May 14, 1029, Hongduburg.

The 40-meter-high concrete walls have been worn out by age, and the walls are covered with long strips of black water stains left by the erosion of a large amount of rainwater. And now there are brand new patches on the city wall, which gives the city wall some new marks. This was caused a few days ago when a shell hit it and the skin of the wall fell off.

A few kilometers away, excavated gun emplacements can be seen, scattered tents, pack horse vehicles and discarded steam engine parts. The vicinity of Honduburg is littered with remnants of war.

And the battlefield has not only left traces on the city, but also left new wounds on the hearts of the people.

The sudden war launched by Pratt & Whitney on May 5 has caused panic in the city. Those who fled from the north wanted to squeeze into the city, and the families of the nobles in the city wanted to go to the south to take refuge.

At the crossroads of Honduburg, the bodies of swinging were hung from rough hemp ropes tied to wooden shelves, thieves and bandits caught by the city guards. These thieves and bandits are not all the perpetrators of these few days, and some have been in prison for half a year. A few days ago, because the city's top brass needed to kill a group of people to make an example. Therefore, they were all accused of fishing in troubled waters in the chaos of the city and were hung high. Now, the corpses swam in the air, emitting a putrid smell that seemed to mock the living.

People in the city are in a hurry, and the events of May 10 have made the mentality of everyone in the city like a roller coaster.

First, the city was invaded by Pratt & Whitney's '150,000' army. Then on the night of the 10th, brilliant fire meteors roared across the sky, and the sound of explosions rose one after another on the ground. Then the Pratt & Whitney army outside the city fled in a hurry under the encirclement of the Confederate '200,000' army. Finally, the news came that the entire army of the Pratt & Whitneys had been annihilated in the province of Sodocona, and that two high-ranking Pratt & Whitney professionals had been taken prisoner to the southern port of sea crabs.

Such a variety of news seems to be beyond the emotional capacity of the city's residents, first panic, then doubt, then the joy of the rest of the life, and then, it seems that it is time to face the victory with pride?

In the end, the people in the city chose to be numb, and then tried to make themselves happy, making a gesture of "we are the winners" to cater to the current outcome.

In the center of the city, in the halls of buildings with blue and white ceramic spires.

The Grand Duke of the Gangluan family was pacing around the room, his steps were fast and slow, and he seemed to be in a bit of a situation.

Eventually, perhaps feeling that walking around didn't solve the problem, he silently stopped by the wall, looking at the map of West hanging on the wall. And in the room, it was his grandson Hallette and two knights, one of whom was Elliot.

Duke Longhong slowly turned his head to the people in the room and asked, "What was his first impression when you saw Gun Flame Bingnu?" ”

In the face of the Grand Duke's unnamed inquiry, Harlet was silent, when the prince went to Vikla two years ago to participate in the election of the king, he had only met Binghe a few times, and Binghe's only impression of Harlett was that Binghe had no concept of superiority and inferiority when he walked and talked with Suta.

At that time, he didn't want to see this phenomenon, but he was relieved to think that Suta was controlled by the Oka people, and the status of a puppet prince.

It was only after the eleventh that all kinds of miraculous news came that Harriet realized that he was completely wrong.

It wasn't a subordinate relationship between Binghe and Sutar back then, it was just a friendship between a genius who didn't want to follow the rules and a Bix line. Harlett now has a faint envy of that relationship.

In the hall of the Gangluan family at this time, Harlett, who was immersed in memories, did not speak.

And Elliot, the old knight who was loyal to the Gangluan family, bowed his head and said: "The minister's vision is not as good as that of Wei Li'an, and he can't get a glimpse of the Fenghua hidden under the Binghe crown. ”

Long Hong looked at the gray-haired and respectful old knight. The fortress knew that the old knight who had followed him for decades was a tactful admonition to stop listening to the slander of some villains.

