Power and Empire Chapter 3463: Confrontation (1)

At the end of June, the yellow and clear sun shines on the hard land north of Feize. The continent extending from the central area of ​​Feize begins to rise significantly here.

Within a short distance of tens of miles, the height difference between the two places reached more than 300 meters, as if it was a bulging corner next to a continent

Unlike the fertility of central Fazer, the humidity of the west is different from the warmth of the south, the long, towering dragon-like mountains block the warm wind from the ocean, causing most of the northern part of Fazer to be cold all year round. The climate, over time, even the Feize people themselves call this small piece of land that unintentionally stretched out of the southern European continent as Northland, which means that once they have landed on this land, they will not be southern European. , But the land of Barrow in Northern Europe

In fact, this area does not belong to the Fazer people. The Fazer people originated in the central region. They only began to rise and expand three hundred years ago. In the next 100 years, the Fazer people have gained in other directions. Huge progress, from a regional power to the overlord of the west coast of South Europe in one fell swoop

But in the north, it was the hand of the Kingdom of Astai, which was repeatedly defeated by the Northland. The Northland was dangerous and there was only one way to enter the Northland. Although the kingdom of Astai was not as powerful as Feize, Feize wanted It is not easy to attack Northland, but as Fazer’s national power grows stronger, all the surrounding areas are included in Fazer’s territory, and more power is gradually being placed on Asteel’s side. Since it is impossible to open a hole on the frontal battlefield, then Start with the old and unsustainable Royal Aste

The Faiz royal family proposed a truce with King Anse Thailand and requested marriage. The exhausted Hokuriku was upset because of this. The continuous war for more than a hundred years has caused heavy losses to Hokuriku and its population is sharp. Reduced to less than one-third of the original amount, the Hokuriku nobles also complained again and again,

Now the Fazerites have taken the initiative to propose a reconciliation. The Hokuriku nobles naturally hope that the royal family can agree, but the 67-year-old King Ansi Thai clearly does not believe that the Fazerites will cease the war. The royal family’s insistence and acceptance of the nobles Our conflict finally broke out,

One hundred and seventy-six years ago, in the same scorching summer in June, the 60-year-old King of Thailand, Lukasu III, was having dinner with five young and beautiful concubines in the harem. The ages of the five harem beauties all add up, and they are not even as old as the emperor's life alone.

During the meal, the king still showed a very strong appetite. After sweeping away all the venison dishes, he lifted up the cold white wine and drank it

Just as the cold wine flowed into his throat, his breathing suddenly became hurried, and then he became more difficult, and vomited all the food he had eaten. After such a toss, this one was tough to the outside. The iron-like old king bit his mouth on the white silk napkin and was breathless

The news of the death of the old king really surprised the court officials, but their amazement was not because of doubts in their hearts, but because a stone in their hearts finally fell to the ground.

To be honest, none of these lords and ministers were extremely tired of this old undead king. The reason why the royal family insisted on fighting the Fazers was because the Congolese and Fei empire in the north continued to provide assistance, but the old king directly deducted the assistance. And it was the lord nobles everywhere who resisted the Fazerite attack in the front.

Almost on the second day after the death of the old king, the eight giants of the Hokuriku nobility who were responsible for the defense of the Hokuriku roads announced their acceptance of Fei Ze’s armistice agreement. Fei Zejun also moved into Hokuriku on the same day at speed , Four days later, the King Capital of Astai was broken, and the kingdom of Astai was destroyed for 231 years.

Faze subsequently broke his faith, tore up the armistice agreement, and killed the nobles of the former Kingdom of Astai. The Astais, with a total population of more than two million, were exterminated

For more than a hundred years, Hokuriku was the exile of the Fazer Kingdom for criminals and failed nobles. As soon as a famine occurred in the country, the refugees were driven to the north, and finally these refugees gradually became what they are now. The people of Hokuriku, and the nobles who were expelled after failure, have gradually gained a foothold in Hokuriku,

Ten years ago, in the battle for the Fazer Throne with no sword, light and sword, but still with countless casualties, everyone believed that the young and vigorous Albert could ascend to the seat of King Fazer and belong to the Northland noble faction. The sudden fall of Albert caused Albert not only to miss the throne, but also to be exiled to fight in the wilds of the South. After nine years of death, Prince Albert himself would never have thought that after more than a decade, it was Beilu who pushed himself up. Nobility

On the side of the river, on the surface of the river that unfolded after the heavy rain, the torrents rolled, white water splashed out like bubbles, a sudden rock came out of the water, and the flood was broken by the rock, sending out an angry impact. Sound, the double-headed eagle flag of the Fazer royal family collapsed in the wind straight

The Hokuriku aristocratic coalition rushed out from the Hokuriku Plateau this time. It was unstoppable. Without the regular army of the Empire, the resistance of the Empire Reclamation Group was limited after all. After more than 30,000 casualties were paid in succession, The power of the empire can only retreat temporarily,

The sudden rainy season became the savior of the empire. Floods rushed down from a high place, causing many roads to be destroyed. The logistics lines of the Northern Noble Army were also smashed. , Under the heavy rain, the morale of the soaked Hokuriku noble soldiers also plummeted, and many siege equipment were also lost on the way

New Lantea, completely built by the imperial reclamation group, can only be regarded as a small and medium-sized city. It is not a city that the Northland nobles look at. It unexpectedly blocked the footsteps of the noble army.

