Chapter 2: The Undesirable
Outside the quay of Nanhai Town is a half-moon-shaped sheltered harbor with a lagoon about two kilometers in diameter and an exit to the southeast. This geography is the finest deep-water port, and there is no second place to find on the west coast of Lordaeron.
The lagoon is a busy scene of boats of all sizes.
Further outward, a huge warship stopped at the exit, monitoring the passing ships, and the blue banner of Stormwind on board was displayed in the wind.
"Why is that ship blocking the waterway?" Cheng Xiaotian asked lightly.
"Oh, hehe." Eugene hurriedly replied respectfully: "The Western Legion of Stormwind City is in charge of the defense of the town, and that warship is inspecting the ships entering and leaving."
"Good dogs don't get in the way." Cheng Xiaotian muttered.
Eugene didn't hear clearly, "My lord, what did you say?" ”
"Nothing, nothing." Cheng Xiaotian hurriedly prevaricated, seeing your age, there is something wrong with your heart, so it's better not to tell you.
The wait didn't last long, a small white spot appeared in the open sea, Cheng Xiaotian was in good spirits for a while, and the four soldiers behind him glanced at each other, revealing joy.
After a lot of ups and downs, they're finally back!
"Is that your lord's envoy ship?" Eugene saw the expressions of the four soldiers and asked, Cheng Xiaotian "Uh-huh-ah" means you guessed right.
Eugene suddenly came to his senses and shouted orders to the rear, and the vigilantes immediately took action, standing on both sides of a trumpet. The town officials who greeted them hurriedly put up their shelves and put on the most cordial smiles that they thought they had, and their expressions froze.
Cheng Xiaotian watched coldly from the side, secretly slandering himself, there are still a few kilometers away from there, let's put on a posture now, and when the ship arrives, I will see how many people will have cramps.
But he was destined to be disappointed, and he saw the man watching, his eyes widening and his smile fading.
Let's go.
The pen in the painter's hand fell to the ground and smashed on the surface of his feet, waking him up.
"Mayor Town, why did that ship sail like this?!" The painter picked up the paintbrush, pointed to the mouth of the sea and screamed, and the crowd that had been silent just now became loud.
Cheng Xiaotian looked at it and was happy, and said in his heart that the old ones were really unrestrained enough.
I saw that the swan ship held its head high, neither slowed down nor turned its rudder, and crashed straight into the warship of Stormwind. The battleship was still anchored in the bay, completely unable to move, and the navy on board shouted loudly, but the angle at which the swan ship rushed was extremely tricky, and their naval guns could not hit at all, and it was useless to shout through their throats.
The distance is rapidly approaching, and in the blink of an eye, the distance between the two ships is only 200 meters, and even if the swan boat takes the initiative to slow down and turn, it cannot avoid impact. The shouts and curses of the sailors of Stormwind City turned into screams of fear, and they began to jump into the sea one after another to escape, and the port side of the warship suddenly rained "human rain", which was spectacular.
"No!" Eugene exclaimed in exclamation with trembling and his hands involuntarily clutching his head.
"Good!" The five people on this side of the Arathi Basin cheered loudly.
Before he could finish speaking, there was a loud roar in the bay, and the swan boat leaned against the waist of the battleship, and slammed into it.
The result was stunning, and the water elf ship didn't know what material it was, and it looked harder than iron armor. It first smashed through the starboard side of the wooden battleship, and then continued to speed up, taking advantage of the inertia of the bow to get higher and higher, and actually rode sideways on the battleship.
Crunch squeak!
A sour twisting sound came, and the swan boat, which raised its head 30 degrees, pressed down again, and the keel of the battleship suddenly fell apart, and the whole ship fell apart. The swan boat slammed into the sea, disengaged the wreckage in two, and swaggered into the lagoon before it began to slow down.
"It's over......" Eugene's eyes darkened, and he sat down on the ground, the officials were not much better than him, and they were all depressed, but the painter who had no official position still maintained a minimum of calm.
"Your lord, this is an act of war!" Although the painter trembled with fear, he still pointed at Cheng Xiaotian and scolded.
Cheng Xiaotian glanced at him and asked coldly: "Of course this is an act of war, at the alliance meeting half a month ago, the Kingdom of Stormwind City, on behalf of the alliance, has declared war on the Arathi Basin, is there a problem for us to do this?"
Hearing his words, the painter's mouth opened and closed, and he was speechless. Stormwind declared war on the Arathi Basin on behalf of the Alliance? Isn't the alliance an alliance made against the tribes? Why did you start your own people first?
After all, the painter is not an official and is not sensitive to politics, but the officials are all human beings, and they are first surprised, and then they taste it.
Stormwind is not only the largest nation of mankind, but also the most populous nation in all of Azeroth, and occupies the richest land. On the other hand, in the Arathi Basin, the population is not more than 10,000, the territory is only one county, and the resources in the territory are scarce, and the strength of the two sides is very different, so it is clear who started this war.
Thinking deeper, the intentions of Stormwind City's move ......
Eugene was startled, his eyes flickered for a moment, and he suddenly raised his head and asked, "His Majesty, the Supreme Consul of our country, is also present, what is his attitude towards this war?"
"He left halfway through." Cheng Xiaotian said lightly, and looked at the bay after speaking, the swan boat was about to dock in port.
Eugene stood up and glanced at his officials, and the group immediately stepped aside and held a meeting in a circle.
After a few moments, the big ship entered the harbor and slowly docked at the dock, and the cavalry began to disembark on the gangplank, and Garin-Tor Bain, as the prince of Stormgard, was at the top of the line.
Eugene looked at His Royal Highness the neighboring prince who was stained with blood in his battle armor, and fell into a stupor again, how could this matter also involve him?
"Your Excellency, can we cross the border?" Cheng Xiaotian asked with a smile, and Garin came on horseback at this time, alongside him.
Eugene shook when he heard this, and then his eyes showed a decisive look, and he shouted at the clay and wood carved security guards: "Salute! Congratulations to the Arathi Basin and the Stormgard army to the crossing! ”
The soldiers didn't have so many fancy intestines, and since the commander had given the order, it was carried out, so the band began to play, and the pre-arranged crowd began to cheer and applaud, a warm and friendly scene. It's the constant cries for help in the bay, which seems a little incongruous.
"My lord, what are they going to do?" An officer grabbed Eugene and pointed to the bay, where hundreds of navies were thrashing in the water.
Eugene looked the cronie up and down, and whispered, "My brother works at the Kurtilas Military Aircraft Division, and I heard him say that the purpose of the consul's visit this time is very clear, that is, to prepare to join the alliance, and His Majesty will leave halfway...... Don't you understand? ”
After that, Eugene shook off his hand and caught up with Cheng Xiaotian and Garin, talking and laughing all the way to accompany him.
The officer thought for a moment, and finally came to his senses, finally understanding what Eugene meant, that he was gambling.
Politics itself is actually a gamble, and when you need to take sides, you must not hesitate, because people at both ends of the first rat often end up worse than losing the gamble.
As it turned out, Eugene was right, as the army of the Arathi Basin had just passed through the town of the South Seas, and another fleet had sailed into the bay, this time by Task Force 5 of Kurtiras.
The fleet was not so vicious, not only did they not crush the overboard Stormwind navy, but they also left an empty ship and headed for the harbor, declaring the shipwrecked persona non grata and refusing to let them ashore.
At the same time, Cheng Xiaotian led his men and horses out of Nanhai Town accompanied by Eugene. (To be continued.) )