Realm of Power

Putting down in his hand the secret letter written by Francis Lars in code from Hayera, the Governor of the Eastern Province, agreeing to submit to the empire, the fat man immediately found the Navy Commander-in-Chief Dustelenko and handed over the foreign affairs document he had just signed. She handed it to him and said somewhat mysteriously, "Have you not been complaining that the main force of the navy is stranded, which is a waste? Then tomorrow, on behalf of the empire, I will lead a fleet to Istanbul for a visit."

"Going to the waters of Istanbul? Are you going to attack Istanbul?"

Dostelenko was taken aback and hesitated for a moment before saying, "Your Majesty, with all due respect, the battle between the Empire and Feishan has reached the most critical moment. Hundreds of thousands of troops from both sides have been deployed, and troops from both sides are constantly moving in." The Bavaria region has been recognized as a decisive battle that is about to break out and may swallow countless lives at any time. At this time, there is really no need to provoke the Istani people. Although the Istan Empire has been weakening rapidly since the life and death of the brilliant Emperor Thoradin I was unknown, it still has an empire base covering an area of ​​thousands of kilometers and a huge population. Even if it is an empire, Even if you use all your troops, you won't be able to defeat him in a short time!

"Starting a war against the Istan Empire? Don't worry, I have no such plan yet!" Dostelenko saw His Majesty Falcon rolling his eyes at him, turned around, picked up a gorgeously covered letter from the table, and handed it to him with one hand. come over

"You'll know just by looking at it"

The fat man said with an angry and ridiculous face, "Istanbul and Kyoto knew from somewhere that the more than 100,000 remaining Istanbul troops were in our hands, and they actually sent people to negotiate and asked us to return these dozen "The Remnant of Istan"

"Return it? Istan Kyoto hasn't woken up yet! How naive!"

Hearing these words, even Dostelenko couldn't help but curl his lips slightly, and said with some annoyance, "After Emperor Thoradin, the Istan Empire obviously has no successor. How can it even make such a ridiculous request?" ! "

"That's not necessarily the case!"

The fat man laughed, "The second prince has always wanted to ascend the throne of the emperor, but now he has the support of the ministers. But because of the rebels, the military and the region have never been very willing to accept him, even if he wanted to Squeezing that hash into the Ministry of Military Affairs was not rejected by the disgraced generals on the grounds that they were too junior. Of course, it cannot be said that the second prince is completely mediocre. As long as this can be done, hundreds of thousands of elites from the Istan Empire will return home to be grateful to the second prince, and they will also get a team that is enough to control. With the military power at the center of the empire, it was hard to say whether the second prince could really become Thoradin II.

"But such an opportunity will never be given to him in vain!" The fat man paused. He snorted coldly.

"What do you mean by your majesty?" Dostelenko blinked. His majesty's heart is always too dark, and the sharp claws of the falcon never fail! If we make a deal with this, using these hundreds of thousands of Istan's remnant troops in exchange for the eternal destruction of the Istan Empire after its vitality is severely damaged, according to His Majesty Falcon's methods, it is absolutely impossible not to pull off a layer of the Istan Empire's skin. Won't let go. As expected, the fat man's face turned cold. He waved his hand and said

"I have already given a reply. You can ask for help, but hundreds of thousands of people eat at my place and consume astronomical amounts of money every day. No matter what, you can't eat and drink for free. You need at least 20 million gold coins in compensation. And the imperial fleet doesn’t have enough time to help them transport people in vain. If you want to go back, you can do it yourself. We've sent a ship! But if we encounter pirates on the way, it's hard to tell. The fat man smiled meaningfully, "It's not peaceful on the road. The emperor of the Istan Empire is attacked by pirates and his life and death are unknown. Of course the empire The navy can provide escort, but the price is not cheap. The toll fee for one ship must be at least 100,000! "

"A ship costs one hundred thousand tolls!"

Dostelenko felt that his hair was standing on end. He had seen something black before, but he had never seen something so black. He had basically figured it out. Yes, His Majesty the Falcon had already stretched out his talons, and the target was Istanbul. pocket,

The basic compensation of 20 million gold coins, according to the current situation of Istan Kyoto, which is severely damaged and cannot even deal with tens of thousands of rebels, can still be collected if the treasures in the imperial palace are sold, but one ship will cost 100,000 in tolls.

Hundreds of thousands of people, how much shipping is required? That's an incalculable sky-high toll price

"If you don't pay, the Imperial Navy will let you sink into the sea halfway!" This kind of naked threat is probably what the rogue emperor Fatty dared to say with a shameless face,

With this going on, the tolls of 50 to 60 million will not be able to stop it. If Istanbul really pays this money, Istanbul will be burdened with a huge fiscal deficit for at least twenty years. Get angry,

Of course, Istanbul and Kyoto will definitely find ways to use various means to exploit and exploit them to fill this huge financial hole. Their vitality is severely damaged, and they do not want to cultivate themselves. On the contrary, all kinds of exploitation will become more and more intense. The final result will be the collapse of the Istanbul Empire. The national power has been completely overdrawn and shrunk, and it may even trigger accumulated conflicts in the country and lead to overthrow, or a civil war breaks out and separates. I believe that the second prince still knows it in his heart.

