Iron Powder and Spellcaster

Please provide the items as written on this piece of paper. Bud pressed the list of supplies on the table, and his voice came out from the helmet, sounding a little buzzing: Everything must be delivered before noon tomorrow. There will be someone at the dock to receive it.”

Winters and Andre stood majestically behind Bud, wearing full officer armor. Especially Andre, who was holding the hilt of his sword with his left hand and looking at the middle-aged man behind the table with dangerous eyes.

Although Bud's tone was as polite as possible, their posture obviously did not allow the other party to refuse.

The thin and dry mayor of Haiquangang lowered his head, not daring to look at the three tall and majestic officers in front of him. He quickly picked up the list on the table and read it carefully.

After reading the list carefully, the brows of the originally worried-looking Mayor of Haiquangang relaxed a little.

Admiral Nareshaw's quartermaster knows all the details of Haiquan Port. Their list will make the mayor feel pain, but he can definitely get it out with gritted teeth.

Moreover, the revenge fleet only asked for supplies such as grain, flour, firewood, cloth, etc., so it would not cause any damage to this small trading port.

However, due to his businessman nature, the mayor of Haiquan Town still wanted to bargain. He said with a queasy look on his face: Sir, officer, this town has less than a thousand households. How can you get so many things in a hurry? For example, this... Ten thousand kilograms of twice-baked wheat cakes? I...I...where can I get so many wheat cakes? And...

Huh? Winters, with a sullen expression, made a long, threatening sound from deep in his nasal cavity.

The skinny mayor immediately fell silent.

You said it yourself - you can't get all these things. Andre also sneered and said: Since you are unwilling to hand it over, then we will get it ourselves, haha, that's better.

As soon as he finished speaking, he opened the door to leave.

The mayor of Haiquan Town was so anxious that he jumped three feet high and hurriedly ran over to stop Andre. His intuition told him that it was difficult to say about the other two officers, but this tallest and burliest officer was really capable of plundering troops without any guilt at all.

Sit down, sit down, don't be anxious. Seeing that the heat was almost over, Bud helped the gray-haired mayor back to his chair and said softly: Although my colleague is a little hasty, he is telling the truth. . We have to collect these materials no matter what, either you take the initiative to donate, or we get them ourselves. In fact, it is a kind of preferential treatment for us to come to you to ask for them... If I were you, I would go to find them now. People are baking.”

Beads of sweat appeared on the forehead of the mayor of Haiquan Town. This traveling old businessman knew very well what tricks these young boys in front of him were playing.

But the dozens of warships parked outside the harbor were not fake, the black cannons on the ships were not fake, and the smell of blood emanating from these young people who were about the same age as his grandson was not fake either.

Under tremendous psychological pressure, the expression and tone of the kind and gentle officer beside him made him feel extremely kind and trustworthy.

The mayor of Haiquan Town swallowed his saliva and nodded with difficulty. His whole body seemed to have aged ten years in an instant: I will hand it over, I will hand it over.

There's no rush, just deliver it to the dock before noon tomorrow. Bud bent down to pick up the list that had just fallen on the ground, and put it back on the mayor's desk: By the way, where is the water source in the town? Fresh water? We will take it ourselves, you don’t need to provide it, and it will save some effort for the townspeople.”

Tsui...Tsui... The old mayor looked in a daze, as if he hadn't recovered from the conversation just now. He suddenly shouted: Cannons! How many cannons do you have?

Andre strode to the old mayor's side, grabbed the old mayor's collar, lifted him up, and asked viciously: Do you want to die for spying on military intelligence? I think you are a secret agent of the Federation!

Don't do this to the old man! He is almost the same age as your grandfather. Bud immediately stopped Andre, and Winters also hurriedly helped.

The frightened old mayor hurriedly explained: I don't want to inquire about the military situation, no... Can your fleet fire a cannon on the edge of the dock?

Winters and Andre looked at each other, unable to figure out what the old man was planning, but Bud somewhat understood.

The old mayor became more and more excited as he spoke: That's right! Fire one cannon! Fire one cannon for the entire fleet! Just empty cannons. If you are willing to help me fire one cannon, I can help you prepare what you need tonight. together!

Bud and Andre looked at Winters.

Mr. Mayor, gunpowder is a valuable military material. The fleet cannot use precious gunpowder to help you scare the townspeople. Winters frowned and told the mayor of Haiquan Town. He also understood what the old man was thinking.

The old mayor finally saw clearly that this middle-height officer was the leader of the three. He grabbed Winters' arm and said, Gunpowder is easy to handle. I will supply it to you from the arsenal in the town. I can All the gunpowder in the arsenal of Haiquan Town will be given to you. If you don’t show force, not only will I, the mayor, not be able to do it, but the people in the town will not be willing to hand over the supplies. If they deliberately delay, they will also delay the supply. Ready to taste!

Winters was thinking, and Bud and Andre didn't say anything.

I can also use a sum of money to comfort the officers. The old mayor begged again.

