Realm of Power

On the Feishan coast in May, the water vapor rising from the sea shrouds the cities and villages close to the sea in hazy smoke, making them look like heaven on white mist. The climate in the Feshan area is originally It is a hybrid of warm ocean currents and mountain climate. The temperature difference throughout the year is not very big. The highest temperature will not exceed 35 degrees, and the lowest temperature will be 5 degrees. Because it will not reach zero degrees or lower, so Feishan coastline does not freeze even in winter

As one of the earliest countries that gave birth to a maritime civilization, the Feishan Kingdom once dominated the eastern part of the inland sea for decades. Until the rise of the navy of the Strand Sea Kingdom, which severely damaged the Feishan Navy, the Feishan Kingdom's progress in maritime development The national policy has just returned to the land, and the empire has rebuilt the Feishan area into the largest maritime trade transfer station in the eastern part of the inland sea, giving this area that is most suitable for the development of maritime trade a new charm.

The morning air is very fresh, and in the mist, it seems to penetrate into everyone's heart, bringing comfort and comfort throughout the day. Merging the documents in his hands, the black-haired young man stretched out on the brown-red bench. Through the window, he could see a lake about several hundred meters long surrounding it. It was surrounded by lakes on all sides. Outside a building The four-story villa, which does not look too luxurious, is located on an island in the middle of the lake. If you look carefully, you will find that the lake here is not naturally formed, but has obvious signs of artificial excavation. This is where the Feishan Coast area once was. The most famous location of the former Feishan Naval Base Camp

Just fifty years ago, when Feishan's navy was roaming the eastern part of the inland sea, this artificial lake, which was dug out with a huge amount of manpower, was surrounded by four docks capable of building large warships and seventeen auxiliary docks of various types, along the From the rivers and lakes to the east, you can see a wide waterway rushing forward, rolling up waves like snow. The final outlet of this waterway is Feishanhai

The Feishan Navy built warships here, and then sailed along the waterway into the Feishan Sea. There were once clouds of warships and forests of masts. The record for the largest number of warships gathered here is that 76 warships docked in this artificially dug lake at the same time. , more than 7,000 sailors and more than 6,000 shipbuilders are busy here

To a certain extent, this is the starting point for Fei Shan to start his own prosperous era. However, with the final destruction of Fei Shan's navy, this place eventually became an empty artificial lake. Apart from its beauty, there is no trace of the original majestic power of the ocean. With Rong's aura, even Feishan herself didn't remember much about it. There has always been such a place, but as the former biggest rival of Feishan Navy, the admirals of Strand Sea Kingdom remember this place. Many admirals of Strand Navy even respectfully called this place the Navy's Nest. After reviewing the navy's proposal, the black-haired emperor decided to come here to take a look in person.

The huge artificial lake, because it is located inside the coast, ships parked here will not be affected by the sea at all. It is very suitable for the docking of the smaller Imperial Sail Dragon's Teeth class battleships, and the Imperial Navy's Dragon Teeth battleships sailing out from here. It takes two days to reach the golden port of Cairo in the north of Elero on the other side of the inland sea. Of course, if that was all, it would be impossible for the emperor to come and inspect it in person.

On the wall of the room hangs a huge map of Oparo, two meters in length and width. This most accurate map of this era covers the entire southern and southern Europa continent known to date, with an elongated gourd-like line in the middle. The azure area is the inland sea, which represents the southern European Baroe in the lower half of the map. A large red circle suddenly marked the position of an inverted irrigation triangle in the north of Luo. From a certain position on the Feishan coast, an arc-shaped red line ran from north to south and finally landed on the red circle of the inverted irrigation triangle. , which is the entrance to the sea in the north of Hérault, next to the Port of Cairo, known as the Golden Port

If you look down from the zenith of the Feishan coastal area, the location of this lake is exactly the edge of the eastward extension of the Feshan coastline, and it is the center point of the triangle formed by the Cairo Golden Port on the opposite side of the inland sea. nearby. The fleet sailing from the Feishan coast can reach the northern estuary of Hérault within two days, enter the great rivers of the north and south Hérault, and finally enter the Sea of ​​Mist. At this time, the Sea of ​​Mist is no longer what the Empire had just seen more than a year ago. When I just came into contact with the Sea of ​​Mist

"It is basically certain that the fog range of the Sea of ​​Mist is only about three hundred miles. If it exceeds three hundred miles, it is no different from the normal sea area. Moreover, with the hot air balloon raised, it is not very difficult for the fleet to cross the Sea of ​​Mist. The real difficulty is speed, how to cross the three hundred miles of the Sea of ​​Mist before Aden becomes alert!"

