Realm of Power

In the Anxi Oasis, the night has gradually fallen. The setting sun is shining from the west, reflecting on the desert outside the oasis. The horizon in the distance shows a red and yellow line. Hayera, the Eastern Governor of the Empire, stands in the desert in the room. Map front. The adjutant held the candlestick and illuminated it for him. Hayela, who had always been rude to others, had a calm face at the moment. Compared to the nobles who washed the large and ornately decorated candlesticks, Hayela, who was born in the Highlands , even when I am most irritable, I still like the deep light emitted by this candle. The candlelight cast his shadow on the map, dragging out a long and dark shadow.

It was already the fourth day since the order was sent back. Hayela didn't know exactly how far the imperial army had gone, because the entire operation was a surprise attack. In order to keep it secret, there was no possibility for the people of Aden to know in advance. Ha. Yala asked the Imperial Army not to give any report, Aden I have been operating in the Grand Oasis for decades, and I don’t know how many informants I have planted in the Grand Oasis. I am afraid that my old rival Eaglewoods has already done this in the Anxi Grand Oasis to encourage the Grand Oasis monarchs to form the Grand Oasis Alliance. After hearing the news, he directly transferred the monarchs of the Great Oasis away with their profits and took a lot of money from himself.

Similarly, as long as he was still in the Anxi Oasis, Eaglewoods' attention would stop at the Anxi Oasis. He would not have thought that while he was in the Anxi Oasis, the imperial army suddenly launched a full-scale raid on the border. At this time, She could only believe in her own decision. Hayera took a deep breath and murmured the emperor's secret message in a low voice. The phrase "go with the flow" in the poem was lightly traced on the map. The big oasis of Boka, the big oasis of Saden, the big oasis of stars, the big oasis of Slamu... The end of the big yellow-brown desert is painted. The green Gulf of Aden is not that large in area compared to the Empire's red-covered continent of Obarro.

Like a crescent moon surrounded by a blue bay, you can feel a strange beauty just from the map.

But from the location of the Gulf of Aden,

A vast and huge peninsula suddenly appeared to the east, which was the Nansi Continent. To the north, and to the north, beyond a mountain range, was the Central Asian Continent.

From this point of view, the Gulf of Aden is sandwiched between the Oubalu continent, the Central Biya continent, and the Nansi continent. Its unique geographical location is evident. The Gulf of Aden controlled by the Gulf of Aden and the Nansi sea area are directly connected. As long as the exit sea to the south of the Ero Empire is opened, the imperial merchant ships can go north along the coastline and enter the southern waters of Central Asia, or they can go south and enter the Nanxi continent, which is still in a mysterious state.

"The emperor is determined to win the Gulf of Aden, which may not necessarily mean that he does not have the purpose of opening up the trade route to the South China Sea." The emperor designated a strategic plan for the Kingdom of Aden. Hayela, as the proposer of the Grand Oasis Operation, personally went to the south of Ayrault to attend the meeting. The emperor The words spoken at the meeting slowly passed through his mind, word by word, extremely clear. he muttered. It’s as if he’s also asking and answering himself

"The people of Aden still despise the emperor too much. They think that the great desert serves as a barrier and the sea route is isolated by the sea of ​​mist. However, they never thought that the sea of ​​mist would suddenly disappear. The great desert is both a barrier and a springboard. The imperial army Ai Yaden Landing in the south and breaking into the big oasis, in fact, there is only one real purpose, and that is to attract a lot of people's attention.

Hayela could feel that the plan designated by the emperor to raid the Gulf of Aden was now like a silent sharp blade in the night, waiting for the opportunity to strike a fatal blow. At this moment, the Kingdom of Aden could only move forward bravely, gambling on the fate of the country, or there might still be a chance. The people of Aden were obviously unaware of this fatal crisis and just regarded the attack as an attempt by the imperial army.

The people of Aden should not think that this imperial attack will shake their country. Hayela knows the people of Aden too well. Just bet that they are still as arrogant as ever! Even Eagle Woods thinks that as long as he destroys the Great Oasis, he can sit back and relax. Thinking of this famous Aden general who almost made him doomed, Hayela subconsciously twitched the corner of his mouth.

I have to admit that Eagle Woods is too familiar with his own style, and he is equally familiar with Eagle Woods' style. If this battle continues according to his previous plan, he wants to occupy the absolute home court advantage. It is completely impossible to seize the big oasis from the hands of Eaglewoods, but it is no longer a problem now.

