Chapter Thirty-Six: Empire Twilight
It's early spring, but the streets of the imperial capital are still bleak.
For several months, although people have been somewhat numbed by the flames of war that has lasted for more than two years, life must go on, and so must the war.
And this war has already brought endless pain to the empire. Huaxia, an ancient and powerful empire, had already begun to exhaust itself from exhausting attacks.
Although the front line and the rear are still as calm as ever, the factory is more and more full of women and the elderly.
With the exception of a small number of scholars, teachers, workers, peasants, and technicians who had to stay behind, almost all the men of school age, whether they were demonic wars or not, had been sent to the far north after simple training in the barracks, where they became demonic soldiers who protected their families and their homeland.
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Most of them will soon become ...... A death notice with a cold name.
After all...... Most ordinary people who have only been in the rank of magician all their lives have their magic armor too weak—weak enough to withstand only a few bullets, weak enough to withstand a single knife from a barbarian soldier in close proximity.
However, people can only step on the military column to the north in the tearful eyes of women and children - without the support of a huge number of demonic soldiers, the Imperial Demon War, this group soaked in blood and glory, no matter how hard they try, the too low base makes them unable to resist the barbarian army that is almost all demonic war, like a wolf and a tiger.
And once the empire collapses, even if it is a person who is afraid of death, pain, or anything...... They would never dare to imagine that their lovers, their children, and their descendants would forever be reduced to the dark scene of hundreds of years ago. Perhaps, this time it was even more - it was slavery, adultery, massacre, cruelty, the fall of civilization, hell on earth.
They don't want to die, but they have no choice but to die.
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And in the rear, except for the children's two-point and one-line life has not been disturbed. All of them were almost exhausted and ...... in this fast-paced, blood-shedding modern war
They worked exhausted, returned home exhausted, took care of the children, and looked exhaustedly at the Empire's nightly military intelligence reports on the Magic Vision.
They cheered for every victory with exhaustion, and they sighed for every defeat with frustrated faces.
One day, with tears streaming down their faces, they would receive a death notice from the headquarters of the three armies of the Empire. Trembling, he locked the thin piece of paper, or locked it in a small box left over from the last war, with these same pieces of paper. Or come to the ancestral spiritual throne and burn it silently.
Later, when they were young, they held them in their arms and kissed them fiercely. and the kind and stern father who had beaten them in the ass; Their faces still have green fibrous roots, smiling shyly in front of the camera, heroic sons; They had made an oath to the sea. but he will never be able to continue his vows, dear husband—
The photographs they hang in their homes for them to miss day and night will fade in colour. Forever black and white.
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But despite the blood on the ground, despite the river of flesh and blood, despite the lovesickness, despite the river of tears. The Chinese are still standing strong in this cruel war, and it seems that they will never fall, and they seem to ...... About to fall.
"The Imperial Army has fought the Daling River!"
People gathered under the magic crystal screen of the Imperial Tianwumen Square and admired excitedly, full of longing, and some of them held a piece of paper and medals, tears stretched.
"The barbarian Mapoling is lost! The Imperial Army has opened the way for the Heavy Pack to drive straight in! ”
People rejoiced again under the magic crystal screen, and some people held pieces of paper and medals, laughing with tears.
"Your Highness was forced to go forward for the battle of Mapoling, and now you are under siege!"
People were speechless under the magic crystal screen, and they looked at the screen worriedly, and their eyes were infinitely anxious.
"The three princes of the empire led the heavy cluster to start a assault, and the barbarians were forced to retreat! Your Highness is safe! The whole army of the empire is approaching the snowfields of the Far North! ”
Violent cheers suddenly erupted under the magic crystal screen, and people hugged and greeted each other, and a blush suddenly rose on the withered faces of a few people, who had been pale for several days.
"Barbarian conspiracy! Longer appeared on the Eastern Front! The Imperial Army is about to be besieged! ”
The crowd suddenly fell silent under the magic crystal screen, their faces were extremely pale, a few people scolded the people of the Western Continent angrily, and more people began to look worried.
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In this way, people gathered under the magic crystal screen of Tianwumen Square, admiring and pale, welcoming the seemingly never-ending and never-ending battle report day after day.
No one knows when this kind of day will come to an end, but as long as this kind of day lasts for one day, the crowd in front of Tianwumen Square will always be surging.
Almost all the people of the imperial capital, as long as they have other important matters, often gather in this square at the same time every day.
Not why. Just for ...... Perhaps, here, there are many people, people like them. Perhaps, here, sacrifice and loneliness will not be tightly entangled in everyone's heart. Perhaps, it is here that they can feel that they are standing behind the front line, and also let the fighters on the front line feel that they are standing with the fighters.
