Realm of Power

One month was the time limit given by King Fezer to the commander of the southward march, Kurusdi. The external propaganda was to defeat the rebellious southern vassals, and the Royal Guards, known as the "elite" of the kingdom, were dispatched. , during the grand entrance ceremony, the pale King Fezer under the jeweled crown looked at Alukot in front of him and said calmly, "This battle is about the life and death of the kingdom. Mr. Kurusdi, how sure are you of victory?" ! ""I will do my best"

Alukot stood at attention with a serious look on his face. Even he, the commander-in-chief, was not optimistic about this crusade against the South. Although the South had been continuously weakened and suppressed, it was not completely incapable of fighting, and logically speaking, the troops Dear God, if you really want to attack the south In battle, the south should be caught off guard with a sudden attack. However, there was such a big commotion in the Kingdom of Kyoto. Let alone being caught off guard, I am afraid that the south has already entered a state of combat readiness before the imperial guards here sent troops. This battle , how to fight? "Oh, have you already had such a bad realization?"

King Feize raised his eyebrows slightly. He and Alukot were the only two people standing on the high platform, so they were not afraid of people hearing their conversation. In the strong wind of early winter, King Feize was old and bright. His eyes swept across the 50,000 Imperial Guards in front of him.

"No, your Majesty, don't get me wrong." Alukot's face changed slightly, and he quickly explained, "I'm just feeling a little emotional about the Imperial Guard's southern expedition."

"Are you feeling emotional? It's possible. Isn't it the duty of the Guards to stand up in critical moments?" King Fezer's eagle-like eyes flashed coldly. "I know what you want to express. In other kingdoms , the Guards have always been synonymous with the most elite troops in the kingdom, but in Feize, the Guards were laughed at as the useless army. Many Guards never had the opportunity to go to the battlefield in their lives. The Guards system and the army system actually branched out. , if the Imperial Guard wants to go On the battlefield, you must break away from the Guards and enter the military system. This kind of completely ignorant thing is not only incomprehensible to foreigners, but also to the people of Feize, who can obviously become the first-class elite of the kingdom. They have to be kept like waste in the capital, doing nothing, and it can even be said to be a waste of military pay. I wonder how many people say, what is the value of the Imperial Guard? Many people even advocate the abolition of the Imperial Guard..." "Alucott's face fell silent for a moment. The king's words indeed represent the confusion of most of Fezer's soldiers. You must know that more than 150 years ago, the Fezer Guards were not useless, but a real elite warrior, following the first generation of Fezer. Under Wang Zhan's banner, he fought in the north and expanded to the south. Feize, a medium-sized force on the west coast, became the overlord of the west coast in twenty years. Such an elite. After more than a hundred years, it became a useless army. I don’t know how many Feize soldiers were surprised!

"There are some things that I can't say, but do you really think that the Guards in front of you have always been a useless army?" King Fezer smiled coldly at the corner of his mouth, and what was revealed in his tone made Alukot feel uneasy. Shocked, he raised his head and looked at the Fezer Guards in front of him again, and suddenly felt a little stunned. Is the army in front of me really the Imperial Guards with the title of useless army?

Feize is a country that values ​​its military merits in terms of its glorious status, but if they want to enter the royal family, even the wealthy and nobles in the royal capital can only choose one or two key disciples to train them. After all, the threshold for getting ahead in the military is too high, and many officers can only survive based on their qualifications.

But the Imperial Guard is different. For the wealthy and powerful people in Kyoto, it is as easy as playing house. It is definitely not unusual for a family to have seven or eight children serving in the Imperial Guard. There are also three generations of grandparents and grandchildren. This time the imperial guards are going out to the south of the capital. Such a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity has instantly mobilized the entire aristocratic family of the Feize capital to fully mobilize more children. Praetorian Guards, and spent a lot of money The weapons and equipment of these attacking disciples have all been upgraded to a higher level. The original flashy thin iron armors have all been replaced by real fine iron armors. The fancy long swords that have not been sharpened after two generations have also been replaced by The sharply polished heavy sword,

It can be seen that the Imperial Guards in front of them are all specially selected to retain young men. Except for the middle and upper-level officers, there is not even one among the lower-level officers who is over forty years old. They all want to howl as soon as they hear that they can go to the battlefield. There are passionate young people who are loud, and many of them are still energetic and well-equipped even though they are wearing heavy armor. This is definitely the only one that Alukot has seen. They look like a kingdom at a glance. The demeanor of the children of wealthy families from all sides. At this moment, Alukot seemed to vaguely feel that the combat power of the Guards was quite good. Although they had not been on the battlefield, the martial arts in the Feize Kingdom was strong, and the children of these families were the main body. The Praetorian Guards may lack combat experience, but in terms of personal force, the Praetorian Guards who have been trained in martial arts since childhood are definitely above ordinary Feize soldiers.

