Chapter 342 Shocking News

The sky is bright, and a rushing horseshoe has broken the tranquility of the early morning. The riders anxiously beat the horses of the crowd, galloping passing on the streets of Huxin Town. Fortunately, most residents are still sleeping in their sleep. No one. The riders quickly came to the old city on the Huxin Island through the bridge.

With the expansion of the regional region and Paul's reference to the previous life's memory day to improve the bureaucratic team, Alida's administrative system has also expanded sharply. The natural closure of Huxin Island has unique advantages in confidentiality and safety, and the castle where the lord Paul lives in the daily life is also located here. Therefore, most departments of the office also chose to build on this small island. The residents on the island are also based on many affairs officials and their families. As for those "old lake town people" who were originally living on the island, they had long been happy to take the "demolition funds" issued by the government officer to the new residence that moved to the south bank. , Update, more comfortable. In this era of leading somewhat power, no one dares to be a nail household,

In fact, the residents on the island learned that in addition to building a new house for them, they had to give them a sum of money (of course not many). Everyone's shocking color overflowed with words, and they kneeling down and shouted.

Rider continued to beat the horse and came to the door of the Intelligence Department's Office along the street. Suddenly he remembered that the intelligence department on this point had not yet went to work, so he turned to the horse's head again.

Rider soon came to the door of the intelligence director Cecil, jumping down and slap the door. Cecil's servant murmured to open the door to receive this uninvited guest.

Twenty minutes later, Cecil rushed out of the house, and the horses that were still tied to the door were rushed to the lord's house.

"What's the matter? So anxious?"

Paul yawned and sleepy. He had a dream in the bed just now, and was suddenly pulled out by the Feli housekeeper from the bed. In such a winter cold morning, what sin is this?

"Lord Earl, shocking news came from Jingyao."

Cecil passed a document to Paul, "You must immediately send someone to notify Fulan Port and stop those merchant ships that are about to set off south."

"The news of Jingyao? What does it have to do with the merchant ship?"

Paul took the document in doubt, and he felt that something was bad from the anxious expression on Cecil's face.

Sure enough, when he opened the document, the text that came into view made his heart look like- "Pirates raid West Port, and the kingdom of the kingdom stationed here was completely destroyed."

After a few seconds, he remembered the suggestion of Cecil just now. He recruited a servant to instructed: "Quickly, the telegram was sent to the Mayor and Austin of Frank Port, and asked them to stop all of them stopped all of them. The ships to the south are said to encounter a pirate. "

"Yes, Earl!"

Paul added: "Let the Navy call back the ships that are not far away! Just use Mingwen, the faster the better."

The servant turned and ran out.

Paul and Cecil immediately convened the high -level military and political town of Huxin Town to hold an emergency meeting to discuss the countermeasures. Whether it is to the south of Oldo or to Kokwan, the Western Port is an important target port or a midway supply place. If It was controlled by an unsatisfied force, and it was undoubtedly strangled the throat for the Northwest Bay, which relying on sea transportation.

"Earl, you should immediately send the navy to the kingdom back to Western Port!"

Hanssel, who learned the news, was very emotional.

"Huh! You're an agricultural supervisor, you don't understand military things, it is better to insert less."

Bryce snorted coldly, and many local military and political officials represented by him were very dissatisfied with Hanser. This guy disregarded Alida's interests every time the kingdom had something to do. Why don't he think about what practical interests of the "royal commissioner" have brought him? Who gives you salary? Earl Gryman? Or King Rodne?

The two quarreled, making Paul even more upset.

The beside him, Steetia quietly pulled his clothes and said quietly: "Betty sent me a telegram two days ago, and the merchant ship she took was about to leave immediately. That is to say, her ship It's been two days ... "

Paul's face sank.

He asked: "Can the navy's sailboat catch it?"

Paul said worriedly: "The merchant ship is slow, and the goods are carried, and you should be able to catch up with ...

The meeting continued. When discussing whether to send troops to the south, Schroord, the chief of staff, reported on the Navy: "Lord Earl, the earliest sailing battleships that entered the service -the hope number and the south Hong Kong University, we can now have a total of 12 paddle sailing ships and 6 other sails -including two newly -launched horizontal sailing boats. "

"Da Xiu? Why? Hope and the South have just built the previous year?"

"Uh ... at that time, because of the practicality of the eagerness to test the sailboat, the wood that built them was not fully dried, which caused the hull to be eroded quickly ..."

"Well, I understand. Say that we have a lot less combat power for the time being?"

"It can't be said that the two newly served two -mast sailing ships have larger hulls and stronger firepower. Their side is equipped with two rows of 12 -pound guns, which can bombard the enemy warships into horse honeycomb -that is, the speed is slow. It's a bit, but it is only relative to the sailboat. "

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Paul let out a long sigh of relief: "I'm relieved."

After a long discussion, everyone felt that they could not let the maritime trade routes be cut off, because the current economy of Alda is seriously dependent on foreign exports. Under the advice of the military, the first priority is to find out the strength of the pirates entrenched in the West Port. The pirates who can annihilate the kingdom's maritime forces cannot be ordinary pirates.

In addition, contact with the kingdom's army is also a top priority. If the pirates are too powerful, it is obviously unwise for the Alda Navy to challenge them alone, and the kingdom government cannot allow such a dangerous force to wreak havoc on its coast.

The result of the meeting made Hansel overjoyed. He volunteered to go to Jingyao to contact "His Majesty's Government".

Everyone knew his thoughts: if he contacted as a representative, the bigwigs of Jingyao would easily think that he was the one who facilitated the Alda Navy's defense of the king, and they would look up to him even more.

Seeing Hansel's enthusiasm, Paul simply agreed to his request. But Hansel insisted on going south by land, and refused to take a naval ship southwards. On the one hand, he had no experience of long-distance ship travel, and on the other hand, he was afraid of possible pirates. In order to save time, he decided to set off tomorrow.

The specific actions of the navy will be discussed after the generals of Fulan Port arrive.

Paul also secretly worried about "Betty" and silently prayed that the ship she was on could be recovered.