Chapter 978: Slipping

Typhon has declared war.

Maryland stood in the tallest tower room of Changfeng Fortress, looking through the crystal glass window in the direction of the Typhon Empire. His face was tense and he didn't say a word for a long time.

The order from the imperial capital and the declaration of war from Typhon were placed in his hands.

A huge vortex has taken shape. Whether it is the gods or Typhon's main war faction that stirs this vortex is meaningless now. The important thing is that when a huge vortex begins to exert its influence, Power, everyone involved seems to have few choices - maybe this thing is really driven by the crazy and out-of-control belief in the God of War, but it makes no difference to Cecil's soldiers. On the emperor's order, Both the enemy and the enemy under the orders of the gods are enemies, and the enemy is in the direction of Winter Wolf Castle.

Intelligence shows that the Winter Wolf Castle defense line has been undergoing large-scale military mobilization since last night, and a large-scale main force is gathering. Even the Black Flag Battle Mage Group of Winter Castle is moving towards the border. There are also reports from within Typhon, indicating that several reserve legions may have also received orders from Aldernan. Although this last piece of information is very vague, it is enough to support the Typhon people's war intentions.

Now Cecil's advantage was the speed of military operations.

Maryland lowered his head and spread out a tactical map of the Changfeng-Winter Wolfsburg area on the table in front of him. Fort Treaty was particularly eye-catching in the buffer zone in the center of the area, and in this symbol of the two Next to the fortress of peace in the country, several blue flags with Cecil's mark are planted on the map.

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In the open land next to the Treaty Fort, a mechanized force consisting of hundreds of tanks of various types, multi-functional infantry fighting vehicles and personnel carriers is standing in the cold wind. Cecil's blue-and-gold-patterned flag was flying high in the winter sky. This fortress, which was originally garrisoned by troops from both countries, has now completely fallen into Cecil's hands. The few original Typhons in the fortress have done little. Those who resisted became prisoners of war - now their flags have been thrown to the ground, and they themselves... probably haven't figured out what happened.

In an armored command vehicle, Philip exhaled slightly, his expression gradually becoming cold and solemn.

A staff officer entered the command vehicle, wrapped in the cold air from outside. He quickly came to Philip and asked in a low voice: "General, what's next..."

"Launch a lightning assault on Winter Wolf Castle before dusk - a heavy artillery attack, a group advance, no need to skimp on ammunition, our mission is to destroy the core of the Typhon's border defense before the main force of the Typhons completes their mobilization and assembly - as for The specific actions will be carried out according to the second plan that was finalized before. "

"Yes, General!"

In the cold wind, the surging power of the magic energy engine came one after another. After it was released, the bearings rotated, the connecting rods operated, and the tracks rolled over the hard and barren ground. Each chariot made a low roar and began to move towards the Typhon defense line.

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The Cecilians are coming.

Several magical flames rose in the hilly area in the northwest. Within the next few minutes, flashes of flames and explosions began to rise from that direction. After a short delay, Winter Wolf Castle's Faint roars could be heard coming from the distance on the city wall. Those low and faint roars made the soldiers a little nervous, and made Andesa's face become even more gloomy.

After the young General Wolf left the window and returned to the long table with a large tactical map, she looked at a senior officer in the castle: "Our mobile unit is set up on a small triangular slope. Fighting with the Cecil people."

The officer was looking away from the tactical map. He looked into Andesa's eyes with a very serious expression: "From the Treaty Fort to the Little Triangle Slope. It's not close, and it will take two hours for the high-speed marching knights to arrive - the Cecil people are faster than we thought."

"They mainly use chariots as a means of movement-- All kinds of chariots," Andesa looked at her men, "are not only vehicles, but also weapons, and also strong fortresses."

"According to the existing intelligence, unless the knight troops. Accumulate energy in advance and use the power of the joint shield and thermal energy cone to destroy the Cecil people's "steel propulsion tactics" at once. Otherwise, under any circumstances, conventional troops will be in a huge disadvantage when fighting those tanks head-on. ——On the other hand, the mechanized battle mage troops can confront those tanks through flexible tactics and long-range attacks, but it is only a confrontation and has no obvious advantage. We need..."

Now At this time, a burst of rapid footsteps suddenly came from outside the door, and the voice of the messenger sounded, interrupting the officer's speech: "General! The Earl of Winterfort and the Black Flag Magicians have arrived! The Earl is here now Outside."

Andesa immediately raised her head: "Let the Earl of Winterburg come in!"

