Realm of Power

Two hundred Aden naval warships and three hundred and forty transport ships, loaded with 65,000 soldiers of the first wave of the Aden Expeditionary Force, split open the blue sea like a huge spindle and finally appeared in Liucheng Port. Off the sea, Field Marshal Cautus of Aden stepped onto the deck of the ship. Looking ahead, after two days of only seeing the color of the sea, the outline of the land appeared in front of him like a black line.

"Marshal, the front is Meizhou Port, one of the six city ports. Our navy has suddenly arrived. The opponent must be in panic. If we order the army to pounce at this moment, we will definitely be able to seize Meizhou Port in one fell swoop." An Aden naval admiral said in the card Utes stood upright behind his back and said with an excited expression,

"Liucheng Port Meizhou?"

Cateus murmured in a low voice, raised his head with sharp eyes and glanced at the noon sun in the sky, then glanced at the armies around him who were already eager to try, and said with a sneer to the generals behind him, "Since God allows us The first thing we saw was this port, so everything we do is in accordance with the guidance of God. I believe that the gods need our swords to show Zhongbia what the majesty of gods is. You are welcome. Since the people of Zhongbia launched a massacre against our Aden people, it is enough to prove that they are inherently evil and belong to the gods. Enemy, only a dead Central Bian can be considered a good Central Bian. Do you understand what I mean?

Cateus' voice paused, and a grin appeared on the corner of his mouth. "In three hours, I will board this port. I hope that by then, I will not see a Central Asian standing."

As a field marshal and one of the top nobles in Aden, Cateus knew that the most taboo thing for the expeditionary army was low morale. In this expedition across thousands of miles of sea to Central Asia, the most terrifying enemy was not the resistance from Central Asia, but the resistance from Central Asia. This is the inevitable problem of low morale in the army when it is far away from its homeland. question, and the best way to boost morale is to plunder. He carefully examined the map of Central Asia and knew that behind the port in front of him, called Liucheng Port, there was a vast expanse of land and countless wealth waiting for him. , in fact, even if Liucheng Port did not launch a suppression of the Aden people, Cateus would have ordered a brutal plunder of Liucheng Port.

The reason is very simple, that is, the Aden Army coming from the expedition needs food and supplies, because all the transport ships of the Aden Navy are used, and in order to free up as much space as possible, the entire forward army of more than 60,000 people only brought ten days of supplies. Food, that is to say, if food supplies cannot be obtained within ten days, the more than 60,000 forward troops will fall into collapse.

"Yes, Marshal!"

Upon hearing Cateus's order, the generals laughed loudly and showed understanding expressions.

"Accelerate"

"Hurry up. Those who run fast will have meat to eat. Those who run slowly may not even have a mouthful of soup."

The Aden naval fleet is like a chicken blood, moving forward in a line, pushing the waves rolling, like a white line moving at high speed in the sun, each transport ship has a spear like a forest, in the sun The flickering, sky-high murderous aura seems to be washed away only with blood. Lord Cateus is so happy, knowing that everyone is so aggrieved at sea. After a long time, we finally arrived in Central Asia, and we had to let off some steam. As the order went on, the entire Aden army was in a state of excitement. They killed and robbed all of them, leaving no one alive. Looking at the scene in the distance, it gradually became clear. The outline of the city, thinking of the treasures piled all over the city, and the countless beauties waiting for them to take, made the Aden Army's breathing become heavier, and his eyes were even scarier.

"I'm so envious. Why can't our navy go up there?" Sailors in the navy in Aden are jealous of the generous benefits of the army.

"This is a moment destined to be written into the history of Aden"

Cateus licked his lips that were chapped by the sea breeze, and looked at the Aden soldiers who had washed up on the city shore like a swarm of ants with piercing eyes. A smile appeared at the corner of his mouth. The opening battle of Biya in the Aden Kingdom expedition. , it was as easy as tearing a piece of paper. The coastal defense line of the Sino-Bia Empire was exactly as Elder Yagren said in the report. "For thousands of years, the people of China and Libya have not known what a coastal defense line is, and they have not taken any measures. In terms of naval combat power, China and Libya are almost equal to zero. For such a huge country that is completely undefended, But it doesn’t even have any coastal defense, which is really incredible, but this does not affect the fact that it is a piece of fat placed in front of our Kingdom of Aden.”

