Tales of the Reincarnated Lord

Chapter 272 Before the Expedition

The rumbling cannons sounded secondarily, and the fifty-six-meter-long sailing battleship Storm was like a fire-breathing monster, looming in the flames and the diffuse white smoke, sending out fatal pieces. Projectile

The steep cliffs 300 meters away collapsed in the deafening blast, and large chunks of huge boulders poured down on the waves and flowers that hit the reefs. ,:.

"His" Sunbawood held his telescope and opened his mouth wide. The scene before him was beyond his imagination. He couldn't even dream that the bronze artillery Lorist said would be so powerful. For a while, he was shocked and unable to tell. Words come.

After a while, Sambawood finally came back to his senses, full of ecstasy: "Big, my lord, with such a battleship, I can guarantee that there will be no other fleet in Galintia that will be our family's opponent."

"En." Lorist nodded, his mind still immersed in the two battle reports that he saw yesterday.

Last night, according to the battle report about the Kingdom of Trimble sent by Remmed, Lorist made a strategic speculation on the map, and finally he was surprised to come to a conclusion, except that the Kingdom of Trimble was unsurprisingly destroyed. In addition to the Principality of Urubaha and Principality of Delia that have sent reinforcements, at least four or five small countries will suffer.

In other words, after the end of this glass war, the territory of the business alliance will expand four or five times, and it will become the third largest power in the Gailint subcontinent. This does not refer to influence or business power, but to The territory under its jurisdiction replaced the fragmented former Christian Empire and became the third-largest country on the continent.

As long as the business alliance is given a few more years to digest and integrate these annexed countries, then even if the Second Highness unifies the former Christian Empire, it will not be able to use the powerful military power like the former Christian Empire in a century. To suppress and intervene in the development of business alliances, maybe they will be suppressed in turn by business alliances

For Lorist, the most surprising thing is that the Chikkad Chamber of Commerce actually used the Ulu Baha Principality as its chamber of commerce territory. This is good news, which means that the Chikerd Chamber of Commerce has completely abandoned the seizure of Silovas Island. As a decision for the territory of the Chamber of Commerce. From the map, Lorester found that this is a very wise choice for the Chikkad Chamber of Commerce. With the Principality of Uruba, the Chikkad Chamber of Commerce will be able to more firmly control the gold in southern Gaelintia. Coastline without having to consume the strength of the Chamber of Commerce in the battle with the Norton family for the island of Silova

"My lord, my lord" Sembawood called Lorist for a long time before he recovered.

"What's the matter?" Lorist asked.

Sambawood was a little embarrassed: "My lord, I want to go down and see the firing of these bronze guns, can I?"

Lorist laughed blankly: "Sembawood, you are now the captain of the Storm. You can do whatever you want, as long as you don't get the ship down to the bottom of the sea. Go ahead and get acquainted with this warship as soon as possible. It’s your responsibility as a captain to understand its characteristics, so you don’t need to ask me.”

I think that the twenty-four'door' bronze artillery was mounted on the Storm for the first time to'fire'. On the spot, the new battleship was shocked by several large cracks, and the sea was rushing into it. Finally, I insisted on returning to the Niujiaowan Shipyard and reworked it. It took three days to repair it. There will no longer be such a leak in the "fire" of artillery. When Sembawood is familiar with the ship'Sex', Lorist will set off to Silovas Island.

After two more rounds of artillery firing, Sun Barwood returned to the berth with a look of surprise: "My lord, this is really an incomparable battleship. It has a lustful and indulgent nature. 'Yes, flexible and light steering ability, wind-like speed, except for the Flying Fish in the dawn, no other ship can compare with this Storm. Coupled with the long-range attack power of this Thor-like bronze artillery, this is the real thing. Invincible battleship, no ship can approach the Storm"

The three-masted sailing warship Storm is a new type of ocean-going sailing warship designed and manufactured by numerous shipbuilders at the Niujiaowan Shipyard, taking the Flying Fish in the morning as a model, absorbing its advantages and working together. The ship is 56 meters long, the hull and the side of the ship are 10 meters and 8 meters wide, and the ship is 11 meters high. It is divided into four layers. The bottom is the ballast, the third is the warehouse, and the second is the gun bay. It is equipped with twelve'gate' bronze artillery, a total of twenty-four'gates'. The top one used to be the deck, cabins and slipway.

Except for the twenty-four ‘door’ bronze artillery groups with 120 men, the Storm’s crew is full of 128 men, and the minimum required is only 52 men. It can also carry two squadrons of two hundred sea stormtroopers, whether it is close combat or long-range attack, it is sufficient to cope with ease. No wonder that in Sun Barwood's view, this is already an invincible warship.

Lorist laughed: "At the Niujiaowan Shipyard, there are still five identical artillery warships under construction. It is estimated that you will have six Storm ships by next year. The artillery fleet formed by then will be called the real artillery fleet. The invincible fleet is more worthy of the name than the invincible fleet in the Golden Bay owned by the Commercial Alliance."

