Realm of Power

Strand Sea,

The inland sea looks particularly calm in winter. The light clouds are like a layer of tissue paper, rendered red by the sunlight behind the clouds. There are only extremely weak waves on the sea surface, reflecting the blue under the blue sky and white clouds. The sky was the same color, and with the sound of rushing water, densely packed masts appeared in the northeast of the Strand Sea. The white sails reflected the brilliance of the sun, emitting a dazzling light, as if rising from the sea. Countless suns. A moment later, the bows of countless large spindle-shaped warships tore open the sea surface, drawing ferocious ripples on the calm sea surface. The turbulent waves were squeezed away by the hull, like ripples colliding with each other on the sea surface. , broken one after another Or merge into a larger circle and spread far away. The fierce sea breeze blew the huge Imperial Navy flag on the mast. On November 19, the Imperial Navy flag was completed in Lisbon. The fleet entered the Strand Sea,

The fat man was wearing a black imperial military uniform. He stood on the deck of the fleet's flagship Dragon-class battleship, looking at the crescent-like outline of the third largest island in the Strand Sea, Fetecoria, in the distance, against the blue sea and sky. Underneath, the large coniferous forests on the island are like layers of canopy, covering 50% of the island. It is a typical marine subtropical climate. "Your Majesty, the island of Tecoria is ahead. Abundant rain brings lush forests on the island. It has always been the main source of wood supply for the Strand people to build ships." Imperial Navy Commander-in-Chief Dus Trunkai raised his finger toward the distance and said with emotion, "And this place is also rich in another major specialty of Strand Sea Country, camphor."

This island was originally in the hands of the Strand people. Because of its geographical location close to the southern coastline, it was often harassed by the southern navy. Therefore, except for a small number of garrison troops and a very small number of sailors stranded due to storms or other reasons , the resident population from outside is very small. After the empire took control, in accordance with His Majesty's instructions, they gradually and systematically immigrated here. The current population on the island has reached 5,000, mainly concentrated near the port in the northeast. "

"How far is it from the Erault coastline?" The fat man glanced at the sea in front of him and asked hesitantly.

"Fitecoria Island is about two hundred and thirty-seven miles away from the coast of Eero. Even the fastest sailing boat will take three days." Dostronkai answered without thinking.

"How do you remember it so clearly?" The fat man was slightly surprised.

"This is mainly a valuable record of the Strand people." Dustrengke smiled awkwardly. "As the commander-in-chief of the Imperial Navy Fleet, my subordinate naturally needs to know the entire inland sea, not to mention the Imperial Navy. They have completely taken over all the files and documents of the Strand Navy. The Strand people have detailed records of every island in the inland sea. The Strand Sea Kingdom can be the largest sea country with a small island chain, but it is counting. Rapidly rise within ten years and become the most influential region in the inland sea area. As the maritime overlord of any great power, his detailed records of the inland sea can fill up ten rooms. All of them have now become a valuable asset of the Imperial Navy and have played a huge role in the Imperial Navy's thorough understanding of the inland sea. Dustrunkai As Minister of the Imperial Navy and Commander-in-Chief of the Imperial Navy Fleet, I have spent the past six months mainly researching these documents and records, "If the Imperial Navy wants to establish a naval port here for combat, how long will it take at the shortest time?" "

The fat man withdrew his gaze from a distance and turned to look at Dustrunkai. At this time, it would not be an exaggeration to call Dustrunkai the number one navy in this continent. The fatman believed that if it was just the naval command ability, Dustrunkai would be the best. Lun Kai is far above him, and Ero's behavior this time is just speculation, but Fatty I was really angry. When had the empire been blackmailed like this? The other party killed people and silenced them. It was obvious that they wanted to deny the payment for the 200,000 imperial weapons. The Ero people actually came to the fat man's territory to eat the Overlord meal. This is equivalent to slapping the empire in the face in front of the entire Obarro." Your Majesty What a good vision. The Port of Tekoria is located right on the middle line of the inland sea. The geographical location is very advantageous. Moreover, the island of Tekoria itself has abundant timber, and construction manpower can be recruited from the island. This greatly saves liquidity and improves construction efficiency. In order to achieve efficiency, if financial resources are sufficient, , The existing port on the island can be expanded into a naval port in about ten to fifteen days, but if His Majesty wants a naval port that can truly dock Dragon-class warships, it will take at least three months." Dustronkai said one word at a time , the ice blue eyes are as sharp as an eagle, blooming with light like a cold sword

