Realm of Power

The gloomy rain curtain is like a huge brush brought by the wind, cleaning the Meizhou city wall in front of you.

When the lightning flashed across the sky like a silver snake, it showed that most of the wall section of this ruined city had collapsed under the night. Even in the rain, the charred bricks and stones were still frightening. The rain hit the iron armor. It turned into pieces of white water spray,

"Quick, speed up, plug this gap before dawn, I'll treat everyone to a drink!"

Li Long, the head of the Central Military Commission, wiped the rain off his face with his hands. His expression was serious, like a statue standing in the rain. His armor was shining brightly after being washed by the rain. With the force of the overturning rain, he commanded The Central Asian soldiers are working hard to repair the largest gap in the city wall.

"Who is that person?" A soldier looked at his loud talking figure and asked a companion beside him in confusion.

"I don't know, but he should be a big shot." His companion was obviously a veteran. He looked around and said cautiously, "I also saw the vampire Sun Wugu nodding and bowing to him during the day. He looked almost attentive. My wife was given away first, but Monkey Sun has nine wives, so it doesn’t matter if he gives away one or two! "

"Really or not, Sun Wugu is also a fourth-grade guerrilla after all. The general of Meizhou has never looked at anyone else."

The soldier, who was soaked by the rain, suddenly became alert and couldn't help but said, "I heard that last time, in order to snatch a woman from a noble boy, Sun Wugu met him and brought several masters with him, and he was severely beaten. They beat him up, and as soon as they came back, they immediately mobilized a team to surround the opponent. After killing all the masters with arrows, they also hung the young man who was from at least a third-grade family to the Meizhou Tower. on, finally It was the Tang family who came forward to bring the person back. The ninth wife who was married last month was said to be a woman from a famous second-class family in the imperial capital back then. She fell into decline after going south. In order to seek protection, I don’t know. Why did I fall in love with Sun Wugu? I have seen that woman before. She is tall and looks like the person in the painting. Her skin is so delicate that it can drip water even if you pinch it. She is getting a free advantage from Sun Wugu. It’s ancient!”

"What do you know? In your eyes, Sun Houhou may be the biggest. In fact, the Sun family is just a third-grade family. Sun Wugu's ability to become a fourth-grade guerrilla has already reached the end. If he wants to climb to the next level, he must We must enter the Ministry and make a transition. It is obvious that this gentleman is from the Imperial Ministry." The veteran's lips curled up slightly.

"The Imperial Ministry Pavilion!" The soldier's eyes flashed with fear. Even Sun Wugu, the regional general, was a towering figure in his eyes, let alone the military headquarters located in the center of the imperial power. It is said that the general there We are all star kings in the sky who have descended into this world, not ordinary mortals!

"Didn't you see the Kirin shoulder pads on the opponent's armor? That is something that can only be worn by the adults in the Military Department Pavilion. What's more, it is a four-eyed Kirin shoulder guard inlaid with four rubies. It is not ranked among the top three in the Military Department Pavilion. You are a big shot, you can twist my Qu Si’s head off.” The veteran smiled coldly, his name was Qu Si, A very ordinary-sounding name. According to him, he was a captain who was originally flattering Zhang Wujun. He was scattered during the catastrophe of the imperial capital. With the refugees coming to the south, he finally joined the army when he had no way to go. However, Judging from his speech and behavior, it is obviously beyond the scope of a lower-level officer's understanding.

In the catastrophe of the imperial capital, millions of Central Asian troops were beaten by the grassland people and collapsed like a tide. The horse hooves of the grassland people then stampeded wildly. Many troops were rushed forward by their own troops who had broken down before they even reached the battlefield. were scattered in all directions, and a large number of Central and Libyan military generals were killed in the battle. It was said that they were all defeated in one night. It is not an exaggeration to say that the generals in Zhongbia are like this. If the upper-level generals are like this, it is even more conceivable for the middle- and lower-level officers below. Following the rolling turbulence southward to escape, there are a few people who dare to say their names. Because once they report their names and positions, what awaits them is the fate of deserters.

