The Warfield followed General McLaan all the way to the deepest part of the barracks.

Along the way, he carefully observed the deployment of this military camp, and the more he observed, the more frightened he became.

I saw a 100-mm field gun under the camouflage net, and in addition to the 380-mm thing on the battleship, it was also pushed ashore with tracks.

In addition, there are strange steel machines, some of which resemble vehicles for transporting supplies, and some of which are used for air defense and support.

It's different from when I was in Luoxia Province.

At that time, due to the long logistical supply line, the 10 10,000-strong troops in the hands of the eastward expansion faction were in urgent need of ammunition.

But the situation is different.

Not only did they have plenty of ammunition ready, but they even had the necessary consumption for the entire war.

To be honest, it doesn't look like so many supplies can be pulled out temporarily......

As the Warfielders looked around, General McLaan stopped in front of a gray camouflage tent, nodded to the guard at the door, and walked through the drawn curtains.

The battlefield quickly followed him and also got into the spacious tent.

McLaen picked up the kettle and poured a cup of tea for the two of them, then sat down at the table and made a gesture of please.

"Sit down."

The Warfield nodded, and sat down across from him, wondering what McClen was going to say to him.

However, what he didn't expect was that McClan didn't say anything, just took a sip of tea, and asked him first.

"What do you think of this?"

The battlefield guy was stunned and puzzled.

"May I ask what the general is asking?"

McLaan said casually.

"Quarters, just talk about your thoughts on the state of deployment here."

Is that to say, casually?

The Warfield was most afraid of hearing the word "whatever", but he still said it.

"There's a lot of equipment stocked up here...... I'm afraid there will be more than one or two battles. ”

After a pause, he suddenly had an idea and said.

"It's exactly like our front line in Luoxia Province!"

A smile curled up at the corners of McClen's mouth and he nodded approvingly.

"Yes, your powers of observation have not deteriorated."

What kind of observation does this require......

Isn't it just something that's obvious?

The battlefield guy smiled, resisted the desire to complain, and then frowned and asked.

"What does the Southern Legion want to do?"

McClan said with a smile.

"It's obvious what they're trying to do, can't you see it all here?"

Truly.

What they wanted to do was already written on the faces of the soldiers in the port.

It's nothing more than killing the Xilan people who are all dogs!

War mobilization is saved.

As a foreigner, it is difficult for the Battlefield to empathize with them, but it is precisely because of this that he can think calmly.

"I don't really understand...... Why should the civilian clique cooperate with them to do such a thing, even if the legion gets a large piece of land, the civil officials of Triumph City are swept away, and the only sphere of influence is also taken away, is it really in their interests? ”

McLaan said with a faint smile.

"It's good that you can take into account the different interests of the various factions within the Legion, most of the foreigners...... Even among the people of Willant themselves, there are many who mistake this vast political entity for a kind of one-hearted brood. However, it is not enough to know the different interests of each faction, you also have to analyze what they are doing to achieve their demands. ”

Seeing that McLenn looked like he had something to say, the battlefield guy immediately gave him the opportunity to pretend to be forced and said calmly.

"Please advise the General!"

McClan didn't go around in circles, he cut straight to the point, and started talking about the cause of the matter.

“…… The civilian clique has always complained about the weakness of the empire in various matters, and you should know it quite well. ”

"The Duke of Galava's performances at the meetings of the Commune have made us as allies very passive, and Captain Benottwan has expressed his displeasure with him more than once. To be able to put such a straw bale in such an important position, you can imagine the extent of the incompetence of the witch camel himself. That guy may have a set of checks and balances in power, but the trick of 'adding water to more noodles, adding more water to noodles' is only applicable to feudal dynasties. ”

The Warfield nodded.

"Indeed...... The Duke of Galava has offended almost everyone he can in the Adhesive Community. ”

"Diplomacy is only one aspect, not to mention the economic and industrial ones, and the little wealth we have worked so hard to accumulate for them ends up cheapening the younger brother of the Alliance, and all the steel and cement we produce for them are shipped to the rebels...... We actually see it, but it's useless to be in a hurry, that witch camel is like a deaf and dumb man, still fantasizing that a piece of technology or a battleship can make the empire better. ”

McClan smiled and continued.

