Power and Empire Chapter 1904: Fragrant Wind (4)
Duke Boford, Minister of Foreign Affairs of Gangfei, stood at the intersection with piercing eyes, watching the black motorcade in the distance, guided by more than ten faces embroidered with golden falcon flags, gradually disappearing into the distant horizon,
"This woman is finally gone!"
Bo Fu stepped into a waiting carriage next to him, took a deep breath, and sat down on the carriage hòuhòu sofa as if relieved, rubbing his aching temples with his fingers. It was a headache for more than ten days. As far as the Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Congolese and Fei is concerned, the falcon empire’s investigation was no less than a war, and the result was unexpected. Even the Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Congo and Fei Bofu himself did not expect that the situation would suddenly change. He was cold-eyed. Facing the strength of the Falcon Empire, the European countries of Europe suddenly collectively stood on the side of the Gangfei Empire and signed a genuine military alliance with Gangfei. This made the Foreign Minister Bofu’s mouth crooked. /
The Gangfei Empire finally had a chance to breathe. All the court officials attributed this achievement to the results of their efforts to communicate with the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. The prestige of Minister of Foreign Affairs Bofu is also rising, and he is praised by the outside world as the person who saved the country! But after being happy, Bo Fu also learned that more than 4,000 Ninth Army soldiers were secretly executed.
Years of diplomatic experience made him feel that the situation is not good. Killing people has always been the most insidious behavior, not to mention the raising of butcher knives to four thousand officers and soldiers who have contributed to the empire, if not launched by the Ninth Army", ⒓ Incident, now the power of Gangfei is still in the hands of the ministers, not so complete the empire is in the hands of the county emperor,
The important ministers in the court cheered because the hunting empire had no excuse to start a war, but they turned a deaf ear to the fact that the army of the Falcon Empire had already penetrated the empire for a long time,
everyone doesn’t know? Or everyone is deliberately avoiding this question,
Since the incident began, the upper echelons of the Sichuan-Africa Empire have been in a state of vacillation. They both knew well the Falcon Empire’s ambitions for the South, and all of them believed that the Falcon Empire would be compelled. The pressure of the coalition of the nations made the Gangfei wars. On the other hand, in order to escape the war of the Falcon Empire, they brazenly ordered the secret execution of more than 4,000 people from the Ninth Army. Also, in order to win over the Central European and Baro countries, the Kongfei Empire also Signed a series of jumps and almost regarded the lost northern region as a reward. It was directly packaged and thrown to the countries of Central Europe and Baro. It was even more "traitor" than Rubin Sack who was scolded by thousands of people at the time.
"If Mekaya's Ninth Army knew that this was the end, would it start the incident!" Bo Fu looked a little sad, he was not a jī jī advancing sect, nor an old-fashioned conservative Pie,
But I also know that there is no way to appease the hearts of the soldiers and the people inside, and you can only flatter and please the people outside. Such a country has no future. His Majesty is a natural seed of the emperor. When he grows up in this environment, he will eventually change. To be a spineless mediocrity, Marcos, the empire’s chief minister, may be a good man in conspiracy, but he does not have the outstanding vision and strong courage of a real empire’s chief minister,
At the beginning, Rubinsack dared to blatantly adopt the strategy of exchange of land for peace. Even if he was criticized as a traitor by the whole empire, even if only a few people finally saw him off, Rubinsack’s heart never changed. ,
actually proved that Rubinsack’s decision was correct,
His previous arrangement has at least bought a rare and precious time for Gangfei. If it weren’t for his strategy, after the Istanbuls invaded Gangfei, the army of the Falcon Empire would also take the opportunity to go south.
Under the attack of the two empires, even in the heyday of the Congolese empire, it will be crushed by wars from two directions. In contrast, Marcos and Rubin, who are also the first ministers Thacker is too far behind. At the beginning, Rubin Thacker was able to carry the fierce attack of the Falcon Imperial Army and ensure the imperial Kyoto is not lost, while Marcos simply lost the century-old foundation of the empire and faced Coming from the pressure of the Falcon Empire, Rubinsack chose a decisive strategy to abandon some areas with little value, so that the Falcon Empire’s focus has always been in the direction of Gaul.