But in front of the long-desired laurel crown of the imperial emperor, who dares to say that the second prince will not take a gamble!

Three days later, the Falcon Empire's Navy Minister and Falcon Emperor's special envoy Dostelenko personally led sixteen Imperial Dragon Tooth battleships and four huge Dragon-class battleships from the Empire's Second Squadron to appear on the sea near Kyoto, Istanbul. superior,

As the emperor's special envoy, Dostelenko was solely responsible for negotiations with Istanbul.

"Did you hear that the Navy Minister of the Falcon Empire is coming to congratulate the new emperor on his enthronement!"

"What is this? I also heard that the Navy Minister is also bringing a princess from the Falcon Empire."

"Bring a princess?"

"Silly, of course it is given to His Majesty the Emperor as a concubine!"

"But I heard that the emperor of the Falcon Empire is less than thirty years old, so his daughter..."

"Don't talk nonsense if you don't understand. I heard that the Falcon Emperor is already sixty years old this year!"

All kinds of news are circulating in the streets and alleys of Istanbul. The fleet from across the distant sea and the tentacles from another powerful empire are enough to become people's talk after dinner. The real purpose of the Imperial Navy's coming is only known to a few high-level officials. Only then did I realize that most of the civilians in Istanbul still live in the glory of the Istanbul Empire. Although the rebels Although there is a panic outside, I heard that it has been suppressed and will be wiped out by His Highness the Second Prince himself before long. Supplies are somewhat scarce, but the merchant ships that come and go every day are still coming and going, and supplies will gradually increase. When I got up, there were still so many people on the streets. Only the half-opened shops revealed a somewhat sparse scene of the empire.

Imperial palace guards wearing gorgeous decorative armor stood on both sides of the port straight road, with blue-white port stones at their feet. Rachel, the Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Istan Empire, walked back and forth uneasily, and her eyes occasionally glanced at the stop with a hint of distress. Huge battleship hull in the harbor

The waves were rolling, and the giant ship broke through the sea. Compared with the black mountains and the rainbow-like imperial fleet that appeared in the distance, this gorgeous Dragon-class battleship parked alone in the Kyoto port was amidst the rippling waves of the sea. Ups and downs,

The original side deck of the battleship was decorated with colorful pictures by the Istani people, which peeled off a lot under the impact of the sea water. The long barrel of the Yamidie main gun on the bow of the ship, which looks proudly at the ocean, was wrapped in gorgeous golden silk.

The deck of the gun warehouse originally had three rows of gun muzzles that looked like ferocious dragon scales, and they were tightly closed. The reason for this was because the slide rails of the Thor cannon inside were rusty, and most of the Thor cannons were decorative objects. Dark iron pipes with no aesthetic value are scattered in the gun barn. There is a smell of mildew and rust. Where can I see the appearance of the giant dragon that once shook the sea?

When Thoradin I was around, the Istanbul military still maintained the dragon-class battleship. Occasionally, the emperor would come over to watch the sailors' drills. But now that the emperor is gone and the situation is so chaotic, who has the thoughts to take care of it? This dragon-class battleship is more decorative than practical

Especially the rebellion of Risabaqi, which has caused many people to accuse. If the magnificent salvo of this Imperial Dragon-class battleship had not made the emperor dizzy, they would not have thought that Risabaqi, who had been suppressed for five years, would be suppressed. enable,

Without the rebellion of Risabaqi, naturally no emperor would have been attacked on his way back, and the situation would not have been as difficult as it is now.

Everything was caused by this Imperial Dragon-class battleship.

In this case, it would be nice if this Imperial Dragon-class battleship, which represents doom, was not skinned and dismembered.

I heard that the Imperial Navy, which had just defeated the Strand Navy and was already the dominant force in the eastern part of the Inland Sea, was visiting. Moreover, it was led by the unparalleled Imperial Navy Minister, Dostreng Kai, and the upper echelons of Istan Kyoto remembered that there was such a thing. An almost useless Imperial Dragon-class battleship,

If there is not even one battleship, it would not be too much for the Falcon Empire to look down on. In order to counter the aggressive momentum of the Falcon Empire Navy, Istan Kyoto once again put the Imperial Dragon-class battleship out, painted it a new color, and arranged it It's colorful and bright. Just placing it on the port can be regarded as a welcome ceremony.

I really don’t know what those ministers are thinking. Rachel feels really aggrieved. As the Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Empire, his understanding of the Falcon Empire is better than other ministers.

Dustrumkai, the first general of the Falcon Empire Navy who conquered the boundless seas, and became the Imperial Navy Minister, a legend in the navy,

He was almost on par with the five great men who were also important officials of the Imperial Army. He defeated the Gangfei Navy and swallowed up the Strand Navy.

Since entering Central Europe, Barrow has been dressed in the color of killing and is invincible in every battle. He is a powerful figure who even the sea will scatter to both sides.

The ministers want to use this dragon-class battleship to attack his arrogance, which is really ridiculous! (To be continued. (.))

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