Chapter 35: Explore the Canyon
Yin Yuewei drove the transport vehicle, along Tonglin Road, and continued to move towards Dingguo Canyon. And at this time, on the southern battlefield of the Central Continent, a large number of giants are making a final attack on the stronghold on the southern coast!!
In the camp of the coalition army, the marshals and generals of various countries gathered, and everyone looked at the battle map one by one.
The intelligence officer on the side said with a very ugly face: "Now part of the southern coast has been controlled by giants. Although the coalition forces of the southern states formed a defensive line on the front and organized four attacks, they were all beaten back. In addition, the landing battle on the western continent failed. The Eastern Continent's joint battle plan with the Cullinan Empire on the east coast failed, and he temporarily retreated to the territory of the Cullinan Empire to strengthen its defenses. The Giants are expected to take the southern coast in seven days. ”
After the intelligence officer finished speaking, there was silence in the tent, and everyone looked at the map with heavy faces.
An officer in a grass-green uniform and a red ribbon said loudly: "The southern countries must give us a reasonable explanation for this!" ”
"How can we be blamed for this? We have organized several counterattacks, but they have all failed. If the Western Continent had given us enough supplies and armor support, I don't believe it would be where it is today. The people of the southern nations immediately refuted the officer's words,
An officer from the Western Continent spoke up again: "If you want to blame this matter, you have to blame the Silver Empire of the Eastern Continent, what did you do when you sent the Light of Hope to the southern coast?" When has this been? Still obsessed with this sea? ”
"I repeat, our flagship had an accident in the waters of the Cullinan Empire. At that time, I went to sea to contact friendly forces, but I don't know why it happened, and the matter is still inconclusive! Was it an explosion? Or sunk? Not sure yet! Don't define this matter so early. If it is sunk, the southern continent must be fully responsible for this! When the officer of the Eastern Continent heard this, he immediately quit, and he retorted sternly.
At this time, a middle-aged man stood up and said, "Also, the White-Winged Yanjia Regiment of the Inuko was originally on a joint mission with you, but the people of the Hattori family actually left the troops and ran away by themselves!" Such a bastard can do it! My son's life and death are still uncertain, and I will definitely not finish this matter with you! ”
"Well, now is not the time to point fingers, now we need to figure out how to get through this!" While everyone was arguing, a middle-aged man with a very serious face scolded sharply.
Seeing this person, everyone closed their mouths. Because this person is the supreme commander of this joint operation, Brad David Eisenhower, who is also the Duke of Armor of the Western Continent.
The officers in the tent are generally about the fourth rank, and the few high-ranking generals are also about the first and second ranks. And this Brad David Eisenhower was a knighthood, and the only knighthood armorer willing to go to war. Brad is the protector of the strongest empire in the Western Continent, and his family is a world-famous armor family. Therefore, everyone admired and obeyed Brad.
"You are now called here to discuss strategies for retreating from the enemy, not to mutual suspicion and accusations. If the southern coast is lost, then humanity will suffer a very big blow. Now the giants can already use gunpowder, and once they learn to build ships and can go to sea by boat, then it will be a very serious test for any of our countries! ”
"Report! The latest battle report from the scouts, the front line found that the giants were beginning to retreat, seemingly to make an emergency convergence to their rear. And some witnesses are sure to see a fire in the direction of Dingguo Canyon. It is assumed that the rear of the giant is being attacked by us! The giants begin to come to the rescue! ”
"What? Someone raided the rear of the giants? Who is it? So powerful! This is a miracle! Brad's eyes lit up as soon as he heard this, and he couldn't help but ask.
Officers present, you look at me, I look at you.
An officer from the Western Continent whispered, "Now our troops are concentrated in the south, and there are no troops left behind the giants!" ”
Brad asked in a deep voice, "Don't you have any troops in the rear?" ”
After a while, a young general of the Celestial Cullinan Empire said, "If anything, it's only the missing Silver Moon Guard. The Silver Moon Guard was supposed to be in the rear of the southern front, and after being attacked by the giants, they set their retreat route to the north. The final military report said that Yinyuewei successfully broke through and jumped into the giant's backfield...... However, nothing was heard from them for the next few months! ”
"Silver Moon Guard?" Everyone looked at the general who spoke.
