Power and Empire Chapter 2559: Imperial Wind (34)
The news that the Cornelia port was captured by the Elo rebels is like a storm that swept across the yellow sand desert and swept across the entire Kingdom of Aden, large and small oasis, countless merchants gathered on these oasis, one click All panicked. The Port of Cornelia is the exit of the Kingdom of Aden in the Obaro region. It is the eastern exit of the trade route that traverses the entire Kingdom of Aden. Because the Erotians sent troops, the Cornelia area has become a war zone. The trade route was paralyzed for a month, and the caravans were all jammed together. It was close to the end of the year. It was the most prosperous time for maritime trade in the Obaron Inland Sea area, which attracted almost 60% of the chambers of commerce in Aden. Here,
The goods are like mountains accumulating in the six oasis areas near the east. The idea of making a fortune has become infinitely depreciated under the delay of this kind of war. The war on the front line is fierce, and you can see the Aden army in batches. The final result was the fall of Cornelia Port. This had a fatal impact on the Kingdom of Aden. The Kingdom of Aden was originally an oasis kingdom, and large areas of deserted land could not survive, but it was also because of this that the two ends of the southern continent Being isolated, the ancestors of the Aden people are rare desert people who can cross the two ends of the vast desert like the sky, and transport goods from both sides of the continent. It took hundreds of years to earn amazing wealth, but they were found in the unnamed desert. Aaron Gold has been enthusiastically sought after by the southern countries. The people of Aden finally established the country based on this, and gradually formed the territory of the current Aden Kingdom.
An oasis in the desert. In this golden yellow sand, a huge oasis is like a large green carpet occupying a radius of more than a hundred miles. The air is trembling slightly, and a group of Aden camel cavalry stops in the sand dunes in front of this oasis. Horseshoe,
"Stop"
A nobleman of Aden came out of the queue, raised his hand, his gaze looked like a goshawk, and in the middle of the white scarf was a blue gem that shone like a thumb. The gem was pure like a pool of water. The edge of the robe is golden, which is blown by the wind, revealing the golden armor under the robe. Looking around, the lake between the oasis shimmers in the sun. Under such an oasis of yellow sand, the sky is high and the clouds are pale. The world is clear at this moment. In front is the Rugus Oasis of the Kingdom of Aden. The Kingdom of Aden is close to the nearest large oasis in the eastern coastal area. The vegetation here is more luxuriant than other oasis. It’s only three hundred miles from the coastline,
This is also one of the few big oasis in the Kingdom of Aden where you can see rain. The vegetation on the periphery of the big oasis is intermittent, not luxuriant, nor does it grow in patches. There are patches of green spots in the wind and sand. The lakes are the most luxuriant and the most inhabited tents. In places, there are even fixed walls outside the oasis. The low shrubs outside the oasis city wall are scattered and scattered. The large and small hills formed by yellow sand are undulating like waves. The Yading Sand Beast Army flag inside the city wall. The sand beast with its teeth and claws is blown by the wind, making it even more hideous.
"Under the palace, Cornelia Port has fallen. Does it make sense for us to go to the Falcon Empire now?" An attendant who followed the Aden nobles, looked back from the great oasis in the distance, and was cautiously there The nobleman said in his ear
"Although it is difficult, it is not completely impossible. The Port of Cornelia fell into the hands of the Eero, but the Eero only dared to claim that it was done by the rebels, that is to say, in terms of belonging, Cornelia still belongs to the Kingdom of Aden, "the Aden noble wearing a jeweled scarf gritted his teeth." If it wasn't for the undeclared war by the Erotians, and the kingdom had suffered heavy losses in the war between the north and the south, the kingdom would not This needs to be done. Since Cornelia can't keep it, just throw it out and take it for whoever has the ability. Anyway, it won't let the Eero get cheap, at least it can hold the Eero's strength and let it temporarily I am unable to advance to my country in Aden. "The one called His Royal Highness is the Prince Sikonis of the Kingdom of Aden. He is the third son of the current King Moham IV of Aden, so I know more about the current situation.
saw his eyes fall deeply on the large oasis in the distance, and his voice paused for a while, saying, "Now the entire kingdom’s senior leaders, following the defeat of the Cornelia War, have decided to temporarily abandon the kingdom’s east coast area. In the war, more than one hundred thousand elites were lost. Now because of Cornelia, another seventy to eighty thousand people have been lost. The entire Kingdom of Aden has about 500,000 troops. It can withstand the fuel consumption of the Erotians and give up Cornel. Although Leah seems to have abandoned the eastern outlet of the Kingdom Trade Road, which has a significant impact on the commerce of the entire kingdom, now the entire Inland Sea area is covered by the Falcon Imperial Navy. The Imperial Business Network covers the Inland Sea and faces the invasion of imperial merchants. , Even if Cornelia is in the hands of Aden, the role it can play is very limited. On the contrary, it is better to throw this hot potato to the Eero people, it is best to provoke a war between the Falcon Empire and the Eero Empire."
