Chapter 296: The Battle of Spring
Since the king has an order, Kevin has nothing to say. With this order alone, it can be seen that the domestic situation is not optimistic, and it will inevitably lead to various contradictions at the time of strong reform and the initial emergence of the Internet. Compared with foreign countries, Kevin at least knows who is his own and who is an outsider, but it is more complicated in China.
The army is not allowed to do business, and you must know that orders are generally not given so deadly, and there may be some differences. For example, Kevin's use of the word "uniform" does not count, which shows that the problem is already very serious. It is necessary to use strong means to pull it back.
Anyway, when Kevin heard this order for the first time, the first thing he thought of was his staff officer. This man who once failed to command and was eventually demoted to an ordinary soldier and assigned to Kevin's men, although Kevin couldn't call him either. Kevin remembered that he seemed to have a background as a businessman and had ties to the finances of the Thunder Knights.
Of course, now that Kevin is abroad, he can't care about this. And this plan Kevin is not suitable, no matter his identity or strength, it is difficult to bear. The swingman is ostensibly stateless and can do whatever he wants, but if Kevin intervenes, the conflict may involve other things. For example, the empire may impose sanctions on other goods in Lou Pauler, which will eventually turn into a trade war.
And the swingman is a stateless individual, and the empire can only be counted on his personal head. And he also has the corresponding strength, at least he won't be killed directly.
It's just that this plan is too grandiose, and it will take at least a few years to be effective, and there are countless variables in the middle, and everyone present, including the swingers who put forward the plan, is reluctant to implement it. But in addition, there is really no other way, no one in this world will give away the secret, since others are stronger than you, they naturally have a strong reason, how can they be easily surpassed by others?
But in any case, since the plan has been decided, there is no reason to back down, and the main implementer is the swingman, Kevin can provide some information at most, and it is relatively easy. Specific imitations are temporarily shipped domestically, and if possible in the future, factories are also opened here.
Of course, we can't think about such a distant thing yet, and we have to prepare for it first. Contact domestic manufacturers to imitate, transport considerable goods, get acquainted with the contacts here, understand the market here, and after everything is investigated, a good time is needed.
It is better to be caught off guard by the Empire, and judging by the current situation, it is undoubtedly best when the kobolds go to war again next spring.
Everything was settled, and the next step was to proceed step by step, and life returned to peace. Sain and others began to continue to learn ** Chinese, and at about the same time Kevin began to order everyone to communicate in the imperial Chinese language at ordinary times, which naturally made a lot of jokes, everyone danced when chatting, and had to take out the pictures for comparison.
In addition to teaching them, Kevin spent the rest of his time continuing to study some advanced books, theories of space magic, etc., and from time to time he also consulted the Swingman teacher.
In the blink of an eye, winter turned to spring, and the time had reached the beginning of February of the following year, although the weather was as cold as ever, but according to the calendar, it could already be regarded as spring. The kobolds don't have any holidays to celebrate, but they observe the members of the group holding some small banquets according to the customs of their own country, and out of politeness, Kevin also participated, but only as a courtesy.
Now, Sain and the others can finally speak some more fluent imperial Chinese, and McGee of the country is also very familiar with them, which is also very rewarding for them. Later, when they returned to China, others asked, "What did you learn when you went out for military observation?" At least they learned the imperial Chinese.
And Kevin has basically read through the theory of space magic, but he has only read through it, and if he really wants to learn it solidly, Kevin asks himself if his strength is not enough. There are many advanced proper nouns in the book, which require more advanced magical cultivation to understand, Kevin can only imagine out of thin air, to ask the ambassador or teacher, they patiently explained a bunch of things, but Kevin still knows nothing and relies on imagination.
Everyone can only sigh, when people have not reached this realm, there are some things that they don't understand. It's like explaining vindictiveness to someone who doesn't have vindictiveness, then it can only be explained as a setting, how else can it be explained?
However, Kevin still learned a lot of superficial technical techniques after all, although he couldn't create a spatial teleportation array, but at least he could interfere with it. On the other hand, Kevin also began to set out to connect with psychic attack spells, and as a physique that does not accept the elements, psychic attack spells are a great choice.
It's just that this kind of spell usually needs to be taught by a mentor with Kevin's qualifications...... If it weren't for the fact that the swingman hadn't had any other students recently, he would have abandoned Kevin.
After practicing for more than 3 months, Kevin finally learned a relatively basic and very practical spell - the Trance Technique. Finally, he will not be compared to his own pets, and Kevin can also start to trample others, and one more skill will have more strength.
Kevin also tried to call the crow over, trying to see the two of them in a trance, one person and one bird staring at each other in the house, the red light flashing. After dozens of times in a row, both sides were in a trance, and each had a winner or loser. Kevin's move is a little slower, and it is easy to be stunned by the first step, maybe he is not very familiar with it, and the crow's move is a bit similar to his natural skill, just like the monster spits fireballs and the like, natural awakening, of course, it is easy for him, and at the same time, he doesn't know how to teach people.
