Realm of Power

At the extended pier of Bruges, a coastal port in the Eastern Province of the Istanbul Empire, pale seagulls hover in the sky. The pier is empty. It should be a dock full of ships, not to mention seeing the masts of his ships that are as beautiful as a forest. Even the workers on the dock can't see it.

The only thing flashing in the white mist is the white lighthouse located on the mound next to the pier. The lighthouse has been shining since last night, but because there is no one, almost no one will notice it. It is quiet. , in the strange white fog that filled the sea, the dark green hull of the Imperial Dragon Tooth Battleship sailed out of the vast white mist,

The sea breeze in the morning was a bit cold and wet everyone's hair.

"Everyone, cheer up, Bruges is ahead." Looking at the Port of Bruges in front of him, Baiosud frowned slightly.

Bruges is a medium-sized port city on the west coast of the Eastern Province of the Istanbul Empire. It covers an area of ​​about three to four kilometers and has a permanent population of 40,000. Logically speaking, as a port city, it should be lively and busy. It was full of trading ships, the streets were filled with merchants from all over the world, the goods in the shops were dazzling, and the taverns were full of noisy sailors. , the piles of goods on the dock were being pulled away by the carloads, but the Bruges Port in front of me was obviously not like this. There was no one in the port, and the dock position had been dyed a deep dark green by the crazy floating water in the sea. With the rippling sea water and the heavy fog, anyone who sees such a lifeless urban complex will feel a little creepy.

"Lower the main sail. Drive into the port at a slow speed, pay attention to the surrounding situation, and do not approach the dock for the time being!" Baiosud turned around from the battleship command post. Giving orders to the sailors behind him, the sails on the main mast of the battleship were lowered, and the speed of the battleship suddenly slowed down and became much more stable.

"Squeak" The triangle at the front of the battleship slid across the calm sea surface like a mirror, leaving a circle of waves waving around, as if a mark was suddenly drawn in the still picture.

"I hope everything goes well!" On the bridge of the Imperial Dragon Fang Battleship, White Owl Sud said to himself, holding up the lookout glass in his hand. I scanned the port ahead again and found that everything was normal. I raised my hand and made a gesture of "keep moving forward."

"Do we need to dock?" asked the first mate among the sailors.

"No, until the target appears. We will stop on the sea in the port!" Baiosud replied nonchalantly. He is about 27 or 28 years old and wears an Imperial Navy admiral's blanket on his head. Hat, wearing a straight uniform of the Imperial Navy, with delicate features, and a two-centimeter long scar on his cheek trailing from the corner of his eye. This was left from the brutal Bloody Silver Bird War, and his skin has turned bronze due to the constant sea breeze. ,

That face was so handsome that many aristocratic ladies could only dream of him. At this time, he has more of a soldier's staunchness. Several years of experience have made him too much. As the Duke of Salander, he was captured by the Normans and watched his companions being slaughtered while fleeing. During the Battle of the Scarlet Silver Sparrow, his reputation began to rise among the Salander Expeditionary Force. After the Salander Expeditionary Army was annihilated by the Empire, , he was conscripted into the Imperial Navy. Life and death, ups and downs. In this young man, there is no trace of the heir to the former Grand Duke of the South of Salander. He is only the captain of the 213 Dragon Tooth Battleship, the third squadron of the Falcon Empire Navy that conquered the sea. And someone like him There are many people in the Falcon Empire's army. Their once-prominent noble status has been washed away by the wind and rain of the empire.

The desolate scene in the port naturally did not scare him. In fact, he believed that the scene in front of him was normal. According to the intelligence, because of its proximity to the Feishan coast, the Port of Bruges could not be frightened before the Istanbul army gained the upper hand. It has been mobilized as a logistics transfer hub. The local citizens of Bruges are all Feishans. For security reasons, the Istanbul army forcibly declared the port of Bruges as a military zone. At that time, the residents of Bruges had been forcibly expelled by the army. Behind, there was only an empty city and this port left.

Subsequently, the battle situation of the Istan army was reversed by Feishan. The port of Bruges was less than 50 miles away from the border with Feishan. Except for the occasional smuggling ship, smuggling some goods and people, the Falcon Empire Navy and the Strand Navy competed for it. There is a big fight for hegemony in the eastern sea area. The troops invaded Triland Island, Strand's base camp. The sea area is also in a state of blockade. Smuggling ships are either sunk or impounded. Now even smuggling ships dare not come, and the entire port is in a state of abandonment. It's been half a month

"Attention, there is someone coming from ahead!"

