MTL - Black Iron’s Glory-Chapter 552 Hicks Homecoming
Chapter 552 Hicks' Homecoming Regiment
When Claude heard that the envoy of the United Kingdom of the Fox Islands said that he wanted to introduce the iron armored warship manufacturing technology of the overseas dominion, he understood why the king of the United Kingdom of the Fox Islands signed and stamped the blank document so easily. It is another idiot who fought an iron armored battleship. I also want to use the transfer of the Rodex Bay Colony as a bargaining chip, so that the autonomous region owes a favor to hand over the iron armored battleship manufacturing technology to them ...
That's why Crowd borrowed the United Kingdom of the Fox Islands from paying the ransom and paid no protection fees. Even the third division of the Rock Group did not want to pay a penny for the rescue and support of immigrants from the United Kingdom of the Fox Islands. The excuse of more than five thousand immigrants was used as an excuse to drive out the special envoy and to show his willingness to pay for ransom, protection fees and remuneration instead of the Rodkes Bay colony and the United Kingdom of the Fox Islands.
Since December, diplomatic envoys of various countries have successively arrived in overseas dominions, and envoys of eight colonial countries on the west coast are among them. Compared with the secrets of other countries that want to obtain the gunpowder of new rifle bullets from overseas dominions, the envoys of these eight colonial countries also want to obtain the manufacturing technology of iron armored warships, or buy one or two iron armored warships from the autonomous region to make prototypes. For the imitation of the cottage, it is best to dig a few master craftsmen who design and manufacture iron armored battleships ...
It is just that the Patres naval port in Robisto State of the Overseas Dominion is heavily guarded. This is the base for the construction of iron armored warships. It is also the headquarters base of the overseas Dominion Iron Armored Fleet. Outsiders are not allowed inside. Poorly, the secret agents of the countries in these missions have exhausted all their tactics, and still fall into the hands of the Ministry of Military Affairs of the Autonomous Military Command. Finally, the agents of these countries became laborers who excavated and mined gold mines in overseas dominions.
In the end, there was no way these envoys were able to step on the door of the headquarters of the military region with a brazen face, and requested to meet with Claude for the purchase of armored warships or the introduction of manufacturing technology. Crowder's attitude was always rejection, not that the delivery of the sixteen ironclad warships to the kingdom's homeland meant that the overseas dominion opened the door to the market for ironclad warships. Until a decent armored warship is built in another country, it is impossible for the Dominion Territory to sell armored warships, let alone what manufacturing technology ...
In the past two years, the coastal countries of the Faroe continent have invested heavily in research and development of iron armored ship technology, and several countries have even made good progress. Intelligence sent by spies sent by the autonomous region shows that at least three or four countries have produced complete iron hulls. Of course, these iron hulls are not as slender as the armored warships of the Autonomous Territory, but round-bellied like sailboats. After all, the autonomous region has the largest plug-in, such as Claude, and has skipped countless misunderstandings in the design of the ship's shell.
As mentioned in the information, after these coastal countries developed iron hulls, they also moved those heavy breech guns to the ship, and then, like sail warships, arranged dozens of breech guns on both sides. , Also firing a solid iron projectile. To put it plainly, they actually replaced the sail warship with an iron hull, which has been a great improvement.
Therefore, it is not surprising that the eight colonial nations in the southern part of Valeia want to acquire iron armored warships and their manufacturing technology from overseas dominions. They are all long-standing maritime trading nations, and they have obtained countless resources and wealth from ocean trade and colonization of the mainland of Nubia . It is very clear that the emergence of iron armored warships will have a sea-shaking change on the maritime power of various countries. In fact, they are the coastal countries that most hope to obtain iron armored warships to safeguard their maritime interests.
Just as the envoys of the Kingdom of Kamanrian said when they met Marshal Bolonique, the eight-nation colony on the west coast issued a ban on overseas dominions, in fact they thought they had the biggest pain of the overseas dominions. They hope that through business negotiations with overseas dominions, while opening up limited trading markets to overseas dominions, they will force overseas dominions to transfer their ironclad warship production technology to their eight colonial countries ...
In fact, the Claude and overseas dominion lawmakers were surprised when they heard the embargo imposed by the eight West Coast colonies against overseas dominions, because these eight countries would not sell all the goods and commodities to the colonies. Many goods with small profits will not be transported from the mainland to the colony at all. In this respect, they can completely complement the goods of overseas dominions. There is no need to ban all the businesses and goods of the dominions.
It wasn't until this meeting that everyone came to understand that the eight colonial West Coast nations wanted to negotiate with overseas dominions by virtue of a ban on trade, so that they could obtain the manufacturing technology of ironclad warships. What I did not expect from the eight colonies of the West Coast was that the overseas dominions were not prepared to enter into any trade talks with them. The Dominion Leadership Region directly implemented the wildfire plan and prepared the indigenous peoples to drive these eight colonial nations out of the West Coast. colonial ruling......
This is also the real reason why the envoys of the eight colonial countries did not gain the slightest gain in the overseas self-governing territories. No matter how they attracted the members of the parliament and the generals of the military district, maintained good relations, and showed how respectful and diligent they were, no one was willing to help them. Complete the mission.
