When a signal flare suddenly rose from near Highland Position No. 4, Philip realized that the situation was out of control.
The battlefield is composed of countless accidents and inevitabilities, countless plans and accidents.
The well-trained professional soldiers on the Iron Throne responded in the shortest time. The small secondary guns located in the arsenal section and the tactical section were roughly aimed in the direction of the rising signal within a few seconds. Immediately afterwards came a series of roars of artillery fire - the orbital artillery shells traced a light green trajectory in the air, and then burst out with strong flames on the high ground, illuminating the dark and dark wasteland in the wind and rain. However, everyone knew that this round of Artillery countermeasures are just to try to save some results if the plan fails.
The signal flares that have been fired cannot be stopped - in the gloomy sky, the bright bloody light shines on the entire highland and the large plains near the highland. The main force of Typhon on the Changfeng defense line The troops must have seen it.
The rapid secondary artillery bombardment only lasted thirty seconds, and Philip ordered the entire vehicle to stop attacking. As a general who was no longer green, he knew the group on the Paramel Highlands. Most of Typhon's troops had already moved before the signal flares were raised. In the position covered by artillery fire, there should only be a few death squads left.
Maybe he was just a brave signal soldier.
"General, do you want to force the gryphon to take off for reconnaissance?" the Iron Throne's deputy sergeant asked cautiously, "or send a group of Iron Rangers..."
After listening to his subordinates' suggestions, Phillip sighed slightly in his heart.
He knows that it may be too late... The enemy commander is a tough guy, cautious and rational, and I am afraid that he already has a certain understanding of Cecil's equipment and fighting methods, and they will not linger around. , he also knows to what extent the reconnaissance capabilities of the Griffin Knights and ground troops will be weakened under the current weather conditions. At this time, the enemy is probably far away from the Iron Throne, and they need to search for a knight sneaking into the rain curtain throughout the Paramere area. A group is like looking for a needle in a haystack.
After all, compared with the large armored trains with eye-catching tracks, people who move loosely and can use the cover of trees are much harder to find.
But even so, he still ordered the release of the griffin knight out of caution - the gryphon refused to take off in such bad weather, and the rider spent a lot of effort to let the mount perform a low altitude He circled and conducted a reconnaissance that was better than nothing, and the result was just as Philip expected: the enemy was nowhere to be seen.
After learning of this situation, the young army commander looked calm, turned around and ordered the gunnery chief beside him: "All secondary artillery, point at the fourth, sixth, seventh areas and the northeastern intersection. Ten minutes of free bombardment. "
"Yes, General."
The magic unit of the Iron Throne is running again, and the secondary battery is taking turns amid the hum and noise of the mechanical device. The roar of firing echoed lowly in the tactical carriage. Philip ordered the armored window on one side to be opened.In the dim light and wind and rain, he stared into the distance.
Tonight, Cecil's magic army encountered the most vigilant enemy so far. In that gloomy rain curtain, Philip saw the true opponent of the empire.
Before today, Cecil's Legion had faced all kinds of opponents. The private soldiers of the old nobles collapsed at the first touch. The traditional bravery of the knights was already late. The legions created by the cultists were extremely powerful, but in the end they only failed. Anyone who can become a target, even a man-made god, is only a powerful monster, and will eventually fall into a man-made trap...
To this day, in a stormy confrontation, everyone and the blade Passed by each other - the sharp blades of the two sides slit each other's throats, just a hair's breadth away. In the encounters that were accumulated by countless accidents and accidents, after Cecil's Legion built an almost perfect trap with the help of timing and intelligence advantages, The Typhons emerged from the battlefield nearly unscathed.
The bloody battle did not break out, but everyone broke out in a cold sweat.
......
Thunderous explosions came from different directions, far and near, and the bright line that cut through the sky fell on the Paramel Highlands, and the flash of the explosion was reflected in the rainy night. Constantly rising and extinguishing, the earth is shaking, the air is shaking, this sound like a saturated bombing by an entire group of magicians is frightening, and your ears are buzzing.
