The smell of fire, smoke, and blood, the air burned and decomposed by arcane energy, rock and steel falling apart.
Border Camp No. 22 has been razed to the ground.
The sculptural and silent knights in black armor stood in the devastated ruins. Bodies from both warring parties fell crisscrossed on the battlefield. When the sun rose, there was a howling cold wind in the morning light. Crossing the plains, sending the smell of blood and gunpowder smoke far away.
Among the black-armored knights who are still standing, some people's armor has been tattered, revealing the same tattered body underneath - the flesh and blood torn by scorching blades or rays are shaking in the cold wind. , abnormal granulations and sticky and strange proliferative substances wriggled out from the edges. This was a sight that should have frightened ordinary humans. However, the knights seemed to have no idea about it and just stood there silently waiting for orders.
The leader of the Knights, Count Moglock, stood on a stone on the edge of the battlefield, silently looking at the results he had just achieved - in his muddy and restless mind with fragmented memories, he faintly Yoyo felt as if she had done something very terrible, but this thought was soon replaced by more fanatical thoughts.
He began to prepare the next battle plan and began to think about how to expand the results at hand. At the same time, he was also a little surprised - surprised at the unexpected impact this camp had on the Iron River Knights. Anticipated casualties. He never thought that the extremely powerful Knights of the Iron River would incur nearly a quarter of battle losses just to capture a border stronghold. This was almost equivalent to the loss of a frontal assault on a castle with a supernatural being stationed there. However, they were stationed here. The enemies... are just a group of ordinary people.
This stronghold even has only one layer of walls.
This made Count Moglock feel some strange feelings in his heart - even in the state where his mind was constantly roaring and all kinds of indescribable whistling and murmuring sounds were constantly coming out. It feels like there is some kind of... vigilance in Zhongpin. He also seemed to know where the vigilance came from, which came from the human part of him that was "loyal to Typhon": he saw threats in ordinary people with strong combat capabilities, threats to his motherland.
However, soon, even his sober thoughts disappeared. Some kind of irritability originating from the depths of his soul was encouraging him. He felt that he still had a mission to fulfill, and there was a mission better than his motherland and his country. The monarch has a higher priority of allegiance, and this allegiance requires him to make some greater achievements...
Or, lead his team into a more noble destruction.
Earl Moglock raised his head. He saw the Paramel Highlands appearing in his sight. He knew that there was an astronomical facility on that highland that was very important to the Cecil people. Intelligence It shows that the facility has just been completed. Although there are troops stationed nearby, they should not be able to withstand the remaining combat power of the Iron River Knights. And inside the facility... there seems to be only a group of weak researchers and two or three powerful but... The old mage...
This should be enough to advance.One step to anger the Cecil people - and the difficulty of attacking an academic facility is obviously much lower than attacking Changfeng Fortress.
He raised his hand, and the knights who were resting nearby and still had sufficient fighting strength immediately stood up and gathered around him as if they had received telepathy.
After a simple reorganization, the knights of the Iron River Knights reorganized their team and left the No. 22 Border Camp, which had lost its value. They came to a gentle slope. Here, Earl Moglock cleared his throat (he always wanted to clear his throat because he felt like something was always moving in his throat), wanting to announce the next attack. Order.
However, at this moment, a strange and heart-wrenching buzz suddenly came from nowhere, attracting the attention of the Typhon noble.
He didn’t even raise his head, and relied on experience and nerve reflexes in his bones to complete the judgment - it was the Cecil people’s magic weapons launching an attack, and the Knights had not yet completed the energy storage and lacked With the combined shield, the soldiers could not resist the weapons of the Cecil people - after this moment of judgment, he immediately ordered everyone to spread out and lie down, preparing to avoid the subsequent continuous bombardment.
However, just as the knights had time to move, a dazzling white beam containing terrifying magic swept across the sky, sweeping from a very far distance. Everything in the path of the beam was wiped out. Rocks and steel exploded or melted in an instant, and the fragile flesh and blood vaporized on the spot. The entire knights were like a sand castle swept by huge waves, submerged in the deadly white light, even the "monsters" who had lost the ability to think normally ", also howled miserably in this terrifying white light.
In Count Mogrok's rapidly dissipating chaotic consciousness, he recalled nothing, thought nothing, and even had no time to sigh.
The speed of rainbow rays is obviously not comparable to ordinary cannonballs - even well-trained knights cannot avoid those energy torrents that look like the gaze of death.