But Kevin, as a human, has stronger mental power than a crow, and even if a mental attack hits, it may not be effective against people who are stronger than you. Once Kevin fought back, the crow was a little overwhelmed.
Of course, both sides are just practicing and will not use all their strength. In addition to the two of them training, they will also join forces to discuss a new tactic. How to make up for the shortcomings of a man and a bird in battle and give full play to his strengths, these newly researched tactics Kevin actually recorded him and passed it on to China as an experience.
Everything that should be known in the country has long been known, and the secret of the crow is not a problem, so it is better to tell it generously. Moreover, crows and parrots have a lot in common, and some tactical techniques can be used universally.
What's more ridiculous is that Kevin's improvement in his own strength has actually attracted the worries of the imperial people, asking them to say something about destroying the balance of combat power. Kevin scolded angrily in his heart: Do you eat, sleep, sleep and eat, and live like a pig all day long, you won't be worried?
But he had no choice but to answer politely: "Your worries are not necessary to ......"
In fact, what they should really be worried about is almost blind. The kobold princess grew further within two months, and the kobold bards sent out earlier came into play, and the kobolds in the surrounding main cities began to gradually migrate towards the princess's main city.
Winter is not for many low-level kobolds who can't stay, and they die horizontally, but since they heard that it's good there, they come over to take a look. From the first three or five, to the later twenty or thirty, the princess received them seriously and sent them to key posts.
Order began to be regulated in the main city, and foreign business travelers began to stop. But after all, the time is still short, and there is no effect at this time, and the kobolds are also poor, so letting them drive the economy is tantamount to a fool's dream. And the key problem is that the princess's money is gone.
The routine here is so deep, the merchant can see that she is eager to sell the spars, and they all lower the price, and the princess's experience in business is too young, and in the end, the property left by the previous city lord was only half of the value. And the construction of schools, farmland, shops and other facilities will not be able to pay back in a short time.
But fortunately, spring is here, so it's time to send troops. In the middle of the night on February 3, the princess suddenly attacked the main city of the rebels at night. In the early hours of the morning, it was conquered, and the kobold lord defending the city was killed, and the remaining kobold troops surrendered, paying only a slight price of losing two chariots and slightly wounding one.
And the reason for the loss of two tanks is only because the tanks have not been maintained for a long time, and after a winter, there is a phenomenon that it cannot be started. If it had been, I am afraid it would have been unscathed. Not only did this happen to their own side, but even the enemy lost only one tank, with more than 20 casualties.
However, instead of taking the city, the princess chose to empty it entirely, and on the third day she began to return to her own territory. Civilians are willing to follow, and those who are unwilling to stay where they are and continue mining. That said, the crowd had a follow-up effect, and the bard instigated two sentences, and basically the crowd ran along.
As soon as the kobold princess acted, the swinger's business also started at the same time, and she still started selling accessories such as pendant cable ties, and with preliminary preparations, it sold very well at the beginning. But this kind of trivial matter has no intention of the imperial people to ask, the kobold princess is so strong that it is necessary for them to have another meeting.
The return of the princess's army has almost doubled the population of the main city, and the problems brought by it cannot be ignored, first of all, it must be the food problem. Although kobolds have started planting, where will they produce rations in a short period of time?
There is no way, but imports, which again require money. Fortunately, she had just robbed a main city, so she would not be unable to survive, but in the face of an increasingly large population, the princess was still at a loss in her heart.
On the other side, the retaliation of the rebels also began, and they were not in a hurry to attack the main city, but harassed them in batches without stopping. The chariot skills on the princess's side are quite good, but the other party does not make contact with the princess, and runs away when he sees that he has turned around from a distance. Both sides are vehicles of the same performance, and it is undoubtedly unlikely that they will be able to catch up.
In the face of constant harassment, the princess tried to take the initiative, but the other party seemed to know it for a long time and took the princess in circles. Kevin listened to the information from the crow in the rear, and only understood the other party's motives for a moment.
The chariot needs money to start, and all that consumes is magic crystals. At this time, the princess is money, and it is estimated that after a long time, the car cannot be driven. And another problem, the chariots on the princess's side are lying on their stomachs more and more, and after a winter, they don't know how to maintain them, and the more they drive at this time, the greater the consumption. And the rebel side of the chariot is still alive and well, and Kevin has reason to believe that the Empire has done it.
Quietly defend the rebels, this is a gesture for them, and the princess is too strong, so it is necessary to harmonize her and balance her.
If this is the case, then the key is to capture the enemy's chariot, otherwise even if you win, it will be a waste of yourself. Immediately, the princess stopped fighting, and simply retreated into the city, ignoring how harassed she was outside.
Three days later, the rebels began to attack the city in the middle of the night, and as a result, the leader of the rebel army was killed, more than a dozen chariots were captured, and the others fled in disarray.
