Realm of Power

The news of large-scale suppression of Aden people in the six cities and ports of Central and Asian countries is like the monsoon coming along with the ocean currents at sea. It makes Aden, who is conducting a comprehensive search of the islands in the southern waters of Central and Asian countries, feel that one of them will be beaten before they even enter. Feeling aggrieved, the Aden Army held an emergency meeting on the naval flagship.

Liucheng Port Incident

It's like a slap in the face to the people of Aden in front of the whole world. For the soldiers of Aden who have been fully mobilized and regard China and Bia as a plate of fat waiting to be divided, this is absolutely a shame and a great humiliation. The people of grassland have been Zhongbia, who was squeezed and ceding territory everywhere to seek peace, dared to carry out such military suppression on the Aden people. These Zhongbia people were no longer as simple as being bold, but nakedly humiliated the entire kingdom of Aden!

"It's such a shame that I, the mighty overlord of the Gulf of Aden, can be bullied by a Central Asian who doesn't even have a naval fleet!"

In front of all the admirals of the Aden navy, an angry Field Marshal Kauts mercilessly denounced this as a shame for the Aden soldiers and a dereliction of duty by the navy. "Now that the road into Central Asia has been opened, We should go on firmly. Now we are slowly cleaning up one island after another. If we go on, even if it’s another month, we won’t be able to see what the coastline of Central Asia looks like, let alone talk about conquering Central Asia. If we can land in Central Asia earlier, these tens of thousands of people will benefit our kingdom. With unparalleled loyalty and trust, Aden’s loyal soul will not die in vain at the hands of the cowardly Central Asians!” "Lord Cateus, our navy is not willing to see such a thing happen. However, naval operations are different from those of the army. They cannot be solved by pushing one line at a time. As long as the main force of the Imperial Navy is not found, it will always pose a threat to us. Existence! "Brother Gude put his hat on the table under Cateus's angry gaze, his straight body showing no sign of weakness.

"This is a problem for your navy. Who said that as long as Anta is captured, everything will be unimpeded? In order to assist your navy in its operations, our army has given us the greatest help. Look what your navy has given to our army? Thousands of people have been killed Burned to death on Anta Island, it was the navy that gave it to me Is this a return gift from our army?" Cautus's arrogant eyes were full of anger. The losses in the Battle of Anta were not large. A few thousand people could bear it. But the loss of these thousands of people turned out to be from the navy. This misjudgment on the part of the army made everyone in the army very angry.

"That was just a misunderstanding!"

Brother Gude's wrinkled eyes flashed with confusion, and the navy admirals behind him also had ugly faces and remained silent. This matter was really impossible to argue with, and it couldn't even be explained. Within a month, consecutive Twice defeated by the Imperial Navy, Antar's mistakes and the attack on the coast of Mars and the Moon were considered by the Aden Navy to be the greatest shame in the past fifty years, and also became a source of ridicule for the Navy.

"Well, I don't care what your navy does. Our army needs to be able to reach Central and Bibia as quickly as possible." Seeing the navy's collective silence, Field Marshal Cautus said coldly, "Our army is not a coward like the navy. Since China and Belgium are The Asians massacred tens of thousands of our Aden people, so our army will definitely pay back ten times the amount."

"What do you want to do?" Brother Gudea raised his eyebrows and looked at Cateus opposite.

"Blood debts must be repaid with blood. The blood of ten thousand Aden people must be repaid with one hundred thousand Central Asians. Our army will turn the six cities and ports of Central Asian cities into no man's land." Katus curled his lips in disdain. He glanced at Goodyear as if he was demonstrating

"You can't do that. If you kill all the Central Asians in Liucheng Port, what will happen to the logistical supplies for the landing army? And what our navy needs is Liucheng Port, not a dead city!"

Brother Gude's face was ugly. After receiving the news about the suppression of the Aden people in Liucheng Port, what he was most worried about was that the army would retaliate against Liucheng Port. As the largest port area in southern China, Liucheng Port Both strategic and economic positions are of great significance to the Aden Navy.

According to the planned plan, after breaking through Anta, the navy could march straight in. However, the actual situation is that the Aden navy, which broke through Anta, found itself in a rather passive situation before it could show its overwhelming impact.

The Imperial Navy miraculously disappeared from Anta and became an unknown quantity. A hidden sharp blade was far more frightening than one placed in a bright place. Faced with the suddenly hidden main force of the Imperial Navy, the Aden Navy had to take The most clumsy way is to search island by island , this takes time, but what is gratifying is that although it is a stupid way to find islands, the Aden Navy also took this opportunity to place supply points on each island, which not only strengthened the control of the sea area, but also served as a The follow-up army has paved the way in advance, which is why the Army tolerates it.

