The next few days were unexpectedly calm. Pen | fun | pavilion www. ｂｉｑｕｇｅ。 infoHuman hunters and adventurers no longer dare to enter the wilderness shrouded by the Kuroshio, and the sudden change has made people panic. Many fled overnight to the hinterland of human-controlled areas, but there were also intrepid speculators who wanted to see if they had a chance, so they chose to stay in cities like Blackstream City in the counties on the edge of the Iron Curtain.

In the same way, the dark race is not hibernating, and both sides are waiting.

And within the Empire, news of the Iron Curtain caused a storm. This was the first time that the Empire had semi-publicly revealed the Iron Curtain, and officially mobilized the military and clans to participate. As the bloody war progresses, the scope of mobilization will be further expanded.

In the eyes of most people, this symbolizes the growing power of the empire and the opening of new battlefields. However, in the eyes of visionaries, there is much more. The empire took the initiative to set off a bloody war with the dark race this time, which actually has far-reaching implications, not only to show force to the dark race, but also to allow the major families to show off their martial arts within the empire. As the name suggests, the bloody war will be very cruel, and the performance of the gate lord family, various legions, and even the imperial family, including the imperial family, in this bloody battle, and the number of military achievements, directly reflect the superiority of the family.

After this battle, the ranking of the family gate valves, which has not changed for a long time, is about to move.

The various gate valve families who received the summoning order of the imperial family were naturally vigorous, and many small families who did not get the summoning order were also unwilling, and tried every means to get the summoning order. Many small families who did not have the possibility of obtaining a summoning order, but were ambitious, chose to attach themselves to the big family.

Even if they have no ambitions, the reward for their military merits is enough to make them tempted.

The "Jidu Purple Garden" in Zhao Mansion in the West Pole City is much busier than in the past, with the entourage and guards going in and out to sort out all kinds of equipment. There is a pool of living water in the small courtyard at the back, which is steaming white smoke in the afternoon when it is not cold, and it is actually a hot spring. At this time, there was a purple mist in the white smoke, and Zhao Jundu was sitting cross-legged at the water's edge, maintaining the "blue sky" part by part.

There was a very light sound of footsteps outside the courtyard gate, and there were only a few people who dared to disturb him at this time. Zhao Jundu raised his head, and sure enough, it was Zhao Junhong.

Zhao Junhong's expression was rarely solemn, but he didn't speak for a while.

Zhao Jundu stuck the "Blue Water Blade" into the notch under the barrel, then stood up, first broke the silence, and said, "Second brother is back, come into the house and sit." He knew very well why Zhao Junhong came.

As one of the four lords, Yanyun Zhao got the news before he officially received the imperial family's summoning order. The elders in the valve discussed secretly for several days before they came up with a list of battles. In this list, the elite of the younger generation of Zhao Valve almost poured out, with Zhao Yuying as the positive and Zhao Junhong as the deputy, leading the team to participate in the battle, but the most prestigious Zhao Jundu and Zhao Ruoxi were not among them.

This arrangement is not all out of the selfishness of the two families of Yan Guogong and Youguo Gong. In the Cheng'en Gong Zhao Wei Huang family, the boss Zhao Junsu became famous the earliest, and at this moment the level has exceeded the thirteenth level of the general, entering the Iron Curtain will attract the attention of the heavenly ghosts, and going is equivalent to looking for death. Although the third child is also a general, he is not as good as his second brother Zhao Junhong, who has not been promoted to the rank of general, in terms of talent, combat power or popularity.

As for Zhao Ruoxi, it is the treasure of Zhao Valve's town, and the situation is special, and there is no need for this kind of military exploit to be the icing on the cake. Zhao Jundu is recognized as the first person in the future, and what he needs now is to nurture the Force and lay a solid foundation, so that he no longer needs to prove himself in a bloody battle. And this list also faintly reflects the arrogance of Zhao Valve: I, Zhao Valve, am as talented as a cloud, and I don't need Zhao Jundu to go out, I can already beat the family and compete with the three valves.

However, after Zhao Jundu got the news, he went against the norm and asked to fight, and finally replaced Zhao Junhong. Zhao Junhong was campaigning against the rebels in the Western Continent at that time, and when he rushed back, the battle list had been reported to the Imperial Military Department, and it was a foregone conclusion.

After Zhao Jundu entered the house, he personally poured tea for Zhao Junhong, and he didn't beat around the bush, and said directly: "It's better for the second brother to sit at home in this battle." ”

Zhao Junhong smiled bitterly, took the clear thin porcelain cup, turned it in his palm, and asked, "Why?

"It's not just him, I want to see what the Iron Curtain is. After a pause, Zhao Jundu sneered again: "Now that the undercurrent of the empire is surging, many people are dissatisfied with my Zhao Valve. I have also heard a lot of rumors, saying that my current status is just by nepotism. This bloody battle just happened to kill my Zhao Valve's prestige! Whoever refused to accept it, under the iron curtain, just killed them together. ”

Zhao Junhong suddenly said: "I am going to retreat and be directly promoted to a general." ”

Zhao Jundu was stunned for a moment, and before he was about to speak, Zhao Junhong waved his hand and said, "Don't worry, it's just a matter of course, my Flowing Silver Sword Finger Ninth Sword Qi has been completed." When I become a general, I will come to the Iron Curtain again and make a name for myself together!"

Zhao Jundu nodded, Zhao Junhong reached out and pressed his shoulder, and neither of the brothers said anything superfluous.

