Vital intelligence
Sonanda took Sodoma back to the New Wavebreaker. Sodoma looked at the new ship with great curiosity and asked questions.
Viscount Sonanda led Sodoma to his office cabin. Seeing how much Sodoma liked the ship, he asked, "Do you like this ship?"
Sodoma patted the cabin wall and nodded. "This ship is very good. It's so big and yet it can travel so fast. It's a good ship!"
"How about I give it to you?"
Sodoma looked at Viscount Sonanda in surprise. "You can even give away a new flagship? Even if you agree, Count Black would never agree."
Viscount Sonanda shook his head. "No, I mean when you return to the Coastal Defense Fleet, this ship will be your flagship, and you can also become the future fleet commander, and even my viscount title."
Upon hearing this, Sodoma's expression changed, and he decisively shook his head in refusal. "I have already recognized Lord Victor as my lord, and I will only fight under the Golden Sunflower Banner in the future. I will not return to the Coastal Defense Fleet. Let my younger brother keep the title. I believe that with my abilities, I will also be promoted to a noble."
Sonanda smiled. "So confident, huh? It seems Viscount Victor is indeed very capable. Never mind, just pretend I didn't say anything."
Next, I'd like to discuss something with you. Considering we've completely wiped out the Coalition of Nobles fleet, but the land battle is still progressing slowly, to temporarily conceal the news, I suggest we wait out to sea.
"No problem, I will keep my fleet under control. It just needs some time. After all, we just finished fighting and we still need to clean up the battlefield. Those stranded ships also need to be towed away during high tide."
"Actually, I'm doing alright here, just finishing up some work. It's mainly because you just finished a battle, and I estimate there were quite a few casualties. I'll have to trouble your fleet to stay at sea for a few more days. But don't worry, I'll send ships Sunset City to purchase supplies and medicines, so there will definitely be no shortage."
After hearing Sonanda's words, Sodoma suddenly burst into laughter. "You underestimate our fleet. What trouble can those guys cause us? We have suffered casualties, but the number is very small, and we can basically handle it ourselves."
"Well, I'll trouble you, Father, to help buy some fresh fruits and vegetables and some bar supplies so that our brothers in the fleet can relax a bit."
Sonanda was surprised to hear this. He hadn't expected the casualties of the Northlands Fleet to be so small. He didn't think Sodoma would lie to him, since these things couldn't be kept secret.
However, he didn't intend to pry into the details. Once the two families reunited, he would have a way to find out the specifics of the battle.
After the two had reached an agreement, Sodoma took his leave, as he still had a lot of work to do.
Victor stood on the watchtower, watching the distant military camps. Large numbers of troops were moving between the camps, with many banners. Through his binoculars, Victor identified several unit numbers, including the First Legion of the Duchy and the army of Great Oak Territory.
The camp was so large that even with the help of this watchtower, Victor couldn't see the boundaries of the camp.
After the First Legion of the Duchy and the main force of the Great Oak Territory arrived, nobles from the Eastern Region gradually came here to join them.
As a result, the army grew larger and larger, and the camp area also grew larger and larger, with nearly 100,000 troops. The entire camp area could be described as a ten-mile-long continuous camp.
Faced with a military camp of this size, James's Cavalry was unable to play a significant role and was unable to bypass the camp to attack the supply lines behind it. Victor simply ordered James to abandon his previous mission of harassing the supply lines and instead suppress the scouts and rangers of the Eastern Coalition of Nobles.
Just as Victor was observing the enemy camp, Orlando came over. He greeted Michael, who was guarding downstairs, and then quickly climbed the stairs to the watchtower.
"Your Excellency, news has arrived from over there; it's important intelligence."
After Orlando finished speaking, he handed a small mailbox to Victor.
Victor took the letter and opened it. Inside was a simple map and a short explanation of the weak points of the entire Allied Army camp, as well as the camps of the Great Oak Territory army and its allies.
Just as Victor finished reading, he was about to leave the watchtower when Orlando, as if he had foreseen this, took out a map and a charcoal pencil from his pocket and handed them to Victor.
Victor glanced at it with satisfaction, then laid the map out on the table and compared it with the simplified map in his hand. He then started writing and drawing on the map with a charcoal pencil.
After a while, Victor stopped, carefully examined the map, then Victor it away and walked down from the watchtower.
He said to Michael, "Summon all the Regimental Commander to my barracks; I need to hold a meeting."
Orlando followed behind Victor turned around and said, "Orlando, you should join us too."
"Oh, by the way, has there been any news from the naval fleet?"
Not yet!
"Okay, keep an eye on it, and report back to me immediately if there's any news."