Why did the lord rebel

The mist that had shrouded the northern part of the Burning Crystal Canyon since early morning dissipated a lot in the evening.

As a result, the lavender night sky was faintly dotted with countless stars, together with the bright cold moon, they silently looked down on the land without an owner.

Alice Comstock brought a crane-feather cloak produced by the Frostmaple Ridge Weaving Bureau from Elm Castle, and gently put it on the Lord Lord's shoulders.

However, the female guard's actions were not noticed by the latter - he was listening intently to Sean Mountbatten's summary of the results.

"...The one stationed in this Qingfeng Fort is preliminarily determined to be the 'Totem Frenzy' division of the Glorious Federation. This is an old designation of the Glorious Federation, but for some reason, it has never been involved in the frontal battlefield before." Sean Wrapped in a green military overcoat, Mountbatten looked carefully at the documents in his hand. Behind him, the half-damaged Qingfeng Fort bathed in the moonlight, casting a huge silhouette on the ground, "The name of the leader of this orc division It's called 'Lothar Hawkeye'. We preliminarily judged that he was killed on the spot by the joint shelling of 'Astrakhan', 'Kirov' and 'Saratov' on Qingfeng Fortress. .”

Mountbatten paused for a moment, squinted his eyes to confirm the contents of the document again, and repeated:
"...Yes. General Lothar Hawkeye is indeed dead. A soldier comrade found an orc corpse while searching the ruins of Green Maple Fort. The costume and rank of Lothar Hawkeye were all right. superior."

"So we were lucky. We killed the supreme commander of these orcs with the first shot." Xia Houyan sat on a big rock under the Qingfeng Castle, lit a cigar with his fingers, and pulled Alice into his arms. , "This also explains why they behaved so chaotically in subsequent battles."

"We are indeed favored by the goddess of luck." Sean Mountbatten nodded in agreement with the boss, "The soldiers of the 'Totem Frenzy' division are of very high quality, if they were not stunned by the sudden attack of the 'Apocalypse' tank They definitely won't lose so easily."

Xia Houyan let out a "huh" with a cigar in his mouth, and looked into the distance with a sense of loss.

The small plain between Qingfeng Fort and the edge of the Burning Crystal Canyon was the scene of the crime where three Type [-] "Apocalypse" chariots galloped and killed, but now it has become the place where the prisoners of the Shuangfengling Labor Art Troupe are detained.

Under the moonlight, countless federal soldiers were tied up and sat slumped on the ground in small groups.

Shuangfengling soldiers with guns and armor patrolled among these remnants and defeated generals, guarding against any possible commotion.

"Unfortunately, we failed to capture any orc soldiers from the 'Totem Frenzy'." Sean Mountbatten noticed the Lord Lord's gaze, so he took out a form with the statistics of the prisoners and handed it to the Lord Lord Looking at it, "These orc soldiers fought to the last moment, until we wiped out 3000 of them and the general situation was settled, the remaining [-] 'Totem Frenzy' soldiers maintained their basic formation and withdrew to the south. Yu carefully considered and did not continue to pursue."

"The poor should not be chased, that's right." Xia Houyan let out a long breath, and looked to the south with complicated eyes, "So, those captives in the open space are not members of the 'Totem Frenzy' regular army?"

"No. The captives here are all soldiers of the Federation Servant Division. There are a total of three to four thousand people. There are not many orcs among them. Most of them are sub-orcs, trolls, goblins and other 'inferior races'." Sean shrugged , "A real orc warrior will not allow himself to be captured."

"Hurry up and deal with these captives of the servant division by category..." Hearing this, Xia Houyan suddenly lost interest in the war prisoners who were full of pits and valleys, "Whoever is willing to defect to the revolution and has a little talent, we You can stay; as for those who are unwilling to surrender and those who are not capable enough, send them all to the civil fort and let the imperial army worry about it—our art troupe only has 2000 people, and we don’t have time to serve as jailers for so many prisoners.”

"Yes, I'll do it right away." Sean Mountbatten saluted and went to deal with the captive issue with the documents between his arms.

"I don't know how Grand Duke Rosario will react when he sees these federal prisoners you sent over." Alice looked up at the lord and chuckled.

