Chapter 207 Chapter 180 Potential Threats of Nanyang (Part 2)

It is even recorded that when the war was defeated, the opponent did not rush to flee, but even tried to hit the force to snatch a small warship of the empire!They want to grab an imperial warship and go back to study it! ! ? ? After reading that document, Du Wei also felt emotional for a while.This is clearly a signal of the rise of civilization, but the military leaders of the empire did not pay attention to it-because, after that tragic battle, the United Kingdom of Nanyang seemed to be weakened again, probably because of the tragic naval battle , causing their entire fleet to be destroyed, and their vitality was severely injured at one time, and they collapsed.

There are even some merchant ships running to Nanyang to bring news that the so-called United Kingdom has been disbanded after the defeat. At the end of this document, Earl Raymond, the former military commander, wrote down a few sentences of his own opinion with a pen.And this view, in Du Wei's view, is very correct! "It is recommended that the empire concentrate its forces and form a large-scale expeditionary fleet, which should be at least three times larger than the existing fleet, and transport a group of troops with the fleet. Prepare to make certain sacrifices, expedition to the depths of the South China Sea, and concentrate on All forces, search for the specific location of the existence of the United Kingdom, and must destroy and conquer it! For the South Seas covered by the existing imperial forces, we must change the previous purely military operations of 'expedition', and start to find a way To truly bring the waters of Nanyang into the territory of the empire, you can station troops there, change defenses on a regular basis, and cultivate local forces, or directly appoint officials from the empire to manage them. When necessary, you can force immigrants from the mainland! Strive for thirty years In order to make those Nanyang regions truly become the new provinces of the empire! This move will bring a huge burden to the empire's finances, but in order to prevent the situation in Nanyang from evolving into a new northwest in the future, put an end to future disasters, and eradicate for the empire The hidden threat is worth it."

Du Wei believes that these ideas are very correct.But it seems that although Earl Raymond had this idea, it seems that the central government of the empire did not pay attention to it.After all, the strength of the Luo Lin family is still limited to the military for the time being.The old emperor's growing old and fatuous, as well as the financial strain of the empire, have seriously weakened the national power of the empire.Such a large-scale plan is unrealistic. Du Wei quickly thought about all the information he knew in his head, and then squinted his eyes, making it impossible to guess what he was thinking in his heart. Du Wei just looked at this old card like this: "The United Kingdom of Nanyang? Great Priest?"

"...Yes." Old Benka seemed to have completely succumbed: "In the United Kingdom, the existence of the High Priest is almost equivalent to the Empire's... Temple Pope." Du Wei was really moved! His Majesty the Pope of the temple, his status in the empire can almost be said to be on an equal footing with the emperor!At least from the point of view of appellation, only the emperor and the pope are qualified to be called "Your Majesty"! However, compared to the infinite authority and magnificence of the pope in the empire... Even if the United Kingdom is a crude and even backward barbaric place, it is really difficult for this high priest to be in such a miserable state. Believe it?

"Just a few years ago... there was a civil strife in the United Kingdom." Benka explained helplessly: "A few years ago, the decisive battle with your empire's expeditionary fleet was a wrong decision at the time, but the fanatics fought in the United Kingdom. The kingdom gained the upper hand, causing the calm faction to be squeezed out. The fanatics were eager to concentrate their strength to drive away the invaders, and they were too optimistic about the situation. As a result... After the war, the United Kingdom almost collapsed for a time, and internal doubts were very strong. Everyone's confidence was hit very hard, because almost all of our forces were gathered, and they were unable to defeat an expeditionary fleet of your empire. The shadow of defeat even caused some tribes that originally joined the United Kingdom to renounce one after another. Many tribes He even decided to give up resistance and decided to move his family to the more distant southern seas to avoid the invaders of your empire. The previous king of the United Kingdom was the chief of the largest tribe at that time. After the war, his The power of the tribe is the biggest loss, and they can only step down in the end."

