Realm of Power

Tang Shui stood up in the military tent with a gloomy expression. He glanced at the hundreds of attack reports piled on the desk. His eyebrows were knitted together. The enemy's attack was unknown, but who could have such a large cavalry group, either The Yelu family went south, or it was the imperial army on the west road of Dijing. Judging from the situation of the refugees, it should not be the Yelu family. According to the habits of the grassland people, there is no way they would not arrest so many refugees. The grassland people have the habit of robbing people, but there are no rumors that a large number of refugees have been robbed, so there is only one choice. The empire went south. Although he knew that this might be the closest to the truth, Tang Shui was still ruling out this possibility in his heart.

The reason is very simple. When the Yelu family goes south, although Zhongbia is weak, the power of the Yelu family is also greatly damaged. As long as everyone works together, they can still fight. But if the empire goes south, Tang Shui's hands clenched together unconsciously, and his heart I tightened suddenly, I really didn’t dare to think about it! What to fight? Do you still need to fight?

The empire has an army of 100,000 on the Imperial Capital West Road, which seems to be about the same number as our own. In fact, in terms of combat readiness and military strength, they are completely different.

Everyone knows that the imperial army's equipment is the best in the world, and this one hundred thousand army of his has just completed the armoring. Most of the soldiers are soldiers who were re-recruited after the tragic defeat in Linhang, that is, they participated in the drill at Sanchakou, but Because he was not a direct descendant of the Long family, Long Po did not think highly of this new army in the court. There seem to be 100,000 people. In fact, the veterans who have actually been on the battlefield are less than one-fifth, and there are 80,000 new recruits. But looking at the empire, it is completely different. The empire follows the route of elite soldiers and does not pursue numerical advantage, but once a war begins, the combat power displayed can often crush the enemy.

The empire fought all the way from the northwest wilderness. The northwest land frightened more than 100,000 northwest prairie cavalry and surrendered directly.

With a crazy attack on the side of the Han River, a mere 20,000 imperial cavalry dared to attack the more than 100,000 grassland army head-on. This was so incredibly arrogant, but the effect was astonishing. Fengtai's army of more than 100,000 people was defeated, and the grassland Mongolia, who was hailed as the future golden khan among the people, was beheaded. It can be said that one battle changed the entire Central Asian country. In the situation in the north-central part, such a proud and powerful army that almost swept through Central and South Asia was pressed down on the west road of Imperial Capital. Even a madman like Long Po had 200,000 Long family soldiers who were willing to die calmly. It was not the same in the country. Nan Dun of the river stopped moving forward. If Long Po's 300,000 Chinese soldiers were still there, he might still be able to admit that he was not afraid of a battle.

But now, Tang Shui could only smile bitterly. What he could do to stop the 100,000 imperial troops from conquering the south was the 100,000 recruits in his hands. But what depressed Tang Shui the most was that the imperial troops would never attack without any reason. Going south, could it be that something went wrong in the court? There is no way there is no news about such an important situation. Speaking of which, because of my resentment towards the ministers, I have thrown all the reports from the court into the trash. Is there really something I have overlooked? Can't? , Tang Shui's eyes flashed, and he came to the door of the military tent and asked a pro-army commander standing guard outside the door, "Where are all the reports from the court that came in the past few days?"

"The report from the court?" The pro-army captain took a breath of air when he heard it. Under Tang Shui's bloodshot eyes, he shuddered before saying, "Those reports were all thrown into the court in accordance with the order of the military leader." The stable is used as a bedding! "

"What is my order? When did I give such an order? How important is the court report? It also involves my secrets in China. What's the point of using it as a foreshadowing in the stable! Hurry, get it back immediately! "Tang Shui said with a cold expression. He was so angry that he asked his guards to throw away the court report a few days ago. The order from the stable seemed to have been completely forgotten. The guard had a grimace on his face. Sir, what kind of madness had gone wrong? However, he did not dare to delay at all. He immediately ran to the stable and found Tang Shui's pampered red horse. Seeing dozens of court reports scattered among the straw bedding for the stable, the guards quickly ran over to pick them up.

"Military leader, the court report is here!" When the personal guard came to Tang Shui with the court report that was full of horse smell, Tang Shui couldn't care about the filth on it, so he took it and glanced at it. , I flipped through several pages, and finally stopped on one of them. My eyes bulged, when did this happen! The court arrested the Li family! Li Tai was forced to death!