In fact, everyone now knows that the Overseas Autonomous Leadership Area is the mastermind behind the colony and independence of the indigenous peoples of the West Coast countries. The purpose of doing so is to counter the anti-commercial order of the eight West Coast colonies. I believe that the kingdoms of Morosík and Resnya have regretted why they had to travel to this mixed water. Not only did they lose their colonies, they also lost the strength of the three legions, and they have no evidence to blame overseas dominions .. ....
But now the West Coast colonies of the eight nations regret it is useless, and even lifting the business ban is not a big deal for overseas dominions. Anyway, the overseas autonomy has always been the shipper, and most of the revenue from commodity goods belongs to those smuggling merchants. Now the autonomous region has opened an inland smuggling channel through the Nicamba country in the interior. Although the cost of road construction is a bit large, the profits are even greater without the smugglers acting as second-hand traffickers.
Just as the envoys of various countries who came to the overseas dominion lost everything, the first division and the second division of the Rock Corps returned to the overseas dominion. Claude was finally relieved, and the Dominion Territory commanded a reliable guard corps, which was enough to protect the Dominion ’s security, and there was no need to worry about some unexpected changes.
General Beechklin also ended the inspection of the West Coast Front and returned to Lanhu City. Then he will reorganize and adapt the first and second divisions of the Rock Corps. According to the new military system, it is divided into one, two, and four divisions, plus the third division of the Rock stationed in the Rodex Bay Colony. This way the Rock Corps will have a division of four divisions, each with 18,000 people, the entire The Rock Legion has 90,000 horses, and they will be the most reliable armed forces in the overseas dominion.
After completing the adaptation of the Rock Corps, General Beechklin also formed a temporary volunteer corps for the West Coast colony battlefield. This volunteer corps will help the indigenous peoples of the colonies of each country to achieve national liberation and establish their country independently, and to drive the colonists of each country out of the mainland of Nubia. Almost all grass-roots officers who have been promoted and promoted in the Rock Corps, as well as excellent soldiers, need to go to this volunteer army to hone and become true elite soldiers and backbone forces.
General Driwick and General Hibilos returned to the headquarters of the military district to report to Claude. Both of these generals were under the old legion of the Thunder Corps, and both were promoted from grass-roots officers to the rank of general by virtue of their merit. I thought that when Drivek joined Claude's Thunder Division through his father, Mr. Verbron, he was still a small lieutenant officer. Now Crowd has become the Marshal of the Kingdom, and Drivek has also been promoted to Major-General of the Kingdom. His childhood dream.
This time General Derwick and General Hebilos served as division commanders of the two Hicks Volunteer Divisions and performed very well in the battle on the West Coast Kingdom of Morosc colony. In the battle for the expeditionary army composed of the three legions of the Pamirgals to establish an independent nation and attack the Kingdom of Ressna, they made great achievements.
Of course, the two Hicks Volunteers No. 3 and No. 4 Divisions that attacked the Roddes Bay Colony and the Rocky Mountain State of the Overseas Dominion were both the No. 3 Division of Rock and the four provisional garrisons. General Crook and General Hibilos simply dispatched a Hicks-formed field group to confuse and listen to the residents of Roddes Bay City, convinced them that Hicks mercenaries attacked their colony ... .
After the original occupation of the Rodex Bay Colony, General Drwick and the Hicks Volunteer First Division and the Second Division under the command of General Hebilos will continue to rest in the Rusman territory. I just did not expect that King McKid III of the Hicks Kingdom had the idea of these two Hicks volunteer divisions, and sent special envoys to come in contact. I hope that the two Hicks volunteer divisions can fight against the water and hope for the Greeks. Kingdom wins a colony on the west coast of mainland Nubia.
Fortunately, this Hickster was caught by the Rusmans just after they were ashore and was taken to the office of the Dominion Command there. Knowing this news, Crowd could only order the two Hicks volunteer divisions to sneak in. Return to the Overseas Autonomous Territories to stand by, and then let the four temporary garrison groups pretend to be Hicks Volunteer Divisions to continue to station in the Rusman territory, and see if we can catch some special envoys of the Hicks Kingdom, anyway, those gold and silver mines The mining base will always lack labor ...
"How are your two tasks accomplished?" Claude looked at the two generals saluting him, and waved his hands casually in return: "Sit down, Captain Fahselin, pour fruit wine, The bottle of golden apples opened for me and treated our two generals. "
"Hello, Marshal, please be kind, we can just drink anything ..." The two generals still maintained awe of Claude. These generals who had been promoted from the grass-roots officers always regarded Claude as For their idols, not like Murray Ed, McJack, and Bokal, they are so casual because of good relations.
Golden apple is a brand of fruit wine, not just made from apples. The name Golden Apple just indicates that this brand of fruit wine is very precious, and it is not easy to brew. It is also a boast. It is a famous brand in fruit wine and the price is relatively expensive.
Captain Fahselin opened a bottle, poured half a glass for each of the two generals, and set the wine bottle aside. Then he saluted the office and closed the door.
