Realm of Power

The clear yellow sun at the end of June shone on the hard land in the north of Feize. The continent extending from the central region of Feize began to rise significantly here.

Within a short distance of tens of miles, the height difference between the two places reached more than 300 meters, just like a raised corner next to a continent.

Unlike the fertile central part of Feser, the humidity in the west and the warmth in the south, the long and towering mountains like dragons block the warm wind from the ocean, causing most of the northern part of Fezer to have a cold wave climate all year round. For a long time, even the Feize people themselves called this small piece of land that was inadvertently extended from the South European Barrow continent the Northland. This means that when you climb onto this land, you will not be walking on the South European Barrow, but the South European Barrow. Nordic land of Barrow

In fact, this area does not belong to the Fezer people. The Fezer people originated in the central part of the country and only began to rise and expand three hundred years ago. In the following hundred years, although the Fezer people made great progress in other directions, In one fell swoop, it jumped from a regional power to the overlord of the Barros Coast in southern Europe.

But in the north, it is the Anstey Kingdom that has repeatedly been defeated by the Hokuriku. The Northland is very dangerous and there is only one way to enter the Hokkiku. Although the Anstey Kingdom is not as powerful as Feize, Feize wants to attack the Northland. It is not easy to land on land, but as Fezer's national power becomes stronger and stronger, all surrounding areas are included in Fezer's territory, and more power is gradually put on Anstey. Since it is impossible to open an opening on the frontal battlefield, then start from the old The old royal family of Anstei takes action

The Feize royal family proposed a truce with King Anstey and requested a marriage. The exhausted Hokuriku became agitated because of this matter. More than a hundred years of continuous war have caused heavy losses in the Hokuriku, and the population has dropped sharply to the original level. Less than one-third of the total, the Hokuriku nobles also complained repeatedly.

Now that the Fezer people have taken the initiative to propose reconciliation, the Hokuriku nobles naturally hope that the royal family will agree. However, the sixty-seven-year-old King Anstey obviously does not believe that the Fezer people will cease the war. The royal family's insistence and the nobles who advocate acceptance finally conflict. burst out,

One hundred and seventy-six years ago, on the same hot summer day in June, the sixty-year-old King Lukasu III of Anstey was having dinner with five young and beautiful concubines in his harem. The total age of the beauties is not even as long as the emperor's life alone.

During the meal, the king still showed a very strong appetite. After he ate up all the venison dishes, he drank the cold white wine in one gulp.

Just as the cold wine flowed into his throat, his breathing suddenly became rapid, and then became more difficult, and he vomited out all the food he had eaten. After a lot of tossing, this man who was as tough as iron to the outside world The old king bit his white silk napkin and died.

The news of the sudden death of the old king really surprised the important officials in the court, but their surprise was not because of doubts in their hearts, but because a stone in their hearts finally fell to the ground.

To be honest, none of these lords and ministers are not extremely bored with this old and immortal king. The reason why the royal family insists on fighting against the Fezers is because the Gangfei Empire in the north continues to provide assistance, but the old king directly withholds the assistance, and Those who resisted the Fezer attack in the front were the lords and nobles from various places.

Almost on the second day after the death of the old king, eight wealthy families of the Hokuriku nobles responsible for defending the Hokuriku Road announced their acceptance of Fezer's armistice agreement. Fezer's army simultaneously entered the Hokuriku at top speed that day. Four days later, The Anstey Kingdom was conquered and the Anstey Kingdom, which lasted for 231 years, was destroyed.

Feize then betrayed his faith, tore up the armistice agreement, and killed all the nobles of the former Anstei Kingdom. The Anstei people, with a total population of more than two million, were exterminated.

And in the following more than a hundred years, the Hokuriku was the place of exile for criminals and failed nobles of the Feize Kingdom. Whenever a famine occurred in the country, the refugees were often driven to the Hokuriku. In the end, these refugees gradually became the people of the Hokuriku. , and the nobles who were expelled after their failure gradually established a foothold in Hokuriku,

More than ten years ago, in the battle for the throne of Fezer that was fought without the sight of swords, but still resulted in countless casualties, everyone believed that the young and energetic Albert could ascend to the throne of Fezer King, which was a sudden downfall of the Hokuriku noble faction. As a result, Albert not only missed the throne, but was also exiled to fight in the wild lands of the south. He narrowly escaped death. Prince Albert himself would not have thought that more than ten years later, it would be the nobles of the Hokuriku who pushed him up.

