Chapter 412: Water Rat

The warships led by the Yong Ye army were never dispatched in isolation, each of them had its own attached warship.

Usually, the base number is eight, with two scouting fast boats at the front and back, and two escort assault warships on each side.

Then increase or decrease according to the tasks that need to be performed.

Since Sean was on board, an extra base number of escort assault ships (four ships) was sent this time.

Fleets of this level are now basically traveling sideways on the Jacob River.

Captain Pine didn't play any tactics at all, he just let the Gemini go full speed and press down on it with the force of a thunderbolt.

Building ships have poor resistance to wind, waves and impact, which is compared to the large ships of the Commons family.

The speed of the building boat is relatively slow, which is compared to the small assault boat.

Now they are facing a group of out-and-out motley troops, and the only ones that can be called warships are the armed merchant ships robbed from the leaders of the Yong Ye Army.

The Gemini is an unrivaled giant, and with the added speed of going down the river, it enters the arena with the attitude of Mount Tai pressing down on top.

"Get out of the way, get out of the way quickly, don't get hit by it."

"Damn it, the speed is too fast, it's too big, it's impossible to avoid it, everyone run for their lives!"

"Ahh..."

Those water bandits who were besieging Panshi No. 1 wailed in despair.

These water bandits can only be said to be daring, and their organizational skills are quite average. They were completely attracted by the Panshi No. 1, and they didn't even let go of the basic sentinels. They didn't find out until the Gemini appeared in their sight. Sooner or later Sanqiu.

The sound of terrifying impact is endless.

The bandit ship that was rammed by the Gemini was either dismembered on the spot, or directly pushed into the river by it.

The unique shape of Gemini is like two ships side by side, so that it has double ramming angles and double attack surface.

"Damn it, it's the Twins, another building ship led by the Yongye army. Why are they here? What happened to your intelligence? Didn't you say that there won't be a second building ship appearing in the short term?"

"How do I know what's going on? My informant said that in a short period of time, the Yongye Army Commander has no other military actions."

"What should we do now?"

"What else can we do? Retreat, all retreat, we can't even eat one large ship, let alone two."

"Boom! Boom! Boom!"

"Ah, hell, another ship is coming, it's the Angie Belle, it's the Countess' Angel Belle, this is a trap, this is a trap, hurry up, hurry up!"

Just as the Gemini entered the arena, a fleet of ships emerged from the lower reaches of the Jacob River, led by Countess Angelberina's car, which completely blocked the entire waterway.

The water bandits turned into rats in the urn for a while, and they would be beaten wherever they went. In desperation, they abandoned the boat and ran to the shore.

"Longbowman ready, let go!"

"Prepare the rapid-fire ballista, let it go!"

"The ship's catapult is ready, let it go!"

"The blade thrower is ready, let it go!"

The sound of the bowstring trembling and sharp arrows piercing the air was endless.

Those water bandits who ran ashore turned themselves into living targets.

The most powerful thing about the buildings led by the Yong Ye Army was never their impact ability, but the long-range attack weapons they carried.

There are rapid-fire ballistas in the short range, longbowmen and blade throwers in the medium and long range, and ship-mounted catapults in the long range. From ten meters to three hundred meters, they are all within their strike range.

Panshi No. 1, which has been pretending to be cowardly, is also fully fired at this moment, and it is unstoppable, but its moving speed is quite slow. Judging from its waterline, it should be carrying a lot of heavy cargo.

In the blink of an eye, the boats of the water bandits were wiped out.

Those water bandits who managed to climb ashore with great difficulty found in despair that there were hospital knights armed to the teeth waiting on the shore, so they could only kneel down and surrender in despair.

Judging from the series of counterattacks just now, this is clearly a bandit trap set by the leader of the Yongye army and Countess Angel Bena.

Even if there was no Gemini at the right time, these water bandits could not escape the fate of being eaten in one bite.

The reason why these water bandits jumped into the trap obediently was because of their wealth.

The first war compensation delivered by the Kingsley family to the Yongye Army leader on the Panshi No. 1—15 million royal family gold coins.

Such a huge sum of money dazzled the eyes of countless people, making them ignore the horror of the Yong Ye Army Commander.

As the time for the Jacob River to return to flow is getting longer and longer, more and more people see the huge benefits hidden in it, and everyone wants to make money from it.

Not only those lords and nobles, but also those rich landowners, and even the large organization of the Holy See of Ether, couldn't stand it anymore, and built their own fleet of ships openly and secretly.

But many things, which seem simple, are quite difficult in practice.

The leader of the Eternal Night Army was able to crazily make money in the Asia Minor Plain, not only because of the strength of the ships, but also because of those unique commodities.

