Tang Qi Tan

The next moment, the reminder that jumped out of the field of vision also confirmed that Jiang Tian was not an auditory hallucination at the moment. "Amplitude container (defective), brain wave overflow detected, yes/no reverse link..." After a while, it becomes: "Link successful, temporary anchor point generation..."

After a while, Jiang Tian looked down from a high-altitude perspective, and saw the vast yellow land and towering mountains on the other side of the gray-blue coastline; then it turned into desert sand dunes, with scorching sun, oasis, clear springs, The palms are like a turf; the camel business travelers like ants are going to and fro.

Immediately, the rapidly narrowing field of vision focused on one of the little oases distributed in the yellow sand land like a string of beads along with the silky river system; a large oasis shaped like a maple leaf.It is artificial irrigation canals criss-crossing like spider webs and interspersed with villages, towns and cities.

In the end, Jiang Tian’s vision stopped at the southwest end of this oasis, a city backed by small mountains; the rammed earth city walls and square towers full of North African style, the flat-roofed huts with layers of palm leaves and reed brackets, and the The mansions and mansions on the mountain are in stark contrast.

The city is just in the transition zone between the oasis and the edge of the desert; the main body of the city is backed by the hills and terraces in the north, and the semi-circular city wall forms a natural danger.On the east side of the outskirts of the city, a large area of ​​farmland and orchards irrigated by canals is surrounded; a road runs through the middle.

Therefore, continuing to the west is a large stretch of yellow sand, while going south along the river is the end, with patches of reeds and swamps.From the perspective of the terrain, the location of this city is quite dangerous, but it is also rare and rich among the arid barren hills and barren rocky beaches around it.

The next moment, a name appeared in Jiang Tian's mind: Bechar.This is a southwestern border city located in West Algiers, one of the overseas provinces/colonial regions of the Kingdom of Sealand.It is also the southernmost point of the garrison in many overseas provinces/colonial regions.

In fact, although the Kingdom of Sealand’s overseas provinces/colonies in North Africa have grown and evolved, they have basically remained between 5 and 6.There are five main regions: east, west, and central Algiers, and upper and lower Tunisia; during this period, there will occasionally be an extra province of Marin.

Of course, compared with the mainland of the kingdom, the feudal territories/maneeps and the provinces parallel to the county are different; the situation in overseas provinces is more complicated.Because its predecessor came from the Maghreb Dynasty, the Berber regime that established itself in North Africa and quickly swept through after the collapse of the Abbasid Dynasty.

However, this powerful North African dynasty fell into civil strife over succession after only passing on for three generations; it split into four kingdoms: the Murabbit dynasty, the Muwahid dynasty, the Hafs dynasty, and the Abdwad dynasty. Regional kingdoms and small and medium regimes are fighting endlessly.

Then, under the joint attack of the Cordoba Dynasty/Western Saracens Empire that rose on the Iberian Peninsula, and the Eastern Resurgence (Roman) Empire; irresistible destruction and partition.Eventually Córdoba got the western Murabbit territory/Morocco area.

The revival (Roman) Empire seized most of the territories of the Muwahid and Abdwad dynasties in the central part of the country; and there was only one Hafs dynasty (northern Libya) with the smallest strength left, as Buffer zone with the kingdom of Egypt vassalized by the Seres.

However, the subsequent change of dynasty in the Resurgent (Roman) Empire led to a series of major events that led to the maritime military region and the Italian Viceroyalty becoming independent as the Western (Orthodox Roman) Empire; Occupy the territories of North Africa.

Finally, after the signing of the treaty, the Kingdom of Sealand, which is also an emerging force, was introduced, and troops were sent to take over and suppress the Tu ethnic rebellion in the hometown of the Muwahid Dynasty.It took decades and generations of work to transform the former home of the Muwahid dynasty into East, West, and Central Algiers.

Then, in the war of succession to aid the Western Empire, it obtained the territory of the Abdwad dynasty controlled by it; thus, two overseas provinces of upper and lower (south and north) Tunisia were established.Since then, although there have been some repetitions and changes, the existing basic pattern has always been maintained.

Therefore, the kingdom's control over these overseas provinces/colonial regions is also divided into different levels according to different regions.Among them, the ones with the strongest control and the best ruling order are undoubtedly the many colonial cities and trading port cities located in the warm and humid coastal areas of North Africa.

The land here is relatively fertile, and the urban construction and infrastructure developed from the ancient Roman era.Therefore, it is easy to change the local population through large-scale immigration; it is also easy to maintain a relatively synchronized ruling influence with the Kingdom of Zealand through the Mediterranean Sea.

