It is said that thousands of years ago, there was a brave man who saved the world, and he challenged the poisonous dragon for hundreds of villagers here, and finally succeeded in killing the dragon and allowing the people to live and work in peace and contentment. In order to commemorate this event, the descendants decided to hold a major festival on this day.

In the past, when the Qinglou Alliance mastered Shangri-La, in addition to allowing entertainers to participate in celebrations, they would also hold martial arts competitions, spending a lot of money to lure masters from all over the Wind Continent to come to compete, and at the same time satisfying the public's expectations of watching the battle, they also took the opportunity to indulge in gambling and make a big profit.

After Shi Chong took over Shangri-La, in order to ensure that the prosperity of the citizens remained, he needed to make a more lively pomp and circumstance than before. From this point of view, Leng Mengxue's timely return did give Shi Chong a great help, although it was too late to hold a martial arts competition, but in addition to the scheduled concert, other celebrations were also arranged, preparing to give Shangri-La a grand banquet on December 3 that was not inferior to previous years.

Happiness is often formed by the pain of others. The citizens of Shangri-La have some opinions about the current situation, no matter how well Shi Chong disguises it, many people still find it difficult to break free from the state of mind of the "vanquished", and they are unhappy with this conqueror who came from afar, however, since the outbreak of war in the large-scale invasion of El Teno by Reins, the mood of the citizens of Shangri-La has changed.

People who have also experienced war, but "during war" and "after war" have two different mentalities. By contrast, the people of El Tieno, who are suffering from the constant fire and scarcity of supplies, the citizens of Shangri-La cherish the prosperity and happiness they have, at least, they have lost only a small amount of freedom, and they are not living with hunger and death.

In comparison, the Eltino people were in a worse situation. Hülegü's basic strategy was to abandon the territory outside the central capital and use the vast territory to consume Reins's already insufficient manpower, so no matter how fierce the war was, it had nothing to do with him until the enemy's feathered arrows hit the walls of the central capital.

Although Zhongdu itself cannot be self-sufficient, as long as it holds the supply route to the west, even if the Reins army occupies all the east of Zhongdu, Zhongdu can be supported by strong city walls without fear of fierce attacks from the enemy.

"According to the normal concept, it is impossible for the enemy army to suddenly appear in the middle capital anyway. Whether it's flying or digging tunnels, as long as they march in the usual way, we must have time to prepare. ”

Hülegü's attitude is so laid-back. In the eyes of the people of Zhongdu, it does have the effect of calming the hearts of the people, but listening to the same words in the ears of the people in the war zone, they inevitably produce a wave of anger and resentment for their fate of being abandoned by the country.

Although Reins has always been on the right path, The country of humanity is the call, but the leader of this war is after all the dark mages of the Dark Wizard Research Institute, as well as the Bai family decision-making group on West West Koga Island, no matter which side it is, it has nothing to do with humanity, to put it bluntly, they don't even have basic human surnames, to count on them to treat the people in the occupied areas well, this extravagant hope is simply to ask for fish, but to ask them to cover up the inhumane behavior after the war, this group of cold-blooded things with no surname is familiar with it, and they don't work hard to command.

Having said that, compared to the vast territory of Eltinor, Reyns's military strength was thin, and although the elite and powerful forces quickly wiped out the Eltinor's army, when the battle was over and the actual occupation process began, the serious shortcomings of Reinns' lack of manpower were exposed.

"There's no way, construction is not the same as simple destruction, if the order from above is to kill and slaughter everyone in the occupied area, then it's simpler, but the problems of pacifying people's hearts and expanding supplies can't be left to the robots. ”

During the war, a Pencolor officer expressed such feelings when he contacted the island of Sisikoca, and this did represent the voice and plight of the Reyns army.

However, leaving aside the victims who had been dealt with "dead without proof", Reins, for the most part, continued to maintain supplies and law and order in the occupied areas, giving the people of Eltino as much as possible the feeling that "the new rule is better than before". It's just that, in order to race against resources and time, the Reyns army adjusted and shortened the offensive route, no longer consuming more troops, and advanced in a straight line towards the center.

Judging from the speed with which they annihilated the enemy army and expanded the scope of their occupation, the Reyns Army was proud to prove that they were not only clever at dealing with demons, but also against human armies. However, in addition to the successive victories, they also had hidden worries: on the one hand, the Third Army, which was intact in the central capital, was a strong enemy of unknown strength, and it was unknown how well Hülegü trained them, and on the other hand, the Second Army, the strongest of Eltino, was marching from the Free City to prepare for an attack.

Although the commander Zhou Gongjin is not there, the Second Army is still a strong brigade with both strength and fighting spirit, if it is under the command of Hülegü and flanks the Reyns army in front and rear, then the Reins army, which is at an absolute disadvantage in terms of numbers, may even be wiped out overnight.

