Chapter 253: Arrangement and Response

It was only on the 34th of December that Lorist arrived at the island of Hilovas with his requisitioned fleet. One more day away is the 36th of December, the rest day of the three major festivals of Gelintya, which is the celebration of the arrival of the new year.

In ancient times, the people of Gelintya celebrated the arrival of the New Year at home, and the cold wind was howling outside, and the snow was flying, which was the season of winter. People celebrated at home, ate, slept, ate, and did nothing, hence the name of the day off. However, with the popularity of cold-proof and frost-proof clothes, people have begun to like to play on the streets, and some shops have also launched New Year's discount activities in a timely manner, which has added to the festive atmosphere.

Shi Fat Man worriedly greeted Lorist's arrival at the dock, although Lorist wrote him a letter, but the letter was unknown, and Joske and El came and went in a hurry, only telling him that the family was in big trouble, which caused Shi Fatman to eat and sleep well during this time, and even had dark circles under his eyes.

However, after seeing Lorlist's face, Fat Shi did not ask Lorist what was going on, but first told him a good news, a letter from the Northland said that Telman and Yuri were successfully promoted to the Golden Star, which means that Lorist has two more Golden Knights, and the Norton family has as many as eight Golden Knights.

This is indeed good news, Lorist turned his head to look at El, who shrugged: "I guess next year, I have a hunch." ”

Lorist looked at Shi Fatzi again, and Shi Fatzi smiled bitterly and said: "I may need two or three more years, and I don't have enough time to deal with trivial matters, so I have to concentrate on cultivation, I have been stuck at this threshold for more than a year......"

Telman, Yuri, El, and Fat Stroy were all friends of Lorlister during his ten years at Dawn Academy, and were his closest and most trusted subordinates, and they all followed Lorist to become a Knight of the Norton family. Telman and Yuri's cultivation qualifications are not good, but diligence can make up for their clumsiness, and their seven-year military career has finally made them one step further and become the Golden Knight.

Er cultivates the dark attribute Dou Qi that is passed down from the family, and it originally belongs to the Dou Qi that is relatively difficult to cultivate and slow to enter the realm. Don't look at El as the head of the guard by Lorlist's side, but Lorist believes that El will definitely be able to shine once he is promoted to the Golden Knight.

Shi Fatzi is the one with the best cultivation talent among the four, but it is a pity that he was given a heavy responsibility by Lorlist, and his excellent administrative ability has slowed down his progress in Douqi cultivation, which is also what Lorist feels most owed to him.

Lorist hugged Shi Fat Man tightly: "I'm sorry, old man, the burden I put on you is too heavy, after a while, you and I will go back to the Northland, you can stay in the family territory for two years with peace of mind, cultivate well and be promoted as soon as possible, and you will also have a knight's manor castle like Telman and them." ”

Shi Fatzi was stunned: "What's the matter, Locke, didn't you say that I would be in charge of all the development affairs on Hiloas Island?"

Lorist smiled bitterly, "I'm sorry, we're in big trouble, and Hilovas Island will soon become a battlefield. Our enemies are very strong this time, I can't leave you here, it's too dangerous here, you have to go back to the family territory. I'll talk about it when I get back to the camp, this is not the place to discuss......"

Sambarwood came over and saluted Lorlist, "Your Excellency, all the ships have been lined up and anchored, and the sailors and crews have been formed. ”

Shi Fatzi looked at him and was curious: "My lord, ...... is this?"

"Oh, come, Sambarwood, let me introduce you, this is the chief knight of the Norton family, Shredder, who can take my place if I'm not there. Lorist introduced the two sides: "This is Sambarwood, a gold-level pirate, it's rare, but now he's my sea stormtrooper leader." It's been a good time, and I'm trying to promote him to Fa Reala's deputy. ”

Sambawood was a little crying and laughing, he looked at Lorist with a face full of grievances: "My lord, don't mention the pirates, I'm your subordinate now, if I'm a pirate, then you're the leader of the pirates......"