A few kilometers away, an armored train covered with thick steel was cruising at low speed. Above the arsenal car at the rear of the train, the rainbow cannon with a streamlined shell and a large focusing crystal was cooling down little by little. The covering structure was raised to both sides under the action of the mechanical device, revealing the dark red heat-conducting grid inside. Along with the hissing sound of air pressure, a large amount of steam spewed out in all directions.
The technology of the rainbow cannon has been improving. Even the most difficult heat dissipation problem was solved after technicians found a cooling duct from the Gondor era and cracked the mystery. Although there are still various problems such as the bulky heat dissipation structure and the need for additional cooling time after continuous firing, at least now these powerful energy turrets can finally be installed on land vehicles such as armored trains.
In the tactical section in the center of the train, Maryland was standing in front of the command podium, observing the rainbow ray sweep through the images from the external monitor.Hillside location behind.
It is like hell there now, but this does not mean that all the enemies have been wiped out. The Knights of the Iron River are a powerful army, and those cunning Typhons should not let such an army The elite troops attack the entire defense line alone - this is almost asking their ace to die, and without sufficient support, a knight fighting alone will lose even its combat effectiveness.
So there must be a larger-scale operation behind this attack. Although we don’t know what conspiracy the Typhons are brewing, it is best to shoot in that direction a few more times to be on the safe side.
By the way, use the secondary artillery to make a base of possible hiding and ambush areas around the target point.
General Maryland is a cautious man.
Iron Throne - The main and secondary guns of the Mortal Python began to fire freely, and the deafening roar somewhat penetrated the barrier of the carriage, causing a low echo in the command center, and in these familiar Amid the roar, Maryland frowned tightly.
He couldn't understand why the Typhons wanted to go to war.
But it doesn’t matter if you don’t understand it—the situation here has been urgently communicated to the Imperial Capital, and the army of Changfeng Fortress has completed preparation and assembly according to the plan, and will destroy those iron soldiers in the Iron Throne-Earthly Serpent. At the same time as the River Knights, a large number of troops of the First Army were ready for a violent counterattack. Cecil's warriors never relaxed, and everyone was prepared for the war. Now the war just came inexplicably and suddenly, but since those Typhons are coming... then don't leave.
Next, it may be the turn of Winter Wolf Castle to shed some blood.
......
The Knights of the Winter Wolf stopped after crossing the boundary line of Fort Treaty, while the faster Griffin Scouts and several mechanized mage teams continued to the west. go ahead.
This is Andersa's plan - she must prepare for the worst.
If the vanguard can catch up with the Iron River Knights, they can delay, harass, and delay the knights who have lost control. The Winter Wolf Knights in the rear can take this opportunity to recharge their batteries. , launching an attack on those out-of-control knights - this was the only way she could think of to stop those out-of-control knights after seeing those mutated God of War priests. Although the regular knights cannot use legion attacks of the level of "Thermal Cone", with the premise of numerical advantage and tactical cooperation, Andersa is still fully confident that she can intercept Count Moglock and his knights. .
But if the vanguard fails to catch up with the target, if the target has successfully implemented their terrible plan...
Then the Knights of the Winter Wolf will have more time and space to quickly Withdraw to the territory of Typhon, fill in the defense line of Winter Wolf Castle, and prepare.
Be prepared for an angry counterattack from the Cecilians.
Of course, even now, Andersa still has a little bit of hope left in her heart.Ji——She hopes that Count Moglock has not become as irredeemable as those mutated God of War priests, and hopes that the warriors of the Iron River Knights can still be intercepted by relatively mild means, because she never wants to put herself down unless it is absolutely necessary. The sword pointed at the Typhon...
A bright magic light bullet suddenly rose in the distance, interrupting all Andesa's thoughts.
Three red.
The young General Wolf watched the magic light bullet take off, his face looking uglier than ever.
This matter can no longer be resolved on the negotiation table.
In the next one hundredth of a second, Andesa threw away all the thoughts in her mind that were destined to be unachievable, accepted the cold fact, turned around and raised her sword——
"Return to Winter Wolf Castle!"
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The emergency report from the border was transmitted through the magic network nodes in various places, and it crossed thousands of rivers and mountains in an instant. When the terrifying torrent of light cannons swept across the land, a special magic network terminal in the Supreme Government Affairs Hall began to buzz rapidly.
As a passive party, the capital of the Cecil Empire received the news even faster than the Typhons who "actively started the war".
The clerk in charge of this Magic Network terminal was a young girl. She quickly ran to the table, connected the device, and became stunned in the next few seconds.