"What if the Falcon Empire finally occupies Cornelia, wouldn't it be more dangerous than the Erot?"
Hearing what his master said, the attendant was taken aback. He only knew that his master was going to the Falcon Empire on behalf of the Kingdom of Aden to talk secretly about Cornelia, hoping to use the power of the Falcon Empire. , To stabilize Cornelia’s collapse, but he did not expect that the senior officials of the kingdom had already decided to abandon Cornelia. Although the Erotians were terrible, the Falcon Empire was not bad either.
"Dangerous? Not necessarily!"
Prince Siconis smiled faintly, "Although the Falcon Empire is strong, it is the northern power of Oubaro. Even if Cornelia finally occupies, he won’t be interested in the vast desert kingdom of Aden. "
" But the Eero people are different. Eero’s peeping into Aden is no longer a day or two. After more than a hundred years of war and peace, the Eero people have long understood the distribution of the oasis in the Kingdom of Aden, the desert. The natural barrier is almost powerless to influence the advance of the Erot Army. From this attack on Cornelia, the Erot Army’s precise and effective cut in, and the division and strangulation of our Aden Army all show that the Erot Army knows about our Aden. , Has reached a very terrible level, it is clear that the Erotians have the heart to destroy me Aden!"
" And the Falcon Empire occupies Cornelia, at most it is to make it a commercial port. Cornelia's role in the eastern estuary still exists. The merchants of the Kingdom of Aden can still be unimpeded. If it is Egypt Luo people, that’s another matter. They will definitely use Cornelia as a support point to constantly erode the wealth of our Aden merchants, and even weaken the national power of our Aden Kingdom!"
"Your Highness, the Great Oasis is here"
A forward scout camel cavalry pointed his finger forward, and saw that from the Oasis, a group of camel cavalry with the flag of Aden flying towards this side was running towards this side. These camel cavalry were different from Siconis’s men, wearing on their heads. Wearing a pointed helmet, the cheeks are protected by a string of pieces of iron. The armor is a short-sleeved half-body plate. The front end of the long lance held by the camel cavalry has a series of pompoms. The camel ran, and the pompoms fluttered in the wind. Like a flag on each side, the number of camel cavalry in this team is about fifty or sixty. The Cornelia area is already a battlefield. The Oasis is only three hundred miles away from Cornelia. It is already on the edge of the battlefield. Here is the border guard of the Kingdom of Aden in the Great Oasis
"The reaction is not slow." Sikonnis nodded. Anyway, this is already on the edge of the war zone. After watching the scenery here for so long, the Oasis didn’t respond at all, so he was too lax, you know As soon as the Eero Army approaches inland, the first one is to attack the Oasis. Therefore, there are four camel cavalry teams stationed in the Oasis all the year round. Even if most of the troops are drawn off due to the tense fighting, there should be at least one camel cavalry regiment. Now, Siconis asked the servants around him to contact each other, and soon the servants brought the cavalry officers of this team,
"His Royal Highness!" This cavalry officer hurriedly saluted Sicones on horseback after seeing the royal amulet on the flag of Sicones. After learning that Sicones was going to pass through the war zone in front, this cavalry officer He hesitated and said, "The Erotians have cut off the way to Cornelia. If your Highness must go, this will not make it through. Oasis happens to have a caravan from the Falcon Empire about to set off. In this situation, only the merchant group of the Falcon Empire can pass through the war zone! The Erot Army has not yet dared to offend the Falcon Empire too much. Nelia is already in their area, so I've slackened a lot in the inspection!"
"Presumptuous, a small patrol captain, dare to call your Highness to pretend to be a merchant of the Falcon Empire!!"
"In the North-South war, the Falcon Empire killed more than 100,000 fighters in Aden. You still dare to speak for the Falcon Empire. Believe it or not, I can kill you immediately!" Sikonis hadn't spoken yet, he The attendants and knights next to it were already boiling. The Falcon Empire killed hundreds of thousands of Aden soldiers in the North-South War. Most of them were elite troops stationed in the Great Oasis near the Aden King’s capital, along with many entourages. The relationship is more or less regarded as a shame by the entire King of Aden, especially the cavalry who followed Sikonis from the capital of Aden, and regard the Falcon Empire as their enemy, this time they will follow Sikonis Palace. The Falcon Empire, everyone is clamoring to let the Falcon Empire take a look, what is the warrior of Aden, the shame of the war between the North and the South, must be washed back, who knows that he has not been out yet, he was called by a patrol captain If you want to pretend to be a Falcon Empire businessman, how can you be willing and not angry?
