Realm of Power

The torrential rain was harshly washing away the blackened ancient walls of Laoua and the city. People were running throughout the city, not to avoid the heavy rain, but to move supplies and pile up supplies on the streets and alleys. They were all covered with woolen cloth. This city, which was no more than five miles long and wide, served as the Kingdom of Aden. The warehouse where hundreds of thousands of troops were hoarding supplies and food was located. All the houses in the city were expropriated as warehouses. Raua and the residents in the city were either killed or taken away as trophies. Now the people stationed in the city are horses. Prime Minister Kuliu and his eight thousand troops from the Longlan Shazhou Kingdom,

Longlanshazhou is one of the eight vassal states of the Kingdom of Aden. Ma Kuliu supports the Kingdom of Aden as the civil prime minister of the vassal state. He stares at the torrential rain that fills the earth. The prime minister of Longlanshazhou is thin and short, wearing a loose robe. , although the robes are all embroidered with gold threads , but the overall appearance still looks like an old monkey with white hair, but the deep gray-blue eyes of this white-haired old monkey are more like a burning flame at this moment, pinching the battle report just sent in his hand. In a ball, the prime minister took a deep breath with a livid face.

"Muliegu, get ready. Our army has opened a road in Hulie Bay. I believe there will be orders in the next few days. All supplies must be prepared. We will set off as soon as the orders arrive." Ma Kuliu turned around , looking at a stout general behind him

"All the supplies?" The general was stunned for a moment and said, "The supplies in the entire Lawua and the city are piled like a hill. Just to pull these supplies away would require more than 30,000 camels. But now there are less than 5,000 camels in the entire city."

"As the army moves forward, supplies must not be more than a hundred miles away from the army. Don't you forget this rule? And if the front line fails because the logistics can't keep up, we will be in trouble!" Ma Kuliu sighed, "I I also knew that this was a problem. I originally thought that it would be necessary until May, and by then all the supplies in the city would be consumed. It is almost done, and towing it away will not be a problem then, but the Eero army collapsed so quickly. Judging from the current situation, if nothing unexpected happens, this war should be over by the end of April, and the army has already reached the front line of Cornelia. , At this time, we must not let the Aden people get a hold of anything, the supplies must follow, this is for Longlan Shazhou! "

"Yes, I understand, let's get ready!"

The general saluted Maku with a solemn expression, turned around and prepared to go.

In the entire Kingdom of Aden, no one dares to look down upon this ugly prime minister. Longlan Shazhou may not be the strongest among the eight kingdoms, but it is definitely the richest one among the eight kingdoms. Longlan Shazhou, which is located on the main transportation road, It's the only one in the desert The area where iron ore can be obtained has excellent weapons and equipment, and the soldiers are brave and good at fighting. In addition, it is close to the Sea of ​​Aden. It can be said that it is the right place at the right time. If civil strife had not broken out twenty years ago, even the desert overlord Kingdom of Aden would have been hard-pressed to defeat this stubborn sandbank country. bow your head and surrender

During that civil strife, Makuliu, who was just an attendant in Longlanshazhou Palace at the time, escaped during the rebellion. Within half a month, he persuaded and contacted the monarchs of the six provinces outside the royal capital to jointly attack the king. They all rebelled, eventually forcing the rebel leader to commit suicide and apologize. Then he went to the Kingdom of Aden in person to persuade the Kingdom of Aden to gather troops on the border and sign an agreement to take advantage of the situation, and finally preserved Longlan Sand Island.

Although it eventually became a vassal state of the Kingdom of Aden, the economic strength of Longlan Shazhou has not decreased but increased in the past twenty years, and it is still the richest area in the entire desert. In recent years, the Kingdom of Aden has coveted Longlan Shazhou. His heart became stronger and stronger, and Prime Minister Makuliu felt more and more Feeling the crisis, pigs that are too fat will definitely be slaughtered. Although Longlan Shazhou contributes a large amount of tribute to the Kingdom of Aden every year, Ma Kuliu knows very well that this is just a delay, especially in recent years, the Kingdom of Aden has Wars of external expansion are becoming more and more frequent. In the Aden Sea region and the Southern Empire Conflict broke out in the country, and in the Obaro region, they planned to intervene in the affairs of the Obaro region. They seemed to regard themselves as the masters of two continents. They consumed a huge amount of wealth. Half a year ago, the Aden royal family suddenly put down their dignity and proposed Married to Longlan Shazhou, and also in the name of protection Yi, sent a legion to enter the Longlan Sandbank. This shows that the Aden royal family has become impatient and is ready to tear off even the last face. If the invasion of the Aero Empire hadn't disrupted the Aden royal family's plan, Longlan The flag of the Aden royal family may have been planted on the sandbank now.