And Marcos, facing the pressure of the Falcons, he chose to sacrifice the 4,000 lives of the Ninth Army to cover up. The truth of the incident was to cover the entire empire, regardless of how many soldiers would be against the empire. Disappointed, how big the generals of the Imperial Southern Army Group complained about this matter lay on Marcos.
I only saw the cunning of a small person, and I couldn't see the courage and courage of an empire's chief minister at all!
The carriage just arrived at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Congo
The lieutenant was already waiting there. He saw the Minister's carriage that entered the gate in the distance. The lieutenant hurriedly walked down the steps, looking anxious. It seemed that there was something important. The squeaking carriage stopped in front of the steps, and the lieutenant pulled the carriage away. ,
"What's the matter? Bo Fu stepped off the carriage and asked in a voice
" My lord, just now, the emperor sent a message, please go and discuss important matters immediately!! "The adjutant took out a document and handed it to Bo Fu,
"Is it important? Is it from the Falcon Empire?"
Bo Fu frowned slightly, came violently, and went back with his tail clipped. This is not the style of the Falcon Empire, although this time the entire Central Europe is on the side just now, even if that person is now in the Pu Tau area. The emperor of the Falcon Empire must also weigh the weight! But who is Emperor Falcon? The invincible commander who swept the northern part of Obaro within a few years, and the king who controlled thousands of miles of northern waters, had the courage to go to war with the powerful Gangfei empire for the sake of an important general set. Such a person, no matter how you look at it. It's not like someone who knows what fear is.
"It is not the Falcon Empire, but the generals of the Southern Army. They blocked the door of His Majesty’s residence, shouting slogans calling for the restoration of the reputation of the Ninth Army! The Guards have been dispatched, and they are still in a stalemate." Adjutant Looking to the left and right, he whispered, "I heard that the Duke of Andyia came back with troops from the north. There were more than 200,000 troops, but now there are less than 10,000 left. Your Majesty is also considering it. How to punish Duke Andyia!"
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The exit of the Gibraltar Sea Corridor, the bright sun shines on the sea, the clouds in early spring, there is no wind most of the time, the visibility on the sea is very high, after four consecutive days of navigation, the Falcon Empire The first fleet finally passed through the aisle of the Strait Bro Strait, the real meaning is now in the inner sea,
The mast of the Dragon-class warship is unabashedly hung with a large golden falcon flag waving in the wind. The commander of the Imperial Navy, Du Stellenkai, is wearing a black imperial navy uniform, standing on the Dragon-class warship tilted upwards. On the foremost deck of the ship, he raised the observation mirror inlaid with gems and looked at the villages on both sides of the sea lane in the distance. In front of the fleet, there is the famous reef belt. Each ship has sent a guide. In fact, Yustelan Many sailors who followed the Strand Sea State’s ships in the inland waters during the union period were all students of the Imperial Admiralty.
Now piloting the fleet is a young naval officer named Baika,
This young pilot used to stay in a Strander fleet for two months. During that time, he never went to land. Although he is not familiar with the inland sea, he is at least the straight promenade. In terms of it, he has worn it back and forth eight times, and he can pass it even with his eyes closed
He is introducing the port and geography of the inland sea area to Dustlenko, he suddenly pointed forward and shouted
"My lord, the rumba I mentioned earlier is just a small island, but it is the first land point encountered when coming out of the Zhibro Haidao. Where used to be a large stronghold for pirates, the most At that time, the number of pirates on the island was less than two thousand. If the empire could occupy Lombard, it would be tantamount to holding the gate of Zhibruo Haidao in its hands
"Bring the chart"
Du Sternkai waved his hand to the adjutant behind him. The adjutant took out the chart from his shoulder bag. This was the battle plan deployed by His Majesty Falcon before he came out. Strenkai held the chart with both hands. The left and right are separated, and the eyes are on the island designated as Rumba. The location of Rumba is very important. If the straight bro is a long and curved road, then the island of Rumba will bend a knot at the end of the long road! A small spot appeared in the front of the blue sea waves. Through the sight glass in his hand, he could see the outline of the island clearly and faintly. From a large point of view, Lombard Island is indeed a great and perfect island. In the deep-water port bay, dozens of ships of different sizes float in the direction of the port, the cross skull flag is scattered on the top mast, and there are damaged equipment and facilities everywhere.
