Realm of Power

The sky is gray, without any sunlight, but there are no clouds in the sky. The cold winter blows from people with the strong wind. The Shengdu Wetland is wetter than other areas, and even a layer of water appears near the river. White water vapor, the Templar Army's special envoy brought back the empire's request, and immediately it was like a stone dropped into the lake.

The Temple Army was at its most contented, feeling that the entire Order State would be in its hands. However, they did not expect that as soon as they left the Holy City, they would be attacked by Martin, who was already regarded as a lamb to be slaughtered. Knocked a sap, and now it was directly intercepted by the empire. It was just a short night. The Temple Army, which had been in full swing before, as if it were the new power group of the Order, now became like a street. The unlucky guy who was randomly blackmailed

“It is absolutely impossible to return supplies”

"We want to accuse the entire Oparo of the despicable behavior of the empire. This is an invasion and a naked robbery."

The generals were furious, and their first feeling was that they wanted to vomit blood. This was definitely premeditated by the empire. There were no signs at all before, but they suddenly launched an attack at the most critical moment, leaving the Temple Army completely unprepared. Even if The veteran Hu Sa also had a gloomy face at this moment, and his breathing was rapid and heavy. I thought that with 300,000 people heading south from the Holy City, as long as the fallen areas were recovered, the Temple Army controlled two-thirds of the land of the Order State. With the support of the forces of the southern countries, even if the Empire had objections to itself, , I could only swallow my anger, but I didn’t expect that I would be in such a dilemma just after leaving the Holy City this time.

A Temple Army general waved his fist angrily, "We are going to cross this bridge. We are going back to the Holy Capital. I don't believe that the Empire really dares to attack us."

"Yes, we rush over forcefully, but I don't believe the empire dares to take action."

There was a glimmer of hope on the excited faces of the generals, and they all agreed, but there was really nothing they could do. All the supplies have been snatched away by the Martin Liya people. Who still has any supplies in their hands now? The Martin Liya people have plundered all the food they can find around them. Even if they can't return to the Holy Capital, they may have to eat all the supplies. Starved to death here, now they can only take the risk and give it a try. The generals still think that the empire dare not really take action. After all, The Empire is still paying close attention to the battlefield of the Holy Capital, and has established initial contact with the Temple Army. With such reliance, the top leaders of the Temple Army are somewhat lucky. After all, the Empire still does not dare to fall out with the Temple Army. The previous requisition of imperial resources in the Holy City proves that as long as the Temple Army is tough enough, the Empire will not dare to take action!

"It seems that the Temple Army will not give up until the last moment."

Salton's eyes were cold as he looked at the vast sea of ​​flags of the Temple Army that was gathering and mobilizing in the distance. The marching queues were quite orderly and their morale was not low. Compared with the disorganized and chaotic state of the army, the messenger cavalry shuttled between the arrays. It can only be said that these regular troops of the Temple Army were forged from iron and fire after all, and were already somewhat accustomed to the atmosphere of the battlefield. This was what the powerful national religion in the south was like at the time. The true appearance of the Knights Templar under Tuan Guo’s command,

The battlefield here is not too big. There is a river on the side. There are fifty to sixty thousand soldiers and horses that can enter the battlefield along the river and spread out. The Temple Army has arranged about thirty thousand infantry at the front. There are ten thousand people in layers. The remaining columns. In the array, dozens of Templar cross flags were flying. These troops are all true Templar troops. Each of them has a sleeveless breastplate and an iron belt. Each of them has a metal shield with a cross mark in his hand and a long sword at his waist. The thousands of people at the front , all covered in complete iron scale armor, braving the cold in the sun. All they wield are long swords, and many are even two-handed heavy swords. This is the most powerful two-handed sword in the Temple Army. From a distance, the Temple Army can be considered to be in neat formation, with clear flags and iron armor. The weapon is sharp and powerful. Tens of thousands of troops did not hear any noise or commotion

Hu Sa glanced at the majestic troops under his command, and there was a sense of confidence on his face. This temple army was built by him.

