Realm of Power

Large tracts of wasteland weeds were blowing in the wind, and in the blue sky, a high dot of green was swimming. With a clear and clear short cry, the small green dot fell from the clouds, descended rapidly, and landed on the metal bag carried by the fat man in his right hand. On the cowhide gloves, the golden claws grasp firmly

Hayela, the Eastern Governor of the Empire, had a broad body riding on a strong war horse. He said to the Emperor with a flattering smile, "Your Majesty, this Istan Green Eagle has been beaten by his subordinates for half a year. It is Yu Yangzhan." When the wings are good, according to Istan's secret method, in such sunny weather, as long as the eagle's wings are spread, even a mouse twenty miles away cannot escape its eyes! "

"I heard that Emperor Thoradin I of Istan owned three such green eagles. Two of them disappeared in the sea with Thoradin I. The remaining one is said to have died in mourning after a ten-day hunger strike. I don't know. Is it true?" The fat man's eyes flashed, and he handed the leather case and the green eagle on it to the falconer behind him.

Hearing the emperor's words, sweat immediately broke out on Hayera's forehead! Two heads were buried and one went on a hunger strike. What does His Majesty Falcon mean by this! When the Empire ambushed Thoradin I at sea, he was the one who revealed the route and time. The one who sat back and watched Thoradin's ship being sunk without sending any troops or ships to support him was still himself! So much so that the disappearance of Emperor Thoradin I has become the biggest unsolved case in recent years! But Hayera did not regret it. He fought for Thoradin I in both north and south, and killed off his dissidents. However, Thoradin I had already made up his mind to take his own life for pushing the emperor to become the emperor of the empire. Paving the way to succeed the emperor, the situation at that time, if Thoradin did not die and returned to the Istan Empire, then he must have been buried in the ground long ago! Judging from the current situation, the original choice was correct!

"This is absolute nonsense!"

Hayera quickly said, "Although the green eagle is the symbol of the royal family of the Istan Empire, and when the former emperor of Istan was at its peak, the royal family did raise more than a dozen of them, Thoradin himself did not like the green eagle, and he did not like it all year round. Carrying both ends of the argument, because Thoradin himself is allergic to green eagles, this piece Not many people know about it, and I happen to be one of them." Hayala's fat face twitched, and she said with absolute respect to the emperor. As an important confidant of the former emperor of the Istanbul Empire, to the present The master spoke ill of the old master, and Hayela's face looked so natural,

The Istan Empire is already a thing of the past. It has only been a few years, but the Falcon Empire is still powerful. Thoradin is already a historical term. Under the hooves of the Falcon Emperor, April is already in the Istan region.

The original Istan Empire area has been completely divided into three parts. One part is the former Kyoto area of ​​Istan that has been greatly reduced in scope. As a symbol of the empire's tolerance, the emperor's name of the Istan royal family has been completely abandoned, and one who has been canonized by the empire. As a duke, the Istan Kyoto area currently only covers the scope of a small principality, with a population of only more than 300,000. Most of the high-ranking nobles of the former Istan Empire have hid here, and still live in drunken luxury. In life, apart from some changes in status, there haven’t been many other changes.

The second part is the area controlled by the empire. In December last year, the Ural Mountains, where the resistance was fiercest in the Istan region, was wiped out by Imperial General Varisien with 100,000 heavy troops. The corpses of more than 30,000 rebels were filled In the mountains of the mountains, as fertilizer for flowers and trees in the coming year, the empire achieved its final occupation of the Istan region. As the war calmed down, the region became stable, and the land was redistributed. Many fled Istanis began to return home.

The dilapidated villages in front began to have faint smoke that travelers longed for. The size of the towns along the way expanded with the large-scale population gathering in a short period of time. These scenes are changing the composition of the traditional plain area in northern Istan. Timber was originally the main export. There are more caravans traveling from north to south in the city, and the city's output has begun to become diverse and rich. The wood resources are turned into exquisite furniture. The caravans that drop the furniture bring back the things needed by the city. Under the operation of the caravans, the monotonous urban cycle quickly becomes one of a large commercial cycle, and funds are flowing. The flat trade roads are no longer being repaired by the imperial prisoners, but by the city itself. It is too slow to wait for the prisoners to repair them!

