in the name of the queen.

Chapter 234 Even if there is no accident, it is also an accident

If an accident can be expected, it is not an accident.

After the demon octopus was repulsed, any normal person would have guessed that the subsequent journey would not be uneventful.

Roland didn't need to remind him at all. Bridges was on alert. He hadn't slept well for several days and was on full alert.

Not only do they have to worry about the octopus parents who have insufficient protection to avenge their children, but they also have to worry about the Grim Clan and General Haiao seeking action, and they also have to worry about the continued deterioration of the weather.

However, the unexpected surprise did not come.

Since the violent storm on the day the demon octopus appeared, the sky has become exceptionally clear, and even the wind direction has been very favorable, allowing the fleet to travel at maximum speed.

Bridges spent every day feeling uneasy.

Seeing Governor Roland's calm expression, he didn't say anything, but he was full of admiration in his heart.

As expected of a governor, this is all stable.

The prophets said everything was fine, of course Roland could sleep.

His plan was to land thirty kilometers east of Port-If, then circle back and stab him in the back.

The landing plan was even more simple and crude. They used the moonlight to use the power of the high tide to put down the boat and wash the beach, and then attack the hinterland after the low tide.

The Jin Yuan Kingdom has the second largest navy in the world. Although its naval tradition is inferior to that of the Sussex Empire, it is not difficult to concentrate all its efforts on destroying the half-battered Fourth Fleet.

He was not reckless, but prepared.

This is not about being arbitrary but taking the initiative to take responsibility.

If everyone thinks that an accident will come, but no accident occurs, it is actually an accident.

Fortunately, with the guidance of the sea monster, the boat staggered forward.

On a long march, stopping is very dangerous.

After the demon octopus appeared, Roland invited Alina to taste the octopus teppanyaki together.

The southern coastline of Jinyuan Kingdom is not short, but there are only two large ports. Roland's goal is Port Yves, the larger of the two.

These days happened to be full-moon nights, and the moonlight was bright, making the risk of being discovered when landing much greater.

But Roland dared.

Looking up at the cloudless sky, Roland slowly raised his right hand and gave the landing order.

Although not completely relaxed, it is not overly anxious either.

All special situations that may arise were fully prepared before departure, and specific preparations were made to deal with demon octopuses, sea monsters, werewolves and even centaur cavalry.

Of course Roland would not be stupid enough to storm Port-If.

As expected of Governor Roland, the Queen's beloved lover, he made a decision after weighing it for a moment.

The only danger turned out to be the illuminating moonlight.

As long as your luck is not too bad, logging in is not difficult.

Coupled with the three standing forts in the nearby mountains and the mines that control the waterway, even the peak Sussex Empire's main fleet cannot attack it collectively.

Stopping, no matter how good the reason, can seriously affect morale.

As governor, he can trust professionalism and delegate command to Bridges, but major decisions must be made by himself.

Alina held her breath, carefully deduced, and concluded in one sentence.

"Calm and calm."

The soldiers didn't understand strategy, they just thought something was wrong.

Come prepared, there is nothing to worry about.

Never hesitate at this time.

Landing operations are already difficult, and using a fleet to storm a super port is even more difficult.

The boats set off one by one and rowed towards the coastline against the moderate waves.

It is heavily fortified, with more than 30,000 elite troops stationed all year round.

Seeing Roland raise his right hand, Bridges, who had been looking forward to it for a long time, breathed a sigh of relief. After saluting the top deck, he returned to the combat command room and calmly distributed orders to each ship.

He smiled mockingly to himself. The moonlight was so bright tonight. The only advantage was that he could directly use semaphores to command, and the command system was very smooth.

Of course he didn't know that Roland was not sure, but believed in Alina's deduction.

As we all know, in this age of poor navigation, night sailing was dangerous. Driving a small boat onto the beach in the middle of the night is very easy to get stranded.

The fleet took final rest here and chose the opportunity to land.

In short, the fleet arrived at the southern seaside of Jin Yuan Kingdom safely and smoothly.

Although it was risky to land under the moonlight, Roland could not wait.

Five hundred small boats landed under the guidance of five hundred sirens to minimize the danger.

After enjoying the delicacies, he asked Alina to deduce the rest of the journey.

Let alone Bridges, even the most famous naval star in history would not dare to do this.

Many of the more than 500 small boats are even simple rafts. Without the guidance of the sea monster, a lot of losses will be lost during the landing process.

The tide rises and falls very quickly.

A dozen small boats were swept away by the falling tide before they even reached the beach.

These unlucky soldiers fell into the water and were swept away by the waves as soon as they called for help and became part of the waves.

Bridges raised his binoculars and looked at the landing site with a cold expression.

For a night landing involving tens of thousands of people, the loss of only a few hundred people was nothing at all.

Anyway, those who landed were all Jin Yuan people, so he didn't feel bad at all.

