Realm of Power

In Xinjing, China, the news that the imperial army was marching south was finally driven by certain people and quickly spread to the streets and alleys. In the blink of an eye, every corner of the city knew it clearly. There are tea houses and wine shops, gambling houses and bookstores, streets and alleys, and small houses. All are rumoring, discussing, and panicking,

"Behind the Li family is actually the empire!" This news spread, and the whole city was completely shocked!

Originally, everyone thought that the Li family must be doomed this time. The emperor personally ordered the arrest of the Li family, proving that the era of the four great clans has become history. However, they did not expect that it would only be so long before such shocking news broke out. The ministers have kicked the iron bricks this time. Ordinary Central and African people look at this matter more with an expression of gloating, because it was only reported some time ago , under the onslaught of millions of refugees heading south, the 100,000 Central Asian troops who were supposed to be a barrier all withdrew to the Yanghe area. As a result, the refugees no longer had any obstruction, and they directly attacked the three groups near the river. The province has become a mess. Millions of refugees, even if they just harass them, are like locusts sweeping away the local food supplies.

Originally, the refugees were still afraid of the presence of the army, so even some plundering was done with extreme caution.

However, as all the troops withdrew to Yanghe, this large wave of refugees heading south soon turned into a crazy looting of various places. Faced with such a wave, various provinces had no choice but to protect themselves wisely and concentrate their local security forces in The gates of several big cities were closed tightly, completely suppressing the wave of refugees. Blocked from the city gates, only those small towns that were emptied out naturally became victims of the influx of refugees. The number of conflicts and deaths caused by refugees and locals alone exceeded 30,000 to 40,000 cases reported from various places. There are more that have not been reported, so I really don’t know how many there are! ,

"The Emperor's Army went south, and the forwards have already reached Yanghe. It is said that within one day, our 100,000-strong army of Zhongbia was defeated. Now we only dare to shrink to Deyang. Once Deyang is also captured by the Emperor's Army, , then it will only take seven or eight days for the emperor to reach Xinjing! "

Can the 100,000-strong Chinese runner-up be stopped? Knowing clearly that the empire was moving south, why did it insist on sticking to the Yanghe area? With such a ridiculous decision, how did the court choose the handsome man? Even ordinary people know that the land of Yanghe, as a grain-producing area, is a low hilly terrain. If they encounter the enemy's cavalry, no matter how many infantrymen they have, they will be massacred. However, they cannot be seen in the court. A hundred thousand troops were ordered to guard Yangshui. Anyone with a discerning eye could see that this was not for China and Bia, but for the private fields of the ministers in the land of Yangshui!

The common people only cursed a few times, but the aristocrats in Xinjing began to be unable to sit still. They obviously knew more about the inside story. The emperor ordered the army to defend Yanghe in exchange for regaining the power of internal affairs. This is He said that neither the emperor nor the ministers had ever considered whether the 100,000-strong Central Asian army could hold on!

"It's better to leave as early as possible if you can. If it's the Long family army, or if it still has the ability to fight against the empire, do you really expect those half-new and half-old motley crew to fail!" The wealthy family members were almost the second person after the court meeting. day, began to send away his family members, but to the outside world, he looked determined and strongly condemned the undeclared war on the part of the empire.

"When the empire goes south, it is an invasion. As the war spreads, do I, the man from China and Bia, have any room to escape?" "The Li family is originally a subject of China and Bia. Does His Majesty, the Emperor, need the empire's nod to deal with a Central and Bia minister?" "The ministers who came from civil service backgrounds are very eloquent, and in external publicity, they vividly displayed the attitude of fighting for the national crisis together, which stimulated the eyes of many young people in China and Libya.

"China and Bia are not afraid of a war!"

Excited shouts, sword gatherings in wine shops and teahouses, impassioned collective knocks on the que and petitions to ask the Holy King to severely punish those who were not prepared before the Battle of the River, to select commanders and generals, to re-formulate strategic plans, etc., There are even some meddlesome students who eloquently list the generals of the armies currently in the court of China and Libya. When they came out, even Li Long was among them. After all, Li Long also commanded the Linhang War. If it weren't for the Zhongbia Emperor's escape before the battle, it would be hard to say the outcome of the Linhang War. At least he would be on par with the Yelu family, plus This time, everyone has sympathy for the court’s detention of the Li clan. Li Long’s ranking is quite high.

