Power and Empire Chapter 3123: Imperial Tiger (11)

Two hundred Aden naval battleships, three hundred and forty transport ships, 65,000 soldiers full of the first attack force of the Aden Expeditionary Force, like a huge spindle splitting the blue sea, finally appeared in the six Outside the city port, Field Marshal Kauts of Aden walked onto the deck of the ship and looked forward. After two days when only the color of the sea surface could be seen, the outline of the land appeared like a black line in the front

"Master Marshal, there is Meizhou Port, one of the six ports in front of you. Our navy arrived suddenly. The other party must be in a panic. At this moment, if the army is ordered to pounce, it will certainly be able to seize Meizhou Port in one fell swoop." A Aden Navy The admiral stood upright behind Kautes, and said excitedly,

"Six City Port Meizhou?"

Cateus murmured in a low voice, looked up sharply at the midday sun in the sky, then glanced at the soldiers around him who were already eager to try, and smiled at the generals behind him. "Since The first thing the gods let us see is this port, so what we do is in accordance with the guidance of the gods. I believe that the gods need our swords to show China and Biya what is the majesty of the gods. Don’t be polite. Since the people of China and Biyah slaughtered me, the people of Aden are enough to prove that they are inherently evil and are enemies of the gods. Only the dead people of China and Biya are considered to be good people. Everyone understands me. Mean?

Catheus's voice paused, and a smirk appeared at the corner of his mouth. "In three hours, I will board this port. I hope that by then, I will not see a standing Chinese man"

As a field marshal, one of the top nobles in Aden, Cateus knew that the most taboo of the expedition army was the lack of morale. The most terrifying enemy in this expedition to China and Bialand is not from China and Bialand. Resistance is the problem of low morale that is unavoidable when the army is far away from the homeland. The best way to boost morale is to plunder. He has carefully examined the map of China and Bahrain and knows that it is in front of him. Behind this called Liucheng Port, there are vast land and countless wealth waiting for him. In fact, even if Liucheng Port did not initiate the suppression of the Aden people, Cateus would order the cruel looting of Liucheng Port

The reason is very simple, that is, the Aden Army that came from the expedition needs food and supplies, because all the transport ships of the Aden Navy were used, and in order to make room as much as possible, the entire forward army of more than 60,000 people only brought them. Ten days of food, that is to say, if there is no food supply within ten days, the more than 60,000 forwards will fall into a collapsed situation.

"Yes, Lord Marshal!"

Hearing Cateus's order, the generals burst into laughter, showing a comprehensive expression,

"Accelerate Forward"

"Hurry up, those who run fast have meat to eat, and those who run slow may not even have any soup."

The Aden naval fleet is like chicken blood. A line is moving forward, and the pushing waves roll, like a white line moving at high speed in the sun, and the long spears on the transport ships are like forests. Flashing in the sun, soaring to the sky, the murderous air seems to be washed away only with blood. Lord Cateus is refreshed, knowing that everyone has been stubborn at sea for so long, and they are finally in Zhongbia. I had to give it a good vent. As the order was issued, the entire Aden army boiled over. Killed and robbed without leaving a living. Looking at the gradually clear outline of the city in the distance, I thought of the treasures piled up all over the city. Countless beauties were waiting for them to take them, and the breathing of the upper and lower Aden army became heavy, and the eyes were red and scared.

"I am really envious, why can't our navy go up." The sailors of the Aden navy were jealous of the army's generous welfare

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

Cateus licked his lips chapped by the sea breeze, his eyes blazing hot and he watched the soldiers of Aden who had washed up on the city shore, like a swarm of ants, with a smile on his mouth. The opening battle was as easy as tearing a piece of paper. The sea defense line of the Biya Empire in the dignified manner, as Elder Agleon said in the report, "For thousands of years, the people of China and Biya I don’t know what the coastline is, and it’s the practice that no measures have been taken. In terms of naval power, China and Bahrain are almost equal to zero. Such a huge country that is completely undefended but has no coastal defense at all is really incredible. , But this does not affect the fact that it is a piece of fat in front of my Aden Kingdom"

