Chapter 29: Chaos in Odessa (25)
Monsters that have lost their minds are rampage across the battlefield. The growing wounds made him even more furious, and whenever he had the chance to grab any living object, Spartannan would vent wildly until his victim was reduced to an unrecognizable pile of rotten flesh.
When some of the soldiers were killed, the rest of the Romanians learned to behave. They abandoned throwing guns and besieged the frenzied gladiators from all sides with all the ranged weapons they could find.
Under siege from all sides by the Romanian army, which had already won a decisive victory, the troll's body was constantly battered, then quickly healed, and then again and again. The injury gave him endless strength, but he couldn't find anyone to destroy.
"Oppressors!" Spartagnan let out a roar of rage, and his swollen body suddenly began to contract, as if it was about to explode at any moment.
"Hidden!" Xiao Yan immediately rushed to the wrong place, and fell to the ground with a shout.
"Boom!" Huge explosions and shockwaves exploded from the gladiator leader's body, sending smoke into the sky and the entire battlefield shaking.
When the shock wave dissipated, Xiao Yan and Xia Boyang, who were covered in dirt, got up. At the heart of the explosion was a blood-red object.
"The crystallization of life (objects) of the oppressed. Grade: Silver.
Use: Powerful abilities contained in the crystals are stirring, which can be recharged and upgraded for matching objects; You can also try it by hitting the crystal violently, and you may have unexpected surprises. β
Due to the large number of Romanian soldiers involved in the battle, Spartan's drops were of much lower quality. Although it is of silver quality, it seems dangerous to use.
From Xia Boyang's gaze, Xiao Yan was sure that he had also seen this life crystal, which further confirmed his identity as a contract-like person.
"Do you want it?" Xiao Yan picked up the crystals and handed them to the earl, "If you don't want to, I can provide you with other compensation." β
"No need, you can take it." Xia Boyang shook his head, "I don't know what use this thing can be. β
Except for a few warriors led by Lancenis who escaped before the encirclement was formed with their strong combat effectiveness, nearly 4,000 soldiers under the Masonic leader Jefferson were all annihilated, of which 1,500 were killed, and the rest were captured.
The Romanian army lost about 700 men, of whom more than 200 were killed and more than 500 wounded.
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"Lord Xia Boyang and Knight Blanton aren't here." There was no inquiring in Xiahou Yuan's tone, which surprised Sonia and Galadia, who received him.
"Nothing to fuss about. It would be strange if you didn't hurry up and annihilate the Masonic army in Wilhelmshaven. Xiahou Yuan looked at Yu Ban and Le Lin, who were dancing not far away, "You hope to buy time through exchange for prisoners and negotiations to stabilize the supply lines that are being harassed by us, so that you can strengthen the defenses of Twin River City and gather more troops in the area of Twin River City-Green Valley Town; On the other hand, the capture of Wilhelmshaven allowed the supply from the sea to swim upstream and establish a supply line to Wind's Rest. β
"Exposed ......" Sonya, Galadia and Valkyrie were all taken aback, they didn't expect their plans to be ruined.
"Don't underestimate the soldiers under the account of King Wei." Xiahou Yuan said with a smile, not taking Xia Boyang and the Ramor family or even Romania in his eyes.
"Whether you want to break each one or break it, or fight steadily." Xiahou Yuan picked up the wine glass and drank it all, "Even if you eliminate the Freemasons and gather 100,000 troops to advance towards the Wind's Breath Castle, it will not have any impact on the final result. β
"The king doesn't care."
Yes...... King Wei didn't care at all. Galadia thought that Cao Cao had not appeared on the battlefield so far. He only sent a few generals and hundreds of cavalry, and he commanded a mixed army of various races of dubious color and disorganization to fight with Romania, and even had a faint upper hand.
"So, why did the generals come to this Twin River City in person?" Valki asked with a sullen voice, the fall of Caesar's Crown still casting a deep shadow in her heart, "Since you are so confident, why don't you just come and destroy us?" β
"Needless to say, of course, bring our companions back." Xiahou Yuan laughed, "Although death on the battlefield is commonplace, as long as there is an opportunity, we will not give up any of our own people." β
Lelin was talking and laughing with everyone not far away. After a few drinks, the girl had completely accepted the setting of women's clothing, and began to force herself to dance with her, and poured everyone to drink.
"Ladies and gentlemen!" A waiter walked in respectfully, "Report from Lord Earl and Knight Blanton. β
The lively dance party fell silent for a moment. Both sides listened calmly to the military reports ahead.
"Wilhelmshaven has returned to Romania!"
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The streets of the port also smell of disgusting barbecue, which is unforgettable when mixed with the sea breeze.
