Main Text 3836 Aden's Death Bell (Ten)

Southern Aden, Province of Catopia

issam mountains

In the distance, you can see the castle standing high in the mountains, facing the vast river plains, the plains that have just rained, and the dense water network formed by rivers of different sizes. The water surface sparkles in the bright sunshine. These are from The large area covered by the crisscrossing rivers of the Gulf of Aden looks like a person's raised head on the map of Aden.

The Isam family, known as the three-headed guard dog, volunteered to guard this land as the gateway to the kingdom. For more than a hundred years, the children of the Isam family have been thriving and thriving on this land. After more than a hundred years of ups and downs, the Isam family was able to gradually develop and grow amidst brutal political and military struggles, and eventually became one of the top ten lords in Aden.

On the road leading to the mountain pass, a dozen Aden cavalrymen holding star-and-moon flags escorted a blue carriage through. The guard guarding the pass looked at the Ministry of Military Affairs logo on the carriage and immediately restrained his usual expression on his face. He was fierce and polite and asked the soldiers to let go of the roadblock. They were the private soldiers of the regional lord and were not qualified to let the vehicles of the Ministry of Military Affairs leave tolls.

"The Issam family, known as the three-headed guard dog, is nothing more than that. If it weren't for the three-headed dog symbol on their family coat of arms, they would be no different from other regional lords." The eyes of a young officer on the carriage He pulled back from the pass he just passed, with a hint of contempt at the corner of his mouth.

After taking off his military uniform, he was a "handsome, tall red-haired man" in the eyes of the aristocratic ladies of the capital of Aden. Sometimes, he also feels at a loss because his age and military rank are not commensurate with his age. He cannot accept this fact as calmly as his superiors.

"Any family that has been at peace for decades will become like this. It's not surprising. If the Isam family still maintains the toughness of decades ago when they dared to counterattack 100,000 Mosia people with only 7,000 weak troops, then every day The person who cannot sleep well at night is His Majesty the King." Sitting opposite the young officer, a young man with plain appearance smiled slightly at the corner of his mouth. For a moment, he was not as handsome as the young man opposite him, but his voice carried the pressure of the air. Although he was sitting, his eyes were as sharp and lively as an eagle's, shining like a cold sword, mainly black and silver. Fu's military uniform was still flat and straight and stuck tightly to his well-proportioned limbs, increasingly showing his capable and capable masculinity.

"Are you looking at the rivers flowing down from the branches of the Gulf of Aden? Your Excellency!" said the young officer opposite, with red hair and a handsome oval face, which looked like a fine work of art by a famous ancient carver.

"Well! These rivers all branch out from the Gulf of Aden. It's really an impressive scenery. The huge mountains extending from the south of Aden gradually become lower here, and finally merge into the river channel on the edge of the Gulf of Aden like a dragon entering the sea. The plain, the territory of the Isam family is the last end of this mountain range, and it is also the entrance to Aden. The last gate to the Bay Area, such a scenery cannot be seen on the map of the Ministry of Military Affairs. "The young officer hesitated for a moment, and continued in a heavy voice. "The beautiful scenery is certainly intoxicating, but this kind of flat terrain, Once it is broken through by the imperial army, it will be a disaster for the entire Gulf of Aden! "

"Your Excellency, my subordinates believe that this is completely impossible. A hundred thousand troops are fighting against twenty thousand imperial troops, and there is also the Fourth Army of Aden, one of the two armies of the royal capital, participating in the battle. Such an absolute advantage. . . . unless the imperial army changes its strength from 20,000 to 200,000.” The red-haired young officer called Jerome. His identity is the adjutant of the Department of War of the Ministry of Military Affairs of the Kingdom of Aden. The young man sitting opposite him is called Jeroesfero, who is the director of the Department of War of the Ministry of Military Affairs of Aden. The Department of War is one of the seven branches under the Ministry of Military Affairs of Aden. Its main tasks are Regarding the coordination of theater layout, it seems to have great power, but in fact it is the liaison department that assists the other six departments.

After hearing the words of his adjutant, Gerosfilo looked through the window of the carriage at the land known as the South, and said in a solemn voice, "The thing that has attracted the most attention from the Ministry of Military Affairs of the Kingdom of Aden now is the war in the south. On the battlefield, more than half a month after 20,000 imperial troops broke into the southern Gulf of Aden, with the army defeated on the front line and the navy losing two squadrons, we finally completed the deployment of troops for the southern battlefield in a hurry, with both armies in the royal capital one The 60,000 Aden Army as the main core of the Aden Fourth Army, and the 80,000 slave army obtained from the major southern lords, a total of 140,000 troops, were deployed in front of the 20,000 imperial army, according to the kingdom According to the report submitted by the Ministry of Military Affairs to the Kingdom of Aden, this will be a crushing battle. The Aden army will kill all the imperial troops in southern Aden like an iron stream, making the empire truly feel the pain and making the empire dare not go back. Take a look at Aden!”

