Realm of Power

Under the afternoon sun, not a single human voice could be heard from the huge group of buildings in front of us, and it was unusually quiet.

The main building's roof oak covered with gold foil and the gilt-decorated door sparkle in the sunlight, adding a bit of splendor to the well-organized attics on both sides. The sound of fish swimming in the water and the sounds of birds are heard. The chirping and singing among the trees not only does not damage the tranquil atmosphere of the pavilion garden, but also doubles its sense of emptiness and sacredness.

The soft breeze blows, the flowers and trees in the garden rustle, and the vast pool surface has gentle ripples. There is also a lazy feeling in the afternoon in the spring. A young man with black hair stands on an apricot wood bridge, with his feet The huge lake with mirror-blue waves is like one body. With your eyes closed, you seem to be listening to the most beautiful sound of water waves in this peaceful world.

"Your Majesty, the Southwest Long family has remained silent this time!" Li Yuehua came up from behind and said behind the emperor, "Silent?"

When the black-haired young man heard Li Yuehua's report, he opened his eyes. A cold light flashed through his mouth. He smiled and said, "That's easy. As long as the Long family doesn't take a stand on this matter, and others are not afraid, you can execute it." Population migration, mobilize the population from Dijing West Road to the south of the big river, and completely incorporate the big river into the scope of Dijing West Road. "Should we start relocating the population now? "

Li Yuehua burst into laughter, and she was extremely happy in her heart. Ever since she took charge of the Imperial Capital West Road, she had been planning to integrate the Great River into the territory of the Imperial Capital West Road. as a boundary, but since the last time the imperial army went south to besiege Deyang, the Zhongbia court did not dare to take any more risks

The defense line of the southern court in Zhongbia has been retreating again and again, and the big river has no defense at all.

But if we can rashly move the population to the south of the Great River, it will be difficult, because without any barrier guarantee, once the war breaks out between the Empire and the Central Asian Court, the south of the Great River will fall into flames of war. , so Li Yuehua was also hesitant, and now, Then there is no need to worry, the district "" should be done sooner rather than later. The entire Dijing West Road has exceeded 8 million people. Even in its peak period, it was just like this. The land that can be divided into Dijing West Road is gone. , and the population of Dijing West Road is still increasing. If there are no new The land, the policy of dividing the land must be stopped. This will have a considerable impact on the empire that still needs a stable rule. Now, the land south of the big river is in front of us. The land should be divided immediately. As long as this year is over In winter, no matter how angry the Zhongbia court is, They can only watch helplessly as the largest grain-producing land in Zhongbia becomes the land of Dijing West Road. The biggest headache for the Zhongbia court will change from retaking Huizhou to how to stop the influence of the empire. After breaking through the big river, it quickly spread to the entire south. "The emperor's words"

"Yeah, why didn't I think of that?"

Li Yuehua's eyes lit up and he took a deep breath. The Central and Asian courts in the south had spread various rumors about the empire. In the past, there were large rivers blocking the way, and the Central and Asian people in the south also had many misunderstandings about the empire. They believe that the empire is cruel and bloodthirsty, its rule is cruel, and it takes pleasure in killing Central Asians at every turn. It is a country even more cruel and unkind than the grassland people. But now, once the empire The country expands its territory south of the great river. With the increase in contact, the influence of the empire will naturally be extended. At that time, the courts of China and Bia will be troubled. People's minds are at peace. In this era of war, Who doesn’t want to find a stable area? When the time comes, I am afraid that not only the common people, but also the wealthy families and local officials will flock to the empire.

With just one move, the dominance of the Zhongbia court was shattered into pieces.

The emperor's hands were dark and fast enough. The big river that he thought about day and night was obtained so effortlessly. Before the other party could react, he had the entire situation in his hands.

Using the suppression of Dijing West Road as a cover, they first used the purge of Dijing West Road to arouse the hatred of the entire Zhongbia court family, and then sent Lu Yangyu, who made the Zhongbia court family hate him with itch, but did not dare to fight. As expected, the chess piece caused the Central and Asian court families, who had always been cautious towards the empire, to completely lose their composure, and finally became the excuse for the empire to raid Huizhou.

Huizhou is a rare low-lying swamp on the Great Plains where a large river stretches southward. It is backed by wetlands and is irrigated by rivers. It is not only a land of fertile farmland, but also a famous waterway center in southern China. Its status is one of The importance can be imagined, but it was this first gateway to the south that was attacked by Wumu’s imperial cavalry. The guard general Xu Xiangnan was so frightened that he ran away all night before the battle. Tens of thousands of defenders dispersed in a rush while the general fled. Wumu's tens of thousands of troops entered Huizhou almost without a fight. The total number of casualties was only two hundred. For Li Yuehua, the person in charge of Dijing West Road, this breakthrough is like a dream.

