Many days later, a student of Godwin Orlando described the scene on the 30th of the month of resurrection in Anzu 738 in these words -
When the South opened its door, the machine The power of steel and iron poured out, and the wheels and tracks of the chariot crushed the land that was once developed with sword and fire. In the face of Cecil's power, all living beings will be equal.
Cecil’s Magical Combat Corps left the southern border for the first time and set foot on the Holy Spirit Plains.
The engine sounded, and the steel chariot driven by gears and levers drove out of the rock fortress amidst the sound of horns and flutes, and advanced toward the north. A large transport convoy full of soldiers and supplies also Driving onto the Kingdom Avenue that runs from north to south, they formed a giant python on the plain. Philip was sitting in the command vehicle located in the middle of the first convoy. He opened the armor plate on the roof of the vehicle, leaned half of his body outside, and stared at the team through the shimmering vehicle shield.
Heavy Warhammer tanks were escorting on both sides of the road. The steel armor and tank main guns glowed coldly in the sunlight. Large transport vehicles were in the middle of the road, arranged staggered with the "Steel Ambassadors", in the spacious carriages. Full of fully armed soldiers, there is another truck with a silver-white fist emblem hanging in the team every 100 meters or so. It is a troop transport vehicle belonging to the White Knights Chapter-the White Knights who serve as military chaplains are temporarily still on the road. There is no main battle tank of their own, but with the efforts of Patriarch Wright, their battle group has begun to take shape.
In addition to the vehicles, there are also soldiers following in formation on foot - the infantry is an important guarantee for ensuring the vision and emergency response capabilities of the tank troops.
The scene of this legion's attack is shocking, and the power of machinery and steel is breathtaking.
But after all, Cecil’s magic industry is still short-lived, and it is not yet able to mechanize the entire army - in the back of the First Combat Corps, there are still long teams that rely on animal power for transportation. Soldiers and supplies, but even vehicles pulled by animal power are often equipped with howitzers or repeating gun turrets, making them truly fully armed.
Philip withdrew his gaze. In the process, his gaze briefly met a young man leaning out from a nearby chariot. The young man immediately pressed his hand on his chest and said "half-moon" respectfully. Knight's Rite."
The young man wears a sword badge on his chest and a corresponding badge on his shoulder, which shows that he is a knighted knight and one of the civilian officers promoted after the establishment of the Principality of Cecil. one.
Of course Philip knew him. After all, about half of the new generation officers in this team were trained by him, and he also knew that the young man with the knight's badge was just a man without extraordinary power. Ordinary people - In Cecil's legion, more than half of the knights or officers are ordinary people without any extraordinary powers.
"A new era of chivalry..." Philip sighed softly, but there was no regret in his tone.
The Cecilians are coming.
The Count of Pompeii was on the terrace before the attendant came to reportHe saw the mighty army on the Kingdom Avenue and the magical industrial creations that were difficult to understand with common sense. With the blessing of the eagle eye technique, he clearly saw the wheels and tracks of those mechanical monsters, and also saw Their artillery, and the heavily armed soldiers who accompanied the convoy.
The slightly fat Count Pompeii stood on the terrace where the cold wind was constantly blowing, and looked quietly for a long time. He not only looked at the Cecil army, but also thought of the army he once had ——The army led by knights and composed of levies, wearing a variety of protective gear, holding colorful flags, relying on the sound of drums and flutes to line up, and then was surprised by Sir Maryland of the former Rock Fortress Relying on that level of troops, they actually held on for a full forty hours.
It seems that it is indeed the result of the fortress shield and city wall.
Then the earl left the terrace and came to the main hall of the castle. He ordered the servants to prepare a grand luncheon. He put on the dress he only wore once when he was ennobled - this The suit was already a little tight - he put on the bow tie, hair cover and ribbon. He also asked his wife and children to also wear formal clothes and sit at the table as if they were attending a royal canonization feast.
After sitting down, Count Pompeii, who was dressed in formal attire, glanced around the hall and saw the servants standing nervously in the distance, so he smiled: "You guys can come too."