Jelosfero's voice paused for a moment before continuing, "But I think the report of the Ministry of Military Affairs is nonsense. Although the imperial army's invasion of the south has not yet affected the Gulf of Aden area, it should not be that simple, because Don’t forget that the manipulator of this battle is the God of War Emperor. He just sent 20,000 troops to Aden to fight by fire. It is not the way of this military god emperor to rob someone and then run away. To deliver a fatal blow where no one is paying attention, to seal the throat with a sword, and to end the entire overthrowing battle, that military god emperor has never been the way to do it. This kind of person likes to engage in testing. Although I don’t know what the true intention of the empire is, the feeling of being on edge is getting stronger and stronger."

"Your Excellency, you can talk to Lord Darius. His adjutant once mentioned that Deputy Adjutant Darius also believes that the intention of the imperial army is not just to the south." The adjutant replied, "But you also know that with the During the Civil War in the Empire, Deputy Commander Darius fled back to the country alone, which aroused the dissatisfaction of many people. Therefore, although he was appointed as Deputy Secretary in the past two years, he has always had no power and no position. Recently, I heard that someone was allowed to go to the Great Empire. News from the Oasis"

"You should have told me this news earlier. I am not familiar with Lord Darius." Gerosfero's eyes lit up, and he quickly sighed again, "So I went to see Marshal Lata and Lord Gulem. They asked me I agree with the view, but there is no further result.”

"How could your Excellency go to Marshal Lata and Lord Gulem? They are all working together... That is simply throwing yourself into a trap." The red-haired adjutant's voice was almost wailing. As an adjutant, there are all kinds of news. collector, not to mention that because of his handsome appearance, the red-haired adjutant is familiar with many of the female secretaries of Shangguan, and he is the famous gossip prince of the Ministry of Military Affairs.

"Any questions?"

The adjutant sighed and said, "Your Excellency, among the top ten worst incidents of the Ministry of Military Affairs that broke out last year, the incident of the Essam family beating up the special envoy of the Ministry of Military Affairs was ranked first, but it caused an uproar in the entire royal capital. Don't you think so? Haven't you heard? In the end, His Majesty came forward. The Isam family issued a statement without any pain. It was a statement, not an apology. You can imagine how angry the minister was when he saw that statement. But what can be done, Isam This is a family that has produced two queens. The most recent one is the current empress dowager.

"No, it's the sign of the Military Department of the Kingdom of Aden. The local lords always have to give some face," Gerosfilo opened his mouth and said to himself.

"Absolutely not including the Isam family!" the red-haired adjutant immediately vowed, extremely dissatisfied with the sensitivity of his superior officer.

"Is that so? Then will I be beaten to death?" Gerosfilo seemed to have thought of something and opened his mouth slightly.

"No, the Isam family probably won't kill the special envoy of the Ministry of Military Affairs. At most..." The adjutant stopped and looked at his superior officer hesitantly. "The one from last time." The beaten envoy was stripped naked and paraded through the streets. It is said that many ladies praised him for his good figure. You know, Mr. Somato has studied in the Red Dragon Palace, and you should be better than that one. "It's welcome"

"I think I may have found the reason why I was sent here by the Ministry of Military Affairs to supervise military affairs." Geros Philo sighed.

"Sir, you are really not that stupid." The adjutant took a deep breath. After saying so much, he was actually reminding his stupid boss that there was definitely something wrong with being sent to the Isam family. Here, military affairs The Ministry’s brand is also not easy to use. This time it is definitely a big hole, and the person who dug this hole is most likely Minister Ragoulie

This Shangguan entered the Kingdom's Military Affairs Department at a young age and served as the chief officer of one of the seven departments. It is said that he took the position of Sir Lagoulet's nephew.

People who have always been able to serve as ministers of war are often confidants of the minister of military affairs, but this superior officer is obviously not the one. It is said that this appointment was personally issued by His Majesty the King. When Minister Lagoule returned to the military affairs department, he closed the door and broke it. I got a pair of precious Zhongbia jade vases, which were the collection of the Zhongbia royal family and were privately presented to Minister Lagoure by the generals who fought in the Zhongbia region.

"I just got married last year. My wife is very beautiful, but my father-in-law's temper is a little bit grumpy, so we didn't dare to go back at all... This should be considered an elopement, right?" Gerosfilo said about the adjutant's expression. It seems that he didn't see it at all. What he said almost made the adjutant Jerome collapse. How long has it been? His superior officer is still worried about his wife.

"Your Excellency, what we are discussing now is the safety of this trip, not the glorious history of your elopement." Adjutant Jerome was so angry and funny that he almost burst into tears because of his superior officer's anger. Who are these people?