On this long and narrow coastal strip, whose width is no more than a hundred miles and the narrowest is no more than ten miles, most of the immigrant population, major cities, and thousands of towns and villages in the overseas provinces are distributed; The core area is known as the beautiful ribbon of the Kingdom Overseas.

Then, there are towns and villages located in the hills and mountains of the inland Atlas Mountains, with different degrees of autonomy, where the naturalized indigenous people live together; Most religious beliefs, customs and ways of life.

And after completely crossing the Atlas Mountains, you come to the northern edge of the Sahara Desert; this is also distributed with large and small oases, and the settlements of towns and nomadic tribes formed by the oases; here It is a typical chaotic zone.

Officials and garrisons in overseas provinces can barely maintain nominal rule here; except for regular symbolic taxes, almost all local affairs are in the hands of local town leaders, tribal chiefs and nomadic heads. people, village elders.

Therefore, in this border area named Beyond the Mountain, the provincial army can only control a few fortresses located on the main roads to collect taxes from these local forces.This is also the result of the kingdom's compromise with the old local forces when it controlled the old places of the two dynasties.

Therefore, in the settlements and habitats on these oases, a large number of remnants of the old dynasty gathered, the tribes who went to and from the desert as merchants and bandits, the horse thieves passing by and the bandit groups hiding in them, and rebellions and riots occurred from time to time , is simply commonplace.

In addition, in other adjacent oasis areas near the edge of the great desert, there are also several large tribes or small and medium-sized local governments that are nominally vassals of the kingdom, but occasionally pay tribute and maintain trade.But under the contradictions and struggles between each other, there are also frequent changes...

The city of Bechar happened to be located in this lawless/chaotic area outside the mountain, one of the few strongholds of the kingdom's garrison.However, Jiang Tian became more and more puzzled in his heart. The purpose of sending the North African Corps was just to maintain the current situation in overseas provinces.

After all, the minimum expectations and task bottom line given by Jiang Tian to the Overseas Corps were just to maintain the status quo of the current overseas provinces as much as possible; to suppress and deter some local forces that may cause chaos in the coastal core areas of the province, or Thieves and bandits that endanger public order.

But at the same time, Jiang Tian also saw in the south of the city, in the saline-alkali swamp covered with reeds, there seemed to be an army in a long robe lying in ambush; and in the vast desert far to the west, dust and smoke billowed The march came, countless soldiers riding on camels and horses.

In contrast, the temporary military camp built around a large manor in the eastern suburbs of Bechar City seemed a bit loose and slack.In the crude fence made of sharpened branches, most of the weapons were piled up, and various clothes were hung between clusters of camp tents.

Most people lazily hid in the shade, or gathered by the water canal, constantly cooling themselves, their mounts, and pack animals.Although these soldiers generally have darker skin, even dark and shiny, Jiang Tian still recognized from the familiar flags and costumes that they were the overseas provincial troops.

The next moment, before Jiang Tian wanted to do something, a prompt popped up again in his vision: "The temporary anchor point is locked, and the consciousness body is coming precisely...".Then, the whole box-like city quickly zooms in, revealing the details of the city surrounded by fireworks and chasing and shouting.

It was a gray-shirted soldier with a Baotou who was rushing around the streets to search and arrest, and also took advantage of the fire to rob.As they broke through the door, they brought struggling and crying women with them, carried baskets and rattan boxes full of personal belongings and jewelry, led sheep and pack animals, and happily ran through the scattered high and low streets.

But there are also ongoing conflicts and fighting in some urban areas.Most of them are mansions with a relatively high location in the urban area and luxurious decoration on the outside, or the existence of suspected business houses.Some guards in mottled clothes or shirtless thugs are also trying their best to resist at the gate, on the wall, and on the roof.

In the end, Jiang Tian's consciousness was also involved in an old building that was suspected to be a stable/corral in the inner city on a gentle slope.In the thick ammonia atmosphere blowing towards his face, Jiang Tian saw more than a dozen figures covered by toga robes and turbans, but everyone was wounded or stained with blood.

And these people, consciously or unconsciously, surrounded and guarded a petite figure; at the same time, they were holding bayonets, scimitars, moonblade axes, and several double-barreled short guns ready to go.And the logo as a temporary anchor point in the field of vision is displayed behind the petite figure.

Although "he" at this time was wearing a desert-style brown vest, short shirt, and brown trousers, and had mud on his face; Jiang Tian still recognized him at a glance; this is not his adjutant and private Secretary, little Polly/Polina?

It's just that the petite figure surrounded by the crowd is not avoiding suspicion, but is very intimately nestled in the arms of "him".What's even more amazing is that the thick-browed, deep-eyed or bushy-bearded guards turned a blind eye to this, and were even faintly full of reverence and expectation.