"Boss! How is this possible! We obviously destroyed the enemy's steam cannons, I did it with Bellanch, I watched my brothers throw metallurgical pyroxene into the cylinders of the steam cannons, I watched those cylinders melt at high temperatures, how could this be fake? And where did the enemy come from the steam cannons? ”

Kneeling in front of the young man's body, Ivan and Gastens read the note together. His tone was anxious, his expression anxious, and what had happened to Elena was tugging at his heartstrings. He can't calm down and can't calm down.

"They may have hidden something, or they may have transported some new ones," Gastens said in a voice as cold as ice, "or maybe they put it outside for us to destroy, a steam cannon that was originally fake, or had already broken." I finally understood why they had to hold us back, and they tried so hard to let us go back. It turns out that their point is here......"

The intelligence from the young man was like the most crucial piece of the puzzle, dispelling the fog that had been haunting Gastens for days. He suddenly understood that the enemy had premeditated their attack on the steam cannon, so he used some tricks to make them think that they had destroyed the steam cannon and dragged them here. After that, send a large army over and attack Elena with intact steam cannons. Having lost the production brigade and the guerrilla brigade, and in their own absence, Elena's comrades were faced with weapons that they had never seen before, and there was a high probability that they would lose ground and become flawed.

"Really...... A good hand! ”

Gastens looked up, the sky above him was gray, and there was no sunlight to see. His gaze swept over the flock of crows hovering in the sky and landed on Ivan's face.

"At all costs, break through and return to Elena as fast as possible!"

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When the alarm sounds, Luna is working at the textile mill. Recently, the fighting on the front line has been tense, and the workload of everyone in Elena has increased. As the most noble Grand Duke of Ankenrein, and the first apprentice of the Mage Tower, Luna herself could not have imagined herself working here like a slave. Constantly, repeatedly stepping on the sewing machine, constantly, repeatedly sewing pieces of fabric into clothing. There is neither pleasure nor fulfillment in this kind of work, and Luna has to completely suppress her resentment in order to complete her daily tasks.

"Woo————"

The high-pitched sound of an alarm causes Luna's hand to tremble, and a stitch is smashed in a misdirected direction. Luna cursed under her breath and stopped. Stopping like her, there were more than fifty female sewing women in the same workshop.

"Miss Luna, this is the bell of the emergency alarm, and when this sound sounds, it means that something serious has come to Jelena's safety. All new peasants who are militia members and who have participated in rotational training are required to report at designated locations. It's the same with factory workers. We, the female workers, have to enter a wartime state, and while increasing our workload, we also have to wear weapons for self-defense......"

Although she is no longer Luna's slave, Lavielle Warren still accompanies Luna. As soon as the trumpet sounded, she told her former master what she had learned in the night school.

"A state of war? Something went wrong at the front? ”

Luna actually remembered the meaning of the trumpet, but she just couldn't believe it. Her brain, which had been sluggish by the intensity of repetitive work, gradually regained her agility, and she suddenly realized a terrible problem.

"Could it be that the Luoshan Road Pass has fallen?"

Like Luna, more than one person thought of this possibility. There was a low murmur in the workshop, and everyone began to work without intention. And at this moment, the director of the factory, Viked Alexandra, appeared at the door of the workshop with a team of soldiers.

"Everyone, everyone, don't panic", although he said don't panic, but Vickerd's own expression was serious and a little terrifying, "I'm here to convey to you the latest instructions of the Communist Movement Party Council——"

The workshop fell silent all of a sudden. People held their breath and waited for the most terrible answer to come out of the mouth of the plant director.

"Today, a fierce battle broke out between us and the army of the Republic of Negro at the Luoshan Pass, and we suffered more than 3,000 casualties, wounded and killed more than 20,000 enemies, and killed the enemy's commander-in-chief, Taijia Bush, with excellent results!"

