June 27, 1914 in the imperial calendar

At the end of the 19th century, after the Imperial East Indu Company was relieved of administrative power, the Imperial Dependency of Indu began to be personally governed by the Imperial Government and stationed troops there.

Because the Indo-Mughal Empire was the state religion of the pre-Indo-Mughal Empire, the Indo-Du people, it was very difficult for the church to develop and spread in Indo-Indu.

Over the past 100 years, there have been several uprisings and massacres in Indohu because of religious and ethnic issues, and in the past there have been good cases of military suppression.

However, since the Empire went to war with the Tsar's Northern Confederacy and declared war on the Celestial Empire, the Empire has diverted many troops from Indu to the Mozik front and maritime defenses.

In the meantime, the Indo-Dusk rebels have reared their heads, and recently there has been a large-scale uprising in Indo-Bengal province. The inability of the local imperial government to stop it led to the growing size of the rebels, the flames of rebellion grew stronger and stronger, and many villages and small cities fell, almost affecting the neighboring provinces.

The rebels even captured the city of Dazka, the main city of Bengal province, as a base.

Therefore, in order to curb the growing rebellion, Antonio decided to have the Putzmore squad of the independent group of the Wizard Crusaders, the "Knights of Holy Magic" (the tentative name before the Knights were assembled and signed).

Together with a towed artillery battalion from the Przemore Military Base garrison (part of the 26th Commando Regiment of the 3rd Commando Brigade of the Royal Navy 2nd Division), they went to Bengal Province to quell the rebellion in Dazka City, and in order to gain military merit and arrange for a promotion for Tiffany.

Although the city of Dazca is located in the tropics, the humidity is high, but the temperature is low, and the air is cold and humid.

As a result, the soldiers of the artillery battalion who had just disembarked were a little unaccustomed at this time.

As the long march reached the outskirts of Dazka, many soldiers began to become a little irritable, envying the driver of the military truck with a field gun in front of them.

On the other hand, the Putzmore team led by Lieutenant Apocalypse Tiffany Crowley has more than a dozen members selected by Holy Pull.

The state and mood were not affected by the hardships of the long journey and the geographical climate in any way, and they ran forward with full energy.

The soldiers of the artillery battalion looked at these dozen people with more envy and admiration, and they all admired in their hearts:

He is a warrior of the gods who has been given the power of the archangels by God.

Of course, they don't think that these people's vigorous spirit is innate, and they don't know that this magic called the power of the archangel actually has it in their own bodies, but it is very thin. It was so thin that they could not pass the Holy Bath and use the new magic weapons that the Crusaders were equipped with.

The dozen or so members of the team not only passed the Holy Selection, but were also the most magically powerful people who were qualified to join the Order.

The concentration of magic in their bodies is so high that there is no one in ten thousand, and all aspects of the innate magic power that are different from ordinary people subtly affect their physique, making them more energetic and physical strength than others since birth, but that's all.

They now also believe that the reason why they were able to use the holy weapon, the magic weapon, was because they were lucky enough to be suddenly given the power of an archangel in their bodies by God and the Church more than two months ago, instead of the magic power they were born with.

The team reached the outskirts of Dazka City, where there was a wide river running through the town and a bridge over it, and as soon as the artillery battalion tried to cross the bridge, Tiffany signaled the team to stop, and the commander of the artillery battalion told the team to stand by.

The bridge is extremely quiet, and the bridge is full of large wooden containers, as if deliberately obscuring the view along the coast, hiding something on the bridge.

Tiffany, who had an unusual eyesight, observed the occasional glint of silver light behind the bridge and behind the huge stone mounds and trees on the opposite bank.

This silver light is the reflection caused by the sun shining on the enemy's bayonets!

So she ordered:

"Set up artillery bombardment of the bridge, and the troops are ready to detour!"

The commander of the artillery battalion also realized something, and immediately ordered the bridge to be bombarded:

"No. 5, No. 6, and No. 8 opened fire with all their might, destroying the bridge and the stone forest on the opposite bank!"