"Three months is too long. It's only twenty days at most. Let's follow the simple naval port first." The fat man took a deep breath. In the more than half a year since the Imperial Navy defeated the Strand Sea Kingdom, it has already Eight military ports have been built in the inland sea area, like eight nails deeply embedded in the major sea areas of the inland sea. Three of them are Dusi Trunkai personally supervised the creation, so what Dustrunke said is quite credible. The fat man took out a document with a seal from his pocket and handed it to Dustrunke, "This is issued by the Imperial Bank." The golden ticket will be used as the cost of building the naval port. Money is not an issue, I just want time!” “Yes, I understand.”

Dostelenko took the document respectfully, glanced at the amount on it, and was slightly surprised to see that it was one million imperial gold. Imperial gold has been popularized to the extent that it is used throughout the Oubalu continent, because the empire has strong financial resources, and with the The gold coins that build an empire are of very high quality, unlike gold coins from other countries, although they are also gold. coins, but they are more or less mixed with certain other things, while imperial gold coins are real gold, with high purity and wide circulation. They are not only the usual currency of merchants in various countries, but also the royal families of various countries. Proud of gold coins, such a large sum of money is just for a simple port? This is serious,

A mere simple port cost three or four hundred thousand gold coins. The emperor spent two or three times his financial resources to build this simple port. This is enough to show that the twenty-day deadline mentioned by the emperor was no joke. The emperor was so eager to build it. This naval port is definitely not aimless. It reminds me of the port of Coria near Egypt in the south. Due to the special geographical location of the Luo sea area, Dostelenko's spirit could not help but be lifted up. The emperor was obviously pointing his sword at Erro. ​​After all, the empire was still far away from the Erro empire. Although the empire's control territory had expanded to The Istanbul areas on the east coast, but these areas are only within the control area, not the so-called national territory

The Civil War has just passed a year ago. The empire defeated the Southern Allied Forces with absolutely powerful force and annexed Feishan, Istan and other two major regions. This only achieved the power of the empire. To truly complete the empire's mainland, these two regions are Transformation will take at least ten years. If the empire wants To use force against the Eero Empire, it is unrealistic to draw troops from Feishan and Istan areas nearby. The most likely option is to draw troops from Gangfei and southern Feize, and these two areas are both by sea. There is no doubt that they are We need a transfer station, and if it’s not Tecoria Island, it’s undoubtedly the transfer station for the Empire’s sword to point at Eero.

In fact, before the control of Strand Sea Kingdom, the non-Te Crete Island was a focus of contention between the north and the south. During the more than two hundred years of confrontation between the northern and southern forces of Obarro, the non-Te Crete Island has become a focus many times. The transfer station for troop transportation is only two hundred miles away from the northern coastline of the inland sea. The fleet can reach it in two days, with a favorable wind. It can even be reached in one day. It is only three hundred miles from the southern coastline and can be reached in three days. The island has not always been so sparsely populated. It has fertile land and abundant products. The island of Crete was once the most populous island. At that time, there were once as many as 20,000 people, but such a short-lived scene, during the war, "Quickly ruined." How is the situation of the ordnance ships being investigated? "The fat man asked. "We still have no clue. The coastline of Erault is hundreds of miles long. Our fleet can only block part of it. Logically speaking, we should intercept one or two. "It's a ship, but so far, I haven't received any reports." Dustronkai sighed and continued. "Continue to pay attention, this is all we can do now." The fat man's eyes flashed. Eero had obviously made sufficient preparations, which further illustrates the seriousness of the matter. The previous fake ordnance incident was provoked by the Eero Empire and spent its own money. It took so much effort to finally calm down. If Erro repeats his old tricks this time, it won't be so easy to suppress!

These ordnance shipped to Elero are like time bombs. They may be thrown out by the Elero people at any time to blow up the empire by surprise, or even use it as a threat!

