The fat man of the Admiralty took the report from the hands of the Guards Cavalry with some confusion, his eyes swept over his mouth, he smiled, handed the report to the confused Southern Governor Statun Enko next to him, and said with a smile

You see, the Normans have already felt that they are at the end of the road, and they have actually handed over the negotiating documents to the fleet blockaded by the open sea, and the Normans have offered to exchange half of the southern part of Salander for a year's peace, and this Normandy Grand Duke will really be a bargain, but it is also their people who cannot cross the southern seas at all, let alone land to submit the negotiating letter

Half of the southern part of Salander in exchange for a one-year truce, Statunko took the report handed over by the fat man, looked at it carefully, and snorted in his mouth

Your Majesty, don't believe the terms of these Normans, this negotiation is simply a blackmail, saying that Normandy still has 100,000 troops in the south, and that all the warships in the country have been mobilized, and the army will soon be overwhelming, which is nonsense

As the commander-in-chief of the Southern Campaign, I know best about the current situation, and the Normandy army still has no more than 30,000 troops left in the south, and they are all concentrated in the city of Mossa in the south

Statunko's voice stopped, and he suddenly knelt down on one knee in front of the fat man, and his subordinates begged His Majesty to allow his subordinates to be willing to personally lead 50,000 southern troops to the city of Mosa, and cooperate with the 50,000 central army and 100,000 troops that landed in the southern port, and under the flanking attack, I am sure that within ten days, the remaining Normanish army in the south will be completely annihilated, so that they will not even have the most basic capital, and what face will they have to talk to us

Hehe, don't you hurry, are you still afraid that the Normans will fly with wings, the fat man smiled, raised the whip in his hand lightly, pointed to the towering mountains in the distance, and said, You should know the reason why we can't annihilate them yet, we need time, a time to be able to digest the feelings of the southern Salander, so we still need these Normans as targets

That majesty xià means that Statunenko asked cautiously

Naturally, he agreed to negotiate with the Normans, the fat man showed a sly smile on the corner of his mouth, playing with the horsewhip inlaid with sapphires in his hand, feeling the cold feeling of the gem coming from the handle of the horsewhip, and said, We want Salander and they want to live, in fact, both sides are very clear that the negotiation is actually to be able to get the Normans on the island out, we can tell them very clearly that it is impossible to armistice the truce, and it is acceptable to take out the ransom to ransom these tens of thousands of Norman troops

Majesty is Majesty, these Normans have looted a lot of property in the south of Salander, and now it is time to let some blood go, and Statunko suddenly realized with a full face

You are familiar with the situation in the south, and you are the highest-ranking general of the empire in Saland, and this time the negotiation will be handed over to you, and the fat man patted Statunko on the shoulder with his right hand

This subordinate didn't know how much to ask, Statunko asked hesitantly, looking a little dazed, he was a capable minister in internal affairs, but he was not familiar with foreign affairs, and suddenly received such a task, and he couldn't help but feel at a loss

It's your business how much you want, don't always say that I don't give you a chance to get rich, the fat man smiled disapprovingly, made a pinching gesture with his fingers, and said, Their tens of thousands of lives are pinched in our hands, the sea is also our navy, and the road is to kill them, and the Salander people can take money to buy their lives if they want to live

According to my estimates, if the Normans really value these people, they can at least knock out more than 5 million gold coins, but now you are the person in charge of this negotiation, and this battle is also fought by your Southern Army, I don't care how much you get, you must hand over 3 million gold coins to the national treasury, and the rest is all the remuneration of your Southern Army for this battle

The 50,000 soldiers of the Southern Army who fought bloody battles on behalf of his subordinates thanked His Majesty for the gift of Statunko and knelt down on one knee in front of the fat man excitedly, his shoulders trembled slightly, although he was not good at diplomacy, he also knew what this meant

5,000,000 gold coins, it's enough to make people feel blood boiling, the Statunko family has been a close minister of the Falcon family for generations, the finance and tax officer, the calculation is hereditary, Sttoounko is not only born from a knight, but also extremely proficient in calculation...,