Longhong, who has soft ears, is mediocre, not stupid, eh, no matter how low Longhong's IQ is, it is enough to see some people clearly.

In the past, West's main peace faction was peddling the idea of 'fighting left and right in the world', but now they are running to Sea Crab Harbor and craving their thighs and shouting the main battle. This act of changing his face almost turned the back of another older fortress of West.

Long Hong exhaled lightly: "Born as a mechanic, at the age of sixteen or twelve, he left the family and the country to travel on the continent. Any of these items listed separately under the crown of the gun flame are all extraordinary. ”

Subtext: "How do I know there is a fortress where a mechanic was born?" How do I know that there is a sixteen-year-old high-ranking professional? How do I know that the seed of a high-level profession dares to wander thousands of miles away? Don't be an afterthought here and call me mediocre! ”

After a cryptic defense, Long Hong stared at Elliot, this gaze was to "Elliot give himself another idea".

And Elliot, under the eyes of his own lord, had to speak again.

Elliot: "Although His Majesty is only sixteen years old, he attaches great importance to his commitment, and His Majesty Willy used absolute trust and favor to keep him in Crab Harbor. And we ......"

Elliot's tone grew muffled, and finally stopped.

Longhong looked at Elliot: "Go on." ”

Elliot opened his mouth and said slowly: "And the weapons that His Majesty Bing built for Wei Lian's crown for two years are to stick to his personal creed.

The current factory in Sea Crab Harbor was built by His Majesty Binghe, and the weapons that existed on the West Sky Ocean at this time were also built by His Majesty Binghe.

He didn't even ask for a fief for West, and in St. Sauk, their family's title was still earl, and he didn't give him any real encouragement to act in Crab Harbor. Therefore, we cannot simply think of Crab Harbour as a support for us in St. Sauk. These kinds of things are driven by the will of individuals under the crown, and now they are priceless.

If you still think that you can influence the crown with short-term benefits. Then it will make Binghe Crown disgusted, I think, Binghe Crown doesn't like us to see him this way at all. So ......"

Longhong stopped Elliot from continuing, and the Grand Duke now understood, and when he did, he had even more headaches.

Because of this kind of favor, today's West can no longer afford to give today's great favors.

And now that the Grand Duke looks back, under the instigation of those lords and factions in the country before the war, the Gangluan family was defeated, and he was very distressed.

[On May 15, 1029 in the steam calendar, when the people of Hongduburg were worried about how to stand in line next, Binghe was in full swing to make the final layout and guidance for West's strategic situation. 】

On May 6th, there were only a few trains and an industrial area in the port of Sea Crab that could directly obey him.

And now, ten days later. Binghe was already able to requisition forty steam trains, and the entire southern West's aristocratic forces, large and small, obeyed Binghe's command and arrangement, and even West's neighbor Roland and Oakley in the north began to openly declare their support for the West's coalition to resist the invasion.

The course of the war has caused international public opinion to stir up. Under the great attention of all parties in the western continent, Binghe once again began military operations on May 15. And the target of this march was the land of the Twin Hills of Kribbins. Six hundred years ago, it was here that Grand Duke Gangluan Kexuan became famous in a battle, resisting the onslaught of the Oka army.

And Binghe, after having an overview of the situation on the western front of West and the Okas, decided to take this place first. Judging from the strategic map, Binghe directly ignored the north of West, and pushed the battle line to a position thirty kilometers away from the southern border line of the Oka Empire.

Binghe's decision-making, if it is in the test and evaluation of the St. Soke Imperial Military Academy, is definitely a zero score.

First, West's national strength is weak.

Second, the Oka people also have important and important fortified defense lines along the southern border. But times have changed now, and by driving the train here, it will allow ballistic missiles to cover half of the country in Oka.

