On April 5, 1119 in the continental calendar, the Port of Siquia was sent by Ganyo in the Duchy of Delg, Kingdom of Winster. The prosperous port was full of solemn atmosphere at this time. The entire port was under martial law, with a large number of hangings. The warship with the yellow double-headed eagle flag on the black bottom was moored in the harbor. Groups of heavily armed soldiers boarded the ship along the longboards that fell from the deck of the warship. .

Not far from the port, Prince Felice, dressed in casual clothes, watched this scene quietly. He was speechless for a long time. The general next to him held the hilt of the saber around his waist with one hand and a roll in the other. On the scroll, the number of soldiers on the expedition and the list of artisans, priests, and slaves accompanying the army are registered.

They were the Kingdom’s First Army on the expedition to the Osa Peninsula. This general was Richard’s loyal military commander Charles. Upon receiving Richard’s order, Charles did not care about his wife and son who had just given birth. , Took the general guard and went directly to the front line. A total of 9,100 soldiers participated in the expedition (with the exception of artillery, there are 8,830 full-fledged combatants), including four spear sergeant groups, four heavy sergeant groups, three civilian archer groups, and two great shield crossbows. Brigade, two horse sergeant battalions, and two imperial knight companies. The other is the newly organized firearms battalion. The reorganized firearms battalion is left with only one arquebus and one musket battalion, and nine more. The artillery team, as for the hand artillery, were disbanded directly by Richard because the weapons were really backward.

If the artisans, priests, and slaves accompanying the army are counted together, then the expeditionary army led by Charles will barely exceed 10,000. This is the first large-scale military operation of the Winster Kingdom since the end of the Siege War. It's just a small-scale fight against bandits. Therefore, when the mobilization of the legion was completed and marching north, a large number of rumors were flying in the sky-because Richard did not announce the news of the invasion of the Ossa Peninsula, there were rumors that the Kingdom of Winster was going to the Principality of Lijin to the north. Declaring war with the Principality of Page undoubtedly touched the fragile nerves of the two countries. The two princes desperately ordered the mobilization of their troops and prepared defenses, while sending envoys to ask for help from other countries in the siege.

The haze of war instantly enveloped the skies of various countries. People accustomed to peace looked at the urgently mobilized army with anxiety. This was unexpected by Richard. When he saw this, he quickly issued a statement, hoping to prevent a possible outbreak. Unnecessary war-although he is not afraid of war, the focus of the offensive now is on the Osa Peninsula. A large amount of supplies have also been sent to the north. More importantly, most of his soldiers are still lying at home.

As soon as Richard’s statement came out, the countries all heaved a sigh of relief. Seeing that it was not their own unlucky ones, they all relaxed their vigilance. They disbanded the troops that hadn’t rushed to the border in batches, but they didn’t dare to believe it all. Speaking of hitting the Osa Peninsula, it was actually a vain shot. When they were not prepared for a shameless sneak attack, wouldn't it be over?

Not only that, they are also guessing what the purpose of Richard’s expedition to the Ossa Peninsula is. No one believes that Richard will help a fallen prince to restore the country so kindly and without repayment. You know, even if it was the one who took in Richard back then. Grandfather King Harous did not do this either, he just gave Richard an island he had just captured, and then he didn't care much about him.

No matter how the countries guessed Richard’s motives, the expeditionary force continued to pull out as scheduled. Nearly 10,000 soldiers boarded the battleships or transport ships of the First Fleet, crossed the Ossa Sea, and went straight to the city of Lyktos, the capital of the Kingdom of Lyktus— -It was Phyllis' idea to attack the city first in the first battle. He wanted to use the demise of the Kingdom of Lyctus to declare his strong return to the nations!

As a result, under the **** of the First Fleet, which had expanded the number of warships, the expeditionary force arrived outside the port of Luctos in just two days, with a large number of Hawke’s gunboats (in a few years, Richard took the first The warships of the first fleet have been updated. Except for keeping a few Kirk warships and Hawk warships, they are basically Hawker gunships equipped with heavy artillery and musket sailors) to completely blockade the port of Luctos, lined up. Open, and aim the muzzles of the four artillery on the side of the hull in the direction of the port.

"General Sigurd, come and show our Royal Highness Prince Phyllis the power of Hawke's gunboat!"

On the flagship deck, the military commander Charles said to the admiral Sigurd. The latter promised and signaled the flag bearers to send signals to the ships, and saw the naked sailor climbing up the pole like a monkey~www. lightnovelpub.net~Waving colorful flags, other warships also waved flags in response.

On a Hawker gunship on the front line, the captain nodded looking at the flagman's gesture on the pole, and ordered the deputy behind him: "Prepare for the first round of shelling, target, Port Luctos!"

"Yes." The deputy responded, and then ran into the cabin quickly, shouting to the gunners below: "Prepare for shelling, target, Port of Luctos!"

"Ready to bombard!"

"Warriors of Luctus, we wait for work. As long as we hold the port, the enemy's army can't land. They can only drift at sea, and finally get trapped in the sea!" Cabrillas shouted and encouraged his soldiers. Dao, following his words, the soldiers also cast their eyes on the large number of ships outside the port. In their sight, the hulls of the warships facing them were suddenly pushed out of black metal tubes. When they reacted, they heard a thunderous roar outside the port, and the metal pipes launched by each warship burst out with dazzling fire, and the smoke of gunpowder instantly enveloped the sea, but it was quickly blown away by the sea breeze.

Immediately afterwards, countless black shadows flew over the sea at a speed that the naked eye could not catch, and slammed into the port, smashing blood paths one after another in the dense array of Luctus army, and more shells hit the buildings in the port area. In an instant, several buildings collapsed and the dust was flying, and only one round of shelling left the port area in a mess.

"What is this?" King Cabrías yelled in horror as he watched the infantry phalanx being crushed out of a **** road, but no one could answer him. The soldiers looked at the fragments of the place with horror. Be vigilant, stand still in place, it's been a long time since I've been able to relax!

And at this moment, the second round of shelling came immediately!