Chapter 236: Offense Instead of Defense
As Zhou Rui's power grows stronger, there are countless women who want to enter the back house of the Southwest Town.
And with the concerted efforts of Liu Yiqiu and Chu Yingying, and Zhou Rui's resentment because of Zhao Yan's betrayal, no woman has been able to really enter the door of the Zhou family over the years.
However, with Zhou Rui's promotion to the rank of grandmaster martial artist, Liu Yiqiu and Chu Yingying were on the bed, and it was becoming more and more difficult to deal with Zhou Rui, so Liu Yiqiu and Chu Yingying secretly discussed that Zhou Rui would take a new room or concubines.
A few months ago, Zhou Rui opened 8 bottles of high-level physical fitness enhancement potions from 1 Samsung lottery card in the lottery system.
After Zhou Rui took one of the bottles of high-grade physical fitness enhancement elixir, he was immediately promoted to Grandmaster Martial Artist.
The other 7 bottles of high-level physical fitness enhancement potions were taken by Xiong Da, Xiong Er, Xiong San, Xiong Si, Niu Ben, Niu Heng, and Niu Zhang, making the seven of them advance to the ultimate realm.
Because the four brothers Xiong and the three brothers Niu Ben not only practiced the physical skills of the beast warriors, but also practiced the techniques of human warriors, the ultimate realm of the seven of them surpassed the ordinary legendary grandmaster warriors and golden warriors in terms of strength.
In terms of personal force alone, Zhou Rui believed that in this world, even counting the beast world, there should be no one who could be the opponent of the four brothers Xiong and the three brothers of Niu Ben.
Up to now, Liu Yiqiu has given birth to two sons and a daughter for Zhou Rui, and Chu Yingying has left a son and three daughters for Zhou Rui.
Liu Yiqiu's eldest son, Zhou Jun, although Zhou Rui has been established as the heir of the third generation of the Zhou family early, when Liu Yiqiu is preparing to take a concubine for Zhou Rui, he will inevitably have some worries, worried about whether there will be any variables in the future on the issue of inheritance.
Now Zhou Rui only has three sons, and two of them are Liu Yiqiu's own sons, so Liu Yiqiu is sure that her eldest son Zhou Jun will succeed to the throne smoothly in the future.
But once Zhou Rui has a few more concubines around him, it is likely that there will be concubines who will have another son for Zhou Rui.
The appearance of Cleny, the stunning beauty of the fox clan, immediately solved Liu Yiqiu's troubles.
It is important to know that it is almost impossible for orcs and humans to conceive offspring, and even if they can produce offspring, they will generally be flawed.
Even if Cleney was lucky enough to give birth to a healthy son for Zhou Rui, due to his orc bloodline, it was basically impossible for him to serve as the next head of the Zhou family.
Having Zhou Ruina Kleini as a concubine not only has one more person to share the firepower for Liu Yiqiu and Chu Yingying, but also does not have to worry about having other brothers pose a threat to Zhou Jun's inheritance in the future, Liu Yiqiu feels that this is very perfect.
Liu Yiqiu even considered that she could choose some fox beauties or cat beauties or rabbit beauties to be Zhou Rui's concubines.
Before leaving Ganyang City, Joanna came to the Southwest Town Guard Mansion to say goodbye to her niece Cleny.
Seeing that Cleney was walking a little awkwardly, Joanna asked in a low voice, "Cllaney, Zhou Dashuai has already had a round with you?" ”
Cleney blushed and nodded, "Last night, my husband stayed in my room. ”
Joanna said with relief: "Kleney, although you are only Zhou Dashuai's concubine, Zhou Dashuai is one of the most prominent people in this world.
Even if you are only a concubine, you are an object of envy, and my aunt believes that you will be happy! ”
Cleney hesitated for a moment and asked, "Auntie, you and your father never told me what I could do for the Revival Foundation if I stayed with my husband?" ”
Joanna smiled and said, "We didn't ask you to do anything by making you Zhou Dashuai's concubine, just to express the goodwill of our Revival Foundation.
Now that Zhou Dashuai has agreed to help the Fox Clan, the Cat Clan, and the Rabbit Clan build a new country, the ultimate goal of our Revival Foundation has been achieved, and there is no need for you to do anything.
You just need to serve Zhou Dashuai well and enjoy life with peace of mind. ”
When Kleini heard this, she couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief in her heart, the problems that had plagued her in the past few days had not been solved so easily.
"Auntie, when will you be able to come to Ganyang City again?"
"It should be back soon, and your father will be coming too.