The large group of Temple armored infantry advanced slowly towards the stone bridge over the river. Suddenly there was a chill

But all this is meaningless in front of the empire's 40,000 troops. Among the 40,000 imperial cavalry, except for the emperor's own formation, which is 10,000 guards cavalry, the other 30,000 are Xiting cavalry with long bows and fast horses. These The horse archers, carrying bows and arrows full of bags, looked at the temple armored infantry in the distance, which looked like iron cans, with a look of ridicule on their faces. Heavy armored infantry is naturally the backbone of the array in a frontal assault. However, on this plain terrain with completely open sides, the consequences of a heavy armored infantry group facing a cavalry archer group will be massacre. You must know that every The lightest armor on an armored infantryman weighs twenty kilograms. In the eyes of the cavalry, he is a living target.

Such an opponent is simply stupid

Duo Weiyan stared at these temple infantry with cold eyes, looking at the queue that was slowly pressing through the mud like a wall in front of him. Under the eyes of everyone, he slowly raised his right hand and hit the horse archers riding on the war horses. The sleeveless iron scale armor he wears is shining brightly in the sun. Under the hood of his helmet, and under the slightly broad brim, are the dark gray eyes of the prairie people. The red tassel on his hood is bright red in the sun. Yao is even more dazzling. As Duo Weiyan raised his hand, thousands of grassland compound bows suddenly opened like a full moon following the general's long or short orders. The front row uses armor-piercing light arrows, while the back row uses heavy projectile arrows. Tens of thousands of cold arrows were densely directed at the Temple Army brigade that was still slowly approaching.

At this moment, the air seemed to solidify

"The Emperor is not really going to take action!"

Looking at the dense cold light of arrows ahead, a Temple Army general felt that his scalp was numb. His troops were arranged in a slightly loose array. Following the armored infantry at the pace of the infantry, the ground under their feet was still muddy, and it seemed more difficult than usual to step on it. Don't look at the way the Temple Army is now pushing forward. In fact, after a night of fierce fighting, there is now a rush to catch up. The Temple Army is already exhausted. They were just forced here. They can't move forward, and they can't retreat. , we can only bite the bullet and be strong Let's give it a try. In order to fear that the empire will see what is true and what is false, naturally they all mustered up their spirits. Who knows that the imperial cavalry in front of them was not shocked at all. On such a muddy road, even if there are more than a hundred The distance of one step cannot increase the speed. If the opponent's horse archers shoot randomly, their own side will be shot into dogs.

"Whoosh" at this moment, a red line flew out from the direction of the Imperial Cavalry, drew an arc of tens of meters in the air, and then fell. It was an arrow with red tail feathers, and finally stabbed into the front of the Temple Army. On the ground, looking at the red arrow with a red tail, the generals of the Temple Army could no longer calm down. This was a red arrow used to mark distances. At the same time, It can also be seen as an ultimatum issued by the empire. As long as someone steps over the position of the red arrow in front, the imperial archers on the opposite side will fire thousands of arrows without mercy. The cold eyes of the imperial archers on the opposite side, It made everyone in the Temple Army feel the opponent's undisguised murderous intention. At this moment, everyone felt that the opponent would really shoot.

"The empire will definitely not dare to take action. The other party is just bluffing. Don't be deceived by the illusion." The officers of the Temple Army vigorously encouraged their subordinates in the team.

"Step over there, I don't believe the empire really dares to take action."

"Everyone, keep moving forward. Anyone who stops without permission will be killed!" A Temple Army messenger cavalry flew past the queue, calming down the already agitated queue. Hong Yu's position in front was getting closer and closer. Fifty meters. Forty meters, thirty meters, twenty meters, finally one foot stepped on Hong Yu's position, everyone held their breaths, and the armored infantry at the front raised their shields,

"The empire didn't take action if it didn't take action."

"I knew the empire wouldn't dare to attack us."

