Realm of Power

Hearing the strangely emphatic voice from the black armored cavalry on the opposite side, the entire Fourth Army directly under the Royal Army was completely silent. Most people's eyes fell on the heavy armored cavalry on the opposite side. They felt cold in their hearts. The situation changed so quickly. After a fierce battle, the infantry has reached the edge of physical exhaustion. As long as the opponent launches an attack, it will be a massacre! What's more, a person's two legs can't run with four legs.

"What should we do? We can't stop so many cavalry. Even the horses' hooves are enough to trample us into pieces!"

"What are you still hesitating about above! Can't those generals see the situation clearly? Surrender. At least there is still a way to survive." Many soldiers' eyes were bloodshot and they swallowed dryly. The hands holding their weapons were trembling slightly. What was the massacre like? Just half a month ago, as one of the troops who carried out the massacre against the southern vassal army, how could I forget?

On a bloody night, corpses were everywhere, stabbed with knives and spears, countless lives were lost, and red human blood spread all the way to the ankles. Such a scene was constantly tumbling in the minds of the soldiers of the Fourth Army at this moment. That night, I don’t know who was chopped down. How many soldiers of the southern vassal army begged for their heads, but they didn't expect that in just half a month, the same situation would be before their eyes, except that the slaughterers became the slaughtered.

"My lord, we can't fight at all!" General Feizer said. "Although we don't know where these cavalry came from, but since they appeared in the direction of the border guards, they should also belong to the border guards. Even if they surrender, they should not will be executed immediately” The adjutant looked at General Laliac and said with a bleak expression. Laliac struggled, took a deep breath, and scanned the faces of every soldier of the Fourth Army. From these hesitant faces, Laliac could tell I feel that the morale of the army has collapsed!

"Although the corps directly under the royal family of Feize is also a field establishment of Feize, under the deliberate arrangement of the military, it has hardly fought any hard-fought and bloody battles in the past ten years. The Battle of the Royal Capital was completely forced to surrender by the Fifth Army and others. The troops serve as the offensive, and the directly affiliated legions take advantage of the situation. Such troops cannot hope to fight to the last man. If they give the order to resist to the end, it is hard to say that they will immediately turn against them!

"Okay, we surrender." Laliac's face turned pale. The leader took off his sword, held it flat and threw it heavily on the ground. Seeing the general ordering surrender, the soldiers who were already extremely nervous dropped their weapons one after another. There was a sound of weapons being thrown to the ground. At this time, whoever holds a weapon is not seeking death? The entire Fourth Army of the Directly Affiliated Army, with more than 14,000 men, surrendered without a fight in the Blue Moon Mountains. "My lord, the Hungarian Army reported. Feize's Army surrendered!" An Imperial Swift Cavalry galloped from the front. The horses stopped in front of Salton, and a large number of infantry groups were heading towards the Blue Moon Mountains ahead. Their spears were like snow, and the queue stretched out to an invisible place like a huge dragon.

"Go and ask for General Omu." Salton, wearing a black general's armor, stopped his horse and waved his hand to the adjutant behind him. "Let him come and see the situation of Feize's army and see if it needs to be dealt with." Lose"

"Yes, I understand." The adjutant nodded and turned to leave.

"I heard that there was an encounter with the Fourth Army directly under the Royal Army." After a while, Omu came up from behind, with a trace of shock and embarrassment on his face that could not be concealed.

"We did encounter it, but it's over." Salton shrugged his shoulders on his horse. Although it is an imperial force, it is under the banner of the Border Guards, so the nominal general army is still Omu.

"End?" Omu frowned slightly. "What do you mean by this sentence? Is it to amuse my defeated general?"

"Don't get me wrong. What I mean is that the enemy has surrendered under the siege." Salton narrowed his eyes and said unhurriedly,

"Surrendered? How is this possible! Sir, are you kidding me?" Omu looked stunned, almost thinking that he heard wrongly.