"I'm going to take a rest. If there's nothing important within three hours, don't wake me up." Cateus said to the adjutant, turned around and entered his single cabin, feeling secretly proud of the great sea battle fifty years ago. , as the commander-in-chief of the Aden Fleet, he was inspecting the raging fire After burning the wreckage of countless warships, he collapsed on the deck of the warship exhausted. This incident was proudly called "Okaru's sleep" by the navy of the Kingdom of Aden. At this moment, Cateus believed that he This sleep will definitely leave a mark in the history of Aden.

But unfortunately, Cateus had just closed his eyes when he was immediately woken up by the sound of rapid footsteps outside.

"Sir!" the adjutant's anxious voice sounded outside the door.

"What's going on? Didn't I say, don't wake me up unless there is something important?" Cateus snorted in an unhappy tone. He was such an ignorant adjutant. He should have listened to his colleagues' advice and Replace this rigid guy

"No sir, there is a problem at the port!" The adjutant's voice was mixed with embarrassment. Unfortunately, Cateus did not hear it. He stood up very dissatisfied. He opened the door of the cabin and snapped at the adjutant at the door. "I hope you can tell me something important, not about the port, who is fighting with whom over the issue of looting, such as If that's the case, then let them fight. Isn't this kind of thing already commonplace? As long as fifty people die, the superiors of those guys will take the initiative to negotiate, because according to my Aden Military Rules, five Casualties of less than ten people only need to be handled by the superior officer of the army. Casualties of more than fifty people need to be reported to the Ministry of Military Affairs."

"Sir, what I want to say is not about the internal robbery, but the news just came from the port. There is an empty city in front of us!" The adjutant coughed with an embarrassed expression.

Cateus was stunned for a moment, blinked his eyes, then thought of something clever, his face changed, and he quickly asked again, "What? What did you just say?"

"I mean," the adjutant took a deep breath and said loudly with all his strength, "the port in front of you is just an empty city. There is nothing in it. Not to mention the Central Asians, there is not even a dog to be found!"

"Empty city!" Cateus's body trembled slightly, his eyes bulging. He didn't even have time to put on his uniform, so he hurried to the front of the battleship. Sure enough, he saw the flag signal from the landing force, and there was a rush towards the fleet. Shaking, the Aden soldiers who were supposed to be looting in the city were now sitting in pieces on the city streets. It was obvious that not only was there no one in the port, but there was not even anything worth grabbing. This was different from just now. For the still hot-blooded Aden Army, it was like a basin of ice water poured down on them. The soldiers were dejected one by one, like frost beating eggplants. The streets in front of them were empty, except for the Aden people themselves who were walking around. Not even a dog can be seen, let alone a Central Asian. The things in the house are either shabby furniture that is not worth a penny, or broken items that have been turned into pieces. The city is full of treasures, and the city is full of treasures. Where is the beautiful woman in the city?

"Our whereabouts may have been exposed." After the army generals returned, they came to Cateus angrily one by one. How could the entire port be missing? If they said they had not evacuated in advance, who would believe it? We haven't landed here yet, but Liucheng Port has already evacuated so completely. Apart from indicating that the entire combat plan has been leaked, there is really no other possibility.

I'm afraid it's going to be big this time!

Any of the army generals who could be transferred to the first attack echelon were not experienced in many battles. When they discovered that the port city was empty, they thought of a question that made them tremble. What if other port cities could be like this? With the same empty city in front of us, once the supplies of the tens of thousands of landing troops are exhausted, they will have to It was a matter of life. All the transport ships were involved in this transportation. In other words, during the round trip of the transport fleet, the landing force was in the embarrassing situation of lack of food. Originally, this problem was solved by plundering according to the original plan. Liucheng Port has come to solve the problem. Now the most important part of the whole plan is missing.