The heads of the major forces are closely following the evolution of the situation and are also speculating about how Reines will respond. Gengoro and Izumi Sakura, who are in the Free City, have discussed this several times in private.

"Using military orders without authorization and starting a war, Hua Bian Que, the ghost witch, can do this, but the entire war procedure is meticulous, so smooth and smooth that she can't find a single superfluous order, this is not something that her wanton spoof can accomplish, there must be an important person of the Bai family behind who is presiding over the overall situation. ”

Gengoro had speculated on this early on, but he couldn't be sure if Shiroki had made a comeback, so he could only lock his speculation on Alcatraz Island, unable to confirm the special object.

"There are certain signs to follow in the Bai family's style of doing things, so according to this speculation, their possible way to respond is ......"

Take advantage of the small number of troops and the speed of action, first avoid the fate of being flanked, and then try to break the enemy individually, or turn back and set up an ambush for the Second Army first, and attack head-on......

Gengoro and Izumi Sakura thought about seven or eight contingency strategies, each of which was feasible, but also quite risky, as long as one mistake in action, the blitzkrieg turned into a head-on confrontation, or the enemy did not hesitate to sacrifice and lose the advantage of moving quickly, it could cause Reyns to annihilate the entire army.

How exactly will Reins command this battle, and how will he avoid being flanked? This is a puzzle that makes the major powers rack their brains. Whether it is Gengoro, who is busy in the free city, or Hulegu, who is leisurely in the middle capital, they are all looking forward to the mystery of this problem, however, at this time, they never imagined that the mystery would be revealed in this way.

The answer to the mystery was that in the early morning of December 2, a military document was urgently delivered to the Second Army, and within a quarter of an hour after receiving it, the Second Army changed the direction of its march and gave up attacking Reyns's army in the northeast, but rushed westward in order to return to The Hague in the shortest possible time.

Sima Zhongda Xingbing, the Wu army invaded in a big way, please return to defense quickly!

Soon after, the urgent information contained in this military order spread to all parts of the Wind Continent, and those who received it woke up from a dream and remembered the number one external threat of Altino.

Originally, the Second Army was stationed in The Hague to prevent enemy invasion from across the sea. Just as the Five-Color Banner has been fighting against the demons for many years, the Second Army has also been confronting the Wu [***] team from the Ice Continent, and fierce battles are frequent. In the official records, no army from another continent has ever crossed the sea to attack the Wind Continent, but the true identity of those soldiers who use the equipment and weapons of the regular army under the banner of pirates is self-evident, repeatedly harassing and plundering, trying to get supplies from the Wind Continent.

A few months ago, after the Zhongdu Incident, Gong Jin mobilized the Second Army to leave the defense and attack the free city in one fell swoop, becoming an unexpected surprise soldier, but the base area of The Hague was also empty and undefended. Although this is a risky move, but there is also a basis for risk, Gong Jin obtained dozens of pieces of information clearly show that the regimes on the two continents of Bing and Yan are fighting fiercely, and each other's military forces are extremely tight, although Sima Zhongda is eager to get supplies from other places, but his own battle line is maintained at a moment's notice, and it is impossible to send a large army to attack The Hague.

Based on this judgment, Gong Jin believed that The Hague could maintain a state of security for about half a year, so he mobilized the Second Army to conquer the Free City, but he never imagined that in just a few months, the strong enemy on the other side of the sea would be able to get rid of the dilemma of the quagmire war and attack the Wind Continent in turn. And perhaps because of the intention of a quick victory, the number and scale of the witch army this time were ten times that of the past, and the mighty fleet of 200,000 people came straight to The Hague.

According to the distance, the route of the Second Army could not be changed, attacking Reins, and the Third Army led by Hülegü himself rushed to The Hague, which was relatively abundant in distance and time, but the shortcomings of the Eltieno generals were not united at this time, and Hülegü did not want to spend his strength on this kind of thing at all, he ordered the Third Army to hold on to the Central Capital, and on the other hand, he urgently sent an order to the Second Army to rush back to The Hague.

The source of the Medici family's power is martial arts, and the territory of Eltino is the southwest region, even if the entire Eltino is ravaged by the war, as long as the southwest region is safe and sound, it will not affect their economic strength. With this as the main premise, when Hülegü saw through the fact that the purpose of the witch army's attack was only to plunder, not to occupy it for a long time, this became a trivial matter.

Originally, Hülegü was not the kind of emperor who thought about the suffering of the people, and since the enemy who could really threaten him was Reins, how could he have any reason to spend his precious troops on others?

