Chapter 1546: A Messy Federation
It seems that the peace and tranquility of Norda for a thousand years is about to be completely destroyed by the ensuing flames of war. Of course, at the time of all this, thousands of meters away from the Norda Forest, Elichar's flames had been burning for days. The inhabitants of the sky were not yet aware of what was about to happen in the earthly world, but they had no doubt that an era of turbulent civil war of displacement was about to behold. They are at a loss, helpless and hopeless, but they can only go with the flow.
As for how long this era of war will last, and what it will bring to the most innocent ordinary people after it ends, it can only depend on the three views and abilities of the parties to the civil war.
A huge pure white floating battleship floated in the clouds, accompanied by three large cargo ships that had been intercepted, and an escort ship that had been blown off half of its bow and completely lay down.
What a picture of an extremely discordant style of painting! The sleek and slender hulls are very different from the ships known to date, whether they fly in the sky or swim in the water, and belong to two eras entirely. The painting style is different, and once it is put together with the current floating boats, it is like a white swan mixed into a flock of wild ducks...... Well, but considering the current state, it's more like a white swan rushing into the hen's coop like a hungry eagle, flapping its wings and killing the rooster and starting to grab the chickens.
This is no longer a problem of painting style violations.,It's clearly a complete curiosity, right?
The convoy fleet, including the crew of the ship, was now driven to the deck of one of the largest ships, where they sat with their heads in their hands. The sad crew looked at the white ship in the distance, and suddenly had such a brain hole. Think again, aren't they the hens? So they all felt that the chrysanthemum was tight.
Well, it can be seen that the attackers who drove the white boat were quite polite, not particularly difficult for them, and the loss of personnel was also minimal, otherwise they probably wouldn't have the heart to open such an undisciplined brain.
And that's exactly what happened. When the white boat fell from the sky through the sea of clouds, everyone had lost the will to resist. The escort frigate symbolically fired a shot in the direction of the white ship, and it was deflected to a hundred and eight thousand miles; Now that I think about it, it's clear that the gunners were frightened and their hands slipped. And the other party's threatening shot directly cut off the half-pulled bow of the battleship, and the two unlucky eggs hung up. As a result, the Admiral of the Fleet raised the white flag and announced his surrender with a decisive gesture that he had never seen in his life.
The crew felt that if the admiral from a famous family had been so decisive in normal times, he would not have retired at the age of 60 and would still be just a colonel in charge of the freight of the regional route.
Mr. Colonel was a man of the times, and the men on the White Ship had carried almost all the weapons, spell materials, shells, and most of the supplies in the fleet. He also knows everything about the current federal situation, and is accompanied by a group of friendly smiling faces from beginning to end, where he looks like a member of the famous Apsia family, and more like an experienced and amiable traveling businessman.
"That, Xia Guan is actually a businessman! It's just a side line of the family, and there is no magic talent that can't become a spellcaster. So he has been working in the family business ever since. What about this time...... I guess I was forced to put it on the shelves by the family. He said cautiously with a smile, "So, uh...... That's the family's private property! ”
He watched as the two soldiers took out a large box of gold and silver from the storeroom, and his cheeks finally twitched.
"So what?" Andreel sneered.
"Well, I think...... This civil war...... Uh, that's okay. Hehe, everyone has worked hard all the way, this money, uh, woo, it should be regarded as a lower official, no, the Aptist family gives everyone a little subsidy. Well, as a sign of respect. ”
At first, he was like, "Why don't you follow the rules?" Although everyone disagrees politically, they can only start a civil war, but how can a war between nobles be called a war, it is obviously a sports meeting. Isn't everyone supposed to be gentle and hospitable, even if one side loses, they can't just harm their lives, and they must be served with good wine and meat, let alone touching people's private property, this is the so-called righteous war between nobles.
You must know that over the ages, conflicts between the Arcane giants have not happened unexpectedly, but most of them still abide by this set of unspoken rules. After all, the so-called aristocracy is to pay attention to a forced character who fights but does not break...... However, the colonel, who was born next to the Aptist family, suddenly realized that everything had been different since the Azure Palace was blown up into the sky. The times after that should be different.
