: 1216 Wheels of the Empire

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The rain shower made the streets of Moon’s City, south of Salland, shrouded in a colorless water curtain. The head of the third banner of the Southern Army, the third banner leader, Reposti watched the raindrops climbing on the window and thought to himself The weather this winter does not seem to be smooth,
　　
　　 Winter is a very beautiful season for southern Salander. Unlike the cold white snow falling in the northern area, southern Salander is affected by the warm ocean currents, but this season is full of sunshine and greenery.
　　
Everywhere you can see the romantic and affectionate Sarande girl, dressed in flowery branches, wearing a colorful waterproof cloak, and the friends are like a group of chirping birds, like a silver bell. The pleasant sounds of the string, such a beautiful scene, almost make people forget the war that made the entire Saland pay a heavy price,
　　
"I finally know why, in the lyrics of the Salander poets, winter is a nature full of transparency and an accompaniment for the rich life of human beings. Some people even say that nature often acts to alleviate dissatisfaction among the civilian class. Character...General, don’t you eat something?" Li Sidan, the young adjutant sitting across from him, reluctantly withdrew his gaze from the beautiful shadow on the street in the distance. Naive, but just want to show the vicissitudes of 30 or 40 years old
　　
　　 "Young is good!"
　　
Reposti, who was sitting opposite, couldn't help but sigh with emotion. Faisalik's Second Banner Regiment and his own Third Banner Regiment have been training for three months to cross the sea, from officers to soldiers, everyone After tumbling in the sea for three months, even the leader of his own flag didn’t return to Yueansi, where the Legion’s Department was located, ten days ago.
　　
With a little thought, Reposti filled the deep bottom rough earthenware wine glass with dark beer and drank it. The richness of this dark beer transported from the south of Wikya is what the Salander people like. The fruit wine is unmatched, if you close your eyes carefully and taste, it seems that you can still feel the fragrance of wheat straw from the homeland, bringing up the vague nostalgia in his heart,
　　
As the Southern Army entered the southern part of Sarande, the soldiers missed their hometown more and more. In response to this situation, Southern Governor Statunko asked His Majesty Falcon for permission to rotate the Southern Army sub-units on a quarterly basis. This proposal Has been approved by the fat man, allowing the 40,000 people of the current Southern Army to be divided into four parts, three in Salland, and one in the southern coastal area of ​​Vickia,
　　
Rotate every quarter, which can ensure that everyone can spend one quarter in their hometown every year, and the winter is the time for their flag regiment to return to the country, but the order from the Legion Department is to allow themselves to stay in Saskatchewan. Rand, and stopped crossing the sea to rush to the Legion reported
　　
　　 The door of the restaurant was opened by an officer of the Falcon Army. The officer with a serious face fell on Reposti. He walked over and hesitated and asked, "Is it Master Reposti?"
　　
　　 "Yes, I am Reposti" Reposti nodded and stood up from his seat. He saw the silver cross star representing the deputy officer of the Legion in the officer’s chest
　　
"This is an order signed by Lord Governor Statunko personally." The officer took a sealed document from his arms and handed it to Reposti, saying, "Because things are urgent, Lord Governor will no longer meet with you alone. Grown up"
　　
　　 "Oh, what's the matter?" Reposti's face froze slightly, and asked in surprise.
　　
"Military secrets, I don't know very well!" The officer hesitated, embarrassed, and whispered. "I just heard that it was an order from His Majesty. This winter must get through the South China Sea! Although the Governor-General has prepared for this , But because of the Navy’s assistance in combat, he rushed to the Fleet Base in northern Saranda overnight to discuss the matter."
　　
　　 "It seems that what should come will always come!"
　　
　　 Rui Posti flashed a cold light in his eyes, feeling that the order book in his hand was so hot, this is a signal of war! Compared with the unique enthusiasm of the young adjutant, Reposti's eyes, which have seen various scenes of the sea of ​​the corpse mountain, have been difficult to treat all this insipid
　　
Below this calm and beautiful appearance, he saw the metal collision sound of the army preparing for the war before the start of the impending empire. Winter, a beautiful season, but also a rare calm period in the south of the Sarande . According to the strategic deployment set by His Majesty Falcon in June, such an excellent opportunity for attack will never be missed, but I don’t know where this time, His Majesty’s Sharp Saber will fall across the sea!
　　
At this time, at the Wikton military port north of Salland, Durstronka, the imperial navy minister who had just returned from the Barrow waters of Northern Europe, stood in front of a huge map, and he also received the attack. The command of the Normandy island chain,
　　
　　 With the dispatch of various squadrons to explore the sea route to Obaro some time ago, most of the fleet has now returned to the military port. The dense battleship masts are like a huge forest in the direction of the military port.