Xia Houyan lowered his head and kissed the female swordsman's icy forehead, groaning silently.

After achieving this great victory in the northern part of the canyon and killing the two divisions of the Federation in one fell swoop, the Shuangfengling Labor Art Troupe had not had time to report the battle situation here to the main imperial force in the direction of Tumubao with winter embracing pigeons.

Firstly, after retaking Qingfeng Fort, there are indeed countless things like taking prisoners, counting the harvest, and counting the battle damage. The few clerks in the art troupe are all so busy that no one can spare to write the battle report;
Secondly, Xia Houyan himself is also constantly weighing, how much can his territory take from the imperial army with this victory?

The reason why he brought the art troupe north to the front line of Burning Crystal Canyon, where the war was the worst, was not because he had any national hatred for the federal orcs, but purely to make a fortune from the war:

——Leaving aside the income from selling "flaming candies" and other armaments to the regular army of the empire, the enemy's equipment captured in the battle alone is a fortune.

The only thing that makes Xia Houyan sigh is that the Glorious Federation is still too poor after all—the rough and poorly crafted heavy armor of the orc soldiers may have made Shuangfengling envious two years ago, but now they are already I can't look down on these shoddy low-end goods at all.

Therefore, most of these newly seized armor, weapons, and armaments can only be sold to the regular imperial army at a low price, or directly stuffed into the blast furnace of Fenghuangtai Griffin Kiln Factory for remanufacturing.

——If the opponent in the battle against Shuangfengling is replaced by the wealthy and technologically advanced southern demons, then the rice that can be produced by defeating a main division and a servant division is enough to make Xia Houyan wake up from his dreams.

It's a pity that I can't change it.

What pleased Xia Houyan most today was the battlefield played by the three Type [-] "Apocalypse" chariots "Astrakhan", "Kirov" and "Saratov" efficacy.

At this moment, these three black high-end cars are parked under the castle of Qingfeng Castle, undergoing post-war maintenance by the craftsmen of Shuangfengling;
And the crew members of the chariot crew who drove them to make immortal feats stood aside at the moment, bragging to the admiring Shuangfengling warriors.

According to Master Nicholson's report, the three Type [-] "Apocalypse" tanks operated perfectly during the battle. Only the "Kirov" broke down at the last moment of the battle, but it was harmless.

When Xia Houyan asked the reason why the "Kirov" broke down, Master Nicholson pointed out that it was because after the chariot had been running for a long time, a purgatory imp in the "Universal Type I" magic engine could not stand the long-term. The magic power of time was transmitted and squeezed, and unfortunately died of exhaustion.

"So, in order to prevent the chariot from breaking down caused by the exhausted little devil, we need to limit the running time and power of the 'Apocalypse' chariot in the future?" Xia Houyan asked Master Nicholson at that time.

As a result, Master Nicholson blinked and gave another answer:
"No... My suggestion is that we need to stuff a few more little devils into the 'Universal Type I' magic engine in the future, as a backup!"

Xia Houyan suddenly realized and took it for granted.

In fact, the most valuable experience provided by this actual combat test is the outstanding performance produced by the linkage between the "Universal Type I" magic engine and the "Bofors" magic cannon:

The "Bofors" magic cannon made by the demons can concentrate magic power into pure energy and shoot it out.

For a long time, the demon army relied on the magic power stored in the magic crystal to power the artillery, so the power of the "Bofors" artillery was also restricted by the upper limit of the magic crystal's energy storage.

However, after changing the "Bofors" magic cannon to be powered by the "Universal Type I" magic engine, this new type of artillery suddenly took on new life:

With the unlimited magic power sent by the little devil from the purgatory world, the power of the "Bofors" magic cannon has increased exponentially:

On today's battlefield, the magic artillery fired by the three "Apocalypse" chariots has more than doubled the range and power of the conventionally powered "Bofors" artillery.

Theoretically, as long as Shuangfengling stomped his feet cruelly, stuffed a few more little devils into the magic engine, and increased the total power of the engine, the power of the "Bofors" magic cannon would even increase. building!

Just as Xia Houyan was considering whether to change the next-generation chariot to a dual-engine design, Knight Commander Alan Cousins ​​suddenly appeared from nowhere.