"Honest Marshal, the eight Hicks Returning Home Divisions have all been formed, with a total of 280,000 people," General Hiberos said concisely.
General Driwick sighed: "It took us three months to recruit volunteer divisions to complete the formation of the two divisions. And most of those who joined the division wanted to settle in our autonomous citizenship. Wan Hicks captives and those war-loving lunatics who are adventurous. Now it is said to take them back to Hicks Kingdom, bring their families and relatives back to the overseas dominion, and give them kingdom immigration treatment, less than a month, eight The number of divisions is full ... "
Claude knocked on the table: "They have been living in our Dominion for nearly ten years as captives of the colonial war, and homesickness is inevitable. So this time the experience of those captives after returning to their home countries stirred their anger. , Also brought them despair, they were worried that they would not be able to return to the Hicks Kingdom to see their family.
Under such circumstances, we said that taking them back to the Hicks Kingdom to reunite them with their families, we could also allow them to take their families and relatives back to settle in overseas autonomous territories, give them the treatment of kingdom immigrants, and give them land and land. This is tantamount to giving them a new hope for life, and they will of course go mad to join these returning divisions ... "
"My Excellency Marshal, I don't quite understand it at all." General Drivick said, "I personally think that the most urgent task of the Dominion Territory is the implementation and implementation of the wildfire plan. The Dominion Territory should devote all its energy to the battlefield on the West Coast You don't need to go to the kingdom in person at this critical moment to prepare to attack the kingdom of Hicks.
What's more, the Kingdom of Hicks is not adjacent to our kingdom, even if it is still in a state of war, our military region should not open another battlefield in the far-distant continent of Farea. If all the divisions formed by these eight Hicks are put into the wildfire plan, we can sweep at least half of the West Coast colonies next year ... "
Claude nodded: "We have considered all of what you said, but we can't do it. Because these eight Hicks released prisoners returned home, they have no sense of belonging and loyalty to our overseas dominion. You already know the news that the Hicks Kingdom sent a special envoy to contact your two volunteer divisions. This news is still confidential.
If we force these eight divisions to volunteer as mercenaries to the West Coast colony, then if they contact special envoys sent by the Hicks Kingdom, maybe they will really rebel and turn their guns at us. Because for these Hicks prisoners, wanting to return to the Hicks kingdom and reunite with their loved ones has become their first wish, and whoever prevents them from fulfilling this wish will become their enemy ...
I am very fortunate that this first special envoy sent by Hicks Kingdom fell into our hands and gave us insight into the plot of McKid III. It can be said that these more than half a million Hicks released prisoners who live in the area of our dominion have become the most unstable factor of the overseas dominion.
Let's think about it. If McKid III sends many agents to lure overseas dominions, contact these Hicks released prisoners, and ask them to trouble us in the dominion, kill, rob and set fire to riots, and so on. Kingdom of Hicks is reunited with loved ones, so how many Hicks prisoners do you think will do this?
Or maybe these Hicks agents have threatened these Hicks released prisoners, and if they do not follow the instructions of the agents, they will bring disaster and unfortunate consequences to their families and relatives in the Hicks kingdom. Do you say that these Hicks released prisoners will act according to orders? Then what will happen to the security order of our entire autonomous territory? "
General Driwick and General Hebilos were a little creepy when Claude said, "They wouldn't be so bottomless, wouldn't they?"
"It's hard to say. We have to take precautions." Claude tapped his finger on the desktop. "Sometimes I have to admit that King McKid III of the Hicks Kingdom is a lunatic. He always cares that we don't care. The time to jump out gave us a surprise. Just like this special envoy, as well as the previous four colonial wars, without exception, he was a paranoid, and the horn horn drill was not willing to turn back ..... .
To tell the truth, the Hicks Kingdom has now replaced the Nasser Kingdom and has become the only deadly enemy of the Kingdom of Ovilas and our overseas dominion, but it is also a hegemonic power in the northern part of Valeria. If we can't defeat it now that we exceed its military strength by a large margin, it will one day become our confidant.
These half a million Hicks who are now living in our Dominion are released from prisoners. You should know that they are just cannon fodder abandoned by Hicks Kingdom. Because they do not belong to the power of the Hicks family, but the private armed of the nobles of the Hicks realm and the forced recruitment of these nobles. For McKid III, these Greeks captured by us The Turks were worthless, and he was happy even when he died.
Therefore, he did not want to allow these Hicks to return to the kingdom and be reunited with their family, let alone 500,000 people, or 50,000 people, he would not agree. The reason is that the return of these captives to the kingdom enhanced the power of the nobles of the kingdom. It was not easy for McKid III to take the opportunity of the colonial war to reduce the strength of the nobles of his country to a minimum. Through us, we eliminated the private force of these nobles of the kingdom. How is it possible to get these half a million captives back home?
However, our autonomous military region wants these 500,000 Hicks prisoners to return to their hearts and become new immigrants of our autonomy, so as to enhance the strength of our autonomy. Then the easiest way is to take them back to the Hicks Kingdom and let them My own family and relatives have been living overseas dominion. Only in this way will these more than 500,000 Hicks prisoners truly be loyal to our Dominion and become one of us. "