"So the civilian-bureaucratic clique came up with an idea that it would be nice if the empire could change an emperor."

"A tougher emperor would better inject some militaristic ideas into the feudal empire, which would also make the empire useful. The new empire doesn't need to be strong, it just needs to be like a vicious wolf, baring its fangs when we need it. ”

"It's easy to achieve this, there is a lot of resentment amassed for the werewolves who were born and died for the Empire, whose children shed their blood for the Empire on the front lines, and the Empire never cared about their lives or deaths. They are like a rag that bears all the dirt and then throws it to the port of West Sail to squeeze the last shred of value. ”

"I'm an instructor for a lot of wolf officers, and I can feel their inner struggle, they are actually more eager to push for change than the pen who writes about Red Clay, and they do have the power that those pen sticks don't have."

"All they lack is a start-up capital for starting a business, and this matter is easy to do, just borrow it from the Eastern Army. They're good at spending other people's money to do their own thing, like borrowing me here as an instructor. ”

“…… You mean, this is the ...... of the civilian clique" The Warfield wanted to use the word conspiracy, but when the words came to his lips, he remembered that this was not a forum, and it was the Captain of the Legion standing in front of him, so he closed his mouth again.

McClan clearly saw what he was trying to say, and just smiled faintly.

"During my time in captivity by the Alliance, I learned a word, or a slang phrase, called praying mantis catching cicadas and yellow finches behind."

The battlefield guy reacted suddenly, but his voice was unconsciously lowered.

"You mean...... Was it the Southern Corps that took advantage of the layout of the civilian bloc? ”

"Clever."

McLaen nodded approvingly, and continued in a slow, methodical voice.

"If my guess is correct, the plan of the civilian clique should be for the retired officers and soldiers of the Gray Wolf Army to carry out a coup d'état, take advantage of the fact that the Gray Wolf Army is on the front line, quickly seize Tiandu and then establish a militarist regime."

"In this way, the legion will change from four to five, and the fifth legion, formed by the Borneo and remotely controlled by the civilian group, will not be bound by the ancient contract, and will be able to attack and retreat as a native force in the wasteland."

"They're clever, and the company happens to be the best at appeasement and deception to itself, so they won't interfere in this matter. The only variable is the alliance, but the alliance can't actually do much, after all, the legion does not have a military presence in the eastern region, but this vassal is slightly larger. ”

"Everything is within the limits of the rules, we didn't cross the red line, we just rubbed it on the edge of the red line."

The battlefield guy looked at him with his eyes open, surprise written on his face.

Before coming here, Benott had told him that they had been placed in league by his allies, but he didn't go into such detail.

At that time, he thought that the "ally" was referring to the Empire, and for a long time it was referring to the Southern Army.

Looking at the pangolin with a surprised face, McKellen smiled faintly and continued.

"However, not everyone is satisfied with just rubbing in, and some of the guys who are ready to move not only take advantage of the layout of the civilian clique, but also add their own chips to the otherwise balanced scale."

"Those who should have been evacuated have been withdrawn, and the uprising has taken place as expected, but it is a guy named Yanusz, a clear substitute for the dead."

Then the fire burst into the sky, more ferocious than everyone expected, and the liquidation of the empire completely became the liquidation of the empire and the Willants, and burned more than 3,000 Willant civilians to death. Now even the civilian clique itself does not dare to boast that this is their handiwork, so they can only pretend to be deaf and dumb while trying to find a way to put out the fire. ”

The Warfield couldn't help but ask.

“…… Is this any good for the Southern Corps? ”

McClen glanced in the direction of the tent door and said with a faint smile.

"The good thing is what you see on the outside, and they can continue to expand very quickly."

