Chapter 96: Counterattack or Retreat
Commander Louis withdrew his gaze from the magic airship that had disappeared into the distance, and turned his head to look at Count Russell beside him, with a slightly puzzled expression.
"Lord Russell, this place is more than 2,000 kilometers away from the Duchy of Statein. No matter how fast the magic airship is, it is impossible to get a reply from Xu Yi in half an hour, right? What are these guys from the New Flying Chamber of Commerce thinking?"
Count Russell was still staring at the direction where the magic airship disappeared, as if he wanted to keep it in his sight, hearing Commander Louis's question, he shook his head lightly, and said: "The Xinfei Chamber of Commerce will always come up with some strange things, since they said that they can contact Xu Yi within half an hour, then no matter how far away it is, it is possible." ”
"You really have enough respect for the Xinfei Chamber of Commerce. ”
Commander Louis shrugged his shoulders, thinking to himself that this Russell Deputy Chief of Staff was a well-known person in the Candela Imperial Navy who had great respect for the New Flying Chamber of Commerce, as if in his eyes, the New Flying Chamber of Commerce was simply omnipotent.
"It's a fact. Count Russell withdrew his gaze and stared at Commander Louis with a solemn expression. "I've seen a lot of magical things created by the Xinfei Chamber of Commerce, and if you don't pay enough attention to it, you will definitely suffer a lot. ”
Commander Louis snorted, obviously in disbelief.
However, he didn't bother to argue with Russell, the titular chief, on these issues, and after thinking about it, he asked, "Lord Russell, ......what do you say?" Why did the Imperial War Department arrange this operation?"
Earl Russell glanced at him: "Why do you ask?"
"The Kingdom of Ruersun does not have a so-called navy at all, and it is not capable of transporting supplies by sea, and it is the only one who has the ability to do so. Only the New Flying Chamber of Commerce remains. Our action this time. Isn't it clear that it is aimed at the Xinfei Chamber of Commerce? I'm weird. The matter discussed within the empire some time ago, but how to get some military magic machinery through the cooperation between Guò and the Xinfei Chamber of Commerce, how can it be dealt with in the blink of an eye?"
"What do I know what the big guys think. Earl Russell replied lightly.
Seeing Count Russell's cold response, Commander Louis couldn't help but feel a little bored.
After turning his head to glance at the twelve magic steamers of the New Flying Chamber of Commerce that had been surrounded by his own ships in the center on the sea in the distance, Commander Louis couldn't help but smile.
The three frigates sold by the new pilots to the Candela Imperial Navy were far superior to the traditional wooden seagoing vessels, and were highly sought-after by all fleets in the Candela Imperial Navy.
However, for the first time, the Candela Imperial Navy had a limited budget. It is impossible to purchase a large number of frigates from the New Flying Chamber of Commerce, and secondly, if they want to buy them, the New Flying Chamber of Commerce will not provide them with much, so up to now, the Candela Imperial Navy still has only three frigates purchased for the first time.
And now before Commander Louis were a full ten frigates, and two large cargo magic steamers that were coveted by countless people who wished to engage in maritime transport.
After a while, as long as the New Flying Chamber of Commerce will let them board the ship and search, then the Candela Imperial Navy will look for an opportunity to control these magic ships in one fell swoop and take them into their own hands.
Because this operation was mainly responsible for their Candela Imperial Navy's First Fleet, and the First Fleet was originally the main fleet of the Imperial Navy. So if nothing else, not all of these captured magic ships will be allocated to the First Fleet. There will also be more than half of it.
If he could get more than five frigates and a large cargo magic steamer, Commander Louis could be sure that the strength of the First Fleet would increase significantly.
Although Count Russell had cautioned Commander Louis that the transport fleet of the New Flying Chamber of Commerce would not yield so lightly, Commander Louis was not worried about this at all.
No matter how strong the combat effectiveness of these frigates under the Xinfei Chamber of Commerce is, it is impossible to break through the encirclement in the face of the current encirclement of more than a hundred Thunder-class warships.
What's more, they also have two large and bulky cargo magic ships as a burden, and it is simply impossible to escape together.
And one of the things that really gave Commander Louis the most confidence was that he was very sure that the subordinate fleet of the new flying merchant would not dare to resist at all.
No matter how fast the Xinfei Chamber of Commerce has developed over the years and how advanced the technology it has now is, they are only a mere Chamber of Commerce after all, how dare they go to war with the strongest Candela Empire on the mainland.
Thinking of this, Commander Louis looked at the ten steel battleships on the sea in the distance that looked golden because of the reflection of the sunlight, and couldn't help but smile with joy as if he saw the treasure in his hand.
These ships, he's going to decide!
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Half an hour is not fast, but it is not slow.
The sun that had been hanging overhead only slipped slightly to the west in the sky, and a dark shadow in the distant sky to the west quickly approached this way.
Moments later, the shadow had transformed into a fast-flying magical airship.
