Realm of Power

Harvey Crown Prince Crystal was wearing a slightly worn-out armor. He looked back to the east from the heights of Harvey Palace. An officer in charge in the city was reporting the battle situation to him. Carrister looked a little confused. It was green and stretched tight. He leaned forward and pressed against the fence of the palace balcony, and the corners of his mouth twitched from time to time.

King Harvey is not here, and Naberet is not here. Crown Prince Crestel is the backbone of the entire royal capital.

When Ikar's army approaches the city, the city wall is destined to be undefendable, because the city wall of King Harvey is more than ten miles long, and the number of troops in the city is only more than 20,000. It is a joke to hold on to the city wall with such a force. Fortunately, the Ikar army is so powerful. Come, the strength of the troops is about 50,000 to 60,000, and it is impossible to launch a full-scale attack on the entire city wall, otherwise the city wall would have been breached long ago. Fortunately, the city wall was able to escape the Ikal army for several hours, otherwise it would be difficult to even defend the city. Prepare it

"Your Highness, the heads of all the families in the city are waiting in the hall."

"Tell them that the main force of Lord Naberle has returned to the army. Please hold on, otherwise they will bear the brunt if the Ikars attack the royal capital. They are not fighting for our Harvey royal family at this moment, but for their life and death." Fight." Kristel took a deep breath, turned around and said to the attendant officer, feeling secretly sweating because of Naberet's dangerous move.

In this raid and counter-raid, Naboré publicly drained the royal capital of all its troops, but in fact, he secretly left behind a new and powerful army.

That is the private army of the nobles. Although the private armies of the nobles of the Kingdom of Harvey are not as large as the nobles of the Kingdom of Aden, there are thousands of people in the large ones and dozens of people in the smaller ones. It is precisely because of the control of numbers that most of these private soldiers are well-equipped. Extremely loyal to his master,

Some time ago, due to the strong raid by the Ikar Army, the defense line in the Harvey area was almost swept away. In addition to lack of preparation, another important reason was that Harvey ordered the garrison from various places to gather in the royal capital, because Harvey knew that The Ikar people have been planning for a long time, and as former subordinates, many officers of the Ikar Army have served in important towns in various places in Harvey. They are well aware of the weak defenses of the Harvey Army, so the Ikar Army's surprise attack is like a hot knife cutting butter. Easily defeated the layers of defense of Harvey's army,

Facing an opponent who knows you well, the only way is to reshuffle the deck

Wanting to adjust and repair the entire defense in a short period of time is tantamount to wishful thinking, so Naboré, a defense master, proposed

"Since it is impossible to rebuild the defense line, then simply withdraw the active troops back to the royal capital area", because compared to other areas, the Ikar people have the weakest understanding of the Harvey royal capital area, and Although the Harvey military has always used the Ikar soldiers as cannon fodder, it is not so big-hearted that the Ikar soldiers participate in the military defense of the capital of Harvey.

"The ultimate goal of the Ikar people's raid is the capital of Harvey. As long as King Harvey does not fall, the Ikar people will only be defeated."

As a defense master, Naberle made such a firm conclusion in order to boost the low morale of the military. But what neither Naberle nor Harvey expected was that during this large-scale troop withdrawal, a large number of In order to protect themselves, nobles from all over the country followed the wind and poured into the capital of Harvey following the retreating troops. If it was just one area, forget it. Instead, they gathered two-thirds of the noble families on the Harvey Plateau. These families who originally chose to stay on the Harvey Plateau were basically established families with more than a hundred years of history. They owned considerable manor properties and a large number of private soldiers in the region. , and now these families have gathered in the capital of Harvey, and the total number of noble private troops that followed has reached an astonishing number of more than 30,000.

It's just that this power, even Harvey's military is unable to mobilize

Naboré once wanted to propose at the royal meeting that these noble private armies should be reorganized into two reserve legions. This would be a huge supplement to the strength of the Harvey capital. However, there was only a little bit of news, and he just went out the next day. They were attacked by a large number of nobles. Before arriving at the Ministry of Military Affairs, he had to hide back in his mansion in despair. He promised that only when the army came to the city, would he let each family mobilize private soldiers to participate in the war. This was considered as calming the public anger. Otherwise, even if he was a hero in the defense of the royal capital, he would be the same. Can't afford to offend three-quarters of the nobles in Harvey

It is impossible to use such power. Without forcing these nobles to the moment of life and death, these noble private armies will not go to the battlefield!

Naboré personally led the main force of the royal capital's army to counterattack and took away 150,000 troops in one breath. The remaining troops, less than 20,000, were left in the royal capital. They were all incomplete and resting troops. Is the defense power neutral? Wrong. As a defense master, how could Naberle not see this fatal weakness? Intelligence is just intelligence. The intelligence personnel of the Ikars naturally ignored the private army controlled by the Harvey nobles.

Don't attack the city without troops! These families will not call out their own private soldiers.

Crown Prince Harvey felt the coolness from the hilt of the metal sword in his palm. His eyes were bloodshot and he looked back from a distance. He walked into the palace hall in front of him. There were crowds of people inside, including Harvey nobles wearing various costumes. When they saw Crown Prince Crestel, they immediately gathered around. Everyone looked uncertain. No one knew whether they could defend the royal capital this time.

Sure enough, with people in panic, the Harvey nobles had no choice but to retreat. Their families and belongings were now in the royal capital. The life and death of the royal capital was closely linked to them, and now the war had spread to them. In the residential area, last night, the Ikar army mobilized 20,000 troops and prepared a siege ladder. In order to prevent the sentries from seeing the reflection of the weapons, the sharp knives in their hands were wrapped in black cloth. Under the cover of darkness, they crept barefoot to the Shuobo neighborhood, the center of the battle. Ikar soldiers used ten siege ladders to support the houses on both sides of the street at the same time, and then the infantry rushed up the ladder unstoppably. By the time the sentries spotted them and issued a warning, the first batch of nearly a hundred Ikar soldiers had already arrived! They were extremely brave and quickly hacked to death the small number of sentries. There was a roar in the darkness!

