Oran's words shocked the hearts of all the people present, and the amount of information she brought was huge. Istar has been able to develop to the present, and the funders behind it have contributed a lot. Franklin also said that he saw with his own eyes the rebels planning a general attack on the Tower of Plenty. It's a pity that Sauron was strangled in the cradle before it was time, but it is not difficult to see that it is not easy to support Istar's funders.

Now the forces behind the rebel army have a lot of transfer investment, and there is also the idea of ​​merging, and the battle of Roaring Bay has given him hope. It's just that this is not enough. Funders also hope to see that the pirates led by Zero have the ability to attack on the ground, so that he will spend more investment on them. This is human nature, and it will do the same if you change zero.

As for the merger, it sounds tempting, but Zero didn't even think about it. He didn't plan to hand over the pirate command that he finally won, so it would be ideal for the two to maintain such a scale as an ally.

"Don't worry, I will give your adult a strong answer." Zero nodded.

Oran stretched out his hand and said, "I look forward to the opportunity to fight alongside Mr. Zero."

"There will be."

Oran came, and she left again. However, she brought a batch of important supplies and also gave Zero the opportunity to win the first funder. When the watchman left, he promised to deliver all the equipment and supplies ordered by Zero within one week at most. That batch of electromagnetics will be delivered as soon as possible, so that the soldiers on the zero side will be familiar with and operate them. Zero also promised to pay Oran part of the money when they arrive.

For this, Olan doesn't seem to care too much. Leave the sentence "There are still many opportunities for cooperation in the future", and this female leader of the rebel army should not leave.

Next is zero busy time.

Now that the equipment is available and the opportunity is here, it is very urgent to lay down the first stronghold on the Western Continent. Mr. X’s bar was temporarily used as a war room, with zero and a few captains, and Mr. X and Mamiro discussing the choice of stronghold. There are two final targets. One is the port city of Fasello, which is the closest to Roaring Bay and can be reached by water within three days from the Whisperer Strait; the other is relatively far away and needs to walk for about a week. The waterway, landed in Fracture Bay, and had to pass through the Emerald Forest to finally reach the fortress city of Kannon.

There are two main reasons for choosing these two cities. One is that there are abundant resources in their vicinity, and the second is that they all travel within a week.

Abundant resources are the basis for the pirates to gain a foothold, and the distance must be controlled within a week, otherwise a too long distance will leave too much room for preparation in the Papal Hall.

The problem now is that Zero must choose one of these two cities as the target of attack.

The port city of Fasello was only established in the past ten years and belongs to a first-class town. The resident population is between 20,000 and 30,000, and there are abundant iron and copper ore resources nearby, as well as a small uranium mine. The residents of the city mainly live on mining, and there is a 300-strong force stationed in the city. Fásero built a complete fortification, but after all, because of the sea, there is no risk to prove it, so the fortifications appear weaker.

Every year, a large amount of ore and uranium depart through Fásello's dock, enter the interior through a specially opened channel, and then turn to the new Roman city. Because of the particularity of its location, only 300 kilometers away from Fasello is the base camp of the 4th Division of the Knights of the Seal. In the history of Fásello, there have been many times of being attacked by pirates, but it was passed to the commander of the 4th Division Sine and his soldiers repeatedly repelled.

Therefore, the pirates are very familiar with Fásello and Signe. To attack Fásello, they must consider how to resist the counterattack from the 4th Division. Of course, with zero combat power at hand, this knight group can be completely destroyed. Fasello is worth nothing. In addition to being close and rich in minerals, what is more important is that the special channel "Road of Destiny" points directly to the hinterland of the Western Continent.

After Fassero was laid down and the waterway was controlled, Zero had the capital to march directly towards the new Roman city.

In another city, Khanom is a military fortress. At first, it was only the Papal Hall set up at a checkpoint near the Emerald Forest, bordering the Eternal Mountains. The western line that borders the Eternal Mountain Range and the Emerald Forest is flat, but after that, the more the eastern line extends, the higher the mountain range. In the section, the mountain range is nearly two kilometers above sea level.

The Eternal Mountain Range goes all the way east and then extends north near Caesars Bay, forming a broad arc on the inland edge. This arc is a natural barrier for the inland areas and even the new Roman city. In this era when large flying units cannot achieve air combat, the Eternal Mountain is like a natural wall, guarding the only way to the inland-bloody. the road!

This road is also a very strong one in the history of New Rome, representing the expansion of the Papal Hall. In that age of blood and fire, the Knights of New Rome used life and blood to pave this path inch by inch. And when the road to blood appeared on the map of the Pope's Hall in its entirety, it represented that the only alien races and high-level alien beasts in the Western Continent at that time became the past, thus forming a glorious era in which the Western Continent was dominated by humans.

Staying on the bloodied road was originally a checkpoint set up by the Pope’s Hall. Later, with the increase in the number of troops, the checkpoint became a military base, and then gradually evolved from the base into the current fortress city of Kannon.

