Hantan City lost a large area of land south of Hanjiang River, and its food supply was less than half of what it was before.
As the human city closest to hell, Hantan City is the first choice for all refugees.
Although the Hell camp deployed troops near Hanjiang to intercept.
But as long as the refugees fled from other places to the vicinity of Hanjiang River and found a floating object to float down the river, they still had a chance of survival.
Thorn City seems to have provided support to Hantan City, but after all, it is someone else's city and has had its share of troubles before, so no one is willing to go all out.
Hantan City, which is fully developing its navy and trying to block the hell camp on the Hanjiang River, has almost no land power.
The Lord of Hantan City would never have thought that even in this position, he would actually have "one of his own" caring about his territory.
Up to now, the Lord of Hantan City has long been exhausted mentally and physically.
Simply, if you don’t want it, I’ll just give it to you.
The dignitaries of Thorn City died in vain, not to mention that it had no effect at all, and it was also in vain that the Lord of Hantan City rejected Xu Lai's invitation to become an official.
"Your Majesty the King, I am already old, and my family still has some wealth, but there is no food left.
I am willing to contribute all the remaining wealth at home. I only hope that His Majesty the King can forgive the rich households in the city. "
Arvid Valentine, the lord of Hantan City, is the patriarch of the Valentine family and has been awarded the title of Imperial Viscount.
However, the Valentine family is not very popular. The first patriarch of the family was once the chief shipbuilder of the famous naval admiral Sylvia.
Received the title for having built a royal ship for Sylvia that dominated the ocean.
However, the leader of the Valentin clan, who was a technician, was not recognized by the mainstream nobles, so he was sent to Hanjiangkou.
At that time, the Hanjiang estuary had not undergone any management, and there was not even a piece of fertile farmland around it.
After hundreds of years of operation, the Valentine family managed Hanjiang, built Hantan to divert the water, and cultivated tens of thousands of acres of fertile land.
Unfortunately, most of today's fertile fields have been destroyed by magma, and no crops can be grown at all.
Xu Lai was silent for a moment and then replied: "What if I don't want to forgive them?"
Arvid sighed and said calmly: "That's up to you. You are the victor and have the right to control the life and death of everyone in the city.
But, whether it is for you or for the human race, Bloodline, please treat the Hantan Marines well.
At least they can give Hell a little deterrent, so that they don’t dare to cross the river easily, and it also buys humans a little more time. "< br>
Arvid didn’t even look at Xu Lai. When he saw the turmoil of the Lord of Thorns City, Arvid envisioned his own fate.
Originally, he still had some hope, but he did not expect that he would encounter a cruel tyrant.
This is not surprising. He heard that the folk customs over the grassland are extremely tough, so he is not surprised when this happens.
It’s just that human beings can no longer withstand any internal fighting.
Moreover, even Long'an City, Wasteland City, and Thorn City were taken down by the grassland king in front of him. Hantan City, which is even weaker, has nothing to fight with.
Saving a little more fire for Hantan City and the entire human race can be regarded as the last contribution of the Valentine family to the empire.
Xu Lai had a headache. Frankly speaking, Xu Lai really needed the other party.
After searching the grasslands, I could not find a general who was good at naval warfare. The Sylvia family was famous for their navigation skills, but the opponent was in the distant Southern Empire.
Had he known that Arvid would surrender directly to the city, Xu Lai would have spared those people's lives.
"Mr. Arvid, to tell you the truth, I came all the way here just for you.
If you and your family are not willing to be loyal to me, , I think there is no need for the entire Hantan City to stay.
At that time, not to mention the Hantan Navy, all the people in Hantan City will be buried with this city. "
Arvid said in horror: "You, do you still want to massacre the city?"
Xu Lai narrowed his eyes and said: "I don't know if you have heard of me before. I think I have a good reputation. It’s actually quite good.
But if it’s the only way to achieve my goal, I don’t mind doing it.”
The soldiers wearing leather armor behind Arvid made a sound. They all drew out their swords.
“City Lord, stop talking nonsense to people like this, let’s fight them.”
Xu Lai was stunned. In order to show his sincerity, Xu Lai did not stop Arvid's guards, nor did he remove their weapons.
Just when Xu Lai was surprised, Roland was also shocked and angry.
As the knight captain of Xu Lai's guard, he jumped out in person regardless of his identity, and kicked down the guard captain who drew his sword with a fierce kick.
Roland, who had many blessings on his body, took action with hatred and showed no mercy at all.
