My Divine Pet Enables Me To Become The Biggest Winner
Chapter 1245 - 479: Final Battle?_2

Chapter 1245: Chapter 479: Final Battle?_2

Everyone sat on deck, feeling the sea breeze, watching the seabirds, savoring fine-aged wine, smoking ancient tobacco from Habernas Island, and chatting happily. They quickly developed a deep friendship. However, the three representatives of the Seven Mountains Power were no simple characters. Even though they had developed enough personal rapport, they had yet to make any indication of collaborating with Lanard or fully obeying his command in battle.

Today, Lanard had specially dived into the sea to hunt a giant king octopus. His employed military "cook chief" personally heated a metal plate with charcoal on the uppermost deck of the warship. The softest section of octopus tentacle was cut into thin slices, quickly seared on the hotplate till it sizzled just right, then sprinkled with various spices and served on a platter.

The representatives of the Seven Mountains Power sat at a round, white table covered with a fine tablecloth, drinking sixty-year-old pure American liquor, enjoying the delicious food, and conversing cheerfully.

Lanard was discussing his battle plan: "...No matter what tactics we use, a fight between two great nations will invariably result in a major decisive battle. In this battle, I will eliminate the main force of the Wood Dynasty, depleting them to the greatest extent possible."

"Only in this way can we force the Wood Dynasty to pull back their front lines, allowing our land forces to recapture the lost lands of the Nanni Nation. Then, using the Nanni Nation as a bridgehead, we can land more troops and march north to fully conquer the Eastern Land.

"However, to achieve this strategic intent, we need to prepare some preliminary work, luring the Wood Dynasty to commit to a decisive battle at the time and place we choose. As long as they fall into our rhythm, the final victory will surely be ours."

He raised his glass, the representatives of the Seven Mountains Power clinked theirs against his and drank up. Lanard continued, "The Empire’s previous strategy was too conservative, with no further gain after occupying Nanni. If I had this fleet at that time, we would have already conquered half the Wood Dynasty."

One representative of the Seven Mountains Power raised his glass, toasting to a triumphant expedition, then asked, "Your Excellency Lanard, do you have any specific thoughts about your opponent in this war?"

The other two Seven Mountain powers assumed a serious listening posture. Lanard immediately realized it was time to prove himself. He set down his glass, straightened his general’s uniform, and slowly stated, "Our opponent should be a leading official of the Wood Dynasty, Owen Bertram. According to the information I’ve collected, he was the one behind the Wood Dynasty’s sweep of the Nanni Nation under the Empire’s rule."

"After the Wood Dynasty occupied the Nanni Nation, this Mr. Owen Bertram took charge of everything. The Nanni Nation has in fact already become his fiefdom. However, the Wood Dynasty has a peculiar tradition - only members of the Imperial Family can have a fiefdom. Owen Bertram is effectively powerless."

"To my knowledge, he controls all the new warships of the Wood Dynasty. Outside of his own... well, it’s called the ’Summit Navy,’ the Wood Dynasty’s other fleets are far behind and crumble easily before the Empire’s fleet."

"So our initial foe is the Summit Navy. Their support only comes from within the Nanni Nation. Owen Bertram is a cunning official, but he is not a great general. His previous victories resulted more from the formidable power of their new warships, the Celestial Warships."

Here, Lanard spread his hands out and added, "Gentlemen, frankly, I don’t see much military talent in this Mr. Owen Bertram."

Seeing the three Seven Mountains Power representatives nod in acquiescence, Lanard continued, "With officials like Mr. Owen Bertram, we have seen many such figures in the history of the Empire. We all understand that there must be significant tensions between such an official and his monarch. This is something we can exploit.

"So, I believe that if we can destroy Owen Bertram’s Summit Navy in a decisive battle, it will be hard for him to obtain further support from the Wood Dynasty’s Imperial Court. In other words, he wouldn’t be able to form a second advanced fleet."

"And his monarch would likely use this failure to diminish his power, or even eventually send him to the guillotine!"

"The war of the Wood Dynasty on the Nanni Nation was solely directed by Owen Bertram. They hadn’t thought about conquering the Nanni Nation for several hundred years. Therefore, if we defeat Owen Bertram and reclaim the Nanni Nation, the Wood Dynasty’s Imperial Court may well accept this result, just as they have done over the past few centuries, remaining within their old borders.

"This would give us a chance to secure our victory, receive our land forces, and further expand our victories!"

"Gentlemen, this is a chance we cannot afford to miss. The Empire’s conquest of the Eastern Land might start with us!"

"Our names would be written in the history of the Empire; our families, by virtue of this great achievement, would forever remain in the highest aristocratic ranks of the Empire; we, and our descendants, would win the favor of God, gaining invincible power in this mundane world!"

The three Seven Mountains power representatives exchanged glances, and the one who had asked earlier posed the final question, "What are the odds of defeating Owen Bertram?"

Lanard confidently replied, "If I have your full support, gentlemen, I am ninety-five percent confident!"

Smiles blossomed on the faces of the three Seven Mountains Power representatives, "How could we let such a historic opportunity slip away?"

Revitalized, Lanard immediately said, "Let me share my tactics with you. We have absolute superiority in terms of high-end battle power. I plan to do this... If God blesses us and we can lure Owen Bertram out before the decisive battle, we can use the Divine Artifacts bestowed by God to decapitate Owen Bertram. This will make our subsequent military actions much easier, reducing our losses to a minimum..."