It's impossible for the entire fleet to fire a round of artillery, and it's really outrageous for the mighty Veneta Navy to threaten the civilians of the town. Winters thought about it and said, But I can think of a way to find a main warship to come over. Fire a round of cannon. No need for the money, just hand over all the gunpowder in the town arsenal.

Okay! Okay! The old mayor nodded vigorously, and he thought of something else: Then can you ask the three officers to leave me an explanation? Just say that if Haiquan Town does not hand over the supplies, Use cannon to blast Haiquan Town to pieces.

It's impossible for me to write you something like this. It's you who donate it, not us who steal it. Do you understand? Winters laughed and said, But I can write you an equivalent document with similar meaning.

——Cut——

The mayor of Haiquan Town held a threatening letter saying If Haiquan Town does not pledge allegiance to the Republic of Veneta, the Veneta Navy will bomb Haiquan Town to pieces and hurriedly rang the bell to summon the townspeople for a meeting. .

After completing the task, Winters, Bud, and Andre slowly walked to the dock.

I can't figure out why this town is called Haiquan Town, and I didn't see any wells in the town square? Andre asked casually.

Bud replied unhurriedly: In the sea near this island, whales can often be seen floating on the water and spraying water. The ancients saw what they thought was a fountain on the sea from a distance, so the town was named Haiquan Town.

You know again? Andre was quite unconvinced.

Because I study. Bud said with a smile.

Winters unbuttoned his chin and took off the tasseled helmet. The heavy helmet was sweating, and his hair was wet.

Alas, after so many years in military school, I ended up working as a robber. Winters sighed and said apologetically: Thank you both for helping me do this disgusting job.

Hey, what are you talking about?

In order to restrain the military and prevent the military from becoming stronger in the Republic, the logistics of the Veneta Republic's army are all handled by the civilian department of the Directory.

If the dinner plate is in the hands of others, it will inevitably not be as good as the military intended.

What's more, for this hasty cross-sea expedition, the Revenge Fleet has already emptied Veneta's war preparation warehouse. Neither Naresho nor Antonio had any confidence as to whether follow-up supplies would be available, so the Joint Command agreed that no supply opportunity could be missed. It would be better to throw supplies into the sea in the future than to fill the cabin now.

Hence the forced donation just now.

The dirty work of raising military resources is not difficult in theory, but it is rare to do it beautifully. We can't make it too ugly, and we have to get supplies. That's why Winters had no choice but to ask Bud and Andre for help.

Logically speaking, although no officer with a sense of honor would be willing to do such dirty work, it was not the little warrant officer's turn to take action anyway.

But who allowed Winters to take credit for seizing the Revenge, kill his leader, and become a centurion as a warrant officer?

And he is not a centurion of an ordinary centurion, but a centurion of the chief battalion.

An ordinary centurion only has 80 people, while the centurion of the chief brigade has 150 people, which is enough strength for two ordinary centurions.

They all came from the Army Officer Academy, and the seniors have not yet reached the centurion level of the chief battalion. You, a young trainee officer, have sat in this position only a few days after leaving the military academy - although it is temporary - how could you not? What about being jealous?

Even Andre felt a little uncomfortable, let alone others.

Only Bud privately warned Winters worriedly: You were not put in a good place, but in a snake pit!

Therefore, Winters is now acting more low-key and his attitude is more humble. When he sees his seniors, he salutes from a distance, for fear of being said by others, This guy has become arrogant after becoming the centurion of the chief battalion.

Fortunately, few people know that the commander of the Serbian Tibetan Army is the uncle of Warrant Officer Montagne. Someone was pointing fingers at him from behind, so Winters gritted his teeth and endured it. But if someone dares to throw dirty water on Antonio, Winters will definitely challenge him to a duel.

Having said that, since leaving Aquamarine City, Winters has not met Antonio alone. Once you enter the military camp, there are no blood relatives, only superiors and subordinates. That was fine, at least Winters felt comfortable. If you take care of him deliberately, he will feel uncomfortable.

Therefore, in the few days of rest after the Battle of Beacon Harbor, what Warrant Officer Montagne looked forward to most was that the army headquarters would quickly send someone to replace him as the temporary centurion.

He also couldn't figure out why he should let a small warrant officer of his temporarily take over the position of centurion of the chief battalion. Logically speaking, it would be more reasonable to transfer a senior lieutenant from another battalion.

But when Winters went to see Contel, the lieutenant colonel said this: The Corps has no personnel authority, and officers' positions must be appointed by the Army Headquarters. Temporarily transferring lieutenants from other Centuries to the First Hundred is tantamount to It destroys the combat effectiveness of two centurions. Letting you temporarily replace the centurion will only destroy the combat effectiveness of one centurion at most.

Lieutenant Colonel Contel patted Winters on the shoulder and comforted him: This is an excellent training opportunity. You should cherish it. Others can't ask for it. Besides, I won't let you stay for too long. Hold on. .Don’t be afraid of others gossiping, only mediocre people will avoid being jealous.”

Even his superiors had said so, and Winters couldn't refuse any more.