The battalion commander gave the order to open the gun, and the artilleryman in charge of the corresponding numbered towed gun quickly adjusted the gun body and loaded the shells, and then fired them in order.

The sound of artillery shelling instantly resounded in the sky, and the soldiers, who were still a little tired just now, suddenly refreshed themselves and became energetic.

With a burst of shelling, the bridge began to collapse devastatingly, the debris sank into the water, the shells blasted all the boulders and trees behind the bridge into powder, and the embankment along the river collapsed, causing a splash and mud.

After a while, the shelling stopped, and as the dust kicked up by the shells on the opposite bank gradually dissipated, it was possible to see many stumps and broken arms in the gravel and sand on the other side of the river.

"Holy Maiden, it seems that the enemy has already known that our army is coming, so he has prepared for an ambush in advance. ”

At the head of the team, the strong man who had provoked Tiffany at the base training ground, Second Lieutenant Bazere Bartolomeo, spoke in a low voice with bated breath.

"It must have been a letter from the local villagers along the road, they are all in league with the rebels!" asserted the commander of the artillery battalion.

"Damn, this task is already as difficult as the sky, the enemy has been prepared for a long time, and the sound of artillery just now has exposed us in advance.

In such a large-scale rebellion, why don't we send a warship from above, what can we do with only one battalion and one small team, but only 100 people? Even if we launch an artillery attack from a distance, as long as the enemy locks on the position, we will be completely wiped out in an instant as soon as they rush over......

Tiffany didn't look at the deputy battalion commander who was talking deflatingly, but looked at the commander of the artillery battalion and said:

"Since it has been discovered by the enemy, in order to reduce the senseless sacrifices, I ask all of you in the artillery battalion to stand by and wait for our team's signal while ensuring the firing range.

Once the location of the enemy's headquarters or the presence of pillboxes, turrets, and snipers is confirmed, our team will send you the enemy's coordinates by radio, and then you will be asked to send artillery reinforcements. As for the suppression of the city, the fighting of the town, and the sweep, it will be handed over to our team. ”

As soon as these words came out, the commander of the artillery battalion was a little shocked, and as for the deputy battalion commander, he directly looked at the petite Tiffany in front of him with a foolish gaze, and said in surprise:

"Lieutenant Crowley, are you crazy? Aren't you just blindfolded and head down and hitting someone's gun? Although it is not known how many troops the enemy has at this time, as the headquarters of the rebel army that can control several cities and towns, Dazka, the main city of Bengal, must have thousands of people, to say the least.

Coupled with the fact that this is a nest of enemies, ordinary citizens in the city may also help the rebels. Even if you are a crusader, you can't even sweep and occupy after victory with a small squad of a dozen people, so why attack Dazca?"

Tiffany still did not respond to the deputy battalion commander's question, but confronted the battalion commander of the first person in charge of the artillery battalion and asked:

"May I ask if you have heard and understood my battle plan clearly, and whether you are willing to cooperate in carrying it out? ”

The girl's eyes were clear, and her plain but determined gaze looked directly at the commander of the artillery battalion, which made him stunned, and recalled some memories of the rumors about Tiffany.

So he said solemnly:

"Then I wish the lieutenant a successful battle and a prosperous martial arts!"

"Behind the Merlin group, the Bazeret team is in front of me, and we will attack the city!"

Tiffany ordered.

"Yes, sir!"

So the team divided into two groups without any delay, and followed Tiffany to Dazca quickly.

"Battalion commander, why don't you stop them, and sit back and watch them die so calmly. ”

The deputy battalion commander asked with a surprised face.

The older battalion commander took out a cigarette, lit the fire, took a deep breath, and opened his mouth for a long time before he exhaled and said slowly:

"I believe that the empire will not make stupid judgments, and the superiors will not give orders that are not certain.

There must be a reason for the brigade headquarters to send us a hundred and ten men to attack Dazca, but is it for you and me? Obviously not, then it must be for the Crusader squad. ”

The deputy battalion commander was even more puzzled, and the battalion commander continued:

"Do you think you've seen fewer miracles in the past two months? Even God has been revealed, and what is magically impossible? I think maybe the team led by this prestigious saint is a warship sent by the military department, as you just said..."