"What's the matter?" Xia Houyan squinted at his knight commander.

In his impression, Aaron Cousins ​​should be leading the honored knights in Frost Maple Ridge to count the prisoners at this time.

"My lord, it's like this..." Knight Commander Cousins ​​glanced at Alice, who was held in his arms by the lord, and said without changing his expression, "...we found something when we counted the prisoners, you Better come here yourself."

"What's going on?" Xia Houyan pinched the center of his brows, "Didn't you meet Chief of Staff Sean Mountbatten? Didn't I tell him all the relevant matters?"

"Chief of Staff Mountbatten can't be the master of this matter." Knight Commander Cousins ​​said decisively, "My lord, this matter may involve the diplomatic issues of the territory... Among the people captured by our army, we Accidentally found a group of elves—a group of blood elves from the blood elves protectorate who survived the explosion in Qingfeng Castle!"

Xia Houyan raised his eyebrows.

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Following in the footsteps of Knight Commander Alan Cousins, Xia Houyan and Alice came to the edge of the captive resettlement area - this place is just under the shadow of Qingfeng Castle, not only hidden, but also need not worry about the cold wind at night, Conditions are the best.

As soon as he approached here, Xia Houyan noticed those sharp-eared elves sitting on the ground with their hands bound and their heads downcast. There were more than 200 of them.

Unlike the high elves he had seen in the Stardust Protectorate in the past, who were of the same race as Queen Anya and Vilf, the hair of this group of blood elves was all pale gold like ears of wheat, and their pupils were as bright red as blood. ——This unique eye color, coupled with the iconic handsome appearance of the elves, made these guys with pointed ears look very evil and mysterious.

Among the blood elves who were defeated and captured, the most conspicuous one is undoubtedly a female blood elf with a graceful figure, beautiful appearance and long wavy hair: she doesn't wear leather armor like other blood elves, but is wrapped in Wearing a smooth and beautiful blood-red gown and long dress that is worth a lot of money at first glance, the whole person's dressing style is simply incompatible with the cold and rainy battlefield environment.

Of course, after the devastation of the war, not only was this blood elf girl's face covered with dust and bruises, but her long skirt was also so damaged that it was difficult to cover her body—there were many Shuangfengling soldiers around, The eyes are tilting to this side, intentionally or not.

This girl has a good figure - this was the first thought that came to Xia Houyan's mind after seeing this blood elf girl.

Then, he heard that this beautiful girl was yelling curses in the elven-style Imperial Common Tongue:
"Let go of me! How dare you! I am the Duchess Vanessa of the Protectorate of the Blood Shadow Elves! Let your lords come to see me! Damn human bastards, inferior creatures! Let me go!"

Cavalier Commander Cousins ​​approached the lord's ear, and whispered helplessly:
"Ever since we tied her hands, this girl's scolding has never stopped... She seems to be some kind of duchess from the Protectorate of the Blood Shadow Elves, and she is a reinforcement recruited by the Orc Federation-this matter is related to international relations , we dare not handle it ourselves, we can only let you come..."

While Commander Cousins ​​was explaining the situation to the lord, Duchess Vanessa was still yelling wildly:
"Let your lord see me! Let that damned Eliot Igor get out! Damn, despicable imperial humans...you will pay the price for treating a noble blood elf like this!"

Xia Houyan looked at Duchess Vanessa who was rolling all over the floor from a distance, and blinked.

Then he stepped forward and kicked this delicate blood elf girl to the ground.

The surrounding Shuangfengling soldiers were dumbfounded.

But that's not the end - Xia Houyan held a cigar in his mouth, stretched out his left foot, and stomped Duchess Vanessa's golden-haired head in the dirt, then stretched out his right hand to the side, and beat snap your fingers.

The witty Shuangfengling soldier hurriedly handed over the army stick in his hand to the lord.

Then, Xia Houyan continued to step on Duchess Vanessa's head with his left foot, and with his right hand, he swung the army stick, and slammed the blood elf noblewoman's waist and buttocks several times before letting go. He grabbed her hair with his hands and pulled her up from the ground like a chicken.

