Realm of Power

In the southern part of Yanzhou, the vast land covered with snow

Among the snowflakes, Yanshan Mountain, winding like a giant dragon, is majestic and spreads across Yanzhou, like a zenith across the sky. On the top of the mountain is the most powerful Zhongbia Empire, which took a full hundred years to build 800 years ago. The strong wall of Yanzhou constitutes the last barrier for Yanzhou in Central Asia against the nomadic cavalry on the grassland.

At this moment, a serious-looking middle-aged man immediately stood at the height of the Yan Long Wall, staring at the vast land to the north of the long wall. His eyes were shining brightly, and he just wanted to circle the area he saw.

This Zhongbia Pingfan has lasted for hundreds of years. At this moment, it is no longer the indestructible existence it was at the beginning. Every two hundred meters there is a three-fold stone arrow tower, which has collapsed and is covered with weeds. Under the white snow, it shows an extremely cold scene.

Yanzhou to the north of the long wall is an area full of rocky hills. It is like a thick shield covered with hard points, blocking the gaze of the northern grassland people from peeping southward. With the mountains as the boundary, to the south, It is a vast and smooth plain in Central China.

"Everyone, you still remember how we crossed this barrier a year ago with a hesitant look!" Yelu Hongtai took a deep breath of the Yanzhou plastic wind that hit his face, raised his riding whip and pointed into the distance with a heroic expression. With a bit of high spirits, he said to the dozen tribal leaders behind him who had sworn allegiance to the Yelu family.

One hundred thousand Yelu family cavalry drove north into Yanzhou, but there was no resistance along the way. It was not that they didn't want to, but that they couldn't. The Central and Asian courts had long ago announced that they had abandoned Yanzhou. A powerful Central and Asian force like the Long Family's Western Army was in In front of the Yelu family's army that was rolling towards the north, they also headed toward Yanzhou and Beijing in panic. To evacuate, this time the Yelu family came out in full force. In addition to the Yelu family's 50,000 Baihe Guards and the 30,000 Blue River Army recruited from Central Asia, other tribes also sent out their own troops, known as 160,000. A swarm of horses surged up, like locusts, covering the long wall of Yandi in front of them.

What does it mean to be unstoppable? In the face of such a huge military front, one third of the land in Yanzhou has already been captured by the Yelu family without a single battle. Even a tycoon like Yelu Hongtai, who is known for his calmness, cannot bear it in his heart. I can't help but feel a burst of contempt for the world's heroes. Heroic and heroic, as long as Yanzhou is captured, the Yelu family can justifiably claim that they have been blessed by the Immortal Heaven and have the qualifications to become a royal family. passed down for hundreds of years

"Of course I remember, when 300,000 tribesmen went south, tribesmen starved to death on the road every day. The people who went south decided whether to live or die. No one knew that there would be such a scene!" A man with a thick build and a face The ferocious tribal leader was riding on a dark black war horse. He grinned and looked at Yelu Hongtai with eyes full of admiration.

"That day, Your Majesty also pointed to Yanzhou and told us that one day, Your Majesty will take us back and use horses' hooves to crush the Yanzhou Wall that has blocked our grassland tribe for thousands of years! Let this world truly be The world has become a prairie people’s world, but my subordinates didn’t really think about it at that time. I thought that I just wanted to keep my people alive. Even if I could come back, it would only be ten or twenty years later. I didn’t expect that in just one year, my subordinates’ horseshoes would have stepped on the long wall of Yanzhou again. Tu Lei is in trouble! Even if you say this, no one will believe it!

"Who says otherwise? When we risked our lives to cross this long wall that our seniors regard as the line between life and death, no one expected that we would be in such a situation now!" A slightly older man among the leaders nodded in agreement. There was a faint glimmer of water in his eyes. Thinking of the land of Yanzhou under his feet, the old man's voice trembled slightly.

"Even now, I can't believe that the place in front of me is Yanzhou, which has been passed down in the tribal laments for thousands of years. Too many people have died here. In the songs passed down from generation to generation, every inch of Yanzhou's mountains and rivers Thousands of people’s blood, but the blood is not from the Central Asians, but from me We are prairie people. The first natural enemy a prairie man has known since he was a young man on horseback is Yanzhou. When he is older, he picks up a hunting bow and shoots the first arrow in the direction of Yanzhou. After marrying a wife, toasting to the ancestors is also in the direction of Yanzhou." "The old patriarch of Alisu is right. As long as Yanzhou is here, this thorn in the hearts of our prairie people will still be there after all!" Yelu Hongtai nodded solemnly, staring at the land ahead. "So after we captured Yanzhou, I We decided to rename this place to Warrior’s Peak to tell our descendants how many generations of our prairie men have been devoured by this enemy barrier.” "Otherwise, how come our grassland tribe, where everyone is a warrior, doesn't even have a total population of 10 million! Why can the Central Asians control so many good places? Isn't it just because of their large population?" Yelu Hongtai paused. Dayton continued, "If we had a population as large as the Central Asians, , this entire continent has long belonged to us grassland people. We have already occupied the most fertile central part of Zhongbia. As long as we capture Yanzhou and then distribute the land we currently occupy to everyone to thrive like the Zhongbia people, ten Years, twenty years from now, our grassland will be sweeping the world just around the corner!”

