In the basement of a secret site of the "ghost shadow" in Ganyang City, the scarred head of the Nine Star Hotel, Holke, was carried by two strong men and brought to the front of Fox One.

"Fetch a chair for Mr. Holker." The fox said expressionlessly.

One of Fox Yi's subordinates dragged a chair over, and then two strong men set Holker on the chair.

"Mr. Holk, are you satisfied with our hospitality?

In case you don't know, those are just appetizers, but we still have more than a dozen dishes waiting for you to enjoy! ”

Holker said weakly, "I said, I said, don't torture me anymore."

We, the Golden Lion Empire, the Red Tiger Empire, and the Silver Wolf Empire, sent to Ganyang City to assassinate Zhou Dashuai's killers, are still hiding in the secret room of the Nine Star Hotel.

The entrance to the secret room is in the storage room in the kitchen on the first floor......"

After Holker explained the situation of the 10 lion killers, 9 tiger killers and 8 wolf killers to Hu Yi, Hu Yi couldn't help but smile on his face, "How good it is for Mr. Holke to cooperate like this earlier, so as not to suffer from the pain of flesh and skin." ”

Holker said with some despair: "Mr. Fox, I have said everything I know, I hope that for the sake of our acquaintance, Mr. Fox can give me a good time." ”

Holker knew in his heart that since he had been arrested, there was no chance of survival.

Fox Yi gently patted Holke's shoulder, "Mr. Holke, you don't have to think about it, take a good rest, I have to confirm whether you are telling the truth first." ”

"Mr. Fox, I'm like this, where do I dare to deceive you."

After getting the specific location where those beast killers were hiding, Hu Yi came to the Seven Towns Jiedu Mansion to report to Zhou Rui.

Due to the addition of Jinzhong Town and Jinbei Town, the five towns of Ganyang City have now been promoted to the Seven Towns Jiedu Mansion, and the population under the jurisdiction of the Seven Towns Jiedu Mansion has also exceeded 170 million.

"Dashuai, according to the chief manager of the Nine Star Hotel, Holke, among the 27 orc killers, there are 7 silver warriors, and the remaining 20 are bronze warriors."

Zhou Rui sneered: "These three beast countries have made a lot of money in order to get my head, and the silver warriors have sent 7 of them.

Do you need to let Xiong Da and Niu Ben support them? ”

Hu Yi said confidently: "Dashuai, since you have figured out the situation of the underground secret room and secret passage of the Nine Star Hotel, those beast killers are equivalent to turtles in the urn, and it is easy to capture them." ”

"Then let's do it! Don't let anyone slip through the net! ”

"Yes, Dashuai!"

Although among the 27 orc killers, there were either silver warriors or bronze warriors, but under the dense arrangement of the fox, the people of the "ghost" easily killed all 27 orc masters.

There is a good saying, no matter how high the cultivation is, you are afraid of cannons.

Although Hu Yi did not use artillery, he mobilized dozens of German-34 general-purpose machine guns and more than a dozen 13 mm anti-aircraft machine guns, directly blocking all the exits of the underground secret rooms and secret passages of the Nine Star Hotel.

Then he used the method of smoke to force those beast masters to rush out with dense bullets, but the last one was beaten into a blood gourd.

Even the silver warriors did not have a chance to show their formidable combat power in the face of a storm of bullets.

If these beast clan masters can carry a few heavy steel plate shields, they may also pose some threats to the people of the "ghost shadow", but it is a pity that they came to Ganyang City to assassinate Zhou Rui, where will they carry hundreds of kilograms of steel plate shields.

After eliminating these beast masters who wanted to assassinate Zhou Rui, Zhou Rui ordered the seizure of the Nine Star Hotel, and sent a note to the Golden Lion Empire, the Red Tiger Empire, and the Silver Wolf Empire, hoping that the three beast countries could explain the matter.

The reason why the nine-star hotel was not moved before was because there was no specific evidence, coupled with the fear of the Golden Lion Empire.

Now that Zhou Rui has evidence, if he still allows the nine-star hotel to continue to open, it will not be fear, but weakness.

Of course, the Golden Lion Empire, the Red Tiger Empire, and the Silver Wolf Empire flatly denied the dispatch of killers, claiming that it was just the personal behavior of those beast clan masters, and had nothing to do with their three countries.

No country will admit this kind of thing that cannot be put on the table.

The Golden Lion Empire also lodged a serious protest against Zhou Rui's seizure of the Nine Star Hotel, but fortunately, the Golden Lion Empire may have known that it was at a loss in this matter, so it only protested on the surface and did not take substantive action.

In the Governor's Mansion of Morning Star City of the Golden Lion Empire, Governor Kosno said to the slightly thin Leon Clan: "Pifano, according to the investigation of your intelligence department, how many land forces can the Zhou family of the Han and Tang Empires gather now, and how many battleships and battle cruisers with full main guns can it have?" ”

This slightly thin leonin is Pifano, the head of the Intelligence Department of the Golden Lion Empire.

