In late March, Camp Commander Jimmy and Count Ian boarded a ship bound for the Duchy of Oslo.

Standing at the bow of the ship, Earl Ian looked in the direction of the City of Plenty, and muttered, "Damn! he didn't say anything and let the two of us go!"

Jimmy said with a serious expression: "When His Majesty Rochelle started his business, he was also with Duke Sam. ”

Earl Ian looked at the other party in surprise when he heard this, and felt that this kid was much more stable than he thought, and he nodded undeniably: "Well!

Jimmy also looked in the direction of the City of Plenty, clenched his fists, and said secretly: I have to make a career.

Not long after the two of them set out from Duncan Harbor, Duke Edmund marched to Renard's gate with a fierce look, glared at the bull's eye and asked, "What about my army, what about my 3,000 cavalry and 5,000 foot soldiers?"

After the army was divided, Duke Edmund discovered the abnormality, and the 8,000 troops he sent to help disappeared without a trace, and there was no one alive or dead.

He didn't believe that all these people were dead, and the biggest suspicion was that Lei Ye didn't talk about morality and wanted to take it for himself.

Lei Ye sat in the office and sipped tea, and said very leisurely: "Don't worry, I won't swallow your army privately, I just sent them to do something, I'm afraid there will be news in the near future." ”

As he was talking, there was a sudden sound of hurried footsteps outside the door.

Robertson pushed the door directly in, his face was full of joy, and he kept waving the letter in his hand: "Your Excellency Governor, great news." ”

Seeing this, Renard took a sip of tea unhurriedly, and at the same time glanced at Duke Edmund: "Say." ”

When Robertson heard this, he immediately unfolded the letter and read: "On March 28, the 8,000 troops led by Generals Trolop and Coverdale completely occupied the port of no end, the commander of the navy of the port was captured, and the 2,600 defenders surrendered. ”

Renard seemed to have known the news for a long time, and behaved very calmly.

However, Duke Edmund next to him was dumbfounded, and he captured the key words: "Occupy the port of no end, the commander of the navy is captured, and the two thousand six hundred defenders surrender." ”

It took him a long time before he came back to his senses and exclaimed, "How dare you send someone to attack the Endless Harbor?

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He grabbed Robertson's shoulders and shook vigorously: "How many casualties? Are the casualties big? There are nearly 40,000 navy stationed there!"

Robert was dizzy by his shaking and hurriedly replied, "No news of casualties!"

Duke Edmund only felt that his head was buzzing, even if he thought with his feet, he knew that if an army of 8,000 attacked the port of Endless Harbor where 40,000 navy were stationed, even if he won the victory, the casualties would definitely not be small.

But it's also strange, how did 8,000 people defeat 40,000 people in an away battle, has their own army been so fierce?

Although he is very strict in governing the army, and he has cultivated several good armies in the confrontation with demons over the years, it is impossible to be so powerful!

Duke Edmund looked at Renard suspiciously and asked, "Are you the ghost in it?"

Lei Ye shrugged his shoulders and said innocently: "I just provided them with information, and I didn't make a ghost." ”

Duke Edmund looked at his appearance and suddenly became angry: "Don't talk nonsense, tell me what's going on." ”

Renard smiled when he heard this, and asked rhetorically: "Your Excellency Duke, in fact, it is not me who is playing ghosts, but our Navy Commander Your Excellency is doing ghosts, how many real people do you think are eating public meals?"

Hearing this, Edmund frowned slightly, and immediately reacted: "How many defenders are there in Endless Harbor?"

Renard suddenly smiled even more happily, talking to smart people is to save spit.

He took out the information and looked at it, and handed it to the other party casually: "You may not believe it, Arthur's kingdom claims to have 40,000 navies and 500 warships, but the actual number has shrunk more than ten times." ”

"I've been to the port of the end, and I did see that there were countless ships moored there, but most of them were merchant ships, and even if there were armed ships, they were used by long-distance caravans to protect merchant ships. ”

"As for the warships that really belonged to Arthur's kingdom, there were less than forty of them, and they were in disrepair, and now they could not leave the port. ”

"It is said that there are 44,000 people in the navy, but in fact it is not even a fraction, and the specific number may surprise you. ”

"After calculation, even counting the hundreds of officers in the command, the number of the navy that our Arthurian kingdom has is less than three thousand. ”

Renard looked at Duke Edmund, whose eyes were straight: "To tell you the truth, even you

The two small ports built by themselves also have a much larger navy than the port of no terminus. ”

That's right, because of its proximity to the coast, pirates have been visiting the Duke of Duncan for a long time, so through the efforts of successive dukes, two small military ports were created in order to expel these pirates.

Before the outbreak of the Demonic Plague, there were less than 400 navies and 14 warships in the two ports.

After the outbreak of the demonic plague, in order to feed the nearly 400,000 people in the territory, Duke Edmund had to expand his navy to 4,000 men and purchased a large number of sea ships.

However, these navy and sea vessels are not used for naval warfare, but for fishing.

It took Duke Edmund a long time to come to his senses, he opened his mouth and said with a stammer, "I—I don't quite believe it's true. ”

Then he reacted: "His Majesty the King arranges for people to inspect the navy every year, if the actual number is so different, how can the inspectors not find out?"

Renard snorted: "The world is as black as a crow, just stuff some money out, it's not at the mercy of others." ”

Duke Edmund shook his head solemnly: "No way, Marquis Bowen has also inspected Endless Harbor, and he is very satisfied with the navy there, he knows his personality very well, and he will not harm the interests of the country for personal gain." ”

Seeing that the other party was still not giving up, Renard explained with a smile: "There are hundreds of large and small ships passing by every day in Wujian Harbor, and there are countless sailors, just give them some favors, let them pretend to be the kingdom's navy, and they can't easily get through the customs." ”

He looked at Duke Edmond: "If you are Marquis Bowen, you will not be fooled without knowing it." ”

Duke Edmund was silent for a moment, and no one could see the cattiness of the serious sea ships and the serious sailors.

He swallowed hard and asked, "The king throws tens of thousands of gold coins into the construction of the navy every year, where does all that money go?"

Renard sighed deeply: "You are knowingly asking, where can the money go, isn't it all in the pockets of corrupt officials and corrupt officials." ”

"The Navy's supply warehouses are empty enough to run horses, and the pockets of officers at all levels of the Navy are bulging. ”

After saying that, he suddenly showed a wicked smile: "Can you imagine that the second lieutenant of the Navy has four mistresses at the same time? Can you imagine that the major of the Navy loses dozens of silver coins in the casino every night and still has a full pocket?"