Afternoon

The bad news continues...

This time, it's the news from Twak Collar.

On July 20th, the Devon family of Twak Commander Fort Turbuk officially broke with the Empire and successfully attacked the combined forces of Duke Gna and the remnants of the Crane Territory in the Norrim Wasteland in the southern part of the Coron Fortress area.

But what Count Nishizawa didn't expect was that the Duke of Gna and the defeated army led by Crane were extremely powerful, and they turned the ambush into an encounter...

After five hours of fighting, Duke Gna succeeded in withdrawing the coalition forces from the encirclement set up by Count Nishizawa at the cost of 3,000 soldiers.

But the battle didn't end there...

On the morning of July 21, the coalition troops that had just left the battle were intercepted and killed by the saber-toothed mercenary group from the rear!

Duke Gna, who managed to escape from the encirclement, fell into a larger encirclement again...

This ambush battle was fought for three days and three nights.

On the evening of 24 July, Duke Gerner led a coalition force of less than 10,000 men to break through from the flank of the Batlam Gorge north of Sharptown...

Sir Andy, the second son of the Duke of Gna, under the direction of his brother Viscount Yarbovan, showed up in advance a regiment stationed east of Sharptown and repelled the pursuing forces of the Sabertooth Mercenaries outside the Batlam Gorge.

After the two troops converged, they didn't stop for long, and they didn't think about catching Count Nishizawa off guard with a backhand, because the huge army of orcs was already approaching Sharp Town, and if they dared to stay for a moment longer, no one would be able to leave.

Under the city of Sharptown,

Duke Gna swore in blood that he would do everything the Barrett family and slaughter the Devon family.

But that's just an oath ...

Since then, the Twak Territory of Fort Turbuk, the area of Sharp Town, and the Fort of Kolin have officially separated from the Twak Territory, and they claim to be the Kingdom of Gondwak.

Count Nishizawa Devin is crowned king on the ruins of war.

The original leader of the sabertooth mercenary group escaped the assassination sent by Peidi, but was killed in the fire of the previous battle, and the new leader was the second son of Nishizawa Devon, Viscount Gotha Devon.

Viscount Gotha Devon led the remnants of the Sabertooth Mercenary Regiment into Sharptown, and established a large military camp outside the Eldraine Glades, fifty miles east of Sharp, and marched directly at Tkava.

And the orcs, after taking the Crane Territory, immediately set up their troops in Shasterburg and the village of Barlow, a hundred miles south of the city of Crane, to confront the Imperial forces of the Cullen Territory and the town of Kwen.

The imaginary Armageddon did not break out immediately, some people breathed a sigh of relief, and others secretly regretted it.

...

After reading Twakling's information, a layer of cold sweat unconsciously oozed from his back, and his gaze involuntarily swept to Fort Harryn, Harrensburg, and Fort Cowinde on the map beside him...

Later, Pedi summoned his chief of military intelligence, and the two discussed in their study alone for an hour, after which Pedi sent three members of the Reagan family to the three castles as wartime coordinators.

In this way, Pedi was able to eat a safe late lunch.

Three o'clock in the afternoon,

After inspecting the ordnance and equipment of the city defense camp, Pedi welcomed the emissary of the Hoko Islands...

Upon seeing the identity of the emissary, Pedi was visibly stunned, and after confirming it with the Foreign Officer, Sir Bipp, he immediately sent his personal military adviser, Hades, to meet him at the gate of the castle.

Sir Colin Ella, the newly grown grandson of Duke Enshi, the eldest son of Viscount Acker, and the third-order successor to the title of Duke of House Ella.

The visit of such an important member of the Hoko Islands let Pedi know that the Ella family might be in real trouble, and it would be big trouble.

However, Pedi is also in trouble now.

...

In the main hall of the castle, under the watchful eyes of the nobles and officials of Crewe, Pedi personally received Sir Colin.

And then there's the boring chit-chat...

After nearly an hour of boring small talk, Sir Colin was invited by Pedy to Pedy's private study, where Pedi and Sir Colin began to have a real conversation.

"The Hoko Islands need help, Baron Pedy. Sir Colin had a youthful impetuosity on his face, "We need the help of your navy." ”

"I'm sorry, Sir Colin. Hades replied to Sir Colin, "Our fleet was almost completely wiped out in the battle with the Orcs some time ago..."

"It's hard to say," Pedi continued, "you may have heard that traitors have appeared in the Fifth Mixed Fleet, and they have robbed nearly half of the ships of my Fifth Fleet like bandits. ”

"But I've heard that you've subsequently assembled an entire pirate fleet, and that the Fifth Fleet hasn't diminished. Sir Colin sat on the sofa and leaned forward subconsciously, "If you can send the Seventh Fleet to support the Hoko Islands, the Ella family is willing to pay two tons of purified purple gold ore." ”

"The Ella family is really rich. Pedy's eyelids jumped.

Sergeant Hades had a long mouth, and for the first time he had heard someone count in tons behind the Purple Gold Mine.

