Realm of Power

Feishan coastal city, Badya, the evening sun shines on this fortress city with mountains and sea. The ten-meter-high city walls surrounding the city leave large shadows behind the sunset. The somewhat dark city walls are exposed from time to time. There are deep gaps, which seem to be caused by a huge impact. There are also spider web-like cracks on some sections of the city walls.

Two years ago, Emperor Thoradin of the Istan Empire personally commanded the 300,000 Istan army and launched a full-scale invasion of Feishan. The war spread and hundreds of thousands of troops fought across the land of Feshan. The Istan army relied on its powerful The attack power was penetrated in just one month. On Feishan's border, the troops were facing forward. The main force of Feishan's army adopted a policy of strengthening the walls and clearing the field. The prince of Istan proposed a strategic proposal to bypass the core of Feishan's defense, and led the 60,000 troops on the left to advance along the coastline of Feishan. Finally, The one who is blocked is the fortress city of Badiya.

The Prince of Istan besieged Badya for a full half-month. From the beginning to the end of the battle, he never stopped attacking. Tens of thousands of troops fought fiercely for half a month, and countless people were killed and injured. Three men in charge of the left line The commander of the Istan Army personally went into battle several times, wielding a machete and climbing the city wall with the soldiers, but in the end he failed to break through Badiya.

He did not fall into the fortress of Badiya and became famous because of it.

"As long as Badiya can hold off the Imperial Army's attack, the Empire's only option is to negotiate with us in order to take action as quickly as possible to appease the refugees."

"If Badya can really repeat history again, then everyone can put forward the request to comply with the empire as the suzerain state and restore the existence of the Feishan Kingdom. This pattern is quite common in the empire's ruling territory. In order to restore the Feishan region as soon as possible, the empire , will definitely agree with our suggestions. When Feishan Kingdom is restored, your noble titles and rights will naturally be restored. "You can restore it." In a letter written by the leader of the rebel nobles, Grace, to the Feishan nobles, he described a beautiful blueprint for the nobles. For the past year, they have been living hard and thinking about returning to the luxury of the past every day. The great nobles in life have a fatal attraction, which soon attracted four-fifths of the wealthy nobles who stayed in Feishan to gather towards Badiya.

The suspension bridge in Badiya City has been pulled up high. Even during the day, every resident who enters and exits the city gate has to undergo multiple inspections. The atmosphere of war is so strong here that you can feel it even when you breathe. Arrived, the imperial army led by Rakoye, the chief internal affairs officer of Feishan Empire, has arrived at Danze City.

During the first contact, Danzig City was almost destroyed. Gulade, who was responsible for guarding Danzig City, returned to Badiya the next day on the pretext of being injured. People were panicked for a while.

Hearing that another Danzig general was to be appointed, the Feishan nobles who had clamored for a fight with the empire in the past immediately withered. The nobles were not fools. Even if there were passionate young people who wanted to stand up, they would immediately Will be suppressed by the family elders. Going to Danzig at this time is a dead end. A place like Danzig is not a military fortress like Badiya, but just a small city with only a few garrison troops. There are less than 5,000 people. Half of them were defeated in the first wave. Now, if you can gather 3,000 people together, it is considered a match. And the attacking side is a real army of 20,000 people from the Empire. Even if the commander is the Chief of Internal Affairs of Feishan District of the Empire, Although he is not a real military general, it does not mean that the combat power of the imperial army will be weakened. Even if the opponent only uses half of its troops, it is enough to crush the small town of Danze into dust!

When the news of the Danze Guard Battle came, in the conference hall, when a nobleman who was a former deputy minister of the Ministry of Military Affairs, Fei Shan, heard the news, an aquamarine wine glass he was playing with fell to the ground on the spot. , this person is Duke Farina, the former Deputy Minister of Military Affairs of Feishan, who has the title of defensive master in Feishan military circles. It was he who proposed the defensive counterattack strategy that blocked the entire invasion of the Istanbul Army two years ago.

"It's over! This idiot Goulard killed us!"

The former Undersecretary of Military Affairs Fei Shan looked at the gems scattered on the ground. Under the stunned eyes of everyone, his face was gloomy for a long time and he uttered a sentence, "Master Farina, is it not good for Danze to withstand the attack of the Imperial Army?" Why do you have such an expression? "The nobles next to him looked at him blankly.

