Chapter 733, Marching Into Fort Armory

The bureaucratization of the aristocracy is actually the aristocratic family, that is, the further division of labor. This point of the empire has been completed, and Ryan has already started to do it. The father-in-law François' Winford College is actually doing similar work, training The aristocratic bureaucrats in China also manage, but they are not hereditary, they just hold positions.

While Ryan was discussing the issue with Callard and Fedmond, the people from Cathay were also discussing the issue.

"He is the king of Britannia, Mr. Li Ge, the opportunity is rare. If you can open up the important joints of the vast ocean and promote my Tianwei, it will be a great achievement." Just at the corner of the bar, Jing Lu respectfully Respectfully poured wine for the senior Zhendan official: "Mr. Ge did not hesitate to travel across the ocean and came here. He has worked hard and made great achievements. This glass of wine is my respect to you!"

"Oh, it's impossible, it's all due to the great blessings of the emperor Lai, how can I have any credit for it, and this matter must never be mentioned again!" The Zhendan man blushed, and he stroked his beard: "As for the knight King, I don’t think there is any need for it. If we meet here, it’s just a few miscellaneous things like doing business and benefiting workers. My Celestial Dynasty is rich in products and has everything. It’s not because of the tea and porcelain produced by the Celestial Dynasty. ,Silk is a necessity that is not available in distant countries, so His Majesty is very merciful and merciful, allowing you to open a foreign company in Tyrell, and now we have the emperor's order, so we must not do anything wrong."

"Yes, the lower officials are stupid." Jing Lu bowed his head obediently and admitted his mistake.

"The slave would like to be taught by the master!" Qi Shan also bowed his head.

"This time I came to Haimen Pass to buy star iron and valuable goods, and I brought ten catties of good tea." Hong Fuchu said with a smile: "Mr. Li Ge, why don't you try it?"

"Okay, Shangpin, you were able to travel across the ocean without breaking the bank, Hong Fuchu, I really want to give you a credit this time." Old Li Ge lowered his head and took a sip.

"Tea is good tea, but it's a pity that the production is less." Hong Fuchu said with some embarrassment: "In this way, Mr. Li Ge will share three catties, the dwarf will share four catties, and Wronged Jing Lu and Mr. Qi Shan will each have one catty. "

"What about you?"

Hong Fuchu respectfully toasted: "Get used to it, just drink plain water."

"Hey, take a look, look at what Hong Fuchu said, what did you say? Drink white water? This time, he bought thousands of catties of meteoric iron, obsidian, lead and various silvers on such a large scale. How dare you drink plain water? Who are you pretending to show?” Li Ge rubbed his beard and joked, “On the other hand, do the dwarves really need four catties? Can’t you talk about it?”

"It doesn't make sense to turn into a barbarian and admit death." Hong Fuchu apologized and said with a smile: "I made a decision before, and I can't change it. Am I doing my job with all my heart? If Mr. Ge thinks it's not enough, then find someone else to do it." Also into.

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"That can't be done, then Qingbao Tianzun and the emperor must not dismiss me and investigate!" Li Ge Lao hurriedly dissuaded: "Then do it like this!"

"Yes! My little one will arrange it right away."

"Also, the matter of the Marienburg Association is the great cause of Qingbao Tianzun, and it must be carried out intensively."

"Yes!" Several people raised their mugs: "Tianzun Wuliangshoufu!"

"Immeasurable longevity!"

……… I am the dividing line that praises Qingbao Tianzun………

Ryan did not pay too much attention to the few Cathayans in the tavern, because he felt an instinctive sense of helplessness and reluctance to approach them when he saw that attire, so after lunch, he took Karard Go to the Dwarf Engineers Guild at Haimen Pass with Fedmond.

Even so, they were still allowed to enter after waiting at the door for nearly an hour. When Ryan and others led by the Hammer Warriors passed through the entire hall of the Engineers Association, several major engineers at Haimenguan were panting. Their faces were flushed, and they seemed to be a bit depressed. The chief engineer of Haimen Pass, Master Brooke Gunnelson, was panting hard, gulping dwarf beer, and belching: "Uh, Welcome, King of Knights in Britannia, what do you want us to do, or what do you want to do for us?"

Drunk engineer? Lane noticed that there were still leftovers on the table, and that the Chief Engineer must have been in a tired and drunken state at this time, which made him realize that tired, drunk dwarves are easier to be flattered and persuaded now, and he might be able to more easily to achieve his goal, but he also had to be careful not to let the drunken and weary dwarves take the ire.

