Realm of Power

Watching the fire from the other side turned into a fire burning oneself. This is a reflection of the current situation of the princes in the south of Héro.

The 80,000 imperial cavalry troops led by the famous imperial general Hu Keqili moved south. Among them, as the vanguard of the army were two imperial cavalry flag regiments. A total of 13,000 imperial cavalry came like rolling thunder, pointing directly at the south of the capital of Aero. The coalition of princes, specific news came, that the coalition camp outside the capital of Aero was basically exploded.

Regarding whether to fight or withdraw, the southern princes once again held an emergency meeting. In the drafty meeting room, a middle-aged nobleman with a solemn face tried his best to suppress the chaotic discussion and said loudly, "The Imperial Army is far away from here." There are still more than three hundred miles at least. Let’s not get confused. What about the imperial cavalry? I have already passed the news to Lord Poros. As long as we execute the planned plan, it will not be difficult to defeat the imperial cavalry! "

"So the people of Aden already know the news, so what is the reply of the people of Aden?"

Hearing the words of this middle-aged noble, the chaotic voices in the meeting room became silent for a moment. Many people's eyes were eager. How could they forget the people of Aden? If it weren't for the support of the people of Aden, the southern princes He ran away the moment Martin Fang defeated the Holy City. How could he still be here? The battle plan put forward by the people of Aden is quite good. They will introduce the Imperial Army into the yellow sand area in the south. No matter how brave and adept the Imperial Army is and how invincible it is, manpower will never be a match for the power of heaven and earth. For For people who are completely unaccustomed to the yellow sand, the yellow sand zone is a place of death!

"Lord Boros requested that you will attract the Imperial Army to the Valley Territory according to the predetermined plan, and then Lord Boros will personally lead the Red Dragon Cavalry to launch a fatal blow against the Imperial Army." The middle-aged noble came to the hanging In front of a map on the wall, his fingers landed heavily on a location on the map. Judging from the map, that location was still quite far away from the current capital of the King of Eero.

"Plan? The plan didn't say that the empire would invest cavalry on such a scale."

"It's at least more than four hundred miles from here to Valley Territory. How can our two legs compete with the four legs of the imperial cavalry?" Hearing what the middle-aged noble said, the other lords were in an uproar, and someone immediately cursed. This is not what the people of Aden said before. They just said that when the news of the empire going south arrived, , the southern princes immediately evacuated the royal capital. It was evacuation, not attraction. The meanings of these two words in war are completely different. Evacuation means that you can run away on your own, but attraction is like the tip of a knife. If you dance on the street, you may be chopped down to the ground by the imperial cavalry who are chasing you at any time."

"Lord Poros's battle plan is like this. Even if you don't implement it, are you willing to be bulldozed by the empire's southward army!" The middle-aged noble glanced sharply at the faces of the southern princes. He is Poros's Adjutant Tu Meng was sent to the southern princes' coalition as a liaison officer.

After hearing the words of this Aden adjutant, the voices of the southern princes began to calm down. They knew that it was impossible to resist the empire's southward movement by relying on their own strength. Although they had a so-called army of 200,000 people, they actually had real combat effectiveness. I am afraid that there are not even 30,000 people, and other so-called troops Most of them are farmers in the territory, and there are even nearly 100,000 of them serving as logistics. With so many people gathered here, the supplies in the surrounding areas have long been exhausted, and the lords can only transport supplies from their respective territories. Come here, just for this, we need a transportation team with the same number of people.

There is absolutely no way to fight. I want to run but I am afraid of being caught up by the Imperial Cavalry.

If I had known this, it would be better for the Kentam family to buy back the capital of the Ero Kingdom." A lord cursed angrily, and the other princes also regretted it. The iron hoof of the empire is such a fierce thing, Feize Hokuriku Noble Group After only resisting for thirteen days, half a million Martin Riga people collapsed in just five days in the very battle of the Holy Capital. In contrast, the southern princes did not think they could withstand the imperial cavalry. They would be defeated in two days at most! The hearts of the southern princes were also trembling. I don't know who suddenly shouted "Yes" As for Marquis Tam, since the empire has agreed to sell the capital of Hero to the Kentam family, why not give it a try, maybe the empire will give up going south."

"Yes, let the Kentam family come forward. Maybe the empire will give up going south." The other princes began to frantically search for the Marquis of Kentam. As a result, everyone looked over and found no trace of the Marquis of Kentam.

"The Marquis of Kentam fell ill the day before yesterday due to physical discomfort and did not come to attend the meeting today." The attendant outside the tent replied with a strange expression. The princes did not know that the real power of this news began to be reflected. About two days ago The scene of the meeting spread throughout the camp, and the news that the Kentam family was going to buy back the capital of Elro from the top of the empire had already been announced. The news spread throughout the camp that the Kentam family was about to become the new emperor. After some soldiers who heard the news were briefly stunned, the first thing they did was pack their bags and prepare to go home. Since they could King Aero bought the capital from the empire, so there is no need for everyone to fight to the death here. In every corner of the camp, soldiers were talking in small groups in low voices.

"Have you heard that the princes launched a siege on Marquis Kentam, thinking that the Kentam family's spending money to buy back the royal capital was opportunistic?"

"What do you mean, doesn't it mean that tens of thousands of people have to die to be opportunistic?"

