Constance stood in front of a huge combat sand table. Next to her was Archduke Owen, who had just received a new round of information from Leia. Surrounding the sand table were Hao Ren and his party, as well as the Charlemagne brothers and sisters. In addition,
, there is no one else in the hall.
The officers commanding the frontline battles were all still in the south at the moment. It was impossible for them to rush back to attend this informal meeting. Constance was in two places at the same time through consciousness transmission, and took on the task of exchanging intelligence between the two places.
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"The main fighting area now is in this area," Constance leaned down and pointed at the sand table with her thin sword. It was the edge of the northern ice and snow land, the boundary between the six northern provinces and the central region of the empire.
There are no high mountains, and the terrain is mostly hills and small plains, which is not an advantageous area for both the offensive and defensive sides. "The Northern Army has built fortifications in these areas, but continues to advance but encounters great resistance from our front."
There has even been a retreat recently. At first, we relied on raids to gain the upper hand, but after breaking into the central area, we encountered a crazy counterattack by the Black Sword Knights and the Imperial Corps. Now, an army of mutated monsters are constantly appearing. To be honest, the situation is very difficult.
not optimistic."
"The good news is that the Knights of the Black Sword cannot focus all their energy on us," Archduke Owen pointed to the southern part of the sand table. "Earl Nahum in the south has officially raised troops to respond to us based on Ash Mountain City. The empire has to
A considerable number of knights were sent to the south to deal with the army of Gray Mountain City."
"A north-south pincer attack sounds like a good situation, but the real situation is not easy at all," Constance said seriously. "The combat power of the mutated Black Sword Knights is far beyond imagination. Ordinary soldiers have to rely on human sea tactics to hold them back."
, and the only ones who can confront them head-on are the Broken Sword Knights, but the number of Broken Sword Knights is far less than that of the Black Sword Knights. Faced with the double gap in quality and quantity, it is extremely difficult for us to gain a foothold, let alone attack.
The imperial capital."
"And there are new reports recently that mutant monsters have also appeared among ordinary soldiers in the Imperial Corps." Archduke Owen added next to him.
"The mutation phenomenon is no longer limited to the Black Sword Knight..." Vivian frowned, "It is spreading to ordinary people..."
"In every era of reincarnation, 'Annihilation' will always erode the most powerful leader and turn his country into its own minions..." Leah crossed her arms, "So that is the one who will be the one this time."
As long as the annihilation carrier is defeated, the problem will be solved, right?"
Constance raised her eyelids and said in a cold tone: "Didn't you hear? Our situation is now unable to move forward at all. As you said, we can win by capturing the imperial capital, but now we can't even enter the central region.
go."
"The White City Federation can provide support," Charlemagne said suddenly. "Although there is a barrier from the world rift, the White City Federation has the largest civilian airship fleet, which can be used as a temporary troop transport. It can send some manpower over.
We have contacted our father and he is willing to help."
It seems that after thinking about life all night, Charlemagne and Evanna have made some determination.
Hao Ren waited for Charlemagne to finish speaking and saw Constance starting to think before he broke the silence: "Don't be too busy making battle plans. After seeing the troops from the World Tree Temple, I think you will have a new idea.
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"The strength of the World Tree Temple's troops?" Constance glanced at Hao Ren doubtfully, "You have mentioned them before, and you are sure that the reinforcements will arrive soon, but where are they? And when?
Only then can you appear in front of me?"
Hao Ren picked up the data terminal and took a look, looked up and smiled: "The time is just right. They have arrived, but they need an open place to stop."
"Is it the airship unit?" Constance looked surprised, "The upper platform of Frost Snow City..."
"No, it's much bigger than an airship, and even much bigger than your upper platform," Hao Ren waved his hand, "...Forget it, I thought there shouldn't be a place for them to land in this city. I
Let them land on the plain outside the city, how about you come with me to pick them up?"
Constance and Archduke Owen looked at each other, but they did not dwell on this issue and nodded at the same time.
"One more thing..." Hao Ren added, "How is the psychological quality of the people of Frost Snow City...?"
Constance didn't understand the meaning of this incomprehensible question at all, but she guessed that the army brought by the godly World Tree Temple would probably have a shocking image, and this is completely understandable: the inheritors always inherit
Ancient knowledge from a certain era that has long been dated, and these things with several generations of technological differences are often scary in front of ordinary people, just like the Gorgon fighter planes in the old era are regarded as "demon" by contemporary people.
generally.