Even though the guards around Arvid were all seventh-level royal guard captains, they were still kicked out.
The other guards wanted to resist, but there was no need for the other Holy Light Knights to take action. Roland just kicked them all to the ground.
Tahan, who was newly promoted to a general, has changed a complete set of equipment. Not only has his attributes increased greatly, but he has also obtained many effects exclusive to generals.
Tahan who was riding on the horse snorted coldly, and the fearless aura after the advancement instantly enveloped Arvid's entire guard.
The guards of the guard felt cold all over, their courage was taken away from them, and their morale dropped several points in an instant.
With the fearless aura, Roland punched and knocked down all the guards around Arvid without even having to draw his weapon.
However, Arvid did not even look at the guards around him. He stared directly at Xu Lai and said, "You are threatening me."
Xu Lai also said nonchalantly: "Yes, I am threatening you. You.
If it were in the past, I might have invited you three times and made a gesture. >But I don’t have time now, the stronghold and the undead are attacking the city on a large scale
Every second and every minute of delay now will cause countless human deaths.
You can't even look past me, a foreigner, and I don't know how you people can be so pretentious. "
Arvid took a breath and was blocked here by Xu Lai. His face turned red and he said:
"There is nothing hypocritical about me. I just don't want to do things for people like you. "
Xu Lai snorted coldly and said: "Huh, human beings are on the verge of extinction, and you still have the nerve to talk about your preferences.
Don't think that I am just threatening you. If you are not loyal to me, I will not be able to use the entire Hantan fleet with confidence.
Not using these fleets and keeping Hantan City will only give me false hope.
Let me invest endless resources and manpower in this city that may betray me at any time.
Instead of doing this, I would rather destroy this city, give up all false hopes, and concentrate on setting up defenses on land.
So I also hope that you can think carefully and not delay the entire Hantan City because of your quickness. "Xu Lai originally really wanted to persuade the other party, at least not with such a tough attitude.
The most important thing is that even if Xu Lai succeeds in forcing the other party to be loyal, this kind of loyalty that relies on coercion and inducement is extremely unstable.
But just as he feared, the latest intelligence came from the temple, and the hell camp began a new round of troop gathering.
Currently, Xu Lai still doesn’t know what Hell is trying to do by gathering its troops and in which direction to attack.
But what is certain is that hell is going to cause trouble, and there is really not much time left for him.
If Arvid is still procrastinating and sticky, although Xu Lai will not really burn the city, he will definitely not continue to invest resources here.
He would give up even Thorn City and seize all his time and energy to build the two cities of Long'an and Wasteland into the marginal defense line of the Eagle Kingdom.
Looking at Xu Lai's serious expression, Arvid also hesitated.
As a local, Arvid hates outsiders like Xu Lai.
As a noble, he was even more disgusted with barbarians like Xu Lai who killed nobles at will.
But it seemed that Xu Lai was not lying. If he continued to refuse, the other party might actually massacre the city directly.
And Xu Lai didn't give Arvid a chance to hesitate, and directly ordered loudly:
"Brandy, take people to seal off the cold pool, and take all the people we brought with us. All the kerosene is poured into the cold pool. I want nothing to be left in this cold pool. "
The cold pool leads directly to Hantan City and Hanjiang. From the shipyard of Hantan City, You can pour fire oil into the cold pool.
Kerosera is ineffective when exposed to fire and can burn on the water. The warships of Hantan Navy are basically made of wood.
Now, most of the Hantan Navy officers and soldiers have disembarked from the ship, and Brandy took the surrendered soldiers to unload their weapons.
Once the kerosene is poured out, the fleet will have no time to escape. It will burn to pieces in a moment, and nothing will be left in the end.
After hearing the order, Arvid shouted: "Are you crazy?"
Xu Lai ignored it and said: "Brandy has already led the troops there. , in a quarter of an hour at most, the fire may burn.
By then, it will be too late even if I order to stop it.
And considering that command delivery also takes time, you don't have a few minutes left. "
"No, please don't harm this fleet. I am willing to obey all your instructions. "
Xu glanced at Arvid and said coldly: "What I want is not a slave. "
Arvid paused and looked at the moving soldiers. He gritted his teeth, knelt in front of Xu Lai and said:
"I, Arvid Valentin, Valentin The patriarch of the Lundin family hereby swears to the respected King of the Eagle Kingdom:
The Valentine family is willing to be loyal to His Majesty forever and ever and never betray. "
Xu Lai slightly raised the corners of his mouth. He actually didn't bring any kerosene, and Brandi was just pretending.
