The largest port in the Lion Kingdom, a well-known trade center in the mainland, and the Blue Bay that had been glorious for nearly a hundred years, was turned into ruins amidst explosions and fire.
Reggie had dreamed of taking this harbor as his own countless times. Tonight he destroyed this dream with his own hands, but he didn't feel the slightest regret. From the moment he saw the Golden Eagle warship, Reggie knew that Blue Bay was the Snow City.
a deadly threat. He blew up the docks
, blew up the dikes and burned every ship in the harbor. With the current capabilities of the Lion State, the harbor will not be able to be repaired within decades. It will no longer be a gathering place and supply point for the Golden Eagle Navy, nor will it be
Bring any threat to Broken Snow City again.
This was a victory to be proud of, but the celebration of victory came a little late. On the way back, the Golden Eagle Navy chased Reggie crazily, but they only had four warships left. These four warships could not sail at sea
Forming an effective encirclement, this also made their tarsal tactics no longer effective.
Of course, Reggie's escape was not easy. He ran out of bombs and rockets, so he could only use muskets to deal with enemy ships. He had to go through fierce battles every day, and every battle was extremely difficult. At the same time, Nebo
Lee's injuries are also getting worse.
"I really can't think of any other way." Even Camilla was helpless. "The bones are severely damaged, and the tendons and flesh are rotting. You call this sign necrosis. You should understand what this means. Unless you put his
Cut off his hands and feet, otherwise he will not be able to save his life."
"That's easy to say!" Shansha said from the side, "If you can't do it, I'll help you. It's just a matter of a few axes, and he won't even feel the pain."
"Don't mess around!" Camilla glared at Shansha, "There are not enough tools and medicines here, you will kill him!"
Nipoli's eyes rolled, and he wanted to have a few words with Reggie alone.
Reggie understood what he meant. He asked everyone to go out first, and then he leaned on Nipoli's mouth and asked: "What do you want to say to me? Isn't it that the price of your goods has increased again?"
Nipoli smiled. This was the first time Reggie saw his smile after the charge.
"How did you know I was in Blue Bay?"
Reggie said: "Your brother told me that he is in Shazhou City, along with your mother and your sister. They are all living well and they are running a tavern."
"Tavern," Nipoli nodded, "Brooke is a good person, really a good person."
Reggie said: "They are all good people, you are also a good person, and no one in the Sloan family is bad."
"Promise me one thing, don't, don't cut off my hand," this is what Nipoli wants to say the most, "let me die intact, please."
"We'll wait until we get to Broken Snow City." Reggie couldn't agree to such a request. Camilla was right. Only amputation could save his life. But as far as Nipoli's physical condition is concerned, he can survive the operation.
The odds are slim.
After another night, the scapegoats who played "mother" and "brother" were all dead. Nipoli was dying. Only his "sister" was very tenacious, and her wounds even showed signs of healing.
At dusk the next day, after repelling the last wave of enemies, Reggie's warship finally arrived at Shattering Snow City. He sent Nipoli to the hospital. Camila immediately brought the instruments and prepared for the operation.
But Nipoli suddenly woke up. Perhaps because of his flashback, he had the strength to speak loudly: "Don't cut off my hand! Don't! Let me die intact! You promised me!"
"My friend, you must survive, we have no other choice."
Reggie didn't know how to calm him down, but Imma gave another answer: "Maybe there is no need to amputate, I have a way to repair his bones and muscles."
Camila looked stunned and said: "Are you crazy, stupid woman? Can't you see that amputation is his last chance?"
"Who are you calling a stupid woman? Believe it or not, I cut out your tongue!" The fierce Imma had a different kind of aura, leaving Camilla speechless for a long time.
Imma called her assistant: "Go and get the waveweed, and also get some bitter cinnamon."
"Wawei Land?" Reggie was startled, "What's the use of that thing? What is Ku Jia Qin?"
"Ask your Archmaester of Magic," Imma said with a smile, "these two things are of great use. The Wavetail Land can grow between his bones and flesh, and the Kujiaqin can extend his life."
The assistant brought Bo Wei Di and Ku Jia Qin, and Camilla looked helpless and said: "Crazy woman, you will kill him. What kind of doctor are you doing?"
"Remember what you said," Imma put on a white shirt and looked at Camilla with a smile, "I will show you today who is the best healer!"
Reggie really wanted to witness Irma's medical skills, but Edwina sent a message asking Reggie to return to the Lord's Castle immediately.
Chris was lying on the floor in the hall, sleeping very soundly. Reggie was about to wake him up, but was stopped by Wenna.
"Let him sleep a little longer. He hasn't slept for three days. If he continues like this, he will go crazy."
Reggie found a blanket and covered Chris. He drank wine in the living room and quietly admired Chris's sleeping posture.
Chris's mouth was open when he slept, his eyelids were slightly closed, and his eyes could be seen moving around.
He also drooled a lot and drooled all over the floor. Reggie was really worried that he would choke to death on his own drool.
