On June 33, Oxhorn Bay, the territory of the Norton family.
The hull of the ship was covered with arrow marks, and there were many wounds left by heavy objects. The Flying Fish in the smoky morning light had just berthed at the pier. A sailor carried Farea and Pat, who were seriously injured and unconscious, down.
Lorist strode forward and inspected them carefully before he heaved a sigh of relief. Although the injuries of the two were serious, they were not life-threatening. This may be because they were poured with healing potions immediately.
Farea's internal organs were displaced by the blow, and his internal organs were bleeding profusely. However, the sailor next to him said that he vomited a lot of blood on the spot, and now he can recover as long as he rests peacefully for two or three months. And Pat suffered a penetrating wound, stabbed into his lower abdomen with a sword, protruding from his back. Luckily, he didn't hurt his spine, but he had to lie in bed for half a year.
Captain Wilson disembarked and came to Lorist to salute. He failed again this time, and the bandage on his forehead looked like he was wearing an Arab hat.
Lorist's face was as cold as ice: "Was it done by the Chickard Chamber of Commerce?"
Captain Wilson smiled wryly. He shook his bandaged head in a little confusion: "I don't know, my lord. To be honest, I don't know who attacked our Shirowas Island, but it won't be the Chicod Chamber of Commerce." The enemy is more like a group of pirates, but I can't think of any pirates with such a large force, they have three or four hundred ships... "
"Three or four hundred ships?"
"Yes, my lord. At first I also thought that I was attacked by the Chicod Chamber of Commerce. Only they can mobilize so many ships to attack us. But it feels wrong when I touch it. The flags and badges on many ships are different. , and the sailors and crew on their ship are not as well-trained as the fleet of the Chickard Chamber of Commerce, and they are calm when they are in danger.
When our ship approached, the enemy would panic and yell, and even disrupt the formation of their own fleet. Such a thing is impossible in the fleet of the Chicod Chamber of Commerce. My lord, you have to wait a few more days impatiently, Lord Sembawood's fleet is behind, and he may be caught alive..."
After thinking for a while, Captain Wilson expressed his judgment.
Lorist was noncommittal: "Tell me what happened from the beginning."
"Yes, my lord." Captain Wilson thought for a while and began to say: "On the morning of June 21st, Lord Sembawood's fleet left Hilovas Island, and this time it is their turn to return to Northland. At noon, I We went on patrol, and at about one o'clock, we found the shadow of the sail in the southwest of the island. I ordered to go up and prepare to ask about the origin. As a result, only halfway through, I found that something was wrong. There were more and more ships on the opposite side, which almost covered the entire sea.
I was taken aback at the time, thinking it was the fleet of the Chicod Chamber of Commerce coming, but through the binoculars, I found that the fleet on the opposite side had many badges and flags, but no flags of wine barrels and swords from the Chicod Chamber of Commerce. So I feel strange again, I don't know where are so many boats on the opposite side? So he wanted to step forward to intercept the interrogation.
I just didn't expect that the first few ships on the opposite side launched a flint ball attack on us just before we got close..." Captain Wilson pointed back and pointed to the smoky marks left by Chen Xi's Flying Fish and continued. : "Fortunately, our ship was flexible and fast, avoided most of the attacks, and successfully turned around and ran away. After confirming that so many ships were enemies, I ordered to rush back to Hilovas Island immediately to call the police.
Master Farea insisted on going to sea to meet the enemy, he said that this would buy time for the island. While he sent people to inform Lord Shredder and Lord Pat's guard camp, he ordered me to set sail to catch up with Lord Sembawood who set off in the morning, and let his armed fleet return to rescue.
It was already midnight when I caught up with Lord Sembawood's fleet, and Lord Sembawood ordered to turn around immediately and return to Shirowas Island. But the next morning, on our way to Hilovas Island, we encountered four ships from the fleet led by Lord Farea who had broken through. The sailors on the four ships said that the fleet of nearly thirty ships led by Lord Farea was There were only four of their boats left, but they also destroyed about fifty of the enemy's boats.
Those four ships brought back Lord Farea, who was seriously injured, and the sailors said that Lord Farea led them to intercept the enemy's fleet, but the enemy sent out more than a hundred ships to entangle their fleet, and the rest The boats all headed for Hilovas Island.
Lord Farea and their fleet used up all the long-range weapons, and finally the bayonet saw the red, and they jumped to the gang to fight. In the beginning, two ships were seized, but the enemy came out with a great swordsman, Lord Farea couldn't resist the enemy, and after fighting with the great swordsman for a while, the great swordsman hit him hard on the chest with the handle of the sword, He vomited blood and fell into a coma on the spot.
The sailors said that Lord Toke led a few people to block the great swordsman and bought time for them to snatch Lord Farea back, and then they broke out immediately after hearing Lord Toke's order. When they left, they saw Lord Toke being knocked down by the great swordsman...