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At this time, in front of the Imperial Tianwumen Square, a girl who looked eighteen or nineteen years old and was extremely beautiful was looking at the screen in a daze under the magic crystal screen.
Although the deep lock of the brow still could not affect the stunning appearance of the girl's immaculate face, it brought everyone who saw her the feeling that this girl was preoccupied.
And the strange thing is that behind her, there is also a middle-aged figure with a knife who looks like a demon war.
Although all the Imperial Demon Wars are men, women, and children, as long as they can still fight, they are all on the front line. But the people of the imperial capital have long been familiar with this extremely beautiful girl who rushes to the western suburbs from the Demon Energy Research Institute every day, and will stand in front of Tianwumen Square for a long time, watching the battle report with them, laughing together, crying together, and following a demon war figure behind her at any time.
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Behind...... Follow the magic war?
No one will doubt this, because ...... That's a ...... Retainers of the Far North! The retainers of the Xie clan in the Far North who were chartered by the empire and made everyone willing to let him stay in the rear.
And the girl he followed......
It was the sister of the Empire's contemporary Great Wall of Flesh and Blood, the fallen Empire's twin legendary stars.
It was the sister-in-law of the goddess of empire who went deep into danger on the front line, spread her aura, and sheltered their relatives on the front line, as well as the goddess of empire who protected them all.
That was the Sixth Star Yao Soul Vein Family of the Empire, the only person in charge after the head of the family and the mistress both left.
That is the hope for the future of the empire, the legal guardian and aunt of the two remaining brilliant soul descendant children of the Xie clan in the extreme north.
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People looked at her with great respect and respect.
"Your Royal Highness the County Lord, please don't worry, Your Highness Su will be fine!" It's a girl's voice.
"Yes, Your Highness, His Highness Su has his own heavenly blessing, and the empire has his own heavenly blessing!" The voice of a veteran who had lost a hand or a foot in the war rang out.
"God will protect his good boy...... Girl, don't worry about your sister-in-law, although she is only the daughter-in-law of the Xie family, she is also as heroic as your Xie ancestor. She and Her Highness Ning are the symbols of the Great Wall of Flesh and Blood of the Empire's contemporary heroes, although Her Highness Ning is gone, she will never fall, let alone be defeated. ”
An old grandmother looked at the girl's deep-locked eyebrows and comforted softly.
People greeted her, and the girl smiled in response, despite her frowns.
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Subsequently, the clear voice of the announcer in the magic crystal screen attracted people's attention.
"The Imperial army has successfully retreated! The Goddess Guards Legion has successfully retreated! Your Highness successfully retreated! ”
Suddenly, the cheers rang out again, and the applause of the mountain and tsunami suddenly broke out and spread heavily in Tianwumen Square. People were celebrating wildly, celebrating that they had waited for so long and had achieved the results they most wanted.
"Sister-in-law......"
The girl muttered, and a hint of brilliance and blush suddenly rose on her pale face.
However, in the magic crystal screen, another sentence from the announcer made the entire scene collectively lose their voice-
"The barbarians were strengthened by the Fifth Legion, and under the command of Long'er, they advanced to the Daling River, and changed their defensive posture and launched a full-line attack across the river."
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"How could it be...... How dare they...... Isn't it true that the Empire has been attacking them all the time? One muttered.
"Didn't you hear? The barbarians transferred the Fifth Legion eastward, and the other Longer also came......" The other man began to turn pale.
"Are we all pigs to the west? Let the barbarians be so presumptuous that they dare to bring such a large legion over? I don't know if the barbarians have transferred such a large legion over? The disabled veteran suddenly scolded angrily.
The crowd looked at each other.
"No, they may not be blamed ......"
The girl muttered suddenly.
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Looking at the veteran's puzzled gaze, the girl paused, and then explained: "In fact, the Empire has been paying attention to strengthening reconnaissance in this area since the four battles - but we are not aware of it either. ”
"Nine times out of ten...... They were brought over by Longer in small batches and slowly...... But he ...... No! I see what he's trying to do! If they go on the defensive in the west, they can indeed pull away...... But why...... Don't? Their ultimate goal is to take another offensive in the east? Has their strategy changed? First the west, then the east, and then the east, while the empire was losing blood? Is their real purpose or to put the East and then the West? ”
"What a clever strategy, what a long-term plan! What a vicious plan! The girl's face suddenly turned pale.
The crowd looked at her, but she didn't speak again.
"The Empire is in danger......
She muttered an epilogue to her analysis. (To be continued......)
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