The two of them once fought to the death on the Paput battlefield, but they unexpectedly turned into a cooperative relationship in the blink of an eye. Salton didn't care, after all, he was the winner, but Omu seemed a little embarrassed, so he didn't follow. Nearby, but stayed behind some border guard troops. The first team of border guard cavalry was sent out by Omu to perform a secret mission, which was to go straight to the regional provincial capital as quickly as possible. , shake that one first Controlling the provincial governor who is like a fool can reduce a lot of troubles, because there is news that the provincial governor clearly sided with the royal family after the Battle of the Royal Capital, but Omu did not expect that his border guard cavalry As soon as he was sent out, he would run into the army directly under the royal family. After getting the news, he immediately rushed here. He thought that even if he gave up this old face, he could persuade the famous emperor general to send troops to rescue him. Unexpectedly, The result will be like this!

The Fourth Army, which was directly under the Fourth Army and had more than 10,000 elite troops, actually surrendered without a fight!

While sighing, Omu was also shocked by the powerful oppressive power displayed by the emperor's army. Laliak of the Royal Army's Fourth Army was not a mediocre person, but a strong general who was deeply appreciated by King Feize. His calm response to the attack of the border guard cavalry was enough to prove that he was not in vain. But this time, he surrendered before fighting. Who would believe this news?

"There is no doubt that the Fourth Army really surrendered. I also saw that guy from Laliac." At this embarrassing moment, Narsbad, who was appointed as Omu's deputy, rode from the front with a frustrated look on his face. Came over, patted Omu's shoulder with his hand, and sighed.

"I didn't expect it... I was rude." After listening to Narsbaed's description, Omu apologized to Salton with a guilty look on his face. At the same time, he felt pity for the Fourth Army directly under Laliak. It was unlucky enough for tens of thousands of elite troops to encounter Salton's troops who had completed repairs in the Papout area. If they fought in the city, they might be able to hold on for a while. In such a flat land, it was simply courting death.

In the battle of Canyaro, although Salton did not completely block the return of the Fezer army, only 30,000 to 40,000 of the 200,000 Fezer troops returned to the country in the end, leaving nearly 100,000 troops. When they found that there was no hope of breaking through, they turned back, but encountered 30,000 cavalry transferred from Hungary by the Empire, which came from the northern coast area with great momentum. In the end, under the siege of the two cavalry groups in the north and south of the Empire, they surrendered to the Empire in despair.

The Papout War was completely over. Although the Fezer side achieved a brilliant victory in breaking through the Papout capital. However, due to the lack of follow-up, they were strongly blocked by the imperial army on the way back. In the end, nearly 70,000 people were killed or injured on the Fezer side. More than 80,000 Fezer soldiers surrendered in Kanyaro alone, and 37 Fezer generals were captured. The news also shocked the southern countries that had always believed that the Fezer army had an advantage. Many people were still waiting to see how the empire would be slapped in the face in the Papte area. Unexpectedly, in a blink of an eye, the well-equipped 200,000 Fezer elites were cut off from retreat, and the name "Iron Gate Salton" was almost stewed in one pot. Because of this battle, it spread throughout the south. The Salton Corps, which received more cavalry reinforcements, now has 40,000 infantry, 30,000 imperial cavalry, and 30,000 Hungarian cavalry, with a total of 110,000 troops. It is already the largest corps of the empire in the southern European Baro area, even in the west coast area. There are not as many troops as the one on the side of Salton. With such a strong force, it is normal for them to be ordered to break into the hinterland of Fezer from the border defense area and forcefully swallow up a direct army of only 10,000 people.

More shocking news, at the same time, with the surrender of the Fourth Army, spread to the north and south of Fezer, and letters of condemnation denouncing the atrocities of the royal family were sent to various provinces of the Fezer Kingdom.

