The fall of the Swamp undoubtedly caused a panicked reaction from the group of nobles inside the Grey Mist City, especially the Doge's Castle, which had closed its heavy gates and sealed it completely. Pen & Fun & Pavilion www.biquge.info

A large number of troops began to garrison the city wall, and the inner city also required these gentlemen or wealthy merchants to contribute, organize those noble servants to form an army alone, and after simple training, they were directly assigned weapons to the city wall, and assisted in the defense of those places that the elite inner city guards did not care.

The entire city of Grey Mist was already panicked, even Samar City, the closed gates had rejected trade requests, and the walls had been garrisoned with regular troops and militia, all cautiously defending themselves.

Now, in the middle of the Lenketuv River, the busy river traffic has been temporarily stopped, except for a few small boats carrying goods, which seem to be unintentionally sailing on the wide river, and the trade fleets that had been coming and going are now stopped in the docks of the two cities and waited.

But as time passed, no trace of the enemy was found in Grey Mist City, and Samar City was just as safe, and even the small boats that acted as eyes and ears easily traveled between the ports and docks of the two cities.

They didn't encounter any obstacles, and the expected troops didn't show up at all, which made most people's hearts breathe a sigh of relief, because even now, they were not ready for war, especially this war, from the interior, from within themselves.

No one dared to say who the enemy was, and they were all cautiously watching, and many nobles and even wealthy merchants were ready to transfer their property at any time.

There are even people who have already prepared letters, and want to go further and ventilate the news of the upcoming army, many people have different considerations, but when they look at the towering castle in the center of the inner city, their eyes will be quite complicated, because until now, the governor has not yet appeared.

This deepened the doubts and panic in the hearts of many people, and even the nobles who continued to support the governor's authority were muttering in their hearts, and not seeing the old man for a long time could only make them more suspicious and panicked.

But the enemy still needs to resist, or on the surface they still have to be united, if they don't do this, the final result is no better than those noble mansions that were slaughtered in the bloody night!

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Compared to the tension of Grey Mist and Samar City, Cape Town was much more relaxed, and as the victors, they had to do not be a tight defense, but a high-spirited party.

It is not accurate to say that it is a party, only some people can attend, including the cabinet ministers, and some of the soldiers who participated in this battle, after all, the defense of the entire Cape Town, the silver mines, and the fortress of the island in the middle of the lake must be arranged as soon as possible, and at the same time, it is necessary to arrange for troops to be stationed in the past as soon as possible.

Taking down the Swamp is equivalent to officially entering the center of the Great Silver Plate Island, and the important river channel of Gray Mist City and Samar City, the Ketufu River, has also been shrouded in Levi's hands.

This was tantamount to choking the Grey Mist and Samar by the neck, and if Levi wanted to, his fleet could set out at any time to enter the banks of the Ketuf River, build small fortresses, place a few cannons, and add the cruising of warships, this most important wide river, was declared to be occupied by him.

A large number of captured water thieves have been transported back by the fleet in batches, and the camp built of wooden walls is full of water thieves.

The militiamen armed with flintlock pistols on the city wall were still watching them vigilantly, although they were not like the murderous Barbary pirates who whipped them with whips, but the bayonet stuck at the muzzle of the gun was even more hideous, this is a weapon that can kill!

The Battle of the Swamp was quite successful, and after the modern troops raided and easily destroyed the city walls, they never encountered resistance from the formation again.

Except for the occasional fierce water thief who fought back, only twenty Barbary pirates were wounded, plus a dozen town militiamen, and no more than ten of the poor fellows were killed.

But for those Ketuf river thieves, they suffered heavy casualties, after Wilmot's post-war statistics, more than 1,300 Ketuf river pirates were captured, more than 800 were killed in the battle, and only a few 200 broke away, after all, they did not know where to go.

Thinking about the fact that the Swamp has been conquered now, Grey Mist City and Samar City are deeply disgusted by the water thieves of the Ketuf River, and it is estimated that this group of guys who are like lost dogs have no better choice except to go to Barr Town on the west coast and take refuge in many pit villages, in fact, even if they go, the final result will probably not be too good.

There are many silver mines there, and many slave traders secretly bring in a large number of laborers every day, and these water thieves have lost the cover of the swamp, and they will definitely be swallowed by the mines of Baal Town, and there will be no slag left!

