Realm of Power

The royal capital of Eero,

The state of war has lasted for three months. The streets are almost completely dark. The imperial army has implemented strict curfew measures. No lights must be turned on after nine o'clock in the evening. The outline of the city is hidden in the darkness, only twenty meters high. There are sporadic firelights on the wide city wall, illuminating the figures of soldiers patrolling back and forth. Standing on the city tower and looking into the distance, there are bonfires all over the mountains and plains like the Milky Way.

It has been two months since the coalition forces of the southern princes surrounded the royal capital. This situation has continued. From the initial tension, no one has taken the southern coalition forces too seriously.

The thick and heavy city gates have long been firmly closed, and the high suspension bridges have all been pulled up. The black iron ropes as thick as human arms appear particularly heavy and strong in the dim light. In the quiet night, only the night wind blows. The imperial soldiers on night duty have become accustomed to standing here and looking into the distance at the sound of the city. The Central Army of the Empire is stationed in the capital area of ​​​​Ero. The Eleventh Banner Regiment and the Thirteenth Banner Regiment were well-equipped and high-spirited to fight. Although they knew that the southern princes' coalition forces outside the city were said to number 200,000, in several confrontations, the southern princes' coalition forces were weak in battle. People can't believe it. If the superiors hadn't allowed them to attack without authorization, these two elite flag regiments of the Imperial Central Army who had experienced hundreds of battles would have fought out on their own.

"Everyone, please keep your eyes open. Don't let the fat in your mouth escape when things get bad."

An imperial officer walked into the outpost on the city wall and saw that except for one soldier watching the wind, several other soldiers were leaning on the battlements to rest. He couldn't help but shouted in a deep voice,. Suddenly, a faint noise came from the south, breaking the tranquility on the city wall. They were all veterans who had experienced battles on the battlefield. They were immediately sensitive to what was going on. They quickly picked up their weapons.

"Dang Dang!" The warning bell rang through the city, and the area near the city wall suddenly started boiling.

"What's going on?"

"Are the Elo people going to run away?"

Countless imperial soldiers who woke up from their sleep seemed to appear out of nowhere and rushed up to the tower with their own weapons. There is only one consciousness in each of their minds, that is, the southern coalition forces must not run away. Everyone has been watching here for two months. They thought that these southern coalition forces would take the initiative to rush forward. Who knows, except for a few small-scale attacks? Outside, it was deathly calm, watching other Imperial troops on the Fraser Coast, west of Martin Fang. , invincible in the holy capital of the Order State, under the sword, invincible, throwing the sharp swords of the imperial soldiers on the enemy's pale face time and time again, but in Eero, the empire has always maintained a defensive posture, and there has not been a major disaster. Such a large-scale battle was really too embarrassing for the two imperial central army flag regiments who were originally preparing for a big battle.

Now we have finally waited for the news of going south. If the coalition forces in the south of Héro are allowed to escape like this, wouldn't everyone have watched the past two months in vain?

really. The sounds coming from the streets in the city were getting louder and louder. In the silent night sky, I could accurately identify the sound of rapid horse hooves, and there was also the faint sound of roars. Then I saw the imperial messenger cavalry carrying flags galloping towards them. He was still shouting "All the troops must be assembled, the Ero people are going to run away!"

"Everyone assembles"

"Speed ​​up, the Eero people are going to run away." Hearing the voice of the cavalry, the officers of each army immediately began to assemble their troops. All the soldiers lined up, with cold and shining spears standing in rows, and infantrymen carrying imperial crossbows. Archers, imperial light cavalry who quickly mount their horses, stationed inside the city Troops also began to mobilize on a large scale. The streets of the originally shady King's City of Eero were quickly filled with countless torches. If a pair of eyes looked down from high in the sky, it would seem that the entire city was at this moment. The ground was covered with fire, like a ferocious beast waking up from the dark night

"Sir, it has been confirmed that the troops in the southern princes' camps are being mobilized overnight, and two of them have already left the camp."

An imperial officer hurriedly ran up the city wall of the Royal Capital of Aero. Lizatir, the commander of the 11th Flag Regiment of the Imperial Central Army, was standing at the top of the city. The blazing fire was shining on the back of the Imperial Flag Regiment Commander. , more torches lit up the city wall. In order to be able to see the surrounding situation, a row of imperial crossbowmen wrapped the arrowheads with cotton soaked in oil, then lit them on the torch, and then shot them high into the sky with all their strength. A red dot appeared. Like a star rising from the ground, it quickly became a small torch that illuminated the darkness. The land around the two hundred meters in front was illuminated by such a torch.

