472 Fall of Faro
Due to the regulations of airship operators, dangerous weapons are not allowed on airships, let alone the military equipment of the Empire, so how to transport these more than 800 people to Faro City, thousands of miles away, has become a big problem?
By land, through the Elwyn Woodlands, across the entire hinterland of the West, the shortest distance, and with a heavily armed army passing through the territory along the way, it was a very troublesome affair, and if you were lucky, you could reach the city of Faro in about two weeks, and if you were unlucky, you were deliberately embarrassed, and you could not reach it for a month.
By sea, it is much easier to travel to the port of Faroe along the edge of the continental shelf, and it can also avoid disputes over territorial transit, but the sea route to detour the Strait of Tiragad, which is equivalent to going around a large circle along the continental section of the western border, takes more than a month, and the time is even more unacceptable.
In fact, the most efficient way to transport supplies and troops is through portals, which is the case with the Millennium Empire's support arcane ring.
However, this kind of national strategic-level space technology is controlled in the hands of the top forces in the continent, and only the four major magic guilds in the Millennium Empire have mastered this technology, and strictly abide by the contract of non-leakage formulated by the royal family, and even if this kind of technology is relaxed, few families can bear the energy consumption of ultra-long-distance transmission.
The Pavel family and the Louis family worked together, and they may have the strength, but they didn't have the technology.
When Charlie made up his mind to set off by land, Martina, the owner of the Haynes branch of Oak Market, offered a service that Charlie could not refuse, and she sent a cargo airship to Oak Market, although the speed was a third slower than that of a civil airship, it was Charlie's best choice at the moment, and it was expected to arrive in Faro City within a week by cargo airship.
Charlie knew he owed Martina another big favor.
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Six days later, when Charles arrived at the city of Faro, it was past dusk, and from the lookout window of the airship, he could see the blood-colored sunset in the west, which was extremely enchanting.
Traditionally, at this time of year, the city of Faro should be brightly lit and the night market is bustling and dizzying, but now it is pitch black, and only a few spots of light can be seen occasionally, and the whole city is like a dead land, and everything is silent.
Anna was so worried about her brother that she burst into tears and muttered, "How can this be? How can this be? My brother said that he could hold on for at least a week! It's only the sixth day!"
Charlie pointed to the brightest spot of light in the city and said, "Anna, don't worry, it's the Louis family's mansion, your family's lights are still on, it should be fine, even if the whole city falls under the control of the devil, your brother can rely on the family mansion to do some fighting." ”
Hearing Charlie's reassurance, Anna slowly calmed down, and stood in front of the lookout window, staring at the approaching spot of light, trying to find something reassuring to her.
"Maintain a height of 100 yards, all on alert, and be vigilant for attacks!"
"Yes!
The order was given, the Knights of the Sparrow began to get busy, the airship slowly floated to the sky above the Louis family mansion, sent out a magic signal, and after identifying itself, the airship slowly descended, and the airship pilot controlled the positioning jet valve, controlling the horizontal position of the airship, ensuring that it was directly above the mansion.
Moments later, the airship landed in the garden clearing of the mansion, and Donald appeared in front of everyone with a tired face, looking like he hadn't slept well for a few days.
Anna took a few steps forward, twisted his arm a few times, and said, "I just saw the darkness in the city on the airship, and I thought your defenses had been breached!
Donald gently stroked Anna's back and said with a smile: "You underestimate your brother and me too much, we asked for help because we couldn't control the situation in the whole city, not because we didn't have the strength to protect ourselves." ”
Charlie asked, "What's going on now? Why is it all dark in the city? Is all the people outside dead?"
Donald took a deep breath and replied, "To be honest, I don't know, we're surrounded by hellish monsters, and the streets outside are full of those strange creatures, especially bloody!especially cruel!Especially difficult to deal with!!"
Charlie made a gesture to the people around him, and Martell and Stonefield immediately understood, and led the members of the Knights of the Finch Blossom to divide into several capable squads and spread around.
With sophisticated equipment, good military literacy, and a calm and unhurried bearing, such a team can be seen even by laymen, they are indeed powerful!
Donald's eyes lit up, and he hurriedly pulled Charlie and asked, "Charlie, this is the group of people you helped me train, right?"
"yes, this time, I didn't leave any of them, I brought them all!, how's that?"
"It's a rebirth!" Donald said with a smile from ear to ear, "Finally, we have a powerful legion in Faro City!"
"Alright, let's get to grips with it, let's take care of the problem of Faro City. Charlie patted him and said solemnly: "Looking down from the airship, I feel that the whole city is lifeless, a group of you are locked in the city lord's mansion, regardless of the life or death of people outside, I am afraid that the prestige of your Louis family will go bankrupt directly after this disaster." ”
Donald restrained his smile and said: "I also have this worry, before losing control, I issued an announcement to the whole city through the public magic communication system in the city, warning all the citizens, like many other major cities, there are very dangerous hell monsters in Faro City, the level and strength are above us, we are already trying to find a way to deal with the current predicament, and we also hope that the citizens hide in a safe place, reduce the chance of going out, and wait for our rescue." ”
"When did this happen?"
"Just the afternoon before yesterday. Donald suddenly thought of something, and said, "As far as I can see, I feel that these hellish monsters are not organized, but more rely on animal instincts to cause destruction and killing.
In this case, everyone will fight their own battles to hide themselves!, so there should be quite a few survivors in the city!"
Charlie showed a serious expression and said, "The hell monsters we are talking about are actually plundered by hell from other planes, or cannon fodder born and raised by indigenous slaves, they have no intelligence in themselves, let alone discipline.
However, as long as a small devil appears in the group, it will continue to gather scattered monsters, and it will form a combat force with the ability to think independently, how can ordinary people escape from the hands of this group of killing machines?!
After tonight, the city has been out of control for two days and two nights, and the situation is not optimistic!
Donald, you didn't make the right choice in the first place!"
"I'm not good at military affairs in the first place!" Donald smirked, and asked, "What should I do with that?"
Charlie said in a deep voice: "You should pull the nobles in the city together, organize the nobles' private army, rely on some advantageous environments in the city, control an area, and gather the victims next to it, and then according to the situation, judge whether to wait for our support, or attack and save others."
This will minimize the damage and will also boost the cohesion of the Louis family, as you are now, it is equivalent to abandoning everyone. ”
Donald smiled bitterly and said, "You have a point, it's just that we didn't do it. ”
Anna interjected: "Charlie, my family's people are okay in business, and if you have other requirements for them, I'm afraid it will disappoint you." ”
Charlie shrugged.
Donald asked, "What about ...... What should we do? How do we take back control of a city? I don't have a clue at all, our city is so big, not to mention 800 knights, even 8000 knights can't control all the places!"
Charlie glanced at him and said, "If all the people outside are dead, I'm afraid you, the city lord, will also do it!"
Donald smiled bitterly: "Charlie, don't hit me, tell me your plan!"
Cha thought for a moment and said, "I'll go out alone tonight, during my absence, the Knights of the Sparrowflower are jointly commanded by Martell and Stonefield, and the order I gave them is to hold the City Lord's Mansion until dawn, and wait for me to come back." ”
"Charlie, you...... Wouldn't it be too dangerous for you to go out alone?" Donald hesitated.
Charlie smiled mysteriously and did not respond.
Anna couldn't help but interject: "Brother, you don't have to worry about Charlie, he went out, I'm afraid that those hellish monsters will feel the danger coming!"