February 15th.

Hyderabad, less than two miles from the already seized manor in Florence.

The snow has melted, and in the black pine forest, where life has been restored, smoke fills the sky over a small hunting village.

In the log cabin, Florence should be lying in the underground torture cell at No. 158 Green Pine Street, dressed in fine clothes, comfortably sipping black tea with milk and sugar.

An old man in a pure golden robe, holding a scepter, and wearing a triple crown sat opposite him, looking thoughtfully through the glass window at the few little sparrows jumping and flying in the pine forest outside.

The moment the Ice Sea Kingdom's native fleet attacked, a huge golden gemstone ring in the old man's left hand emitted a brilliant light. He looked down at the ring, and two pure golden eyes erupted with dazzling divine light.

"Florence, old friends, here they go." The old man smiled and nodded: "The radiance of God will eventually cover Medland again." ”

Florence raised her head and looked at the old man with a smile: "So, do you think that maybe there is, maybe just legend, those real controllers of El, they will appear?" ”

The old man smiled and shook his head: "If it was just an ordinary local war, why did they appear?" ”

The old man sighed: "However, when the level of war exceeds everyone's preconceived expectations...... Of course they will appear. ”

Florence muttered, "Then add another fire to them." ”

He cocked the little finger of his right hand, and a scarlet ring lit up on his finger.

In the underground execution cell at No. 158 Ching Song Street, 'Florence', who was handcuffed to an iron frame, covered in scars and with an extremely decayed breath, let out a terrible howl: "I confess, I confess everything...... There are other bastards of the same status as me besides me...... Who they really are, and who they are......"

Inside the cabin, the old man wearing a crown smiled and nodded: "That's it, it's almost there." If you don't give a heavy blow to those who hide their heads and tails, they won't show their heads easily...... In this way, it is almost there. ”

The old man smiled and looked out the window: "No matter how mysterious and powerful an organization is, when its exposed backbone is devastated, can those guys still sit firmly on the Diaoyutai?" ”

With a hint of awe, Florence looked at the old man with a solemn gaze: "So, when are you going to make a move?" ”

The old man narrowed his eyes: "Of course, it's ...... When the Delenn Empire touched the bottom line of El. ”

Florence held the teacup and quietly looked at the dark red tea in the teacup.

"El's bottom line?" He whispered to himself.

After pondering for a long time, he asked softly, "Those two supreme greats, ...... them?"

The old man also murmured in an extremely slight tone, "All blasphemy will be completely destroyed." The light of our Lord will surely shine on Medeland. ”

Meanwhile.

Port of Tulum.

More than a dozen large troop carriers had already approached the shore, and one by one the gangwales fell heavily, and the soldiers of the Ice Sea Kingdom Army, who were grinning and shirtless, lacked fresh water to clean their bodies because of their long-term life at sea, they roared and waved their weapons and rushed to the dock.

They were greeted by fire from hidden field guns in large and small buildings on the shore.

One after another firecrackers roared, some of them fell into the sea, blasting up columns of water, and some of them landed in the queue of gathered soldiers, the old-fashioned black-gun-powder filled flowering shells were of limited power, and each shell only made a few soldiers scream and fall to the ground.

Thirty battleships that rushed into the waters inside the harbor crossed their huge bodies, and one by one the ship's guns poked their heads out of the gun emplacements, and with a dull roar, thousands of shells pulled out white tracks and smashed into the defense line of the Delun Imperial Army.

On the docks, inns, taverns, warehouses, warehouses, and beautifully decorated chamber of commerce buildings all exploded and collapsed in the salvo of battleships, igniting a monstrous fire.

The native fleet of the Ice Sea Kingdom, the most powerful fleet in the continent of Medland.

The quality of all the sailors, all the qualities of the artillery, all of them are the top elite of Medland.

The defensive line laid out by the Delen Imperial Army on the shore, those artillery positions, those infantry positions, were destroyed after three salvos of thirty battleships.

A quarter of an hour later, with a sharp whistle, the few Imperial soldiers in iron-gray uniforms withdrew from their positions.

More Ice Kingdom troop carriers docked, and a large group of roe-headed and vicious Ice Sea Kingdom army soldiers rushed ashore with a roar, forming a crooked line amid the roar of the officers.

Several middle-aged men dressed as aristocrats waved white flags, walked through the position full of bomb craters and shrouded in gunsmoke, and came to the dock with their hands held high.

An obese middle-aged man shouted loudly: "On behalf of the city hall of the port of Tulum, we surrender to your country...... We are ready to pay a reasonable price and ask your country to ensure the safety of all citizens of the port of Tulum and the tranquility and stability of the port of Tulum. ”

Yes, after the destruction of the two batteries of the Golden Fleece Headland and the Silver Bull Point Headland, and the Ice Kingdom's home fleet stormed the port, the Tulun Port City Hall, on behalf of the Tulun Port Seven Council family, on behalf of the large and small chambers of commerce in the port of Tulum, surrendered.

