Chapter 705: Navy Commander-in-Chief (Part 1)

Under the deep sky, waves hit one after another, and the splashing waves sparkled with thousands of silver lights. The endless sea was rippling with countless bright water waves like mercury.

One after another, the emptied turbid waves turned into an undulating valley, and between the peaks and valleys that alternated all the time, warships formed a huge fleet, along the long coastline of the empire, Heading towards Port Lot in the north with all our strength.

This fleet of astonishing scale is the naval force of the Britannia Empire.

For this "Northern Great Turn" battle, the entire Imperial Navy with 20,000 troops and more than 500 warships was dispatched, leaving the naval headquarters and heading north along the coast to Port Lot in the north.

It happened to be a rainy day at this time.

It was raining lightly, like mist, in the sky.

The misty rain soaked the decks of every warship.

On the flagship of the fleet, an old man wearing armor was holding the knight's sword on his waist, looking into the distance blurred by the drizzle, letting the raindrops wet his armor and clothes.

"Mu De, it's raining outside, why don't you go into the cabin to take shelter?"

An old man with white hair and beard said this as he walked out of the cabin holding an umbrella.

The old man who was soaking in the rain outside the cabin and looking into the distance was none other than the Commander-in-Chief of the Imperial Navy, the Knight of Two Oaks, Mudd Hardy.

The old man who persuaded Mu De to go back to the cabin to take shelter from the rain was the Vice Admiral of the Imperial Navy - the Knight of Two Oaks, Blaise Short.

Due to the small size of the Imperial Navy, only 20,000 people, and the fact that the Empire has always paid little attention to the construction of the navy, Mulder and Blaze are the only two knights in the Imperial Navy.

"Mu De, are you out of your mind?" Blaise said to Mu De angrily, "When it rains, you don't take shelter in the cabin, but get soaked in the rain outside."

"My brain is not burned out, I just... want to use the cold rain to calm me down..."

After saying that, Mu De let out a long sigh.

After learning the details of the "Northern Great Turn" operation and receiving the order from the central government to mobilize troops, Mu De became very depressed.

Now the closer he gets to Port Lot in the north, the closer he gets to the Knights of Michael, and the closer he gets to Su Cheng, the more depressed Mu De becomes.

Mu De is 62 years old this year. He is an out-and-out veteran. He has been fighting for the country for 46 years since he joined the army at the age of 16. In terms of military age and qualifications, there may be few people in the entire empire who can be higher than him.

Mu De's life can be regarded as an unfortunate life. Several ups and downs, ups and downs in the army...

In terms of ability, Mu De is also good. He can command both land and sea battles. Mu De did not serve in the navy from the beginning. Mu De served in the army from the beginning.

Mu De was very capable and gained military honors very quickly after joining the army. Ten years after joining the army, at the age of 26, he was successfully canonized as a new knight.

It only took 10 years to become a new Knight of Laurel - compared with talented geniuses like Su Cheng and Alyssa, there is no comparison, but compared with ordinary people, this is already a big deal. What an achievement.

It's just that--although Mu De is quite capable, he has a flaw.

That is greed for money.

After becoming the new knight, Mu De began to abuse his power, constantly embezzling and accepting bribes from others.

Corruption - This is a common occurrence in officialdom and the military.

Unfortunately, Mu De's luck was really bad.

Not long after he became a new knight, he began to take corruption and bribes.

He was discovered and arrested by members of the Military Justice Department.

Corruption is a serious crime that cannot be tolerated in any country.

Fortunately, Mu De had not embezzled a lot of money at that time, so the military justice dealt with him leniently. They only confiscated all the money he had embezzled before, deprived him of his knighthood, demoted him several levels in a row, and beat him back to his rank. Just a squadron leader.

From being a new knight to a squadron leader in one fell swoop - Mu De's efforts over the past few years can be regarded as wasted.

This setback completely woke up Mu De.

Mu De made up his mind to reflect, and from then on Mu De's money-grubbing temper became much more restrained.

Although he was demoted to a squadron leader, Mu De's ability was still there.

It took nearly 10 more years, and at the age of 35, he was finally canonized as a new knight again.

But after regaining the knight's sword, Mu De never gained any merit in battle.

Because at that time, Mu De offended an important official in the central government because of his upright character.

In order to retaliate against Mu De, this important official in the central government secretly made some moves, causing Mu De to be left out in the cold and no longer have decent tasks to perform.

I've been left out like this for 3 years.

After wasting three years, Mu De realized that he could not go on like this.

If this continues, he may have to be a new knight for the rest of his life.

Mu De is not willing to be the new knight of Gui for the rest of his life, he wants military exploits! Want to be promoted!

At this time, Isel, Albert, and Abigail, Alyssa's mother, were young and shining.

Seeing these juniors gaining military exploits at an astonishing speed, the senior Mu De became increasingly anxious.

The broken jar fell down, and Mu De also made a stupid move-paying bribes and managing relationships.

Mu De spent all his savings over the years and made various arrangements, hoping to clear up the relationship so that he would no longer be so neglected and hidden in the snow.

Then tragedy happened again - Mude met an extremely unscrupulous bastard.

After receiving Mude's benefits, this bastard not only did not do anything, but also bit back and reported Mude for bribing his superiors!

Mude was demoted again... This time it was even worse, because Mude had committed corruption and bribery before, and he did it again this time. In order to warn him, the military court directly demoted Mude back to a squad leader...

The efforts of more than ten years before were wasted again...

When he became a knight again and had a knight's sword again, Mude was already 49 years old, an old man with half of his hair white...

Mude had participated in several naval battles and showed his outstanding naval talent and level. Perhaps out of the idea of ​​"waste utilization" and pity for this poor old soldier, the central government transferred Mude, who had a lot of criminal records and had been ups and downs in the army, to the Imperial Navy and made him the Navy Commander-in-Chief of the Imperial Navy.

Navy Commander-in-Chief - although this title looks handsome, it actually has no gold content.

After all, the Britannia Empire never paid much attention to the construction of the navy, and the total strength of the Imperial Navy has always been only more than 20,000 people.

The Imperial Navy has two positions, the Navy Commander-in-Chief and the Navy Vice Commander. All those who are transferred to be the Navy Commander-in-Chief and the Navy Vice Commander are old knights, and they just provide a place for these old knights to retire.

Therefore, the Imperial Navy has always been nicknamed the "maritime nursing home".

It has to be said that this nickname is too accurate.

The usual tasks of the Imperial Navy are to fight pirates along the coast and escort diplomats traveling by sea. The Navy Commander-in-Chief and the Vice Commander have almost nothing to do except drinking tea every day.

It is really suitable for retirement.