The hatred accumulated over the years between Sussex and Jin Yuan has made the relationship between the two parties not good from top to bottom. Bridges is a standard Sussexist, and his attitude towards Jin Yuan people can hardly be called friendly.

He very much agreed with Governor Roland's arrangement. His only regret was that the Governor himself was included in the landing team and accompanied Alina ashore.

Huh, Golden Kite’s greenhouse flowers are indeed trash!

Our Queen of Sussex is so wise and powerful that she can still hold her own in the absence of the Governor.

Bridges silently lowered Alina's rating from 70 to 50.

He was somewhat disdainful of the leader of the Golden Kite Rangers.

Without the help of Governor Roland and the tolerance of Her Majesty the Queen, her beautiful head would have been chopped off and sent to the Cité for public display.

Bridges looked relaxed and was about to put down the telescope when he suddenly realized that something was wrong.

No, it's too quiet!
Although this beach is not suitable for landing, nor is it a port. It is normal for it to be unguarded late at night, but there cannot be no birds and beasts here.

The vanguard of the Golden Kite Wanderers landed on the beach and moved toward the edge of the jungle, but no night-roosting bird was awakened.

Something is wrong!
Bridges had no time to communicate with Roland, so he pulled out his flare gun and fired a yellow flare into the air to alert Roland.

Without his reminder, Roland also realized that something was wrong.

If something that was not expected to go well suddenly turns out to be very smooth, it is probably not a good thing, but a trap.

Roland also pulled out the flare and fired three red flares deep into the jungle.

Bridges just felt something was wrong, and Roland directly concluded that there was an ambush in the jungle.

Bridges blew his whistle and issued emergency orders.

The battleship closest to the coastline quickly adjusted its gun muzzle and began to fire a salvo.

The soldiers who landed also exited the jungle and quickly formed an array outside the jungle.

The soldiers in the first row quickly fell down, the soldiers in the second row knelt on the ground with one leg, and the soldiers in the third row leveled their guns and aimed at the dark jungle.

"boom!"

The battleships, which had long been prepared for fire suppression, began to fire salvos.

A significant portion of the shells they fired were incendiary bombs.

This special cannonball works wonders on forests and grasslands.

Setting fire to the forest is extremely harmful, but this time the situation is serious, and Bridges can't care so much. Anyway, this is not Sussex, so just burn it.

Although this jungle is dense, it is not connected to the southern forest and will not have serious consequences.

The most that can be done is to burn this jungle clean.

Looking at the ignited forest, Alina, who was directing the Rangers to form a formation, changed her face slightly, but she just sighed secretly in her heart and did not speak.

After accepting the order, Lomio, who was about to go to the front line to command, became anxious. He hurriedly lowered his voice and protested to Alina, "Alina, this is our forest!"

Alina didn't speak, but warned him not to speak with her eyes.

Lomio knew what Alina meant, clenched his fists and lowered his head, gritted his teeth and turned to leave.

Watching Romio leave, Alina felt helpless.

Lomieu is different from her. He is a standard golden kite supremacist, and he looks down on the Sussex people in his heart.

Accepting Roland's help filled him with gratitude and pain.

Romio, Renault and Elaine understand politics, can consider the overall situation, and can control their emotions even if they have emotions in their hearts, but Romio's attitude also represents the true thoughts of many people.

They were grateful to Roland for taking him in and were willing to express their gratitude with practical actions.

But they cannot accept foreigners dictating Jin Yuan's internal affairs.

She had a headache. She had just landed and she didn't even see an enemy. It was already like this. She didn't dare to think about what would happen in the future.

Fortunately, she didn't have time to think wildly. The screams, howls and roars coming from the jungle proved that Roland's arrangement was completely correct.

The screams of the jungle revealed their identity.

There are human soldiers, there are centaur night crawlers, and there are werewolves.

Without enough time to think about why the enemy knew about her return and the landing location, Alina bit her lip and gave battle instructions to her followers.

Roland stood beside her, not saying a word from beginning to end, his expression extremely calm.

He has a scepter in his right hand and a consul's manual in his left hand. He does not look like a warrior participating in a battle, but more like a young university lecturer.

After Alina issued several orders in succession, she turned to look at Roland.

"Roland, I'm sorry, there may be a mole in my team, I..."

"Don't be too busy blaming yourself for now. It's not necessarily a mole."

Roland comforted him softly: "With such a large fleet traveling thousands of nautical miles, it also carried out supplies in neutral countries along the way. Our actions are not a secret at all."

"What's more, the sea is not calm either. The fact that the Grim clan has not taken action does not mean that they have given up taking action against us. With the character of General Hai'ao, he will definitely take revenge. He does not need to take action himself, as long as he leaks our route to Jin Yuan Just the country.”