"Long live Fezer!"

On the huge and neatly arranged military formation, one after another the red tassels of helmets were moving like fire in the wind, the reflection of the towering forest of spears in the sun was like a shining river, the flags were like the sea, the tips of the spears were like the forest, and the cavalry's cloaks They are as dense as clouds, with feather crowns of various colors competing to shine. Each square formation is strict, neat, and has clear barriers. One queue after another spread out to the left and right wings, the sea of ​​flags rolled in the wind, and with the overwhelming shouts, although there was still a little bit of the bloody murderousness tempered by the war, the high fighting spirit that shot straight into the sky was impressive. Generals like Arukot also felt like a gathering storm;

"You've all seen it. The army I gave you is not some useless army. In terms of elites and fighting spirit, it is definitely the leading army of our Kingdom of Feize. Although many of them have never been on the battlefield, they are not The representatives have never experienced life and death. All they lack is a stage that belongs to them!" King Feize turned around and said with a hint of slyness on his face, "The South must be here now! You are laughing at me for actually sending a useless army to the royal capital, so that they will give up their most advantageous defense and instead take the initiative to send out the main force. What you have to do is to do your best to defeat them and put the restless vassals in the south to rest. The ambition is completely crushed, and I have to tell them with blood-stained weapons that even if it is the waste army of Feize Kingdom, they are not something that ants can fight against! "

"Yes, I will live up to His Majesty's high expectations and crush all the rebellion in the south!" Alukot knelt on one knee in front of the king with an excited expression, and took over Feize's most famous royal treasure 150 years ago. *The sword "Flag" of Marshal God Arukot On September 27, 50,000 Fezer Imperial Guards left the capital and swooped towards the south. On September 30, after receiving the news, the six vassal kingdoms in the south of Fezer announced their separation from the Fezer Kingdom and formed the Southern Kingdom. Army, with a combined strength of 67,000, marched north. Looking at the map, the direction in which the two huge arrows collide is exactly the Nan'an Fushan Mountains, known as the gateway land.

Envoys from both directions from the north and the south also gathered in the Nan'anfu Kingdom. "Nan'anfu is Feize's vassal state. Fighting the rebellion in the south is an unshirkable obligation." Baron Bia, the special envoy from Feize, looked very impressive. In front of the superiors, he behaved like a suzerain, and did not even mention that Feize had used Nan'an Fu as a cruel battlefield in order to lure the Paput army. Instead, they asked the Nan'an Phu Kingdom to provide 300,000 kilograms of grain as combat rations for the 50,000-strong army.

"Nan'an Phu has just experienced war. During the harvest season, the harvest has dropped sharply due to lack of labor. It is already difficult to survive this winter. How can we still supply the military rations for an army of 50,000 people?" King Nan'an Phu said with a difficult expression. Although the Fu Kingdom had once been prosperous, it had completely declined in the last war. The total population of the entire kingdom was less than 50,000, and the harvest period had also been missed. From any aspect, it was impossible to collect so many of grain

"Does Nan'an Fu want to disobey? Haha. Anyway, my words are here. When the army arrives, it must see thirty tons of military rations. If one grain is missing, it will be filled with the life of a Nan'an rich man." Feize's special envoy Baron Bia He sneered at the corner of his mouth and walked away, His job is to be the negotiator in Feize's southern expedition. The reason why he came to Nan'anfu is actually to use the pressure of the southward army to squeeze out the last bit of value in the Nan'anfu area. In fact, even if Nan'anfu stands on Fezer was useless. In order to shock the south, in the Feize people's strategic plan, Nan Anfu is destined to become a ruin.

"A troop that has never seen blood will never be able to represent a tough fighting force on the battlefield. You are all elites in the military. I don't need to explain this clearly." At the meeting of the Feize Army, the commander-in-chief of the Southern Expedition, Aru Kurt's fingers landed heavily on Nan'an Fu, and he said calmly, "Although Nan'an Fu is just a small country, it is still a country after all. Soldiers who have never seen blood will not be a qualified warrior, even those Imperial Guards soldier's battle The ability is higher than that of ordinary soldiers. They have not been coldly baptized by blood. At most, they can display half of their combat power. People who have never been on the battlefield will not know the cruelty of the battlefield. "" Self-proclaimed brave people, in Comics on the battlefield There were quite a few people who were frightened by the blood that reached their ankles and cried for their parents. The thick and disgusting smell of blood that hit their nostrils made them vomit and even vomited bile. So before the real battle, I must Let the army see blood.”

"Sir, are you going to kill them all?"

