Chapter 97: The Flames of War
The flames of war were not just ignited in the kingdom of Ruerson.
At the same time that Count Antusol was killed, more than 2,400 kilometers to the north, at the junction of the Duchy of Drake and the Kingdom of the Franks, a huge army of soldiers from the Maro Empire and the Kingdom of the Franks, many times larger than the Glorious Legion, was engaged in a fierce exchange of fire with another force of only a few thousand men, much smaller in size, at the border.
However, the situation on the battlefield was clearly biased in favor of this army of only a few thousand people, and the combined army organized by the Maro Empire and the Frankish Kingdom was completely suppressed from beginning to end, with little resistance.
The commander of the coalition forces who was in charge of commanding this operation, Marquis Raven, the general of the Marlo Imperial Army, had a gloomy face, looking at the fire of the magic cannonballs that were not flashing in the sky, listening to the violent explosions coming from his formation, and he could no longer hold back the anger in his heart.
"Where's our magic artillery brigade, why haven't we caught up yet?"
Marquis Gudor, the deputy commander of the coalition forces on the side, sighed, shook his head and said: "No way, the speed of the magic artillery can't keep up, and now it is estimated that there are at least more than twenty kilometers away from here." ”
"Then why is the magic cannon of this group of guys on the other side arranged? Ours can't?" said Marquis Raven angrily.
Marquis Goodall smiled bitterly: "Raven, the guys on the other side are obviously ready to face us here, and of course they have already arranged the magic artillery. And we have to travel hundreds of kilometers from the empire, how can we compare to their preparations. If it weren't for the fact that we already had a complete road, it would be a question of whether we would be able to bring those bulky magic cannons over. ”
Hearing this, Marquis Raven's brows furrowed a little tighter.
"Why is our magic cannon so bulky? Obviously, the magic cannon produced by the Xinfei Chamber of Commerce can be easily pulled around. A lot lighter at the same time. The firepower is much stronger. ‘
Marquis Guldo's bitter smile was full of helplessness.
"It's nice that the guys at the Magic Ordnance Research Institute can develop a magic cannon. Where are they qualified to make the same as the Xinfei Chamber of Commerce. If we had that ability, we wouldn't need to start this war at all, would we?"
Marquis Raven thought for a moment with a calm face, and nodded slowly.
"Speaking of which, Archduke Caroline of the Duchy of Draco I always thought was a wise woman who would obey us honestly, or at least remain neutral. But I didn't expect her to stand on the side of the Xinfei Chamber of Commerce unexpectedly this time, which is really unexpected. ”
The corners of Marquis Gurdo's mouth lifted into a smile of great meaning.
"I heard...... When Grand Duke Caroline was still the lord of the county, he had some contact with Xu Ye, the president of the Xinfei Chamber of Commerce. It seems that the relationship is still very close, maybe because of this, she will support the Xinfei Chamber of Commerce?"
"Hey, woman, after all, she is a creature that is easily dominated by emotions. Marquis Raven shook his head, disdainful. "She didn't think about it, even if the Duchy of Draal could get support from the Xinfei Chamber of Commerce, but with its small principality, what could it do to confront our Maro Empire. ”
"But we're here now, aren't we?" said Marquis Gurdo, spreading his hands. "And don't forget, even if you finish the Grand Duke Caroline. There is a more troublesome and difficult woman waiting for us ahead. ”
Marquis Raven's face changed slightly: "Queen Sevigny, this guy is said to have a better relationship with Xu Yi." Even her only son now is said to have been born to Xu Yi by fornication. The strength of the Lampari Kingdom is far from being comparable to that of the Principality of Draco, and the magic industry has the longest and most mature development in the Lampari Kingdom, so it would be really troublesome if she also supported the Xinfei Chamber of Commerce. ”
"This is something we expected for a long time, and there are no surprises. Marquis Gurdo said. "In comparison, I'm more concerned about how those guys in the Kingdom of Sark are doing now. ”
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About 1,300 kilometers to the west is the new northern border between the kingdoms of Sark and Lampari.
Compared to the original boundary between the two countries in the Murto Mountains, this new border has expanded nearly a hundred kilometers to the north, dividing a large area of land that originally belonged to the southern part of the Kingdom of Sark into the territory of the Kingdom of Lampari.
Therefore, the place guarded by the northern army of the Lampari Kingdom also moved a hundred kilometers to the north, which can be regarded as going deep into the hinterland of the former Sark Kingdom.
However, in this way, the natural barrier of the Muerto Mountains has also been lost, so that the defense of the Zhenbei Army in the north has always been a little stretched, far less than the previous defense of the Muerto Mountains.
Fortunately, the Kingdom of Nesack has been very honest in the past few years, and it has not caused any problems, and it has continued like this.
Today, however, this modest defense is coveted by some.
A team of about 3,000 people quietly bypassed the woods outside Randy Town and made their way to the Northern Army Guard Station of the Lampari Kingdom Town to the west of Randy Town.
