"Yes!"

After a pause, the general motioned to the sentries guarding both sides of the gate to let him go, and he excused himself for convenience, and left in a hurry. Pen "Fun" Pavilion www.biquge.info

He's got some personal matters to take care of.

As the vanguard of the expeditionary army, the navy is the best in terms of investment and soldiers' treatment, and the oil and water are naturally the most.

So he had to put away all the valuable things he had in his collection before the duke found out. Although as a general, his official position is no less than that of the duke, but after all, the duke is from Copenhagen and is highly respected by the king.

The convoy sailed into the berthing area and, without a moment's repair, was engaged in the busy loading work.

The energetic Spartan warriors did their best to carry a heavy box of gunpowder onto the deck of the battleship and stack it in the arsenal.

Going back and forth again and again, they didn't seem to know that they were tired, they only knew that this matter was very important to the owner.

It's about seven o'clock in the evening, and according to the current work efficiency, it is estimated that it will not be completed until two or three o'clock in the morning.

Before this, Zheng Fei was idle, so he asked Duke Tukman to take him around the naval harbor to find out the deployment situation here by the way.

Straddled on a horse, accompanied by the general, Brad and others, he marched through this secret base built by the Danish dynasty at great expense, his eyes constantly collecting and recording all valuable information.

In the center of the naval harbor, there are two huge turrets, made of solid stone, about 50 meters high and more than 10 meters in diameter, on which are placed eight giant rifled cannons designed by Christine, with a range that can cover the entire naval harbor and even threaten the enemy forces on the sea.

These cannons are a big nuisance and must be taken out before the action begins.

Thinking about it, he lowered his head and fell into deep thought, listening absentmindedly to the small talk of the duke and the general.

Tonight, the long-prepared plan is about to be carried out, and what is to be done this time is more shocking than ever, and it can no longer be called a risky crime, it is simply a war.

In the naval harbor, hundreds of warships built in succession by Denmark over the course of eight years are moored, all of which are of a far superior level of shipbuilding to contemporary times, including battleships, cruisers, and express ships.

And what Zheng Fei needs to take away is the first-class sail warship headed by the Christian, according to the last reconnaissance, there are a total of fifteen, in addition to these fifteen, he also has to take away some ships of other categories to make the fleet more perfect.

All in all, taking a total of fifty ships is about the same, and any more is completely unnecessary, and it is a burden to be inconvenient to move.

As for the remaining hundreds of warships, there is only one outcome waiting for them - burning.

There are two reasons why we decided to do this, one is public and the other is private.

For the sake of the public, Zheng Fei did not want to see the Danish Dynasty set off a frenzy of war that swept the whole of Europe, with Denmark's current strength, this batch of equipment with cross-era significance is enough to help the Danish Navy pry open the door of all European countries, and any army, whether it is the heavy cavalry that the Turks are proud of or the Italian brute bull troops, is vulnerable to it when it comes to it.

In that case, the whole world would be one-sided, and Denmark would become stronger and stronger, using the looted gold and silver treasures and supplies to create more ships and artillery. Although Christine has now been robbed and the drawings of the former ships have been burned by Christine, the royal family can have the craftsmen analyze the ships and redraw their drawings.

For his own sake, Zheng Fei could not allow Denmark to possess these giant ships, which would pose a great threat to his future development.

Therefore, except for the one he took away, he had to burn all the warships in the naval port.

Modern gunpowder isn't powerful enough to blow up a ship, but it's still okay to set the hull on fire, and with oil and wine, it's enough to burn these wooden sailing ships to the ground.

But the only problem is time.

It would take a long time, perhaps two hours, or more to completely burn the ship, and during that time it would be necessary to fend off the soldiers who came to put out the fire. If you set fire to it and leave, the fire will be extinguished, and although the ship will be damaged, the overall structure will still be intact and will only need to be extensively repaired to restore the original state.

This is the most difficult step of the whole plan, and there is only one way to complete it beautifully, and that is to borrow the power of the naval port itself.

In the warehouse near the berthing area, there is a great work of Christine, a giant cannon.

Straddled into the saddle, Zheng Fei's musings were interrupted by Santiago.

"Hey, why do you keep thinking about things?" Santiago patted him on the shoulder.

"Oh, because it's important. Zheng Fei smiled.

"I've always had a question I want to ask. ”

"Just ask. ”

"Brad disappeared for a few days before, you said you sent him to do something, what is it?"

Zheng Fei looked ahead, the general and the duke were walking side by side with their horses, separated from him by more than ten meters, so he lowered his voice and said, "Why do you think the king would execute Christine so quickly?"

"Why?" said Santiago.

"That's what I told Brad to do, and he made him falsify all kinds of evidence to meet the king, including the holes in the Ottoman defenses, and Christine's plan to secretly organize the usurpation of the throne, forcing the king to decide to start an expedition early and kill Christine. ”

"Huh?" Santiago furrowed his brow in confusion, thinking for a moment and still not understanding, "Why do you want Christine to die?

"Because I want him to realize as soon as possible that he is not so high-minded, so that he can go with me. ”

"Ah, you liar..."

"Haha, whatever you want, I don't think I'm doing anything wrong. Zheng Fei shrugged indifferently and snapped his fingers.

At this moment, Brad, who was walking beside the Duke to prevent the Duke from talking nonsense, turned his head and stared at the two of them suspiciously.

Zheng Fei raised his eyebrows and began to look at the situation around him.

This area, roughly on the corner of Navy Harbor, is an uncultivated piece of land that looks particularly desolate in the moonlight.

Strangely, however, it was filled with miners with shovels and hoes, working shirtless and shouting slogans to encourage themselves and their companions in such cold weather.

The situation in front of him couldn't help but arouse Zheng Fei's curiosity, and he jumped off his horse and walked a few steps to catch up with the general and duke in front.

"Who are they?"

"Some of them were punished soldiers, and some of them were peasants who were conscripted from the locality. The general replied.

"What are they digging?"

"Oh... It's nothing. ”

There seemed to be a hint of panic in the general's expression. (To be continued.) )