The Kingdom of the Holy Cross has the smallest number of troops, less than 20,000, and they still need to recruit now. However, most of their soldiers are church armed forces who have been on duty all year round. They are more elite. The number of ships is slightly more than that of the Eagle Kingdom, but it is also limited.
, there are about a hundred ships, most of them are merchant ships, and a small number are from the navy of Holy Cross Kingdom that deals with pirates all year round.
Regarding the Rongxia Empire, Ronan said that he could send 40,000 troops and about 200 ships. He could ensure self-sufficiency in terms of materials, and Ronan could also provide a large amount of ordnance.
"Then the problem now has become clear, which is the problem of ships. The ships we have now can't even transport our existing troops, let alone the war horses, food, ordnance and other supplies that need to be transported.
We conservatively need two thousand ships to barely have enough, otherwise we need to transport them in batches, but this will take too long, and it is not a good thing for us to stretch the battle line too long!"
Ezran frowned a little. He knew before that various countries could not provide so many ships, but he did not expect that there was such a difference. After listening to his speech, Ronan leaned forward slightly and asked everyone to pay attention.
His eyes noticed him, and then he said:
"As for the ships, I have many craftsmen under me. If we start working now, we should be able to rush out a batch of ships in about two months, but the number will only be two to three hundred.
I have a half-baked idea for the remaining ship requirements, and I don’t know if it can be implemented.”
"Let's talk, we have no better way. As for the cost of building ships and borrowing ships, those of us who don't have enough ships of our own can pay a certain fee to rent ships."
Azran looked at Ronan deeply and then spoke.
"There are not only our people and the Slovak caravan on the endless sea, but also some guys you have forgotten!"
"You mean those pirates?"
"That's right, those sea people are scattered on various small islands in the endless sea. They can't do anything without ships, especially those countless pirates. And recently, there seems to be one among those sea people named Red.
The bearded guy has gained a lot of prestige among the pirates recently. He claims to have hundreds of ships and tens of thousands of followers, and he wants to be king among the sea people!"
"But those sea people are much more familiar with us in the endless sea. They can't be found hiding among countless islands. If we want to find them, we are looking for a needle in a haystack!"
"Since I dare to speak out, I will naturally find a way to find them. I arranged a subordinate to infiltrate among them. Now I have locked the location of Red Beard's lair. As long as we are fast enough and our actions are concealed enough, we can block him.
! As long as we can collect their ships, we will be enough. Although those seamen are just a ragtag group, they are all tough by nature and can also play a certain role on the battlefield!"
Ronan clenched his fist and said to the kings present. Upon hearing this, the other kings realized that it made sense, so they all started to think about it.
"Are you sure?"
Azran asked, Ronan leaned back in his chair and said:
"I'm not completely sure, but I think it's worth a try. We can send elite troops now to capture Red Beard and other key figures. My men have accurately located them, and they don't know yet that their home base has been
Exposed."
"That's certainly worth a try!"
Serena nodded and agreed to Ronan's suggestion. After thinking about it, several other kings also decided to send elite troops to capture the leaders of the sea people, seize their ships and even force them to join the army.
"That's all in general. Next comes the details. Moran's army will set off immediately after I return. They will board the ship at the port we have discussed. During this period, they may pass through the territories of other kingdoms.
In order to avoid suspicion, I will break up the troops into several small streams and then take different routes to the port.
Other kingdom armies that need to pass through the territories of other countries should do the same to me. No one will be at ease when a large number of troops pass through the territory.
As for the conflict between Moran and Hinterland after the expedition, and the conflict between Rongxia and Xiongying, so Moran and Xiongying will be together, and Rongxia and Hinterland will be together, and the Holy Cross will mediate in the middle!"
Azran said tapping the table with his claws, getting approval from others.
The meeting lasted for several more hours, with the leaders constantly discussing various details, such as who would lend whom how much supplies, how many ships, who would need to pay how much to pull things, etc. In this matter, everyone
No one wants to suffer a loss. After all, this is just a temporary alliance. After Weimar is really defeated, it will be considered a good situation if the countries do not suddenly turn against each other and fight. Don't think they can still sit down and talk like this.
Finally, a plan was finalized that everyone reluctantly agreed to. Each country first dispatched ships to the coastline where the Holy Cross Eagle and the Hinterlands were connected, and then directly launched them as the first batch of troops to build subsequent ships.
The outgoing ships and ships from other sources will depart directly from the existing position, carrying the second batch of soldiers and supplies.
Before that, the Holy Cross and the Hinterlands, which had navies near the coast, first sent elite troops to take Ronan to find the spy Ronan planted among the pirates, Ravenluck, and then captured him under the leadership of the latter.
The pirate leaders forced the pirates to do their best. If they didn't understand the current situation, they would kill them all and seize the ship.
At night, the kings rarely had a meal together, drank a few glasses of wine, and after bragging for a while, they went back to rest. This night was destined to be an extraordinary night, and everyone else was thinking about them.
Unknowable thoughts.
The next day, the kings dispersed to return home to prepare. Ronan took Knight Commander Dacres and an officer from the Hinterland to a port on the coastline, which Ronan had passed by before and was attacked by Red Beard.
The port we passed through was White Harbor.
Ronan and the two representatives from the Holy Cross and the Hinterlands will wait at White Harbor for the arrival of the elite naval forces sent by the two countries. Afterwards, they will hand over to Ravenluck. After everything is ready, they will go to sea and cooperate with Ravenluck to attack Huanglong.
Try to catch all the pirate bosses as quickly as possible, especially the most important one, Red Beard.
Redbeard became famous by attacking White Harbor, which caused great humiliation to the garrison officer of White Harbor. Therefore, after Ronan and others arrived, the naval garrison officer of White Harbor strongly requested to participate in this operation to defend himself against the unfavorable guard.
Moran's spy and Redbeard jointly took advantage of the robbery to take revenge on the black history.