1682 The Road to War VIII
The fleet bypassed the cliff in front, a semi-curved beach appeared in front of the fat man's eyes, the scheduled landing point arrived, this is a coastline 40 miles away from the Ninestar area, the target of this trip, there is no port here, and it is sparsely populated, there was an old lighthouse on the cliff, since the non-human control zhì Putao, this lighthouse has been abandoned because of no one to manage, only can see a half-collapsed old tower base towering on the top of the cliff, the sun shines on this dilapidated old lighthouse, dragging out a long shadow
Strategically speaking, this is not suitable for a real landing operation, it is located in a saline land with no clean water sources, and there are no villages where guides can be found, so it is no wonder that Gangfei people do not pay attention to this place
Although the Principality of Putao is not big, but three-fourths of the area is near the sea, the coastline is more than 700 meters long, like a sausage that is stretched in the north and south directions, it is impossible for the people to completely hold the entire coastline, in the case of the weakness of the navy, choose to give up a part of the unimportant coastline, in exchange for the advantage of the concentration of troops, it is also a normal thing, since the outbreak of the battle of Lisbento, the Gangfei army in the Putao area has been fully drawn to Lisbonto, and even a Gangnon infantry squadron near this area has also been pulled out to Lisbonto half a month ago,
The fleet was soon divided into two, the two dragon tooth battleships began to turn with the flagship of the fleet, a U-shaped white steering line was dragged out of the sea, the bow deviated and accelerated towards the half-bent beach, the sails were immediately blown up by the sea breeze, and the other dozen dragon tooth battleships lowered their sails one after another, and the quiet sea was lined up, and the deck was full of sailors standing straight at this moment, and everyone's eyes moved with the movement of the third battleship behind the two dragon's tooth battleships that opened the way in front,
Everyone's eyes were as hot as a volcano, staring at a slightly chubby figure standing at the bow of the ship, like a strong benchmark. The black hair, the blood of the sailors is boiling, although it is just a back, it is enough to make all the imperial sailors feel honored! I don't know who was the first to shout, followed by the sound of the mountains and seas, all the soldiers standing on the deck, all raised their right hands and put them on their chests, shouting Long live the Empire, Long live the Emperor!
"Smack"
The huge bow of the battleship was pushed forward by the torrent waves, as if swept up by the waves. Then it was pushed out violently, and the white waterline behind the hull of the ship, like a huge sharp blade, shaved through the turquoise sea, and the battleship rushed directly towards the saline ground on the sea
"The impact will be violent, please hold on to it!" Dustrunkai reminded loudly beside him, pulling a rope from the deck and handing it to the fat man
"I don't need it!" the fat man smiled slightly, and his right hand casually rested on the side of the boat next to him.
"Your Majesty, how can this be done!, please use a rope to help your waist!' Dustrenkai was a little anxious, and the battleship rushed to the beach, what a powerful impact. Even if the god of war was alive, it was impossible to be as casual as the falcon majesty under such an impact, and just when he wanted to continue to persuade, his feet were shocked. The battleship was already like a wild horse that had lost control, and suddenly rushed towards the beach in front of it.
The sand burst open as the heavy hull squeezed it. The shaking of the mountains was also transmitted to the deck, and although the sailors on the deck helped their waists with ropes, or fixed themselves to some fixed object, they were also in a state of confusion as the sailors tossed and turned!
Dustrenkai was still talking, caught off guard, and the whole person flew towards the empty block of the bow, if it weren't for a strong palm, like lightning pulling him, he might have become the first naval commander in the history of the empire, or even in the entire history of the continent, because he commanded the battleship to rush to the beach, and he fell from the bow of the ship to his death, Dustrenkai looked at the owner of the palm that saved his life, it turned out to be the falcon that didn't even have a rope, "Thank you, Your Majesty for saving your life!"
