Realm of Power

The sun was still hot, and the morning was about to end, and hot winds began to blow in the wilderness. Listening to the late summer thunder from the north, Lytle stretched lazily and came outside the military tent to the rolling hills to the north. big river The sparkling waves, the fluttering birds gradually turned into white spots, and there was silence. But just two days ago, Prince Albert's army, the last hope of the Fezer royal family, was completely annihilated here. The purple hero flower seems to grow It's even more lush and purple. "My lord, since the morning, the attention of the Hokuriku people outside the camp has all been withdrawn. "The adjutant came up with a strange expression and reported in a low voice." Three more patrols were added, and scouts were sent out to pay attention to the camp for twenty miles. Scope, ignore the rest." Lytle, who knew what was going on, did not show surprise. After a moment of silence, he waved his hand calmly and asked, "How is the situation in the army? Is anyone concerned about the sudden order? Are you dissatisfied with the trimming?”

"No one expressed dissatisfaction, but now everyone says that you love your soldiers as much as your own children. We all came all the way from the west coast and can finally take a breather!" the adjutant said with a serious face.

Lytle took a deep breath of air-conditioning with a look of astonishment on his face, and his piercing eyes flashed with astonishment. He was not worried about innocent people, but suddenly ordered the entire army to reorganize. This pair of people attacked Hokuriku in one fell swoop and defeated Ai with a strong impact. Prince Bert's Army, looking at the entire Hokuriku Empire's 100,000-strong army that has no rivals, is definitely like a blow to the head.

The adjutant seemed to have guessed Lytle's worries, and said with a smile, "Sir, don't forget, we marched day and night from Roxton City on the west coast across the entire Fezer King's capital area. Even the regular army of the Empire must be somewhat It’s too much to bear, let alone our temporary recruitment If the bounty for our team hadn't been high enough this time, and only more than 40,000 heads had been chopped off outside Roxton City, which wasn't enough, I'm afraid someone would have complained halfway through, and now everyone is killing them again After killing more than 20,000 heads, what are you waiting for? ""Ah, is that so?"

After hearing the words of the adjutant, the boss Lytle opened his mouth and felt a little scared in his heart. He was so blinded by the victory of Roxton City that he actually forgot that the imperial army in front of him was not a regular imperial army in the formal sense. , but a temporary force. In addition to the more than 10,000 former Nord elites who are incorporated into it and are truly capable of combat, they are war-resistant. The backbone of the force, and the other 70,000 to 80,000 people, were either former Feize slaves or caravan mercenaries attracted by the bounties. In the battle outside Roxton City, they were able to kill four members of the Hokuriku noble army in one go. With more than 10,000 heads, they then followed the remnants of the Hokuriku army all the way north. Before they could take a breath, they fought fiercely at the northern mountain pass with the elite Ebit army.

After the two battles, although they were both victorious, the casualties of the 100,000 imperial troops were equally heavy, with more than 10,000 battle losses and four to five thousand wounded soldiers. Even though their morale was so high before, at this moment It’s also time to fall back. In this case, if If it were him, he would have heard that the order from above was to repair, not to move forward. It would have been great if he didn't cheer. Who would care about the reason? I didn't expect it, Estant No doubt he sees it, then ...Thinking of the report received this morning, Lytle excitedly asked the adjutant, where is Astante now? "When the subordinate came just now, Lord Astante was resting." "Really? Go and find Astante." , No, I'd better go there "Letter left his military tent, and after a few minutes, he came to Estant's military tent. He saw that the curtain of the military tent was open, and he could see Estant standing in front of the map of Hokuriku, examining something. Sure enough, , Sure enough, Estante did this!

Lytle walked in with an excited look, stretched out his hand and slapped Estante, who was staring at the map intently. "Estante's move to let the Xiting army bypass Geng Di's family was really clever. I believe that Geng Di's family has already Being regarded as a traitor by the entire Hokuriku, how did you come up with this idea? "

Estante looked up in astonishment. He raised his head and saw Lytle, and his face was startled. "Instructing the West Court Army to bypass Geng Di's house. Isn't this an order sent by your Excellency to the West Court Army?" "What else do we need to pretend between the two of us?" ,if It’s not that you let the Xiting Army bypass Geng Di’s family, how could the Xiting Army not commit any crime against Geng Di’s family, but instead kill the other northern forces with blood flowing into rivers? "Lettel had a smile on his face, this Estante even wanted to kill himself. Conceal it? Then Lytle saw Estante's face change across from him.