A few short seconds were extremely long for the Temple Army. Their footsteps passed the location of the red feather arrow, but the Imperial Cavalry on the opposite side did not move. The Temple Army here suddenly let out an overwhelming sound. Like cheers, at this moment, the imperial archers on the opposite side suddenly sounded like Divided into two lines and rushed directly from the flanks, and at the same time loosened the strings of the grassland bows. The humidity in the Great Wetland of the Holy City has a certain impact on the use of the grassland horn bow. It may be difficult to penetrate the armor of the armored infantry with one arrow. , but this does not mean that the prairie archers will be stupid and do not know how to adapt.

The Xiting cavalry from the North Grassland have been taught the law of wolf hunting since they were young. The armored infantry of the Temple Army are relatively strong, but behind the armored infantry are a large number of light infantry. These light infantry of the Temple Army are because of the Despite the obstruction of the heavy armored infantry formation, they were unable to discover in time that the imperial archers had moved to the side. Countless feather arrows suddenly fell, swooping into the rear array of the armored infantry like locusts, or hitting the armor and emitting metal. With the sound of collision, or the muffled sound of tearing flesh and blood, in the blink of an eye, a piece of the Temple army fell down. The armor-piercing light arrows fired by the prairie archers were nothing but a layer of sleeveless scales weighing seven or eight kilograms. For the Temple light infantry of A, it can already cause effective damage. Under the dense rain of arrows from the 30,000 Xiting cavalry, the Temple soldiers fell down with arrow wounds in their arms and legs. In an instant, four or five of them fell. Thousands of people fell to the ground, and the other troops of the Temple Army behind them suddenly fell into chaos.

"The emperor really cums"

"Retreat, everyone retreats"

The imperial cavalry on both sides fired another round of arrow rain. Although this round of firing was not as neat as the first time, it still brought down more than two thousand people of the Temple Army again. The cold arrow clusters shone brightly under the sun's screen. Endless cold air emanates from it! There were screams from behind, and even the armored infantry became commotion. Countless grassland horn bows were still being stringed, ready to continue to throw out dense rain of arrows!

"Withdraw it, withdraw it immediately"

Hu Sa's eyes were bloodshot, and he was also anxious. The original Temple Army array had opened large and small gaps like dogs gnawing at them. The soldiers of the Temple Army were killed layer by layer by clusters of arrows, like blood flowers being smashed open. The blood surged out and formed a stream, dyeing the land on their bodies into a bright red muddy color! The screams resounded throughout the battlefield, and many of those injured by arrows just rolled down and struggled in the bloody mud. The originally high-flying cross flag of the Templar Army fell down on three sides as if it had been struck by frost. The Templar Army officers who were standing in the queue and commanding were all swept away by the powerful sweep of the Imperial Cavalry. Shoot like a hedgehog!

"Immediately send people to the Imperial Government and ask for negotiation."

Hu Sa took a deep breath, clenched the riding crop with his fingers, and said through gritted teeth. In just ten minutes of contact, the Temple Army generals did not even have time to issue new orders. The Temple Army had already killed and injured more than 5,000 people. , at this speed, the 60,000 to 70,000 temple troops in front of us will only take one or two hours. The gap in combat power between the two sides is It was so big that the entire Temple Army felt that their military morale was wavering. Even if they were regular troops and had fought bravely with the Martin Liya people without fear of death, it did not mean that they were shot into hedgehogs by the opponent in vain, and they were still in the process. Without even touching the opponent's side, Hu Sa could tell that the empire was forcing him to bow his head!

"Your Majesty, Husa is finally willing to send his own negotiator. I thought Husa would rather die than lower his noble head!" Salton watched the Temple Army retreat hastily, and then a man carrying the The envoy with the white flag came from the opposite side. He looked tall and tall. He was riding a horse and his hands were empty.

"Your Majesty, it seems that Husa himself is here," Salton said again.

"Oh, Hu Sa himself came?" The black-haired emperor immediately raised the telescope in his hand, didn't he? The person who came to negotiate alone was clearly Hu Sa himself, and Hu Sa was still so tall. But he looked more haggard. Although he tried hard to appear energetic, he looked obviously old and haggard, and his eyes were full of bloodshot eyes.