　　
In the hall of the Fleet Headquarters, the lights were brightly lit, the second squadron commander Frye, the third squadron commander Effinger, the fourth squadron commander Frederick, the fifth squadron commander Frederick. The commander of the Sixth Sail Squadron, Tegel, and the commander of the logistics fleet, Roosevelt, sat on both sides of the long table, all eyes were on the map on the wall
　　
In front of these elite imperial navies, the navy intelligence minister Yorus, who was responsible for collecting sea area intelligence, was holding a wooden whip in his hand and pointing on the map behind him, saying, "The Normandy island chain is a long contract in the southern waters of Sarand. There are about 400 nautical miles of island links. A total of 131 islands, large and small, were formerly controlled by the Salander Navy and later fell into the hands of the Normans.
　　
In order to become a logistics line to support the army, the Normans built many small ports on these islands to use as transit points. Although the Normans destroyed a part when they evacuated, but they remained within a hundred miles of the coastline. Among these dotted ports, Port Antoros is definitely the most important natural port among them.
　　
　　It is located in the right concave part of Antoros Island in the middle of the island chain. It is a natural calm harbor with very few waves on weekdays. Even if the storm in the southern sea never eroded this place,
　　
I used to be a merchant and I went there in person. The ships from Normandy to Salander generally choose to dock at the port of Antoluth, even if they do not trade, they have to supplement food and fresh water there, and come from Barrow, Northern Europe. Some merchant ships will also choose to sell part of the goods here in exchange for supplies, so the focus of our battle should be whether they can occupy this place before the Normans react, thus completely cutting off the Normandy maritime routes. ,
　　
"According to the latest information brought back by the merchant fleet, the Normans valued the defense of the port of Antoros very much. There were 31 warships alone, with a force of 11,000, and three strong fortresses were built, and It is only 100 miles from the northernmost port of Normandy. Once the alert is received, the Normandy army docked in Normandy will also move. It is worth noting here that our enemies may not only be the Normans, but also in the waters of Port Antoros. There are also a considerable number of pirates nearby. These pirates are not powerful, but they are enough to threaten our logistics supply line."
　　
"Pirates? What a surprise!" Hearing the Minister of Intelligence Yorus, the second squadron commander Fry asked. "Do you know the specific dens of these pirates? Since they can stay in the waters of Port Antoros for a long time. It proves that these guys must have a very secret stronghold nearby. I think this is an opportunity not to be missed for us, or we can spend a little money to get some useful information from these pirates!"
　　
"I think this proposal is good! But you need to be cautious." Dustronk nodded, agreeing that his iron black hair was a little dignified when he was only twenty years old. He should be one of the emperors. The Minister of the Empire and Navy holding thousands of miles of water has no longer the arrogance of the Maotou,
　　
He stared at the map and frowned slightly. "Although our information is clear, the Normans are not fools, so contact with these pirates is very dangerous. Since they can beg for food in the Antoros, they should have the Normans. The inextricable relationship and what kind of people to send will be the key to this incident! And there is still a problem because many fleets have just returned, and the veterans on the ship have also rotated, Normandy People have the same eyes as Sarand. In order not to attract the attention of the Normans, I decided that the warships transferred in this battle will not exceed thirty, and as the main battleship, many captains who have just graduated will also be responsible! "
　　
　　Logistics Fleet Commander Roosevelt frowned and asked, "Will recruits and interns also attack?"
　　
"Of course!" Fry frivolously shouted. "In the final analysis, they were also distributed to the fleet for the sake of war. Sooner or later, they will have to experience the taste of "first battle". As far as all recruits are concerned, this battle is too early. But in this field, the battle is inevitable, and it is impossible to fight with only a few veterans."
　　
"Finely speaking, my imperial navy doesn't need a seed!" Dusterenkai turned to look at the night sky starlight outside the window. "We weren't the same at the beginning. We dared not face the twenty-meter-high waves and dared not listen. The thundering navy roaring navy, what do we want them to do?
　　
　　 "All the recruits went to war in the name of training abroad! There was no time for them to sit and appreciate the war, let them go! Fly like a young eagle to soar their wings!" Dusterenkai's eyes flickered,
　　
While giving orders, he couldn't help but feel sad. He didn't know how many recruits could return to the fleet port safely after this battle, but this is the only way for the imperial navy and the letter from the Falcon. The secret order specifically mentioned in
　　
The imperial navy needs an effective military training system. If it is in accordance with the usual practice, let the soldiers intern in the port for one year and then on the deck for one year, and finally be eligible to truly embark on the battleship, then the empire’s naval strategy is the least It has to be postponed until three years later, so only the and tragic battlefield can enable the recruits who have just stepped on the deck of the warship to become the force that really trembles Opelo Continent in the shortest time,
　　
　　 And the Northern Fleet of Urkondo, this is how to train a quick finished product. Although it is still unable to compare with the real elite of the Imperial Offshore Fleet in terms of combat effectiveness, compared with the northern navy of the old battleship, the powerful suppression is more than enough.