Servants, look at me and I look at you. No one dares to move. They cannot understand their master's abnormal behavior these days, let alone the abnormality in today's abnormality.
Count Pompeii just shrugged, then he raised his wine glass and shook it slightly in the air to pay tribute to Francis II who had left this world.
The door was pushed open at this moment, and a servant ran in out of breath: "Sir, there are people coming from outside..."
"Let them in "Okay," Count Pompeii said calmly, then turned his head slightly and said to the band not far behind him, "Please change to a more solemn song, "Valsa Finale" would be good."
The castle door was slammed open, and a group of fully armed soldiers walked in. The leader was a heroic female knight, and beside her stood two men wearing heavy white full-body armor. Heavily armored warriors with the power of the Holy Light - the Cecil people call this type of heavily armed warrior "priest".
The heroic female knight strode to Count Pompeii, holding a document in her hand: "Mr. Count, I am Margarita Crete from Cecil. On behalf of Duke Gawain Cecil, I would like to convey to you..."
Count Pompeii took out a stack of sealed documents before the other party finished speaking, and said gently and slowly: " These are the documents of the canonization of me by the Morn royal family. These are the land documents in my territory. This is the list of my properties except the castle."
Then he looked at the document in the female knight's hand and smiled slightly. He nodded: “Where do I sign?"
Margarita was stunned for a moment, probably because this situation was beyond her expectation, but she quickly reacted and handed over the document: "At the end. ”
Count Pompeii took the printed page and took a quick glance at it. Then he picked up the dip pen that had been prepared. After bringing the pen tip close to the paper twice, he smiled bitterly and looked up. Female Knight: “Madam, can I sign after finishing this meal? "
"Okay," Margareta said calmly, looking at the count who was located in the southernmost part of the Holy Spirit Plain and whose entire territory was within the fire coverage of the Rock Fortress, "we will be here. Watch you finish. "
...
In the large command vehicle, Amber left the communication station and came to Gawain: "Count Pompeii has signed - but there was really no battle. ”
This half-elf’s face was full of disbelief.
A county with a huge area, not a barren land, and overall even a wealthy county, actually accepted it so simply. "Management" of the Principality of Cecil
Gawain just smiled nonchalantly: "This should be a relief to the Earl, at least he doesn't have to worry about who he is all day long. Should he stick to being a noble from the royal family or quickly switch to becoming a noble from the southern region? ”
After saying that, he focused his attention again on the battle map in front of him.
On this precise map, a quarter of the Holy Spirit Plain has been The Gorgon River running from north to south and the Kingdom Avenue along the Gorgon River are marked with eye-catching blue and white. p>On the Gorgon River and Kingdom Avenue, two arrows have been marked. They are the river fleet moving north along the river, and the army troops advancing north along Kingdom Avenue and the plain area.
His battle plan is clear and he has reached an agreement with the army generals and staff members - the most important goal is to complete the cutting and blockade of the entire eastern contaminated area of the Holy Spirit Plain
This "plague" created by the Death of All Things is dangerous and terrifying, but it obviously still requires a communication medium and the corresponding stimulation "ritual" to be realized (intelligence from Solderin and Belk), so at this stage, its The spread has not yet gotten out of control, and the contaminated area is still dominated by giant tree crossings and has not crossed the Gorgon River.
He wants to block the plague on land before it crosses the Gorgon River. ——Rely on the warships in the river to clear the coast with firepower, and then the mechanized troops equipped with heavy burners advance all the way to create isolation zones and purification zones from south to north and from west to east. After initially controlling the scope of the pollution, then Through the advancement and shrinking encirclement of mechanized troops, the "Crystal Legion" of the All-Death Society will be gradually eliminated.
