Haijiao Mountain is very famous on the east coast of Da Yinpan Island, and almost as soon as you see this hill that looks like a single horn slanting along the coast, you know that you have arrived at Haijiao Town. Pen | fun | pavilion www. ｂｉｑｕｇｅ。 infoThe older generation of sailors who used to grow up in the town still vaguely remember the lighthouse on Cape Hill, and the direction of the ships that sailed at night.

However, with the abandonment of the past ten years, Cape Town has long disappeared from the impression of a new generation, especially in this feudal society, the news about the distant sea and islands is more curious, and the new atmosphere brought by merchants from the ocean is also more sought after.

Climbing forward along the stone road that is barely able to walk on the rugged road of Haijiao Mountain, there are also tenacious weeds growing in the gaps of the bluestone slabs, covering the stone road that is about half a meter wide, and you can already feel the growth of grass roots under the stone slabs, which has made this road no longer stable.

Levi's body has been honed to be okay, even the first mate Green who followed behind him is not bad, leading eight Spanish sailors with flintlock pistols to walk on the stone road, the hill with a drop of about 100 meters is not high, but the slope is gentle and long, so it really takes them a lot of effort to go up and down.

But it was all worth it, and Levi's eyes swept over the occasional collapsed pile of masonry on both sides of the cobblestone road, and saw the patterns carved into the wood and masonry, which should have been the pavilion where gentlemen and nobles frequented, but now in ruins, indicating the vitality of Cape Town's prosperity and the hard work of many humans on the East Coast.

"There's a hilltop ahead."

Exhaling slowly, Levi turned his head to look at the road behind him, but found that the winding stone road was almost like an S-shape, and although he could see clearly at the foot of the mountain, he couldn't really see it because of the distance of at least more than three hundred meters.

The stone path to the top is also clearer, the lush shrubs do not completely cover these stone paved roads, but in Levi's eyes, the top of the mountain in front of him has been artificially repaired, all of them are leveled with stone slabs or bricks, because at the top of the cliff in front of them, among the scattered ruins of the turned wood, you can barely see the half-meter-high masonry base.

"In ten years, even the lighthouse has collapsed."

First mate Green also exhaled slowly, patted the dust of his luxurious clothes, and walked forward to the pile of bricks and stones in front of the ruins, looking at the bushes that had grown in the dark and crevices above, and turned his head to Levi with emotion: "It is indeed the ruins of the lighthouse." ”

"It doesn't look like it's going to be fixed."

Coming to this pile of collapsed bricks and stones, Li Wei also squatted down and picked up a piece of fired green brick, but in his hand, it was broken into two pieces just by changing the force, making Li Wei shake his head and stand up, patting the dirt on his hands and sighing: "I was still thinking that if the original lighthouse can be repaired, I guess we can save a lot of time." ”

"I think I'd rather not save these hours." First mate Green stepped on a piece of masonry with the brand-new cowhide boots on his feet, but he gently crushed it, and the whole green brick soaked in wind and rain suddenly turned into powder, and he suggested: "Knock it down and start over, these bricks can't withstand the force at all." ”

"It's been more than twenty years, after all."

Li Wei also shrugged helplessly, this lighthouse has already been built in Cape Town, itself was a master-level building ten years ago, and it has long lost its original hardness after losing manual maintenance, and the wind and rain have been blowing for all these years, not only the wood and masonry inside have rotted, but I am afraid that even the foundation under the soil layer of the hill will be dug out and rebuilt.

What's more, they didn't just build a lighthouse, such a good strategic advantage and high location, and directly building a shore defense battery was simply to incorporate the surrounding sea and space into their own firepower.

Of course, Levi will not use the old bronze falcon cannon on this important coastal defense battery, after all, using modern new artillery with high power, long range, high accuracy, and fast firing frequency, even if it is a 24-pounder infantry gun, it can completely bring the range within a kilometer into his direct control, and even after the enemy's warship enters the firing range, he can let the other party know what territorial waters are!

There is a common name on the earth, 12 nautical miles belongs to the territorial sea with sovereignty, and the concept of territorial sea is also the rise of the modern Age of Discovery, and the distance represented by the territorial sea at that time is not 12 nautical miles, but the distance that cannons can hit, that is, territorial waters!

Now Levi stands at the top of this hill, looking at the width of about 20 meters, artificially leveled out, and the stone slabs and bricks that have been laid, although some of the bricks have been soft, and a large number of bushes have also sprouted out in the cracks, lifting up the paving stones on the top of the entire hill, but the original flat outline is still there, as long as it is simply tidied up, it can also be rebuilt with the plane that was originally arranged.