Not to mention the Stormtrooper at Sea, Sambarwood thought he was the number one cannon fodder, but in the sad ocean robbery, oh no, it was when he requisitioned those ships, he found that Lorist was faster than him, and often managed a ship by himself. So he, the captain of the sea, became the captain of the fleet who cleaned up the mess and solved the follow-up for Lorlist, organized the fleet, collected the prisoners, and arranged the sailors and crews, but Lorist also thought he had done a good job and praised him.

Shi Fat nodded at him: "Hello, Sambawood, don't mind what adults say, he just likes to joke, since he has joined the Norton family, then work hard, you will have a bright future." ”

But at the same time, Shi Fatzi made a decision in his heart, he must practice hard and rise to the golden level as soon as possible, seeing that his former friend has become a golden knight, and the adults are now recruiting from the outside are all golden ranks, but the chief knight of his family is a silver three-star peak, and he is really a little unable to meet people.

"Farea, come here, this Sambawood will be your deputy from now on. Lorist shouted as he rushed to meet him, but ran to the large ocean-going merchant ship to see Fareia.

Farea got off the boat and came over: "Hello, I'm Farea, the commander of the sailor battalion. ”

Lorist continued: "This is Teucer, the vice-captain of the Sea Stormtrooper and a good naval fighter. It's yours now. Farea, this is Uncle Tollin, Toker's father, he is good at taking care of logistics, and he has helped Sambarwood manage so many ships in good order, and now he is also in the management of your sailor battalion......"

Shi Fatzi asked beside him: "My lord, did you requisition so many ships?"

Loris nodded, and everyone knew what the so-called expropriation meant.

Shi Fatzi asked hesitantly, "My lord, why did you do this?"

Shi Fatzi knows Lorlist's temperament very well, and he has been friends for many years, but he has heard Lorist say that blocking the road and robbing is the most unskilled and bottomless crime, and what he despises the most is this kind of behavior of bullying the weak by force. Now that Lorist has requisitioned so many ships at sea, there must have been a last resort. Thinking of the big trouble that Lorist said and the fact that Hilois Island is about to become a battlefield, Shi Fat Man wants to know what the truth is?

"Go back, you'll find out soon......" Lorist said with a sigh.

After returning to the camp, Shi Fatzi quickly learned the reason, and he was furious: "How can this be reasonable, why should the business alliance implement the lord system, why should our Shiloas Island be designated as the territory of the Chikde Chamber of Commerce!"

Unlike the anger of Pat, North, Jim, and the Norton knights, as well as the two stewards of Hanske and Codan, Sambarwood and Tollin, who were fortunate enough to be present, were stunned. In a hurry, these pirates were unlucky, and they were favored by this Lord Norton, thanks to the blessing of the business alliance.

Lorist went crazy and swept away the ships on the sad ocean and actually wanted to organize an armed fleet to compete with the Chikde Chamber of Commerce on the sea, this truth scared their little hearts to plop at the same time, but there was a strange stimulus, how many times, they were hidden in the shallow way, and the pirates who ran away also had the opportunity to confront the fleet of the commercial alliance, and it was really exciting to think about it.

The Chikde Chamber of Commerce is the maritime hegemon of the southern seas, can there be any hope of victory against such a behemoth?

"Don't be afraid," said Lorlist, waving his hand, "I'm going to transfer Bodfinger's heavy armoured corps from the Northland, and form another chariot and steel crossbow corps, with which the defense of the island will be impregnable." The Chikde Chamber of Commerce is only dominant at sea, but when it comes ashore, it is a soft-footed crab. If he wants to occupy the island of Hilovas, he must go ashore, and we will annihilate as much as he comes, and see how much manpower, material, and financial resources he has to fill the shore. ”

"My lord, what is the mission of our sailor battalion?" asked Farea.

"Your sailor battalion has been renamed the Sea Legion from today, Fareia, and you are the commander of the Sea Legion. "Lorist originally wanted to use the title of Navy, but he thought that in Guelintea, he did not have such a habit of using such an easy-to-understand title as the Sea Legion.

