"They're not people, they're all mutants, as mentioned in the intelligence of Dongfang Road." Yi Fang said.

"That's right, those arsonists weren't city mobs at all, but tall giants with magma-like skin. It is said that they can make people produce flames at will, melt buildings with a single hand, and the weapons of the guards cannot kill them. There have been countless dead and wounded in the city, and the guards who have escaped have come back to ask for help! ”

As she waited for Joyna to answer, Ana Monica stepped forward and added, "We need to contain this and not let it go any further."

"They are all mutants, genetically modified mutants under the Emperor of the Ancient Iron City! The high heat energy in their bodies is emitted by burning life, and they are all genetic mutants who have proliferated from generation to generation, which is the product of human manipulation, and the mutated mitochondria in the cells are definitely unstable. ”

Su Zhe nodded and said, his authority is beyond doubt, not only confirming this situation, but also judging that these people are artificially genetically modified, as evidenced by the ability to have ultra-high fever.

He had had this experience in the laboratory of the pre-civilization era, and he was well aware of the product of the initial stage of this genetic experiment.

"So it was sent by the emperor, and they finally couldn't hold it back and attacked here!" Joyna looked at the crowd.

She wasn't sure of the true purpose of the emperor's small group of elites.

According to information previously received by the Eastern Road, the burning giants were among the people who attacked the caravans in Mine City, disguised as gangs of thugs, cutting off all major thoroughfares to and from the area.

"Queen, what are we going to do, do we attack directly?" Anna asked.

Long Yantian suddenly said on the side: "No, you can't attack rashly. I speculate that they came to test the defenses of the place, and to destroy the buildings in the densely populated areas of the city, also to create panic among everyone. ”

"However, they have slaughtered all the guards sent out in the city, and if we don't resist, it won't be long before the city will be completely destroyed by them!" Anna looked at Joyna, looking anxious.

"Queen, every minute and every second is precious now, we have to be decisive!" Yvon also agreed to attack.

"Don't worry, I didn't say you can't attack."

Joyna was calm at this time, thinking about the emperor's intentions repeatedly.

If this is what the emperor conceived - from the outbreak of war to the completion of the first strategic task.

The length of the period in the early stages of a war depends on his strategic intent, his readiness for war, his initial strategic objectives, and the manner in which the war broke out.

From these aspects, it is clear that the preparation of the Mine City is passive and lagging behind the other side.

Long Yantian was right, during this time, the attacking side carried out a surprise attack on the mining city with a small number of elites that had been deployed in advance, striving for a decisive victory in the early stage. The fact that they sent only a handful of genetic mutants and did not attack the city in a big way means that it was a tentative attack.

Joyna vaguely felt that this emperor obviously had a deep knowledge of military tactics and strategy, which was no less than that of soldiers from regular military academies in the pre-civilization era.

Although she had also collected information about Gu Tiecheng in many ways, due to the other party's iron-blooded policy for decades, all useful information, especially about the emperor himself, was blocked, so the information she obtained was useless.

Except for knowing that he had single-handedly wiped out countless large and small gangs around the ancient iron city within a few years, seized the crown of power of the largest gang in the local area, and gained the prestige of the "Faceless God of War", the information on other aspects was almost blank.

The emperor was always prepared for danger in times of peace, and he was constantly prepared, mobilizing everyone under the command of Gu Tiecheng, and achieving the terrifying strength of all the people. And all the people and troops respect him like a god, which also reflects his incomparably strong control ability and popular aspirations.

From this point of view, the aristocratic forces of Mine City did seem like a plate of loose sand, and they were completely unable to compete with him head-on. His delusion of plotting the largest city in the human world after the entire post-apocalypse must have been more than a day or two.

There is information that there are hundreds of thousands of troops under his command, and Joyna does not believe it. If all these people were to be dispatched, it would definitely cause a situation of supply difficulties - after all, the army of hundreds of thousands would be consumed a huge amount of money every day, so a quick battle was what they were happy to see.

However, the emperor did not do this, but surrounded and blocked, obviously there were not so many troops, but the number of tens of thousands of troops was estimated to be reliable.

So is the real purpose of their encirclement and blockade to cause panic among the citizens and plunge into chaos from within the mining city, or is there a more important strategic goal? Joyna was inclined to believe that if he really wanted to attack, the emperor would not assign such a small number of people to wreak havoc.

Her philosophy is: if you don't fight, you will win.

"You must not let them do whatever they want in the city, you don't have to be in a hurry. I'll send Dongfang Lu to lead his mech corps to attack, he's fought those guys and analyzed his opponent's stats, so it's safer for him to go. ”

Yi Fang nodded and asked, "Do you need to send some more people?" Is Dongfang Road enough for one person? Or we ...... too."

