The scene of the war was very fierce, with cavalry charging and defenders shooting arrows. In an instant, some castles fell. The large feudal nobles had long been relocated by the Eagle Royal Family, and the remaining were small nobles who were unwilling to abandon their fiefs. They simply could not raise a large-scale resistance.
Therefore, the Fire Kingdom had the opportunity to march straight in. Orders of Chivalry were invincible all the way. Every castle they passed, they would either break it or the nobles would surrender.
Then.
The logistics team that received the prisoners and serfs began to pack them up. All the supplies were transported by carriages and wheelbarrows to the coast.
Then they were transported by the Fire Dragon Merchant Ship and the Iron Dragon Warship.
Among the seven mermaids, only the Duke of the Saltwater Sea, Brooke Bosie, stayed in the Flame Island waters and drove the ugly fish serfs to work. The other six mermaids came to participate in the transportation. Three-masted ships, full of supplies or people, returned to the Heart Island.
On a mountain at the frontline, Liszt and Emily stood side by side.
Behind them were two dragons sleeping soundly, the Emerald Dragon Issen and the Invisible Dragon Bard.
"Your Majesty, after this year's Punishment Orders, there will be no more resources to plunder in the hinterland of the Eagle Kingdom. Where should we plunder next year's Punishment Orders?" Emily asked.
"We can plunder a number of rich areas along the big rivers, but it will take some time to go back and forth. Fortunately, the domestic shipbuilding industry is booming, and there are enough sailors to support the long journey of Orders of Chivalry. "Liszt narrowed his eyes," However, it is still uncertain whether this is necessary. "
Emily raised her head and looked at Liszt, "Is there any other way?"
"Yes."
"Hmm?"
"Mary recently reported to me that the Eagle Royal Family and the Steel Ridge Royal Family have met in secret several times. It is possible that they will put aside their former enmity and form an alliance." A large part of Liszt's source of information came from the Blood Orders of Chivalry and a large number of blood servants under Mary Dawn Daybreak.
As the First Defense Minister, although Emily did not have a direct relationship with Mary, she also knew some information, "Your Majesty thinks that the Steel Ridge Kingdom is likely to unite with the Eagle Kingdom and take a war stance against our country?"
"It might not be my Fire Kingdom. It might be the Sapphire Duchy. The Blood Servants discovered the rats of the Steel Ridge Kingdom and poured into the Sapphire Duchy in large quantities. Furthermore, a large number of shipyards have been built in the northern waters of the Iron and Steel Ridge Kingdom. A considerable number of fleets have been assembled there. "
In the past, the land kingdoms had no interest in the sea. Only the Eagle Kingdom, in order to eliminate the fly that was the Sapphire Duchy, secretly planned a dragon-slaying war and colluded with the Bull Family to build a fleet.
However, when Liszt and A Qi rose from the sea.
The original understanding of the barrenness and desolation of the sea by the kings of the continent was quickly changed. The royal families of the various countries already understood that there might be resources above the sea. Therefore, the royal family of the Iron and Steel Ridge had also begun to secretly plan a fleet of ships. They could cross the sea and invade the Azure Waves Sea at any time — probably no one dared to touch the Shell Sea.
"Building a fleet and sending out Rats. These are indeed preparations for war. Your Majesty, I need to discuss this with Marchioness Mary and formulate defensive preparations for war." The adult Emily had already become a qualified commander, "The Sapphire Duchy is the primary target, and the Spirit Island is even more so."
There was a Magic Gate on the Heart Island, and it was the only way for the Fire Kingdom to attack the Eagle Kingdom. One could imagine the strategic value of this place.
It was a place that all militaries would fight over.
At the very least, the Eagle Royal Family would definitely dream of destroying the Heart Island and the Heart Reed Teleportation Array, cutting off the gateway for the Fire Kingdom to enter the east from the sea.
"Mary will soon return from the Iron and Steel Ridge Kingdom with the latest developments of the Iron and Steel Ridge Royal Family."
"If a war breaks out at sea, will the Iron and Steel Ridge Royal Family and the Eagle Royal Family dispatch a Dragon Knight to launch a new dragon-slaying war?" As Emily spoke, her eyes flickered with excitement. Ever since she became a Dragon Knight, she had yet to participate in a real dragon-slaying war.
She had only practiced with Liszt a few times … riding a dragon or engaging in hand-to-hand combat.
Holding Emily's slender and powerful waist, Liszt said with great pride, "It doesn't matter whether we launch it or not. The outcome of a conventional sea war or a dragon-slaying war has long been determined. The sea has one and only one master. Not only the Azure Waves Sea and the Shell Sea, but the entire sea!"
Emily gently leaned her head on Liszt's shoulder, feeling Liszt's pride. Her original excitement faded a little, and instead, she felt a lot of sweetness. "Yes, Your Majesty."
…
The punishment order lasted for four whole months, from the beginning of August to the end of November.
Since the Eagle Kingdom continued to pursue the policy of not resisting, Liszt also unceremoniously scraped the land three feet deep and took away all the people and materials on the ground. Even the crops that had not yet ripened were harvested and taken away. There was no one here anyway, so there was no need to leave any resources behind.
Post-war statistics.
They plundered a total of 800,000 people. Among them, 200,000 were distributed to the feudal nobles, and the remaining 600,000 were obtained by Liszt and his feudal nobles.
Not a single greater sprite worm was obtained, as they had all migrated with the greater aristocrats. Only three lesser sprites were obtained.
The rest were sprite worms owned by some lesser aristocrats.
"Overall, this year's punishment order harvest, apart from the relatively abundant population, is not as good as last year's development order in all other aspects. The Knight class captured and incorporated are mostly lesser aristocrats with poor talent and character. "Tulip Island's Duke Leewilliam concluded at the outer court meeting.
"It seems that the Eagle Kingdom's method of migrating greater aristocrats has allowed them to reduce their losses by a lot." Wutong Island's Duke Piero sighed.
Pea Island's Marquis Di Maria said disappointedly: "Next year's punishment order may not have any place to fight. We need to open up a new battlefield." He was eagerly looking forward to war. Without enough war contributions, how could he realize his title as a duke?
"Perhaps Snowstorm Mountain Duchy is a breakthrough direction?"
"Snowstorm Mountain Duchy's internal war has just ended. With the support of the Yellowstone Plain Kingdom's Dragon Knight, Spot succeeded to the throne and now has the cornflower gem dragon's approval. It will be very difficult to deal with them. Moreover, their domestic resources are not rich enough. With two punishment orders, this duchy will probably disappear. "
Liszt directly stopped the ministers' proposal: "Snowstorm Mountain Duchy should focus on peace for the time being. The main direction is to attack the Eagle Kingdom … You don't have to worry, the Flame Kingdom's war will never stop. Maybe someone will take the initiative to provoke a new war."
As if to reflect Liszt's foresight, just after the end of the eleventh month of the first year of the Flame Calendar and the arrival of the twelfth month, the blood servant reported important news.
The Eagle Kingdom and the Steel Ridge Kingdom announced an alliance and issued a war mobilization order to attack the Sapphire Duchy.
"Traitors must be punished. The Sapphire Family betrayed the Steel Ridge Kingdom and betrayed their master, the Platinum Family. Only blood and fire can wash away their mistakes!"
The mobilization order was issued.
The Azure Waves Sea surged again.
You've already exceeded your reading limit for today. If you want to read more, please log in.
Login
Select text and click 'Report' to let us know about any bad translation.
