Chapter 239: 239 a castle
Chapter 239 239 A Castle
Burnas, in Tang Mo's office, Leo was reporting to him the latest news from Long Island: "The opponent is probably a battalion of troops, without heavy artillery, and most of the naval warships have been annihilated."
After interrogating several prisoners, the battleship Bunas 4 determined the size of the enemy's landing force and the landing point. At this moment, it was aggressively heading towards the beach where the Talon Kingdom's pioneering force landed.
Tang Mo remained silent. He listened to Leo's report and weighed in his mind how to deal with the aftermath of this war.
The war with the Tarun Kingdom is easy to deal with. As long as his warships sail to the sea outside the Tarun Kingdom, the opponent will definitely surrender if his head is not sick.
No matter what he wants, the other party will kneel down and hold his nose to acknowledge it, because he is the sea king of this world, the overlord of the endless sea.
As long as half of the warships in his hands are deployed, countries that claim to have powerful navies can hide in the corners and tremble.
So, what he is thinking about now is how to prevent such a thing from happening. Needless to say, the strategic position of Dragon Island. Tang Mo felt that the main reason for this crisis was his lack of control over Dragon Island.
His population on Dragon Island is too small to firmly control the entire island. This gives others opportunities to take advantage of and seriously threatens the security of his oil supply.
Leo, who did not wait for Tang Mo to speak, could only continue: "According to the information provided by the other party, the name of the commander of the Talon Kingdom is Haosen, and he is a ruthless officer."
They now know that the person who shot and killed the patrol leader was this guy named Haosen.
"Catch him, try him, and then hang him...to avenge our martyrs." Tang Mo opened his mouth and gave his advice.
Leo nodded, and then continued: "The other party doesn't know how many soldiers are left to guard their landing point, so his troops are unlikely to be the full strength of 500 people, probably only about 480."
The prisoners handed over all the information they knew without any hesitation. After seeing the power of the Datang Group's battleships, they no longer took any chances.
What they are thinking about right now is how to quickly take advantage of being captured first, get along well with these powerful opponents, and strive to manage the captives and become compradors, so that they will not be captured in the process. suffer.
"Bunas 4 has wiped out the opponent's fleet and is now rushing to the opponent's landing point at full speed. They called to ask if they want prisoners, including ships." Before Tang Mo could say anything, Leo continued to ask. .
Tang Mo thought for a few seconds and then gave his order: "Let them be more careful and capture the ship and the people without damaging the warship! We have to save some money and learn to be thrifty... "
“I understand.” Leo nodded slightly again.
He then continued: "It is said that there is one warship and 10 transport ships at the landing point of the Tarun Kingdom. The other party transported about 500 craftsmen and about 700 immigrants."
Tang Mo was still thinking about the population of Long Island just now, so this time he gave the advice on how to deal with these craftsmen without thinking at all: "After capturing the prisoners, find some work for them...don't take it too easy!"
Leo replied directly: "We have already found them, and all the captives will be arranged together to build a glorious enough castle for you on the island."
“Are you kidding me?” Tang Mo was stunned and looked at Leo, with an expression of disbelief written all over his face.
"This is what we all want." Leo explained: "Although everyone thinks it should be kept secret, my subordinate is your master's intelligence minister, so I must report everything I know to you."
"Have we reached the point where we can waste human resources like this?" Tang Mo didn't think it was wise to waste more than 1,000 laborers when manpower was urgently needed.
Up to now, he only lives in an office building in the factory and occasionally goes to Bunas City. He doesn’t have a decent home at all.
Because he always makes use of every penny to keep Datang Group operating at the highest speed. This is also the secret of his success today.
Seeing that Tang Mo was a little unhappy, Leo quickly explained to everyone: "Actually, we can't use these craftsmen with peace of mind. After all, they are from the Talon Kingdom, so we can't let them come into contact with our core. confidential."
"What about the periphery...?" Tang Mo felt that it would be in line with his plan to make good use of these prisoners and let them do more important work.
Leo Ao smiled and explained to Tang Mo: "It's hard to manage the surrounding areas, and I'm afraid they'll run away... so I just let them build the castle."
