Realm of Power

The black smoke from the wooden city still shrouded the sky, and there were still dots of flames inside the city. The entire earth was burned black. Almost all the wooden city that was more than ten miles away was turned into ruins. Burnt materials and tents were everywhere. The air was full of filled with a There was a burning and smelly smell, and he stepped on it. When the morning breeze blew, smoke and dust rose up. The empire's general Varisien stood in front of the ruins of the wooden city, staring at the ruins inside the wooden city. Imperial soldiers were fighting in twos and threes. Cleaning up the ruins of the wooden city , in the ruins, news of the discovery of supplies continued to come. As the news came back one by one, Varisien came to the wooden city in person, and the large wooden city was burned. The fire last night was so intense, even if it was more than a hundred meters away You can feel the scorching heat outside. Many of the troops attacking Mucheng had traces of their eyebrows and hair being burned by the fire. However, the news from the search team in front showed that the large amount of supplies hoarded by the Martin Liya people It turned out that only part of it was lost!

Varisien himself was shocked. He was curious about how the Martin Liya people's supplies were preserved in such a fire.

"Sir, please follow me." An imperial officer in charge of the search stood at attention and saluted Varisian, and led the way. As he walked past the ashes that were almost submerged to his insteps, the sight in front of him made Varisian gasp. He took a breath of air-conditioning and tried his best to open his eyes wide, with an expression of disbelief on his face.

"Sir, I think it is because of this that most of the supplies of the Martin Liya people have been preserved." The imperial officer went straight to an entrance, which was a hole dug from the ground. Through the early morning light, In the light, Varisien could clearly see the large and small sacks and wooden boxes on the opposite side of the cave.

It's really a miracle. Varisien looked shocked. Are all the Martin Liya people like rats in the burrows? They actually dug large tracts of burrows in the wooden city. Each burrow is supported by a wooden frame. The wide one is twenty or thirty meters wide, and the small one is five meters wide. Six meters, which is almost enough to hollow out the entire ground in the wooden city. It can be seen that this method of digging holes and stacking materials is very useful. It perfectly solves how more than 200,000 Martin Liya people can crowd into this ten-mile wooden city. problem, otherwise it would just be a large number of The stacking of supplies takes up a lot of space. It was really a fluke last night. Varisien took a deep breath. If the Martin Liya people hadn't filled up all the supplies, so that when they encountered a surprise attack, there would be no There is no place to hide, so I can only give up Wooden City. It is impossible for me to use fire attacks to easily break through Wooden City. Moreover, if the Martin Liya people had not completely lost their confidence in fighting, even half of the Martin Liya people would not have fled last night. , which is an absolute strength advantage for his 50,000-strong army.

"My lord, Martin Liya sent an envoy to request an interview with your lord." The adjutant came up from behind with a strange expression and whispered in Varisien's ear.

"The envoy of the Martin Liya people?" Varisien looked a little stunned and turned his eyes. At this time, what did the Martin Liya people send their envoy? After hesitating for a moment, Varisien waved his hand and asked the adjutant to bring the Martin Liya envoy to him. A few minutes later, the adjutant appeared in Varisian with a middle-aged nobleman wearing Martin Liya army armor. In front of Sean,

"But His Excellency Varisien, who is known as the Emperor's Claw among the mainland's famous generals." The middle-aged Martin Liya noble raised his head and asked in a solemn voice.

"Yes, I am Varisien. Are you the envoy of Martin's Army? Martin's Army is at the end of its rope. If you can still maintain a clear understanding, you should know that you have no chance of victory." Lisien nodded and snorted heavily. This middle-aged nobleman had an average appearance, flat and soft eyes, a medium build, and looked He was a bit honest, about forty years old, and looked very haggard. When he saw Varisien for the first time, the middle-aged noble's eyes flashed. After bending down to salute, he didn't seem to have inferiority complex as a loser, but he didn't either. It is rumored that Martin's sharp-toothed nobleman is unruly and can still be neither humble nor arrogant in this situation, which is enough to show that this person is not as ordinary as he looks.