Dustrenkai knelt down gratefully, swallowing a mouthful of saliva with difficulty, but his heart was shocked beyond measure! Although he had already heard that His Majesty the Falcon was extremely powerful in martial arts, and it had reached the point where all the fierce generals did not dare to look up to Cheng Dù, but after all, it was a rumor from the army, and there was no basis for research.
The entire Icadivar continent knows that the Vecchia Falcon is incomparably wise and swept through thousands of armies! But there are few comments on the level of his personal martial arts, it is really in the war, the probability of the Falcon Majesty directly attacking is very low, not to mention that according to the temperament of the Falcon Majesty, it will not shoot without absolute certainty, so the rumors of the army are normal even if they are exaggerated, a powerful monarch who is invincible in wisdom and force is obviously more able to arouse the courage and confidence of the soldiers below to fight.
At this moment, Dustrunkai felt a tingling scalp and cold hairs stood on end, not only because His Majesty Falcon had pulled his entire weight with one hand, but also because he saw that His Majesty Falcon had just held the position of the ship's side, and it was clearly visible that five fingers were trapped in the plank of the ship's side.
Oh, my God!
Dustrengke's mouth was slightly open, and his eyes were full of shock that could not be concealed,
As the head of the navy, he knew very well that these pieces of wood that could be used to make warships were all first-class hard, and even some of them could not be cut into with sharp swords, but under the fingers of the Falcon Majesty, these hard masterbatches that could resist even the impact of the enemy's weapons were as soft as the dough that had been kneaded, so it was no wonder that those army generals mentioned the personal force of the Falcon Majesty, as if they had seen a ghost, this is no longer a human being, even if the god of war is alive, it is just like this
The fat man was not in the mood to care about the thoughts of the admiraltyman, he was still thinking about the arrangements for Ninestar's trip, and through the private information provided by the Duke of Guò Putau, a nobleman named Antur had information about the place where the Robles family was imprisoned,
According to the Duke of Putao, it was this nobleman who called himself Antur who found himself in private and asked for 10,000 gold coins as a reward before he was willing to tell the Duke of Putao the specific location, out of caution, the Duke of Putao refused the request of Antur, who came to the door automatically, he was afraid that it was Gangfei who would test him again, and he had several similar experiences before, and there were always some nobles who expressed loyalty to themselves secretly came to the door, but most of them. It's all the inside line arranged by the gang non-human by his side!
It's hard to move forward, and it's surveillance
The Duke of Putau, accustomed to scrutinizing anyone who approached him with suspicion, did not finally accept his words until the Ninestar nobleman came to his door for the third time and brought with him a coat of arms of the Burrows, for this coat of arms of the Burrows family was not the sunburst that the Burrows used to warn and ask for help, a rare coat of arms. "Okay, get up, tidy up, let's get off the boat!"
The fat man clenched his right hand, and there was a metallic chill in his palm, it was the triangular sail wing coat of arms that the Duke of Putao had bought for 10,000 gold coins, and the Duke of Putao had made an agreement with that whoever held the coat of arms would inform the person who came where the Burrows family was imprisoned.
Looking under the half-inclined side of the ship, the battleship that rushed up to the beach because the impact was very strong, and the wind was stronger than usual today. Directly on the beach, a deep mark about 20 meters long, which has already covered the bottom plate of the ship, and the baffle of the battleship was lowered, and the cavalry dressed as ten mercenaries in each team was put down. First disembarking from the battleship on the shore, the two groups of cavalry wandered around the vicinity, and then raised their hands to signal that there was nothing unusual.
The horse's hooves stepped on the hard frozen soil, the fat man rode a war horse and slowly got down from the baffle, his eyes swept across the vast wilderness covered with snow on both sides of the surroundings, his eyes flashed a faint chill, this time there were only 20 people in the group, the fat man and Dustrunkai were merchants and accountants, the others were mercenaries, four carriages full of miscellaneous goods drove down from the warship, and the team dressed as a caravan began to march towards the Ninestar area, a distance of 40 miles, in the afternoon, the fat man arrived at the city of Ninestar
When night fell, the fat man sat in a warm tavern in casual clothes, watching the snowflakes drift on the empty street through the glass window.
