Realm of Power

The long wind, the hazy cirrus clouds passing over the withered yellow hills outside the Port of Hérault, the scene of military flags stretching like a sea, and the light of armor covering the place where the eyes can see, reflected in pairs of red eyes,

Several generals of the Order State wearing the armor of the Grand Knights of the Order State stood outside the military tent, their faces showing undisguised indignation. In such a fierce battle last night, both sides fought to the death for five hours, and more than 100,000 people were killed. The army fought to the death and was exhausted. If the Imperial Army had launched the offensive earlier, it might not have been necessary to fight to that extent. At least it would not have been as miserable as it is now! However, the Emperor's army delayed the attack until the end. From a strategic point of view, it was definitely a classic comeback. It killed with one strike and easily beheaded Emperor Aero behind an army of more than 100,000 Aero. In the end, It led to the collapse of Eero's army and achieved a brilliant record of defeating an army of more than 100,000 with only 30,000 cavalry.

"If it were a frontal battle, the empire's mere 30,000 cavalry would be nothing. If we hadn't held back the main force of the Eero army, how could Emperor Eero's main formation be defeated. ......." But in such glory, the religious army that undertook the main attack of Eero's army seemed pathetic. After five hours of desperate fighting, it was finally defeated and collapsed. Many generals even made final decisions. Awakening, it was finally discovered that all of them had become a wedding dress for the empire. Such a victory was bitter to the entire religious order. Not only did the resentment in their hearts not diminish, but after seeing the emperor in all his glory, they became more and more angry one by one. feel like i'm being taken advantage of

And now, His Highness the Pope still needs to swallow his anger and come to the Imperial Camp in person. He is acting like a little woman. How can he not make the generals of Eero feel angry?

At this moment, inside the military tent, the negotiation between the Emperor and Pope Potamia has reached the most critical moment.

"Just adding six provinces to the empire will require the empire to face the capital of Elero defended by an army of 100,000 eros. The price offered by His Highness the Pope is a bit too low." The fat man grinned disdainfully, "Six A province plus a half tax reduction on trade in the entire northern part of Hérault, this condition should satisfy His Majesty," Putamia said angrily.

"As far as I know, the sect suppresses merchants in the country. Even if the business tax is reduced by half, it will not be of much benefit to the empire. Moreover, taking over six hard-hit areas, just resettling the refugees is a problem. Now, but It's already winter, and His Highness the Pope is quite clever in throwing away the burden." The fat man touched his nose with a half-smile. "The six provinces look good, but they have all been brutally bloodbathed by the religious legion. In this area, both the economy and the population have dropped sharply, and a large number of refugees have gathered. The only way to settle down in this area is to use force, and the religious army suffered heavy losses in the battle of Lutia Fort. , and now they are about to attack the capital of Aero, they must no longer be able to control these areas. It is said that it is given to the empire, but it is actually a mess. Otherwise, how could His Highness the Pope spit out the fat he has swallowed! "

"I believe that under the governance of the empire, these six provinces will soon recover. If His Majesty is still not satisfied, then I really have no choice but to retreat back to the country. Anyway, if the Ero people recover, , I believe that the first one to suffer the flames of war must be the Port of Eero under the control of the empire!" Putamia also knew that she was in the wrong, her white cheeks even more blushing, and under the fat man's eyes, she could only grit her teeth and persist.

"A Port of Hérault is insignificant to a huge empire, but can His Highness the Pope afford to lose it?" The fat man put the documents on the table into the drawer below without caring, knowing that Putamia's bottom line was basically Here, but also, according to the current situation of the religious order country, taking out the occupied areas of six provinces at once, and even promising to halve the trade tax is already cutting flesh and blood.

"What does Your Majesty Falcon want?" Putamia's body trembled slightly, and her charming voice sounded a bit colder.

"Actually, I'm not harsh, but His Highness also knows that sending troops to fight is quite expensive. Six dilapidated provinces are really unable to make up for the empire's losses, unless the previous conditions are combined with the attack by the religious legion. In this case, the empire will agree to send troops to assist the Order State in attacking the capital of Ero!" The fat man's shining eyes showed a hint of coldness, and the corners of his mouth turned up slightly!

