Chapter 191 Joint Expeditionary Force

The war between the elves and the Orc Empire here is indissoluble, but the human world is not idle. The war between the Holy Empire and the Lovik Empire is deadlocked. On the chaotic front in the south, Leon Barton once again met his old opponent.

In the far south of the Yavia continent, on the westernmost side of the southern city-state, Romel, the capital of the Duchy of Lomec, Grand Duke Dort reprimanded his admirals in anger. It turned out that Port Dante's sneak attack on the Romem transport fleet completely failed.

"General Gordon, your navy was hit by a warship and didn't even stop three civilian ships on Romem Island. Are you kidding me?" Grand Duke Dormont angrily reprimanded his admiral.

"The other party's ships are indeed very strong. Most of our weapons are useless to their ships. I ask for the replacement of the largest catapace and crossbow guns, so that the navy can be able to fight with Rome's ships." Gordon does have difficulties.

The original intelligence showed that the transport fleet on Romeck Island should be a wooden ship wrapped in steel. Now it seems that it is completely made of steel. This mistake made the whole navy's weapons unable to cause harm to the Romeck ship.

"Then replace the bigger crossbow! Do you want to ask me about this? Won't you make your own decisions?" Dormont is already a little dissatisfied with his naval commander.

Isn't this your order? Which bastard strictly ordered all troops to report any changes before implementation? Gordon thought with hatred in his heart.

After a little depression, Gordon continued: "The ally's battleships have arrived at the port of Dante. We decided to form a fleet to test Rome's reality first. Maybe our worries are all wrong. Maybe they don't have a decent navy at all."

Grand Duke Dormont has always been fond of this kind of speculation, and he immediately felt that the navy of Rome Island must be a weak force.

"Well, good, inform the fleet to go to sea immediately. You personally command the elite forces of the joint navy. Our army will send 20 warships, and 10 of the other two navies to jointly attack Rome! Take control of the sea." Grand Duke of Dormont ordered.

Although Gordon is very reluctant to be the forward commander, after thinking about it, at least he has 40 warships. If he can't beat it, it's more than enough to run. Moreover, with his imagination, he really can't imagine what power Rome's navy can have against 40 warships, which is almost the number of navies of a principality!

Of course, these warships must be improved, otherwise the ships that encounter Romai will still not be able to sink them effectively. Romai's ships do not have sails, and the target is pitiful, so it is difficult to hit. In addition, they are made of all iron and will hardly be sunk by crossbow cannons.

However, the Duchy of Lomec hoarded a batch of Romei arms, including the latest designed advanced crossbow guns. This weapon has a long range, great power and a much higher hit accuracy. It seems that you can try it.

Because of the failure of this sneak attack on merchant ships, the original plan was quickly decided, and the navy's plan to attack Romeck Island was immediately bankrupt, and the plan could only be changed to transform the ships. The whole Dante port was busy as a regiment, and the coalition forces of the four countries were stationed along the coast near Dante Port.

220,000 troops hoarded in the coastal area, with more than ten miles of camp, which makes anyone can't help sighing. Will there be a fortress that can't be broken by such a huge army?

These days, the Duchy of Lomek is not idle. First of all, it obtained the acceptance of His Majesty King Dormont. The Duchy of Lomek seized the commercial projects and assets of Rome Island throughout the country, which made it jump for a while.

However, Grand Duke Dormont suddenly found that his assets were growing like geometric figures, which made him very lucky that he had made such a wise decision. In his country alone, the assets of Rome Island exceeded 10 million gold coins, excluding nearly 100 million yuan of immobile assets and mines.

However, the later Dort was frightened. The number of merchants arrested soon reached 4,000, involving almost all the profitable industries of the Duchy of Lomec, from the smallest toothpicks to the repair of huge walls, these merchants controlled the economic lifeline of the whole Duchy.

The war has not yet begun. The economy of the Duchy of Lomec has fallen into a desperate situation, with a shortage of materials, a collapse of commerce, and a difficult life for the people. In this country where more than 30% of its income comes from Rome, almost no one agrees with the attack on Rome Island. Everyone is looking forward to the early end of the war.

For these people who have just separated from the rule of the Holy Empire, the rule of Grand Duke Dormont, which has only lasted for a year, is even more vulnerable. These civilians who rely on Rome's economy to improve their lives far exceed their love for Grand Duke Dormont.

If necessary, these people do not mind accepting the direct rule of Rome Island, instead of letting the Grand Duke, who led to the decline of people's living standards, continue to sit in their seats.

Of course, all this can be solved after the Duchy of Lomec's full occupation of Rome Island. Once Rome Island is controlled, the economy can recover immediately, and then quickly surpass the past, and the support of the people will return to Grand Duke Dormont again.

This also makes Grand Duke Dormont the only life-saving straw now. He must win the war on Rome Island. If there is an accident, he and his government will become the target of public criticism. As long as the island owner of Rome Island gives a little guidance to the angry masses, he may be torn into pieces and thrown into the sea.

And his only hope now is to hoard 220,000 troops and more than 140 warships of various types of the four joint forces around the port of Dante, as well as more than 500 transport ships recruited by three coastal countries.

If this army can successfully defeat Romer, so many Monte will become the richest princes in the world, and he has even planned to spend 10 million gold coins to expand his palace.

The conceited fantasy of the future is more than that. His generals have been ordered to make a plan. When he mastered the advanced technology and funds of Rome Island, he will quickly annex his neighbors and become the largest principality.

Soon, the 40 warships of the Joint Navy commanded by Gordon were prioritized, and the morale of the Navy, which had replaced better weapons, was high. They were confident to defeat the Romer Navy, which had not appeared.

Only some old sailors in Dante Harbor are full of uneasiness. These sailors have heard more than once about pirates telling stories about sea monsters and ghost ships sinking pirate ships, and the latest confirmed story about ghost ships is the Black Pearl on Rome Island. This is easy to make people think.

Soon after, the naval forward troops of the prepared four-nation joint expeditionary force sailed out of the port, headed for Rome Island at full speed, and disappeared into the vast sea.