"The sailor barracks in Northland Bullhorn Bay have become a reserve training camp for your Maritime Legion. The ships I have requisitioned this time have Sambarwood assist you in forming two armed fleets, one of which will be used as fast seagoing vessels for patrolling, vigilance, and maritime guerrilla missions. The other slower one is transporting supplies and taking care of frontal combat, understand?"

"Yes, my lord, I see. Farea replied.

"Let me remind you of one thing, this time I have requisitioned a large number of ships, even those shippers, Sambarwood has a detailed list there, and now the composition of the two armed fleets is mainly composed of our sailors and pirate members who have followed Sambarwood, and their families are in our territory, so they are the most reliable. Those who have been requisitioned by me with the ship have to be carefully selected and used, after all, if something happens at sea, it is difficult to control it immediately. Of course, if those people have made meritorious contributions, they must be treated equally, and they must not be treated differently......

"Yes, my lord, I will do as you tell me. Farrea assured.

After sending Farea, Shi Fat Man said: "My lord, you just said that it doesn't matter if you transfer the Bodfinger Heavy Armor Corps over, but if you form another chariot steel crossbow corps and come over, then Shilovas Island will not be able to bear it......"

"Huh?"

"My lord, though the island of Hilovas is large, it is two-thirds of it mountainous and forested, and to the east it is a relatively flat terrain that is the main area of cultivation and settlement. We can't afford to have so many war horses and men eating horses and chewing horses from a chariot steel crossbow corps, and some time ago we just recruited 50,000 or 60,000 displaced people from the two southwestern provinces of the kingdom to prepare for large-scale development and construction. The grain purchased from the Second Highness was only enough for us to last for more than four months, and the Second Highness refused to trade with us again, saying that the rest was reserve military rations and could not ......be sold," Shi Fatzi explained.

"Oh, that's it. Lorist had a headache, he forgot that the island of Hilowas was not self-sufficient in food, and that it was easy to raise food when it was easy to bring troops over, but it became a problem.

Bodfinger's heavy armoured corps are skilled in melee combat and hand-to-hand combat, and although their armor is similar to the standard equipment of the family's armed forces, it is like the Knights of Telman, with an extra piece of steel wire soft armor, which is heavier and more defensive. However, they must be combined with the chariot steel crossbow to exert the greatest power, and one attack and one defense complement each other.

But the chariot steel crossbow needs two war horses to move quickly, which is convenient for the battlefield layout, and no one can carry the steel crossbow to run with the team without the war horse, and the battlefield layout also increases the trouble, unlike the chariot can be ready to launch at any time, which is really a big problem.

It would be best for Lorist to return to the Northlands at once and discuss with Master Sid how to solve this problem. And there are still many things to be solved in the family territory over there, such as Professor Bob's gunpowder research and Mancheni technician's glass production, etc., which need to be inspected. There is also the idea of artillery and muskets in Lorist's heart, with gunpowder, and then artillery, after equipping the battleship, the so-called powerful armed fleet of the Chikde Chamber of Commerce will all become targets, and then you can see who is the real sea overlord......

The problem is that Lorist can't leave, and he knows in his heart that the shortcoming of the Norton family is the lack of high-end force. If you look at it from the perspective of family armament, no one can be called the boss if he thinks he is the second, whether it is from the elite of the soldiers or the excellent equipment, the Norton family armament has surpassed the opponents of the same era by a large margin. Even the 300,000 troops of the Second Highness were not in the eyes of Lorist.

But apart from Lorist, there is no great swordsman in the family. This time I went to Lorist in Moriente City, I realized that the seven major chambers of commerce, like the seven giants of the business alliance, have four or five great sword masters at random, and the Norton family is the only one who has done it himself.

Although the Great Swordsman can be overwhelmed with the tactics of a sea of people, how many loyal family soldiers need to be sacrificed, the bloody wounds that the Great Swordsman of Calinon brought to the Norton family last time are still dripping blood, so Lorist is not ready to leave Shilois Island during this time, he has to wait for the Chikde Chamber of Commerce to launch an attack on Shilois Island.

