In the northern part of the Divine Fall Plateau, because it is on the edge of a subsidence landmass, the terrain is extremely fragmented, and swampy depressions are everywhere.

In the early morning, an iron-gray hill moved slowly in the Jiashan River, barely a road, and steel claws tens of meters high rose and fell in the swamp, bringing up large swaths of sludge.

In the command hall of the Mobile Fortress of Fletenseus, the old captain Huk Elon sat cross-legged in the command seat, his eyes falling on the coffee cup held in the air. The light brown and cloudy liquid swayed rhythmically, and although it was half a cup, it did not spill at all.

The old captain muttered with satisfaction: "The little guy is working hard, and he has been trained to this point." ”

He sighed again: "It's a pity, the situation has become too fast, you are walking too slowly, and the opportunity for actual combat is gone." ”

A text message popped up in the field of vision, and the dark gold font showed that it was a notice from the Central Army Committee of the Communist Party of the Philippines.

The old captain laughed out loud, and then groaned and screamed, and the hot coffee spilled on his legs.

"The plan remains the same, maneuver the fortress, forward. ”

The news was just these few words, and when the old captain forwarded it to the various departments of the Mobile Fortress, cheers rang out from all corners of the huge steel monster's body.

On the ridges on either side of the river, two armoured armies are battling.

The Magic Cannon Carriage, officially named the Jackdaw, guides the "Chickadee" infantry fighting vehicle on the same chassis to march in a formation on the ridge in a hexapod pattern. There are also "Parrot" ray artillery vehicles, "Swan" howitzer vehicles, "Shadow Spider" reconnaissance vehicles, command vehicles, communication vehicles, and other special combat vehicles.

There are about 30 jackdaws on each side, the same number of chickadees, and about a dozen parrots, swans, and shadow spiders. Together with the other tanks, there are about one hundred and twenty units each, which is exactly the size of an armored battalion.

The two armored battalions formed a conical formation on one ridge and a circle formation at the other. According to different terrains, neat columns and horizontal formations are also formed from time to time. Looking at the speed of the formation change on both sides, it seems that they are comparing who is more neat.

When the left side turned into a long snake-like S formation, the right side traveled right into a wide depression, so a "B" formation was discharged.

"Brigadier!

On the Jackdaw chariot on the left, Yuskar, the commander of the 1st Armored Battalion, excitedly called his superiors.

"Actya reports that you lost......"

Finn replied indifferently, and then scolded: "Did I say that you are bored to this point? You can't follow the march honestly, you have to compete in battle, do mechanical legs never wear out?

"Brigade commander, if you don't find something, everyone will go crazy", another female voice said in the command channel: "There are already more than 20 people in our second battalion who have blood in their stools, so that the magic guide chariot that can run 60 kilometers can always maintain a speed of 10 kilometers per hour, which is extremely devastating to the body and psychology!"

Finn said irritably: "This has something to do with blood in the stool!"

"Brigade Commander, I suggest you do the same check-up," Yuskal formed a united front with his rival, the commander of the 2nd Armored Battalion, Aketya, at this time, "Your current situation is somewhat similar. ”

Finn almost didn't mention it in one breath: "I ......"

After a pause, he tried to keep calm: "Isn't the brigade headquarters working hard? The menu is not the same every day, and various competitions are organized every two or three days, and people are also sent to visit the mobile fortress in turn, isn't the morale very good?"

Yuskal sighed: "Brigade commander, it's easy to talk about the things that accompany the march, as long as there is a battle, but yesterday ......"

Aketea's tone was also unusually plaintive: "The news agency said that yesterday the central government had reached an agreement with the two empires, and we were assigned to the south of Kist, which means that we have no war to fight." Last night's old lady...... Ahem, I went pole dancing and didn't boost my morale. ”

"What's wrong with pole dancing?"

Finn gritted his teeth and said, "I also made a bet with His Highness Meate, Captain Hook, and Linde, betting on whether Vester will be resolved politically, or by the air force, the Mobile Fortress, or our armored forces, and those who lose will have to sign up for this year's Crimson Beauty Pageant......"

Yuskar and Aektea burst out laughing at the same time, and Finn smiled grimly, "But I can use the privilege of my boss to assign you two to represent the armored forces in the pageant." ”

Both screamed at the same time......

"No——! this must be the conspiracy of the evil god of the Lord of Ten Thousand Sprouts!"

"Brigade Commander, I'm going to complain to Commander Wilson and Commissar Gambit!"