This sleeping position is very unpleasant to the eyes, but Reggie just likes it.
Chris slept soundly, but his brother Charlemagne could not.
In the past three days, he had received a series of bad news, and the bad news was gradually escalating.
The great lord Varya was defeated again. This was expected. Since the last disastrous defeat, Varya had lost his fighting spirit. Now he only wanted to defraud and get rewards. He even attacked the villages around Zhilin City.
Just to grab a few more heads.
This is still within the acceptable range. Originally, Charlemagne did not have high hopes for Varya.
But he himself was defeated. He personally led two thousand soldiers to attack Shattering Snow City. He chose the road closest to the seaside, where Reggie's No. 7 sentry tower was. According to Chris's latest tactical adjustment, No. 7 sentry tower
There were a hundred people inside, and they had the most sophisticated weapons and the most abundant ammunition. The battle lasted for two hours. Charlemagne was defeated by the soldiers in the guard tower without even seeing the shadow of Chris.
This battle not only caused heavy casualties, but also caused Charlemagne to have serious doubts about tactics. According to Alice's explanation, the tubular weapons protruding from the wizard's castle (actually a sentry tower) were Reggie's witchcraft and came from Reggie.
part of Ji's body.
This is very easy to understand. Reggie is a man. There is indeed an obvious tubular organ in a man's body, and the main function of this organ is to transmit.
So Alice used an ancient witchcraft called the secret castration medicine. She made preparations for three days and cooked a total of thirteen pots of medicine. Two hundred soldiers risked their lives to kill these thirteen pots of medicine.
A pot of medicinal soup was poured onto the sentry tower. It was said that any man who performed witchcraft on the sentry tower would lose his precious tubular organ.
As can be imagined, these witchcraft potions will have no effect, because there is no witchcraft in the sentry tower, and the power of the tubular weapons is still undiminished. All the soldiers who came up to splash the potion were killed by the muskets, and other soldiers also
They kept dying amidst the gunfire.
Charlemagne really couldn't figure out why Alice could break so many witchcrafts. She could even humiliate Sophia in person, but she still couldn't break Reggie's spells. Is Reggie really the legendary Hades wizard?
There is a very simple answer behind this seemingly puzzling question. Alice's ability is real, but the girl lied. She couldn't tell what means Reggie used, but in order to attract Charlemagne's attention, he also
To reflect her own value, she could only attribute everything to witchcraft. As for why she couldn't break Reggie's "witchcraft," the only explanation was that Reggie was too powerful.
The defeat of one or two battles was still within the acceptable range of Charlemagne. What he couldn't accept the most was the bad news of Blue Bay.
The largest port that had been prosperous for more than a hundred years turned into ruins overnight. What made Charlemagne even more angry was that Reggie rescued the Sloan family who was being tortured.
What is his purpose? A sneak attack? Provocation? Or revenge?
No matter what his purpose was, Charlemagne could not tolerate such a result. He summoned the ministers and held a meeting all day and night. His purpose was very clear, to make Xuecheng and Reggie Victor return to the mainland.
disappeared completely.
All the ministers expressed their opinions. They severely denounced Reggie's atrocities. Broken Snow City had taken in the traitors from Lane State. Lane State was imposing just sanctions on Broken Snow City. Not only was the arrogant and ignorant Reggie Victor
I don’t know how to repent, but I still dare to
They used despicable means to sneak attack on Blue Bay. They believed that Reggie's behavior was barbaric, cruel, shameless, vicious, and inhumane... They supported Charlemagne's wise decision and unanimously believed that the villain Reggie must be dealt a devastating blow to defend the kingdom.
glory.
As for how to carry out the devastating blow, Prime Minister Spindu believes that this issue should be left to the next meeting.
Although Charlemagne is very disappointed, he must recognize the reality. In the Kingdom of Lane, more than 90% of the meetings are meaningless, and of the only 10% of meaningful meetings, more than 90% of the meetings are nonsense. This is the Kingdom of Lane.
The tradition is also the current situation of Lane Country, and it basically determines the future of Lane Country.
But Charlemagne did not realize one thing. He was also a part of the tradition, and a very important part. In less than 10% of the meetings that were useful, there were less than 10% of useful words, but these few useful words were
This was the last thing Charlemagne wanted to hear.
At the end of the meeting, General Andrew said something useful, something he would regret for the rest of his life: "Your Majesty, can we temporarily change our war strategy? There are some problems with our food supplies."
It's food again, this is the topic Charlemagne least wants to hear.
"Hasn't the food from the south been delivered yet?" It's time for the wheat harvest in the south. Charlemagne issued an order to requisition grain early, so it stands to reason that the food should have been delivered.
If Andrew spreads his hands at this time, he only needs to say: "I don't know the reason", and he can naturally pass the responsibility to the Finance Minister or even the Prime Minister.
It's a pity that he didn't do this. After helping Charlemagne win the throne, he felt that he should take on more important responsibilities. Charlemagne did give him more power and appointed him as the first commander-in-chief of the kingdom, gaining such a proud reputation.
