Realm of Power

Martinliya Kingdom, Langxibia Region, fifteen miles east of Stam

The sound of fighting in the distance gradually subsided. Even if the big raindrops fell, they still could not cover up the black smoke rising from Stam's side, like black lines rising up into the sky.

Silver Fox's tall figure was riding on a horse, but the black cloak behind him was blown by the strong wind in the wild. Hundreds of Martin's light cavalry, neatly dressed, were silent behind him, just waiting quietly. The expression on everyone's face is no longer as relaxed and arrogant as that day, but everyone is holding the reins of the war horse. The fingers of the rope turned pale due to excessive exertion, and the two eyes turned away unnaturally. Everyone rushed back from the front line of the Order Country, not just to stop the invasion of the Dark Ser Army, but they had already arrived at Wolf Xibia. Stam was only fifteen miles ahead, but he had to stand still. Why?

"Your Highness, the outer earth fortress of Stam has been breached by the Anser army, and the Anser army is attacking the city!" A light cavalry galloped over and reined in the horse in front of Silver Fox. The news brought everyone Everyone's breath stopped. "Your Highness!" Several generals of the Anxili family looked at their young patriarch with all their eyes, because they were in urgent need of help. The Order State has withdrawn from the battlefield, so no one knows the current situation. Originally, they were planning to rush directly to Stam in one go. Even if they did not rescue Stam, as long as they showed their faces, they were believed to be attacking Stam. The Anse Army had to allocate half of its troops for defense, but an accident forced the entire plan to change.

Stam spotted the Imperial Cavalry on the periphery. These light cavalry wearing black armor and holding curved bows were very easy to recognize. Scout Martin Liga had fought against such Imperial scouts many times on the battlefield of the Order State, so There was no possibility of admitting his mistake, and the way forward was blocked. Anse Scout decided to change the direction and approach Stam. As a result, After walking around, I found that there were imperial cavalry patrolling the area ten miles away from Stam. It was conservatively estimated that there were at least a thousand imperial cavalry scouts near Stam. Based on the experience of fighting in the Order State, the Imperial Legion with thousands of scout cavalry must be at least fifty thousand.

In other words, in addition to the 200,000 Anser troops outside Stam, there may be at least 50,000 Imperial legions watching in the dark. What they are waiting for is naturally their own army to come back for reinforcements. In silence , there was only the sound of rain splashing on the leaves, and General Ansili said cautiously, "What if these imperial cavalry are just suspects?" Impossible.

A general shook his head sternly, "Our temporary transfer from the battlefield of the Order State, nearly 100,000 of the main force of the Ansili family disappeared from the battlefield of the Order State. If it was such a big adjustment, the former Imperial Intelligence Department might not have noticed it. But since the empire absorbed the old The brand-name assassination organization Mount Edmon built a new Empire's Southern Intelligence Department specifically for this battle in June. The quality of the Empire's intelligence in the south has achieved a qualitative leap. I can guarantee that if we leave for at most two days, the intelligence will be Will be delivered to the Emperor's table!"

"Mount Edmond!"

When several generals from the Anxili family heard this name, their expressions changed.

As an assassination organization, Mount Etmund is notorious in Barro, southern Europe. Even Martin Riya has heard of the organization's bad reputation. We may not be afraid of an open attack, but assassinations are something that is difficult to guard against. This approach is a headache for everyone. Under normal circumstances, everyone would rather face an enemy army than be wary of Mount Edmon's assassins at all times, because the opponent really has no bottom line and will do anything. beauty trap, pretense Beggars, poisoning food, detaining family members are all normal methods, and there are also people who hide in latrines for three days and three nights. A governor of Harvey Kingdom was assassinated while squatting in the latrine. People always have to eat, drink, and sleep. , I’m asking you if you’re afraid. “Other people are afraid of Mount Edmund, but we don’t need to be afraid, because the forces of Mount Edmund had already withdrawn from Martin Riya ten years ago. If we hadn’t withdrawn from the Order State, , Mount Edmund doesn’t notice it at all!”

Hearing the name Mount Edmon, an older general from the Ansili family snorted with disdain. His eyes subconsciously glanced at the back of the silver fox in front of him, and saw the white color on the armor caused by the rain. The water splash makes the back of the silver fox look like this After hearing his words, the other generals immediately reacted. The former owner of Mount Este was the Eero Empire. The Eero Empire and the Order State were old enemies. At least half of the eyeliners in Mount Este were staring at the Esteem State. The battlefield of the regiment, so such a huge mobilization is absolutely impossible. He may have concealed the past. "Lord Skero, are you saying that there are no eyes of Mount Edmon in Martinliya?" A younger general looked stunned. "Yes, you know why I, Martinliya, went north to the Kingdom of the Order. Did the empire respond so hastily? Is it because they He didn't even know that our army would advance northward. "The general named Skolo Ansili nodded, his eyes flashing with the light of memories." Ten years ago, His Highness made an agreement with Mount Edmund. The forces of Temeng Mountain are not allowed to enter Martinliya, otherwise, they will be killed without mercy."

