Realm of Power

News of the large-scale evacuation of personnel and materials from the Empire by the Blue Chamber of Commerce spread within two days. For the empire’s business community, the sudden withdrawal of the Blue Blue Chamber of Commerce still caused some considerable fluctuations, especially those closely related to the Blue Blue Chamber of Commerce. Several chambers of commerce in the country, forget it because of the withdrawal of the Blue Chamber of Commerce, and I don’t know who released the news that the people behind the Blue Chamber of Commerce are actually He is from Martin Liya. The role played by the Blue Chamber of Commerce in the past two years has been extremely disgraceful, including large-scale smuggling, purchasing imperial weapons, and even spying and stealing technical intelligence on all aspects of the empire, including imperial intelligence. Everyone was alarmed. Not only did they immediately ask the Business Alliance to freeze the membership of the Blue Chamber of Commerce, they even asked the imperial government to help arrest the personnel of the Blue Chamber of Commerce.

"Have you heard that the people behind the Empire's Blue Chamber of Commerce are actually Martin Liya people!"

"It's such a pity that they slipped away like this. The Martin Liya people are all unreliable and they should all be hanged." In the Holy Capital of the Order's Kingdom

"I knew that the Blue Chamber of Commerce was not a good thing. Who said that the Martin Liya people were able to attack the Holy Capital because the Temple Army was unable to resist. Now you know, the Martin Liya people had planned it for a long time and pitied us. Those Templar Knights who fought bravely until their death did not know what they were until their death. What went wrong? "There were a lot of discussions in the streets and alleys of the Holy City. The people of the Order were filled with indignation. They even smashed the branch of the Blue Chamber of Commerce in the Holy City to pieces. The background of the Blue Chamber of Commerce was exposed, like a huge stone. Entering the situation in the Holy City that had just calmed down, the entire Holy City exploded.

For the people of the Order, it was so miserable and unbelievable that they were beaten to the Holy Capital by the Martin Liya people. In the eighty years since the establishment of the Order, even against the former southern hegemon, the Eero Empire, it was so miserable and unbelievable. There has never been such a tragic situation, and regardless of whether the Martin Liya people are a barbarian tribe in the central part of southern Europe, they can bully and bully the small surrounding forces. When will they be able to ride on the head of the powerful religious group in the south? Peed?

But the battle situation was so evil. The Temple Army, known as the Spear of the Kingdom, was routed thousands of miles away. More than 400,000 religious corps troops were pushed away by the Martin Liya people like a tide. Sixteen provinces, forty In seven cities, more than three million members of the Order were massacred. They were all destroyed in just two or three months. King Harvey had The country was invaded by the Martin Liya people and half of the country was swallowed up. The people of the Order still had the mentality of watching the excitement. They all said that the Harvey people were strong on the outside, but they could not even defeat the Martin Liya people with poor equipment. It was in vain that they could stand up to the powerful country in the south. name, and now when the iron cavalry butcher knives of the Martin Liya people are rolling in, the performance of the Temple Army of the Order is not as good as that of the Harvey people.

At any rate, the Harveys only lost half of their land, while the Order State lost two-thirds.

It is not that the Temple Army of the Order State has never fought against the Martinliya people. Over the years, they have fought more than 20 large-scale battles, large and small. In order to curb the expansion of the Martinliya people, the Order State and the Kingdom of Harvey, Iraq The Triangular Alliance of the Kingdom of Karl is almost the main force against the eastward expansion of the Martinliya people. The cavalry combat power of the Martinliya people is shocking. , the Knights Templar of the Order State have always been crushed, and the whole of southern Europe Barrow knows that the Martin Liya people's biggest weakness is their fortification. The cavalry has a huge advantage on the plains, but entering the Order In the hilly and mountainous areas of the southern part of the country, not only could the Martin Liga cavalry not take much advantage, but they also had to devote their precious cavalry units to the battle.