When the news came, everyone was talking about it for a while. I think this princess is really unusual, you must know that the battle between kobolds has been a tug-of-war for a long time, and there has not been such a one-sided battle, is there a master behind it? This suspicion is inevitably suspected on Kevin's head, and Kevin can only say that we have all sat here and never moved.
The rebels killed a leader, but they quickly reorganized, but their leader was nothing more than a puppet, and it was not a pity to die at all. The situation is still serious for the princess, and it will be difficult to complete the next battle with only a dozen or so vehicles captured. For this reason, the princess sent the quilt warrior to borrow troops here, in line with the principle of being the same government army, there is no reason not to help.
This side is controlled by the Imperials, and the Imperials talked to the Quilt Brave by the way. The meaning of the imperial people is obvious, let the princess restrain a little, and he also wants to sell weapons on both sides. As a result, the conversation collapsed, and the quilt warriors put out a bunch of big truths, so the imperial people also gave their reasons and refused to send troops. The reason is: it is also dangerous here, I lend you soldiers, and I will be gone, so I will not borrow it.
The quilt brave went back helplessly, and Kevin didn't even come out to meet him. The battle continued that night, and the princess once again took the initiative to intercept a small detachment of the opposing party, seemingly transporting supplies. Because the airport is nearby, even rebels often have to go this way.
The battle was won, a large amount of supplies were captured, and the princess happily returned with her team. Suddenly, a fierce comma chariot was killed, with amazing driving skills, jumping up and down, and flicking its tail left and right. The princess only brought ten chariots with her for this attack, also to save money, and at this time, she was actually hit by ten against one.
The comma chariot instantly overturned the supplies in the back of the cart and threw out torches and oil to burn them clean. The princess and the others were powerless, and in the end they could only pull out some unburned things from the ashes.
The news naturally spread to Kevin at the same time, and Kevin smiled: "The Imperial people are starting to look ugly." "But laughing and laughing, we must also understand that this is already a warning from the Empire, and if you still don't know it, the consequences will be unimaginable.
But the question is, what can be done now that the Empire will be satisfied? The princess is defeated, the main city is lost, the hard-earned stronghold is shattered? This is impossible!
Two days later, the rebels attacked again, a place that was not on the front line last year, but this year the fighting is in full swing. The princess's tactics suddenly became sharp, interspersed vertically and horizontally, and each chariot seemed to appear just right, like divine help, and the rebels lost two battles in a row in an instant, and a large number of chariots were captured.
Immediately, the princess counterattacked with the captured chariot, and in one day, she actually took two main cities. When the news came back, the observers could hardly believe it.
That night, Van Meer went straight to Kevin, and he didn't believe it anyway to say that there was no one behind him. Of course, Kevin couldn't admit it, so the two began to exchange pleasant diplomatic rhetoric. Van Mill's purpose is of course more than that, he believes that even if there is a pet who can secretly command a battle through a spiritual contract, at least a map is needed, and it needs to be analyzed, right?
At the same time, the rebel army began to gather more than a thousand chariots and storm the princess's main city on a large scale, which is basically the largest scale that kobolds can command at the same time, and any more will be chaotic.
The army rushed straight to the main city, but saw that the city gate was opened, and the city was pitch black, and there was not a single person. I didn't think much about it, and I went directly into the city, but just over half of the army, the city gate suddenly fell, separating the inside and outside of the city. Immediately, a raging fire broke out in the city, and the flames were so bright that it was evident that oil had been used.
Outsiders were horrified and hurriedly tried to bang on the door. Originally, this kind of city gate was nothing more than decoration for chariots. But at this time, the people in the city were also terrified, and desperately tried to bang on the door and get out. Both sides slammed the door at the same time, and then resisted the push, and for a while they didn't move.
At the same time, the sound of killing was everywhere, and the commander poked his head out and shouted for command...... Then he was killed by an arrow that flew out of nowhere.
As soon as the commander died, the scene became even more chaotic, and the city was under a raging fire, and the water element under the full stop chariot began to evaporate, and one after another stopped. Although the chariot has a certain amount of magic resistance, it is not unlimited, and the flames reach this level, which is enough to isolate other elements in the surrounding area. Some of the kobolds in the car escaped and were burned to death, and some were steamed in the car, and their deaths were extremely miserable.
Hearing the screams inside, the chariots outside the city were already frightened, and the leaders died again, and they scattered and fled. Kevin, on his side, was still chatting with Van Mill.
Suddenly, Van Mill's face changed greatly, obviously he also received the news, and immediately carefully observed Kevin's expression, but saw that Kevin was just curious: "What's wrong?
"I just got the news that the rebels attacked the princess at night and have been repulsed. Van Meer replied briefly.
"Oh," Kevin nodded, "and it seems that the princess is still very strategic." After saying this, Kevin was a little embarrassed, this was actually himself.
Van Mill's face stiffened: "But the princess actually set fire to the city, without any regard for the safety of the civilians, this kind of behavior is extremely inhumane." I want to strongly condemn it!"
Kevin: "......"