The report submitted by Imperial Navy Minister Durst attached an extremely detailed report on the Sea of ​​Mist, proving that after the Imperial Navy failed to cross the Sea of ​​Mist for the first time, it took more than a year. Here, ships are still being sent into the Sea of ​​Mist area, and many of them are entering the Sea of ​​Mist. None of them returned, but there were ships that returned. The experimental results they brought back proved that the scope of the Sea of ​​Mist was not too large, and the height of the fog was actually only more than a hundred meters. If the height of the hot air balloon exceeds the height of the fog, , you can completely see the sun and stars, which means you can find the direction

This is the emperor's goal this time, the Sea of ​​Mist. After Hukoqili arrives in the northern part of Héro, he will attack the surviving princes in the south of Héro. At the same time, the imperial navy will also set out from here and enter in two days. The great river of the Hérault is a situation that the Hérault side cannot take into account at all Next, enter the Sea of ​​Mist. This time, the Imperial Navy has made extremely sufficient preparations. More than 300 hot air balloons are prepared just for guidance. This time, the Imperial Navy will launch a comprehensive attack on the Aden area. Strive to completely destroy the fundamentals of the Aden Navy

"Your Majesty, Lord Plais is asking for an audience." The voice of the guard officer on duty came from outside the office door, interrupting the emperor's thoughts.

"Let him come in." The black-haired emperor looked slightly startled and said towards the door. Didn't he say that he would not come back until the waterway connection was completed? Did you hear something?

Sure enough, Plais, wearing a black uniform, walked in from the opened door, looked for the emperor's position, held a report that seemed to have just been received in his hand, and hurried over.

"Your Majesty, Hu Keqili came ashore at Castle Rock and will mediate the dispute between the Kingdom of Rila and the Kingdom of Biang as the Imperial Minister of Affairs. Is this true?" Prais took a deep breath. With a sneer on his face, he placed the report he had just received on the emperor's desk, his eyes sparkling. No wonder the emperor was not worried at all. It turned out that Hu Keqili had arranged such a muddy and hard job. The reason why he said it was i Mud, because it is really too difficult

Compared with the chaos in the Feishan area, the war between the Rila people and the Biang people is really a mess! The whole of Central Europe Barrow knows how much the Rila and Biang people attach great importance to the Sun Fortress. This time Rila King Owitt did not hesitate to personally take command and devote all his country's strength to it. If Hai cannot take the Sun Fortress, the situation of the Rila Kingdom will be It will be even more difficult, a desperate move, and it has the tacit approval of the empire, and even intelligence said that this time the Emperor of Rela General All the thirty Thunder Gods donated as a gift moved in with the army, and five hundred Thunder God bombs were purchased from the Empire at a high price. The Empire Thunder God has been recognized as invincible and the nemesis of all solid barriers. King Owitt of Rila went down. With such a large amount of capital, it is entirely possible to take down the Sun Fortress in one go before the Beans react.

As long as the Riela people capture the Sun Fortress, it is absolutely impossible for the Riela people to spit them out again.

Even if Hu Keqili suppressed Owitt as the imperial minister, Owitt would vomit blood, but he would never spit out the Sun Fortress, because it involves the future of the Rila Kingdom and this tug-of-war. The final result of the decades-long struggle over the fate of the country. Similarly, as long as the Rila people refuse to spit out the Sun Fortress, the Biang people will definitely not give up. Therefore, this is a completely unsolvable problem.

If Hu Keqili really came ashore at Fort Locke to serve as the imperial envoy to mediate the war between the Rila people and the Biang people, it can basically be said that by the time Hu Keqili's mediation is completed, the emperor's news about the Feishan area should have been revealed. ! With the emperor's big head on his head, what else do I have to worry about?" The Sun Fortress is also known as the Sunset Fortress, which means that even the sun's rays cannot penetrate the obstruction of this huge fortress. For decades, It has always been the northern barrier of the Kingdom of Biang and the isolation zone between the Kingdom of Biang and the chaos in Central Europe Barrow. No matter if Central Europe Barrow is in turmoil, , the Biang people can watch the fire from the other side behind the Sun Fortress. As long as this fortress is still in the hands of the Biang people, there will be no true surrender in the Biang Kingdom! "The black-haired emperor did not answer Plais's words, but He smiled nonchalantly, cast his gaze on the white misty lake outside the window, which was as beautiful as a dream, and said in a slow voice,

"But Your Majesty, letting the Rila people take over the Sun Fortress may not necessarily be a good thing for the empire!" Plais said with a hint of surprise on his slightly astonished face and a solemn voice to persuade him.

