1698 Battle of Putao (4)
Principality of Putao, Huacheng Island
A black carriage, escorted by a troop of cavalry, slowly moved along the newly built stone road outside the port,
The fat man lifted the curtain of the carriage, looked with interest at the white sails on the sea outside the window, the salty wind blowing from the direction of the port with the salty smell of sea water blowing on his face and neck, time passed unconsciously, the cruel cold winter is passing in this disaster-stricken area, the climate in the island area is obviously warmer than the inland, the frost on both sides of the road is shining under the sun, slowly melting into crystal water droplets, reflecting the sun, exuding colorful light. Green tenders appeared on the wasteland on the side of the road, giving the otherwise bare road a little more turquoise.
Although it is still the end of winter, the industrious Putau fishermen have begun to form fishing boats to go to sea, the Falcon naval warships on the sea have crushed the ice off the coast, since the Falcon Empire declared itself an ally of the Putau Principality, this private island that nominally belongs to the Raphaelshire King of the Putau Principality, has become an important stronghold of the Falcon Army in the Putau region, just like the original Putau Principality, under the ice that was shattered by the fleet, there are rich fishery resources, which allows those troops who insisted on Lisbernto to maintain sufficient supply lines in the absence of outside help
As the most important support point to support the Putao battlefield, the Falcon Navy has carried out a large-scale transformation of this island with a good foundation, the Falcon Empire has signed an agreement to lease this island with the Duke of Putao, the time is 300 years, the fat man inspected the construction of the Navy in Huacheng Port with the bright spring light, three permanent large naval docks have been built, the outside of the port that had been bombed has become a new military port area, the area is more than five times that of the original old port, he carefully tested a batch of Thor Quard guns just equipped by the Admiralty here,
These Thor guns were made from an improved version of the Navy's Dragon's Tooth battleship Thor, and work began in mid-July, at the same time as the renovation of the Dragon's Tooth battleship. The renovation of the Dragon's Tooth battleship was completed in November, just in time for the Empire's war against the Gang Fei Empire.
In view of the large ship policy of the warships of the Obaro Continent, the common characteristics of size, tonnage, and thick armor, the first-line naval combat forces of the empire have new requirements for the power and penetration of the naval Thor
In accordance with the requirements of the front-line combat units, the Admiralty has strengthened the firing range and penetrating power of the Navy Thor, and the barrel of the new Navy Thor curved gun is longer than that of the original Navy Thor. But the muzzle is thinner, this seemingly inconspicuous change, the change in combat effectiveness brought to the Imperial Navy, but it is very huge, and even the fat man is considering whether he should correct the army, always too much to seek the intuitive idea of the power of the muzzle, this reform of the navy Thor curving fire, let the fat man see the details of the reform that he had ignored before.
According to the fat man's opinion, this reform of the Admiralty allowed him to see a ray of light to break through the limits of industrial capacity
The smaller barrel reduces the chance of the chamber overheating and exploding. Although the Imperial military industry has very mature technology in the forging of cannon chambers, and the incidents of chamber explosions in battles have been greatly reduced, on average, two or three out of every hundred Thor will always have various problems due to use problems. This has always been a matter of distress to the fat man, who in the past attributed this mistake to the limitations of the current military industry technology. But now, the fat man thinks that it is not necessarily the cause of industrial power, although he has advanced consciousness and knowledge, but he is a layman in this area after all,
The measure of reducing the muzzle of the cannon will have a tremendous impact on the reform of the imperial army! According to the report sent by the Admiralty, the two encounters, the one attack on Kyoto, and the losses incurred in the battle with the navy were all due to the lack of ammunition! The reform of the caliber of the small cannon can make it more convenient for the Thor to load and clean up the remnants of the gun breech, which has virtually accelerated the speed of the shelling, and the smaller shells can carry a larger number, which just overcomes the shortcomings of the imperial navy's lack of ammunition.
This reform is a real leapfrog transformation of the Imperial Navy from a regional navy to a maritime navy!
