The flawless white streamlined hull looks like a work of art.
Who could have imagined that this was a ship of disaster that devoured the lives of a large number of powerful men and almost turned the second largest port in the empire into a dead port?
Who could have imagined that a young man could reverse the bad luck, eliminate the evil spirits, and turn it into a temporary flagship of the Church of Light and Night?
Who could have imagined that because of this ship, the empire lost a princess, an entire naval family, and almost lost a naval marshal?
There are too many grievances between the Navy Department and the Caribbean to be sorted out, but even without those previous incidents, Marshal Dewey just glanced at the position of this ship in the Beyonder fleet and immediately knew that this was not something he could afford to offend.
Boat.
How outrageous!
It is actually in the flagship position.
The armed transport ships of the Light Guardian Knights guard the Caribbean, while the medium-sized warships of the Church of Storms are in the outer circle.
Isn't it?
Those who have the ability to deal with the war knights of Bolivar, and those who have some interests in Bolivar, there are only two or three big churches. If the Reincarnation Sect languishes, naturally the Lord of Storms and the Twin Goddess will take over.
However, the mortal commander [Rose Knight] opposite Bolivar was a thief, knowing that he had no navy. After killing the troops and settlements arranged by the empire at the port, he demolished all the oil wells along the coast and retreated inland.
The most recent unit was also at least 20 kilometers offshore.
Only a few innocent civilians who were unwilling to leave their homes were left on the coast, as well as an unknown number of spies.
This left the suffocated Imperial Navy useless and became the captain of the transport brigade.
The Imperial Army is also in trouble. Unless the Empire intends to kill all the 'obedient people' who fly the Imperial flag at their doorsteps, there is no way to conceal the movements of the Imperial army. The enemy is in the dark and we are in the clear, making it too difficult to defeat.
The key is that the retinue of the war knights on the opposite side have no moral ethics at all and attack ordinary soldiers at will.
According to the default rules of the Orthodox Church, extraordinary people are not allowed to attack mortals, otherwise they will be jointly strangled by the Orthodox Church.
Everyone is a cultist, and I'm afraid that if you become an orthodox church, you won't come to the Knights of the Apocalypse.
Therefore, the Imperial Army, which was urgently mobilized, did not dare to attack.
Firstly, they lacked supplies, and secondly, because their numbers and the quality of their strong men were not good enough, they would be slaughtered if they came ashore. In the end, the military had to humbly come to beg the Orthodox Church.
"Please do your best to slay the evil and eliminate [War Knight] Guxin!" Marshal House, the commander-in-chief of the army, ran to the Guardian Knights of Light.
As a result, the other party said: "It is my responsibility to fight against the demon army, but it is the Inquisitor's business to kill a single powerful enemy. The order I received was to fully cooperate with Inquisitor Abner Miller, the commander-in-chief of this operation.
.Please, Your Excellency, find him."
So House stumbled onto the Caribbean ship again.
As soon as he got on the boat, House was really envious to death.
There is only so much space on a warship. Even though he is a marshal, he only lives in a small suite of 20 square meters. This is already an incredible luxury on a warship filled with artillery and other weapons.
Comparing people with each other makes people angry.
One look at their cruise ships. They are spacious and bright, with swimming pools and opera houses, not to mention super luxurious suites.
When he thought that the Imperial Princess was also on board, House was extremely envious.
What's outrageous is that our own flagship will definitely not be able to defeat this [abnormal] armed cruise ship with its own defensive fog.
In a small banquet hall on the ship, Marshal House met three judges headed by Abner. What was strange was that sitting in the main seat was the legendary hero Mark.
Looking at the battle, House immediately understood that the Navy was not unjust.
However, what does it have to do with our Army if those guys from the Navy threw themselves into the ditch?
House acted as if nothing was wrong, and walked forward enthusiastically, bowing slightly and saluting without any pretense: "I am the commander-in-chief of the army in charge of the Empire's crusade against the rebels, Marshal House. I have met all the high officials of the Orthodox Church."
Well, those who have a good position will naturally be treated well.
"Please take a seat." Mark waved his hand, and a follower naturally moved a chair and asked House to sit in the direction of Abner.
"Thanks."
"Tell me about the situation."
House greeted his adjutant and hung up a military map: "Boliva is a large island country. The main island of Boliva is about 10,000 square kilometers. Most of them are hilly areas. In fact, it is not too troublesome to fight. The problem is
None of our legions can withstand the attack of the Apocalypse Knight followers. The other party has the strength to easily kill one of our legions overnight. I wonder how many elites the Orthodox Church can send to cooperate with our army's actions?"
Abner said calmly: "Three judges, 80 punishers, and 150 night watchmen. Plus Mr. Destiny and his followers, that's more."
"This..." Marshal House was worried: "Even if you add the Guardian Knights, why does it sound like it can only ensure the safety of one of our legions?"
"One judge is enough to kill your whole division." Judge Anthony said coldly.
The organization of the Wright Army is a bit like the modern army on Earth, with a division of about 10,000 soldiers, plus a group of 300 Beyonders, and about 13,000 support personnel.
The three divisions together constitute a reorganized corps.
It is really not a joke that a Sequence 5 Inquisitor wants to kill all the people in a division, it is purely a matter of time.
