"What? Did I hear it correctly? Lord, do you want to use a steam tank?"
Galt almost screamed, but Rhodes held his mouth shut.
"It's a secret."
"Listen, Galt, this will be a hard battle, and it may be more cruel and dangerous than the vampire war. But, we have no choice."
Rhodes said in a deep voice, but the roar of machinery from the operation of the Kislev heavy arsenal echoed in his ears. It has been developed secretly for so long, and it is time to put it to use. It is also one of the opportunities to test the industrial achievements over the years.
.
"Wait, wait, great lord, I haven't realized yet, who are you going to fight? Isn't the vampire war over?" Galt didn't react for a moment, his eyes widened.
"Yes, the vampire war is over, but the battle between humans has just begun."
Rhodes leaned back, his face full of exhaustion.
"Who are we going to fight again?"
"empire."
"To be precise, it's Iveyland."
Rhodes sighed and continued -
"But that's not necessarily the case. I don't want to start a full-scale war with the Ivey Land. I just want to force Marius to retreat by encircling and cutting off food."
"What does the old man want? Want to seize our territory?"
Galt asked.
"Yes, he demands Duncan Hof Castle and 90% of Sylvania's territory. To put it simply, he wants it all."
"What a madman! No wonder he has been rumored to be the Mad King. It seems that this name was not chosen casually."
Geert was so sad.
"So, we have to take action. Since the negotiations cannot reach an agreement, we can only take tougher measures."
"Great Lord, what are you going to do?"
"Withdraw from Duncanhof and cut off all connections between Duncanhof and the outside world."
"The Mad King will lead his troops to break out!"
"Then let him come. He goes deep alone. The supply line is long and fragile. We can't fight him in Duncanhof, but it won't be possible outside the city. All Kislev's forces in Sylvania are
The army will come to encircle him. The passage in and out of Duncanhof Castle is narrow and dangerous, easy to defend and difficult to attack. As long as a few key points are defended, the Mad King will be unable to fly. Once a breakout fails and no follow-up food and grass are delivered, Marius's men
The army must be in panic."
"So, you plan to trap the Mad King to death in Duncan Hof Castle?"
Galt asked.
"Yes."
Rhodes still answered with a bit of fatigue.
"So, you asked me to mobilize steam tanks to block the main road and prevent Marius and his army from breaking through?"
Galt asked next, his brows furrowed. Obviously, this matter was very important. No wonder Rhodes blocked his mouth at first to prevent publicity.
"This is one of them. More importantly, I must beware of imperial reinforcements. The Mad King will not sit still and wait for death. When he finds that he is surrounded and imprisoned, he will definitely notify the large forces of Aiwei to come to support, and even
It is very likely that they will unite with other imperial provinces to attack the encirclement of Kislev."
"Therefore, the more important place for the steam tanks will be to be deployed on the periphery and confront the main force of the Aiwei Territory head-on."
"What a crazy plan!"
"But I like it!"
Galt became excited, and his eyes were filled with excitement that was like a new life. This is understandable. A young man's desire to make achievements has been suppressed before. Now, he finally has the opportunity to prove himself again.
"Can your alloy technology ensure that our steam tanks can survive several rounds of bombing by the Imperial Artillery Corps?"
Rhodes asked with a sideways face, pretending to be curious.
"Conventional Imperial artillery will not be able to penetrate the Frost Queen tank's armor. I have done experiments! It is harder than rock, it is a steel behemoth. If you want to destroy it, you must disintegrate from the inside. Otherwise,
External forces require extremely powerful armor-piercing bullets to have a chance of penetrating its armor!"
Galt waved his fist and vowed to come.
…
A few days later, when the mighty Kislev army broke camp from Duncanhof, everyone was shocked. Including the soldiers below, no one knew where they were going next. They just followed the orders of their superiors and started
strike camp.
Some people say that they are returning to Kislev, and are about to return in triumph and gain supreme glory and wealth; while others say that they were robbed of their territory by the imperial gang and now have nowhere to go.
Can retreat to the north.
Others say that the Supreme Commander of Kislev, Rhodes, and the Mad King have reached a secret agreement, and that they will receive a large sum of loot before returning to Kislev.
But no matter what kind of words he said, Rhodes would not comment, say anything, or make any explanation.
This actually made the withdrawal more complicated and confusing. No one could guess the next move of the Kislev army, and various theories were flying all over the place, which made the imperial soldiers look confused.
"Rod!"
The urgent roar of the dwarf lord Prince Stonehammer came from the military camp that was about to set off.
He suddenly rushed in front of Rhodes like a monkey with red eyes.
"What do you want from me? Prince Stone Hammer."
The dwarf was panting and anxious, but Rhodes looked at ease.
"You just left like this?"
Prince Shichui asked loudly.
"if not?"
Rhodes asked back with a calm face.
"Why?"
"No reason, the war is over, we should go home, that's all."
"Impossible! It must be impossible! You must have other plans."
The dwarf stopped Rhodes and demanded an explanation from the Northern Lord.
"What thoughts can I have? The vampire war is over, what are you going to do if you don't go home? Do you want to continue to suffer from this filthy atmosphere here?"
"What about my territory? My soldiers and I have made such a great contribution to this war, shouldn't you have an explanation?"
The dwarf asked relentlessly.
"Your territory? Sorry, I can't do anything. Now, Duncan Hof Castle belongs to the elector from the empire. Yes, before the war, I promised you that when the vampire war is over, you and your territory will
Owns the autonomous region of Terfelheim Castle, but now, the lord of Sylvania is Marius. I can't do anything about it. You can go to him and get back the territory that belongs to you. He is here
In that castle."
Rhodes turned around and pointed at the tall Duncan Hof Castle behind him.
The dwarves looked surprised. He couldn't believe that Duncan Hof Castle changed hands overnight. The day before, they thought Kislev would rule this land together with the empire. But now, the Kislev ladies have all withdrawn their troops.
.This is simply unreasonable!
The dwarf prince stood there with a look of astonishment, watching Rhodes and his large troops move the air camp little by little. Then he looked back at Duncanhof Castle not far away. He knew that the agreement at Terfelheim Castle was
He signed it with Rhodes, and now, it would be extremely difficult to find the sign from Marius who appeared halfway... But now that the matter has come to this, we can only ask for it from the so-called new lord.