The 5 million mentioned by the fat man is only a conservative estimate, with more than 30,000 Norman soldiers, plus many Normandy civilians who migrated under the attack of the Normans, and now the Normans concentrated in Mossa are at least more than 170,000

This was all a mistake in the original plan of the Normans, as a small principality that was being squeezed on their homeland, and the Normans risked being swallowed up by the sea, hoping to find a settlement in the New World

The Salander army, which had been in peace for a long time, was almost defeated at one touch, and soon conquered half of the island, and the Normans drove the Salander southerners to several large cities on the one hand, and transported a large number of people from the mainland on the other

This is a land as fat as milk, and this is the endless emotion that the Normans will express every time they mention this new land in the country, and such poetic words soon aroused the interest of the nobles of the Duchy of Normandy, and most of the nobles who could be the first to have the privilege to come by boat were also the pillars of these principalities

There is the most beautiful scenery here, the richest resources, the most satisfying thing for the Normans is that most of the Salander women are as beautiful as the sea, everything here is the best except the enemy, it is simply a paradise for the nobility, as the good news came back to the country, more Normandy nobles also crossed the sea, and soon tens of thousands of nobles gathered in the south of Salander

Just when the Normans thought they had found paradise, the Falcon Army's overall move southward soon dragged the Normans back to the harsh reality that war was never only the laughter of the victors, and with the Falcon Army's advance layer by layer, coupled with the massive revolt of Salander's slaves, the good days of the Norman nobility came to an end

The manor houses of the nobles were burned by Salander's slaves, and the expeditionary party sent back was also brought back, and the battle ahead was also very difficult, because the Falcon army advanced too quickly, and the Normans realized that they had moved a stone and shot themselves in the foot

The army on the island can be withdrawn, but what to do with the tens of thousands of pillar nobles of the principality, for a country like Normandy that relies on the number of nobles to enhance the influence of the principality, these pillar nobles with territory and wealth are a human resource that cannot afford to lose, if they all die on Salander Island, the status of the Principality of Normandy will be canceled, and then the surrounding forces will also beat the water dogs, which is also the reason why the Normandy army is still defending step by step although it was defeated

Of course, the Falcon Empire is not clear about this, and the national pattern of the Obaro continent is completely different from that of the Ikadivar continent, which also leads to the fact that the real lion did not dare to open his mouth when he was under the conditions

5 million gold coins is not enough for a single child

When he heard that the Falcon Empire was willing to negotiate, the representative of the Duchy of Normandy seemed hesitant on the surface, but in fact, he had already been happy in his heart, and after hesitating for a while, he said, Okay, 5 million gold coins, as long as these pillar nobles can be put back, land is not a problem, and money is not a problem

It is no wonder that the Normans are so confident, the southern part of Salander they occupy, is the most comfortable and prosperous area in the whole of Salander, the pre-war population of more than 4 million, the city is dense, the waterways have always been a prosperous economic center, coupled with hundreds of years of peaceful development, the accumulated wealth is not to mention tens of millions

Despite the brutality of the war, hundreds of cities were burned, and the Normans plundered a lot of money, and the number of ships that transported captured silver and tableware to the country alone reached 20, not to mention many exquisite jewels and precious corals, not to mention the fact that even an ordinary Norman soldier could see the Salander noble ring inlaid with aqua sapphire on his finger

Although this is just a rumor, the Falcon army did capture a lot of good things when fighting the Norman army, and the ransom of 5 million gold coins was quickly delivered, and the southern army also secretly opened a road to the port, and the Falcon Imperial navy, which was ordered in the open sea, also returned to Port Vic to rest and recuperate on the grounds that the ship was damaged by a storm, and the war with the south continued like this for a few days, and a batch of them dragged like that...,

Before you know it, the weather is starting to get hot in May, the sun is scorching on the ground, the ground is slightly hot, and the blue grass when the breeze blows in the face, and colorful wildflowers grow on the blue grass that looks like a huge colored carpet from a distance, reaching the end of the earth

