Realm of Power

Please enter the text. Heavy snow is falling in the sky, and the whole city seems to be shrouded in a vast white world. Since yesterday afternoon, the west coast has gradually entered the period of heavy snow. The cold wind is howling, and clusters of snowflakes are rolling off the pavement.

The fat man was wearing a thick black coat and stood on the balcony. He glanced at the city filled with heavy snow and took a deep breath of the cold morning breeze. He was quite satisfied with his condition during this period. As a senior Or, it is the most stupid thing to take over everything. Those monarchs who try to use one person's power to ensure the operation of the country basically either make a mess or die young.

After handing over most of the complex government affairs to professionals from the Ministry of Internal Affairs, the internal operations of the empire became more stable.

The Ministry of Internal Affairs operates in accordance with the established rules. Whether it is the normal government operations of the empire's provinces, material transportation, recruitment and appeasement, or the rescue after each heavy snowfall on the northern grasslands, everything is in order. The entire empire shows a steady upward trend. ,

Although the empire is aggressive and silent in the military, it has always adopted a loose governance policy in the internal areas of the empire. Except for commercial and military interference, the state has very little intervention in daily production. Land Assigned to farmers, large-scale construction of canals and water networks will improve agriculture. Obviously, roads were built across the entire empire for the purpose of developing commerce. With the rapid expansion of land, although the empire was at war every year, it never had to worry about military supplies. The vast tracts of land that were desolate during the war became the empire. It is an excellent agricultural area. After a few years, the benefits of the empire brought by the excellent agricultural foundation have also been highlighted.

A steady stream of various materials transported from the north of the empire poured into the west coast from the open sea lines of the empire. Not only did the west coast of the empire, which had only been occupied for two months, not face a food crisis. On the contrary, they were able to sell part of the grain into Feize at ten times the price. The Feize royal family secretly stored grain, and it was not unknown to the fat man. Instead, they simply ignored the large cluster of 300,000 people. Relying on deductions of hundreds of pounds and hundreds of pounds is simply a drop in the bucket. As long as the west coast adopts a food blockade, within half a month, the 300,000 King Feize army will face the dilemma of running out of food.

The voice of the guard came from the door, "Your Majesty, the commander of the Northwest Army, Lord Crolisate, wants to see you."

"Let him in." The fat man didn't turn around, as if he had expected Croissant to come, and just replied calmly. Following the sound of footsteps, Clarissa looked excited, still holding a battle report she had just received in her hand. She walked into the door of the office, her footsteps suddenly stopped, and she reported, "Your Majesty, I just received a message."

"The noble army attacked Mero, right?" the fat man said casually.

"This...is indeed true." Croissant stood there stupidly as if her acupuncture points had been tapped.

"I have known this news for a long time." The fat man turned around calmly, with the city spiers filled with morning fog behind him. A gust of wind blew by, and the fog dispersed like a miracle, revealing the huge urban complex ahead.

"No way. I just received this news." Croissant opened her eyes wide in disbelief. She was so shocked that she even trembled when she spoke. It was so shocking, even though she had already thought about it deep in her heart. His Majesty the Emperor regards him as a non-human being, but he is still frightened every time.

Two days ago, Croissant reported that the army had been assembled and when it could move in. The fat man raised his head and casually looked at the map on the wall. Just saying a word, the Guidu army arrived in Mero. It was the moment the war started. "The word Merlot was deeply engraved in Crolisasat's mind. Immediately find the intelligence officer and issue a death order." I don't care what method you take, you must bite it firmly. The movements of the Noble Army: "It's no wonder that Crolisate said so. In fact, after the Noble Army broke through the Blue Valley, it seemed that they had broken free of the reins. The wild horses circled in the royal capital area of ​​Feize. Although the royal army ignored the noble army for the time being, the noble army wanted to go north and still did not dare to collide with the royal army, so they just circled outside the royal capital area. Today In the morning, an urgent report showed that the noble army suddenly changed its marching route after midnight yesterday and hit the city of Mero in one go.

This secret report was sent out in the middle of the night. Crolissart could receive it in the early morning. In this era, it is incredible that the information can be transmitted so quickly. However, Crolissart did not expect that the emperor would He knew the news even faster than himself!

"Is it weird? As a general of the empire, how can you still be so irritable?"