The Department of War and Division is a department without real power. It is mainly responsible for central coordination. However, the nature of central coordination power itself means that it cannot control anything, but it can intervene in everything. In fact, it can also be regarded as the department with the widest range of power connections. Above is the super sign of the Kingdom’s Ministry of Military Affairs. Hold it in your hand and coordinate it to see who doesn’t. He was given the power to fit into his little shoes as soon as he saw it, and he did not need to work hard, and he could get a lot of fat with just his mouth. However, since the arrival of this new chief officer, the entire department and war department have turned into pure water. In the yamen, within two months, fourteen people were transferred from the war department for various reasons, and the only ones left were a few small fish and shrimps who had no background and could not be transferred.

What is very sad is that I am one of the little fish and shrimps. If possible, I would like to be transferred away! The adjutant looked pitifully at his superior's bewildered face, lamenting in his heart.

"I'm just talking about my security. My wife's surname... It seems to be Issam. She seems to be the only daughter in the family or something." Gerosfilo blinked. He already understood. The Ministry of Military Affairs asked him Come tell the Issam family to prepare for the battle, but you don't have good intentions.

"Your Excellency's wife is... finished. I heard that the head of the Yikamu family of this generation has no sons, only one daughter, and she has always stayed with the Queen Mother." When the adjutant Jerome heard this, he was surprised. Taking a breath of air,

"Am I going to be beaten to death?" Gerosfilo said worriedly.

"Sir, can you tell me your body measurements?"

"Of course, what do you want to know about this?"

"When your Excellency is exposed to the wilderness, you should have a coffin to restrain yourself. As an adjutant, I am risking my life in this matter."

Sitting in the carriage that was moving forward steadily, Jilou showed a dumbfounded expression. This pit was too big. Marshal Lata was currently the top person in charge of military affairs in the country, and the Minister of Military Affairs in Guliemu had always claimed that the imperial army was just a bluff. , his superior officer actually went to report to the two of them. "The imperial army is only 20,000 people. Strictly speaking, even one The size of a large army is not even large, and how big a storm it can cause. If it weren't for the fact that most of the kingdom's army is in Central Asia, the imperial army would have been eaten alive by those generals who are full of confidence in Central Asia. Master Gu Lie made it very clear at the meeting of the Ministry of Military Affairs that his superior officer publicly sang the opposite, and it would be strange if he was not tricked to death.

This is killing someone with a borrowed knife. The old guy Huolun, the head of the Isam family, has failed to show favor to the Ministry of Military Affairs many times. He is already on the blacklist. Now that he knows that the person who kidnapped his daughter has come to his land, he will not slap him. It would be strange to shoot him to death! In fact, Shangguan's body is still very strong. One slap may not scare him to death, so two slaps!

With a look ashen as death, the carriage stopped in front of the ancient and vicissitudes of the Isam family's castle. The castle is made of large blocks of granite directly piled up, with straw in the middle to combine with the clay. Although the appearance is very unsightly, ugly from a distance, and even more disgusting up close, this structure is very strong. Can effectively prevent enemy attacks.

After getting off the carriage, Jerosferro inadvertently raised his head and looked at the undisguised scars on the castle. His brows could not help but frown slightly. Even a layman like him could feel that the entire castle was very dilapidated in terms of defense. There are huge gaps in many places, and there is even a crack on the side of the city wall that is wide enough for two people to stand side by side. Is this the main castle of the Ickam family, which is also known as the three-headed dog? Did I go to the wrong place? Gerosfero hesitated in his heart.

"These are all traces of hundreds of years of vicissitudes. It is also the most glorious history of the Ikamu family, so even if it can be repaired during repairs, the Ikamu family still allows these old cracks to be preserved. This is the most tragic era of war. The remains show that this ancient castle has been attacked many times."

The red-haired adjutant Jerome, as the gossipy little prince in the Ministry of Military Affairs, had learned about the history of the castle in front of him before he came. Sensing the superior's confusion, he explained, "Especially eighty years ago, Momo who controlled the south at that time The West Asians gathered an army of 100,000 to attack the Gulf of Aden. They were invincible along the way. The entire kingdom was pessimistic. Many regional lords fled without a fight. Only the Ikamu family insisted on leaving.

The furious Mocian people attacked the castle with all their strength. The fierce battle lasted for fourteen days. It is said that more than a thousand stones were thrown by the trebuchets. The Mocian people rushed into the castle thirty times, but they still failed to destroy the castle. , when our side When the reinforcements arrived, the exhausted Moxia people could only retreat in panic. As a result, they were killed by our main force. In the end, the king and more than 30 generals were killed or captured. Five years later, the strongest force in the south The people of Mosia surrendered to the kingdom"

"So anyone who proposes to prepare for defense is an enemy of the Ickham family!" Adjutant Jerome looked at his superior with pity and shrugged his shoulders.

"In other words, this castle has not been repaired for eighty years. Is that what it means? If the imperial army really hits here, wouldn't it..." Geros Philo's expression changed slightly.

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