Realm of Power

Please enter the text and go, we will go back."

The fat man sighed and waved to Croissant and the cavalry behind him. From late summer to late winter, when the green shade and mangroves bloomed, to the winter snow falling and covering the earth, the fat man spent half a year decorating this place. The Battle of Fezer, from the initial financial war to the later military investment, took three or four months. The empire mobilized troops and invested no less money and materials. In the previous North-South War, although they had tried their best to reduce losses, there were still more than 20,000 imperial casualties, and countless materials and money were consumed. Just to bring the eight central countries into the imperial camp, the empire invested five Millions, more than two million slaves were resettled on the West Coast, and tens of millions more were spent. To this day, the original strategic vision has been realized.

After this battle, the empire's coastline finally crossed the inland strait, and its territory also extended to the west coast of Barros in southern Europe. Since the collapse of the Fiya Dynasty a thousand years ago, the Falcon Empire was the first to experience rainfall on its land in this millennium. A country spanning the continent of Barro in southern and southern Europe,

For an empire that covets the entire continent, it is not difficult to destroy a country, but it is the most difficult thing to do it with confidence and without blame.

For this reason, the fat man who always bites when he sees a profit, Fang Zhou, the fat man in his mouth for the first time, throws all the royal capital nobles who carry most of the royal capital's wealth to the Hokuriku noble group. As for these royal capital How many nobles can survive after leaving their roots, and how many will be annexed by the Hokuriku nobles, has nothing to do with the empire. The southern countries wanted to blame. In this war that seemed to be a mistake, the empire sent troops because Gan Kefu first attacked the slaves under the empire's control. The imperial army fought back righteously and maintained a considerable He restrained himself and even magnanimously chose to retreat before the battle when he hit the opponent's royal capital. No one knew about it. How much effort did Fatty spend on this war that seemed to have little to do with the empire?

Just like a person who has been working hard, on the day he sees the results of his efforts. On the contrary, there was no excitement in my heart, just as if I was tired, killing people, or arranging killings, in King Feize's capital, a land that was no more than a hundred miles long and wide. In just a few months, more than a million people have died. Every inch of land covered by snow is filled with the smell of blood, and how much of this is driven by himself!

The fat man was on the war horse, his eyes narrowed into a thin line, the wind and snow hit his face, and the rolling cold wind whistled in his ears like a knife, which sounded to the fat man. That was the cry of an innocent soul. For some reason, he suddenly lost interest in the outcome of the final battle that broke out in Fezer's camp. Fezer was already finished. What difference did it make if he couldn't see the final result?

Feize's original three major forces and the military were completely wiped out. The Hokuriku nobles seemed to have taken advantage, but in fact they lost their greatest protection. A Hokuriku split from Feize is at a regional level at best. How long can it sustain under the various penetrations of the empire? In the end is the winner of the battle for kingship. The royal family has withered to the point where there are only two or three kittens left. It is doomed to be unable to recover. Prince Albert, the only one who can still support the overall situation, will soon become famous as this tragic fight ends. sweep the floor. There is a letter signed by himself, there is the personal testimony of Kurudia, a recognized loyal minister, plus more than 100,000 citizens who were destroyed by the fire were displaced, and there was a flood of condemnation under the accumulation of boiling public resentment.

Even if His Highness the Prince is full of mouth, he still cannot explain clearly. The final result will be either being despised and expelled, or using the force he brings to launch a bloodbath on the entire royal capital.

The most important and most vicious move was that the Feize royal family spent a lot of money to store a large amount of food. Under the careful care of the Hokuriku nobles, it was set on fire and turned into ashes. Now the only thing in hand is The only one who controls the food supply is the empire that controls the west coast. As he said to Crolisate, the reason for not occupying Feize Royal Capital is because To occupy this royal capital will only lead to more losses than gains. With more than 100,000 people begging for food, the only thing they can do is to bow their heads to the empire and surrender. Otherwise, they will have to watch the whole city become nothing but corpses in this cold winter. It has become a truly dead city, and the empire can completely control this royal capital without even doing anything.

In name only, or the words that best describe Fetzer's current situation.

In the snow, the fat man returned to the Castle of Las Hess. He got off his horse and handed the cloak full of powdery snow to the guards behind him. Standing in front of the office window, the fat man took a swig of strong drink from the northern grasslands. Drinking wine, my face, which was slightly pale in the cold, began to turn rosy. From the window, I could see that the town below the castle had completely turned into a large military camp.

On the outskirts of the town, the roads and peripheral defensive walls built by tens of thousands of Fezer prisoners are beginning to take shape. The semi-arc-shaped walls were built very quickly because they were made from local materials. Looking down from above, you can see a semi-circular undercut. On the road that crosses it, the wall is twenty meters high and ten meters thick. Even a large catapult may not be useful. The wall is mainly for defense in the direction of the royal capital, and there is almost no defense inside. , Even if it falls into the hands of the enemy, the blocking effect it can have on the west coast is quite limited. It can be seen from this architectural style that this is built for the direction of Feize King's capital. This place will become the empire. It is an important outpost, condescendingly monitoring every move of Feize Capital more than 20 miles away. As long as a flag regiment is stationed here, it can attack Feize Capital at any time!

