May 4, 1029 in the steam calendar. West's North Emerald Wall Castle. The grand ceremony is begining.

Ninety-nine handsome knights on white horses lined up in a carriage guarding the banner of the Gangluan family to the verdant castle north of West.

The guard of honor raised their swords to form an archway and greeted Verian in full costume. Wearing a golden crown, Verian walked slowly on the red carpet, followed by ten knights. After entering the castle, you will be greeted by the representative of the Pratt & Whitney family, "Pojohn". Verian looked at "John Bo", who had an extremely handsome face, and felt that something was wrong. But greeted by the aggressive gaze of "John Bo", Verian turned her head and did not continue to explore.

This is followed by a tedious ceremony. The two countries signed a series of covenants. Amid the chants of hundreds of lifelong singers (eunuch singers), the ball began. In the corner of the banquet, some people confirmed that Verian had entered the urn.

While thousands of birds celebrate the wedding, a dove is flying off into the distance.

[However, just as the banquet begins, Pratt & Whit's military campaign begins.] 】

The Pratt & Whitney Steam Mechanized Corps, which was originally on standby on the border, began to start, the soldiers picked up shovels and added coal to the boiler of the steam locomotive, the mechanic squatting next to him wore mechanical gloves and unscrewed the oxygen tube, oxygen was poured into the boiler, with a fire, the temperature of the boiler combustion chamber began to rise sharply, and the light bar of the thermometry introduced the heat of the boiler combustion chamber into the machine, and the water in it boiled in less than a minute. A blazing white mist of steam filled the camp, and the locomotive drove out of the camp.

And at the very beginning of this raid, West's border guard units were still in the dark about the coming war. They were still chatting lightly, discussing whether their military salaries would be paid in full when Pratt & Whitney and West were married and the border posts were abolished.

And yet just when they were slacking off. Near key traffic stops and bridges, Pratt & Whitney's assault forces approached these vital points.

Armed with rapid-fire firearms equipped with flame suppressors and silencers, the Pratt & Whitney assault force quickly knocked down the West soldiers, armed with bolt-action rifles. Within half an hour, on the key bridge, steam armored vehicles with sharp edges and welded steel plates drove along the road (Pratt & Whitney lacked bipedal mechs).

These 20-ton chariots, with two steam chimneys, could not move at a fast pace, but at a speed of 15 kilometers per hour, just enough to cooperate with the infantry. These armored vehicles do not need to go off-road, but only drive along the gravel road, they still have a good assault power, and can travel a distance of 50 kilometers without failure. Therefore, Pratt & Whitney's tactic was to assault 50 kilometers to seize the railway station, relying on trains to bring parts and supplies to ensure that the armored forces continued to advance.

When these steel monsters drove into the territory of West, they pierced cotton like red knives. An hour and a half later, the highway was opened, and the local army of West, which had reacted, hurriedly mobilized in a panic. Pigeons flew in the air, but with the falconry destroying in the middle, the army dispatch was extremely chaotic.

As a result, Prussia's army encountered many battles, but in each encounter West only had a maximum of two to three hundred men (about a battalion) in contact with Prussia's assault legion, which was able to crush the battalion in ten minutes.

This is not a problem for the rank and file officers of West. In thirty minutes, call people from the barracks, and then, with weapons, arrive at the road, and intercept at one point accurately, and only two or three hundred people can be called. The grassroots officers of this world still rely on horses to give orders, and radio equipment has not yet become popular.

And the Pratt & Whitney military force that assaulted along the road was at least a brigade (6,000 men) and carried heavy weapons such as armored trains, infantry guns, and heavy machine guns.

In such a sudden encounter, they suffered almost no losses. West's refueling tactics not only failed to fend off the assault, but also transmitted fear to other troops who rushed over to reinforce as they retreated. It can be said that the brigade of Pratt & Whitney crushed three battalions, but broke the will of resistance of one division.

Within ten hours, with six assault divisions and 40,000 troops, West's northern corps began an avalanche of defeat - and these troops were originally planned by the Gangluan family to balance the situation in the north.

[The perspective returns to Emerald Wall Castle, and the time returns to three hours after the banquet.] 】

The unrepeating court music is still slowly playing. A banquet of singing and dancing. Verian walked on the balcony, her pure white lace gloves removed. The evening breeze of early summer brought Veryanne's slightly heavy mood back to flow.

Looking at the god star in the sky, Vilian, who was wearing a holy white dress, looked up at the starry sky, put her hands together and pointed at the brightest god star in the distance, silently chanting something.

Making a wish to the Star of God is a very old tradition on the continent. It is said that in ancient religious times, this bright star, which could be seen during the day, was known as the abode of the gods. Of course, religion has long disappeared from the continent.

At this point, Verian inadvertently opened up the realm in order to gain a better insight into the starry sky. However, just as she opened her field, Verian was stunned. She spotted falcons and carrier pigeons flying in the sky for dozens of kilometers in the vicinity. And these phenomena arise only in war.