But now, Aden has been angered by the Liucheng Port incident.

"Commander-in-Chief Goodago, please don't forget that before departure, His Majesty the King has already said that the command of the army belongs to me and the command of the navy belongs to you. However, when the dispute is unresolved, I, Cateus, have the final say." Cateus' face was cold, and he shook his hand rudely, took out a secret order from his arms, and pressed it heavily on the table: "Although I respect you, but I have to say something, Commander-in-Chief Gudeyago, you are already old. You are no longer the fleet commander who was regarded as a storm by the enemy. I will now take over the naval command as the head of the Aden Expeditionary Force. From now on, the navy will give up its current search and move towards the Six Cities Port in Central Asia! Navy admirals, do you have any opinions on this? "

"You!" Brother Gude's face turned pale and he clenched his fingers together.

"Is this..."

"What is it? In fact, as long as we can land in Central Asia, it is not so important whether we can find the Imperial Navy!" The voice from behind made Brother Gude's heart feel like a knife. As long as there are ten more days , everything can be built to be impregnable, why can’t you wait ten more days?

"It has been delayed for so long. The original plan was to land within ten days, but now it has been sixteen days. Exceeding this much time is already very dangerous on the battlefield where the information is constantly changing. We are already destined to withdraw. Old man, why don't you go on with dignity? Why do you have to wait until everyone betrays your relatives before you are willing to wake up?"

"In fact, I completely disagreed with this stupid method of searching islands from the beginning. The extremely glorious military achievements are right in front of us, but we have to waste time on islands. Now there is an incident like Liucheng Port. It's really I can’t imagine how the people in Aden are scolding the navy for its incompetence. It’s true that the commander is pessimistic and pursues steady advancement, but don’t bring trouble to everyone.”

Brother Gudeya felt a fishy smell pouring into his throat, his old figure swayed, and his lips pressed together tightly.

Every word spoken by the admirals was like a knife stabbing into his heart. Although he knew that the navy admirals no longer thought highly of him, he did not expect that the admirals would collectively rebel at this moment. His almost desperate eyes fell in front of him. The corners of Cautus's mouth full of disdain made it clearer. Between Cateus, the new marshal who was trusted by the king, and himself, the fleet commander who was destined to be replaced, the admirals were undoubtedly more optimistic about Catvus. Si,

"Since everyone has no objections, it's settled!" Cautus obviously knew that this would be the case. He looked coldly and arrogantly, looking around, not taking Gudeya brother seriously at all. "The fleet will set off in the afternoon, three Within the sky, I want to be able to see the outline of the Six Ports City in Central Asia, please don’t let me down.”

Liucheng Port, Longchang Street

Gently lifting the curtain of the carriage with his fingers, Lu Yangyu's gaze fell on the street outside from the carriage window. The hot air blew against his face, just like a huge wave sweeping the city.

It turns out that all the shops full of goods have been closed, and the front door of the Imperial Bank branch is empty. On the street, Chinese people dragging large and small bags are heading towards the city gate. In the direction of the port, there is an Empire on the mast. The marked merchant ships kept coming in and out. More than fifty imperial merchant ships were transferred from the north coast. The only thing they did in the past few days was transport people and cargo.

Preparations for the war are proceeding in an orderly manner.

After deliberately releasing the news that the Aden people were going to retaliate against Liucheng Port, a huge wave of refugees had already occurred among the Central Asians in Liucheng Port. Nobles and officials, with letters of recommendation from the Lu family, boarded the boats that had already been moored at the port. Imperial ships took refuge. At the same time, the Imperial Bank released news of sheltering merchants, which soon attracted a large number of merchants from Six Cities Port.

As for civilians, the Liucheng Port government also gave full permission and even released all the grain stored in the government. The amount was staggering. It was impossible to transport such a huge amount of grain out in a short time. Instead of It was better to distribute the food to the civilians than to leave it to the Aden people who landed. The benevolence and righteousness of the Liucheng Port government quickly became famous among the civilians. With the food distributed by the government, Liucheng Port with 200,000 to 300,000 people recovered in just three days. It's all gone inside

The scorching red sun at the end of June is hanging in the sky of Liucheng Port, and the aura of solid walls and clear wilderness is gradually revealed. The once prosperous Liucheng Port seemed to have turned into an empty and dead city in a few days.

This is already the greatest effort Lu Yangyu can make to the Chinese and Libyan people in Liucheng Port.

The buildings in Liucheng Port can be destroyed, but as long as there are people, they can still be restored.

"Will the Aden people really come?"

