Realm of Power

The land of Imperial Capital looks much gentler as the spring breeze blows. The sea breeze blows from the warming sea, rolling up waves of white waves. Waterbirds whose names are unknown will point their paws on the sea from time to time, splashing crystal water. , when he saw the huge merchant ship coming and going, he didn't avoid it. He didn't fly away until the bow of the ship was about to hit him. When I got up, there were still water droplets falling down during the flight. Those who were unfortunate enough to be hit by the drops thought it was the urine of a bird, and they all cursed in a low voice. It was really unlucky, but there were also more people who said it wisely. This was a blessing from heaven, which was a good sign, so the unpleasant curse disappeared immediately, and the happy laughter that represented the great harvest rang out.

Just one day ago, the Empire's annual meeting, which attracted the attention of the entire continent, finally ended. However, for the empire, which made a lot of money during the annual meeting, the influence of the annual meeting did not disappear overnight. On the contrary, the end of the annual meeting heralds the arrival of the busiest moment for the empire’s trade.

A large number of orders placed before the New Year's Eve period were all shipped after the New Year's Eve. Countless imperial merchant ships sailed out after completing their repairs. From the Imperial Sea City to Lisbon in the south, this line spread thousands of miles. The coastline is almost completely crowded by the dense Imperial Chamber of Commerce fleet. According to statistics from the Imperial Ministry of Internal Affairs

The empire's large and small chambers of commerce have exceeded 50,000, and the number of merchants in the empire has exceeded 500,000. On the battlefield where gunpowder can't be seen at the Empire's annual meeting, the major chambers of commerce in the empire are also working hard to show others the importance of their chambers of commerce. The mountain of orders signed during the New Year's Eve. How many orders can be signed during the New Year's Eve, how many goods can be sold, and how much goods can be sold to the most remote places have become the main business concerns of the empire's major merchants. It is a method that has been tacitly approved by the Chamber of Commerce in the past few years, and every year, the Imperial Ministry of Internal Affairs is responsible for making the rankings of major chambers of commerce public. Every time the ranking is announced, it is like an earthquake for the empire's merchants. I don't know how many. His eyes were fixed on this chamber of commerce ranking that would attract the attention of the entire empire. However, this year, as the spring rain swept across the northwest of Obarro, the announcement of this extraordinary chamber of commerce ranking was delayed due to some special reasons.

As for the reason for the special envoy mentioned by the Imperial Ministry of Internal Affairs, all the merchants in the Imperial Capital and Ocean City knew that it was what the Four Nations Alliance of the South did during the annual meeting. It is a joke to say that the Four Nations Alliance came to the Imperial Capital with great momentum. As soon as they arrived at the Imperial Capital, they All the food in the Imperial Capital area was wiped out, and the strong financial resources it displayed were quite impressive. When the emperor gave the empire a brutal blow, and then released all the grain, this collection and release was a bit despicable, but it suppressed the price of food in the imperial capital. Just when everyone thought that the empire could only do this this time. Just when they were admitting defeat, the wind turned in the opposite direction. The price of food in Dijing, which was originally low, suddenly tripled overnight.

The entire continent was confused. The empire was going to break the pot. Just when everyone was saying that the empire was crazy, the four southern alliances, which were still aggressive before, uncharacteristically began to purchase the imperial capital's grains, even if it was three times. The price was twice as high, and he swallowed it by force, several hundred Millions of imperial gold were spent like running water, and in the end, they only ate food equivalent to less than one million at the beginning. It really made everyone's glasses shattered on the ground. They didn't want the good food before, but now they What happened to the four-nation alliance when they were so busy grabbing high-priced grains?

The news that came later really shocked the entire continent, and once again made the continent realize the terror of the Imperial Emperor. During the annual meeting, the Imperial Army raided the capital of King Carisu of the Four Kingdoms Alliance, and Carisu The king died in battle,

The other three countries are not much better.

Reposti, the famous imperial general who had distinguished himself in the battle in the Holy Capital of the Order State two months ago, quietly took over the command of Imperial General Varisien's army in the northern part of the Order State. During the annual meeting, he swept southward. The troops were directed towards the armies of Harvey, Ikar, and Martin in the southern part of the Order. Harvey's army, which broke into the southern part of the Order, bore the brunt of the attack.

