356 sea encounters
Human greed knows no bounds, so it is unfair to describe a greedy person as a metaphor for a wolf.
At least, in this world, wolves are also divided into three, six, nine and so onβat least, Mr. Boken of the giant wolf clan doesn't like to be used as an adjective by someone who is not familiar with the wolf: he is actually quite familiar with Vivien......
Of course, Desel was just a metaphor, and he didn't really have any prejudice against the giant wolf clan of Griken - he hadn't even seen the giant demon wolf with his own eyes.
Desel, who was almost the first to follow Chris and witnessed the rise of Iran Hill, naturally knew how he had risen.
He relied on investing in Chris's potential stock to finally achieve the great business that the Longtaite family is today. Moreover, as an imperial nobleman at the top of the pyramid, he also knows many imperial secrets that others do not know.
The entire empire is built on Chris's knowledge, and Chris's knowledge has now transcended this world and supported the development of this world.
Do magicians reason with mortals? Even if this mortal is rich, the magician will not find this mortal different.
In the same way, whether in law or in force, His Majesty Chris, the Emperor of Irlanhill, has the power to absolutely surpass others, and those fools who dare to challenge His Majesty the Emperor are not self-defeating?
"They all claim to be businessmen, but in the end they forget what is the most important thing as a businessman, is it sad?" Desel shook his head, walked back to his seat, and sighed softly.
In his view, integrity is the foundation of a businessman, earning the profits that should be earned, and insisting on doing what he should do on issues of principle is a qualified businessman.
Those who are so obsessed with money that they have forgotten their virtues are not businessmen. That's just a slave blinded by money. Just like those who have been blinded by magical powers, they are just poor creatures in slavery.
Therefore, Dessell felt that those who were tempted by magic and fell could no longer be called magicians, and those who were enslaved by money could not be called merchants.
"What's more......" Deser sat in his seat and stroked the ring of Dragontet, which represented his family's power, and gently rubbed the family crest on it: "Even if it is to make money, a real businessman should make the most profitable choice." β
He looked at the young emperor in military uniform and had a very heroic taste in the photo, and a smile appeared on his face: "How do you look at it, I also follow His Majesty the Emperor and make the most money......
Dessel started from the previous hundreds of thousands of gold coins, invested Chris in Seris City, and in five years, he got a return of 100 billion gold coins.
If there is a power ranking for making money in this world, then the Dragon Tate family, which is really rich, is definitely not the first, because Chris is the veritable richest man in this world.
For Desser, it is more affordable and profitable to follow Chris than to replace him, why should he stand up to Chris?
Power is sometimes a good thing, but sometimes it's a talisman. For those who are not capable enough, too much power is deadly poison.
At the same time that Desel killed the unsuccessful relatives of the Dragontate family, other things were happening in other corners of the world.
Iran Hill's naval detachment collided with a demonic fleet on the sea, and a fierce naval battle broke out between the two sides in the sea east of Pilippi Island.
Six Irlanhill artillery torpedo destroyers encountered the Demon Fleet, and then both sides wanted to test the depth of their opponents, so the two sides attacked each other with long-range weapons, and finally Iran Hill narrowly defeated their opponents.
The Demon Battleship was sunk 11 ships, while Elanhill's navy lost 3 destroyers.
The naval battle ended with the Elanhill Navy being forced to retreat, but it was also the first time that the Elanhill Navy's surface ship unit faced the Demon Navy head-on after the appearance of the Magic Eye on the Endless Sea.
Although in the end the demon repelled the entanglement of the Iran Hill navy, the significance of this naval battle was quite huge.
First of all, it proves that the Iran Hill Navy is capable of engaging the other side head-on, and secondly, it also proves that the Iran Hill Navy has begun to restore its combat capability, and the 10,000-mile sea frontier is no longer in an undefended state.
After this fierce battle, the rest of the Iran Hill naval detachment became more confident and began to go to sea more actively to seek war.
But the demon relied on air superiority and proved his strength in the ensuing naval battle.
Using forces such as the Demon Dragon and the Demon Bat, the Demon wiped out a fleet of Elan Hill in the second encounter.
All four new destroyers were sunk by the Dragon, and the Iran Hill Navy lost hundreds of men. Although the four destroyers also sank three demon warships before they were sunk, overall, Alan Hill still lost the second naval battle.