Upon learning of the total destruction of the Great Army and the capture of Jefferson, some of the desperate Freemasons in Wilhelmshaven fled to sea by boat, while some of the remaining began to set fire to the city, the harbor, and themselves.
Xiao Yan led the cavalry to Wilhelmshaven and organized firefighting. Xia Boyang's infantry then arrived and tried their best to extinguish the fire by burning the entire harbor to ashes.
The streets were littered with charred corpses. When Xia Boyang arrived with the infantry, he could even find the horseshoe from the thick corpse.
"Sir. There is a gentleman who insists on seeing you, claiming to have an extremely important intelligence report. A centurion reported to Xiao Yan.
Xiao Yan nodded and asked the soldiers to bring this gentleman over.
"Lord Earl, Mr. Knight." Seeing that there was no one nearby, the very ordinary-looking gentleman introduced himself seriously: "I am Bonnie, Charles Bonny, a secret agent of MI7 of the Kingdom of Romania, and the news of the split of the Masonic army was sent below. β
"We know you." Xiao Yan looked at the Earl who was listening to the side, and then nodded to Agent Bonnie, "We have received your information about the Masonic army. This information has been of great assistance to our operations, and we will give you full recognition for your outstanding work. β
"Thank you, Mr. Knight." Agent Bonnie didn't show much interest in the reward, "I'm here to report to the two of you on my latest information. β
"Hmm." Xiao Yan nodded and motioned for Bonnie to continue.
"Our ally, and our allies in this war, the Dwarven Kingdom of Lorraine, has been attacked by dragons. The king's capital has fallen. The agent said in a calm tone.
"When's the news?" The two controlled their surprise and began to ask for details.
"It was five months ago."
"?!! five months ago" Xiao Yan and Xia Boyang both suspected that they had misheard, "Then why did the news come out today?" β
"Yes, my lord, we just found out." The agent replied, "Due to the Masonic rebellion that led to the killing of several messengers from the Kingdom of Lorraine, and the fact that communication at sea was severed by pirates, our agents in the Kingdom of Lorraine were unable to report back to the country in a timely manner, or even verify the authenticity of the information. The communication magic of the Mage Tower, which was originally an alternative, was also disrupted, and all that came back was gibberish. β
"Multiple messengers killed and garbled? So the news hasn't come out......" Xiao Yan thought quietly, listening to the agent's further report.
"Yes, sir. For these reasons, our branch in Lorraine did not even detect a failure in the transmission of information in the first place. According to the news from the mages on Lorraine's side, the dwarven army is preparing to retake Cold Mountain, and it will be difficult to provide us with support. Agent Bonnie continued.
"Against that dragon?" Xiao Yan asked curiously.
"In the next guess, it's mainly a battle with the red iron dwarves." Bonnie explained, "The dragons occupy the peaks of the Lone Mountain in Lorraine, but the mines in the middle and lower parts of the Lone Mountain Kingdom are occupied by the hematite dwarves. The forces of the King of Lorraine will be mainly used to retake this territory. However, we have not been able to verify the authenticity of this message, and most of the messengers who teleported magic to and from space were killed. β
"That's really bad news." After asking a little more about the matter and sending the agent away, Xia Boyang spread his hands helplessly, "The dwarves' stoic heavy infantry and their powerful firepower were a very important part of our original plan. One of our main goals in opening Wilhelmshaven is also to clear the pirate strongholds, so that the Dwarven fleet can cross the sea more easily, and bring us some Dwarven army support, otherwise the battle to advance into Storm's End will be much more difficult. β
In order to prevent the Romanian army from supporting the fort of Storm's End, Cao Cao's allied forces built a series of forts along the west bank of the Dallemmere River. The Romanians would have crashed headlong into these forts as they marched north, or they would have had to take a detour westward, crossing vast plains, rivers and hills, exposing their supply lines to the ravages of the tiger and leopard riders.
"Maybe we can visit the Kingdom of Lorraine and see how they're doing." Xiao Yan thought for a moment, "We need their support, but informing the kingdom to send envoys now will take a lot of time." I suggest that His Excellency the Earl should take command of the army in this area and gather strength, while my companions and I go to the Kingdom of Lorraine as ministers. β
"I'll arrange this immediately." Xia Boyang nodded, "Regarding Thomas Jefferson, what are you going to do?" I don't expect to pry any valuable information out of his mouth? β
"I can still ask something." Xiao Yan opened a door to a dungeon for the earl, "but the process was a little ...... Are you sure you want to sit in on it? β
"Of course." Xia Boyang laughed, "Who do you think I am?" β
(End of chapter)
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