Chapter 416: Squeezing Living Space
The General Staff of the Kingdom of Light is a rather large organization, and the entire country's army organization, training, logistics and supply, battle planning, etc. are all in charge of this department, and of course such a large work cannot be moved to the Chishui front. The command post, which is composed of some members of the General Staff and senior staff officers of the front-line troops, can also be regarded as a mirror backup of the war planes of the Kingdom of Light, at this time, in the crowded hall, new information is constantly being delivered, and new orders are being sent.
After decryption, analysis and interpretation, the intelligence from the front-line troops finally appeared on a huge sand table placed in the center of the hall, and various icons representing the armies and neutral forces of both sides were gently moved, or added, or removed, showing the changes in the situation around the battlefield in real time.
"What's new today? Did Brando send back a battle report? ”
"No, His Majesty."
Hearing this reply, Luo Zhengdao paused, seeming to be a little disappointed, and then asked:
"Is there a clue to the treasure map?"
Faced with the King's inquiry, the young human counselor looked nervous, and replied with a slightly stiff expression:
"Your Majesty, the distance between the Sea of Blood and the Sea of Storms is far away, and it will take more time for us to deliver the news, so please be more patient."
was speechless, and Luo Zhengdao, who knew that he was too anxious, had no choice but to wave his hand curtly and said:
"Alright! Notify me immediately when there is news. ”
"Yes, Your Majesty."
In fact, this should be understood in reverse, because the size of the stage determines how broad the dancer's heart is, not the overly idealistic description above.
In the history of the old world, the pavilion chief Liu Bang became the emperor, Pei County produced a bunch of three dukes, nine kings and liehous, the beggar and monk Zhu Baba ascended the throne and sat in the palace, and the Huai right accent was all over the court. It's not that you are a talent who will definitely come out, there is no such reason in the world, as long as the personal ability cannot withstand the suppressive power of the system, just like the seed that is suppressed by a boulder cannot germinate, then everything is over.
The geographical territory of the new world is vast, and without considering the empty cosmic space, the space available for survival is undoubtedly much larger than that of the single server of the earth in the old world, even if you don't go to other planes to brush copies, but this part of the map of the main material realm is several times larger than the earth. There is no need to detour from the sea of stars to the open sea, and most of the time it takes to run back and forth to the open sea is more than four months. The fundamental reason why occupying the main continent can become a world hegemon is deeply rooted in the hearts of the people, and the closer it is to the center, the more important it is.
In the old world, there was a set of world island theories, and if you look at the world map upside down, people will find that the three continents of Europe, Asia and Africa constitute a giant island, as if they have become the center of the world, and the rest of the continents are in the corners of the four outer regions.
The legend that whoever can occupy the center of the world island will dominate the world has prompted one empire after another to stick their feet in Afghanistan, and then create a series of horror stories based on the theme of the graveyard of empires.
In view of the problem of the lack of practice in the theory of the center of the world island, the crescent zone theory of the edge of the world island was later developed, and the direct derivative is the three-island chain in the western Pacific.
At present, Luo Zhengdao has mastered five pieces of evidence of the hegemon, which are the cup of life of the stars and the sea; The Immortal Scepter of the Sea of Light; The Killer's Blade of the Frozen Sea; The Orb of Fire in the Sea of Death, and the unparalleled assassination weapon "Dew's Stone" that he recently snatched from the Drow Elves.
The Seven Seas Overlord Certificate has obtained five of them, and in the history of nearly 10,000 years, Luo Zhengdao has created an unprecedented brilliant achievement. However, the closer you get to the moment of success, the easier it is to invite failure, and if it is very simple to gather the seven pieces of evidence of hegemony, then it will not be only four pirate kings who have succeeded in reaching the top, and there must be a great hidden risk behind this matter.
Although Luo Zhengdao was anxious to complete this great cause as soon as possible and see if he could completely break off the Aragami curse, he also knew that this was not a trouble that could be settled in a hurry, and he could only calm down and wait for the opportunity to appear. Now all he can do is do his part to the best of his ability, and then wait with wide eyes for the goddess of luck to throw a wink at him, and hurry up to seize the opportunity to fly over
"Dangdangdang......"
"Please come in!"
Luo Zhengdao, who was reading, heard a knock on the door, so he put down the parchment book in his hand, opened the door and walked in, and the young attendant officer bowed and said:
"Your Majesty, Commander Scarlet has returned, do you want to meet him immediately?"
Hearing this, Luo Zhengdao looked happy, nodded and said:
"Hurry up and call Brando to meet me."
Twenty minutes later, Brando Scarlet, who had only had time to change his clothes, appeared in Luo Zhengdao's study, took off his wide-brimmed hat and said:
"Your Majesty, Your Majesty, I am very happy to see that you are well."
After a few words of greeting as usual, Luo Zhengdao retreated from the left and right people, and cut to the chase and said:
"Brando, sit down! How big are we losing? ”
Hearing this, his body leaned forward slightly, and Brando Scarlet's face did not change much, and he replied simply and concisely:
"Returning to His Majesty, four cruisers were sunk in the battle, and nine other battleships were damaged in different ways, and the capital ships were only slightly damaged, which would not affect the combat effectiveness."