Accompanied by Nilai, the fat man returned to Vic City in the north, which is the largest military port in the north, and it is also the new base camp of the Falcon Empire's navy, and now the sea area from Vikia to Nord has become the Falcon's inland sea, and the Imperial Navy has the convenient conditions of connecting Vikia from the north to the west of Nord and going north to Ruierdian in Vic Harbor, with the expansion of the Imperial Navy, the total number of warships has reached 140, and there are more than 7,000 sailors, which is the absolute force of the Falcon Empire to control the sea area

Sea East of Salander

At this time, the sea area of Salander was the time of the spring breeze, and the sails of the warships were swollen, riding the wind and waves on the sea, the sun was shining, and the sea was clear and cloudless

The spicy sun shines unhindered on the calm sea, scorching the sea, and the heat is hot, perhaps because the sun is so comfortable, and the dolphins chasing fish in the waves jump out of the sea on the port side of the battleship from time to time, just like the legendary sea elves with a strong posture, and the smooth backs reflect white luster in the sunlight from time to time

Captain Tigger of the Dragon's Tooth Battleship No. 6 was in his captain's room, looking at the sea map on the table, he looked very young, and he rarely wore a pair of gold-rimmed glasses, which made him look special among the captains of the Falcon Empire's navy, which was famous for his fierceness, and it was also particularly eye-catching, but those who knew him would feel a burst of sincere admiration

The appearance is not important, the important thing is the essence, it can be seen from the cold light that flashed in Teagel's eyes, this is not so weak to the outside, the sea is a place of passion, the waves are turbulent, the waves can bury a person's life at any time, without extraordinary courage and fierce physique, it is impossible to survive on the ocean

To survive and gain attention under the command of Dustrenquet, the commander of the famously unruly Imperial Fleet, Teagar certainly has a remarkable ability, and an impressive ability

In fact, among all the captains of the Imperial Navy, he was definitely the most knowledgeable and the most studious, and his gold-rimmed glasses were caused by the long study of books and charts, except for him, no fleet could be familiar with the situation of every sea, and he was known as the living chart of the Imperial Navy

As long as he sailed once, he could command the battleship to sail in the predetermined direction even with his eyes closed, because he had an instinct, he could feel the direction of the sea from the wind, and in the Battle of the Western Sea, it was Teagar who led the way, so that the Falcon Navy was unharmed, and the narrow sea channel unexpectedly damaged the navy of the Nord Ali family

Captain, look at what I caught, it was sunny again at noon, and smoke could almost come out of the deck, and Tigger was concentrating on studying the charts, and Xu Bin's loud voice suddenly came from outside the cockpit, and the rough voice didn't wait for him to answer, and the first mate on the ship, Le Anger, had rudely pushed the door in

To be precise, he slammed the door open with his shoulder, because he was holding a large wooden basin in his hand, and there was a young scale sea fish weighing more than ten pounds, which was making a roaring sound in the water basin, as if he sensed that his end had come, and the young scale sea fish kept fluttering and wanted to jump out of the basin

The harvest is good, the small scale sea fish, this is the best that can not be found

The corners of Teagh's mouth sneered, and he gently supported his gold-wire glasses with his hand, and then slowly raised his head, and had to admit that this guy was a good fishing master in addition to being able to fight, and his fishing skills seemed to be above him

The small scale sea fish in the wooden basin in his hand usually lives on the quiet bottom of the sea, the body is slender and delicious, especially the small scale in summer is particularly delicious, it is a very popular edible fish, and the sailors in the sailing place are proud to catch a small scale...,

Usually the ships that sail away are only dry salted fish that can be eaten, people go crazy, and the falcon imperial navy warships will be equipped with some seasonal fruits, and at this time, if there is a fish with few scales, it is really the most wonderful thing to satisfy the cravings

It's a pity that the few scales are also very cunning fish, and they rarely appear in ordinary times, and even if they appear, the light yì of the ghost elves refuses to take the bait, so every sailor can only rely on luck, and if they catch one, it is a happy thing

It's a pity that this is not the biggest one, otherwise there would be joy tonight, the first mate Le Anger grinned and said with a big yellow tooth

It would be nice if there was a good bottle of rum, Tigger looked at Leangue with a wink, and the meaning was so obvious that he almost didn't say take it out, I knew you were good and had it in stock