Under Hülegü's strategy, the Second Army became the most tired group of soldiers on the Wind Continent. Seeing that they were about to enter the occupied area of Reyns, fight to the death with the hateful enemy, and regain their homeland, but the news that their hometown had been invaded by enemy troops came to make everyone angry and beat their chests, and they had to abandon the attack and rush to The Hague immediately.

Psychologically speaking, The Hague is their hometown, where their parents, wives and children are, and the Second Army, which has been fighting against the Wu [***] team for many years, knows the other side's brutal means of destruction, as long as they think that their relatives are in such danger, who can rest assured?

Even if Zhou Gongjin was in charge in person, I am afraid it would be difficult to soothe the fear of the soldiers, not to mention that Gongjin was not there, and it was Jiang Zhong who temporarily took over the command task as his deputy, and he was unable to suppress the stupidity of the soldiers at all, not to mention that they had received the edict of Hülegu, if they disobeyed the order, it would be like a rebellious king.

In public and private, the generals of the Second Army could no longer find a reason, so they had to leave the Reyns army behind in hatred and turn to the west.

In fact, if it had been a few months ago, Altino would never have fallen into such a predicament, even if Shi Chong refused to send troops back to help, and Hülegü refused to transfer his troops out of the capital, Hülegü could still send an order to Wu Lian and let Wang Wu lead the Fifth Army to attack. Even if he is usually unwilling to obey Altino's orders, Wang Wu, who is acting in the spirit of humanity, will definitely not stand idly by, but will immediately mobilize a large army to personally resist the invasion of the thief army from another continent, but at this moment when Wang Wu is seriously injured, everyone in the Martial Refining Beast Clan is full of righteous indignation, how can they come to help?

"Hülegü is definitely not a stupid person, but it is because he is too shrewd and too good at planning for himself that he will take advantage of us. All smart people have the problem of excessive selfishness, taking into account the whole overall situation, but reducing the chips in their hands, this kind of thing is meaningless, and Hülegü will not do it. ”

Bai Qi once said this on Alcatraz Island. Hülegü and Zhou Gongjin are all smart people who take a hundred steps, if they want to compare their ingenuity and strategy, and want to win a step, it is extremely difficult, but everything will not deviate from the sect, as long as they are still people, there will be people's hopes and emotional bonds, grasp these things, to speculate on their thoughts, then ** will not leave ten.

Having said that, the subordinates who followed Bai Qi around him were all admired, because he was able to drive the army of the other continent to attack The Hague at this critical point in time, and perfectly hold the pride of "so that the second army alone cannot go to the eastern battlefield".

But...... The Ice Continent is located on the west side of the Wind Continent, but Young Master Bai Qi is looking east, no matter how strong his telepathy is, this kind of thing is too unbelievable, right?

"It is impossible to agree to send troops. It might be a bit feasible if there was a Chiba home arrangement, but in the history we know, there has never been such a thing as a military alliance between the four continents, and there has never been a transcontinental contract. ”

Bai Qi answered his subordinates' questions lightly, sitting in a mechanical wheelchair, his expression was still calm and light, he simply turned the wheelchair around, and looked at the end of the distant sea and sky, the rose-colored sunset, feeling the passing of time and his own longevity.

In his hand, he was playing with a palm-sized hard card, and some subordinates recognized it as a gift from Li Yu to Lancelot, with which Reins had obtained an unimaginably rich military budget, but due to the unrestrained unlimited withdrawal, this gold card had been canceled the account before, and it was invalid, I don't know why Young Master Bai Qi was still reluctant to give up on this waste paper, and played with it again and again.

"Proper intelligence and judgment, sometimes, a piece of waste paper is enough to drive a great power ......"

Bai Qi's whisper, his subordinates were all confused, except for Oda Xiang who was following him, no one understood the meaning of this sentence, and no one knew, just a few days ago, the Yan Army, which was fighting to the death with the Wu [***] team, suddenly announced the withdrawal of troops, without the slightest warning in advance, so suddenly abandoned and withdrew far to the outer defense line of his own border.

After some suspicious reconnaissance, it was confirmed that the enemy army was really leaving, not using the strategy of luring the enemy, and then, the Wu [***] team, which was finally able to take a breath, moved their eyes to The Hague, which was completely undefended because of Zhou Gongjin's move, and invaded on a large scale, to plunder supplies before the powerful enemy attacked again.

The source of this series of changes is naturally the strange behavior of the Flame Army, which obviously had the upper hand in the war, but inexplicably withdrew its troops, what is this for? And the truth of this mystery was only leaked out after a few months, the military headquarters of the Flame Continent, in order to cope with a bizarre huge expenditure, resulting in the current military expenditure being hollowed out, and could no longer support the existing scale of the war, in order to avoid the collapse of the battle line, had to hurriedly withdraw the army.