In Lorist's heart, he thought that the Chikde Chamber of Commerce had already hung up a great sword master, so three or four more great sword masters could completely take it by themselves, and when one or two more great sword masters were destroyed, then his own family armament could completely annihilate those enemies who went to the island. With this lesson, the Chicke Chamber of Commerce will understand that it is wishful thinking to get Hilovas Island. Then Lorist will be able to return to the Northland with peace of mind.

"In this case, Farea, you can assemble two fleets as soon as possible, let the fast fleet be responsible for patrolling and guarding the island of Hilowas, and the other armed fleet will be fully equipped to transport food from the Northland to here, and you must reserve supplies for at least a year. Lorist made a decision.

"My lord, what about the displaced people we have recruited, and the development and construction that we are about to carry out should be stopped?" Governor Hansk stood up, he was in charge of the statistics and planning of all the development and construction projects in his family domain, and he still had a thick stack of animal skin paper documents in his hand, which seemed to be things that needed to be reported.

Lorist almost went crazy, and lamented in his heart, why can other traversers make money by being idle and comfortable all day long, and when they start a battle, 100,000 soldiers go to the battlefield with a wave of their hands? Lao Tzu transferred two corps here without food, and with so many things, he was so busy that he had meetings all day long.

Rubbing his head, Lorist asked, "Long story short, Chief Hansk, tell me about the development plans that you arranged first?"

Governor Hansk flipped through the documents in his hand and replied: "My lord, the main thing is the overall relocation of Shiratori Town, the expansion of the dock area, the construction of defense facilities such as the commercial area and the walls of Shiratori Town, the seawall of the eastern island, the planning and reconstruction of the seven villages and the development of terraces, and the reconstruction of Wanghai Manor is nearing completion, and the location of the sailor camp and its special dock has been determined, but the address of the fortress castle of the Guards Battalion has not yet been determined, mainly due to the resistance of the residents of Shiratori Town......"

"Well, what's going on?"

"My lord, the residents of Shiratori Town think that there is no need for a guard battalion if they already have a garrison of five hundred people, and they think that the garrison can be completely responsible for the security of Shiratori Town. We were going to build the fortress castle of the Guards Battalion between Shiratori Town and the dock area of the trade district......" It was Pat, the commander of the 3rd Guards Battalion, who stood up and replied.

"And where are the sailor barracks and fleet docks located?" asked Lorlist.

"Here," Governor Hansk said, holding out a map of Shilovas Island, "just between Shiratori and Wanghai Manor, there is a small bay that is just right to shelter from the wind and waves, but we have to spend a lot of manpower to level the terrain......"

Loris nodded: "Then let's arrange the third battalion of the guards in the original Farama village and reinforce it." In this way, the Guards Battalion, the Sea Corps and the two guard brigades of Wanghai Manor just formed a three-legged situation, even if the family did not transfer the Corps, those soft-footed crabs from the Chikde Chamber of Commerce would not be able to break through our defensive line. ”

"As for White Bird Town, let's let it go for now, and let the garrison maintain law and order. However, let them know that the war between our Norton family and the Chikrid Chamber of Commerce against the island of Hilovas is about to take place, and if they want to leave, we will send them to the Northlands. The garrison can remain neutral, after all, the Chikde Chamber of Commerce is also going to use this as a territory, so it shouldn't do anything to ordinary residents like them......"

As soon as he said this, El, who was in charge of the guard, pushed the door in with a white letter: "My lord, just now His Royal Highness sent a messenger, King Antinac I died of illness five days ago......"

The third prince is dead, the founder of the Andinac kingdom who has been plagued by plots for several years, the third prince of the orthodox royal inheritance of the former Krisson Empire, King Andinac I has finally passed away. His Second Highness has finally lost the only shackles that can bind him, and he can command an army of 300,000 to launch a war to revive the Krisson Empire.

Lorist took the funeral letter from El's hand and muttered, "The sky is about to change......

...... (To be continued.) )