All in all, China and Bia Xinjing spread the news because of this news. I can't sit still anymore. The whole city was boiling, with everyone staring at the court and the holy king. Let's see if we can come up with a way to deal with it quickly! With the people's hearts fluctuating, the famous families in the city also began to make a commotion. This Xinjing was afraid that it was not safe. It was better to escape from Xinjing in advance before the emperor's attack came. "Various rumors are flying, Xinjing's Zhongbi Yaren was almost frightened three times a day. He could no longer look at the battle in Yanghe hundreds of miles away with a relaxed attitude. It was hard to say whether he would win or lose in a war. It was easy to say that he would win. If he lost, what would happen to the emperor? Why don't we just rush to the foot of Xinjing City?

The results of the previous two imperial capital battles are obvious to all. The dead were so dead that there was no place to bury them. The first imperial capital was destroyed and over a million Central Asians were massacred. The second time Linhang was captured. Broken, 600,000 Linhang people became dead souls. Is this the third time now? How can this work!

"What a nonsense. Do these students know what they are doing? They just study hard. Why do you come here to ask for a wish?" The emperor of Zhongbia pressed down the blood-sealed letter of wish signed by five hundred students with a gloomy face. on the table

"Your Majesty, these are just some students who don't know anything. I don't know where they heard a few words. I don't comment on them. They can't be taken as true." Yu Fenglong, the Prime Minister of China and Bibia, was wearing a navy blue robe and bent down with a respectful expression. However, the situation turned out to be a bit unexpected for Yu Fenlong. He thought he would seize this opportunity to trip Cai Long and bring his dream The internal affairs and financial power were obtained in one fell swoop. Unexpectedly, there were no problems in the court, but there was such a big commotion outside the court. The Li family cannot let go at this time, otherwise, it will represent Zhongbia. The imperial court has surrendered to the empire and is now in a difficult situation. Everyone's eyes are on the imperial court. How can they let the Li family go at this time?

"How many days can the Yanghe front line be sustained?"

The Emperor of Zhongbia looked at Yu Fenlong, his eyes were bloodshot, and the words were frightening. The rumors in the market were all kinds of weird, and there were all kinds of things. Ever since he got the title of Saint King, the Emperor of Zhongbia He cares more and more about his reputation and is determined to take this so-called "holy king" to the end. Since he can't let go of the Li family for the time being, he needs to know how long Yang He's 100,000-strong Central Asian champion can hold on?

Yu Fenglong's expression changed, and he didn't know what to say. He hesitated and said, "Your Majesty, after all, it is an army of 100,000 people. Even if it cannot be stopped for a long time, there should still be ten days!"

"Ten days? The Emperor of Zhongbia snorted in obvious dissatisfaction. A hundred thousand troops only last ten days!

Taking the emperor's dissatisfaction into consideration, Yu Fenglong said again, "Your Majesty, ten days is a conservative estimate. After all, our army occupies a favorable location. Even if the emperor wanted to fully capture Yanghe within ten days, it would be absolutely impossible." Possible!”

"That's pretty much it!"

The emperor of Zhongbia finally looked relieved. The court had spent so much energy and financial resources to build an army. Facing the enemy's march south, he could only stop the enemy for ten days, so what's the use?

The Emperor of Central and Asian countries was arrogant and arrogant. Ever since he was called the Holy King, he had dreamed of solving the weak military situation in Central and Asian countries. But this time, the Emperor of Central and Asian countries thought that an opportunity had come. The emperor's combat troops were powerful. , but the number of troops was limited after all, and I don’t know if they were dazzled by the Yelu family’s ownership. The empire went south just because of the Li family. , according to the intelligence, there were actually only 5,000 imperial cavalry who initially harassed Yangshui's front line. Including the imperial cavalry who crossed the big river later, that is more than 60,700 to 70,000. However, on their own side, it was an army of death that occupied a favorable location. In terms of total military strength and terrain, the empire is at a disadvantage. How can we let go of such a good thing that is delivered to our door?

Therefore, the emperor of Central Asia did not think there was a problem in ordering a hundred thousand troops to defend Yangshui. However, around the emperor, there was a group of civil servants who had never even been on the battlefield who were planning the battle.

"Send the order to Tang Shui, ten days, as long as he lasts for ten days!" The emperor of Zhongbia looked gloomy and shouted almost hysterically. As long as he can last for ten days, Zhongbia will release the Li family when the time comes, and the empire will be sleeping. Biya is not as weak as he thought, so he will naturally choose to retreat!