Hearing his words, the other generals couldn't help but look moved.

You must know that Mount Edmond is a long-established organization in Barrow in southern Europe. No one knows how big the network it has built over the past hundred years. The assassination of the king made Mount Edmond even more famous, especially the Etmund Mountain. After Mengshan became attached to the Hérault royal family, the Hérault royal family, which had always been ambitious for the Barrow hegemony in southern Europe, vigorously supported Mount Edmond. It is said that before the Hérault royal family, Mount Edmond originally had only six groups. However, after relying on the Hérault royal family, the number has doubled in more than ten years, with a total of twelve groups. Each group is targeted at How could it be possible that a competitor of Barro in southern Europe, Martin Tooth, who has always been regarded as a strong rival by the Herrault royal family, could not

But in fact, all signs indicate that the power tentacles of Mount Edmond may not have reached Martin Liya. Otherwise, Martin Liya’s army would march northward, and the empire would not be caught off guard. You know, two years ago, During the Civil War, the empire crushed the other countries in terms of intelligence. Not only were the countries beaten on the battlefield, they were also bleeding like rivers on the intelligence front.

The Nordic Barro intelligence network controlled by the empire, with the addition of its business network covering the entire European Barro, almost crushed the intelligence networks of other countries. The informants of the various countries in the empire had just begun when the war broke out. , was raided by the Imperial Intelligence Department, and the original intelligence network was in shambles, losing most of it.

Therefore, in the Civil War, although the empire only mobilized 300,000 troops, it was able to defeat the coalition forces of various countries. Finally, it seized the opportunity and directly sent Hungarian cavalry directly to the location of the coalition base camp, forcing the base camp to move south, causing the base camp to move and then take advantage of the disconnect with the frontline troops In this gap that no one noticed, the imperial army cut in forcefully and tore apart the 200,000 main field force of the Southern Allied Forces in Anluosu City in one fell swoop. The battle situation in the northern part of the allied forces collapsed, and was subsequently killed by the imperial army that swept south in the Istan area. Rivers of blood flowed, and of the 700,000-strong army, not even one out of ten came back alive.

Therefore, after the Civil War, the southern countries carried out a large-scale cleanup of their own countries. All imperial intelligence personnel who performed during the Civil War were arrested. The Imperial Intelligence Department had to abandon the southern intelligence network that had just improved and evacuated personnel across the board. This It was also an important reason that led to the empire's subsequent near-blindness to the entire southern European Barrow.

"The young patriarch planned the kidnapping of the Princess of the Gangfei Empire that shocked the entire Obarro. When there was no hope of rescue, the Gangfei royal family once asked Mount Edmund to take action at a high price, saying that she could not be saved. Just clearing out people, it is naturally impossible for the young patriarch Let this happen." The veteran's eyes flashed with a glimmer of memory, and the content of his talk made everyone listening involuntarily suppress their breathing. Mount Edmon, the organization that was rumored to dare to assassinate even the king, Did he really fight against the young patriarch?

"That time, the young patriarch personally arranged the plan, using Princess Gangfei as bait, and using the lives of more than 40 Anxili family guards to kill all the Edmond Mountain group who came to assassinate them, and finally captured the members of the Edmund Mountain group Eleven people, all of these people were killed by the minority Because of this incident, Mount Edmund issued a killing order to Silver Fox. However, despite several assassinations, His Highness was unscathed. On the contrary, Mount Edmond also lost hundreds of elites, and even one important personnel was killed. Your Highness was skinned and executed, and a list of names was left behind.”

"Then His Highness the Young Highness published the list of some important members of Mount Edmund in other countries' groupings. The countries were shocked. For a while, Mount Edmond's reputation was ruined. It was like a rat crossing the street. Everyone shouted for beating. Finally, It was the Hérault royal family that came forward to coordinate. Mount Edmund agreed to cancel the killing order, and the young patriarch promised not to assassinate Mount Edmond. This matter has always been regarded as a shame by Mount Edmond, allowing Mount Edmond to evacuate all personnel from Martinliya. So this time, Mount Edmund wants to use the hands of the empire to retaliate. Your Highness, it is absolutely possible! So even if you know that the number of imperial cavalry may not be large, your Highness can only hold everyone still for the time being!"

Estante, who may have promised the Anser Army to help him guard the surrounding area, never thought that his decision would force the 30,000 Martin Liga cavalry to stop.

The situation is really too complicated! The silver fox took a deep breath. His slightly thin figure was wearing armor, which seemed a little unsupportable. In terms of mental strategy, he thought he was not inferior to anyone else, but he was the emperor of the empire after all! It is impossible to say that there is no pressure inside.

