Chapter 758: Defeated (Part 2)

Yuanfan Harbor. Lord's Villa

A group of people sit together. They were all silent, and after a long while, Romon said, "What do you think are the reasons for the failure of the Third Fleet this time?"

Sitting next to Romon were Fafer, Nick, Haiwawi, Sukar, and Shakat. Debiru did not attend the meeting because he was on duty at the Mage Tower.

It has been a week since the Third Fleet's disastrous defeat. The eldest prince Hailancha was ordered by the king to return to the capital. It is estimated that the end will not be too comfortable.

The situation at that time is still clearly remembered by Romon and others. At that time, when Prince Hailancha, who was so proud, came back, his face was ashen.

And the Third Fleet he once led, only one-third of the warships remained, and the other two-thirds of the warships were either sunk by pirates, or became the spoils of the opponent, as soon as Romon learned of this situation. Romon got a headache.

To be honest, he really didn't think that Prince Hailancha could take advantage of the decisive battle with the pirates, but he was shocked by such a miserable defeat.

These are forty well-equipped warships, each of which is worth tens of thousands of gold coins, and is the property of the royal family. They were ruined by the eldest prince, and almost wiped out the old ace fleet of the Third Fleet all at once. , I really want to admire His Royal Highness Hai Lancha.

"At least, Prince Hailancha should bear more than half of the responsibility." Nick said lightly: "The tiredness of the soldiers is one factor, and the command is another factor."

"I agree with Nick's opinion. This time the battle with the pirates failed, and the Third Fleet failed so badly. It would be impossible to say that Prince Hailancha was not responsible." Farfell agreed.

Luo Meng said with a sigh: "Actually, not only is there a problem of improper command of the Third Fleet, these pirates are indeed not to be underestimated. It seems that the support of the elves is quite influential."

"What should we do now?" Shakat, as the deputy commander of the Fifth Fleet, paid more attention to naval battles than he did.

No matter what the situation at sea becomes, the Fifth Fleet cannot sit idly by. Shakat is very concerned about what to do next.

"Wait first." Romon thought for a while. talking.

"Wait?"

"Yes, wait." Romon stood up and walked back and forth in the conference hall.

"We drove out the pirates last time,

They didn't let them take advantage. They had another battle with the Third Fleet before. Although they won, the losses would be huge. In a short period of time, they will not easily attack again. "

"Besides, this matter has nothing to do with us. We now need to wait for news from the capital. The eldest prince Hai Lancha has caused a lot of trouble this time and caused heavy losses to the Third Fleet. The king will definitely not let him lead it again. The Third Fleet, and the situation of pirates is so rampant, it is impossible to transfer all the Third Fleet back."

"The biggest possibility is to change to a new commander to lead the remaining third fleet, unite our two fleets, and wipe out the pirates again. We just need to wait until the order from the capital comes down."

"My lord, who do you think is more likely to be appointed as the latest commander? Judging from the current situation of the Third Fleet, who will His Majesty the King appoint to take up this position?" Shakat is more concerned about this issue.

In his opinion, anyone can come, as long as there is no high-status person like Prince Hailancha who can't keep his feet on the ground.

Luo Meng shook his head and said, "How do we know what His Majesty thinks, but..."

"Perhaps, it is very possible that it will be Prince Xiu Senya." Romon said, looking in the direction of the port.

Everyone present thought about it. This matter is actually very important for the future eradication of pirates.

"What decision will the father make?" On the blue soil island, Prince Xiu Senya stood at the window, looking outside, a little lost in thought.

"Maybe, yes..." He thought of a possibility, clenched his hands, and then loosened them suddenly. "I hope that the father can pass this matter and know who is the most suitable person to command the navy..."

"Your Highness!"

Just as he was thinking, a servant suddenly came in and saluted.

"What's the matter?" Prince Xiu Senya turned around, looked at the servant, and asked.

"Your Highness, an envoy has arrived from the capital. It has now arrived at the port of Lantu Island! Lord Putsen asked me to deliver a letter to His Highness, and he has already rushed to the port to make arrangements." The servant said.

"An envoy from the capital? So fast?" Upon hearing this, Prince Xiu Senya immediately strode out, took a few steps, and stopped again.

"Did Putsen mention it? What is it?" Prince Xiu Senya asked.

"Your Highness, I didn't dare to ask any more questions, so I hurried over to deliver you a letter." The servant replied cautiously.

"Forget it, prepare a dress for me, and I'll go to the port right away." Prince Xiu Senya said.

"Yes, Your Highness." The servant hurried out to prepare a dress for Prince Xiu Senya.

In the living room, while Prince Xiu Senya let others dress him, he was secretly thinking about things, thinking about what purpose the envoy would bring this time.

After getting dressed, he immediately drove to the port in a carriage.

At the port of Lantu Island, a middle-aged man just got off the boat and was talking with several officials on the island.

