Strand Island, the stronghold of Strand, the emerald green jungle shades a large part of the coast, like a uniform tone, in the dense grove gap, you can see the large and small port area like an inward bend, since ten days ago, the Imperial Navy pressed Triland, the port has entered a state of alert, all ships are not allowed to go to sea, and a line of defense is quickly arranged on the periphery of the island,

Although the main force of the Strand Navy was completely wiped out, the army stationed in its base camp still has more than 5,000 people, plus the local defense militia, parliamentary attendants, and patrols on the island, all mobilized at once, adding up to more than 50,000 troops, according to the topography of the island, a country named after the sea, most of the men on the island are sailors, or have had the experience of sailors, these men who dare to fight with the sea, only need a little organization to be soldiers, the total number of the sea army is only 20,000 in name, in fact, the potential soldiers are not under any medium-sized kingdom,

Decades of conquest of the sea, warships galloping, caravans coming and going, countless sea men batch by batch input, no matter life or death, all with the sea country as the belief, decades of life and death, forging this nation's unique fear of death, plus Triland Island is the base camp of the kingdom's navy, although the fleet is destroyed, but the weapons reserve is sufficient, can be equipped with three or four fleet weapons, just for the use of the giant catapult to equip the battleship, on the outer city wall of the posture, like a row of giants' arms, from a distance, dense, wistfully covered with the city ring wall,

If this were not the case, the ship-based troops on the Imperial Fleet would have landed on the island unceremoniously a long time ago,

With such a deep layer of defense, I am afraid that even if the Thor cannonballs carried by the entire imperial fleet are finished, it will not be able to play a big role

This is also the capital that the Strants dare to procrastinate, the huge depth of Triland. It is an area that the ship group cannot penetrate at all, and the strong defense on the periphery is enough to make any enemy who lands on the island feel intimidating, even the Faisans of the year can only choose to retreat in vain in the end, is the Falcon Empire different? Unless the empire can bring in enough land troops to fight, it is only a threat from the sea fleet, which is really not to be feared

This is the potential of the Sea State, with a total population of just over 600,000, most of which are scattered over hundreds of large and small chain islands centered on Triland Island. And Triland can become the capital of the Sea of Strand, not only because of its geography, but also because of its ground area, which is also the largest among hundreds of islands.

The huge extinct volcano that is more than 40 miles long and 20 miles wide exposed on the surface of the sea has been the birthplace of maritime civilization for thousands of years.

Nearly one-third of the islands are inhabited. With a population of 170,000, sixteen large ports, and various towns and cities derived from these ports, the honeycomb is densely distributed towards the center of the island. From the foot of the mountain by the sea to the raised hill in the middle, it is crowded together in layers, and several yellow stone steps are crisscrossed like a chessboard on the island. The high and pointed roofs are pointed at the top and round at the bottom, and the thick urban exterior walls resemble stone piers crowded together. It gives a thick but majestic feeling, and finally falls on a huge upward uplifted mound, separating the high and low residential areas on both sides.

High up in the mountains in the center of the island, a square building made entirely of white marble columns can be seen, which is where the Alien Council is located

At this time, in the huge council hall that can accommodate three hundred people, the golden sunlight is like a pillar of light, projecting down from the huge ceiling of the council hall, a middle-aged man with flaxen hair, wearing a white robe, stands on the most conspicuous podium in the middle, holding aloft a copy of the agreement, looking angrily at the parliamentarians who are discussing around him, Zhengse said. Distinguished guys, this is the Falcon Empire's reply, if you want peace, you must give up all your overseas assets, give up the accumulation of my Aliens for decades, and give up the wealth that your family has spent several generations of blood and sacrifice in exchange, are you willing!"" "The other party is just alarmist, what to invest 100,000 troops, when the time comes, everyone will be strong and clear, it will be enough for them to drink a pot, this is Triland Island, such a bandit treaty, must not be promised! Those wealth are ours, and no one can take it away from us!" Some of the people around shouted one after another, these people were wearing delicate white robes and wide-brimmed hats on their heads, this is the costume of the councillors of the central district of Triland, as the center of gravity, they are the most numerous, the most powerful, and control the direction of the council, the reply from the Falcon Empire, it is obvious that Yan zhòng has touched their interests,