When Benka said this, he glanced at Du Wei: "Different from your empire, your emperor is hereditary. But the king of our United Kingdom was elected by many tribes. The previous king abdicated because of defeat. Afterwards, everyone lost confidence in the United Kingdom, and no one even wanted to be that king. More people thought about going back and preparing to migrate, rather than resisting uselessly. Later, several high priests..." "How many?" Du Wei smiled. "Yes, in our place, the power of religion is not in the hands of one person. You have only one pope here, but there are four high priests in our place." Benka explained a sentence before continuing: "Several The high priest discussed together, and finally elected a new king, who is also a powerful tribal leader. But his prestige and intelligence are not enough to lead us to resist the invaders, so... we all understand this, this The king has made an agreement with us that he is willing to help everyone preside over the situation temporarily, but in the next few years, hopefully we can find suitable people."

Du Wei smiled: "Oh? Then?" "Then..." Benka hesitated again when he said this, but looking at Du Wei's cold eyes, the old guy felt a chill in his heart, and said helplessly: "We, the priests, decided to go together to find the 'lost race'." ', only by finding the legendary 'clan of the gods', and relying on its influence, can our United Kingdom be united again." "A clan of the gods? A lost race?" Du Wei vaguely felt that this name sounded familiar. He vaguely heard that there was such a legend in Nanyang mentioned by veterans under the former Earl Raymond, but he didn't know it clearly.

However, in front of this old guy, Du Wei pretended to know everything, and said with a faint smile: "It is indeed a good way, only by finding out this legendary family can we use their prestige to subdue Live in your United Kingdom." Sure enough, Lao Benka was deceived by Du Wei's pretended appearance, he nodded: "Unfortunately, I was traveling in Nanyang on the way of searching, but happened to meet your expeditionary army, and unfortunately I was arrested come back." "And you have been carefully hiding your identity?" Du Wei smiled. "Yes." Benka nodded: "My identity is the high priest, and I am worried that if people here know my identity...it will be very dangerous. I have been hiding my identity, just hoping to live safely. I am not afraid of death, but I have a heavy responsibility on my shoulders, so I cannot die easily!"

Du Wei smiled: "Then what about the young slaves with you? They seem to be different from ordinary people." "The young people you see around me are all my followers. They have all received some training and are dedicated to protecting me." A trace of regret flashed across Benka's face: "Unfortunately, when I was arrested , some soldiers died in battle to protect me." After a pause, Benka said again: "They are all the bravest fighters in our United Kingdom. In order to follow me, they gave up their lives at home and accompanied me across the vast seas of Southeast Asia..."

"There is no time to be sad." Du Wei said calmly: "You and I are in hostility, and it is normal to be killed or injured." Old Benka is silent. "Then, the identity of that Lufik..." Du Wei smiled: "Could it be that he is a member of that race in the legend?" "...No." Lao Benka shook his head, with a trace of helplessness in his eyes: "He... no, he is my son." son? Du Wei smiled: "Benka, your lie is too undeceptive." "It's true." Benka said, "Different from the people in the temples in your mainland, our high priests can marry and have children, and our priests' positions are hereditary, and our children will be sacrificed since childhood." Education and training, after we die, they will inherit the position of priests. This is completely different from the temple people in your mainland, who are not allowed to marry and have children... He is really my son, please don't Hurt him... I can swear to our Father God!!"

Seeing Lao Benka's sincere face, Du Wei was also a little uncertain. "Okay, I will watch you carefully, Mr. High Priest." Du Wei seemed to smile: "However, in view of your status, I will give you certain preferential treatment, but you must never try to escape. Understand Is it gone?" "Ruolin! Bring me that child!" Du Wei stopped drinking, and soon, Ruolin brought the kid named Lufik into the room. To Lao Benka's surprise, there was no scar on Lufik's body at all!But the sound of those whips... and the screams... Du Wei was laughing: "Your ears and voice have deceived you." In fact, in the next house just now, the two pirates just took out something to threaten the child, and the sound of the whip... It was just the sound of being pulled out against a bag of leather.