On one side of the river, on the river that unfolded after a heavy rain, the rapids rolled, and white water splashed out like bubbles. An unexpected stone emerged from the water, and the floodwater was broken by the rock, making an angry impact sound. The double-headed eagle flag of the Ze royal family collapsed in the wind

The coalition of Hokuriku nobles rushed out from the Hokuriku Plateau this time. It was unstoppable. In the absence of regular Imperial troops, the resistance of the Imperial Reclamation Corps was limited. After sustaining more than 30,000 casualties, the Imperial forces could only Able to retreat temporarily,

The sudden rainy season became the empire's savior. Floods surged down from high places, causing many roads to be washed away. The logistics lines of the Hokuriku noble army were also hit to pieces, and heavy rain poured down. Next, the morale of the soaked Hokuriku noble army also dropped sharply, and many siege equipment were lost on the way.

New Lanterna, this city was entirely built by the Imperial Reclamation Corps and could only be considered a small or medium-sized city. It was not a city that the Hokuriku nobles paid much attention to. It unexpectedly blocked the steps of the noble army.

Although New Lanterna is the only road from the royal capital area to the west coast, the location of the road can be regarded as being in the center of the country. The reason why the reclamation group built it in the first place was entirely because of the discoveries made here. There was an underground mineral deposit, so a residential area was built here. An earthen wall with a wood and stone structure was built around the residential area. It was neither majestic nor tall, just a small city with a circumference of more than two miles.

The rammed earth city walls were not covered with bricks, and many of the crenellations collapsed. After learning that all the camps ahead had been defeated, the reclamation troops who had retreated from various places gathered here in unison. At the same time, from the west coast, there were already reactions The Imperial Reclamation Corps that came over also sent reinforcements towards the royal capital, and both sides were blocked in New Lanterna.

In a short period of time, the number of people in Xinrantia suddenly increased to more than 30,000.

There were many veterans of the Imperial Reclamation Corps who had participated in fierce battles, and there were even many officers-level figures. They used aqueducts to dig out a moat on the outskirts of New Lantea. They happened to encounter heavy rains, the river water surged, and the flood overflowed from the moat. out, forming a river channel more than 20 meters long and wide outside Xinrantia.

"Line up, don't mess around"

"No withdrawal allowed"

"Those who retreat will be killed """

The nobles of the Hokuriku Noble Army looked helplessly at this small town where the water level surged overnight. If it had been a few days ago, they would have rushed up, but now the water level has surged to such an extent that they launched several charges on the moat. We had to stop there, even though the Northern Army officers with ostrich feathers on their heads were fighting loudly outside the city.

There are even tens of thousands of light infantry in formation. Forming one scattered formation after another. in the array. There are also crude long ladders built in a hurry overnight. Defeating one array after another, he stood nervously in front of the array, just waiting for the order to launch an attack.

The imperial heavy crossbow on the earth wall "collapsed" with a tearing sound, making a strange whistling sound. Where the heavy crossbow was hit in front, a rain of blood exploded, howling and wailing, and the faces of the soldiers in formation turned pale.

The pile of corpses accumulated by the moat is proof that the city cannot be captured. These corpses were scattered everywhere, twisted and dead in different shapes, and seventeen or eighteen long ladders lay crooked in the muddy water.

Thousands of people were lost, but they just circled in front of the moat and drove the soldiers forward. Even the officers themselves had no confidence. What were they doing there, were they looking for death? Even if we really conquer this city, can we really defeat the west coast?

The officers were also beating drums in their hearts. The previous smooth sailing was due to the absence of the regular imperial army, which completely bullied some of the celebrities who were reclaiming the wasteland. However, it has been quite a while now, and no matter how slow the imperial army is, there should be some movement at this moment.

It's normal to hear the emperor's movements, but they didn't hear any news. For them, this is more terrifying than no news.

"The higher-ups must have concealed the news."

"The west coast is just ahead. What if the Imperial Army comes back?"

"Damn it, didn't you just say that we should conquer the royal capital? Why should we attack the west coast!"

This is the scariest thing, because you don’t know when the empire’s cavalry will stampede over you. Thinking back then, the 200,000-strong royal army had not been scattered, but now it’s only less than 100,000. It is undoubtedly an extremely foolish act for the northern noble army to attack the west coast.

With this mentality, the New Lanterna city in front of them undoubtedly became a natural chasm. For four consecutive days, there was no progress, and Grand Duke Gengdi was furious.

Prince Albert's face was even more livid. After taking the royal capital, he had sent letters to wealthy families across Fezer, but there were very few responders. This was something he had not expected. Attacking the west coast was actually a last resort. Since the war with the empire had begun, If you can't get other Fezer nobles response, relying solely on their strength is obviously not enough. There is no doubt that nobles from all over the country are still waiting and watching. The power of the empire is so powerful. Just relying on Prince Albert to capture a broken royal capital, they will definitely follow the prince to fight against the empire. I underestimate these noble families too much.

But if Prince Albert can capture the west coast, that is another matter. Even if the empire returns, it will definitely attack the west coast first. If they capture the west coast, they will support Albert to become King of Fezer. This is what the wealthy families from all over Fezer have to say. The answer given by 2k reading network