Sunbawood sneered: "My lord, what is the Invincible Fleet in Hidden Golden Bay? They just rely on more people to take advantage of when they jump to help in close combat. It really fights those large modified merchant ships that are as slow as tortoises compared to the Storm. Not to mention, the artillery on the Storm alone is enough to send all the modified merchant ships of the Invincible Fleet to the bottom of the water."

This is true, Sun Barwood is right. The warships of the Invincible Fleet of the Commercial Alliance are refitted like a moving castle, with a top-heavy look. In the calm and calm Tibetan Golden Bay, you can still dominate the prestige. When you reach the sad ocean, you will obviously be dissatisfied with the water and soil, and you must always worry that the wind and the waves will be overturned.

"It’s good if you have confidence, Sambawood. When you are familiar with the ship’s sex, you have to record all the weaknesses that you find that are not suitable for maritime combat. In the next five artillery battleships manufacturing process Zhongneng can improve at any time. When the five battleships are completed, the shipyard will also build a real big one, a 120-meter-long five-masted sailing battleship, which will have more than 60'guns' on board. "Lorister said.

"Ah, there is still such a big battleship?" Sambawood's saliva came down: "My lord, I must work hard, and you must'hand over' it to me when the battleship is completed."

Seven days passed in a blink of an eye, and Lorist was about to take the Storm to Silovas Island. Before leaving, he held a high-level family meeting in the bay camp.

"Terman, Rock Castle, Xing'anyuan, Hongheyuan, and Northland West Ranch are responsible for the safety of you, understand?"

"Yes, my lord." Terman saluted solemnly.

"Vasinma, Tiger Rose irresponsibly threw two robbing regiments to you, so I have to work hard for you."

"My lord, it doesn't matter, I'm used to it." Vassimma's answer made everyone in the big tent laugh.

"Malek, this time after Dolles comes back, you and him will make the ‘handover’ of the chariot steel crossbow regiment, and then work with Yuri to transport the remaining materials and troops to Silovas."

"Yes, sir, please rest assured, we will complete the task." Malek and Yuri stood up.

"Pete, the bow-riding camp you brought is stationed in Wollongong. Although the mountain barbarians have not added'chaos' to us in recent years, we should not be careless."

"Yes, sir, I understand." Pete smiled bitterly. Like Tiger Ross, his immediate boss, Josk, is also a guy who likes to run around with the lord, and everything about the bow riding camp falls on his deputy.

"Pachico"

"My lord, I am waiting for your orders." Pachiko stood up.

"From today, you will serve as Belunek’s deputy,'hand over' the second battalion of guards to your deputy, and assist Belunek in the new barracks to reorganize the third battalion of guards and build a fourth and fifth battalion. Established the First Guards Corps, with the fifth battalion under it, with Berunek as the regiment commander, and you as his deputy."

"Yes, sir." Pachico saluted, he was promoted this time.

Berunek stood up: "My lord, how do you arrange the location of the First Guards Corps?"

Lorist pointed to the family territory map hanging behind him: "The first battalion of the guards, the rock castle, the second battalion, the turtle mountain fortress. The third battalion will be deployed in the harbor city after the reorganization. The fourth and fifth battalions, After the formation, three months of disciplinary training are required, first as a reserve team stationed in the boot camp, and then making a decision after returning from this expedition.

Lorester also had no choice. This year, nearly 60,000 prisoners who had served in labor were released. More than 50,000 people have to stay in the family territory, and some have to go back and bring their families back. Although the family has started the development and construction of the Red River Plains and can accommodate some of them, there are too many members of these young and strong that meet the requirements for conscription. In addition to the expansion of the heavy armour regiment and the Lancer regiment in the first half of the year, another single wheel steel was added. In the crossbow regiment, there were nearly 10,000 young men who wanted to serve as soldiers. Those who knew the **** were sent to the sailor training camp, and the rest were simply stuffed into the guard regiment.

Chief Speer stood up: "My lord, our family's reserve fund is less than one million Golden Ford. Such a large expansion of the family's armed forces will make our family's funds even more strained. Coupled with the subsequent development and construction projects, I am worried. We will have no money in May and June next year"

"It's okay." Lorist waved his hand: "In a few months our family will have a large sum of money, enough for us to'spend'. By the way, Mr. Speer, this time our family launched a new The products are all contacted by you and the Snow Salt Chamber of Commerce, and the benefits here are not without small supplements to the family.

"Yes, sir." Manager Speer sat down anxiously.

"Manager Boris."

"My lord, please give orders." The former butler of the former Earl of Kenmes, now the head of the Civil Affairs Department, Boris, stood up.

"The Shred Knight is not here. You are in charge of the current Civil Affairs Department. Fengleyuan's tax revenue this year, and Xing'anyuan also began to collect taxes. You must pay close attention to these two tasks."

"Yes, please rest assured, I will try my best." Boris bowed his head in greeting.