While waiting, the sailor on the high lookout suddenly pointed in the direction of the port and shouted, everyone's nerves suddenly became tense,

"Order the gun cabin to prepare!" Baiosud ordered with a serious look. Although he was ordered to perform the task, the superiors also explained that Baiosud was granted the necessary right to self-defense. In other words, he came this time Contacting people is not a friendly thing. This kind of task is very common for the navy. The superior forces are intertwined, and they secretly reach compromises or alliances with unknown forces. When they send people to contact them, the gun hatch Thor is ready to launch an attack at any time. This is a strong performance of the Imperial Navy in itself. What's more, this time, it is obviously different from the previous mission. There is a big difference, because Bai Osud knows,

On the sea less than three miles away from this port, two squadrons of the Imperial Navy, thirty-seven Dragon Teeth battleships, and hundreds of Imperial transport ships full of soldiers are waiting for their reply. Once they get the response from the port, If you receive feedback, you will immediately drive towards this deathly port with all your strength. There is no doubt that this port is a landing point for the empire behind Feishan.

Baiosud, who has a good background and has been one of the southern grand dukes in charge of Salander's military affairs for many generations, knows very well that when this army enters from the back where the Feshan people least expect it, it means a lot to the entire war situation. What!

Although it is the Imperial Navy, it has been around for more than half a month since it intervened in the Battle of Feishan. Baiosud naturally knows that the main force of the Feishan Army has been pulled into two parts by the Empire, and one part is in Bavariad where the Empire gathers heavy troops. area, and the other part was nailed to the coastal area. Although Fei Shan was strong. There was even a glorious record that turned the tide of the war in Istan, but now, with the power of one country, it can compete with the huge Falcon Empire. The shortage of troops is inevitable. In order to cope with the large-scale advance that the empire may erupt on these two fronts at any time, the Feishan people have dragged up all capable troops.

At this time, the Feishan people would never have thought that the killing sword that truly came from the empire had actually been unsheathed inadvertently.

Since the emperor's accident, the Istan Empire has been in turmoil both overseas and domestically. In the mind of Feishan Kingdom, Feishan army did not take the initiative to attack, and Istan itself was enough to thank God. How could it dare to launch an attack? As for the Imperial Navy, which has always made the Feishan people nervous. The Minister of the Navy, Dostelenko, went to Istanbul as an envoy to force Istanbul to pay an almost sky-high price. Hearing about the commotion, the people of Istan were in a state of panic. The whole Obarro stared at Istanbul to see the joke. Who would have thought that , everything is just to cover up the deadly edge of this sword

"yes!"

The first mate behind him nodded, turned around and ran downstairs, bang bang bang! The sound of gun hatches opening one after another came from the side deck of the ship. The black Thor was pushed out from the gun hatch. In the quiet port, the sound of the sails trembling overhead could be clearly heard. After more than ten seconds, a rapid drumbeat-like sound came from the fog ahead, and some small black dots appeared from the front. They were cavalrymen dressed in black, as if to avoid being recognized, everyone's face They were covered with a layer of black cloth. If you didn't know better, you would have thought that you encountered robbers who robbed property in the wilderness.

"Stop!" Seeing the Dragon Tooth Battleship exposed at the port in front, the leader of the black cavalry raised his hand. The cavalry behind him stopped one after another about a hundred meters away from the port. The middle-aged man at the head glanced at it. The Imperial Dragon Fang battleship, which was in full combat readiness, hesitated for a moment, got off the horse, and Surrounded by several subordinates, he walked over from the opposite side. The middle-aged man had a high forehead and a face with a Chinese character, but one of his eyes was as narrow as two slits, and his eyes were as sharp and powerful as needles. He was tall and strong, and his body was Her clothes were stretched out and bulging, and her whole body was filled with an explosive feeling of power.

Stopping more than ten meters away from the Dragon Tooth Battleship, he raised his head. The middle-aged man's gaze swept across the deck Thor muzzle on the side of the Dragon Tooth Battleship. Thinking of the terrifying power of this weapon, he couldn't help but feel a slight smile on his forehead. With beads of sweat, his voice was unnatural and he asked in Obaro Common Tongue, "Is this Mr. Bai Ou of the Falcon Empire Navy?"

"I am Bai Ou!"

"I am Ula, the captain of the guard under Governor Hayera"

The middle-aged man nodded when he saw the Imperial Navy officer on the side of the Dragon Tooth Battleship and introduced himself.

"Are these people?"

Bai Ousude glanced at the hundreds of cavalrymen behind the middle-aged man. Most of them were tough-looking and had a sense of arrogance. The middle-aged man also looked secretly relieved and stretched out his hand to the man behind him. More than a hundred cavalrymen pointed and said loudly, "These are the people who were personally selected by Governor Hayela in the agreement to accompany the ship." The people who are going north are all people from the Northwest Wilderness, and they are also the core of the people sent back to the Northwest Wilderness by Lord Hayela this time to connect the various races. As long as your fleet can transport them to the Northwest Wilderness, they will naturally have a way to hide the ghosts. If you feel comfortable sneaking into the wilderness, it won't take long to gather the tide of all ethnic groups heading south along the coastal road."