The fat man glared at Crolisate coldly, snorted and said, "Have you forgotten the news about Azshara yesterday? Gan Kefu led the 200,000 royal army to suddenly attack Azshara. The defense was relatively easy at first. , almost collapsed under the opponent's strong attack. Starting from noon yesterday, King Fezer's army devoted all its troops and attacked Azshara continuously for more than eleven hours. Azshara desperately defended it. Fortress, but suffered heavy losses. Three of the four outer pillar forts were captured, and the outer perimeter was almost lost. The battle losses exceeded 15,000 people in one day. Not to mention the loss of a quarter of the troops, the whole family was exhausted. The military morale that was easily built up was almost destroyed in this continuous attack. Lytle said in the report that if there were no changes, Azshara Fortress might not last until the early morning of the third day."

"I have also seen this report." Crolisat took a deep breath with a stunned expression. Azshara was also the focus of his attention. According to the initial formation of King Feize's army, it can be seen that the veteran general Gan Kefu probably planned to slowly encroach.

This trapped animal tactic is like cutting open the opponent's blood with a sharp blade. As time goes by, the target will become weaker and weaker. You only need to wait until the defenders are completely exhausted before using strong troops. There is nothing tactically wrong in finding a point to launch a breakthrough battle. After all, not all armies The troops all possess the emperor's powerful crossbows and heavy artillery. In many cases, traditional siege methods are still used to wear down the defenders' physical strength. This is the most common method, because after any troop is wasted for * days, its combat effectiveness will decrease. At this time, the opponent is recharging his energy for the final blow, and there is basically no room for resistance.

However, Gan Kefu began to attack on the sixth day, and the entire army pressed forward. After sieging the city for eleven hours, Azshara's defenders lost more than fifteen thousand, and Gan Kefu's troops would not be less than this number. He gave up the advantage he had accumulated for several days and instead wanted to defeat the fortress in one fell swoop. Crolisate couldn't understand either, but what does this have to do with the noble army marching into Merlot!

"Do you know why I said Mero?" The fat man smiled bitterly. Due to her own limitations, Crolisate can only be regarded as a strong soldier, not a military general who can stand alone. Fatty saw this when he was asked to garrison in Parral.

The Battle of Parral. As a garrison general, Crolisate was isolated from his own troops at the beginning of the war because of unauthorized actions. The defense of the northwest army was even more disorganized. Under a sudden attack, he almost lost Palaven. In the Battle of Aaron, although the Northwest Army tried its best to restore its reputation, it still achieved few results in these two battles. Fatty always let go. The Northwest Legion, which was originally known as the strongest in the empire, performed very disappointingly. This is also the reason why Fatty has not mobilized the Northwest Army for more than a year. Under his command, the Northwest Army can become a powerful force for attacking cities and villages, but if left to its own devices, it will at best be stronger than the average army! In addition to part of the psychological reasons, the lack of overall perspective of the general Crolissart also accounts for a large part of the reason.

He had pointed out Merlot, but Croissant still couldn't understand it.

It wouldn't be hard to see if Croissant paid more attention to the big picture. Merlot is the only way for the noble army to escape north. If the noble army wants to escape north. A large amount of supplies are needed, and the important towns closest to the periphery are needed. It's Mello, but again, Mello is one of the important towns in the capital for hoarding supplies. The distance to King Feize is still less than a hundred miles. If it is an extremely fast light cavalry unit, it can be covered in one day and one night. The troops can suppress the royal capital. The noble army has broken through Kuredia's blocking line. Although Kuredia reorganized its defeated army, Nearly half of the strength has been lost. Feize's capital must have known in advance that the noble army was going to attack Mero, because the main force of the royal army's 200,000 troops was dragged in the direction of Azshara. In the direction of the capital, there is now a gap in strength. , if the noble army invades unexpectedly, what can the royal capital do to stop it? What else can it do except forcefully ask Gan Kefu to return reinforcements?

"In order to avoid being attacked when he turned around, Gan Kefu may have ordered a continuous attack of 200,000 troops in the hope of defeating Azshara first. Even if he cannot be defeated, he can at least suppress Lytle and avoid being pursued by the opponent!"