"Don't worry, the nerves of the northerners are thicker than you think," Archduke Owen laughed generously. After Leah's second treatment, his mental state was obviously much better than before, "and we have been fighting with all kinds of people.
When dealing with 'super ancient relics', do you think there is anything else that can hit us?"
Hao Ren didn't explain much, just smiled and nodded: "That's best."
Soon, they arrived at the city wall on the west side of Frost Snow City. Along with them, there were several left-behind officers and secretarial officials who were urgently summoned by Archduke Owen.
There is a raised platform that sticks out of the city wall, facing the endless snowfield outside the city.
Hao Ren said that the troops from the World Tree Temple were going to land on the snowfield, and Constance believed that this platform was the best place to meet them: from here, you can directly see the situation on the plain, and there is an independent road nearby.
The elevator can quickly transport people on the platform to the western gate of the fortress city.
On the other hand, Archduke Owen conveyed an order to the Northern Legion soldiers stationed in Frost and Snow City, letting them know that a special reinforcement force would arrive in the city and that preparations should be made in advance to prevent unnecessary commotion in the city.
There is no doubt that the reinforcements brought by Hao Ren were quite sudden for Frost Snow City. Under normal circumstances, a country would never allow military forces from outside its own country to directly parachute into itself in such a sudden situation.
Inside the base camp, Constance did not show the slightest resistance to this matter.
Because in the face of the turn of the era, none of this matters anymore.
Inheritors are naturally allies, and all the rules in the world must give in to this principle. At least at this moment, Constance still firmly believes in the identity of Hao Ren and his party as "inheritors", and this belief has undoubtedly decreased a lot.
trouble.
The sky is clear over the snowfield, and the sky shrouded by the divine barrier presents a wonderfully clear and translucent texture. The clouds are thin today, and even the Gorgon space crack directly above Frost Snow City seems to be a little smaller than usual.
For northerners, this is indeed a rare good day.
And it was in this clear sky that was rarely seen all year round that a huge shadow suddenly appeared.
The shadow suddenly appeared in the sky, as if some giant thing was approaching the light-transmitting curtain, casting a rectangular shadow. Then the vague shadow quickly enlarged and solidified, gradually showing tough lines and more details.
, Constance and Archduke Owen looked up at the sky in shock, and soon they realized that it was definitely not a so-called "airship".
An airship cannot fly that high, nor can it be of that scale.
It was like a mountain falling from the sky!
Three huge black starships penetrated the divine barrier that shrouded the sky above Lahirion. Their armor was thick and solid, with black crystal wings spread out like sails on the surface, and a surging stream of energy particles spewed out from the rear.
, around the starship, you can see countless swarm-like escort fighter jets circling and flying, outlining dazzling streams of light in the sky.
A strange roaring sound echoed throughout the plain area.
The northern officers and soldiers on the platform watched in stunned silence as these aircraft, which were even larger than the Gorgon Lords, slowly descended from the sky. The small escort aircraft continued to hover in the sky, while the three giant ships hovered high above the ground.
Only a few meters away.
Then a series of exits were opened on the giant ship, and humanoid creatures like giants in fairy tales walked out of them.
That's the heavily armed guardian giant army.
"In the central region, although the corrupt power has begun to spread, there are still quite a few uncorrupted civilians who have not had time to escape. We cannot bomb those areas directly from the air, so the best solution is a ground force with overwhelming power.
," Hao Ren seemed to be talking to himself, but also seemed to be telling Constance, "It may be overqualified to let these giants deal with the original black sword knights, but when those black sword knights mutate into crazy monsters...
…For the Guardian Titan, the war is back on track.”
Constance and the other northern officers and soldiers were shocked by the giant army on the plain. However, Leah frowned after seeing the three spaceships and the number of convoys brought by the spaceships. She gently pulled Hao Ren
The corner of his clothes: "Didn't you mobilize an entire battleship fleet? How come there are only three ships? And where are the armed drones you summoned?"
Hao Ren said softly: "They are preparing for another war... I will tell you the information Nolan discovered later."
"These are from the Temple of the World Tree..." Constance's voice interrupted the low conversation between Hao Ren and Leah. The always calm Princess finally couldn't control the change in her face at this time. She looked out
Looking at the three starships on the plain (in fact, the three starships are so huge that they almost fill the open space on the west side of Frost Snow City. From this distance, it is almost impossible to see where the end of the farthest ship is.
), "Are those giants your soldiers?"
"Strictly speaking, it is her private corps," Hao Ren pointed at Leah, "Look, I said early on, don't be too busy making battle plans..."