An hour later, after emptying most of the convoy's cargo, the two sides parted amicably with handkerchiefs, and the white ships continued their way to the airspace to the east. This was the fourth successful raid they had carried out in the short five days of running and hiding, and they had succeeded in filling the ship's cabin with supplies and arsenals, and had also received some news from the private soldiers on the side of the nobles, oh no, the State of Emergency Committee. Taking advantage of this opportunity, everyone on the ship also held a meeting and summarized the information.
"In short, according to the information brought by the Colonel named Pol of the Aptist family, the central and western celestial regions have been completely under martial law. In addition, the 1st and 2nd Army Corps, which are stationed near Elichar, have also surrendered to the Emergency Committee. "Rachel, who is currently on board as a guest intelligence staff officer? Lieutenant Eurentian said. Anyway, all she needs to do is to summarize and sort out the information she got during this time, even if she doesn't know the world, she can do it well.
"It's really spineless. Sure enough, the soldiers recruited from a wealthy area like the central government are almost meaningless! Ofresha pursed her lips up and down. Although he is now a "Elichar" with a house and a car, after all, he was born in the countryside, and he will certainly not miss the point where he can find a local in the black capital.
"Maybe it would be better if a veteran like Admiral Agrol had been trained for a few more years. But now......" Lieutenant Colonel Kemir sighed, "I hope they'll be okay." ”
"Anyway, the Emergency Committee seems to be gathering troops to the Yusa Fortress Complex, where these transports are sending supplies today. I don't know if they came to pursue us, or if they were really going for the Sixth Legion of the Daroshul Fortress. ”
"Hmph, maybe both. If all goes well, tomorrow morning we should enter the Hillen Skycrater. If the pursuers want to intercept us before we join up with the Sixth Legion, they will have to choose that place. Andriel concluded: "I don't think it's likely that they'll really catch up, but you still have to be ready to fight...... Sehirius, Sesilu? Seyleuk! Hey, hey, you've been in a bit of a trance since just now! What are you doing? ”
Until Andreel reached out and pinched his cheek, Sehiru? Moore regained his senses and smiled apologetically at everyone, "I'm sorry...... I was distracted. She paused for a moment, as if thinking about something, before adding, "I'm not worried at all about breaking through to the Hilren Sky Corridor. Even if a high-speed warship arrives, it will be no match for the white ship under our feet. However, what I care about now is, when we get to the fortress of Daroshur, whose orders should we obey? ”
Everyone present couldn't help but be stunned, looking at each other, no one knew how to speak first, and they were silent.
"If Lieutenant General Asterley of the Sixth Army is ready to raise an army against the Emergency Committee, let us follow? The Eastern Fleet has only about a dozen large and small warships, and the combat effectiveness of our white ships is very important. ”
Seeing that no one spoke, Andreel groaned for a while and asked, "Since you brought it up, it has actually been decided, right?" ”
Sehireu lowered his eyelids slightly, and said slowly, "...... So, let's wait until we get to our destination. It's just that each of us is still an officer of the Central Fleet. Well, before the lawful federal government removes the commander from his post, his order should come first. ”
"Well, there's no objection from everyone, right?" The little girl who had not spoken all this time added with a smile.
This is as it should be. Everyone nodded their heads, not because Sehireu's words were very reasonable, but because everyone always felt that if someone said something bad, something very bad would happen to him. Although the little girl smiled very cutely, and her voice was very soft and glutinous, it was very dangerous for Mao.
Andreel gave Sehireu a deep look, then quickly lowered her eyelids to block her complicated gaze. In the end, she didn't say anything.
So, everyone reached a "consensus" in this way. They were worried about the current situation of the Federation, and they could not care about the situation in the surface world, and they could not even confirm the safety of their comrades who were still trapped in Elichar, only that they should all be safe and secure in Fort Dugu.
Of course, Sai Xiliu and the others in the white boat didn't know that this place, which was more like a fortress than the academy, was really completely surrounded now.
