Throwing all of the Wilanbat and the local dignitaries who had participated in the rebels into a prisoner of war camp sounds quite decisive, but in fact there is no way to do it. To put it mildly, Lu Xi is now a warlord, a careerist who took advantage of the coup d'état to come to power without righteousness and lack of legal principles and directly sent troops, and the speed of starting was too fast, although there was a large number of arrogant soldiers and fierce generals, but after all, he lacked the accumulation of foundation, especially the lack of enough civilian staff who could handle all kinds of general affairs, that is, bureaucrats and officials, large and small.

In the future, the Science and Technology Chamber of Commerce, North Industries and Norda Developers will have a lot of talents in this area, but Lu Xi is not ready to use them. If the basic plate of the federal gate lords, who should have been thrown into the dustbin of history a long time ago, is territory, slaves and private soldiers, his basic plate is these enterprises that stand in the upper reaches of the productive forces in the era of guidance.

Karin's side certainly wasn't short of manpower. Several universities and grammar schools built since the time of the Sun King are mass-producing a considerable number of administrative talents every year, and if Lu Xi wants, Her Majesty the First Empress of the World can casually send a team of thousands of bureaucrats over. However, Lu Xi couldn't speak. It's not that this sounds like a suspicion of eating soft rice, but that you can't use foreign officials to manage your own people.

The existing civilization system is such a manipulation, the king is the king, the country is the state, even if the people of the two countries are one family, the common people below must also be clearly divided.

If there are enough manpower underneath, Lu Xi is actually happy to liquidate the nobles and unscrupulous merchants while pushing flat, and liberate the slaves while establishing an administrative system that is in line with his own interests (which is very important) and the three views (which can be as incidental as possible). It's a pity that as a warlord, Lu Xi now feels very clearly the embarrassment of all the warlords in history who rose rapidly but conquered their territory but could not govern, so they quickly fell down.

Of course, Lu Xi can also choose to stay in Oktalia for a period of time, say three or five months, or something, to completely deal with the affairs here, and maybe even select a group of people who are loyal to him from the ordinary citizen class in the city, such as intellectuals, craftsmen, and small traders.

His education in another world taught him that this was actually the right way to go.

It's a pity that Lu Xi is really in a hurry.

"As Miss Andreel said, the citizens of Elichar who are starving cannot afford to wait." Lu Xi said: "Of course, I don't want to wait. I am only in my early twenties, so I am not a patient age. ”

Since I couldn't afford to wait, I had to cut it all. A large number of distrusted prisoners of war, including the rebels in the fortress of Daroshul, the surrenders of the Noble Coalition, and a large number of high-ranking officials from the Gatelord faction in Octalia, were driven to a nearby island. Except for sending ships to regularly drop the minimum of daily necessities, they were left to fend for themselves.

In addition to surrendering troops, Lu Xi also collected nearly 100 warships and transport ships at once, and even completely captured the blue ship Oktaria, which was still under repair, in the dock in the city. After going around in circles like this, the three cutting-edge guide warships that the Gate Valve Faction had ordered from the Northern Chamber of Commerce at a heavy cost fell into the hands of Lu Xi again.

As a result, within a few days, Lu Xi instantly mastered the largest floating fleet in the history of the Federation. However, the ship is now available, but what about the person who drove the boat?

"It doesn't matter, the rebels can operate so many warships, and they originally relied on mercenaries or even a large number of pirates hired temporarily, and with our sticks shining and enough carrots, they are actually much more reliable than the regular army of our country that has taken refuge in the gatekeepers. As soon as the vanguard of my Sky Rose arrives, we will be able to begin reorganizing our fleet. Lu Xi explained to everyone.

“”

Lu Xi spent another three days in the city of Octalia. He first got the news that the rebel high-speed warships that were about to bypass the Heylon Corridor and raid Darroshur were scattered directly after half running, probably knowing the news of the complete collapse here. There is also good news – the first reinforcements from the Great Lakes region have finally arrived by boat.

In addition to the first shipment of 10,000 tons of grain, there were 15,000 wolf-like warriors. Ten thousand are Lu Xi's Sky Rose Legion, commanded by Colonel Grimmar himself; The other five thousand are the most capable troops of the Thirteenth Legion of Black Man City, and the commander is Lu Xi's first (nominal) boss, the current commander of the legion, that Xu Liang...... Well, the charming royal sister, Major General Koflona Pascal.