After all, watching a group of people working on a mountaintop is not the same thing as asking them to work in the forest. The number of detainees required is also obviously different. "..." Tang Mo was silent. He felt that what Leo said made sense, so he couldn't refute it for a while.
Even Tang Mo himself didn't discover it. From beginning to end, he and Leo were talking about the more than 1,000 craftsman prisoners. As for the 500 soldiers, it seemed as if they no longer existed.
Leo then added: "Of course, they don't know that they are building a castle. We just let them build the outer walls. For the specific interior, we feel it is safer to do it ourselves."
“…” Tang Mo didn’t know what to say when he saw that his subordinate was thinking so carefully.
Speaking of this, Leo seemed to have a lot to say: "We found inspiration in your paintings. In fact, we plan to wait until the castle is completely completed before giving it to you as a gift."
“Gift?” Tang Mo was stunned for a moment, and then he was a little confused about the word.
"Yes, it is a gift from all of us. All the executives of Datang Group have contributed money...so, it is a gift from us. Thank you for taking care of us all the time." Leo explained road.
Tang Mo was stunned again, and then he remembered that he had drawn a sketch during his leisure time. It was a sketch of Neuschwanstein Castle.
So, he probably knew what his castle looked like: "Wait, you said you found inspiration in my paintings? You mean, the Neuschwanstein Castle?"
Leo nodded, and then told Tang Mo that he had already thought of a name for his castle: "Yes, but...we all felt that the name of this Swan Castle was not very nice, so we all voted by a show of hands to name this castle Named...'Dragon's Lair'..."
"..." Tang Mo suddenly felt that a mustache was about to grow under his nose... What was going on with this strong smell of Sandoku? Should he have some kind of building or a basement?
Just when he was complaining about the name of his own castle in his mind, on the Dragon Island position, the soldiers of the Datang Group's security forces who had seen the enemy approaching had already pulled the bolt of their guns and loaded the bullets into the chambers.
The machine gunner pulled the bolt, making a nice clattering sound, and then pointed the black muzzle at the enemy troops gathering in the distance.
Hausen has already dispatched a reconnaissance force. Seven or eight soldiers spread out, as if they wanted to test the strength of the defenders, and gradually moved toward the factory behind the Datang Group's security forces.
The next second, a sudden gunshot rang out, and the Jaeger troops began to attack. A Talon soldier who was advancing with a gun fell down at the sound, and the remaining people shrank their necks involuntarily.
Soon the second gunshot was heard, and another Talon soldier who had not yet found the enemy screamed and fell down.
The remaining soldiers fled in panic, stumbling back to their own ranks.
Hausen was also unsure whether the opponent used such a method because there were few people, or whether it was a cold shot just to disrupt his offensive steps. However, he also knows that he must seize the time. If the other party can stabilize their position, the people he brings may not be enough.
So, he drew out the sword from his waist, pointed forward, and loudly gave the order to attack: "Advance the whole army! Capture this workshop!"
With his order, the troops beside him began to advance. These troops marched in neat steps through the pitch-black wilderness, accompanied by the somewhat fragile sound of drums.
On the other side of the forest, a ragged sailor stumbled up to a high place and saw his own troops advancing forward.
He sat down on the ground, breathing heavily. He looked desperately at the team in the distance, knowing that it was too late.
Because the attack had already begun, he could no longer tell the frontline commander Haosen in time that his fleet had been completely destroyed.
If he shouted at the top of his lungs now, he might not be able to accurately convey the message to the friendly forces on the battlefield.
So, he could only watch his troops approaching the distant building in despair. A few seconds later, he heard intensive gunshots.
In the sound of gunfire, the brown golden helm flag fluttering in the wind quickly fell, and the soldiers who were marching in neat steps, like crops in a wheat field, fell one by one under an invisible sickle. Down.
There was chaos for a moment. The sailor, who had finally figured out the direction and broke out of the forest, closed his eyes in despair.
At the same moment, Haosen on the battlefield was completely frightened by the strength of his opponent. He stood there motionless, letting the bullets fly past him, unable to say a word.
(End of this chapter)