In the afternoon, Crolisat sent a report: "The superior force of Prince Albert's formation killed the seriously injured Kurudia. Rumors about the prince colluding with the empire to sell out the royal capital have spread throughout Fezer's army." , first the Imperial Guards angrily set out to return to the Royal Capital, and then the troops recruited from the Royal Capital left the ice wall defense line one after another. Currently, only Albert is still stranded on the ice wall defense line. His own direct troops, "Clorissat sighed with a strange expression and said, "Kurudia was accusing Albert of colluding with the empire before he died, not to mention the people in the royal capital who didn't trust him very much in the first place. , even the direct descendants brought by Albert from the southwest were greatly shocked. It is said that one or two of Albert's generals left angrily after a quarrel!

"As long as you hold on to your current position, King Feize doesn't need to worry about it now!"

The fat man put down the thick scroll he had opened in his hand, shook his head, looked at the heavy snow falling outside the window, and said in a solemn voice, "Letter has reported that several vassal kingdoms south of Fezer have sent people to come. Although I came to the west coast under the guise of dealing with the Feize issue, I was secretly trying to figure out the border area south of Feize!”

"Although the three major forces have dissipated, due to the long-term need to control the vassal kingdoms in the south, Fezer still has a legion of troops in the south, with a strength of 30,000 to 40,000 people. I have sent special personnel to contact them. If possible, Just integrate these Fezernan troops into the Southern Army. The Fang border guards are under your command. Although these Feize troops are not strong in combat effectiveness, they are familiar with the terrain of the south and can stabilize the current chaotic situation in the south in the shortest time. Just ten days ago, these southern troops A conflict broke out between the kingdom’s army and Fezernan’s army.”

The fat man's voice paused, "These southern kingdoms took advantage of the opportunity when King Feize's army was annihilated by the emperor to encroach on the land in the south of Feize. They had no good intentions in the first place. They were all lands close to the border. They must have thought that we were temporarily They are unable to take care of it, so they think they can swallow as much as they can, and then they will negotiate with us and say that these lands are theirs, and they will not admit it even if they are killed!"

"These greedy bastards! How shameless!"

Hearing this, Crolisate couldn't help but curse. The emperor had already told him that he would hand over the Feize area to him. He already regarded these areas as his own, and the southern vassal kingdom was considered his own. What the heck, a weak country that even the Fezers can't defeat actually wants to take advantage of me. If this spreads out, I will be embarrassed and humiliated. Do I still need to hang out in the imperial world?

"No, don't take any action for the time being. I will hand this matter over to the Imperial Ministry of Foreign Affairs and ask them to send someone to talk about it."

The fat man shook his head unexpectedly, his eyes flashed with a cold light, and he smiled coldly, "Negotiation, it means that both sides have their own say, and in the end it depends on who has the bigger fist. Didn't the other party say that those border areas belong to them? We can do it too. Said, in fact, according to Fezer's literature, their native The land belongs to Feize, so let them have fun for the time being. After a month, when Salton has finished the matter, you two, one on the left and one on the right..." The fat man stopped and made a sideways movement with his hand. The gesture of insertion was "In the Anfu area of ​​the north-south hub, let's settle the accounts thoroughly!"

"Yes, I understand." Krolisat's face was very ferocious when she smiled. The Nan'anfu area is known as the north-south hub, just behind the border of Feize, and Krolisat knew that the emperor had already I sent important people to the Nan'anfu area, and sure enough, It is the emperor who will calculate. If the other party does not make such a request, the empire is really embarrassed to take action directly. Who would have thought that the other party would take the initiative to bump into it. According to the forces currently controlled by his Northwest Army and Salton, even in its heyday Feize also dares to touch it! Not to mention that these southern vassals, who had most of their military power massacred by the Fezers, took advantage of the situation and robbed the empire. They must be willing to shed blood!

"In the Battle of Feize, you have already made a splash. If you can conquer the south again, then it will be justifiable to appoint you as the general person in charge of Feize!" The fat man glanced at him, stood up with a solemn expression, and stretched out his arms. "In two days, I will go back to Lisbon. Only you and me know the empire's arrangements for the south of Feize. Don't let me down."

"Yes." Crolisate's body suddenly straightened up, tears filling her eyes. Although she had washed away a lot of slander in the battle of Fezer, because the emperor was here, this glory would be much weaker, but after that Facing the battle in the south, the emperor had already arranged everything. The reason why he left early was to give this great contribution to himself. He wanted to prove to the entire empire that he could do it alone!

(To be continued.)