1672 In the Name of the Falcon (10)
The fierce sea breeze blew away the white smoke from the battleship's salvo, revealing the already chaotic Huacheng Port, after half an hour of round shooting, the will to resist of the Raphaelshire King collapsed like a bombed outer circle of the port, the soldiers were fleeing, the port area was in chaos, the opponent's artillery fire extended to the center of the city, and the rising fire illuminated half of the port area
"What are we going to do now?"
King Raphael's hands were heavily placed on the battlements of the castle, looking at the fleet in the distance, his eyes were bloodshot, the terrible explosion raged in his city, the huge wave of air overturned the buildings in the city like a giant beast, countless white lines, dragging the long tail of black smoke, roared with the brilliance of death, and an arc of light that deviated from the direction smashed heavily on the castle wall
"Boom"
King Raphael suddenly felt a huge vibration under his feet, and the city wall built with stones on the island was directly blown open in the explosion, and the soldiers on it were like black spots thrown into the air, mixed with countless gravel and mud falling from the height of the city wall to the bottom.
"I can't give His Highness a reasonable advice, because I don't know what to do!" Alange said intently, standing beside him, with a solemn gaze as he watched the fleet on the sea in the distance perform in an extremely gorgeous manner. It was also the first time I had seen the rumored terrible weapon Thor, and I didn't expect that the other party's God of Hunting would have such great power, ultra-long range and huge destructive power, which had already reborn the opposing navy, completely surpassing the ability that the original navy should have, and becoming a super weapon capable of threatening the entire coastline, you can imagine how terrible the scene would be if you refused."
Alange's voice stopped, and he persuaded him, "If it were me, I would have followed his advice and chose to surrender, don't forget." The other party is the island of Kasili that has destroyed the hub of the northern seas, in front of such a fleet, your flower city is really nothing, there are strong fortresses on Kasili Island, a powerful escort fleet, and a garrison of 20,000 soldiers, which is the foothold of the empire's ambition for the northern seas, but such a place did not even block the fierce attack of such a fleet in front of him, if His Highness continues to hesitate. I have no doubt that the other side has no intention of landing at all, but will directly raze the entire city to the ground."
"Come on, send a flag to the naval fleet, I surrender!
The Raphael County King turned around with a painful face and ordered the butler behind him, the fierce volley from the sea made him not doubt at all that the opponent's combat goal was to completely wipe out the entire Flower City from the map. Under the contrast of this absolute disparity in strength, his own insistence is so ridiculous and pathetic, "Since His Highness has made a decision, then I will not delay His Highness!" Alange said to King Raphael, "Are you going to escape?" King Raphael looked at this guy who wanted to put oil on the soles of his feet. The teeth of hatred are itching, and he has given his dignity, family, and gold to Gangfeiren. That's what you get in return? King Raphael felt a little sad about his situation, as a puppet, when he had to give up. Gangfei people will never hesitate, just like in front of them, the great enemy is approaching, Gangfei people are not helping themselves to resist, but persuading themselves to surrender, and their purpose is only one, that is, not to let Gangfei be involved in this whirlpool, what a collaborator who is worse than a bandit!" "This is a matter between Putao and the Falcon Empire, as a soldier, I must be responsible for my own country, and please forgive Your Highness!" Alange replied with a solemn face, and then quickly turned away, the Gangfei Navy detachment was not docked in the port, but on the other side of the island, now that Huacheng has surrendered, the Falcon Navy's attention will not be on the other side of the island for the time being, it is the best time to leave.
Soon, the rumbling sound coming from the distant sea stopped
8 huge troop carriers left the ship group on the sea and headed towards the port, the troop carriers were full of soldiers, each carrying up to 700 people, the bow of the ship split the sea heavily, pushing the rolling waves, as the landing force of the Falcon Navy, these troop carriers quickly rushed to the nearby beach with the waves, the huge baffle was lowered, and countless soldiers in black armor poured down from above, these soldiers quickly poured into the entire Huacheng port, controlling the streets and alleys in zhì, and then a small fast warship arrived at the beach, this time, it was more than 30 black-armored cavalry who came out, and the black-armored cavalry lined up on the beach。 Then the horse's hooves flew towards the castle of the Raphaelshire King, with the falcon banner fluttering in the wind in front of it, and the rolling dust behind the horses' hooves.
Leading the team was the captain of the fifth squadron of the guards, Kester, a young Falcon officer with a burly appearance, tall and strong, under the background of a heavy black armor, like a black iron tower, a pair of sharp eyes shot from under the helmet to the castle in the distance, ten minutes later, the cavalry entered the castle about 100 meters, he looked up at the castle that was getting closer and closer, raised his hand, and shouted "stop"
The black cavalry behind him "boom" reined in the war horses in unison, and raised a puff of smoke and dust a hundred meters away from the castle, "What are you trying to do?"
