With a dull loud noise, thousands of white waves wrapped in iron and stone pierced the sky, almost as high as a hundred arms, and a continuous curtain of suspended water hung along the river, as spectacular and magnificent as a city wall! Then balls of fire spewed out from the bottom of the river.
It came out, expanded and split on the water surface, and turned into a stream of fire jumping and rising... The water curtain was about to fall, and the chaotic white air coming out from under the river surface came up again, instantly freezing the water curtain and the water surface near the bridge.
into a huge ice wall!
Although we had seen similar scenes many times along the way, the soldiers on each transport ship could not help but exclaim and admire, and the several Shui Tribe officers who were the last to evacuate even looked proud.
Before the round of admiration settled, the ice on the water surface was broken through by invisible forces, forming large holes. Sharp wind whistles sounded, and countless water droplets and sharp-edged ice cubes were swept up into the sky. The ice wall in the sky was crumbling.
A series of clear "clucking" crackling sounds were made!
In the blink of an eye, countless huge turbid water streams rose into the sky, and the extremely huge impact lifted the solid ice wall by more than ten arms. After stagnating for a moment, it slowly fell, and smashed directly into the center of the river with a huge force!
The disaster caused by this smash could be described as a change of color. With a loud bang, this section of the river turned into a magic battlefield. A large amount of magic energy was released simultaneously in an instant, triggering natural and uncontrolled primitive magic. Although it was the most
It was a simple energy impact, but its intensity was not comparable to that of a magician. I saw the mud at the bottom of the river wrapped in small gravels flying all over the sky, and the water droplets in the sky were shaken into mist. At a safe distance of three hundred arms,
Many soldiers were shaken by the shock.
Huge waves of water moved away, and the transport ship rocked back and forth. However, the lookout soldiers standing on the top of the mast could see clearly that the bridge across the middle of the river had long since disappeared, and the middle of the river was neatly driven out.
There was a huge deep ravine, and the surrounding water poured in, causing the water surface around the ship to drop by more than four arms!
"It's really exciting!" Cohen shook off a piece of gravel that fell on him and laughed, "ask someone to confirm the effect!"
"Fifteen places have been effective, and there are no waste products." Mafa was not just watching the fun. After mentally checking the number of buried magic crystals and the explosion point, he asked someone to go up and confirm the effect. This device is amazingly powerful.
, if any of the ones that didn’t work exploded during the inspection, it would be enough to leave no trace of the person’s body.
"Although there is no other way, every time I see magic crystals being used in this way and in such large quantities, I feel very uncomfortable."
"Although the cost is a little higher, the effect depends on the effect. Besides, other people can't do this using magic crystals like this." Of course, Cohen knew that Marfa was not a stingy person. In fact, he was probably the most stingy person in the entire empire.
The emperor himself said, "I never thought that a by-product invented by developing other things could actually solve a big problem in our battle... What a blessing."
It’s no wonder that Cohen is proud of this. This is an unexpected result invented by the Royal Secret Factory when developing top-secret communication equipment. Because the communication equipment itself uses a huge amount of magic crystal, there have been many accidents, and only later did a safe method of use be found. By the way, use this
The principle of a violent explosion caused by an imbalance of magic crystal was used to create a self-destruct mechanism for equipment. Later, a separate large-scale explosive equipment was even developed, but the cost was extremely high. The market price of the magic crystal consumed for the smallest model was also 9
More than 100,000 gold coins.
For Cohen, money is useless, but for Marfa, who has loved money since childhood, every time he uses such a thing, he will be heartbroken, so his face has not been better along the way...
The surrounding area has been cleared by the troops ashore, and is being monitored by winged men in the sky. Magicians are also searching. It is impossible for the Demon Alliance to know in a short period of time what method the Sibiya Expeditionary Force used to clear the obstacles on the waterway.
"The obstacles have been removed and we can go."
The water tribe soldiers in front finished their exploration and marked the channel on the water. The fleet packed up and weighed anchor one by one.
"The news just arrived, the demon coalition forces in the southern battlefield have returned. It is confirmed that it is correct. Details will be sent today."
"I'm afraid they won't come back."