"I heard that the empire went south because the princes did not allow the Kentam family to negotiate with the empire. The empire was furious and would definitely launch a crusade against the south." When the southern princes held an emergency meeting, the atmosphere in the military camp was also changing. The soldiers While whispering to each other, the officers also had a trace of anger on their faces. His expression showed that even if he saw the soldiers gathering together and talking, no one would stop them. This was the will of the people. No one wanted to storm the capital of Aero. The towering city wall could not be filled with tens of thousands of corpses. Even if the capital of Elro is really recaptured, how much impact will it have on the entire situation? Will the Empire really allow Eero's new emperor to take the throne in this city? Are you kidding me? The empire will definitely use the thunder god to blow the new emperor into pieces. The coalition soldiers are all from the south. They do not have a good impression of the Eero royal family, and they have no intention of fighting bloody battles for the Eero royal family to regain the royal capital. The reason why they are gathered here is entirely because the lords of each family are here.

Hérault river

May and June are the seasons when the river water begins to surge. On the surging river surface, water is constantly scouring and hitting the river beach, creating layers of white water splashes. Two layers of different colors can be clearly seen on both sides of the large river. Soil lines, flooding over the years The soil in the area is obviously much deeper. At this moment, in a section of the flood area of ​​the big river, a young man with black hair is standing next to the river. The young man with black hair is standing as steady as a mountain. He does not waver for a moment, just looking at the water of the big river. The torrent rolls down towards the south,

"Your Majesty, Sir Hu Keqili's forward cavalry is less than two hundred miles away from the capital of Aero. I believe that they can enter the capital of Aero in two days." Ankoluo, dressed in silver and light mail armor, came up from behind, his eyes falling on On the back of the black-haired young man, a hint of horror flashed through his eyes. I don't know why, but for Ankolo, In the eyes of the former Princess Hérault, the large river in front of her that had entered the flooding period in this season looked like a tamed giant beast in front of this black-haired young man. The other person just stood there quietly, and the splashing water seemed to be affected by some kind of Like being pulled by a mysterious force, it naturally avoided him and flew aside, without landing on him at all!

"Isn't it strange to you that I ordered Hu Keqili to go south even though I had agreed to sell the capital of the Eero Kingdom to the Kentam family?" The black-haired emperor withdrew his gaze from the torrent of the large river that was more than a hundred meters wide. , turned around and looked at Ankluo’s pretty face, and said in a condensing voice with a smile on his lips.

"It's true that I don't understand, but I believe that your Majesty must have a necessary reason." A trace of hesitation appeared on Ankeluo's face. She was really caught off guard by the emperor's sudden order to go south. Even she, the head of the Southern Intelligence Department, was caught off guard by the emperor. I was shocked by this order!

The black-haired emperor smiled and said, "Hu Keqili's move south was not a temporary decision, but had been on the schedule for a long time. Two days ago, the Imperial Navy finally confirmed that the large river had begun to flood. As usual, the incoming water began to expand. The rise in temperature, coupled with the continuous heavy rains some time ago, eventually caused the Hérault River to enter a violent period. The floods in the Hérault River would start from the mouth of the sea and quickly wash away the interior. of rivers , the floods spread, and this situation will continue until early July. The floods for more than a month will submerge more than 20 miles on both sides of the large river. When the floods recede, the flooded areas will become the best fertile farmland. Only when the river is in flood can the warships of the Imperial Navy enter the Eero River unimpeded. If Hu Keqili is not allowed to attract the attention of the southern princes and Aden people, the Imperial Navy can only sail into the large river. People will notice it”

"So about the Kentam family's agreement..." Ankluo showed a look of surprise on his face and hesitated to speak. Although he didn't know for what purpose the emperor agreed to the Kentam family's request, Ankluo had already learned from it. Sensing a rather terrifying aura, this is because Ankluo is not someone who has personally controlled the army. Otherwise, he would know what a huge impact this news will have after it reaches the southern princes' camp, which is no less than a disastrous defeat. Strike power

The coalition forces of the southern princes have been stagnant outside the capital of King Aero for more than two months. The morale of the army is very weak. Once the soldiers think that the lords do not care about their lives at all, who will risk their lives with the lords!

The black-haired emperor's eyes flashed with sharpness, his voice paused, and he said with a smile, "Of course, cooperation with the Kentam family is still feasible, because the enemy of the empire should not be the southern princes, but the Aden people. We don't need to cooperate with Ero The southern princes fought to the death, allowing the Aden people to take advantage.

"Brilliant, the empire is just putting on a show. Those Adenites who quietly arrived in the south will jump out on their own initiative. The princes in the south of Aero are not stupid. As long as they find that the empire is willing to accept them, their attitude will change drastically. After all, since they can withstand decades of brutal suppression by the Héro royal family, replacing the Héro royal family with the empire will not cause any problems. How much resistance is enough? If Hu Keqili goes south, the Aden people will definitely take coercive measures to pull the southern princes onto their chariots. Compared with this, the goodwill of the empire in selling the royal capital to them is particularly obvious. "Ankluo's charming eyes lit up unexpectedly. The emperor's move was really too clever, and he also had a clear understanding of the mentality of the southern princes!

The empire suddenly moved south, and what was really going to be shaken was the Aden people who sneaked into the south. The southern princes would never have thought of this, and the Aden people would never have thought of it. This was like a set of combos, and they were negotiating with the Kentam family earlier. The news shaken the minds of the southern princes in the bloody battle for the royal capital. The subsequent march south forced the Aden people to start putting pressure on the southern princes! Soon the southern princes will find that there are only two paths in front of them. One is to join the camp of the Kentam family and enjoy the dividends of redeeming the royal capital from the empire, and the other is to risk being trampled to death by the imperial cavalry. , helping the Adenians attract the attention of the Imperial Army

This is forcing the southern princes to break within themselves! , then the empire can easily win over some and attack others. As long as the princes in the south of Aero fall to the side of the empire, the Aden people will be asking for their own death!