Now all factories in the southern border have entered a wartime state, and all production lines are working overtime to produce simplified versions. , a quick version of the "Fire Chariot", a large number of civilian ships were also temporarily requisitioned, and the installationEquipped with small naval guns and incendiary projectiles, they will soon enter the Dorgon River through the Rock Fortress to support the First Fleet. In addition, the entire Cecil Principality has been consciously preparing for this war since last year. Therefore, as long as the contaminated area does not break through a few key points, then this plan is the most appropriate and effective.
But correspondingly, the most likely part of this plan to get out of control and the most risky is that the pollution breaks through the blockade...
Gowen's eyes moved upward, and finally fell on Ge. The northern end of the Ergon River falls at the hub of the Kingdom Avenue, and falls on the largest city and most important fortress in the Holy Spirit Plain--
Saint-Sunil City.
This royal capital, which has a population of hundreds of thousands, controls all major transportation routes from east to west, north and south, and controls the gate to the north, must not be lost, and it must not be polluted!
......
In the north of the Pompeii area, across a hilly area directly under the royal family, several chariots formed a small temporary camp, and a team was camping in the wilderness to rest.
A Ranger soldier wearing black full-body light armor and a closed helmet climbed onto the roof of the car, adjusted the observation mode of the tactical eyepiece, and scanned the dark wilderness in the distance vigilantly. Two howitzer operators and two heavy-duty burner operators were sitting on their own chariots, blocking every direction with weapons - not only to block the road, but also to be wary of the gravel wilderness that seemed difficult to walk. After fighting those monsters for more than ten times, the warriors accumulated valuable experience.
Crystal giants are not humans - although they are mutated from humans, after gaining powerful bodies, their way of action has broken away from the constraints of humans. They can move on gravel, depressions, and shoals. Even walking freely in the poisonous swamp and launching attacks, this must be paid attention to at all times.
Knight Mitchell, who comes from the royal capital and has blue eyes and brown curly hair, is wrapped in a blanket and leaning against a heating lamp that is heated by thermal runes. He looks at those from the capital with complicated eyes. A strange warrior from the southern border, and his few remaining soldiers were sitting not far away, most of them looking confused.
Until now, this noble knight still seems to be trapped in a dream - he woke up from a nightmare and fell into a strange and strange new dream. In this new dream, the battle made of steel The car roared in, huge explosions and deadly flames fell from the sky. Soldiers calling themselves "Iron Rangers" rescued him and his soldiers, and the equipment and fighting methods of these soldiers... opened his eyes.
You know, as a son of a noble family in the royal capital, he has always been proud of being well-informed, but these warriors from the south and their fighting methods... Mitchell I have never seen a knight before.
The royal army also received weapons from the south. The knights all wore melting swords and thermal ray guns. The army was also equipped with a small number of "light accelerating cannons" that relied on runes, but until today , Knight Mitchell realized one thing: the people from the south handed overWhat Wang ** holds... is just the tip of the iceberg of their huge armed forces.
What is ridiculous is that until more than a week ago, the commanders of Wang ** were still complacent about those weapons, and were still planning to launch an attack on the Eastern Territory after the end of spring to completely end this war.
The war is indeed over now... The war between the royal family and the Eastern Territory is over.
Knight Mitchell laughed at himself, and footsteps came from the side. The elf ranger with long golden hair came to the heating lamp and sat down next to Mitchell.
"How's the injury?"
"It's already healed, and about 80% of the strength has been restored." Mitchell did not hide his gratitude, "Thank you for the alchemy potion."< /p>
Solderin nodded: "Using the antibacterial mixture mixed with the rejuvenation potion to rinse the wound can effectively avoid suppuration and infection, and can also allow the wound to heal quickly without losing physical strength. This is only possible if you take the potion orally. Unachievable."
Mitchell kept smiling, but the corners of his mouth were a little stiff.
In the King's Palace, even the knight class can only be allocated two bottles of alchemy potions per battle, two bottles! Each bottle is only half a mouthful! You only dare to drink it when you are about to be beaten to death!
Who doesn’t know that washing wounds with alchemical potion will speed up healing-but no normal person can afford it...
After a moment of embarrassment, the Royal Capital Knight forced himself to change the subject: "Where are we going next?"