"Give the land to everyone for reproduction!" Upon hearing Yelu Hongtai's words, the tribal leaders were shocked, suddenly became silent, and even had a burning look in their eyes. What did Yelu Hongtai mean? Are the Yelu family really willing to give us their land and population?

"Did your Lord just say that the land will be distributed to everyone?" Alisu asked with hesitation and some uncertainty. He is the oldest here, and although the Ali tribe is only a medium-sized tribe with a population of more than 50,000, this time it is A total of five thousand cavalry were dispatched,

In terms of identity and weight, it’s enough!

"Of course!" Yelu Hongtai said with a smile without hesitation, "Do you think that my Yelu family can conquer such a vast land?"

Yelu Hongtai looked calm and raised his riding whip, pointing to the vastness ahead. "It is the rule of our prairie people that the land that everyone has conquered will naturally be divided among everyone. What our Yelu family wants to build is the royal court of our prairie people for generations to come, and it is not the center of China." A court like Biya's, a hundred cities in central Biya, and the vast wilderness of Yanzhou, as long as everyone contributes, every ministry will have a share!"

"My lord's broad-mindedness is truly admirable!"

Ali quickly put his hand on his right chest and bent down to salute with great respect. "I can say that no matter what my mentality was just now, it is indeed sincere now, not for anything else, just because of Yelu Hongtai's words, in front of so many people." The tribal leader said it”

"Your Excellency, you are right. If we had a population as large as the Central Asians, even half of it, we would be enough to sweep the world!" The other tribal leaders burst into laughter. With Yelu Hongtai's words, this battle will be a series of battles. I have to use up all my energy to feed myself, but I didn’t listen. Come on, whoever puts in more effort will get more when divided afterwards. When it comes to the excitement, almost everyone is shouting, and the roar is just buzzing and echoing in the mountains, occasionally mixed with a few laughs, even they The horse under his crotch seemed to be infected, and kept neighing loudly. The mountain breeze passed by. Curling up the long mane on the horse's neck.

The culture of the grassland is different from that of Zhongbia. The people of Zhongbia vowed to put pen to paper and take root. On the grassland, many decisions are made through discussions and decisions by the tribal leaders. Since Yelu Hongtai said this in front of so many tribal leaders, , it means that a decision has been made, with the Changsheng Heaven as proof and the tribal leaders as proof. Proof, if the Yelu family regrets later, not to mention establishing a country, even the tribal leaders who heard this today will rise up and rebel one after another, leaving the Yelu family alone overnight. Breaking one's oath is unforgivable on the grassland. Crime, at this point, the patriarchs are not worried that the Yelu family dares to regret it!

Among them, there were a few tribal leaders who came with only more than a thousand cavalry because they were afraid of losses. At this moment, their faces were even more dejected and their intestines were green with regret. If they had known that Yelu Hongtai had made such a decision, why would they have brought more people? Come, grab more military honors. I just hope that this battle in Yanzhou will not end soon. At least, I can wait until my newly transferred reinforcements arrive. Hurry, hurry, and bring more people from the tribe!

"Well, the fattest long-tailed winter deer in Yanzhou depends on your hunting skills!" Yelu Hongtai narrowed his eyes slightly and said boldly. In fact, he had already noticed the expressions of all the tribal leaders. Li, knowing that his words had completely aroused the fighting spirit of all races,

"Sir, please see what we can do!" The patriarchs put their hands on their chests and saluted. In the mountain pass at their feet, there were prairie cavalry wearing armored leather hats, carrying large curved bows on horseback, and straddling bright prairie scimitars. They are pouring into Yanzhou from the mountain pass in an endless stream,

When the clan leaders dispersed into their respective clan troops, Yeluguda, who was dressed in red armor, walked up from behind with strong steps. Looking at his father Yeluhongtai's strong back against the heavy snow, he said with a hint of dissatisfaction, "Father, Do we, the Yelu family, really want to zone out all the areas we have already occupied?"

"What? You don't want to?" Yelu Hongtai turned around from the front, looked at his depressed son, and suddenly smiled coldly at the corner of his mouth, "Although one-third of the Yanzhou barrier has fallen, it shows that the remaining three Two-thirds of the difficulty, not to mention the Yanzhou Shangjing at the core of the barrier The Yelu family only has so much strength in the dozens of miles of defense lines. If they were all covered in Yanzhou, a bloody battlefield, there would be no talk of establishing a royal court. If you want to win Yanzhou, you still have to rely on these tribes. Help, now is not the time to run south for your life."