"Another piece of information that has been verified is that His Majesty's old friend, Viscount Gironde, who fought against Your Majesty in the late stages of the last war between gods and demons, has been promoted to lieutenant general and is assisting our Duke." Mafa said softly: "They also
Come back together."
"When formulating the strategy of the Alliance of Gods and Demons to attack Sibiya, it is impossible that Gironde was not among the planners." Cohen picked up a piece of snacks, his face uncertain, "Okay, it's a good thing that these two people come together.
It’s true that even God is helping Sibia.”
"But your Majesty's plan..." Mafa has been troubled by this question, "How can your Majesty let Duke Swice Hepburn focus on himself?"
"Normal methods are not easy to use against this kind of person." His Majesty Cohen smiled and looked at Mafa, "You have to tease him first."
"Tease, tease?" Upon hearing this answer, Mafa's face suddenly elongated.
"Yes." Cohen nodded, "The so-called teasing means that this young master does not look at him seriously and only appears in places where he is not around, but his actions can indirectly touch his pain points, making him unable to avoid them.
, keeping him under my young master’s shadow all the time. Before long, he will become depressed and sick, and he can’t wait to pop out, crying and shouting to have a showdown with me..."
"Then what?"
"Then? Of course, you have to satisfy him. No matter what, you can't make it appear that my eyes are higher than yours, right?"
"Under such circumstances, his chances of making mistakes will greatly increase." Mafa nodded, "It doesn't seem fair..."
"How can there be so much fairness in things in this world? Just watch, the show is about to begin!" Cohen knocked Mafa on the head and looked at the river in the distance, "When we know that we still have a back-up plan.
, I wonder what the two lieutenant generals, one old and one young, will think? Do you think they will ask for help? "
"It's hard to say." Mafa shook her head, "But we must be careful."
"Then I'll leave it to you. We need to be as thorough as possible in collecting intelligence." Cohen nodded, "After all, we are on someone else's territory. It wouldn't be fun if they were really trying to wrap us up."
"Yes! I'll make arrangements right away!" Mafa took two steps and then turned back, "When can we go ashore?"
"When will we go ashore?" Cohen shook his head. "This issue should not be decided by us, but by the Demon Alliance. When they are ready, we will naturally be able to go ashore."
"Isn't it up to us?" Mafa's eyes flashed twice, with some doubts still on her face, "I don't understand!"
"Take your time and experience it, I can't give you any advice." Cohen changed the subject, "Speaking of which, our Guards' 'Variation Plan' and the Second Army's 'Concerto Plan' should be ready, right? You can take the opportunity to
Go and ask."
"Oh!" Mafa left with her own doubts.
The Grand Canal, which is thousands of miles long, carries two fleets that are enemies of each other. Amidst the ups and downs of the waves, they are getting closer and closer to each other... The Sibiya Expeditionary Force used the magic alliance to do something unexpected.
They moved forward quickly, breaking through the obstacles, and on the other side, the demon rescue force was also rushing back with determination and scale that the Sibians could not imagine.
On the command ship of the Demonic Alliance Operations Department, the young Duke of Swiss was staring at a map in his hand. This was a semi-finished product that he had drawn by himself. The Duke had this habit of drawing maps whenever a war was approaching.
A way to help himself clear his thoughts. As part of this method, he would chat with others about the situation of the battle without saying a word.
The person beside him at this time was the calm-looking Lieutenant General Gironde. The combination of an old man and a young man could complement each other. During the conversation, they were able to figure out what Cohen Keda was thinking.
.The more they speculated on Cohen, the more serious and cautious their attitudes became, because both of them had a premonition that they were about to spy on Cohen's killer move.
"...the fleet of the Sibia Expeditionary Force is advancing along the branch of the Airi River connecting to Tulan. The speed is faster than we expected. It seems that the garrison's method of blocking the channel has no effect." Lieutenant General Gironde was reading the latest results.
According to the information received, "If this continues, when we arrive at Lake Spanner, the Spians will also arrive. Lake Spanner will be in a state of chaos."
"Isn't this the result that the Sibia people want? They can only choose the breakout route after they reach Lake Spanner." Duke Swiss said: "If you can't even do this, then it's not Korn Keda.
