Volume 9: Outbreak Chapter 20: Preparation
"What do you say? Five...... Half a million? Sayti Amir panicked and yelled at his assistant, "You're joking, aren't you?" Tell me, it's a joke, isn't it? β
The assistant shook his head, his face was also full of despair and helplessness: "Sir, I didn't lie to you, now this news is circulating everywhere outside!" β
"But, no one saw where the army of the undead was heading, did they?" Saidi's tone was hurried, revealing his anxious heart, "Maybe the target of this army of the undead is not ours!" That's right, it's definitely not us here! β
The news of the Death Knight's brazen dispatch spread to every corner of the entire continent as word of mouth spread among players, and in the process, the number of the undead army increased from 150,000 at the beginning to 200,000, 300,000, and even 500,000, and even more so, some people swore that they saw the endless undead coming like a tide somewhere, further exacerbating the panic within the players.
You don't need to make drafts to brag, and you don't need to pay taxes, and the rumors are so rampant that many people don't know what to eat and can't sleep at night. This is especially true for players who also own territories.
Some players who have settled their territories in the inland areas of various ethnic groups are fine, although they cannot develop due to various restrictions imposed by the aborigines, they are also protected by the aborigines, and they do not have to worry about becoming the prey of others. But for those players who choose to place their territory in remote areas or even neutral areas for their own development, they can only silently swallow this bitter fruit.
Among them, the players in the province of Venaparion are the most sensitive, and in the eyes of many people, if Yu Bin's dispatch has a definite goal, then the biggest possibility is this lord player group established with the Angel Covenant as the core.
"What to do? What to do? His Royal Highness Raphael is leading people to quell the rebellion in the Arnas Empire, and now there are not many defensive forces in the entire province at all! Saiti also took a fancy to the benefits that the territory could bring, so he spent a huge amount of money to buy a qualification at the auction, and built this territory under his own name into a medium-sized market town now, which can bring him a net profit of hundreds of gold coins every day, and the valuation of the entire territory is several times higher than the original auction price, for Saiti, this market town is the most important asset in his hands, even more important than an oil field in Kuwait!
The assistant also has no good way, after the "death of Soya", the counterinsurgency operation of the Arnas Empire has developed to an unexpected stage, a large number of undead are centered on the imperial capital of Avias, causing huge losses to the counterinsurgency army surrounded on all sides, and once recaptured several recovered provinces, and the two sides are now desperately fighting for the initiative in this war. For this reason, the Angel's Covenant not only drew the armies of most of the territory, but even the scale of recruiting players to participate in the battle is constantly expanding, and most of the lord players on the side of the province of Venaparion are involved, and they are committed to this war without hesitation with the army in their hands.
Therefore, the entire province of Venaparion can be described as extremely empty now, and if it weren't for the name of the Angel's Covenant, I'm afraid that many lord players who also belong to the Orderly camp would be tempted to attack them.
What Saiyiti didn't expect was that those hypocritical clans hadn't made a move yet, but the chaotic camp had already begun to act! And it's so desperate as soon as it strikes!
"Quick, report this to His Highness Raphael! Please come back and preside over the overall situation! Whether it's a garrison or a coalition, as long as I can keep my territory, I can do anything! β
As early as the beginning of the rebellion of the Arnas Empire, Raphael had proposed to the lords of Venapyrion that they would reorganize their military forces into a unified army in order to seize greater benefits. However, most of the players, including Saidi, did not agree, believing that this was a means for the Angel Covenant to control them in this way, and believing that they could live well without the help of the Angel Covenant.
This was true at the beginning, for them lord players, as long as they had a good territory in their hands, there was no shortage of investors and facilitators, and almost every lord player would receive a large number of invitations and solicitations, including those large guilds.
Until today, Sayti was complacent, feeling that instead of becoming a puppet of the Angelic Covenant, he had relied on the protection of the Angelic Covenant to lay a foundation in Venabrion. However, when the news came that the Death Knight was brazenly dispatching troops and that the target was very likely to be Venaparion, the rich man from Kuwait was instantly dead!