With Huizhou in hand, the empire's control area was expanded to the south by a hundred miles, and the large river was completely included in the empire's control.

As the largest irrigated river in the Central Asian region, the Great River of Central Asia covers thousands of miles of wetland plains along the two rivers. The land between the rivers, which has been irrigated by the Great River for thousands of years, is the largest grain-producing area in the Central Asian region. It is the most densely populated area. The waterways developed by relying on large rivers account for more than one-third of the trade between China and Belgium. In China and Belgium, In the history of Asia, it is the consensus of everyone that whoever wins the great river will conquer the world. How many rising monarchs have fought for the great river, and how many generals have established their fame in the great river. But now, the empire has so easily occupied it. Dahe Road, Li Yuehua couldn't help but let out a trace of sadness in his heart. After all, the important ministers and families in the Zhongbia court were no match for the emperor.

Imperial envoy under house arrest

Conversations with people in Aden in private

threat to imperial loan

What a stupid idea it is to conspire to let the Aden people march north to attack the empire. As long as there are one or two clear-headed people in the Central and Asian courts, they will send special envoys from the empire, who just arrived in the imperial capital. Lu Yangyu, who had been killed on the west road, was wary of going south.

However, the imperial families have been fascinated by the Imperial Capital West Road Incident. In their eyes, the empire sending Lu Yangyu here was actually an attitude of apology to the Zhongbia imperial court.

Clearly, the Empire is scared

The empire is afraid that the Aden army may march north to attack the Imperial Capital West Road, and wants to show goodwill to the Zhongbia court. It hopes that the Zhongbia court will block the northward advance of the Aden people. What a joke, the war between the empire and the Aden people, why do we, Zhongbia, To participate, the Aden army landed to attack the empire. For the Zhongbia court, it happened to fish in troubled waters between the two and use the Aden people to threaten the empire to compromise. The reason why the Zhongbia court made this judgment was Because I think now Sitting on the West Road of the Imperial Capital is Li Yuehua, a woman. Because her prejudgment was wrong, her entire judgment was wrong. If the Zhongbia court knew that the person currently sitting in the Imperial Capital was the Emperor of the Empire, the one who had swept across Obarro with the power of one country The emperor of the 700,000-strong southern coalition would hold his breath nervously. How dare he touch Lu Yangyu, who seemed to have abandoned his son? If she had not known that the emperor was in charge of this matter, even she, Li Yuehua, would have made the same judgment.

She, Li Yuehua, figured out the whole context. It was only when the emperor ordered Wu Mu to go south to raid Huizhou that he no longer concealed it and moved into Li Yuehua's mansion in a big way.

Originally, Li Yuehua thought that the emperor mobilized the cavalry to go south to suppress the Imperial Capital West Road. Then he sent Lu Yangyu south and realized something was wrong. But now, he has roughly understood the emperor's intention. The emperor's intention has been the entire river from the beginning. , the imperial power has been blocked north of the big river for long enough. When the emperor went south to Deyang, he wanted to break the dilemma of the imperial power being stopped north of the big river. In the end, he had to withdraw due to the situation, but the emperor never gave up. Pass

I'm afraid that the noble families in Zhongbia don't know that what they did was exactly what the emperor wanted them to do.

If they didn't go so far, if they didn't give the empire a sufficient reason, even if the empire wanted to find an excuse to go south, they wouldn't know when.

And now, even if the empire occupied Huizhou, the gateway, in front of all the forces in China and Bia, not a single force came forward to say a word to the court in China and Bia. The empire's good-hearted loans and the seizure of special envoys were not mentioned, and Before even turning around, he sold the empire immediately! Even the Chinese and Bian people believe that this time, the person who made the mistake is the Chinese and Bian court! And the whole Central and Asian court is also suffering.

Doesn’t the empire dare not go south? Why did it happen so suddenly... I'm afraid even the Central and Asian courts would have thought of this.

And the ingenuity of all this lies in the fact that the emperor mobilized 80,000 imperial cavalry to go south to suppress the Imperial Capital West Road. The balance also tilted at that moment. If the empire did not dare to go south easily because of the Imperial Capital West Road, then now After the reinforcements of 80,000 cavalry, so what if they go south!