In front of the 50,000 imperial cavalry, the 80,000 Harvey Army retreated hastily for more than fifty miles. It was only when they retreated to the stand-up area in the mountains that they stabilized. Their combat strength and number were far inferior to the 30,000 Ikars of the Harvey Army. The army was so frightened that they directly withdrew from the province of Roulien in the southern part of the Order.

The only one who could still hold it back was the 50,000 Martin Liga light cavalry led by Crown Prince Martin Liga, but that was just using the front of Harvey's army to block their path. Only when Harvey's army retreated hastily could Martin Liya be defeated. The Imperial Army had the opportunity to face the Imperial Army directly, but the Imperial Army did not know what the reason was and did not launch an attack on the Martin Liga Army. Attack, but it is also true that the Martinliya people are the best in the entire southern European Barrow for their fighting skills. This ethnic group living on the Martinliya prairie has always been in close contact with wild beasts. Their living habits are even avoided by the countries of the southern European Barrow. What's more, this time, the famous Crown Prince Martin Liya personally led the army, and almost all of them were the elite troops of Martin Liya.

Although the 50,000 Imperial cavalry are powerful, if you want to forcefully capture the 50,000 Martin Sharptooth elite cavalry, you will have to pay a high price. Harvey's 80,000 army seems to have retreated hastily, but in fact it is more like deliberately pushing the Martin Sharptooth away. Come on, Crown Prince Martin Sharptooth and the famous imperial general Reposti are not fools. How can they not even see this conspiracy to kill someone with a knife?

This Three Kingdoms invasion of the southern part of the Order Country, the Harvey Kingdom can be said to have been carefully calculated from the beginning. The Harvey Kingdom coveted the southern part of the Order Country for more than a day or two. It took decades of arrangements and various intelligence collections. The geographical mountains in the southern part of the Order Country are rich and barren. I am afraid that the Order Country itself knows better than the Order Country itself. Naturally, extremely detailed steps have been arranged to seize the southern part of the Order Country. Once launched, it can be said to be earth-shattering.

The first time the 80,000 Harvey troops entered the southern part of the Order State was to block the point where the Martin Tooths entered the south, build a defensive cavalry offensive, and directly block the powerful Martin Tooths' northward advance. Seal it, and for the Ikal army with poor combat effectiveness, It was the seemingly unintentional cutting off of its logistics line that caused the Ikar army to squeeze into the southern part of the Order State, but its strength could only be maintained at between 20,000 and 30,000 people, and what it faced was that the Order State was still there. The only heavily-garrisoned region in the south, the Province of Lowrien

The Province of Rauryn is an important town under the control of the Order State over the south. It is also the location of the base camp for suppressing rebellions in the south for many times. Not only does it have 10,000 Skitarii stationed all year round, but there are also three squadrons of Templar Knights. The largest concentration of troops in the south. During the war between the old and new pontiffs in the Order of the Nation, the Priesthood of the Province of Lóvrien rarely expressed neutrality, so it was not involved in the war.

The Holy Capital of the Order and Pope Potamia also seemed to have deliberately ignored this important town in the south, because both the Presbyterian Church of the Holy Capital and Potamia knew very well that the province of Louryn was The last barrier of the Order State in the south, the Harvey people's evil intentions towards the south, the Order State are not completely blind, civil war can be fought, but the garrison of Lowryn has not been mobilized, Lowryn is a tough guy, Naturally, the Harvey people were very cunning and dumped it to the Ikar people.

The Ikar army was not very clear about the situation in the Order State. They thought they could easily capture Roulien. However, even though they knew it, they stepped into the quagmire and fell into a bitter battle in Roulien. They did not win the battle until last month. The capture of Lowryn's temple, which cost tens of thousands of casualties, was the true victory of Lowryn's march. The province was captured, but Harvey's army had already conquered six southern provinces with only thousands of casualties, and took two-thirds of the fertile land in the south into its own hands. This also led to the sweeping of the imperial army. When news of the move south came, another reason why the Ikar Army immediately decided to withdraw from Louryn

Everyone is not a fool. The Harvey people took the big head. Why should I, the Ikar people, resist the imperial army?

The strange war situation in Barro in southern Europe has become a topic of discussion among all the forces in the mainland. Although the Empire's annual meeting has ended, not many nobles from other countries have returned to the country, mainly because the orders during the annual meeting still need to be monitored. Fulfillment, so there are still many nobles from various countries stranded in the Imperial Capital

Under the sun, the inland river lanes of Imperial Capital Ocean City, the sparkling river, the boats and cruise ships coming and going, make the entire riverside seem to be full of life, the crisp laughter of girls can be heard everywhere, and from time to time You can also hear the bronze bells ringing in the Sky Temple in the center of the city, which gives people a very special feeling. It seems that the most kitsch and the purest hearts are clashing fiercely here.

