January, Baston area

　　

The earth entered the cold winter, the fat man sighed in the near-frozen right hand, strangled the horse, looked at the sky in the distance, between the white sky and the sky, a large piece of goose-like snowflakes fell, a distance of 100 meters in front, an expense The caravan of the city is on the way,

　　

The caravan is composed of a dozen flat-panel wagons, and the wagon wheels roll up the white ice-like snow on the ground. Behind the caravan is a small city. The small stone wall is like a fence, which will Surrounded by the city, the walls are covered with snow of several centimeters,

　　

　　 "The snow is too big, let's find a place to rest, and continue to walk tomorrow!" The fat man greeted the guard behind him, and the guards at the gate saw a regular army of cavalry, and quickly stood upright

　　

　　 "Tell me, where is the warmest hotel in the city!" The fat man stopped the horse in front of the guard and asked loudly to the guard

　　

There are not many small towns like this on the road, basically every 50 miles, not so much as a town, but a post is more appropriate, the scale is not large, generally have 7 to 8 hotel pubs or something, mainly Stop for people coming and going, these areas are generally distributed at the junction of the city boundary, not in front of the village and no shops,

　　

　　Even if the fat man is a regular army, they are treated like caravans in these places.

　　

"Newport Hotel, 200 meters forward and then 50 meters left!" The garrison glanced over the fat general's armor, and glanced at the thirty or so black armoured cavalrymen behind the fat man. The three-story building with a wooden oval sign on it is, my lord, I can’t guarantee that the food in that house is the best, but it’s definitely the largest in the town. There are so many of you, probably only where you can live. !"

　　

　　When the fat man was talking with the garrison, a caravan coming from the opposite direction also stopped at the gate of the town. The businessman above jumped from the carriage and registered with another garrison.

　　

　　 "A lot of caravans recently?"

　　

The fat man glanced casually in the direction of the caravan, and with the team he just went out, he has already met the eighth caravan today. In order to rush back to Normandy and reunite with the wives as soon as possible, fat men are rare. Blizzard

　　

'The garrison raised his head and said indifferently, "I'm right, since Haicheng began construction, the caravan on this road has almost doubled. Today's caravan is still relatively small, and today's snow is too heavy Now, many caravans have chosen to wait. Those who are on the road are bold. This time is the same. The coldness of the world can't stop these businessmen's desire for wealth. For Xinhaicheng, everyone is crazy!"

　　

　　"You mean, these businessmen all went to Xinhai City?" The fat man seemed to think of something, and asked with a dignified face

　　

"Of course, don't you see it? The garrison nodded at him, sighed at the hand with the cloth cover, and said, "You know, the construction of Xinhai City is the most popular topic now, that giant The large coastal city, like the biggest heat source in this cold winter, attracts the eyes of merchants from the entire northwest coast. There are five large ports, more than 80,000 workers, and a large amount of surprisingly needed materials. . . . . . . "

　　

"If I were a businessman, I would be emotional too!" The voice of the garrison stopped and said with emotion. It is said that there are even many chambers of commerce coming from the locality of Icadiwa. To be honest, this is this This scene has not been seen for a long time after the reunification of the mainland of Icadíva! "The garrison shook his head, it does not look like a lie." If I were you, I would go to the hotel I just said, otherwise The room may be tense by then!"

　　

"Hurry up ahead! I'll take the goods from here to Haicheng" Impatient voice came from behind, and there was another caravan, not many people, five carriages, just talking to the fat man This will work, this is already the third team,

　　

　　 There was a wry smile on the corner of the fat man's mouth, he was really crazy, even the small caravan came to join

　　

"Okay, let's go first!" Fat Man Zema entered the town, and the streets were lined with two-story houses temporarily built with wooden boards. The newly painted paint was colorful and colorful, just like other towns in the coastal area, turning the road in front. , The fat man saw the three-story building with a wooden oval sign hanging on the door said by the guard

　　

　　 "Sword and Beauty!"