At the very least, the captured water thieves can still ensure the most basic food rations, and although they have worked hard, if they are obedient, there will be no shortage of black bread.

And in the initial period of time, this group of newly joined water thief captives will also receive special care, and if they want to train this group of families to become qualified slaves, the indispensable training is also what the Barbary pirates are good at.

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The dust had settled, and the banquet for the troops had ended, but Levi, as the supreme leader, and his cabinet members did not join in the rest after the banquet.

They all arrived in the council chamber of the Archon's residence, and the raid on the Swamp was quite successful, they won the battle, and gained control of the Swamp, a big step forward, and each subsequent step was to be discussed and corrected.

Yes, it was a correction, and they had originally considered occupying the Everglades and connecting Cape Town, the Fishbridge River, the Everglades, the Ketuf River, and the Samar City to the Grey Mist City inland.

But now it's a little embarrassing, their relationship with Grey Mist City and Samar City is not friendly, although a series of agreements have been signed, but everyone also knows that if there is really an absolute interest involved, they will now directly tear up the so-called agreement and choose a merciless war!

The development of Cape Town has also reached a bottleneck, and a fragile peace has formed between the nobles of Grey Mist City and the unarrived ocean fleet of the Elves, including the current Levi.

It can also be called a compromise, because even Levi is afraid that once the war with Grey Mist City starts, the two sides will lose and lose, and they will be picked by the elven ocean-going fleet.

It is not uncommon for mussels and cranes to compete with each other, and it is not uncommon for fishermen to make profits, and there are stories of yellow finches in the world, not to mention those shrewd and almost cunning nobles, if they are really forced to an unacceptable level, even if they are elves, they can take refuge in the past without hesitation.

Even if you are a dog for other forces, it is better than having nothing, and the loyalty of capitalists and nobles is inferior to that of lowly infantry from civilian background!

In order to avoid being flanked in front and back, Levi also had to consider how to deal with the group of nobles in Grey Mist City, especially the Ketufu River was already indirectly controlled in his own hands, and he also coveted Samar City on the fertile land of the Central Plains on the Great Silver Plate Island.

"Sure enough, conquest is a wonderful thing."

Smiling slightly, sitting on the chair, Levi looked at his cabinet ministers, and couldn't help but shrug his shoulders and said, "Now I suddenly find that even Sama City wants to hold it in my hand." ”

"But the current state of our forces does not allow us to launch another offensive."

The chief minister next to him, Green, also nodded, but the words in his mouth also dissuaded, and said: "Now that our power control has reached the limit, unless we can capture Samar City or Gray Mist City in a very short time, once it reaches a stalemate, our Cape Town will be in chaos." ”

"It should be said that the good system has completely collapsed." The newly appointed Justice Secretary, Gaskell also reported: "We are currently in contact with our own people. ”

"We need to trade, or we need to have trading partners."

Chancellor of the Exchequer Saul also sighed slightly, he also had a deep understanding of the current financial situation of Cape Town, and couldn't help but persuade Levi: "If we can, we should attract foreign trading fleets in time, otherwise our development will come to a halt by relying only on our own self-sufficiency." ”

Touching his chin, Li Wei looked at the three ministers in front of him with some solemn and dissuasive looks, and also shook his head and smiled: "Of course I know." ”

At present, Haijiao Town relies entirely on the self-cultivation farms on the north bank of the Yuqiao River, as well as hunting in the forest, supplemented by fish schools near the sea, which is just enough to supply the needs of the entire Haijiao Town.

But this is also the most basic need, a large number of tools still rely on the trade of Grey Mist City, but as a potential enemy, the current Grey Mist City can no longer continue to buy a large number of goods, especially important iron ore, weapons and the like, and even many merchants have shirked the excuse of being out of stock.

Even the old silver city on the small silver pan island is the same, this is definitely because of the group of nobles who said hello, otherwise Levi's fleet to trade would not be so difficult.

"It's time to attract the fleet of the South Trumchi Sea here."

Pinching his eyebrows, Levi remembered what the little guy said before, and the news that the South Trumis Sea was already interested in the new route, couldn't help but exhale, nodded to his ministers, and said, "Maybe those people from the South Trumchi Sea can bring us different trade exchanges." (To be continued.) )