In the past few decades, the Martin Liya people have attacked many times, but they have stalled in the southern mountains and returned in defeat.

But this time, the Martin Liya people were like divine help. They not only used the geographical conditions of the mountainous terrain to defeat the border guards of the Order State, but also broke through the mountain barrier in the south and defeated the central plain city group like a bamboo. As if overnight, Martin Liya, who was not good at attacking tough battles, became the leader of the entire army. The siege expert who shocked the entire continent has jumped from a backward force in the central part of southern Europe to the leader of the southern power that competes with the northern empire. Now, the mystery is revealed and everyone is in an uproar. It turns out that everything lies in The Blue Chamber of Commerce, what the Blue Chamber of Commerce has done has aroused the anger of the people of the Order.

It turns out that in the past two years, it was this Blue Chamber of Commerce that used the Imperial Chamber of Commerce to not only dig into the internal affairs of the Order, but even provided the map of the Order to the Martin Liya Army, which was better than the map of the Order State itself. Everything must be standard and detailed. There are paths on the mountains, bridges on the rivers, and even the number of temple troops and the locations of the military camps in various parts of the Order State are extremely clear. Clearly marked, in the face of the strong invasion of the Martin Liya people, the Temple Army was still holding the old map drawn by the Temple of the Order 30 years ago. There were changes in many places, such as just the bridges. Where there were no bridges thirty years ago, there will already be several large stone bridges thirty years later. Where there were no roads thirty years ago, there may already be roads crisscrossing them thirty years later.

The map of the Azure Chamber of Commerce was developed step by step by the merchants of the Azure Chamber of Commerce in the name of the Imperial Chamber of Commerce in various parts of the Order Country within two years. It can be said to be the most detailed and practical. With this map in hand, Martin The Liya people easily crossed the mountain barrier in the southern part of the Order State that had blocked them for decades, and entered the great plains in the central and northern part of the Order State. Their attack was invincible, and they fought against the main force of the Temple Army. The path marked on the map cuts off the Temple Army's retreat. For the Temple Army, holding a map that is thirty years out of date, the defensive line they have laid out is full of holes in front of the Martin Liya people. Martin Liya's highly mobile cavalry moved freely, forcing the main force of the Temple Army to temporarily abandon the defensive line several times. In the end, Martin Liya's cavalry seized the opportunity and defeated them thousands of miles away. In just a few months, they were defeated by a group of soldiers. His tone pushed him to the edge of the Holy City! All this is because of a chamber of commerce. m.x……

Regardless of whether other forces believe it or not, the Holy City has gone crazy anyway. The Blue Chamber of Commerce has run away, but the Imperial Chamber of Commerce is still there. If the Blue Chamber of Commerce does not bear the identity of the Imperial Chamber of Commerce, it will never be able to do this. Therefore, the direction of the wind It soon turned into various boycotts and even attacks on the Imperial Chamber of Commerce in the Holy City.

"Your Majesty, as of 12 noon today, eleven Imperial Chambers of Commerce in the central square of the Holy City have been attacked by hundreds of thugs from the Order State. Although the city guards quickly controlled the situation, they still caused damage. Six people died and seventeen were injured in the tragedy in the Chamber of Commerce, and this was in the central square. Other areas More than 30 chambers of commerce were attacked, and as a result, the number of injured chamber members has reached 200. The city guards arrested most of the attackers. After confirmation, they were just ordinary civilians of the Order State." The commander of the Empire's Southern Legion, Salton, put a report on the emperor's desk with an ugly expression.

"Your Majesty, in order to stabilize the situation in the Holy Capital, I request that the Fifth Flag Regiment of the Southern Army be transferred to the Holy Capital."

Salton asked the emperor for instructions in a solemn tone. This attack broke out so suddenly, and the empire was completely unprepared. Salton originally thought it was just a business fluctuation, so he still took a look. Who knew it was just a short-lived attack? In just two or three days, a small-scale incident broke out into a violent attack on the entire Imperial Chamber of Commerce. For him, the newly appointed head of the Southern Army, it was a blow to the head, and he has not yet reacted.