But no one saw this. Even Li Yuehua was attracted by the empire's bloodbath on the Imperial Capital West Road and the dispatch of Lu Yangyu, who was at the cusp of the storm, southward. What's more, the Central and Asian court families, the moment Lu Yangyu arrived in Xinjing southward, the whole The incident was actually out of control. Even Li Yuehua had to say secretly that this arrangement was awesome.

Because of the fault of the Zhongbia court, the empire's occupation of Huizhou this time is more like a revenge. No matter which force it is, no one will be stupid enough to help the Zhongbia court. No one is blind and can cause trouble by himself. You can clean up the trouble yourself, and the imperial envoy is sent to Central Asia. The negotiations with Xinjing immediately fell into disrepair. There were no living people and no dead bodies. It is no wonder that the emperor was so angry that just occupying a small Huizhou was considered a light thing. Even if the imperial army went directly towards Zhongbia Xin It is reasonable to kill Jing!

"Your Majesty, I have a suggestion." Li Yuehua hesitated and said, "The Central and Asian Courts will not give up just like this. The most likely thing is that they will get out of the way and let the Aden army move north in anger. Since our army has already To occupy Huizhou, it is better to move the troops on Dijing West Road to the front line of Huizhou to deal with the northward advance of the Aden Army at any time. , although the Dahe Road has been included in the Dijing West Road, Huizhou is still a hundred miles away. With hundreds of thousands of troops pressed into Huizhou, the logistics supply of the army alone is a potential hidden danger." The fat man shook his head and rejected Li Yuehua's proposal. He said in a solemn voice, "At that time, millions of Central Asians who returned to the South were stranded in the Dahe Channel for a full month. The entire Dahe Channel Almost all areas were affected. The empire in the north was better off, but the south was completely in chaos. In the end, refugees even attacked the defenders to steal food. When the emperor of Central Asia returned, in order to clear the big river, he finally simply Ordered to expel millions of refugees southward, the turmoil broke out among millions of hungry refugees and stayed in one place. For more than a month in this area, almost all the towns and villages within a hundred miles of the southern part of the river were destroyed. Now there is only thatch as high as knees. As winter approaches, there will soon be a large area of ​​wasteland, where the cavalry groups fight. The battlefield can be fought and turned around without being encumbered. If the infantry from Dijing West Road is driven in, it will actually add to the burden. ""Yes"

There was a hint of disappointment on Li Yuehua's pretty face. "But it's okay to deploy some rear defense troops, not too many." The fat man took Li Yuehua's expression into his eyes and sighed.

He knew why Li Yuehua was in such a hurry to send troops to Huizhou. Although Li Yuehua had a high position in the imperial government, he was from the intelligence system after all, and he was not a front-line commander like Bertrand Bonnie. A military general came with his footsteps. Several battles in the northern part of Gangfei also proved Bertrand Bonnie's ability. Even so, in the imperial capital army There are still some complaints among the top management. It is conceivable that Li Yuehua suddenly took over the military and political power in the Dijing West Road area as a civilian. Naturally, there will be no problems in internal affairs. After all, he has stayed in the Southwest District of the Empire, and he has started business in an orderly manner. , the prosperous revival of Dijing West Road is inseparable from Li Yuehua, but in terms of military affairs, Li Yuehua seems quite pale.

After all, the empire is a country that pays attention to military achievements. Without a record of success, even if it has a high status, it will be difficult for the generals below to recognize it. What's more, the predecessor of this imperial army is the Northern Army of Gangfei. Bronte Bonnie worked hard all the way to get from a second-rate army to a first-line position. He can be regarded as a direct descendant of Bronte Bonnie. Once Bronte Bonnie recovers from his injury, this team will The elites of the empire will definitely be under their command again. By then, all that will be left in the entire Imperial Capital West Road is the strength of the two infantry flag regiments later recruited from the Central Asians. Although the flag regiments of those two infantry flag regiments The commander is respectful to Li Yuehua, but it is hard to say how much combat effectiveness an army that has never experienced real battlefield fighting will be able to exert when needed!

In fact, this is also the fat man’s intention

The empire can recruit soldiers from the Central Bians, but it will never train the Central Bians into elites capable of fighting. At most, they are at the level of local guards. This is because the Central Bians are not as good as their national nature. It is exclusive and has a very strong rallying power. After all, it is far away from the mainland of the empire. Once the Central Asians If a riot breaks out, and the empire wants to put it out, the financial resources and energy spent will be several times that of the empire's local riots, and there is no long-term record of alien rule in Central Asia. In this case, It is enough to maintain a certain amount of ruling force in the Central Biya region. We must not allow Central Biya to have an elite military force.

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