As a result, the balance of power on the battlefield at sea was formed, and Iran Hill was afraid of the opponent's air force, so he had to be cautious again.
For a navy that has not yet formed a scale, the loss of 7 destroyers in a few days is already a very unbearable thing.
Until there is support and enough ships, neither Lawns, nor Bakalov, nor even Emperor Chris, are willing to send their own ships to lose.
And the demon navy, which felt more and more that the opponent was powerful, was also more cautious, and did not dare to approach the coastline easily, seeking a head-on battle with the Iran Hill navy.
Prince Saluks believed that with the support of the Magic Eye and a steady stream of armies, the demon's advantage would continue to expand, and it was indeed a bad choice to fight with Elanhill at such a time.
After all, the other magic eyes have come with good news, and the elves and dwarves are no longer able to withstand the demon's attack, and they are already in control.
The two brief encounters were a flickering affair, but as the number of intercepted submarines increased, the transport line between the southbound demons and the Magic Eye was hit by Ellan Hill.
There is no need to mention the frequent pursuit and killing of the demon fleet by the nuclear submarine Osa, there are more and more ordinary submarines, which makes the demon high-level nerves very worried.
At first it was an attack by two ordinary submarines, and later it grew to four. These ordinary submarines that haunted the demon route caused huge losses to the demon troops.
On average, a demon fleet loses about 20 warships when passing through the Irlanhill submarine blockade line, which is much more efficient than the surface ship force of Irlanhill.
Although the demons are also trying to find a way to take out the submarines that make them uncomfortable, their efforts ultimately fail.
The Demon Navy didn't have any decent anti-submarine capabilities, and now it is rash to face the submarine forces of Ellan Hill, so naturally it has no clue.
Eventually, Prince Saluks had to give the order to launch an attack on the southern part of Irlanhill.
"The immediate purpose of the operation is to destroy the military port of Ossa! At worst, we could destroy the human naval base in Osa Harbor and prevent them from sending the kind of diving weapons to harass our southbound fleet! Prince Saluks stared at his men and said word by word.
He gestured to Ossa's position to a burly and muscular general standing in front of him, "Give you two floating castles." And 300 battleships! β
Speaking of this, Saluks clenched his fists with confidence: "Take Osa ...... Or, destroy there completely! β
The loss of a month in a row had already made him forget about the fiasco of Ferry City. What's more, in the eyes of Prince Saluks, the fierce battle in Ferry City may not have been defeated by the demon side.
After all, he didn't know how hard the loss of Ferry City had dealt a heavy blow to Iran Hill's naval construction plan. If he knew, his plan to attack Osa would have been even more resolute.
Even so, the offensive plan was already huge: Saluks planned to gather 300 warships, 30,000 elite demon soldiers, and excellent weapons and other auxiliary materials.
What's more, these troops also have the cover of two demon castles, and the cover of 500 warships, attacking an Osaport is really too simple and too simple.
However, the reconnaissance warship was sunk, and the island of Pirippi, which was as obscure as a nail on the outskirts of Osa Harbor, became the primary target of the demonic forces' attack.
They also did not want to be flanked by the defenders on Pilippi Island when attacking Port Osa.
Therefore, whether it was the demon general who was in charge of commanding the Osa landing, or the commander-in-chief of the southern demons, Prince Salux, they all thought that attacking Pilippi Island first was a very correct choice.
Autumn is crisp and the sea has become icy. At this time, more than 300 warships of the demon fleet began to assemble to the north, preparing to attack Pilipi Island, and then use Pilippi Island as a base to attack the Osa military port at close range.
The demon forces plan to cut off the supply of the Iran Hill Navy and render all the diving weapons on the route useless.
In order to achieve this goal, the surrounding demon fleets will be assembled and ready to attack Pilippi Island.
After learning the news from the reconnaissance satellite that the demon fleet had begun to move north, Lawrence led his fleet between Pilipi Island and Osa, preparing to take the lead in finding a good position and deal the heaviest blow to the demon fleet from afar.
On the second day after the demon fleet left port and headed north, Elanhill's main fleet all left the harbor and assembled on the sea.
For a while, the endless sea was cloudy, and a large-scale naval battle that had never been seen before broke out near the island of Pilippi.