Chapter 641 Situation

In the evening of that day, the ground troops of the Cecil Corps established a second artillery position on the plains south of Saint-Sunil, initially completing the fire coverage of the royal capital's frontal defense line.

The battle is not over yet. There are still a large number of cluster giants active in the southern and eastern regions. Driven by the instinct of destruction, these monsters will continue to attack areas with dense magic and life reactions - in At this point, these divine creations are similar to those completely mutated aberrations in the wasteland of Gondor - but one thing is certain, Saint Sunil's crisis has been temporarily resolved.

In the next twenty hours, Gawain did not let the ground troops blindly expand their positions. Instead, he continued to reduce the number of crystal clusters in the open area south of the royal capital while maintaining the firepower advantage. At the same time, he called for Armored cargo ships on the Gorgon River sent a group of engineers to the battlefield.

Under the cover of superior firepower and with the assistance of a large number of engineering magic devices, the engineering team set up the first batch of interception nets and temporary fortifications in the southern part of the battlefield overnight. Before noon on the seventh day, they carried The mana combat corps of individual burners were dispatched to these fortifications in teams of seven, and in some key positions, white knights with more powerful combat capabilities and carrying heavy burners were stationed.

This line of defense will be used to intercept the cluster giants spreading from the Holy Spirit Plains. The crisscrossed fire-breathing bunkers, barbed wire fences, and interception piles are the most powerful weapons against the charge of those monster groups - and here Before the end of this battle, the engineering team will continue to work. Interception fortifications and fire bunkers will cover the plains until more than half of the various materials carried by the transport fleet are consumed. Then the ground forces will switch to conservative operations and wait for Philip's main force to move north. Reunion.

On the towering city wall of St. Sunil, the knights and warriors who finally got a chance to breathe are leaning on the wall and seizing the time to rest. The crisis of the collapse of the defense line has been temporarily lifted, but it is far from being able to relax now. When they came down, there were still a considerable number of crystal cluster monsters wandering outside the city wall. No one dared to leave the defense line until those monsters were completely eliminated.

A gryphon with a blue background and a gold-rimmed royal crest soared into the sky, left Saint-Sunil and flew south as the soldiers looked up.

Countless pairs of eyes on the city wall stared at the gryphon knight who bravely challenged the sky. Some warriors who were resting against the wall even stood up subconsciously. They watched the raptor flying over the western wall barrier. Flying over the ruins of Mill Town and Crow Mesa in the south of the royal capital, one or two arcane arcs shot from the ground to the sky pierced the air and landed far behind the gryphon knight - in the end, the gryphon flew safely across the battlefield. .

Wales watched the gryphon leave and breathed out softly.

This is the first gryphon knight to successfully fly out on a reconnaissance mission since the royal capital was besieged - before that, dozens of well-trained gryphon knights had died in the dense In the arcane arc, basically they will be shot down as soon as they leave the barrier. Now, although the crystalThe number of cluster monsters has dropped sharply, but the knight must have still exerted great courage when flying over the city wall.

May he return safely.

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In the south of the royal capital, in the camp established by Cecil's Army ground troops, Gawain looked at the high wall of the royal capital that had appeared in his sight.

In the distance outside the camp, in the direction of the two fire highlands, continuous screams were still heard, while the sound of artillery shells falling to the ground and exploding sounded from a more distant direction, as if for an instant Never stopped.

A faint icy breath came from behind. Gawain turned his head and saw Victoria walking towards him.

The Duchess came to the front line with the second batch of landing troops, but she and her mountain corps were not of much use on the "Cecil-style" front. land, so her main role here is as a consultant - although Gawain has the assistance of satellite maps, the resolution and detailed analysis capabilities of the satellite perspective are ultimately limited. He himself has almost no understanding of the details around the royal capital. Victoria's existence can alleviate this problem - the location of the second fire high ground was actually selected based on the information provided by the duchess.

"The main enemy force on the frontal battlefield no longer poses a threat," Gawain nodded to the guardian of the north and said calmly, "Our next goal is to block the southern and eastern crossings. , blocking the follow-up of those monsters."

Victoria's long-frozen face will inevitably loosen at this moment. The always unsmiling duchess seems to have put down some baggage in front of Gawain. She took a long breath, with a faint smile on her face: "You saved this kingdom."

"But it's too early to say this now," Gawain said casually, " The crisis is far from over."

His words have two meanings. One means that the crystal cluster army on the Holy Spirit Plain is far from being wiped out, and the other means that all things will end. The Death Society has also created a shocking crisis deep in the Holy Spirit Plain, and we don’t know when it will erupt. Of course, Victoria only knows the first meaning. She nodded lightly: “As you said, we can’t yet Relax...Securing the royal capital is only the first step."

"Secure the royal capital..." Gawain said softly, looking towards the north again, towards the high wall of Saint-Sunil. The barrier, "It's already so close."

Victoria also turned her head along Gawain's line of sight - her eyes swept over the coldly shining accelerating rail guns not far away, and across the battle arrays that were ready to go. The vehicles and regiments swept over Cecil's flag flying in the wind over the camp, and finally followed the extension line of all these things and landed on the wall of the royal capital in the distance.