"What's the difference? They're all the same, aren't they?" Yelu Guda hesitated for a moment. He heard what the tribe chiefs brought back, so he hurriedly came to ask. The Yelu family wanted to divide the area. It was such an important matter. Things, I don’t even know!

"Of course it's different!" Looking at his son who had a knot in his head, Yelu Hongtai couldn't help but frown, and said with a muffled nose, "At that time, we were running for our lives, and we were almost starving to death. Naturally, everyone was fighting for the first place, without fear of life or death. , just looking for a glimmer of hope, now they are going north to fight for their lives, and they are still fighting for this The Yelu family belongs to the destiny of my family! If you don't bring some real benefits, why should you let the other party sacrifice your life? Our Yelu family has been responsible for the right prime minister of the tribes for generations, and now we want to establish a country and a royal court. This is actually a matter of the Yelu family, what does it have to do with other tribes! " "It would be false to say that all the tribes are willing to sit back and watch the Yelu family's huge rise. But now in front of all the tribal leaders, it is said that after taking Yanzhou, the land will be divided and the population will be divided to allow the tribes to thrive. That is another thing. It’s the same thing. Interest is what finally makes the grassland tribes truly obey the Yelu family. “Yeah Lu Hongtai couldn't help but sigh in his heart. His son had the temperament of a grassland man. But with such a temperament, it might be okay to sit in the royal court, but it would be a little difficult to conquer a royal court. To be able to create Who among the people in the royal court is not a broad-minded person, so what if some land is given away?

"You must know that the Yelu family has risen very quickly, but its foundation is still very weak after all. Thinking back to the time when the Northern Royal Court ended the grassland war, it had the main force of eight armies, and nearly 300,000 grassland troops shocked the surrounding areas. It was under the king's order that no one could People dare not accept it, but the foundation of the Yelu family is completely different."

"The real control of the cavalry is only 50,000 to 60,000, of which more than 30,000 are the original royal court guard cavalry. The total population of the Yelu tribe's vassals is only 130,000 to 40,000. With such strength and tribe numbers, if In the heyday of the Prairie Royal Court, they were just a first-rate wealthy family. , to establish a country and call it a court, it is just waiting to be easily strangled by the Eighth Army of the Royal Court. If it were not for the accidental occupation of central China and Bibia, the establishment of a country and a court would be a joke. But now, the pace of founding a country has been steadily slowed down. , it is imperative to give up some benefits to move forward more steadily!

"But if we give up the territory, what will happen to the development of my Yelu family?" Yelu Guda's face turned red with frustration, "Stupid!" Yelu Hongtai finally couldn't help but roared angrily, "The Yelu family only has so many people, what do you think? How much territory can be controlled, not to mention that the core area of ​​the Imperial Capital currently controlled by the Yelu family produces almost everything a powerful country needs in this era. Food, enough fish and salt, forests, iron and stone, the rich and vast flat land stretches to the end of the sight for an unknown distance, and the rouge-colored Baili Changting River. Although it is not as prosperous as it was in the past, it has also begun to develop There are signs that under the series of recovery policies of our Yelu family, even late at night, there are flower boats flowing all over the river, and there are countless luxurious brocades embellished among them, giving a faint atmosphere of an imperial capital."

"With the imperial capital in hand, the Yelu family will be able to survive for a while. The tax revenue from the area near the imperial capital in Zhongbia alone is enough to support an army of 300,000 people. What the family really lacks is actually the ability to control the strings and horses. As long as the grassland archers can get through Yanzhou, there will be no hindrance for our grassland men to roll southward. Ten years later, the two hundred thousand Yelu cavalry will return to the size of the Eighth Army of the Northern Royal Court. By then, under the order of King Yelu, who among the tribes will Dare you disobey!

"To put it bluntly, we still have to give up the territory to others!" Yelu Guda muttered to himself with a bleak face, with a look of unwillingness. The prairie man treated the territory like a prey. He wanted the prairie man to give up what he had shot. Prey would be a very mocking humiliation

"You!" Yelu Hongtai angrily waved his horsewhip in the air. With such a successor, the future of the Yelu family is worrying. It would be great if Yelu Qiyeguang was here. He must know his intention to give up the territory. , this time the interception of the special mission from China, if successful, will definitely put a weight on the founding of the Yelu family that is comparable to that of the country!

At this moment, a prairie cavalry galloped over from afar.

"Sir, urgent report, the imperial army has blocked Onnatso!" The prairie cavalry reined in the horse in front of Yelu Hongtai. The news he brought made Yelu Hongtai feel as if he had fallen into an ice hole. What happened! How could the Imperial Army suddenly block the Onnatso border! Speaking of this march into Yanzhou, the biggest variable and uncertainty for the Yelu family is who else could it be except the empire, the sky-shattering blade that hangs over Yanzhou's head! (To be continued.)