Victor Alexandra opened her mouth with good news, hoping to ease everyone's emotions. But the emergency horn that was still sounding made everyone wait for his bad news.

"But," Wicked also knew that he would have to say this after all, "but our 1st and 2nd Militia Divisions suffered heavy losses, and a large number of steam machine guns were destroyed by the enemy. At this rate, the enemy's attack tomorrow and the day after tomorrow will put us under great pressure, so the council decided that from now on Elena will enter a state of full-scale wartime, and all workers and peasants who have participated in the rotation training will be conscripted into the army and ready to be replenished to the front. The vacant positions are filled by our female comrades. For our textile mill, the original three-shift shift was changed to two shifts, and the working hours were extended to twelve hours a day. At the same time, I will transfer some employees to the first factory to replace the male comrades in the production of weapons for front-line fighters. Now, do any comrades sign up voluntarily? If not, I'll draw from the list—"

"Uhhh

In an instant, a forest of arms grew in the workshop of the textile mill. In the face of the enemies who are forcing their homes and the enemies who are sabotaging their revolutionary cause, the women textile workers are also enthusiastic. Luna looked left and right, revealing that she was one of the few female workers who didn't raise her hand. She hesitated and raised her hand.

"Okay, I'll start some people now, I hope you are mentally prepared, the work of the first factory is not as good as here, it is very hard, you have to be mentally prepared!"

Wicked Alexandra begins the roll call, and Luna silently prays in her heart, praying that she will not be chosen. However, as if someone in the dark deliberately had trouble with her, her name was quickly picked up by Alexandra.

"Luna Brewster!"

Hearing the name, all the women around Luna turned their heads to look at her. Everyone knew who she was, and they were all surprised and relieved that she took the initiative to raise her hand to participate in the heavier work. After a few seconds, the female workers who watched her start began to applaud, and the applause went from weak to strong, turning Luna's face into a small red apple.

That's it, I reported my name, and I had to finish it crying.

That's what Luna thought when she left her sewing machine. The first factory, the weapons factory, this place is of a very high level of secrecy, and people who are not particularly reliable cannot enter. Now, because of the war, she has access to Elena's most important factory, which is not a way to get closer to Elena's core.

However, Luna Brewster finally made things simpler. After leaving the textile factory and entering the first factory, she soon found that her job turned out to be assembly! The gun parts are assembled into larger parts according to the foreman's instructions, and then the workers at the rear of the assembly line assemble the larger parts into guns. The process was as boring as weaving, and the smell of gun oil in the air mixed with the blazing air of the nearby forge and smelter, causing Luna to quickly sweat on the hem of her clothes. However, like her companions from the mill, she had no energy to care for her clothes, looks, or skin. In her consciousness, there was only one simple fact left.

I'm Grand Duke Luna Brewster, and I can't lose! I can't afford to lose in any way!

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At the end of the day, it was past eleven o'clock at night, and Luna and Ravile were walking back to their dorm room, with a starry sky overhead after a heavy rain and fireflies flying beside them. Ignoring her almost glued clothes and the sore arms, it would have been a beautiful summer night. But coupled with the suspicion of war at the Luoshan crossing and the heavy faces of the people passing by on the path, the beauty of the night scene was replaced by a vague anxiety, which made Luna feel a little unable to breathe.

"Luna—"

In the shadow of the pyroxene street lamp beside the path, someone whispered hello. Luna followed the sound, but was surprised to see the spokesperson of the capitalists of the Mage Tower, Miguel Martinez.

"Why are you here?"

Luna was a little surprised, Elena's situation was not good at this time, the border should be heavily guarded, how did this person get in, how did he come out?

"You don't care about this", Miguel stopped Luna's question, turned to Laviel and said, "Laviel, you go back first, I'll say a word to Luna." ”

Raviel didn't listen to Miguel Martinez. She looked at Luna and received her affirmative look before turning to leave. Luna and Miguel Martínez watched Lavielle leave, before leaving the path and walking into the shadows beside it.