Roland's words made Alina's face look a little better, but not much. She asked quietly:
"Did you know from the beginning that the landing would not go smoothly?"

"I don't understand divination, so how could I know this?" Roland shrugged and spread his hands.

He didn't directly deny it, so it wasn't a lie.

He did not understand divination, but he and Christine had conducted countless deductions.

According to all deductions, Alina's counterattack was a moth flying into a flame, causing her own destruction.

There is only one possibility for Alina to win, and that is for Marco to completely lose the support of the people.

When Marco offends everyone, these guys will miss Mr. Carlo, a man with moderate policies who is compatible with all factions.

If it was Carlo himself who landed in the south, he would probably be able to do it.

Although Alina is Carlo's daughter and can legitimately inherit the family title, her father's prestige and connections will not be inherited along with the bloodline.

Only when Marco goes as far as his perverse behavior can Alina stand a chance.

Is there hope?

probably.

Even if there is only 1% hope, you must put in 100% effort.

Only the strong are qualified to be stable, while the weak can only stud, stud, and continue stud.

This is not a gamble, but the only scenario where the mathematical expectation is not zero.

Alina was choked by Roland's words.

She can deduce, but only about personal destiny, and it may not be accurate.

Deducing the fate of the country was too far for her.

Alina heard that the pinnacle of prophecy was the great prophecy that followed words, and Alina was a little yearned for it.

Her current divination deductions are similar to fortune telling and can only be used for reference.

Alina wanted to say something else, but was interrupted by Roland's reminder.

"The enemy is out."

As the jungle was ignited, the jungle warfare experts hidden in the jungle had to leave the dense forest that had become a flaming hell and charge towards the beach.

The wanderers, who were not occupying an advantageous position, raised their muskets and fired continuously.

Although it did not carry light artillery, the battleship's artillery support was powerful enough to blast these alien troops and human jungle troops to pieces.

After being blown away from their formation, the next battle was a one-sided massacre.

The fierce werewolf and the extremely fast centaur charge.

They didn't line up in a neat line and sprinted entirely on instinct.

They are very fast, so they get shot earlier than the human jungle troops.

This elite force of more than 3,000 people soon lost more than half, and the remaining more than 1,000 people quickly fled when they saw that something was not going well.

When the sun rose, a messy battlefield was filled with enemy corpses, and the beach was dyed red and purple with blood, which showed the brutality of the battle last night.

The speed of the werewolves and centaur cavalry was too fast. Although the Rangers were well prepared, the defense line was still broken open several sections, causing heavy casualties.

Even with the overall superiority in numbers, firepower, and strategic deployment, there were still hundreds of casualties.

According to Roland's standards, this was not a victory, but a crushing defeat.

Looking at the soldiers who were cleaning the battlefield, Alina breathed a sigh of relief and relaxed her brows.

"Roland, we won. The casualty ratio between the two sides was 623:1850. We achieved an exchange ratio of close to 1:3. This is the enemy's elite force. This is a great victory."

Roland smiled noncommittally.

He did not attack Alina directly, but he still couldn't help teasing: "We only have eleven thousand combatants. If you win like this a few more times, you should be on the guillotine."

Alina's smile froze on her face.

She understood what Roland meant. Marco could afford to fight this kind of attrition war, but she couldn't afford it.

"What should I do?"

"Enter Port-If!" Roland looked to the northwest.

"Are you crazy? There are more than 30,000 regular troops there, and they are all elites. Before departure, you said that we would develop in the south, continuously expand our strength, and strive to echo the northern line. We will wait for changes in Xidai City before looking for opportunities to go north. Why risk it?”

Roland wanted to say that he had planned to take the risk from the beginning, and that the safe plan was just to reassure the wanderer, but he felt that saying so was a bit like using Alina as a bargaining chip, so he simply changed his explanation.

"Every moment, the situation changed. Marco could predict where we would land, and he could also mobilize the most suitable troops nearby to ambush us as quickly as possible. This man was not simple, and he could not give us a chance to develop. "

"We have to race against time. Port-If's army is great and it will be ours soon."

"Ah? What can you do?" Alina looked at Roland in surprise.

"It's very simple. When we march to Port-If, when the two armies confront each other, you go out alone, open your arms to them, and remember to say cool lines."

Roland thought for a while and said with a smile: "I believe that the wise Jin Yuan people will not shoot at the daughter of the protector of the country. I will lead you to end the chaos."

Alina's eyes were filled with stars, but she quickly calmed down and questioned, "It's indeed a good idea. What if the enemy shoots?"

"Don't worry, I am the most loyal person. I promise to take your body away and not fall into the hands of the enemy."

After a moment of pause, Roland added: "If it's too late, I will also throw a bomb so that you will die without any body parts and will not be insulted by the enemy."

He dodged the iron glove thrown by Alina that was full of angry power, and smiled heartlessly.

(End of this chapter)