He also believed that he should do more for Charlemagne.
So he directly gave the answer to the question: "Your Majesty, the wind demon in the south has destroyed a lot of farmland. This year's harvest is much worse than in previous years. Most of the lords are unwilling to contribute food, and part of the collected food has also been used by friendly countries."
The soldiers spent too much."
When he said this, Andrew just wanted to state the facts and had no other intentions.
But in Charlemagne's ears, every word he said had a different meaning.
"General Andrew, you want to say that it was because I neglected the war against the wind demon that the food harvest was affected, right?"
Andrew was startled, and he realized that he might have offended the king: "Your Majesty, I never meant this."
"The lord doesn't want to contribute food to me. Is it because I'm too harsh and cruel?"
"Your Majesty, I, I really don't..."
"The food was consumed by friendly countries? Why do you say it so euphemistically? You want to say that I gave the food to outsiders, right?"
"I have never thought of it this way..."
"That's enough!" Charlemagne rubbed his forehead and sighed, "The meeting is over, let's all go!"
Back at his residence, Charlemagne's anger still failed to subside. The southern lords should quell the wind demons in the south themselves. The kingdom has given them the right to recruit troops. What else do they want? Does the kingdom have to send troops in every war?
Even if they encounter war and famine, can they not pay tribute? They only enjoy the glory of the kingdom, don't they know how to make sacrifices for the kingdom?
He also said that he gave food to friendly countries. Isn't that what he should do? He spent countless words to invite the friendly forces from Benlang Country, Golden Eagle Country and Bayer Country. Should he let them bring food to fight for Lion Country?
?
"Short-sighted fool, ignorant fool!" Charlemagne threw his things on the floor, fell on the bed, and fell asleep for a while.
After noon, Spindu asked for an audience. Although he was still agitated, Charlemagne received him in the meeting hall.
Since ascending the throne, Charlemagne has repeatedly warned his ministers that he does not like boring etiquette and that he is a pragmatic person.
There was actually a foolish lord who believed these words. When he met with the king, he simplified some etiquette. As a result, one month after the meeting, he was deprived of his fiefdom and demoted to a commoner due to unreasonable mistakes.
This is the unique tradition of Lane Country. Truth is always a luxury in this country.
Of course Spindu would not make such a mistake. He expressed his love for the king in a tactful way, and expressed the king's concern in an extremely real way. After talking nonsense for half an hour, he finally got to the point.
.
"Your Majesty, we encountered some setbacks on the battlefield. With your guidance and prompts, I found the reasons."
This sentence seems to have some value, and Charlemagne somewhat lifted his spirits.
"Tell me, what is the reason?"
"This is just my personal analysis of some events, without any prejudice or personal grudges." Spindu first put himself in a fair and impartial position, and then said, "Your Majesty, since it is a setback on the battlefield, I think the most important thing is
Questions should come from the commander of the battle, just like financial questions should be asked to the Minister of Finance, and academic questions should be asked to the chief bachelor. Only one person can solve the problems on the battlefield. What do you think, Your Majesty?"
Spindu went around in a big circle, but did not say the person's name. He wanted Charlemagne to say the person's name himself.
"What you're trying to say is that this is all Andrew's fault?"
"I am not targeting anyone, all the facts point to General Andrew," Spindu continued. "You have granted him the distinguished status of the first commander of the kingdom, but so far, he has not brought you any
A victory, whether against the wind demon in the south or Reggie Victor in the north, he has failed your expectations and trust time and time again."
On this point, Spindu was right. From the moment he ascended the throne to now, Andrew has not brought him a victory.
And now he urgently needs a victory to establish his majesty.
Spindu continued: "I have never seen General Andrew come up with novel tactics. He always only cares about those two things, weapons and food. No matter where he goes, he always thinks about food. Why doesn't a person who cares about food so much
Become an agricultural officer?”
Charlemagne laughed, and Spindu described it very vividly. Before every battle, the first thing Andrew thought about must be food.
"His Majesty has tried his best to win the support of friendly countries, but General Andrew is still worried about food. This approach is really incomprehensible."
Charlemagne sighed and said: "Is it all his fault?"
Spindu also sighed: "If incompetence is not a fault, I think... maybe we should find a more suitable general."
"A more suitable general," Charlemagne thought for a moment and said, "Do you have a suitable general?"
Spindu whispered a few words in Charlemagne's ear, and Charlemagne nodded and said: "This young man is quite good, but Andrew will not give up command easily."
Spindu knelt on one knee and saluted: "Your Majesty, if he is a loyal minister, he must obey the king's orders. If he is not a loyal minister, then an incompetent and disloyal person should not
Live in this world."
Charlemagne looked around and whispered: "Are you crazy? Don't forget that Andrew holds the Golden Lion Army in his hands."
Spindu also lowered his voice: "Your Majesty, this is the best time to verify his loyalty."