An officer of the Imperial Guard who was present looked at the place where Commander Alukot's finger fell, his face turned red with excitement. He galloped on the battlefield, massacred the city and destroyed the country, and transported the car full of loot. This is how much Feize banned. It was something that the Guards could not even dream of. From the day they entered the Guards, they had the idea of ​​​​eating and waiting to die. In the first two months, Fezer made a triumphant advance on the Paput battlefield, and 200,000 elite troops were destroyed. Just as defeated The Paput Army later attacked the Paput King's Capital in one fell swoop, causing a lively scene in Feize's capital. I still remember vividly the excitement. I heard that the amount of loot captured was countless. Among the Imperial Guards, from the general to the general, Down to the soldiers, who was not as jealous as a rabbit in those days? How come other people could fight with their blood in exchange for glory and endless wealth, but as a descendant of a wealthy family, he could only hang out here? Eat and wait to die,

"If you have the ability to put us on the battlefield, we will definitely fight better than them."

Many guardsmen were extremely depressed and got drunk and yelled in the streets late at night. As a result, they clashed with the city defense troops who were watching the night. As a result, more than a hundred guardsmen were injured that night. The royal family sent people to the scene the next day. When the roll call came, a large area was completely empty. Even Mr. Anlio, who served as the guard of the Imperial Guard, was absent. Unexpectedly, in the blink of an eye, the opportunity to slaughter a kingdom was placed in front of him. , the entire conference hall was boiling, and the officers of the Imperial Guard were all bright-eyed, wishing they could grow a pair of wings and fly to Nan'an Fu. After all, it was once an area with a reputation for wealth. Even if it is in decline now, It’s not that there is no money to be made. I heard that the eldest princess of Nan’an Fu is a very good beauty. It is such a honorable thing to make a woman with the status of a princess as a slave.

"Of course the men will be killed, and the women..."

Arukot smiled slightly, and everyone also understood that by attacking Nan Anfu, not only could they get money, but they could also get women. As long as this news was released, the morale of the entire army would be exposed, Arukot said. Te is a typical Fezer soldier, so the way he inspires the morale of the entire army is also very Fezerian.

Compared with the arrogance of Feize's envoy, the special envoy from the Southern Army is infuriating. "Nan'an is also a part of the south. What benefits have the Feize people given you? Do you want to stand on Feize's side? If Feize hadn't used Nan'an in the first place, Fu used as bait to lure the Paput army into an ambush circle, and Nan'an Fu would not become what it is now. What does it look like? Now that the Southern Army is going north to avenge Nan Anfu, Nan Anfu has not prepared enough military resources to reward the army. "The special envoy of the Southern Army is also a viscount. It can be seen from this that the Southern Army also looks down on Nan Anfu. Sheng regards Nan'an Fu as part of the South, but his attitude is even more arrogant than Feize's.

"The army is heading north. What can we do without military rations? I heard that the Feize people asked you to provide 300,000 catties. Our request is not high, just 600,000 catties."

In the eyes of the Southern Army, the status of Nan'an Fu can be regarded as non-existent. The Southern Army just hopes that Nan'an Fu can become a support point for its northward march and provide materials and food for the northern army. As for whether Nan'an Fu will agree or not, Do you need to care? If you don't give it, you'll rob it. According to the current situation of Nan'anfu, is there still the ability to resist? The Southern Army has made it clear that they must either bring out the food or rob it themselves!

"They are just a group of robbers and bandits!" Princess Lunsha threw the documents from the north and the south on the table extremely angrily. She was secretly glad that she listened to Si Duhan's words and did not express her attitude prematurely, otherwise the situation would be even worse, no matter whether it was Fei The 300,000 Ze people asked for, or the 600,000 requested by the Confederate Army, Nan'an Fu couldn't come up with, and even if Nan'an Fu got it by selling iron, the next request would probably be even more excessive.

"What should we do now?" Princess Lunsha looked at Si Duhan who was taking out a document with her big watery eyes. "What Nan Anfu can do now is to join the Southern Army as mentioned before, but not as a Southerner. But the members of the Eight-Nation Alliance have joined. This is the alliance that I asked the Central Eight-Nation Alliance to draft and sign. Nan Anfu is a member of the Eight-Nation Alliance." Si Duhan pushed the document he had prepared long ago to Princess Lunsha. In front of them, the Eight-Nation Alliance and Nan Anfu are completely They are two concepts. Although the south is far away from the core area controlled by the Imperial Bank, the Central Eight-Nation Alliance is close to the southern region. The Eight-Nation Alliance is not a small country like a vassal in the south, but a country with real strength. Although it was not enough to face Feize, but against the Southern Army composed of a group of small forces, the power of the Eight-Nation Alliance definitely had the upper hand, not to mention that behind the Eight-Nation Alliance, there was an even larger Falcon Empire (to be continued). )

When the ground comes down and the clouds come down, come to the pavilion and you can get the view.]