This matter is ridiculous, but it does affect the military and political situation between the three continents, and the Flame Continent has listed this matter as a top secret, and everyone in the decision-making level of the military department is ashamed to talk about it, in fact, it is only a little bit, and the angry generals are about to turn around and attack the Wind Continent first.

In short, Bai Qi successfully held on to his pride and did not allow the Second Army to enter the eastern battlefield, while the Reins Army advanced towards the center with great thunder, and at the same time, a number of stirring incidents extending from Shangri-La took place in the Free City, one of which was in a small town on the western border, "Shit Mountain".

"Shit Mountain", another more formal name, is "Shet Mountain", as the name suggests, this is the largest Shet tribe on the Wind Continent lives. According to the geographical relationship, this place actually belongs to the territory of Wu Lian, but the orcs of Wu Lian are unwilling to admit the existence of a large number of Shet people in the territory, and would rather regard this mountain as a free city territory. Although the actual distance remains the same, psychologically speaking, "adjacent" is always better than "cohabitation".

The village where the Shets gather is simply a garbage heap in the eyes of other races, of course, no one will take the initiative to contaminate it, but because of the habit of the Shet, they often pick up some messy things when they go out to live and eat, and there are some treasures among them, so occasionally some merchants will visit and endure the unhappiness of contact with the Shetters to trade.

What few outsiders know is that in this lonely and secluded deep mountain, there is a golden temple. Although the scale is not very large, the decoration is really gorgeous, not only the floor, beams and columns are covered with gold leaf, but also the main beams are decorated with various colors of gemstones and crystals, sapphires, red agate, green jade, amethyst, yellow amber...... The magnificence of different colors, like a rainbow, surrounds the golden pillars, illuminating people almost can't even open their eyes.

The building materials and decoration are extremely luxurious, but the overall building is too tacky, like the residence of a nouveau riche landlord, which makes people involuntarily despise. However, as long as you think that this is a deep mountain and a wild mountain, and the Shet people, who often live in poverty and hardship, have to spend much effort and time to build this temple, the standard of criticism is much relaxed.

The religious outlook of the Shet people belongs to polytheism, and even a bit of fetishistic beliefs, believing that there are elves in every object, as long as they see something special, they will pick it up and worship, so on the altar of this golden temple, there are various religious gods in a mess, the statue of Reins, the sage figure of the White Deer Cave, the cross of the Holy Religion of Jerusalem, and the roots of some thousand-year-old trees. The remains of oversized stones, some of which could not even be named, seemed more apt to be a garbage pit than an altar.

In the eyes of outsiders, it is really inconceivable that with the greed and selfishness of the Sheters, such a magnificent temple would be built. However, the Shet people who lived in this village were very devout in offering their treasures, gold and silver to the temple, and prayed for the protection of the gods.

It's not that they don't greed for money, but they want something intangible more than wealth, for example, they can travel freely, no longer be looked down upon and discriminated against by other races, and the remote mountain area they live in can be reverted to its original name "Ashaburu", rather than being called "Shit Mountain" or "Shet Mountain" by the outside world because of its inhabitants.

It is because of this expectation that the expensive objects in the temple of Shet have never been stolen for thousands of years, and the outside world does not know that there is such a gorgeous building in the deep mountains, so there has never been an incident of robbery by bandits, until now......

A brigade of thousands of people attacked the Shet Mountain with lightning speed, and no matter the equipment and scale, it was not comparable to the ordinary wandering thief group. The Shet soon confirmed that it was Eltino's regular army, and for some reason, Eltinor's soldiers invaded the Sheter's village, killed everyone they were, and set fire to every house they could see.

Some of the people tried to avoid the temple, but a black shadow descended from the sky and flew down to the door of the temple first, and the black bat wings reminded the Shets of an ominous whisper that had been circulating recently: there was an extremely evil beast that flew its bat's wings, and death and destruction were coming at the same time.

"Strange ...... Chires?"

The diminutive Shet elder whispered the ominous name, and the visitor answered it all with a killing.

In order to protect the temple, the Shets fought a short battle, but due to the disparity in their combat power, the battle did not even have time to become intense, and it turned into a one-sided bloody massacre. In the end, the victorious man shook off the pieces of flesh and blood from his hands with a blank face, stepped on the golden staircase stained red with blood, and slowly entered the temple.

“...... Golden Statue ...... Where are they going? These Sheters aren't going to be hidden, are they? and they're going to be sent to Shangri-La, so there's not much time to waste......"

After a short search, he found the golden statue cast by Long Beethoven himself in a corner of the temple, and just as he reached out to reach for it, a young girl's voice came from the door of the temple.

"There is an old proverb: Don't steal food from the bowl of the Shet. It means not to compete with beggars for food, that is, to advise people not to kill them all...... Young man, you don't seem like a fool, how can you do this?"

The fifth volume of "The Tale of the Grace" ends

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