Just two days ago, the great knight captain led the 300,000-strong army of the Holy City and marched southward in a mighty and mighty manner. In the blink of an eye, he had to personally serve as a negotiator to accept the empire's ruling. This is the responsibility that he, the leader of the Temple Army, has to bear. At this moment, the empire has the right time, location, and people. Once the empire's reliance on not using force against the Temple army is broken, tens of thousands of Temple soldiers are really not enough for the emperor. of,

Husa was indeed haggard. But he tried his best to hide his haggardness and depression, cheered up, and stared at the black-haired emperor with gloomy eyes. He said word by word, "Tens of thousands of the Temple Army are blocked here by Your Majesty. As long as one or two days pass, even if the Empire does not take the initiative to attack, the Temple Army will collapse on its own due to lack of food. Hu Sa asks His Majesty to let him go." Temple Army, if there is anything wrong with the Temple Army, I, Hu Sa, will take full responsibility for it."

"I have no interest in the Temple Army. It is not impossible to let you go. However, the empire's supplies cannot be lost in vain. There always needs to be an explanation. Otherwise, everyone will try to get my empire's supplies, and our empire will suffer losses." !"black Emperor Fa did not look at Hu Sa, but looked at the vast wetland of the Holy Capital in the distance with a stern expression, and said in a cold tone, "What is the explanation your Majesty said?" It was he who gave the order for supplies.

"All materials must be compensated at twice the original price, and all Temple Army officers who have requisitioned materials from the empire must be handed over to the empire for disposal." The black-haired emperor turned around from the front, looked at Hu Sa behind him, and smiled slightly at the corner of his mouth. Glancing at it, "And as Lord Husa who gave the order, he must leave the Temple Army."

"This is impossible. All the supplies of the Temple Army were stolen by the Martin Liya people. We now have no supplies at all, let alone compensation. Moreover, the officers who I cannot execute have been handed over to the Empire. They only execute me. It's just an order. I shouldn't bear this responsibility. As for me leaving the Temple Army, I can leave." Old Hu Sa's face turned red with embarrassment and he paid twice the price for compensation. , that can definitely turn the current Temple Army into paupers. You know, that is enough food to support 300,000 people for a month, 80% of which comes from the materials of the Empire in the Holy City. Back then, the Empire However, the Holy Capital is used as a strategic defense center, and the supplies of one hundred thousand emperors are stationed in the Holy Capital. The amount is so astonishing that even if the Temple Army sells the iron, it is impossible to return it.

"If Lord Husa doesn't want to, then there's nothing we can do. Please go back and let's continue fighting." The black-haired emperor shrugged his shoulders indifferently, his eyes flashed with a cold light and he said with a smile, "I just don't know about Pudami." If His Highness the Pope knew that the Temple Army was blocked here, it is hard to say whether he would immediately send someone to deliver an order to defeat the rebels."

"Rebel Crusade Order!"

Hu Sa's body shook slightly, as if someone had strangled his neck, and his face suddenly turned pale. The reason why he was so eager to come directly to talk in person was because he was afraid that the empire might only weaken the Temple Army, but the general His Highness Pope Damia is afraid that he will kill the Templar Army. She was only willing to do so because the Temple Army emptied her power and made this woman feel threatened. Once Potamia launched a revenge, Husa's family would definitely bear the brunt. Even if they did not consider themselves, they would still consider it for their family. Under the emperor's coercion and inducement, Hu Sa gave in.

"The Imperial Bank can lend money to the Templar Army to repay it, but the Templar Army must use the taxes collected from each region as collateral."

"Lord Husa can no longer continue to be in the Temple Army. The empire is planning to hire Grand Knight Husa as a lecturer at the Imperial Military Academy. As long as he is responsible for teaching the content of Southern European Barrow, a villa has been prepared in Imperial Capital's Ocean City. I believe Grand Knight Husa "The long-term president will be satisfied" the black-haired emperor Already prepared, he waved his hand to Konoe, who handed over a thick stack of documents, one by one regarding the loan conditions of the Temple Army. Under the strong force of the emperor, Hu Sa had no choice but to accept it. Or go back and continue to fight to the death with the Imperial Army.