But at this most critical moment, it can only be said that God has not abandoned the defenders of King Harvey. A group of noble private soldiers patrolled and discovered the presence of Ikar soldiers in the Shuobo neighborhood. Everyone's faces turned pale. Without any orders, the private soldiers rushed forward and started fighting with the Ikar soldiers. One side is bound to win, but the other side is fighting tooth and nail to protect it. The two sides are fighting inextricably.

"Kill! Get what you lost back."

The Ikar army has a numerical advantage, but the noble private soldiers have another advantage. Many of the private soldiers are martial arts masters! Their combat power was far greater than that of ordinary soldiers, and their equipment was much better than that of the Ikar army opposite them. In the close combat conflicts in the narrow area, the Ikar army was hacked and retreated continuously. Large numbers of people and corpses fell from the heights of the houses on both sides of the street. It fell down like dumplings. With a quick glance and relying on hand-to-hand combat, the aristocratic private army defeated the attacking soldiers of the Ikar army and finally had to retreat in embarrassment.

"What's going on? Where did these soldiers come from!" Prince von Muerger also discovered this problem and added his reserve team to the flesh and blood grinding mill in front, but it was like being lost in a deep pool.

"They seem to be private soldiers raised by the Harvey nobles."

"Private soldiers? Are you kidding? Are you saying that my army of tens of thousands was blocked by the Harvey people's private soldiers?" Prince von Muerger was obviously stunned when he heard the report. Previously, Ikar had no idea about the rescue. There is a debate whether it was a surprise attack on the capital. The Harvey Army suddenly launched a massive counterattack. The two main legions of the Ikar Army collapsed and then withdrew. The incident happened so suddenly that the command of the Ikar Army was unable to judge for a while whether the Harvey Army was taking a risk. , or do you want to fish in troubled waters? "The so-called fighter plane is fleeting, just like the flash of lightning in a heavy rain. Those who can grasp it are the famous generals." The shortcomings of King Ikar's absence from the army were also revealed at this moment, and the Ikar army was therefore Divided into two groups, the choice between rescue by the army and taking the opportunity to fight to decide the outcome

The Ikar Army finally wavered under the huge temptation and chose to march straight in. The situation of the Fifth Army and the Eighth Army could no longer be reversed. The result of the forced rescue was a life-and-death battle with the Harvey Army. After losing the Fifth Army, In the case of the Eighth Army, our original strength advantage has disappeared. On the contrary, Harvey's army has taken advantage of this battle to greatly improve the morale of the army. A direct decisive battle is obviously detrimental to our army! "

"Capture the capital of Harvey and fight with Bi Quan Gong. If you miss this opportunity, it will be difficult for the Harvey people to go crazy next time."

"There are currently less than 20,000 troops in King Harvey's capital. If we miss such a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity, we will be punished by God! And strategically speaking, it is wisest to end this war as soon as possible, because our army has swept all the way since the war began. , invincible, it only took half a month to reach the royal capital, but because they advanced too fast, they fell into the trap of the Harveys, and it was almost impossible to effectively control the occupied area. Many logistical supplies still need to be transported from Ikar. Because they plunge too deep into the country, by the time our army realizes that it has fallen into the trap of the Harvey people, it will no longer be able to readjust its military strength. The capital of King Harvey is close by. So close, instead of deploying troops to stabilize the occupied area at this time, it is better to capture the capital of Harvey in one go. As long as the capital of Harvey falls, the will of resistance in the occupied area will naturally give up."

The Ikar Army finally chose to risk a battle, but the Ikar Army did not expect that the Harvey Kingdom, which clearly only had less than 20,000 soldiers, would actually erupt with a combat power that would make it difficult for their 50,000-strong army to break through quickly.

"Is there an error in the intelligence? If there are really only 20,000 Harvey troops in the city, I, Nagulas, am willing to cut off my head!" The generals of Ikar became more and more depressed as they fought. The army marched straight in and came to King Harvey. Under the capital, I thought that the Harvey Capital in front of me was just a piece of fat meat, but I didn’t expect that instead of fat meat, it was a hornet’s nest.

You can't tell from the outside, but if you poke it, all kinds of monsters and monsters will come out.

Starting from the all-out attack, after more than ten hours of fierce fighting, the Ikar Army's offensive is still continuing. They dropped thick layers of corpses in various neighborhoods in the city, although the commander continued to The troops were mobilized and fresh troops were sent up, but the soldiers were obviously physically and mentally exhausted, but the progress of the attack was not ideal. So far, the army has suffered more than 20,000 losses in battle. , only two blocks were swept away. The Harvey people, both civilians and soldiers, resisted desperately, turning the streets and alleys into battlefields. Each block required a considerable price, and one vigorous team after another They were brought up alive and turned into corpses. The air was filled with a strong smell of blood. There was a piece of rotten and soft flesh and blood under the feet. The blood flowed and piled up to form a small river.

The morale of the Ikal Army was getting lower and lower, but the military order was ringing in their ears, and they had to move forward, so everyone began to dawdle, slowly moving forward bit by bit, hoping that they could not see the people at night and end the offensive, or that other troops would progress faster, so that they would not have to climb the "meat grinder" on their turn.

The momentum of rushing to be the first and taking the lead at the beginning of the raid was gone.

"The opponent's offensive has begun to weaken. This battle, our army will win"

Crown Prince Kristel has been able to sense this. He looked solemn, his eyes swept across the nobles in the hall, and said in a confident voice