"I'll take a rest. Within three hours, don't wake me up if there is nothing important." Cathaus said to the adjutant, turned and entered his single cabin, secretly proud of it, fifty years ago. In the great sea battle, the man who was the commander-in-chief of the Aden fleet, after examining the numerous wrecks of the blazing fire, fell on the deck of the warship exhaustedly. This incident was proud of the history of the navy of the Kingdom of Aden. Called "Okaru's Sleep", and at this moment, Cateus believes that his sleep will definitely leave a strong mark in the history of Aden

But it’s a pity that Cateus just closed his eyes when he was immediately awakened by a rush of footsteps outside

"My lord!" The adjutant's anxious voice sounded outside the door

"What's the matter? Didn't I say, don't wake me up if there is nothing important?" Cateus snorted unpleasantly. He is really an uninteresting adjutant. He should have obeyed his colleagues a long time ago. Persuade, replace this rigid guy out

"No lord, it’s the port’s problem!" The adjutant’s voice was mixed with embarrassment, but Cathaus didn’t hear it. He stood up very dissatisfied, and opened the door of the cabin to the door. The adjutant said sternly, "I hope you can tell me important things, not the port. Who and who are fighting because of the looting problem. If this is the case, then let them fight. This kind of thing is not. Is it commonplace? As long as fifty people die, the superiors of those guys will take the initiative to negotiate, because according to our Aden military law, casualties of less than fifty people can be dealt with by the superiors of the troops alone. More than ten casualties need to be reported to the Ministry of Military Affairs"

"My lord, what I want to talk about is not about internal snatching, but just a message from the port that there is an empty city in front of us!" The adjutant coughed with embarrassment.

Cateus was taken aback for a moment, his eyes blinked, then he slapped cleverly, his face changed, and he quickly asked again "What? What did you just say?"

"I mean," the adjutant took a deep breath and exhausted all his strength and said loudly, "The port in front of you is an empty city, and there is nothing in it, not to mention the people of China, even a dog can't be found! "

"Empty city!" Cateus trembled slightly. The bulging boss, too late to wear his uniform, hurried to the front of the battleship, and he saw the semaphore sent by the landing troops towards the side of the fleet. There was a hectic shaking, and the soldiers of Aden who were supposed to be looting in the city were sitting on the city streets one by one at this moment. It was obvious that not only was there no one in the port, but there was not even anything worth robbing. To the head of the Aden army, it was like a basin of ice water poured down. The soldiers were downcast, as if frost hit the eggplant. The streets were empty in front of them. Except for the Adenites themselves walking around, even the dogs. I can’t see it, let alone the people of China and Bia. The things in the house are either old furniture that is not worth a dollar, or broken items that have become fragments. What about the treasures of the city? Where are the beauties?

"Our whereabouts may have been exposed." After the army generals returned, they came to Cateus one by one in despair. How could the entire port be gone? If you still said that it was not withdrawn beforehand, who would believe it? ? I haven’t landed on my side yet, and Liuchenggang has already evacuated so thoroughly. Apart from the leak of the entire combat plan, there is really no other possibility.

I'm afraid it's a big one this time!

An army general who can be transferred to the first assault echelon, who is not a man who has experienced many battles? The first time he realized that Hong Kong City was an empty city, he thought of a question that made them tremble, if other Hong Kong cities It is also an empty city like the one in front of us. Once the rations of the tens of thousands of landing troops are used up, it will be a fatal problem. All transport ships participated in this transportation. That is to say, the landing troops will be back and forth between the transport fleets. It was in an embarrassing situation of food shortage. Originally, this problem was solved by plundering Liucheng Port according to the original plan. Now the most important part of the whole plan is missing

"After five days at most, the army will be in a situation where there is no food! Your lord, please make a decision immediately." Army generals surrounded Cateus with unconcealed panic on their faces. In order to confirm the situation, They even searched for villages near the city, and the results were exactly the same. There was no one, and the whole area was empty.

