Why did the lord rebel

Chapter 439 Code Name Coventry

The Duke of Frost Maple Ridge, who supervised the craftsmen of Frost Maple Ridge to assemble the "3000" ballista, looked a little gloomy, and exuded a kind of aura that strangers should not be close to, which made the surrounding Imperial Army officers all A little panicked, for fear that Elliott Igor, like in the famous storybook "Eliott Igor in 994 of the Imperial Calendar" by Biquge, would take out the eight-meter-long knife under his crotch and chop it at anyone.

None of them knew that Xia Houyan was actually thinking about the "inner ghost" in his mind.

The investigation by the staff officer of the Central Army is well-founded. Before the military exercise started, someone must have replaced the magic crystal used for navigation, which caused the "Hercules" to mistakenly bomb the epic oolong of the orc barracks.

However, the core question is, whoever is the person who switched the magic crystal, why did he do it?
Xia Houyan doesn't believe that there are aimless lunatics on the Haiwen Continent, not to mention that "replacing the military navigation crystal" not only requires careful planning, but also comes with huge risks - if there is not enough income in return, any Normal people would not engage in such deceitful activities.

What good is it to let a "Hercules" fall on the head of an orc?Xia Houyan pinched his eyebrows. Could it be that some fanatical and militant nationalists in the empire, or revanchists who hated orcs, did this?
But the problem is that, with the current level of armaments of the empire and the devastated defenses, blowing up a "Hercules" on the head of the Federation will not only help to sweep the Federation orcs away, but will immediately disrupt them by causing war. The Empire deploys and ultimately seriously affects the Empire's counter-offensive!

At present, the human soldiers in the Burning Crystal Canyon, after witnessing the monstrous power of "Hercules", are mostly filled with an overly optimistic mood. Hercules", the empire can sound the clarion call to counterattack!

However, Xia Houyan, who has experienced many battles, dare not make such a naive estimate:
The orc legion of the Glorious Federation is the strongest military force he has ever seen since he came to this continent.The sea of ​​blood on the temple street of Bloodthorn City, on the one hand, proves that Shuangfengling's suppressive firepower is unparalleled in the world, but on the other hand, it also witnesses the frenzy and bravery of countless ordinary orc soldiers who never retreated and drank blood. .

Not afraid of not knowing the goods, but afraid of comparing goods. On the human side, the regular army of the Empire suffered heavy losses, and even the top masters who could win the tournament in the Central Army could not be found. There were countless hooligans who were temporarily recruited and marched into the army, turned into wolves and jackals, and carried out looting in the name of the empire...

Xia Houyan is extremely convinced that the quality of the soldiers of the two countries is so different that even if the remaining four camps on the opposite side of the Burning Crystal Canyon can be blown up today, the Imperial Army still has no chance of winning against the Glorious Federation:
No matter how stupid a military strategist is, he knows not to put all his eggs in one basket. Even if the orcs on the front line of Burning Crystal Canyon are dealt with, what about Hot Spring Pass?Where is Goliath Pass?
——As long as the federation pulls up the reserve team, or even directly pulls a group of green-skinned civilians onto the battlefield, the human empire may not be able to take care of it!

The Frost Maple Ridge engineer who was waiting next to "I want you to die 3000" has long been impatient. Seeing that the lord retreated, he stepped forward and finally calibrated the shooting angle of the ballista, and then held the hammer like a whack-a-mole Like a "bang", it hit the firing mechanism of the ballista.

The soldiers of the imperial army felt a chill.

——Then, a really loud noise came from the east, passing over the walls of the civil castle, and the imperial nobles in the square saw another huge mushroom cloud rising in the east just like the sunrise.

The orcs were full of fighting spirit and yelled "Aoao",

Pure white smoke, accompanied by a loud noise, exploded from the exhaust port of the base of "Kill You 3000".

——The speed at which the navigation crystal shot out of the gun barrel was so fast that the soldiers of the imperial army who were watching could only hear a sound explosion, but they couldn't even catch the shadow of the crystal flying out of the gun barrel.

——It’s said that it’s a mistake to gain wisdom. Since the last test shot made an oolong mess, Molten Valley craftsmen specially added a process of verifying the position of the navigation crystal before launch, so as to avoid accidentally misleading during launch. direction.

General Virgil, who was sitting in a wheelchair and covered in bandages, continued to remain silent.

"The dead are dead." Master Kane sighed, speaking in a very shamanic style, "Adolf's soul has returned to the arms of the God of War, and he will serve the God of War forever as a warrior. This is a great honor..."

