Realm of Power

Paput went to the northern coast, Rilang Beach, and a small black spot appeared on the sea in the distance. Soon, the black spot turned into a black line, and the heavy triangular bow was like a sharp knife slicing through the incoming waves. There was a loud noise on the wave, and countless water splashes exploded,

"Commander, Rilang Beach is ahead!"

On the bridge of the fleet's flagship, the Juneflower, Third Squadron Commander Stephanie received a report from his adjutant. This time, the Imperial Navy dispatched his Third Squadron. Its main duty was to escort the landing of 61 transport ships. Five thousand troops were transported at one time. The combat target of these five thousand people was Rilang City, which is fifteen miles away from the landing point Rilang Beach. Because it was a winter night, almost No one noticed the approach of the imperial fleet. An hour later, after receiving news that everything was safe, Stephane sternly gave the order for the transport ship to dock. As a flag on the top of the flagship was raised, more than a hundred large transport ships began to move. After breaking away from the fleet, it stopped like hills on the side of the coast. A huge fan-shaped beach appeared in front of everyone.

This is a very ideal landing point. The Imperial Navy’s informants in Rilang City even specially lit a fire on the beach. In the direction of the fire, transport boats were put into the water from the side of the transport ship. Each ship can carry ten people. A soldier, the sea was very calm, his oars made a splashing sound in the water, and the bow of the boat slightly passed through the sea. , just like gliding on a smooth surface. There were not too many winds and waves in the entire sea tonight. After the transport ship washed up on the beach, it rowed back and continued to transport people. It took more than an hour to come and go, plus from It took two hours on the road from the beach to Rilang City. When the Imperial team arrived at Rilang City, there was already an inconspicuous white line in the sky.

Under this faint white line. The sky seemed to be divided into black and white, falling over Rilang City, illuminating the dilapidated city wall that was at most two meters high. There were more than 200 houses scattered inside. A brown-red spire was the symbol of Rilang City's port. Lighthouse, although there was a harbor garrison of a thousand men. However, there are only about two hundred people actually stationed in the city. Outside the city, you can see a medium-sized barracks, an all-wooden building, with an Eagle Shield flag flying lifelessly.

"Do it!"

The leader of the attack on Rilang City was Frank, the captain of the fifth regiment of the Imperial Marine Corps. The Marine Corps is a marine force directly affiliated with the Imperial Navy. It is divided into five combat teams, each with 5,000 people, a total of two Fifteen thousand people, the Third Squadron and the Fifth Team dispatched this time. They were all specially selected by the Navy. Frank's Fifth Marine Regiment was composed of veterans absorbed from the Army. Its combat effectiveness was the highest among the five combat maps. Facing this almost undefended city, these troops were recruited from the Army. The veterans who had turned around consciously formed an attack formation in small groups and approached the military camp, easily taking down the sentries outside. The Paputs in the military camp obviously did not expect that someone would launch an attack on a small town like Rilang. It is originally an inconspicuous city with a coastline. Who would come here with nothing to do? Not to mention that the Falcon Empire, which is the most elite in the mainland, met. The officer in charge of affairs in the military camp was still in bed, dreaming, when he felt a cold wave. He opened his eyes in a daze, and saw the coldness in his eyes. It's a biting cold sword placed on his neck

"What do you want to do?" The officer's face turned pale. After seeing the situation in the room clearly, he quickly pretended to be calm and said, "I don't care who you are, this is a military camp. As long as I shout, people outside will rush in!" In order to rush in lightly. And they may need to spend some time in the beach area, so the entire fifth regiment wears light armor, and the light is very dark. This officer actually mistook several imperial soldiers who entered his room as pirates. Papt just A second-rate country, the coastal areas are often harassed by pirates

"Really? Then you should give it a try!"

A murderous voice came, and a stout man walked in from outside. It was Frank, the leader of the fifth regiment. All the soldiers outside were under control. There were orders from above not to overkill, so they just dealt with it. A dozen soldiers who resisted were lost, and the others were taken into custody. He came in to see the situation of the other party's officers. Capturing Rilang was only the first step. Regarding the situation near Rilang City, we still need to learn from this officer.

"you!"

The officer's eyes paused on Frank, and his pupils unnaturally narrowed to a point.