Lord Sembawood ordered the four boats to go with them, and in the afternoon we arrived at Hilowas Island..." Wilson's face suddenly became very heavy: "My lord, when we arrived, Hilowas Island was full of fireworks. I still heard howling faintly. I saw through the binoculars that there were corpses everywhere on the pier and the beach, and blood flowed like rivers. Those, those pirate-like enemies burned, killed and looted on the island, doing all kinds of evil, Xi, Hilovas The island has, has become hell...
The enemy's ships were all moored by the beach and tidal flats in the south, and dozens of ships were dispatched to meet us when they saw our arrival. We fought with them all afternoon, but the enemy's ships fought more and more. We lost seven ships, and the enemy burned about 20 ships. In the end, Lord Sembawood had no choice but to send an order to retreat, and the enemy didn't chase us much. They seemed to just drive us away from Hilovas Island.
Lord Sembawood just circled Shirowas Island a few times, let us have a good rest after leaving the enemy behind. He said that he found that our family's Angry Bear flag was still planted on Sailfish Ridge, so he was going to sneak into the navy camp in the small bay at night, and go up to Sailfish Ridge from there.
In the middle of the night, Master Sembawood led us into the small bay. I found that there was still a bonfire burning on Sailfish Ridge. Lord Sembawood led people up to Sailfish Ridge, but I didn't go up. After a long time they came back and got all the ships ready to evacuate with men. I heard from the sailors who went up that there were many, many enemies, but we only had more than a thousand people left, and Hilovas Island could no longer be defended and had to retreat.
Because we don't have many boats, every boat is packed with people. It was already dawn when the people withdrew from the small bay, and we were also spotted by the enemy. The enemy dispatched many ships to chase us, but the dozen or so ships in the first wave were all sunk by us and snatched away. Two medium-sized armed merchant ships. However, the enemy immediately dispatched nearly a hundred ships to chase us. We were overtaken by the enemy in the afternoon because we were not fast enough when fully loaded.
Fortunately, Master Josk, the God Arrow, was there. Together with Lord Sembawood, he selected ten ships in better condition as the rearguard, and killed the top five ships that were the fastest to be chased by the enemy. The enemies at the back began to hesitate, not daring to approach, just attacking with long-range weapons, and kept entangled until the evening, when the enemy suddenly retreated, we don't know the reason, but we finally breathed a sigh of relief.
The next morning, Lord Sembawood gave me an order, because Dawn's Flying Fish was the fastest ship, so he sent all the seriously wounded to my ship, and asked me to send the seriously wounded back first, They will arrive a few days later…”
Lorist stretched out his hand and patted Captain Wilson on the shoulder: "You've worked hard, go and have a good rest for two days first, the injury on your head doesn't matter."
Captain Wilson stood at attention and saluted: "My lord, it's all right. I just got scratched a little by a flint ball, and half of the fever is gone. I'm worried about how I will see my wife when I go home..."
Lorist nodded: "It's fine, go to the sailor battalion to rest for a few days, I will let the pharmacists treat the wounded soldiers, I hope you can recover as soon as possible, maybe you will be required to drive the boat again in a few days Out to sea."
"Yes, my lord, I will wait for your order at any time." Captain Wilson stood at attention again.
"Schward, you take someone to visit those wounded soldiers, give condolences, and then make a record of the inquiry to see what they found and thought about the enemy. Also find someone to ask, what are the badges and flags of those enemies Draw a picture of it.
In addition, pass my order to ask Bodfinger to bring a heavy armored corps to station here, ready to be dispatched at any time. Let Al send someone to see how the one-wheeled chariot regiment in Dolles is going, and give me a detailed reply about the progress of the artillery test on Professor Bob's side. "Lorist thought for a while and ordered.
"Yes, my lord."
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It was already the afternoon of the second day when Bodfinger arrived at the harbor city, and Lorist had already ordered people to build a camp by the sea and set up a big tent.
"My lord, our Shilovas Island has been attacked?" Bodfinger rushed in, panting, it seems that he rushed over non-stop after receiving the order.
"Where's your people?" Lorist asked.
"My lord, they won't arrive until tomorrow, so I brought a few attendants to go first. My lord, who is so bold to attack our family territory, is it the Chicod Chamber of Commerce or the people under the command of the Second Highness?"
Lorist shook his head: "It's not them. Take a look at the badges and flags drawn on the paper on the table. We don't know or have seen them before. What I suspect now is where these enemies come from. …”
Baldfinger grabbed the animal skin paper on the table and was stunned: "My lord, the enemies are not pirates. I know these badges and flags. They are great slave owners and slave traders from the Kingdom of Haneyabad..."
"What did you say? The Kingdom of Haneyabada? That slave-made archipelago country?" Lorist's tone was ice-cold, and he finally had a clue.