Although Feishan has declined, there is no shortage of military talents. Otherwise, it would not have been able to stand for three hundred years between the two major regions of Central Europe, Barro and the Istan Empire. It even had a small climax at the last moment, but was defeated by the emperor in Bavaria. Li De came and wiped out the whole group with one blow, and the entire military command hierarchy from the king to the generals was wiped out, which caused Fei Shan's embarrassment that the capable generals had almost not had.

Therefore, Lord Farina is already one of the few remaining military commanders with considerable experience and combat experience in the Feishan military community, and he is also the current person in charge of Badiya's defense! Won the trust of the Feishan nobles, they should have been happy to hear that Danze had defended, but suddenly seeing Farina losing his composure, it suddenly became deathly silent, and everyone's eyes were on Farina. "What do you know! Can't you see, this Imperial Feishan Internal Affairs Chief Lakoye obviously did it on purpose!" Duke Farina's old face turned red with anger, and he said angrily. "The imperial army is fighting Danzig, and there is a huge disparity in strength." It was so obvious, how could it not be captured? The small city of Danze had no hope of being able to block the Imperial Army's attack. It was just serving as a vanguard for Badya. Without Danze and Badya, that was all. Varisiana This madman's subordinates have outstanding military exploits and can be ranked among the elites of the empire. However, now this tiger army has encountered such a big misfortune at the outpost of Danze. According to the nature of the empire's army to retaliate, I am afraid it will be different. I won’t even swallow this feeling of cowardice when I conquer Badiya. I had some reservations, but now I must go all out, but that’s fine. If I have a choice, I would rather have a brilliant ending performance opportunity. "

Duke Farina smiled bitterly. As the former Deputy Minister of Military Affairs of Feishan, he was comforted and cultivated by His Majesty the King because he fainted suddenly when formulating the battle plan, but did not follow the King to participate in the Battle of Bavaria. This Military Affairs Minister has always been The deputy minister regards it as the biggest stain in life. All his colleagues are dead, and His Majesty the King is also dead. He is alive and watching the country that he has devoted his whole life to, and the pain of losing it in one night. For General, he has hoped that Fei Shan can rise all his life. For the elderly, The grief was overwhelming. This time he joined Feishan's Restoration Army because he was seeking death. From the very beginning, Duke Farina did not think Badiya could withstand the fierce attack of the imperial army. Only those nobles who know nothing believe that a mere Badiya can stop the attack of the imperial army that wiped out two empires and countless small and medium-sized countries. If the imperial army was so easily blocked, there would be no Now such a vast empire territory!

Hearing what Duke Farina, who is well versed in military affairs, said, the Feishan nobles in the conference hall were also shocked. "It's over. How could the imperial army not be able to defeat a little Danze? This is simply a sinkhole." A figure The obese noble Fei Shan is about to cry. The 20,000-strong imperial army cannot defeat a little Danze? This is not intentional to deceive people. Although everyone is gathering in the Badiya area to fight for the restoration of the country and causing trouble for you, Mr. Lakoye, you shouldn't do this! "I think Mr. Farina thinks too highly of the Imperial Army. Even if he goes all out, what can he do? This is Badiya, and Badiya is the fortress! The Istan army failed to defeat Badiya, and the Imperial Army cannot defeat Badiya either. "A young Feishan noble curled his lips in disdain. During this period of time in Badiya, the young nobles gathered every day and spoke many times. Even they themselves believed that Badiya could be defended.

Hearing the young noble's words, Farina remained silent.

"An old man is an old man. Not only is he aging physically, but he is also aging mentally. Even Farina was a very famous general back then, but he couldn't resist the intrusion of time and was able to say such irrational things. "Come on." Seeing Farina's silence, the young noble's face became even more proud, and he said coldly, "It's not like the imperial army hasn't been seen yet." However, it is not a monster with three heads and six arms. It will bleed even if it is cut with a knife. In the Battle of Bavaria that destroyed the kingdom, if His Majesty had not acted on his own will, all 300,000 troops would not have died in Bavaria. , Now we are the defensive side. Since we already have the flesh and blood strangulation field Bavalid, why can't we have another flesh and blood strangulation field Badya!"

"Arrogant!"

