Realm of Power

"Your Majesty, it's time for the meeting!"

The imperial guard wearing a black gold-rimmed guard uniform opened the door of the room and said to His Majesty the Emperor.

This is a special instruction from His Majesty the Emperor. At ten o'clock this morning, there was an important meeting at the Red Palace of the Empire. The content of the meeting involved the selection of commanders for the newly established Central European Barrow Corps. Although the war in the Empire has subsided for more than half a year, However, the Empire's military preparations never relaxed. As the Varisian Army moved into Istan from Central Europe's Barro, there was a gap in the Central Europe's Barro region. If no new garrison troops entered, the Central Europe's Barro region would inevitably collapse. There will be turmoil,

According to the predictions of the Ministry of Military Affairs, at least an additional 100,000 people are needed to complete the combat functions of the Central European Barrow region. Central European Barrow is located between Congo and the Istanbul Empire, like a long and narrow corridor, from Congo to Oba. In the eastern part of Romania, in addition to the sea route, there is only the Central European Barrow Channel. It is like a bridge, lying between the Istanbul region and the mainland of the empire. It can be imagined that it plays a strategic role in the empire.

In the plan submitted by the Ministry of Military Affairs, it is planned to recruit 30,000 cavalry and 70,000 infantry in the northwest region, divided into six combat flag regiments, and a 100,000-strong legion. For the empire, it can also be regarded as a heavy troop group, so this new legion The commander level is directly the level of the corps commander. The opinion of the Ministry of Military Affairs is to draw manpower from the existing front-line combat generals.

"Since the Feishan area became part of the empire, the Central European Barrow area is no longer a war zone. Assigning a front-line combat general to serve as the army commander will easily cause turmoil and everyone will be in danger."

The fat man rejected this proposal, thinking that "the situation in the Barrow countries in Central Europe is complicated, and it is best to have a military figure with long sleeves and good dancing. The person who is stationed in Barrow in Central Europe must be a strong general of the empire who knows how to advance and retreat. Encounter various changes." , you need to know how to cope, but also know how to adapt! Only then can we make good use of the bridge role of the Central European Barro region to allocate various materials from the east and west of the empire to support the imperial navy, the battles in the Istan region and the Congo region at any time. This important responsibilities will be shouldered by this important general of the empire. There is no need to be in a war zone. "In Fatty's heart, he already has a candidate.

"Inform Lidakus to come to the meeting." The fat man turned around and waved to the imperial guard captain, "Lord Lidakus is ill. The Governor's Mansion of Dahai City sent someone to report the matter two days ago." The Guards Captain stood upright, hesitated and said, "Why don't I know?" The fat man looked surprised, "This..." the Guards officer's face turned a little pale. He looked at His Majesty the Emperor and said, "I didn't let them tell you!"

Mao Mo Naqing's pleasant voice rang in Fatty's ears, and she said apologetically, "The report of Governor Lidakus's sick leave was sent to me. I sent someone to investigate, and the report I got was that Lidakus was on sick leave." Governor Si is not ill, but has other personal matters. If I report to you, I'm afraid you won't know how to answer if you ask in detail. Think about it, it will only take three days. It would be better to wait until Governor Lidakus comes back to plead guilty himself. "Forget it." For your sake, I won’t pursue this matter."

I heard Mao Mo Naqing speak. The fat man couldn't continue to ask questions. He still had to give him face. Mao Monaqing handled it without any major problems. As the governor of Dahai City, Lidakus was an important minister in the internal affairs of the empire. Mao Monaqing As the person in charge of the Empire's Internal Affairs, in a sense, he is his direct superior, so it is normal for him to send sick leave reports to the Ministry of Internal Affairs. It's only three days of sick leave, even if it's to deal with some personal matters, it's understandable. Instead, he reported it to himself, and Lidakus was eventually found to be not ill. It makes both parties look embarrassed. If you don't ask, the matter will just go away.

"Notify the Ministry of Military Affairs that the meeting will be rescheduled!" The fat man waved to the Guards officer and motioned for him to go down.

"Your Majesty wants to appoint Lord Lidakus as the commander of the Central European Barrow Army?" Mao Monaqing's eyes flashed. She did not expect that Lidakus, who was already a semi-civilian, would be the commander of the Central European Barrow Army in the fat man's heart. The candidate for the new army commander has caused a stir in the Imperial Capital recently. All forces are looking at this position. How could Mao Monaqing not know?

Fortunately, the decision-making power on this matter is in the hands of the emperor. If it were in the hands of the Minister of Military Affairs Hu Keqili, even a powerful figure like Hu Keqili would be in trouble. The establishment of the empire's new legion would be very difficult. It may also mean that the imperial forces once again have an opportunity for a new structure after the Ikadiva unification war. The imperial people are bathed in What the bloody battle wants is nothing more than to become an important minister of one party. Even if Hu Keqili wants to maintain neutrality, it is difficult to be alone in the network of relationships far and near. The empire currently has only a few legion commanders. Although there are many stars in the empire, if you cannot ascend to the position of army commander, you will not be considered an important minister of the military.