The king of Raphaeljun on the castle looked a little worried, for the Falcon Empire in the north, it was the first time he heard it, but from the cowardice that came out of the Gang Fei people, he could imagine how strong this Falcon Empire was, such a powerful empire, actually sent a fleet to attack his own little flower city, it really made him feel incomprehensible,
"May I ask if Your Excellency is His Royal Highness the King of Raphaelshire?"
At this time, he saw the leading cavalry officer under the castle raise his head, and at a glance, he saw Raphael's unusual and gorgeous clothes, coupled with the nervousness of everyone nearby, he had already decided that this guy was the person His Majesty Falcon was looking for, and the shout of the cavalry officer made Raphael's hand clench the city wall tightly, and his nervous breathing became short, and he hesitated for a moment before replying
"Yes, I'm the Raphaeljun King, who are you, why are you attacking my Flower City!"
"Attack, we're just helping our friend get back what he's rightful to, and as for the rest, you can tell us Falcon's majesty directly!, but come with us now!" Kester's mouth opened and he smiled ugly, he was tall and strong, but he was actually a very cunning fellow, and on the battlefield, his nickname was Fox. Few people associate this tall and difficult to hide guy with a small and nimble animal like a fox, except for a few people who know that this captain Kester was actually a mountain hunter who was proficient in archery before joining the Falcon Army, and his nimble skills and excellent arm strength allowed him to shoot an arrow through the weak joints of the opponent's armor even if he encountered an enemy wearing heavy armor.
"Where are you taking me?" King Raphael gritted his teeth. With a frightened face, he asked, "Our Falcon Majesty wants to see you!" Kester replied calmly
"Falcon Majesty?"
The Raphael county king was stunned on the city wall for a moment, his eyes swept over the huge group of ships on the sea in the distance, and for a moment he felt a little inner shock, Falcon Majesty! Could it be the emperor of the Falcon Empire! My God, what the hell is going on? Does I, a little county king, need to be treated like this? An imperial emperor's summons...... Raphael's heart was nervously tangled, although he was a puppet supported by Gangfei, but to be honest, Gangfeiren didn't treat him very much, after all, he was just a substitute for a puppet. Gangfeiren really likes his wife who is about to give birth, as long as his son is born, his puppet will be the end, and he will see the biggest official of the Gangfei Empire. It's just that Remchat, the senior affairs officer of the Imperial Military Department, if he wants to be summoned by the high-ranking Emperor Gangfei, it is unthinkable!
"Your Highness, please hurry up, we don't have so much time to delay!" Kester shouted loudly below the castle, "My Majesty has a bad temper. If you wait too long, it is estimated that you will directly give the order to slaughter the city" "Bastard, this is naked blackmail!" Raphael County King scolded angrily in a low voice
He didn't dare not go. Huacheng has surrendered, but he watched the other party drive eight large troop carriers, conservatively estimated, the other party's troops ashore are more than 5,000 people, and the defenders of the entire castle are only 1,000 people, the other party really wants to slaughter the city in anger, and he can only watch, although full of reluctance, the king of Raphaeljun is still escorted to the fleet on the sea
Escorting the Raphaelshire King is a dragon's tooth warship, its strange shape, so that the Raphaelshire King on deck was stunned for a while, as a nautical and shipbuilding enthusiast, Raphaelshire King is very famous for his knowledge of warships, he has specialized in the study of warships of many countries, he was sixteen years old, as a special cadet sent to the Lanterst Maritime Academy as the Duchy of Putao, and studied at the Lanter Marine Academy, which is known as the first navy of Central Europe and Barrow, for three years, where he received special care from the Lanterst people, allowing him to watch a lot of secret texts, and in his graduation assignment three years later, the theory of Dillard's battleship construction proposed by Raphaelshire King was praised by his mentor as a genius idea of shipbuilding,
The so-called Dillard battleship manufacturing theory is to manufacture the parts of the battleship separately, and then combine them with a unified inlay of accessories, so as to truly realize the division of labor of the battleship and greatly improve the speed of the construction of the battleship.
And on this dragon's tooth battleship, Raphael's eyes were a little dazed, not only because of the unique shape of this battleship, but because he found that the structure of this dragon's tooth battleship is just in line with his Dillard battleship manufacturing theory, every part of this battleship does not seem to be made as a whole, but is made of a combination of multiple accessories, Raphael's king does not know that in the Falcon Empire's naval manufacturing dock, after gathering the industrial forces of a continent and the improvement of craftsmen, the "assembly line" proposed by Falcon Majesty Xià The main hull of the battleship was built in the south of Salander, which has abundant timber resources, and the components were built by the docks in other regions, and finally transported to the south of Salander for assembly.