"Salton, it's just some civilians who have been bewitched. I have asked Pudamia to handle this matter. Sending troops into the Holy City will only make the situation more chaotic."

With a calm expression, the emperor neither affirmed nor denied Salton's request. Instead, he stood up from the brown bench and walked to the two-meter-high decaled glass window. He stared at the bright spring light outside the window and muttered to himself. "On the contrary, it's something I'm more interested in. Who do you think would be so boring? Just reveal the Blue Chamber of Commerce's trump card, and bring the Empire with it," he said. If it is a competitor of the Blue Chamber of Commerce, that would be ridiculous. The Blue Chamber of Commerce's complete withdrawal of personnel and materials from the empire will only be a good thing for them. What is the benefit of them exposing this matter? You are the empire? Barrow's main military officer in southern Europe is also the general who will represent the empire in dealing with various crises and provocations in the future. Your vision should not be so short-sighted."

"Your Majesty, you mean that there is someone behind this matter?"

Salton was stunned for a moment by the emperor's question, his eyes suddenly lit up, he took a breath, stood upright and said, "This subordinate is indeed a little dazzled by the chaos. The evacuation of the Blue Chamber of Commerce is not a big deal. The person who can reveal all the trump cards of the Blue Chamber of Commerce and make them public will be familiar with the Blue Blue Chamber of Commerce. The degree of violence has reached a certain level, and this person is the most terrifying. If it is just a competition between chambers of commerce, just attack the Blue Chamber of Commerce, instead of expanding the chaos like now, and turning the attack area into the entire Empire Chamber of Commerce, and the entire empire. Turned into an enemy, no Imperial Chamber of Commerce can do such a stupid thing!"

The emperor turned around from in front of the glass and said in a solemn voice, "Don't you think this method looks familiar? Using the Blue Chamber of Commerce incident to disrupt the Holy City and destroy the situation where the empire has finally gained a firm foothold in the Order Country. And if you want to mobilize troops to enter the Holy City, it is exactly what the other party is waiting for, or in other words, everything you have done before is to allow the empire to mobilize troops into the Holy City "" when the time comes All it takes is some big commotion, such as a bloody conflict between the civilians of the Order Country and the Imperial Army. At that time, it can be said that the Empire is sending troops to the Holy City in an attempt to annex the Order Country. The National Congress is completely on the opposite side of the empire. Even the southern European Barro trade route, which the empire has finally opened up through the Holy Capital War, will be greatly compromised as a result."

Because the empire defeated an army of 500,000 Martin Riga in the Holy City and shocked all other countries, the empire not only opened up the previously blocked religious order's national trade route, but also other southern European Baron forces maintained a respectful attitude towards the imperial merchants. The original difficulties and blockades have been greatly reduced. After all, no one wants to offend the empire. With the existence of the Order State, a similar corridor that connects the north coast to the hinterland of Barro in southern Europe, the imperial army can advance into southern Europe from the direction of the Order State at any time. Barrow hinterland,

Under the threat of force, the southern countries no longer dared to block the imperial trade routes.

This is also the reason why the empire is fighting half a million Martin Liya people in the holy capital of the Order to seize the so-called Barro hegemony in southern Europe. Hegemony is just an abstract concept. What hegemony really represents is force, national power, and influence. power, but now, if the empire sends troops into the Holy Capital and fights in the Holy Capital of the Order, In particular, the Azure Chamber of Commerce incident involved the Martin Fangs, and involved the massacre of millions of people in the Order State, and the catastrophe of countless cities and towns being destroyed. No matter how pro-Empire Pope Potamia was, in this In this matter, you can only choose to break with the empire, otherwise you will be despised by all the people of the Order!