Lu Yangyu got off the carriage and stood alone in the middle of the street. The wind blew against his face. He raised his head and glanced at the scorching sun in the sky. If the emperor's prediction was correct, within two days, the Aden Army would land at Liucheng Port. Aden People will inevitably launch a massacre at Liucheng Port. Originally, Lu Yangyu was worried that the civilians would not have time to evacuate, but the situation in front of him was obviously much better.

It may be that in the past few years, Central and Bian people have been in war to avoid the grassland people. In terms of fleeing, the Central and Bian people have considerable experience. After the businessmen confirmed the news of the war, they almost immediately , sold all the goods to the Imperial Bank, and then boarded the Imperial Bank's merchant ship at the port with the money, heading north to avoid the upcoming war.

However, Imperial Bank did not deliberately lower the price, and still maintained its reputation for comprehensive acquisitions at parity. This alone is more effective than any Imperial Bank propaganda.

At the most critical moment, the Imperial Bank fulfilled its promised protection to the businessmen, allowing the Imperial Bank to finally enter the hearts of these Central and Libyan businessmen, and it can be regarded as cultivating the first batch of true die-hard loyalists for the Imperial Bank in southern Central and Libya. The government gave food to the civilians, believing that as soon as the war is over, these civilians will come back. This time, the Lu family has won the unanimous support of the entire Liucheng Port nobles and officials. I am afraid that the people of Aden themselves did not expect that the emperor had already drained the value of Liucheng Port before their army even landed. The hearts of the people were easily embraced, and the most important step was taken for Liucheng Port to get rid of the Central and Asian courts!

Luzhou, the Lu family, and the news from Liucheng Port also shocked the Lu family.

"It's just these few days, it's always good to be more prepared." Lu Yang, who hurried back from Liucheng Port, looked uncertain.

"But what if the people from Aden don't come? Then our Lu family will be laughed to death..." Someone expressed hesitation

"The entire Liucheng Port has been evacuated. Such a big move, even if it is a joke in the end, it will be a joke to Liucheng Port. On the contrary, I, Luzhou, are only dozens of miles away from Liucheng Port. Once the Aden Army really lands, my Lu family will bear the brunt. !”

Lu Yang took a deep breath with a serious face. If Lu Yangyu was thought to be alarmist before, then what is happening in Liucheng Port at this moment has made Lu Yang no longer dare to treat it as a joke. The mass evacuation of hundreds of thousands of people. Even other port cities have complied with the Lu family's arrangements, which already shows that Aden's landing in Central Asia is likely to happen soon.

"But the head of the family is still in Deyang. To send out the army, we need the order from the head of the family!"

"I didn't say anything about attacking Liucheng Port, I just need to do a good job in Luzhou's defense!"

Lu Yang said with a worried expression, "Those who have been evacuated from Liucheng Port, and Lu Yangyu are also preparing for battle in Longchang, which is exactly to the south and north of Luzhou. As long as we block the first wave, the Aden people will attack Longchang." "At the critical moment, Lu Yang couldn't care less about the friendship between the Lu and Lu families. It would be better for the Aden people to attack Chongchang than to attack Luzhou. According to Lu From Yang Yang's point of view, Lu Yangyu was just a civil servant. Although he actively prepared for war in Longchang and recruited thousands of guards, the so-called guards were not much different from the local guards. From Lu Yang's perspective as a professional soldier, It is simply vulnerable, so as long as Luzhou can persist longer than Longchang, the people of Aden will all flock to the direction of Longchang.

"Your Majesty, Longchang should not be able to stop the attack of the Aden people!" In the emperor's office, Mu Lihe reported carefully.

"I never thought about letting Longchang block the Aden people!" The emperor raised his eyes from the book in his hand and smiled at Mulihe. "Temporarily recruit thousands of militiamen in the hope that they can compete with the elite troops of the Aden army." , isn’t this a joke?”

"Then your Majesty will let Lu Yangyu go..." Mulihe looked confused and hesitated to speak.

"It's just used to confuse some people. Otherwise, if the other party runs away in advance, where can I find a target that can attract the attention of the people of Aden?" The fat man laughed, put the book in his hand on the table, and said coldly, "You said Tens of thousands of Aden troops floated on the sea for several days, and finally landed at Liucheng Port, only to find that it was just an empty dead city."

"With tens of thousands of troops without food or water, the only thing the people of Aden can do is to choose the richest place nearby to solve the logistics supply problem. In the past few decades, the Lu family in Luzhou has relied on the Liucheng Port. , can be regarded as extremely rich."

"No wonder His Majesty asked Lu Yangyu to remind the Lu family to prepare for war. It turned out to be because..." Mulihe felt that he had made a mistake and hurriedly stopped his voice."