The First Knights of the Winter Wolf quickly shifted their positions in the wind and rain. Explosive flashes lit up everywhere and lightning in the sky exploded in turn, illuminating the rain-wet swords and armor of the knights again and again. , under each helmet, there is a pair of slightly nervous eyes.
But the Knights are still in order, and under the leadership of the commander, they are executing the fastest transfer with minimal movement.
Andesa was riding on the horse and saw the flash of explosion suddenly flashing from nearby. She pursed her lips tightly and said nothing.
The Cecil launched a terrible attack, and the intensity of the attack proved her previous judgment correct - the power of the steel monster was extraordinary, and a regular knight group simply could not confront it head-on. The strategy shifted. It is the only option to protect yourself.
Perhaps only the organized magicians and the prepared Iron River Knights can fight against monsters of that level.
The young General Wolf looked back. The red magic signal had dissipated in the clouds, and deep in the dark rain curtain, only bright lines continued to cut through the sky.
She was actually relieved.
Although the enemy's attack was fierce, it can be judged from their distribution that they did not surpass Typhon's detection methods in this rainy night. They have lost their position as a knighthood, and now The blind strikes carried out were just a matter of chance.
The heavy rain that once delayed the operations of the Knights of the Winter Wolf has now become a protective umbrella for Andersa and her soldiers during the bombardment.
Next, whether she and the First Knights of the Winter Wolf can escape this rainy night safely, she can only look forward to it like the Cecil people.Got lucky.
May God bless Typhon.
The young General Wolf raised his head, watched the raindrops falling in the darkness, and whispered to himself: "I hope the rain won't stop..."
The adjutant accompanying him Hearing Andesa's soliloquy, but not hearing the content clearly, he subconsciously asked: "General?"
"Nothing," Andesa shook her head and looked back at the steel for the last time. In the direction where the monster stopped, he then turned back to look at his adjutant, "That decayed and weak kingdom is already history. The new Cecil Empire is a powerful enemy."
Tonight, the elite of the empire The Legion encountered the most vigilant enemy so far. In that gloomy rain curtain, Andersa saw the empire's true opponent.
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The Typhon troops retreated, suddenly stopped when they were about to enter the defense zone of Changfeng Fortress, and then turned back.
The heavily armed Maryland left the castle and came to the city wall on the side of Changfeng Fortress facing Typhon, looking at the dark plain without saying a word for a long time.
The exposure of the Iron Throne was an accident. The battlefield itself is a place with no shortage of surprises. However, according to General Philip, the reason why the Iron Throne was exposed may be because the commanders on the Typhon side acted cautiously. Targeted investigation is related - this makes Maryland unable to help but think of the situation when its carefully planned "deception tactics" were discovered.
He laughed softly and shook his head: "That 'little wolf'...lives up to his reputation."
"General," Adjutant Payne came to the city wall. Coming to Maryland, "Message came from the Iron Throne. They have stopped the bombardment. It is initially judged that there is no Typhon army left."
"...This time, fate favored Typhon. "People," Maryland was silent for a moment and said calmly, "I will send the intelligence to His Majesty. How the situation will develop afterwards... is not what we should be concerned about."
"Yes, General"
p>The rain stopped unconsciously, and with the refreshing but cold autumn wind blowing through the city wall, the dark clouds in the sky quietly dispersed. The show that lasted from afternoon to night ended with the wind and rain, and the stars began to shine. The gaps in the clouds spread to the earth, making it cool and refreshing.
"What a good rain..." Maryland whispered, "it came just right and stopped just right."
...
From the East The intelligence on the border was immediately transmitted to Saint-Sunil. In the study of Silver Castle, Gawain summoned his three great consuls.
“Our borders are safe, at least to the east,” Gawain said straight to the point. “The Iron Throne has arrived at the borders, and after a dramatic contest, the Typhons have retreated to their defenses. "
"This is detailed information." Amber's figure emerged from beside Gawain. She held several copied documents and distributed them to the three great consuls one by one.