In the history of warfare on the continent of Medland, this is a common occurrence.

The so-called 'chivalry'?

That's probably what it means – the armies of the two nations are fighting each other on the outskirts of the city, and if one side wins, the city itself tends to surrender to the winner.

It is customary to pay a sufficient amount of money to ensure that the city as a whole is not damaged too much!

Of course, it is inevitable that some bold rebels will loot and infringe on the people, but in general, everyone's face can still be passed!

Especially the nobles in the city, as long as they have the status of nobility, their personal safety can be generally guaranteed.

The adjutant of the home fleet, Dex, landed ashore with a group of admirals, who, with reserved smiles, watched the arrival of several officials of the city hall of the port of Tulum. Dekes smiled and nodded to the other party: "Then, it is a wise choice for us to accept your surrender...... But, excuse me, Duke of Hesse, and the rest of the Committee of Seven? ”

The obese town hall official bowed deeply to Dex: "They are in the town hall, waiting for your Excellency's arrival." ”

Raising his head, the official looked at Dekes very seriously: "General Dekes, we surrendered to your country only to protect the citizens of Tulun Port...... And the outcome of this war is not yet known! ”

Dekes shrugged his shoulders, and he patted the other party's shoulder hard: "The result of this war is obvious...... The port of Tulum will become a free port, and it will have nothing to do with the Delun Empire. ”

Mid-levels, the Vettu's mansion.

Jo stretched out his arms and stood in front of Freret: "Your Highness, you should take your people and leave...... According to the rules of the noble gentlemen of Metland, since the Vetods are the symbol of the port of Tulum, we cannot abandon the port of Tulum when it is in danger. ”

Frerett stared at Joe deadly, and his iron-gray eyes flashed with a fierce light: "Fools, you have offended Prince George in Hydrderabad, and you have offended the Ice Sea Kingdom...... Do you think that if you stay in the port of Tulun, they will keep the tacit agreement of the nobles and hold you high? ”

Jo tilted his head slightly and looked at Freret.

Lia stood on the steps behind Joe, crossed her hands on her hips, and said loudly: "Your Highness Freret, you don't have to worry about the safety of the Vetu family...... Instead, take care of yourself...... If you are captured by the Ice Sea Kingdom, the consequences, you are clear. ”

Freette saw Ria and Vima standing behind her, her eyes moving slightly, and she took a sharp step forward.

The guards of the Vetu family, who were surrounded by a group, raised their short guns in their hands at the same time.

There were nearly a thousand guards of the Vetto family present, while the soldiers brought by Freette were only more than a hundred.

Freette looked at Leah with deep eyes: "Dear Duchess, I hope you will not regret your decision today...... You should understand the hatred between the Veturs and the Kingdom of the Ice Sea. ”

Leah pursed her lips and laughed, "Hesse has a rough saying, but I think it makes sense...... There is nothing that cannot be solved with gold coins, and if it is, then there must not be enough gold coins. ”

Freette was silent for a moment.

He bowed deeply to Leah, then straightened up and said seriously, "I hope you will seriously consider my previous proposal...... Tifa can be my wife. The Rittal family can occupy a larger share and hold greater power in the future imperial naval territory. ”

"The navy is the future, and the army is bound to be just a dog guarding the house."

Freette gave Leah a deep look, then turned and strode away.

Lucien spread his hands towards Leah, "Dear Duchess, please consider our suggestion carefully, as well as Lord Hesse. The current Rittal family is qualified to participate in the distribution of the cake of the Delen Empire, and in the future, the largest and sweetest piece of cake in the Delen Empire is, without a doubt, the navy, the ocean, and an overseas colony! ”

"Power, wealth, and ...... All! ”

"In the Kingdom of the Ice Sea, in the Kingdom of St. Sia, in the United Kingdom of Nice, the emerging forces that control the navy will hold the supreme power...... I believe that in the Delen Empire, it will also be the same. ”

"The ocean is hope!"

"The ocean is the future."

"Now, Your Highness needs the help of the Rittal family."

"In the future, His Highness will no longer need any external force."

"Now is the perfect time for the Rittal family to fight for the future...... Missed this opportunity......"

Lucien shook his head, turned around, and followed closely after Freret's group.

Joe looked back at Leah.

Liya sighed helplessly: "I admit that their words have a point...... However, whoever we choose, we will not choose a little bastard who has acted ill towards us. Not to mention, Tifa doesn't like this guy! ”

The gunfire gradually went in.

Groups of Ice Sea Kingdom armies invaded Tulun Port like muddy rivers along the streets.