Vilian immediately stretched the field to the limit. When she spotted the flashes, explosions, and rising smoke of gunpowder from the horizon dozens of kilometers away, Verian's face suddenly became uneasy.

It was too late, and at the railway station, seven kilometers from the Emerald City, the flag of Pratt & Whitney was flying, and when Verian arrived at the banquet, one of Pratt & Whitney's troops cut off the back road.

["Boom", with a loud bang, the glass door on the balcony burst instantly, and the music in the banquet stopped abruptly. 】

Vilian stepped on broken glass and walked in with a grim face. In the crowd, "John Bo", who was toasting to the crowd, stopped moving, but his expression seemed to have been expected, and he smiled at Verian without fear, and bent down insincerely.

Verian glanced at "John Bo", ready to attack, when suddenly her eyes condensed. She suddenly noticed that the pelvis below "John Bo's" waist was not in the right proportions, and she immediately opened her field to take a peek, and after a few seconds, Veryanne's eyes burned with even greater anger.

Dozens of new spells were activated at the same time, and the geometric aperture symbols appeared within six meters of Verian's body, all aimed at Havena, as if she wanted to tear Havena apart.

Veryanne's sudden appearance silenced the entire hall.

Just as the bewildered knight was about to step forward to persuade Verian to calm down, Verion quieted down on her own.

Verian gave Havina a deep look, a warning of death in her eyes. Finally, he turned to the knight of West on the side and said, "Everything is fake here, let's go." ”

Now Verian has no interest in entangling here, and the knight on the side is at a loss.

However, Havina said, "Your Majesty, I wish you could stay here, there is no more of your army around here, and you are no longer in West (at this time this land has been occupied by Pratt & Whits). ”

Veryanne's footsteps paused, originally she didn't want to say this fact that made her feel extremely humiliated in front of everyone, but now that Havina said it first, Veryanne's face smiled, but the chill was all condensed in her eyes.

And the West Knight, who was still at a loss for Veryanne's sudden seizure, suddenly reacted to something when he heard "John Bo" say this. A knight of the West drew his sword and pointed it at "John Bo" and said, "Please make things clear to Your Highness." The knight of Pratt & Whitney drew his sword and stood at Havina's side.

The atmosphere of the banquet, which was originally a banquet of singing and dancing, suddenly became tense, and the crowd that had been drinking and talking a second ago was quickly divided into two factions at the banquet at this time.

Havina stepped forward and admonished, "Your Majesty, you are more important than me now. I can kill you at any time to appease your anger. But any damage you have will make Pratt & Whitney regret it. ”

A fortress without the protection of the army is like an expensive warplane on the ground, which can be smashed by a single truck. And Havina's words were clear, telling Verian not to resist, otherwise Pratt & Whitney would have to choose to use tough measures.

Verian turned her head to look at Havena, a smile tinged in her face. "As an outcast, you have good guts." , Veryanne's tone was murderous. At this time, even if Verian kills Havena, Pratt & Whitney will still appease Veryanne, after all, this engagement ceremony, the Jianjia family is at a loss.

A hint of imperceptible fear flashed in Havina's eyes, but she forced a smile: "You can break my pawn at any time, our family can't do anything to you, but your actions will affect the people around you, such as the mechanical controller in Sea Crab Harbor...... Yes! ”

Havina is extremely scheming, and when she had to accept the task of the family's stand-in, she also tried every possible way to improve her survival rate, so she was prepared to control someone in the sea crab harbor in advance.

However, these words completely angered Vilian, and there was a buzzing sound in the air, which was the sound of a microwave beam focused on the field.

Havina let out a cry of pain, her voice completely revealing her gender and causing an uproar at the banquet.

The intense light radiation caused damage to Havina's back (not immediate, but after a few minutes, if there was no medical treatment, it would bubble up).

Verian put away the energy bundle of the realm, and said coldly to the pitiful Havina: "My retreat is limited. ”

Whether it was the family or other reasons, the matter had come to this point, and Verian had to compromise.

Havina lowered her head and a look of "you made the right bet" flashed in her eyes, and at the same time, she was glad that she was a woman's intuition.

This girl with extremely high emotional intelligence, after getting the information of the sea crab port, keenly discovered that she could use Binghe to blackmail Verian and retreat in this high-risk operation.

Now, although Havina didn't know about the situation in Crab Harbor, Verian didn't know either, and of course Havila could threaten with it.

In Havina's planning, even if Bingnu is killed on the side of Crab Harbor, when Pratt & Whitney hits Crab Port to confirm this information, the overall situation has been decided, and when Pratt & Whitney lays the victory, the Gangluan family will also stop all of Verian's irrational actions for the sake of the overall situation. As a stand-in, you are safe.

Digression: The Jianjia family is carrying out this operation, and the selection of stand-ins is very strict, and it must be a member of the Jianjia family with temperament and a certain status.

And as for why Harvena. First, she made a mistake in choosing the king, and in the second wave John himself did not want a male stand-in to do this.