The mage arrives

Gordon's idea was simple.Since there is no ability to take the initiative to attack the pirates, then lure the main force of the pirates to land, and then gather and annihilate them.

It's not difficult to lure the pirates to take the bait, all you need is enough money and Gordon's own life.

Bellamy, who cooperated with Abel Aldrich, must have dreamed of stabbing Gordon, an outsider who threatened the absolute rule of the King of Haven over the peninsula, to death with a sword.And the shiny gold coins are an irresistible temptation for every pirate.The two conditions are superimposed, and Gordon does not believe that the bait he has set will not make Bellamy tempted.

And when these pirates cruising in the sea landed on land and lost their mobility, it would only take a few minutes to clean them up.

But when Gordon proposed this rough plan, Usserman immediately expressed his opposition.

As soon as they entered the Haiwen Peninsula, the monolithic forces run by the Aldrich family were riddled with holes and overwhelmed.The evil spirits that had previously occupied Stirling Castle and killed several imperial officials were wiped out in one fell swoop, and won the approval of the aborigines of the peninsula.Then he easily wiped out the opposition forces headed by the Salo people, and won the allegiance of the Aikan people.

This step by step made Usserman more and more optimistic about Gordon—although he is young, he is very powerful, and he will definitely be able to unify the entire peninsula in the future.

But unexpectedly, Gordon's plan to deal with the pirates disappointed the smuggler representative.

"Lord, are you going to use this method to deal with pirates? Is there no other better method?" Usserman asked.

Set the bait and lure the pirates to the scheme.In Usserman's view, it was the simplest, crude and clumsy trick that even a child could see through at a glance.

before.The peninsula tribe, which is widely harassed by pirates, is not without a plan to lure the pirates ashore and then catch them all.But they failed without exception.

In Usserman's view, such an overly simplistic plan has no chance of success.To solve the pirate problem, a more complex, subtler, and more ingenious scheme was required.

"What more brilliant plan do you want?" Gordon asked with a smile, "Mr. Usserman, have you read too many novels? I thought those peerless wise generals had a flash of inspiration and came up with a chain of shocking world Strategy is the best way to win the war?"

Gordon felt that if this guy had read "The Romance of the Three Kingdoms".Must be a loyal fan of Mr. Zhuge.

At this time, Miss Jier Phoenix, who was sitting next to Gordon, also spoke.

Because the enemy he faced this time, the "Man-eating Vulture" Baromew Bellamy, was not just the murderer who attacked her fleet.It is also hostile to the Phoenix family all the year round.A great pirate who harassed his family's business routes.Moreover, this eldest lady is an official nobleman with the status of a baron and a fiefdom. According to the noble etiquette of Ferreton, a distinguished guest like her has the right to attend this kind of non-confidential meeting.

"Gordon..." Jier organized her words and said, "Because our Phoenix family's territory is located in the coastal area of ​​Changxia Province, it has been harassed by pirates all year round. In fact, since our Phoenix family was canonized to Changxia After the province, the battle with those pirates has never stopped..."

Take on these pirates who come and go on the steam sea.It is indeed not an easy task.In the early days of the Phoenix family's management and construction of the territory, they also suffered from pirate raids.The previous patriarchs have also continuously thought of various ways to deal with pirates.Naturally, it also included Gordon's plan just now - setting up bait, releasing false news, luring greedy pirates ashore, and then annihilating them.

But this approach almost never works.

There are many reasons for this.

No matter how the owner of the Phoenix family manages the family and the territory as a monolith, and how cautious they are, it is still unavoidable that in the huge territory, among the many citizens, there will be traitors who serve the pirates for money or other reasons.Every time the plan to lure pirates to land, there will always be more or less leaks, allowing the pirates to know their plans in advance.

With their plans known in advance, if the pirates act cautiously, it would be a better result to evacuate directly.If you are afraid that the opponent will use their tricks, and take advantage of the gathering of your own troops to attack other places with empty defenses, this will often cause greater losses.

Even with a few exceptions, the pirates really didn't notice anything and ran headlong into the ambush.These murderers who have been licking blood all the year round are often able to protect the leader and escape after paying a lot of casualties.The private soldiers of the Phoenix family were unable to intercept them due to their limited combat effectiveness.

Because the survival of a pirate group always depends on the leader's personal strength and charm.So even if the pirates are defeated, as long as the leader is still alive, there will always be a day when he will recover.At that time, the Phoenix family will have to face intensified revenge.

The Phoenix family was at a disadvantage in the face of pirates, and it could even be said that they were helpless. It was not reversed until many years later, when the family strength and wealth increased, and a family navy could be formed.But even so, the Phoenix Family Navy can only guarantee that the coast of the territory will no longer be harassed by pirates, and the route of its own merchant ships can remain safe most of the time.