In the countryside, the trade fair, which used to be a weekly gathering of Istani people, has now been held every two days. Villages within a radius of twenty to thirty miles are attracted by caravans with their own characteristics. New cotton cloth from the north of the empire, It is comfortable to touch, durable and smooth, and can also keep warm in winter. It is very expensive here, but it is still in short supply, because a large cotton coat is taken apart and re-sewn with linen to ensure that a family of three does not freeze to death in winter. Quilts, economical, affordable and cost-effective! If any child stops in front of the colorful glass beads and refuses to leave, the adults of that family will immediately come over and forcibly pull the children with twinkling eyes away.

Although the glass beads from Feize in the south are gorgeous, few people ask, what's the use of looking good if they can only be seen but not worn? The price of five glass beads is enough to buy a large cotton-padded coat. Who would buy this except those gentlemen with extra wealth? The rich man of Istan, who was showing off the latest colored glass beads in his hand, would not think so. This kind of dazzling beads, which are as dazzling as gems, are definitely collected by the important figures in the kingdom. They are treasures from thousands of miles away. , as long as you show it off at the banquet, your status will be doubled. Such a beautiful thing, it is not an exaggeration to call it a colorful gem! How can this kind of thing be owned by those low-class people? This kind of thing should be born to you!

All kinds of people and cultures blended and collided in the Istani Empire after the tragic war. The empire's open land policy firmly captured the hearts of the bottom peasants of Istani. After losing their own land, the empire also distributed labor tools, so who cares who the ruler is? Commercialization quickly conquered the small and medium-sized nobles in the Istan region, and merchant enthusiasm arose among the nobles. Especially in the empire, some large merchants' status was even higher than that of the nobles, and cities in some areas also implemented a mayor system. Regardless of status, just in terms of contribution, it is possible to become the leader of a city. The self-transformation of the Istan noble class has already begun!

The third part is the northwest wilderness under the horse's hooves. Although most of the highlanders have migrated to the eastern province of Hayela, there are still a small number of people who stubbornly stay on the northwest plateau. Most of these tribes are Hayela. The enemies or opponents of La, whose leaders believed that the tribes who abandoned the northwest plateau and joined the eastern provinces were traitors to the highlanders.

The highlanders should keep this land that has been their homeland for thousands of years. Are the highlanders who have left the plateau still considered highlanders? In order to prevent more highlanders from leaving the plateau, some highland tribes led by the Pengdan tribe began to destroy the ports used by the empire for the migration of highlanders, burned transport ships, and burned the imperial flags and emblems in fires. The final result was that This led to cruel revenge from Hayera, the Eastern Governor of the Empire. Hayera, the former number one general of the Istan Empire who was regarded as a fearful butcher by the enemies of the Istan Empire, had never been merciless in suppressing opponents. Record,

An army of 20,000 people from the Eastern Province entered the northwest plateau and wiped out six tribes that opposed the imperial occupation on the side of the Pengdan tribe. The heads of each of the six tribes were beheaded and circulated to all tribes. At the same time, they signed The order of the imperial seal was sent to all the highland minheads still stranded on the northwest plateau.

Before the first May rain comes, any highlander who remains on the plateau is an enemy of the empire! This order was approved by Fatty himself.

His eyes fell on the boundless wilderness in the distance. Fatty stared at the plateau that had tortured the Istan Empire for six or seventy years. He thought that he was not that patient, but there were only hundreds of thousands of highlanders. He really thought that he could do it. Block the Empire's sword?

The Istan Empire adopts a policy of slowing down the weakening of the northwest plateau. This is because the terrain of the northwest plateau is complex, and the highlanders live in scattered places. As soon as there is any disturbance, the beasts will immediately disperse, or they will lead the Istan army to engage in mobile warfare. The environment of the northwest plateau is so complex that it is almost the second coldest place.

During the day, the temperature is scorching, and after sunset, the temperature can be so low that even stones can freeze. The Kilimaza Mountains, known as the Central Axis of Obarro, rise here, driving the entire horizon to rise rapidly, eventually forming this vast area. On the plateau, there are rising snow-capped mountains on the plateau.

