Realm of Power

In late August, the influence of the rainy season faded away, and the weather at sea became sunny again. Schools of fish on the sea dragged out sparkling lines around the battleships, and the fighting was in full swing on the land. The battlefield of Feishan in the Mountain of Corpses and Sea of ​​Blood is different. The Battle of Strand, which was like thunder and shattering at the beginning, has now entered a rare period of calm.

Strand's main naval force was lost, and the Imperial Navy's march northward. Such brilliant achievements were now overshadowed by the life-and-death battle between two powerful forces on land.

An army battle involving hundreds of thousands of people, and a sea battle involving less than 60,000 people on both sides. The majestic land battle and the bloody battles between the legions were naturally more eye-catching, so that most of them The European countries have not paid attention to this aspect.

On the eleventh day when the Imperial Navy arrived at Triland, the base camp of Strand Island Country, the surrender letter finalized by the Strand Council was delivered to the flagship of the Imperial Navy. After just glancing at it, the fat man handed it over with a calm expression. This surrender letter was pushed to the commander-in-chief of the naval fleet opposite, Dustrengke, and said calmly, "What do you think of this surrender letter from the Strand people?" "This is an insult to the Imperial Navy!" Already known The Imperial Navy Minister, who had read the contents of the surrender letter, showed a hint of dissatisfaction on his stern face.

"Since it is surrender, all the existing fleets should be disbanded and completely surrendered to the empire's management. However, these Stranders not only want to keep the current v■,ww↓, but also only contribute 1 million gold coins to the empire every year. And they even go to great lengths to demand island autonomy.

"Are you kidding me? I really think the Imperial fleet is here to enjoy the sights. Even if the money for the shells is more than this! 1 million gold coins, just to send a beggar away!" It is rare to see Dustrunkai like this The look on the face of this imperial general who is known as the number one navy in this era. He is known as a cold-blooded butcher who will not change his expression even if an entire fleet is destroyed in front of him. He is also known as the butcher of the sea who will laugh heartily when watching the flames engulfing the city. Of course, such a reputation , compared with the one in front of him, it is still a little less,

The Empire's Slayer, the Immortal Whip that drives away the nations.

Each of these titles is a dazzling imperial crown piled up by mountains of corpses and seas of blood. As more and more northern grassland cavalry participated in the war, Fatty's many evil reputations in the northern part of the Ikadiva continent came out, and they became more and more familiar.

At this moment, the countries of Opalo discovered what a terrible and ruthless man this barbarian emperor was who had engulfed two empires in just a few years and conquered more than half of the Opalo region with the iron-blooded hooves of war.

Under his command, there are prairie cavalry who are murderous. There are the heavily armored and invincible Rode heavy warriors, there are the Vecian warriors who attack like the wind, and there are the Ridian soldiers who have the style of knights. Before the Falcon Empire stepped into Obarro. It is already a powerful force with tens of millions of people and hundreds of thousands of troops, no less powerful than the major Barrow empires in Central Europe.

From the beginning. What the Falcon Empire launched against Obarro was not an invasion, but a war of conquest! "The money is a bit short!" The fat man rested his chin on his hand, a little absent-mindedly. He looked at the blue sea level outside the window, where white seagulls were flying, and he grinned slightly. He didn't know what happy things he was thinking about, but he seemed surprisingly calm. Although the fat man was an outstanding strategist, he was very casual about strategic arrangements. Come, but when it comes to naval fleets In the front-line battle, Fatty is just a dabbler. He has been floating on the sea for almost a month this time. He sees the sea every day. The scenery on the sea is beautiful, but he can't bear to see it every day. His heart is about to grow hairy. Fatty's heart is filled with anticipation. I hope I can land on land soon, "Your Majesty!"

His Majesty Falcon's distraction made Dostelenko look ugly on the opposite side. He clenched his fingers fiercely, and a hint of ferocity flashed across his face as he said, "I have long said that we must be firm when dealing with the issue of Strand. The Imperial Fleet They won't stay here for long. Even if they can bomb their cities, they cannot achieve long-term control on land. The navy's Thor ammunition will eventually be used up. As long as the fleet withdraws , this is still their world, so even the capitulationists in the Strand Council are still acting so tough! "Oh? What do you mean, after all, you are the commander of this attack!" Responsibility is not good! But Strand’s background is like this, and with the current situation, you can ask them to pay 10 million in war compensation, but they won’t be able to pay it! "

The fat man withdrew his gaze with some embarrassment, glanced at Dustrunkai who was full of anger, and said that he was just here to make a guest appearance. He had never been involved in naval operations. A small country composed of dozens of small islands, with a population of It's only a few hundred thousand, not as good as a medium-sized province in the empire. How do you expect to be able to scrape a few ounces of meat from the legs of mosquitoes? "How could your Majesty's attitude be like this!"

Dostelenko's face was twitching. Could it be that this time the navy traveled thousands of miles and just returned with a million yuan in compensation? That's too embarrassing!