As the leader of the team, Frank is naturally not wearing an ordinary soldier's light armor, but an Imperial Guards' armor. It is also a Guards' armor made of hundred-refined steel during the Samor era. It is as black as a layer of lacquer-colored steel. , but there was a kind of flowing luster floating on it. When he saw Frank, the officer knew that he had not hit a pirate. This was definitely a regular army, with black armor and a white thorn flower emblem on the chest. If there was such a thing in the inland sea area, If a pirate leader dares to dress up like this, the relentless pursuit from the Imperial Navy, the overlord of the inland sea, is enough to make him go to heaven. This is the symbol of the Falcon Empire Guards, and he is also a guard officer of considerable status. The thought of standing The person in front of him may be the Imperial Guards, who have been notoriously notorious recently. The officer immediately trembled, and his voice began to tremble when he spoke, "You... you are the emperor! You are invading!"

"Name, position, and the situation in Rilang City! If one is missing, one of his fingers will be chopped off." Frank slapped the officer hard in the face first, and then made a cold gesture to his subordinates. The two empires The soldier fiercely grabbed the officer's hand and tied it to the armrest of the four-corner chair. Another soldier raised the sword in his hand high. The cold blade flashed red in the candlelight that had not yet been extinguished. As long as he gave the order, Next, he cut off the officer's hand and the armrest with a sword.

"I said, I said anything!" This officer from Rilang City hugged the chair like a lying toad. He was almost paralyzed by the situation. As a garrison captain in a small area, you can't possibly I hope he is such a tough character and will soon tell everything about Rilang City.

"So, you are not from the Rilang City Guards?" Frank blinked, and the coldness in his eyes caused beads of sweat to form on the officer's forehead, and large beads fell down. It turned out that the officer was not He is not an officer from Rilang City, but an officer from the provincial capital of Masai to which Rilang City belongs. The reason why he appears here. It was because the governor of the Province of Massachusetts was in Sunland City at this time. The reason why the provincial governor came to Sunland City made Frank overjoyed.

The Paput Kingdom has recently signed a secret treaty, which is a marriage alliance with the southern kingdom Feize.

As a second-rate kingdom, Paput was able to marry into Fezer, a powerful southern country that also belonged to the central and west coast. It can be said to be a big leap in the political landscape. This is also the main reason why the Prime Minister of the Night is eager to seize the Polya Chamber of Commerce. The Double-Headed Eagle Merchant Group in the south of Fezer has been completely destroyed. One of the important conditions for the Fezer royal family to agree to the marriage is that the Fezer royal family wants to use the Polya Chamber of Commerce. To replace the Double-Headed Eagle Merchant Group,

Fezer is originally a big country on the southern coast of the Inland Sea. Due to the Double-Headed Eagle Merchant Group incident, Fezer's maritime trade was almost cut off by the Falcon Empire. In addition, it was swept away by northern funds in the economic field some time ago. If it can no longer be found, Open avenues for trade. Fezer's domestic economy will regress. For the Fezer royal family and senior officials, they don't care about Fezer's economic downturn, but their luxurious life has been seriously affected and has even become the laughing stock of the entire south.

At this time, someone proposed the idea of ​​using another business group to replace the Double-Headed Eagle Merchant. The best replacement is of course the Polya Chamber of Commerce in the second-rate Kingdom of Paput, which is also one of the top ten business groups in the south, and the Kingdom of Paput once Several marriage requests were made to the Fezer royal family. A princess from a second-rate kingdom is not qualified to join the Feize Kingdom. Of course, the Feize Royal Family knows what the Paput Kingdom is planning.

The Paput Kingdom has always coveted the small country of Lisri in the southeast of the kingdom. However, the small country of Lisri is a vassal of the Feize royal family. Although it is said to be a marriage, it actually wants the Feize Kingdom to adopt a default attitude on this matter. The Lisri Kingdom's behavior of rejecting Feize Kingdom's tribute several times some time ago has also made the Lisri Kingdom a vassal. The Feize royal family felt that this small country had ambitions, since the Paput Kingdom wanted it. Then take it. For the Kingdom of Fezer, the hegemon of the Baros coast in southern Europe, which occupies one-third of the southern coast, the Siri Kingdom, which covers an area of ​​less than a hundred miles, does not take it seriously. On the contrary, it is Pa The Polya Chamber of Commerce in the Put Kingdom is more valuable.

After agreement. The two countries secretly signed a marriage. The candidate recommended by Fezer was the young and promising Prince Niya, the sixth younger brother of King Fezer. It is said that this Prince of Riya is handsome and is famous even by King Fezer. Playboy, the Paput Kingdom has simply ignored this point. Being able to marry a young and promising Prince Feize is already very good. Both parties can take advantage of it. The required exchange of interests is the most important thing. King Papt has four daughters. Giving away one daughter in exchange for the Kingdom of Lisri is already a very cost-effective deal. The most important thing is that once he gets Fezer, the overlord of the western coast region, With the support of the Paput Kingdom, the status of the Paput Kingdom in southern Europe will naturally increase. After occupying the Liszhi Kingdom, it can also try to expand to the east.

