The arrival of the Salo royal family made a huge noise this time. Fifty-sixths of the main fleet of the Royal Navy came, and most of the extraordinary masters in the army also came. In addition to the necessary forces to defend the royal capital, it can be said that they came out in full force.
The elimination of the "Golden Teeth Pirates" a few days ago was just a practice, and today's suppression of the Philip Territory is the ultimate goal of this trip.
At the same time, Tianlan Royal Navy's battleship "Golden Lion" boarded.
The current Tianlan King "Saro I" is in a very good mood.
He originally thought that there would be a fierce battle to take down the difficult bone of Philip's Territory, but now it seems that just this wave of beasts destroyed 80% of the enemy's combat effectiveness. The beast tide for two days and one night almost wiped out all of Philip's Territory.
The warships were destroyed and the artillery ammunition was used up.
In other words, they cannot organize a decent resistance force now and can only be beaten passively.
Now Philip's leader is like a tiger that has had its teeth and claws pulled out. Even though its ferocious power is still there, it can't make any waves.
I originally wanted to use this battle to publicize the great national power that I have managed since taking the throne for more than ten years. Unfortunately, before the punch was fired, the opponent had already fallen.
Salo I came in high spirits, but he seemed to be leaving in a waning mood.
"I think the fleet should just stay in this sea area for now. If it gets too close, I'm afraid it will endanger His Majesty's safety..."
"I think Lord Varosa is being overly cautious... As far as I know, the maximum range of Philip's magic artillery is only ten nautical miles. We are now a full thirty nautical miles away... there is nothing to be afraid of!"
"But... I'm afraid that Philip VIII may have other back-up plans."
"Haha, Varosa, you 'Minister of Defense' seems to be getting more and more timid... I think about how majestic your Majesty was back then. He single-handedly killed several fifth-level palace masters from the previous dynasty, and killed Campbell X in two people.
In front of the military formation, this established the glorious situation of Tianlan today, which shocked the world. How can you be so timid in such a small scene today, and not make others laugh? What's more, you don't think that the remnants of the army are now
Is the defeated general Philip still able to stop our Tianlan Royal Navy?"
"Elwin, fighting in a war is not a matter of courage! The rash words just now are really ill-intentioned... If anything happens to His Majesty's safety, you, the vice-president of the Royal Academy, will definitely be blamed!"
"..."
King Salo I was sitting on the golden throne with his horse crossed. Listening to the arguments of his ministers, he faintly aroused the fighting spirit in his heart.
Finally, he was still a little moved and decided: "No problem... just drop anchor thirty nautical miles away and notify the Predator fleets in each territory to prepare for the attack."
If it hadn't been for the efforts of the ministers to dissuade him, he would have really wanted to fight Philip in person to see how powerful the legendary "No. 1 Master of the Black Sea" was.
"Your Majesty, do you think we should directly annihilate the entire Philip Territory now?"
"Let's put up a banner to persuade us to surrender first. After all, if we do too much, we may have to take over other remaining territories in the future, which will have a bad impact."
"Congratulations to Your Majesty... Philip has led this thorn in the side and eliminated it. Those old stubborns left over from the previous dynasty are no longer a problem. The unification of Tianlan is just around the corner."
"Congratulations, Your Majesty..."
At this moment, all the officials congratulated him.
Salo I always had a relaxed smile on his face, enjoying himself quite a lot.
He shouted: "Send the order and accept the persuasion to surrender! Do not contact the civilian areas infected with the plague without authorization, isolate them on the spot, and let them fend for themselves. And... we accept the surrender of all other nobles led by Philip, but
No one from Philip VIII and his people will be spared! One hour after the flag was raised, there are still enemies who are stubbornly resisting, so shoot them without mercy!"
"Yes, Your Majesty!"
The generals take orders.
No one noticed that when the news was delivered, the eyes of Alwin, the vice president of Tianlan Royal Naval Academy, flashed with an imperceptible red light, vaguely like the eyes of a crow.
.......
"Sir, all the slums after the 15th district have hung the 'war-free flag'... The commander over there sent a message... said..."
"say what?"
"Say, 'Please, sir, leave a way for the people to survive.'"
"..."
"Send me an order to abolish the 'territorial defection and sinking ordinance'. Do not attack surrendered civilian neighborhoods and let them leave."
"But, sir...the morale of the military is currently unstable. If we do this, other districts may follow suit."
"It doesn't matter."
In fact, it goes without saying that everyone can guess the result that "the civilian areas will surrender without a fight."
Previously, due to the plague, all civilian urban areas after the 15th district were isolated, making them feel abandoned. What's more, the artillery equipment on the ship island in the civilian area was backward. This time the beast wave caused the most casualties.
Civilian neighborhood...
After all these twists and turns, the people's morale has fallen to the bottom. Even if the Tianlan Royal Navy is approaching the city with a fierce force, it will be difficult for the civilians to fight for the territory again unless they are forced to die.
Not long after,
The subordinate came to report again.