"This is absolutely impossible! I cannot agree to your majesty's request. Our country of the Order has devoted all its efforts to this battle and has lost countless troops and supplies. What we want is to obtain from the capital of Eero after we break through it. Sufficient compensation, Your Majesty Now you only have 30,000 troops and you want to share the income of King Ero with me. Don’t you think it’s too much of a joke?” When Putamia heard this condition, she stood up suddenly like a rabbit whose tail had been stepped on. Get up and look directly at the fat man with red eyes

"Why is His Highness the Pope so excited!" The fat man's eyes were as cold as razor blades. He smiled slightly and tapped his fingers on the table. "If His Highness the Pope feels that the price offered by the Empire is too high, he can attack the capital of Aero on his own. Our Empire will never will interfere, and all gains will be made by the Order State.”

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Putamia's momentum was like a punctured balloon, and it suddenly shriveled up again. She was stronger than anyone else. The current religious regiment's army was looking for death when they attacked the royal capital with a hundred thousand troops. But they couldn't defeat the royal capital. The front was All your efforts are in vain! With such a choice placed in front of Putamia, even His Highness the Pope, who has always been strong, felt a sense of powerlessness rising from his heart.

"His Royal Highness the Pope can go back and think about it first. I am not forcing it! Since the Empire and the Order State are allies, they will naturally fulfill their responsibilities as allies. If His Highness the Pope is unfavorable in attacking the capital, he can still come to me to take shelter." Fatty He stood up with a stern expression and made a gesture of invitation to Putamia.

Damia's white jade-like teeth bit her lips, and the excruciating pain made her pale face look even more embarrassed. There was no choice anymore. The war with Erro had already reached such an extent, and the Order Country had long since There is no possibility of concession anymore. The so-called life and death situation is like this. Either the Hérault royal family will be forced to move south and give up the entire northern Hérault, or the Order State will suffer a disastrous defeat in the foreign war and the south. He collapsed under the attack of the great rebellion. At this moment, do I still have the conditions to bargain? I can only relent." His Majesty Falcon is indeed an undefeated military god on the battlefield. He did not expect that he would be so lethargic in negotiations. It's hard to resist. If you win, I agree to give half of the proceeds from the Royal Capital to the Empire after conquering the Royal Capital! ""Your Highness the Pope, you will find it is worth the money." Fatty had expected it! That would be the case, a smile appeared on the corner of her mouth, and she said in a deep voice, "Is it worth the money? I think it's better to let others slaughter it." Putamia gritted her teeth and said viciously, word by word, the six provinces north of Eero were included in the empire. Territory, conquering the capital of Hérault will require sharing the income of the entire capital of Hérault equally with the empire. The capital of Hérault is the core, political and economic center of the Hérault Empire, even if the Hérault royal family itself is excluded. With personal wealth and a population of hundreds of thousands, the Royal Capital of Eero is a rich land that makes people's eyes purple. This sum alone is probably not something that 10 million imperial gold can stop. , after digging out such a sum of money, Putamia staggered a little when she walked out of the military tent, as if she had lost all her energy under the blow. She stepped onto the war horse brought by the general, and several generals of the religious army followed.

Imperial General Varisien, wearing dark black imperial armor and a red cloak, watched this scene. It was not until Putamia and his party disappeared into the distance that he walked in from the outside and respectfully looked at a document. The emperor reported, "Your Majesty, the main force of the Imperial Navy led by Lord Dostronkai has arrived outside the port of Hérault."

The fat man raised his head and looked at it, and said in a solemn voice, "Tell Dustronkai to get ready for a battle." "A battle?" Varisien looked stunned. The Imperial Navy was already a real giant in the inland sea. , Looking at the inland sea, which navy dares to fight with the Imperial Navy?