The original confusion about why the emperor let the Biang people ambush the Rila Youth Army, and then ignored the Rila Kingdom's revenge on the Biang people finally got the answer, but Plais had new doubts in his heart. It seems to have broken the reliance of the Biang people, but according to the current strength of the empire , it seems that there is absolutely no need to do this. For other countries, the Sun Fortress is an insurmountable obstacle in attacking the Kingdom of Biang. However, for the empire with a powerful naval fleet, it only needs to launch an attack from the port of the Kingdom of Biang. Can easily avoid the effects of Sun Fortress

On the contrary, if the Sun Fortress is handed over to the Riela people, the Riela people can safely develop the fertile land of Three Rivers, and maybe in a few years, they will be able to obtain a major source of wealth.

This is completely inconsistent with His Majesty the Emperor's strategy of secretly suppressing the Rila people. Plais muttered in his heart. He has been the governor of Feishan for four months and has a certain understanding of the critical situation of the Barrow countries in Central Europe. Lais knew the existence of the Land of Three Rivers, so he couldn't understand for a while. The emperor adopted a balancing strategy in the Barrow region of Central Europe. Even if For the forces supported by the empire, they will also avoid making them too powerful. Of course, there will be exceptions, such as the Medici family of Castle Rock. No matter how the empire supports it, the scale and population of Castle Rock itself are already entangled with the forces of many countries. With all the basics, he is destined not to become a hegemonic force. At most, he will change from a wealthy Kaizi to a Kaizi with money and backing! In the end, Castle Rock will find that he is nothing without the Empire! Only by leaning completely towards the empire can you feel the status you most desire!

The emperor knew that the ultimate goal of the Ruila people in taking over the Sun Fortress was to develop the land of Three Rivers. Logically speaking, it was impossible for the emperor to agree to the signs of the Ruila people's resurgence. However, the emperor acquiesced to the Ruila people's measures. Military operations, there are contradictions here, even Plais feels a sense of dizziness and confusion.

"There is nothing to be confused about, because Hu Keqili never set foot on the land of Central European Barrow in Castle Rock." The black-haired emperor glanced at the nervous face of Plais, and the corners of his mouth were slightly raised, and he looked up from the table. Pick up a report "The Medici allege that Imperial Minister Huco Chili landed in Roque" I asked Salon to decorate the fort. Salon himself would go to the port to greet him personally, and then fake Hu Keqili boarded a carriage to give people the illusion that Hu Keqili had really arrived at Fort Locke. , with the fact that Salon was present to greet him, no one should doubt that Hu Keqili is fake."

"why is that?"

Plais felt like his head was getting big, and his back felt cold. What on earth was the emperor trying to do with all this? Let the Ruila people and the Biang people fight with each other, and now they are releasing false news to deceive attention. Well, attention, why didn't I think that the entire continent's attention is now on the Sun Fortress, and Hu Keqili is now using the emperor to ** If the minister of state intervenes in the mediation, naturally no one will notice that such an important position as the minister of imperial affairs is an illusion. The emperor has spent so much thought and even released false news. The emperor wants to attract everyone's attention. , in order to make everyone ignore the big event that is about to break out.

I just don’t know whether the Rila people and the Biang people know that they are just flags in the hands of the emperor. At the beginning of this war, both the Rila people and the Biang people have the same people behind them. A manipulator, that is, the emperor. In an instant, Plais seemed to think of something and shuddered. Trembling, the Biang people may not think that they are a pawn of the emperor. It is impossible for the fox-like King of Rila, Owitt, not to know that for the sake of the Sun Fortress, this lord of the Rila Kingdom, who can be regarded as a heroic lord, is willing to do anything. Become the emperor's flag to tease the attention of the entire Obaro, even risking the fate of the entire Kingdom of Ruila!

madman! The corners of Plais's mouth trembled slightly.

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