The Black Throne of Pirates

Chapter 125 New situation

This sudden outbreak of war has affected the hearts of countless people in the Drum Kingdom, and all forces at home and abroad are continuing to pay attention.

Finally, after a day and a night, the outcome of this war finally appeared, and the rebels won.

The king's army and the rebels fought fiercely for a day and a night. At first, the battle situation was still very stalemate, and the outcome was hard to say. However, as the rebels sent out a mysterious death squad of thousands, the balance of victory began to tilt towards the rebels.

It is rumored that this mysterious thousand-man death squad is very powerful in combat. Each of them is a muscular man with infinite strength. They are not afraid of swords and guns. None of them are their opponents.

They pierced through the king's army with an offensive like the autumn wind sweeping fallen leaves.

In the end, the morale of the soldiers of the king's army was directly crushed by this terrifying thousand-man death squad, and then there was a large-scale rout.

The king's army of more than 2 people, after this battle, had less than 1000 remnants and defeated generals, and fled back to Rhodes port in desperation.

However, the rebel army also suffered heavy losses in this battle. Although their losses were not as bad as the king's army, they were also lost by more than half, with nearly 2 people and only about [-] left.

Whether it is the rebel army or the king's army, both sides have been seriously injured in this war, and I am afraid that they will not be able to continue fighting in a short time.

But when the forces of all parties thought that the war would come to an end temporarily, they did not expect that only one day later, Gilbert commanded the rebel army with high morale at this time to attack Rhodes Port. Unbelievably, Rhodes Port was killed Climans, the city lord whom King Gresham trusted so much, would turn against him at this time.

The private soldiers led by Clemens secretly opened the city gate, allowing the rebels to easily break into Rhodes Port at night, and assisted the rebels in capturing Rhodes Port, and another war broke out.

However, Noland, the commander-in-chief of the King's Army, responded very quickly, and promptly commanded the Third Army of the King's Army, which had more than 6000 people in the city, to start a fierce battle with the rebels. The rebels were wiped out, and more than 3000 rebels were wiped out.

But in this battle, because the city lord Climans took the lead in defecting, many nobles in the city also rebelled. The third army of the king's army also suffered heavy losses. It took nearly half of its troops to successfully repel the rebels.

And after this stop, most of the Rhodes port was destroyed by the war.

"Damn it, the old bastard Noland turned down my invitation. I'm so mad. He doesn't know that that bastard Gresham is dying? He's still so loyal to him, and those in Port Rhodes Guy, when I take the throne, I will never let them go."

In the castle on the Magnetic Drum Peak near the port of Vilia, Gilbert was furious after receiving the latest battle report.

Just a little bit, relying on Clemens as the leading party, his rebels almost succeeded in those Rhodes ports. At the last moment, the local forces in Rhodes ports who were originally neutral stepped in and forcibly Shengsheng let the rebels' night attack fail.

"Lord Gilbert, calm down. After this stop, the port of Rhodes is over. The third army of the King's Army has also lost more than half, and it is no longer able to fight anymore. And the nobles in various places have begun to respond to your call, sir. With Snow Wind City still in our hands, I don’t think it will take long for you, my lord, to regroup, and next time you will be able to complete your grand vision in one go.”

At this time, Watt, Gilbert's bodyguard, said with a smile.

Hearing what Watt said, Gilbert's face improved a lot.

Indeed, the king's army was defeated one after another, and the position of nobles across the country had begun to waver. The most obvious one was that Clemens, who was originally Gresham's confidant, chose to defect and almost caused Rhodes Port to fall.

Once these nobles give up their support for the king's army led by Gresham, the pressure on the rebels will definitely be greatly reduced.

And although there are only more than 7000 elite troops left in his hands, these are elite troops who have gone through many wars. As long as they are given some time to recruit and train recruits, they will soon be able to train a powerful army. army.

At that time, he should be able to completely defeat the king's army.

However, the wealth in his hands is no longer very rich.

