From the first day Reggie came to this world, he had already smelled the smell of the Middle Ages, including the smell of the streets (the streets in the Middle Ages were plagued by feces) and the smell of people (people in the Middle Ages did not like to bathe),
All have obvious medieval characteristics.
Reggie saw the decline of the empire. He thought that a weak kingdom like the Lion Kingdom would be the first to enter the medieval gates. But he was wrong.
The highly centralized Lion State does not give local lords much freedom. Except for a few military towns, most other cities do not have armies. Border lords like Reggie can have a lord guard of no more than a hundred people and a military general.
(First Knight), can reserve some weapons to arm civilians in emergencies, but he cannot have standing troops in his territory.
And cities like Zhilin City that are not in border areas (Lian Country does not regard the coastline as a border) can only have a lord guard of no more than a hundred people.
The extremely weakened lords did not have the strength to separate themselves. In this case, the Lane Kingdom actually prevented the penetration of medieval culture. The Bayer Kingdom in the north and the Running Wolf Kingdom in the west have obvious medieval characteristics, but the Lane Kingdom has always
Maintaining the traditions of the kingdom, towns and villages have basically maintained their original order.
But on the contrary, an empire with a high degree of civilization such as the Golden Eagle Kingdom took the lead in entering the pace of the Middle Ages. The Jinying Empire had relatively loose management of its lords. A city lord often had thousands of soldiers. Outside the city, a township
A small lord in a village also has thousands of soldiers and guards. Even the knights under the small lord have their own towns and guards. The strong reserve of troops gives the Golden Eagle Kingdom a strong military strength, but it also causes the separatism of vassal towns.
Serious problem, Nicholas is currently facing such a problem.
There is no city in Evergreen Island. Before the Golden Eagle Kingdom occupied the island, it was just a wilderness. According to normal rules, the lord should concentrate material and financial resources, just like Reggie's ancestors, to run the territory into a city.
But the first lord here had been fighting in the Western Regions for many years, and was deeply influenced by the culture of the Benlang Kingdom. Between the city and the castle, he chose the castle of one side.
In order to show his generosity, he followed the management model of the Benlang Kingdom and divided the entire island into five territories. The largest one was reserved for himself, and the remaining four were divided among the four most loyal officers. For more than ten years
Later, when the old lord was about to die, he divided his territory into three parts and divided them among his three sons.
The rest of the officers followed suit. After their deaths, they also distributed their territories to their children. After several generations of inheritance, there were more than forty lords on Changqing Island. The descendants of the first lord were still nominally
The manager of the island, but in addition to enjoying the offerings of other lords, he has lost control of other lords.
On Evergreen Island, you may encounter a castle every four or five miles. Each castle is inhabited by a local lord. Each lord has his own army and laws. Wars often break out between them.
Some powerful lords would even join together to trigger a melee across the island.
This chaotic situation lasted for decades, and finally the Golden Eagle Empire couldn't bear it anymore. They were going to send a strong man to manage Evergreen Island, and this poor man was Count Nicholas in front of Reggie.
Three months after taking office, Count Nicholas found that this island was more chaotic than the kingdom disputes on the entire continent. Before he could gain a foothold, Reggie appeared again.
He must obey the king's order, and he must fight Reggie.
He tried his best to gather the soldiers and warships of various lords together, but it was just an assembly. If he gave the order to charge on the battlefield, the only one who could follow him in the charge was his flagship. No one wanted to fight for the empire.
, these lords who cling to their territories have long downplayed the concept of empire, and being able to support the Count's beatings is considered the most benevolent thing for them.
This is what Nicholas said, conditional obedience to orders. It is absolutely impossible for a flagship alone to defeat Reggie, which also creates an embarrassing situation. Nicholas must negotiate peace with Reggie in the name of a duel.
"According to the information I received, the purpose of your trip is to go to Shazhou City to purchase goods, right?"
"Yes."
"Besides purchasing goods, you have no other intention, right?"
"Yes."
Nicholas emphasized the concept of other attempts again: "In other words, you have no intention of attacking Changqing Island, right?"
Reggie pointed to his battleship: "I only have one ship. Do you think I would do something stupid like that?"
"Very good!" Nicholas nodded and said, "Now we have to confirm one thing. You don't want to fight with me, and I don't want to fight with you. Neither of us can afford the consequences of war, but the king requires that I have to fight with you.
It’s a battle, what do you think I should do?”
Reggie thought for a moment and said, "I want to hear your answer."
Nicholas was silent for a while, and then said to Reggie with an extremely solemn expression: "My answer is that we have had a battle, a very tragic battle. You sunk five of my warships, and I killed
You killed more than half of the soldiers, and finally you used witchcraft to escape, right?"
Reggie almost laughed out loud: "This story is very good."
Nicholas said with a serious face: "Viscount Victor, this is not a story, this is a war, an extremely cruel war!"
