Realm of Power

Snow fell all over the city, covering the world outside the window. He looked away from the ship's canvas floating in the harbor in the distance, and pressed the documents he received on the table. The fat man's eyes flashed with coldness, as if there was thunder rolling inside. , snorted with a heavy nose, "How did Croissant do it? Can't she handle such a simple matter?"

News came from the south that people who had fled from Feize King's capital actually broke out in riots. Although the scale was not large, with more than a dozen people dead and more than a hundred injured, Crolisat was also I didn’t know how to deal with it. It was the emperor’s wish to accept the refugees from King Feize. When something like this happened, Crolisate didn’t dare to hide it and sent the report to the emperor. After reading the report, the fat man’s face looked like It was as cold as ice. He had just left the west coast. How could he be in such a situation? Do he still need to hesitate about such a thing? The refugee riots may be big or small, but if they are not suppressed with thunderous measures, small things will turn into very dangerous and big things. Not only more than a dozen people died, but for the foreign empire, which has always been known for its cruelty, It doesn't matter. The speed and attitude of the empire in handling this matter are the most important thing.

"It's because it involves the empire's policy towards refugees on the west coast, so your Excellency doesn't know how to make a decision for the moment." The officer of the Northwest Legion, who was wearing the uniform of the Imperial Army, looked at the livid face of His Majesty the Emperor and his body trembled slightly. , quickly explained

"What do you mean you don't know!" The fat man's eyes were as cold as knives.

“The snow came so suddenly, and about half of Feize Capital was an uninhabitable ruin, with broken walls and ruins. When the snow fell, more than 30,000 people died of frostbite in Feize Capital. "It can be said that one-fifth of the people in Feize King's Capital fell overnight." The officer said with a pale face, "Ten days ago, the refugees from the King's Capital began to move to the west coast. At first there were only a hundred or two hundred people, and then It became three to four thousand people. At the most, there was a breakthrough. There are tens of thousands of these displaced refugees. Most of these displaced refugees are hungry and cold, and their bodies are very weak, but their eyes see green. Many people grab a handful of soil and swallow it with the snow because they really have nothing to eat on the road. The soil is in their stomachs. The inside is indigestible and blocked in the stomach. The belly of the natives who eat it becomes as big as that of a pregnant woman. There are also rumors that these people become like this because they eat corpses. Such people are initially among the refugees. Not too much"

The officer's voice paused, his expression became ugly, and he said slowly, "The refugees, who were still under control at first, began to show uncontrollable trends at that moment. Lord Crolisate, in accordance with His Majesty's instructions, prepared There was enough food and supplies, but because there were so many people coming, there was no room for people to live in and outside the city. As these dirt-eating people died one after another, the situation became even more chaotic. Some people were among the refugees. The agitation said that it was the imperial soldiers who killed these people at night, with only one purpose, and that was to prevent these people who had eaten the corpses from entering. The news that the empire wanted to execute the refugees, pushed by some ulterior motives, eventually became There is a commotion! Lord Crolisat has mobilized the troops of the two flag regiments to temporarily control the situation. It’s just that there are so many refugees and it involves the empire’s policy on the west coast. △♦,..."

"Is that Prince Albert still in King Feizer?" The fat man seemed to have thought of something and asked the officer. If the man behind this riot is really Prince Albert, then the other party who started this riot is Don't take it too seriously

"It is said that three days ago, this Prince Albert led his 13,000-strong city to leave Fezer King's capital. The direction of the other party's movement was the north!" The officer replied respectfully, "North? He is indeed a smart man. "The fat man smiled coldly. He finally understood what was going on. This riot is probably closely related to the prince. He used the riot to hold back the imperial army, and then calmly evacuated from the capital of Feize. Going north, passing through the Fengling Mountains, you can reach the Hokuriku Plateau in the north of Feize. This road is a gap that Salton was specially ordered to deliberately avoid after the last secret agreement with the Hokuriku noble army. This is the same gap. After the Hokuriku nobles passed, they did not immediately order the replacement. The Hokuriku nobles of Feize got such a big advantage this time. How could the nobles and wealth of the entire Feize capital not pay any price! Prince Albert cannot stay in King Fezer any longer. The only way is to break out of the encirclement. The road back to the southwest has been completely blocked by the imperial army. As long as Prince Albert is not stupid, he will know that the only way to go north is to It's the only way to survive. The gap is still there. Go north and enter Hokuriku! According to the stubborn landlord consciousness of the Hokuriku nobles, there should be friction between the two sides soon.