"This is our sincerity, Baron Pedi. Baron Yannick, Sir Colin's side, interjected, "We don't like to bargain with you, because we feel like we're wasting our time." ”

Pei Di subconsciously straightened his waist, he thought for more than a minute, "But the trouble of the Kru Territory is no less than that of the Hoko Islands, we need to face an army of nearly 100,000 orcs and goblins, and the Fifth Fleet must ensure the safety of the southeast waters of the empire, this is a death order issued by the military department... You should probably go to the military port of Yekjar for help, or the navy of Feld's command. ”

"Come on, Baron Pedi, Major General Yalvis of the Yekjar Military Port only obeys the orders of His Majesty the Emperor, if you want His Majesty the Emperor to support the Hoko Islands, it is more difficult than ascending to the sky, and the matter of the Crane Territory can speak for itself. Sir Colin frowned, "As for the navy led by Felder, they can't even get ten ships... The navy of the Kingdom of Misha is stronger than expected, they have a special crossbow machine, and the crossbow arrows fired can even penetrate the armor of warships,

Best of all, their magicians use a special magic item, a device that can store elemental energy, so it is impossible for us to win a naval battle with them without an overwhelming number of ships. ”

"What kind of magic item?" Pedi frowned.

Colin was stunned, "What?"

"What exactly is that magic item?" asked Pedi again, his expression serious.

"Well..."Sir Colin obviously didn't expect Pedi to be interested in this, so he couldn't quickly organize the language to answer Pedi's question, and Baron Yannick next to him thought for a moment and asked Pedi rhetorically, "Some warriors will draw magic runes on themselves, you know?"

Pedi nodded, "Of course, some paladins even do that, I've seen it with my own eyes. ”

Baron Yannick gestured with his hands in mid-air, outlining a wooden box that resembled a rectangle, "They used a box engraved with magic runes, which was equivalent to the magic runes on those warriors, but stored more elemental energy, and could even cast spells for more than half an hour. ”

"Are you kidding?" Hades looked puzzled, "Even a magic professor can't cast spells for more than half an hour in a row, it will kill people." ”

"It is true, I am willing to swear by my surname, and the goddess is testifyable. Sir Colin couldn't help but speak.

"But..."

"Can ordinary people use it?" Peddy glanced at Hades and interrupted him.

"Yes, but you have to use a pre-outlined circle, and the power is negligible. "If a mage uses it, it can be doubled in power, and the magicians of the Hoko Islands have studied it and told us that as long as the circle is not wrong, it is even easy to unleash all known compound magic." ”

Pei Di nodded silently, his heart sank to the bottom, and he secretly said in his heart: That's right, this is magic energy.

Magical energy, the ultimate direction of the development of magical civilization, the combination of technology and magic, will eventually evolve into magical energy, which is the inevitable result!

But Pedi didn't expect it to be so soon, even though he only had the most basic equipment right now.

"I suggest you report this news to the professors at Grace University, and maybe, they will find a way to crack it. Pedi made his own suggestion.

"My father has done it, but this kind of thing is the most time-consuming, maybe months, even years. Sir Colin smiled helplessly, "So, we need the help of the Fifth Fleet." ”

"We may be able to work together. Pedi shifted the conversation to something else.

"Cooperation?"

"Yes, cooperation. Pedi began to play with the ruby ring on his left thumb, "My chief of military intelligence told me that the army of the Misha Kingdom is limited, and if there is no accident, it is impossible for them to defeat the main force of the garrison on Harvey Island if the Ella family is prepared, right?"

"Yes, but..."

"In that case, I think the war in the Hoko Islands may stop for a while. ”

"My friend, nearly a hundred thousand civilians on the island of Sevis are facing the blades of werewolves..."

"Sir Colin, there are no outsiders here, so to hell with those scenes. Petdy interrupted Sir Colin, "You should have heard me finish." ”

Sir Colin froze for a moment, meeting Pedy's gaze and pondering for three seconds, "Well, then, tell me about your plan." ”

This time, Pedi didn't speak immediately, and he pondered for more than two minutes, during which Sir Colin tried to interrupt him, but was stopped by Baron Yannick.

"I propose to stop unnecessary wars first, such as the war with the Kingdom of Misha on the sea, and then use the limited military force in the areas where it is most needed..."

"Wait, Baron Pedy, you don't mean the goblin fleet in the northeastern seas of the Empire, do you?"

"Of course, what's wrong?" said Peddy shrugged.

"The naval battle with the kingdom of Misha is not a senseless war, Baron Pedi. Baron Yannick's tone was a little unfriendly.

"I'm sorry, I have no intention of judging this war..."Pedi realized the problem with his language.

Sir Colin frowned and did not speak, he motioned for Pedy to continue.

"We are facing a landing force of nearly 100,000 orcs and goblins, so we have been looking for the weakness of the orc coalition forces, and obviously, their sea supply lines are their weakness. Pedi exaggerated the number of enemy troops, "Although the goblin fleet is strong, if the fleet of the Hoko Islands can merge with our Fifth Fleet, it will definitely be able to defeat them with superior forces and destroy the sea supply lines of the orc alliance, as long as the sea supply line of the orc alliance is cut off, then, their destruction is a matter of time,

But if our two fleets merge together to deal with the fleet of the Kingdom of Misha, according to your intelligence, I don't think our chances of victory are very good, do they?

Moreover, as long as we can destroy the goblin fleet in the Northeast Sea, then there will be no threat from any foreign enemy in the entire Imperial Sea, and at that time, whether it is the Fifth Fleet of our Crewe Territory, or the First and Second Fleets in the hands of His Majesty the Emperor, they will definitely be very willing to support the war in the Hoko Islands. ”

This plan was not a random one of Pedi's words, but one of many plans deduced by the noble knights the previous night, but they proposed cooperation with the First and Second Fleets of the Yekjar Military Port.

"How long will the whole battle plan last?" Baron Yannick couldn't help but ask.

"About a month. "Pedy tried to keep the time short and he needed to give Sir Colin confidence.

Sir Colin and Baron Yannick looked at each other and said, "I will send your opinion back to the family." ”

"I'm waiting for your news. ”