At this moment, Duchess Vanessa's once smooth and fair face was covered with mud and tears, and her bright red eyes were full of fear.

Xia Houyan grabbed Duchess Vanessa's blond hair, put her face in front of her, grinned and said:

"Dear Duchess Vanessa, I am Eliot Igor... I heard you are looking for me?"

Duchess Vanessa sobbed with tears in her eyes - obviously, at this time, she no longer has the ability to swear... and the courage.

"See, if any captives are disobedient, they have to be dealt with like this!" Xia Houyan ignored her, turned his head and shouted at the surrounding Shuangfengling soldiers, "You guys have been scolded by this little hoof for so long, and you can't help it!" Didn't take any measures?! Are you all fucking scumbags?!"

The soldiers were terrified, while Captain Cousins ​​took out his handkerchief and wiped his sweat.

"Let's talk now, what can you do with me?" Xia Houyan let go, threw Duchess Vanessa to the ground hard, raised her leg and patted her stomach again.

"I...I..." Duchess Vanessa curled up on the ground, sobbing, "...please... please... forgive me..."

"Look, if you have something to say, you can talk it out!" Xia Houyan laughed, squatting in front of the blood elf noblewoman, "Our Shuangfengling's consistent purpose is to treat international friends well and unite the people of Haiwen!"

The innocent smile of Lord Frost Maple Ridge was obviously like a devil in the eyes of Duchess Vanessa.

"Please... let me go..." She shrank to the ground and twitched twice, crying softly, "I'm sorry..."

Speaking of which, Duchess Vanessa seemed to suddenly recall some rumors on the mainland, suddenly raised her head, and begged Xia Houyan with hope:

"Dear Lord Elliott Igor... Please let me go... As long as you let me go... I, I am willing to do anything!... But, can you?"

Commander Cousins ​​swore that he had seen similar lines countless times in Master Laurie's treasure collection.

However, what Knight Commander Cousins ​​never expected was that the lord did not directly respond to Duchess Vanessa's request, but turned to himself.

"Ah Lun." Xia Houyan smiled and asked, "What do you say?"

"Uh..." Knight Commander Cousins ​​didn't expect that the lord would ask for his opinion, so he could only say with a bitter face, "...My lord, I heard that the private lives of these blood elf nobles are quite chaotic. The main reason is that you need to take care of your own health problems..."

"Then I'm not interested. Come here, take this little hoof away, and send it back to Dongbingku, and reward my dear writer friends!" Xia Houyan said "Oh", clapped his hands and ordered.

So, two Frost Maple Ridge soldiers came out, grabbed the crying Duchess Vanessa, and took her away.

During the whole process, there was deathly silence all around, and the captured blood elf fighters under Duchess Vanessa's men were even more mournful.

After Xia Houyan watched Duchess Vanessa being taken away by the iron fist of the Shuangfengling dictatorship, he slowly walked a few steps and stood in front of the remaining blood elf captives.

"Dear blood elves, ladies and gentlemen!" The lord of Frost Maple Ridge folded his arms and said with a "kind" smile, "Congratulations on entering the jurisdiction of Frost Maple Ridge! Although you have committed serious war crimes, fortunately, You did not fight against the revolution as stubbornly as your sad female leader! And we, Shuangfengling, have always adhered to the struggle strategy of "learn from past mistakes to avoid future ones, heal the sick and save the patient"! In order to make you deeply reflect on your actions and contribute to the peaceful development of Haven Continent Power... Now, you have two choices."

A group of blood elf captives raised their heads, looking eagerly at the master of their own destiny.

"The first option is that you can temporarily serve Shuangfengling during the war, and then prove your role and your deep remorse for past crimes!" Xia Houyan announced loudly, "As long as you serve wholeheartedly and do not engage in petty tricks, I can In the name of the Holy Spirit, I promise you that when the war is over, I will send you back to your hometown in Blood Shadow City safely!"

"Then, my lord..." Knight Commander Cousins ​​praised with great insight, "...what is their second choice?"

"Your second choice is," Xia Houyan looked down at the miserable blood elf prisoners all over the ground, and said with a smile, "you can choose to be beaten to death one by one by me, and then... temporarily serve Shuangfeng during the war." Ling serves his life!"