Realm of Power

When she saw the Aden man hacking to death the last guard who put down his weapon, Mingyue knew that the robber had no credibility at all. The blood spattered on the wall of Langlan Lane, like blossoming red plum blossoms, until All the guards were killed, and Ming Yue hugged the shivering maid Xia Yuer with an unusually cold look. The mountains of corpses and seas of blood in the imperial capital's catastrophe can only be regarded as child's play. The moment he ordered to give up resistance, the guards already knew that the Aden people would kill them all, but no one disobeyed their orders because the guards knew , Princess Mingyue was kidnapped, and even if the guards could survive, they would only have to commit suicide to apologize.

The current Xinjing Linhang is no longer the imperial capital that looked down upon the whole of Central Asia. It seems to be ashamed and entangled by the catastrophe in the imperial capital. What His Majesty the Emperor hates most now are those who run away from their masters. Instead of doing this, it is better to die in these Aden In the hands of others, at least it can be rated as loyal and loyal. This is the nature of the king, so as not to drag down the family. The failure of the Long family in the southwest plan severely embarrassed the Zhongbia court. Under the emperor's anger, many wealthy families who ran away from the imperial capital were punished. During the liquidation, some low-level families were directly ordered to be exterminated by the emperor.

"Your Highness, I'm sorry, your guards shouldn't have killed our people. If we don't kill them, the soldiers will not extinguish their anger!" An old man in a toga appeared at the alley, with gold-marked boots under his feet. She was a bloody woman, wearing a golden pointed wide hat on her head, which looked very eye-catching, and her hook-like nose gave people a gloomy look. It felt like looking at people with slightly narrowed eyes was like looking at a piece of cargo. Behind him, an Aden officer waved his hands to the soldiers who were about to rush over. Although the Aden people did not know who Princess Mingyue was in front of them, They knew that someone who could treat someone like Ciberia with courtesy must be an extremely noble person.

"Invading other people's land, massacring and plundering other people's land, but accusing others of killing your people. Is this the logic of you Aden people?"

Mingyue smiled coldly. A good spring festival turned into a massacre in an instant. So many people from Aden rushed into Fugang. Through the alley, they could see countless corpses floating in the river, but human blood had stained the entire river. It turned red and looked like a ghost under the light. The exquisitely carved boat was stained with blood and lay horizontally. They collided with each other, and the gorgeous silk ribbons danced in the wind. However, the people on the boat turned into corpses, and many of them had broken arms and legs and fell into the river. Aden soldiers wearing leather armor were frantically rushing from these All valuable things were taken away from the rich man's body, and some soldiers were running to the port with full packages.

It seemed that the people of Aden were lying to themselves when they said they had tens of thousands of people. Mingyue's beautiful eyes were so cold and scary at the moment.

"How many people have you landed?" Princess Mingyue turned back to look at the Aden merchants and said calmly, "If there are tens of thousands of people who landed, it will definitely not be enough for one lucky port. You are robbing After Fukang is completed, it will inevitably spread to the surrounding areas with Fugang as the center. When the court gathers enough troops to press over, it will take at least five to In six days, the Fugang area would have been completely white at that time, but there were signs of withdrawal just a few hours after you landed. This shows that you did not land with many troops, and you just grabbed a few and ran away. According to your calculations, although Fugang is not a major military town, there are still five to six thousand soldiers stationed there. Calculating this, your number is just like this."

"Her Royal Highness the Princess is so discerning. She has forgotten that she was once unscathed in a catastrophe like the Imperial Capital. No wonder she is so calm." Weeping Bi Liehun was stunned for a moment, and then a coldness flashed through his turbid and old eyes. How could I forget? What I see in front of me is China and Bia. Princess Mingyue of the Empire, what a catastrophe in the Imperial Capital. The people in the northern grasslands were killing people, and the Imperial Capital, which had been prosperous for hundreds of years, turned into a hell on earth. It is said that the blood was even in people's ankles at that time. Those who could survive this catastrophe, the people in front of them. The scene can be understood as a small scene.

"Originally, I planned to rob all night, but since I accidentally found something more valuable, there is no need to waste time anymore." Qibile grinned at the corner of his wrinkled mouth and saluted Princess Mingyue. An Aden soldier took Princess Mingyue and her maid into custody. As for the guard's wife who was paralyzed with fear, Cibile asked the officer to take her to a safe area. If the guard's wife died, the Central Asians would I didn’t know that Princess Mingyue was in my hands!