Seeing Varisien's confused expression in his eyes, the fat man said with a smile, "Just now, the Pope of the Order State, Potamia, has reached a verbal agreement with me. As long as our army assists the Order State in attacking the capital of Aero, we will The six northern provinces of Hérault were included in the empire, and all the proceeds from the attack on the capital of Hérault were shared equally with the empire. "Six provinces and half of the capital of Hérault, such conditions..." Varisien listened. Under such conditions, he couldn't help but his eyes lit up and he took a breath of cold air, but soon a trace of hesitation flashed across his face. "What's wrong? What's the problem?" The fat man saw his expression and asked. "Your Majesty, our army only has 30,000 troops..." Varisien stopped with an embarrassed look on his face and hesitated to speak. In fact, there were some things he didn't dare to say. "Why, don't you dare to say it?" The fat man stood up. Moved a bit "Hand" Why don't I say it for you, although Emperor Eero died in the battle and nearly 200,000 troops were lost, there are still 100,000 troops on the eastern frontier. Even if we add our army and the total number of the religious legion's army, that's the same , if you attack the Royal Capital of Eero, you may not be able to defeat it in one battle! And if you attack an Imperial Capital with strong defenses with the same force, it is not that you cannot defeat it in one battle, but you are looking for death, even if it is. The same goes for the Imperial Army with the Imperial Thunder God. You must know that it is the capital of the King of Aero. Not to mention the 100,000 eastern frontier troops, the population of the entire King of Airo is hundreds of thousands. In the event of an emergency, These are reserve troops. A battle like this in the royal capital, which has reached the point of life and death, often requires the entire city to be mobilized until the end. In addition to the regular troops fighting, the reserve troops, men, women, old and young, will all become combat forces."

"My subordinates dare not. His Majesty is wise and mighty. The army is moving forward. What does a mere King of Erro mean?" Varisien quickly lowered his head. Facing the military god-like His Majesty the Falcon, Varisien did not hesitate. I dare to say it too bluntly, but I can't say that His Majesty the Emperor is arrogant! "Varisien, you are indeed so tactful. Do you really think that I will be confused by six provinces and half of the capital of King Elro? Are you kidding me?" The fat man looked at Varisien and curled his lips slightly. "The empire and the religious regiment have a total of 110,000 troops, and they need to fight against the capital of Aero." The disparity between the more than 100,000 eastern frontier troops and hundreds of thousands of reserve troops inside the high and deep inner walls is beyond description. They had just used 30,000 to kill Emperor Ayrault, who was protected by an army of 200,000, and then used 30,000 to attack. The Royal Capital of Eero has almost the same strength, this is not an attack, it is seeking death! "

"Besides, there is an ally with ulterior motives behind him, isn't there? It's obvious that most of his combat power has been lost. It's hard to say whether he can protect himself. However, the religious army that still wants to attack the capital of Aero, how much combat power can it still use? It's even harder to say! The religious regiment's army is fully prepared to pull the tiger flag of the empire to intimidate Eero, and the battalion has already been beaten with wounded soldiers. If the Order Army did not rely on the Empire, the most likely outcome would be to be defeated again across the board. However, the Empire's performance at Lutia Fort also made the Order Army obviously dissatisfied. With such a mentality, the Order Army would How could we willingly cooperate with the Empire to attack the city? I’m afraid we will have to repeat what we did at Lutiya Castle!”

"So your Majesty has seen it all!"

Varisien's body was shaken. He had just seen the conversation and anger of the generals of the Legion Army. Naturally, he knew how angry the Legion Army was towards the Empire. It was a joke to say that such an army would agree to fight together with the Empire. However, he did not dare to tell His Majesty the Emperor directly. He just did not expect that His Majesty the Emperor had already seen through the conspiracy of the Legion Army.

"The fact that this woman, Pudamiya, was willing to bend down and come here so humbly is already a problem. I deliberately pressed her again and again during the negotiations, but Pudamiya actually accepted it in the end. I had already guessed this. This woman pretended to be pitiful and aggrieved. Did she really think I was blind!" The fat man lifted the curtain of the military tent in front of him and looked at the rows of house roofs in Porto Elo not far away. The whole city was bathed in gold under the golden sunset, forming a golden sea. A beautiful scene. "Then our army still needs..." Varisien asked cautiously. "Of course we need it!" The fat man looked into the distance with a sly smile on his face. "We must fight in the capital of Ero, but not now, at least not soon, because we will have a group of guests coming soon. Pudamiya wants the Empire to become cannon fodder for attacking the capital of Ero, but forgets that without us, the army of the cult will not be able to fight at all!" "Guests?" Varisien was really confused this time. "The Eastern Ero Army! My feeling tells me that 100,000 Eastern Ero Army are heading here right now." The fat man raised his hand and pointed to the undulating yellow hills in the distance, and said in a sharp voice, "Do you think that an army that collapsed due to delays and whose emperor died in battle still has the face to go to the capital of Ero? Moreover, they know that the opponent's total strength may be less than their own! Shame needs the blood of the enemy to wash away, doesn't it!"