Seeing the appearance of this magic airship, the sea that was originally very quiet because of the confrontation between the two sides suddenly seemed to be lively.
All eyes were on the magic airship, watching it fly over one of the large cargo magic ships in the New Flying Chamber of Commerce fleet, and then slowly descend.
Director Aldrich and his two lieutenants, who had been waiting on the Magic Airship Dock for a long time, walked over quickly, waiting for the Magic Airship hatch to open, and then rushed directly in.
A middle-aged man wearing the uniform of the New Flying Chamber of Commerce escort was about to rush out from the magic airship, and several people were caught off guard and almost collided with each other.
Director Aldrich was startled, and when he stepped aside, he found that this person was Ulysses, the captain of the magic airship, and immediately asked, "How is it?
Ulysses nodded, "Yes." We flew to the nearest communication point and got in touch with the Elder Guò Magic Communication Network. After reporting the situation to the elder, the elder gave a clear order. ”
"What is the order of the Elder?" Director Aldrich immediately asked.
Ulysses glanced left and right, and glanced at Director Aldrich. Step off the magic airship.
Director Aldrich understood. Follow Ulysses. Enter an enclosed room on the Magic Steamer.
Ulysses then took out a magic phone box from his bosom and raised it to Director Aldrich.
"I recorded the Elder's command, listen to it yourself. ”
Director Aldrich nodded, took the magic call box, and expertly found the playback record button on it.
The fleet of the New Flying Chamber of Commerce sails the seas all year round, and it is very difficult to obtain direct orders from the top of the Chamber of Commerce.
Later, Akali came up with a solution, which was to use the magic circle used by the magic communication network, and slightly improve it. It has the function of recording sounds, and then plays it through the guò magic phone box.
The commands passed in this way will be much clearer and more intuitive, and will be difficult to imitate, and this can be done at any time as long as the magic airship can be released into the magical communication network that the New Flyer Chamber of Commerce has already laid out.
Compared to the previous fleet, after entering the Endless Sea, it was often impossible to get in touch with the Chamber of Commerce for a long time, and many orders could not be transmitted.
After Director Aldrich pressed the button, the familiar voice of Xu Yi sounded in the magic call box.
"Director Aldrich, I am now formally giving you orders in my capacity as the President of the Chamber of Commerce. ”
Hearing this, Director Aldrich involuntarily straightened up. Make a posture of attentive listening.
"The transport fleet and escort fleet under the Xinfei Chamber of Commerce are inseparable and important assets of the Xinfei Chamber of Commerce. On behalf of the interests of the entire Xinfei Chamber of Commerce, no one and no force can be violated. I command you to refuse the unreasonable demands of the Imperial Navy of Candela. If the Imperial Candela Navy attempts to use force, I give you the right to return fire or temporarily retreat depending on the situation. ”
Hearing this, Director Aldrich was stunned.
What does it mean to grow up...... It was actually intended to completely ignore the requirements of the Candela Imperial Navy, and even carry out ...... Fight back?
Is the Lord crazy? He actually wants to launch an attack on the regular army of the Candela Empire!
Director Aldridge twitched the corners of his mouth and looked at Ulysses across from him, only to notice that the expression on his face was more normal than his own.
It's just that the strangeness in his eyes already shows that he doesn't understand the order of the elder.
After waiting for a while, Director Aldrich realized that the recording had ended there, and that the Elder had given no further orders or instructions.
"This ...... Ulysses, what do you think?" asked Director Aldrich hesitantly as he turned off the magic call box.
"Don't ask me, you're the commander of this fleet. Ulysses said.
Director Aldrich couldn't help but curse under his breath, grabbed Ulysses by the collar, stared him in the eyes, and shouted in a low voice, "Fuck the damn commander! You sue me, what should I do now? The Lord must be crazy, he actually let us attack the Candela Imperial Navy! Don't he know that this is equivalent to declaring war on the Candela Empire?"
Ulysses glanced at him and said coldly, "Of course, the elder knows this better than you. ”
"What does the Lord want to do, and does he really intend to declare war on the Candela Empire?"
"I don't know. It's not something I need to care about what the elders want to do, I just know that the elders have given an order, and the only thing to do is to carry it out. ”
Looking at Ulysses' expressionless face, Director Aldrich was stunned for a moment, and then spat hard.
This Ulysses is subordinate to the Chamber of Commerce Guard, and has always been instilled with the idea that the orders of the elders come first, and he and Ulysses argue about this issue, which is basically playing the harp to the cow.
"I ......"
Director Aldrich was about to speak again when he heard a loud bang outside the ship, which shook the small room.
Director Aldrich's face immediately changed.
"Damn, those guys from the Candela Empire are attacking!
Director Aldrich was about to rush out of the room, but was dragged by Ulysses.
"What for?"
"Director Aldrich, please make a decision now. Should we fight back, or should we retreat?"
Director Aldrich was stunned for a moment, then waved his hand vigorously: "Nonsense! Give me full fire! Kill these Candela Empire bastards!" (To be continued......)