"Sir, the Tianlan Royal Fleet has assembled and anchored thirty nautical miles away, and we are surrounded. The enemy sent out ships and raised the surrender flag... The commanders of seven, eight, ten, and eleven noble districts also
The 'white flag' was hoisted, and they broke away from the territory's defense circle without permission, apparently preparing to surrender to the Tianlan Royal Navy."
All the civilian areas surrendered, and most of the ship islands in the aristocratic neighborhoods were gone.
Even before the war started, Archduke Philip was about to fall into the embarrassing situation of "having no troops to spare".
In the eyes of onlookers, in fact, from the moment the Philippe Territory chose to divide and isolate the territory due to the plague, it had already declared the end of the glorious era of the "Tianlan First Territory".
...
And at the same time,
The expected bombardment did not occur.
Archduke Philip seemed to have completely given up on his desperate struggle and did not choose to sink these defecting ships and islands.
The "Rodney Family" decisively chose to pull anchor and set sail as soon as the sea monster retreated. In just a few moments, it had traveled more than ten nautical miles and successfully escaped the attack circle of Philip's leader.
The current head of the Rodney family, Nanaba Rodney, is a fat, middle-aged man with a red beard.
At this time, he was standing on the deck of the ship island, blowing the sea breeze, looking back at the Philip Academy, with excitement in his eyes.
"Huh... I was worried for nothing. I even pulled so many ships and islands to block the cannons. Now, not a single shot has been fired... It seems that Philip VIII has given up the struggle."
Next to Nanaba is a graceful and luxurious woman with red phoenix eyes and willow-leaf eyebrows. She seems to be quite pretty. A few days ago, she was called Mrs. Clive by others, but now...she has recovered her own beauty.
Real name Isa Rodney.
"Haha, we have already left the farthest range of the artillery. Even if Philip VIII wanted to take action, he would be beyond his reach!"
Isa raised her eyebrows, and there was no trace of respect in her tone anymore, "Philip VIII is really a stupid and stubborn guy! If he swore allegiance to the new king earlier, wouldn't he have ended up in the situation where everyone is betraying their relatives and alienating them today..."
"If you weren't forced to have no choice, who would want to feel rebellious..."
Nanaba also sighed: "The conditions given by the new king were so generous, but he still ignored them. As a result, we, the old families in the territory, have lost a huge amount of wealth due to the kingdom's 'trade sanctions' over the years.
.The territory belongs to everyone, not to Philip VIII alone! This kind of lord who does not consider the nobles of the territory is destined to be destroyed."
After a pause, Nanaba seemed to have thought of something, and then asked: "Isa, what do you think Clive is hesitating about? Why don't you leave the island now?"
He originally thought that Old Clive was waiting and watching out of caution, intending to let his group of people test Philip's reaction, so he did not leave immediately. But now most of the families in their faction have evacuated.
However, the Clive family has been completely silent.
This makes people somewhat suspicious of his motives.
"How do I know? Haha, he probably realized his conscience at the last moment and planned to be 'loyal' to Philip, right?"
The tone was full of sarcasm.
When she mentioned her husband, Isha didn't look good.
She added coldly: "After Feren died, I completely gave up on that old guy. When the position of Minister of Defense was easily available, he chose to give up. I think even the last bit of his ambition was worn away.
I can’t count on people like this in the future..."
After hearing these words, Nanaba felt vaguely that something was wrong.
But now that the Tianlan Royal Navy fleet has arrived, no one can reverse the situation.
He muttered: "That old guy Clive is very prudent in his dealings. Logically speaking, he shouldn't be hesitant now..."
Isa: "Who knows... Ever since his sick son Meyer came back, the old man seems to have changed. He talks all day long and doesn't pay much attention to the internal affairs of the family.
Don't make stupid mistakes..."
Nanaba then thought: "Is it possible that he discovered that Faerun is not his own?"
"Discovered? He must have discovered it over the years...but so what?"
A woman's intuition is really terrifying. Isa said coldly: "Brother, I always feel that Phelan's death was caused by that old man Clive, and maybe his bastard son Meyer..."
"He wouldn't dare... With that kind of character, in order to preserve the reputation of the Clive family, even if he discovers something, he would choose not to reveal it. What's more, he has no motive at all to kill Fearon."
Nanaba showed some doubts and muttered: "But now it seems that Faerun's death is really strange..."
He originally thought that killing Faerun would be a good thing, at least it would bring him great convenience and opportunities.
It was as if someone was secretly helping the Rodney family, and it was a smooth journey. The factional conflict after Phelan's death allowed them to not only consolidate their position as the leader of the faction, but also successfully take over the power of "Minister of Defense", which became this time
The "leader" of the surrender operation.
"Hey... I have pity on our precious son..."
Isa wiped the tears from the corners of her eyes with a handkerchief.
Hearing this, Nanaba's face looked slightly unnatural.
Isa calmed down her sadness and said: "Brother, don't think about the Clive family. I think we should hurry up and arrive at the scheduled sea area to get down to business. This time His Majesty Salo will go on the expedition in person, and we will
If the Denis family can leave a good impression, they will definitely be reused in the future..."