Upon hearing about the elves in Eversun City, Duchess Vanessa next to her immediately looked disgusted.

"Now, rectify the soldiers here, and return to the camp!" William Hyde loudly said, "My intelligence insider confirmed that there are only three 'Hercules' left in the empire on the front line, and they have all been launched this time. In this war, we don't have to think about this destructive weapon for the time being! Next, we will be greeted with a great victory!"

"Wow, the power of a new thing like the Empire is really great..." William Hyde put down the binoculars in his hand, and exclaimed in proficient orc language, "Mr. Ten out of ten times I won’t be able to survive!”

General Omar Setting Sun muttered something, but no one heard it clearly.

As soon as the words were finished, the three "Hercules" had already risen into the sky like monkeys jumping into the sky, and flew towards the east at high speed. Their dark figures brought out three long and white trails in the blue sky.Witnessing this scene, even the air cavalry of the two countries, who were fighting in the air, held their breath and stopped for a moment——

Xia Houyan woke up like a dream, took a closer look, and then noticed that a modified version of "I want you to die 3000" with teeth and claws and a murderous look had been assembled in the center of Tumubao Square. The strong and powerful structure of the "Desperate 3000", the gleaming metal components, and the strict and exquisite aiming equipment, seem to be secretly telling the blood-stained historical achievements of this wasteland military product, and also let the surrounding empires The officer shuddered.

"Well, this is also a secret intelligence line that I urgently activated after our central camp was suddenly bombed..." William Hyde said angrily, "If I had known that the Black-Eyed Warlord would die so inexplicably, I should have Those who came from Shanchagang to organize intelligence work on the front line..."

When the three keys were all together, the lid of the Shuangfengling special nuclear suitcase popped open with a "click".

General Virgil sat in his wheelchair without saying a word.

Don’t you see that the United States can win the neon country, not by those two atomic bombs!

Seeing that the Duke of Frost Maple Ridge was about to cleanse all the frontline soldiers in his mind, it was Sean Mountbatten's cry that brought him back to reality:
"My lord! The assembly of 'Kill Your Life 3000' is complete!"

On the other hand, General Omar Setting Sun said with a heartbroken face:

Xia Houyan even began to suspect that the army had been infiltrated by spies from the southern demons who sat on the mountain and watched the tigers fight!

After 2 minutes of dead silence, the Molten Valley artisan on the square picked up the magic compass and excitedly announced that the navigation crystal had hit the target:

"For love and peace!" Xia Houyan declared loudly again.

"The barracks on the east wing are full of food and grass that we transported from the Great Plains of Dolores, and there are dozens of 'Flesh and Blood' chariots..."

To put it bluntly, the current embarrassment and defense of the empire is the final outcome of the two countries after years of bloody battles. It is the irreversible skew of the balance of victory under the comparison of the economic and military strengths of the human and orc races. Dumping——It can only be the wishful thinking of those who don't know how to rely on a few nuclear weapons to try to mend the sky.

"I can directly collect a batch of food and grass in the occupied areas. Those humans were dishonest when paying taxes, and there are still a lot of things hidden in the house to be squeezed; as for the 'disaster of flesh and blood', General Setting Sun, I don't think it is missing. They, our army will not be able to take down the civil fort." William Hyde said with a smile, "The key is that we withdrew all the soldiers from the eastern barracks in time. Not taken away—isn't that something to celebrate?"

Xia Houyan cleared his throat, and Eldridge, who was standing beside him, hurried forward and picked up the black suitcase he had been carrying in his hand.Sean Mountbatten, Chris Mann, and Alice Comstock each put on white gloves, took out a bronze key from their waist, and inserted it into the three lock holes on the suitcase.

Being able to accurately deliver the navigation crystals to the orcs' eastern camp across the Burning Crystal Canyon, Shuangfengling, a siege weapon that has always been looked down upon by the professional staff, has surpassed everything they know in terms of range and accuracy Imperial Ordnance!
Xia Houyan didn't show any complacency, and still had a stern face of compassion, turned to face the three "Hercules", coughed twice, and read the commentary to the animal world in a low voice, and listened to it. The very tight bass ordered:
"'Hercules' ready-three-two-one-launch!"

"Mr. Hyde, your intelligence insider has really contributed a lot!" Omar Setting Sun praised loudly, and even used honorifics out of admiration for William Hyde.

