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Chapter 476: Enemy at the Gate (Updated 13/81)

Soon, the body of the assassin who was killed by Emilia from a long distance was brought to Wang Zhong.

There were three people in total, two of them were obviously Prosen people, and the remaining one should be a Baras person - Wang Zhong was not sure, as his hair and skin color looked very much like a Baras person.

But the solution to this problem was also very simple. He waved to the commander of the First Baras Brigade who was waiting for orders nearby: "Mistafa, come and see if this man is from Baras."

Mistafa came over and said, "This is the falconer."

Wang Zhong: "Does he... have magic? Like our Miss Emilia?"

Emilia: "What do you mean? I saved you, can you please stop being so polite?"

Wang Zhong: "Like Emilia?"

Emilia frowned.

Wang Zhong immediately changed his words: "Like sister Emilia?"

"Whatever. But falconers do have mysterious powers. They can empathize with eagles, I heard."

Wang Zhong looked at Emilia: "It is said?"

Mistafa added: "These are all legends. Some people also believe that they are just snipers with particularly good marksmanship. When falconers shoot, they mostly use the eagle to peck out the target's eyes, and rarely use guns."

Wang Zhong: "The range of his sniper is very long."

He wanted to say that the sniper's range exceeded my highlight range, but changed his words temporarily.

Wang Zhong always thought that he could rest easy with this highlight, but now it seems that he is not that safe. He is still quite afraid of encountering ultra-long-range snipers.

Although being able to do this requires supernatural powers, Proson happens not to have supernatural powers, so he can probably act recklessly when facing Proson.

But - if the United Kingdom wants me dead, that would be hard to say.

Wang Zhong looked at Emilia.

Emilia: "Don't worry, I won't shoot at the Allied generals."

Wang Zhong: "But the war will end. Can we still be allies after that?"

Emilia shook her head. "At least we won't be allies in Barras. Our Prime Minister once said: Nothing lasts forever..."

"There are no eternal enemies, nor eternal friends, only eternal interests," Wang Zhong retorted.

"Yeah." Emilia nodded, but after a brief pause she added, "But you and I are good friends, and I won't shoot at my friends."

Wang Zhong: "When did we become good friends?"

"When you won ten pounds from me." Emilia looked at Mistafa next to Wang Zhong, "I never thought I could gain the heartfelt respect of the locals like this."

Wang Zhong: "Because we don't want to colonize them, we hope they can achieve national liberation. One day in the future, Ante may become what we oppose, but as long as I am still here, I will do my best to prevent this from happening."

Emilia looked at Wang Zhong: "Really? Then I'll wait and see."

Don't wait and see. According to the history of the Earth, your United Kingdom is the most popular. Don't hesitate, become a Davarishi!

At this time, Emilia said: "You don't have to worry too much. There are very few people like me and the falconer who was killed. The biggest weakness of magic is that it depends too much on talent. No one can produce highly talented people stably.

"That's why Proson came up with the slogan that the light of technology will eventually replace the grace of God."

Emilia looked at the user of Baras's mysterious power with a look of emotion.

At this time, the judge who was searching the two Prosen people stood up and saluted Wang Zhong: "Report, the documents on these two people are probably forged. They entered the country using Bahara's diplomatic visas."

Emilia was shocked: "Bahala? Impossible! We can't be taken advantage of like this!"

Wang Zhong: "I suggest you check your embassy in Barras."

"I'll suggest it," said Colonel Benjamin, the liaison officer. "No, I'll demand it."

The Inquisitor continued to report: "Based on the equipment they carry and their clothing, I believe they are agents of the Plossom Palace."

Wang Zhong asked seriously: "Can you interrogate them?"

The Inquisitor also replied solemnly: "They are already dead. We can't really make the dead speak."

Wang Zhong: "I understand. I thought the Inquisition also had some mysterious powers, such as the ability to talk to the dead."

Apparently Wang Zhong played Baldur's Gate 3 before traveling through time.

The Inquisitor said sternly: "We don't have that technology."

Damn, when you say that it makes me feel like you have such skills!

Wang Zhong took a deep breath and decided not to bother about it anymore. He changed the subject: "Do you have any useful documents on you?"

"No," the judge replied. "I have already used my personal experience and a little bit of reasoning to determine that he is an agent of the Imperial Household Ministry. I will write 'unknown person' on the official document."

Wang Zhong nodded: "I see. Then we should look for clues from the less professional falconer. He must have something to prove his identity." "Indeed, we found the Baras ID card and... the Baras falconer license, as well as a photo on him."

