Chapter 719 Jiangmen

Keynes was stunned for a moment, his gaze swept over Layton involuntarily, and finally he bowed to accept the order and said, "Obey, Your Majesty."

"Father, I was wrong, and I am willing to shoulder this task." Layton hurriedly said, "I promise not to raise any doubts."

"No." Stubin shook his head and said, "Fear is my means of ruling them, and it shouldn't be yours. You should maintain your benevolent and glorious image. The more terrifying my ruling means, the more your benevolence will be set off. Nobility is rare. No matter how high my ruling height is, you will be loved as much after you take over. Not only this matter, you cannot participate in it, and you should try to participate as little as possible in similar matters in the future. On the contrary, I want to let You become a representative of these local aborigines, fighting for their interests and resisting my tyranny."

"Father."

"His Majesty."

Not only Layton was stunned, even the others couldn't help but widen their eyes.

"Your Highness, what are you waiting for? Why don't you thank Your Majesty quickly?" Keynes pushed Layton from behind.

Seeing that Prince Layton still looked confused, Cairns hurriedly explained: "Your Majesty is paving the way for you with a hard conscience. We are foreign invaders, and this cannot be changed. Kindness is hard to get their loyalty. , This will only make them think that we are weak and have the opportunity to resist us, and will breed more resistance forces. Only fear can keep them dormant, which is helpless.

But fear can be used for a while, but not for a lifetime. This will be an excellent weapon for His Royal Highness to rule in the future, because only in despair and fear can we taste what kindness is, and when all the local people recognize His Highness, we will truly To take root in the East China Sea and turn this place into our territory, His Majesty's move is really brilliant. "

"Father." Layton's voice was full of emotion. He didn't think that his father would pave the way for himself at the expense of his own reputation.

"This is for the future of our family." Stubbs waved his hand, "But the way of ruling by benevolent means, like farming, is only the future of the territory, not the present. Looting is what we are best at right now. Only the combination of the two methods is the most suitable for us.

Especially for the Yongye army leader, we can't just sit back and watch them develop and grow. The conflict between our two sides is irreconcilable. Either they will capture our Dawan Island in the future, or we will eat their Donau Plain. "

Seeing that his strategy has been fully recognized, Keynes's attitude softened a lot and said: "Your Majesty's words are true, I am not opposed to sending troops to the leader of the Eternal Night Army, but I think we should make good plans for this matter, Be foolproof, after all, their mines are too superior in the inland river, and the strength of the ground army is higher than ours. If the landing troops are blocked by them on land, there will be no return. "

"This is our business, so you don't need to worry about it." ** Moore said with a cold face, full of displeasure in his heart.

He originally wanted to take the opportunity to win more right to speak for himself.

Unexpectedly, King Stubbins was planning to go out in person to coordinate the entire fleet. In this way, even if he sent troops to the Donau Plain, his small plan would come to nothing.

"You can just do your own thing well. You don't need to worry about this matter." Stubin obviously didn't want to explain his battle plan in public.

Having led the army for many years, he is well aware of the importance of secrecy, especially their pirate-style combat method, which relies on a surprise, before the enemy reacts, they kill their core hinterland, and they run away with one vote.

And the eagle eye of Yong Ye's army leader is notoriously powerful, who knows if he has penetrated to his side.

If they come up with a battle plan on the front foot, it will be placed on the table of the Yong Ye army leader, and they will set a trap for them at that time, it will be bad.

"Captain Stubbs, no, His Majesty the King is going to launch a full-scale attack on the Yong Ye Army Commander. Haha, brothers, what are you waiting for? Come on, after drinking this cup, let's go back and prepare for a big fight."

"Haha... I've been waiting for this news for a long time. I heard that the Yongye army leader is doing a good job in the Dunao Plain. The grain harvested last year has piled up into mountains, and they are transported to their mountains one by one. This time, it can't be in vain. If they are cheap, they will be ours at that time."

"Not only the food is ours, but also the fat and oily land is ours. We are just putting it in their hands to reclaim it. Sooner or later it will belong to our East China Sea country, haha..."

"Brothers, it's time to make contributions, let us fight the enemy bravely, so that we can become the island owner or lord, do it..."

