Chapter seven hundred and eighty first beacon fire everywhere(1/2)
Haiyuan calendar year 191, night of April 28th.
In the south of the New World, Montevideo is the capital of the Viceroyalty of La Plata.
Boom! Boom!...
It was still peaceful in the evening, but not long after nightfall, violent explosions sounded one after another throughout the city. It was like a bucket of cold water pouring from a bucket, reawakening the city that had already fallen asleep.
"For the glory of the 'Angel of Justice', fire!"
"The blessings of the 'Golden Lord' will spread throughout the world!"
Bang! Bang! Bang!...
Accompanied by the strange chirping of insects and fanatical roars, a large number of armed forces led by "blasphemous cultists" suddenly poured out from all over the city, desperately attacking the city hall, the deputy prince's residence, and the city guard garrison from within.
...Wait for key departments.
Unexpectedly, but reasonably, this scheduled war was first ignited in the southern part of the New World.
"Eye of Wealth" has the same strategy as Tulip. In order to cope with the local battlefield, it is bound to cut off the umbilical cord that the outside world continues to deliver nutrients to Cyrus. Naturally, the three major vice-king areas of the New World, which are far away from the mainland of the Old World, are
The most important thing.
This operation was not only to cut the flesh and blood of the empire, but also to contain the Garriott Principality in the north, so that they would not dare to be easily distracted when facing the riot on their doorstep.
If the Ancient God's Families found a flaw, it would be natural to extend the flames of violence to the north.
Currently, Cirius' La Plata Vice-King District and Secret Dragon Vice-King District are the focus of attack, but the chaos within the chaotic area of Cabral is not weak at all.
In the four years when the "Fog of Order" only controlled two cities on the surface, it had already completed the layout of Cabral, infiltrating various forces in the chaotic region like a sieve.
now.
When an order from the top was issued, this place instantly became a powder keg that was detonated, and everything changed in an instant.
Some high-level forces have had their minds corrupted by the collective and have become the lackeys of the ancient gods. Some have been counterattacked and backstabbed by the internal opposition, and some have been attacked by small forces around them...
For a moment, except for the ancient god's own forces, no one could tell who was the enemy and who was the friend, and there was a chaotic riot everywhere.
If you don't want to die, you can only join them and kill! Kill! Kill!
...
Two days later on April 30th.
call--!
The white sails are rolling and the flags are fluttering.
After receiving news of the attack in the New World.
Excluding the time difference factor, it took only a day and a half for Silius, which had been preparing for war for a long time, to mobilize most of the mobile naval warships stationed in the Old Continent.
In addition to necessary defense, there are a total of 85 main battleships of level three or above, and 764 auxiliary ships of various types including level four ships.
They were gathered in the three large military ports of Galicia, Valencia, and Algeciras in the Gulf of Alfonso in the north.
As long as supplies are completed in the military port, they will form an unprecedented large fleet and attack Frisia in a mighty manner. It will take about ten days to sail with favorable winds and currents, and after ten days the rebellion will die!
Although the senior officials of Silius were furious at the sudden attack by the "Eye of Fortune", their strategic purpose was very simple. No matter how much the "Eye of Fortune" jumped up and down in the New World, they would never mess up their position.
This battle is not focused on occupying land, but on completely annihilating the effective forces in Frisian hands.
After a year of fierce fighting, they had already clearly seen each other's true and false strength. As long as they could sink all the opponent's naval fleets and seal off the Frisian region connected to the empire on land into an isolated island, that rich tax source would eventually be
It will still fall into your own hands!
Everyone knows that the saline-alkali lands of the Low Countries cannot feed even one percent of the country's population.
Since before the Age of Discovery, Frisian merchant ships have been all over the coastal waters. In particular, the "flute-shaped ships" designed to save taxes rather than facilitate navigation have made Frisian merchants famous far and wide.
However, normal merchant ships in other countries can set up cannons to protect their lives when encountering pirates.
However, Frisian merchant ships all use the lowest quality wood, and the cost may be only half of that of Tulip, which is also good at shipbuilding. They cannot withstand the recoil of artillery, let alone install any artillery, and the freight is of course very low.
The number of merchant ships belonging to Frisia in the whole world once reached 12,000, and the shipping business was carried out all over the world.
But the disadvantage is that when such a maritime power confronts Cyrus, the world's largest sea power, it is tantamount to hitting an egg against a stone.
Previously, even with the help of a [Legendary Battleship Valhalla] and pirates from the entire Black Sea, it took one year to exhaust Frisia's already limited naval power.