Although New Lantea is the only way from the royal capital area to the west coast, the location of the road can be regarded as a place in the heart of the heart. The reason why the reclamation group built it was completely because An underground mineral deposit was discovered here, so a residential area was built here, and a wood-stone-structured earth wall was erected on the periphery of the residential area. It is neither majestic nor tall, just a small city with a circumference of more than two miles.

The rammed-earth city wall was never covered with bricks, and many of the crevices collapsed. After learning that the front camp was destroyed, the reclamation army from all over the country gathered here in unison, and at the same time from the west coast. , The imperial reclamation team that had already reacted also sent reinforcements towards the capital, and both sides blocked New Lantea

In a short period of time, the number of New Lantea has soared to more than 30,000.

There are many veterans in the Imperial Wasteland Reclamation Group who have participated in fierce battles, and there are even many officers-level figures. They used diversion canals to dig out the moat outside of New Lantea. They happened to encounter heavy rains, the river surged, and floods flowed from the moat. Overflowing, a river of more than 20 meters in length and width is formed in the periphery of New Lantea.

"Line up, don’t mess up"

"Withdrawal is not allowed"

"The retreat is cut"""

The nobles of the Hokuriku Noble Army looked helplessly at this small town where the water level skyrocketed overnight. If it had been a few days ago, it would have rushed up, but now the water level has skyrocketed to this level and launched several charges. They all had to stop at the moat, although the Northern Army officers with ostrich feathers on their heads fought loudly under the city

There are tens of thousands of light infantry lined up. Form a scattered formation one after another. In the array. There are also rough long ladders hurriedly built overnight. The failures of one array after another stood nervously in front of the array, just waiting for the order to launch an attack.

"The empire's heavy crossbow on the soil wall was torn apart and made a weird whistling sound. The place where the heavy crossbow hit in front, the **** rain exploded, and the screams and wailed faces of the soldiers in the array. Pale

The pile of accumulated corpses beside the moat is proof that the city cannot be defeated. These corpses were scattered all over the place, twisted and twisted in different shapes, and seventeen or eight long ladders fell crookedly in the muddy water.

Thousands of people were lost. They just turned around in front of the moat, and then drove the soldiers forward. Even the officers themselves had no confidence. What are they going to do? Do you want to die? Even if you really break this city, can you really hit the west coast?

The officers are also playing drums in their hearts. The smooth running in front is because the regular army of the empire is absent, completely bullying some pioneers, but now it has been quite a while, no matter how slow the empire army is, there should be some movement at this moment.

It is normal to hear the movement of the imperial army, but they have not heard any news. For them, it is more terrifying than no news.

"The above must have concealed the news"

"The West Coast is in front. What if the Imperial army is killed?"

"Damn~IndoMTL.com~Isn’t it just saying that the king is just fine, why do you want to fight the west coast!"

This is the most terrifying thing, because you don’t even know when the imperial clank and iron cavalry will trample on them all over the world, thinking that the 200,000 king army had not been beaten and dispersed, but now it’s just a mere trivial. It is undoubtedly an extremely stupid act to attack the west coast with a hundred thousand northern aristocratic army.

With this kind of mentality, the new Lantea city in front of me has undoubtedly become a moat. For four consecutive days, without any progress, Grand Duke Geng Di was furious.

Prince Albert was even more pale. After taking down the capital, he had already sent letters to rich families in Fezer, but there were few responses. This was unexpected. He had no choice but to attack the West Coast. If the empire goes to war, if you can’t get the response of other Fazer nobles, it’s obviously not possible to rely on their power. There is no doubt that the nobles everywhere are still waiting and watching. The power of the empire is so powerful that it only depends on Prince Albert to take down a broken one. The royal capital will definitely follow the prince against the empire, and it’s too small to look down on these aristocratic giants

But if Prince Albert can conquer the west coast, that’s another matter. Even if the empire returns to the army, it must be the first attack on the west coast. If the west coast is captured, he will support Albert and become King Fazer. This is Fei The answer given by the rich and powerful people everywhere,