The news that the East China Sea State was going to send troops to the Yongye Army to lead the Dunao Plain, along with the sea breeze, blew all over the Dawan Islands by the way, and the sailors screamed excitedly.

Looting has been integrated into their bones, but after arriving in the East China Sea, because the family dominates, the territory has grown, but they have lost the opportunity to rob. They are addicted to wine and sex all day long, and feel that the whole person is about to be useless. up.

Now that they heard that there was a battle to fight, especially the Dunao Plain that they had coveted for a long time, and the leader of the Yongye Army who had made them suffer, they were of course extremely excited.

Countless warships, like sharks smelling fishy, ​​gathered in Dawan Port. In just ten days, there were more than 3,000 large and small warships gathered here.

Of course, most of them are small warships refitted from islander fishing boats. They are fully loaded, and there are only about 20 people. , One hit five of them, it is not a problem.

The members are no longer those veteran pirates who have experienced many battles, but the local islanders recruited with them as the backbone, and their loyalty is quite average.

Focus on a large amount, it looks scary.

"Ten years ago, we lost there. Not only did we lose more than 3,000 brothers, but we also lost our symbol, our Dragon Roar of Honor, there, making us bereaved dogs who could only abandon our homeland. , fled here in a hurry, this is not only our disgrace, but also our luck.

If the Dragon Roar had not been lost, how could we have made up our minds to abandon the past and create a brighter future?

We gave up a part, but gained more, and had our own dream home.

But this does not mean that we forget the hatred and what we have lost.

What has been lost, will be regained today.

I want to let the entire eastern sea area and the entire coast of the Donau Plain be shrouded in my name, Stubbing.

If I want them to hear my name, they will tremble. If I want them to see my battleship, they can only kneel down and beg for mercy.

I want them to send our Dragon Roar back again with their own hands, and pay tribute to us every year, praying for our protection. "

Stubbins delivered a pirate speech to hundreds of captains, big and small.

The naked notion of plunder made them scream out loudly, and they all used their wine glasses to pat the table and applauded loudly.

After delivering the mobilization speech, Stubbing left only a small fleet to guard important port towns, and personally led the fleet to the Donnao Plain, preparing to turn it upside down.

Such a big movement, of course, cannot be hidden from the eyes of Army Leader Yongye. When their fleet started to gather on Dawan Island, Army Leader Yongye had already received the news. The military staff analyzed that the other party wanted to attack and plunder the Donau Plain in an all-round way. the goal of.

After all, after three years of development, the Dunau Plain is no longer a worthless wasteland, but a rich granary.

The East China Sea Kingdom, established on the basis of the Third Fleet of the Commons family, is still a group of pirates in essence, and it is impossible for them to sit back and ignore these wealth.

This point was already anticipated by the leader of the Yongye Army when he started the large-scale development of the Dunao Plain.

After receiving the news, the Yong Ye army leader was like a huge machine, and began to operate rhythmically. The various armies mobilized the main force to gather in the direction of the Dunao Plain.

Among them, Jiangmen Port is the main assembly point of troops.

Jiangmen port.

The Yongye army leads the second port city built on the Donau River.

Its geographical shape and overall layout are very similar to Brother Port.

The origin of the name is the literal meaning, the gateway of the Donau River is only 30 kilometers away from the mouth of the Donau River.

Now it is the forefront of the Yongye military leader's defense against the invasion of the third fleet.

At this very moment, there is a pre-war meeting of the highest level of the Yong Ye military leader, which is being held here.

Moderator: Sean Don Augustine, Supreme Ruler of the Eternal Night Army, Lancelot Royal Consort, and Earl of Byron Union.

The highest level of the meeting: General Woody, Commander of the Shuangjiang Navy, General Arnold, Commander of the Explorer Navy, Marshal Di Kelong, Commander of the Central Army, Marshal McKee of the First Army, Marshal Eriksson, Commander of the Third Army, and Aaron, Commander of the Fifth Army Marshal Paul, chief of staff Kelman and Gabriel.

"The personnel are all here, let's start now, let's introduce the situation to the marshals, Marshal Arnold." Xiao En nodded at Arnold.

