Realm of Power

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Rode Acropolis Antok,

There were not many people on the cold streets. The area from the negotiation site in the city center to the suburbs for 5 miles was under the control of the Falcon Army. Thousands of Falcon Army camps were reflected under the crimson red trees. , spread out like a huge fan outside the city,

The neighing of war horses, the sound of soldiers mobilizing, and the rising dust can be seen even from miles away. In order to conquer this fortress city guarding the northwest of Kyoto, Saron, who is in charge of the main attack, deployed 20,000 troops here.

After ten days of war,

One third of the buildings in Antok have been completely destroyed

Another third of the houses were severely damaged, and only the last third of the houses were basically intact.

But when they are intact

It probably won't last more than a month. Therefore, the Falcon Army soldiers would rather live in their own tents than in these dilapidated buildings that may collapse at any time at night.

The once picturesque town has now turned into a mess of ruins. Burnt-down houses are everywhere, and bricks and stones are burnt black.

There are also large pits that were blown to pieces by fuel bombs. It turns out that there are streets extending in all directions.

During the battle, all the buildings were toppled with stones, and the houses on both sides were also riddled with holes.

The whole city looks gray

breeze blowing

Choking dust was floating around, and it was in this suffocating and depressing atmosphere that the Rohde negotiating team passed through the deserted Falcon Barracks outside the city and entered the scheduled negotiation location.

Aghelen timidly lowered the curtain of the carriage. This place was like an unimaginable hell. Although she was very strong, she was still a girl who grew up in a deep palace. She had never seen anything called cruelty. At such a young age, she was surrounded by Amidst the praise from everyone and the envious eyes of peers, when have you ever seen these?

People who have never experienced war can never imagine that such a place exists in the world. Although the streets have been newly cleaned and the corpses piled up at the fighting points have also been cleared away,

But broken weapons can be seen everywhere, hideous bloodstains, and some broken armor can be seen everywhere on street corners and in the rubble on the roadside.

It is simply a living portrayal of hell. Walking here, the air you breathe in your nose is mixed with the smell of blood, and the wind that is faintly heard in your ears seems to be mixed with the shouts of soldiers fighting.

"Is this war?"

A trace of horrified emotion flashed through Yagheleng's eyes. The broken scene in front of her reminded her of another picture that appeared in her mind, the military flags all over the mountains and the overwhelming tents. Only when she really faced it did she realize that this was the only thing that had pushed the Kingdom of Lode to the sword. The army that went to death was so powerful and terrifying. The falcon formation was as murderous as the spears in the forest. You couldn't feel this in Luode Kyoto.

Everyone only knows that the front line was defeated. The kingdom was defeated on the front line. Many people died today, how many people died tomorrow, and which acropolis was captured by the Falcon Army.

As Princess Lod, she often hears such news. Some of it comes from the maids, and some of it is on her father Yagrolk's desk.

But those are just numbers on the report, 10,000 or 20,000, they are just numbers, not even a bit shocking. Yaghelen never thought of how great it would be when these numbers became bloody reality. Tragic picture

Just like now, when I actually stand in this place where the two armies once fought fiercely, looking at the city that has almost collapsed, and looking at the bloodstains all over the city that have not yet been cleaned, those reports that could only be called numbers suddenly come to life,

On August 10, the Acropolis of Antok was besieged, with 8,000 defenders fighting for eight days. 5,500 people were killed, 1,300 were captured, and more than 1,000 people were missing. The entire city was destroyed. , my subordinates are fighting to the death and are waiting for help. May God bless me. Marquis Link, the defender of Antok, here comes to you.

"Your Highness, don't be so nervous. The Vekia Falcon is not as scary as you think."

As if feeling the tension in Yaghelen's heart, a pretty figure sitting opposite her leaned over and said softly, "Actually, if you go to the north and learn about it, you will find that the Vekia Falcon is not as rumored outside.

The title of tyrant can only be called this in our Rohde. At least what I saw there was a peaceful world. Soldiers fought for honor and military merit, businessmen ran for wealth, and all tenants became landowners. You must not have imagined that in just a few months, the once proud Ruidian people have begun to consider themselves members of the Falcon Dynasty."

"Anjenalin, it seems that you are very familiar with the Vekia Falcon." Yaghelen turned his head and glanced at his best friend sitting opposite him, with a smile as bright as the bright moon on his pretty face. He joked, "I heard that you were sent out to take over Scarlet Rui as the head of the Northern Intelligence Group. I guess the intelligence on the Falcon in Wikiia should also be the focus. Tell me about this person's characteristics. I think it will be helpful in the negotiations." "

"Okay, Your Highness Princess, if you want to know your opponent, you have to take a look at this first." Anjenalin chuckled softly, took out a stack of documents from the chair behind her and placed it heavily on Yag Helen. in front of

"What is this?" Yagheleng's bright eyes glanced at the documents on the table in confusion.

"Wikia Falcon Files" Anjenalin smiled, picked up one of the documents, and opened one of the pages. "This is precious information that I spent half a month collecting in the north. There is Wikipedia on it." The life and files of Ya Falcon contain everything about this despicable guy, such as his living habits, how many women he has, and so on."

"Really? Why didn't you report such precious information to the Ministry of Military Affairs?" Yaghelen picked up a book and flipped through it carefully. His eyes suddenly lit up. What women admire most is a hero, let alone someone like Yaghelen. A girl deep in the palace, who has just begun to fall in love. The title of the mainland's number one god of war is enough to attract any woman of this age.