"The most useful thing to deal with robbers is not to cry but to fight!" In one night, this beautiful island suddenly turned into a military camp, in fact, in the sea country into the conquest of the sea for decades, the people of Triland Island, has always been the main force of foreign expansion, in their opinion, in the history of the sea country, it is not the first time that soldiers are in the city, just like fifty years ago, the powerful East China Sea overlord Fishan navy, in the Battle of Fogroy Naval Force, also used to be so soldiers under the city, arrogantly demanding that the sea country surrender, but so what, not the same in Triland resistance to leave in disgrace

There were also some people who were silent and ugly, and these people were wearing Strant's naval uniforms,

Most of them are admirals of the Navy and heads of major fleets,

They advocate external expansion, achieve maritime hegemony, pursue war interests and speculative returns, some of them have fought with the Falcon Empire Navy, and have seen the prosperity of the empire, they do not agree with the conservatives' stubborn posture, nor do they agree with the arrogance of the radicals, they think that the realization of the hegemony of the sea country needs to be advanced one by one, they are the neutral faction of the sea country,

For them, the Falcon Empire's investment of 100,000 troops mentioned in the final announcement, these people who have a considerable understanding of the Falcon Empire's strength, do not think this is alarmist, the Empire does have such power!

Many of the people sitting in the last row showed concern on their faces, and they seemed to be nobles, their expressions were dazed, hesitant, and even restless.

The councillors of the central area are not threatened by the Falcon Empire's navy. Even the god of thunder, who claims to be able to destroy the city of Miè, is too far from the center of the island, and it is absolutely impossible for these central district councillors to give up the wealth accumulated over generations just because of the failure of the navy.

But they are different, their industry is on other islands, once the emperor of the empire really gives this order, Trilland, which has a strong defense, may be spared, but what about the other islands, the sea strategic power has changed hands, and the passage between the islands has long been cut off,

In front of the 100,000 surging Imperial Army, these outlying islands, which only have a small number of patrols, what to block. For them, the arrogant extravagance of the central area here about strategic depth and delaying tactics is a complete disregard for the life and death of the other islands, and their fate will not have a second possibility except to be completely destroyed by the Imperial Army.

The nobility of these outlying islands, for them. The group of imperial ships hanging over the sea more than ten miles away is so real, it is a sword that generally hangs over their heads, and it may collapse at any time because of negotiations. And smashed their industrial house relatives into powder, "Ladies and gentlemen, I want to remind you that the Falcon Empire is in the battle for the south of Gangfei. There was a record of landing the Grand Army, and it turned the tide of the war in one fell swoop," a young Admiral of the Admiralty looked at a group of central councillors who were ignoring the crisis in the Sea Kingdom in order to protect their own interests. Finally couldn't help but stand up, and said loudly, "The Falcon Empire's statement that it wants to invest in the army is definitely not an empty talk to intimidate in one fell swoop, and this time on the battlefield of Feshan, the Falcon Empire's army has earned a large number of combat materials, which is enough to support 100,000 troops to go south to attack the Sea Country."

The debate of the meeting paused, and everyone's eyes were focused on the young man with gauze on his hands, and after a few seconds, the middle-aged congressman standing on the stage of the conference center let out a scream as if he had been hit in the face, "What is the situation, what does the Admiralty want to do?" and "Seize power? When will the council need a soldier to decide!"