"Give me quiet"

Under everyone's eyes, Cateus angrily hit a pearl-inlaid cup on the ground, countless pearls fell off, and a stream of light was drawn on the wooden board on the deck. This is Cateus's favorite one. The whole wine glass is made of ivory base. From the cup surface to the base, there are at least three hundred and sixty colorful pearls inlaid. This is a gift made by the royal craftsmen when the current King of Aden was promoted to Field Marshal in Cateus. , Like pearls falling from a broken cup, the generals closed their mouths one by one with ugly expressions. Cateus desperately ordered the fleet to send battleships to several other port cities to confirm the situation

"Opening a river port, empty"

"Baiyan Meigang, empty"

"Kusu Port, empty"

The news confirmed one by one at the port made the Aden army go from happy and crazy, and when it fell to a near collapse, the generals’ faces became more and more ugly, Cateus’s lips were tightly pressed together, and the generals talked about it. , Who would have thought that Liucheng Port was actually empty. In Yaglen’s report, Liucheng Port was the most prosperous area in southern Central Biya. It had a population of hundreds of thousands, a dazzling array of shops, and sea trade ships from all over. The congested port is not leaking. Occupying Liucheng Port is equivalent to squeezing the economic lifeline of the Zhongbia Court. After all, war is still fighting for money. The Zhongbia Court has lost the largest source of financial resources in Liuchenggang. It is difficult to organize resistance!

So what is it that I see now? This is totally incompatible with the six city ports mentioned in the report of the Grand Elder Aglan

"Within five days, if we cannot find food, we will be in trouble. If we withdraw now, should it still be enough?"

"What are you talking about, we came all the way and ran back without getting anything? Then we are not just a laughing stock, His Majesty the King will chop off our heads"

"The conquest of Central and Bahia is the national policy of the entire kingdom. Now it has only encountered some accidents. I don't believe it. The entire Liuchenggang has become a blank!" Cateus glanced across the faces of the generals. I pressed my hand heavily on the table. Since the port could not be found, I would expand the search range to fifty miles. With so many villages and so many people from Central and Bahia, I don't believe that all were gone!

At this moment, a guard hurried in~IndoMTL.com~ gasped and said, "My lord, I just received a report that our navy exploratory team was blocked in Longchang, and our naval exploratory team suffered more than 100 casualties. , Has been withdrawn to the sea on standby""

"Longchang!" In the cabin temporarily used as a meeting room, everyone stood up at once, even Kathus held the guard with excitement, and asked in a condensed voice, "You just said to explore The team encountered resistance in Longchang? It also caused more than a hundred casualties. How many people did the opponent have?

"The opponent's number is about three or four thousand, and it seems to be a city guard"

The security guard who reported to the report hurriedly said, "Furthermore, the exploratory team said that Longchang Port seems to be rushing to transport supplies. The convoy has hundreds of vehicles and is heading towards the north road. Judging by the traces left along the way , Seems to be a large amount of food, the exploratory team was attacked on the side of the road to the north, which is very close to the coastline!"

"It's very close to the coastline, on the side of the road to the north, food!" These three elements, like refreshing wine, made Cateus' eyes lit up, like someone who was about to drown. With the help of straw, he immediately called people to bring the map of Central and Biyah, and found the location of Liucheng Port on the map. Because it was the largest gathering area of ​​Aden merchants, the depiction on the map was quite careful. Soon, Katwu Si found the road that is close to the coastline to the north on the map

"It's really close to the coastline!"

"With such a large number of transport convoys and full of food, the speed is impossible to be very fast. The length of the road from Longchang to the north is more than two hundred miles. Apart from a large area of ​​woodland, there is almost nothing to hide. The generals also looked at the road on the map. They all looked at Cateus. Now the ocean current winds to the north. That is to say, if the fleet heads north, it can catch up in speed. Of this convoy that transports food