The Admiral is the position of the military commander of the military department, and the Beifu Army is nominally a national public and private army, so it is really a bit nondescript to appoint such a person in the past, and this general is actually a god general.

Although Zhao Junhong introduced that the other party's name was Lin Wu, Zhao Jundu had already remembered the identity of this person, and not long ago he was also the right envoy of the Cabinet Supervision Department Fang Qingkong. Whether it is the Beifu Army or Fang Qingkong, they are Lin Xitang's old department, and since Zhao Jundu has already remembered the connection, he will not ask more.

Zhao Jundu and Lin Wu both looked indifferent, and politely saluted each other.

Zhao Valve, the Military Region, and Beifu are the top military forces of the empire on the Western Continent, and now that the principals have arrived, Zhao Ruqin quickly explained the existing information in detail.

At present, it seems that the target of the sudden appearance of the non-native Dark Duke fleet is the rebel province, and it has also been detected that the fleet has dropped offensive troops into the area. It has only been two hours since the start of the operation, so the specific situation on the ground has not yet been transmitted.

However, the Imperial side was completely unable to understand the intentions of the fleet's actions.

Although the rebel provinces are nominally at war with both the Empire and the Dark Race, in fact, they have far fewer armed conflicts with the Empire and the Dark Race than between the Empire and the Dark Race. In contrast, grey trade is much closer.

Neither Younan nor Wubei provinces have any special natural resources, and their prosperity comes from camp smuggling. Moreover, the rebels do not have a god-level powerhouse, and the commander of the Egret Legion is only known as the god general Tianguan.

Therefore, it is pointless for the Council of Eternal Night to dispatch duke-level powerhouses, and the dark race should know very well that the Empire will not sit back and watch Eternal Night annex those two provinces.

After Zhao Ruqin finished speaking, Zhao Junhong said thoughtfully: "That duke's fleet is full of warships, and there are no troop carriers, which means that the total military strength will not exceed 20,000 people. ”

Zhao Ruqin nodded and said: "Yes, the ground troops they put on are only about 10,000 people. ”

"Regardless of the quality of the military, it is impossible for this number to occupy the provinces. Zhao Junhong pondered for a moment and said, "The decapitation operation is very suitable......

Zhao Ruqin was a little dazed, "Who to behead? The leader of the rebels? So far, there has been no news of the Dark Territory sending ground troops, if it is a beheading operation, what is the purpose?"

At this moment, there was a small commotion under the corner tower, and someone rushed up with heavy footsteps.

After the man stood still, he gasped for breath and shouted at the same time: "General, please send troops to support Younan!

Zhao Ruqin was taken aback, and looked fixedly, the person who suddenly broke in was his subordinate, Qi Ming, the deputy commander of the city guard. "What's going on, scouts? tell the scouts to come and report directly!"

Qi Ming paused abruptly and said, "The scout hasn't come back yet......

At this time, Lin Wu suddenly said with compassion: "Zhao Valve is really capable of a lot of people, and the news of being stationed in the customs is even more well-informed than that of the secret spies sent abroad. ”

As soon as he spoke, the eyes of Zhao Jundu and Zhao Junhong all turned to Lin Wu.

When Lin Wu was in the Supervision Department, he had a reputation for being harsh, but countless facts have proved that he never made something out of nothing, and he will not be untargeted. At this time and now, Lin Wu said such a sentence, which had a deep meaning.

Zhao Ruqin didn't care what Lin Wu was saying, in front of the two brothers of the Zhao family, his subordinates broke through the police cordon again, and reported this kind of brainless news, when the time comes, this mistake will be recorded on his head, and he couldn't help but say angrily: "Then where did you know about it!"

Qi Ming snorted: "Someone in Younan Province has escaped, fled to us......"

Zhao Ruqin frowned, there were a bunch of problems behind this question and answer, but now was not the time to discuss this matter with Qi Ming, so he could only use the most direct method first, and said, "Go and call someone up!"

Qi Ming immediately turned around and ran down.

At this time, Lin Wu said again: "In this special period, General Zhao also knows that it is better to be more cautious in the city defense, and not to be lured to open and close the door." ”

Zhao Ruqin was said to be breathless for a while, but there was no way to refute it. In the past, there was really a case where the Terrans in the rebel provinces used the name of fleeing to cover the dark race's attack on the territory of the Zhao lord. It's just that this kind of trick is difficult to use in a military town like Youtong Pass, where there are high-level generals.