"In the battle of the river, the main force of our army was defeated miserably, and the wooden city barrier was burned down by Lord Varisian. I, Martin Liya, have already lost this war, but if Lord Varisian thinks that the empire can easily obtain this The ultimate benefit of this war, That's too naive." The middle-aged nobleman Martin Liya smiled slightly. He didn't care at all about the murderous intention that Varisien deliberately exuded. Instead, he glanced at the ruins of the wooden city with black smoke all around. He withdrew his gaze with emotion and then said

"I believe Your Excellency Varisien already knows that your pursuing cavalry was blocked by our side last night. Your intention to eat up our combat power in one go has been difficult to achieve. In this case, why don't we all sit down and talk It's better to talk about it, and I believe that His Majesty the Falcon Emperor will not fail to see that leaving us alone Martin Liya people are far more beneficial to the empire than killing them all. Unless the empire is ready to cleanse the entire Order State, the Empire has just relied on the Order State to obtain the hegemony of Barro in southern Europe. It will turn around and spread the Order State from top to bottom. Bloody purge, I believe His Majesty the Falcon Emperor will not be so short-sighted."

"How do you know that our army's pursuit of cavalry was blocked?"

Varisien narrowed his eyes slightly, turned around, his sharp eyes made people tremble in his heart, and asked in a deep voice, Martin Liya's army collapsed last night, and the entire army fled. What happened to the chasing cavalry under his command in that extremely tragic battle? The blocking battle actually didn't last long, less than an hour. Varisien believed that most of the fleeing Lords of Martinliga didn't know that the Empire's pursuit cavalry was blocked.

"Haha, Your Excellency Varisien does not need to be so surprised, because the person who directed the blocking of the Empire's pursuing cavalry was none other than Si Green, the commander-in-chief of the Sam tribe's own army. He is also the only person Martin Liya can possibly cooperate with the Empire at the moment. "The middle-aged noble looked calm, and Varisien was also shaken by what he said.

"Be bold!"

"Kill our people. You dare to come here to show off your power, you are really looking for death!" Several imperial generals standing behind Varisien also pulled out their sharp imperial swords, and the cold blade was quickly placed on Si Green's head. On the neck, because of the sharp edge, you can even see a trace of blood. As long as Varisien nodded, it would be the result of random dismemberment.

"Your Excellency Varisian, if you really kill me, the empire will have missed the perfect opportunity to enter the central part of southern Europe." Si Green held his head high and showed a fearless expression.

"Haha, I don't believe it. Without you, our empire would not be able to enter the central part of southern Europe!" Varisien's eyes became colder and colder, and he snorted angrily.

"Your Excellency Varisien, let alone saying more, can the Empire really fully control the Empire's springboard to the south, the Order State?" Siglin said unceremoniously with a firm gaze.

"The State of the Order? Haha, that's interesting." Varisian looked cold and suddenly laughed. Varisian waved his hands to the generals. The generals sheathed their swords and looked at Si Green. After a while, Varisian said, "I, Varisian, have been fighting in the north and south for so many years. I have seen countless opponents. There are a few that I admire. Your Excellency can now be considered one of them." , since you have your own capital and are cooperating with the empire, let me tell you clearly and not to speak secretly. Our empire has achieved a decisive victory, and the Barro hegemony in southern Europe has come to an end. However, you Martin Liya people have been defeated continuously, and the main force of the army has been lost. Although, whether you can escape from the capital of the Order State alive is still a different matter. Your Excellency, just tell me directly why the Empire should cooperate with you in this situation."

"Just because our Sam clan will be the royal clan of Martin Liya next year, and just because our Sam clan is defeated miserably, we still have more than 200,000 troops, which is enough to help the empire hold back the Temple Army of the Order Country. It will not Let the fruits of victory in this civil war be snatched away by the Temple Army." Si Green breathed a sigh of relief. In fact, he was also afraid, but this was his only chance.

The war just ended last night, and he came to the imperial army without stopping. It was a huge gamble in itself. The only way to keep these more than 200,000 Martin teeth was to secretly surrender to the empire, and he must fight with the empire as soon as possible. Get on the line, because for the empire at this moment, Martin's power The Remnant Tooth Army is still valuable and worth raising. Otherwise, once the Temple Army moves south from the Holy Capital, the Temple Army will definitely kill Martin's Remnant Tooth Army. Martin's Remnant Tooth Army will really be a shame. The fate of beating a drowned dog, and then crying and shouting to secretly surrender to the empire, are completely two different situations.