The deputy battalion commander looked at the always old battalion commander with an incredulous expression, and the disbelief in his eyes still lingered......

In fact, after Tiffany's bold and frantic offensive operation, the commander of the artillery battalion had a series of rumors about the saint in his head.

He didn't know about Tiffany's practice of magic in the Pope's Templar Tower, but he had heard some truth from his friends at the Capital Military Academy.

This genius saint is not only famous for the mystery of her birth and her godfather Antonio, he knows that although Tiffany has only recently joined the military, she has graduated from the Royal Military Academy in the capital as early as the age of ten, and has been awarded an exceptional title, and is a veritable proud daughter of heaven.

He thinks that the person who can graduate from the Royal Military Academy in the capital should not be a fool who can only be sent to death, so he is willing to believe that a dozen members of the Tiffany team may be able to complete the suppression of the Dazca rebels!

While the two battalion commanders were talking and stunned, Tiffany's squad was almost in Dazca.

"The troops stopped running and slowly reconnoitred forward. ”

Tiffany was the first to stop and shout.

The troops then slowed down.

"Holy Maiden, with only a dozen of us, how can we annihilate the rebels in Dazca?"

Bazere asked softly, walking on thin ice.

Although he suffered at Tiffany's hands, he knew that the saint had some skills and some magical means, and the whole person began to speak to Tiffany carefully.

But with only a dozen or so members of his own team, even if they are equipped with the latest magic weapons, facing the Indu rebels in Dazca is really a drop in the bucket, and he really can't imagine how to defeat the enemy, so he can't help but ask.

"When you see the enemy, you just need to obey the order and kill the enemy bravely, and you don't need to ask about anything else. ”

Tiffany said indifferently.

"Also, don't call me a saint in this land!"

Tiffany's finish reminded Bazere of some rumors.

Merlin, who at this time was one of the two most magical chosen by the Puzmore Holy Bath and led the group in charge of the Rear of the Palace, asked:

"Why, Holy Maiden?"

Tiffany's face turned a little blue when she heard this.

Seeing this, Bazzelle hurriedly stepped forward to cover Merlin, who was a head shorter than him, and slapped him on the head:

"Stinky boy, you can listen to what the holy woman says, there are so many problems, I don't let you call you still called!

After Bazere's words were finished, Tiffany's face was already cold at this time, Bazere's face was stunned for a moment, and suddenly realized his habitual slip of the tongue, and quickly covered his mouth.

Tiffany didn't continue to have a seizure, but walked ahead of the crowd and walked towards the city.

Merlin covered his head that was hurt by Bazere, he really didn't know where he was wrong, and he was suddenly aggrieved......

Bazzelle knew why Tiffany would be jealous of the Empire's glorious and noble title in Indu.

For a long time, there has been a bad habit in Indo-Du society - "Indo-Du Holy Maiden".

When girls from poor families reach puberty, they are forced to sell themselves in monasteries and become apricot slaves to the elders of the Brahmans and the senior monks of the Indu religion, hence the names "holy women".

In order to cover up this filthy behavior, the glossy name of the saint was created as a fig leaf.

Because of this move, although the Holy Maiden of Indu is ostensibly the object of worship, although people kowtow to them and respect them, everyone knows what role those seemingly high and holy girls are playing. The so-called "Indu Holy Maiden" is not a princess or a messenger of God, but a bitter child born with an extremely miserable fate.

But if there are conditions in the family, who is willing to send their daughters out to be humiliated and entertained? This kind of thing sounds sensational, but in the final analysis, it is the ancient cultural tradition of Indous.

I didn't expect that the "holy woman", who had always been unfazed and indifferent like water, would also care about this kind of thing, but it was a little more cute.

Tiffany reprimanded in disgust:

"What a heinous foolishness. ”

Then he threw this filthy tradition out of his mind and continued to lead the team towards the city......