Realm of Power

When we got out of the cabin, it was already dusk in the afternoon, and the rays of the setting sun in the distance fell on the horizon of the vast land of the Holy Capital.

His eyes fell on the pretty figure on the deck. The emperor knew that if he continued to pretend to be asleep, he might not be able to escape. This woman was indeed smart. She had already guessed that although Salon was an important general of the empire, in a battle commanded by the emperor himself, It is absolutely impossible to let the defeated army go without authorization without the tacit consent and instructions of your own emperor. Yes, Putamia, who is wearing a slim-fitting women's armor, is standing not far away. Her long golden hair is draped on her round shoulders like a waterfall. She has phoenix eyebrows like distant mountains, a pair of bright eyes like stars and the bright moon, and a tall and beautiful Qiong. Nose showed a divine and heroic appearance. Seeing that the emperor was finally willing to come out, his pretty face was cold and a little scary, with a hint of anger.

"Are you finally willing to come out? Master Salon let Martin go without permission. Your Majesty should give us an explanation for the Order." The person who spoke was not Putamia, but someone from Putamia's side. Hu Sa, the white-haired Grand Knight Commander of the Temple Army, this old man glanced up and down at the emperor and snorted heavily.

He has always been hostile to the Empire. As an old-timer in the Knights Templar, Husa has always advocated that the Order State should make its own decisions on the affairs of the Order State. Regarding the aggressive invasion of the Empire to the south, even if the Order State is not To join the Southern Alliance against the Empire, you must at least maintain your neutrality, not to mention that several great knight captains who had a good relationship with Husa died under the Imperial Cavalry in the First Civil War.

It was precisely because the Civil War severely damaged the original senior leadership of the Knights Templar that Pudamia had the opportunity to take over the military power of the Templar Army. This led to the subsequent Battle of Hérault and the dispute between the old and new Popes.

"Salon has acted arbitrarily and has seriously damaged the interests of his allies. The empire must give a result. If the empire does not give a result today, we will not leave." The other generals of the Temple Army also called out one by one. The seven legion commanders and almost the entire command of the Temple Army are here. Everyone has irrepressible anger on their faces, and they have the intention of breaking with the empire if the emperor doesn't give an explanation." Salon let Martin go and the army collapsed? "The fat man frowned slightly and seemed a little surprised.

"Your Majesty, this is the military report sent by Lord Salon." At this time, Salton came up from behind the deck with a stern face, handed Salon's detailed military report to the emperor, and said in a solemn voice, "Lord Salon believes that, Our empire successfully ambushed the main force of Martin's cavalry in the river, but it does not mean that it defeated Martin. The whole army of Liya, Martin Liya's army, with more than 500,000 soldiers, was pressed into the battlefield of the Holy Capital. Although the loss of these hundreds of thousands of cavalry was a heavy blow, it was not enough to shake the morale of Martin Liya's army. Moreover, in the battle of the river, Martin The main force of the Liya cavalry was cut in two, and the real losses suffered by Martin's Liya army were actually on the south bank."

"On the north bank, the losses suffered by the Martin Liya Cavalry were not great. There are still 30,000 to 40,000 soldiers. If our army kills all the defeated troops, it will inevitably lead to the death of the Martin Liya Cavalry on the north bank. In that case, , our army is afraid that the losses will not be small, so Lord Salon believes that since a decisive victory has been achieved, there is no need to bear this loss, and if these defeated troops are put back, it will inevitably cause Martin's entire army to attack. Shaking, the pros actually outweigh the cons.”

The emperor took the military report, glanced over it, and nodded unexpectedly, "If that's the case, what Salon did was right?"

After hearing the emperor's words, the Temple Army exploded. One of the Temple Army commanders even said angrily, "As the Emperor of the Empire, how can I say such a thing? The Empire can achieve such a huge victory only because of me, the Holy Emperor." The Imperial Army fought bloody battles in the Holy City to contain Martin Fang The main force of the army gave the empire such an excellent opportunity to counterattack. Now that the empire defeated the Martin Liya people in one fell swoop, it immediately crossed the river and demolished the bridge. It was just for the benefit of the empire that it deliberately let the defeated army go. As a result, everything our temple army had paid was lost. Pay it forward, what kind of bullshit alliance is this?”

