Chapter 223 Expedition to the New World
"In this case, I will approve your proposal, but the empire will not send troops. Even if you, Duke Willow, suffer heavy losses, the empire will never take action. The empire now needs to accumulate strength and hide its strength and bide its time.
It would be very unwise to start a war with the Snow Empire at this time. "Wright VI warned. Feng Willow, the strongest man in the empire, is indeed very convenient to use in many cases. He has made many achievements and can turn the tide every time at a critical moment.
Also because of his great strength, he is somewhat unruly. Not being so obedient would often make Wright VI angry, but Wright VI also understood that at least at this stage, Feng Willow was still an indispensable Dinghaishen needle for the empire. It is precisely because of the presence of Feng Willow, the strongest man in the empire, that both the Snow Empire and the Viking Empire will be wary of completely falling out with the Alfa Empire.
After all, if a strong man who can spread plague on a large scale is really anxious, he will bring huge turmoil to the entire country and lead to unstable rule.
This is something that not only the rulers of other empires are afraid of, but even Wright VI is also afraid of it. "Just be patient and wait for the return of our ancestors. Our Alfa Empire is also a country guarded by gods. Then we won't be afraid of these unscrupulous strong men." Wright VI could only comfort himself in this way.
No matter what these people think, at least Feng Willow's goal has been achieved. After returning to the mansion that day, many small and medium-sized nobles came to the door, hoping to play a role in this fight for the New World.
Although the main members of these noble families have been recruited into the spiritual world to open up wasteland, these nobles still have some background, and there are many people who are willing to contribute money and efforts.
"It seems that Professor, you are indeed in the limelight during this period. These small and medium-sized nobles believe that by following you, they will be able to win. For them, it is a sure-win gamble. How could they not want to get involved? "Yeah." Saiya analyzed and said with a smile.
"It's because these small and medium-sized nobles don't have the ability to go to the New World to open up wasteland on their own, so they want to make a living with me. Do you think any of the big nobles have come over? Those people have their own territory in the New World." Feng Willow He didn't take the compliments of these small and medium-sized nobles to heart. He knew very well that when the critical moment came, these guys were all useless.
"But let's borrow the power of these small and medium-sized nobles. Maybe there are no strong ones among them, but there must be sequencers in the family. It is also a powerful force to use these sequencers together.
Moreover, the territory we have conquered also needs enough manpower to manage it. These small and medium-sized nobles are all good manpower. We can also use chickens and eggs to cultivate our own manpower. "Saiya's calculations are making a snap. In terms of military affairs, she is indeed not as good as Taris, but in terms of domestic affairs, she, Saiya, is still much better than Taris.
"Okay, let's count how many families are willing to participate, how many sequencers can be sent, and how many soldiers can be sent. Then we will distribute the benefits according to merit." Feng Willow said.
In just a few words from the superior, the people below may have their legs broken, but Saiya enjoys doing these things. Through these, she can show her own value in front of Feng Willow.
"Professor, are ordinary soldiers still needed? Transportation is not easy in the New World. Even if the army composed of ordinary people has passed, the combat effectiveness is not good. On the battlefield, they are just cannon fodder. Their lives are not even as good as that of a ship The tickets are valuable. Why not get rid of these ordinary soldiers?" Saiya suggested.
"The purpose of recruiting these ordinary soldiers is not to let them go to the battlefield, but to maintain law and order in the future. We can't just leave it to the sequencers to deal with any small things. There are not many high-level sequencers, and there are not many low-level sequencers. Even a team of musketeers can't be defeated," Fon Willow explained.
"By the time we gather enough people and rush to the New World, Talis should have conquered a lot of territory, just in time for these people to go up and occupy the territory.
Even if we start organizing a fleet to sail to the New World now, it will still take more than four months to arrive, and Taris and the others will be able to arrive in the New World next month to launch an attack. ” Von Willow explained to Sai Ya.
"I understand, Professor, you are more thoughtful. But I estimate that with the execution ability of those small and medium-sized nobles, from the time they gather people, gather them in the royal capital, and then board the ship to the New World, it will take less than two months. It can't even be completed." Saiyan obviously despised the execution ability of these small and medium-sized nobles.
"We won't take them to play with those who come too late. We will gather at the Dawn Port of the Empire within half a month. We will take those who can arrive with the troops. If we can't arrive, forget it. Anyway, I want to There are too many people to participate, and it is just a matter of streamlining a group of families with insufficient execution capabilities.
If their execution ability is insufficient, they will not become good officials in the New World. ” said Von Willow.
"By the way, except for knights, all knights must be admitted as soon as possible. Even if the soldiers of their families cannot make it, even if the knights come alone, we must give priority to them.
Saiyan, you should set off now and go to Shuguang Port to prepare the fleet and supplies. We will set off in half a month. "
"Okay, professor, if it was the previous situation, half a month would definitely not be enough to organize so many people, materials and fleets, but now there are more and more extraordinary people, and the prices of many magic equipment have dropped. Preparing materials and other things are much easier.
We can buy all the materials in the capital. Anyway, your space equipment is large enough, and the fleet can be contacted in the capital. Whether we buy or rent, it is very convenient." Saiya said confidently.
"The empire bought a lot of steel warship wreckage from me before, and I don't know if anything has been researched? Has the empire's warship technology improved now?" Feng Willow is also a headache for the current navigation technology.
The previous large sailing warships can only accommodate more than 400 people at full capacity. This time they have to go at least 3,000 people, so they need to organize a large fleet.
Such a fleet is not easy to find temporarily, and not all fleets have experience in ocean voyages. In short, there are a lot of troubles. Feng Willow simply threw them all to Saiya. Saiya is really an indispensable existence beside him.