The girl who had just been transferred to this office for less than a week seemed to have not realized what she had heard, but the next moment, Hetty, who happened to be passing by the corridor next to her, opened the door and came in.
“What happened?” Hetty looked at the young clerk standing blankly next to the magic network terminal, “Why do you look so blank?”
“Archon Hetty ..." The young clerk blinked, and she finally reacted, "The Changfeng Defense Line was attacked! The Typhons started fighting!"
Hetty's eyes widened instantly: "What did you say? !"
The next second, she quickly ordered with a serious face: "Summon the resident ambassador of Typhon immediately - and prepare the conference room No. 1!"
Cecil City's government agencies are like a magic engine that suddenly enters overload mode and starts operating in the blink of an eye.
In the shortest possible time, an emergency meeting was organized. Half of the people participating in the meeting were not present, but the Magic Network communication allowed all participants to sit face to face.
Hetty had explained the situation quickly, and this explosive news made even the ice-cold Duchess Victoria look shocked.
"Is our line with Typhon still open?" Duke Baldwin, who was connected through the magic network, first said urgently, "What did their ambassador say?"
"The Typhons have not cut off the line. I have sent an urgent communication to Aldernan - but due to delays in forwarding and manual transcription, I have not yet received a reply from Aldernan," Hetty said equally quickly Said, "As for them sendingThe ambassador to the imperial capital - I summoned him urgently just now, but he seemed to have no idea about this matter. When he heard the news, he seemed more surprised than me. ”
“How could the ambassador not know about his country’s declaration of war? "A Government Affairs Department official stared, with an expression on his face that didn't know whether he was angry or smiling, "Is this the Typhonian's sense of humor? "
Hetty looked at a holographic image next to the round table: "General Philip, tell me about the situation at the border. "
Philip nodded: "We lost a border defense point near Paramel Heights. Only 10% of the defenders successfully evacuated, and the others died heroically. Fortunately, General Maryland has now eliminated the enemies that invaded the defense line. The Iron Throne-Earthly Serpent and three light armored trains are patrolling the railway network, temporarily filling the gaps in the defense line, while searching for any remaining intruders. It has been initially determined that it was the Iron River Knights of the Typhons who invaded the imperial territory, but for some reason this Typhon ace army did not have infantry and battle mage troops to coordinate, but just rushed in - this is also The main reason why they were wiped out so quickly. "
"Do the Typhons have any other actions currently? "
"No military action with a clear purpose has been discovered yet - but the First Legion is always preparing for war. "
Facing the war.
The few words Philip said seemed to carry some invisible power, creating a solemn atmosphere in the conference room.
Hetty raised her head and looked around the room.
The holographic projections of the participants surrounded the round table, and their eyes fell on her.
But. She could see that there was actually a sense of uneasiness hidden behind every look -
One of the most important people was not here at this moment.
Even Hetty was not there. It was difficult to control her emotions. Her heart had been beating faster than usual since just now. At this moment, she hoped more than ever that her mountain-like ancestor would appear immediately and use thunder to catch this person off guard. The crisis can be suppressed and resolved quickly, or a perfect response plan can be formulated, but she also knows that the problem cannot be solved by imagination.
The ancestor has not come back yet, but he will come back soon, and in. Before that, you must fulfill your responsibilities.
“Summoning ambassadors, contacting the other party’s capital, and sending state inquiries are required by international rules and are rules jointly established by our Majesty and the Emperor of the Typhons. , and now Cecil has fulfilled his responsibility in this regard-" Hetty said in a deep voice, "Whether the Typhons want to abide by the rules they have personally promised is their own business, and now we should do ours. .
"Philip, let the First Army complete preparations in the shortest possible time and advance towards the Treaty Fort dividing line. Regardless of whether the Typhonians have subsequent military operations, we must take back the initiative, and if Typhon If anyone makes any hostile move - attack you and Mali as soon as you enter the firing zone.General Lan is fully responsible.
"Godwin, be prepared to control and guide public opinion. You should also have many plans in this regard...
"Anton, you are temporarily in charge..."
Hetty quickly made rough work assignments - in the face of this sudden situation, she had no time for everyone to make detailed arrangements at the meeting. Many things had to be decided quickly, and after making all arrangements After that, she stood up and put her hands on the table.
"Everyone, this is no longer a 'conflict'. Although there are still many weird things in this matter, we must do our best. Prepare for it - it could very well develop into an all-out war! ”