Although the brothers Zhao Jundu and Zhao Junhong did not make a sound from beginning to end, they exchanged several glances with each other. Both of them sensed Lin Wuruo's hostility, and it seemed that he should know some secret things, and those things might not be good for Zhao Valve.

Qi Ming quickly went and returned, bringing with him a middle-aged man with a panicked expression.

Upon asking, the man was a merchant who happened to be delivering a shipment to Fucheng, where the rebel army armed the Egret Legion was located, and was bumping into the dark race to kill in the city.

The merchant couldn't say more details, he turned around and fled at the city gate, and the cargo vehicle happened to be a small floating boat, otherwise it would not have been possible to escape to Youtong Pass so quickly.

There are only a few things that can be certain, one is that the city gate was still in a normal state of open sailing at that time, and there was no wartime vigilance, and it was obvious that the attack was without warning, the second is that the Egret Legion garrison was engulfed in fire, and the third is that the warriors of the dark race killed people completely indiscriminately when they ran through the streets, because there were still some half-breeds living there, and their appearance was more similar to that of the dark race, but those warriors did not discern at all and cut down everyone in sight. Fourth, on the way to escape to Youtongguan, he passed by other big cities, and vaguely saw that there was a war in the city.

After hearing this, everyone looked different.

Zhao Ruqin waved his hand and asked Qi Ming to take the person down first. However, Qi Ming sent the people to the staircase, and he turned back and asked for battle again.

Zhao Ruqin's eyebrows frowned, this matter is not so easy, not to mention that the news brought by the merchant is just one side, even if it is all true, how Zhao Valve sends troops also needs to be considered.

If you pass through the ground, you will be attacked by rebel cities along the route. If you pass through the air, you will enter the garrison range of the Duke's fleet in the Outer Void, which means that you will be prepared for a real battle.

Qi was obviously very anxious, he knew Zhao Jundu and Zhao Junhong's brothers, and he also knew from Lin Wu's clothes that this was a general-level big man, so after the first recklessness, he didn't dare to raise his voice too loudly, but just whispered to Zhao Ruqin, constantly whispering persuasion.

Zhao Ruqin interrupted him and said, "Go and see if the scouts have come back and have ......" With such a major military situation, he can't just listen to the words of a businessman.

Before Qi Ming could say something, Lin Wu suddenly jumped off the city wall, and after a while, he came back with the merchant who had come to report the news.

Lin Wu didn't say a word, and with his palm like a knife, he slashed the merchant's coat, revealing the blue and white soft armor of the vest inside.

This is the standard for elite soldiers, and the basic armor worn in military uniforms, and the blue and white color is the main color of the Egret Legion's military uniform. Obviously, the time was too hasty, and this man changed out of the outer military uniform, but he didn't have time to remove the inner armor.

The man was already trembling with fright, and Qi Ming's face changed drastically.

Zhao Ruqin's face turned black and he glared at Qi Ming fiercely.

Since this businessman came directly to Youtong Pass, he could still see Qi Ming for the first time, and let Qi Ming believe his words, obviously the two were acquaintances. No one has said anything about this matter before, because although the rebel province is in a state of war with the empire, in fact, both sides are human races, and it is impossible for the people not to have any contact.

However, the deputy commander of the guard of Zhao Valu City, who is befriended by an ordinary merchant from a rebel province, or a real rebel member, is a world of difference.

At this time, Qi Ming had already hurriedly explained, it turned out that the person was the quartermaster of the Egret Legion, except for his identity, what he said was true, which also explained how a businessman could have such judgment and action.

Zhao Ruqin had just called his own soldiers over and escorted the quartermaster of the Egret Legion down first, but he didn't have time to deal with Qi Ming. Everyone was already sensitive, and they all looked in the direction of the province of Younanxing.

Even at such a long distance, you can see that the sky is like an infinite curtain, lifted by an invisible hand, and then a sky city jumps out!

And those who are farther away, such as Zhao Jundu and Lin Wu, can even vaguely see the figure of the dark race warriors in the city. At the same time, those black spots on the sky dome around Sky City were actually more than a dozen warships.

At this time, there was also an urgent report from the monitoring post in the outer void, and the Duke's fleet descended in altitude and entered the near-earth airspace of the Younan Province.