With this batch of manpower, Lu Xi can calmly recruit a considerable number of sailors from the prisoners of war, and let them accept relatively cutting-edge and good warships. And, as long as the stormtroopers and battle mages on each ship were his own people, he didn't worry about what the ship was doing.

What's more, as a great magister with super popularity, he also has double insurance.

"For those vital positions, such as captain, first mate, surveyor, gunner, etc., I can make everyone bite on their necks." Selena took the initiative to propose to Lu Xi.

“…… Uh, do you want to develop a group of descendants so that you can start building the navy of Henas? ”

"How can there be such a navy? And the first embrace ceremony is very complicated and exhausting! Even when we were in Kazan, we would be cautious and cautious in choosing our descendants by first embrace! What's more, now with the blessing of the great Moon Throne, we already have natural fertility, and we want our offspring to be born on our own! How could it be possible to give up the precious blood essence to those stinky sea rats? ”

Strictly speaking, people are now air rats.

"However, the means of controlling dolls with blood magic are very convenient. As long as we are not some extraordinary powerhouse, our blood clan can control the blood in the opponent's body through biting or even ordinary physical contact. When the time comes, just arrange one of my people on each ship, but if any guy wants to play some tricks, he will be covered in blood on the spot...... Call...... It's hotter than boiling water! ”

Well, although the blood clan has become a part of the civilized nations, the methods of the people are still tight one by one. But if it's easy to use, why not? Besides, let a delicate white and tender blood girl and feminine handsome guys bite the neck of a group of stinky sea and sky rats, and I really can't tell who will suffer.

Most of the transports that had been converted into armed merchant ships were dropped on the route to and from the Great Lakes and Blackman, where reinforcements and food would continue to arrive. The other part turned south and sailed to the port of Gloren with great fanfare, apparently preparing to load the army of 15,000 mercenaries standing there.

In short, it took almost ten days of reorganization. The available forces under Lu Xi's command finally exceeded 30,000 people, and a huge fleet of forty warships of various types and twelve large transport ships was formed, including all five guided warships in the world, and continued to march towards the hinterland of the Federation.

In this battle under the city of Octalia, he actually did not completely annihilate the main fleet of the rebels. When the white flag was raised on the Fateel, there were still a considerable number of noble warships that were unwilling to surrender, and of course they did not dare to resist stubbornly, so they could only flee in the desert. According to later estimates, there were at least 30,000 or 40,000 enemy troops who fled. However, Lu Xi and his friends are almost certain that they will never encounter any resistance from the formation until they reach Orso in the Central Heavenly Region.

…… Well, if some of the two brothers who have already sailed out of the Orso Sky District wouldn't be so hard-headed.

With more than 10,000 reinforcements with little morale and lack of combat effectiveness, Squint and the eldest cousin of the Seaweed family, who were rushing to the eastern part of the Federation, only got the news of the fall of Octalia on the first day of November. At this time, three days had passed since the "great war" that completely wiped out the main fleet of the noble army.

"So...... What should we do now? "He really deserves to be the best son of the generation of the Gate Valve Sect, and when Dunbolai Dandy Lane received the news, he was only silent for nearly a minute, and then he still asked his deputy in a calm tone as if he was nothing.

Rudolf Gezzett glanced at the other party, reluctantly threw the half-eaten lamb bone on the plate, sniffled, and said angrily: "Now there are three choices." The best strategy is to retreat back to Elichar now, and hold your head with the old men and tremble, waiting for Belencastel to bring the belated Heavenly Punishment. Of course, the old men may feel that they can still resist stubbornly, after all, Elichar still has 50,000 or 60,000 troops, and there are still nearly 10 million people in the Heavenly Region under our control, so maybe we can mobilize more than 100,000 people out by gritting our teeth. ”

Of course, if they are really mobilized, preventing them from defecting is the biggest problem for the gate lords. Gezeet wouldn't say that explicitly, but he believed that the other party understood.