As he was shouting, Finn cried out, "The order is coming!"

The two battalion commanders hurriedly stated: "I'm bleeding in my stool! I'm going on sick leave!"

Finn laughed, "Good, I approved it!"

Again: "The order is, the plan remains the same, armored troops, forward! Give your command to your deputy, get out of here now!"

There was silence in the channel for a moment, and the two battalion commanders let out louder screams.

..................

Fifty or sixty kilometers to the north, a large crack ranging from tens to hundreds of meters wide separated the Divine Plateau from the mainland.

In the middle of the walled mountains, a huge man-made fortress was like a gate, sealing off the southern border of the kingdom of Koster.

In the council hall of the fortress, monstrous creatures resembling trumpet-shaped treants stretched out branch-like tentacles and dragged corpses into their bodies. The faint cold wind echoed the cry of the soul, cutting people's hearts like a saw blade, making the faces of the people who were still alive in the hall pale and their bodies trembling.

"This is what happens to the mutineers!"

A tall, thin, middle-aged man sat on the main seat of the hall, glanced at the survivors and said, "It's true that Hestor and Belino have fallen, but that doesn't mean I'll throw in the towel!"

"You have already seen my legendary power, and I was able to become a legendary because I had glimpsed the ultimate mystery of the spirit of nature! In the face of such power, Fei Gong's magic guide weapons were just a little trick to make people laugh at the banquet!"

There were also twenty or thirty people at the scene, looking at each other and speechless for a while.

Dakai looked at the old man Vic in horror, and the Marquis of Vic cleared his throat and said, "Your Excellency Slucano is absolutely right! His legendary power can activate all kinds of nature spirits and turn them into powerful warriors and terrifying weapons! With Lord Srucanor here, Fei Gong will surely be bleeding in front of the Broken Sword Fortress!"

All present were the small and medium-sized lords of the southern part of Koster, half old nobles and half new nobles, who all scoffed at Vic's words, but they didn't dare to show it in front of them, and they all bowed their heads and were silent.

Those who dared to oppose Srukano and those who dared to advocate surrender to the Fei Communist Party had become food for those tree people.

Looking at Slucano, who was frowning and looking extremely dissatisfied, and then at these lords who didn't speak, Vic's tone became excited: "Everyone, you only see the Hansen Agreement, but you don't see the undercurrent under the Hansen Agreement!

The lords were stunned, and Vic continued: "Everyone has heard about yesterday's situation, and also seen some live visions, Theresia, Romroth, and Fei Gong, these three parties used a huge flying force, almost fought in the sky, and finally reached a compromise. ”

"What does this mean? It shows that the three of them are actually full of contradictions!"

"Come to think of it, everyone, Theresia's original plan must have been to control the entire Kerth, but she only got half of it, can she be willing?"

"Yes, she has already concluded an agreement with Romrose and the Ferflu Communists, but the area divided between the two parties in the agreement has to be taken by Romrose and the Ferz Communists themselves. If they are met with fierce resistance, or even defeat, will Theresia help them? Of course not, they will only laugh secretly and laugh happily!"

"If we rise up and don't get the south of Koster, Theresia will definitely take action. Not to help the Fei Gong, but to help the resisters! Who made the Fei Gong so useless, and they couldn't take down the chassis assigned to them?"

"So, as long as we unite and resist bravely, even if we can't defeat the Fei Gong, as long as it drags on, Theresia will intervene. ”

"Theresia certainly won't openly break the agreement, but it should be possible to support us in turning South of the Chestter into a Dominion and causing chaos for the Fikto. For the Phillips Communists, seeing the determination of our people to defend their homeland, they should not be willing to continue to make senseless sacrifices here, and the possibility of promising to let us maintain our autonomy is very high!"

The old man's generous remarks not only made Slucano's eyes light up, but the other lords were also thoughtful.

"But Fei Gong is very powerful, in addition to those terrifying magic planes, their terrifying mobile fortress is not far from here, and it will be here in three days at most!"

"The Fei Communist Party has also organized a lot of rebel forces in the east, and we are suffering from the enemy on our backs. ”

"Of course it would be nice if we could really defeat the Fei Gong, but the question is, how likely is this? We don't have many resources at our disposal. ”

The lords gradually began to talk, and Slukano waved his hand and said, "Don't worry, my nature spirit doesn't need people, no magic materials, as long as there are animals and plants, you can quickly organize a large army!"