Accompanied by a steady and powerful footsteps, she was wearing a dark blue starry robe and waist. Count Parin Winterburg, who was wearing a short jeweled staff and a black magic book, stepped into the room. After seeing this familiar elder, Andesa obviously showed a look of relief. She stood up and walked forward to greet him. : "Earl of Winterhold - we have been waiting for you."

"I hope I haven't missed anything," the Earl of Winterhold nodded, "I heard that the Cecil people have begun to attack."

"Yes, the attack has begun, and I'm afraid it won't be long before we reach the Winter Wolf Castle defense line," Andesa said calmly, "Now our mobile troops set up in the Xiaojiangpo area have already contacted them. "Contact."

Palin Winterfort hummed and asked again: "Besides Black Flag, which other troops are in position?"

"From Brown?" The 17th and 22nd regiments of the National Knights from the valley direction have arrived at Winter Wolf Castle before noon, and then comes your Black Flag Magician Regiment - the remaining troops are still on the way, and they may not arrive until this time tomorrow at the earliest. to arrive."

"Then the Cecil people.We will definitely try to storm Winter Wolf Castle before this evening to disintegrate this defense line in advance," Palin Winter Castle said immediately, "Winter Wolf Castle is the only gateway into the empire from the northwest, and the Cecil people will not want to see it. Until it turns into a hard stone..."

A few officers in the room couldn't help but whisper a few words, but the whole room soon fell into silence again.

Andersa. A series of scenarios quickly flashed through my mind, and at the same time I couldn't help frowning and sighing: "This is all too unexpected, and we are not fully prepared..."

"This is not just beyond our expectations. expectations - I believe it is the same for the Cecil people," Palin Winterburg said lightly, "This is a war that no one is prepared for. Everyone is standing on the same starting line. After the vortex takes shape, , everyone will fall into it irresistibly, so we can be cautious and serious, but we can not be so pessimistic. "

Andesa breathed out and nodded: "That's true. The Cecil people are coming with great force, but..."

She stopped suddenly as if she noticed something. The officers in the room didn't know what happened for a moment. Some looked at each other in confusion, but someone soon responded and asked everyone to keep quiet. In the silence, Andesa and her adjutant held their breath and listened carefully to the sounds coming from outside.

The dense explosions in the direction of the small triangle slope are quickly becoming sparse.

"In less than half an hour," the adjutant on the side said with a gloomy face, "faster than we expected..."

An officer couldn't help but whisper: "If there are Iron River Knights and Priests, high-level war blessings and the strategic magic of the Battle Mage Group, we can stop the enemy's offensive in the northwest... ..."

Andesa glanced at the officer, then withdrew her gaze: "We no longer have the Knights of the Iron River, nor the Priests - only the main force of the Knights of the Winter Wolf and three supports Army, and this fortress. Ladies and gentlemen, think about how to deal with those Cecil people on this basis. This is facing reality. ”

Andesa still maintained a stern expression and decisive tone, as if she had not wavered at all, but as an elder who was familiar with her, Palin Winterburg could feel that the young wolf The general concealed his inner frustration and regret.

But he could not think of words of comfort, and he knew that most people here were probably in a similar mood. Even he himself was not very optimistic at the moment.

And this kind of depression does not come fromThose Cecil people were not afraid of battle - the soldiers of the empire were never afraid of war. What really shook them was Typhon's gloomy future.

The mutated Church of God of War, the out-of-control Ace Knights, and the pollution that is hidden around us and will suddenly erupt at any time. Everyone tries not to discuss these things in a place like this, but everyone Everyone knows that they are really pressing in front of everyone, and even many officers will have a more terrifying worry after being exposed to deeper intelligence-

The Knights of the Iron River are here They lost control under the influence of mental pollution, and they are believers of the God of War... So will I, who is also a believer of the God of War or has been more or less exposed to the faith of the God of War, suddenly fall into madness? Even...are the things I am thinking about and the tactics I am deploying at this moment really based on my own free will?

Imperial soldiers are human beings too - these terrible pressures are shaking everyone's morale no matter what.

"We have set up a large-scale arcane stress field on the west side of the defense line." After a brief silence, Andesa suddenly broke the silence, "This is aimed at the magic energy engine and the magic network substrate. Targeted traps made with various characteristics, they should be able to play a considerable role - if they successfully block the enemy's advance, the Black Flag Magician Group's strategic spell strikes will surely have a greater effect."

"It can barely be used, "Andesa nodded, "The main reason is that the arrangement time is not enough, but it can still produce a certain effect..."

After letting Earl Palin Winterburg rest temporarily, Andesa grew up Taking a long breath, she felt a little more relaxed than before, but only a little.

"Are we still unable to establish contact with the Cecil people?" She suddenly turned her head and looked at the adjutant beside her who had been following her for many years.