Hearing the temple bells ringing from the window, the fat man stretched out on his seat and moved his arms.

The New Year's Eve party is over, and the important ministers of the empire are about to return. According to the custom, they have to meet the emperor to say goodbye. Salon has just been sent away, and the next person who walks in is Varisien. This famous imperial general is wearing a black imperial military uniform. Look Standing up, his sturdy and sturdy figure exuded a sharpness. He stood at attention, saluted respectfully to the emperor, and said in a solemn voice, "Your Majesty, your subordinates will return this afternoon." , I came here to ask Your Majesty for your Majesty’s request. How should your subordinates respond to Crown Prince Martin’s request for a secret meeting with His Majesty? “” This Crown Prince Martin’s teeth is quite interesting. The fat man was slightly stunned and looked at Wa with sharp eyes. Lisien said, "To be honest, I am also a little confused. What exactly does Crown Prince Martin Fang want to do? What is the benefit to him from betraying Carisu?" "

"Maybe I have no choice but to save myself," Varisien hesitated for a moment and said cautiously.

"Self-rescue? The fat man's eyes flashed like daggers, making even a warrior like Varisian feel a little frightened.

Knowing that if he didn't say something, the emperor would not let him go easily, Varisien said quickly, "Your Majesty may know most of the Martin Liga people from intelligence, and the crown prince said that the Martin Liga royal family It is not one family, but composed of three families. Due to some mistakes, the crown prince was ostracized in Martin's Liga country. In addition, in the battle of the Holy Capital, another 30,000 elites were lost in vain. If he had not recommended himself to lead this time, I am afraid that they will all be replaced by people from another family, and the Kalisu people Over there, it is said that someone from another family is in charge. If the Kalisu people really move north and the Martin Tooth Army succeeds in a sneak attack on the capital of Kalisu, that family will definitely be in trouble, and the crown prince will be recalled urgently. , once he loses power, the former king I'm afraid Chu's fate won't be much better, so selling this news to the empire not only shows goodwill to the empire, but also ruins the plans of the other three royal families. This is an interesting thing. I will? Let the Ministry of Intelligence confirm this "

The fat man looked stunned and frowned slightly. He didn't expect the Martinliya people to be so weird. In fact, it's not surprising when you think about it. It is said that the rapid unification of the Martinliya Prairie was the result of a strong alliance. The result of such a combination, There must be several large families coexisting, which is somewhat similar to the ruling structure of the northern grassland people, except that The center of the rule of the northern grasslands is the royal court, and the royal court has only one family, but the Martinliya royal family is actually composed of three families. This is simply a tribal system. It is no wonder that even the Baro people in southern Europe look down on Martinliya. Human beings are completely a big step behind, but the more backward the ethnic groups are, they are often the toughest and best at fighting.

In the confrontation between barbarism and civilization, civilization is often destroyed by barbarism. It is because of the difficult living environment that they can maintain the offensive power of the group. Although the Martin Liga people are backward, they can still expand countless areas in southern Europe. The Barrow countries are so angry because of the savagery of the Martinites.

"Anyway, the Empire owes him a favor for the news that the Kalisu people may move north during the annual meeting." The fat man stood up from his seat, came to the huge floor-to-ceiling windows of the office, and looked at The beautiful scenery of Imperial Capital Ocean City suddenly turned around and said in a solemn voice, "Tell that Martin Liya Crown Prince, I will go south to Lisbon to ask for help in twenty days. If he really has the courage to come to Lisbon to ask for help, I would not mind meeting this guy who completely sold out the Carisu people. Of course, if he has ulterior motives, I will be there too! Lisbon wants to kill him!" "Yes, I will pass this news on when I go back this time."

Varisian took a deep breath and nodded excitedly. When he received the secret request from Crown Prince Martin, Varisian didn't believe it. Is it so easy for His Majesty the Emperor of the Empire to meet him? Unexpectedly, Crown Prince Martin Liga would use the news that the Calisu people would march north during the annual meeting to express his sincerity. Believe it or not, Varisien still sent this news to the emperor. It was with this news , the emperor could calmly make arrangements before the annual meeting, but it is a pity that the Kalisu people still don't know until now. The empire already knows the specific steps and time of their northward march before they move north!