"However, if your navy only sends one Dragon Tooth ship, then I can only order them to give up the horses, otherwise they will not be able to transport them all." The middle-aged man looked around and confirmed that there was only one Imperial ship docking at the port. Dragon Tooth Ship looked slightly disappointed, sighed and said, "This Secretly returned to the northwest wilderness for the first time. The Imperial Navy was responsible for the sea route. However, after landing on land, land tools were still needed. Without horses, it would still take a certain amount of time for my men to cross the wilderness area near the coast. Now I can only think of other possibilities.”

"If it's a problem with the horses, don't worry about it!" Baiosud's eyes flashed, he raised his hand, and made a gesture to the lookout post above, and the lookout post raised a barrel high.

"Peng"

With a depressing sound, a red fireball rushed high into the sky from the lookout post. Even in the fog, it looked so conspicuous.

"Crash!" The fireball shot upwards for more than fifty meters and suddenly exploded in the sky, turning into countless light spots scattered in all directions.

"We have enough..." Baiosud smiled, and suddenly there was a shout from below.

"Everyone, disperse!" Ula, who was standing at the port, shuddered and shouted to his subordinates behind him with a look of despair.

The people in the back had stunned expressions on their faces.

"Disperse! Otherwise everyone will die!": Looking at his subordinates who were almost completely stunned behind him, Ula's face turned red. He waved vigorously and even kicked one of his subordinates. No wonder he reacted like this.

"It's not that I don't want to leave, my legs are weak!" A subordinate was at a loss and looked depressed.

"Me too!" The subordinate who was knocked down and rolled was even worse.

"A bunch of idiots!" Wula yelled angrily. In fact, he was about the same. For more than ten seconds, he felt that his face was so stiff that he was about to turn into stone. He endured huge fear and felt numb from head to toe. The whole person is almost unconscious Fortunately, his nerves as a wilderness man and his willpower as a warrior were good enough. Watching the red fireball rising, the first reaction in his mind was, it's over, they will all die here this time. , I cried secretly in my heart, this time I am so embarrassed! He can be regarded as crawling out of the dead, and he has fought many bloody battles over the years.

But I don’t know why, facing the frightening black hole of the Dragon Tooth battleship’s cannons, I felt panic inside. This thing is really terrible. Ula has seen the Imperial Navy’s Thundergod volley. All he needs to do is If one person is dissatisfied, the other party can easily turn his hundreds of All the people were blown into pieces. When pointed at by such a huge weapon, even the bravest warrior would be at a loss. It was just something that human power could not resist. Before the negotiation, he had already done it, even though his attitude towards the Imperial Navy was somewhat Even if you are dissatisfied, you should try your best to be more sincere.

However, I never expected that the other party would fall out so quickly. It was just that he said that an Imperial Dragon Fang battleship was a bit stingy. It was not like that. Just now, I was full and tired of living, and faced the whole person. What kind of dissatisfaction does the Imperial Thor, whose platoon has completed reloading, express?

Ulla felt so aggrieved that she wanted to vomit blood. This was mainly caused by the environment all year round. The wilderness people did not have a good impression of the Istan Empire. They fought under Hayela and were incorporated into the Guards. They seemed to have a good status. In fact, Istan The army never took them I saw it as a comrade-in-arms. There were originally more than 3,000 people, but after bloody battles, only 300 people still existed. They were used to flattering the Istani army, and suddenly they were asked to accept the empire. , it is also somewhat difficult,

The people who were able to be recruited by Hayela this time are already relatively open-minded among the remaining people.

But they were also unsure about their unfamiliar new master, the Falcon Empire. Although Governor Hayela solemnly stated that everyone was now a soldier of the Falcon Empire, and the Falcon Empire had agreed to support the wilderness people in the Eastern Province. That said, but who knows whether the Falcon Empire will go back on its word? You must know that the Falcon Empire is sitting on the supreme throne of Obaro in the north-central part. It really has no power against a small Governor Hayela. The pressure! If the other party really wants to turn against his group and kill them all, Governor Hayela can only watch. The disparity in strength is like his own flesh and blood facing this row of imperial thunder gods who are ready to attack. Same size,

"Don't be nervous, it's just a flare." Bai Osud, who was sitting on the side of the ship, looked a little embarrassed. He didn't expect that a flare could scare the other party like this. There was no need to be so nervous. Is it necessary to destroy you all? It’s impossible to send a special signal to say hello. I don’t know what these Istani people are thinking.

"You should say it first, I almost... I thought I was dead!"

Hearing that it was a signal bomb, Ula didn't know whether to cry or laugh. She straightened her clothes and rubbed her stiff face, then she felt the cold wind blowing from the sea to her face, and was hit by the black hole of the Imperial Thunder God's cannon. Faced with each other at such a close distance, my nerves have reached the extreme, and my legs are naturally unnaturally weak.

On the sea in the distance, the waves pushed by the imperial fleet rolled like a huge side knife moving forward, cutting through the calm waters of Bruges Port, and warships gathered! (To be continued)

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