There are some details of the founding of the country, and we at the Revival Foundation still need to discuss it with Zhou Dashuai. ”
Just when Zhou Rui and Xinna's concubine Klenie were like glue every day, the emperor of the Barbarian Bull Empire, Gu Liduo, was very angry.
In the palace of Torit City, the first capital of the Barbarian Bull Empire, Emperor Gu Liduo gritted his teeth and said to his third son Trofe: "The Zhou family of the Han and Tang Empires on the other side of the New World has now driven the Niu people and Horse people of Kunklai Province and New Constance Province back to the Spirit World.
In addition, almost all the Niu and Ma people in Kunclai Province and New Constance Ao Province have been confiscated, which is equivalent to the Zhou family of the Han and Tang Empires creating more than 10 million refugees for our Barbarian Bull Empire.
This is simply worse for the finances of the Empire! ”
Emperor Gurido's third son, Trofi, is the governor of the Bull Empire in the New World.
Because Trofi's two older brothers died of illness, Trofe was actually the first heir to the throne of the Barbarian Bull Empire.
In this war between the Barbarian Bull Empire and the Zhou family, Trofi was also the commander of the naval and land armies of the Manniu Empire.
Trofe said helplessly: "The Zhou family of the Han and Tang Empires adopted such a measure when they captured the province of New Wilk.
When the Cattle and Horse Clans of Kunklai Province and New Constance Province are all driven back to the Spirit World, it will be even more difficult for our Barbarian Bull Army to recover these two provinces. ”
Emperor Guridor said with a fierce look on his face: "When will the Imperial Royal Army be able to launch a counterattack on the provinces of Kunklai and New Consio? ”
Trofi shook his head, "Father, the Royal Army of the Empire lost millions in the provinces of Kunklai and New Constance before, and it is somewhat unrealistic to counterattack these two provinces in a short period of time, and the Royal Army of the Empire will need some time to replenish more new soldiers." ”
Emperor Guridor frowned and said, "Didn't the Red Tiger Empire also send more than 2 million troops into the provinces of Vitores, Elaine Denn, and Fedata?
Isn't it okay to add the more than 2 million army troops of the Red Tiger Empire? ”
Trofi sighed and said, "Father, the Red Tiger Empire feels that now is not the best time to launch a counterattack. ”
Emperor Guridor snorted coldly and said, "Isn't it the best time? So when does the Red Tiger Empire feel that it is the best time? ”
"Father, the Red Tiger Empire thinks that when the armies of the other four countries launch an attack on the northern front, it will be the best time for our Barbarian Bull Army and Red Tiger Army to counterattack Kunklee Province and New Constance Province."
Emperor Guridor said categorically: "I can't wait that long!
The loss of the provinces of Quenkle and New Constance has brought the Empire to shame, and I hope to get news of a victory in the near future!
Our Bull Empire also needs a victory to boost morale! ”
Trofi pondered for a moment and said, "Father, since the Niu people and Ma people of Kunklai Province and New Constance Province have been driven back to our Spirit Race World by the Zhou family of the Han and Tang Empires.
Then it is better to send the navy's fleet to bombard the coastal cities of Kunklai and New Cons, anyway, it is human beings who die, but after the empire recovers these coastal cities, it will have to be rebuilt. ”
"Yes! You immediately contact Larion and ask him to coordinate the combined fleet of the six navies to bombard those coastal cities, even if they are all in ruins! ”
The largest port city in the province of Kunklai, Dirick City, has been renamed Diyang City.
On the morning of September 13, 1545, a fleet of no small size arrived in the waters near Diyang City.
This fleet included 8 all-main gun battleships, 8 all-steel battleships, 8 large armored cruisers, 30 light cruisers, and 30 destroyers of the Royal Navy of the Barbarian Empire.
and 20 all-main-gun battleships, 10 battlecruisers, 10 all-steel battleships, 10 large armored cruisers, 24 light cruisers, and 32 destroyers of the Royal Navy of the Red Tiger Empire.
At this time, in Diyang Port, only the third, fourth and twelfth formations of the Southwest Coastal Defense Fleet were evacuated, and the 4 light cruisers and 4 destroyers left behind were completely unable to intercept the beast fleet.
However, the Manniu Empire originally built 6 batteries in Diyang Harbor, equipped with 12 45-fold caliber 300 mm coastal defense guns and 32 45 times caliber 240 mm coastal defense guns.