"There's also a platform more than ten meters ahead."

Crossing the pile of scattered bricks and stones, First Officer Green also dutifully came to the edge, but found that the hill was more than three meters high, and there was another well-groomed platform, so he couldn't help but turn his head and beckoned to Levi: "It is estimated that it is the place where Haijiao Town originally guarded the channel at the foot of the mountain." ”

Levi also walked over, there was indeed a place more than ten meters long and wide on the outside of the ruins of the lighthouse, which seemed to be a platform built by taking advantage of the mountain, and many grooves could be found, and he walked down the stairs in the corner that were also paved with stone slabs, and he looked at the bottom of the platform that belonged to the bottom of the cliff, and the layers of waves roared and crashed on it, which was the offshore route that Cape Town had to pass to reach Gray Mist City.

"Even the coastal fort has been repaired, and there is really no reason to find it, so we won't seize this commanding heights in advance."

Shaking his head with emotion, of course Levi knew that this platform should be placed with ballistas or trebuchets, but now that he had reactivated it, there would definitely be no shortage of large-caliber heavy artillery.

The battery at the top of Cape Hill can completely blast out a distance of two or three thousand meters, and the condescending firing range has also increased to a certain extent, and even under the control of an experienced veteran gunner, a few guns can make any ocean-going giant ship that enters the firing range declare surrender, otherwise it will face the tragic fate of being bombarded and sunk by solid shells.

In particular, the fishing ground is located at the foot of this Cape Mountain, and the dock of Cape Town is also within the range of any artillery erected here, as long as it is equipped with heavy artillery for shore defense, then even if a light naval fleet is docked on the shore, Levi can guarantee that he can use a large number of broadside guns to try what is called a broadside salvo of enemy ships that dare to approach!

This is still in a feudal society where cold weapons are the mainstay, hand-to-hand combat is supreme, even the navy of the elven race cannot be compared with himself in Levi's opinion, although it is two worlds, but the gap between the times is not something that mysterious magic can make up.

At least the most powerful navy that Levi has seen now may be the elven reconnaissance ship that uses the blade car as a long-range attack method, the sail is extremely fast, and the flywheel launched by the blade car rotates and has a range of four or five hundred meters, although the damage to the hull is not great, but for the flesh and blood of the sailors and crews, it is almost directly cut over, and it is very bloody.

"Your Majesty, I don't know whether to say it or not."

The first officer of Green behind him frowned slightly, he looked at the very high-spirited back of Li Wei in front of him, frowned slightly and hesitated, but as a conscientious chief minister, he finally spoke slowly, and said to Li Wei in a deep voice: "I have a suggestion for you." ”

"What?" Li Wei turned his head to look at Green curiously, his first mate, the current chief minister, has not made suggestions to himself so solemnly, and he has gone through the previous things in his mind slightly, and he didn't find anything wrong, so he couldn't help but nod and said, "Please speak." ”

"The elf we captured before was just a plaything we gave you as a pastime."

Although he had been converted to a conservative Catholic, Green had no taboo about this kind of conversation, and the belief in the crusades, a fanatical bandit organization, could be conservative, but it was also clear that "the king of the Spanish Empire could marry, but a useless captive, you can only choose her as a lover." ”

"Maybe I see what you mean."

Levi chuckled lightly, and turned his head to look at the matchbox-sized sheriff's mansion at the foot of the mountain, and at the humble makeshift fortress, many ant-like people were coming and going, and seemed to be very busy.

Hordes of pirate captives were still under the watchful eye of the Barbary pirates, and began to level the ruins of Cape Town, smashing the ground more solidly with various tools, and at the same hill battery at the mouth of the Yuqiao River in the distance, many Spanish sailors also carried pickaxes and shovels to dig the hill steeper and more steep.

Near the sea, six light galleon sailed and fished around the massive galleon, casting their nets to serve part-time fishermen and feed their comrades on shore.

"But if you think about it, we don't know much about the Elven Republic and Hope Island."

With a smile on his lips, Levi's eyes continued to look at the sea level in the distance, and the sea breeze blew around him, making the black cloak he was wearing float backwards like a black flag. Glancing at the thoughtful Green First Officer behind him, Levi also had a bright smile on his face, turned around and walked directly towards the stone path on the slope of the hill, and said lightly: "It's just a little trick." ”

ps: Thank you for the 100 starting coins rewarded by the "Purple Mister" ~ Thanks to the 100 starting coins rewarded by the "Little Demon" ~ (To be continued.) )