However, Warrant Officer Montagne was looking forward to it day and night. Instead of waiting for a regular officer to replace him, he received an order to set off again.

After burying the dead, repairing the warship, salvaging weapons and supplies from the sunken ship, and loading the prisoners back to Aquamarine City, they completed this series of post-war finishing work.

On the third day after the Battle of Lighthouse Harbor, the Veneta Revenge Fleet set out again.

The results of the decisive naval battle outside the lighthouse port have been spread to the entire Senas Gulf and even beyond through the passing merchant ships.

This is why Admiral Naresho tried every means, even at the risk of putting the Veneta fleet in harm's way, to create opportunities for the enemy to engage in a decisive fleet battle.

Because Admiral Nareshaw firmly believed that a large-scale naval battle would determine the direction of the war, and even the outcome, the winner of the fleet battle would be able to take everything.

In the Battle of Lighthouse Port, the Veneta Navy not only defeated the Tanirians' fleet, but also destroyed the Tanirians' confidence in fighting.

On the route from Aquamarine City to Golden Port, with the exception of several offshore ports that are directly controlled by Veneta, the ports on the far sea only belong to Veneta in name only, and they have always had a close relationship with the Taniriya Federation. And seaports like Haiquan Port, which are closer to the archipelago, actually belong to the Federation's sphere of influence.

After the news of Veneta's victory over Taneria spread throughout the Senas Gulf, wherever the revenge fleet went, the Veneta Autonomous Port, which was originally ready to move due to the fiasco at Haidong Port, became orderly overnight. Union territories like Haiquan Port didn't even have the courage to resist, so they surrendered one by one.

Nareshaw commanded the Revenge Fleet to quickly clear every nail on the route, approaching the main island of the Tanilia Islands step by step.

So, look what you have done? You directly destroyed the bravest and best captains and sailors of Tanirria. Ships flying the flag of Veneta are now running rampant in the inner sea, The harbors that were originally loyal to us surrendered one after another. In the cabin of the Firebird, Edward Kenway said with a solemn face.

You really can't blame me for this! Drake had a cynical smile on his face, lying in a swaying hammock, with the wounds on his head and shoulders treated: Whether I win or lose, as long as If the Venetian fleet fires two cannons to scare them, the islanders will definitely want to hang their underwear on the pole as a white flag. Don't tell me how loyal those islanders are. Do you believe what you say?

Even if they had the courage to resist the Veneta people, they have dissipated because of your disastrous defeat. Captain Kenway suppressed his anger: For your personal grudge, I boarded twenty Tanilia The best boat, do you think it’s worth it?”

Captain Drake - no, he had no ship now - sighed, smacked his lips, and said nonchalantly: There is nothing wrong with having a fleet battle, and if I win, the Venetians' war The plan would go bankrupt on the spot, and what would you say then? So, the only fault is that I lost.

I think you have forgotten why the Veneta people want to go to war with us? Captain Kenway asked with a sneer: If you hadn't seized the home port of the Veneta Navy, this war would never have started.

You are wrong again. No matter whether I burn Haidong Port or not, the Veneta people will go to war with us. Debella advocates force again and again, and the calls for war in the Veneta people's parliament are getting louder every time. As long as the Veneta people People's territorial ambitions are still there, and war is the inevitable result. I just made the war come earlier, and I also got the opportunity for the islands. Drake yawned, closed his eyes and said slowly: Don't say this Nonsense. If you came to save me, didn't you already show where you stand? If you don't feel happy if you don't vent your emotions, then you can give me a knife?

Without saying a word, Kenway drew his scimitar.

Hey! What are you doing? Do you really want to chop me? Derek broke out in a cold sweat and struggled to get up from the hammock.

A cold light flashed, and the lanyards on both sides of the hammock were cut cleanly. Drake fell heavily to the deck, holding his back and groaning: Well... my old waist...

You don't understand it now, or you don't want to understand it. As long as your fleet exists, it will be a sword hanging over the Veneta people's heads. As long as your fleet is not destroyed, the Veneta people will not Dare to sail freely on the internal seas.”

What's the use of saying all this now? Derek clutched his waist and struggled to stand up: Since you refused to attack the Glory at that time, you should have left me on the Revenge to wait for death!

You are still useful alive. Captain Kenway said coldly: Although your fleet is gone, as long as you are alive, you are still a sharp sword hanging over the heads of the Veneta people. Your plan has been It failed, so I want you to fully support my plan in the Federation!”

Kenway wrinkled his nose and said, And I wouldn't leave my friend on the ship to die.

——Cut——

The sun was setting in the west, and amid the salute of a Veneta main warship, a Veneta flag was slowly raised on the pocket fort in Haiquan Port.

In the town square not far away, the old mayor was talking to the gathered townspeople.

Andre stood on the fort, looked at the town square, snorted with disdain, and spat on the ground.

Actually, I think it's a good thing that you come out to do some dirty work like this. Bud said to Winters while raising the flag: This is actually a kind of love and care for you, a very clever arrangement.

Winters said nothing.

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