The other party knew that it could no longer defeat the Empire with the army, so they chose another method, directly inciting the Order State to confront the Empire and completely destroying this corridor. However, this method sacrificed a large number of civilians of the Order State! If the empire really mobilizes troops into the Holy Capital, in order to calm the situation, it is impossible not to have 10,000 or 20,000 heads fall on the ground, and the major chambers of commerce in the empire will also evacuate from the Holy Capital. Without the food brought by the major chambers of commerce, eventually It is feared that most of the civilians of the Order Nation in the Holy City will starve to death. In such a tragic situation, both the Order Nation and the Empire will suffer huge losses, but the other party can easily reap the maximum benefits.

The emperor's voice paused, he picked up the tea on the table and took a sip. He curled his lips slightly, "There is really no one who can be so familiar with the inside story of the Blue Chamber of Commerce, except Martin Liya himself!"

"Your Majesty is saying... this matter was directed and acted by Martin Liya!" Salton was shocked in his heart, and his face changed slightly. The emperor's judgment was really shocking. Martin Liya betrayed the Blue Chamber of Commerce. What is this situation? It is not that the Blue Chamber of Commerce is the background of the Martin Liya people, and it has also contributed so much to the crazy rise of the Martin Liya people. Now it is indeed being thrown out like rags. Who can imagine such a thing?

But if you think about it carefully, it is really true. Who else can be so familiar with the inside story of the Blue Chamber of Commerce? I was a little scared when I thought that I was almost doomed. Fortunately, although the emperor claimed to be on the northern coast, he secretly came to the Holy Capital because of his secret meeting with Si Green.

And this is precisely the most important part of the other party's calculations. I don't know whether it is the other party's misfortune or whether my own destiny is still on the side of the empire.

I have to admit that the other party chose to suddenly expose the matter of the Blue Chamber of Commerce when the empire had won a decisive victory and even he had relaxed his vigilance. It was really a wonderful move and caught the empire off guard. Under normal circumstances, Naturally, it is best to mobilize troops into the Holy City to stabilize the situation, and this is exactly where the opponent's real trap lies.

Such a person is extremely skilled in grasping the situation and people's hearts. He is a master of conspiracy. He is silent. Once launched, it is so fast that people cannot react, and the situation is brought to collapse in the shortest possible time. , and there really is such a person in Salton’s mind.

Martin Liya’s Silver Fox! The first general of Martin Liya, who was preparing his troops under the Harvey Plateau and preparing to join forces with the Ikars to attack the Kingdom of Harvey, actually secretly dug such a big hole for the empire in the Holy City thousands of miles away. , Salton's eyes were a little red. If he hadn't been the emperor, he would have stepped in, and the Holy City would have flowed with blood. Thinking of this, Salton's back felt even colder.

"In view of the current situation in the Holy Capital, we can no longer stay in the Holy Capital. We will first go to Kabu City, which is thirty miles east of the Holy Capital. That is where the Fifth Banner is based. Regarding the Chamber of Commerce and its personnel who were attacked, there are also It can be transferred to Kabu City, and all the imperial chambers of commerce in the Holy City will also evacuate the Holy City, and all supplies will be taken away. Do not leave any trace to the Holy City." The emperor waved his hand to Salton and said coldly. He said in a loud voice, "If the people of the Order want to cause trouble themselves, then let them Look, what will happen to them without the imperial merchants? "Yes, my subordinates understand what to do." Salton looked refreshed. The emperor's approach seemed to be a concession to the situation in the Holy City, but it was actually a response to the current situation. Rising anti-imperial sentiment in the Holy City , it is definitely a sword that seals the throat. The supplies in the Holy City are all shipped by the Imperial Chamber of Commerce. Without these supplies, the people of the Holy City can't even eat, and there is no need to cause trouble. By then, the people of the Holy City will probably cry and shout. He requested the Imperial Chamber of Commerce to return to the Holy Capital.