I'm the one running the game

Chapter 88 Cato's Caution

"The scout team was wiped out?" Cato looked puzzled. He had collected some intelligence before and knew that the fake king of the Kingdom of Voss had been captured. Now, only the north of the entire Kingdom of Voss was entangled with the undead.

As for the Moonlight Werewolf Army of Earl Lanton, Cato was also wary.

That's right, in the eyes of the Kingdom of Aore, Lu Xingshi is still Earl Lanton and holds the orthodoxy of the Kingdom of Voss.

After all, the person who issued the abolition order was the fake king, and his king's order could not be taken seriously.

So he sent out the advance troops to investigate the situation, but all the troops never returned.

He actually knew what had happened, it was nothing more than a complete destruction.

"It seems that we have to request reinforcements." Cato was keenly aware of the situation.

The undead in the north of the Kingdom of Voss may not pose a threat, but the Moonlight Werewolf Army is definitely his strong enemy.

So the best way to avoid his own annihilation is to let the empire send him more troops as support.

The top leaders of the empire actually knew that Earl Lanton was a tough nut to crack, and it was not so easy to gnaw it down. It was just that the top leaders of the empire were complicated, and the aristocratic faction and the steam faction were entangled.

Yes, the Aure Empire had experienced many changes, and the original aristocratic faction had declined. Instead, it gradually became the real controller of the Aure Empire through the power of the steam engine.

As for the monarch and royal family of the Aure Empire? Now they have gradually become puppets.

However, Cato did not have much opinion on this, after all, he was also a member of the steam faction.

The steam faction came from the people and broke the original feudal corruption of the Aure Empire. Nowadays, the lives of civilians are getting better and better, and the national strength is getting stronger and stronger.

It’s just that due to development, the aristocracy and the royal family cannot be forcibly wiped out completely, otherwise it will easily cause turmoil.

The royal family and the monarch are okay, at least they are controlled by the steam faction, but the aristocracy is too deep-rooted, which is indeed a trouble.

Even if the aristocratic faction is declining, its influence is still rooted in the land of the Aure Empire, so it can still interfere with the operation of the empire.

"What's going on? Why are you making so much noise?" Cato was writing a letter to ask for help, but was interrupted by the voice.

"It's the Moonlight Werewolf. Someone just reported that it's Earl Lanton's spy." The adjutant came in to report as soon as possible.

"So fast? Aren't they still being stopped by hundreds of thousands of undead?" Cato was mentally prepared, but he didn't expect it to be so fast.

"They cleaned up very quickly. Now hundreds of thousands of undead may have been dealt with by most of them." The adjutant said briefly.

This imperial force that invaded the Kingdom of Voss didn't know that Lu Xingshi had caused chaos to the undead, so even if they really killed them one by one, they couldn't kill them so quickly.

But if the undead killed each other, it would be different.

As for why they didn't know, it was naturally because the scout team they sent out was completely wiped out.

The information they had in their hands was intelligence that had not yet been updated.

If they really knew everything, Cato would have already begun to prepare to withdraw to the border of the Kingdom of Voss, instead of staying here.

"Have you caught him?" Cato asked. He was concerned about whether the Moonlight Werewolf had been caught.

Although there were disputes among the top leaders of the Empire, they actually had the same solution for the extraordinary soldiers under the command of Earl Lanton, which was to get them.

Judging from various intelligence, the production of Moonlight Werewolves may not be high, but in terms of quality, they are much better than steam soldiers, and more importantly, there are subsequent improvements.

Of course, cost and production are not a problem. For the Empire, they can be used as elite troops.

Therefore, the Empire gave two solutions to Earl Lanton.

If the war goes well, the opponent will be captured alive. If it does not go well, surrender will be the main approach. However, this plan needs to be discussed again, and it will only be launched after the war, when the cost is too high.

"No, the Moonlight Werewolf is too fast, and the steam soldiers can't catch up at all." The adjutant's answer was within Cato's expectations.

"The steam expert said that one of the moonlight werewolves under Earl Lanton can beat two regular steam soldiers, and this is still under normal conditions. If it forms a scale, this number can be increased."

"This is a group of extraordinary soldiers. The more they are, the stronger their overall strength will be."

"More importantly, they have no fear when fighting, unlike our steam soldiers, who will be afraid and collapse..."

"If the empire obtains the training technology of moonlight werewolves, the current situation will be much relieved." Cato said, looking into the distance.

He didn't care that the moonlight werewolves acting as spies escaped. This is a common thing on the battlefield. Your spies come here, and my scouts go there.

If they are caught, they will be killed directly. If they are not caught, they will run away. There is nothing we can do.

On the contrary, the plight of the empire made Cato quite helpless.

The Aure Empire did break through the restrictions of many empires and kingdoms, but it only opened a hole.

In fact, it is still restricted.

Fortunately, the extraordinary soldiers of other empires are not as good as the steam soldiers of the Aure Empire, so they can still hold on for now.