There are mainly two kinds of people living in Canon, one is a soldier, the other is a slave. Canon has no so-called citizens, the two classes are very distinct, and there is no gray area at all. Canon’s permanent population remains at around 20,000, 80% of which are slaves. A large number of slaves were used to develop the wood mines of the Jade Forest and a kind of cloud iron produced in the Eternal Mountains. More, but working for the three oil platforms in the sea behind Canon.

The Knights of the Seal is stationed here with two divisions, the 5th and 6th divisions, with a total of more than 4,000 soldiers.

Zero's next target to attack is one of these two cities. In contrast, Canon outperforms Fassello in terms of strategic location and resources. But everyone in Manshan thought that it was more practical to attack Fasello. After all, Kannon was a fortress city, easy to defend and difficult to attack. The number of soldiers stationed in the city far exceeds Fassero, and to attack Canon, land warfare is required. Because Canon is built on a cliff, although he is leaning on the sea, he cannot attack from the sea.

This problem does not exist in Fásero. Pirates have often visited this port city over the years, and they are very familiar with Fásero. As long as the army squeezes past, Algorithm Cerroli is stationed in the 4th Division, and it can basically be defeated.

Seeing that several people in Manshan insisted on attacking Fasero, Mamiro seemed to be disdainful of it. Ling smiled slightly, signaled everyone to be quiet and asked: "Mr. Mamiro, you used to be the commander of the Knights. How do you look at these two cities from your perspective?"

Mamiro was slightly surprised that he was here purely because of Mr. X. Regarding the respect of the old boss, it was more dissatisfaction with Sauron and the Pope Hall that made him choose the zero side. But Mamiro is very repelled here. He didn't even interrupt in a combat meeting like this, but now Zero asks his opinion and gives him enough respect.

Mamiro didn't know much about Zero this person. But simply because he could use pirates for his use and planned a miraculous battle, Mamiro would naturally not treat him as an ordinary young man. He nodded and said: "If it were me, I wouldn't choose Fásello. There is no doubt that Fásello is much easier to play than Canon. But because of this, it is not worth attacking."

Captains like Barbarian Mountain and Cinderella are strong in their own strength, but when it comes to leading soldiers to fight, they naturally cannot compare with Mamiro who came from the Knights. When they were all disapproving, Zero unexpectedly said: "I agree with Mr. Mamiro's opinion." He fell heavily on the channel that leads directly to the hinterland, and said: "Of course, we can go through the waterway faster. Go inland. But don’t forget that this channel does not directly reach the New Roman City. Its end is not a short distance away from the Roman City, and it has to cross several colonial cities. Here, it can be said to be the Pope’s Hall. Home court."

"If we really do this, then as long as the Knights cut off our retreat, we basically have nowhere to go. At that time, there are only two options, one is to continue deepening alone, and the other need not be said. If it is alone deepening, If I don’t get any supplies and cover, I doubt that I can support it near the city of Rome.” Ling smiled slightly, and clicked on Faceiro again: “Since we can reach the inland quickly by water, the Pope’s Hall can be the same. Quickly use forces against Fásero. What's more, after slapping the papal hall on Roaring Bay, as long as Sauron is not a stupid, he will understand that Fasero, who is too close to Roaring Bay, is likely to be our second direct target. Maybe when we kill it, we won’t face 300 soldiers, but one or several knights."

Moving the finger again, he came to the top of Canon and clicked, and Ling said calmly: "So our goal is it!"

The faces of several people in Manshan were a little strange. When they were about to say something, Zero made a gesture and said: "I know what you want to say. Kanon is a fortress, easy to defend and difficult to attack, and there are many troops stationed. These are all of it. Advantage. However, under this advantage, it hides many fatal problems."

Zero looked at Mamiro again and asked, "I don't know how long it has been since Canon has not had a war?"

Mamiro's eyes lit up. Although there were a lot of people present, apart from him, probably only Mr. X knew the meaning behind the question of zero. Of course, Mr. X couldn't answer, after all, he had been out of the Knights for too long. So Zero asked him, and Mami Luo did her part and said: "It's been a long time, at least there has been no war in 20 years."

"It's been long enough, and it has made me a little curious, do those soldiers in the fortress still know how to hold a gun?" Ling smiled faintly.

Talents such as Barbarian Mountain and Cinderella began to grasp the true meaning of Word Zero, if there had been no war in 20 years, and the soldiers who happened to be stationed in Kannon had not been rotated. Such soldiers, even if they practice every day, can't be compared with those soldiers who have to go to the battlefield every day in terms of consciousness and quality. Even if strictly counted, both are veterans.

"I don't know how often Canon will update the defense system, or does its facilities still use what it was 20 years ago?"