　　

The fat man rolled his eyes at the public name, and came down from the war. This hotel is indeed the largest in the town. Although it has only three floors, it occupies more than 50 meters in length. From the room, it should exceed 100. , The fat man sent a guard to book 35 rooms,

　　

At the back of the inn is a yard. The horses are drawn into the stables. There are many merchant wagons parked inside, full of goods, and empty. Some members of the caravan chatted in twos and threes and saw people entering the army. There are no surprises on the face of the businessman. It is commonplace. People who meet the army on the road are not surprised. This is the only way for Baston to lead to the new city. The people of the army often travel on this road. When the gaze stayed for a while, it quickly shifted. The grief on the soldiers was an oppressive force that people dare not face at any time.

　　

　　 "Your Majesty, I have packed the entire third floor!" The guard who made the reservation came out with a bunch of keys

　　

　　 "Okay, tired all day, everyone take a break early!"

　　

The fat man waved his hand to the other guards, and walked into some shabby room. The fat man sat on the bed with a buttocks. The room was very small, with a skylight above the head, because the weather was closed, and the end of the bed was facing the round window. There is a living room of about 20 square meters outside, this is the top room in the hotel,

　　

After hesitating, the fat man leaned on the bed and took out a document from his clothes. This was a report delivered by the Ministry of Supervision. Several princesses arrived at the same time, which not only made the fat man caught by surprise, but also made the nerve of the Supervision Department collapse. pole,

　　

　　 "It seems that the report of the Supervision Department is not groundless!" The fat man glanced at the report written in this emergency investigation, and there was a helpless smile in the corner of his mouth. The situation outside just confirmed the authenticity of this report.

　　

In this report full of surprises, the fat man suddenly discovered that he inadvertently ignited the flames of a war. With the rapid expansion of Obaro’s overseas locations, it has set off a major storm within the imperial business community. ,

　　

After more than half a year of strong external expansion, the Falcon Empire has derived a large area called the new land from the Normandy region. This area has the Principality of Baston, the Principality of Blaise, the Marquis of Oacha, the Principality of Bangor, The narrow and long coastal zone of Rwanda Aka City, which connects more than a thousand miles, this area is already equivalent to one-tenth of the land of the mainland of Ikadiva. In terms of population, this narrow and long area Of the population has already surpassed 700,000 people after taking Bangor in December,

　　

　　Faced with such a huge cake, the merchant of Iqadiwa has already begun to act,

　　

The battle of Biyegu, the victory of the Falcon Kingdom over the Southwest Army, laid the status of the Northwest Lord in one fell swoop, a stable internal environment, a gradually improved road network, a strong military support, and also raised the ambitions of domestic merchants and the development of maritime trade Has rapidly developed from domestic trade to trade between two continents,

　　

Not only the eyes of the chamber of commerce, but also several domestic forces are quickly focusing on the new area. There are enough people to operate, there are vast land, there are natural ports, there are escorts of the imperial navy, escorts of His Majesty the Falcon What else is worth worrying about?

　　

　　 And this time, several domestic princesses collectively went to the new land, and they even sent a clear message to the country.

　　

The forces behind these princesses finally began to extend their hands to the new land area. If they are still hesitant and wait for everything to be a foregone conclusion, they miss not only hope, but also the flying opportunity. This time The construction of the new city finally made this commercial battle clear,

　　

The fat man stood in front of the oval window on the top floor, gazing brightly at the snow-covered world outside the window. Only he knew that the Northwest was not as calm as most people saw, although it was not an undercurrent. It was absolutely a harbinger of the storm that Argenon Katya finally returned to the Argenon family with a ransom of up to 8 million. It is ironic to say that the intercession was actually the Julius Foulburg who had previously wanted to kill and then quickly ,

Julius Folburg, who has just become the head of the New South District, urgently needs to show his ability to the Southwest Army fighting with the Gang and non-Army, and to achieve this, naturally there is no better than saving the former Southwest leader. Well, it’s better to do it without too much effort. The Algernon family pays for it, and Julius Fossberg is just a middleman for a while.

