Pirate Catcher in the Rye

"Boss Hawkins, what I want to say is great news. Don't say such scary things. It's quite scary."

"Haha, what's scarier than being woken up by you early in the morning? Your loud voice is ten times louder than cannonballs."

"That...this is my only advantage!"

Bartholomew touched his thick lips with some satisfaction.

In his opinion, a general must have a thunderous voice, so that he can intimidate the soldiers and make his voice heard by everyone.

"3, 2..."

"Say it right away, say it right away!"

Bartholomew was startled when he saw Hawkins starting the countdown.

He seemed to have caused public outrage today, and he was sure that if he didn't share the good news with everyone quickly and make everyone happy, he would be very unhappy later.

"It's His Majesty the King. That guy is really insidious. After receiving the news from us, he remained calm on the surface, but secretly summoned [-] King's troops."

Bartholomew mocked with disdain, and then continued:

"Just last night, the King's Army destroyed a 3-person Revolutionary Army stronghold in one fell swoop."

"At around four o'clock in the morning, the revolutionary army of the Kingdom of Lubnir began to gather from various places to attack the capital of Addis. Now the main island of the Kingdom of Lubnir is already at war!"

After saying that, Bartholomew looked at Hawkins expectantly. Now was the best opportunity.

Of course, the main reason is that he wants to experience the feeling of being a general in advance and command tens of thousands of people to fight.

"Humph, it's only been a night of fighting, it's still early!"

"The revolutionary army has more than 20 people. Although it is a motley army lacking guns and artillery, the advantage in numbers cannot be ignored."

"Let's wait until they are all almost dead!"

It doesn't matter to Hawkins who wins or loses. He has to fight them in the end anyway.

In the final analysis, the losses are all our own people. Whether it is the king's army or the revolutionary army, they are all people of the Kingdom of Lubnir, there is no difference!

After this war, the Kingdom of Lubnir, which has a small population, may be seriously weakened.

"Yes, the situation is unclear now. If we join in hastily, we may be targeted by both warring parties, and the gains outweigh the losses."

Brent nodded in agreement. If he wanted to be the final winner, he couldn't rush forward rashly.

Luck is elusive after all, only strong strength and excellent resourcefulness can last forever!

"Can we just watch helplessly like this?" Bartholomew said with some reluctance.

"Of course not. While we are waiting and watching, our neighboring countries must also be ready to take action."

"With us watching eagerly from the sidelines, it will be difficult for the King's Army and the Revolutionary Army to let go. We need to add fire."

Add some fire? ! !

After hearing what Hawkins said, everyone was a little confused. How could they add fire to the situation without sending troops there?

"Of all the kingdoms, the Kingdom of Castelia is the closest to us and the weakest in strength. It has the same population as Alderney, but only has a standing army of [-]."

"In addition, the Kingdom of Castelia has been expelled from the participating countries by the World Government because it cannot pay the heavenly gold."

"If we can capture the Kingdom of Castelia, we will not only frighten the surrounding neighboring countries, but also make the Royal Army and the Revolutionary Army completely relax their vigilance and fight with their last resort!"

Whoa!

The cards in Hawkins' hand kept flying, making it dizzying.

Every choice he makes will affect the future. Simply put, they are the dominant party now, and the choice is in his hands.

"Oh, is it a chariot this time?"

Hawkins looked at the cards in his hand. The contents of the cards were:

The arrogant and noble prince drives a powerful chariot and marches forward bravely to conquer the whole world.

The city behind the prince is the spoil of his conquest.

Courage, ambition, conquest!

"Boss Hawkins?"

Everyone looked nervously at Hawkins in front of them. Whenever Hawkins performed a divination, there would always be a major move.

But if the divination turns out to be unfavorable, Hawkins will wisely avoid that option.

"Command down, the Light Guards, all assemble."

"The war... has begun!!!"

...

Tatata!

Following Hawkins's order, the escort members scattered around the island continued to gather towards the port.

The entire Light Guard has a total of 3 people, divided into ten groups of 3000 people, stationed around the ports of Alderney Island.

Normally, at most two groups would act together, but this was the first time since its establishment that all the troops were mobilized like this.

Teams passed through the city quickly, and everyone felt the tremendous pressure of the approaching storm, as if they had smelled the pungent smell of gunpowder smoke!

"Hey, hey, what happened? Such a heavy atmosphere is so scary."

A man yelled irritably, feeling like the whole world had changed when he woke up.

"Don't you know? On the main island, His Majesty the King and the Revolutionary Army started a war last night."

"The surrounding neighboring countries and pirates are also gearing up. The Kingdom of Castelia has assembled a large number of troops to prepare to invade us."

"This is what is called defending the enemy outside the country's borders. Fighting over before the Castelia Kingdom's army arrives, protecting Alderney Island and the Kingdom of Lubnir!"

The old man next to the man said with emotion, as if he was lamenting that he was too old to contribute to the country.

Defend the enemy outside the country?

The man had a vague feeling that something was wrong, but he couldn't figure out why. However, the Kingdom of Castelia was really hateful, and they actually took advantage of it!

"What about Alderney? What if pirates come over..."

Bang bang bang!

The old man picked up the cane and hit the man on the back again and again.

"At first glance, you are a waste who is greedy for life and afraid of death. Lord Hawkins is forming a militia of 2 people. All able-bodied young people have signed up."

"You still have time to chat with an old man like me. There is no coward like you in Alderney. I am ashamed to be in your company."

"Bah bah bah!"

After speaking, the old man spat a few mouthfuls of saliva, looked at the man with disdain, turned and left.

"I…"

The man wanted to cry but had no tears. He just slept for a few hours and no one informed him.

……

port,

"Down with the aggressors, down with imperialism, down with the aggressors, down with imperialism!"

"Defend Alderney, defend the Kingdom of Lubnir!"

"Kill! Kill! Kill!"

...

Deafening roars resounded through the sky, and large warships no less powerful than warships docked at the port.

A total of [-] warriors lined up neatly aside, their uniform pure white armor shining brightly in the sunlight.

Although the combat power may not be as good as that of the same number of navies, in terms of momentum, especially in terms of shouting slogans, the Guardians of Light are professional!

Whether it's goose steps or slogans, Hawkins seems to have a soft spot for these formal things.

At first glance, it looks more like a regular army than a navy.

Of course, although it is not as good as the elite troops of the navy, it is more than enough compared with the navy of the branch.