Realm of Power

Rukhsir had a look of astonishment on his face when he heard Chox's words, and then he looked thoughtful and asked uncertainly, "It is certain that the imperial army will launch an attack before November, but the generals do not want to because of their own interests." Are willing to withdraw from the major oases, so Eaglewoods The only people who can give direct orders are my intelligence system and your Eighth Army. . You and I set an example and followed the order to withdraw the personnel first? "

"Yes, Lord Eaglewoods does mean this. As long as my Eighth Army evacuates first and your intelligence station personnel also evacuate, Lord Eaglewoods can ask the other armies to withdraw to Posini within a limited time. Big oasis”

Jokes smiled bitterly. Both he and Rukhsir were sent from the royal capital, and they knew much more about intelligence than the other generals. At least they knew that the empire had made a large-scale invasion in the southern part of the Gulf of Aden, and a branch of the navy was The entire fleet was destroyed, and the army also suffered tens of thousands of casualties. This time the empire was coming in force. Hei, in order to avoid the passiveness of fighting on two fronts, Eaglewoods made the right decision to abandon the front line of the Grand Oasis. It is worth sacrificing a small area in exchange for not being attacked from both sides in the Gulf of Aden. However, other Aden generals It’s another view. The Grand Oasis Garrison is its own faction among the Aden Army.

Leaving the original area to station in a desert area with harsh environment can be regarded as a hard job in itself. If you are lucky, you will be transferred in two or three years. If you are unlucky, it is normal to stay there for seven or eight years.

Under this situation, the generals stationed in the Grand Oasis hugged each other to keep warm. Some of them had been stationed in the Grand Oasis for four or five years, and the shortest was two or three years. They had already stood together with the former military chief Samson. Although Sean's talents are average, he treats the garrison management very loosely. As long as he is not treasonous, he will basically not interfere too much. According to Samsien's own words, "Everyone in the Grand Oasis has endured hardships, so why bother each other? Although the environment in the Grand Oasis is harsh and it doesn't matter what you want, at least one thing is there, and that is great autonomy. After all, the Oasis is just a vassal of the Kingdom of Aden, not the hinterland of the Gulf of Aden. Aden’s military discipline is not suitable for this land.”

With a superior like Samsien, one can imagine the following situation

In the Great Oasis, the officers of the Aden garrison were paid empty wages, participated in smuggling and trading slaves, and even pretended to be sand pirates and plundered. If they were placed in the hinterland of the Gulf of Aden, they would be executed ten times. But in the Great Oasis, nothing happened at all. For Aden As far as the kingdom is concerned, as long as there is no turmoil in the Great Oasis, who will care about what the garrison does? Anyway, it is not the Kingdom of Aden. The Great Oasis is just Aden. A peripheral barrier in the bay punished the existing officers, who was willing to go to the Grand Oasis to fill this hole, but the arrival of Eaglewoods broke this tacit understanding, and suddenly a person came from the royal capital to take care of himself, even if that person was the former Lord Eaglewoods, the marshal of the kingdom, immediately asked everyone to give up their existing interests and withdraw from the major oases as soon as he took office. What is the difference between this and directly cutting the flesh of these generals!

"Lord Eaglewoods is here!"

"Lord Samsion has arrived!"

Just as the two were talking in low voices, the guard standing at the door shouted. Everyone stopped talking and looked at the door. They saw a white-haired and increasingly slender Eaglewoods walking into the hall from the door, followed by Behind Eaglewoods was none other than Samsien, the garrison leader. The two of them walked in one after the other with tense expressions on their faces. Come, they are all wearing the uniforms of the generals of the Kingdom of Aden. One is the former marshal of the kingdom, a famous military god, and the other is the general person in charge of the military affairs of the Grand Oasis with a hundred thousand troops. Both of them have straight faces, and it seems that the two sides are communicating. It was very unpleasant. The generals were also beating drums in their hearts, and the atmosphere in the hall suddenly became heavy.

Eaglewoods and Samsien sat at the left and right ends of the long conference table in the hall respectively. Eaglewoods is the king's special envoy and is fully responsible for the military and political affairs of the Grand Oasis, so he sits at the top left position with a higher status. Samsien He is the head of the Kingdom's military. Although Eaglewoods holds military and political power, Samsien still has the first say in the military, so he sits at the right side almost side by side with Eaglewoods.