It is still impossible to completely wipe out the pirates on the steam sea.

Because the shipping routes in this sea area are too prosperous.The Platinum Empire of Freyton, the large and small kingdoms and principality city-states in the Wilfast region, Antoria in the far east, and even the desert empire in the southern continent all rely on this sea area for trade.

Such a huge treasure house will naturally attract countless desperadoes.

Moreover, the source of pirates is almost inexhaustible.

The Willfast region is the most complicated region in the northern continent. There are hundreds of political entities here, and wars and various conspiracies are going on almost every day.

The defeated lords, the nobles who lost their fiefs, the criminals, and the mercenaries who think that the war on land is not enough to make money.There are even young people who listened to a few bard songs and thought that pirates were a free and romantic profession, and boarded pirate ships as soon as their brains got hot.It's all about pirates.

The western coast of Freydon, where trade with elves is equally prosperous, has never suffered from pirates, because the political situation there is stable, and it is impossible for anyone to become a pirate.

There is almost inexhaustible manpower, which is an important reason why pirates on the steam sea can always revive.And the more crucial point is.Because of political struggles, many pirate groups have huge backers behind them.Pirates have become various countries along the Sea of ​​Steam, and even various nobles in Freyton.An effective means of combating dissidents.

After listening to Jier's history of the Phoenix family fighting against pirates, Gordon learned a lot.However, although there are already countless failures in front of him, Gordon has no intention of changing his mind.He is still ready to use the established plan to solve Baromew Bellamy.

"Gorden, why didn't you listen to my advice? I've said so much. It's not for your own good." Miss Jier seemed a little dissatisfied with Gordon's stubbornness.The tone was a little anxious, and he even patted the back of the opponent's hand.

In the entire conference room, all the lord's subordinates who witnessed this scene couldn't help showing strange expressions.

At the beginning of her recovery from her injury, the young lady of the Phoenix family was still a little reserved.But now that she has lived in Sea Cliff Fort for a long time, she is gradually letting go - she is also the only person in the entire castle who directly calls Gordon by his name.

Although this eldest lady from the Phoenix family sometimes has a little temper, she is still easy to get along with.And the appearance and family background are not bad.There have been many good people who have speculated in private that the reason why the lord is so tolerant of Miss Jier.It was because the two had already seen each other right.Perhaps in the near future, the Freeman family and the Phoenix family will formally enter into a marriage contract.

After all, after the territory gradually stabilized and got on the right track, the marriage of the young lord became the most concerned issue of everyone.This is not only related to the lord's personal happiness, but will even determine the future direction of the entire Freeman family.

However, because Gordon is a time traveler, he doesn't care about Jier's slightly outrageous behavior, and there is no other meaning in it.

After Jier touched Gordon's hand, she retracted like lightning.She stuck out her tongue secretly, regretting her extraordinary behavior.

"What's wrong with me? Could it be that the life in Sea Cliff Castle was too comfortable, so I got carried away? It doesn't matter if I act like a baby in front of my parents and brothers and sisters, and get carried away. But Gordon...Gordon is not me Who, how can I forget my identity in front of him?"

In order to save the embarrassment, Ji'er changed the subject and said, "Gorden, I used your messaging crystal ball to contact my family four days ago. My brother will bring the family fleet to Haiwen Peninsula soon. Arrive At that time, we can work together to wipe out Bellamy completely. Why do you want to take risks now?"

As the jewel in the palm of the Phoenix family, Jier's disappearance naturally made the family anxious.Later, after receiving the news from Jier from the Haiwen Peninsula, Jier's father, the current head of the Phoenix family, decided to immediately send a fleet to bring Jier back.

For this decision, Gordon naturally agrees with both hands.After all, his foothold is not stable now, and it is also a trouble for this eldest lady to stay here.

Gordon looked at the bright wine-red eyes of the blond lady, knowing that the other party disapproved of his plan out of concern, so he explained: "My lady, the success of a plan does not depend on whether it is It's weird and complicated, beyond expectations. It's about whether everyone who implements the plan can carry it out smoothly. Although it's a bit impolite to say so, in my opinion, when your Phoenix family deals with pirates, it's the simplest The plan has not been successfully implemented. This is the key to your failure."

Gordon stretched out his finger, and using the simplest magic trick, wrote a shiny word in the air: Execution.

"A child's punch can only make people feel tickled. But a mountain giant can smash a fully armed warrior into a patty with a punch. This is the difference." Gordon said.

Gordon didn't give Usserman another chance to speak, and waved the smuggler away.Because next, he will discuss the specific details of the implementation plan with his subordinates.