Wang Zhong took the photo and found that it was a family of three, and the male owner was the deceased.

He flipped over the photo and saw an address on the back.

Wang Zhong: "Write down this address. But don't disturb them. I want to personally deliver this person's remains to his family."

Emilia: "Are you going to win over the falconer group again? Damn it, if you make trouble in Barras, all our efforts in Barras will be wasted."

Wang Zhong smiled and said, "Isn't this a good thing? I mean, for the people of Baras?"

Emilia did not immediately raise her eyes to glare at Wang Zhong, but turned her head away.

You see, the characteristic of people in the United Kingdom is that they vote - they vote for the secular faction!

Wang Zhong: "Okay, the assassin issue has been resolved. At least temporarily. We can't let this little incident affect our attack. We'll finish our rest tomorrow and continue our attack in the early morning of September 9th!"

He turned to Mistafa and said, "Your brigade will join the vanguard, but are you used to advancing in tanks?"

Mistafa: "We are not used to it, but we can learn."

"Very good. Let's set off as soon as possible while the vanguard is resting."

"Yes." Mistafa saluted Wang Zhong, the same solemn salute that Meyer had performed to Wang Zhong a few days ago.

Wang Zhong couldn't help asking, "This is the same gift Maier gave me before. What is this gift?"

"It is our most formal and solemn etiquette, which means we regard you as our best friend," said Mistafa.

Wang Zhong smiled slightly, turned his head and asked Emilia: "Have any diplomats from the United Kingdom ever been welcomed by the Barras people with such courtesy?"

Emilia: "Don't talk bad about me."

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On September 9, the expeditionary force set out again.

Along the way, not only did the Baras troops continue to surrender, but even the people of Baras began to prepare food and drink to welcome the Ant expeditionary force.

As the expedition set out again, photos taken by Mike's partner Robert Capa were published on the front pages of all newspapers in the United States.

Robert Capa shot a whole roll of film, all of which were the scene where General Rokossov raised his arms and shouted "Fight" after being shot. He chose the one with the best composition.

In this picture, Admiral Rokosov is raising his right hand and looking forward with a fearless look on his face, with the Ante military flag fluttering in the wind behind him.

The Ante soldiers who protected him formed a very stable triangle structure next to him.

Such a natural composition cannot be captured deliberately; it requires a little bit of luck.

The impactful composition, coupled with various sensational front-page headlines, made Admiral Rokossov once again the top star in the United States.

The expeditionary force's progress was very coordinated, and there was even an atmosphere within the United States that "everything would be fine as long as Rokossov launched an attack."

This atmosphere even diluted the impact of the Prosen people's rapid advance in southern Ant.

Yes, the Prosen people launched an attack in southern Ant like an autumn wind sweeping away fallen leaves.

The entire Southern Army Group was divided into two groups. Army Group A advanced all the way to the pass of the Raoul Mountains and flattened all the towns along the mountains.

However, the attack on the pass was firmly blocked by the Raoul Front led by General Fyodor Mihajnovich (the general who succeeded Prince Myshkin).

Although Army Group B in the east failed to achieve its goal of encircling and annihilating the Sukhaveli Front, after General Gorky's general retreat, they quickly occupied the Sukhaveli River bend and advanced towards the Valdai River.

Between the two army groups was a vast grassland, but because of the poor infrastructure, neither side deployed many troops here.

So the newspapers of the United States took it for granted that this large area of ​​troop vacuum was painted as the color of the Plosson occupied area.

This looks very scary.

If Rokossov's victory had not alleviated everyone's concerns, even the sales of United States war bonds might have fallen.

Because of this, the United States' bond issuance committee pushed Admiral Rokossov even harder and launched a large number of peripheral products, ranging from postcards to stamps.

In order to attract noble ladies to buy war bonds, they even came up with the idea of ​​publishing a pamphlet by Admiral Rokossov, which was full of stories about American women who came to Ant and met the general by chance, and then developed a romantic relationship with him.

As a result, General Ante Rokossov quickly became a top star in the United States and gained a large number of housewife fans.

Then, there were growing calls in the United States for Rokossov to come.

After all, there is an absolutely safe air route between Ant and the United States, and the United States' planes supporting Ant fly to Ant from this route.

This situation continued until September 9, when it reached its climax.

Because on this day, the Ant expeditionary force arrived at the capital of Baras.

(End of this chapter)