Arriving at the nearest imperial military camp, after a day of rest, Du Yu decided to take a boat north along the Great River of H¨¦rault to the capital of H¨¦rault. Although the H¨¦rault area has all surrendered, it has been proven through the interrogation of the Silver Fox that the Silver Fox To be able to lead two thousand elite Martin Tooth cavalry across into the southern region of H¨¦rault is to bribe a noble from the central region of H¨¦rault as a cover, dress up two thousand Martin Tooth cavalry as the personal cavalry of the H¨¦rault noble, and then Easily drove into the southern part of Elero under the eyes of the imperial army. "It's time to clean up these wallflowers, otherwise it will be the silver fox this time, and I don't know who it will be next time." Du Yu stood at the bow of the imperial dragon tooth battleship. , looking at the scene of spring coming to the surrounding land, the long winter has finally passed. With the latest water rise, the large H¨¦rault river has lost one-third of its water due to winter water shortage. The river surface has surged again, especially the H¨¦rault. The yellow sand desert in the southern region has been soaked by rain for twenty days, and the Eero river has flooded again. But this time, the Eero river has flooded. The empire has already been prepared, and a large number of ships have taken advantage of the flood zone. The incoming water flow is abundant, transporting large quantities of war materials to the south. At the outlet of the southern coast of H¨¦rault, a new large-scale military port fortress is being completed. The war against the Kingdom of Aden personally directed by the emperor in the winter was to a large extent Cover the construction of this large military port. As long as the construction of this large military port is completed, the empire's control will completely radiate to the southern coastline of H¨¦rault, so as to form a south-north interlayer for the recovering Great Plains of southern H¨¦rault. This is a military strategy as well as a consolidation strategy, and the one that can pose a threat to this strategy of the empire is undoubtedly the Kingdom of Aden, which knows that the Gulf of Aden area and the southern region of Elero are only a cape apart. It is absolutely impossible for the Kingdom of Aden to just sit back and watch the empire. It is easy to complete the strategy of encircling the entire southern plain of H¨¦rault, not to mention that the Red Dragon Palace of Aden is eyeing the southern part of H¨¦rault. The Aden people will definitely send troops to the south of H¨¦rault. Under such a situation, as the number one strategist in the mainland, The emperor chose to take the initiative. The best defense is to attack. First, more than 300 warships, the main force of the imperial navy, struck across the river and invaded the hinterland of the Gulf of Aden with a miraculous assault, triggering turmoil in the Kingdom of Aden. Then After luring the enemy for thousands of miles, they finally severely damaged the main force of the Aden Navy that came for revenge at Mas Crescent Bay in the Central Asian Sea, completely reversing the situation that the Imperial Navy had been at a disadvantage in the two years since the war started between the Imperial Navy and the Aden Navy. On the land battlefield, the Empire The army broke through the desert barrier that the Aden people had been operating in the north for decades. In the south, the imperial army instigated a great slave riot in Aden, and finally defeated the more than 100,000 troops of the Kingdom of Aden with inferior forces. A large number of Aden plantations in the south were completely destroyed. Destruction, the original largest grain-producing area in southern Aden was completely reduced to a quagmire. This war only lasted for more than a month, but the impact on the Kingdom of Aden exceeded the total of the previous thirty years and even directly triggered the Red Dragon "The old white-collar Count Luracasi was known for his fairness among the princes in the southern part of the Eero, but he did not expect that his descendants would be so dishonest. After moving to the central hilly area, he was dissatisfied with the remoteness of the fiefdom, but secretly and the silver Fox collusion, if the Rulakasi family is like this, it is even more difficult for other families to say so." Pope Potamia stood on the bow of the Imperial Dragon Tooth battleship cleaving the waves of the large river. She was wearing a long white dress like an immortal. She was deeply moved. He knew what the emperor's words of cleanup meant, but His Highness the Pope did not have much favorable impressions of these original princes in the southern part of H¨¦ro. He said in a clear voice, "When dealing with these nobles, it is undoubtedly to frighten them in the first place, and then seduce them with benefits. Since these nobles still chose to surrender after the fall of the Ero Empire, they have absolutely no intention of following the destruction of the old royal capital. As long as there is a way to survive, they generally will not choose to rebel immediately. If this road can still make them feel If there is hope of reviving the family, then they will lower their high heads and use new methods to revitalize the family." The black-haired emperor curled his lips slightly and looked at the earth where spring was coming. It was too disgraceful to say such words. The water flow of the big river The waves hit the sharp bow of the Dragon Tooth battleship, and it was like a broken mirror that was cut open at both ends. When it was seen that it was a battleship of the Imperial Navy fleet, other oncoming Imperial ships gave way to the left. It is nearly a hundred meters wide, and now in the high water season, it reaches one hundred thirty or forty meters. At first glance, it looks completely white, but when it falls in front of the black-haired emperor, there are surging auras. Closing his eyes, the black Emperor Fa greedily absorbed the surrounding spiritual energy into his body. The Great River of Erault is indeed an artificially transformed river, but no one knows that the true meaning of this river is to transport spiritual energy from north to south. The Great River of Erault passes through enough After half a year of expansion, a large number of imperial supplies were loaded with goods and went south. It was far more difficult than the royal family in the north of H¨¦rault andThe contradictory and depressed river channel of the Hero princes has now become a scene of dense fleets. A large number of strategic materials from the empire flow down the river, and the returning fleets are often loaded with manpower and goods from the Aden region. Back, the slave riots in southern Aden were in full swing. These rioting slaves attacked plantations, beat slave owners, and robbed