Chapter 1: The War Resumes (6)
What was the saddest thing in a war year is something that people in a time of peace cannot know. But for these Danmos soldiers who escaped from the apostle rage, the saddest thing for them suddenly happened to them before they knew it.
They are not retreaters, nor are they incompetent and cowardly. They always believed that their escape from the butcher's knife of the apostles was inseparable from their hard work. But it was only then that he realized that the soldier had been kicked by the commander of the garrison, and that it was all done on purpose by the apostle. The apostles' purpose was simple, to deliberately let the soldiers go without harming them in the slightest, so that the rest of the Danmoth Empire would think that the soldiers who looked intact and unclothed and had little dust were more like a prank on them than to ask for help. Sure enough, when they arrived, when the battlefield that had been like Shura's hell not long ago, but now there were only a dozen apostle soldiers' corpses lying on the sidelines, a feeling of being played filled the heart of this reluctant officer. Therefore, it seems normal to be kicked.
Who the hell cares, this officer doesn't care where they went, it would be better if he found them, so that he could give a good return to the officers who were still trying to play pranks during the war.
Of course, for such news, it is naturally impossible for the rulers of the Danmos Empire to know about it. All they knew was that the "brave" defenders of the Danmos Empire, who had been stationed on the Courage Line not long ago, fought valiantly to repel one small attack after another by the Apostles, killing hundreds of Apostles at a relatively small cost. Although not a single apostolic captive was captured, it also told the apostles that the apostolic line of courage was impregnable.
In this way, the idea of rejecting the alliance of the three kingdoms of Kaiyuan and the undead clan to enter the territory of the Danmoth Empire and support them became even more ingrained in the mind of the Lord Regent of Danmoth. Although the old emperor who suddenly became sober about this still felt a little hesitant in his heart, but the regent who urgently needed to obtain military merits in order to better control the entire Danmos Empire secretly bought some people to spread the undead threat theory everywhere: that is, the nature of the undead is an evil race, and this time they formed an alliance with the three kingdoms of Kaiyuan just because they used a mysterious and powerful evil spell to either control or coerce the kings of the three kingdoms to force them to obey the command of the undead clan, and the reason why they wanted to pass through the territory of the Danmos Empire was just an excuse。 Their ultimate goal is to flank the Danmoth Empire with their true allies, the Apostles, in order to occupy the entire empire and use it as a springboard to take the entire continent into their sphere of influence.
Such a statement is naturally ridiculous in the eyes of many people. However, the so-called authorities are obsessed with bystanders, and many people in the Danmoth Empire are convinced of this. From the princes and nobles to the common people, they all believed that the nature of the undead was actually evil. There were even some radicals who were willing to send some troops from the country to rescue the Three Kingdoms armies that were under the control of the undead. In the end, under the polls, the Danmoth Empire finally rejected the coalition's request to enter the territory. In the eyes of the old emperor, such a refusal was a matter of course. And he also believed that the cold winter was coming, and the coalition forces were asking to enter the war at such a time, so that they were not in order to seize the entire territory of the Danmoth Empire with the apostles before the onset of winter, or for what?
"Is this too Nima funny, the old emperor of Danmos actually really refused the help of the coalition army?" Qi Tianci looked at these McGregories with a surprised face, and Qi Tianci finally really saw the mediocrity and incompetence of the rulers of the Danmos Empire. If the previous refusal to help his client state, the Kingdom of Magellan, and the refusal of other countries to support the crossing, could still be used as a shield to ignorant of the true strength of these alien races called apostles, there is indeed no excuse to prevaricate this incident now.
McGray shook his head and sighed, "You don't know the internal situation of the Danmoth Empire. Perhaps, no, in fact, the surface strength of the Danmos Empire is indeed very strong, even on a par with the Rohan Empire of the remarkable Simos, but he is actually a terminally ill country. The old emperor was getting old and sick, and many things could no longer be handled as he had done when he was younger. So, such a thing naturally fell into the hands of the regent. But there are still some things that need to be decided by the old emperor himself. In this way, the dispersion of power naturally contributed to the division of the empire. The country's decline is rightly warranted. ”
"And what is the attitude of the coalition forces?"
"The undead didn't feel anything, but regretted the army of the Three Kingdoms. After all, they have been cut off from the human world for a long time, and they don't know that their descendants are incapable of reaching the point where they are now. In any case, it seems that the Danmoth Empire will not be able to rely on it until it is completely in a desperate situation. ”
"Well, what are we doing, actually. Qi Tianci sat on the grass and looked up at the clear blue sky: "Now we just need to do what we have to do well." I just hope that the coalition army can delay us for as much time as possible, so that our real army can become combat effectiveness as soon as possible. ”
McGray smiled and looked at Qi Tianci: "You mean the coalition of humans, exiles, orc clans, tribes and barbarians?" Then McGray looked at Hill on the side, who was not very good-looking, and quickly added: "Of course, there are elves." ”
But Qi Tianci still looked unhappy. "Please, old man, they are not exiles, they are new members of Magellan's kingdom!"
"Oh, good, good~" McGray hurriedly laughed: "It seems that I am old, and I can't remember many things." ”
"Nonsense, although you are more than ten times older than me, I am sure that you will live to death. ”
McGray nodded happily at first, and then reacted for a moment, completely unaware of what Qi Tianci was talking about.