The legendary druid followed Vic's train of thought and said: "Completely defeating the Fei Gong is indeed a big talk, but if you can block the Fei Gong for a while, the Marquis of Vic's inference is very likely to become a reality." ”

Slukano was obviously not good at political things, and Vic hurriedly made another effort: "Think about it, if the south of Koster can become a dominion, your fiefdom will not only not be deprived, but will also be expanded." ”

He bowed deeply to Slukano: "As the great lord of this Dominion, Your Excellency will definitely reward you generously. ”

The druid nodded suddenly: "Of course, now everyone's territory can be doubled! When the Dominion is established, I will be the Grand Duke, and you are all earls and marquises!"

The lords looked at each other again, and the expression in their eyes was not horror, but anticipation and excitement.

However, even if the goal changes from "defeating the Fei Gong" to "resisting the Fei Gong", the lords are completely at a loss.

Sensing the atmosphere of the scene, Vic sneered: "Don't worry, Fei Gong is very concerned about mud legs, and we still have three or four hundred thousand mud legs in our hands." Even if we can't beat them, we can still take these people hostage and force Fei Gong to agree to our terms. ”

After a long silence, the lords raised their arms one by one to express their willingness to stand with Slukano to resist the Fei Gong.

After the meeting, Vic and Dakai walked out of the hall. Dakai looked left and right to make sure that no one was paying attention, and asked in a low voice, "Marquis, do you really plan to take those civilians as hostages and negotiate with the Fei Gong?"

Vic sighed, "If you don't say that, Slukano and those guys must be using their brains on these civilians." ”

Dakai exclaimed: "But just say it directly, won't they snatch civilians in their hands as shields?"

Vic shook his head and said, "If they have the ability, why should they keep me? Even if it is hundreds of thousands of pigs, they have to be driven and raised by people." ”

"What's more, the Fei Gong does care about mud legs, but can they be so stupid that they don't dare to do anything if there are civilians?

Dakai breathed a sigh of relief, was silent for a while, and then said expectantly: "Then what is your real plan, Marquis?

"Even if you fight for autonomy, you can't let these inhuman guys rule the people," Vic looked up at the sky and said in a sad tone, "The new kingdom of Koster is the territory of the old nobles, not our place." Srukano and the new nobles are unlikely to bring peace and tranquility. Therefore, we can only send them to the Fei Gong as our sincerity. ”

Dakai suddenly realized: "It turns out that the real hostages are not those civilians, but ......"

Vic glanced at him, and Dakai quickly shut up, joy rolling in his heart.

Indeed, only by doing so can we strive for true autonomy!

The servant of Slucano came over: "Marquis Vic, my lord, please come over and discuss the matter. ”

"Go settle the civilians, don't let one go," Vic said to Dakai, who knew what to do.

Returning to the hall, Vic respectfully saluted Slucano.

This druid was originally just an earl, and after being recruited by Belino, he stayed in the unrelated mountains west of Kester, experimenting in obscurity.

The news of Hestor's and Belino's doom quickly spread around the world yesterday, and Vic summoned the lords of the southern part of the city and the neighboring eastern and western mountains to the Folding Sword Fortress overnight.

Today, everyone arrived, and most of the people advocated surrendering to the Communists at the meeting, but they didn't expect this druid to suddenly reveal the legendary realm, use the terrifying power of the spirit of nature, kill those nobles who advocated surrender, and want to dominate the south of the Chester.

Although he felt that this guy had been at home for too long and didn't know much about the situation outside, after all, he was a legend with terrifying powers, and Vic could only do his best to welcome him.

"Marquis, without your help, I wouldn't be able to grasp the situation smoothly", there were only two people in the hall, and Slucano, showing a certain degree of political literacy, stepped down from the main seat, patted Vic on the shoulder and spoke.

His tone was also very affectionate: "The future Dominion will depend on the efforts of the two of us." ”

Vic nodded, and the legendary druid said again: "I heard that you still know the chief cardinal of the Fei Gong?"

"It's just a nod of friends", Vic said solemnly, "And that's a private affair, I'm loyal to Cast, even if I sacrifice my life, I won't bow to him!"

"Of course I understand," said the druid, reassuringly, "if you don't have such determination, Belino won't trust you with the fortress." ”

He put his arm around Vic's shoulders and said, almost face to face, "Shall you then, take care of the Ferdo-Cent, and tell their archcardinal that I will be as loyal to him as I have been to Belino as I have been to belinor." ”

Vic's cheeks twitched a few times, and he laughed: "Your Excellency, don't worry!