The guard at the door closed the heavy conference hall door. Eaglewoods glanced at the other generals and waved to them, "Everyone, sit down."

The generals of Aden seemed to have agreed upon it. They all walked to the right side of the bench and sat down. The left side closest to Eagle Woods became increasingly empty.

Luke Hill and Jocks hesitated for a moment, then chose to sit down on the left seat of Eagle Woods, just two seats away from the other Aden generals. The two lonely people, with more than a dozen people opposite, could see clearly. Come out, this was a deliberate arrangement, and it was also the attitude shown by other generals to Eagle Woods. Samsien saw The vast majority of the generals are on their side, with a look of relief on their faces. Compared to the more than ten Aden generals who support themselves, only Rookshir and Jox are sitting on the Eaglewoods side. There is no harm without comparison. Even if you, Eagle Woods, are a former Kingdom Marshal and a famous military god, this is the human heart! Samsien smiled slightly,

Eaglewoods opened the folder in his hand to indicate the start of the meeting. Eaglewoods took out an order from the folder and read it in a thick voice. It was a withdrawal order to be issued. In the order, Eaglewoods specifically pointed out , giving up the big oasis was not his idea alone, but for the security of the entire kingdom. This is a strategy designated by the kingdom and cannot be changed!

"Even if it is a kingdom strategy, it cannot deny people a way to survive."

The generals didn't say anything, but all looked at Samsien, who was sitting at the top on the right, with resentful eyes. In this silent atmosphere, Samsien covered his mouth with his right hand and coughed dryly in front of everyone. As if he had thought about it many times, he said slowly and with a heavy voice, "Ahem, although the evacuation of the Grand Oasis this time is a strategic need of the kingdom, we, as the kingdom's army, People should obey orders, but it is too much of a joke to ask everyone to withdraw in just a few days so rashly. The withdrawal of a hundred thousand troops will definitely not be possible within a month, and how can the withdrawal of a large army be It’s a child’s play. This is a desert, not a flat land. The army marches into the desert at will. Once an accident occurs and the army is trapped in the desert, it will be a serious matter. "

"I do not question Lord Eaglewoods' military qualities and commanding abilities, and I have always admired Lord Eaglewoods. However, as a veteran of Aden who has been stationed in the desert for six years, I firmly oppose the It’s a ridiculous decision to ask everyone to withdraw in just ten days, let alone bring back all the people in the oases.”

Samsien's voice stopped, and his expression was as angry as if he had swallowed a fly alive. He became more and more excited as he spoke. How could someone who had only been here for more than ten days understand the horror of the desert? He rushed the army in a hurry Such irresponsible behavior in the middle of the desert makes him unworthy of being a commander! certainly

The other Aden generals were also angry.

"What, how is that possible?" Some generals rubbed their ears, wondering if they heard wrongly.

"Not only do we want to come back, but we also want to bring back the populations of the major oases. How did we make such a crazy decision!" Someone said angrily in a low voice. Although it was not loud, it was definitely audible.

Samsien's words were like a boulder smashing into the already unstable lake. The generals stationed in Aden wanted to vomit blood. They had already known in advance the order to abandon the major oases, and had already begun to prepare, but according to their The idea is that before the army retreats, it must ruthlessly wipe out all the major oases. As for the indigenous people in the major oases, do they have anything to do with themselves? They can all be left in the big oasis to fend for themselves. Why should these natives be taken away?

Even Jocks, who was sitting next to Eaglewoods, was dumbfounded. He took away the natives of the major oases. What did Lord Eaglewoods think? The garrison of Jocks’ Eighth Army was the Slam Oasis, where It is the base camp of 200,000 desert tribesmen. Jokes couldn't help but flash in his mind the 30,000-strong Eighth Army facing 200,000 angry desert tribesmen in the yellow sand under the scorching sun. His body couldn't help but tremble slightly. This is simply impossible to do, Lord Eaglewoods, I will be tricked to death by you!