"And once the war starts, the flames of war will not only burn in Borneo, but also our vassals in the province of Luoxia. With the current national strength of the Falcon Kingdom, I am afraid that they will be pierced by the honey badger next to them in an instant, as long as the alliance is willing to help them. ”

The Battlefield asked in a deep voice.

"Do you want this war to start?"

McClan didn't answer the question directly, but poured himself another cup of tea and asked nonchalantly.

"What do you think?"

The Battlefield guy said truthfully.

"I think you told me this because you didn't want the fire to continue to burn."

"You're smart."

Once again, McKellen's face showed an expression of approval, and he took a sip of hot tea, moistened his throat and continued.

"I can tell you that this fire is indeed good for me personally, but it may not be good if it continues to burn. This is true both for me and for the Eastern Legion. ”

The Warfield guys don't talk nonsense, straight to the point.

"So what can I do to stop this fire?"

McLaen beckoned him to come closer, then spoke in a soft voice.

"Some of the Celestial Kings betrayed the people who originally financed them, or more accurately, the Southern Legion gave them more benefits and promises...... These people will be very sensitive to the envoys of the civilian clique, and I am sure Ben Nott must have reminded you of who to pay attention to when you go to the heavenly capital. ”

The Warfield nodded earnestly.

"That person's name is Absek, and it seems that he was made the Grand Duke of Lion State by that Heavenly King-"

"Shh McClan made a gesture of silence, lowered his voice and continued, "I don't care what the name of that person or those people is, and I'm not interested, just remember it yourself." Once you're there, you'll have to show Yanusz your position on peace talks and declare that you're here on behalf of Triumph. ”

"I'm willing to bet that Yanusz will be happy no matter how tough he is. That person is not stupid, he knows that it is impossible to defeat the legion with his own strength, whether he votes for the legion or the alliance, he has to find a way out for himself. And those who were killed are also very easy to do, as long as all the sins are put on those who have been liquidated, 80,000 lives and 3,000 lives are enough...... However, there is a premise for all this, that is, whether the legion recognizes the 'explanation' he gave. ”

"You have to convince him that the legion has the idea of recognizing this confession, but 80,000 lives are not enough, and the Lion State must be sacrificed as compensation."

The Warfield looked at McLaren blankly.

"That's Absec's fiefdom, and you're trying to stir up internal conflicts......"

McLaren shook his head, then nodded again.

"It doesn't matter whose fief it is, the important thing is that the conditions you put forward must wake up to those who cooperate with the Southern Legion, the civilian clique only wants to change allies at most, and the Southern Legion wants the land in their hands. Those guys would never keep their promises, and they wouldn't even mind leaving them behind in favor of Yanush. ”

"Then they will be terrified and apprehensive, after all, they have killed so many Willantes, and if the Southern Legion does not keep their promise, they will be buried like clowns in the ground...... And as long as these people are afraid, they will try to ask the Southern Legion for more promises and things that can guarantee those promises, and even can't hold back. And that's where our chance comes. ”

There was a glint in the Warfielder's eyes.

"You want me to find evidence of the Southern Legion's involvement?"

McClan nodded.

"That's right, but evidence alone is not enough, it is very simple to deny and clear up the relationship, it is enough to die a 'Griffin'. You'll have to figure out a way from the outside, like leaking it to the Alliance. The alliance has warships, as well as relationships with enterprises and academies, and only if they intervene can the madmen who play with fire remain calm...... At least weigh the consequences of going out in person. ”

The battlefield guy looked at McLaren in surprise, he didn't expect such a sentence to pop out of his mouth.

Use the Alliance to counterbalance the Southern Legion.

Is this what his identity should say?!

"Ah......h

Looking at the wide-eyed pangolin, General McLaen thought he was shocked by his "betrayal".

He didn't explain, though, just leaned back in his chair with his legs on his knees.

"I don't think it's a betrayal, it's to stop a group of careerists from pulling us into an abyss with no bottom in sight."

"Although I don't seem to have a position to say such things...... But if you believe me, do as I say. ”

……

As the night in Saifan Harbour was quiet, the Southern Army was in full swing preparing for a full-scale invasion of Borneo, and the fuse planted in the larger powder keg seemed to have begun to burn.