Southern coastline of Obaron Inland Sea, Haitang Bay

If you look at it from the perspective of mainlanders, Haitang Bay cannot be regarded as a city at all. It can only be regarded as a small town or even a small fishing village at most. But for the fifty-mile surrounding coastline, Haitang Bay is already an incredible city, because Haitang Bay belongs to the small southern country of the Principality of Leaffa. The entire principality has a population of only 60,000, and Haitang Bay accounts for 20,000 of them. population, other They are all small, underdeveloped villages. Haitang Bay is backed by a bulging cliff along the coastline, with a half-crescent beach. Inside the bay are two- or three-story buildings, which are flawless and sparkling, even on the distant sea. You can also easily find these obvious The small building looks like a blooming begonia from a distance, so it is called Haitang Bay. "Sir, four more imperial merchant ships came this morning. Including the ones in front, there are a total of seventeen imperial merchant ships. None of them have Entering Haitang Bay, we went instead So far, we have not seen anyone come out of the Sunset Gap at the border with Erault. Do we need to tell the Imperial Navy about this? "A servant walked into a white marble building in a hurry, Duke Liaffa. His mansion is here,

The Grand Duke of Liafa, Lia Kaye, is forty years old this year. He is at his most fertile and powerful age. He is tall and has strong limbs. Although the Principality of Liafa is small in size and has a population of only 60,000, its people are strong and strong. Many of them have been fishermen for generations, and they occasionally play pirates. Another identity of Archduke Liakaye in the inland sea area is the pirate leader Black Crow, who makes Rui Wenfeng fearful.

The ancestors of the Libyans were fishermen, living in poverty, and were oppressed by the neighboring Ero Empire. When he was a child, Liyakaiye was determined to change the fate of the Libyan people, so he went to study in the country of Haifa when he was a teenager. Compared with the muddling along of his predecessors, he is more enthusiastic about the path of maritime self-reliance like that of Haiguo. , when he was seventeen years old, he took over the position of the Grand Duke of Liaffa. He used the fierce folk customs of Liaffa to form a private fleet. In fact, he was a pirate. He also made a fortune for the fishermen of Liaffa, so he was able to let Haitang The bay is full of beautiful two- and three-story buildings, instead of the vast expanse of dead gray dilapidated thatched huts that it once looked like.

Since the Imperial Navy entered the inland sea, Shansi has launched an all-out attack on pirates everywhere. The pirates of Liafa are famous throughout the inland sea, and are naturally the key target of the Imperial Navy. Under the strength of the Imperial Navy, Liafa's pirates are famous throughout the inland sea. The pirates were completely defeated. The pirate ship they owned was shot by the Imperial Navy's Thor before it left the port. Directly sunk, under the general situation, Liafaya had no choice but to surrender, because after all, he was the Grand Duke of the Principality of Liaffa. Considering the influence in the south, the emperor finally chose to release him, Liafaya It also ensured that the people of Liafa would no longer be pirates. The pirates of Liafa were also wiped out and they could honestly continue to do their old job as fishermen.

Only this time, Liafaye did not expect that his small Haitang Bay would be involved in such an incident. "What do these Ero people want to do?"

"If the Imperial Navy is called in because of this matter, we will be in trouble! According to the agreement, if the Imperial Navy thinks that we are returning to our old business, it will completely wipe out the entire Haitang Bay!"

Several of Liafaye's men were complaining, and Grand Duke Liafaye's brows were knitted together. Although he didn't know what the Elo people were doing, he had a rough guess based on the intuition of the pirate leader. The Imperial Navy conducted a massive search some time ago, and these Imperial merchant ships mysteriously avoided detection by the Imperial Navy, and even chose to sail into the Eero coast from the notorious Haitang Bay.

It would be strange if there wasn't something wrong with such a sneaky behavior!

What made Liakaye most uneasy was that not one of the imperial merchant ships that sailed to the Eero coastline returned. There were a total of seventeen imperial merchant ships. Not counting the cargo on board, there were only one or two thousand sailors. , where have all these people gone? Sunset Canyon itself is named because there is a huge bottomless pit in the canyon. When Liakaye succeeded in killing people and stealing goods, he would often throw the victims' bodies into the pit. Now, the Elo people They mobilized a force of 2,000 people to blockade the place. The people they sent have not returned yet, so it is likely to be in danger. "Haitang Bay is our home, who wants to destroy ours?" "Family, we will fight them desperately and gather manpower. Although the Aero people have two thousand people, we Liaffa soldiers will not be less than them." Grand Duke Liafaya muttered, looking at the white hangings on the wall. With the family emblem of the intertwined double fish poles, several subordinates looked excited and raised their hands one after another, "Yes, we Liaffa people are not vegetarians. When we were on the sea, the Aero people had not killed them before!"

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