After the accumulation of a large amount of actual combat experience, the Empire's military industry, first of all, in the navy, which Thor uses most frequently, has finally begun to take its own steps! The Empire needs more similar industrial reforms to break through the existing fields, and the Empire is no longer an empire on the Ikadiva continent, but an empire across two continents.
The enemy has changed from a kingdom to an empire with the same military strength, although in the early stage, with the ignorance of the forces of the Obaro forces for the imperial military equipment to achieve a temporary advantage, but with the full-scale war with Gaul and Gangfei, the situation of the Falcon Empire is being understood by the Obarro continent, the falcon army's Thor and crossbow have aroused the interest of many countries, and even in some black market areas, blatantly want to buy these two weapons at a high price, naturally, under the strong suppression of the Falcon garrison, there has not been an outflow at present, but no one dares to say that in the near future, these weapons belonging to the Falcon Army will not appear in the enemy's armyใ The carriage stopped, the door opened from the outside, and Besukaya, who was wearing a white thick fox cloak, turned into the car like a little white fox, and the beautiful elf-like cold beauty carefully sat down opposite the fat man, "Is the road still smooth?" The fat man raised his head and glanced at his "disciple" Put down the report he had just received, contrary to the fat man's expectations, the Gangfei Imperial Army suddenly let go of the siege of Lisbonto, and the Gangfei army of nearly 50,000 or so retreated to the border, which really made the fat man feel a little puzzled, did Gangfei see his intentions, or did he have other plans?" Besukaya's face was slightly red, and he didn't know if he was shy or cold, and said with bright eyes, "Stars? Does it have anything to do with me?" The fat man was stunned for a moment, rolled his eyes, and directly ignored the little beauty's faint hint "This time you asked to return to the Northland, but not just to see the stars" "Thank you very much for the teacher for ordering the North Sea Fleet to assist me in regaining the southeast cape of the Besu Clan" Besukaya nodded to the fat man respectfully, "Ahem!" No matter how thick-skinned the fat man was, he coughed in embarrassment." I regret the death of Grand Elder Besulashad, he was a wise elder, and I did not expect the Austins to be bold enough to raid the southeastern headland, and I have ordered the North Sea Fleet to suppress them. The Austins also sent messengers of apology, and the murderers have been executed"
The fat man looked at Besukaya, who looked silent, took a deep breath, and said slowly, "There is only so much the empire can do at present, although the empire is the nominal master of the northern cold land, but the empire's troops in the northern cold land are only 20,000 people, and before the main force is transferred back from Obaro, it does not have the ability to go to war with the Austins with all its might, I hope you can ......" "Teacher, I understand!" Besukaya suddenly sneered. His gaze was as seductive as the stars, and he whispered, "In Besukaya's heart, the decisions made by the teacher will always be the starlight of the disciple guiding the future."
Fatso:......
The carriages crushed the gravel of the road, and the road was re-repaired. It was very flat and spacious, so the carriage went very smoothly, and not even the water from the cup that Besukaya had placed on the coffee table did not come out. Besukaya was intently looking at the report of the recent period, as a disciple of the fat man, and at the same time a self-appointed close adjutant. The little beauty has no time to care about the scenery outside the window, and the kind of serious and careful contemplation and study makes the fat man feel that the separation of two months seems to be that this northern cold beauty is no longer looking forward to returning as soon as possible. "Bang bang" The fat man suddenly patted the carriage with a gloomy face. Then he lifted the curtain and looked a little strange. The carriage came to a slow stop, and the surrounding cavalry in charge of guarding them were in place, and the surroundings were quiet. The fat man looked out, his eyes fixed on a cat in the woods by the roadside
"White Persian cat!"
The fat man's eyes lit up like a bright light, and sure enough. It's time to come, the girl who used to sit on the precious sofa next to the big boss of the assassination, full of weird charm, this pure white Persian cat, once looked at herself quietly in the gentle hands of this girl
"Teacher?" Besukaya raised her head curiously, followed the fat man's gaze, and suddenly said with a bit of a dazed voice, "It's strange, how can there be such a Persian cat in such a field!"
