15. Prologue (8)
One qiē is all under control.
This sounds a bit strange, it will remind people of a certain army that "annihilated 100 million enemies and turned into victory", this sentence they have used for decades, it has not changed at all, and it has almost become some kind of storage zài similar to a registered trademark. And every time it is mentioned, it brings joy to the people on the other side of the channel, albeit just one of the many jokes they make. Other jokes: Killing an enemy commander 68 times during the Civil War, and 60 years later, their group of soldiers, nicknamed "Strawberries," refused to go out on the grounds that there was no air conditioning outside...... and so on are also famous, but every time Li Lin thinks of this sentence - everything is in his grasp, the first thing that comes to mind is the magical army.
Excluding that group of professional logistics from his thoughts, Li Lin's thinking returned to his original thinking.
Not too bad, Colonel Rudnev defended the honor of the United Rus' principality with his life and battleships, and caused some trouble for the Albians. Due to the draft restrictions imposed on ships by the Kiel Canal, the main force of the Grand Fleet could only move north along the Cimbrica peninsula, passing through the Skagerrak, Kattegat and Little. Belt straits into the inner straits of the Arctic Sea. Smaller transport ships enter the inner strait bay via the Guòkiel Canal, bringing all the necessary supplies to Kaliningrad, making it a distribution center for front-line war supplies. However, thanks to the efforts of Colonel Rudnev, the progress of the plan had to be postponed by 3~4 days, and the port of Kaliningrad was dredged. Albion would continue to move forward, bleeding from his head in front of the minefield.
It's a bit of a pity.
If the Duchy's navy is a little more powerful and worthy of a war, it can create a hero and a myth in the Albiann navy. But because of the waste wood of the woolly bears, Li Lin had to let go of the great opportunity to create a "god of war" for the Albiang Navy, like Admiral Heihachiro Togo. It's a pity that we can't transplant the myth of Togo Tsuhachiro or Togo Touchoro to the past, and we can't see the good story of "Admiral So-and-so picking up dust from the gun barrel of the main ship of the Duchy Navy" circulating in the Albion Navy.
Fortunately, there are still land battlefields, and the other Neon military god, General Nogi Noshinori, still has a chance to be with the human army, just like after the bloody battle for Arthur Fortress. He was the same old man as the Japanese Army.
Totally conceivable. Some guys who are eager to consolidate their position and at the same time do not care about the lives of their soldiers, plus a group of staff members with rigid thinking and dull tactics will definitely drive soldiers to act as "meat bullets", charging against mines, trenches, and barrages. As long as they achieve a small success. V.E can publish a large number of books such as "The Biography of the Holy XX General", "The Human War God - XX General", and "Rock General XXX". Use a qiē means to publicize this model. Each infantry squad of the human army was prompted to issue a copy of this biography, which was read by all junior officers and soldiers until they could memorize it......
That's so much fun.
It's going to take a while to see that scene. The people of Albion have not yet kicked the iron plate, and Li Lin has not yet had time to pay attention to the affairs of the human world.
He was a guest in someone's house, or cave.
The taste of the decoration is not bad, classical, elegant, and the lifelike dragon carvings on the walls show a different kind of national customs. It's hard to imagine how the ancient people found this huge natural cave in Musberheim and retouched it. This shows not only the mastery of magic skills, but also the ability to appreciate aesthetics, and the dragon civilization it represents.
A peculiar civilization that is almost stagnant and unaffected by the tide of the times.
"You seem to be in a good mood. ”
A melodious voice came from the opposite side, and the wrinkled hand grabbed the white knight and advanced towards the heart of Black.
"Nothing, just a little fun on a long journey. ”
The "boy" mobile bishop in a long black trench coat had a casual smile that was a little out of place with the solemn environment, but the owner of the room did not show displeasure, paused, and looked at the "boy" in front of him.
"A long journey...... What an apt statement. ”
Letting the sigh of exhaustion ferment in the air, the supreme elder of the dragon clan, Osiris, continued to breathe at a long frequency.