Use traps to lure pirates to land, and then encircle and annihilate them.Such a simple plan.When the Phoenix family and the natives of the peninsula implemented it, they were full of mistakes and omissions.Their information was not confidential enough, and was known in advance by pirates.The strength of their army for encirclement and annihilation is not enough.to allow the pirates to escape.

These are all manifestations of insufficient execution.

And Gordon knows that as long as he does well enough in all aspects, even such a simple plan can still achieve results.

First, there is the question of intelligence.

Gordon knew that he now had control over the territory.Not as good as the Phoenix family back then.Although relying on Hernandez's betrayal before, the Aldrich family's eyeliner in the entire territory was cleaned up, but the intelligence network of the pirates did not overlap with the Aldridge family.So it is still alive and well.

Therefore, any major moves he made to dispatch troops would definitely be known by the pirates.

But it doesn't matter.Even if the pirates know that they want to lure the other party to land, they don't necessarily know how, when and where they will do it.Go lay an ambush.

Which is true and false.There are so many details, there are too many places where you can do things.

"My lord, although after the pirate attack, I took the time to conduct a survey of the territory and caught more than a dozen pirate informers. But I'm sure that these people are only a small part, and there are more pirate informants Lurking everywhere," Hernandez reported to Gordon.

"It doesn't matter. This time, I can just use these people. Go and deliver the wrong news to that great pirate galloping across the sea of ​​steam." Gordon looked relaxed.

However, since the wrong message is to be delivered, that is to say, there is still a correct message to be delivered.With the current situation of the territory, it is not an easy task to keep the correct information completely secret and not let the pirates know.

"In the final analysis, we still have to find out all the pirate eyeliners." Yang Qi Jian Er sighed.

"No." Gordon shook his fingers, "We don't need to find out all the disloyal people, but only need to select a group of loyal ones to keep the plan secret."

The Redstone Guards who followed Gordon all the way from the Northland to the Haiwen Peninsula will definitely not be the inside line of the pirates.The loyalty of these veterans is absolutely guaranteed.

However, relying on Redstone Guard alone seems to be insufficient manpower.Not to mention combat effectiveness, just to create an airtight encirclement net so that pirates cannot escape, a sufficient number of troops is required.So Gordon is going to use the Redstone Guard as the core, supplemented by the selected Freeman's private army, to carry out this task.

First of all, the selected troops will be scattered in the territory in the name of ten patrols.In this way, there is no movement of large-scale massing of troops, and the pirates will definitely relax their vigilance.After Bellamy landed on the shore and walked into the ambush site set in advance, let the troops gather and then launch an attack.

And in order to keep it secret, Gordon was not prepared to tell these soldiers the truth of the plan until the last moment.

Yang Qi and Theodore, two former Ferretton officers who were very good at marching and fighting, immediately raised different opinions in unison.

"My lord, if the order is issued at the last moment when the enemy has already entered the preset ambush site, how can these scattered soldiers gather together quickly? According to my experience, the commander's battalion issued an order After the assembly order, after the orderer hastened his horse and made a notification, it would take half a day for all the soldiers stationed in a town to assemble."

Gordon told the two to be calm, and then took out a map.This map was drawn by Quincy.He used his talents in geography and cartography to draw the terrain within a radius of [-] kilometers of Sea Cliff Fort with extremely detailed brushwork. The details of the information even surpassed ordinary military maps.

"I'm going to set up the ambush here." Gordon pointed to a place on the map called "Sistoro Valley", "After receiving my order, within half an hour, all the scattered teams will be able to gather at the around the valley, and then surrounded the pirates."

"Sistoro" is a beautiful flower named after the aboriginal language on the Haiwen Peninsula. The petals are white, red and yellow.Every spring, the Sisdoro Valley is full of flowers, which is very beautiful.It is only [-] kilometers away from Sea Cliff Fort and Xincheng, but because it is separated by the river and forest, it is inaccessible.

Gordon felt that it was very kind of him to let a cruel pirate die in such a romantic place.

Sisdoro Valley is very close to Sea Cliff Fort, which is convenient for Gordon to gather troops.And if all the soldiers were equipped with horses, they would be even faster.But it wasn't just these reasons that really gave Gordon the confidence to gather the troops within half an hour.

He took out a poorly made brass brooch from his pocket.As a mysterious knight, Jier immediately recognized that it was a spell brooch enchanted with the message spell.

"This is a gadget I tinkered with not long ago, a one-time communication brooch. The purpose of making it is to improve the communication capabilities of the army. Using methods such as messengers, beacons, and signal flags, I think it is outdated Yes. Spells represent the future."

Hearing the heroic words of the lord, who seemed like a prophet, everyone was surprised, and probably the biggest thought was: the lord is really willing to spend money! (To be continued..)