Chapter 111: The Western Regions
As the vision of a humanoid figure gradually emerged in the void, it seemed that the sky had also changed color, and a little instinctive opposition and backlash began to strike. Pen, fun, pavilion www. biquge。 info
"Humph!"
In the north, there is also a pillar of heaven, and after annexing the pillar of the original Duchy of Indeli at this time, it looks very stout. At this time, as Artis's mind fluctuated slightly, an ancient tree within it swayed its branches, blocking the backlash of instinctive impact in the distance.
And taking advantage of this opportunity, Artis observed the south, the surroundings of the royal court.
I saw that around the heavenly pillars of the royal court, there were several heavenly pillars, each of which was very powerful, comparable to the previous Duchy of Indeli. At this time, facing the powerful royal court, instinctively began to coalesce together and fight against it.
In addition to these places, in other regions, there are also a few pillars of heaven, but they are very rare. Artis saw everywhere, except for the heavenly pillar of the royal court, he was the strongest.
However, at this time, he didn't have the heart to think about it. Taking advantage of the rare opportunity for the true spirit to communicate with the world, he looked to the Eastern Regions.
In the Eastern Regions, at this time, several small heavenly pillars began to fluctuate gradually, and a trace of ripples gradually fluctuated towards the surroundings, as if they were affecting something.
And around these pillars, there are still a few stars, very faint, not yet formed pillars, just spontaneously condensed around, swallowing each other, so that the final victor can rise.
And in the Western Regions, these have fallen a lot. But the only pillar of heaven was weak and weak, and even the surrounding stars were few, and it even seemed to be in the wilderness, lurking quietly without any fluctuations.
In the next moment, the original high perspective disappeared, and Artis only felt the scene change, and the next moment he returned to his body.
He looked at the grass and trees in front of him, and there was a flash of light in his eyes.
At the same time, following the true spirit, he sensed that there was something that was originally hidden.
That's a huge amount of merit. After suppressing the demon god's body, strangling the demonic beasts, and even purifying the abyss, on his body, there was a trace of merit hanging down all the time, turning into the light of merit contained in his true spirit.
These merits are actually some kind of manifestation of the power of the world. It is the pure source power of the world, given to those who have contributed to the world, so it does not have any cause and effect, and it is the most precious.
However, at this time, a small half of the original huge amount of merit had disappeared, and it was consumed when it came into contact with the world consciousness at that moment.
He shook his head and smiled bitterly, not paying attention, but thinking about it in his heart.
"In the Eastern Regions, because of the strong mandate of heaven and the fact that there are too many people who connect to the heavenly pillars, it is impossible to unify in a short period of time under mutual containment. On the contrary, the Western Regions occupies a weak share of the world's personality, but because of this, it is almost a monopoly situation. If it is not contained, it will be more unified than the Eastern Regions when there are no opponents around. ”
He thought to himself, and a little gleam appeared in his eyes.
"Then, the choice between the two is the Western Regions!"
The thought flashed through his mind, and then it gradually subsided.
Two months later, after the unification of the Northern Regions, the Northern Regions, which had been calm for a long time, were generating a little turmoil at this time.
Countless soldiers and horses poured out from the border junction, and with lightning speed, under the leadership of the chief army commander Nadir, they quickly captured some important defensive lines on the western border.
Suddenly, the surroundings were shocked. In other places, such as the eastern and central regions, they were naturally full of joy, watching Artis lead his army to fight in the Western Regions, and watched from the sidelines. At the same time, they coincidentally accelerated the process in their hands and tried to catch up.
In the Western Regions, various countries were shaken, pulled into a vortex by a sudden war.
At the same time, he was shocked by Artis's movements. You must know that from the Great War in the Northern Regions to the attack on the Western Regions, it has only been more than a year. This kind of swiftness and decisiveness really caught the surrounding principalities off guard.
Although a large number of border city-states were more or less guarded, they had not personally faced the Duchy of Adisus. Therefore, under the rapid attack of the elite warriors sent by the Principality of Adisus, they were defeated one after another.
For a time, several city-states on the border were destroyed and defeated under this rapid onslaught.
Even, as the news of Artis' march gradually spread, there were still countless nobles who wanted to take refuge in order to avoid being liquidated.
After all, under the big war, the two sides don't care what kind of nobleman you are, and it is only right to kill them if you dare to resist.
Moreover, after unifying the Northern Regions, the newly established Duchy of Yadixu could not find an opponent of equal strength around it. Therefore, a large number of warriors who were originally left behind in the defense line were liberated, and a large number of knights and nobles from the original northern region were absorbed, and the power that could be mobilized at this time did not decrease but increased, and the momentum was overwhelming.
And as a large number of border city-states were breached, the ancestral gods they worshiped were suppressed by the sacrifices of the army.