"Isn't... really your order?" Lytle's smile froze at the corner of his mouth, and he seemed to feel something from Estante's face that didn't look like a disguise. "I can say with certainty that I did not ask Xi Ting The army issued such an order!" Estante took a deep breath, shrugged his shoulders in embarrassment, and said to the stunned Lytle, "You heard that right, and And given my status, the Xiting Army will not listen to me! You must know that the Xiting Army is a force directly under His Majesty the Emperor. Although it is part of the Imperial Army, it has never been affiliated with the Imperial Ministry of Affairs. His Majesty the Emperor's private troops, do you think I, a mere district flag commander, can order His Majesty the Emperor's private troops? But it is true that the Xiting Army did not attack Geng Di's house. Without an order, how could the Xiting Army not move away from Geng Di's family, the biggest piece of meat? "So, there is only one possibility. Only the emperor can let the Xi Ting Army not move against Geng Di's family. In other words, the emperor has the greatest possibility. They have already reached the west coast, otherwise it would be impossible to make adjustments to the southward movement of the West Court Army in such a short period of time." Estant raised his head and looked at Looking at the purple meadow covering the ground, there was a hint of bitterness on the corner of his mouth. The expression of being under control that he had shown since the 60,000 noble army was slaughtered outside Roxton City revealed a deep feeling. Frustration. When Nord was defeated, even though Estante finally surrendered to the empire, he was not convinced from the bottom of his heart. However, at this moment, he was indeed deeply hit.

Hearing Estante's guess, Lytle also trembled slightly. That's right, no one except the emperor can command the West Court Army! Although this is Hokuriku, it is actually only three to four hundred miles away from the west coast. According to the speed of the emperor's carrier pigeon, he can go back and forth in a day and night. The emperor either arrived at the west coast in advance, or he was already on the west coast! "Then what should we do now?" Lytle's voice was trembling. "If it is really the emperor's order, then it would be interesting!" Estante suddenly smiled at the corner of his mouth, but the smile gave people a strong sense of wind and rain. The feeling of being full of desire

Lytle was silent. He was actually a little frightened. As a pure Southern European Barrow, he had a more detailed understanding of the Battle of Hokuriku and was more shocked. The Hokuriku nobles went south. The northward advance of Martin's Tooth Army, the counterattack of the southern aristocratic group of Hérault, the attack of the Biang people in the Barro region of Central Europe In just two months, several major forces in the south suddenly launched a rebellion, using more than one million troops in total, involving half of the South European Barro region. In the blink of an eye, the South European Barro was covered in war, even the powerful Northern Falcon. The empire, suddenly faced with the counterattack of the entire southern group, may be in a hurry.

If you are not careful, you will suffer a disastrous defeat in the Second Civil War, spit out all the southern dividends gained in the previous two years, and the empire's prosperity will also be suspended. I don't know how many pairs of eyes are dead. Staring at this land, staring at what the empire will do, whether to completely lose Barro's territory of power in southern Europe and no longer be able to move south in twenty years, or to once again use an amazing strategy to beat the opponent out of absolute adversity and slap the opponent in the face.

But at this moment, the emperor secretly settled on the west coast. Just thinking about the meaning of it is enough to make people feel overwhelmed and unable to breathe. In the first civil war, the emperor fought against the entire south with one man, and killed the people in the south with inferior troops. Gungun can be said to have cast a psychological shadow on the entire south. In this North-South War, the emperor started with the Battle of Hokuriku. What mystery does it contain? “Actually, there’s no need to be too nervous, just pay close attention.”

Estante seemed to be used to it. He said to Lytle, who was in a daze, stretched out a long way, walked to his military stall on the ground, and sat down, "You don't understand the emperor's style. Either not to take action, or it must be a one-hit kill. In fact, I am also very curious. At least as far as I know, the Hokuriku nobles are now gathered in Ellensburg, with an apparent strength of 20,000, and Ellen The fort is located in a large lake, and there is only one road that can pass through it. No matter how many times the force is deployed, it will not be able to deploy more than 5,000 people at once. What is the reason why the emperor suddenly let go of the Geng Di family? Let him go. The powerless Geng Di family can certainly cause cracks to appear within the monolithic Northern Continent nobles, but it will be difficult to collapse the Northern Continent nobles just by doing this! "

Lytle left Estante's camp and looked at the densely packed purple hero flowers covering the ground in front of him, but his heart still couldn't calm down. Maybe Estante was right. The emperor's methods were not something that could be guessed normally. Since he was the If you are a chess piece, you should have the consciousness of being a chess piece. Half of the three days have passed. Since there are no new orders, we will stay here and watch to see if the Xiting Army can break through the completely unsolvable Ai on the last day. Rensburg!