"If such news spreads, aren't you afraid that other alliance members of the empire will be disappointed?" No matter what the reason is, if Salon is not severely punished, our temple army will announce that it will no longer cooperate with the empire, and the imperial army will also be Declared an intruder! "Hu Sa's old face was even more gloomy, his eyes were bloodshot, and he was gnashing his teeth every word. Said, of course they knew that letting the defeated army outweigh the disadvantages, but the empire used miraculous tactics to counterattack the battlefield of the Holy Capital. Not only did they repel the more than 100,000 Martin Lifan cavalry who raided the Holy Capital, but they also succeeded on the side of the river. To ambush the main force of Martin Liya's cavalry, this was a huge gap for the Temple, which was beaten by Martin Liya's army in the Holy City.

They were the ones who refused the imperial army to assist in the defense of the Holy City and forcibly expelled the imperial army from the Holy City. However, they were attacked by the Martin Liya Army. Because they were unprepared and in a hurry, tens of thousands of people died in vain and more than 100,000 civilians were killed. It spread so much that the entire outside of the Holy City was killed and turned into ashes. If the imperial army only It was to rescue the Holy City and drive away the Martin Liya people, but the Imperial Army still launched such a huge counterattack. This was a slap in the face for the Temple Army. If they had previously There was still a bit of excitement, but the moment I saw the imperial army letting the defeated army go, it turned into a variety of complicated emotions.

This battle had a great impact on the Temple Army. I thought that when the empire ambushed Martin's army in the river, they would definitely kill all the defeated troops. Who knew that the empire would let Martin go alive in front of them? The defeat of the army was too exciting for them. It was like letting the enemy go.

These Martin Liya people came all the way north and massacred and looted the places they passed. More than two million members of the Order were killed by the butcher's knife, especially the family members of the Knights Templar. No one was spared. For the Temple Army, It is said that these Martin Liya people are executioners who slaughtered their relatives. They endured the humiliation and endured the heavy burden to survive, and what they did was To avenge his relatives, why did the Imperial Army let him go so easily? What the Templar Army command felt was betrayal. Hu was furious and cursed. Salon himself was a bastard, and he had nothing to do with the Temple Army. The relationship was bad before, and now it's even more unkind. If you have the ability, you go after it. What's the matter with waiting here?

Husa knew that there was nothing he could do to Salon, so he went to find Pudamia, and then directly found the emperor, but was stopped by the imperial guards. The imperial guards seemed to have been prepared. In fact, according to Salton's The old treacherous man, after learning that Salon let Martin go downstream and defeated the army, immediately I guessed why the emperor got into the cabin to rest. In fact, the emperor knew that the Order State would come and deliberately used rest to delay time. So Salton simply did not let the fleet dock and waited until dusk. , before allowing Putamia and others to board the deck, but they were all unarmed.

The fat man's eyes swept across the shouting Temple Army command, and then fell on Putamia. From the beginning to now, Putamia has always had a pretty face with a cold face, but her fingers were clenched and pale. According to other people's understanding, , must have thought that Putamia was extremely angry about the empire letting go of the defeated army, but the fat man knew this woman too well.

This woman who wants to transform from a pope to a queen can sacrifice even her own sisters as long as she can get enough benefits. When has she ever cared about Martin Liya? In fact, it hints that Salon let go of the defeated army. One purpose is to make Putamia see the reality clearly. In the past few months, her power as the Pope has not been strengthened, but has been eclipsed by the Templar Army.

This is the result of her Pope's blind connivance with the Temple Army. Although this woman has realized that in order to ascend the throne, the most important thing is to have a sufficient force in her hands, but she does not understand the army. , do not change the old system, do not change the people who control the army, it will still be Using the old Templar Army's officer system, the result became like this. The Templar Army was in the hands of knight commanders, large and small, and the knight commanders had their own agendas. If they hadn't happened to meet Martin Liya, During the invasion, the Temple Army could still unite together, but I am afraid they would have been divided into separate groups.