Even if you don't succeed this time, but Zhongbalu has set up a regiment commander, then Feishan can be the next one. There is also the Istan region. One Varisian is not enough. There is also the vacant central Gaul. This indicates that the empire is likely to have three to four new legions established. Driven by this huge popular support, even Hu Keqili is not enough. Although Hu Keqili is known as a fierce general on the battlefield, can he still carry it? The ambition to live in the entire imperial world?

“So be it”

The fat man nodded noncommittally. Anyway, the news would be released soon, and he didn't mind letting Mao Monaqing know that the establishment of the new legion and the adjustment of the imperial realm were also carefully considered by the fat man. The empire's territory had already exceeded It is getting bigger and bigger, and the original army establishment is obviously unable to meet the needs. It is no longer the original kingdom, nor the Falcon Dynasty that later unified Ikadiva. It is now the Falcon Empire, regardless of the size of the country, the scope of the country, and the scope of the population. , the economic strength is no longer the same level.

The military community has been calling for reforms for more than a day or two. Fatty was not idle in the Imperial Kyoto. He spent three months and asked the Intelligence Department to conduct a survey. The results shocked Fatty. He originally thought that reforms were required. Among the officers, those after Obaro should be in the majority, but the results show that the ones who really have the loudest voice for the establishment of a new legion are not the new officers recruited in the Obaro area. Rather, they were veteran officers who had followed the Falcon Army, fought in the north and south, and experienced the Ikadiva Unification War.

Because these officers are now basically middle-level imperial generals or above, and there are not a few who serve as flag regiment leaders. However, there are only a few Imperial Captains. If you want to go further, you must step on the shoulders of more colleagues. How many people can be as lucky as Varisien? The Empire defeated the Gallic Empire, the Gangfei Empire, and swept through Barro in Central Europe. Why have everyone been so bloody in the past few years?

These are the first-line generals who truly hold the imperial power. On the contrary, they are the ones who want reform the most. This is what moved the fat man. These generals hold the frontline troops of the empire. Once they really have ideas in the war, it will be a situation where the entire frontline collapses and new legions are established. For the current situation, It is also very necessary for the Empire to maintain a high-profile suppression of the South. In the North-South War, the Empire encountered a surprise attack. The shortage of troops proved it. In the end, the main army had to be mobilized from thousands of miles away to enter the battlefield, which took more than a month. Although it ended with the empire's glorious victory, the glory of the victory could not conceal the shortcomings of the empire's inability to assemble its forces quickly, and its transportation and logistics lines were too long. Once such weaknesses are grasped by those who are truly interested, they are likely to be destroyed. A single battle will reverse the situation between the North and the South.

The meeting could not be held for the time being, Mao Monaqing also resigned from Fatty, and the Ministry of Internal Affairs was fully operating the empire's internal affairs rectification. Especially August is the harvest season in various places, so how much food needs to be purchased. How much food needs to be transported, and how many war refugees need to be relocated. Just arranging this work is enough to keep the Ministry of Internal Affairs busy for two months at a stretch, and after two months it may be October in early winter.

If the Ministry of Internal Affairs is lazy, we don’t know how many people will die by then. Compared with the work of the Ministry of Internal Affairs, the military reform that Fatty himself secretly made is the easiest one. It is nothing more than re-adjusting the structure of the corps. Anyway, there are The Ministry of Military Affairs is responsible for planning, and the Imperial Staff Department conducts statistics and operations on the weapons and equipment and material war preparations that each legion needs to equip. Fatty All you have to do is sign your name on the suggestions, put down the pen in your hand, rub your swollen temples, and look out the window at the drizzle. August in Imperial Capital Ocean City is the most refreshing time of the year. The heavy white rain brings a comfortable coolness. On the other side of the Red Palace Long Bridge, the Kyoto residential area with countless spiers looks like a large dense forest.

Imperial Kyoto can also be regarded as the scope of Dahai City, so in terms of management, Lidakus, the governor of Dahai City, can almost be regarded as the governor of Imperial Kyoto. Although his power is not very great, his status is definitely high, just like the later Zhili It is the same as being a governor-general, so Lidakus's governor's palace is located in Imperial Kyoto, but it is not within the scope of the Red Palace. It is still seven or eight streets away from the Imperial Red Palace. Imperial Kyoto is still very good under the governance of Lidakus. After all, Lidakus is also the empire’s logistics chief. The person in charge may not be good at opening up trade routes, but when it comes to material allocation and arranging everything appropriately and reasonably within the scope of authority, even a fat man would be ashamed of this ability. As the heart of the empire, the Kyoto region has an increased population. It totals more than one million, and there are more than 20 large and small cities, which are managed by Jean Lidakus in an orderly manner. Although it is not as prosperous as the Southwest District and not as strong as the commercial atmosphere of Lisbon, Imperial Capital Ocean City is definitely the most imperial capital in the entire Europa continent. weather city

Outside the Red Palace Long Bridge in the distance, a small black dot was driving towards the Red Palace. It was a carriage. The horse's hooves splashed the water on the long bridge, and the wheels quickly ran over the puddles. There was also a radioactive splash. The carriage driver, wearing thin clothes, waved his whip wildly and adjusted the direction of the carriage. The direction of the impact of the carriage was suddenly the Red Palace Bridge, which was more than a hundred meters away.