Lytle had also studied Ellensburg. Even with his rich experience, he finally believed that this solid fortress surrounded by lakes and water was perfect without flaws. There were six corner forts surrounding the main fort. The thick forty-meter-high fort wall, as well as the trebuchet platform set up at a high place, can throw stones to any corner of Ellensburg. If Someone attacked, and these stone throws would make the attacker pay a heavy price. They almost blocked the only road. No matter which direction the attacker attacked from, they could not avoid the drenching blow from high places. In the end, Wright The only way I can think of is to sail the Imperial Navy warship into the lake and use the Thor on the warship to directly tear apart the defense of Ellensburg.

But the problem is, that is simply impossible. The Imperial Navy warships cannot enter. It is a lake formed by the melting snow and water flowing from the mountains to the north. It is not connected to other waterway systems at all. Even if the Imperial infantry group wants to break through this lake, Building a strong wall fortress would probably take a lot of time and effort, not to mention that the Xiting Army is not good at attacking cities!

Fort Molina,

The line of blood is spreading. The water of the White River in the moat outside the entire castle was dyed red, and flaming arrows kept streaking across the sky. The light and darkness on the riverside faded, and the corpses stretched out. Hokuriku soldiers holding swords stood up staggeringly from the pool of blood. Just a dozen meters away, the cavalry team of the Duowei Department was like another group of soldiers walking parallel to Baihe. A torrent roared and killed countless people on both sides of the river. Dogs and teeth were fighting each other, the fire burned the woods, howling in the wind, and the war horses parked densely in front of the raised soil slope, giving people an indescribable deterrent. The huge flag was still fluttering in the wind in the dim sky, and the main castle in the distance The gate suspension bridge fell heavily

The Duowei cavalry who went to explore the road rushed in frantically, "The gate, the gate is open!"

There was a shrill cry, and the black line of the brigade began to slowly accelerate forward. The earth began to tremble under the rumble of horse hooves. The thunderous attack line of the war horses surged forward like a huge embrace. The defenders on the battlements were completely in chaos. Yes, a team Before the infantry could get close to the city gate, they were overwhelmed by the Douwei cavalry who had entered the city gate. The scimitar they brandished was like lightning, and it immediately struck the person's body. The high-speed sprint of the war horse slashed the scimitar fiercely. In the past, the bloody head flew up

"Pa, pa, pa!" The sound of the war horse crashing into the crowd suddenly turned into a bloody mess, bringing up streaks of blood into the sky. The big head was chopped into the air by the arc of the sword, and the war horse swept across like thunder, soaked in blood. Black cavalry armor, Duowei's soldiers snow The bright scimitars moved forward like waves, the melee cavalry rushed towards the city gate like a huge fan, like a huge dark cloud covering the direction in front, and the light cavalry wearing only leather armor rushed in at a crazy speed. "Stop fighting, we surrender!" "There were people crying for their fathers and mothers on the battlements. No matter how they were stopped, the situation had already collapsed. Fort Molina, which had a large amount of food stored in it, fell. This time, the West Court Army unexpectedly accepted the surrender.

The second day was definitely the most difficult day for everyone gathered in Ellensburg. With the lessons learned from the first day, each Hokuriku family had paid close attention to the situation in their own territories, but as the news Snowflakes were coming, and Ellensburg exploded again. "Why, why did the enemy accept the surrender of Fort Molina?" A young family leader was furious. The corrupt man pressed the received report on the table, and immediately a family leader rushed over, grabbed him by the collar, and shouted, "What do you mean? Could it be that your Kulie family was massacred? I, Molina, Will my family also be massacred? And not only my Molina Castle, but also the surrender of Eicher City and Feitan Valley have been accepted. Why don't you tell them?" 2k Reading Network!