The proclamation of condemnation accused the king of being old and senile, and losing the most basic bottom line of a monarch. He went to war with the Falcon Empire before, causing great losses in the country. Then he did not hesitate to start a civil war with the military, involving millions of lives in the capital. After winning, he broke his promise again. He slaughtered all his allies. Now the whole country is angry and resentful. In view of the current chaotic situation in the country, His Royal Highness Prince of Fezer, Laurie Edward, begged the king to abdicate in the name of the crown prince! This news. It was like the wind sweeping across Fezer. Many Fezer regions had already determined that the royal family was the final winner, but they were confused by this news again. What does it mean? When did His Royal Highness the Great Prince become the Crown Prince?

"Have you heard that His Royal Highness the Great Prince asked His Majesty to abdicate?"

"Nonsense, what does His Royal Highness the Great Prince think a punitive notice is? He wants to get the crown by issuing a free notice. He is either crazy or stupid!" "But what His Majesty did was indeed a bit too much! It is understandable to destroy Feletri, but what about killing those southern vassal troops?"

"Don't talk nonsense. I think killing those southern country bumpkins is a very wise act, just like a normal person with a blood-sucking long-legged louse. Shouldn't it be crushed to death?" There were all kinds of opinions about the Great Prince's notice in Fezer. The nobles used this punitive letter as a feast at the banquet. Laughing and teasing

"But the Fourth Army..." someone said in confusion

"The news of the Fourth Army's surrender has been confirmed, but the Fourth Army only has more than 10,000 people." Someone interrupted him immediately, and the person who interrupted him said confidently, "Even if the remnants of the border defense army support the eldest prince, the total force is at most 30,000 or 40,000, which is nothing compared to the 300,000 troops currently controlled by the royal family."

And wasn't there news that the eldest prince was already close to the generals of the army when he participated in the Papt War? Now it seems that the eldest prince had ulterior motives at that time, otherwise why did he not return to the capital after returning to Fezer for so long! "The person who spoke had a sarcastic look on his face, completely ignoring the fact that the prince might be detained by the military. Almost no one cared about the prince's return to Fezer. Now that he was pushed to the forefront, no one would think too much about why the prince didn't return to the capital. Rumors don't need to be promoted too much. As long as others take it for granted, it's fine. "Yes, it seems to be true." After hearing the judge's well-reasoned analysis, the nobles also thought that it was true and began to criticize. The prince must have had a dirty collusion with Feletri in private, and he was a traitor to the royal family and a conspirator with evil intentions. Seeing that the military was about to be destroyed, they felt A careerist who is desperate and wants to explode completely, why didn't this bastard die in Papt? If he dies, there will be one less scourge!

In the capital of Fezer, in front of a large and ornately decorated building, a general of the Fezer Royal Guards in armor got off his horse and stepped steadily onto the marble steps in front of him. At the end of the steps was a ten-meter-high giant door made of gold and tin. Tall guards wearing half-body plate armor were lined up on both sides of the steps with long-handled battle axes in their hands. Seeing the middle-aged general coming, an officer of the Fezer Royal Guards who had been waiting at the door hurried down the steps.

"Lord Lanrut, please follow me. His Majesty has been waiting for a long time." The Royal Guards officer saluted the general, then turned around and led the way in front

"Your Majesty's body..." the Guards General followed behind and asked with a hesitant expression, the big red cloak behind him floating in the wind.

He is Lan Rute, the captain of the royal palace guard. The day before yesterday, he was sent out by the king to perform a confidential mission. After receiving the news, he hurried back. His mission was to rescue the eldest prince who was detained by the border guards. But just after leaving Feizai Wangdu, Lanrute received news about the crusade. Lan Rute knew that there was no point in going now, regardless of whether His Highness the Prince had truly rebelled. They are already on the opposite side of the royal family. He is just worried about King Feize's increasingly exhausted health. After all, he is an old man in his sixties who has endured for ten years and planned the final and decisive battle of the royal capital. Known as the most outstanding king among all the kings of Feize, not many people knew that on the night when the royal army launched a comprehensive siege and ambush on Feletri, the king was exhausted mentally and physically from many days of planning, and fainted due to lack of physical strength. fall. Jing Guan was later revived, but everyone could feel that the breath of life was getting farther and farther away from the king. The royal doctor even worried that he might not survive the winter.

