Under Mallard's explanation, Lu Xiao learned about the difficult situation facing the Kingdom of Calga today.

Mallard first mentioned a piece of information that Lu Xiao had guessed but did not confirm.

"Bahawa is dead?"

"Yes, according to the information obtained by our spies, he had a military confrontation with Sirius at Sunset Fort and was eventually defeated and killed."

Lu Xiao frowned and asked, "In other words, now Shadow Calga is completely in the hands of Siris?" ”

"That's right, although Sirius is a complete layman in governing internal affairs, in this war-torn environment, his military command ability can be maximized."

Mallard said with a headache: "Sirith regards the mechanical army as a trump card, and marches all the way east from Sunset Castle, and the fortress built by the kingdom on the path of the mechanical army cannot stop their impact at all. ”

"On the other hand, the regular army of Shadow Calgar is surrounded from all sides under the command of Siris, and our defense forces are helpless, so we can only temporarily abandon the unstoppable mechanical army and give priority to the ordinary army."

"As a result, we have blocked Siris's Shadow Calgar forces, but the mechanical army is still advancing towards Meridian City step by step, and it will be under the city within 5 days at the latest."

The capital is under threat, and the whole of the Calga Kingdom is very anxious, and the high priest that Lu Xiao saw before is just to appease the people's emotions before he preached.

Arvid recruited the last few remaining generals to discuss the defense of Meridian City with them.

Considering the terrifying breakthrough power of the mechanical army, the upper echelons of the Sun Kingdom are a little at a loss for how to defend it.

"It's still too late."

After listening to Mallard's explanation, Lu Xiao inserted a conversation between Yavid and the generals.

"Blocking the mechanical army head-on is like using a mantis arm as a car, we might as well take advantage of the fact that the mechanical army has not yet arrived in Meridian City, and launch a delayed attack on them first."

Yavid looked at Lu Xiao expectantly: "Please continue, how to implement the tactics?" ”

Lu Xiao nodded to Yavid and said to the generals present, "Mallard told me that the Kingdom of Calgar has sent people to Osselan and Banuk for help. ”

"The Banuk tribe in the corner of the country aside, the Oselans have great technical strength, and if they can provide enough heavy weapon support, relying on the strong city defenses of Meridian City, they should have a chance to stop and slowly eat away at the number of mechanical armies."

Alender proudly hammered his chest and promised, "I don't dare brag about the rest, but the weapons of the Ossellands can definitely hurt those bulky machines." ”

"I've moved all the heavy weapons that I can collect around Meridian City on the city wall at this stage, and I should be able to hold out for a while under the onslaught of the mechanical army."

Lu Xiao nodded and said, "The weapons collected by the people alone are not enough, and the manpower is also insufficient, we need to delay some time for the support to arrive." ”

"I need someone familiar with guerrilla warfare to lead some of the soldiers of Meridian City out of the city to harass the mechanical army, and delay their march as fast as possible."

Elsa said with a bit of a headache: "This...... It's hard, I'm afraid. ”

"The terrain between Sunset Fort and Meridian City is flat, except for a forest near Meridian City, which is about two days away, and there is an endless desert along the way, so it is difficult for guerrillas to be effective."

"Moreover, Oseland and the Calgar are not good at guerrilla warfare in the mountains and forests, and if they barely fight, they will only be defeated by the other party by seizing the loophole."

Lu Xiao smiled confidently: "I understand that professional things still have to be done by professional people." ”

"After the meeting, Aloy and I will rush to Nora territory as quickly as possible to persuade them to send troops to help solve this worldwide crisis."

"The Nora are experts in guerrilla warfare, and if you can ask for their help, you should be able to effectively delay the advance of the mechic army."

Yavid's face moved: "Can it really work?" The extreme xenophobia of the Nora people, combined with the hatred forged by the war a few years ago......"

Lu Xiao said firmly: "It's man-made, leave this task to me and Aloy, anyway, she is also a seeker sent by the Nora Patriarch's Mother's Association, and she has a lot of right to speak in the clan." ”

Avid sighed deeply, "I know, I'll give up some benefits to O'Teralane so that they can send reinforcements as soon as possible." ”

"Lu Xiao, the Nora clan will ask you."

"No problem."

……

"Convince the Nora to send troops?"

Back at the villa in Meridian City, Lu Xiao told Yongzhen and Aloy the information he had obtained from meeting Yavid.

Knowing that Lu Xiao planned to get assistance from the Nora clan, Aloy spread her hands with tears and laughter: "Lu Xiao, although it is a bit inappropriate for me as a Nora person, it is basically impossible for the Nora clan to send reinforcements to the Calga Kingdom. ”

"The old Nora custom of not allowing their people to leave the Holy Land aside, and the war of a few years ago made the Nora people not feel the slightest favor for Calga, and I don't think you can convince them to send troops."

Lu Xiao smiled and said, "It's true that it won't work with conventional methods, but what if it's ordered in the name of the Mother of All Things?" ”

The corners of Aloy's mouth twitched, and she suddenly had a bad premonition.

“…… What do you want? ”

"You'll know when the time comes."

Lu Xiao waved his hand to open the portal to the Heart of Ten Thousand Mothers, and the specific location was the cliff cave where he had rested for a short time before.

……

After Siris launched a full-scale attack, the warriors guarding the Nora border also felt a slight change.

The Shadow Calgar Fortress in the border area has relaxed its defenses very clearly, perhaps considering that the Nora will not easily leave their territory to attack.

When Aloy rushed to Meridian City to embark on a series of adventures with Lu Xiao and Yongzhen, Sona had already returned to the Heart of Ten Thousand Mothers with the expedition team that had completed the mission.

Sona has been a war leader for more than a decade, and she has experienced the tragic war with the Kingdom of Calga.

Although Wall and Huara received a rigorous education from Sona from an early age, their prestige and abilities were far from comparable to Sona's.

Just as the eldest mother Lancela feared, it was difficult for these two juniors who acted as war leaders to subdue the old warriors of the clan.

Faced with the sarcasm of the old fritters led by Lei Xu, the two could only restrain their anger and barely control the situation in the name of the Elder Mother's Association.

Sona's return changes everything, and the originally fang-and-clawed Lei Xu hides like a mouse seeing a cat.

He thought that the expedition led by Sona had already been wiped out, so he dared to provoke Sona's children, hoping to become the new war leader.

Sona has a tough hand in managing her subordinates, and her personal strength is unmatched in the Nora clan.

When she returned to her hometown and learned of the schemes of Lei Xu and other ill-intentioned people, she challenged these senior soldiers in person, beating them one by one until they couldn't get up, which once again deepened the fear of Lei Xu and others for her.

When Lu Xiao brought Aloy and Yongzhen to the Heart of Ten Thousand Mothers, the commotion caused by the departure of the war leader had long since subsided, and the Nora people lived a peaceful life in isolation as always.

"Aloy, you return to the Sanctuary alone, report to the Elders' Guild on the completion of the mission, and convince them to send troops to help Calga as much as possible."

Lu Xiao's instructions made Aloy a little embarrassed: "But it's okay, but I can't guarantee that I can convince them." ”

"I don't need you to convince me."

Lu Xiao patted Aloy's shoulder, and the corners of her mouth hooked up a mysterious smile: "You just need to stabilize them, leave an impression in the hearts of the members of the Elder Mother's Association, and leave the rest to us." ”