　　

The estimate is correct, 8 million gold coins, which has just been hit. The limit of the cash that the Algeron family can take out in a short time. If there is more, it is estimated that the Algeron family has to ask the high Emperor Lu borrowed it,

As a result, the resulting variables are likely to make the situation out of control. Gao Ming knew that the Vickia Falcon was deliberately blackmailing himself. The Arjunon family eventually had to swallow this bitter fruit. The Arjunon family lost the Southwest,

Also hit by the northwest, it is said that the big tour of the January spring season has just passed, and the arrogance of the Aljonong family who has spent all their luxury and showing their wealth can be described as miserable.

After receiving the money, the fat man reluctantly ordered the release, and personally watched the whole process of the release of Argenon Kaja. Argenonkaja, who was under house arrest in the dungeon for more than thirty days, seems to be a family envoy from afar

Those who are crying are so rare that they seem to let out all their grievances and depressions through crying. Fatty until the battle of Biyegu completely destroyed Aljenongkaja, the most outstanding military day of the young generation

Talent's confidence, anyone believes that he is either crazy or stupid. Only then would he go to the Biye Valley silly, and finally he was punished with tens of thousands of troops.

　　

　　 The destruction of faith is far more than a battle

The death is even more tragic. Jinyiyushi has never suffered any blows and setbacks. He thinks he can control everything, but he finds that he is just the object of the other party. It is said that Argenong Kajia returned to Gaul Kyoto. Dare to come out,

There have also been reports of beatings on servants several times. The dizzying gaze that circulates around him as if watching monkeys is estimated that no one but the person concerned can really appreciate the taste.

　　

　　As the fat man rushed to Normandy, some uninvited guests from the south began to appear in the sea area of ​​Xinhai City,

　　

　　 The sea surface in winter gradually becomes gloomy with the cold. The sky is covered with black clouds. Most of the time is the cold wind. The air looks extremely dry and cold. There is no snow on the sea, but there is rain. The dripping raindrops sprinkled on the sea, splashing extremely tiny and beautiful splashes

. The surface of the sea also gradually became grey and gray in the drizzle of rain. The visibility was very low. Only the sea water was constantly rippling. It seemed that the upcoming storm was foreseen. Five dragon-tooth warships appeared quietly on the nearby sea surface.

It is a squadron responsible for cruising. The dragon-class flagship's mast is uncovered with a large falcon navy flag flying in the wind, and the light rain makes the sea with extremely low visibility, and you can't see any more than two kilometers away. ship.

Longya Captain Portakdi 139 stood on the forefront deck of the Longya battleship and raised his lookout to see the distant sea. As a cruise fleet, he received reports from some caravans. Navy

The warship, the Admiralty suspected that it was a non-imperial navy that was transferred from the Southwest Seas. In a sense, the Admiralty had no plans to fight it for the time being, and Secretary of the Navy Dustron Kay had already quickly made the matter Report to Falcon

Down, but haven’t heard back yet

　　

　　 The Admiralty can only order the cruise fleet to be vigilant and arming near the Haicheng area. As the future base camp of the Imperial Navy, Dustron Kay did not let him

People randomly peeped into their new home plans. The three cruise fleets were ordered to go and searched in three directions. In fact, Potakdi did not expect his luck to be so good. He was looking along the north. If the enemy Come

From the south, it should not appear in this area

　　

But a small black spot in the distance still attracted his attention. What he saw was not very clear and faint. He seemed to be able to see the profile of the sail warship. This is a large warship, followed by five to six. Small and medium warship

　　

　　 "Admiral, the squadron ordered to welcome you!" The voice of the flag bearer on the mast came from above

"Welcome up? Is this going to war?" Potakdi was shocked unexpectedly. The commander of this squadron was Joseph, the rudest among the imperial private squadrons, but also the most aggressive one. On the fleet's flagship Dragon-class battleship, Joseph stood on the deck like a condensed statue. He gazed at the dark spots on the sea in the distance, and the distance between the two sides quickly approached about one kilometer.