Qianye had just returned to Blackstream City, and he had spent the past two days in the wilderness, patrolling between Blackstream City and Silverstream Fjord, and had hardly found the Dark Race. In the area shrouded by the Iron Curtain, except for the extremely silent life, the Dark Force is extremely active, and there is no abnormality at present.

Qianye called Song Hu and went up to the city wall to inspect the defense of Heiliu City, after Wei Bonian's reconstruction, among the third- and fourth-tier human cities in the eternal night, there is no doubt that the city defense of Heiliu City is strong, looking at the entire Sanhe County, it is a well-deserved first, but it is a big project to enhance it by another level.

The core of the urban defense system of large and medium-sized cities is the power tower, and the other is a variety of large-scale defense weapons relying on the power tower. Either of these two things is expensive, and the requirements for resources and technicians are quite high, and the current Dark Fire cannot afford it for the time being.

Therefore, Qianye decided to adhere to the usual crowd tactics of Eternal Night, and recruited a large number of mercenaries and adventurers to fill the gap in the city defense. Fortunately, after the Dark Fire annexed the Seventh Division and opened up to the west, the current material reserves are still sufficient. But if the Kuroshio Tide lasts for a few months, that's another story.

Qianye called Song Hu and inspected the city defenses together, preparing to demarcate some less important sections to be defended by the recruited mercenaries. After inspecting half of the city defense, Qianye asked, "How many soldiers have we recruited now?"

"There are more than 3,000 people in total, and if there are more, I am afraid that the military budget will not be able to afford it. ”

Qianye frowned slightly: "It's only more than three thousand? I'm afraid it's not enough." ”

He also has some rare materials brought out of the Anduaspace in his hands, so he doesn't have to worry too much about military expenses for the time being, but the army of the Eternal Night is all based on war, and the value of the defense area must be taken into account how much he invests. Qianye learned the truth of the Iron Curtain from Zhao Yuying, knowing that this battle was dangerous, but Song Hu had not yet reached the level of being able to keep it so secret with Wen, so when arranging the requisition, it was inevitable that he would be a little tied.

Chisaku thought for a while and said, "It's okay, someone will send the troops over." ”

Song Hu's expression was a little unnatural, and when he saw it in Qianye, he smiled and said, "Don't worry, it's not to ask for someone from Qishao." ”

Song Hu immediately looked a little embarrassed, coughed a few times, and asked, "Where did the new troops come from?"

At present, there is no obvious danger from the arrival of the Kuroshio, but it is the psychology of people that has the greatest impact. Few of the urban natives moved away, but only the brave hunters and adventurers who made their homes stayed behind, and many flocked to the interior, making the manpower that was always abundant also become strained.

Qianye looked at Song Hu's obvious speechlessness and turned away from the conversation, and didn't ask, only said: "From other expeditionary forces in the county, they will provide troops and military expenses, although it will not be much, but at least it is a supplement." ”

"Expeditionary Force? It would be good if they didn't stab us at a critical time, and they would still support?"

Qianye smiled and said, "Don't forget, this is Ke Yongye." ”

Eternal Night is not the territory of the Empire, except for a few giant fortresses, once the territory is lost, it is impossible to expect the military headquarters to send troops to recover it. How long the Kuroshio will last now, and what will happen in the meantime, no one can say. Just like the Black Stream City, the defense zone of the Eternal Night is actually the private property of the division commanders, if the Black Stream City in front of it can't withstand it, the next thing to be exposed in front of the dark race front is the adjacent war zone and city.

In the face of interests, there are no eternal enemies.

After speaking, Qianye walked towards the next city defense section.

The next place he was going to inspect was a key point in the city's defenses, where a fort was built.

Originally, there was an old-fashioned ballista on the turret, which relied on the power of machinery to throw crossbow arrows to bombard the enemy. Now it has been replaced by a fortress cannon, although compared with the fortress cannon in the front-line position of the empire, this cannon is also a second-hand old item that is decades behind, but it is also many times stronger than the original ballista that is hundreds of years behind.

There are a total of four fortress cannons in Blackstream City, which was only obtained by relying on the resources of the Wei family when Wei Bonian was in office. Wei Bainian's shrinkage tactics during the Great War relied on these four fortress guns.

It is the core of the city defense of Blackstream City, and Qianye naturally can't ignore it, and you can only rest assured if you have seen it with your own eyes. However, when the fort was in sight, he couldn't help but be taken aback. There were dozens of people on the turret, and the shell of the fortress gun had been removed, revealing the parts inside, and it seemed that many of the parts had been removed.

The Fortress Cannon can be different from ordinary vehicles or trucks, and its structure is extremely complex, which is completely beyond the ability of ordinary pilots to handle. In particular, in order to facilitate maintenance, many parts inside the fortress cannon were closed and combined together to form a module. When repairing and replacement, the entire module is usually replaced together, and only in this way can the repair be completed without a senior pilot, and at the cost of high costs. Even if only one small part is broken inside the module, it must be replaced entirely.

Qianye looked around and saw that the fortress cannon had not only dismantled a few modules, but even some modules had been opened. It is important to know that in order to prevent imitation by major arms dealers, this kind of module has anti-disassembly measures, as long as it is not opened in a specific way, it will completely damage the device in the module.

The modules were disassembled, and apparently the cannon was scrapped.

Taken aback, Chiya jumped onto the fort, "Stop! What are you doing!?"

Most of the forts were craftsmen and technicians that Chiya knew. One of them looked up, and it turned out to be Bass!

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