When it was discovered that the fleets of the Manniu Navy and the Red Tiger Navy were approaching Diyang Harbor, the four light cruisers and four destroyers of the Southwest Coastal Defense Fleet combined with the 44 shore defense guns of the six batteries to attack the fleets of the two beast countries.
The army units stationed in Diyang City also pulled a number of 105-mm howitzers and 155-mm howitzers near the harbor to prepare for artillery bombardment of enemy ships close to the port.
Hundreds of warplanes in the field airfield near Diyang City were also loaded with aerial bombs and joined the attack on the fleets of the two beast nations.
It's a pity that in the end, the port of Diyang City, as well as the small half of the city near the port, were still destroyed by the fleets of the Wild Bull Navy and the Red Tiger Navy.
The four light cruisers and four destroyers of the Southwest Coastal Defense Fleet were all sunk, all six batteries in Diyang Harbor were blown up, and even the artillery units of the army arranged near the port lost most of them.
Of the hundreds of fighters dispatched by the Zhou Air Force, less than 20 were lost, but they brought considerable losses to the fleets of the Manniu Navy and the Red Tiger Navy.
Of the 13 warships sunk by the navies of the two orc countries, 9 were sunk by fighters from the Zhou Air Force, and the other 4 were sunk by coastal defense artillery.
It's a pity that the two fighters equipped by the Zhou Air Force are not specially designed for bombing warships, otherwise the results will be greater.
After the attack on Diyang Port, many port cities in Queensland Town and Connecticut Town were attacked by the combined fleet of the six navies, causing great casualties.
The newspapers of the six orc countries also immediately publicized the attacks of the combined fleets of the six navies on the port cities of Queensland Town and Kangzhou Town as the Six ** Things Alliance sounded the clarion call for attacking the Zhou family of the Han and Tang Empires.
At the port wharf of the Crescent Island Naval Base, Song Limin, commander-in-chief of the Southwest Coastal Defense Fleet, looked at the dozens of brand-new all-main gun battleships and battle cruisers in the port, and said to Zhou Rui with an excited face: "Don't worry, our Southwest Coastal Defense Fleet will soon be able to fully equip these dozens of capital ships." ”
Zhou Rui came to the Crescent Island Naval Base this time and extracted all the 24 battle cruisers and 54 capital ships with all main guns in the lottery system.
Including 24 British Hood-class battlecruisers, 12 British Revenge-class battleships, 24 American Colorado-class battleships, and 18 British Nelson-class battleships.
At present, the reserve personnel of the Southwest Coastal Defense Fleet are still as high as one million, not to mention that Zhou Rui only took out 78 capital ships this time, even if it is ten times more, the Southwest Coastal Defense Fleet can be fully staffed.
"Old Song, what do you think about the fact that the port cities of Queensland Town and Kangzhou Town were attacked by the navies of the six beast countries?" Zhou Rui asked in a deep voice.
Song Limin pondered for a while and said: "Queensland Town and Kangzhou Town have just been captured by our Zhou family, and it is too late to build more forts and add more coastal defense artillery to each port city of the two feudal towns.
It was also expected to withstand the attacks of less than six orc country navies. ”
Zhou Rui said: "The next destroyed ports in Queensland and Connecticut will start to be rebuilt, and the focus will be on building more forts.
However, in the process of rebuilding, I am worried that the navies of the six orc countries will still make trouble, but if I let the Southwest Coastal Defense Fleet send a few main formations over, I am worried about detonating the decisive battle with the navies of the six orc countries in advance. ”
"Great Marshal, I suggest that the offense should be replaced by defense, and the fleet should be sent to the coast of the six orc countries to attack and harass, and if there is a chance, I will bite hard, so that the navies of the six orc countries will not have the energy to invade the coast of Queensland Town and Connecticut Town again."
"Offense instead of defense? That's a good idea, Old Song, let's discuss it. ”
On September 26, 1545, the ninth and twelfth formations of the Southwest Coastal Defense Fleet divided into two routes and embarked on a route to the western continent.
For this expedition, Song Limin transferred a large number of officers and men from various warships and equipped the 24 British Hood-class battle cruisers that Zhou Rui had just delivered to the Southwest Coastal Defense Fleet.
Even many officers and men were directly transferred from the original 36 British Hood-class battlecruisers of the Ninth Formation, which also made the 24 new British Hood-class battlecruisers immediately have a certain combat effectiveness.
The 12th Formation had 56 British Prestige-class battlecruisers, and the reason why the 9th and 12th formations were sent this time was because the capital ships of these two main formations were battle cruisers.
These two formations will form two raiding fleets to launch raids and harassment wars along the coasts of the six orc countries.