"No, I have more important things to tell you, just do what I say."

After saying that, she froze and seemed to continue to think.

Originally, Joyna wanted to let one person also fight for the sake of safety, but considering that his body was almost only the remnants of his upper body when he fought with Grassus, he survived thanks to Grassos's spirit core, and he is still soaking in a petri dish, so he wants to talk about it after he recovers.

"Bone Shaper" Sallas, who was remodulated by Long Ping and Su Zhe, can be said to be very unstable at present, but his energy has increased exponentially after absorbing the spirit core of Grassos, and his body structure has also undergone certain changes.

I don't know what kind of creature he will become, and while it's hard to predict, it's not bad.

Although Su Zhe didn't have much research on tactics, he trusted Joyna's decisions very much, and always felt that she had a kingly momentum in the face of a strong enemy.

"So, just do as you say, I'm worried about a few other laboratories, if they are sent to the East, then a few of us will go to guard those important experiments, after all, a lot of research results are stored in those places."

Joyna shook her head slowly, "Do you know what the most crucial factor in winning the war, or rather, is?" Given that this place has been isolated by the emperor for so long. ”

Su Zhe hesitated for a moment and said, "The key to victory...... Is it a supply? ”

"No, in a normal sense, war is usually a contest to see whose logistical supply is more stable, and only with the supply of food, equipment, and fuel can there be a stable belief in victory. But this time it's different, coming from afar, supplies are the only ones they need to worry about, not us. than consumption, they have no chance of winning. ”

"That's the strength of the equipment?"

"No, the equipment, it's all the same. But we are not as strong as them, and we are not superior in numbers. ”

"What's that?"

"For this war, if we want to win, there is only one thing that is most important – and that is information and intelligence, the first thing we need to solve. We have too little information about each other, and if they use underweight means, we will be on the back foot. ”

"Despicable means? What ...... are you referring to? Su Zhe didn't seem to quite what Joyna said, and stammered.

"Wait, do you want to...... With the population of nearly 300,000 in the main city of Mine City as a threat, let us surrender or abandon this place? ”

"Pretty much. If my expectation is correct, their purpose is very simple, to kill people! Rumours and riots are used to create panic among the burghers, breed fear, create distrust of law and order, and then cause chaos within us. This is very good for their next offense. ”

Joyna paused slightly, and said her guess.

If the emperor was trying to seize the dominion of the Mine City, then all the factors that dominated the psychology of the people were crucial.

Since we have chosen to send troops, we must have a suitable excuse, stand on the moral high ground, and use psychological tactics to win the victory, which is obviously far smaller than exchanging the deaths of countless people for victory, and the effect is much stronger.

Every war in the history of human civilization has its own origins, and behind those high-sounding excuses, what is really hidden and tangled?

In fact, more often than not, war is what one of the famous people of the A.D. said: in the name of light and hope, darkness plunders openly in despair.

The excuse for sending troops is nothing more than waving the sword of justice, or telling the ugliness of other people's crimes in a tone that you don't believe yourself. The reason for waging war is not necessarily very clever, it is only a propaganda need.

It doesn't matter if this reason is credible, and the victor will not be asked afterwards whether he was telling the truth.

Revenge, Justice, Protection, Hope, Freedom ...... All excuses are absolutely just, dressed in a gorgeous cloak that everyone is happy to believe.

Time was running out, and Joyna was giving orders to the east and assigning others to guard strategic points.

At this moment, a loud noise came from outside that shook everyone's hearts.

"Explosions! It's not far from here! The scarlet eyes on Su Zhe's forehead opened.

"Let's go, go out and have a look!"

Joyna quickly made arrangements, and everyone except for the dragon complained about the sky and acted separately.

After receiving the queen's order, Dongfang Lu immediately led the mecha corps to dispatch

Fortunately, this is a suburb, far from the main city, and this base has strong defenses and is easy to deploy guards, so it seems that opponents will not be able to find this place quickly.

"Where are you going, Queen?" The Monica sisters saw transparent wings sticking out of Joyna's back, as if they were about to fly out of the city.

"Leave me alone, I'm in my own hands."

Joyna didn't even look at it, and flew straight into the distance.

She had already made up her mind that she could not lose any of her master's men this time, and she wanted to probe the other party's movements to see what the "Faceless God of War" was capable of.

What kind of person is that emperor?

————————

Originally published in 17K Novel Network, asking for votes and encouragement, the website has a ranking, involving promotion efforts, which is really important to me - by Xiaoyao.