In fact, don’t you and I both want to encircle and suppress the Spyrian army in Lake Spanner?”
"Comparing the same number of troops, there is no doubt that the Sibians are superior in terms of combat effectiveness and command. But on our own land, we can easily mobilize a large army to surround him. There is no doubt about this."
Lieutenant General Gironde shook the wine glass in his hand, "Even if the country is in crisis, he will not use this self-destructive move..."
"Cohen must have something to rely on. We have calculated that we can't contain him, but we have the ability to do it... There is a big gap." The pen in Duke Swice's hand was sketching the canal bit by bit.
"Under what circumstances will problems arise in our containment?"
"At the strategic level, it is impossible for the demons and gods to interfere in the war, and the demon alliance and the god alliance will not have any impact. The entire battlefield environment has been confirmed by us again and again." Lieutenant General Gironde replied: "Then problems can arise.
Locally, it can only be at the operational level. I don’t believe there will be any problems with our troop deployment and strategy."
"Then there are not many factors left, and they are factors from other parties." Duke Swiss nodded, "We have fully assessed the combat effectiveness of the Sbia Expeditionary Force, so we will not give him any chance to cannibalize our army.
Opportunity, but a decision to determine victory or defeat at one time. Under such conditions, there are not many tricks that Cohen can play... Troop strength? If the number of Siby's troops is larger..."
"It's possible, but how much more will the Sibia Expeditionary Force need to increase to change this situation?"
"Add a force of the same quantity and quality as the known expeditionary force, and it must appear in the right position at the right time." Duke Swice said: "In that case, our siege will be broken...
…”
"It is impossible for the Sbia Guards to meet this requirement. Even if they attack with all their strength, the advancement speed will be very slow." Lieutenant General Gironde shook his head, "We have already deduced that the most they can do is to collect corpses.
mission."
"Then, if there are new reinforcements, they will appear in other directions, and they must be fast... Have we thought too much, how could such a thing happen?" Duke Swice raised his head, mocking himself.
Smiling, "This depends on the Grand Canal..."
"Yes..." Lieutenant General Gironde was about to nod, but found that the smile of the Duke of Swyth was frozen on his face, his eyes dropped again, and his fingers were placed on a branch of the Grand Canal and did not move for a long time.
"how?"
"Koen Keda, you are so cunning to the extreme!" Duke Swice sighed.
Lieutenant General Gironde suddenly stood up and found that the Duke's finger was on the line from Campo to Lake Spanner on the Grand Canal - the troops who were originally defending the Sbia landing on the Campo coastline were the first to receive the order to return to the rescue, which was along the
This line goes to Lake Spanner.
"What went wrong?"
"Koen Keda's skills are very beautiful and vicious. It is a tactic to attack the heart." Duke Swice's tone was no longer so calm. "After entering the canal from the Turan Empire, he burned it with great fanfare.
I'm afraid we don't know the general situation. Because he knows that the Demon Alliance and the Allied Forces attach great importance to honor and dignity, but they will come back for rescue if there is any way... Emergency rescue, that's the problem!"
"What if we hadn't mobilized this special force?"
"How could it not be adjusted? When we heard the news about the Sibia Expeditionary Force, didn't we both think of this special force immediately? Only they can act quickly to contain the Sibia Expeditionary Force. Before we
Thinking about it, now that the Sibiya Expeditionary Force has appeared, the counter-landing on the Camp front line is meaningless. Cohen Keda has created such a trap for us with inertia of thinking, and we have been fooled. No one expected that
He also has a second expeditionary force!"
"The special forces originally used to counter the landing returned urgently. They had to rush to Lake Spanne as soon as possible, so the action plan could not be thorough, because after entering the Erina Empire, there were military stations to supply them, and they had to change combat equipment.
Therefore, the logistical equipment behind the combat force must be to raise ships to follow! Another Sibiya expeditionary force must hide its identity and follow behind!"
"The residents in Campo are few and unreliable, and there are no garrison points. It is difficult to detect problems in the following fleet. The intelligence of the Sibia Army is advanced, and it is a piece of cake to pretend to be a logistics ship." Lieutenant General Gironde also understood the situation.