Facing such an invincible fleet waiting for work, the only outcome would be to be crushed and sent to the bottom of the sea.
At this time, the only way to help them bridge the huge gap in strength is..."wisdom".
At night, the pier of Valencia Port is brightly lit.
"Fresh water, food, ammunition, clothing, cables, spare sails... Hurry! Hurry! Hurry! The supplies must be completed before dawn tomorrow."
Kick...kick...kick...
The situation in the three military ports where the Armada was assembled was similar. Quartermasters, naval soldiers, stevedores, and caravan employees were running up and down the erected ship planks to carry supplies. No one could afford to set off for the fleet.
Consequences of time delays.
However.
No one on the dock, including the high-level extraordinary beings responsible for the defense, could discover it.
A rowing boat loaded with dozens of "corruption cultists" who were extremely "corrupted", had sharp mouthparts on their heads, and had caterpillar-like bodies, sailed into the port.
A hazy circle of fire enveloped them, but swallowed up all light and shadow. No matter sight, witchcraft, mental power, sea currents... no trace of them could be found.
[Ocean Secret Treasure·Tinder Box] As long as you are within the range of the fire lit by the tinder box, the figure hiding in it cannot be discovered by any means. The range is fifty meters and can only last for two hours at a time.
The small boat specially selected the large battleships in the port and sent the "insect men" to the bottom of the water one by one. Like woodworms that eat away at the wood, the "insect men" opened their mouths and quickly gnawed through the bilge and got into the interior of the battleship.
When the last "bug man" is in place.
squeak--!
A sharp insect chirp pierced the night sky.
Immediately, thick smoke billowed from the ships, which were mainly battleships of level three or above.
"Fire!"
"Idiot, it's an enemy attack, sound the alarm!"
When the piercing alarm bell rang, dozens of priests of the "Fire Fire Order" had already rushed out from the stationed ships or from the port, chanting in unison:
“The glory of God becomes a robe to protect us from suffering!”
[Divinity·Fire Immunity]
However, in the divine light that covered the entire port, the billowing smoke showed no abnormality and was still burning rapidly.
"The magic...has failed?!"
The absolutely loyal "Corruption Cult" completely sacrificed its body and soul, borrowed the power of "Chaos Worm" Shudemel, and ignited the invisible flame.
Others can't see any fire at all, and there seems to be no intermediate burning process at all, only the result of burning.
[Ability·Dust of Ashes]
Boom——!!!
At this moment, there was a loud noise, and the fully loaded gunpowder magazine on the battleship exploded.
Wails and shouts filled the night sky.
Ten nautical miles away, there was a fleet that seemed to be covered in night, showing no trace of its movements.
The warships were of different shapes, large and small. Although they were flying the flag of the "Low Countries", they seemed to be a motley army cobbled together from various countries.
William Orange, the saint of the "Angel of Prosperity", stood on the forecastle of the flagship and looked at the beautiful scenery and laughed out loud:
"The so-called "magic arts" are all auxiliary. The strongest extraordinary ability of our "Eye of Wealth" is money!"
Cyrus understood that the gap between the two sides lay in military strength, and the "Eye of Wealth" certainly knew it very well.
They purchased hidden "ocean secret treasures" on a large scale, bribed insiders to obtain intelligence, and used the absolute nature of the ocean secret treasures to invade three naval bases where Silius' invincible fleet was stationed, and carried out targeted blasts.
Then he calculated the time accurately, also mobilized maritime power, hired and purchased active warships from other countries, and prepared to launch a reverse sniper attack in a desperate attempt to keep the enemy out of the country with no strategic depth.
Can you do whatever you want if you have money?
Sorry, you can really do whatever you want with money!
...
The third battlefield.
The First Fleet, led by the [Legendary Battleship Sea King Power], has arrived at the Peacock Islands and has merged with the [Legendary Battleship Plantagenet] that was originally stationed here.
Among the many overseas colonies that can support the tax revenue of a huge empire.
More than half of the New World was cut off, and only Lobito was left in the Southern Continent. Frisia, the largest tax source in the mainland, was out of control. At this time, the "Peacock Islands", the last pillar of the empire, must not be lost.
Even the defense of the homeland was not so strict, after all the titled knights were transferred back to Silius.
Among this naval force, there is also a "Fire Dragon Curse Seal", a "Hurricane Nest", a "Yellow Sand Society" treacherous wizard, and a "curse" that can't be avoided but has to come.
There are four great wizards in the school "Anduen".
To be continued...