Chapter 4: The Kingdom's Counterattack

"Damn!" After learning about the battle ahead, Sykes punched the stone next to him: "That damn Hamel man actually has a secret method that can weaken hundreds of soldiers to the point where he can't hold a gun in an instant!"

"Lieutenant General, the situation is not good!" said the adjutant worriedly, "That beachhead is not large, and the number of troops that can be deployed is quite limited. If this wave of attacks doesn't open the way, we're completely defeated!"

Sykes took a deep breath and said, "Let 'that troop' be dispatched!"

The adjutant's face changed, and he said, "But the Hamel man is still in heaven......

"Now is the decisive moment, we must rush over!" Sykes stared into the eyes of the adjutant and said, "For the Empire!"

The adjutant was silent for a moment, then gave Sykes a military salute and said resolutely: "For the Empire!"

After receiving the order, the "battleships" of the Imperial Army disintegrated one after another, turned into small squares, and began to advance towards the shore.

"It's a deep routine, Sykes......" Reilly smiled playfully, "But, it's useless!"

The next moment, a large number of fireballs fell from the sky, destroying more than a dozen "squares" in an instant.

Seeing this scene, Sykes's heart was dripping blood. Because he knew that it was not the guide cannon that was installed in those "blocks", but the ......

Although the Royal Army quickly noticed the approaching battery and pulled the guide gun forward as quickly as possible, it was still a step too late.

The Imperial army crossed Lake Valyria with a fireball of Reilly, crashing into the beachhead at the cost of nearly thirty percent of their companions.

When the "cube" was opened, the barrels were revealed, and underneath were the body wrapped in tracks.

"Guided chariot?" Reilly looked at the Imperial Army on the other side, and a fine light flashed in his eyes: "It's really worthy of Lieutenant General Sykes, it's worth learning!"

The guide chariots disguised as turrets gave the Imperial army's opponents a psychological hint that they would subconsciously believe that the "blocks" were filled with guide guns. However, even Reilly didn't expect that Sykes would actually put an expensive guided combat vehicle on such a fragile turret!

As far as Reilly knows, the common currency of the continent of Semria is called Mira, and its purchasing power is roughly equivalent to that of the Japanese yen on Earth. The cost of a guided chariot is 400 million meters, which is equivalent to 5 million US dollars if calculated according to the exchange rate at the time of Reilly's crossing! And in the round of beach-grabbing and landing just now, no less than 20 guided chariots were destroyed by Reilly's men, which is 100 million US dollars!

Sykes didn't fail to foresee this, but he carried out his strategy to the end. With such wisdom and determination, it is no wonder that the top echelons of the empire would appoint him as the commander-in-chief of the expeditionary force.

In Reilly's opinion, the most correct thing to do now should be to immediately retreat to the royal capital neighborhood and drag the enemy into the most brutal street fighting. Major Richard had the same idea as Reilly, so he endured the pain in his heart and gave the order: "All the army, retreat to the royal capital block! The artillery unit will leave first, and the infantry regiment will be behind! Everyone, let us use our flesh and blood to block the tracks of the Imperial chariots! For Liberal! For Her Majesty!"

Next, the two sides launched a tragic street battle in the Wangdu neighborhood. Although the Imperial Army had bombed the royal city, not a single brick had fallen from the damn walls, so they had to make a detour through the neighborhood to the royal city.

Reilly, on the other hand, is always hovering over Lake Valyria, ready to intercept the next wave of Imperial forces.

Sykes was furious, but there was nothing he could do about him, so he had to give up his plan to increase his troops.

(This hateful old fox can really sit still, he is not afraid of long nights and dreams?)

(This damn Hamel man is actually lying on the waterway of our army!Does he not care about the royal city?)

As a result, these two commanders across the river both labeled each other as "difficult" in their hearts.

On the other side, the Royal Army made full use of the familiar terrain and dragged down the footsteps of the Imperial Army.

Richard no longer knew how many Imperial soldiers he had killed, but he knew he still had to keep fighting.

(Time...... It's going too slowly...... )

Midnight became dawn, dawn became noon, noon became evening, evening became midnight, and then dawn came in again......

As the first rays of sunlight leapt out of the horizon, a picture came from the dragonflies that Reilly had sent to Reston Fortress. After reading it, he knew that the Erebonian Empire was lost.

On this day, the three newly developed military airships of the Liber Kingdom rushed out of the Reston Fortress. Under the command of the veteran Morgan, the Kingdom Army launched a massive counterattack. Colonel Cassius led his independent mobile force to regain the various passes, cutting off communications between the Imperial forces. Subsequently, the Kingdom forces in the fortress of Reston poured out of their nests, defeating the invaders in each area one by one.

To add insult to injury, the Republic of Calvard also sent troops at this time, cutting off the supply lines of the Imperial Army as Sykes had guessed.

After the communication was cut off, Lieutenant General Sykes made a desperate attempt to break through the St. Heim Gate at any cost, intending to launch a surprise attack on the royal city. However, Reilly had already found the location of the Imperial Commander during the confrontation and passed this information on to the Kingdom Army. So, when the Imperial army poured into the royal city, Cassius descended from the sky and attacked Sykes's central army, capturing it in one fell swoop.

A week later, the Imperial forces in Perth, Luan, Loliente, and Chase surrendered one after another, and Lieutenant General Sykes signed an armistice in the Elbey Palace.

Although no war reparations were paid, the Imperial Government issued a formal statement of apology in the form of "fault due to misunderstanding".

It is worth mentioning that Reilly attended the surrender ceremony as a representative of the remnants of Hamel and criticized the attack on the village of Hamel by the Imperial Mercenary Hunting Regiment.

The Empire insisted that it was a private act of the Chasseur, and said that the murderer would be severely punished. Hearing this answer, Reilly walked away directly, leaving no face for the imperial envoy at all.

At this point, the war, which lasted for more than three months, finally ended, and the Imperial Army embarked on the road back with endless shame and hatred.

In order to prevent the Imperial army from having any undesirable thoughts during the retreat, the kingdom demanded that they evacuate one by one in the order of Perth, Luan, Lorente, and Chase.

Reilly travels to the Misty Canyon once again and tells Levi and Karling the news of the end of the war.

"I really can't imagine that the speed of the Kingdom airship can reach Mach 1.5! Reilly said with a smile.

"Who's going to eat that kind of thing?" Hearing that the Imperial Army had been defeated, Levy's mood suddenly improved a lot.

"In that case, we can go to Liber and find a doctor, right?" said Karling, excitedly.

Reilly looked at Joshua with a sluggish expression and frowned, "This kid ...... Isn't there any sign of recovery until now?"

Levi shook his head and said, "No matter what we say, he doesn't react at all. ”

Reilly sighed and said, "For a seven-year-old, that kind of scene is really hard to accept. ”

"You say......" Karling choked up and said, "It's nothing. ”

After leaving the Misty Canyon, Reilly and the others sought medical advice in the hope of curing Joshua. However, it didn't work. The boy's eyes were still as hollow as a puppet, as if the devil had robbed him of his soul.

Just when everyone was at a loss, a young man in a white robe came to the door.

"The despicable man's name is Gayruger Wiseman. When he saw Joshua, his eyes were filled with excitement: "If you want to heal this child, give him to me!"