"Tell Croissant that the empire is accepting refugees in good faith. If they don't appreciate it, forget it. Anyone who doesn't want to stay will be asked to leave within one day. If there are any rioters, they will be shot to death!"

The fat man waved his hand to the officer with a stern face. To govern troubled times, it is natural to use heavy rules. The empire ambushed 200,000 King Fezer's troops in Lahras, many of whom were from the royal capital. It can be said that the entire The one that Feize resented the most towards the empire was Feize’s royal capital. His hatred was so overwhelming that it was hard to describe. It’s no wonder that in that situation, , these refugees from the capital of Fezer still dare to initiate riots. The empire has never been a kind person. The Obaro people call it a cruel country, not only because the imperial army has fought countless battles and killed countless people, but also because the empire has suppressed the occupied areas. The fundamental reason for the considerable iron-blooded tactics is that the empire has risen too fast after all.

In just a few years, it swept across the entire north-central part of Obarro and occupied a large area of ​​new land. For an empire that took hundreds of years to grow, the unstable internal foundation of the empire was the biggest shortcoming. This was not a short-term success. What can be overcome internally, but the sense of dominance that takes ten, twenty, or even longer to establish, the empire’s desire to occupy The policies of the consular districts treat all people equally, but it does not mean that those who occupy the area will support the empire. No one is born willing to be a conquered nation. Which nation can stand proudly on the mainland without a glorious history? The empire's The war of conquest is like thunder sweeping away a hole, sweeping away all obstacles and destroying the original ruler. Under the horses' hooves are piles of bones.

It is even more impossible to expect these people to be grateful to the empire. Those whose relatives died in the hands of the empire during the war, those nobles whose property and land were confiscated by the empire, and those soldiers who suffered humiliation and were forced to surrender are all peeping at the empire all the time. Every move, only the power and force of the empire deterred these people from moving. Once they rebelled in the occupied areas, Resisting the hesitation of the superiors will only make these people feel that they have an opportunity to take advantage of it. That is the most terrifying situation. The empire is not a prairie people. It cannot be like the prairie people, occupying an area and massacring it. There are those who resist. Kill them all and use those who don't resist as slaves. The grassland people's way of dealing with the occupied areas is actually the most effective way.

The empire cannot achieve this complete idealization of annihilating any possible enemies from the very beginning directly from the soul to the body, so it can only use a governance method that emphasizes both gentleness and cruelty. This is what the empire currently adopts. By means of gentleness, he divided the nobles' property and wealth among themselves. Give it to the common people, pull this largest class closer to the empire, and at the same time promote these declining nobles to turn to business, use commercial interests to stabilize the empire's community of interests in the occupied areas, and the last remaining ones are basically enemies of the empire. This way of distinction Simple and crude, but very practical! Of course, it is inevitable that some innocent people will be affected, but for the empire, such accidental injuries are basically ignored.

The people in these occupied areas must know that under the conqueror's hooves, the sword never needs a reason!

Outside the city of Lisbon, snow covered the ground. The horseshoes of a group of cavalry stopped on the mound outside the city. The snow dust raised by the horseshoes was blown by the cold wind and rolled westward.

The armor worn by these cavalrymen is very unique. It is not the imperial-style forged steel armor, but a layered blade armor with a dense layer of warts on it. The war horses are tall and majestic, and most of the cavalrymen on horseback have high shoulders and broad backs. Muscular, with broad shoulders and a broad back, his murderous eyes fell on the huge city cluster in front of him, showing undisguised shock.

Wearing animal skin fur on their heads, with two long tassels hanging down to their shoulders, there were about thirty or forty people, ten riders in a row! All kinds of horses and heavy troops are available. And they are all heavy and made of fine iron. The light reflected in the wind and snow was strong. The bow bag contained a long bow, but it could be controlled freely on the horse. Inside the bag, there was an iron spiked arrow with barbs.

This was the first time for these cavalry to see such a huge city. Among their influences, only the original Zhongbia Dijing, which had been reduced to ruins, had such an invisible outline. Although it is now being rebuilt, the buildings that were built The scale is far from comparable to the city in front of me.