Sure enough, Squint narrowed his eyes noncommittally and asked, "What else?" ”

"Go ahead, move on now. We are the aristocrats of Austria, we are the true pillars of the Federation, and we must show our courage to the world and to history. Even if it is death, the pride of the Arcane nobles must be glorified for posterity! Therefore, we can now hurry up to Octalia, and Berenkaster will be a little flustered for a while, just after accepting such a large city and tens of thousands of troops. If we had arrived in a few days, we might have been able to catch him off guard. ”

“…… Courage and pride? If we had this thing, we wouldn't have ended up in this field today. ”

In addition, don't you know what the quality of the troops under our command is? Hurried march? It's nice to be in a hurry to have half of it left in a few days. Although everyone has a boat to sit on, it may be worse than running on two legs. Don't you know how unsafe the Tisru nucleus is? Don't you know that full load or even overload operation hurts the ship? What if you don't have an experienced and powerful caster to take care of you, and you run and run straight to the boom?

Of course, Squint didn't say it directly, he also believed that the other party would understand.

"Well, I'm just talking. My pride, as early as a month ago, in Daroshure, was trampled by the former juniors. Now, as long as I live to see next year's sun and have meat to eat every day, I feel that it is completely enough! With that, Gezet picked up the lamb bones from his plate again.

"So, what is your final answer?" Squinted.

Don't you want me to finish it? Anyway, where did you learn the problem of having a meeting every time you eat? Gezet scolded a few words and said, "Otherwise, let's take the soldiers to surrender to Cheng......"

Seeing that a glimmer of golden light suddenly flashed in the eyes of the other party, who were almost invisible, Gezette was so frightened that he quickly changed his words: "Eh, hehehe, just kidding, I've already surrendered once, and I haven't heard that I can do it again." ”

Squinted his eyes and sighed, seeming a little disappointed.

You really want to surrender, soul light! Gezette cursed secretly and continued: "I remember that there was a proverb in the mythological era, that people are alive when they flow, just like water. ”

Squinting his eyes and groaning for a moment, he bowed his head expressionlessly and said, "Go on." ”

"As I intended, the old men don't have much of a chance. In the future, Lucy Belencaster wants to build his own palace and throne on the ruins of the Azure Palace, and it is only up to him whether he wants to or not. In the same way, guys like us who caused him so much trouble will definitely be the object of reckoning in the future. Of course, he may show the mercy of the ruler to the masses, but this feeling of being in charge of his own fate is not pleasant. You feel that way too, right? ”

"Yes, my eyes are not very good in the first place, and I don't want to be able to sleep every night." Dunboley Road.

"So, why not jump out of the shackles of the Federation and find another world?" Gezet said. I've heard that after crossing the Thousand Islands and the Sea of Falling Stars, and then passing through a vast ocean of sunsets, you can find a vast continent in the far west. It was no less than the world of Gaboa and Sosnes. Although Auckland has established some strongholds there, how can it be controlled with such a large territory. We can always avoid their influence and find our own land. ”

"The four kingdoms of the Thousand Islands are almost all vassals of the Holy Spring Royal. Now if you want to cross the Sea of Falling Stars and the Ocean of the Sunset to reach the Far Western Continent, whether it is from Southness, Illiste or Auckland proper, the Starry Thousand Islands are the only way to go, and all the routes are under Auckland's control. ”

"So what? Our ancestors found the present kingdom above the clouds, could it not be that they relied on things running on the sea? Gezett said.

Squint to understand what the other person means. Since the sea routes are already under the control of the "enemy nation", why not try to cross the known territory of the Federation and head west, trying to find a way in the sky.

This is bound to be dangerous, even more so than at sea. The sky of this world, since there is such an unscientific thing as a floating island, of course, it is also full of all kinds of unscientific dangers, such as the sea of clouds that does not disperse, the mist in the sky that confuses, and the spatial turbulence that jumps sideways from side to side. In comparison, thunderstorms, hurricanes, beasts, and so on can only be regarded as the initial risk.

"I think that's probably the only way forward for us. Thinking about it positively, even if we die, we will die on the road to civilization. I don't know how much better it is to be killed as a traitor leader. The great navigator Dunboley, or the pioneer of the sky route, Rudolph, such a name is not ashamed even if it is passed on to future generations! ”

Gezette said that he was about to get excited, but Squint nodded formulaically, and there was no attitude at all on his flat face.

"Very well, but we can't decide this kind of thing ourselves, so let's call Donia and Captain Planck first." Squinting and soft-mannered, I look like I'm a good leader.

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