This war is indeed a bottomless pit. Recruiting recruits requires money, training the army requires money, paying military expenses and pensions, and buying food that is at a high price at this time. The huge wealth he has accumulated over the past ten years is also beginning to be in crisis. .

"The sea route must be restarted as soon as possible, and those damn king's sea fleets must find a way to eliminate them."

Gilbert secretly calculated the remaining financial resources in his hands, his face turned livid, and he thought to himself.

In the past few months, the sea fleet of the King's Army has been cruising in the waters near the port of Vilia, which has seriously hindered foreign merchant ships. Currently, the only merchant ships that can maintain normal voyages and trade are only a few of the Flash Gold Chamber of Commerce with strong maritime armed forces. Chamber of Commerce only.

However, relying on these powerful chambers of commerce alone is of course impossible to reactivate the economy of Vilia Port. It is necessary to allow a large number of small and medium-sized merchant ships from outside to freely enter and exit Vilia Port.

Gilbert believed that as long as the economy of the port of Vilia was reactivated, the wealth in his hands would soon become rich again. The healing medicine produced in his pharmaceutical factory had piled up like a mountain, and as long as it could be sold, it would definitely be a treasure. A great fortune.

In the past few months, he has been busy responding to the huge land army of the king's army, coupled with the lack of sea power, which made the king's navy so arrogant.

Now the king's army is already a toothless tiger on the road, and there is nothing to fear for the time being. It's time for him to take action to clean up these nasty king's navy.

"What should I do?"

Gilbert sat back in his chair, tapping the table with his fingers, thinking about the solution.

Over the years, he has actually been thinking of ways to develop sea power. Unfortunately, due to the inability to make it public, coupled with the fact that Gresham has been keeping a close eye on this aspect, and Doflamingo, the hateful pirate, secretly obstructed him, he has not been able to do so. Can successfully form an outstanding sea force.

Now this problem left over from history has become a serious problem for him.

"Hehehe~, actually thinking of using our maritime armed forces to fight against the king's navy, this Gilbert is really desperate."

A month later, in Barr's headquarters, in Barr's office, Barr laughed when he heard Gilbert's request from Williams.

Everyone else in the room laughed as well.

"Yeah, it seems that this guy was also forced to do nothing, but the conditions he offered at that time were quite attractive. The ten-year tax exemption is really a big deal."

Williams said with a smile.

The tax collection in the port of Vilia is very heavy, basically [-] in [-], and [-] in [-] for some very expensive goods. Therefore, even if Gilbert does nothing, he can sit on the tax for a lifetime Wealth that cannot be spent.

Now, in order to be able to lift the naval blockade of the King's Navy on the port of Vilia, Gilbert did not hesitate to exempt the Glittering Gold Chamber of Commerce and several large chambers of commerce with powerful maritime armed forces in the city for ten years as a condition.

It has to be said that the allure of this condition is quite amazing.

After all, from the current point of view, Gilbert has a high chance of winning this civil war. Once the bet wins, the rate of return will be great.

It's a pity that the leaders of several large chambers of commerce are not fools. The ten-year tax exemption right is just a piece of cake for the time being. As long as we maintain the current situation where several chambers of commerce almost monopolize the overseas trade of Vilia Port, this big The cake was a bit less fragrant.

Moreover, Gilbert's reputation in the country is already very bad. His behavior of indulging the rebels to rob the people of food and wealth makes it hard to believe his credibility. Several large chambers of commerce are very worried that Gilbert will change his mind after taking power. After all, when the time comes, it will be difficult for them to fight against Gilbert, the ruler.

Therefore, Gilbert's request can only end without a problem for the time being.

"Although Gilbert is unlikely to get the support of those large chambers of commerce, he can't help it. This situation is exactly what we need now. Gilbert must not be able to reactivate the economy of Vilia Port. I have been his nanny for some months, and it is time to end, Williams, get me a boat, and a fine navigator."

Soon, Barr stopped laughing, stroked his chin, and said seriously to Williams.

(End of this chapter)