This town guard usually has 500 soldiers of the Northern Army of the Lampari Kingdom, which is responsible for the defense of the town of Randy as the center, with a radius of ten kilometers nearby.
With only 500 people in charge of defending such a large area, it is naturally impossible to cover everything.
Therefore, the army of the Sark Kingdom of 3,000 people successfully infiltrated the vicinity of the town guard without encountering any obstacles in the middle.
Seeing the town guard in the distance lit up by lights as it was approaching nightfall, the brigade from the Greedy Wolf Legion surrounded it according to the plan.
Their purpose is to completely annihilate the 500 Lampari Kingdom Zhenbei troops in this town guard center, and capture all the military supplies in the town guard center.
The Northern Army of the Lampari Kingdom has always been the object of strong support from the Xinfei Chamber of Commerce, and has a large number of military magic machinery equipment.
Although it is only five hundred, it has a military magic machine that is almost comparable to the entire Greedy Legion.
If they fought head-on, these 3,000 people might not be the opponent of the 500 Zhenbei Army.
But now with an ambush, the military magic machines can play a much smaller role.
As long as you are close, then the winner depends on the number of people.
Three thousand Greedy Wolf Legion soldiers quietly touched the vicinity of less than two hundred meters from the town guard post, and then a whistle suddenly sounded in the night sky, and all the soldiers rushed out of the hidden place and rushed towards the town guard post with all their might.
Be sure to rush in before the Zhenbei Army in the town guard can react and start a white-knuckle battle with the Zhenbei Army, so that there is any hope of winning!
However, until the 3,000 Greedy Wolf Legion soldiers had rushed outside the walls of the town guard, there was still no reaction from the town guard.
No soldiers from the Zhenbei Army came out, and no shouts of killing came from inside, this town guard post was as if it had suddenly died.
After a moment's hesitation, the Greedy Wolf Legion, which was in charge of commanding the three thousand soldiers, issued another code, and a group of people rushed into the town guard.
However, when the first soldier climbed the wall and was about to climb directly into the town guard post, a bright red light suddenly erupted from inside the wall.
In the land outside the wall, there were also clusters of fiery red light.
"Boom, boom, boom—"
A series of dense explosions resounded throughout the night sky, and the flames of the explosions instantly reflected the sky that had begun to turn black because of the darkness of the night.
The 3,000 Greedy Wolf Legion soldiers who surrounded the town guard had been reduced by half in the blink of an eye, and most of the rest had lost their combat effectiveness in the explosion.
In a short period of time, there were originally 3,000 soldiers of the Greedy Wolf Legion, but less than 500 were left with combat effectiveness.
But when the remaining five hundred people knew that they had fallen into the trap and were about to retreat, the sound of countless crossbow arrows breaking through the air came from behind them.
After a few breaths, the hundreds of people who could still stand were also shot into a sieve by crossbow arrows, and there was not a single greedy legionnaire who could stand up outside the walls of the town guard.
"Hmph, a bunch of thieves, do you really think you can evade our surveillance?"
The guard officer of the town guard in Randy Town, the leader of the fourth squad of the third brigade of the northern army of the Lampari Kingdom, Deng Prolo, emerged from the darkness outside the walls of the town guard center, spat at the corpses of the greedy wolf legion soldiers everywhere with disdain, turned his head to look northwest, and then took out a small magic phone box from his arms.
I was about to dial up, but I saw the red light on the magic phone box light up violently, but there was a communication request to access.
Demploo smiled, pressed the button, and connected to the communication.
"Hey, Temple, how are you doing over there? Are there any rats from the Sark Kingdom looking for you?" a gruff voice rang out from the magic call box.
If you are a familiar person, just by hearing this voice, you can hear that the guy on the other side of the magic phone box must be Ryan, the guard officer of the town guard post of Tadun Town, which is more than twenty kilometers away from here.
"Yes, it's not enough that we've just dealt it out, what about you?" Demploo asked rhetorically.
"Haha, it's just a bunch of rats, what's there to worry about. It's all gone, no problem. Ryan replied.
"That's good. Templeloo nodded. "What's next, don't let me tell you?"
"Hey, you still need to say that? Alright, you hurry up and clean up your side, and then we will meet up when I have finished cleaning up here, and then we will go and teach these bunny cubs of the Sark Kingdom a good lesson!"
"Okay, stay in touch at any time. Templeloo hung up, glanced up at the still-quiet night sky, and exhaled softly.
Since the last war with the Sark Kingdom, it has now been a peaceful life for almost ten years.
Now the fools of the Sark Kingdom think that this time they can take the opportunity of the Candela Empire and the Maro Empire to declare war on the Duchy of Stantin and the New Flying Chamber of Commerce to launch a counterattack against the Lampari Kingdom, but they are really thinking too much.
"Hey, I just want you idiots to know that the current kingdom of Lampari is ten times more powerful than before!" (To be continued......)