The fat man suddenly raised his finger and pointed at the map hanging on the wall, and said to Crolisa behind him in a solemn voice, "Gan Kefu spent so much effort, but in the end he had to choose to give it a try! If nothing else happens, Gan Kefu will still be here today." will attack fiercely and then begin to return at night Withdraw, this is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity for us. Since we are about to start a war, it is naturally best to cut the opponent's throat with a single blow. These 200,000 Feize King's troops are the throat of the Feize Royal Family and the Feize Royal Family. The capital of all ambitions"

"There are four routes from Azshara back to the royal capital. How can we confirm which one it is?" Crolisat clenched her palms, opened her bloodshot eyes, and swallowed hard. This fat man was really... It's too cruel. The Feize royal family only has the three hundred thousand capital left. If another two hundred thousand is crossed out, the Feize royal family is basically finished even if it doesn't hurt to death. This blow of the emperor will completely Cut off the pillars and beams of the royal palace of Fezer! The final result of the turmoil for almost half a year was nailed to his desk! "As long as you know which way can return to the royal capital the fastest, Gan Kefu's 200,000-strong army is basically that way." The fat man glanced at the map on the wall and grinned slightly, looking a little scared." Either don't do it, or go big. This heavy snow will make it difficult for Gan Kefu's 200,000 people to march, but for our army, it is rare good weather. We just need to wait for him halfway! If the 200,000-strong royal army is defeated, everything will be easy to handle later!”

Hearing the fat man say that this weather is good weather, Crolisate also grinned. Yes, why didn't she think of it? This is really good weather. It has been snowing heavily all night, and the streets are full of snow. The snow in the mountains has reached to the ankles, and the snow in the wild is even thicker, with some even reaching the calves.

Marching in the wild in this kind of weather is a very cruel thing for soldiers wearing metal armor. Not only does it consume at least twice as much time and energy, but they are also exposed to the cold wind for a long time. It is easy for limbs to freeze.

For the Imperial Army, which has an astonishing number of transport horses, the transport carriage only needs to be slightly modified to become a pulley for transporting soldiers. The pulley is covered with a thick layer of cotton to block the cold wind. , the Northwest Army was stationed in Gaul for nearly a year, and the emperor's winter snow carriage It was quite familiar. Not only did everyone from officers to soldiers have experience with this very convenient means of transportation in Gaul in the winter, even Croissant herself owned several winter sleds pulled by precious hounds. She was a hunter. Croissant's favorite is to drive this sleigh with hounds to hunt winter foxes in the winter forest.

On the ground covered with heavy snow, the fierce wilderness wind swept past like a brush, blowing the layers of white snow foam like caressing wool, and hit the soldiers of King Fezer's army in pieces. On his body, there were several long dragons that could not be seen in the cold wind.

A team of more than 100,000 people moved in the dark night, the torches were blown by the cold wind, and the metal armor and spears could not be seen to the end in the dark night. Going through the gaps in the cold helmets, you can see the tired faces of the soldiers.

"Tell the people in front that the speed must be accelerated. They must rush to La Horace forty miles ahead to repair before dawn." Veteran Gan Kefu stopped his horse. His head and shoulders were covered with snow, and there was even ice on his eyebrows. He blew a breath of hot air on his frozen hands and shouted loudly to the more than ten messenger cavalry behind him. The horse's hooves stepped on the land completely covered with thick snow and immediately fell into

"Sir, we found some long ditches ahead, and the roads were dug! All the supplies and carriages got stuck in them." A messenger came from the front.

"Immediately organize people to fill those ditches." Gan Kefu tightened his grip on the riding whip and took a deep breath with a livid face. The cold snow flakes hit his face, making him realize that the snow seemed to be even heavier! The sound of snowflakes splashing on the iron plates of the armor, although part of it was lost on Azshara, there were still nearly 200,000 people. The heavy snow was falling, and everyone could only bury their heads forward. The silent momentum, in The storm was even more tragic. In order to allow the carriages carrying baggage to pass, people could be seen digging soil on the road. , the soil that has solidified in the cold winter is not that fun. I knocked and pushed with various tools to barely push the carriage over. After two days of fierce attack on Azshara, it seems that if I persist for one day, I may be able to capture Azshara. , but the royal capital issued seven orders to retreat within one day, finally forcing Gan Kefu to lead the army to retreat. (To be continued.)