Reggie finally chose to hire Chris. He really couldn't think of a name for this position, so Reggie decided to call it consultant.
As for salary, it depends on Chris' performance. Chris is not in a hurry to talk to Reggie about money. He is very confident in his abilities.
He brought a map, looked at it for a moment, shook his head and said: "The painting is very rough and incomplete, so just use it. Lord, first of all, tell me, do you want to defeat the Golden Eagle Kingdom, or do you want to regain your route?"
"
Reggie said: "What's the difference?"
"Of course. If you want to defeat the Golden Eagle Country, you have to attack its homeland. I don't think you have such strength yet."
"Of course I don't want to defeat the entire Golden Eagle Kingdom. I just want to defeat its fleet so that it doesn't dare to attack my merchant ships again."
"So, you still want to regain the route," Chris shook his head and said, "It's a pity that you used the wrong method. You have very good weapons, and there are many aliens who can help you and defeat one or two fleets against you.
It’s not a difficult task, but it’s really difficult to completely defeat the Golden Eagle Kingdom. Note, I’m talking about complete defeat, not victory in one or two battles.”
"This is like saying nothing!" Reggie said impatiently, "I know this is difficult, but if I can't defeat its fleet, what do you want me to do to regain the route?"
"These are completely different things. Even if you defeat ten fleets, you still can't regain your route. You haven't figured out the direction of this war."
Reggie was startled and said, "Then please tell me what the right direction is?"
Chris stretched out his hand and said: "You have to pay, just give me five gold coins and I will tell you."
"I have never seen such a shameless person like you!" Reggie said angrily, "You didn't do anything and you just want to ask for payment from me?"
After an argument, Reggie chose to compromise. He took out five gold coins, and Chris drew a few marks on the map.
"This is the Golden Eagle Country, this is Blue Bay, and this is Broken Snow City. How many days of flight does it take to get from Blue Bay to Broken Snow City?"
"It takes close to three days for a merchant ship, and about two days for a Falcon warship."
"Let's calculate it as three days," Chris said, holding a quill and pointing at the map. "It takes at least five days to travel from Blue Bay to the Golden Eagle Country. Assuming that the spy in Blue Bay receives your upcoming news, he will
It will take five days to send the news to the Golden Eagle Kingdom. It will take at least five days for the Golden Eagle Kingdom's fleet to arrive on your route. Ten days have passed and your fleet has already returned.
When you arrive at Broken Snow City, judging from the time, the other party has no chance to attack you."
Reggie was speechless for a while. Such an important issue was ignored by him. His concept of time and space was still very vague, which also proved that his understanding of war was far inferior to Chris's.
"So, the enemy fleet cannot come from the Golden Eagle Kingdom," Chris looked at Reggie and said, "Guess where they come from?"
Reggie thought for a moment and said: "They should always stay at sea, stay near the route, and be ready to attack at any time."
"You are very smart, but this matter is not that simple," Chris said. "If a ship wants to stay at sea for a long time, it must be supplied with fresh water and food. Where do these supplies come from?"
"There are many places for supplies, and there are many ports along the coastline."
"Really?" Chris pointed to the map and said, "Zhilin City? Drawshaft City? Or Blue Bay? These places do have ports, but these places belong to the Kingdom of Lane. Although our kingdom is weak, it will not let it go.
The warships of the Golden Eagle Kingdom come and go at will."
Reggie thought for a long time and said, "In other words, they have other places on this route where they can supply supplies."
Chris nodded and said: "If you want to control a route, you must first control a port. Unless you can capture this port, the Golden Eagle Kingdom will always send fleets to attack you. No matter how many fleets you defeat, it will be useless. So, once you
We chose the wrong direction from the beginning.”
Reggie suddenly realized that the outcome of one or two battles could not change the overall situation because the enemy occupied a more favorable geographical location.
"Where is that port?"
Chris stretched out his hand and said: "Give me another ten gold coins and I will tell you."
Reggie pouted, took out ten gold coins and handed them to Chris, who drew an island on the map.
"Do you know where this place is?"
Reggie shook his head. This map is already the most complete map in Broken Snow City.
"This is Camel Island. It's not shown on your map, but I think you should have heard of it."
"I have heard," Reggie nodded, "There is a Tuodao City on Tuodao Island. Last year, Tuodao City purchased food from Suixue City."
Chris said: "Tuel Island originally belonged to Dongsang Kingdom. Because Dongsang Kingdom lost the war, it was forced to cede it to Golden Eagle Kingdom."
Reggie searched his memory: "As far as I know, Tuodao City, like Zhilin City, is also a place that relies on special business."
Chris smiled and said: "Have you been to Camel Island?"
"No," Reggie shook his head and said, "Zhilin City is so close, why would I go across the ocean to have fun there?"
Chris shook his head and said: "It's different, the girls there have a different taste!"
"Is this related to the war?"
"No," Chris immediately returned to the topic, "Tuodao City is on the west coast of Camel Island, which is directly opposite the mainland. But on the east coast of Camel Island, there is a hidden port and military camp, with a force of two thousand people.
The navy around the world is stationed here, and all the ships’ supplies come from here.”
"Impossible," Reggie looked at Chris in shock, "Tuel Island is less than three days' flight from Broken Snow City. I have never heard of such a huge army there."
"Not only have you never heard of it, most countries on the mainland don't know about the existence of this army, because people don't know how vast Camel Island is."
According to Chris's description, the area of Tuodao Island is equivalent to twice the area of Reggie's territory, while the area of Tuodao City is only the same as that of Suixue City.
In the era without aviation technology, people's understanding of geography and space was not accurate. Most people thought that Tuodao was the Tuodao City where they could have fun. However, they did not know that Tuodao City was only a part of Tuodao, and it was
A very small part.
Due to limitations of navigation technology, few people would go around to the other side of Camel Island to see the whole island. But Chris did so. While others were enjoying themselves, he took a fishing boat alone.
It took me three full days to walk around Camel Island for two weeks, recording every detail of the island.
Camel Island is very close to the coastline of the Lion Kingdom and has very important strategic significance. He has always had the ambition to annex Camel Island. Of course, as the most unpopular prince, this is just his wishful ambition.
Chris marked the locations of the military camps and ports on the map: "On the sea, you have no chance of winning, but on land, the Golden Eagle Country is not your opponent. I know that you once defeated them under the Broken Snow City. As long as you fight
A beautiful landing battle and annihilate all the enemies on the island. Not only will you be able to completely control this route, but you will also get a vast territory. Isn't such a perfect suggestion worth fifteen gold coins?"
"It's worth it, it's really worth it!" Reggie smiled honestly for a while, but the smile gradually solidified on his face.
It seems that this landing battle is not easy to fight. Reggie pointed at the map and said: "Since there is such a big port, aren't there any warships guarding it?"
"Yes, of course there is," Chris nodded and said, "As far as I know, there are at least ten Saker warships and hundreds of small warships around Camel Island. Don't think that if you also have a dozen Saker warships, you can
It is evenly matched with the enemy. In the hands of the Golden Eagle Kingdom's navy, the Falcon warship is like a dragon on the sea. In your hands, it is almost the same as an ordinary fishing boat."
Reggie sighed and said: "After all, we still have to fight at sea, and the chance of winning is still slim."
"There is always a way," Chris said with an evil smile, "Give me a thousand gold coins and I can help you win this war."