Since the steam engine was developed in the Aore Empire, as the extraordinary powers derived from steam began to spread, many empires and kingdoms gradually began to cultivate extraordinary soldiers.

Just like the undead soldiers and moonlight werewolves of the Voss Kingdom.

It's just that the quality of most of them is uneven. Most of them are actually the same as undead soldiers, with less strength and more quantity.

As for steam soldiers, they are the strongest among many empires in terms of quantity and quality. Of course, these two conditions come together.

Otherwise, if we break it down, we won’t be number one.

There are extraordinary soldiers who have insufficient quality but high output or high quality but low output.

The Orei Empire relied on this advantage to open up the situation.

And if they get the extraordinary soldier Moonlight Werewolf and cooperate with the steam soldier, they will definitely be able to get out of the predicament.

"But... the situation is unclear now, and your plan to ask for help may affect the empire's judgment." The adjutant knew that in a multi-front battle, this front was the most important to the entire empire.

Otherwise, it would be impossible to let Cato, known as the beast of the empire, come in person.

Cato is not the most powerful general, but he is definitely the one with the most outstanding military exploits in recent years.

"It is precisely because the situation is unclear that we are asking for help."

“My error in judgment is nothing more than less credit.”

"But if my judgment is correct, it won't matter if our entire army is annihilated. It will affect the layout of the empire, which is a big deal." Cato could vaguely sense that the Earl of Langton was hiding deeply.

Not to mention other things, if he had led 10,000, no, 30,000 steam soldiers, there would be absolutely no way he could have blocked the Puppet King Binvos and such a large undead army so easily.

The opponent not only blocked it, but also captured the False King of Voss alive. If this was not done with caution, it would be unreasonable not to lose.

"By the way, there is news from the Empire. It is said that the former Viscount Langton who studied at the Imperial Academy of Art has been found."

"Should we use this as a threat?" the adjutant said suddenly.

"Do you know the Earl of Langton and the former Viscount Langton?" Cato found it interesting when he heard this.

"I don't know, the situation is..." the adjutant gave a brief summary.

After listening, Cato immediately lost interest.

"It's meaningless, but it can be used as a breakthrough when recruiting surrender." Cato said casually.

The breakthrough he was talking about was naturally not to ask the former Viscount Langton to go to Lu Xingshi to talk about surrender, but to use this as some key points in the negotiation.

What we have to do now is to fight with real swords and guns. If we can win, the follow-up will naturally be saved.

"Okay, send the letter back to the empire quickly." Cato finished writing the letter, sealed it and stamped it with his own seal as an anti-counterfeiting mark.

He wrote not just one, but five letters with the same content, but they were sent back by five people, and the five people sent them back by different routes.

This kind of military situation naturally requires extreme caution.

Of course, if there was really one less person who did not return to the imperial capital, then the entire route would be cleaned.

This kind of route related to intelligence and logistics is extremely important to the empire.

The adjutant took the five letters and left directly to arrange the mission.

"It's a pity that the main force of the empire is resisting other empires. Otherwise, even if Earl Langton's moonlight werewolves are powerful, they will be destroyed by steam." Cato knew the difficulties of the empire.

Otherwise, the torrent brought directly by steam would be enough to level everything.

…

"Winter Wolf is looking for me? He doesn't come to the Three Treasures Palace for anything." Lu Xingshi was conducting experiments when he heard a message from the housekeeper, saying that Winter Wolf came to him with something to say.

This forced Lu Xingshi to suspend the experiment.

He was actually a little impatient. It wasn't that he was impatient with experiments, but that he was impatient with all kinds of mundane things.

For example, the invasion of the Orei Empire and the cleanup of the undead, although he was not doing these, they still required his coordination.

It takes about an hour or two every day to deal with these tasks.

"Forget it, let's just meet."

"Just bring the witchcraft of the Death of the God of Winter and Ice and Snow to it to see if it can be exchanged for something." Lu Xingshi thought for a moment, this thing was made from the heart of the winter wolf.

As for giving it to the other person to increase their favorability, forget it.

It's too precious. Lu Xingshi hasn't studied it yet. Once the value drops after studying it, it won't be too late to give it away.

The premise is that there is still something left after his research. He doesn't know what the situation of his experiment is, and there is definitely no guarantee that it will not be damaged.

"I always feel that this thing is a bit similar to the destiny of the emperor." Lu Xingshi looked at the death of the God of Winter and Ice and Snow in his hand, and then thought again: "No, it is not the destiny of the emperor."

"The emperor's destiny is to choose talented people, but this thing is more like fate."

Lu Xingshi's rise is indeed a coincidence.

"Maybe Winter Wolf knows something." Lu Xingshi doesn't think it's fate, because the God of Destiny was bitten by Lu Xingshi after wandering in the void. He is a very dead god.

It's not like the God of Winter, Ice and Snow he had come into contact with died without being completely dead at the time.