"This is a conspiracy, this is a despicable and shameless seizure of power by the Navy!" another congressman shouted frantically,

"I heard that the flagship of the Istanbul Empire was sunk under the witness of this young admiral, but I don't know where this young man was at that time!" Someone recognized the young admiral who had committed public anger as a rising star in the navy, a lucky boy named Stink,

At the age of twenty, it is of course good luck to become the admiral of the naval detachment, it is said that he has been recommended by many admirals, and the eyes of the soldiers are really not credible, this is a stern wrong decision, how can such an important task be entrusted to this person, and the navy is too irresponsible! The sound was surging, surging like a tide, and the admirals of the Admiralty sitting next to Stink also turned pale at the same time,

They didn't expect Stink to stand up, and one of them quickly grabbed Stink by the hand, trying to pull him back to his seat

"You're too reckless, Stink!" the admiral said in a deep voice

"Why, did I say something wrong, is it true that no one wants to listen to the truth?"

Stink's face showed a dazed look, his eyes flickered, and he was at a loss,

Even if he is a soldier who can calmly face a strong enemy, he can't cope with the reprimands rolling like a tide around him, he is not a Stranger, and he does not understand the unique environment of Strange, the Alien Sea Kingdom relies on the navy, but as the highest authority, the parliament has always been composed of nobles, and these nobles have always been afraid of the navy, which is why, even if it is a prince like Prince Anji, once he becomes the commander-in-chief of the navy, he also needs to walk on thin ice in the parliament, this is a battlefield for interests and politicians, not a soldier！

"When is the supreme decision of the council, it is time to listen to the mercy of the soldiers!" But the councillors obviously did not want to let him go, and an agitated central district councillor violently smashed the table with his hand, pointed at Stink and shouted, "What is the shame of the sea country, get out, get out, the soldiers get out" The surrounding councillors were also shouting, "Get out, the soldiers get out!" Hundreds of central district councillors shouted neatly, "Get out, the soldiers get out!"

"Forget it, let's go!"

The admirals of the Admiralty stood up with wolf faces, since Prince Anji returned to Triland Island as a prisoner, the navy has become synonymous with shame, and now this has happened, in the commotion, no one noticed, a white-haired old man sitting in the seat of the outer councilors, with a burning gaze, swept over the central district councillors who were still shouting with disappointment, and shook his head,

The old man muttered to himself, quietly turned around and walked out of the door, more and more ugly-faced peripheral councillors also walked out one by one, no one made a sound, or looked back, at this moment, these adults in the central area were still taking care of themselves, regardless of the life or death of the outer islands! At the beginning, in order to grab more benefits, in the name of the sea country, they mobilized the forces of all the islands to start a war with the Falcon Empire, and now the main force of the navy has been completely wiped out, in the face of such a danger, it is actually such an attitude, such a sea alliance, even if it is abandoned, it should be! "Snap" stepped on the sturdy and elastic deck of the dragon-class battleship, and Dustrenkai walked towards the bow of the battleship

The back of the falcon talking to his deputy in front of him caught his eyes, probably because he was too bored at sea, the fat man began to be interested in fishing, this may be the only pleasure that can be found now, just as an emperor supreme, standing on the bow of the ship without a guardrail fishing, after all, it gives people a feeling of insecurity,

Dustrunkai could only let his deputy who was proficient in water follow closely behind the fat man, and when he heard the voice from behind him, the fat man turned around and saw that it was Dustronkai, and the corner of his mouth smiled, "What?

"How did Your Majesty know!" Dustrengkai's face was stunned for a moment, and he straightened up and said, "Just now, the news came that the eleven island chains on the periphery of the Sea Country of Strant have announced their separation from the Sea Country and are willing to be included in the territory of the Empire!"

"It's good, isn't it? The navy has taken over eleven islands, and it has no face!" The corner of the fat man's mouth smiled slightly, and raised the fishing rod in his hand high, and the white line brought out an elegant arc, falling into the sea more than ten meters away, Strand is just an island alliance, if you want to make it submit, you need not only force, but also need to split it from the inside, the strongest fortresses are broken from the inside, under the trade-off of different interests, there will always be people who choose to betray, as long as someone starts, the empire can be harvested piece by piece!" (To be continued......)