The forces are interactive, and the widening of the weapon generation can easily allow the leader to crush the lagging side, but the roller will inevitably wear out and take out the enemy unscathed, this kind of complete victory is closer to myth and legend, and it is almost impossible to appear in the real world. Just as the Old World military fans talk about the fact that the John Bull army once swept away tens of thousands of native troops in the colony with a few machine guns, and did not know that the thousands of servants in the vicinity were holding down the John Bull army, onlookers always talked about war and killing with ease, and regarded blood as child's play.
The problem is that real war is full of cruelty and blood, and there is no beauty at all, and only when the distance of time and space is opened can the war scene be viewed with an appreciative eye, and when you are a direct participant in it, there is nothing wonderful about war.
"How much did the goblins lose?"
Luo Zhengdao didn't know how many times he had thought about the worst possible outcome in his mind, and when he heard the numbers reported by Brando, he breathed a long sigh of relief, and then asked about the results of the battle. Suddenly mentioning this remark, Commander Scarlet Yan smiled and said:
"We killed a regional fleet, shelled three ports, destroyed a shipyard, and sacked two towns."
Once the dominoes begin to fall, the follow-up reaction can not be easily blocked, in order to deal with the chain reaction caused by the fall of the main continent, the goblins launched an unprecedentedly large overseas immigration program, so the second goblin empire has been desperately expanding its navy in recent years, and even paranoid only seeking quantity over quality, what is to serve the immigration plan.
The navy is a technical branch, and it is not an army that can be pulled into the battlefield as cannon fodder with a single gun, and the expansion of the fleet has accelerated, and the number of soldiers in the goblin navy has dropped to a miserable level. Compared with the great powers, even the semi-pirate regional navy of the Shahua Fishman can laugh at the unprofessionalism of the goblin navy, which is an inevitable result that cannot be reversed in the short term. There are more than 100 warships in the regional fleet under the Goblin Navy, but considering that seventy percent of them are small ships such as cruisers and frigates, and at most some sailing warships, it is impossible to talk about anything to boast about sweeping away such an enemy fleet that is not excellent in terms of software and hardware.
At this time, Luo Zhengdao touched his chin, looked at Brando with a smile and said:
"This loss is nothing to the goblins, you came back too soon."
Hearing this, Brando Scarlet hurriedly explained and said in a low voice:
"No, Your Majesty, I returned early because I got an important piece of information from the goblins, please take a look."
The cheap white paper produced in Qiongzhou has completely defeated the parchment in the civilian field, and the market price of a piece of parchment can buy a thousand A4 specifications of Zhang Qiongzhou paper, and those users who are not real tyrants have to bow their heads in the face of this price difference. However, in the military field, the paper used to transmit important information still uses parchment, of course, it is not parchment of ordinary materials, but high-end goods carefully made of monster skin, waterproof, fireproof, and insect-proof, which can only be said to be worth every penny.
Taking these valuable pieces of parchment from Brando's hand, Luo Zhengdao studied them carefully for a moment, and suddenly his face changed greatly, and he stood up and said:
"Hermitage? How could those guys have anything to do with the evidence of the overlord? ”
"Well, I've heard rumors that the Hermitage knows you're gathering clues about the evidence of the Overlord, so they're starting to step in as well."
Letting out a sneer, Luo Zhengdao's mood was not as calm as that of the table, and he said viciously:
"Hehehehe, the account owed by the hermitage society, I will have to settle it with them sooner or later, now is not the time."
Needless to say, underground secret societies such as the Hermitage and the Witch Society were a greater potential threat to Luo Zhengdao's personal safety than the powerful and slow-moving Goblin Second Empire, after all, no matter how strong the goblins were, they couldn't touch his bedroom door one night, but those secret societies lurking in the dark could do so with relative ease. In contrast, the danger of a sword attack in broad daylight cannot be compared with a dagger quenched under the cover of a deep night, which is more likely to take the life of a big man, and it really has to be guarded against!
“…… Do you have more detailed information? ”
The poisonous snake lurking in the shadows of the hermit made Luo Zhengdao jealous, and his inquiry was reasonable, Brando Scarlet was prepared, and said:
"Yes, Your Majesty. Because it involves confidentiality, I didn't write it in writing, so I can only dictate it to you. ”
A few minutes later, when Luo Zhengdao finished listening to the oral report, he said suspiciously:
“…… The last person to know the whereabouts of the treasure map was captured by the Retreat? Can you be sure? ”
Brando, who was very sure of himself, patted his chest and said:
"I'm sure."
Hearing this, Luo Zhengdao, whose face was a lot gloomy, seemed to be talking to himself, and said as if asking for verification:
"So the treasure map is in the hands of the Order?"
"Yes, there is hardly any other possibility, His Majesty the King."
After bowing his head and pondering for a while, Luo Zhengdao showed a sneer on his face and said:
"Am I going to wait for those guys to come and blackmail? No, I'm not going to accept blackmail, those half-dead guys think wrong. ”