Dustrenkai sat cautiously beside him, his eyes cautiously glancing at the face of His Majesty the Falcon. The fat man was waiting, it was not easy to find a stranger in this small city with a population of 30,000, fortunately the Duke of Putao mentioned the agreement with this Antur, as long as a five-pointed figure was drawn on the outer wall of this Jianlangtu tavern, this Antur would appear by himself, and the fat man drew a five-pointed icon on the outer wall according to the agreement, and he had been sitting here for two days,
It's a pity that the Antur didn't appear, which couldn't help but make the fat man feel a little anxious, playing with the badge as a token in his hand, the fat man's eyes looked at the snowy long street outside the glass window, and a faint murderous aura flashed in his silent eyes, "Your Majesty, do we need to use the power of the underground forces!" Dustrunkai said in a cautious low voice, "If you want to find the locals, it is better to rely on these underground snakes" "Underground forces!" The fat man was silent for a moment, and finally nodded. It's too difficult to find someone in such an unfamiliar environment, and it's not a way to go on like this, but it's not so easy to find underground forces."
"This is completely reassuring!" Dustrunkai stood up from his seat and said with a smile, "Among the accompanying guards, there is a guard who is from the background of the underground forces, although the countries are different and the continents are different, but the habits of the underground forces are still roughly the same, so I will arrange the contact!" "Go and go back quickly!" The fat man raised his wine glass, and the whole person was suddenly shocked, and the wine in his hand spilled a little, and his eyes looked fixedly at the long street outside the window. Dustrunkai immediately looked over alertly, and following the direction of the fat man's gaze, the long street was empty.
"What's wrong?"
The fat man's eyes were a little disbelieving, and he turned his head with a strange expression, "I saw a person on the corner of the street just now." ”
"Who is it?" Dustrunkai asked curiously, "I don't know, but she gestured to me with a five-pointed star!" The fat man stood up with a solemn face, and said in a condensed voice, "Obviously, the other party has also observed us for two days, otherwise we wouldn't have appeared now, go out now, the other party shouldn't have gone far!"
After a while, the fat man and Dustrenkai stopped at a street corner on the bevel outside the tavern
From here, you can just see where the fat man was sitting just now, the fat man smiled, "That person was here just now" He pointed to the footprints underground, and the footprints spread to the opposite street, and the street behind the snow was trampled in pieces, muddy snow and mud mixed. Where can I find a person's footprints?
"You go that way, I'll go this way, look for it separately" The fat man raised his head unwillingly and looked at both sides of the street, "The other party is wearing a hood to cover his head and face, but there is a red triangle mark on the cuffs, which should be recognizable at a glance." If you find anything, even if you do it, you must leave this person behind!" "Yes, my subordinates understand!" Dustrunkai replied dryly, since he had seen the Falcon Majesty's martial arts with his own eyes. He no longer thinks that there is anyone else who can pose a threat to His Majesty, unless the other party brings in troops!
The fat man went to the north, and Dustrengke went to the south, and the fat man wondered in his heart, how could that Antur have disappeared without a trace in a few minutes? After walking along the long street for a while, the fat man found a secluded place, jumped on the roof of the house by the roadside, and stood on the roof covered with snow and condescendingly observed in all directions.
There was no shadow of the man in the surrounding streets. The fat man was unwilling to go from one roof. Jumped on another rooftop, still nothing, just when I felt discouraged and was about to turn back. The fat man's sharp gaze suddenly stopped, and he suddenly saw a person walking below in an alley opposite, looking at his graceful figure. It was supposed to be a young woman, except for the fact that she didn't wear a hood, and the rest of the qiē was the same as what she had just seen. And on the cuffs of this young woman's shirt, there is a dark red triangular mark
"Miss ahead, please stop! Without hesitation, the fat man jumped down and ran towards the opposite street, still shouting, but the woman did not stop, and did not even look back, as if she had not heard anything, "This young lady ......"