"Governor, according to the investigation of the Zhou family by our intelligence department, the Zhou family has formed 15 infantry divisions with an establishment of up to 40,000 men in Fengwu Town, Zhenwei Town, Jindong Town, Jinnan Town, and Jinxi Town.

In Jinzhong Town and Jinbei Town, the Zhou family is also preparing to form 15 infantry divisions each, and if a large number of garrison regiments are added, the total strength of the Zhou family's army may exceed 5 million.

Zhou Rui's Southwest Coastal Defense Fleet, which currently has a total number of battleships and battlecruisers with full main guns, may exceed 160 ships, or even more.

In this regard, the statistics of our intelligence department are not quite complete. ”

Governor Kosno frowned and said, "Even if the Royal Army of our entire Golden Lion Empire is combined, the number of standing troops has not reached 5 million.

Coupled with such a large southwest coastal defense fleet, can the Zhou family of the Han and Tang Empires really afford it? ”

Pifano hesitated for a moment and said: "Governor, the Zhou family of the Han and Tang Empires is very mysterious, those warships that suddenly appeared, and the wealth of the rich and rival countries, our intelligence department has not found out the source. ”

Governor Kosno then said with some sighs: "It seems that we really have to find a way to suppress that Zhou family."

Now that the Zhou family only occupies the territory of the seven feudal towns, if the Zhou family is allowed to dominate the entire Han and Tang Empires, it will be unacceptable to our Golden Lion Empire, as well as to other Spirit Race countries.

Pifano, what is your opinion on our Golden Lion Empire's support of other feudal towns in the Han and Tang Empires? ”

"Governor, I think this is a very good way, but we in the Golden Lion Empire should be more cautious in choosing who to support.

According to the information obtained by our intelligence department, the Red Tiger Empire seems to have the same idea, and is preparing to support an agent among the many feudal towns of the Han and Tang Empires to curb the expansion of the Zhou family in the Han and Tang Empires. ”

Governor Cosno asked, "What good advice do you have on what to support?" ”

"Governor, I think we can consider supporting the court of the Han and Tang Empires."

"The imperial court of the Han and Tang Empires?"

"Yes, in fact, it is to support Zhao Rongguang, the governor of the forbidden army who controls the court of the Han and Tang Empires.

Now that the entire Pushan Town has fallen into the hands of Zhao Rongguang, if Zhao Rongguang can accept the support of our Golden Lion Empire, he can definitely prevent the Zhou family from unifying the entire Han and Tang Empires. ”

"This is a good choice, your intelligence department will find a way to contact Zhao Rongguang, the governor of the forbidden army of the Han and Tang Empires, to see if he is willing to accept the support of our Golden Lion Empire and become the agent of our Golden Lion Empire."

In the Forbidden Army Governor's Mansion in Tiansheng City, the capital of the Han and Tang Empires, Zhao Rongguang asked his eldest son Zhao Shicong and second son Zhao Shijie, "What do you think of the Golden Lion Empire's assistance?" ”

Now Zhao Rongguang himself controls the military power, the second son Zhao Shijie as the head of the household, controls the financial power of the entire court, and the eldest son Zhao Shicong as the commander of the embroidery table, controls the intelligence system of the entire court, it can be said that the court of the Han and Tang Empires has become a hall of the Zhao family.

After Zhao Shicong and Zhao Shijie glanced at each other, Zhao Shicong first said: "Father, the conditions given by the Golden Lion Empire are very generous, I think it's acceptable.

What's more, on the issue of suppressing the Zhou family, the imperial court and the Golden Lion Empire should be the same. ”

Zhao Shijie continued: "Father, although the imperial court has captured the entire Pushan Town, Pushan Town is not a wealthy feudal town.

At present, the 30 infantry divisions that the household department supports the forbidden army are already somewhat overstretched, and they are simply unable to support the forbidden army's further expansion.

If the Golden Lion Empire can get assistance in terms of money and weapons and equipment, the forbidden army can once again carry out a large-scale expansion and implement the plan to annex Pingyue Town and Jinggu Town. ”

Pingyue Town and Jinggu Town were both among the six northeastern towns of the Han and Tang Empires, Pingyue Town had 25 cities with a population of about 24 million, and Jinggu Town had 26 cities with a population of about 22 million.

The Jiedu Mansion in Pingyue Town and Jinggu Town can only control some descendant troops, and the more armies of these two feudal towns are in the hands of various families.

Zhao Rongguang sighed and said: "In fact, in my father's heart, I am not willing to cooperate with the Golden Lion Empire, after all, the Golden Lion Empire is a beast country, not my race, and its heart will be different."