"Hey, Brook, don't be like this. The King of Knights came from afar and led an army to help us pacify the greenskins along the coast of Blackwater Bay. Why are you so serious?" asked Polly Iron Boots, a great dwarf engineer. Wei said friendlyly: "Come, come here, King of Knights of Brittania, sit down, let us have a drink first, there is nothing else here, beer and bread are enough, come, come here."

Polly Iron Boots is the president of a local dwarf chamber of commerce in Haimen Pass. This chamber of commerce specializes in ocean trade. He is the beneficiary of a series of actions after Ryan arrived at Haimen Pass, so he has the best attitude towards Ryan.

"Yes, beer is still enough. Since you are here, you have to drink first according to the rules of our dwarves!" The chief engineer Brooke Gunnarsen nodded sharply: "Otherwise, if this news gets out, others Do you think we are snubbing the honorable King of Knights? Are you saying that?"

"Come on! Come on." The chief engineer Brooke said to Ryan and the others: "You three masters and apprentices are yelling at us three masters and apprentices! Come on, let's have a good drink first! Let's talk when you are full!"

"Okay, let's do this." Ryan nodded, and Karard and Fedmond had to sit down after seeing the king's agreement.

an hour later.

The wine fight between the three Holy Grail Knights and several dwarf engineers finally came to an end. Karard and Fedmond were already drunk, Ryan was also drunk, and several dwarf engineers were obviously about the same. Yes, Brooke hiccupped: "So, our honorable King of Knights is here to place an order? You want to order an ironclad ship from us?"

"Can you?" Ryan pressed one hand on the table, hiccupping.

The big dwarf engineers whispered in private, discussed for a while, and finally made a decision. Brook shook his head: "No, at least not now."

"You helped us clean up the green-skinned bandits in the entire Black Water Bay at Haimenguan, and at the same time, we are going to make an expedition to Bafeng Mountain. Regardless of whether you succeed or not, I will praise you for a job well done." Brooke scratched his red hair , he was drunk and blurred: "But we still can't trust you completely, I mean, you haven't done a good enough job..."

"We don't trust you enough about the order for the armored ship. It would be best if this expedition succeeds, but what if it doesn't? Who shall we ask for payment?" Another great dwarf engineer, Garlock Silverbeard, also He said hesitantly: "Also, we are also short of the necessary materials now. The group of Zhentan people ordered a large amount of star iron and other raw materials from us at a high price. We don't have enough raw materials on hand now. It can't be done. Let's talk about it when you come back from the expedition to Mount Eight Peaks, if you win and give Skarsnik and his Luna Horde a hard time, and put an end to Belgar and his damned shit."

"I think I should have known these things earlier, instead of telling me after you spent an hour drinking." Ryan closed his eyes, his voice slightly displeased: "This is the hospitality of dwarves way?"

"You are the ones who asked us to order ironclad ships. It is a great concession for us to let you in!" A dwarf engineer immediately stood up, and he shouted angrily: "What do you think you are? Human? If It’s not the selfless gift of our dwarves, you can live until now? We have paid so much for you, why don’t you know how to be grateful?”

"That's enough, Goodson!" The chief engineer, Brooke, shook his head repeatedly. Goodson is only three hundred years old this year, and he is considered very young among the great engineers. Brooke felt a little regretful, and felt that it was really unreliable to let this junior come in ten years ago. He signaled Goodson to calm down, and then he stood up: "Maybe this matter is indeed our negligence, but the dwarves have always told their friends the truth. Our current steel inventory is not as much as the rat droppings in the warehouse. There is no way to make up for such a large short-term short-term, wait a while, let us take a breath, you go to the expedition to Bafeng Mountain first, and we will talk about the iron-clad ship after the expedition, okay?"

"Well, it seems that we came here in vain, sorry to bother you." Ryan sighed, and spent the whole day in vain: "How long are you going to rest? Ten years? Twenty years? Fifty years or a hundred years?"

What answered him was a silent hum and a gasping sound in his nostrils. The whole hall of the Engineers Guild exuded the smell of wine, rust and gunpowder. The stubborn dwarf never compromised.

"Very good, it seems that we have reached a consensus." Ryan finally decided to leave, he motioned for Carrad and Fedmond to follow, the two Holy Grail knights only felt sore throats and dizziness, the smell of dwarven beer was too strong It was too thick, bitter and rushing, and Fedmond, who was weaker than Ryan and Callard, swallowed desperately so as not to spit it out.

"Wait a minute, King of Knights." The chief engineer Brook thought carefully and decided to keep Ryan: "Listen to my proposal."

"?" Ryan turned around.

"I understand your sincerity and determination. What you have done will benefit Haimenguan, and the Haimenguan dwarves will not let you go away empty-handed." The chief engineer thought for a while, and then said: "In this way, our Haimenguan The Thunder Squadron will be sent to assist you in this battle."

