regiment of the Guards Corps, he served as a person not directly under His Majesty. The deputy commander of the legion is enough, but as Varisien is a confidant of the emperor, his legion is also the most powerful in the empire, and is responsible for suppressing Feishan and Central European Barrow, regardless of combat effectiveness or weapons and equipment. They are not much worse than the Imperial Guards. They are definitely the main front-line army. Serving as the deputy commander of the army is definitely a promotion for him. The empire is full of star generals, and there are many with outstanding military exploits. In terms of qualifications, it will take at least three to five years for him to be ranked as the deputy commander of the first-line army.

"You and I have both experienced the Battle of Bavaria. This should be His Majesty's intention." Varisien looked solemnly at the calm mountain road ahead, filled with murderous intent.

"Battle of Bavaria?" Kenneth looked confused.

"In the Battle of Bavaria, not a single one of the 300,000 Feishan troops was killed. Don't you know what His Majesty's intentions are?"

Varisien withdrew his gaze from a distance and snorted with an inflamed nose. "Although it is said outside that His Majesty is so fierce in killing people, this is the first time His Majesty has issued such a cruel order. It was not 30,000 to 50,000 people, but A total of 300,000 people. With the brand of Bavaria, you and I are murderous butchers in the eyes of Feishan people, so this makes it easier for you and me to do things. We can have no scruples, and we can even adopt any means for the purpose. One, that is to swallow Fei Shan"

"My lord, what you mean is that even if we kill and bleed like rivers of blood,..."

Kenneth suddenly stopped with a look of surprise on his face, not daring to say any more. The tragic Battle of Bavaria, the sight of countless corpses of Feishan's defeated army piled up in an ice ravine dozens of miles long, the Imperial Army had fought so many battles. Of the battles, the Battle of Bavaria was the heaviest, and the two people who participated in the battle still remember it fresh.

"I had planned this before. If there hadn't been a change, the people entering the mountain road at this moment would not be these thousand cavalry, but the front soldiers of the empire's 100,000 army." Varisien shrugged his shoulders and said without hesitation. He now Holding an army of 100,000 to guard Feishan and intimidate Barrow in Central Europe, this honor is no less than that of the top five men in the empire. As a confidant of the emperor, Varisien's character is actually seventy-eight times that of the emperor's. Similarly, how could one not know that the emperor attaches great importance to Feishan, the connection point between East and West Europe? It is the gate to the east and the bridgehead of the empire's western frontier. No mistakes can be allowed to occur, and Feishan must be firmly secured. It is only in the hands of the emperor, not to mention the existence of the capital of Feishan. For the empire, it is like a fish stuck in the throat. As long as it is stuck here, the empire's 100,000-strong army will be crucified.

The empire did not have much time to waste time in Feishan. One hundred thousand imperial troops had been stationed for a long time. The logistical pressure on the empire was no less than that of the empire's Eastern Expedition to the Grasslands, which only ended in winter. The emperor's previous order was to ask Varisi. En will completely solve Fei Shan’s rear-end problems within ten days.

Varisien deliberately abandoned his army and came towards the capital of King Feishan with such great fanfare, and the route he took was the dangerous Ula Mountain Road. What he wanted was for the other party to take action. As long as the other party took action, the empire could march towards Feishan. The capital of King Shan gave the Feishan Kingdom the final blow and made it a historical term.

Both sides are scheming and calculating the other's arrangements. According to intelligence, the nobles of Feishan City have gathered a private army of no less than 5,000 people. It is conceivable that behind this darkness, how many pairs of eyes are eagerly anticipating. Looking forward to it, it will rain heavily, the road will be invisible at night, and the ground will be muddy, let alone the horse running away. It's very difficult for people to leave. We have the right time and the right place. It would be strange if King Fei Shan didn't react at all. As long as we pass here. There is no possibility of an ambush in the capital of Feishan. The opponent will fight for it no matter what.

I hope you won't disappoint me, otherwise, I really can't find an excuse. Swallowing the final area of ​​Feishan, the capital of Feishan, in one gulp.

Varisien paused, raised the corners of his mouth slightly, and said coldly, "Actually, even if the other party didn't ambush here, I would have let the empire that the other party ambush want to annex Feishan. If there is no excuse, then just create an excuse." , I'm not afraid of what you said, I was planning to frame him, but I didn't expect that the other party would send it up himself. "Rumble, the thunderous wind and rain seemed to pause because of these words, and became even more fierce.

In the darkness, on the mountain road with an inclination of about thirty degrees, a trail has been built with logs, and the two ends of the logs are fixed with riding nails driven deeply into the mud. On this road. More than a dozen piles of rocks were covered with nets, facing the mountain road below. Loire stood on a high place and looked down, frowning. Didn't it mean that the butcher was going to pass by here tonight? Why, in the middle of the night, there was still no movement at all. Apart from him, the other sixty or so people were also covered in mud. They were resting back to back under a huge protruding rock. Everyone was heavily armored. , the stronger ones even put on two layers. The weapons equipped with it are all heavy weapons. As long as the target is not crushed to death, even if it rushes down and fights hand-to-hand, it will kill the target.