The fat man didn't look at her, but glanced at the cat a few times, his eyes narrowed into a line, and a cold light flashed into the depths of the dense forest, and said in a condensed voice, "Since you are here, why hide it like this, in a sense, you and I are also a master-servant relationship! Since it is the master's call, are you going to avoid it like this?" "Since it is the master's call, the little woman naturally does not dare to disobey!"
A faint immature female voice came from the woods, and with the beating of the pure white Persian cat, a girl in a lilac dress, like a gust of wind, quietly appeared on the periphery of the carriage, looking in the direction of the carriage with an indifferent expression. Although she didn't carry any weapons, and she looked slim and weak, but when she appeared, it was so strange that the guards of the nearby guards were so frightened that their faces turned green, it was so weird that no one saw how this woman appeared,
"Protect Your Majesty!"
The guards hurriedly drew the assault crossbows behind their horses, and at least twenty or more clusters of sharp arrows were aimed at the girl. Instead, the Persian cat was turning back and forth around her body, its tail wagging and shaking, and the girl's face was indifferent, only a pair of eyes full of unrecognizable love
"Don't be rude, it's a guest I called!"
The fat man waved his hand to the overly nervous guards, and the guards secretly breathed a sigh of relief, the assault crossbow was withdrawn, and the fat man beckoned to the girl with an unsurprised face, "Let's talk about it in the car, speaking of which, this is the first time you and I have met since you became the master of the assassination."
The girl's eyes stopped on the fat man's face, hesitated for a moment, and then walked into the fat man's carriage, and sat down next to the beautiful Besukaya in the carriage without any scruples, as if she had long known the identity of this beautiful woman of about her own age, but it made Besukaya a little unnatural, this girl looks too charming, but the natural chill on her body gives people a feeling of rejection, obviously, this woman knows herself, but she doesn't know this woman!
As the girl stepped into the carriage, the white Persian cat, under the noses of many guards, jumped up and down to the fat man's side, and stood up half in front of the fat man, jumping and jumping. As if he saw the intimacy of an acquaintance, he wanted to jump into the fat man's carriage, but he was too fat to jump up, and the fat man stretched out his hand and lifted the stupid fat cat into his carriage.
"I recruited you so far away this time to sue you that the replacement in the southwest region was my order!" the fat man glanced at the little master of the assassination opposite and said directly. Letting go of the cat's hand, the Persian cat threw herself into the girl's arms and crouched quietly
"The will of the majesty is the will of the assassin! I have never questioned the majesty! and I dare not ......."
The girl lowered her head, gritted her teeth and was really not as willing as she said, from the northwest region to Putao, it took only a month by boat, and the "chaos" in the southwest also made her, the new master, feel in crisis,
The incident in the southwest region has made the differentiation within the assassination more and more obvious.
The girl has clearly felt all kinds of contradictions and threats from within the assassination, especially several powerful branches, such as Zhivadin, the branches of the three northern counties and other regions. They are all powerful people who have the strength to win the first seat of the assassination, and they used to have the support of the empire behind them, and the branches in these regions did not dare to have too many ideas. However, the incident in the southwest region shows that the supreme of the empire is very dissatisfied with the current leader of the assassination. In the bloody and gloomy underworld, there is never a shortage of ambitious people,
Overnight, the girl suddenly found herself on the edge of the cliff, the branches were eyeing each other, the newly supported subordinates were not enough to play a role at the critical moment, and the old subordinates who had been excluded were watching coldly, all like watching the jokes of the new master,
At this moment, this new master with a bit of rebellious personality clearly felt what it meant to be a betrayal.
The impact of the incident in the southwest region is really too great! The branches of all parties are already ready to move!
The Thorn is actually just a vine attached to the big tree of the Empire, and without the support of the Empire, the Thorn that can cover the sky in the underground world is nothing.