The fat man took a deep breath and said, "Okay, I still need to investigate the matter of Salon letting Martin Fang defeat his army. In three days, I will give you a satisfactory answer. The war is not over yet, so you will not reply." What's going on with all the troops being crowded here?" When the generals of the Temple Army heard that the emperor would investigate this matter, their expressions changed. It finally calmed down a bit, and everyone looked at Husa. However, except the emperor, almost no one noticed that Pope Potamia's clenched fingers became tighter, even digging into the palm of his hand, and Husa became even more... I won't notice this, "It's just a survey, I'm afraid it won't be able to convince the public, unless the empire announces a promise to the entire Obaro"

Hu Sa pursed his lips tightly. As an extremely experienced battlefield general, his brows were furrowed at this moment. His sunken eye sockets contained a bit of thought. The empire was determined to win the battle of the river. , although the Martin Fang Army has not been completely defeated, it has also lost the power to continue to threaten the Holy Capital. This time in the battle for Barro Hegemony in Southern Europe, the Empire has almost won. Most of the time, the empire has taken control of Barrow in southern Europe. There is no benefit in completely falling out with the empire at this time, but at least the empire must make a guarantee. "Promise? What kind of commitment do you need?" The fat man narrowed his eyes slightly, familiar. Everyone knows that this action means that the emperor is quite dissatisfied. I helped you defeat the Martin Liya people, and now I want to make you a promise? "I hope that the empire can promise that no matter whether the empire wins the final victory in this battle, it must ensure that the rights and interests of our Templar Army in various parts of the Order State remain unshakable. Otherwise, it is really difficult for me to believe that the empire is not fighting against the Martin Liga people. Opportunity to fight, fully invade our religious order country! "Hu Sa took a deep breath, and under the emperor's knife-like gaze, he said it bravely, he was not afraid! The empire did not agree, because without the sacrifices of the Order State, it would be impossible for the empire to defeat the Martinliya people. Now it is time for the empire to make some compensation for these sacrifices, and he believed that a promise would be exchanged for the hegemony of the southern European Barrow continent. , the emperor will not fail to agree, and guaranteeing the interests of the Temple Army does not conflict with the interests of the empire itself. The emperor will not fail to see this! "Yes, Lord Hussa is right. "Only by ensuring that the status of our Templar Knights remains unchanged, the Order State will be the Order State. Otherwise, the empire will be an invasion!" The other Templar Army generals also expressed their dismay. He held his breath, his eyes flashed with excitement and ambition. They were the command level of the Templar Army. The command system of the Templar Army was based on the Templar Knights. Below them were knight commanders of all sizes. These knights The chief himself comes from the aristocracy from all over the Order Country.

What Husa means is that the empire ensures that after the Martinliya people are expelled from the Order State, the Templar Knights' management rights in various regions will not be shaken. This is very powerful. You know, the Martinliya people occupied the Order. Two-thirds of the country was destroyed, and almost the entire management structure was destroyed. In the past, although the Templars were also management , but the core management is the temple. The Knights Templar are mainly responsible for force. But now the temple has been destroyed. Although His Highness Pope Putamia is still there, the temple is gone. Putamia The position of the Pope is closer to the symbolic meaning, so in matters of state, the Templars are undoubtedly the top management

The promise Husa wants is to make the Knights Templar truly become the core of the Order State. If the empire makes a promise, it will basically be helping the Knights Templar make a wedding dress. Although it has obtained the support of the Southern European Barro However, the hegemony was to hand over the victory over Martin's army of 500,000 troops. Once Martin When the Liya people withdraw their troops, those occupied areas will fall into the hands of the Temple Army. How to redistribute and establish management at that time is not a matter of a word for the Temple Army. Although it will still be under the name of the Order State, , but in essence it is already the country of the Temple Army. How can this not make the generals of the entire Temple Army fascinated by it! "This is a commitment I need to consider"

The fat man glanced at his mouth indifferently. These temple soldiers were indeed spoiled by Putamia. Without the suppression of the temple before, they now regarded themselves as the boss. They were dominated by Martin Liya in front. After being beaten like a dog, now that he saw a little hope of victory, he immediately jumped out to pick peaches. The fat man glanced at Putamia intentionally or unintentionally, as if to say, you saw Come on, the reality is so cruel. As a large group, the Temple Army has many small groups within it, each with its own interests. They support the Pope because the Pope has given them the power to act independently. If the Pope gives them the power to act independently, Zong suddenly wants to become the queen and wants to hold the power of the kingdom in the hands of one person, so the one who turns against him overnight will definitely be the Temple Army!

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