　　
　　According to the report last month, His Majesty Falcon has officially appointed Urkondo as the commander of the Northern Navy, independent of himself as the commander of the Southern Navy, and the official rank has also been promoted to the Deputy Minister of the Navy,
　　
Seeking wealth and insurance, the East Court man of Urkondo, like the rocket-like promotion speed, also made Dusterenkai see one thing. His Majesty’s ambition is not just a southern Sarand, but The vast and endless coastline of Obaro! In a battlefield that is vast enough for him to boil blood, no naval commander will face such an ambitious and indifferent
　　
　　"If there was a trace of hesitation before, now there is no longer "Dustromkai withdraws his gaze from a distance, and looks at the map behind him again, like a fire burning into his heart, secretly
　　
"If the empire needs a powerful navy capable of deterring the entire Obaro continent, if His Majesty’s mind is the entire coast of Obaro, then let Obaro tremble under His Majesty’s wings. , Even if I give up my life, I will continue without hesitation
　　
In early November, in the cloudless southern sea of ​​Salander, seven long-toothed warships lined up in a long column on the calm sea, facing the wind and the waves, the ship's head was chopped with white waves, and the sails were rounded, beside From time to time, there were trade merchant ships passing between the seas, and they were all surprised to watch the navy fleet flying the Falcon War Flag go south, all the way,
　　
　　"What is that? Some businessmen who rarely saw the weird appearance of the Dragon Tooth Ship asked
　　
　　 "The battleship of the Falcon Kingdom, haven't you seen it!"
　　
Some people disdainfully said that although the Falcon Empire almost unified the entire continent of Icadiva, for the real main continent Obaro and the more distant continent of Central Villa, the so-called continent, Icadiva, However, it is just a peninsula split from the main continent. Naturally, no one will call the Falcon Empire, but only the Falcon Kingdom.
　　
　　 "Nonsense, of course I know this is the battleship of the Falcon Kingdom, but what are they doing here?"
　　
The robbed businessman whispered awkwardly, already instinctively realizing that this calm but fierce fleet was definitely a bad comer. Perhaps, the sea area south of Salland will no longer be quiet, but if judged by this A peninsula will fight against the entire Obaro, such a conclusion is too ridiculous
　　
　　 In the flagship command room. Frye, the commander of the Second Squadron, was only wearing a gray linen suit and was lying on the table looking at the chart. The terrain in the southern waters of Salend is very complicated and dazzling. More than a hundred islands, like countless pearls with broken chains, are scattered on the charts, even if Fry has been a pirate. The complicated sea area is also quite a headache
　　
It's not that the main route of the sea is very dangerous, or there are too many reefs, but because there are many small islands that protrude from the surface of the sea from time to time, some small islands are not so large because of their small size. Recorded on the chart, this made Frye difficult to judge. These dotted islands are exactly the terrain that pirates like,
　　
　　Because that is a good hiding place, any fleet can be hidden between those islands without knowing it, which is of course a headache for those searching for them.
　　
According to the information collected by the Ministry of Intelligence, there are seven pirates in the Antoros Sea area. Among them, a pirate named Ruhr is the most powerful and controls the passage north of Antoros. ship,
　　
It is said that this man named Ruhr was a fisherman in northern Normandy before he became a pirate. Because he killed a tax officer who committed adultery with his wife, he fled to the sea to become a pirate. Some people say that this pirate of Ruhr came from Northern Europe. The aristocratic nobleman of Scandinavia~EbookFREE.me~ There are even rumors that this Ruhr is the brother of Duke Ona, one of the two major forces in Scandinavia, because of dissatisfaction with the family, Joined the pirate with his subordinates' anger and came here in exile
　　
Anyway, this most powerful pirate leader and the Normans have never dealt with it, because the Nordic Barrow route he controlled has severely traumatized the Normandy trade route to the north. The Normans who desperately need to expand their access, are even more prone to this guy who is against him, but after several rounds of siege, they still let this Ruhr slip away.
　　
"Commander, I think it is not a way to find this way!" The adjutant said on the map. "Almost every island has been drawn, and it is still impossible to find the hidden location of the pirates of Ruhr. To find a ship among these dotted islands, and This is an area where the other party is familiar with. If you want to avoid us, it is really too easy. In fact, we can find another way."
　　
　　"Oh, what method?" Frye asked, raising his head.
　　
"Delimit an area, and throw ten rounds of thunder bombs on each island!" The adjutant said with a sneer. "I believe that the other party has discovered us long ago, just hiding in a dark port, as long as When the thunder cannon sounded and the mice didn’t go out of the hole, could we not use smoke to fumigate? In the case of panic, the other party must first think of running away in a boat. In terms of speed, our dexterous dragon tooth ship is better than a huge one. The adjutant of the sailing warship snorted coldly and said with a sneer. (To be continued) [] If you like this work, you are welcome to vote for recommendation and monthly tickets. Your support is my biggest motivation. )