[On the command car of the train, Binghe opened a public channel to counsel the Dust Jia who practiced the art of fixing, and at the same time explained the main objectives of this military operation to the backbone of the army. 】

Binghe corrected Chenjia's movements, and when Chenjia made large body movements, Binghe also stood on the swinging log, holding Chenjia's arm and calf during the somersault. Binghe's movements were very fast, which allowed Dusty to be confident and bold in the drastic movements of the fixing technique.

Binghe held Chenjia's head, and at the same time pushed the headset to his lips, and said: "The so-called 'attack will save it', when we move along the southern coastline, it is impossible for the Oka people to concentrate their forces to launch a powerful offensive towards Hongdubao in the north of West. ”

Dusty panted, stood firm on the balance beam, turned his head to look at the strategic map on the side, and asked, "Master, if the Oka people, regardless of us, directly focus on the north, then ......"

Binghe took the teaching stick, pumped Chenjia's calf and said, "Don't be weak in your legs, and grab the ground with the soles of your feet." ”

Then Binghe tapped the map with a stick and said: "If the Oka people insist on going their own way, then we will change our homes, and the barefoot are not afraid to wear shoes." The superpowers are fighting with the small countries, hehe, if the politicians in Oka really do this, then in the future, I can write a book "I Repair the Grave for Oka in West". ”

As soon as the words fell, the laughter of those officers came from the public channel.

Binghe clapped his hands and said at the same time: "Okay, okay, is there anything else you don't understand, each group asks questions in order, and each group has five minutes to speak." ”

Then Binghe turned his head to Dusty and said, "Dusty, let's continue, you must control it well this time, and grasp the breathing and rhythm." Don't worry, I won't let you fall. ”

[At six o'clock in the afternoon, Binghe's armored train marched to the land of Shuangqiu at great speed, and after the train stopped, Binghe immediately made a precise attack on the hill. 】

One warhead after another weighing one hundred and twenty kilograms was dropped from the plane, and the Oka people were very dogmatic in building their positions and did not take into account the problem of air defense in the slightest.

With the warhead raising a large amount of soot on the ground, there was basically little resistance above the two high grounds.

West's soldiers then began to attack the hillside, and with little firepower, they quickly climbed the hillside and captured a battalion of Oka soldiers stationed on the high ground.

At six o'clock in the evening, the sun had already set into the sea, the sky was calm, and the seaside was a purple-red afterglow. Binghe and his disciples ascended the Shuangqiu Heights.

Binghe pointed to the surrounding bays, and then to the distant skyline of the land, the brightly lit Oka Fortress Group.

Binghe's leg stepped on a raised rock, and said kindly to Chenjia: "Next, we are going to send reinforcements, no, to be more precise, to disturb the land and the sea." ”

[Despite the great victory on land, Binghe has never forgotten the promise of 'consolidating West's coastal defense', which is the commitment that Binghe values most in West. 】

No matter how brilliant the record on land is, with the departure of Binghe, West is still the West of a few years ago.

However, allowing the submarine to leave a brilliant record can protect West's maritime security for a hundred years and escort West's coastal economic development. The first battle of the submarine in the core is not only to break the diplomatic relationship, but also to take the heads of one or two surface warships.

How to make the submarine record remarkable to the world? An active decisive battle is unrealistic, since the speed of the submarine is far from being able to keep up with the surface warship. Submarines, on the other hand, are better at arranging in advance on the fairways and making a surprise attack when the fleet is unprepared.

Since it is difficult to get submarines to take the initiative to duel surface ships, then let the enemy fleet run over on its own!

After studying the political model of the Oka people, Binghe added blockage to the Oka people in the Shuangqiu area, so that the large and small forces in the Oka forced the Oka people's naval fleet to take the initiative to cooperate with their plans.

Watching the sunset gradually disappear, Binghe faced the sea breeze and said leisurely: "We must grasp the strategic initiative." ”

[On May 17th, a large number of biplane bombers, guided by Binghe, entered the skies of the Oka people and dropped tons of propaganda leaflets. 】

These wooden planes did not carry out dive bombing missions against military targets, but only dropped paper leaflets at high altitudes, and because manned aircraft technology was an unsafe laboratory technology, the Oka people did not form and could not form an air interceptor unit, and the paper bombs were thrown very smoothly.