As the largest businessman in Aden in Fugang, he knew that Princess Mingyue had arrived in Fugang a few days ago, but he thought that this delicate royal princess would inevitably be in a crowded place during such a lively spring festival. I didn't expect that I would encounter him in this inconspicuous and remote alley.

At first, he just thought it was the lady of that wealthy family who was blocked in the alley with a few guards, so he didn't pay attention at first. However, after the Aden soldiers who attacked the alley hacked to death several guards, Cibile Look at the waists of these guards exposed Weeping Bile's eyes were so bright that he had caught a big fish this time. Only the guards of the Zhongbia royal family were qualified to put dragon patterns on their waist badges, and in Fugang's Zhongbia Who else could a member of the Biya royal family be but the famous Princess Mingyue! It's God's will. Capturing Princess Mingyue is more valuable than turning the entire Fugang over.

The space that the fleet can carry is limited, and the fleet at sea must always consider the stock of material supplies. Therefore, the main target of plundering Fugang is the rich area in the city, which is the ten-mile area centered on the port. But the situation is not ideal. Although it was a sudden attack, the resistance from the wealthy areas of Central Asia surprised the Aden people. In the southern region, most of the wealthy mansions near the coastal areas were built like fortresses, and they even had slaves, thugs, and so on. If you don’t have a few sets of weapons and armor at home, you’ll be embarrassed to meet people. Those who don’t have weapons and armor always have bamboo spears and short bows made from the short-haired bamboo from the south that has been invaded for several years.

The more coastal people are, the tougher they are. This is all caused by pirates in coastal areas. The court has never considered the issue of sea areas, so naturally no one cares about pirates. Even if the government hears that pirates are coming, They all just closed the door and didn't prepare something to protect themselves. They would have been killed by the raging pirates long ago. There were also several general families who had retired from the military and were also in Fugang. In the short time they were attacked, Within a short period of time, they spontaneously organized a resistance. There were more than a dozen of you and dozens of me. Putting them together, there were hundreds of people guarding the courtyard. When we saw the Aden people wearing leather armor and rushing in to burn and kill, the high walled courtyard was densely packed with people. The short bamboo arrows shot down, and the Aden people below were struck by the arrows and fell down. They held up their shields and smashed open the large iron gates of these high-fortified courtyards. Inside, there were probably more than a dozen sharp spears rushing towards the front door.

So in fact, the impact that Fugang suffered was far from being as serious as Princess Mingyue thought. Fugang was not the Central Asian imperial capital that had already collapsed. The people who rushed into Fugang were just five thousand Aden people like flies with their heads, not the people who brought them. More than 100,000 grassland cavalry were slaughtered by the northern wind. No matter how bad Fugang was, it was still a large coastal city with a radius of more than 20 miles. A mere five thousand people from Aden could not shake the foundation of this city.

In just one hour, not much was looted, but two hundred people were lost in succession. Lecadura, the commander of the Aden Seventh Fleet who was on the battleship, almost went crazy. Just when he was worried about the situation, he got News that he accidentally caught a big fish like Princess Mingyue, he However, he was overjoyed. A princess from the Central Bian royal family was caught. How could she exchange for hundreds of thousands of ransoms? What made Lecadura most excited was that as long as the Central Bian princess was brought back, The Royal Capital of Aden, that was definitely a major event that affected the upper echelons of the Kingdom of Aden’s Eastern strategy!

"Order everyone to withdraw. While the monsoon is still there, we will make another trip to the southern coast to collect some thatch." Lecadura turned around from the bow of the ship and ordered to the adjutant behind him with a ferocious expression. Thatch is a contemptuous name for slaves in Aden. I originally thought of catching some slaves in Fugang, but I didn’t expect this place. If the resistance is so tenacious, then go to the southern coast to capture it. Last time, I particularly took a fancy to a village with thousands of people. At that time, I was going north to Fugang, so I didn't take action. I was just waiting to capture thousands of people when I returned. As incidental goods when returning home this time, otherwise tens of thousands of sailors and soldiers would not be able to go home empty-handed.

Princess Mingyue was escorted onto the Aden warship, and both the master and servant were locked in a small cabin.