Now the entire east is in complete chaos. The Ero Empire has sneakily attacked the Kingdom of Aden. Hundreds of thousands of troops from the two kingdoms are surrounding a port. It has reached the point where bayonets are seeing red. The Wish Tree Order State is in the process of attacking due to the riots of domestic pagans. Busy with suppression, the loss of more than 100,000 troops due to the Civil War left the Wish Tree Order completely unable to suppress the situation in the east, so now the east is like a fire Medicine barrel, more than a dozen eastern countries are gearing up, and several major powers are unable to suppress it, or they are ignoring this situation for their own interests. The signs of a war are becoming more and more obvious. The reason why it has not exploded yet is because The attitude of the Northern Falcon Empire, which has hundreds of thousands of troops on the border, is not yet clear. Once the other party clearly expresses its support for the Aero people or the Aden people, the direction of the wind in the east will be completely deflected.

"The entire army immediately blockaded Rilang City and reported the situation quickly! Request the navy to block the sea area!" After Frank listened to the officer's words, he vaguely captured something in his mind. He did not expect that the time of the attack would be such a coincidence. A Papt's The princess is about to sail from Rilang City, and some prince of Feize may also be here. What a big fish he has caught!

The report was sent to the commander of the Third Fleet, Stephange. Without any delay, Stephange immediately issued an order for the fleet to move towards Rilang City. At the same time, he sent the four fastest Dragon Tooth Ships to rush towards the front of Rilang City. A small island fifty nautical miles away, Byrne Road Island, there is a At the small port, Stephane was worried that the other party's ships had already left Rilang City. Bain Road Island was the only way to Feize, and there was a small town on the island where many ships were supplying supplies. If According to the previous empire's combat habits, it would not be so troublesome to land. Instead, they directly used warships to bombard the port. But now that a large number of port industries have been labeled as the Imperial Bank, in order to avoid bombing their own industries, the Marine Corps was dispatched, and this time the Imperial Navy The Ministry has another plan, that is The Imperial Navy is preparing to take advantage of this opportunity to establish a long-term stronghold in the waters north of the Paput Kingdom. It will be used as a dock for the Imperial Navy to rest and recuperate. The Navy Ministry believes that the Bain Road Island outside Parilang City is very good. If not, Stephanie may not notice this small port yet

The sea breeze blows in the face, and the Imperial battleship group unfurls all the sails. Stephanege's flagship Juneflower fiercely breaks through the mist that diffuses on the sea like a giant sea beast. Soon, the Imperial Navy fleet appears On the outskirts of the port of Rilang City, Stephange has the title of Wind Wolf among the commanders of the Imperial Navy, which means that he is the commander of the Imperial Navy. The fighting style advocates attack and is extremely fast. In several naval battles, Stephanger's flagship rushed to the front of the squadron. In the most tragic one, even the main mast of the flagship was broken into two parts, and the side deck was hit. Passing through the water, the entire battleship almost entered the port at an angle, so some people called Stephane the "Crazy Wolf"

"Commander, the news from the city is that the target was not found! They just captured the governor. According to his explanation, the other party left Rilang City after the farewell banquet last night under the escort of Feize's fleet." The deputy said from The man from the back deck came up with a bit of worry in his tone, "The governor said that the Fezer fleet has twenty warships."

"Twenty Fezer battleships! Turn the whole team, let's go to Byrne Road Island"

Stephange frowned slightly and clenched his fingers fiercely. Not all fleets can sail at night. This requires night sailing instruments and rich experience. Even if the Fezer people can fly at night, it seems that there is no need to be anxious at night. The most likely reason for leaving was that the Fezers wanted to show off their power in front of the Paputs who did not have a navy. After leaving Rilang City, the possibility of stopping at Bainlu Island to rest was very high.

He sent only four Dragon Teeth battleships to Bairn Road Island, but the opponent was a medium-sized fleet with twenty battleships. Even if the Dragon Teeth ships were fully loaded with firepower, they might not be able to withstand the five-fold gap. All previous imperial naval battles The situation shows that

The Dragon Tooth Ship cannot fight more than three times the enemy's strength, otherwise it will be in danger of being destroyed. Now Stephange can only pray, hoping that he will be able to withstand it before the main fleet arrives! (To be continued.)

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