Chapter 238: The Four Islands Alliance
The battleships on Chongming Island are chicken ribs for Xiaoyao, and they can indeed increase their strength if they ask for it, but it will break Deng Yi's strategic concept of fighting if he wants to, leaving when he wants, and grasping the initiative, which is by no means what he wants to see. Pen ~ fun ~ pavilion www.biquge.info
Moreover, he needs the Twin Fire Islands to become stronger, and he needs a strong ally, an ally who can control the waters of the Isle of Escape for him.
Although most of the benefits went to Twin Fire Island, the rewards of Xiaoyao were still abundant.
580,000 taels of gold, 230,000 taels of various treasures, 770,000 taels of various mineral resources, and 160,000 pieces of spiritual stones.
Other materials, such as weapons and equipment, pill cheats, etc., are worth 210,000 taels.
However, compared with eighty warships and more than 8,000 crossbows, these are all small heads, even if they are processed at half price, they are worth nine million taels of gold, and with the financial resources of Shuanghuo Island, it is enough for Lu Shang to tighten his belt for more than a hundred years.
Selecting elite soldiers, selecting outstanding talents, transporting materials, and transporting population, the whole Xiaoyao is very busy.
Receiving warships, reorganizing and surrendering troops, deploying personnel, reorganizing government affairs, etc., made Lu Shang very busy, but he couldn't stop smiling.
Chongming Island has 700,000 soldiers, and Deng Yi selected 100,000. In order to save expenses, Lu Shangyi gritted his teeth and disarmed 300,000, leaving 300,000 mixed with 400,000 on the island to form an army of 700,000.
It seems to be a huge number, but for Lu Shang, who has two large islands and more than 120 warships, it is far from enough.
But there was no way, the huge debt made him have to streamline his army and tighten his belt to get by.
The two families of Xiaoyao and Shuanghuo were very busy, until three months later, Qiu Zhaoshu broke the peace with a flying pigeon biography.
It turned out that the reason why Hongye Island had been stable for so long was because Lu Shang invited Qiu Zhaoshu and Huang Hua to mobilize Qiu Zhaoshu and Huang Hua, and gathered the power of Qiu Yu and Huang Ming to exert pressure, so that they did not dare to move, and did not dare to attack Shuanghuo and Leisure.
Now that the battle of Chongming Island has ended nearly three months ago, Qiu Zhaoshu and Huang Hua are unwilling to continue to consume, so they jointly send a message, asking Lu Shang to meet and discuss the solution of the Hongye Island issue.
The meeting was held on Qiuyu Island, and Deng Yi and Lu Shang went together.
"Lord Lu Island, Lord Deng Island, I am fortunate to meet you!"
"The Lord of Autumn Island, the Lord of Huangdao, I am fortunate to be happy!"
As an emerging force, the former Xiaoyao Island is not recognized, otherwise Yan Shanxing would not make things difficult for Deng Yi.
However, since the first battle of Chongming Island, no one in the nearby waters dares to despise Xiaoyao Island.
"There are two purposes for inviting the three of you to come this time, one is to form an alliance, and the other is about Red Leaf Island, I don't know what you think?" Qiu Zhaoshu went straight to the point.
"It is better to form an alliance sooner rather than later, the Lord of Deng Island and the Lord of Lu Island should have the best understanding, if Chongming Island has allies to help, I am afraid it will not be the current ending." Huang Hua was blunt, looking at Deng Yi and Lu Shang with envy, and almost unscathed, they won Chongming Island, and the strength of the two must skyrocket.
It's not that Chongming Island is unprescient and doesn't know how to join forces, but because Chongming Island is relatively strong and has a relatively tough attitude, the alliance negotiations are progressing slowly.
"The Lord of Huangdao is reasonable, a single tiger can't fight a pack of wolves, this is an immutable truth, and now the chaos has just started, and the alliance is prepared. Regarding our alliance, Lu raised his hands in agreement. Lu Shang said.
"Actually, in terms of alliances, I don't think it's that complicated. Just like Brother Lu and I, we have never talked about any alliances, let alone signed any agreements, and we can still cooperate seamlessly. The key is to be sincere, if the heart is not sincere, what is the use of signing a paper agreement? When you turn your face, you don't mean tearing it up.
I don't think we need to talk about any alliances anymore, let's start with Red Leaf Island, we have sincere cooperation, if we can get along, we are allies, if we can't get along, we should quickly break up and find another home, so as not to waste time. What do you think? Deng Yi was straightforward, expressed his thoughts, and didn't want to waste time.
Qiu Zhaoshu nodded and said, "Then Lord Deng thinks that how can we cooperate on the matter of Red Leaf Island?" ”
"First of all, hit that for sure, and it has to be fast, not delayed. As for how to fight, I think it is still the simplest way, everyone forms a coalition and acts together. After laying the Red Leaf Island, give priority to making up for the loss, and then divide the discount equally, how about it? Deng recalled.
"It's the fairest way, but the question is how do you discount it? To whom? It's an island, who can afford to buy it? Huang Hua said.
"First of all, let's make it clear that we don't want to be away with Red Leaf Island." Deng recalled.
"We don't want Twin Fire Island either." Lu Shang followed up and said, he just got a Chongming Island, if he wants Red Leaf Island again, it will be a little ugly, and if he is not careful, he will be killed.
Qiu Zhaoshu and Huang Hua looked at each other, each other's eyes showed joy and eagerness, the relationship between the free and the two fires is intimate, it is all the way, the strength of the union is strong, and they have to earn it, they may not be able to earn it, and now that the two have withdrawn, then their chances of getting Red Leaf Island have greatly increased.
This is undoubtedly good news, but the question is, how will it be distributed between the two of them? For a while, the scene calmed down, and I didn't know what to do.
Seeing this, Deng Yi proposed: "Actually, the red leaves are just the beginning, and there will be many opportunities in the future. ”
As soon as these words came out, not only Qiu Zhaoshu, Huang Hua, but even Lu Shang's eyes lit up, and at the same time, Deng Yi's ambition was shocked, this is really not a peaceful lord!
"Okay, I'll give up Momiji Island this time, but if there's a next time, it's my Qiuyu Island, how about it?" Qiu Zhaoshu looked at Huang Hua and asked.
Huang Hua looked at Deng Yi, thoughtful, and nodded and said, "Yes." ”
"Now that the ownership of Red Leaf Island has been determined, let's talk about the attack plan and the details of the distribution of other supplies."
In this way, Momiji Island, which originally appeared as an ally, was carved up like this before it was defeated.
The reality is so cruel, from the moment Yan Shanxing died, it was doomed to the fate of the destruction of Red Leaf Island.
When each of the four islands dispatched 40 warships and 300,000 soldiers and horses, rolling in, all the needles on Momiji Island were in vain.
Although the fruit was divided among the three families, the harvest was still very rich, among which Huangming Island obtained the Red Leaf Island and did not participate in the distribution of other property.
110,000 taels of gold, 40,000 spirit stones, 50,000 taels worth of various treasures, and 600,000 taels worth of various mineral resources. Momiji Island is rich in minerals, so it is extremely rich in accumulation.
Fourteen battleships, Deng Yi did not hesitate, and gave Huang Hua half price on credit, thanking him so much. Now he is the one who lacks the most warships, and defending two islands at the same time, the fleet of Huangming Island alone is naturally overstretched.
Deng Yi's generosity can be described as a relief in the snow, although it cannot completely solve the problem of the lack of warships, but it also greatly relieves the pressure.
In addition to these, the biggest gain is the large number of highly qualified craftsmen, who are excellent shipwrights or crossbowmen after a period of training.