This small floating island, which is next to Elichar with a permanent population of less than 10,000 people, now has four or five thousand more murderous soldiers. They occupied the only town and began to defend it, directly blocking all the doors that could enter and exit the academy. Most of them are composed of the elite of mercenaries and gate lords' private soldiers, and they are all fierce and capable, and they are full of murderous spirit. Of course, in the eyes of insiders, it can't escape the evaluation of the "rabble", but it is enough to frighten ordinary civilians and most of the students in the academy who have never seen blood.
As for the small military port dock behind the academy, of course, the other party could not miss it. Now there are two cruisers guarding the airspace next to it. They didn't bombard the fortress, but they didn't hesitate to open fire if a ship approached, or if someone in the academy wanted to sail from there.
"I just took an inventory. The arsenal is quite sufficient, and there are enough weapons in it to arm a thousand people. There are also as many as 10,000 arrows and crossbow shells of various types, including a considerable number of various types of throwing weapons. Originally, Dugubao Academy was a military fortress, and the upper authorities also used it as a combat base, so it is not surprising that it has such armaments. As for food...... Miss Ava, the president of the student union, paused and looked at Major Carol next to her, her expression was a little subtle: "Last time, His Excellency the Principal said that in order to welcome everyone from the Fourth Legion who came to help us with the exercise, a grand welcome banquet would be held, and the townspeople who had always taken care of teachers and students would be invited to participate, so they bought a large amount of food at once. ”
Now, naturally, the welcome party will not be opened; And these foods, which are "used for banquets" for everyone, won't they become military stockpiles?
"Yes, if you save a little, it will be enough for the whole school plus the major's troops for two months.
Carol opened his mouth for a moment, he now felt more and more demonic in his current situation. Of course, it's still the same sentence, in order to prevent his friend's personality in his mind from completely collapsing, he thinks it's better not to think about it.
"I have enough men to defend the walls and towers of the Academy. Even if they gather more than ten times the number of troops, it will not be so easy to break through. Carroll said with confidence. He commanded the elite soldiers who had participated in the entire Orgrimmar War, and of course he was qualified to despise the rabble outside.
Arantis nodded. Although his injuries have not healed, and he is a little reluctant to work with others, he can already cheer up and preside over the overall situation, and after thinking about it, he said: "Well, thank you for your hard work, Miss Ava, and Wren." Now, I want you to come forward and organize the teachers and students, and ask them to leave. Rest assured."
“…… Excellency. I didn't know the situation, those who were wise to protect themselves, and those who were tired of birth and we were unlikely to have one heart, I would have let them go a long time ago. Second Lieutenant Wren smiled bitterly, and then said with a straight face: "For the rest, there are more than a hundred students and instructors left in the academy. Everyone believes that the alma mater is also a sacred place that we need to protect, and we must not let those messy outsiders trample on it at will. ”
Alain and Carol were a little surprised, not because it was surprising that the academy, which had thousands of people, had only a hundred people left, but because there were still more than a hundred people left.
Ava stuck out her tongue and smiled, "Hey, those who stayed behind are probably like me, all of them are serious children who want to study." Although His Excellency the President has only been in office for a few days, we can feel that the college is getting better. So, as a student, it should be your duty to guard this place until the principal returns. ”
"Besides, it's so weird what kind of emergency committee it is. What happened in Elichar during this time was also strange. Wren said solemnly: "The swordsman's intuition tells me to follow my heart and protect my precious shelter...... Uh, sorry, am I getting carried away by that? ”
"Yes, if your headmaster is here, he will laugh at you with impunity." Carol laughed.
"However, I am grateful for your determination! Seeing you, I will no longer doubt the future of this country. Alain smiled and comforted a few words, and then changed his words: "But, even so, before we adults die, it is not our turn to let the children go to the battlefield!" ”
"But, Your Excellency, we are already on the battlefield." Ava said.
Such a petite and delicate human and animal harmless appearance, I can't imagine that the words are quite sharp. Alain said darkly. He was about to say a few words, but the door was pushed open by Eloville.
"Someone outside called the door, saying that he wanted to talk to the person in charge of the academy at this time." Drow said to everyone.