"Princess, they are about to sail!" The maid Xia Yuer, with a bleak look on her face, quietly lay on the ventilation hole of the cabin, with her little toes on her toes and her eyes constantly looking out. This was an extremely huge warship. Even to raise the sail, more than a dozen bare-chested sailors were required to pull it with a huge winch. The fishy smell in the sea breeze made the master and servant vomit. Both of them were from the north, and they had never sat on such a huge ship. maritime The battleship, as the Aden fleet began to move, the two of them immediately felt dizzy. Except for the person who delivered the food, there was almost no one in sight. The two women could only hear the rushing sound in the cabin. The sound of water, every time the two women looked through the air holes, they saw a whole row of densely packed masts, and the white sails reflected the brilliance of the sun, emitting a dazzling white light. Because they had never seen it before, they More shocking

It is not impossible for such a huge fleet to be able to transport tens of thousands of soldiers. When she thought that there were seven or eight cities like Fugang on the coast of Central Asia, Princess Mingyue's face became colder. She did not expect that The people of Aden, who are humble and submissive, are actually so powerful at sea. If they really target the coast of Central and South Africa with all their strength, when this fleet comes next time, it will be a catastrophe that is not inferior to that of the Imperial Capital.

"They're turning southwest"

Mingyue squinted her eyes and judged the sailing direction of the Aden fleet based on the direction of the sunlight outside. It had been sailing south for three days. It was originally thought that the Aden fleet's destination was the southern sea of ​​Central Asia, but today it suddenly turned southwest direction, which shows that the Aden fleet does not seem to have the intention to leave the coastline of Central Asia immediately. Judging from the time, this place should already be within the scope of the Song people in the south.

Southern Song Tribe, Qinglong Bay

The white lines presented by the four Imperial Dragon Tooth battleships pushed forward, and the sea breeze brought by them blew the Falcon Navy flag on the mast. "Whoosh!" A huge wave rolled towards the head, and the Dragon Tooth battleships split. Opening the surging sea water, the surging white water waves rolled forward, and the side of the ship was like a razor. The ripples passed through the battleship, and collided with each other on the sea in circles, breaking or merging into pieces. A bigger circle,

"Look, that's the warship of Ximanzi. I don't know how it can fight against the Aden people with such a size!" On the deck of the tall Song ship in the bay, the Song sailors faced the Dragon Tooth warship, which was mostly wet by the sea water. From the side, there was a whistle sound representing mockery, and the sixty-seven Song warships all Parked in Qinglong Bay, there are small warships that can only swim in the water near the waves, and there are also very large warships with a shipside height of 18 meters. The waves hit these tall sides, causing patches of white water bubbles to appear. It makes a gurgling sound, and the silent wind gives people a solemn atmosphere.

At this moment, on one of the large Song warships, a young Song youth was looking coldly at the Imperial Dragon Tooth warship turning on the sea, with a hint of disdain in his tone: "Aden warships." None of them are below our main ship, and there are also terrifying oil-breathing fire ships. Even with such allies to cooperate with us, I don’t know what the family leader thinks.”

"Master Lin, although these Falcon Empire warships are not eye-catching, they are still warships after all. They cannot be the main force, so it is okay to cheer from the side!" Next to the young man, a tall and thin middle-aged scribe sneered. Said, with a black clerical collar wrapped around an ivory white wide scarf, and his eyes gave people a sharp impression."

"The problem is, even if I am cheering from the side, I feel that these battleships are too unqualified. When the main force moves closer, do we have to divide our troops to protect them!" The young man known as Mr. Lin curled his lips slightly. He is the current commander of the Song clan's family fleet. He said, "This time I was ordered to assemble the Song clan's warships to fight against the Aden navy. The family head joined forces with the Falcon Empire. I heard that the Falcon Empire was in On land, Opalo has the title of No. 1, but there is a problem This is the sea. Do these guys driving centipede boats know what naval warfare is? Look at the low and flat shape of the so-called Dragon Tooth Warship. It simply abandons all the advantages that a warship should have. It has no height. Tall ship mast, no There are large cabins for carrying combat troops, and even the parapets used for close-range battles are lacking. The only thing that is passable is that he can run fast. In naval battles, two ships stagger and fight for supremacy. He is a fast runner. What's the meaning?"

"Haha! What Mr. Lin said is really interesting. Maybe this kind of warship is just trying to bring down the opponent." Behind the young man, more than a dozen fleet captains laughed. At this moment, far away, A line of eye-catching red smoke rose straight into the sky, and ****'s face was shocked, here it comes, the Aden people who have been looking forward to it for eight days are finally here!

(To be continued.)