The Deloma Empire was arguably the most prosperous nation before the apostolic invasion, without one. The empire was a vast empire, almost all of which were plains suitable for growing all kinds of crops, and it was located in the center of the continent with a very pleasant climate. Aside from a few months of cold winter, the Deloma Empire had almost no worries about climate catastrophe. In addition, although the Deloma Empire has a long border, there are few that really need to be guarded against. It is separated from the extinct kingdom of Magellan by a deep abyss, and the Danmoth Empire in the south is in a period of great recession caused by the old emperor and regent, and is powerless to pose a threat to the Deloma Empire. And although there is a long border with the Vault Dweller Hill in the north, these exiles outside the human world are only concerned about self-preservation, and they do not have the courage to surrender their tentacles to the Deloma Empire. Arguably, the Deloma Empire is the safest empire on the road. Not only that, but the Deloma Empire also has the most developed shipping on the main road, with thousands of cargo ships traveling to and from various places and races on the continent every day. Legend has it that they have discovered other continents and have traded with countries outside of their borders.
But when the Apostles invaded and annexed the kingdom of Magellan, the Deloma Empire became the busiest human nation outside of Magellan's remnants. Although the Three Kingdoms of Kaiyuan and the Danmoth Empire share a border, their terrain allows them to only guard against the undead in the southwest, and if the Danmoth Empire suddenly launches a military invasion of the Three Kingdoms of Kaiyuan, they have no ability or terrain to stop the Danmoths. Similarly, once the Apostles annexed the continent with the Danmos Empire as a springboard, then the Three Kingdoms of Kaiyuan were destined to be the first countries to be invaded next. However, Deloma has made them have no worries anymore. The Deloma Empire, which also borders the Damos Empire, issued a statement as soon as the Damos Empire refused to allow the coalition forces to enter the Deloma Empire, welcoming the presence of coalition forces in the Deloma Empire until the threat of the Apostles was completely gone.
Unlike the Three Kingdoms of Kaiyuan, where all but the southwestern frontier were flat, the areas bordering the Deloma Empire and the Dammoth Empire were rugged and mountainous, and in order to guard against possible invasions of the Dammers Empire in the early years, the Deloma Empire did build a large number of fortresses and military fortresses on the border. Moreover, the jurisdiction of the three kingdoms of Yuan is also very similar, even if the apostles later destroyed the Damos Empire and tried to use it as a springboard to invade the three kingdoms of the new Yuan, they only need to deploy an army that plays a role in their own country to defend and then wait for the coalition forces stationed in the territory of the Deloma Empire to come to support. Moreover, if the march was hasty, it would take less than two days for the coalition forces to rush back to the kingdom. For such an invitation, the coalition forces naturally gladly accepted. Although the Deloma Empire has not yet proposed to join the coalition, such a move is enough to win the respect of the world.
In addition, this action also has an obvious meaning, that is, it completely excludes the Danmoth Empire from the traditional sphere of influence on the mainland. Because except for the conceited Danmos Empire, no other country or power is optimistic that they can resist the invasion of the apostles or even eliminate the apostles with their own strength. Since they were wary of the Coalition's unsolicited helping hand, they had no choice but to let it go. Of course, other countries and forces on the road are still very willing to accept the possible Danmos refugees in the future.
Of course, as the absolute protagonist of this incident, the Danmoth Empire, of course, has no time to be idle.
In the ensuing period, the Apostles launched dozens of assaults on the Courage Line, but without exception, instead of achieving any substantial success, the Apostles discarded the corpses of hundreds of Apostles. However, the truth of the matter is certainly not so. The apostles had a very careful plan for all of this. Almost every other day they would use their true strength to storm a section of the wall, then slaughter all the guards until only a few were left for them to report to, and then they would immediately sweep away the corpses of the others. Once again, it caused the so-called prank. Of course, the Danmoths, who were becoming more and more proud of this, would never have known about it, and they only thought that their bravery and courage had caused the apostolic armies outside the line of courage to run into a wall again and again, and none of them were able to break through the majestic and impregnable line of courage. As for the rulers of the Danmos Empire, they were naturally gradually brainwashed by this method, not knowing that the end was imminent for them.
When the Mourner reappears in front of Viren and tells him the truth, Viren is also shocked by the incompetence of the Danmoth.
"They are the most incorrigible group of people. The mourner smiled, "I really don't know how they managed to build such a vast empire. If in our world, they are the perfect lamb for expansion. ”
Viren couldn't make any rebuttal to this. From the beginning, Veron had a deep prejudice against this empire that abandoned the kingdom of Magellan, although under the threat of the same enemy, Viren hoped that the Danmos people could join forces with other countries to defeat the apostles, but this time Viren's view of the Danmos Empire was completely fixed, and no matter what happened in the future, it could not make Vilen's impression of the Danmos Empire change in any way.
The mourning lord took advantage of the victory to pursue: "But such a country is one of the most powerful countries in your continent, so it can be seen how weak your continent is." Perhaps you are our most formidable enemies on this continent. Do you know what my plans are next?"
"Whatever your plan, you can't succeed. Although Viren said this, the momentum was much smaller for some reason. Therefore, the mourner naturally does not care.
"Like, in two months, your winter will come. The mourner glanced at Viren and continued, "Why do you always avoid the so-called cold winter?
"That's because you've never experienced such a cold winter. Viren's pupils dilated, and he was caught up in the meeting with the past. "You don't know how people who lack supplies to protect themselves from the cold endure the cold winter and end up frozen alive into ice sculptures when the harsh winter comes. ”
"No, I know. The mourner smiled and said, "We are like this every winter, isn't this terrible?"