"Yes, my lord, you haven't been to this kingdom, so you don't know their coat of arms and banners. In fact, their coats of arms and banners rarely appear on the Galintia continent. You see, these coats of arms and banners are all black This is the symbol of the great slave-owner aristocrats and slave chambers of the Kingdom of Haneyabada. Most countries in Galintia will not recognize the status of nobles of the Kingdom of Haneyabada, and almost all royal families and orthodox In the eyes of the nobles, they are just a bunch of lowly pirates and slave traders."
But Bodfinger has been to the Kingdom of Haneyabada twice, the first time he stayed there for a month at the invitation of Ross the Tiger. At that time, Tiger Ross was working as a bodyguard for a slave trader, but Bodfinger couldn't understand the atmosphere of not treating slaves as human beings there, so he left with an excuse after a month.
The second time was to go to Nubit Port in the Kingdom of Haneyabad to buy slaves to form an armed force for the northbound convoy, and abducted Tiger Ross and Malek by the way. Having had these two experiences, Bodelfinger naturally knows the significance of these badges and flags.
"You mean to say that it was a group of slave owners and slave traders from the Kingdom of Haneyabada who attacked and plundered our Hilovas Island? They are so bold, they are not afraid of our family's revenge!" Lorist was furious .
Bodfinger smiled wryly and shook his head: "My lord, the Kingdom of Haneyabada was originally established by a group of slave traders and pirates. For them, it is common to plunder and raid the coastal areas. Hundreds of years ago they ravaged Gaelin. Along the golden coastline of Teia, after the coastal countries gradually strengthened their defenses, they captured the Haneyabad Islands and formed a kingdom of slavery. Those pirate leaders and slave traders turned into kings and nobles. One of the reasons why countries in the mainland do not recognize the noble status of the Kingdom of Haneyabada.
After the establishment of the kingdom, they once ransacked the Golden Bay, forcing the business alliance to form an invincible fleet to fight against them. But then their old pirate king died, and after the new king came to power, he announced that he would no longer plunder the coastal areas. This was in exchange for trade agreements with coastal countries, and the slave business prospered in the next few decades.
My lord, at the end of last year, when Earl Kenmes, Baron Shaheen and Baron Felim went to Rock Castle to calculate the revenue of the Snow Salt Chamber of Commerce, it was me and Chief Speer who received them. During the dinner, we heard a piece of news when we listened to them chatting. It is said that His Highness the Second Highness is particularly disgusted with the slave traders from the Kingdom of Haneyabada. Several slave traders who bought many slaves from Iberia and the four principalities are at the border of the Kingdom of Rhedlis and the Kingdom of Antinac After being captured, the Second Highness ordered them to be hanged on the gallows without any explanation.
In the past few years, it is said that the slave merchants of the Kingdom of Haneyabada hated the Second Highness to the bone, and they were afraid of going to the four principalities and the Kingdom of Iberia to buy slaves. They basically disappeared in these places, and many of them were engaged in the snow salt business. The nobles also asked us if we wanted slaves. They had a deep resentment towards the Second Highness, thinking that the Second Highness was meddling in catching mice, which greatly reduced their income.
Therefore, my lord, I suspect that the big slave owners and slave traders of the Kingdom of Haneyabada attacked our Shilovas Island this time. To retaliate against His Highness the Second Highness's hatred towards them, they are not afraid of our family's revenge. You must know that they were originally from pirates, and they are also an archipelagic country. They still want us to take revenge. In the Haneyabad Islands, they occupy a favorable location and are familiar with the environment. We are unfamiliar with the place and are easily dragged down and defeated by them... "
With a sound of "Bang!", Lorist slammed his fist hard on the table, and then sat down slowly, the two of them were relatively speechless.
"Borg, after your heavy armored corps arrives tomorrow, you can reorganize. Next, the three single-wheeled crossbow battalions that Dolles has formed will also arrive and be under your jurisdiction. In two days, the whaling ship formation will capture When the fish come back, I will make them ready to sail. After the Sembawood fleet arrives, you lead the troops to board the ship and go to Shirowas Island for reinforcements...
If, as you said, I suspect that the enemy will be far away by the time you arrive, then you will be responsible for the aftermath of the island first, and I will pass on the follow-up orders to you. If there are still enemies entrenched on the island, destroy them immediately. In addition, you should also pay attention to safety. Wilson told me that the enemy has a great swordsman, so you should not fight him alone, and directly order Dolles' Steel Crossbow Battalion to deal with him. Do you understand? "
After a long silence, Lorist opened his mouth and gave Bodfinger an order.
Baldfinger stood up: "Yes, my lord."
"Come here!" Lorist shouted towards the outside of the big tent.
Schwader walked in: "My lord, please tell me."
After speaking, he nodded to his father.
"Well, Schwader, tell someone to go to the Rock Castle and ask Chief Speer to bring me all the maps and information about the Kingdom of Haneyabada and the archipelago." Lorist said.
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