"If we don't bring back the population of the Great Oasis, then our use of the abandoned Great Oasis to block the empire's ambitions will be in vain. Therefore, the population of the Great Oasis must also be brought back, and it must not be left to the Empire." Eaglewoods seems to have already After making up his mind, he looked at the generals calmly. He was very familiar with the thoughts of these generals. After all, he had been stationed on the border for more than ten years. There was no benefit in wanting people to work. How?

Since Eaglewoods dares to make such a plan, he naturally has enough capital. His capital is the population of these large oasis. In fact, it is of little significance to the Kingdom of Aden. It even adds four to five million people to eat. It’s a burden. The Kingdom of Aden is about to be promoted to the Empire of Aden, and everyone else is trying their best to offer good things. Things, how could Eaglewoods offer such a big burden? Eaglewoods paused for a moment before continuing, "I know this is a difficult thing for you, but I can promise you that these things I brought back I, Eaglewoods, will not touch any of the population and property. These will be counted as your spoils."

"Spoils of War!" The Aden generals gasped in excitement.

"If this is the case, this decision is not impossible to consider." The voices of the Aden generals who were still complaining and complaining suddenly became silent.

"Due to the ban on trade in the Great Oasis, it is said that the price of slaves in the royal capital has increased by more than one-fifth. If these hundreds of thousands of slaves are transported there... and their belongings!" Even Samsi Endu showed a rare expression of thinking. He recalled it carefully and immediately found that he had gone to After being fooled by Eaglewoods, the old fox deliberately told him about the order to withdraw the troops, but did not mention the placement of the population in these large oases. He naturally thought that they would be placed in the large oases close to the Kingdom of Aden, so he jumped out, but Unexpectedly, the old fox actually killed his own army with a backhand.

Eagle Woods easily took away the command of the 100,000 Aden garrison from his own hands without having to pay anything! Everyone comes to this ghost place called the Grand Oasis to seek money. Whoever can make the generals make a lot of money will be listened to by the generals! What a huge wealth these hundreds of thousands of people in the Oasis are. It's not that I haven't thought about it, but I don't dare to think about it at all! This is absolutely crazy!

There was a hint of bitterness in Samsien's mouth, and he sold the entire population of the Grand Oasis as slaves in one breath. This was beyond the limit of his thinking. This was the entire population of the Grand Oasis. He had been stationed in the Grand Oasis for six or seven years. , but I have never had such an idea. Eaglewoods has only been here for more than ten days, and he has already made such a calculation. He is indeed the former Marshal of the Kingdom, Eaglewoods. This move is really amazing! The total population of the entire Grand Oasis was 1.1 million two years ago. However, due to the invasion war of the Eero Empire, the population dropped sharply to only 800,000. Although the population decreased by a quarter, it was still only a few dozen people. Ten thousand people, if they were all sold as slaves, it would be no less than the loss of the profit income of a medium-sized kingdom, not to mention the hundreds of thousands of desert people, as well as the wealth of the monarchs of the thirteen large oasis families, large and small. If you don't have three to four million empire gold, you definitely have it. This deal is worth doing!

"Lord Eaglewoods, if this matter spreads, it will affect my reputation in Aden..." There are some generals in Aden who are still sober. In the fanatical atmosphere of their colleagues, they cautiously hesitate to speak.

"Ruxir, take out the things you got!" Eaglewoods was already prepared for this question. He waved his hand towards Ruxir, who knowingly took it out of his document bag. He took out the agreement for the surrender of the thirteen great oasis kings to Aden and placed it on the table of the chief of the conference hall under the curious eyes of everyone.

"This is the agreement just signed this morning. From the moment it was signed, the Thirteen Oasis has been merged into the Kingdom of Aden. Therefore, the affairs of the Grand Oasis are only the internal affairs of the Kingdom of Aden. We only need to express our opinions afterwards. The monarch of this big oasis is trying to rebel. We and the garrison are just ordered to suppress the rebellion." Eaglewoods' sharp eyes swept across the faces of the generals. , General Aden who was looked at by him subconsciously straightened his back. At this time, Eaglewoods can't let it be underestimated. This amount of money will be enough to last for more than ten years. "If you don't have any objections, I will start now." Read out the battle plan. This battle plan is called Will and Ambition. I believe that as long as our will is strong enough, there will be no problems with this plan!"