The fat man walked through the street, and the anxious figure immediately turned into a phantom, and he wanted to overtake this woman very quickly, since he had met her, how could he not let it go like this! At this moment, there was a soft sound of "snort", and the light flashed, and a sharp bayonet sword suddenly appeared from the side, silently stabbing at the fat man's face.
"I have no malice, if I frighten Miss, I apologize!" The fat man has never seen any strong wind and waves, in the eyes of others, this sword can be described as fast, accurate, ruthless, and already has a very good strength, but in the eyes of the fat man, this cold light is simply harmless, except for the dazzling more flowers, if you really want to go to the battlefield, you can directly chop to death with a knife,
Flicked the index finger of the wrist, and there was a soft sound of "ding",
The fat man's magic-like fingers flicked right on the side of the sword, and the sharpest tip of the sword swung out at once. The female swordsman turned pale, bit her lip, flipped her wrist, and made another soft sound of "snort", this time two stabbing swords appeared at the same time,
The swordsmanship is sharp, the moves are vicious, and the powerful assault is condensed
It can be seen that the fat man flicked away the opponent's stabbing sword with one finger, which had already made the female swordsman kill her! It's just that the confident female swordsman only felt that there was a flower in front of her, and the two stabbing swords stabbed into the air at the same time, and the fat man with a light body like a tanuki disappeared magically! "How is it possible!"
The female swordsman was stunned for a moment, her face was full of disbelief, and suddenly a cold piercing cold was placed on the white and delicate neck of the female swordsman from behind, and a cold sentence exploded in her ear: "If it were me, I would never choose to turn back! Otherwise, my hand trembled, and a beautiful head fell to the ground like this! It would be a pity!"
The female swordsman's whole body stiffened, she really didn't dare to move, she could hear that there was a very cold-blooded guy behind her, the other party could definitely do what she said, just the moment when her own trick hit the air, she had already realized that the other party was not at the same level as herself, and the other party's actions and looks were more like cats and mice.
The female swordsman gritted her teeth with a sullen expression and asked, "What do you want to do!"
"Sue me, where is Antur?" the fat man asked coldly, and a short sharp dagger that had just been drawn from the female swordsman's body was placed on the female swordsman's neck
"Ann...... Antur asked me to come to sue you, the content of the transaction has changed!" The female swordsman's face changed, and her voice carried a hint of fear, she was really frightened by the fat man's strange body method, "The price is raised to fifty thousand gold coins, otherwise, even if you kill me, you won't get the news you want!"
The fat man's eyebrows frowned slightly, this answer was too unexpected for him, 50,000 gold coins was nothing, but the sudden change of the other party's hexagram made him feel a little angry in his heart
At this moment, from the side of the alley, three men and one woman came out, one of them a man and a woman had a sword flashing in their hands, and the other two had their hands in their long sleeves, and they couldn't see whether they had weapons or not, revealing a mysterious and unpredictable smell. The costumes of the four people are different, they are all ordinary civilian clothes, and they are covered with a wind-proof and snowproof hat, and their faces are hidden under the hat and cannot be seen clearly.
"Huh?" The woman carrying the sword let out an accident, her eyes fixed on the stiff female swordsman, and then looked at the fat man dressed as a half-merchant and half-mercenary, and the corners of her mouth suddenly burst into a silver bell-like laugh, "An Feijia, I didn't expect you to have today, what, this time you are going to accompany your traitor brother and be arrested and brought back to prison together? If this is the case, I will look forward to seeing your two brothers and sisters beheaded together in three days!"
The "bastard" saw the woman with the sword, the female swordsman known as Anfijia, suddenly became excited, and even ignored the sharp blade still on his neck, and scolded angrily, "As a guard of the Burrows family, you can betray the Burrows family in a blink of an eye, what an ungrateful villain!" "The guards of the Burrows family!" The fat man's eyes burst into a bright light (to be continued......)