"One day ago, we had received accurate news that Stubbs Commons, the puppet king of the East China Sea, had launched a pre-war mobilization. Launching a full-line plunder, they can be regarded as an all-out force this time, dispatching a total of three Dreadnought-class sailboats, eight Dreadnought-class schooners, fifty Hurricane-class ships, seventy Wavebreaker-class ships, and many small and modified warships. There are more than 3,000 ships."

"The battle is big enough, and you really think highly of us." Marshal McKee, who is not afraid of anything, couldn't help but gasped and said, "If I remember correctly, your Explorer Navy only has about 30 warships, right? ? Including the large ships of the Shuangjiang Navy, there are only about 50 large warships, right? The ratio of numbers is a bit disparate!"

"To be precise, including the flagship Dragon Roar, the Explorer Navy has only 32 full-staffed warships, all of which can participate in the battle, while the Shuangjiang Navy has other tasks and places to defend, and only twelve buildings are drawn out. The ships support us, but our warships are all refitted, equipped with magic sails and ship-mounted artillery, which cannot be measured by the combat power of ordinary warships, if we plan well, we have no chance of winning this battle." Marshal Arnold's words revealed a strong confidence.

The quantity is not at the same level, but the quality is also not at the same level.

"Confidence is a good thing. You must not be overly complacent. Sometimes the quantity will overwhelm the quality. A little carelessness will deal a devastating blow to the Donau Plain we have just developed." Sean warned on the side, "Said Tell me, if you think the other side is going to fight this battle, how are you going to fight it?"

"What the lord told me." Marshal Anuo pointed to the sand table of the Donau Plain in front of him, "Although there are many rivers in the Donau Plain that directly flow into the East China Sea, they all belong to the diversion of the Donau River. We have vigorously developed the management of the Donau River, and their flow has been greatly reduced. In addition, we have deliberately blocked it in recent years, and most of the rivers have not allowed sea-going ships to enter directly.

However, this is only a normal situation, but every autumn, the Dunau Plain will be affected by ocean currents, entering the rainy season for at least one month, the water volume of each river will increase significantly, and the flow of five rivers will reach the level of small sea boats going deep into the interior From north to south, the five rivers are Basu, Yudai, Marys, Nice and Barnes.

Among them, the Basu River in the upper reaches is the most serious, and the entire river section can be passed directly to the upper reaches of the Donau River. The lightest Banes River can also go deep into the hinterland for 150 kilometers. Unfortunately, the weather is not on our side. On this side, the Donau Plain has had a particularly heavy rainfall this year, and the five rivers can freely enter and exit. "

"Marshal Arnold means that what we need to defend is not only Jiangmen Port, but also these five rivers?" Gabriel's main chief of staff asked.

Gabriel is the fresh blood of the top leaders of the Yongye army. Although he does not have a brilliant record, he is an out-and-out professional. He is the number one in the military strategy department of the academy city. Kellman, a veteran chief of staff, would sometimes sweat profusely from being killed by him.

Especially in the aspect of water warfare, he has his own unique views. In this regard, the military staff department itself is blank. In addition, he is from the crocodile tribe. He is given a few points. As a member of the staff of the staff department, the host party, whether he can become a full-time member and formally enter the top leadership of the Yongye Army depends on his performance in the future.

Some perform well in school, but when they really step into social practice, it is not uncommon for them to disappear from everyone.

"That's right, our large-scale development of the Dunao Plain is mainly around these main rivers. Once they are allowed to flow upstream, they will bloom directly in our abdomen and plunder the surrounding manors and villages. Over the past year, the investigation of our harassment has never stopped. They should have mastered all this information.

Judging from the movement of their fleet, the main force of the fleet is coming to our Jiangmen port, but according to my personal guess, it is unlikely that they will directly attack Jiangmen port. Our mine array is powerful, they have experienced it personally, and it is even bigger. The possibility is to block our navy on the river. The real main direction of attack is on these five rivers. We must adopt a multi-line defense method. "General Arnold threw out his own analysis.

"I don't agree with General Arnold's analysis," Gabriel said.

General Arnold asked, "Which point?"