Duke Farina's old body trembled slightly, and he clenched his fingers suddenly. The young and proud figure of the other party made him feel a sense of depression. His lips twitched, but in the end he said nothing. What should I say? Even if I say it myself, I won’t believe it. If I talk to such people about strategies and the power of the Imperial Army, I will either get my head caught in the door, or I will accidentally be kicked by a horse when I go out!

Hearing the amicable discussion among the nobles, Farina simply closed his eyes. He knew that he must be like a clown at this moment, helping the enemy to speak out and being a coward. In the final analysis, these people are just nobles, not real soldiers. The former soldiers either died in Bavaria or chose to leave the country and look for opportunities to restore the country outside. The remaining group are either old people who are nostalgic for the past or unwilling to abandon their families. They are basically misers, or they are a group of passionate and impulsive playboys. These nobles have only established their impressions of the imperial army in this year. However, the imperial troops they saw were all drawn by the empire from the Istan region. Most of the heavy weapons of the troops who came back for repairs did not move with the legion. The soldiers were also quite lazy when they arrived in Feishan. They were originally on combat rotation, so coming to Feishan was like going on vacation.

"The impression of the Imperial Army is not much better than when I first saw the Istan Empire Army. I just feel that in some aspects, the Imperial Army is not as powerful as the Istan Army, because the Imperial Army are all professional soldiers, and their numbers are completely different from the original ones. Istani army with regular army mixed with slave army "Compared to" Feishan nobles have seen a lot, they naturally think that the imperial army is like this. If Varisien knew that the elite combat troops under his command who swept across the southern coalition were so unworthy in the eyes of Feishan and the nobles, I am afraid that he would also be like this. I want to say with shame, "I'm sorry for letting everyone down."

But there was nothing Varicien could do. As the joint governor of Feishan and Istan in the empire, the main responsibility entrusted to him by the emperor was to serve as the force of the empire. The army was stationed like a sharp knife hanging over the head of the south. All the southern countries that were hostile to the empire exerted pressure. Varisien's main focus was naturally on the Istan region known as the North-South Corridor.

Compared with the Feishan Mountains, the Istan Plain has richer products, a milder climate, and the Istan Empire's well-established transportation lines and coastlines. It is very suitable for army garrisoning and supply. It is far more advantageous than the mountainous Feshan region. Feishan is originally the impact zone of two major plates. The coastline gradually rises from south to north, forming patches of mountains. Except for the coastal area, which is slightly flat, To be honest, many areas are still Yangchang Mountain Road. Even though the empire has spent a lot of effort, until now, the imperial-style Kuangkuang trade road has not really run through the Feishan area, so many goods still use the Feishan area. Traditional sea transportation, such a difficult terrain, the Istanbul army went against the trend and attacked gradually, and was gradually blocked and defeated by Feishan's side!

The Feishan region itself suffered a sharp decline in production due to the difficulty in recovering from the war, and the male population has dropped incredibly. Among the total population of more than 4 million people, there are only 800,000 males. Excluding the old and weak, there can be 400,000 young people. As strong as the sky, such a population, placed in the rich inland areas of the empire, is the population size of a province. In the entire year, Varisian's garrison in the Feishan area did not exceed 20,000 people. Troops come and troops go, just like a revolving lantern Generally speaking, if you include the city guards recruited from various places to maintain law and order, the total number is less than 50,000. For a region like Fei Shan with a male population of 800,000 and a territory that is only a medium-sized kingdom, in fact, such a troop allocation It is already a bit too heavy, because insufficient labor, insufficient arable land, and insufficient food output are Feishan's biggest weaknesses. Unless a large number of laborers are mobilized to open up wasteland, or the entire coastline is revitalized, it is impossible to change this situation.

The leader, Grace, was sitting on the main seat of the conference hall, rubbing his temples a little tiredly, and looking through the window at the vast land in the distance to the east. The afterglow of the setting sun has gradually disappeared, and the end of the line of sight has begun to be dark. Apart from farmland, wilderness and woods, nothing can be seen. I couldn't help but sigh in my heart. Maybe that person was right. Fei Shan's death was just a matter of time. Sooner or later, even if there is no empire, Fei Shan will be dragged down by herself, because Fei Shan's foundation is too weak. The hoarding of more than a hundred years has reached the limit of being able to support an explosion! The back will either collapse or perish.”