Next, Zero asked a series of questions. If it weren't for Mamiro who was here right now, otherwise even Cinderella who was born and bred in the Western Continent would not be able to answer. Partial information is already regarded as a kind of military secret, and naturally it will not be known by outsiders. Mamiro was also very simple, listing all he knew. For example, Canon’s defense system, the latest update was ten years ago. It can be said to be an update. In fact, it has replaced some of the old facilities. In general, Canon still uses the things that were 20 years ago.

There is also a power mecha unit stationed in the city, but this unit only has Paladin mecha, but there is no low-flying unit like Griffin Rider. Of course, there are still Knights of the Round Table, and there are two more.

But none of this can evade the key question, which is that Canon has been a fortress city for too long, so long that even the outer city walls can't resist a few heavy artillery bombings.

In the end, Mamiro concluded: "Because of the strength of the Kannon, at least on the surface, no one wants to provoke him. Even the four major pirates of you are the same, so the two knights stationed in that city have become accustomed to it. And because of this ease, even with many excuses, the Pope’s Hall’s order to dispatch other knights to change defense was rejected."

"Very well, then our goal can be basically finalized. That's it!" Zhezhong shot on the fortress city, and said: "However, Fásero can't just let it go."

Mr. X said moved: "We can't swallow so many things."

"No, I didn't intend to attack it. It's just that we can't let our Lord Sauron be too idle, let alone cover our real target and put some smoke." Ling smiled.

Everyone knows that zero means feint to disguise that their real goal is fortress Kannon. Such falsehoods and falsehoods, true and real, are also in line with the way of treacherous soldiers. When the Canon War broke out, the Pope’s Chamber was already late to react.

In addition to the suspicion of fortress Kannon, Zero also depends on its geographic location. The fortress is located in the throat area of ​​the Bloodstained Road, even if the Pope’s Hall wants to regain the fortress, it is not so easy. In this process, as long as Zero is running properly, it will soon be able to stand firm here. Next, you can gradually enter the inland areas through profit and force.

In terms of benefits, if Canon takes over, then the three attached oil well platforms can create endless wealth. In the new era, although there are new energy sources, petroleum is still the largest energy source material. With these three oil well platforms alone, it represents more interests than Port Fasero. As for the use of force, the pirates on hand are naturally insufficient to continue to do so, but this is also not difficult to solve. Zero believes that there are many people who are dissatisfied with Sauron, especially those in the outer islands who are living hard. As long as a suitable opportunity, Zero can turn them into his own soldiers.

The battle of Roaring Bay is very important, it is a battle related to the fate of countless people across the Western Continent. The impact it brought was not limited to the pirates and the Pope's Hall, but with this battle, Zero did indeed feel that the situation on this continent was quietly changing in his hands.

Then came another busy time.

Oran’s equipment began to arrive four days later, and several officers accompanied the equipment. They will be responsible for teaching the pirates to use this batch of electromagnetic equipment. It is estimated that Mr. X has never been so busy in the past few decades. He not only has to count the materials, but also count the pirates' own property. After several days and nights of fighting, a stack of forms was handed over to Zero's hands.

Zero glanced at it roughly, and couldn't help but smile wryly.

The pirates are really not so wealthy. After the statistics of the resources of the house of the sea, if all the assets are converted into gold coins, it is only half a million. At present, there are only seven to eighty thousand gold coins in cash. Gold coins are hard currency promoted by the Pope’s Chamber. Precious metals are a currency that preserves their value regardless of age. However, this amount of money is not enough to pay Oran's first payment, fortunately Oran does not hold it accountable.

Zero did feel a problem, and he was still very poor. If you are so poor that you can't get the resources for another battle, the people below won't be able to get rid of it.

Then came the issue of rectifying the names of pirates.

If you continue to play the banner of pirates, most people will see it as a game between court officials and bandits~lightnovelpub.net~ However, if Zero wants to continue advancing, getting more support from funders is on one hand, on the other hand. But it needs what people want. To win the hearts of the people, you can no longer use the pirate banner, at least you must establish a righteous image in the eyes of civilians.

After several days of deliberation, plus discussions with the captain below, Zero decided to call himself a revolutionary army. The pirates originated from the sea, and their force was named Poseidon. The Poseidon regiment is divided into three armies, headed by the three captains of Barbarian Mountain, Cinderella, and Hook. Each army, including officers, has a conventional organization of 1,000 personnel, which is basically the organization of a knight team.

Zero is naturally the leader of the revolutionary army, and his capable people are an independent fighting group, not included in the Poseidon regiment.

The next thing that lies in front of Zero is the issue of military training. Entering the Western Continent, the pirates naturally can no longer be in the state of scattered sand before, and the combat effectiveness that they can exert is really limited. Therefore, it is urgent to classify the members of the Poseidon regiment according to their abilities and specialties, and then join the systematic training to make them into several special arms.

Of course, there is not so much time for Zero to train. But at least, we must teach these guys how to obey orders and how to fight like a soldier!

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