"Attention all"

An Imperial Guards officer stood up on the bridge and shouted loudly. At the same time, he raised his hands high. The bowstrings of dozens of Imperial crossbows were pulled open at once. Countless metal arrows reflected light, like stars in the rain. There were six in total in the Red Palace of the Imperial Capital. An outer bridge, surrounded by water on two sides, looks beautiful, but is actually full of murderous intent. There are six defense lines inside and outside. Five thousand Imperial Guards are stationed all year round. On both sides of the bridge Each outer bridge is like a military fortress. Not to mention a carriage, even a heavily armored chariot will be beaten in an instant. Cheng Sui Mo, just because the incident happened suddenly, these equipped weapons had not had time to react, and no one thought that someone would madly use a carriage to attack the Imperial Red Palace.

"Tell the front to let the car come over!" The fat man stood in front of the window with his hands behind his back. He happened to see this scene and thought that this guy was really crazy. He directly attacked the Red Palace of the Empire. What was the difference between him and seeking death? So she wanted to see it. Look, who is in this carriage? Orders were conveyed directly from the main building of the Red Palace using semaphores, so when the carriage drove onto the Red Palace Long Bridge, the various weapons on the other end of the bridge were not fired. The carriage drove crazily like a long line towards the spire of the Red Palace. The ordered Guards dispersed to both sides, one, two, three... The wheels rubbed wildly and hit the stone road of the Red Palace. They rushed to the front of the Red Palace and did not stop. The high-speed wheels were completely uncontrollable. ,

"Boom!" A dull collision sound came from below, and the horses screamed tragically. Countless wood chips could be seen flying up, and half of the broken wheels were thrown high. There was a chaotic sound below, and the carriage It actually hit a bronze pillar in front of the Red Palace. The driver The horse fell to the ground crazily, and half of the carriage behind it was directly knocked off. All kinds of debris inside were scattered, and the carriage driver was also knocked out. His chest collapsed, and blood foam gushed out from the corners of his mouth, accompanied by constant noises. Shao’s broken internal organs were obviously not alive, and the guards were carrying him onto a stretcher.

"Your Majesty, it seems that the horse was frightened. There was only one woman in the carriage. She is dead. The coachman has already carried her down to rescue her." The fat man walked downstairs, and a guard officer quickly came over and saluted.

"Let's deal with it." The fat man sighed. He even felt funny. He thought it was someone who was not afraid of death. Unexpectedly, it turned out to be just a frightened carriage, but it was a carriage that could break through six red palace defense lines in one go. Faced directly with himself, the emperor and god, he can be regarded as famous throughout the ages. The woman inside is quite unlucky.

The fat man glanced at the scattered compartment of the carriage. He couldn't see the woman inside. He could only see a white hand covered with blood hanging on the door. The door had been broken. It seemed that it must be that woman. "Why are you still standing there? , immediately drag the carriage and corpse away ! "The Guards officer turned and shouted to the Guards behind him. A Guards soldier went to lift the broken and half-broken car door, and a shiny object fell to the ground from the hand of the woman's corpse. The luster, like fire, "What is that?"

The fat man narrowed his eyes. It looked like a string of jewelry. The Guards officer quickly walked over and picked it up. Sure enough, it was a string of jewelry, a ruby ​​necklace. The huge ruby ​​was stained with blood and looked like a circle of dancing flames. , everyone who saw it for the first time could not help but marvel at the magic of the Creator. However, for a fat man who is used to seeing the collections of royal families in various countries, such jewelry is just pretty. "Okay, take it off."

The fat man looked away from the ruby ​​jewelry sale and waved to the Guards. The body was quickly carried down and the fragments of the carriage were cleared away. The Red Palace was calm again, but for some reason, the fat man felt a little depressed. We have seen a lot of dead people, and mountains of corpses and seas of blood are also common. Why would you treat that woman? People care so much about their hands, or care about the string of jewelry. Ruby jewelry, even if it is stained with blood, is just like that. Why do I feel so heavy in my heart? Such jewelry, for a noble or businessman of a mid-level family, It's considered expensive. No matter how much it's worth, it's probably three to four hundred thousand.

I just don’t know why, but this woman didn’t wear it. Instead, she held it tightly in her hand and didn’t let go until the moment she died. Could it be that this woman risked her life just to give this string of jewelry? I don’t know why, the fat man couldn’t help but think like this in his heart. The red blood-stained ruby ​​was like the heat of a fire, swaying in his mind. “It’s really strange. Why does that ruby ​​you said look so like the Tears of the Moon God? "The whispers of the two Guards officers who were talking in the distance reached Fatty's ears like the wind. Fatty's footsteps stopped for a moment. Wasn't the Tears of the Moon God given to Keswei when he was still a little lord? That necklace from Wei An? Later, Keith Vivian gave it to Mrs. Susanna, Mrs. Susanna. The name of this woman immediately made the fat man turn pale. That woman... (To be continued.)