The patrol captain is also a veteran oily man. He was excited about the sentiment in front of him, and just rolled his eyes, "Everyone is too right. How can the prince pretend to be a businessman in the Falcon Empire? Everyone’s abilities can surely guarantee that His Royal Highness will pass through the Elo’s 300,000 army lockdown line."
After finishing, the patrol captain no longer speaks, but only looks to the sky. You are the nobles from the capital, the old man can’t afford to provoke him. Okay, the old man has been stationed in this big oasis near the east coast for more than ten years. , What kind of people have never seen? Since the North-South war, there have been so many people in Aden who have scolded the Falcon Empire, but what can be done after the scolding? The Falcon Empire did not come, but the Erotians came. The entire trade route was cut off during the Cornelia battle, and how many merchant groups’ goods were blocked here. In the end, it was not the Falcon Empire. The signboard of the trade group can pass through the locks of the Erotians. Those hard-hearted, unwilling to bow their heads, have to deal with the low prices of goods, and now they have lost all their money!
"You!"
Hearing the words of the patrol captain, the subordinates of Xiconnis were speechless. Who would dare to say that is the rebirth of the God of War, and it is impossible to pass through the Cornelia area, which is full of 300,000 Erot. The Leah Promenade is three hundred miles long, and it takes more than two days to ride a horse with all its strength. Who dare to say that you will not encounter the Eero
"Okay, everyone is quiet." Sikonis raised his hand with a gloomy face. The lock line of the Eero is indeed a problem. He also wanted to pass through as a caravan. During the war, the most profitable It is the caravan. The spoils and prisoners of both sides of the war also need to be digested by the caravan. Therefore, it is the practice of the South not to move the caravan in the war. But this time I did not expect that the Erotians went against the convention this time. The entire passage was sealed. Except for the caravans of the Falcon Empire, no caravans of any other country would be released. Sikonis was not a rigid figure, otherwise he would not be sent to perform such a diplomatic mission. After a while, I learned that the merchant group pretending to be the Falcon Empire would not be investigated because the Falcon Empire leased the port of Kailuo from the Eero Empire, and the merchant groups here will be sent directly to the port of Kailuo by the Eero people. Go, and then have the opportunity to travel by sea to all parts of the inland sea. In this case, even if there are people in the trade group who are disadvantageous to Eero, they will not have the opportunity to enter Eero and stay in the war zone.
"All the Falcon Empire business groups are registered with the Erotians. It is difficult to impersonate!" Seeing the hesitant look of Siconis, the patrol captain said quickly, "Someone tried The merchant group pretending to be the Falcon Empire crossed the lock line, but was found by the Erotians, and they were all nailed to the side of the road. The Erotians assigned a specific guide to the imperial caravan passing here. There is no lock line, and the proof of the guide and the Falcon Empire Business Group is required."
"That's not easy to do? Grab a guide, and then grab a proof!"
Hearing that the required conditions are so simple, an attendant said with a grinning corner of his mouth
The other attendants also hurriedly echoed "Yes, isn't it just a proof for one person? Just grab a guide and grab another proof!"
Only Siconis' face was silent, he settled down, looked at the patrol captain, and asked, "If the conditions are so simple, how can no one else do it?"
Hearing this, the patrol captain raised his eyebrows slightly and sighed, "If your Royal Highness really does this~IndoMTL.com~ then it will completely harm Aden. To be honest, we are now better than those Eero People are even more nervous, I'm afraid that the one who doesn't open his eyes will really do such a thing, so when each Falcon Empire business group starts, we must send cavalry to **** the whole process, until we enter the control area of the Eero people before returning!"
"Asshole, what benefit did the Falcon Empire give you, let you do such a thing!" The attendant cavalry was completely angry, and they drew out their sharp machete.
The border guards of the patrol officers also raised their stabbing guns one by one, with swords drawn on both sides, and they could do it at any time. Sikonnis felt that something was wrong, but he didn’t know what was wrong. Although the border guards of the Kingdom of Aden were not absolutely loyal. Elite, but they can't be bought casually, and after more than a month has passed since the North-South War, Sikonis held back his inner anger, "Why do you want to escort? You are soldiers from the Kingdom of Aden, why do you do this?"
"The army of the Falcon Empire is still on the border of Istanbul. It's just that the merchant group of other countries is robbed. If the merchant group of the Falcon Empire is robbed, has your Highness thought about the consequences?"
The patrol captain said unhurriedly. Judging from his calm expression, it is not the first time to face this situation. Who wants to protect the Falcon Empire Merchant Group? But without guarding, once the attack is damaged, the army of the Falcon Empire may be killed from the Istanbul region at any time, and the whole country will go to war for business affairs. It is not impossible for the Falcon Empire to do it. The Erotians are terrible, but more From the Falcon Empire Army, it is still a bit inferior, the old man is completely thinking about the kingdom, okay!
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