The young general whispered, "However, when the Silver Moon Guard set out, there were only twenty-one Yan Armor, and in the battle report sent back in the end, they only had twelve Yan Armor left!" Even if it's them, how can it be that the giants need to defend desperately? ”
Brad clenched his fists and said very excitedly: "No matter which team launches an offensive behind the giants, we must fully cooperate. Inform the troops of all countries, fight back with all your might, and contain the giants! If the giants are so careless about their defenses, it proves that the place they are attacking is a vital stronghold for the giants. As long as we drag the giant back to defense, we can turn defeat into victory! ”
"Yes!"
Bled gave an order, and the southern front counterattacked in an all-out way. Of course, the reversal of the southern front, Vivien has not yet felt it here. At this moment, she was frowning, looking at the map in front of her. Next to him, Baizhan is also seriously studying the map......
Just now, the Scout received the latest news: a large number of giants were returning in the direction of Tonglin Road......
Vivien looked at the map and asked with a frown, "The giants are starting to move north, what are we going to do next?" ”
Bai Zhan calmly pointed at the map with his finger and said, "The most dangerous thing at the moment is the giants within a dozen kilometers nearby. The scouts received the news that twelve giants eight kilometers away, and six giants eleven kilometers away, were converging nine kilometers south of us. If it takes at least three days for the giants on the front line to get here, it will have to be those giants running day and night. But the giant's size limited them from doing so. In contrast, we are not far from Dingguo Canyon. In order to avoid attracting the attention of the nearby giants, it is recommended that we rest during the day and rush at night. It is expected that in the early hours of tomorrow morning, we will be able to arrive at Dingguo Canyon. ”
"Having said that, we don't know exactly what the situation is in the Dingguo Canyon at the moment. Moreover, let's go to Dingguo Canyon, can't we just go? I have to leave them some souvenirs! Vivien asked quietly.
Bai Zhan thought about it, roughly calculated the firepower in his hand, and then said, "We can try to close the Dingguo Canyon." If you can blow up the Dingguo Canyon, then the giant will become a lone army and will not be able to provide backup. The Dingguo Canyon is the main passage of the giant to the outside world, and once it is lost here, the giant is bound to defend itself. Then the tension on the southern coast will be eased as a result. If the giants didn't have such a strategic view, and blindly did anything to the southern coast, it wouldn't hurt. Because the number of giants will not increase anymore. As long as the countries abandon their defenses, and instead hunt and kill the giants. It won't be long before control of the southern coast of the continent returns to the human side. To sum up, blowing up the exit of the Dingguo Canyon means ending the worries of the continents. At least for a short time, Dingguo Canyon will become a barrier for the giants. If the giant doesn't care about it, as long as he builds a fortress at the exit, then it will be really difficult for the giant to come out in the future. ”
"Blow up Dingguo Canyon? It's a good idea! Vivien immediately agreed, and then asked with some concern, "But do we have so many explosives?" ”
Bai Zhan said seriously: "If you want to blow up the Dingguo Canyon, it is difficult to use explosives, and you need a siege weapon." We don't have much resources left, but it's still enough to make a basic siege weapon. I'll give it a try! ”
With the decision made, the convoy hid immediately after sunrise, while Vivien sent scouts to the Dingguo Gorge to reconnoitre.
Dingguo Canyon is a forbidden place that humans have never set foot in. For hundreds of years, there has never been a human footprint. When the scouts stepped into the Dingguo Canyon, all they could see was silence. The canyon is flanked by very high mountains, which rise into the sky and are as straight as knives and axes. There is a very small gap between the mountains on both sides, which is about three meters wide and can pass through a car. The height on both sides is above a kilometer. Moreover, the mountains are all very solid granite structures, which are very difficult to excavate.