At this time, he realized how fragile his territory was without the protection of the Angel's Covenant, the head of the earth!
Players like Saidi abound, and the same situation is not uncommon not only in the Order camp, but also in the chaos camp. As long as Yu Bin's army of the undead did not appear for a day, they could only maintain a frightened mood, like children walking in the night, waiting for danger to come in fear.
"President, don't you really need to send a few legions back to defend it?" The news of Yu Bin's dispatch of troops also appeared on Raphael's desk, and for this reason, a group of high-level officials, including Bell, were specially summoned to Aston City.
Since the Battle of Aston became famous, the counterinsurgency army led by Prince Andre has been greatly encouraged, and at the same time, it has also paid more attention to the "civil force" composed of players, and players are also very interested in the victory and benefits of the Angel's Covenant in Aston City, and they don't even need Prince Andre's mobilization, and there is a vigorous wave of resistance throughout the Arnas Empire, most of which are dominated by players.
The Angel's Covenant also acquired Aston City as a wartime base in the name of heavy losses and urgent repairs, where it stockpiled supplies, trained soldiers, and restored strength. This also allowed the Angelic Covenant to successfully avoid the wave of counterattack brought about by the death of Sawyer not long ago.
In a recent battle, in order to prevent the undead from sweeping through the province of Aston, a group of players led by the covenant of angels took the initiative to wipe out the undead army that appeared in the northern part of the province of Aston. To this day, the entire province of Aston is still firmly in the hands of the Empire, and it is used as a base to advance into the neighboring province of Rodane.
"How? Don't forget, the reconquest of Rodane, which we have been preparing for nearly two months, is about to begin, and this is when you ask me to send men back to defend it! Raphael said helplessly, "Mikael, can you take some of it from the reserves?" β
Mikael shook his head: "No, President! Even if you add the recruits trained in Aston Province during this time, the reserve is only about 300,000 people, once the battle begins, this number is not enough to even save the emergency, where can you still send troops back to defend! β
"Really? Alas, there is still not enough time to accumulate! I really didn't expect that guy to be able to amass such a huge army! Raphael sighed and said, "But, Tiramisu, you don't have to worry too much! Venabrion is surrounded by mountains, and the few passages we have are in our hands, and the undead will not be able to penetrate so easily! Those skeletons of bones can't fly in from the sky! β
Although he said that, everyone still couldn't hide the worry on their faces. Not only are they worried about the army of the undead, but they are also worried about whether players who are not part of their mind with the Angel Covenant will take advantage of this opportunity to rob them.
Raphael had a clear view of everyone's expressions, and was not surprised by everyone's reaction.
Yu Bin's military operation was not a whim, the brother and sister had already deduced it, so Raphael knew very well that the reason why the army of the undead had not been discovered until now was not only to maintain maximum secrecy, but also to provide support for her next move.
"But we can't leave this thing alone! This is detrimental to the image of our angelic covenant! Raphael spoke, "Bell, return to your realm at once, gather all the lords of the province in my name, and make another proposal to them to form a coalition!" I'm sure those guys still have some troops left in their hands, and it's pointless to spread them out, but it's a good card to put together! β
"I'll go right away! And this can also make those unscrupulous guys throw bogeys, and if they want to take advantage of the fire, they must at least have a guy in their hands! Bell quickly understood what Raphael meant, forming a coalition army would not only allow him to have an army against the undead, but more importantly, he could also expose the hidden forces in the hands of those lords and manage them, so that these people would not suddenly have any bad thoughts.
Raphael didn't want to take the Angel Covenant to live and die in the Arnas Empire, but his old home was stolen!
"Mikael, in the name of the Angel's Covenant, the fourth player call-up is released, the number of call-ups is temporarily limited to 200,000, and the meeting place and training location of the conscription are arranged in Venerburion!"
If the formation of a coalition army in front of it was to weaken external forces, then now this move is to strengthen its own strength. Now that the war of the Arnas Empire is in full swing, there are so many players who want to come in and get a piece of the pie, and the number of 200,000 conscriptions can be completed in just a few days, and then Venabyrion will have an army of 200,000 players, even if this army has not undergone much training, it is enough to deter those players with bad intentions and calm the mood of the entire province.