Fortunately, there are many nobles involved in this matter. With the help of these nobles, it is relatively easy to get a few large sailing warships. Feng Willow also found out that the empire now has its own steam steel warships. And it is an advanced version, two circles larger than the steel warships of the Finn Empire Navy that were captured at the beginning.
One ship can carry 800 people. Although the turning ability is a bit poor, the power of the steam cannon is far less than that of the steam cannon of the Finn Empire. The sea combat effectiveness is not much stronger than that of the old sailing warship. But it is not without advantages, that is, the large carrying capacity!
Feng Willow didn't know why it was designed as a battleship, but it became a large cargo ship in the end. Maybe it was to load more steam cannons on the ship. Unfortunately, when facing the Finn Empire Navy, this huge battleship completely became a target.
However, despite the poor combat effectiveness, Feng Willow was interested in this kind of battleship. After all, it is a steel steam battleship. Whether it is load or speed, it is much faster than the old sailing battleship.
However, there are not many such steel warships, all of which are in the hands of the empire. Feng Willow went to the palace to meet Light VI for this warship.
Light VI was still very respectful, even though this kind of fat pig-like warship would be useless at sea. It is not possible to use it as a merchant ship, because steam warships need to carry a lot of coal or magic crystals.
If the ship uses coal as fuel, it needs to carry a lot of coal, which will make it impossible to sail far. Because many ports cannot replenish coal.
If magic crystals are used as energy, it is more convenient, but unfortunately the price of magic crystals is too expensive. The money earned from a long-distance trade may not be worth as much as a magic crystal.
The most important thing is that magic crystals are extraordinary resources, which are monopolized by the empire. Ordinary people can't buy them even if they want to.
However, these shortcomings do not matter to Feng Willow. Anyway, his combat power does not rely on steel battleships. The fire crows flying in the sky alone can deal with a steel battleship of the Finn Empire, and the plague seven-headed snake is also a top monster in the sea. The safety of the escort fleet is sufficient.
What Feng Willow needs is exactly this kind of ship that can carry a lot and sail fast. He doesn't care about the cost. He now has more than 3,000 magic gems and more than 2,000 magic crystals in his space, which is a huge fortune.
Four steel battleships were purchased from the empire, and the nobles of each family gathered sailors for the voyage. Feng Willow naturally took his own ghost ship as the flagship.
The ghost ship is full of undead, and it is not convenient for outsiders to come up. Feng Willow only brought Saiyan and the first mate Anthony, and arranged the boatswain on the steel battleship behind to play a supervisory role.
Feng Willow expected to take 3,000 people to the New World this time, but in fact, there were quite a few people who signed up to board the ship, and the number of people who signed up in the end exceeded 10,000.
Unfortunately, many people's territories were far away, and some people really had poor organizational skills and dragged their feet. When Feng Willow's fleet set off, only 1,800 people came. This data is simply outrageous.
Fortunately, the knight sequencers of various families who had agreed in advance arrived. The Anerfa Empire has two complete sequence inheritances, one of which is the knight sequence and the other is the priest sequence.
When the nobles in the country made meritorious deeds, they were also taught these two sequence inheritances. Even if some families have other sequence inheritances, most of them are not as good as these two sequence inheritances.
Therefore, there are really many knight sequencers in the Anerfa Empire. This time, more than 300 people came, and there are more than 50 priest sequencers.
These people are from small noble families, and their strength is just so-so. The strongest one, Sequence 7, is still an old man. Most of the rest are Sequence 9, and some older ones have the strength of Sequence 8.
Von Willow was going to organize these Knights into a Knight Order and give it to Taris to lead. Taris was good at leading cavalry, although in Von Willow's eyes, these Knights were all crooked and not as good as his zombie army in terms of combat effectiveness.
Because the number of ordinary soldiers was insufficient, Von Willow bought a batch of guns and ammunition, especially the steam machine guns that were a specialty of the Empire. With his wealth, he purchased twenty this time.
This thing is not good enough to deal with masters, but it is perfect for dealing with the rebellious natives in the New World. It can easily bully the rebellious slaves.
After using magic gems as power, the speed of the steam steel warship can be much faster. It is expected that it will reach the New World in three months.
Since going to sea, Feng Willow has been hiding in his captain's room to practice hard, leaving all the big and small things on the ship to Saiyan. He only hopes that these three months will allow him to improve his strength.
This time when he goes to the New World, he plans to refine the plague umbrella. He now has dragon skin in his hand, which can be used as the umbrella surface, and the other parts need some magic wood. It is just right to take advantage of this war to complete the blood sacrifice.
"Captain, there is a magic message from you." Saiyan knocked on the door and reported to Feng Willow.
"What's the matter?" Feng Willow asked. Under normal circumstances, magic messages will not be used unless there is an emergency.
"It was sent from the territory, saying that your sister Katarina ran away from home, and asked you to pay attention." Sai Ya read the magic message in his hand before reporting.
"What is it for this time?" Feng Weiluo frowned and asked, he still liked his sister very much.
"I don't know, the magic message didn't say it, but from my understanding of Katarina, I guess she yearns for the life of a pirate. In addition, she is now on the order of pirates and is very talented. If she is asked to learn flower arrangement etiquette and other things in the castle every day, which are what ladies should learn, she should not like it very much.
In fact, if I hadn't followed you to see the vastness of this world, I could have been at ease to receive the education of a lady in the family. But now it's no longer possible. After broadening my horizons, I would rather die than return to the castle to quietly arrange flowers. I think Katarina should think the same way." Sai Ya said in a very understanding tone. (End of this chapter)