"How's the situation at the outpost?

A stern look flashed in Loire's eyes, and he glanced across the distance, settling on a large rock sticking out of the mountain. The line of sight was enough to give an unobstructed view of the road below, but tonight it was raining heavily and it was so dark that it was difficult to see clearly even from 20 to 30 meters away. He sent a few people to arrange themselves a hundred meters ahead. Time passed moment by moment, and he could see clearly. The target would not appear tonight. Loval turned around in disappointment. At this moment, a faint shout came from the direction of the outpost.

"Huh? Loval stopped with excitement. The target was coming, but soon, he felt something was wrong. In the wind and rain, there was no expected roar of iron hooves. Could it be that the target was to cross the mountain road on foot? Absolutely impossible.

"Could it be?" Loire's face suddenly turned livid, he suddenly turned around, and looked in the direction of the outpost again, his eyes burning like fire, staring fiercely at the black piece, holding the epee tightly in his hand, above the epee There is a layer of dark red blood that cannot be wiped away. Just looking at it is enough to make People are frightened, the night gradually closes, with the cold rain hitting the face, the darkness a hundred meters away finally changes, the black shadows sway, like a ferocious monster, moving towards this direction, rumbling, A bright silver lightning flashed across the sky, illuminating the scene below.

Even Loire couldn't help but take a breath of cold air. He saw countless figures moving in the direction of the secret whistle. The black human armor was integrated with the night. If it weren't for the lightning, it would not be visible at all. The bodies of several secret whistles had the tail feathers of arrow clusters embedded in them. , blood was flowing along the rain, dyeing the land scarlet color. At this moment, there was still dirty blood slowly flowing out in all directions. In the electric light, I saw several quick silver lights. Flashing, flying towards him, Loval raised the shield in his hand, and almost without thinking, he quickly protected his body. Two crisp metal collision sounds were full of murderous intent in the rainy night. Loval could only He felt that his right arm holding up the shield was almost numb. Such a huge impact could only be achieved by the infantry crossbow used by the emperor to penetrate heavy armor. Without looking, Loval knew what he had encountered.

"Everyone, get up quickly, God is coming"

Loval's face was livid, and he shouted loudly to his subordinates not far away, how did the target know that there was an ambush on Wula Mountain Road? Isn't the Duke the only person who knows about this plan? The nearby subordinates were in a panic, picking up their weapons and gathering towards Loire. The dozens of people seemed so weak compared to the groups of black soldiers rushing over from the opposite side. Only when you really face these imperial heavy armors will you know how powerful this pressure is. How big they are, these imperial soldiers covered in black armor are like terrifying demons emerging from the netherworld. Their armor is so sparkling that even the rain falling on it doesn't even make a splash. They are surrounded layer by layer.

"Kill, anyway, they are all rushing forward, killing each one counts" someone shouted, and more than a dozen figures rushed out,

"Bang bang bang" crossbows filled the sky, and the imperial crossbow arrows with three diamond-shaped blood grooves pierced hard. The people who rushed out didn't even see clearly what they were, and they were pierced in the head. The blood stains in the sky were like raindrops. Even the thickened heavy armor on his body could not withstand the crossbow arrows fired at such a close range. , the screams came one after another, painfully stinging everyone's eardrums, "Ah" painful screams, an ambusher's body was covered with blood and flesh, and was shot by more than a dozen crossbow arrows at the same time. His body suddenly knelt on the ground, sticky The human blood flowed down the fine iron arrow shaft, and soon formed a pool of blood mixed with the minced meat.

"Assholes, we were betrayed"

The cold rain hit my face. But it was dissipated by the hot breath exhaled from the mouth, and the smell of blood that hit the nose made the black look more like red. The murderous Imperial soldiers had surrounded them, and hundreds of crossbows were raised in this direction. Standing, looking at the cold arrows in the rain curtain, and the corpses lying on the ground covered with arrow clusters in the rain, the people outside He was so scared that he squeezed inside. In the chaos, Loval heard some people among his subordinates scolding and some people kneeling down to beg for mercy. Loval's face was also a little hot. He actually found that he was scared. He had always thought that he had put life and death aside. This time, when he really faced death, he was actually afraid. He didn't want to die.

I, who just crawled out of the mud, must die here silently?

Although he was formerly a royal guard of Feishan Kingdom, it is already in the past after all. More than half a year of ups and downs and unfair treatment made him full of disappointment in the kingdom, and it also corroded his courage as a soldier. Not everyone can Being able to face death calmly, shouting slogans, and truly facing it are two different things.

"My lord, the prey has been found." At the same time, Varisien also received such a reward, his expression was shocked, and he laughed and said: Let me tell you, how could Feishan let go of such an opportunity?

"What's the next step? Kill them all?" Kenneth asked

"Dead people cannot speak, and they will not be used as evidence for us to identify the capital of King Feishan." Varisien curled his lips gloomily and ordered, "Tell the front, you don't have to kill those who surrender. I don't believe it. There are not many weaklings in it, and I also told those Feishan people that they will benefit from cooperating with the empire, but if anyone is smart, I will kill all his family members after capturing the capital of Feishan. Friends to be continued.

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