"All attempts have failed," the adjutant immediately straightened up and replied solemnly, "We tried to use the communication device to call the backup line of Changfeng Fortress, but the other party did not respond. We also sent three waves of messengers , but no one came back alive - it seems that the Cecil people have been completely angered, and they probably won't negotiate with us until the winner is decided."

"Damn it..." An. Desha gritted her teeth, "Are their minds also confused..."

The adjutant glanced at his commander with some worry. After hesitating for a moment, the young man who had followed Desha for many years still decided I couldn't help but said: "General, do you still think this war can be stopped? Both of us have actually used force... With all due respect, I think we should try to contact those Cecil people at this time, It is useless to try to explain the misunderstanding..."

"But the fact is that none of this should have happened!" Andersa stared at her adjutant and tried to speak clearly.Qi remained calm, "This war is harmful to the empire and harmful to everyone. Only those polluted lunatics can get some false satisfaction from it - listen, contact us again, this is an order."

The adjutant met Andersa's gaze, but after two seconds he lowered his head and accepted the order: "Yes, General, I'll go to the communication tower again."

The adjutant left, and Ander Sha stayed here, facing this gradually overcoming disaster with an increasingly heavy heart.

As time passed, more and more intelligence began to gather in front of her.

That was intelligence collected at the risk of death by the scouts operating outside and the gryphon troops in the sky - and in each piece of intelligence, the Cecil people's "Steel Propulsion Tactics" finally became clear. In the eyes of the defenders of Winter Wolf Castle, the performance of those tanks, the fighting methods of the Cecil people, and the comparison of the combat capabilities and tactics of the two sides...

And along with the intelligence What's coming is the advancing Iron Legion.

Before the sun went down, the last outpost set up on the western border of Winter Wolf Castle saw the Cecil army - chariots made of steel coming from the direction of the plain, amidst the roar of artillery fire, The tracks of the chariot easily tore apart the defense of the outpost, and the soldiers who were lucky enough to evacuate before that brought news that Winter Wolf Castle would enter the enemy's range in ten minutes.

This is the last information.

At the same time, the adjutant also brought the final bad news - the direction of Changfeng Fortress still did not respond to the contact from Winter Wolf Castle.

Andersa stood on the towering and solid city wall. The energy shield above the fortress was gradually increasing its charging level. The enchanted city wall under her feet also resonated with the magic power. Some of the stone bricks occasionally emitted A slight tremor, but these rising protection levels did nothing to calm her mind.

Many things can only be understood after actual confrontation. No amount of pre-deduction can be as profound as reality - Andersa clearly saw the shortcomings of Typhon's army.

The magic technology of the Cecil people has changed this era. The change of the era means that everything will change accordingly - this includes both the human way of life and everything on the battlefield. .

The Typhons were a step slower, and this slow step was reflected on the battlefield, because the Typhons’ army did not have enough weapons that could be “equivalent” to the Cecilians’ new weapons. unit.

Facing the steel chariots called "tanks", the empire's Iron River Knights are no longer available, and the priesthood is no longer available. Only the battle mages who have recently completed upgrade training are left. The magic vehicle fought against it, but the latter had serious shortcomings in numbers. At the same time, on this new battlefield, they were far less experienced than Cecil's army, which had experienced civil war and divine disasters.

After some comparisons, Andesa finally discovered that when the Cecil chariots drove onto the battlefield, she could not find many soldiers under her command to step out of the winter.Wolfsburg can fight the enemy head-on on the frontal battlefield!

The consecutive defeats of several mobile units along the way from Fort Treaty to Fort Winter Wolf have fully proven this point.

In fact, even if the Iron River Knights and the Priests were not absent, this "no soldiers available" dilemma would not improve much. The reason is very simple: the Iron River Knights and the Priests are both The elite of Typhon's elite are all precious aces who are difficult to train, but the Cecil army... is all made up of machines that can be mass-produced and ordinary people who can be trained very quickly!

Before today, Andesa had seen information about the training speed of Cecil’s army and the advantages and disadvantages of magic weapons from various intelligence sources. She had also thought that this was an easy-to-mass production method. , a new type of army that is easy to train, quickly formed, and grows rapidly. She has also made many suggestions to the imperial capital in this regard and thought of many plans to improve the existing army of the empire. However, now she realizes that her imagination ...After all, it is a bit poorer.

On the far west side of the battlefield, there was a faint glow of smoke and magic, which seemed real and illusory in the light of the sinking sun, making it difficult to distinguish between reality and reality.

Today, Andesa finally realized what she had missed on that rainy night on the Paramel Highlands.