"yes"

Yu Fenglong bowed and saluted with a solemn face and replied. He was a civil servant and did not understand military matters, but that did not mean that he would not ask. With the order, he left the main hall where the emperor was and came to the military headquarters outside the main hall. Pavilion, hand over the emperor's order to a general in the Military Pavilion. Tang Shui is now under the Military Pavilion, and he is even the one with the highest voice in the Military Pavilion this time.

"Master Prime Minister, does your Majesty really want our army to defend Yanghe? General Zhongbia, who greeted Yu Fengli, read the order and asked hesitantly.

"That's true. That's why I'm here. Any questions?"

"Sir, if I'm honest, the imperial court's order to defend is tantamount to nailing a hundred thousand troops to Yanghe and forcing a hundred thousand troops to fight against the emperor." The general's face was ugly, and his tone was full of anger. He gritted his teeth and said, "Although I don't know who made this plan, If you let me know,1 I will definitely send someone to capture him and send him to the last person who came back alive from Yanghe, and let him see that just because of his nonsense order, a hundred thousand troops, One hundred thousand lives, how many can come back alive in the end! "

"You mean... an army of 100,000 people can't last ten days?" The other party's blunt words made Yu Fenlong feel a chill on his back.

"Master Prime Minister," the general seemed to be risking his life, and said in a solemn voice, to be honest, there is a huge gap between our army and the emperor's combat power. Don't look at the fact that our army has more than 100,000, but one-fifth of them are heavy troops. , and according to the prairie people themselves, the combat power of one emperor can be equal to three prairie people, and the combat power of one prairie person can be equal to three Among them, there are 100,000 Chinese and Belgian troops, which seems to be a huge number. After calculation, it is actually equal to the combat strength of 30,000 to 40,000 emperors. Facing the 80,000 imperial troops pressing across the board, want to It is simply impossible to sustain it for ten days, and the officer also said that this was done while completely disregarding the gap in other weapons between the two sides!

"What does it mean to completely abandon the gap in other weapons between the two sides?" Yu Fenglong was completely chilled by the other party's words. Although he knew that the combat power of the Chinese and Belgian troops was very bad, he did not expect it to be so bad. The emperor still imagined that he could support it. In ten days, even if the battle is unfavorable, at least it will severely dampen the emperor's victorious spirit, which can give him an advantage in subsequent negotiations.

"Ten days is absolutely impossible, at most three days." The general stopped Yu Fenglong's words, shook his head and said, "Sir, don't forget, what I said is that under the condition of completely abandoning other weapons, under normal circumstances, Under such circumstances, the Imperial Army will move in, and heavy weapons such as Imperial Thunder Gods and heavy ballistae will also accompany the army. The most powerful ones in the Empire, It's never close combat, but long-range killing. With these powerful weapons in hand, the Imperial Army has never been defeated in field battles. With adequate preparations, the thunder god who destroyed the world fired a volley, and the 100,000-strong enemy was defeated. Being able to support him for three days is already a miracle among miracles. ""Three days..." Yu Fenlong's face was all black.

In the Yanghe area, on the outskirts of Deyang City, the situation was worse than Yu Fenlong knew. With the arrival of the Imperial Infantry Corps, the battle against the Deyang area officially began. The rain seemed to cover the earth with a thin layer. Yarn, the empire's heavy ballistae were lined up in a line, and the winch made a tight rattling sound as the machine spring was opened. The angle of the ballistae was adjusted, all after precise calculations. The difference is that this time the The front part of the arrow cluster is wrapped in oilcloth.

An imperial soldier held a torch and ignited the oilcloths nearby in the rain. Countless arrow clusters with flecks of fire suddenly burst into the air in a burst of fierce explosions, dragging their dazzling red long tails. , and fell quickly after a few seconds. Arrow clusters like fallen meteors flew down from a high place with fire, and hit the city wall of Deyang hard. A cold light suddenly penetrated from these gaps. The soldiers behind them were killed before they could figure out what was going on. A huge cold light penetrated the body, " Puff! Puff! Puff." The Central Bian soldiers on the Deyang City Wall looked as if they had been blown apart. Their thick shields were shattered on the spot, with pieces of iron flying everywhere. The soldiers behind them let out heavy groans, and their flesh and blood flew everywhere. , like knocking a huge hole in a turtle shell,