"Yes, yes. Of course I know it, but there is no way to ensure that the army will be deployed!"
"How many troops do you think are needed to fight an indigenous rebel army?" Judge Tony grinned slightly.
House was so angry that he lost his temper.
Of course he knew that if he excluded the Knights of the Apocalypse, if he mobilized an army of 100,000 to annihilate the rebels, he would be criticized at home if he won the battle, saying that he had to use all the artillery to kill mosquitoes. According to the intelligence, the opponent did not even have the guns, and there were a large number of rebels.
Using cold weapons.
Mortals and extraordinary people who use cold weapons are two different concepts!
But when he saw that the opponent's commander was extremely shrewd, exploiting his strengths and avoiding weaknesses, shrinking the front line, and seeing the war knight Gu Xin, he was lying if he didn't feel scared.
At this time, Mark saved him: "Your Excellency, Marshal, the empire's mobilization capacity is limited. Not many soldiers from the army have arrived now, right?"
The marshal smiled bitterly: "In fact, there are only three thousand people arriving at the front line, and they don't even have the equipment."
Modern wars are much more troublesome than in ancient times. In the past, soldiers had swords and armor, and they could only manage their own personal and horse food, and that was basically it.
Entering the age of artillery, the supply of ammunition and shells is a big problem.
It had only been a few days since the rebellion started, and the empire was caught off guard. Not many soldiers or supplies had been transported at all. The navy came with dozens of ships, simply because they were too close and those ships were already on patrol.
Abner was a good guy again: "Then let's not discuss the coordinated operations for now. We will send out the Night Watch reconnaissance force to find out the situation. We will discuss it after your army is assembled. Okay?"
The marshal bowed slightly and saluted again: "I am very grateful!"
After that, it was time for the hard-working Abner to work. He sat on the Caribbean and coordinated the reconnaissance operations of the Night Watch.
All kinds of news began to be collected on the Caribbean.
Three days later, preliminary news came.
"The rebels retreated to the Golema Hills area, 40 kilometers away from the shore. The terrain here is complex and there are many settlements. We gathered several night watchmen inside. But fortunately, most of the opponent's extraordinary beings are of the war type and are good at fighting.
Head-to-head confrontation, but not good at counter-infiltration and counter-reconnaissance." Abner marked the enemy's location on the map.
Abner continued: "The rebels dug numerous basements and tunnels in the hilly areas. Since they were newly dug, the remaining mud and debris have not yet been cleaned up, so they are easy to find. It will not be certain after a while."
It can be seen that this rebellion was really hasty.
According to the intelligence collected, the Church of Light and Night also roughly knew the reason for the rebellion of Rosalind Silva, the daughter of the local leader on the opposite side [Rose Knight] - to put it bluntly, the imperial governor decided to temporarily decide to please the great nobles of the country.
The 100% tax increase is not just a tax increase, it will be paid in one go ten years later.
A typical example of government forcing people to rebel!
The governor just burped his own shit, and tricked the empire.
The faces of the two judges, Anthony and Tony, were as dark as the bottom of a pot. Based on their beliefs, it was difficult to accept that they would do something to help the evildoers.
Abner said solemnly: "The top priority is that we must separate the rebels from the [War Knights]. Otherwise, if we fight the rebels and the War Knights together, it will not be something that can be accomplished by killing 100,000 people. Just imagine, everyone.
If one million people die on this land, what will happen in the end [famine], [plague] and [death]? This is the ideal breeding ground for cultivating a new generation of apocalyptic knights."
Not to mention the two judges, there are a bunch of trainee judges here, and none of them can even think of a good solution.
The rebels need the power of [war] to deal with the empire. [War Knight] Gu Xin is eager to use war to improve his rank. As long as he fights, his power will rise quickly.
And for the sake of face, the empire cannot easily forgive the rebels.
On the other hand, as long as the scale of the war expands and Gu Xin can even rise to Sequence 4, then basically no one can deal with him.
This has simply become a dead end.
Mark suddenly said: "Call House."
Not long after, Marshal House stumbled onto the ship.
"Sir Destiny, you called me here because..."
"I would like to ask, what is the bottom line of the empire? Do you want to kill one million rebel soldiers and civilians to prove the empire's power? Or do you want to take back the oil fields as soon as possible and restore the production and supply of the colonies?"
"Uh..." House couldn't say what he said.
Mark said coldly: "I heard that the price of crude oil within the empire, as well as the prices of coffee, sugar, rum, and cigars, have soared to the sky. If it can't be done before the New Year, not to mention the military department, even His Majesty the Emperor's
It will also be very stressful.”
Fortunately, oil is the fuel for all internal combustion engines. Cars, trains, and ships cannot function without it. If this thing is lacking, even if it is expected to be lacking, the entire empire will be in chaos.
However, the coastal oil area of Bolivar is the largest oil producing area in the empire, accounting for more than 40% of the total.
House wiped his sweat and said, "If the rebellion can be suppressed quickly, the Senate agrees to punish only the culprit."
"This is easy to handle. The rebels' weakness is here." Mark pointed to Lake Boliva in the middle of the Boliva map, which is the largest freshwater lake in the kingdom.