Nanaba also nodded with you, with a bit of expectation and joy, "Isa, do you think I got this 'Minister of Defense' for nothing? I took away the remaining 80% of Philip's defense force. This time, Your Majesty
We will definitely win a great victory by conquering Philip Territory. When it comes to merit and rewards afterwards, our Rodney family will definitely take the lead! Your Majesty has sent a message and will confer me as the Duke of the Kingdom..."
With the title of "Hereditary Duke", the family's status is already on par with Philip VIII. At this moment, they can already imagine the glorious days of the Rodney family in the future...
"Then first congratulations to brother..."
Isa's eyes were filled with smiles and she wanted to say something else,
But at this moment,
Bang! Bang! Bang! Bang! Bang!
Five consecutive beams of magic energy artillery passed through the head and directly hit the main battleship "Golden Lion" of the Tianlan Royal Navy in the distance.
next moment,
There was a roar and explosion, and the waves shook the sky.
The two looked at each other, their faces ashen.
The joy in my heart was completely washed away by this series of shelling sounds.
...
"How is it possible...that was a magic cannon just now?"
"This is at least thirty nautical miles, how can the range be so far?!"
"It's over..."
Nanaba swallowed his saliva, with a look of disbelief on his face, and wanted to look back to see what happened in Philip's collar. But at this moment, he found that his neck seemed to be stiff, and it made a clicking sound with every twist.
Incomparable.
Finally, when he turned back and saw clearly the five unfamiliar magic cannons that suddenly appeared on the hull of the "Phillip Academy" island, he suddenly realized.
As if a poisonous snake had crawled up his back, a bone-chilling chill instantly hit his heart.
turn out to be,
This is Archduke Philip’s final trump card!
"Impossible! Impossible! How is it possible that the Philip Territory still has magic artillery with such a range...How is it possible that I didn't get any news at all!"
Nanaba's eyes were full of despair and shock. He always thought that everything was all planned by him.
But I didn’t expect that all the beautiful dreams would be ruined because of this sudden bombardment!
He also thought about any changes that might happen, but he never thought that Archdeacon Philip would carry out such a "decapitation operation"!
This shot directly hit the ship where "Saro I" was located. Five bombs arrived, directly blowing the huge ship into two pieces!
With this kind of power, even the Sea King cannot withstand a single shot. His Majesty Nasaro...
He didn't want to think about it anymore.
Sudden,
"No...the higher the level of the magic artillery, the more stringent the conditions for its use... This kind of powerful crystal cannon requires at least a seventh or eighth level monster crystal core to drive it... Philip VIII will definitely not
Maybe he can use it at will. Maybe he won't think it's a waste to sink us..."
A glimmer of hope arose in Nanaba's heart, but it was instantly extinguished.
Regardless of whether Salo I died or not, these nobles who surrendered would be angered.
The defense strength of Philip's territory was revealed to Tianlan Royal Navy personally by him, but there was no information about the five magic cannons in that "report". Now that such a big problem has emerged, Tianlan's side
People will definitely blame these surrenders...and the Rodney family will naturally bear the brunt, and the tragic ending can already be predicted.
"How could Philip develop such a cutting-edge magic artillery?!"
Nanabas looked up to heaven and roared,
No! Not only Philip Territory, but even the entire Black Sea cannot have a magic artillery with such power and range!
Otherwise, with this super artillery power and a few more guns, who will be the opponent in the entire Black Sea?
After venting like crazy, he muttered to himself as if he was dumbfounded, "It's over...it's all over..."
Naturally, the old nobles who defected with the Rodney family also saw this horrific bombardment.
Just now they were complacent because they escaped the range of the magic artillery, but now it seems... the Tianlan Royal Navy fleet that was further away was under bombardment, how could they possibly escape?
Just now, Philip witnessed the betrayal and separation with his own eyes and had been holding back. I am afraid that this is the moment he has been waiting for.
Isa couldn't help but tremble with her teeth, and was so frightened that she couldn't speak incoherently: "I... we won't... be sunk, right?"
At this moment, she suddenly realized.
It turns out that the old guy Clive has been standing still. It's not because he is old and stupid... I'm afraid that the wily guy has already anticipated this scene.
It's scary to think about it.
"Sink it? Haha... If it sinks, just sink it."
Nanabas seemed to be drunk, staggering and unsteady.
He looked at the five cannons that were recharged from a distance, and a sad smile appeared at the corner of his mouth.
Probably, dying now is the happiest ending.
At this moment, all the thoughts in my mind that had not been thought through before suddenly became clear... Haha, I thought that someone else made the wedding dress for the Rodney family, but I didn't expect that they themselves became the ones who got stabbed for others.
target.
turn out to be,
We were all tricked by that old guy Clive. No wonder that guy gave up on being the "Minister of Defense" so easily...
Bang! Bang! Bang...
There was another burst of cannon fire.
The waves turned upside down and everything was wiped out!
Before those defecting nobles had time to disperse, they were densely covered by this second round of artillery.
from beginning to end,
Archduke Philip didn't even intend to let go of these guys seeking glory.