He looks like an old man in his 60s, but he doesn't make people feel old, and compared to the conservative grandfathers of the Alfheim Senate who hold up a strong appearance, the innate majesty will make people unconsciously ignore his more than 5,000 years of life.
He's not one who can fool around by playing with his cleverness.
"Wisdom is unimaginable that a long lifespan would make us forget the meaning of being 'alive'. The decades of humans and orcs, the hundreds of years of dwarves, gnomes, elves, are too short compared to our thousands of years. And for you, who are one with the Mother Goddess and almost eternal, thousands of years are nothing. Beyond the kind of Your Excellency. ”
There was a hint of pity in the calm words.
No matter how immortal it is, no matter how omnipotent it is, it is an unusual and depressing thing for a living life to continue to become an "agent of divine will", controlling the wheel of the world and history instead of God. The dragon clan that used to be a substitute is very aware of the things that are represented behind becoming a substitute.
"It bothers me if you say that, Elder. ”
As if he was really troubled, Li Lin put on a helpless expression, and then said:
"The wise species can't imagine the problems of the ancient species, and the troubles of your ancient species are not suitable for me, right?"
The Black Queen stepped forward and blocked the path of the White King, and the previously inconspicuous black soldiers were only one step away from reaching the place where they were dying. With a sigh, Osiris admitted his defeat.
"That's a lot of power. ”
"Concession. ”
All the pieces returned to their original positions, and Osiris opened a bottle of red wine for Li Lin.
"Your Excellency Li Lin, we have reached a conclusion about your adopted son killing a member of our clan. Although Azdahaka is an exile, the fact that he is a dragon will not change. ”
In the end, the supreme elder of the dragon clan became very strict, as if the two races were about to go to war. But after a second, his tone calmed down again.
"Given your sincerity and willingness to pay a compensation of 5 million guineas for this, we are ready to resolve the matter peacefully. ”
Typical diplomatic rhetoric, everyone knows that it is not the attitude that solves the problem, but the shining gold coin. Just like Li Lin has repeatedly mentioned the famous saying - the troubles that can be solved with money are not troubles.
Most of the world's troubles can be settled with money, but if the other lion opens his mouth, then he can only use violence to talk.
If the dragon clan dares to ask for more than 7 figures, Li Lin will seriously consider entering the "second level of battle state", in that posture, there will be 100 million tons of TNT equivalent with a casual blow, and ending the history of the dragon clan is as simple as having breakfast.
Fortunately, although the old grandfathers here are all dead houses, they still know how to measure. reported a reasonably reasonable figure, Li Lin also paid happily, and finally the matter was resolved satisfactorily, and everyone was happy.
However, since Li Lin left the situation that was falling into turmoil and ran all the way to Muspelheim, where there was no grass, he would never come just for such a trivial matter.
"Your Excellency Elder, how much do you know about war loans?"
Smacking the red wine that has been stored for thousands of years, the corners of Li Lin's mouth curled.
"War loans? Oh, you mean usury against warring countries?"
"That's right, I'm going to lend money to one of the belligerents. As you know, this is a big business, and my company alone may not be able to provide enough borrowing, so I hope that all of you in the dragon clan will cooperate with my company. ”
Osiris thought for a moment and shook his head.
It is true that the money lending business is a highly rewarding industry, but the relative risks are also high. Only those adventurers who are young, without much drag, will take the risk of trying to lend money to one of the warring parties before the outcome of the battle is clear.
Li Lin is young - at least he looks young, but it is by no means without drag, and as the leader of a monopoly consortium that has spent more than 20 years building a camp that can change the world and control half of the world's wealth, he should not use a gambling mindset to make judgments......
He was too rash.
Osiris shook his head secretly.
"It's not a good thing to assert too quickly, Elder. ”
Knowing his thoughts, a clear laugh floated over, and Li Lin picked up his wine glass and made a toast gesture.
"Anyway, I still have plenty of time, the elder might as well sit down and enjoy the battle between the two camps first, and let the early battle situation tell us whether the invitation for cooperation I proposed is reasonable. (To be continued......)