However, the Golden Lion Empire's offer was too tempting, and it was willing to provide us with an interest-free loan of 1 billion silver coins.

It is also willing to provide free assistance of 500,000 hitch repeating rifles, 4,000 machine guns, 1,000 70-mm infantry guns and 300 120-mm howitzers, as well as matching ammunition and shells.

Moreover, the Golden Lion Empire also indicated that this is only the first batch of aid, and will increase the intensity of assistance to us in the future according to the situation. ”

Zhao Shicong was relieved when he heard his father say this, he knew that his father had accepted the conditions of the Golden Lion Empire in his heart.

"Father, as the saying goes, the stones of other mountains can attack jade.

This time, the Golden Lion Empire has no other conditions except for proposing the right to build roads, and I think that accepting the assistance of the Golden Lion Empire will be beneficial to the imperial court and our Zhao family. ”

"Alas-for the sake of the hundreds of millions of people of the Han and Tang Empires, it seems that the reputation of this colluding beast country can only be borne by me, Zhao Rongguang."

In the Shuonan Jiedu Mansion in Jieyang City, the capital of Shuonan Town, Shi Desheng, the envoy of Shuonan Jiedu, asked several high-ranking officials of the Shuonan Army in a deep voice: "What are your opinions on the proposal of the Red Tiger Empire?" ”

Shuonan was the second largest feudal town in the Han and Tang Empires, with an area of about 1.1 million square kilometers, 52 cities, and a population of almost 70 million.

Although there are many families in Shuonan Town who control the military power, Shuonan Jiedu makes Shi Desheng's prestige in the entire Shuonan Town very high, and there are 21 cities under the direct jurisdiction of Shuonan Jiedu Mansion, and the army troops of Shuonan Jiedu Mansion are more than 600,000.

In addition, Shuonan Jiedu made Shi Desheng firmly control a naval fleet with considerable strength, and before the Zhou family's naval fleet was born, the naval fleet in Shuonan Town could be regarded as the strongest navy in the Han and Tang Empires.

Shi Desheng's eldest son, Shi Zihao, the commander-in-chief of the Shuonan Naval Fleet, said in a deep voice: "Father, the conditions given by the Red Tiger Empire are too generous, if you don't consider the impact of cooperating with the beast country, this is simply a pie-in-the-sky thing."

However, it is precisely because we want to cooperate with the Red Tiger Empire that we in Shuonan Jiedu Mansion must be cautious about this matter.

There is no turning back from the bow, and the reputation of colluding with the beast country will not be so easy to take off if it falls on the head of our Shuonan Jiedu Mansion. ”

Then Shi Desheng's second brother, Shi Detai, the commander of the Second Infantry Division of the Shuonan Army, spoke: "Big brother, the Red Tiger Empire has promised an interest-free loan of 800 million silver coins.

He is also willing to give us 6 all-steel battleships, 6 large armored cruisers and 6 light cruisers of the Shuonan Army free of charge, as well as weapons and ammunition that can arm another 500,000 army troops.

And what the Red Tiger Empire wants is only the right to build roads in Shuonan Town, and I feel that this deal is too cost-effective. ”

Shi Desheng's third brother, Shi Dejian, commander of the Third Infantry Division of the Shuonan Army, continued: "Big brother, now the Ganyang Zhou family has annexed the entire Bajin Empire.

Coupled with the terrifying southwest coastal defense fleet of the Ganyang Zhou family, if our Shuonan Jiedu Mansion does not want to strengthen its strength, I am afraid that once it confronts the Ganyang Zhou family in the future, our Shi family will be in danger.

The reputation is not worth much these days, and I suggest accepting the cooperation with the Red Tiger Empire. ”

Shuonan Jiedu made Shi Desheng groan for a while, and asked his eldest son Shi Zihao: "When will the four all-main gun battleships of Shuonan Shipyard be able to serve?" ”

Shuonan Shipyard is the largest shipyard in Shuonan Town, Shuonan Shipyard began to build four full-main gun battleships on its own in August last year.

These 4 full-main gun battleships, with a full load displacement of 22,600 tons, are equipped with 5 twin 45 times caliber 300 mm main guns.

Shi Zihao replied: "Father, the four battleships with all main guns will be able to join the Shuonan Naval Fleet in April or May next year.

At that time, our Shuonan naval fleet will have 4 all-main-gun battleships, 18 all-steel battleships, 12 large armored cruisers, 18 light cruisers, 18 destroyers, 24 offshore gunboats, and 40 torpedo boats.

This does not include the 18 warships that the Red Tiger Empire is preparing to give to us for free. ”

Shuonan Jiedu envoy Shi Desheng immediately said: "Talk to the Red Tiger Empire again, it is best to let the Red Tiger Empire add a few all-main gun battleships to the list of free gifts. ”