So this time, other vassal countries supported the Kingdom of Aden with a large number of worthless slaves, but only Longlan Shazhou provided shocking supplies in one go. Two million military expenditures were enough for an army of 200,000 to fight for three months. rations and 30,000 camels for combat, and There are countless other weapons and armors, which can be regarded as releasing part of the financial resources stored in Longlan Shazhou. I hope to use these things to stop the ambitions of the Kingdom of Aden. War, in the final analysis, still requires manpower and financial resources. The Kingdom of Aden does not lack manpower, but financial resources. But it’s a shortcoming! Now that the Longlan Sandbank has been replenished, it seems too inappropriate for the Aden royal family to send a legion to the Longlan Sandbank under such circumstances. With the support of this batch of materials, the Aden Kingdom has suffered a major defeat in the previous period. Able to quickly gather counterattack force and finally promote this major counterattack

Makuliu, who was arranging supplies in Lawuwa City, did not know that an imperial cavalry was heading towards Uvawa City. The heavy rain stopped in the afternoon, the air was filled with moisture, and the sun returned to the sky. Today, in order to deal with the grain that got wet in the heavy rain, a large amount of grain was After clearing the vast land outside the city gate, this is the rear area of ​​hundreds of thousands of Aden troops. No one thinks that this place will be attacked, and the eight thousand Longlan Shazhou troops are enough to resist general harassment. As for the tens of thousands The cavalry attack was beyond everyone's imagination

"Get all the carriages and camels ready!" Makuliu squinted and directed the troops and slaves to pile supplies onto the carriages. At this time, the Aden people must not be allowed to catch any shortcomings. Sure enough, a team of Aden soon arrived The camel cavalry came from a distance and saw the grain being loaded. The general of the pair of cavalry stopped their horses.

"Prime Minister Makuliu, I just received an order. Within two days, I hope that the prime minister can transport all these supplies to the front line." The speaker was a general with a trident on his helmet. His name was Rassaf. , looks burly and powerful, tall and thick, and wears thick armor like a piece of steel. Although his mouth is like a prime minister, The look in his eyes was full of contempt. The kingdom had not been interested in annexing Longlan Shazhou for a day or two. If it hadn't been worried that Longlan Shazhou's rich financial resources would drag the kingdom into a protracted war, it might have taken action long ago. This time In the war against Cornelia, all eight vassal kingdoms were dispatched. For the Kingdom of Aden, it was a good time to weaken these guys in one fell swoop! The higher-ups have issued a secret order to keep a close eye on Makuliu. If there is any mistake, the prime minister of Longlan Shazhou will be controlled first. Although the higher-ups have not stated it clearly, it is conceivable that mistakes can be made. For example, now, after heavy rains, the ground is covered with mud. From here to the front line, there is only Aikui Mountain Road. It is more than a hundred miles of mountain road. It is impossible to transport so many supplies in two days!

"Two days, how is that possible!" As soon as he finished speaking, there was an uproar all around.

Rassaf had no intention of caring about this. He raised his riding whip and smiled coldly, "I have conveyed the order. The rest is the prime minister's business. These supplies must be seen within two days. This is an order from the base camp. I I believe the Prime Minister is well aware of the consequences of delay! "With disgusting arrogance, Rassaf turned around with the cavalry. At this moment, a guard cavalry suddenly screamed,

Kallie, the commander of the Fourth Cavalry Flag of the Imperial Guard, now felt that he was the beloved of God. He ran on the Mount Aikui Road for nearly a day. Except for encountering a few small-scale patrols, it was a smooth journey and finally reached the goal. When Urawa entered the city, what he saw was countless grain supplies piled in the open area outside the city, as well as a large number of transportation horses. If he didn't know what to do now, Kale, the commander of the Guards Banner, would be an idiot. Yes,

"Draw the sword!" Almost without hesitation, Kale had already drawn the sword. There was a sound of a sword being unsheathed from behind. The imperial cavalry came over like a huge fan, and the black armor and sword were flying like a dark cloud. The rain-soaked helmets fell from the soldiers' thin chins, and everyone Without making a sound, there was a sound of clanking on the iron plates of the armor. The entire 26,000 cavalrymen of the Fourth Guards Banner swept across the earth like a strong wind. The rumble of horse hooves made the shouts of the Aden army running in front seem pale. Wearing black armor, they looked like overwhelming waves, with their sharp swords raised high. The wind blew in my face, mixed with moist water vapor. The horse's hooves stepped on the soft soil, and the sharp Samor sword used the power of the horse to cut hard from the Aden man's shoulder.

Poof, the enemy who had not had time to react was cut open on the spot, blood mixed with internal organs gushed out from the incision. The impact of the Imperial Guards Cavalry was like lightning, and the sword sharply slashed across the infantry's armor, bright red. Blood squirted from the enemy's neck, the war horse trampled ferociously, and the body was scattered like pieces of trampled cloth. The sound was mixed with the collision of metal and flesh.

Makuliu! "Rassaf's disgusting voice was still ringing in Makuliu's ears. Makuliu was desperately dragged into the city by his own guards. He could only hear the screams of various massacres outside the city (to be continued). )