Wow…

With the rapid sound of horse hooves, in the dark shadow in the distance, a group of shadowy scouts from the southern princes' army finally appeared, roaring something loudly while galloping. Lizatir Banner frowned quietly. The southern princes' coalition scouts were actually so close. These scouts were yelling something, but Lizatir couldn't understand it. Their voices sounded muffled in the dark night

"What are they yelling about?" Lizatir heard an officer beside him ask in a low voice.

"It seems that they are shouting that they have been exposed..." Someone answered in a low voice, and the tone was quite confusing. Because of the relationship with the garrison in the capital of Airo, the empire transferred a group of military translators from Cairo Port. Most of these translators cannot be regarded as Regular imperial soldiers, most of whom are members of the Imperial Chamber of Commerce and are recruited by the army, do not need to participate in combat.

"Exposed?" Lizatir frowned slightly. In addition to him, there were two Imperial Central Army Flag Regiments stationed in the Holy Capital of Erlo, as well as Lu Yafei, the commander of the Thirteenth Flag Regiment.

However, Lu Yafei is not in the capital of Aero now. Instead, he went to Cairo Port to report the situation in the capital of Aero to the Imperial Minister of Military Affairs Hu Keqili. Therefore, Lizatir is currently the highest military commander of the capital of Aero. As the news of the empire's southward movement spread, Lizatir could clearly feel that the morale of the entire army was floating, and the already stable situation of the surrounding Ero people also began to have an undercurrent.

The Elo people were afraid of the imperial rule at first because they did not know how the imperial army would deal with the capital of Elo. Especially after they had just experienced the brutal looting by the national army of the Order, the loss of the capital of Elo could be described as It was tragic, and half of the population was lost. Only about 20,000 people were killed by the Order State, but As many as 200,000 people fled from the Royal Capital. Compared with the Order State, the Empire still has a reputation for cruelty. However, to the surprise of the people of Elero, the Empire's rule in the Royal Capital of Elero was not It is strict, with only curfews and no gatherings allowed. Occasionally, some acts of resistance will be suppressed, but they are still within a tolerable range.

Later, the armies of the princes in the south of Eero counterattacked. The people of Eero in the capital of Eero thought that the imperial army would escape. However, the result was that the imperial army was still there, and the 200,000 troops outside the city surrounded the capital of Eero. Instead of attacking, the mood of the Aero people in the royal capital will change. As time spreads, from the excitement and excitement at the beginning, to inexplicable anger, to indifference, it is also a mockery. As the news of the imperial army going south spreads, now even the Eero people themselves know that the people outside the city The princes of southern Hero are running away! And tonight's situation seems to further prove this point. The evacuation of the princes in the southern part of Hero may be tonight!

"Sir, if we let the Ero people run away like this, I'm afraid Hu Keqili will not be able to explain anything. After all, he also ran away from under our noses." An officer finally couldn't bear it and said

Chase? Still not chasing? Lizatir placed his hand on the city head and looked seriously at the distant flames filling the mountains and plains. The surrounding imperial officers also held their breath. The coalition forces in the southern part of Héro are about to run away. Will they fight or not? Although the Southern Allied Forces of Hérault are weak in combat effectiveness, they have an absolute advantage in terms of numbers, and the terrain here is still a continuation of the Great Plains. With 20,000 imperial troops pursuing the 200,000 Southern Allied Forces of Hérault, the other side only needs a little arrangement. It is possible that the 20,000 imperial troops will be trapped in a situation of being surrounded, but if we don't pursue them, will we really just watch the princes in the southern part of Eero just slap their butts and run away?

Regardless of whether there is an ambush or not, we will only find out if we fight! Lizatir issued an order to open the gate of the royal capital.

"Cack, cluck!" The heavy and huge gate of the Royal Capital of Eero slowly opened under the push of more than a dozen imperial soldiers. The firelight reflected the sand lion relief of the Eero royal family on the gate, and even more showed a coldness. The city gate Ten seconds after opening the door, heavy muffled thunder began to be heard from the city gate, and a group of imperial cavalry were seen rushing from the city gate like a wind. When they came out, these imperial central army cavalry wore helmets with long red tassels and thick armor all over their bodies. They leaped silently with their horse hooves. The ground shook and the mountains shook. There was a faint feeling of the surging sea tide. There was a rumble and the heavy sound of hoofs and the mountains collapsed. Crack, stepping into the spreading entrance in front, rolling up a burst of white mist, like a half arc cutting through the ground in front

"The cavalry ranks spread out to search" with an order,

Suddenly, the imperial assault cavalry wearing fine chain-plate cavalry armor and pointed red tassels on their heads quickly dispersed more than a hundred meters out of the city gate, like a suddenly widening net, and the red empires The cavalry capes of the Central Army brought a chill Kill, a few minutes later, the imperial infantry came out from the city gate. Metal armors and spears flashed in the night. The front line consisted of 1,500 imperial cavalry and 3,000 imperial infantry. Behind them was the dense formation of imperial infantry. The cluster moved out of the city and formed another formation.