At this time, a carriage rushed from the island to the port, protected by several knights.

Middle-aged men see this situation. Immediately stopped the conversation with other people and looked over.

"Your Highness Xiu Senya." Seeing a young man get off the car, the middle-aged man greeted him immediately with a smile on his face.

"It's you? Viscount Luo Ning?" Prince Xiu Senya was slightly taken aback when he saw this person, and then walked over happily and hugged him.

"It's me, Your Highness. I want to congratulate you this time." The middle-aged man said with a smile.

"Oh? What good news did you bring me? Come, get in my carriage and talk while walking." Prince Xiu Senya obviously has a good relationship with this special envoy. Therefore, he directly invited the other party to board his own carriage.

This person was not polite, and Prince Xiu Senya got into the carriage, and the other attendants were arranged separately by the island officials. In the carriage, the two sat opposite each other.

"Your Highness, I haven't seen you for half a year, are you okay?" Viscount Luo Ning asked.

"I'm fine, it's just that I failed to eliminate the pirates a while ago." Prince Xiu Senya gave a wry smile helplessly.

"Your Highness needless to say, who in the aristocratic circle of the royal capital does not know that the failure of this operation is due to the misconduct of His Highness Hai Lancha? Do you know, Your Highness, after receiving this news, His Majesty was furious, Even the dinner table was cleared, and after that, an order was sent to transfer His Highness back to the capital, and he was immediately removed from the position of Commander-in-Chief of the Third Fleet..." Viscount Luo Ning began to describe some situations in the capital in detail.

In fact, these Xiu Senya princes also got some news, but if Viscount Luo Ning told him in detail, he would still be willing to listen.

This Viscount Luo Ning is not an ordinary person. His father and grandfather are close ministers of the Esk Kingdom. It was a good match, and the relationship between the two was very good. It can be said that the Viscount Luo Ning is in the camp of Prince Xiu Senya, but because the interests of the family are more important, he can't help Xiu Senya with a big favor, but he can help with a small favor.

This is the principle of conduct of some great noble families, but now, these words already have the meaning of taking refuge.

After listening to Viscount Luo Ning's words, Prince Xiu Senya was silent for a while: "What news did you bring this time?"

"Hehe. Your Highness is so smart and wise, you should have already guessed it? I am here to convey this order, and I will announce it in public in a while." Viscount Luo Ning said with a smile: "You have been appointed to the third and fourth fleets. Together with the governor, we are responsible for immediately encircling and suppressing the pirates and recapturing the warships, and we must not give the pirates the opportunity to form their combat power."

Prince Xiu Senya breathed a sigh of relief, and then said: "This is not only a good thing, but also a responsibility and a burden, and it is a mess."

"I believe that with His Highness's ingenuity and ability, it will not be too difficult to clean up this mess. What's more, through this incident, Your Highness, what you have obtained is actually more than a fleet, isn't it?" Viscount Luo Ning said with a smile with.

Prince Xiu Senya looked at Viscount Luo Ning, and Viscount Luo Ning also looked at Prince Xiu Senya, the two of them suddenly burst out laughing at the same time, the loud laughter spread far, far away.

"Has His Royal Highness Xiu Senya come down? He came in person?" Tetashaw took the lead, and Romon was working in his office. He suddenly heard the report from the attendant, and asked in surprise.

"Yes, my lord, Prince Xiu Senya has come in person and is coming this way now." The attendant said.

"Where are you going? I'll go over to greet you." Romon thought for a while and said.

Anyway, as His Royal Highness Prince Xiu Senya and his ally, Romon couldn't just wait in the room like this. When he went to meet Prince Xiu Senya, the other party greeted him many times.

Sure enough, when Romon walked out of the lord's villa, he saw a carriage had already stopped in front of the door. Under the protection of several knights, Prince Xiu Senya got down.

"Earl Tetashaw, I'm here to find you." Prince Xiu Senya smiled.

Luo Meng invited him inside, and when the two sat down, Luo Meng asked, "Your Highness, why did you come here in person this time? Did something happen?"

"It is true that something has happened. I have just been appointed as the commander-in-chief of the third fleet. At the same time, I am in command of the third and fourth fleets. My father is really angry this time. He does not want to lose again. , I came here this time to ask for your help, and I hope you can devote all your navy to join my fleet in a decisive battle against the pirates."

Since he was able to come here in person this time, Romon had already guessed what the situation would be, and it was not surprising. Romon nodded: "This is no problem, please rest assured, Your Highness, I will send Shakat to lead the Fifth Fleet The entire main navy, fighting side by side with the third and fourth fleets, must wipe out all the pirates."

Hearing Romon's reply, Prince Xiu Senya was very happy. From this point of view, Romon became the earl and became a sixteenth-level druid without changing his position, so the two settled on this matter.

Three days later, the combined navy set out again. (!)