It stands to reason that so many areas north of the river have collapsed, so many troops have been destroyed, and even hundreds of generals, big and small, have died in battle, shouldn't people be allowed to fight to the death to find a way to survive? But it has been so popular ever since the Central African Empire moved south. The tide, or the emperor of Central Asia and his unwillingness to bear the responsibility of escaping first in the Battle of Imperial Capital, simply transferred this hatred to the deserters. Deserters are the most hateful thing. If the deserters hadn't ruined the battle, , how could China lose Beijing? "From now on, deserters caught on the north bank of the river will be killed directly without trial, because deserters should die to atone for the innocent souls of the imperial capital who died unjustly." This is an order passed down from the Central Biya court. With the situation in the south tense, Central Asians in the south also began to complain more and more about deserters

If it weren't for deserters, how could the prairie people's cavalry go straight to the north of the Changhe River, causing so many lives to be ruined, so many people displaced and miserable? If it weren't for deserters, why would the Central Asian Imperial Capital be killed in a white field, with dozens of people killed? Thousands of people have become prairie people The innocent souls under the horses' hooves, if they were not deserters, the South would be able to live in peace now, singing and dancing every night, and there would never be such a tragic war as it is now. From the Qingyang line to the Meizhou line, the total number of soldiers on both sides exceeds 300,000. The armies are fighting

In just the past few days, more than 200,000 Central Asians have died as a result of being involved in this military conflict. There are also hundreds of thousands of refugees pouring towards Linhang. It’s not that these refugees don’t want to run south. It's because the Yelu family's cavalry is too fast in the wild. Any refugees escaping towards the south will be ruthlessly pursued by the prairie cavalry. Only the direction towards Linhang is still smooth, although everyone knows that the prairie people Is it for some reason, but so what? If you don’t want to die, go to Linhang. This has become the consensus in the area more than 100 miles away from Linhang.

Although the soldiers did not know the leader of the Central and African military, the general armor on Li Long was still like a shot in the arm. It turned out that the generals had not escaped yet! , it turns out that Meizhou can still hold on! The frustration on the faces of many Central and African soldiers was wiped away. It was no longer known when they could see the high-ranking general on the front line of the battle.

Since the grassland people invaded central China and the generals who followed the imperial capital to move south, it has been an unwritten rule since then. The imperial generals have been showing up less and less on the front line of the battlefield because of the grassland The human cavalry advances too fast, and in terms of tactics, they like to shake the entire battle line by attacking the location of the opponent's main general's flag. Therefore, the generals rarely visit the front line in person now.

Meizhou, a city only thirty miles away from Zhongbia's new capital and Linhang, is now the last line of defense against the Yelu family's massive advance. They considered the worst, and after receiving the news that the Yelu family captured Qingyang , the Central Asian Military Cabinet ordered 60,000 flattering troops to march into Meizhou, and the commander-in-chief was also personally taken over by Li Long, the head of the Military Cabinet.

"Sir, you'd better take a rest. I haven't closed my eyes since yesterday." A general looked worriedly at Li Long, who was still commanding.

"Have a rest? Can I rest? Will the Yelu family have a rest?" Li Long snorted heavily, looking at the gap that just couldn't be repaired, showing a sense of worry. Yelu was the worst hit place during the day. After more than an hour of continuous bombardment, the Thunder God finally tore open the wall. Tens of thousands of Yelu soldiers swooped in like a swarm of ants, but the gap was not big after all.

Under the desperate resistance of the Zhongbia garrison, this gap became the flesh and blood millstone of the entire war. Troops from both sides poured in one after another to surround this gap in the wall. However, even the most powerful Baihe soldiers of the Yelu family were still Didn't cross this mouth, which is only more than thirty meters wide Son, the battle damage on this section of the wall between the two sides was still shocking. There were numerous corpses visible in the ruins. Near the place where the dead corpses gathered, the blood turned into a dark stream of water flowing from the cracks in the rocks. When we reached the ground, a wall section was blocked by two to three thousand corpses.

After coming back from the wall section that was being repaired, Li Long's face never looked good.

Meizhou cannot be defended. As the head of the military department, he has the information on the entire battlefield. Naturally, the reason why Meizhou can temporarily block the attack of the Yelu family is entirely because the Yelu army crossing the river sent most of the cavalry The troops have all been mobilized and are surrounding the 50,000-strong Southern Fengwu Army who have come for reinforcements. They are launching a strangulation battle in Linshan, less than fifty miles away from here.