"In five days at most, the army will be without food! Sir, please make a decision immediately." The army generals gathered in front of Cateus, with undisguised panic on their faces. In order to confirm the situation, they even I searched the villages near the city and found the same situation. There was no one left and the entire area was empty.

"Give me peace"

In full view of everyone, Cateus angrily hit a pearl-inlaid cup on the ground. Countless pearls fell off, creating streaks of light on the wooden boards on the deck. This was Cateus's favorite wine glass. With an ivory base, there are at least three hundred and sixty colorful stars from the cup surface to the base. Pearl inlay, this is the reward that the current King of Aden specially asked the royal craftsmen to make when Cateus was promoted to field marshal. It was like the pearls falling from the broken cup. The generals all closed their mouths with ugly faces, and Cateus was furious. ordered the fleet to dispatch warships to several other port cities to confirm the situation.

"Open the river port, empty"

"White Rock Meigang, Kong"

"Port Kusu, empty"

The news confirmed by ports one by one caused the Aden Army to fall from joy and madness to almost collapse. The faces of the generals became more and more ugly. Katsius pressed his lips tightly together. The generals were talking among themselves, who would Thinking that Liucheng Port was actually empty, according to Yagren's report, Liucheng Port was the most prosperous port in southern China. In China's area, there are hundreds of thousands of people, a dazzling array of shops, and the ports are congested with large sea trade ships from all over the world. Occupying the six cities port is tantamount to strangling the economic lifeline of the Central and African courts. In the final analysis, war is still After fighting for money, the Zhongbia court lost its biggest financial source, Liucheng Port, and it was difficult to organize a resistance!

So what is it that I see now? This has nothing to do with the Six Cities Port mentioned in Elder Yaglen's report.

"If we can't find food within five days, we will be in trouble. If we withdraw now, it should still be enough, right?"

"What are you talking about? We came all the way here and ran back again without getting anything? Then we will not only be the butt of laughter, His Majesty the King will chop off our heads."

"The conquest of Zhongbia is the national policy of the entire kingdom. Now it just encountered some accidents. I don't believe it. The entire Six Cities Port has become blank!" Cateus glanced at the faces of the generals and said with heavy hands Pressing on the table, since the port cannot be found, then expand the search area to fifty miles. With so many villages and so many Central Asians, I don’t believe that they have all disappeared!

At this moment, a guard hurried in, gasping for air and said, "Sir, I just received a report that our naval exploration team was blocked in Longchang. Our naval exploration team suffered more than a hundred casualties and has been withdrawn to the sea to stand by."

"Longchang!" Everyone in the cabin that was temporarily used as a conference room stood up at once. Even Cateus grabbed the guard with an excited expression and asked in a solemn voice, "You just said that the exploration team is in Longchang." Was resisted? It also caused more than a hundred casualties. How many people were there on the other side? "There were about three to four thousand people on the other side. They seemed to be city guards."

The guard who reported the report quickly said, "Furthermore, the exploration team said that Longchang Port seemed to be transporting supplies urgently. There were hundreds of vehicles in the convoy, and they were heading towards the north road. Judging from the traces left along the way, it seemed that A large amount of food, the exploration team was attacked on the side of the road heading north, which is very close to the coastline! "

"Very close to the coastline, on the side of the north road, food!" These three elements, like refreshing wine, made Cateus's eyes light up, like a drowning man grabbing a life-saving straw. , he immediately called for a map of Central Asia, and found the location of the Six Cities Port on the map. Because it was the largest gathering area for Aden merchants, the map was drawn very carefully. Soon, Cateus was there I found the road heading north near the coastline on the map.

“It’s really close to the coastline!”

"Such a large number of transport fleets, loaded with food, cannot be very fast. The road from Longchang to the north is more than two hundred miles long. Except for a large area of ​​forest land, there is almost no place to hide. "The generals also looked at the road on the map, and all looked at Cateus. Now there is a northward ocean current. In other words, if the fleet goes north, it can catch up with this transport in terms of speed. food convoy

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