The Scout brought back the map and the map of the mountain, and Vivien and Hyakujan were lost in thought when they saw both of them. Although the Dingguo Canyon prevented the powerful giants from coming out, at the same time, the strength of the mountain also made it impossible for humans to completely destroy this place, so they could only let the small giants keep coming in and out......
After looking at it for a while, Bai Zhan said in a low voice: "I need to go to Dingguo Canyon in person, and many things need to be investigated on the spot." ”
"No, it's too dangerous."
"It's no problem to ride over quietly without armor." Baizhan replied calmly.
Vivian thought for a moment, then nodded, "Okay, let Xiang Bo come with you." ”
Bai Zhan nodded, and then took Xiang Bo to ride to the Dingguo Canyon together.
Outside the Dingguo Canyon Valley is a very spacious flat land, and the flat land is surrounded by some small hills, and three main roads are formed between the small hills, one is Tonglin Road. One is called Guangling Road, and the other is called Tianxi Road.
Tonglin Road leads to the south, Guangling Road to the west, and Tianxi Road to the east. You can reach the Cullinan Empire by walking the Cullinan Road, and the Cullinan Road is named after this. And the former Celestian Empire was nothing more than a vassal of the huge Central Empire. The three avenues led to the three feudal kingdoms of the year, but unfortunately only the Celestian Empire is now left. At that time, there were a total of twelve feudal kingdoms in the Central Continent, and with the addition of the Central Divine Kingdom, there were a total of thirteen empires. In the past, the Central Continent was prosperous and powerful, and after the "Contract Day" event, only the Celestian Empire remained. Of course, this is directly related to the remoteness of the Cullinan Empire......
Entering the Dingguo Canyon along Tonglin Road, through infrared perception, Baizhan found that there were giants moving nearby. Bai Zhan took Xiang Bo to carefully avoid the giants all the way, and silently arrived at the foot of the Dingguo Canyon.
When he actually got to the bottom of the mountain, Baizhan found that this mountain was not actually a naturally formed mountain at all, but an artificial mountain. With the computing power of Baiji, it is impossible to determine for a while how much labor will be required to complete such a project. According to the general labor level, the labor consumption of this mountain should be at least 10 million levels. In terms of the number of labor deaths on this mountain, Baizhan believes that it will not be less than three million.
"Dingguo Canyon was originally called Tianmen Pass. It is recorded in ancient documents that the empire used 20 million laborers to pour rock and molten iron to build the mountains on both sides of the Tianmen Pass little by little. In the canyon, city walls and plank roads were also built. This Dingguo Gorge consumed a lot of manpower and killed a lot of laborers. It is said that the death toll is no less than nine million, or even more than ten million. Back then, the Kingdom of God established a huge regime and plundered all the materials, financial resources, and human beings in various continents and countries, and cultivated the strongest defense in the world: Dingguo Canyon. By the way, can we really blow up this place? ”
"It's basically tickling with the normal method, and it won't have any effect at all." Baizhan said in a low voice.
Xiang Bo thought for a moment and said, "Shall we go up the mountain to have a look?" ”
Bai Zhan whispered, "Well, you have to go up and have a look." According to common sense, since the Kingdom of God used all its strength to build the Dingguo Canyon, it must have thought about how to stop it if it was lost. They don't just build a threshold and don't put a gate on it. So, we're going to investigate where the gate is opened and closed. ”
Xiang Bo sighed: "The humans of the year also looked for it, but they didn't find any opening device at all. According to historical records, there is a huge pure alloy suspension bridge on the top of the mountain, and there are three huge statues of goddesses on the bridge. But no one knows exactly what it will do. ”
"Statue of the Goddess?" Bai Zhan frowned slightly, he thought about it and said, "If you want to go to the top of the mountain, it will take a long time. But we don't have much time right now, so let's check around the area first.
"Good!"