"Everyone, our destination is ahead, Lisbonto! The famous golden city in this land! One day, we will also have such a majestic city!" Facing the huge city ahead, a man wearing a big red hood Yelu Qiye, who was under the sun, raised the riding whip with a red pendant in his hand, and his wild and pretty face showed undisguised ambition.

The Yelu family moved south to central Zhongbia. After a year of determined expansion, the Zhongbia Empire with its 100,000 cavalry was unable to stop it. Dozens of cities in the central region made the Yelu family's power surge. Not only did they solve the most important problems Difficult logistical and material problems, even the Yelu family still had the energy to expand the army, and the people from Zhongbia The border has recruited more than 60,000 people, plus the grassland tribes who have come to seek refuge from the north, there are already faint signs of the rise of a dynasty. This time, the Zhongbia court cut off its arm and ordered the abandonment of Yanzhou, which hit Yelu For Hongtai's plan, the Yelu family has the foundation, power, and military strength. The only thing missing is prestige.

The grassland people's stubbornness towards blood and respect for the royal court are natural obstacles that prevent the Yelu family from becoming king.

The Yelu family is not a golden family. This is its biggest weakness.

Although the Yelu family is honorable, they are traitors who betrayed the royal court. Although they went south and conquered a large area in the central area, according to the habitual thinking of the grassland people, the final result of the Yelu family is that they will withdraw from the central area to the grassland.

This has been this cycle for many years. Going south and returning north, generations of prairie people follow this pattern. During birth, old age, illness and death, the memories passed down, the prairie people's good fighting skills and horse hooves are reflected in the vast land of Middle-earth. It is the land of Chenggu that has never lasted for a long time. The charm of the south will only make the warriors coming out of the cold wind in the north feel uncomfortable.

Why does Yelu Hongtai prove that he can control it for a long time? If the three princes hadn't defeated the main cluster of Central and Bibia first, you, Yelu Hongtai, wouldn't have had the chance to go to the central part to take advantage!

There are also unwritten rules on the grassland, which is respect for the strong. If you want to prove yourself, you must have the capital to prove yourself.

"The land of Yanzhou is a natural barrier that separates the north from the south. For more than a thousand years, the grassland tribes have shed countless blood. The grassland warriors who were killed on this iron wall of defense ranged from not one million to three to four hundred thousand. Regardless of which tribe they were in, Mentioning the word "Yanzhou" makes people gnash their teeth, wanting to use their teeth to gnaw away these deep grooves and hard stone Yanzhou city walls one by one. Yanzhou is a grassland tribe. The thorn in my heart is the public enemy of the entire grassland people. If someone can really capture Yanzhou and open up this throat passage to the land of Middle Earth, the war horses of the grassland people can gallop on the land of Middle Earth forever. , then regardless of whether he is from the Golden Family or not, his reputation will be raised enough to become the king. This is the best opportunity given to the Yelu family by Changshengtian."

Before leaving, Yelu Hongtai's special instructions seemed to still echo in Yelu Qiyeguang's ears. The blood wolf guards of the Yelu family she brought this time were not just guards, but also showed the power of the Yelu family to the empire. Yelu Hongtai This old fox knows very well that in order to get the empire's approval, in addition to sincerity, what's more important is strength!

"That bastard, I wonder if he's here too!" Yelu Qiyeguang's face suddenly turned ugly and he murmured in a low voice. His hand holding the red pendant riding crop couldn't help but tighten. Unconsciously, the thing that made him feel flashed through his mind. She wanted to shout out the shadow of the guy who was humiliated but never forgotten. The current Yelu family was no longer driven away from the Onnacuo grassland by that person like a flock of sheep a year ago. The Yelu family who went out, and now the Yelu family, are already a powerful family with two hundred thousand soldiers, strong soldiers and strong horses, whips pointing north, and looking south of the river. These blood wolf guards are all elite warriors who have fought in hundreds of battles. These magnificent dragons The horse is heavily armored and has great strength. Once fully armored, it can charge into battle repeatedly. Even compared to the Empire's heavy cavalry that defeated the Wolf-headed Army that day, it is not inferior in any way!

(To be continued.)