Since receiving the emperor's secret order, in fact, to a certain extent, the commander is no longer Hayela, but the emperor. Even though the emperor is thousands of miles away from here, the emperor has a strategic view of the Aden people. The transcendent judgment of directly attacking the Great Oasis is definitely not something that Eaglewoods can deal with. Eaglewoods believes that he has mastered the entire situation and has a hundred thousand Aden troops. If he controls or kills the monarchs of the Great Oasis again, the Great Oasis will be destroyed. It's an extremely easy thing,

However, the emperor took advantage of the situation, took the initiative, and took advantage of the chaos. It seemed that there was no specific content at all, but it also gave countless possibilities. Five days could be said to be long or short. , this is completely empowering oneself, allowing oneself to gamble nakedly, this is not my style at all, but it is also Just like this, even if Eaglewoods broke his head, he couldn't think of it. "Isn't this just a gamble from the beginning? This is a big oasis, a big oasis that the people of Aden have worked hard for decades. If you want to start from the people of Aden, Grab it in your hand, how can I not take a gamble! I, Ha Yela, can’t help but have confidence in my decision!”

Now what worries Hayera is that the news of the imperial army's raid on the big oases can only be isolated for a few days, and even if everything goes well for the imperial army, if they can capture the first four big oases, it will be the end of their power.

So what to do next? The Aden people still control nine of the thirteen large oases and still have an absolute advantage. What follows is a more brutal tug-of-war. However, the Aden side has the home field advantage and the superiority in military strength. They also control the monarchs of the thirteen large oases. In name, we can declare that the empire is an invasion, but in the end, the position of the empire is embarrassing.

It is impossible for His Majesty the Emperor not to be blind to this possibility, Hayela whispered as if trapped in a demonic barrier

Of course, from a strategic point of view, the empire successfully held back the Aden people's 100,000 troops in Aden by raiding the Grand Oasis, and successfully attracted the attention of the Aden people. It was absolutely cost-effective strategically, but it left tens of thousands of imperial troops behind. In the middle of the desert, we can't move forward or retreat. Is it possible to have a bloody battle with the Aden people here?

"How are the supplies prepared? Anxi Oasis is too close to Posini. People from Aden may come at any time. We must leave as soon as possible."

Hayera looked away from the map, rubbed her temples, asked the adjutant to put the candlestick back to its place, took a deep breath and asked

"Sir, the prices of all the supplies on the market have increased three times today. In this way, we also found smugglers to barely scrape together the supplies we need to reach the next big oasis," the adjutant replied with an ugly face.

"Only from the Aden people's embargo on trade in the Grand Oasis, and then the embargo on materials, the materials in the Grand Oasis can only rely entirely on smugglers. The Anxi Grand Oasis is pretty good, because there is no Aden garrison here. Consumption, I bought it from the Nagrandz Chamber of Commerce, listening to the old Bollock of Nagrandz Said that other large oases are not only short of supplies, but also need to support the garrison of the big oases, so they are even more nervous. And just some time ago, when the material ban was just issued, the garrison of the major oases went all out to purchase supplies. I heard that even the Aden people The garrison at the Grand Oasis only has enough supplies for one march."

"You mean, the Aden army only has enough supplies for one march?" When Hayera heard the adjutant's words, a flash of surprise flashed through his mind. He faintly felt that he seemed to have grasped a key.

"Yes, we just went to buy supplies as smugglers, and told the other party that we left the Anxi Oasis to avoid disaster. My subordinates believed that the other party would not lie to us."

The adjutant said with a determined face that since the embargo, supplies and food in the large oases have been increasing every day. Some large oases have already seen people starve to death due to lack of food. This is not a good thing for isolated large oases. There are only a few people dying, and we can still find ways to deal with them. Once large-scale deaths begin, it will be a precursor to a plague outbreak. The entire grand oasis will be affected. Even if you leave, it will be useless. Other oases will ban large oases with plague outbreaks. People enter!

The adjutant said, "Even in Anxi Oasis, three or four corpses were transported out by car this morning. They all starved to death without food! So telling the other party is a reason to avoid disaster, and the smugglers will not doubt it!" Even the Anxi Oasis has started to have people die! "Hayela's body trembled suddenly, and the feeling of grasping the key suddenly became clear. The Kingdom of Aden is trying to exploit all the oases as much as possible, and in addition, transporting supplies and food from Aden into the desert is extremely costly. The gain outweighs the loss, so Aden troops are stationed in major green areas. It can be solved on the spot in Asia. Now the Kingdom of Aden has imposed a material embargo on the major oases. Without supplies in the major oases, the Aden garrison will naturally fall into a situation of material shortage. The Aden army can barely keep the materials needed for a march. , and the actual situation is probably even worse!