After receiving the information, Victoria first hurriedlyAfter a quick scan, although the language used in the information was very concise, it was enough to explain everything that happened. After a rough scan, the Ice and Snow Duke couldn't help but sigh softly: "The opportunity passed by everyone. "
"That's fair," Baldwin Franklin put down the printing paper in his hand, "Anyway, the Typhons realized that the Longwind Fortress defense line has been re-established, and they should calm down. ."
Gawain shook his head and reminded: "It is temporarily quiet - the empire that has entered the industrial age does not have the character of 'moderateness and restraint', but now at least war and peace are no longer controlled. They have the final say. Hetty, what do you want to say?"
Hetty, who had been silent since just now, raised his head and looked at Gawain: "Ancestor, Minister Norris has already led the way. An expert team from the Ministry of Agriculture entered the contaminated area of the Holy Spirit Plain to evaluate the agricultural reconstruction plan there - from a long-term perspective, we really need to recuperate."
Facing Hetty's serious and slightly serious eyes, Gao said. Wen nodded: "Yes, we do need to recuperate...especially the reconstruction of agriculture."
The situation seems to be going well, the empire has been established, and the coronation ceremony has greatly boosted the morale of all levels of society. , order in the royal capital was restored, nobles from all over the country signed to express their support for the restructuring, the powerful Cecil war machine stopped the Typhons' conspiracy at the border, and even had an advantage for a time - all this seems to give people the illusion that a radical Optimists may even feel that the Cecil Empire is already a powerful giant, ready to sweep the world, but everyone in this room knows that this "smoothness" is just an appearance.
It was the successive victories that inspired people, and it was the temporary redistribution of interests that covered up the internal emptiness. The fact under the surface was that half of the grain-producing areas in the Holy Spirit Plain were destroyed, and a large number of refugees needed to be resettled. After the war, The cities and villages need to be rebuilt...
If the previous war was to resurrect this ancient and sunken kingdom from the ashes and cut off the carrion, then what the Cecil Empire needs now is not to sweep the world, but to sweep the world. It is to allow new flesh to grow where the carrion has been removed.
Among them, food is the top priority - according to the emergency statistics that have just been completed, the Cecil Empire is currently short of food everywhere except in the southern and western areas. Even if all the national food reserves are mobilized, it will not be enough. They can only barely hold on until the next harvest season. In order to prevent large-scale famine, Duke Baldwin has begun to contact the Ogure tribe in the west to discuss the purchase of grain. In this situation, the empire must rest and recuperate.
"I also agree with Archon Hetty's opinion, but the key question is how Typhon will react," Duke Baldwin first affirmed Hetty, and then frowned , "The 'battle' that took place on the Changfeng defense line was very close to starting a war, but it didn't really turn into a legion melee. Everyone walked around the edge of the cliff... This circle can be explained no matter what."
"Proactively approach the military defense zoneIt's them. From a general point of view, the Typhons do not have the advantage, and our disadvantage is that we failed to leave that force. We don't have enough evidence on hand. This is the current situation, and for the two countries, as long as If the evidence is insufficient, everything can be ignored," Gawain said. "On the other hand, judging from the willingness to go to war, Typhon should be more willing to sit down and have a good talk with us after today... Typhon today, The situation is no longer the same. "
Hetty frowned: "Is it because of their industrial and economic transformation? "
Gawain glanced at Hetty with slight approval: "Yes, they have a new 'cake', and now the small and medium-sized nobles who were damaged by the restructuring are busy redistributing it. Interests, one of the biggest pressures within Typhon has been temporarily eased. Before they encounter the next bottleneck, Rosetta Augustus does not need to continue to persist in promoting the war. His current focus should be to control industry and the economy. The transformation process to prevent his empire from losing control in the process..."
"Then..." Baldwin Franklin pinched his temples, "Your Majesty, we should give Typhon a signal. "
"Of course," Gawain laughed and looked at Hetty, "notify Padric immediately and place a new order for Typhon. Then... we just wait patiently for Rosetta Augustus's response. ”