With such a solemn declaration, Xia Houyan stuffed the navigation crystal into the barrel of the "kill you 3000" gun with a "pop".

Burning Crystal Canyon, on the hillside [-] miles east of the Federal Eastern Army Camp.

"Because the intelligence I have recently placed in the Imperial Army is too critical, we must not let the Imperials know that we already know their military plans like the back of our hands." William Hyde said with confidence, "The Imperials have a large number of Griffin Air Cavalry. They have been busy dealing with our Wyverns for a long time, so they couldn't detect our secret retreat from the camp. Now, they must think that our Dongda camp has been wiped out! Maybe they will be full of confidence and send troops directly Want to hit the canyon..."

Hearing the craftsman's report, a burst of cheers broke out among the soldiers of the imperial army—of course, many people turned their eyes full of awe to "I want your life 3000" and the pretendingly deep Lord Shuangfengling :

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"Mr. Virgil, please understand that for the sake of confidentiality, we are temporarily unable to send you back to the civil fort. Please rest in our barracks to recover from your injuries." William Hyde bowed his head, respectful to General Virgil in the wheelchair, "However, I assure you that when we capture Eternal Sun City, we will try our best not to hurt any elves. We will also work hard to find your wife, Miss Wendy, and then you will be able to reunite with your family!"

"Then, Elliott, let's start launching!" Grand Duke Rosario took a deep look at Xia Houyan, took two steps back, and gave the stage to the Igor family.

Xia Houyan put on a pair of white gloves himself, and solemnly took out a fist-sized, sparkling blue navigation magic crystal from the suitcase.

Duchess Vanessa looked at William Hyde with great interest, and asked softly:
"William~ why didn't we just prepare defensive measures and shoot down those three 'Hercules' in the air, instead of retreating here early in the morning with the whole battalion of soldiers... I didn't even have time to put on makeup in the morning Come up..."

"Hit it! Hit it! The magic compass shows that the rhythm signal of the navigation crystal has been captured at the location of the Federation's Eastern Camp!"

"For the God of War!" Several orcs present beat their chests at the same time and roared loudly. William Hyde also roared with a smile. Only Duchess Vanessa rolled her eyes wildly.

Beside him, General Omar Setting Sun's face was ashen, the chief shaman Master Kane shook his head and smiled wryly, and Duchess Vanessa from the Protectorate of Blood Shadow Elves greedily licked her red lips.

William Hyde held up the dark moon glazed binoculars, while observing the mushroom cloud rising from the eastern military camp, he kept clicking his tongue, as if he was completely shocked by the earth-shattering power of "Hercules" arrive.

His cloudy eyes moved from the Frost Maple Ridge craftsmen to the staff of the Central Army, from Ryan Grant to Grim Rosario, feeling that everyone looked a bit like a traitor.

This is exactly what puzzled Xia Houyan the most: at the cost of blowing up a central army camp of the orcs, forcing the two countries to restart the war is simply not beneficial to either side!

This strange oriental scene was causing question marks in the minds of all the big and small people of the Imperial Army present, while Lord Frost Maple Ridge held the magic navigation crystal and said loudly:
"Comrades, fellow citizens, my dearest colleagues in the Empire! All of us are gathered here today for a cause called destruction, killing and destruction! This cruel war has driven us to the point where we cannot On the cliffs of turning back, forcing us to do such despicable things to other intelligent creatures and civilizations-we will have to use cursed technology and magic to take thousands of lives!-But , I hope everyone will keep in mind that massacre is not our purpose, death is not our military merit, and destruction is not our belief! Everything we do is to end this senseless war as soon as possible and to avoid greater The calamity befalls our dear family members, the devout believers of the Supreme Holy Spirit, and our most beloved Basil III! Myself, Duke of Frost Maple Ridge, President of Southern Military, Elliot, patriarch of the Igor family Te Igor, on behalf of Emperor Basil III of the Empire, hereby approves the launch of Hercules! For love and peace!"

"Give me...paper...pen..." General Virgil stared at Hyde for a few seconds, then hissed, "I want...to write a letter to my 'Wind and Cloud Brigade'...."

"Quick! Go get Mr. Virgil a pen and paper!" Overjoyed, William Hyde hurriedly called out to the orc officer next to him, then looked down at General Virgil and smiled, "Mr. Virgil, you won't regret you Today's decision."

General Virgil snorted and said nothing.

In the distance he was watching silently, on the land shrouded relentlessly by the mushroom cloud, the mountains were like the sea, and the vegetation was sad.

(End of this chapter)