'Salute first, then soldier' is the habit of Bingnu.

In the leaflet, Binghe announced a list of cities that he was about to bomb on Oka.

Let's first describe the reasons for their own actions in the present war: first, the perfidy of the Oka upper class in Vikra; Second, the assassination of themselves by the Oka in Westport.

At the same time, he emphasized the conditions for the end of the war: "If you want the war to end, the relevant families of the Oka Council must apologize to me, and I only need one apology personally, and at the national level, Oka must ensure that he will not interfere in West's internal affairs in the future and respect West's sovereignty." ”

Finally, at the end, Binghe also reminds civilians in major cities to stay away from train stations, away from steaming factories with a lot of chimneys, and to put red crosses on their houses, although there is a high probability of accidental injury, but the coalition forces will try to avoid killing unrelated people.

[On the afternoon of May 17, when the leaflets of the offensive warfare were sprinkled in all major cities, the missile launch positions arranged by Binghe in the Shuangqiu area were also arranged. 】

As the white plume of smoke rose from the ground, twelve ballistic missiles with a length of 11 meters rose directly into the air, which was the entire inventory of Bingnu.

After these ballistic missiles were lifted into the air, the nuclear field was opened to the maximum to maintain the most accurate observation, and at the same time, the sky missiles were controlled by the electromagnetic commands of the high-altitude airship, and the influence of the geostrophic deflection force on the trajectory was compensated, and a vast arc was drawn on the sky.

At this time, the people in those industrial cities did not have any concept of ultra-long-range strikes, and still thought that they were in the rear of safety, and judged the leaflets falling from the sky with an attitude of not caring about themselves.

In the aristocratic salon, the ladies at tea time even tilted the topic to the romance discussion of "the war was triggered by Veryanne's beauty".

And in the midst of the singing and dancing, a white meteor appeared in the sky. The terrifying giant warhead fell directly from the sky, and after a few seconds, the feeling of a great earthquake trembled throughout the city, and a loud thunderous sound erupted more than a dozen seconds later, causing people several kilometers away to lie on the ground.

The column of smoke from the explosion rose nearly 100 meters high, and all the glass windows within the 300-meter radius of the explosion were shattered. The factory that was hit, the walls have collapsed, and the steel pipe rebar is twisted on the rubble.

Each of the twelve industrial cities in Oka was rewarded with one heavy ballistic missile, four of which were not very accurate, but the effect of intimidation was achieved.

A large courier from the sky informed the Oka Empire that the war had crossed the line of defense and reached parts of the Oka border.

Although the damage caused by the bombing was far from the level of the slaughter of the city, the Oka people began to look at the leaflet with fear and seriousness, and the "ridiculous" demand for justice of this "sixteen-year-old child".

When aggression is easy and easy, successful distribution of interests will push the domestic forces to continue to promote aggression, but when the country that carried out the aggression suffers additional losses, the distribution of interests reached by the domestic forces against the aggression will produce fierce contradictions and conflicts.

The Oka people are engaged in an unjust war for the division of foreign interests. And Binghe faced Oka and mastered the "art of slaughtering the country".

[May 21, 1029 in the steam calendar, in the early morning of the capital of Oka, on the east side of the Celestial Tower, in the concrete defensive bunker. 】

Ice Floe Fortress Miria, the sixty-nine-year-old Empress of the Empire, with a wrinkle on her face radiating anger, looked at the nobles of the House of Lords.

Although the Oka is nominally a constitutional monarchy, in fact the monarch has delegated power to the lower aristocratic group, and the monarch still retains his authority, and every time the conflict is really irreconcilable, the royal family will stand up and preside over the overall situation.