is everywhere, abandoned clothes and sundries, these pirates don’t know yet, not far away, a fleet armed to the teeth is rushing towards the island
"The fleet is suspended, order the fifth and seventh squadrons to attack, before sunset, take the island in front!"
Du Stellenkai raised his head and decisively ordered to the adjutant behind him that the battle semaphore was passed out by the chess players standing high on the mast. The empire's battleships began to slow down, and the two who received the order to attack The squadron raised its full sails, and the heavy bow thrust into the waves ahead, like two giant smooth octopuses rushing out of the waves,
"The distance ahead is ふm, the height is fourteen, and the guard tower on the right!"
The range finder handed out the numbers. The two squadrons, a total of four Dragon-class ships and twelve Dragon Tooth warships, began to disperse, and huge water marks appeared on the surface of the sea, "Pop! Papa! ! The muzzle baffle on the side **** is like a piano key pressed by flexible fingers, opening rows after rows, revealing the dark Thor cannons inside.
"First adjustment, target 312 meters, height eleven, wind direction southeast"
The rangefinder reported again, and the Thor Artillery adjusted the state of Thor for the last time. The muzzle moved slowly, and the battleship began to slowly approach the natural coastline in the northern part of the port, and "pop" heavy anchors and fell into it. In the water, the sidestrings of the entire battleship were fixed, and the Thor Club aimed at Lombard Island,
"Dang! Dang! Dang!"
There was a rush of bells in the direction of the port. Countless people flocked to the port. The bows and arrows pulled by some people, as well as the oval slings, began to fly towards the sea. With a huge water column, a board full of soldiers swayed from side to side by the impact of the water column
"Order the fleet, fire back the cannon!"
Du Stellenkai has the sight glass in one hand, and one hand made a gesture to the semaphore at the high place during the period to "fire" the same command, and at the same time shouted from countless people.
"Rumble...Rumble..."
The thunder **** roared on the sea, white smoke billowed, and the sea boiled. The lined-up dragon-tooth warships fired first. The side ship's sides suddenly seemed to be lit up with white smoke of gunpowder. Do not spray with the fire, and the huge fire caused by continuous shooting There was a large reaction force, even the hull of the Dragon-class warship pushed a few meters on the surface, rumbling, almost instantly, a dense and huge explosion directly involved the distant port, fierce fire and explosion. First of all, it covered the opponent’s warship docked in the port. The people on Lombard Island obviously did not expect to encounter destruction at such a long distance.
The sails of their warships only started when the alarm sounded just now, and most of the docks are made of wooden structures. Thor cannonballs are almost effortlessly poured directly from the sides of their wooden ships, rumbling, huge explosions. The fire light burst out from the body of the battleship, illuminating half of the sky. A wooden sail battleship was turning its bow, and the hull was hit by several thunder gods. I saw that the hit position was blown apart and became The battleship was overwhelmed and broke into two sections. The huge wave of air caused by the explosion hit the people and objects on the deck into the air, before it fell on the water like raindrops.
The pirates on the island have been completely stunned. The cargo on their ships was scattered everywhere, and the fire was torn to pieces. One could see that someone was blown up in the air and then landed in a very distant place. , Facing the violent explosion. The corpses were constantly falling, and most of the pirates were at a loss. They ran in the waves of the explosion. The sundries hit the ground and rolled, and the buildings in the port were shattered and collapsed. , There are still fires and explosions hitting the front, and the scent of blood is mixed in the air waves coming towards you,
"Damn, what the **** is going on?"