To a certain extent, Princess Regent Sophilia has been honored by the Yongye Army Commander. As for Angel Bena, she is lucky enough. Manyu Army Commander is rich in hard currency—coal mines. This one alone allows her to make a steady profit. If you don't pay, you will be a proper local tycoon in the future.

Those guys who blindly invested because they saw the benefits suddenly found that they were holding the boat, and they didn't have so many valuable commodities to transport them. They only relied on the local products of different territories. If they were a little careless, they would lose all their pants .

Commodity exchange is based on the premise of owning different commodities. The output of the Asia Minor Plain is basically the same, and the benefits are pitifully low.

And the alliance of interests formed by the leader of the Yongye army, the princess regent and the countess is like an impenetrable steel plate, which will not easily allow people to get involved in their trade.

At least until they have a lot of wealth in the goods in their hands, they will not give up the monopoly advantage in front of them.

When many people had nowhere to go, they set their sights on the tripartite alliance that made a lot of money on the Jacob River, turned into pirates, and started business without money.

The tripartite alliance has teamed up to wipe out crop after crop, but they are like leeks in summer, crop after crop, and they are more cunning and insidious.

Recently, another group of water bandits emerged and played guerrilla tactics with them.

If the tripartite alliance encircled and suppressed them on a large scale, they would immediately break into pieces and disappear without a trace.

They slackened a little, and they appeared like ghosts, disturbing them deeply.

There is only one who can be a thief for a thousand days, but there is no one who can guard against a thief for a thousand days.

Even the leader of the Yong Ye army, known for its organizational norms, has suffered a lot one after another, let alone the other two parties.

The biggest of them all is Angel Bella.

Not only is she the weakest of the tripartite alliance, she also has the most ports and is most threatened and harassed by these water bandits.

Naturally, he hated these water bandits the most, and would spare no effort to exterminate them as long as there was an opportunity, so as to prevent them from turning around and attacking their own ports when they became big.

This time, the plan to use Panshi No. 1 to transport the Kingsley family's war ransom as a bait to set up traps to wipe out the water bandits was not made by the military staff of the Yongye Army, but was proposed by Angel Bena.

Naturally, this battle plan was personally approved by Xiao En, but compared to the many battle plans led by Yongye Army, it was too inconspicuous.

After confirming the feasibility, he approved the allocation and implementation. I believe that the military staff of the military staff will not take too much risk with such a huge sum of 15 million royal gold coins, and will do it extremely thoughtfully.

Unexpectedly, because I adjusted the itinerary, I bumped into it directly by accident.

Knowing that Sean was on the Gemini, the Angel Bena took the initiative to approach, and Angel Bena in military uniform jumped onto the Gemini.

The tailor-made scale armor set off its petite body with unevenness, and it can be seen from the hands of the Yongye army leader at a glance, because only they take into account the aesthetics when pursuing defense.

A huge red cross was inlaid on the snow-white cloak.

The small arm shield and one-handed sword are more like decorations than weapons, and they also have the red cross logo on them.

Now the red cross has become Angel Bella's exclusive symbol.

At first, Sean, like everyone else, thought that Angelberina's involvement in the Red Cross and the Knights Hospitaller was purely for the purpose of accumulating political capital, which would help her gain a firm foothold in the Manyu Army.

As time went by, Sean discovered that she was serious about this matter, and she really agreed with the Red Cross concept that Sean had inadvertently mentioned, and she did the same.

Only part of the funds Angie Bella obtained from the Jacob River trade line was used for her own development, and the rest was used for medical charity. She worked tirelessly to build charity hospitals in the Byron Union. The proportion of this part was quite Large, at least more than 30%.

Maybe she still has a certain utilitarian purpose, but the number of people who are favored by her is indeed constantly increasing.

This is admirable.

If Angel Bella can keep doing this, she will live up to the name of the Red Cross.

"What a coincidence!" Angel Bena smiled like a flower.

"It's really a coincidence." Sean also said with a smile, "It seems that these water rats have provoked you a lot recently!"

"These water rats are becoming more and more cunning. If this method is not used, there is no way to lure them out. The knights and ships in my hands are limited, and the pure defense is a bit stretched. If they continue to develop, they are afraid that they will die." I’m attacking my port, and the ballista on your ship seems to be a bit different!” Before she could say a few words, Angelbena’s eyes began to gurgle, obviously aiming at the one that was just installed on the Gemini A new blade thrower.

In the few waves of attacks just now, the blade thrower performed very well.

When killing people, the triangular throwing blade rotates at high speed, just like a sickle cutting wheat.

When attacking a warship, it is like a saw, cutting it into pieces, and its destructive power is definitely not comparable to that of ordinary ballistas.

The two are old acquaintances and understand each other's temperament very well.

Before Angel Bena could speak, Sean took the initiative and said, "One hundred thousand royal gold coins, the same price."