"Thunder Squadron?" Ryan asked with some doubts.

"Thunder Squadron drives four dwarf gyro bombers, the latest achievement of dwarf aviation technology. It flies through two propellers and an airship horizontal tail, which can be said to combine the characteristics of rotorcraft and airship. In terms of firepower, it is equipped with eleven enemies A nemesis bomb and a revolver mounted on the nose." The chief engineer Brooke nodded: "This is our sincerity, but you must manage to pay the salaries of the Thunder Squadron and buy ammunition and supplies."

Dwarf rotor bomber? ! Ryan's eyes lit up, and he nodded again and again: "Yes, we accept."

"Okay, since this is the case, you can go out." Brook reached out to signal Ryan and others to go out: "You have brought us a new topic for dwarves, and we must continue our discussion now."

"It can be seen that you should have a lot of things to do, so I won't bother you." Ryan nodded, and he, Karard, and Fedmond left the engineer hall. There were new quarrels and louder voices.

In this way, after about two weeks of rest and replenishment, the Poseidon fleet once again transported about 50,000 civilians and follow-up troops from Brittania. After receiving sufficient support, the expeditionary army began to disembark. One step strategy, ready to attack the Arsenal Fort located on the east side of the Haimenguan Group.

January 2512 in the imperial calendar, the old world, the bad land, the desert grassland to the west of Haimen Pass.

An expeditionary army of more than 10,000 people led by Bellegar Hammer is slowly marching along the hills and ancient roads of the desert steppe. As a master of using and leading dwarven rangers, Belegar has already sent a large number of rangers to Scouting the situation in all directions, he himself led the entire army of the Angrund clan, including the army of the black-hearted Rip, the Leopold's leopard group hired by Ryan, and the guards of the sea soul of Kislev Erengrad. And more than a thousand cavalry archers led by Admiral Ivan slowly advanced.

The cold air of winter blows along the wind of the wilderness, the temperature in the badlands will not drop below zero in winter, but it can still make Bellegar feel a bit of chill. Under the warm winter sun, the sky has returned to the clear azure blue it used to be. This allows the dwarven air force to have an unobstructed view of the surrounding area.

Belegar-Iron Hammer greedily breathed in the dry air of the Badlands. After many years, he, Belegar, came back. He came to ask the greenskins and the ratmen for what he deserved. This made the real Eight Peaks Mountain The king felt indescribably happy. Although every dwarf yearns for deep mines and hard rock walls, it feels good to be able to stand in the badlands in winter and enjoy the sunshine and fresh air.

"My king, for the time being, there shouldn't be too many greenskin troops nearby, maybe they were scared away by us?" Hal Haver-Gold Digger, an engineer of the Angrund clan, held a long rune gun in his hand. Gun, he said to Bellegar: "At least in this terrain, the greenskins can't ambush us."

"No, the greenskins just won't ambush us in this kind of place." Bellegar nodded, and the King of Angrund said roughly: "I know where they will ambush us. The Arsenal Castle is quite special."

"That's right, King Belegar, I have been in the border prince for many years, and I know best that the Arsenal Fortress is simply the dividing line between the Badlands and the Border Prince's Land, and it is also the dividing line of precipitation. Here, the annual precipitation is still barely enough to guarantee that we can grow something, once we pass the Arsenal Castle and go south, the climate will immediately become dry, and it will be difficult to cultivate food." Black-hearted Rep walked beside Bellegar, and he Respectfully said: "Therefore, the furthest human beings have conquered has only conquered here."

"But humans still haven't defended this place." Bellega snorted with some disdain: "I know what's going on, the Arsenal Fort is located on the east side of Haimen Pass and it's not close to the peak of Haimen Pass, so every time the green skin frenzy hits it You must be the first to face it, and it is certain that humans will not be able to defend it, and in the end you still need the dwarves to act as a barrier for you."

"Uh, yes, that's true." Black-hearted Rip was embarrassed by the words, but the mercenary leader was thick-skinned, so he didn't take it seriously at all: "His Majesty King Bellegar has taught you the right thing."

After a few days of marching, Bellegar and his army gradually approached the Arsenal Fort. This city was built between two slender hills. If you want to approach the Arsenal Fort, you must approach along a path formed by a low-lying basin.

Instead of stopping the march, Bellegar ordered the army to continue until the rangers and dwarven choppers sounded the alarm.

"Found the enemy!"

"An enemy is found ahead!"

"A large number of goblins appeared on the left hill!"

"A large number of goblins were found on the hill to the right!"

"We are surrounded!"