"It's okay in numbers, Camilla's Knights are replenishing at Venaperyon, and she'll be in charge of recruiting and training. But financially ......," Mikael said.
Lexington pushed her glasses, she had already retired from the position of commander, and now she was wholeheartedly the treasurer of the Angel Covenant: "There are still about 300 million gold coins on the guild's books that can be called, which is the realization of the loot after the Battle of Aston is a special income, and it has not yet been declared to the board of directors." Anyway, those old guys don't know the exact amount of the loot auction, and they can deal with it a little on the books. β
"Let's use this money to get on top first!" Raphael made up his mind, "Okay, it's useless to continue worrying about things at home, let's talk about the preparations for the next battle first." Mikael. β
"The four main legions have all been prepared, the personnel adjustment and replenishment have been completed, the number has been increased to 1.6 million people, and the number is still the same as before, only the number of people under its jurisdiction has been increased, and there is no problem in this regard. The equipment has also been fully replenished. As the military director of the Angelic Covenant, Mikael stood up for it.
"After the last reorganization, the air combat regiment through this period of operations, or exposed some problems, mainly in the command system, after I discussed with Kasai, once again made some adjustments to the establishment of the air combat troops, and now the entire air force is divided into two parts, one is the air combat unit, which is specifically responsible for seizing air supremacy and suppressing the enemy's air targets in the course of the campaign, and the other is the bombing unit, which is responsible for all bombing operations and does not participate in air combat. Among them, the air combat unit includes 16 war regiments, a total of 1,600 air combat groups, each group is still composed of two people. The bombing unit consisted of 10 regiments of 2,000 men, and was no longer organized in small groups, but with 10 people as a squad and 20 squads as a squadron. β
"In terms of logistics, the materials stored in Aston City have reached the standards specified in the plan, 500,000 sets of various types of equipment, more than 700,000 magic crystals, and a total of 30 million arrows of various types, in addition, the original production facilities in Aston City have also been repaired, plus the forges and alchemy equipment relocated from Sirath City, which are enough to support more than 500,000 production players for logistics production, the only thing to worry about is the supply of raw materials, due to the looting of the rebels before, The raw material reserves of the entire province have reached a very bad point, and so far there is no improvement, and the resource points in various places have just begun to resume work, and the overall resource productivity is less than one-third of the pre-war level. β
"There are many other problems, but overall, they are not serious. If I can, I personally hope that the start of the campaign will be in a week's time, when the third shipment of supplies from Prince AndrΓ© will arrive, and that we can use this time to reconfirm the information on the province of Rodane. The two aerial reconnaissance and ground infiltration conducted in the early stage were not effective, and those undead tied the fence very firmly. β
Raphael nodded, and Mikael's report was not unexpected: "Yes, the start time of the battle is set in a week." Our aim is to capture several important cities and strongholds on the outskirts of the province of Roda and open the passage to the city of Roseria, so that the Armies of the Dreadnought can launch an attack on the capital of the province of Roda Interior, under the personal command of Prince Andrew, and if necessary, we will also be on the field! β
When everyone heard that the Dreadnought Wall Legion had finally dispatched this time, they couldn't help but smile. Although the Angel's Covenant recovered Aston City by itself, the rebel strength in the city was not very strong at that time, and the strength was mainly the garrison of Aston Province, and there were not many regular troops. But the province of Roda is different.
After Sawyer's death, the rebels who were still willing to join the undead had obviously completely given up their pride and self-esteem as humans, and these guys might not know what to do, coupled with the large number of undead entrenched in the province of Rodana, they would definitely not be able to compete with the power of the Angelic Covenant alone.
"Ladies and gentlemen, this battle will be bigger and more important than the Battle of Aston! Prince AndrΓ© needs this victory to show his courage and determination as the next Emperor, and we need this victory to signify the Angels' Covenant's place in the Empire! This will determine your future interests, and you may even get the title of Empire, so I hope you don't have any regrets! β