In the background of the roar of artillery from two highlands in the distance, Gawain suddenly became quiet.

St. Sunil was indeed defended, but its function as a royal capital had ceased to exist in name only, whether it was its armed forces or itsThis is true for all governance systems.

And an extremely powerful Cecil Legion is stationed outside the city at this moment, and the owner of the legion has just completed the feat of saving the kingdom.

At this moment, Victoria's mind was thinking about the civil strife in Wuyue that changed Ansu's fate a hundred years ago, and the day when the head of the Wilder family came to the royal capital a hundred years ago.

"Duke Cecil, you..."

Gawain did not let Victoria continue: "What do you think Wales is thinking now?"

" ...I can't guess his actions anymore," Victoria shook her head slightly, "Now that I think about it, maybe I didn't see through him from the beginning."

...

The gryphon knight saw an astonishing sight and brought back the latest information. The knight ran out of words to describe what he saw - the roaring chariot, the flames spraying. Soldiers, incomprehensible war machines, and their terrifying power.

Wales listened to the information on the city wall without saying a word the whole time.

The Cecil Legion has essentially controlled the entire area, and their power can flatten this battlefield...

Perhaps it is time to face the most difficult choice in life.

Wales left the city walls.

Seven days after his coronation, the king returned to Silver Castle for the first time.

The meeting of nobles in the Golden Oak Hall was held again.

Reinforcements have arrived and the crisis has been resolved. Although there are still small groups of enemies lingering outside the city, the haze that has shrouded the city for many days has gradually dissipated. Except for the Holy Light Cathedral, the door remains closed. Outside, the inner city of the royal capital is almost enveloped in a relaxed and happy atmosphere, and as the owners of the upper class, the nobles of the royal capital react particularly obviously to this atmosphere——

Many in the capital are Faces that were always in fear a few days ago are now smiling. Many people who not long ago were planning to flee with their families are now wearing fine clothes and ribbons - these former escapees were speculators who only changed direction when the king was crowned. We are now gathering in the Golden Oak Hall with serious smiles and talking happily about the bright future.

Now, they are all meritorious officials who defend Saint Sunil.

When Wales entered the Golden Oak Hall, he saw such a relaxed and pleasant atmosphere.

"Your Majesty, history will remember this day," a male noble wearing a white hairband stood up and bowed to the king, "Facts have proved that great blood will manifest itself."< /p>

Welsh did not respond, but nodded lightly and slowly walked towards his throne.

The noble who spoke had loaded all his valuable belongings into a cart seven days ago and even sent them to the city gate on the west side. However, he keenly noticed the changes in Silver Castle, so he The carriage and servants were summoned urgently.

The few people sitting on the west side of the long table were wavering fence-sitters. They were preparing to flee before the king's coronation, but they all swore allegiance immediately on the day of the king's coronation.

For hundreds of years, the nobles have lived so shrewdly, shrewdly calculating gains and losses, shrewdly safeguarding their own interests, shrewdly choosing their teams, shrewdly adjusting their own camps, and investment direction.

The kingdom has been in turmoil for many times, and the society has been ups and downs. Even the king's bloodline will inevitably encounter disasters like the civil strife in Fog Moon, but only the shrewd nobles can always accurately grasp the situation in this turbulent world. Following the direction, except for a few who have made mistakes and fallen, most of them are eternal profits.

Just like today.

Welsh sat down on the throne, and the blood-stained armor made a cold collision sound.

Many eyes immediately fell on him.

"Cecil's Army has established a position in the south of the city," Wales said slowly, "It's only one day away from the royal capital."

There were some whispers in the hall, Some people's expressions showed seriousness, while some people's gazes towards Wales became complicated.

The nobles are corrupt, but not stupid.

Almost everyone instantly realized the risks of this situation - the risks to the royal family.

The royal capital was in pieces, the royal family existed in name only, the Knights suffered heavy casualties in the battle to defend the city, and most of the southern fiefdoms fell.

And a powerful public regiment is now stationed outside the city.

The master of the legion is not from the royal family.

Another Duke who protects the country turns the tide, and another situation similar to "civil strife in the foggy moon".

Those whispering people stopped one after another. They began to calculate in their hearts the balance of power in the kingdom in the future, and the methods and angles of their next round of "investment", and the one sitting there The king on the throne seemed a little embarrassed in the eyes of many people.

Ordinary nobles can choose their position in the game, but the king cannot.

Welsh saw everyone's reaction, but said nothing.

After all, these people are now meritorious defenders of St. Sunil.

But at least, as a king, he still has the power to issue orders.

"Before Duke Cecil enters the city, we need to ensure the safety near the south city wall," after a moment of silence, Wales said slowly, "Gentlemen, this concerns Saint-Su. The decency of Neil’s many surnames”

No matter what the situation was, at least his words resonated with everyone present.

"We will organize our forces to recapture the two strongholds outside the southern city wall as a 'gift' to welcome Duke Cecil," Wales continued, "One is a mill town, and the other is a more... Crow Mesa to the South"

After a brief silence, many voices of agreement rang out in the hall.sound.

Because these two areas are very close to the city wall, the sentries have already seen that there are basically no enemies in these two areas.

They are the best props to "ensure decency".