"Get up, I don't believe anything. For eternity and eternity, just believe in the present.
Take me to see your fleet. I hope your fleet can bring us a little hope. ”
Arvid stood up and took Xu Lai towards the direction of Hantan.
Outside the shipyard, except for a few personnel guarding the ship, most of the soldiers had already lined up outside.
Of course, all their weapons have been collected, and Rena is personally watching over them.
Seeing this elf heroine, Arvid was surprised again.
But he didn’t say anything, but introduced Xu Lai:
“The Hantan Fleet has a total of 120 ships of various types, but 20 of them are converted civilian ships. , has no combat effectiveness and can only serve as a transport ship
Among the remaining 100 ships, there are 30 large arrow ships, 20 standard ocean-going gunboats, 30 medium and large transport ships, 9 frigates, and the flagship Hantan. "
Xu Lai asked doubtfully: "Isn't this only 90 ships? "
Arvid nodded and said with a grimace:
"There are also 10 fire-breathing ships. This kind of ship is very effective in dealing with other ships. It can deal with hell. For soldiers, the effect is less than ideal. "
Xu Lai thought for a while and said: "I heard that your family is a shipbuilder and once built a giant ship for Sylvia? ”
Arvid said: "Yes, the blueprints of the giant ship are still kept in our family.
The flagship of Hantan is a replica of the royal giant ship, but it is a reduced and simplified improved version.
The real royal ship, not to mention the Hantan, cannot be moved even on the Hanjiang River. It is a flagship used in naval battles. "
The Hantan is extremely conspicuous. , among the ships, standing out like a chicken.
The surface of the Hanjiang River is hundreds to thousands of meters wide at its widest point, and is 5 or 60 meters wide at its narrowest point. It is like a terrifying river.
But even with such a river surface, I can't move it away, and I don't know what the giant ship looks like.
Xu Lai asked Arvid directly for the attributes of the improved version of the royal ship, that is, the attributes of Hantan as the flagship.
[Cruiser]: Can accommodate 150-1200 people, (sailing and maintaining a minimum attack, a minimum of 150 people is required, and a minimum of 600 people are required to maximize the attack effect)
The attack method is siege attack (Affected by ballistics and archery):
Main gun*1: attack 800, range 3000
Secondary gun*12: attack 500, range 1500
Tail gun*1: attack 600, range 1800
Defense: 250 (city wall defense)
Durability: 8000
Ammunition: 500 rounds of normal ammunition, 100 rounds of fragmentation rounds, and 50 rounds of explosive rounds.
Equipment: bow ram, shooting platform*2, watchtower*2, magic system*1
Construction requires 6,000 wood, 80,000 gold coins, 5,000 iron ingots, 800 crystals, 800 sulfur, and 1,000 hours of work.
The cruiser Hantan belongs to has really good attributes. It is much better than the large arrow ships and ocean-going gunboats produced by ordinary shipyards.
Of course, the cost is also quite staggering.
Xu Lai remembered that the shipyard blueprint he obtained originally included ocean-going gunboats, and the average cost of one was only ten to twenty thousand gold coins.
In fact, the most important thing about shipbuilding is that it takes time.
If you buy it ready-made, an ocean-going gunboat will cost about 100,000 gold coins, and the merchants in the south can provide it in large quantities.
A cruiser like the Hantan takes 1,000 hours to build.
However, there are many senior shipwrights and shipbuilders in Hantan City. If they are allowed to use their full power, they can build one in about two or three days.
This is the cost, which is 80,000 gold coins alone. Add in other resources such as wood and iron ingots, and it will cost at least 200,000 for a ship. This does not include workers’ wages.
Of course, 200,000 ships are actually profitable, because the Southern Empire does not sell ships of this level at all.
Even if it is sold, the price of buying it will probably not be less than one million gold. At this price, Recruiting Angels can even form half a group.
“This is the ship. Let the shipyard stop all the ships currently being built and go all out to produce this kind of cruiser. We will build 9 more ships first.
In addition, Ah Mr. Wade, I now officially appoint you as the Commander-in-Chief of the Coast Guard of the Eagle Kingdom.
The Coast Guard will be based on the existing Hantan Navy, and I will allocate 10,000 more infantry to you. , 10,000 shooters, are they enough?" (End of Chapter)