In the center of the wartime Congress Hall, a huge map of the Empire sits in the center, and in the southeast of the Empire, the Twin Hills are now marked with a symbol of two muskets crossed.

And most of the southwest of the Oka Empire has a large area of red like a rash. There are three levels of red on the map:

Pink means that most of the city's functions are still functioning, but industrial production and transportation capacity have fallen by 30 percent.

The red color represents the paralysis of key functions in some cities, with production and transportation declining by more than 50 percent.

Crimson, on the other hand, represents the paralysis of most of the city's functions, and the exodus of the population (laborers who have been crushed by the factory owners) has begun to flee the city.

The closest crimson city to the capital of Oka is only forty kilometers away.

On May 19, nuclear-controlled bombers dropped bombs on the dam on the east side of the city. The dam collapsed, and the flood directly paralyzed the city, even the capital area, and the whole city is still filled with the smell of sewers.

Now the whole Oka talks about large rockets and changes color. This panic has even spread to the territory of Oca, which is outside the range of nuclear weapons. In particular, Binghe warned people to stay away from the factory, which caused a deadly panic in all production links throughout the Oka Empire.

[In the system of the aristocratic republic, the Empress is usually politically silent, but the Floe Ice Family controls the most powerful fleet in the world, and no one has ignored it in the past. And today, a certain new fortress family is shouting directly in front of the country, which makes the majesty of the ice floe family seriously challenged. 】

Her Majesty was furious at the bombardment of these two days.

In the Celestial Tower's palace level, with the combined release of Mirror and Vision, the Imperial Council was projected at the feet of Her Majesty the Empress. And the whole parliament is now very quiet.

Before the meeting began, the two factions of the sea and land had just torn apart, but dozens of thorns were thrown out by the imperial guards, and the entire venue became silent at this time.

The Empress took the diamond scepter, tapped on the table, looked at the generals at the conference table, and said in a questioning tone, "Now what are you going to do?" Waiting for this wild child to come and smash my glass window? ”

Pack ice?? Hood said, "Your Excellency, the Empire's fleet has turned around. On the 22nd, it will arrive at the sea near Shuangqiu Heights. It's just that even if the navy can temporarily remove the threat, we can't restrain the power of the gun fortress on land. ”

When Ice Floe Hood said that the army was incompetent in disguise, the army military behind Lin Yin Kusa glared angrily, but they couldn't refute it. The army in the east was simply unable to assemble. The railways were all paralyzed, and there were supplies in the warehouses, but they could not supply the army, and the army forcibly bought local supplies at a flat price, causing prices to rise in panic and the black market trade was frequent.

The empress sarcastically: "St. Sauk has a fortress, and let Oka be low, you are really the pillars of the empire!" ”

The Marquis of Tashi said, "Your Majesty, this fortress is not the son of St. Sauk. The crux of this contradiction is not war, but ......"

The Prime Minister stared at the Marquis of Tashi with a warning gaze, and at the same time interrupted: "Lord Marquis, please don't ......"

However, as soon as the prime minister opened his mouth, he was interrupted by the empress's cold rebuke: "Let him say, I do, I want to see what he wants to say!" ”

The Prime Minister had no choice but to shut up.

And the marquis still responded without humility or arrogance: "Your Majesty, you are only sixteen years old under the crown of the gun. It is impossible for a sixteen-year-old boy not to be vigorous, and it is difficult for a teenager to master the strength when he is in his prime. Now the guns have always kept room for the Empire. It is really inappropriate for the empire to continue to expand the contradictions. ”

The Empress said in an unkind tone, "Mr. Tashi, that kid has lived in your house, right?" ”

Marquis: "Yes, Your Majesty, he also lived in the Oka Celestial Tower. The color of the people around the empress changed, and the words of the Marquis of Tashi made the knuckles of the empress's scepter turn white.