As the elite military force in the south, the Feng Wu Army has been the main military force in China and Bia to intimidate the mountain people in the south for decades. When the Yelu family went south, the two armies had fought in Yanzhou. This time Cangmang went north to rescue. The 50,000 Fengwu troops, all infantry, were trapped in Linshan by the Yelu family's cavalry two days ago. Once Linshan is defeated, all the Yelu family's troops will press on Meizhou, hoping to hold on to Meizhou. , it’s just nonsense! Meizhou is not a fortified city, and it never has been. Although Meizhou is an important passage to Linhang, Meizhou City is located in a low-lying plain, which is exactly the environment that is easy to attack and difficult to defend. The reason why he personally takes charge of Meizhou is because a man who cannot The secret that was told to the outside world was that the emperor was already preparing to run away again when he saw that the situation was not good!

More than 100,000 troops are still resisting desperately, and millions of southern people are helping to defend various places, but the emperor is running away. It is really ironic. Once such news comes, who will have the intention to fight, it will be landslide and land collapse. Total overthrow! Li Long was full of struggle, and his heart was complicated. He stretched out his hand towards the brush placed next to him, with a hint of tears in his eyes. Even with his forbearing character, the hand holding the brush was trembling slightly at this time, almost with a smile. I tried my best to prevent the brush from slipping from my hand. I just wrote a few lines, and there were red bloodshot eyes in the corners of my angry eyes, like blood and tears.

"Sir, that Gaolu is here again to press for today's battle report. If he can't get it out, he is going to return to Linhang immediately." His deputy walked in with an ugly look to report. In order to be ready to escape at all times, the emperor put one of his men beside him. The chief eunuch was also sent to his side, squatting every day and reporting every day. As long as there is unfavorable news, Li Long feels that the time is counting down for the collapse of the empire. The empire has suffered heavy losses and is in decline. Hundreds of thousands of Chinese and Bian soldiers are fighting bloody battles. Tens of millions of Chinese and Bian people are about to become prey under the hooves of the grassland people. Sacrifice, and all of this will turn into dust with the final stroke of his pen,

"Go and stabilize him. No matter what, don't let him go back. Give him whatever he wants. Don't report the real situation. Just say that a section of the city wall collapsed and has been repaired. During the day of the battle, our army gained a small victory. Victory can be achieved by gathering less and gathering more. A great victory is in sight. As long as it takes a while, the Yelu army will have to withdraw due to backyard problems..."

Li Long's face changed slightly and he stood up suddenly. He quickly stood up and said to his deputy that once the eunuch returns to Linhang, it means that there is no possibility of persisting in the entire war, and the emperor will immediately escape. Moreover, Li Long also knows that this person is called The great eunuch of Gaolu always Early in the morning, he asked someone to prepare a carriage, ready to go at any time. He waited for the moment when the city was destroyed, turned around and ran away. It is said that the eunuch even dug a pit in the bedroom where he slept and buried a large water tank. A method used in the army to prevent the Yelu family from breaking through the city wall at night.

"Sir, this old eunuch is nothing. In addition to asking for money, treasures, land deeds, and even women, it's like a bottomless pit. I'm afraid that before the Yelu family breaks Meizhou, we will go bankrupt first... "The adjutant looked so ugly that he wanted to cry.

"Give it to him, give it all to him. If the money is gone, go to the family to ask for it. Women go to Sun Wugu. He has a way to do it. As long as he doesn't go back, he can agree to anything." Li Long looked sternly and waved his hand, his nose heavy. With a muffled groan, the wind in the cold night rain blew through the window, bringing with it a whine. Such an emperor is really a coward! Many people say that it is not worth it for all the Zhang family to die in the Imperial Capital. After all, it is a family that controls the military first. With a slight adjustment, it may not be impossible to transfer some of the family's children to the south to avoid disaster, but now that I think about it, it really can't be done. ah,

The Zhang family chose to live and die with the imperial capital. The fiery concubine of the Zhang family was extremely disappointed and died on the bronze bird, the deputy of the emperor's throne. There was really no way out! Going south, being scolded with pointed fingers, and being blamed by the emperor. It is too difficult for the Zhang family to survive. Escape to the south? ...Where else can I escape, to the mountains? Ready to hit the sea? I really don’t know what to do! If you don’t die in the Imperial Capital, where else can you die! Zhongbia, the Yelu family, the Li family, the Tang family, the Song family in the south, the Long family in the southwest, and the northern royal court who are watching the changes. Everything is on the big chessboard called Zhongbia. So who is the pusher? The hands holding this flag, and the fate of tens of millions of creatures, are in whose hands it is! (To be continued.)