At this time, the girl bitterly remembered what her sister had told her when she left, but she forgot it again and again.
In the cold wind and snow in winter, the girl stood alone in front of her sister's room for a day and a night, the wind and snow were all over the sky, the Yiren were independent, and gradually turned into a snowman.
"At this moment, there is only one person who can save you!"
The letter was sent directly to the Imperial Military Department, and finally to the fat man, and finally there was this meeting, and the secret stab in Obarro's table did make the fat man dissatisfied, but considering the contribution of the big boss to the unification war, the fat man finally decided to give the two sisters another chance, which can be regarded as a return to the favor of the big boss.
It can be seen that in the recent period, it is a cruel torment for the girl who is holding the secret thorn in one hand and is feeling the feeling of peak power, but has fallen into a trough overnight.
The beautiful face is obviously light, but she is still beautiful, but she sees her eyebrows and eyes, and her cheeks are new. The nose is greasy with goose fat, the cherry lips are slightly opened, the teeth are finely dewed, the watery and shiny eyes are faintly shy and seem to be a little provocative, mixed with pure and elegant, sexy and glamorous temperament, and the long hair like a waterfall makes her chest round and full, and the tight bandeau can't cover the cocking of her chest. However, her expression was obviously a little tired, her face was also a little pale, and she obviously couldn't control her thoughts of something, her eyes were blurred, and she looked even more gorgeous.
"Master, my subordinates used to be too ignorant......
The girl's face hesitated and said intermittently, judging from the appearance, her eyes were also a little dim, and her breathing was a little weak, next to the girl, Besukaya could not keep calm, and she was secretly in charge! What a terrible identity, but in front of her own teacher, she could only call herself a servant,
The teacher rarely shows the power of a king in front of him, and even sometimes, Besukaya will unconsciously regard this sometimes stupid-looking guy as a brother next door, but forget that the power of this emperor is a mountain of corpses and a sea of blood!
"How many days have you been here?" the fat man looked at the girl who was similar to the review, waved his hand impatiently, and interrupted her in a loud voice, "If I hadn't found out today, would you have spent a few days in this wilderness?"
"I'm on the third ...... Three days!"
The girl stopped talking, her head lowered slightly, her hair was shawled, covering half of her face, and her voice was a little hoarse. The fat man's eyes swept over the broken grass on the girl's clothes, smiled and asked, the girl didn't make a sound, but her head was lowered, and her face was crimson,
"Sure enough, it's still an immature little girl!" the fat man's eyebrows frowned slightly, he had to consider, could such a dark thorn really support a black world of the empire?
"Give you a chance!" The fat man sighed deeply and put the report on the withdrawal of Gangfei on the table, "No matter what means you use, in ten days, I need to know the real reason for the other party's retreat"
"It's that simple?" the girl raised her head unexpectedly, with a hint of confusion in her eyes, in her heart, she didn't seem to think it was difficult to figure this out,
"Yes, it's as simple as that!" The fat man smiled slightly, knocked on the door with his hand, the carriage stopped, and pouted at the girl, "You can leave now, there are ships in the port, remember, there are only ten days, if it succeeds, I will let the military express its support for you, failure...... At your own risk, the Empire needs a thorn in the thorn, a really useful thorn, not just an intelligence trading agency, I'm sure you know what I mean!"
The girl didn't speak, carrying the white cat, jumped off the carriage neatly, and disappeared into the distance, "Teacher, isn't this kind of test too ...... for the master of the dark thorn" Besukaya looked at the fat man curiously, and his voice stopped, "You want to say that it's too simple, right?" The fat man smiled slightly at the corner of his mouth, and said with a flickering eye. I believe she thinks the same way, but unfortunately, the truth is often not so simple, I have a hunch that this time I just suddenly let go of the encirclement, there must be an ulterior plan, ten days, in a completely unfamiliar environment to find out the inside story, I also look forward to this assassin's master, whether he can complete such an impossible task!" (To be continued......)