"Light up the front"

Lizatir raised his right hand with a stern expression, and a rocket from the top of the city flew high into the sky again.

"Kill!" At this moment, a sudden change occurred, and I saw a long line of more than a thousand imperial cavalry moving out in front, seemingly colliding with another force in the darkness.

"Attention, enemy cavalry." The imperial cavalry did not expect that the cavalry of the southern princes army would ambush here. The queue that spread forward was like an open palm, but it suddenly touched the opponent's clenched fist. In the darkness, There was a sudden explosion, and countless armored cavalry suddenly poured out from the opposite side. Yes, they were armored cavalry. These cavalry wearing dark red armor were like appearing suddenly in the dark night. They were caught off guard. The imperial cavalry had already hit them. Kill! The weapons of both sides collided. The imperial cavalry almost fell into a chaotic fighting situation as soon as they saw each other. The horses were shot in the impact and neighed miserably. The bodies of the cavalry above were splashed with terrifying bright red, and the southern princes' army could not be seen at all. A little bit weak

"Wow!"

The collision of the two forces was like the entire strong assault momentum suddenly breaking violently. The horse's hooves were inserted into the soil at an angle and turned red when lifted. The moment the cavalry spear hit the target, there was a terrible sound of bones being pierced. The war horse Rolling and falling to the ground while running, the imperial cavalry performed extremely fiercely, but the red-armored cavalry on the opposite side was no less impressive. Moreover, the weapons in the hands of these red-armored cavalry were not all swords and spears. Some of the red-armored cavalry were holding a weapon tightly in their hands. A thick black iron rod

"Boom, boom" suddenly exploded with a loud sound and a burst of acrid gunpowder smoke. The Imperial Cavalry saw a sudden burst of fire in front of them, and a large area of ​​sparks exploded violently. The Imperial Cavalry, which was still running, seemed to be hit by some kind of huge... The force hit him head-on, and he was knocked away from the galloping horse. Dozens of cavalrymen fell down in an instant.

"Asshole, what is it!" The pupils of the imperial cavalry who were attracted by the explosion also tightened. Even the well-trained war horses were in chaos before this sudden explosion. The imperial cavalry had to pull hard. The red-armored cavalry on the opposite side showed considerable coordination and were completely incompetent. Without the slightest impact, they rushed directly into the group of imperial cavalry. The long iron rod that exploded just now turned into a mace in their hands and swept across it. The imperial cavalry fell off their horses. These red-armored cavalry themselves were not from the south. The cavalry of the vassal armies, they are the Red Dragon Cavalry Regiment of the Kingdom of Aden, which is famous for its mysterious power.

"The Imperial Cavalry is nothing more than that!"

Poros rode a black horse and looked at the fighting ahead with a stern expression. Although he had used all the southern princes of Aero as bait, Poros did not want the southern princes to run away in a hurry. It was best to appease people's hearts. There is no other way than to prove that the empire is not invincible, and among the imperial army, the imperial cavalry is undoubtedly the most elite unit. However, most of the empire's troops in the capital of Aero are infantry, and the number of cavalry is not large. Because the empire is mainly for defense, there are not many places where cavalry is needed. As long as it is properly arranged, Boros believes that with the combat power of his red dragon cavalry, even the imperial cavalry can have a chance, let alone as a member of the Aden Red Dragon Palace. The guard legion and the Red Dragon War Rider are not only well-equipped, but also equipped with the Red Dragon's Breath, which is unique to the guards of the Red Dragon Palace. The Red Dragon's Breath was actually one of the original weapons of the Holy City. The predecessor of the Red Dragon Palace was the Holy City. City Guards Army,

Because of the collapse of the Holy City, the priest group that holds the remaining knowledge of the Holy City claims to be looking for a new site for the Holy City. The Eero branch, which controls the wealth, rebels and pursues the priest group. The Red Dragon Group, which serves as the temple guarding force, chooses the newly developed land. In the Gulf of Aden, after decades of improvement and imitation by the Red Dragon Palace, the imitation Breath of the Red Dragon was finally developed, which is similar to a flamethrower. And also because of the existence of the Red Dragon Palace, the Kingdom of Aden has made great achievements in mathematics, navigation , astronomy is at the top level of the entire continent,