Therefore, the garrison troops in major oases have the practice of eating empty pay. Therefore, the actual number of garrison troops is not that large, and naturally the materials that need to be hoarded are even less. The materials left behind to meet the needs of a march are already the limit of the garrison in Aden. , that is the basis for their evacuation from the big oasis, and it is a material that they will not use even if they are killed.

In other words, after learning about the news that the imperial army broke into the Grand Oasis, Aden

The most likely possibility is not to order the garrison troops in the major oases to march in to fight, but to order the troops to retreat to a large oases closer to the Kingdom of Aden to assemble. Because there is not enough material support, if the garrison troops are ordered to take the initiative to attack, the battle will be won. Even if you lose the imperial army, you will starve to death in the desert because there is nothing to eat.

Therefore, the Aden people will voluntarily give up most of the large oases!

Hayela clenched his fingers suddenly, his eyes were bright and frightening. He felt that he had grasped the real key. It turned out that the emperor had already predicted that Aden would only choose to give up part of the large oasis when supplies were in short supply. They are not taking the initiative to fight, so there is no need to think about what will happen next, because only by actively giving up the Great Oasis can the Aden people win the possibility of a decisive battle with the imperial army! If it were him, he would probably give such an order. If he could give such an order, then nine times out of ten, Eaglewoods would too!

Slam Oasis,

Known as the land of God, it is the largest oasis among the thirteen oases. It is not only the source of the Slam River that crosses the southern section of the desert, but also the Ragoust Mountains, known as the ridge of the great desert. There is a bulge here

After experiencing the arduous journey in the hot desert ahead, when the hazy light before dawn shines on the earth, we step on the sand as fine as pollen. A red sun slowly emerged from the front, and the dawn shone on the endless sea of ​​sand in front of us. The long team of camels and horses slowly walked on the winding mountain path, like a long squirming snake in the exhausted desert. When travelers see the Slam Oasis, their first reaction is often to kneel on the sand.

If the big oasis in front is just a wetland close to the water source, it is a stopping point for the big desert.

Then the Slam Oasis in front of us can definitely be regarded as a forest land, a place where all the caravans crossing the desert gather. The flower of God in the desert, the bare soil and sand, but on the other side The vegetation is particularly beautiful, and abundant underground rivers gush out here, rushing like white lines, branching into three sections, and the earth extends endlessly to the distance of the horizon.

The lush green fields, dense woods, meandering clear blue rivers, and the birds flying up and down on both sides of the rivers, everything is so peaceful and beautiful. The clouds in the sky are as white as snowflakes, as delicate as a dream made of cotton and silk. The blue sky is devoid of any turbidity or pollution.

The sixty-seven tribes of the desert gather in the Slamu Oasis. Although there is a nominal king here, the binding force on each tribe is actually very limited. Even the arrogant Aden people will restrain themselves in the Slamu Oasis. a lot of

The Aden people are not afraid of the desert peoples, but they are also unwilling to provoke these desert people who lived and hunted in Slam hundreds of years ago and built their own strongholds. The Aden people once thought about using force to unify these desert peoples and let these desert peoples People become slaves of the Aden people, but it is obviously not possible. The Aden army relies on the large oasis for supplies, but these desert people have various secret supply points in the desert. Every time the Aden army encircles the Slam Oasis , all the desert peoples had fled long ago, leaving behind an empty Slam oasis. However, on the return route of the Aden army, there were various attacks and harassments, which made the Aden army miserable, and even attacked and killed an Aden army. The prince of the kingdom, in the end the Kingdom of Aden had to go to these desert peoples to sign an agreement, agreeing to these desert peoples’ right to live in the Slam Oasis, but these desert peoples must hand over a part of the desert specialties as tribute every quarter.

Staring at the golden eagle flag appearing in the distance, the surrounding desert chiefs looked confused. The other party's target was the Aden people. Without understanding the situation, the desert chiefs strictly ordered their own tribesmen not to participate.

Under the banner of the Golden Eagle, fifty Imperial Light Thunder Gods lined up in a line began to pour flames on the Aden garrison camp. A dense line of skirmishers drove towards the Aden army, with the officers in front and the soldiers following closely. Letting out earth-shattering shouts, they rushed to the position of the Aden army camp. The people of Aden resisted desperately, and the fireball exploded and sawdust flew into the air. Under the fire of the Imperial Thunder God, the wooden gate of the Aden garrison camp was blown away and flew away. For the people of Aden who were still relying on the camp to resist, the imperial army after the shelling, They began to set up catapults, ignited fireballs and set fire to the Aden camp. The Aden soldiers who ran out of the camp were knocked down by intensive imperial crossbow fire. Those who were stubborn to the end turned into barbecue, and there was a smell of burnt people floating in the air.