The ancestral gods enshrined in these small city-states are different from those of the powerful ancestral gods who have accumulated a lot of money and enjoyed blood sacrifices for hundreds of years. Because the country is weak and the accumulation time is shallow, it is often only about three levels.
This level, although it is also very powerful for mortals, can only be suppressed in the face of a large number of armies, as well as the high priest who accompanied them.
And as this process slowly began, these ancestral gods were completely purified, and in the body of Artis in the distance, a little killing source power became more and more condensed, and it continued to pour into the trace of killing divinity contained in the true spirit, making it slowly expand.
However, as the borders of the Western Regions were breached. Some of these countries are also beginning to react quickly.
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Under a city wall, a middle-aged man looked at the city wall that had been breached by the army in front of him, a little gloomy.
The man looked young, and handsome, with a gentle temperament. But at this time, looking at the bloody scene in front of him, his face did not change, and he regarded it as usual.
And above his head, there is a pillar of heaven, which is fluctuating wildly, suppressing the surroundings and firmly suppressing the surroundings.
That's a big one. In this Western Regions, at this time, there is only this one Heavenly Destiny who has risen, so it is firmly suppressed around, and if there is no external force, it can definitely unify this Western Regions.
However, at this moment, in the direction of the Northern Regions in the distance, there was a more magnificent Heavenly Pillar with a red aura, coming towards the Western Regions, forcibly breaking the original situation and suppressing this Heavenly Pillar.
Suddenly, the situation that was almost destined was changed and became confusing.
"Your Majesty, news has come from the north. A voice came from behind the middle-aged man.
Hearing the call behind him, he turned and looked behind him.
It was a young man who looked very young, his face was a little gloomy at this time, he looked at him, and said: "Artis, the king of Adis, led his army to the border city of Stoffus a month ago, and then divided into several troops to attack the city, and at this time he had broken through several lines of defense, and was about to reach the city of the Duchy of Felich. ”
Hearing the news, Christine didn't speak, looking at the solemn city wall in front of her, and there seemed to be a faint sigh.
The Principality of Felich is an extremely important principality in the Western Regions. The country's geographical location is extremely important, it is in the middle of the Western Regions, and it occupies a powerful terrain, and if it is captured, it can almost be said that the entire Western Regions will be cut off.
In fact, this step is also the most important step to break through the Western Regions, and it is also Christine's next strategy.
"Have you found out how many people are coming from the other party?" After a while, I heard his voice coming, still calm, and seemed to have adjusted.
Hearing this, the young man on the opposite side did not hesitate at all, and responded directly: "At least 50,000 people!"
"Moreover, because the other side is advancing so fast, our men have not been able to detect all of them. In addition, with the pacification of the frontier city-states, there must be a steady stream of warriors coming to reinforce the rear, so according to my conservative estimates, there are at least 70,000 or so, and even more than 100,000 if you add the slave soldiers and farmers who have been requisitioned. ”
"100,000 people!"
This number immediately made some of the people present exclaim, and even their faces turned pale, and their minds were in chaos.
For these people, 10,000 people is an extremely remarkable number in normal times, almost the military strength that a medium principality can only have with all its might, and 50,000 people is already a force that can rise to the Western Regions.
And 100,000 people, for the Western Regions at this time, can almost be said to be irresistible, but it is a desperate number.
Seeing everyone present like this, Christine couldn't help shaking her head and smiling bitterly, and a deep sense of powerlessness couldn't help but rise in her head.
Of course, he understands that it is said that there are 100,000 people, but in fact, there is also water among them. Not to mention the slaves and farmers who were requisitioned, even the city-states that were captured along the way were all in need of people to garrison, and the Duchy of Felich would inevitably suffer heavy losses if it was captured.
In the end, the number of people they need to face may only be about half.
"But, half, that's 50,000 people..."
The thought flashed through his mind, and a sense of helplessness followed.
Originally, if he was given even two more years, he would have the confidence to pacify the surrounding principalities, and even sweep most of the Western Regions.
If it came to that point, he would not be afraid even if the Principality of Adisus came with all the strength of the whole country, and would even think of defeating it with the help of its own defense, and then taking the northern region as well.
But now, it's not going to work.
He looked at the walls in the distance and thought.
"Henry, send a mission to the Duchy of Flarian on my behalf. ”
He turned to look at the young man who had spoken before: "Just say that I am willing to return all the territories I conquered before, and use this as a condition to negotiate peace with him." ”
Hearing this, Henry was stunned for a moment, and then a trace of understanding flashed in his eyes, but at the same time, he said with some unwillingness: "Your Majesty, it's not enough to get to this point." ”
"With our current offensive, it will only take another half a year to directly destroy the Duchy of Frari. Maybe at that time, the Duchy of Adissu hadn't attacked this side yet. ”
However, Christine only smiled bitterly and shook her head at his persuasion, and then waved her hand and motioned for him to do it.
So, the young man sighed, with some reluctance on his face, and went down to prepare.