A few days later, all the modifications to the ships were completed. Although the Aztlan people arrived here in long boats, the more Ella looked at the map, the more she felt that the voyage was long and the road was dangerous, and the pirates' long ships would be very difficult.
It was somewhat dangerous, so I planned to only use the "Flying Zealander". The Flying Zealander can carry more than a thousand soldiers, which is enough for trade. In addition, Ella also rented two merchant ships for
Carrying the three hundred Aztlans and a small amount of cargo.
"How long did it take you to get to Sokra?" Ella asked Tesosomok. To her, it seemed a bit incredible that such a long route was only carried out by long boats.
"Three months." Tesosomok replied, "But the actual time at sea was only two months. It took us about a month to arrive at the island, and then we spent a month recuperating on the island, and then spent another month
We’ll be here soon.”
Ella was surprised: "Three hundred people can survive on an uninhabited island for a month?"
"There is plenty of fresh water on the island, there are many wild beasts, and there are also many fruits, although they are not delicious." Tesosomoc said with some pride, "The Aztlan warriors are all experts in fishing and hunting, let alone one.
It’s no problem to live on this island for half a year! We also replenished the sea supplies on the island for the next month!”
"It only takes two months. Isn't that closer than the Iceland-Greenland route?"
Ella can't believe it, but the Aztlan people are already here, so she can't question it.
"When is Your Majesty going to go to sea?" Amy asked from the side, "I can buy the fruit in advance to avoid buying it too early and spoiling it."
Ella looked at the sea in the distance: "It depends on when the goods from Lübeck will be delivered. But why are these merchants so inactive this time? Could it be that the convoy and fleet transporting my goods were robbed?
?”
"No one has the courage, right? Most of Alemanni's caravans are flying your Majesty's flag. They are protected by us at sea. Even in the interior of Alemanni, there are also Norbert's
The Peasant Republic is helping to take care of it. The Island Republic has been destroyed by us. Unless those little thieves don’t want to live anymore..."
While he was talking, dozens of sails appeared on the horizon in the distance.
Ella stood up on her toes and looked around: "It's the patrol team I sent out. They must have caught a commercial spy. I don't know which free city it is. If you find out clearly, you will have to take some disciplinary measures."
Those ships were filled with sails, and the oars on the ships were used together, and they were sailing towards the port at full speed. Not long after, a group of soldiers hurriedly got off the ship. Seeing Ella at the port, they hurried over to report:
"King of Sweden! We discovered a fleet with an abnormal route. There are ten ships in total, and they are huge! They passed through the strait between England and Alemany, and did not go south, but headed northwest!"
"Northwest? That's the direction of Ireland. There are no developed cities. How could it attract ten cargo ships? It's really suspicious." Ella thought for a while, "But it wouldn't be surprising if they were going to Vinland. They didn't
The French landed in Iceland, Ireland being the last landmass in the known world from which they could replenish supplies. Which free city?"
"It's Lübeck! The city of Lübeck!"
"Lübeck?" Ella jumped up. "My goods have not been delivered for a long time. Are they still in the mood to sail away?"
"Your Majesty, it seems that the iron and colored glaze you ordered will be loaded on almost ten ships." Amy said at the side, "I'm afraid they will just transport your goods away and prepare to go to Vinland for trade."
"How brave!" Ella was a little angry, "Bring the captain to me, I want to interrogate him! If it's really what you said, Amy, let's see if I don't look good to the city of Lübeck!"
The soldier who reported the report raised his head with some fear: "King of Sweden... we did not stop that fleet."
"Didn't you stop them?" Ella glared at the soldier, "Ten merchant ships, not ten warships. You also have ten ships here, but you still can't stop them?"
"It should be possible to stop it, but..." the soldier said with some embarrassment, "That fleet is flying the flag of the King of Sweden. It is a fleet protected by the King of Sweden!"
"What?" Amy shouted from the side, "This is an order from the King of Sweden himself, it's not as good as one of her flags?"
"We thought so at first. But a man ran out of the ship and told us that if we move the ship, it will not only be a provocation to the Alemannic Federation, but it will also greatly damage the credibility of the King of Sweden. Each city is free
We will all be forced to reconsider the trade agreement with Sweden, and we...we really don’t dare to take action!”
"What? I...I..."
Ella choked for a moment. She originally sold the right to fly the flag to merchants in the Alemannic Federation just to increase her income. Who would have thought that this flag, which protects merchants from pirates, would eventually be deceived?
herself.
"No? How did they know the route?" Amy on the side was also panicked. She had brought 300 Aztlan people over at the cost of food and grass, just to prevent the information from leaking. If she was
Lübeck arrived first, and all the plans came to nothing. She was stunned, and angrily shouted to Dust beside her, "What's going on? Didn't you say that the route was not exposed?"
"I really haven't?" Dast was also anxious, "And I made the route so scary. How dare they go to sea on their own? I thought they would pay us to take them there!"
"Sail immediately!" Ella finally regained her breath and stamped her feet and shouted towards the returning fleet, "No matter where they go, even if they have reached Aztlan, they must be transported in sacks.
return!"
"Also, let's set off immediately!" Ella said to Amy on the side. "At this point, there is no other way. We can only stop Lübeck's fleet first, and then go to Aztlan!"
"Huh? Now?" Amy panicked even more, "I haven't prepared any fruits yet, and your Majesty's warehouse is also empty..."
"Don't worry about the fruit! As for the warehouse, after catching them, just load the goods on their ship! Based on the time it takes for my patrol to return, Lübeck's fleet has been away from the strait for at least fifteen days.
If they continue slowly, they will really reach Aztlan!"
"It's been fifteen days since they left the English Channel, so it must have been a month before they set sail from Lübeck, right?" Amy wanted to cry anxiously, "No matter how fast we catch up, we can't catch up now!"
"We can catch up. Their ship is full of cargo, but our ship is still empty." Ella patted Amy on the shoulder and comforted, "Besides, the Pirate Kingdom's shipbuilding technology is the best in the world!