"Two days ago, when I saw the crusade, Your Majesty fainted again." The guard officer looked around with an ugly expression, and whispered in a quiet place, "And His Majesty's personal maid said that His Majesty woke up in a daze at night. "Xiang Nan!"

"Is it a crusade southward?" Lanrute looked solemn and murmured in a low voice,

"Probably, in order to let the army go south. I heard that His Majesty adopted a tolerant attitude towards the traitorous Hokuriku nobles, but I didn't expect that such a thing would happen." The Imperial Guard officer sighed in frustration. "The royal family is now The final victory is already in hand. The direct army and the imperial guards gathered in the royal capital area are all gearing up and waiting for the order to be given by the royal family and the imperial guards. The noble army's final negotiations then set off towards the southern vassal area, in order to lay down the magnificent foundation that Feize's predecessors had failed to complete in several expeditions in the shortest possible time. However, this time the expedition was obviously delayed. Now everyone hates His Highness the Great Prince, and..." The Guards officer stopped talking with a strange look on his face and looked forward,

Lan Rute turned around, and his face suddenly became even colder. "Isn't this Lan Rute? The captain of the royal palace guard, my brother's most trusted confidant. Why, in just these few years, you can already see that I am not a good person." Have you met "A Chinese man wearing a gray and white military uniform?" A young man came from the opposite side. His hair was slightly gray, his appearance was extraordinary, and his eyebrows were slender and lively. When he squinted, it felt like a sharp knife cutting through his skin. The most unforgettable thing was that he was a middle-aged man. The cuff of his left arm swayed slightly, obviously empty.

Behind the middle-aged man were several generals in uniforms, all of whom had the aura of real fighting on the battlefield.

"His Royal Highness Prince Albert"

Lan Rute looked at the middle-aged man in front of him, and his whole body was a little dull. The captain of King Feize's royal palace guard seemed to have seen a poisonous snake with its head raised, and he clenched his hands unconsciously. Ze, members of the royal family can only enter the Imperial Guard, but there is one exception. , that is Prince Albert, who showed admirable military talents at the age of eight. At the age of eleven, he was specially selected as a trainee by the late king. After being recommended by a big shot in the military, he broke the news that the children of the royal family were not as good as the military. Following Fang's practice, he became the adjutant of a major general in the military.

At the age of thirty, he was promoted to the commander of the Sixth Army Corps of the military and concurrently served as the deputy commander of the army directly under the royal family. He was very popular both in the military and in the royal family. He was even placed high hopes in the army and was called Compared with the opportunity that can unify royal power and military power, five years old The ten-year-old crown prince seemed too inactive. Many people thought that the former king would replace the crown prince at the last moment. Unfortunately, ten years ago, due to the sudden betrayal of the Hokuriku nobles, he failed to compete with the current king for the throne. In the end, Was ordered to be exiled to the southwest swamp, the most difficult place in Fezer

It is an area of ​​the ferocious Andri people. The environment is extremely poor, and it is often necessary to deal with the attacks of the Andri people. Being sent there is almost like a death sentence. It has always been a prison for those nobles. It is said that within ten years , this Prince Albert once He was shot through the lungs with an arrow by the Andri people, and his left hand was chopped off with a knife by the enemy. He lay in the stinky mud several times waiting for death. Even Lan Rute thought that even if the prince was not dead, he would not die. He was almost useless, but I didn’t expect to see him in the capital.

Returning to the royal capital at this time, you can still enter the palace at will. You can imagine how many people are betting on him. The king is old, and the princes are ineffective. This prince who already made many people sigh, after ten years of war, Afterwards, the aura exuded was like the chill caused by a peerless sharp sword being unsheathed, making people feel a sense of worship from within.

"Don't look at me like that. I just came back to see my brother for the last time and see what you have done to this country." Prince Andre patted Lan Rute on the shoulder with his only right hand. , grinned slightly, led the people past Lan Rute, and said in a very low voice, "It took ten years, and it ended up like this. Is it really worth it?" (To be continued.)