"Military leader, what's wrong?" The guard captain also felt something was wrong with Tang Shui's face.

"What on earth do these stupid civil servants want to do!"

Tang Shui's expression was dull, and the hand holding the newspaper felt like he was holding a piece of red-hot Luo Tie. This time he really stabbed the sky. He couldn't catch anyone, but the Li family! The emperor had just returned south and didn't know the situation. Could it be that the entire court was blind? Could it be that those stupid civil servants didn't know what they had done! As the general who took over Long Po's command of the Central Asian Army, unlike those civil servants who were kept in the dark, the Central Asian military paid close attention to every move north of the river, and as Long Po withdrew to the southwest, Tang Shui took over with full authority. News from the military power and intelligence networks are also coming continuously.

Tang Shui's understanding of the empire far exceeded those of the civil servants working behind closed doors in the court.

Among them, the most incredible thing for Tang Shui is that the person in charge of the empire on Dijing West Road has been replaced by a woman named Li Yuehua at some point.

With such news at that time, Tang Shui opened his mouth for more than ten seconds without closing it. He knew the name Li Yuehua. Tang Shui was from the Tang Clan, one of the four great clans, and he also held the title of Royal Banner. How could the Guards have been in command for six years without knowing about this Phoenix girl from the Li family? This is quite good news.

Tang Shui felt relieved for a while.

Compared with the already weak Yelu family, the threat to Zhongbia from the empire is obviously greater. But now, a Zhongbia, or the Li family, holds the reins of the bloodthirsty beast of the empire. At least it can make the empire The ambition towards China and Biya has been greatly weakened. You must know the previous one. Although Bertrand Bonnie is also a woman, she has two completely different attitudes. She has always had a very tough attitude towards China and Bia, especially her treatment of the aristocrats of China and Bia. It can be described as cruel, and even once made China The nobles of Bea regarded crossing the great river as a dead end;

Tang Shui still remembers that when Li Long was sent to the north of the river by Long Po, the people who saw him off looked sad and angry, thinking that the Long family was trying to kill people with a borrowed knife.

But now, the Phoenix girl of the Li family has turned around and become the person in charge of the empire.

It's no wonder that Li Long, one of the top aristocrats in China and Belgium, not only did he not face any trouble in the north of the big river, but he was able to live like a fish in water and thrive. He found the emperor who had been missing for more than half a year and contributed to the success of China and Belgium. The peace talks between Asia and the Yelu family have won a very precious period of rest and recuperation for China and Asia. time to welcome the emperor back to the south. If these achievements are put together, each one of them is a great achievement that is enough to shock the whole of China and Bia. Almost all of China and Bia believe that the Li family will inevitably resurrect and take charge of China again. It is hard to say that Biya, who has great power in the court and has been the head of the civil service for a hundred years, will continue for decades to come.

The so-called aristocratic families are not so easy to decline. As long as they seize the opportunity, they will often burst out with even greater power than before. If it were not for the emperor's betrayal midway and the suppression of the civil servant group, the rise of the Li family would have been unstoppable. , this time it was good, a good thing, but suddenly it turned into something cruel

The war just broke out?

The more Tang Shui thought about it, the angrier he became. He punched the table with a loud bang, and the table was thrown open. Tang Shui also gritted his teeth in pain. In his heart, he was already scolding the civil servants who only knew how to talk. , at this time, it is too late to support the Li family, why do you do such a thing! The hatred of killing your father is sworn in China, so you can't blame the empire for undeclared war! Without knowing that it was the Empire, Tang Shui still had some confidence in fighting. Now that he knew that the attackers were Imperial cavalry, even if he had confidence, the Central and Asian troops were not like the Long Family who were born out of fire and went to fight in the world. Most of the troops were temporarily recruited southern civilians who had never been on the battlefield.

Feeling the seriousness of the situation, Tang Shui shook his head and gave up any unrealistic luck. After all, he was worthy of being a general leading the army. Once he made up his mind, he would no longer hesitate. If the imperial army really went south, what was needed most now was not to think about it. How to stop it, but the army must be withdrawn immediately. In order to stop the refugees heading south, Tang Shui's 100,000 troops were scattered across the Yangshui Basin for more than a hundred miles.

"Send the order, and the whole army will move closer with Deyang as the center line," Tang Shui ordered to the guard captain.