Just like the snow-capped mountain that Fatty sees now, the high and low peaks stand up to the sky like sharp swords. Either there are numerous glaciers in the mountains, dense woodland under the mountains, or a patch of undulating mounds for tens of miles. This It’s no wonder that the Istanbul Empire was defeated on the northwest plateau. Blood flowed. The Istan Empire only invested tens of thousands of troops, and most of them were ordinary soldiers. In the unfamiliar situation, a vast plateau, and glaciers, and the temperature difference between day and night was huge, I could not understand the situation at all, and froze to death. I suffered numerous frostbites, and even doubling the number of troops had no effect.

On the contrary, the armies of the successive monarchs of Istanbul went on several expeditions, consuming huge amounts of supplies and military expenditures in vain. One monarch was even almost captured by the highlanders.

In the end, a famous general of the Istan Empire proposed the policy of strengthening the walls and clearing the country, and used the population relocation policy to move all the people near the northwest, completely separating the northwest plateau from the internal areas of the Istan Empire, and cutting off the channels for highlanders to exchange supplies. Everyone knows that the plateau is short of food, and every year large armies are sent hundreds of miles into the Qing Dynasty to carry out the Qing Dynasty. Washing, the method of constantly compressing the living space of the highlanders, the final result is that the highlanders are a barbarian tribe as stubborn as weeds. Because of this cruel blockade, over the past few decades, the population of the highlanders has been greatly reduced, with millions of people The size has been reduced by two-thirds. In another thirty years, the highlanders may completely disappear from the northwest plateau.

The emperor withdrew his gaze from the wilderness under the blue sky in the distance, and said to Hayela who was waiting quietly beside him, "I heard that the more than 20 merchant ships burned in the port that was attacked were your private property? What about the eight The officer who was beheaded by the Pengdan people in public was also your confidant? "

"It was because I was too lax that the Pengdan people took advantage of me!" Hayela lowered his head in shame. The eight dead officers were all his most trusted people, and they were also Highlanders. The action of the Pengdan people was equivalent to slapping himself in the face. If possible, he would now "be willing to belong to the race of the empire. The empire can accept them on the same terms. Similarly, the empire will also ruthlessly sweep away those enemies who are hostile to the empire. The report submitted by the Imperial Ministry also believes that time is the best weapon to eliminate these people. The Istanbul Empire has almost executed it. Now the other Highlanders have attracted most of them to your eastern province. The rest should disappear within ten years! The emperor sighed deeply and tapped his whip lightly on his hand. "Hayela, ten years is too long for the empire. I have sent an order to Varisien. Thirty thousand cavalrymen of the Imperial Central Army are heading here. Everything is up to you! Don't let me down!"

"Please rest assured, Your Majesty, I will never let Your Majesty down! For the Istan people, this plateau is dangerous, but I was born and raised here. For me, even if I have been away for twenty years, I can still smell the smell of those guys with my eyes closed! "

Hayela's face was excited and he jumped off his horse and knelt in front of the emperor of the empire. He had to run out of the wilderness because he offended the dignitaries of the Pengdan tribe. He must avenge his eight subordinates. The loss of more than 20 merchant ships almost made him bankrupt! The Pengdan tribe is also a powerful tribe on the plateau. From the two 10,000-man team he sent at the beginning to the current 40,000-man force, the reason why he has not attacked for a long time is because he lacks the most important branch of the army, the cavalry!

In the vast wilderness, without cavalry to explore the way, you are blind. If you find the target, you can only be driven around in circles without cavalry to contain it. Now, the emperor has promised to allocate 30,000 central army cavalry. I, Hayela, have the confidence to turn the entire plateau over and kill all the Pengdan people!

Seeing Hayela's excitement, the hunter The Eagle Emperor waved his hand. "This is not only to help you, but also to help the Empire. I don't care about a mere Northwest Plateau. If it weren't for the Northwest Plateau being like a gate across the Empire's road to the east, the Empire's caravans heading east would not have been limited to Aden. The Empire has already gone to war with Aden, and that road would not work. So you must clear the Northwest Plateau as soon as possible, and then start the practice of migrating people to the trade route area. With a certain amount of investment, you can build a series of connecting stopovers on the Northwest Plateau to supply the caravans passing through here. The caravans no longer need to enter the Aden area, but draw an arc to the east. The end of the arc is the current mountainous area in southern Central Asia. How can such an extremely important area for the Empire be allowed to act recklessly with these stubborn guys! (To be continued.)