A grumpy pirate chief is naked, wearing only a pair of linen breeches, holding a curved machete in his right hand, and a sharp iron hook pressed from the wrist with his left hand , He crawled out of a pile of waste soil and stones in despair. He is based on Lombard Island and is known as the steel hand Yamu, one of the four great pirates in the inner sea.
A Thunderbolt fired from the main gun on the bow of the Dragon-class battleship fell behind him. "Booming Longlong" was like a huge big oval exploding under his feet. He was rushed into the air by a wave of air on the spot and flew more than ten meters away before rolling down. He smashed heavily on the soft mound, and then was hit by rubbish. Cover it, it was considered a life, the subordinates behind him were not so lucky, more than a dozen people were swept in by the explosion of fire and turned into flying ash in the explosion
The steel hand Yamu's ears that crawled out of the gravel only rumbling, and I can’t hear anything,
But people running around in front of him have clearly told him that the port has been attacked. The pirate port of Barron is not only pirates, in fact, it is the largest smuggling transaction point for inland and offshore materials. There are about 3,000 pirates, and there are more than 100 smugglers, so the defense of the island of Lombard is very complete,
But in front of the imperial fleet with strong guns, the guard towers and trebuchets were all useless. Four hundred meters away, the fleet’s gunfire completely destroyed the twenty guard towers on the periphery of the island and placed them at the entrance of the port. The catapult on the cliff, after throwing a stone sling, was blasted into the sky by the Thunder God, and the flames shot up into the sky like hell, the port was already full of blood, and the road was full of debris.
"Order Hegu Ship to suspend shelling"
Du Stellenkai put down the looking glass in his hand, the fleet expedition, the artillery shells carried is limited, although this time he also brought a large number of supply ships, but there is really no need to be on a small island dominated by pirates There is too much waste, he needs this island as a support point for attacking the southern seaport of Congo, rather than complete destruction
"Fleet assault infantry launched!"
The small sideboard hanging on the side of the squadron battleship was lowered. The first wave of attacking was about a thousand infantrymen, all of which were melee infantry wearing heavy armor. The weapons were also the naval-featured spikes and meteor hammers. The leaf-shaped shield is responsible for commanding Elvis, the commander of the 3rd Squadron of Assault Infantry Squadron of the Imperial Navy.
He graduated from the Imperial Navy Department last year. He once served as a squadron commander in the Central Army of the Central Army. He participated in the Extermination War and the war against the Northwest~IndoMTL.com~ has considerable land warfare command capabilities,
There are 1,200 marine infantry under his command, of which two-thirds have combat experience. All the helmets of the imperial land assault infantry are made of pure blue helmets, and they are uniformly stroked. The paddle, which drives the small private board to fly on the wave mouth, is like a cluster of arrows rushing to the port position,
Driven by waves like ripples, the small sampan washed up on the beach near the port with almost no obstruction,
The sharp bow plunged into the beach, and the huge reaction force caused the soldiers on it to stagger. Fortunately, the land assault soldiers were specially trained. Before the hull collided with the beach, they tried their best to lower their bodies. , All the body's center of gravity is pressed on the hull.
"The bow is the commanding height of the crossbow, and everyone else pays attention to the direction of the port!"
Commander Elvis quickly jumped off and shouted to the others. There was a small mound in front of the beach. The road to the port was in the direction of the mound. The Imperial Crossbowmen quickly got off the boat. I grabbed my infantry crossbow and ran towards the mound. Just as I climbed the mound, I saw a crowd of people rushing out of the port direction. They were sturdy in shape, wearing various helmets on their heads, and they had various weapons in their hands. These people raised their weapons, shone in the cold, and rushed toward the beach screamingly,
"Shoot! "The bowstring of the crossbow bow is like a sickle of death, and the crossbowman did not hesitate to pull the crossbow in his hand, and the arrows flew like locusts. (To be continued) [This text is provided by Qihang Update Team@西飞啊啊] If you like this work, you are welcome to vote for recommendation and monthly pass. Your support is my biggest motivation. )