"Military leader, if we all move closer to Deyang, the refugees will flood into the Yanghe area, and the fields of the court masters may be..." A subordinate who heard the order looked stunned. The reason for retreating to the Yanghe area was not the soldiers. It's clear, but the generals still know

"Execute the order!" Tang Shui's voice was so cold that it made people feel horrified. The subordinate stamped his feet with a painful expression on his face and left angrily. Tang Shui's eyes showed even more murderous intent. Tang Shui knew that this subordinate was going to I went to find those people. The other party didn't take me seriously so blatantly. Wasn't it just because there were people behind me to back me up?

Soon, the officer and a dozen other officers appeared in front of Tang Shui.

"What's the matter with you?"

Tang Shui looked at these people and curled his lips slightly. Most of these officers were the children of noble families in the court. They had close ties with the court. They had never respected him as the military leader. Back then, Long Po Town None of them dared to show up. Now that Long Po has returned to the southwest and took over temporarily, these people showed up at the right time to act. As the children of court ministers, as long as they can keep these fertile lands, they will have the opportunity to be promoted back to the family, or at least be transferred back to Xinjing to serve. They no longer need to be stationed on the front line as field troops as they are now. It is possible at any time. Facing the strong pressure from the north of the big river, once a war breaks out, it will be a tragic situation with mountains of corpses and seas of blood, with hundreds of deaths.

"I heard that the military commander just ordered the entire army to retreat to Deyang?" A fair-looking young officer stood up and asked bravely, "The military commander ordered the entire army to retreat to Deyang. Have you ever thought about how to report to the court?" Sir, do you want to explain? Even if the military leader is from the Tang clan, such an unwise approach will cause the entire court to be hostile to you. Even His Majesty the Emperor will not be able to protect you."

"Yes, please also ask the army to withdraw the order. The army must not withdraw to Deyang!"

"The mighty army of 100,000 people was so frightened by some petty thieves that the entire army retreated. If word spreads, I'm afraid it will damage your reputation!"

"Is that what you want to tell me? I know, go down!" Tang Shui's aura of a great general changed the faces of these spoiled officers. Under Tang Shui's gaze, these officers retreated slightly. Seeing this scene, Tang Shui's eyes narrowed into a line, showing a bit of disdain. Such soldiers are actually the backbone that the inferior runners in the middle have to rely on now. But it is also true that if they really have backbone, they would have followed the Long family army long ago. The rest are all such cowards. Although Tang Shui was born in the Tang family, because of his special identity, He was trained as a military official since childhood.

"Military lord, these fertile fields belong to the officials of the court. If you order the entire army to tighten the defense line just because of some minor attacks, it will not be good for you if the court asks you about it. We are also doing this for your own good. We must not make the same mistake again!" Seeing that Tang Shui was unmoved, the children of the officials of the court were also anxious.

"For my own good?"

Tang Shui was immediately angered by this sentence. He swept his eyes across the ugly faces of these officers and could no longer suppress his temper. "Do you know! If my guess is correct, this attack Ours are the Imperial Cavalry. The Imperial Army has probably crossed the river and is heading here! If we don't pull them back, under the fierce attack of the Imperial Army, our 100,000 Central Asian troops will be swept away in an instant like a storm. If we can't stop the Empire from moving south, we should prepare to move to Beijing again! It's time to care about the fields!"

"The Empire... The Empire is moving south?" Hearing Tang Shui's angry rebuke, the officers' faces changed.

"Military Lord, the Empire is moving south, isn't this too impossible? The Empire has no reason to From the south..." The officer looked unbelievable

"You still have the nerve to ask! The court arrested the Li family, are you completely turning a blind eye?" Tang Shui was so angry that he laughed angrily and threw the court report on the table at the feet of one of the officers,

"Is it because of this report? The officer picked up the dirty court report, covered his nose and took a look, and smiled, "The military commander is too much, just arresting the Li family, the Li family is no longer the same as before, even if they are arrested, it's nothing,..."

"Stupid!" Tang Shui's face was as gloomy as water, and said, "Do you know who is the current imperial head of the Imperial Capital West Road?\

,""This, I heard it's a woman named Berlant..." The officer was stunned for a moment. He came to the army to mix around, who would pay attention to this, not to mention how much does the imperial head of the Imperial Capital West Road have to do with him? "That was in the past, now it's Li Yuehua of the Li family!"