Chapter 363: Army and Navy
In the old world, there was a famous saying that "if you are outside, you must first settle inside", and the reverse is the same way to understand this saying, in order to stabilize and unite one's own side, eliminate disputes between different factions, and suppress the intensification of conflicts, it is an indispensable external condition to maintain a state of war with a powerful enemy. "If there is no threat from the enemy, it does not mean that the world will be peaceful from now on, it is wishful thinking, and the actual situation will soon become worse, and the endless internal friction and factional struggle between one's own people, the common disease that intelligent races are born with cannot be contained."
In contrast, Luo Zhengdao would rather continue to fight the goblins than spend endless effort on adjusting the intricate internal relationships.
As we all know, there are countless desert islands in the vast sea of stars, but it is of little practical significance to occupy this unopened virgin land, and only intelligent races can create wealth and value.
Suppose a person is thrown on the earth of the White Age, even if he claims that the whole world is his, no one will come out to disagree, the problem is that this possession is meaningless and worthless, and the reality of the new world is roughly the same. The sea of stars surrounding the main 6 is a vast sea area, and the number of enclave islands with certain strategic value will not be countless, Luo Zhengdao can get fugitive slaves from the main 6 to supplement the population in the territory, but those that have been opened and established an agricultural irrigation system can only be obtained from the sea of stars. He doesn't have the capital to fight a war of annihilation with the goblins now, and blindly opening a base in the main big 6 is an extremely unwise reckless speculation, and it's not this way to play if you want to find your own death.
"Your Majesty, Your Majesty, please see, this is a list and annotation according to your intentions."
Closed-door meetings were held for several days in a row, and dozens of potential targets that were generally recognized by the people were screened out from tens of thousands of potential targets, and the ministers handed over the final decision to Luo Zhengdao according to the rules. In fact, the islands listed on this list are all more in line with the needs, and there is not much difference between who is chosen and who is not chosen, which can also be regarded as a double reed sung by the ministers in partnership with Luo Zhengdao.
Glancing at these place names that were either familiar or unheard of, Luo Zhengdao showed a bright smile reminiscing about the past at this time, and then he nodded and said:
"Hehehehe, I think Ambon is suitable, let's start with it!"
The spice islands of the sea of stars, the good name spread to the seven seas, a wide variety of spices are exported to foreign lands, Luo Zhengdao has seen the huge profits brought by the spice trade with his own eyes, the first time to start is of course to pick up the oil and water first, who will have nothing to do and idle to add to their own blockage?
National competition has always been a bare pragmatism, there is no need to consider what gentleness, frugality, benevolence, righteousness and morality, as long as the military and national strength are strong enough, every rule has to give way. In a word, what is mine is mine, and yours is also mine, otherwise why call it hegemonism!
The Bright Kingdom's naval fleet is not an expensive ornament in the harbor of the old Bright Dynasty, and every warship and sailor on it is a new force that has been fought through the brutal naval battles. If it is said that it started from a brave ship and developed to the scale of today's huge fleet, Luo Zhengdao recalled this arduous process, which is simply an inspirational story of the silk counterattack against the handsome and rich! Similar to Ambon's independent political entity that relied on flexible political skills and wall grass style, and survived in the cracks of major forces, the limited self-defense armed forces were placed in front of the human fleet officially known as the "Royal Navy of the Kingdom of Light", which was tantamount to cracking a walnut with a 10,000-ton hydraulic press, and the only thing worth worrying about was the attitude of Yaling and elves.
"Your Majesty, should we negotiate with our friends first and then do it?"
Hearing this cautious words, he was deeply dissatisfied with the unfriendly behavior of the two allies during the siege of the temple forces, Luo Zhengdao had the intention to give them some color to see, and said with a cold face:
"No, negotiate what? Is Ambon their territory? Since it's not, it's enough to report it afterwards. ”
After that, Luo Zhengdao turned his head to look at his subordinates, nodded to Brando Scarlet and said:
"Brando, this mission is entrusted to you, take the second fleet of ironclad ships, if you can not use force, it is better not to use it."
The Wanderer's EQ and IQ are very high, otherwise he would not be able to fool the women into a daze, as soon as Brando heard this, he understood the subtext, and he got up and replied:
"Yes, His Majesty. You want them to surrender on their own initiative and not disrupt the normal social order in Ambon, right? ”
Expressing his satisfaction with Brando Scarlet's comprehension ability, Luo Zhengdao smiled approvingly at the moment and said:
"Well, we need an intact Ambon, not a land full of ruins."
"Of course, please leave this task to me!"
Having said this, Luo Zhengdao turned his gaze to the boatswain next to him who looked bored, and said:
"Zola, don't be idle, take all the shallow gunboats to attack Chishui, and you must pull out this nail for me."
Zola Heger, who had been worried that there was nothing to fight, and who was already idle, suddenly jumped up happily, laughed and said:
"Hahahaha, little meaning, wait for my good news!"