"My own theory has really become a reality" After the visual inspection of the battleship components on the Dragon's Tooth battleship, Raphael's county king had already determined the idea of concealing his feelings, and the shock in his heart was far greater than that of being captured, but when he saw the flagship Dragon class for the first time, the huge side of the ship that was higher than all the battleships, his eyes could no longer be concealed
If it weren't for the fact that he was being held captive, he really reached out and stroked the huge battleship in front of him, the previous discovery had already struck him once, and this time, he felt his previous complacency. How small it is, this is a real battleship, an ocean-going warship that crisscrosses the seas, especially when he sees the side of this huge battleship, the muzzle baffle that is not closed like a fish scale, and the swarthy gun emplacements are exposed inside, and the sailors on the battleship are pouring water on it, and streams of hot water vapor come out of these gun silos, Raphael's breathing stopped, and he felt at this moment that he was staring at the breath of a real sea beast
He is not a very ambitious person. The reason why he is willing to let Gangfeiren support him as a puppet is because Gangfeiren promised to fund him to form a naval fleet belonging to the Putao Principality after the fact, so that he can take the fleet to realize his dream, but now, he suddenly realized that this ideal is really ridiculous, this is a truly powerful battleship, even if it is a building ship battleship of the Lanterst Navy, it is not as huge as the super battleship in front of him. Such a warship is enough to resist the waves from the ocean route, and to set a wider eye on the unknown, so it is no wonder that the Falcon Empire, with such a warship, dares to attack itself directly across the sea
The guards pushed Raphaeljun into a spacious room. Then the door was closed from the outside, the room was a little dim, Raphael turned his head curiously, and it was he who heard a familiar voice say "Raphael." It seems that you are inferior to me, as a puppet, serving them wholeheartedly. As a result, when it was really needed, it was directly thrown away like a ball!"
"Who is it?" Raphael's face turned pale, and then he saw the corner of the mouth of the Grand Duke of Putao, who was tied with a white bandage, come out of the shadows with a sneer, "It's you!" Raphaelshire's pupils constricted, and he looked at someone who should have been in the Falcon Empire with a look of disbelief, Grand Duke Putao was wearing a delicate thick leather coat, and sat down on a chair in the room, Duke Putao with gauze wrapped around his waist looked a little funny, and the white gauze hugged the outside of his waist, and he could see the blood stains oozing out,
He coughed with an ugly face, his face was bleak from blood loss, "It's a surprise! I was assassinated! Do you know who did it?" "I heard it! Believe it or not, it wasn't me" King Raphael looked at him with a solemn expression, "I know it's not you!" Duke Putao tugged at his collar with his hand, as if trying to make himself look more strict, and finally said with a wry smile. This assassination was my own hand, a deep knife, and I almost died, if I knew that this kind of pain would have been lighter!"
"You're crazy, assassinate yourself!" Raphael's face showed a trace of astonishment, his eyes flickered, and there was even a hint of concern in it, it seemed that the relationship between the two was not as close as the outside world rumored.
"Is it crazy? Maybe! If the pain of one knife can save my country, even if I stab it again, I will do it!" the Duke of Putao glanced at King Raphael with a calm expression. said in a slow tone, "At least, I'm still fighting for my country, so what about you, the boy who threatened to make the Putao Principality the number one power on the sea, in order to let Gangfei people let me back, and the person who was honestly willing to be a puppet, has really decided to accept the fate of being imprisoned to death?"
"Imprisoned to death?hehe, am I not imprisoned now!" A wry smile appeared on the corner of Raphael's mouth, this sentence made his heart twist tightly, he had always avoided this question in his heart, and now he was singled out, and it hurt like a thorn piercing it, "I know very well what Gangfei wants, what they want is my child, the person who becomes the future Grand Duke is also my child, as for me, a superfluous person, it is already a blessing not to kill him" Raphael County King sneered coldly" Even if it's nice to be imprisoned in the end, do you really expect Gangfei to give you a fleet?
"Even if you are naïve, there must be a limit! In fact, you are luckier than me, at least you still have a few loyal subordinates, what about me, everyone around me, is the eyes of Gangfeiren, and even the diet is controlled by Gangfeiren, my situation is not even half of yours,
At least, until the new duke is established, you are still safe on the surface, you can recruit your subordinates, gather troops, and I, the only role is one, hide in the same place with that strange Gangfei woman, give birth to an heir that Gangfei people need!and then disappear silently, as if there was never a zài, as for what will happen in the future? Hehe, do you really think that woman from a famous family will live with a worthless prisoner for the rest of her life?" "Then why do you still ......?" The Duke of Putau looked at the Raphaeljun King with blazing eyes, as if he knew him for the first time, "If I die, will you still be able to live until now!" Raphaeljun King smiled coldly, "You can say that you are fighting for the Duchy here, it is because I sacrificed in the Duchy, I live, you can live, otherwise, you think that Gangfei will tolerate you for so long!" (To be continued......)