Reggie immediately stopped smiling and said with a serious face: "Count Nicholas, there was indeed a terrible war between us. The process of the war made people's hair stand on end, and the blood of the soldiers stained the entire sea area red."
"You attacked me with your sorcery!"
"Not only is there witchcraft, but there is also the terrifying black powder from Shattered Snow City."
"And you flying devil!"
"And the scary white ghost!"
"We fought desperately, both wanting to kill each other!" Nicholas became more and more excited as he spoke.
"We have no scruples and will not hesitate to fight until every soldier is killed!" Reggie was also infected by the exciting atmosphere.
"Viscount Victor!" Nicholas stepped onto the sampan.
"Count Nicholas!" Reggie also stepped onto the sampan.
The two people held each other's hands tightly on the sampan and shed hypocritical tears one after another.
"Fighting with you to the death is the honor and regret of my life," Nicholas choked, "I almost killed you, but it's a pity that you are still the invincible Reggie Victor!"
Reggie wiped his tears: "Don't say that, Viscount Nicholas, you have defeated me, you beat me to the ground and fled, your deeds will be praised forever in the Origino continent."
The two people looked at each other sympathetically for a long time, and Nicholas said something serious in the smallest voice: "You can escape now, but before you escape, you'd better show off your witchcraft and let me have an explanation with those lords.
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"That's easy to say," Reggie pointed at Nicholas' fleet, "Let them clear a path. I don't want to accidentally damage your warship."
The two sides reached an agreement, and Nicholas returned to the fleet, letting the warships hide on both sides, leaving a passage of nearly two hundred feet in the middle.
The remaining time is Reggie's show time.
Reggie first let two hydrogen balloons lift into the sky. This scene alone sent chills down the spines of several of the other side's lords.
"Did you see it? Did you see it? This is Reggie Victor's witchcraft!"
"Get out of here quickly, that thing can leave the white ghost behind!"
"Count Nicholas, you said we don't need to fight him!"
Some lords wanted to escape by boat, but Nicholas stopped them: "You are the warriors of the Golden Eagle Kingdom, don't be embarrassed on the battlefield! Don't be afraid, Reggie Victor has been intimidated by our momentum."
The lords temporarily calmed down, and then came the key to the performance.
Reggie decided to launch a rocket, which would pass through the enemy's middle passage, and then, there would be no more...
It was lucky to be able to pass through this two-hundred-foot-wide passage smoothly. As for where it flew in the end, this was not within the scope of Reggie's consideration.
But if the rocket deviates from its direction and hits a warship, the consequences will be disastrous.
Reggie repeatedly adjusted the position of the launcher. After twenty minutes of preparation, the rocket finally flew out.
The rocket trailing its tail flame flew close to the sea, leaving a trail of spray and steam behind it, and the fleet let out a roar of despair.
"It's a fire dragon! God, it's a fire dragon!"
The rocket was slightly off track and almost hit a battleship. Both Reggie and Nicholas took a breath of cold air. In the end, the rocket flew out against the side of the battleship, only wiping off a few sawdust.
But the warhead was still hit, and not long after flying, the rocket exploded.
The shock wave of the explosion stirred up a surge. The surge was not big, but what was scary was the reaction after the surge.
The lords ignored Nicholas's order and fled one after another in ships.
Nicholas was still shouting: "Don't lose the glory of the empire. Reggie Victor was really shocked by our momentum."
"Go to your glory! Go to your momentum! No one will stay to collect your body!" This is the response of this group of lords to Nicholas. They are now going back to their island, crawling into their castle, and drinking wine.
, hugging the girl, calming down the shock. Until tomorrow, they will continue to fight each other over trivial gains and losses.
Of course, Reggie knew very well that although the army of Evergreen Island seemed vulnerable, it was because these self-proclaimed lords did not want to make unnecessary sacrifices for the Golden Eagle Empire. But if Reggie wanted to capture Evergreen Island, these lords would still
They will defend their territory to the death, and their actual military strength will far exceed Reggie's imagination, and even exceed the imagination of the Golden Eagle Empire.
The erosion of the Middle Ages was right in front of him. Reggie wanted to stop it, but he was worried that he didn't have the power.
The enemy troops disappeared on the sea one after another. Before leaving, Nicholas stood on the deck and shouted loudly: "Reggie Victor, you must remember this war!"
"I remember, Count Nicholas, we will meet again!"
"Maybe we won't have such good luck next time we meet."
When Nicholas gets a firm foothold, he may fight with Reggie with all his strength, and when Reggie is ready, he may also include the rich Evergreen Island in his territory.
Reggie waved vigorously towards Nicholas: "Until we meet again, may God bless you!"
In any case, today's battle is over. Leaving this sea area, the Shazhou City of the White Tower Kingdom is just ahead.