lords' castles. However, they still dare not touch large cities. Large cities have city walls and a large number of city guards. army, but as the Aden military drained the entire southern force, they were no longer satisfied with just attacking the slaves in the outer fringe areas of the city, and began to attack the Aden people's big cities in the south in groups. This stroke of genius was actually Putamia also felt her heart fluttering. Regarding the empire's sudden all-out attack on the Kingdom of Aden, there were always different opinions some time ago. Famous generals from many countries looked at it. The Imperial Army God waved his hand again. The people of the Kingdom of Aden fell on their backs and the mountains and rivers were shattered. But the empire The significance of strategic victory in this battle is far greater than the actual benefits. In other words, the empire suffered a loss in this war against the Kingdom of Aden. "The emperor who was so calculating this time must have fainted and died in the toilet. " "Who says otherwise? The war launched by the empire against the Kingdom of Aden was a strategic victory, but it was definitely a loss in terms of profits. Although it took down the desert barrier in the north in one fell swoop and opened the door to enter Aden later, it was only To this end, they mobilized 100,000 imperial troops to go deep into dangerous areas, spent millions on military expenditures, and stationed a large number of troops behind them. This was a bottomless pit, and all they got in the end were a few worthless oases. "As for the navy, Using all the power of the Imperial Navy to defeat the Aden Navy, the battle damage alone amounted to more than 60 expensive warships, and what was gained was only a vast sea area. If you want to convert it into wealth, it will take at least five years before you can see the results. In other words, the empire spent a huge military expenditure that was close to the North-South War, mobilized all the elite groups on land and sea, and finally took the risk of fighting Aden. In fact, it gained nothing and even got itself into trouble. The emperor of the empire was only interested in profit. "The money-grubbing slave, this time it is my grandma's fault." "If the Battle of Aden cannot be resolved quickly, I am afraid that the empire's domestic economy will also be dragged down. I heard that this time even the fleets of major chambers of commerce will be destroyed." "The Gulf of Aden is approaching too far. No matter how long the Emperor's hand is, it will be swollen this time." "I have to wonder now whether His Majesty has already intended to make the capital of the Eero Kingdom Become an underground auction house, so that some matters that are inconvenient for the empire to come forward can be left to the capital of Ero to resolve." Putamia's slender eyes retracted from the direction of the dock in the distance, and she whispered in a strange tone. , what losses, what strategic gains, and actual losses, only those who only pay attention to the surface of this battle will think so. The Battle of Aden is far from being as superficial as it seems. First, the empire took this opportunity to complete the construction of its stronghold in the south of H¨¦rault. It laid the strongest bridgehead for another large-scale war later. Secondly, the war was raging in southern Aden, and the initiator of all this, the emperor, had already ordered the imperial army to withdraw from the southern battlefield, repair the coastline, and use a large number of Food and weapons were exchanged for looted property from rioting slaves, craftsmen, and even high-status Aden nobles. Those rioting slaves who are making trouble in southern Aden now are the leaders of these rioting slaves in order to obtain weapons. All the proceeds from looting are sold at low prices. In war-torn areas, the most valuable thing is human life. No matter how much property there is, it cannot be used as food. The imperial military only sells it at extremely low prices, even unimaginable low prices. These property and captives were bought from the rioters and then transported back to the north of H¨¦rault through the large river. The price of these exquisite property from the nobles of Aden increased by at least fifty times, even to the nobles of the Aden region. Girls also occasionally appear in the underground market of the Royal Capital of Elro. The empire strictly prohibits the slave trade, but it cannot completely stop the strong purchasing desire of the nobles of Elro. After all, the Royal Capital of Elro is not officially a slave Directly under the administration of the empire, considering the nature of a vassal, the empire only turns a blind eye to all kinds of trafficking here. In fact, everyone knows that behind this kind of thing is the imperial military, and those Aden nobles who were trafficked Most of them were redeemed by the people of Aden with almost the same amount of gold. A conservative estimate is that this time the empire has collected almost all the property in southern Aden. A conservative estimate is that it exceeds 30 million to 50 million. That is Aden. Sixty percent of the kingdom's plantations are located, and it is the richest wealthy settlement in the Kingdom of Aden. But this is far from what was expected. With decades of prosperity in the Gulf of Aden, none of these areas that have ever been affected by war is a pinch. It¡¯s all oil. Once those big cities with huge populations are breached, it¡¯s really hard to imagine how much wealth will be brought back.No one can imagine it. "I want to go back to the Holy Capital. As you said, if the master has been away for a long time, it will inevitably become overgrown with weeds." Putamia looked at the black-haired emperor with a hesitant expression. "I told you about the Holy Capital." It's yours, you can go back at any time, I won't stop you, if there are too many weeds, just leave half of it, otherwise the Holy City will be too crowded." The black-haired emperor smiled slightly, about Putamia The black-haired emperor had roughly guessed the reason why he suddenly wanted to return to the Holy City. The Holy City was in chaos now, and because of the disappearance of Potamia, it was almost becoming a lawless place for imperial merchants. This was Even Sokutus Stellan sent a letter to complain. In the past, the black-haired emperor didn't care much about the order of the Holy Capital, but now it can't be done, because there have been reports that some people are surveying around the Holy Capital, although it is for commercial prospecting. In name, but in fact the shadow of the Red Dragon Palace is very obvious. They are looking for the rumored weapon in the Holy Capital. How can that work? Thinking that there might be a large amount of spiritual energy stones there, Du Yu took a deep breath