"I'm here this time because I have something important to look for you", although he was alone with Luna in the night, Miguel was not in the mood to think about the mess, he went straight to the point and made his own request.

"Elena is finishing, aren't you living with Daisy? Can you find a way to get the key to Gastens office, his weapon design materials are all in it, if you can get a set, I will ensure that you leave Elena safely, and that you will be prosperous and prosperous for the rest of your life. ”

"Do you think I look like a man who lacks glory and wealth? What country can give me the treatment of the first apprentice of the Mage Tower? ”

Luna's words were filled with disdain, but immediately afterward, she began to care about the information revealed by Martinez's words.

"You said that Elena is going to finish, is there any basis? We only killed 30,000 enemies with 3,000 men today, and the Luoshan Pass was also defended, so it shouldn't be a big problem. ”

"Your militia has less than 20,000 men in total, and in the past three days, more than 5,000 people have been killed and wounded, and the rest are exhausted. Moreover, the enemy's steam artillery has destroyed many of your steam machine guns, and the defense of the Luoshan crossing is already in jeopardy. What's more, your leader, Gastens Warren, has been blocked west of Elena by the enemy's 17th and 18th armies, and there is no way back. Your production brigades and guerrilla brigades, as far as I know, have also suffered great losses, and Berrancir is dead. In this case, how many days do you think Elena can keep? ”

Martinez's frankness and directness silenced Luna. Her educational background gave her a clear understanding of what the information Martinez had given her meant. If, as Martinez said, it is indeed very difficult for Elena to hold off the enemy's offensive with insufficient troops, no leaders, and restrained advanced weapons.

"It's impossible for you, I've told you many times, I can't get close to Elena's core. I don't know where the key is, and even if I did, I wouldn't be able to enter the factory, let alone Gastens' office. ”

Before she knew it, Luna had stopped rejecting Martinez and was beginning to state the practical difficulties. In the depths of her heart, the high-intensity labor of the past few days and the desire for the past life are quietly changing her mind.

"You don't have to worry about that," Miguel Martinez's voice said confidently, "you just have to get the keys and I'll take care of the rest, understand?" ”

Luna was silent again, and the chirping of cicadas in the summer night made the air a little hotter.

"Alright, on this matter, I've been around lately, and I'll come back to you. Remember, you're running out of time, and if the Luoshan crossing is breached, we may not have time to collect drawings at all. So, if you want to start, you must do it early! ”

Miguel Martínez left his last words and disappeared into the night. Luna froze for a moment before returning to her dorm room.

Will this nascent revolutionary base really be destroyed by the enemy, as Martinez said? If it is destroyed, then where will it go?

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At the same time that Miguel Martinez told Luna about the latest pessimistic forecast, Elliot's staff also put the information on the defensive battle of the Los Angeles Pass in front of him.

"Elena is having a hard time", Vincent Navre, chief of the general staff of the three guards, sat down opposite Eliot, took a cup of herbal tea on ice cubes, and drank it dry in one gulp.

"Their casualties are high and the total number of people they can defend is too small. And their main forces are outside, and Gastens is alive and dead. If the Negru Republic continues to maintain the intensity of today's attack, Elena will not survive the next three days. ”

"How did they kill Tai Bush?"

Elliot casually rummaged through the materials in his hand, his tone relaxed. Since reconciling with Elena, his troops have never been harassed by enemy guerrillas, and the assault on Johor Bahru Pass has stopped. These days, don't have too easy.

"I don't know yet," Vincent Navlay frowned, "it should be some kind of weapon with a long range." Our informant said that Elena's men used this weapon not only to kill the Tayyi, but also the commander of the 22nd Army, James Lester, and to kill some of the commanders of the front. If it's true, the conning tower we use now, it must be improved, or the ...... removed"

"I know this", Elliot interrupted Vincent with a wave of his hand, "what I want to know is, is it possible for us to get this weapon?" ”