The Imperial Navy dispatched such a large scale and so many warships this time with the intention of competing with the Imperial Army. The Imperial Army swept through the Central European Barrow, suppressing the Central European Barrow countries and bowed their heads, and the Istanians jumped. , if the navy can’t even connect one Even the small sea kingdom of Strand cannot be taken, and the imperial army has not laughed at the incompetence of the navy. How can such a small victory convince the public, and not let go of the huge profits made in the Feishan battlefield after just sweeping the Barrow countries in Central Europe? The full Imperial Army is laughing to death! Does the brilliance of the Imperial Navy have to be inferior to the Imperial Army?

wrong! Gazing across His Majesty Falcon's unusually calm face, Dostelenko suddenly felt a jolt in his heart.

wrong! There is definitely a problem. This powerful general of the Imperial Navy realized that he had overlooked something. When did His Majesty Falcon become so easy to talk to? Who is His Majesty Falcon? The super bad guy who was able to put the main force of the Imperial Navy into a privateer fleet, every time In battle, I didn't stop until I had made a lot of money.

This time such a large-scale fleet was dispatched, tens of thousands of people went on an expedition, and three to four thousand Thor shells were fired. Every day that I stayed here, as long as the fleet was still floating on the sea, it would be difficult for this guy. It is said that they are throwing money into the sea in large quantities. The naval military expenditure spent this time definitely exceeded one million gold coins. Under normal circumstances, let alone scraping mosquito legs, this guy would be willing to be thrown into oil and fried to make juice even if the Strand man was a stone. That time, wasn't it a robber's practice of ransacking your home without giving you money? She has changed from a robber to a lady!

How is it possible? The sky can collapse, the sea can dry up, and the nature of His Majesty the Emperor will never change. Whatever the situation, Dostelenko tried and said, "I believe that if the Imperial Navy's long-distance attack does not achieve any results at all." No, I can't just take it back like this." "Then what do you want?" The fat man gave him a look that made Dostronkai want to die. "The subordinate meant to attack the Strand people. The base camp! "Dustelenko hesitated. Take a deep breath and be brave enough to express your own thoughts." Most of the fleet admirals agreed with this point. To talk to the stubborn Strand people, it is more effective to use Thor to speak. "Seeing that His Majesty Falcon's face did not change, he An An breathed a sigh of relief and continued that although there were only 5,000 combatants accompanying the fleet this time, if we added sailors, we could gather a landing force of 20,000. It would be enough to capture the Strand people's base camp and kill one. The arrogance of killing Strand people! Only at the negotiation table can the situation be opened up! Moreover, although Strand is poor, as the headquarters is located, it must not have more than 1 million gold coins! "You mean to let the Navy do the Army's work?" Not so good! Aren't you afraid that the Strand people will set fire to the whole island and fight you to the death? "

The fat man blinked and spread his hands and said, "You know how stubborn the Strand people are. Those guys are absolutely capable of burning down the island. If they really want to burn down Tenilan Island, let alone 1 million gold coins." If the 100,000 gold coins are gone, the Imperial Navy will really become a big joke! "Then I'll just rob one island after another, anyway." It's not that I haven't done it before!" Dustelenko looked sullen, and seemed to be driven into panic. "Stupid, as the head of the Imperial Navy, you should not limit your sights to these few! It’s not a small island, but the entire vast inland sea!” The fat man’s face suddenly turned pale, and he stood up from his seat. “The wealth of the Strand people is not here to begin with!” Most of these small islands are used as fixed assets in various ports throughout the inland sea. The total sum exceeds tens of millions. Even if you burn all these small islands and rob them, how much will you get? The Strand people want to save the fleet. Just let him save it. There are only less than 20 main battleships left. How big a storm can they make? The annual tribute is 1 million. Gold coins are not bad. As for autonomy, those small islands are difficult to take into account, and they are scarce in resources and sparsely populated. It doesn't matter if they are given to the Strand people on the bottom line, but because of the bad record of the Strand people, the Strand people The Tehai Kingdom must give up all fixed assets outside its homeland! This is the key to completely cutting off the possibility of the Strand people's resurrection!"

"But... what if the Strand people don't agree?" Dustelenko was a little confused. The Strand people were not willing to give up even a little of their local interests, let alone their most important external assets.

"Here, Strand is still Strand. If you don't give it to us, we will take it ourselves!" The fat man glanced at the corner of his mouth.

"The Strand people know very well that without the navy to rely on, the inland sea is already the place where the empire has the final say. What can happen to those assets outside the mainland as long as the empire is willing to swallow them up?

"As for the landing force, you can clearly tell the Stranders that the 100,000 elite troops the empire invested in the Feishan battlefield were prepared for them. If the negotiation fails, according to the transportation capacity of the main force of the empire's fleet, it will not take more than ten days. The empire’s 100,000 elites are enough to wipe the Strand Sea Kingdom off the map. This is the empire’s bottom line, and there is no possibility of bargaining!”

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