"Move towards the Gorgon River. Our warships will meet there, and then we will meet up with the First Corps on the river bank," Solder Lin said, "Let's not talk about it anymore - based on your judgment, how long do you think it will take for those crystal cluster armies to arrive in Saint-Sunil?"
"If they don't sleep, it will probably take another week. It's time to arrive... This is because most of them can only walk, and there are no horses or vehicles that can fit their huge bodies." Mitchell recalled the impression those terrible monsters left on him and couldn't help but shudder. " I think they can travel without sleep for a week."
"In the worst case scenario, they will arrive in Saint-Sunil within a week," Solderin frowned. ... I hope that city can hold on until the main force from the south arrives."
As a proud nobleman of the royal capital, Knight Mitchell immediately spoke subconsciously: "Saint Sunil is safe. Su's most powerful magic shield and self-repairing city wall, as well as hundreds of battle mage towers and the powerful Royal Capital Knights and Guards Knights, can withstand the attacks of those monsters."
However, the blond high-level ranger just glanced at him lightly and said calmly: "I believe in the shields, city walls and mage towers you mentioned, but I don't really believe in the people who defend the city."
p>Mitchell met the eyes of the high-ranking rangers and said firmly: "The two knights will hold on until the last moment."
"...It's okay, the capital is here There are still riders like you in this generationEven though it’s not completely ruined,” Solderlin patted Mitchell on the shoulder and said, not sure if it was a compliment or not, “I hope, I hope that city can hold on. ”
……
Continue to go north along the Gorgon River, in the east of the river, between Boulder City and the Gorgon River, there is a city with a long history called “Red Maple City” Inside, the last shouts of killing finally subsided.
Blood filled the streets, broken swords and equally broken corpses lay on the ground, and the pungent smell of burning permeated the city, which is famous for its red maple leaves. In the city, the sunlight shining from the clouds illuminated the battlefield that was gradually cooling down. Under the sunlight, the army formed by the cluster giants was cleaning the ruins, collecting the spoils, and counting the losses, while a thin figure wearing a black robe The man with a sinister face walked through the blood-colored streets, and came to the square in front of the lord's castle amid the respectful salutes of the surrounding crystal giants.
Headon, the leader of the death of all things.
This sinister man has changed slightly compared to before. Small crystals have grown on his cheeks and hands, and his eyeballs are filled with powerful arcane energy. He has not yet completed the transformation into a god. The final step, but many of the characteristics of the god have emerged in him
This brings him additional strength and allows him to command this huge army more effectively.
"The ones who resisted to the end...were the mercenaries and adventurers?" The leader in black robe glanced at the corpses around the square with disdain on his face, "The lord here is a coward. "
A tall crystal cluster giant came to Heaton and made a hoarse and low voice: "Most of them are cowards, with only a few exceptions. "
Hiton turned his head slightly and glanced at the giant: "Claude, is the resistance in Boulder City over? "
"It will be over - we have occupied more than 70% of the entire city..."
"That means it's not over yet," Heaton interrupted. ,"what is going on? "
"The so-called 'Queen of the North' is still resisting. She and her troops control the castle area. Relying on the castle's magic tower and the increase of the magic network, the entire castle area is shrouded in a cloud of evil. A powerful blizzard made it impossible to get close. "
At this point, the giant couldn't help but curse: "That damn magic network, it can keep running! "
"The magic network will not be exhausted, people will, and the 'Queen of the North' will be exhausted sooner or later," Heaton said lightly, "Find a way to consume the magic power of the blizzard and destroy them as soon as possible - they We have resisted long enough. "
"Yes. "
"Compared with those idiots who are stubbornly resisting, there is another thing that concerns me more," Heaton continued. "I heard that there is some trouble in the south? "
"Yes, some wandering intruders seem to be people from the south. They are operating on the periphery of our control area. ”
“…I don’t want to be distracted, but I’ve had enoughThose so-called ‘Cecilians’,” Heaton snorted, “annihilate them. "
"Yes. ”