From the moment he received the news that the Anse army broke into the border, Silver Fox already knew that the Emperor of the Empire had arrived in Calisu. Otherwise, the Anse people would never have had the guts to rebel directly. Silver Fox had to admit that the Emperor's counterattack It was so unprepared, absolutely unexpected and like a miracle. I have worked hard and spent a lot of energy to pull the Hokuriku noble coalition forces southward and push the southern part of Eero northward. Echoing the Martin Riya army, I attacked the empire's southern territory in three ways. If it were any other country, it would be impossible to face such an offensive. We have to be in a hurry, not to mention that the main force of the empire is still north of the inland sea. The gathering of troops and the transportation of materials are a big problem.

Although the empire has heavy troops in Callisu, the hundred-mile dense forest of Callisu itself is a natural barrier that restricts the transportation of large corps for operations. Coupled with its stable layout on the Western Front, no matter how you look at it, this battle has a guaranteed chance of winning. ! However, what I was afraid of was that, in just one month, this seemingly vast situation was suddenly reversed by the emperor.

Who would have thought that the Hokuriku aristocratic group that he had placed high hopes on would be destroyed in World War I after only supporting it for less than a month. The 300,000 Dark Seer troops he had set up in the southern part of Carisu to contain the empire would actually be directly destroyed. He was instigated by the Emperor of the Empire and became a pawn of the Empire's counterattack. Who would have thought that in the Thousand Miles of Jungle, The Kalisu dense forest, where roads had never been possible, allowed the empire to build a long corridor capable of transporting a large number of military supplies in just one month. The empire used this long corridor to solve the problem of traffic jams in one fell swoop. Due to the innate disadvantage of being unable to launch a large army attack in the direction of Lisu, the boundary of Kalisu was breached in one fell swoop!

He is worthy of being the ultimate boss who single-handedly killed the bloody rivers of blood in the South during the last Civil War.

The corner of Yinhu's mouth twitched slightly and his eyes flickered. Although he still looked calm and confident in front of his subordinates, in fact, he was in a completely different state inside, walking on thin ice.

Everyone is playing layout, so naturally the last thing they want is to be led step by step by the other party, but Silver Fox can't help it at this moment.

The other party chose the Kalisu area as a counterattack point, and naturally they were sure that they would be transferred back. Under the unknown situation, they would rather be cautious and cautious than sail a thousand-year-old ship, because this empire What the emperor is best at is ambushing, and the power of his layout is like layers of spider webs, leading people into the pit without even realizing it.

Under such circumstances, sending troops to rescue Stam without authorization is asking for death!

An hour later, Silver Fox received the report from the scouts, and all the imperial cavalry suddenly withdrew. "Your Highness, it's still too late to rescue Stam!" "Your Highness, save Stam!"

The generals of the Ansili family became excited. It had only been more than an hour since Stam had broken through the city. If the cavalry of the Ansili family could show their faces outside Stam City at this moment, it would be enough to scare those who defeated Stam. Anse Army, the problem is, "wait and see" the consequences of taking such a risk.

Silver Fox waved his hands towards the generals with a gloomy face, his face uncertain. The Imperial Army scouts had withdrawn, but it did not mean that the Imperial Army had withdrawn. The tens of thousands of troops did not withdraw just because they were told. Who could He knew if there were any traps ahead. Maybe taking back the scouts was a trap in itself. Maybe it was the Imperial Military God Emperor himself waiting for him in Stam! Silver Fox's mind was rolling with various possibilities, and he was staring at the billowing black smoke rising from the direction of Stam. His expression was cold, his clenched fingers were deeply sunk, and there was a feeling of pain in his palms. At this moment, Stam is being slaughtered, but he can only watch. He has an army of 30,000, but he dare not take a step beyond the limit. Why!

Because the person he is playing chess with is the emperor of the empire who has never lost a single defeat.

Anyone who dares to take the risk in front of the military god emperor will have no idea how high the grass is on their graves, not to mention that because they were running in such a hurry, the Martin Liya Cavalry brought back by Silver Fox himself was only 30,000 people. In the direction of Stam, the Anser army alone has reached as many as 200,000. The number of imperial troops is unknown. The reason why the imperial scouts blocked the direction of Stam is to prevent the imperial troops from being exposed!

If at this moment, Silver Fox knew that the empire's combat strength in Stam's direction was only two thousand cavalry, and those five hundred imperial craftsmen were not part of the combat unit, he would probably be so angry that he would vomit blood on the spot! Because he did not dare to advance rashly, a surprise attack that might have affected the entire war situation was in vain. In later military research, Martin's army unexpectedly stopped outside Stam City and watched Stam being secretly assassinated. The fall of the Serb army has never been correctly explained. Many scholars have even written hundreds of research papers. Still no scholar has judged that Martin's 30,000-horse cavalry stopped. In fact, It's because of the commander's wrong judgment!