"Report to the Ministry of Military Affairs? Are you kidding? This is my personal property." Anjena Lin put on a look of unwillingness and subconsciously placed her hand on the document, obviously cherishing it very much.

"Do you know? In order to collect this information, I spent a lot of effort, and even mobilized the entire northern intelligence network. If it were handed over to the old stubborn hands of the Ministry of Military Affairs, they would definitely be locked on a tall filing cabinet and collect dust. , was bitten by rats and was crushed into pieces, and finally turned into worthless pieces of paper. This is the result you said you handed over to the Ministry of Military Affairs."

"If it wasn't to collect the enemy's files, then why did you spend so much effort collecting these?" Yaghelen frowned and asked in surprise.

"Only when you go out will you know how exciting it is outside. In the past, Luo De almost blocked all outside news." Anjena Lin stopped her voice and looked at the falcon emblem on the battle flag flying on the battlement outside the window. He said with an expression of admiration

"Do you know what that tyrant looks like in my eyes? A small lord in a remote mountainous area stepped forward when the kingdom was in crisis. With fearless ambition and his invincible army, he fought through obstacles and defeated one after another. of a powerful opponent Invincible Military God, if I hadn't seen it with my own eyes, I would never have thought that such a legendary person could exist in this world. I think the most correct decision in my life was to go to the north, so that I could see it with new eyes. Go and look at yourself, look at the kingdom.”

"The invincible military god, now we are also his targets." Yaghelun glanced at Anjena Lin, and gently put down the file in his hand with his slender fingers wearing white gloves.

Anjie Nalin is her best friend since childhood. She comes from the Anjie family, the largest wealthy family in Kyoto. This family has been inextricably linked with the Rode royal family in the five hundred years since the founding of Rode.

In the records of the Luode royal family, there are 34 princesses with the name Anjie, which is enough to show that the bloodline of the Anjie family and the bloodline of the Luode royal family have long been integrated. The royal family and the Anjie family have long been blood. Thicker than water,

So for this negotiation, Yaghelen specially brought in his best friend, not only because Anjena Lin once served as the head of northern intelligence and knew the inside story of the Northern Falcon Dynasty, but also because Anjena Lin From a blood perspective, it can be said that he is the only person he can trust now.

There are dozens of people in the negotiation team, but only this one can be truly trusted. Most of the other members of the negotiation team are just filling in. For a surrender negotiation like this that is likely to be recorded as a pillar of shame in history, no one can respect their identity. I didn’t want to come, so except for a few Except for the qualified deputy leaders, they are basically a group of soy sauce representatives. They hum and haha ​​during the negotiation, then nod and bow, and finally end it. There are many such people in history, small fish and shrimp, The clerk doesn't have that much time to record these people.

At this moment, the carriage moving forward suddenly vibrated, "Stop for inspection?" He Zhi's voice came from the front,

"What a shame, this is the convoy of the Rohde Negotiation Team." At the same time, the deputy leader of the Rohde Negotiation Team, Rekusak, the deputy director of the Rohde Military Affairs Department, said with a thick accent.

"This is an order from His Majesty Falcon. In order to prevent assassins from sneaking into the venue, everyone must be inspected, even the carriage of Her Royal Highness the Princess is not exempt..."

A Falcon officer at the level of flag commander stood in the middle of the road with a righteous tone. Behind him were hundreds of Falcon crossbowmen who were ready.

The infantry crossbows in the hands of these people have already drawn the powerful bow strings, and the sharp arrows are shining with a breathtaking cold light in the sun. They may shoot everyone in the negotiation team into hedgehogs at any time with a single order.

Under the aim of countless arrows, Rekusak, the undersecretary of the German Ministry of Military Affairs, swallowed hard and his face changed. The temporary change of face of the Falcon Army made him doubt whether the assassination plan had been exposed, but he still persisted. Said, "Okay, other cars can be inspected, but Her Royal Highness the Princess' car cannot be driven. Otherwise, it would be the biggest insult to our virtues."

Seeing that the Lods insisted on not allowing the princess's car to be searched, the Falcon officer could only express that he needed to ask for instructions from above. Soon, Prais, who was dressed neatly, walked out accompanied by several guards.

"This is our adjutant-general, Mr. Plaice," Officer Falcon introduced to the Rohde negotiating team.

"Plais" Rekusak, the deputy director of the German Military Affairs Department and the deputy leader of the negotiation team, was stunned for a moment, then immediately stood up straight with a serious expression and said respectfully to Plais. A virtuous military salute: "It's an honor to see you here."

Rickusak did not understand the official position setting of the Falcon Dynasty, but the name Prais was enough to explain everything. Prais, the former Minister of Military Affairs of Rendian, was a well-known iron-fisted figure.

With his iron-blooded and tough style, he led his broken country to fight against the fierce iron hoofs of the Dongting people who were heading south. Although he was once an old enemy, the soldiers of Node still gave a very fair evaluation of this supreme military commander of the Rieldian people, a minister in troubled times.

"It's a pleasure to meet you, Mr. Ruikusak." Prais stretched out his hand to Ruikusak. At this moment, a white light came from Prais's side, and an arrow shot through the gap between Prais and Ruikusak's hands, and nailed it heavily to the ground with a snap.

Prais was stunned, and Ruikusak was also stunned. After a full minute, Ruikusak came back to react. This is considered an assassination, but who did it? Shouldn't the assassination start during the negotiation?

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