"Father Barrick, the family's mining workshops depend on you."

Father Barrick stood up and replied: "My lord, don't worry, I won't let you down."

"Sedkamp, ​​you are the person who came out of me. You are in charge of the development of Hongheyuan this time. Don't shame me."

"My lord, I understand." Sedkamp has been experienced in the past few years, and he looks ‘smart’ and strong.

"Director Kordan, Chief Hansk will return to Shilovas with me this time. The mess left over there needs to be managed by him. Therefore, you need to supervise and inspect the affairs of the family territory. ."

"My lord, don't worry if you have me. But my lord, I just want our family to go to the Kingdom of Hanea Bada this time. Doesn't it really need the consent of the second highness? Anyway, it is also a kingdom. "Chief Kedan asked.

Now everyone in the big tent knows Lorist’s plan to go to the Kingdom of Haneabadah. No one will be surprised that the family territory was attacked by these slave traders and slave teams, and the damage was so heavy. Lorris Especially if you don't want to get back in revenge, then you will be the head of the Norton family.

However, Chief Kedan's concerns are also very reasonable. If it is the same aristocratic class, then there is nothing to say about it. But the other party is a kingdom. According to the rules, Lorist must at least notify the Second Highness, who will represent the Antinac Kingdom to protest and'negotiate' to the Kingdom of Hanea Bada. If you are satisfied with the answer, then authorize the Norton family to retaliate against the Kingdom of Haneabada or the Kingdom of Antinac sends troops to attack the Kingdom of Haneabada. This is the so-called foreign exchange between the kingdom and the kingdom. 'program.

Lorist shook his head: "We can't afford to delay our time, and the Second Highness is now in the Kingdom of Ridleys, he probably won't pay attention to such a small thing for him. If we have to wait, it will be fine. I know when to wait. The soldiers are fast, just like the Peterson Chamber of Commerce invaded the Principality of Delia, didn’t they also not notify the Commercial Alliance?"

"My lord, those in the business alliance are unscrupulous upstarts. No matter what they do, it is not surprising. And we are a noble family that has been passed down for hundreds of years, and we should respect traditional rules in our work. The most important thing to do is to conquer a kingdom like this. Fortunately, we first seek the opinions of the upper lord and get a reply before proceeding. Otherwise, it is easy to be said to be impertinent, arrogant and domineering, and it is related to the reputation of our family. Please consider it more, adults." Director Speer also stood. Got up and persuaded.

"Don't say anything," Lorist said with a sullen face. "Your scruples are also for family considerations, which is quite right. But have you considered the feelings of family knights who fell into the hands of slave owners and slave merchants? With each additional day, they will suffer one more day of torture, and even risk their lives. If you want to obtain the consent of the Second Highness, this year will pass back and forth. Maybe we will have no results until the end of next year.

Besides, did the Kingdom of Haneabada and the Kingdom of Antinaque have any foreign exchanges? When did the Antinac Kingdom recognize the Kingdom of Haneabada?

The target of our expedition this time is not a kingdom, but a pirate’s nest, a harbor city where the slave trade is criminal. Remember, there has never been a Kingdom of Hanea Bada. We are just going to retaliate against the slave traders and slave teams who invaded Hilovas Island, and rescue our family members and leaders. As for the Kingdom of Hanyabada, it was faked by the enemy, and there was no such kingdom at all.

Remember one sentence, those who commit Norton will be punishable even if they are far away! Understand? "

"Yes! Your lord, those who commit Norton will be punishable even if they are far away!"

Everyone in the big tent stood up suddenly and shouted in unison.

Eight days later, Lorist appeared on Silovas Island. Bodfinger led a group of family knights to greet him.

"How many ships are there?" This is Lorist's most concern.

"My lord, Great Sword Master Ingerek, Josk and Tiger Ross, they have so far recruited more than 30 medium-sized ships ~ www.wuxiaspot.com~ plus our original ships, enough to carry more than 20,000 people. The Peterson Chamber of Commerce replied that they can lend us fourteen ships, four of which are large ocean-going merchant ships and ten are medium-sized sea-going ships, but these ships will not be able to reach Hilovas until the end of August.” Bodfinger replied.

"En." Lorist nodded. In this way, as long as Yingjerek and the others recruit 50 or 60 medium-sized sea ships, it will be enough to send more than 30,000 family armed forces to the Hanea Bada Islands. Then the expedition can be launched in September.

"How is the morale of the family armed forces? Do you have any opinions or comments on this expedition?"

"My lord, everyone was irritated by the tragedy on the island. Although the soldiers who arrived in the second batch of soldiers did not see it, they felt the same way from the soldiers who cleaned up. They all swear to the slave traders and slave owners. A profound lesson."

"That's OK, you can't vent your anger, take advantage of the time when the fleet is going to the north to transport the remaining troops, and then strengthen combat readiness and training, so that all of them will become soft-footed crabs." Lorist said.

"Yes, my lord."

To be continued. q