Seriousness, "The special forces' logistics supply fleet is probably in serious danger."
"They will be flanked by two Sbia expeditionary forces! According to the schedule, where will the special forces be today?"
"According to the plan, they should have entered the territory of Airina, where the Airi River connects to the Campo section." Lieutenant General Gironde replied: "If the Sibia people take control of the Airi River, then our containment will be very problematic.
, the Airy River water system connects the four countries of Camp, Wells, Tulan, and Brooke! This means that the Sibia Army occupied the western waters of the Grand Canal, dividing the entire coalition into two parts, but they themselves
There is a safe escape route!"
"Use griffons to deliver the order." Duke Swice made up his mind, called in the herald, and issued an emergency order to the special forces. Finally, he emphasized: "We must guard the Airy River system to ensure that Lanling Lake does not fall into the hands of the enemy.
!”
After sitting down, Duke Swice looked at the map in his hand and pondered for a while, then said to Lieutenant General Gironde: "It's a bit ominous. When our order arrived, it happened that the special forces docked at the military station on the Airy River.
, the day of dressing up... Why? Why is it that Cohen Keda’s calculations are so accurate, so interconnected, and so much ahead of us step by step?”
Lieutenant General Gironde had a serious expression on his face and remained silent.
"He has spies in our coalition forces, I know that, but can these spies tell him what you and I think?" Duke Swiss put down his pen and his expression changed rapidly, "Why did Emperor Sbia do this?
Are you familiar with the thoughts in my heart, just like the relatives I grew up with? If I continue like this, I will make more and more mistakes, and I will definitely fall into the trap designed by him step by step!"
"What do you think war is? As far as I'm concerned, war is a process in which the commanders of both the enemy and ours make constant mistakes. If a commander wants to make no mistakes, he must do nothing!" When the Duke of Swyth finished his question, Gironde said:
The general said, "The point is not to make any mistakes on your own, but to catch the other party's mistakes!"
"What mistake could Cohen Keda make?" Duke Swice asked back without anger or joy: "It can be caught by me and is fatal enough?"
"He is so calculating, so good at calculations, and he can ensure that his calculations are carried out. His entire combat plan is too precise. It seems that it is difficult for us to take the initiative with ordinary methods." Lieutenant General Gironde said: "
But in such a precise plan, as long as one link goes wrong, it is enough to cause the plan to completely collapse and become irreversible. This is his fatal mistake!"
"It makes sense." Duke Swice nodded, "It's also difficult."
"Of course it is difficult to seize the sore spot of Cohen Keda, so when ordinary methods fail to gain the initiative, we have to increase our troops." Lieutenant General Gironde smiled, reached out and took out a piece of letterhead from his arms.
Passed it over, "Although it's not much, when this power is used in key places, it can overturn the entire situation. Right now, Cohen Keda himself is the most vulnerable point in his plan."
"Is there such a way?" Duke Swice took the letter and looked at it, and immediately raised his head in surprise, "It turns out that the curse on Cohen Keda was not a lie. He was really hurt. Once this method is used,
What is the effect on him?"
"Yes, the extent of the injury is unknown, but it must be injured." Lieutenant General Gironde replied: "If it is imposed on him, the Sibia people should prepare a state funeral for their emperor."
"I didn't expect you, Lieutenant General, to be the same..."
"I am just a farmer. In the past, present and future, I will always be an old farmer..." Lieutenant General Gironde took back the letter and wrapped it around his wrist. The paper burned in the air, and in the smoke, the Lieutenant General spoke in an old voice.
Say: "What do you think?"
"It's a bit difficult."
"Someone will arrange everything." Lieutenant General Gironde said: "You don't have to worry about this, just focus on winning."
"You misunderstood me." Duke Swice shook his head, "I am the commander of this battle. Of course I want to win with all my heart, but I don't want to use this power rashly... Even if it is beneficial to the battle situation,
It is up to me to decide whether to use it or not. This is a non-negotiable command right. I hope you can understand me."
"Understood." Lieutenant General Gironde certainly understood the meaning of the Duke's words, so he nodded solemnly, "I immediately conveyed your intention and tried my best to put this force under the direct control of the coalition forces." (