Zhao Ruqin said in surprise: "What is that!"

Qi Ming shouted: "General, look, I'm not wrong, this is an invasion!"

Lin Wu suddenly said: "Even if it's an invasion, it's also an invasion of Younan, what does it have to do with you?"

Qi Ming turned his head abruptly, his eyes were red, and he no longer cared what kind of big man Lin Wu was, "Younan is also a human race!"

Lin Wu said coldly: "Younan is just a human race, not an empire, why should the empire send troops." ”

Zhao Jundu and Zhao Junhong frowned at the same time, there was obviously a language trap in Lin Wu's words, and Qi Ming had obviously been trapped.

Before anyone could say anything to stop their conversation, Qi Ming clenched his fists and shouted, "Even if there are rebels there, there are more civilians!"

Lin Wuface was expressionless, looked at him indifferently from head to toe, and said, "I'm afraid it's not just civilians, but also your family, right?"

As soon as this sentence came out, even Zhao Ruqin, who had been a little unable to react, changed his face greatly, knowing that it was not good.

Sure enough, Qi Ming said in a deep voice: "Yes, my wife is in Fucheng, and she just gave birth to a son for me three months ago. War is war, women and children are innocent. What's more, if they are all human races, how can they not help each other in the face of the eternal night!"

At the same time that Lin Wu sneered, Zhao Ruqin directly stuned Qi Ming and recruited his own soldiers to drag him away.

Lin Wu said lightly: "There are also a lot of people on both sides who exchange songs, but they just set up their homes over there, but I don't know what the reasons are." ”

Zhao Ruqin was completely speechless, Zhao Junhong coughed lightly and said: "Admiral Lin has been in the imperial capital for a long time, and he is no stranger to the situation in the Western Continent. ”

Lin Wudao: "A few days ago, there were rumors in Younan Fucheng that the emperor Lin Gong did not die in the battle, and it was transmitted to Yanxi Province in one day, and he went to Wuji City, and the next morning he arrived at the imperial capital, Zhegui Palace, and scattered in several places after the apocalypse in the middle of the night. I finally know today how this efficiency comes about. ”

Lin Wu's words were not embellished at all, they were so straightforward that people couldn't pretend not to understand, even Zhao Junhong couldn't help but change color on his face, and Zhao Ruqin couldn't wait for himself to be suddenly deaf.

Only Zhao Jundu glanced at Lin Wu deeply, and still said calmly: "This matter will definitely give Admiral Lin an explanation later." ”

He pointed to the floating city under the sky dome in front of him, "That floating city looks a lot like a half-dimensional weapon recorded in the data, what does Admiral Lin think of the current situation?"

Lin Wudao: "The void oscillation that King Beiyue felt should be a harbinger of this floating city's imminent spatial transition. ”

Zhao Jundu's eyebrows frowned slightly, and said, "Can you only rely on the Heavenly King's induction?"

Lin Wudao: "I'm afraid yes, all the Outer Void Detection Machinery that our current technology can make cannot guarantee recognition. There is actually not a moment of calm in the outer void, it could be a void storm, it could be a planetary orbit, or it could be an iridescent turbulence. ”

Zhao Jundu nodded and said, "I'll take a look." ”

Lin Wudao: "It's better not to." It is stated that the range of these superweapons can cover a province and have the power to destroy all ground buildings. Since it has reappeared after a thousand years, it should not just deter us, but actually launch. Wait for it to land a blow, and then deal with it as it seems. ”

Zhao Jundu repeated, "Destroy all ground buildings......"

Everyone was silent for a moment, and if the historical data is not exaggerated, everyone knows what this means.

Lin Wudao: "According to the level of the empire's weapons, it is at least a Heavenly King-level offensive weapon. However, until we get the data at least once, it's best not to let the old prince pass. ”

This time there was a longer silence, and no one mentioned the possibility of supporting the province of Younan. Whether the front lies a trap for the Empire or a mere victim, the only role of all gray areas is to cushion under the threat of all-out war. To put it more clearly, that is, to accumulate data for new types of weapons.

A voice suddenly fell from overhead, "The old prince wants to sit in Wuji City." ”

In front of the crowd, a figure slowly descended, dressed in a marshal's uniform without insignia or logo, and the figure stood as tall as all soldiers, with no other distinguishing features.