The time to propose a secret surrender to the Empire must be before the Temple Army goes south, and all those who are fully pursuing Martin Liya's army are Imperial troops. The Temple Army is still mobilizing troops in the Holy Capital and is still arguing over the division of territory. This is the best opportunity to negotiate with the Empire. Without anyone noticing, except for the Empire and himself, who would have thought that the Martin Liya Army had already secretly surrendered to the Empire.

Siglin still knows about the empire's commander Varisien. He is a master who likes to use his sword very eccentrically. It is rumored that he is the emperor's most trusted subordinate and the luckiest general in the empire. , but this general who defeated his king’s capital several times in the imperial army was It is rare that there is no so-called massacre record. This is enough to show that Varisien is actually a very intelligent figure. He can stand out in just a few years and become a member of the imperial military in an environment where the empire's generals are like a cloud. The fifth most powerful military minister cannot be a simple-minded violent person.

What Siglin valued most was Varisien's status as a confidant of the Imperial Emperor. In order for the entire 200,000-horse army to secretly surrender to the Empire, they had to meet with the Imperial Emperor. Although the Imperial Emperor was murderous, but in this The reputation in this matter is quite reliable, even more reliable than many monarchs who claim to be benevolent and righteous. This is also the only way for the Martin Liya Kingdom to survive.

Si Green asked Varisian to meet with the emperor in person. Varisian hesitated for a moment and said in a solemn voice, "I personally cannot make the decision about meeting with His Majesty the Emperor. I can only give the answer by asking for His Majesty's instructions. And I I have to ask, are you really sure that all the remnants of Martin Liya's army will obey your orders? You have to know that if there is even a small problem here, His Majesty will be furious and Fei Shan's 300,000 people will be killed. It’s not impossible that the beheading incident could be repeated.”

"Your Excellency Varisian, you can rest assured. I can guarantee this."

Si Green nodded without hesitation. Seeing that Varisien still didn't believe him, Si Green would definitely reveal some details. "I'm not afraid to tell you, the remaining baggage of Martin Liya Army is in my hands. If the lords of all races want to If you want to survive, you must surrender to the empire with me. Of course, there is a possibility of regret, but you don’t have to worry at all. , secretly surrendered to His Majesty the Imperial Emperor, the lords of all clans must press the documents. Once the news of their secret surrender to the Empire spreads, they will be ruined in our country, Martin Liya, and even the territorial fiefdoms will be taken back, and all their family members will be taken back. Acting as the lowest slave, the other lords of various tribes will not agree to someone repenting, and then they will be in a situation where they will all attack."

"I have said everything I can say. Now we need to rush back immediately, otherwise it will be in danger if we are discovered by other lords." Si Green said goodbye to Varisien and got on his horse.

"I will arrange the meeting with His Majesty."

Varisien took a deep breath, with an unconcealable admiration in his eyes.

"Then it's hard work, sir?" Si Green saluted, turned around and rode away. Judging from the time, the fleeing lords should also start to stop at this moment. When the news that he had people dispersed spread, the time would be almost the same. Got it

Varisien looked at the back of Si Green as he and his horse disappeared. This Si Green was a talent. He didn’t look like much, but he was really ruthless in his actions. He tried his best to stop him from pursuing the cavalry in front of him and saved Martin’s army. In the face of a total collapse crisis, and now he is here alone to negotiate such a dangerous matter, he can actually think of using this method to protect the more than 200,000 Martin Liya people. Both his vision and courage are unprecedented in these years.

Unexpectedly, there is such a person in Martin's army. Varisien also sighed in his heart. In fact, this Si Green has another meaning that he has not said, that is, this surrender letter is not only important to the empire, but also to the soon-to-be Martin. For the Sam clan of the Liya royal family, it is also a huge benefit. Martin is an important person in front of the Liya army. The animals were either killed in battle or captured in the river. The remaining little shrimps who finally escaped back are inconspicuous now, but they hold the military strength. After returning to the country, they will definitely be the ones who are most likely to hold power in the future. batch of figures, and this surrender letter is tantamount to helping the Sam tribe to control all these future Martin Liya powerful figures in advance.

The Sam clan is external to the empire, the lord with real internal control, and is a royal family. Even if they propose to abolish the rotation system of the three clans, the other two clans may not be able to stop it! This Si Green is simply paving the way for the Sam clan to truly become the only royal family in Martin Liya.