　　

The wind and rain pierced the deck, and the fleets of both sides could vaguely see the situation of the two sides through the white raindrops floating in front. The opposite was a large sail warship, plus four medium-sized warships. This kind of equipment is more like a kind of equipment. Reconnaissance team,

　　

The huge sails are divided into upper and lower layers, which are almost as wide as the upper and lower sides. They are blown up like a semi-spherical ball. The huge ones almost cover the side of the warship. The captain of the sail is equipped with a length of ten meters. The hard angle hits, from a distance, it looks like a row of knights wearing armor and holding a rifle. The sharp triangular bow is like a sword. It splits the wind and waves in front of it very fast, and it is fierce, with a lifeless Arrogant, like five hungry wolves pounced from the opposite sea

　　

"This is the Navy of the Gangfei Empire!" Joseph's pupils squeezed a little, and he looked through the observing mirror to see the Gangfei Imperial Navy flag on the other's battleship. His face was very dignified, and there seemed to be flames in the deep sunken eyes. ,

　　

But he struggled to control his emotions. The unique shape of the other party’s sail warship, let him know for many years of sailing experience that this fast assault warship that takes up the wind once entered the downwind direction is bound to be like a sharp spike. Dirty into the opponent's ship group, and then use the hard angle of the front to bring the opponent to an intestine. In such a near-freezing seawater, if a person falls into the seawater, in a very short time It will freeze to death because of the cold, and the chance of surviving is almost negligible. In such a harsh environment, the biggest weapon of the warship is speed. As long as the enemy’s ship deck is penetrated, the largest warship will also be destroyed. situation,

　　

"　　" Is it a battle or an evasion!" Joseph's face was hesitant, the admiralty had not yet issued a combat order

　　

　　 "Admiral, the other party is seizing the upper hand!" A watcher's nervous voice came from above

　　

　　 "Asshole, this should be regarded as a declaration of war!"

　　

Joseph was very unwilling to curse. Whoever can seize the upper hand in combat at sea is equivalent to mastering the initiative of this encounter. The other party is a very fast sail light warship, and the cold and bitter water is their biggest. Weapons. With the help of the wind, you can easily strengthen the impact of your fleet,

　　

　　 "Admiral, each ship sent a request for battle, thinking that the other party had the intention to start the war!" the lookout whistle on the mast shouted

　　

　　Joseph hesitated, and finally raised his hand to measure the wind speed and direction. Shouted, "The fleet turns 11 degrees to the left, and orders the two fast ships that are the forwards to immediately seize the upper hand!" With the order issued, the fastest dragon tooth ship in the two fleets was quickly separated from the fleet.

　　

　　 The cold wind roared. The sails of the warship swelled and creaked tightly. The originally scattered fleet began to move to the left. Like a giant beast running on the sea, a huge upslash was drawn on the calm sea. Here comes the cracking sound of the heavy bow smashing the ice floes,

　　

　　 "500 meters!"

　　

　　 "300 meters"

　　

　　 The fleet opposite had no intention of slowing down

　　

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As a fierce shout came from the side, a wider ship guarding the flank was hit by the head because it could not dodge, "Pap! Pap! Pap!" The sound of the ship's side tearing was exceptional in the roaring sea breeze Piercing, broken wood flying, just like two huge icebergs colliding together, between the electric light and flint, the sail ship that was just not an empire, has penetrated into the side front wing of the cruise fleet like a cluster of arrows, opened A terrible big hole, countless pieces of broken wood flowed out with the sea water, the cold water was pouring into the hole, the mast of the sail was heavy down, the deck was messy, the corpses were everywhere, **** , The wounded groaned painfully in the pool of blood,

　　

　　 "Asshole, kill it!"

　　

In an instant, Joseph's angry and violent roar almost penetrated the two decks, everyone knows that this Dragon Tooth ship was hit hard, and his eyes were suddenly red. "Booming." Countless red lights with a lot of anger from the Dragon class Side shots of battleships and other Dragon Tooth ships came out,

　　

　　Innumerable splashes of water boiled to the surface with the fire, and the decks of two proud sail warships instantly turned into powder,

　　

Countless shells have penetrated several holes on the deck, and at the same time left 40 or 50 gaps on the side of the ship. The huge explosion lifted the entire deck into the air, and the people and things on it were like Raindrops generally fall,

　　

The fierce counterattack of the cruise fleet completely stunned the fleet that was just not an empire, and the four sailing warships quickly turned to escape. Tickets, monthly tickets, your support is my biggest motivation. )