The Marquis continued to say in a calm tone: "The assassination is an outrageous act, after this incident, and the Gun Flame Crown also said that he was waiting for the answer that the Empire gave him. At this time, the nobles present also unconsciously looked ugly.

The reason why this Marquis dares to say so much now is that this war clearly tells everyone that technology has begun to change, so the Marquis of Tashi of the Machinery Manufacturing Family is going to take advantage of the east wind sent by Binghe today to 'not be afraid of the powerful' in the upper echelons of Okka.

"Ahem," Hood coughed a few times, interrupting the Marquis of Tower's speech. Lin Yin said: "The assassination matter, each has its own opinion, and the Oka Empire does not know the specific situation. Lord Marquis, don't speculate. ”

Lin Yin used the standard 'not admitting accounts after the fact' skill as a politician, while General Hood on the side glanced at the field marshal with a "demolition" gaze.

The Marquis of Tashi looked at Lin Yin, paused and said, "Yes, Lord General, maybe I am speculating, but I will mention that if His Majesty can do such a thing as traveling to the mainland alone, his thoughts are different from most of us. He's a maverick, but there's no denying that he sometimes has a very long-term vision, maybe he's been waiting for a long time today......"

The empress said angrily: "What are he waiting for? ”

The Marquis of Tashi stretched out his hand helplessly: "Your Majesty, from the perspective of the objective law of technology research and development, today's guided rockets are not made overnight, and it is a genius in terms of mechanics, but what is even more difficult is that he is willing to use several years of hard work to realize his genius idea." ”

The entire House of Lords began to whisper to each other.

The Marquis of Tower: "We can ignore his absurd motives. We can even think that this kid will eventually be forced away by the power of the Empire and forced to leave West. But we must not wait for him to take it anymore before leaving, because he will definitely do something before leaving. ”

What the Marquis of Tashi is now talking about is exactly what the nobles in Oka are worried about, and the assassination of Binghe is denied by the top of the Empire. But everyone is sure that there may really be such a thing, otherwise the current Binghe will not put on the appearance of 'theorizing with the Oka Empire'.

And now in the eyes of the Oka people, Binghe is quite reasonable, polite prompts before the bombing, and at the same time avoiding non-military targets, all of which are the influence of the "aristocratic tutor" on the body (when a person is covered in black spots, the only bright spot is very valuable).

But if Binghe starts to get angry and thinks it's irrational with the Oka upper echelons and starts throwing bombs at everyone's estate, then the situation will get completely out of control.

Now the upper family of the Oka Empire wants to protect their own honor, and the big family of those who are in the middle rank is now worried about profits. A contradiction arose up and down Oka.

[Six hundred kilometers away, Binghe stopped in a small town on the border. The town was devastated by the war. 】

In the silence of the night, the cries of women can be heard. During the war, the town was garrisoned by the Oka. When the army of this era arrives in a foreign country, some moral constraints will be completely relaxed.

Binghe looked at the starry sky and muttered: "There is no right or wrong, after having power, you can be unscrupulous, and you can act according to your own preferences, this is really chic!" It's just that if everybody is like that, well, it's a world of its own hell. ”

At this time, the communicator in Binghe's ear rang with the sound of an incoming call.

Two hundred and twenty kilometers away, in the territory of the Oka Country, on the balcony of a certain farm, Xu Ling tilted his head and held the communicator between his shoulders, he looked up at the relay station signal airship in the sky, and at the same time looked at the photos taken by his spies around the port, and said to Binghe: "Your Majesty, it has been determined that the fleet of the Oka Empire will sail out of the port tomorrow morning. ”

Hearing this, Binghe exploded the field, and after fifteen kilometers of the field was derived, the light on his body was a little more vigorous. After looking into the distance, Binghe quickly put away the field.

Binghe said in the newsletter: "Very good. ”

Then he turned on the communication and said to the person who was repairing the train a few hundred meters away: "The big white fish is out of the hole, we should go back and take the bait!"

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