We should not ask God for anything, we can only confide, if we just ask, just want God to hear our prayers and fulfill our wishes, then I think God has become a vegetable market!

- Arnosh Aylani (one of the emerging writers of our time)

Standing on the top deck of the Seven Columns of Battleship Rome, looking at the battleships and transport ships sailing behind him, Bai Feng, who had a faint trace of sadness between his eyebrows, suddenly spoke: "Wendell, do you also think that I have punished those six captains too severely?"

"Governor, I think your punishment is light. Wendell, who had a serious face, said meticulously: "Those twenty captains deceived you without authorization, according to the military law of the city of Rome, they will be expelled from the army, and at the lightest they will be reduced to ordinary soldiers." ”

"If you hadn't sent Mr. Hua Mu to lead people to treat the sick soldiers in time, it would be unimaginable for the soldiers to die of illness, and if that were the case, it would not be too much to execute these twenty captains who only cared about their own honor and disregarded the overall situation!"

As the commander of the Doge's Guard, Wendell was not surprised that he could say such a thing, compared to other legion commanders who were more or less protective of their shortcomings, Wendell, who was known for his iron-faced selflessness, was indeed better than other legion commanders in this regard.

This is not to say that Wendell is the kind of cold-blooded and ruthless person, on the contrary, hidden under Wendell's iron-faced selfless mask is a heart that loves soldiers like a son, otherwise he would not be able to win the support and love of all the soldiers of the Doge's Guard.

There was a time when Bai Feng wanted to replace Wendell as the commander of the Governor's Guard with a system general who had grown up on his own; no matter what, the Governor's Guard was Bai Feng's personal guard army, and it was undoubtedly more appropriate to hand over such an elite division to the commander of the system general.

As a result, after personally taking several system generals to the Governor's Guard barracks, Bai Feng found that Wendell was very loved by the Governor's Guard, and he himself really did it, treating every soldier under his command as his own relatives.

As soon as he thought of this, Bai Feng, who himself loved the soldiers under his command, couldn't help but show a smile on his face, then turned his head, looked at Wendell with a serious face, and asked him, "Wendell, do you remember our first acquaintance?"

"Governor Ende, the last will never forget!" Wendell, who showed a hint of remembrance in his eyes, said with rare emotion: "That time, if it weren't for the Governor's generosity, if it were for anyone else, I'm afraid I would have been dragged out and beheaded." ”

"No, Wendell, you must always remember that it was your duty to do your duty as a patrol leader at that time, and it was your duty and duty to stop anyone who dared to approach the barracks during your patrol. ”

"Follow the Governor's teachings!" Wendell held the sword at his waist in his left hand, his feet together and straightened his waist.

"After the fleet arrives in the coastal waters of the Yamato Empire, I will launch an attack on Sado Island with the Governor's Guard as the main landing force, and according to the information we know so far, there are about 20,000 pirates on Sado Island, are you confident that you can capture the Sado Island they defend?"

"Governor, I need a detailed map of Sado Island, as well as our exact landing location, as well as a map of the island's pirate distribution, and most importantly, Commander Nams's fleet must ensure that our landing is not disturbed by the pirate fleet. ”

"The matter of the pirate fleet, you can rest assured. Bai Feng gave his promise and said: "The fleet under the command of Nams will complete the expulsion of the pirate fleet off Sado Island within two hours before the start of the landing, and ensure that no pirate fleet will interfere with you." ”

"As for the detailed map of Sado Island and the distribution map of the pirates on the island, I can't give you either map; ”

"Governor, since our spies and ninjas can't sneak in, how do we know the number of pirates on the island?" Wendell wondered.

"The number of pirates on the island was not discovered by our spies from Sado Island, but by the Uesugi family of Echigo, who had some connection to the pirates of Sado Island because of their long coastline, and knew something about pirates. ”

Wendell hesitated slightly, "Governor, will the information obtained indirectly from the Uesugi family be quite different from the actual situation?"

"There will definitely be discrepancies, but not too much. Hakumine explained, "The pirates on Sado Island live on plunder, but the loot cannot be turned into food out of thin air, and the secret trade between the Uesugi family and the pirates is the main way for the pirates on Sado Island to obtain food." ”

"Based on the scale of trade that we have ascertained from the Uesugi family, we have roughly estimated that the total population of Sado Island is about 100,000, and that after a certain percentage of the elderly, infirm, women and children, the number of young pirates left is about 20,000, and no more than 30,000 at most. ”

Wendell, who was listening to Bai Feng and silently calculating the difference in strength between the enemy and us, said after Bai Feng finished speaking: "Governor, Sado Island is the nest of pirates, and our first wave of landings will inevitably be attacked by pirates. ”

"If you have any requirements, just say it, and I will try to meet it. Bai Feng promised again.

"Governor, I intend to divide the Governor's Guard into three, one for the feint attack to attract the attention of the pirates, the other for the main attack to break through the pirate defense line and defeat the main pirate force, and all the way to attack the pirate's lair in the rear for the surprise soldiers, I hope that Commander Nams can fully cooperate with me. ”

"Yes!" Bai Feng agreed without hesitation: "The landing battle plan of the Governor's Guard is formulated by you, and the specific landing location is up to you, and Nams will lead his fleet to fully cooperate with you and send your army to your designated landing point." ”

After receiving Bai Feng's assurance and support, Wendell, who was determined in his heart, said confidently: "It will only take three days at most, and the Governor's Guard will definitely present Sado Island to the Governor!"

"Okay!" Facing Wendell's self-confidence, Bai Feng laughed and said, "As long as the Governor's Guard can capture Sado Island within three days, all the captains will be reinstated after the war!

"The last general will act as all the soldiers of the Governor's Guard, thank the Governor for his generous reward!" Wendell, who was in his hands on the victory, seemed to have seen the dawn of victory.

After Wendell left the top deck of the Roma, Bai Feng returned to his cabin, wrote down what he had promised Wendell on a piece of paper, and then asked Maxi to send someone in a small boat to Naams, the commander of the First Fleet on the Empire.

Whether it is to defeat the pirate fleet on Sado Island, to ensure that the Doge's Guard is not disturbed by the pirate fleet when it lands, or to cooperate with the Doge's Guard to land in three ways, it is not a difficult task for the powerful First Fleet.

Therefore, as soon as Nams received Bai Feng's order, he immediately brought back to Bai Feng his attitude of resolutely obeying the order and ensuring the completion of the task, and sent the order's personal guards back to Bai Feng;