Angel Berna's eyes lit up, and she said boldly: "Twenty cars first, when will they be delivered?"

Compared to the leader of the Yongye army who spends money everywhere, Angel Bena is the real rich and powerful. After all, she only needs to build the port city along the Jacob River now.

The demand for black coal mines from the Yong Ye army is increasing with the rapid economic development, and even the huge market of Valesta has been driven by them.

Angel Bena's coal mining business is now very profitable and booming. Even if half of it is used to open and maintain charity hospitals, the remaining half will still be rich after building her own territory.

She is the richest one in the tripartite alliance.

"At the earliest, we have to wait until the spring of next year, when the freezing period passes." Sean replied.

"Where are the warships? We agreed earlier that when the battle in the Swamp of Despair is settled, you will send out two more large ships and sell them to me. You won't forget, right?" Angelbena looked anxiously. Looking at Sean.

She has already tasted the sweetness of the tower ship, and looks down on other warships.

If she had three building boats in her hands, no, even if there were only two, she wouldn't be burnt out by a group of shady water rats.

"I'm afraid it will take a while." Xiao En comforted with a smile, "Persist for a while, wait for another two years, and then, how many boats do you want and how many do you have?"

The Yongye Army led the shipyard. In the past six months, they basically had no time to build new ships. All their manpower and material resources were concentrated on the big ships captured from the Commons family.

While repairing them, they were analyzed to prepare for the Yongye army leader to build his own big ship.

"So refreshing?" Angel Bena looked sideways, she was already ready to stalk, but she didn't expect the other party to nod so refreshingly.

"I've told you before, it's not that we don't want to build more buildings and ships, and we don't have any grudges against money, why don't we want to make money? It's just limited by materials, no matter how many people we have, it's useless. , there will be a large amount of wood up to the standard, and the boat will be launched faster." Xiao En explained patiently.

"There are no large ships, but some of the assault warships can be spared, right? A hundred or ten ships will come first to meet the emergency." Angel Bena had no choice but to settle for the next best thing.

"The assault warship was seriously damaged in the confrontation with the Commons Family's Third Fleet, and the Swamp of Despair is dominated by water, so we don't have enough." Sean said helplessly.

"Damn, I still have to endure two years of harassment from these water rats?" Angel Bena couldn't help but swear.

"However, we still have a large number of miniature warships made by the crocodile tribe. These warships can only carry eight or nine people, and the speed is only 70% to 80% of the assault warship. With a little modification, I think it should be enough to deal with these water mice. " Sean added.

"You didn't say it earlier." Angel Bena gave Sean an angry look and said, "As long as there is a ship that can be used, I don't have to be so passive. How much of this kind of miniature warship can you provide? What price?"

"Five thousand royal gold coins, as much as you want." Sean directly offered the lowest price.

"So cheap?" Angelina stared at Sean suspiciously and said, "You don't have any crazy ideas, do you?"

"You are overthinking, we are allies, I can't cheat anyone, I can't cheat you." Sean said with a smile, "To be honest, those miniature warships are a bit weak, and their purpose is very simple, except for charging on the beach and carrying cargo. It doesn't work, we keep it in our hands, we can only wait for it to rot, and in your hands, at least you can chase down water bandits, and when the waterway is safe, it will be good for everyone."

"The feeling is that I want to use my hands to protect the waterway. That's the point of the talk. These miniature warships should be given away for free." Angel Bena hit the snake and put it on the pole.

"My brother is still clear about the account. What I gave is almost the price of wood. No matter how weak the miniature warship is, it is still a good piece of wood." Sean said helplessly.

"I'm joking with you, why are you in a hurry? Five thousand is five thousand, first bring me three hundred ships, no, five hundred ships, and then I will first destroy the holes of those water rats." At the end In the sentence, Angel Bena still gritted her teeth a bit.

"If you need to say hello, we are very happy to help you in this regard." Sean said sincerely.

Clearing up the waterways is very beneficial to the Yong Ye army leader.

"Yes." Angel Bena changed the subject, "By the way, I haven't had time to congratulate you yet. Your wish has come true and you have successfully captured the Swamp of Despair. You are now the hottest upstart in the Byron Alliance, and the future leader of the Byron Alliance." The ninth Grand Duke, the lover of countless girls and ladies, come, tell me what it's like now?"

"Do you want to hear the truth or lies?" Sean laughed.

"How do you tell the truth? How do you tell the lie?" Angel Bena looked like a curious baby.

"The lie is that I don't have the qualifications for such a completely invisible matter." Sean put on a humble look.

"Where is the truth?" Angel Bena looked as expected.

"The truth is, I don't feel it." Sean changed his expressionless expression, "Will becoming the ninth Grand Duke of the Byron Alliance make my territory more? Or will it make us stronger? ? If there are none of these, what is the difference between the Grand Duke and the Baron?"