The threat of force alone cannot solve the problem, there are so many enclave islands scattered in the sea of stars, not to mention how much time it takes to attack them one by one, the time it takes to run back and forth is also astronomical. Luo Zhengdao, who did not have a lot of money, could not send a sufficient number of administrators to take over the islands and exercise direct rule, if he could not effectively manage the newly occupied land and rationally allocate resources, how much difference would it be from not occupying the islands? It is precisely in view of this that Luo Zhengdao made a second move, to win over the independent forces established by the human exiles.
In all fairness, this plan is relatively simple, as long as the other party admits that he is a vassal of the Kingdom of Light and is willing to assume the corresponding obligations, Luo Zhengdao will accept the other party's application and include it in the territory of the Kingdom of Light, and will no longer be included in the list of attacked, he hopes to complete the original accumulation in the shortest possible time.
There is a lot of copying of articles in the world, and it depends on whether you can copy it. Luo Zhengdao's imitation object is the bald eagle of the old world, holding a carrot in one hand and a big stick in the other. Don't look at the military base he has accumulated over the years and is not comparable to the great powers, the local heroes within the range of the stars and the sea are already extremely ferocious.
When Brando Scarlet, who led a powerful fleet of ironclad ships, arrived outside Ambon Harbour, he only ordered a round of artillery to show off his strength, asking the defenders and residents to see what the new 11o-pounder cannon was like. Brando then sent a representative to negotiate with the Governor of Ambon, and after two days of negotiations, all differences of opinion were resolved, and the famous Spice Islands belonged to His Majesty. On the return trip, Brando, who has always been very good at man, felt that something was missing, and easily took Tahuna Island, which had been captured by goblins.
The goblins have long since abandoned this lonely island, and now there is only a ruin left on the island, and even a goblin hair can not be found, and the Scarlet Commander has easily obtained it without any effort, and so far, all the territories owned by the former Earl of Fulu family have returned to the old master.
The good news from the front is two in a row, but Luo Zhengdao can't mention the joy of forgetting to tell Nai Weng about the family sacrifice, don't forget, he actually doesn't lack land but population!
There are many uninhabited desert islands on the sea of stars, but the population is not something that can be conjured out of thin air, and it will take more than ten years to raise a croaking baby to a qualified soldier who can go to the battlefield to fight, where did he come from this United States Time to wait slowly?
The sheer number of enclave islands is a cheap resource on the sea of stars, and it takes a real amount of people to get it. The gun was snatched from the goblin, and there were no shortcuts. Luo Zhengdao didn't think about the feasibility of peace talks with goblins before, the problem is that goblins are definitely unwilling to hand over tens of millions of human slaves to him, I don't know how many of these bitter and hateful humans will become soldiers, this kind of behavior of financing the enemy can only be done by those pure-blooded stupid forks, although the goblins are a little bit behind in barbarism, but they are not stupid at all! When the goblins are willing to talk about this matter, Luo Zhengdao is not happy again, there is no foreign enemy as a target, God knows how many factional struggles will emerge within the newly formed Kingdom of Light, no matter how tough his wrist is, he can't see the sky and play the big purge!
No matter how powerful the navy is, it can't open 6 ground, which is the fundamental reason why Yaling and the elves have always coveted the control of the main 6 and have not dared to stretch out their hands rashly.
It takes a lot of blood for humans to train a soldier, and the slower reproduction of the mesozoic species has to be said to be doubly sad, and the large number of casualties caused by the war is simply a heart disease of Yaling and elves. Unlike the Navy, which mainly relies on weapons and equipment in combat, the Sixth Army fights the enemy at close range, and the probability of casualties is much greater than that of the Navy when it comes to short-range combat. This bottomless pit is for Yaling and elves to drill, and they will immediately retreat after weighing the pros and cons, not because of the lack of money, or because of the lack of combat effectiveness, but because they really can't afford to lose.
In the face of the hot potato of the main 6, the great powers can cautiously not stretch out their hands, and choose to wait and see the changes, which does not mean that Luo Zhengdao can also sit idly by and watch with peace of mind, even if the second goblin empire is a big tiger, he has to pull out his teeth to get those human slaves out of the occupied area.
The bloody war has already started in the main 6, and it is difficult to say when it will spread to the area where the concentration camp has been set up, Luo Zhengdao does not believe that the goblins will be kind enough to evacuate the human slaves to safety. According to his estimates, those greenskins are more likely to kill people with knives, so the current situation leaves him little time to prepare, and he must free the human slaves from Master 6 as soon as possible.
The counteroffensive of the main 6 army needs a strong 6 army as the foundation, no matter how powerful the naval warships are, they cannot leave the waters at will, everything must be walked on two legs, a country with only a navy is lame. Completely detached from the buoyancy of the sea, the floating battleship flying with the buoyancy of the ether particles is still the crazy idea of naturalists, and it is impossible to play without the support of the 6th Army in order to make a difference in the main 6. The pirates are dragons in the water, once they come ashore, their combat power will be weakened rapidly, and they cannot be expected to conquer the world, and a professional 6th Army is indispensable.
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