Don't, my lord, I just have a few bottles, you also know that this thing is not easy to preserve, the first mate Le Ang's face turned slightly pale, put down the fish plate in his hand, and shouted bitterly, the fish under his feet wagged his tail uneasily, making a crackling splash sound

Okay, big deal, I'll compensate you a gold coin, don't think I don't know that you are the roadside goods that I bought for 10 silver coins, Teagar put down the chart in his hand, and kicked the fish basin that was still blowing up the water, to be honest, it's been a long time since I've seen such a big scale, if you even care about this bit of goods, even the sea god will feel sorry

Forget it, I'm afraid of you, I know that I can never take advantage of you, the first mate Le Anger rolled his eyes helplessly, came to Teagel's side, just in time to see the chart on the table that was almost all blue lines drawn by Teagel, and couldn't help but ask in confusion

My lord, you stare at this chart every day to see what you are looking for, we have been going around here for several days, and we have not noticed any movement, so brothers, let me ask when it will be before I can go back

Don't worry, today is the last day of our voyage, and we can return in the evening, Tigger looked up at the outside, smiled at the corner of his mouth, put down the quill in his hand, and didn't want to explain any more, and the first mate Le Anger felt a little helpless to leave

Will it be the last day, Tigger looked out the window a little dazedly, the cloudless sea, the rippling blue waves, the water and the sky, extremely spectacular, except for the most important thing missing

This is the northern sea of Salander, this time the No. 6 ship, which has always been a fleet scout, was sent to such a distant sea, not only to see the scenery, but also the most important task, that is, to observe the current and wind direction in the open sea, but unfortunately it has been calm recently, and the current has not found that the wind direction is also flat, so I am really unwilling to go back like this

Suddenly, a rapid whistle sounded on the top of the mast of the battleship, and quickly sounded throughout the ship, this is a battle alarm, Teagar stood up in surprise, he saw the first mate in charge of the battle, Le Angue, running over from the side, and behind him dozens of sailors wearing armor, these are the ship-borne soldiers on the Dragon's Tooth ship, because this mission is to go to sea alone, so it is configured according to the combat readiness patrol.

There was a sound of the baffle opening from below the gun compartment preparation

Your Excellency spotted an unidentified heavy warship to the northwest, and when he saw Captain Tigger coming out of the ship's cabin, the boatswain on duty on deck immediately ran up to report to him

The heavy warship Tigger's face immediately became gloomy, he first looked up at the northeast wind, and was secretly surprised in his heart, the other party was actually driving against the wind, and he could have such a speed, then the other party's navigation technology should not be comparable to the warship technology of the Falcon Empire

The whole ship was ordered to be ready for battle

Tigger quickly gave the battle order, on the high mast, the lookout post was still waving the flag in his hand, the flag in his hand, the meaning of which was that there was an unidentified fleet approaching at high speed on the sea in the southwest, and the number was more than three

There is no imperial fleet here, who are these people, Teagar secretly wondered in his heart, and he couldn't care so much, and soon all the personnel of the entire Dragon Tooth ship entered the combat preparation, the sailors quickly entered the combat state from the sailing state, the porthole of the gun was quickly opened, and the black Thor gun barrels also stretched out from the open sides of the cannons

The 320-meter target was also stuffed into the chamber of the gun, and it was only waiting for an order to be fired, and the first mate Le Anghe himself was in charge of the rangefinder, staring at the sea level to the southwest

creak

The four ballistae on the front and rear decks of the Dragon's Tooth were also opened, bowstrings were drawn, archers and co-archers were in place, and long steel crossbow arrows were also placed in arrow slots

Get down

The heavily armed ship-borne soldiers have put on a full set of heavily armored shields and spears, and they are half-squatting on both sides of the ship, if they are not condescending, they are basically invisible, but if the other party launches a surprise attack on the side, they will be greeted by sharp spears

Adjust the firing angle, target 110, the ship-based soldiers squatting on the side of the ship, listening to the loud sound coming from the gun compartment, clenched the steel heavy gun in their hands, and the black dots approached quickly, and it seemed that they could hear the roar of the waves split by the bow of the opponent's battleship (to be continued, if you like this work, you are welcome to (.) to vote for recommendation, monthly pass, your support is my biggest motivation)