Early the next morning.

Another passenger ship docked at the port of Xifan Port.

The bloodstains and corpses on the harbor had been cleaned up, but the traces of the artillery fire remained.

Some knelt on the deck, others wept bitterly.

They are all family members of the victims......

Looking at the messy port, Penny, who was standing on the deck, couldn't help but cover her mouth, and her shoulders couldn't help but tremble slightly.

“…… It's too much. ”

I heard that only some children survived by taking in the Silvermoon Church.

And those who did not survive were all tortured and died in despair in humiliation......

It was then that Penny suddenly remembered that her father had insisted that she go home, at least first to find her uncle Rose in Eternal Night Harbor.

Soon after that, the Governor's Palace of Saifan Harbor released the news that a large number of arms were waiting to be purchased on the Death Coast...... First come, first served.

Her eyes widened suddenly, and her grief shone in disbelief.

A terrifying possibility popped into her mind.

That was her instinct as a journalist.

Could it be my father......

……

The Willantes on the ship looked at the port, and the people in the port were looking at the people on the ship.

The [warlike wolf] with his bag on his back was silent for a long time, and suddenly spoke.

"I suddenly felt that the Legion was not so good."

They were about to leave for Tiandu, and had just returned to Yarman's ship to pack their belongings.

The-stirring stick gave the guy a strange look and put his hand on his shoulder with a hippie smile.

"Brother, interview, when did you have the illusion that they were good."

The old wolf glanced at him, and then at the liner and the people on the deck.

"I don't know, maybe it's intuition...... I think they're pretty nice to their own people. ”

The-stirring stick continued with a hippie smile.

"What is this good? Is it the victorious B-cup Willant macho man, or are they avenging their dead compatriots with thick and big calibers? I'll tell you the truth, if the cannon is fired again, will the dead be able to come back to life? In my opinion, it is not as effective as burning paper money, at least it can make them live comfortably underground. ”

The Willant officers who remained in the Alliance had burned paper for the dead Expeditionary Force soldiers.

I don't know who taught them.

The old wolf argued forcefully.

"But at least revenge."

As if he had seen something very fun, the old stick laughed and teased.

"Really? I thought that the enemy was in Tiandu, and it turned out that he was still in Xifan Harbor. ”

"But if I have to say, where does the hatred come from? The craters outside the Rift Valley weren't all clones, the poor ones had their own parents or children, but not even a body to collect their bodies, just a group of scavengers rummaging through them. This is the guy who treats his fellow citizens as human beings? There are not many more people dying there than here! ”

The old wolf was speechless for a while.

He wanted to say that it was the soldiers who died, not the same as the civilians who died here, but he couldn't tell what the difference was in essence.

They all seem to be bets.

Although they are playing different games, they are all betting on an almost impossible victory.

If they win, their sacrifice will be worthwhile, but he can't say what this so-called value is.

Isn't there enough land for the Legion?

Yet they are still far from their utopia.

As for the Great Expedition, of course they won.

In the "Triumph Newspaper", the alliance and the desert countries that have not lost an inch of land are hated and defeated, and they rely on the mediation of enterprises and colleges to survive.

And the Great Rift Valley cowered in the holy shield and did not even participate in the negotiations......

"Militarism and racism, the debuff is already stacked, so it's okay. Wife cake is not as good as a wife, there is still a cake, these guys are not only 'one of them' is 'Tata Kai', and the most ruthless to their own people is these things. The old stick continued to mend the knife, laughing at the old wolf who was speechless.

Not wanting the two to quarrel again, the eagle hurriedly coughed and persuaded him.

"Okay, don't talk about these useless calves, go somewhere else with cosplay...... As for whether the legion is good or not, you can just ask Vanus, he is a military nobleman. ”

The old wolf nodded earnestly.

“…… I'll visit him when I get back to Dawn. ”

The eagle sighed, squinted at the harbor, and then at the nearby city.

"I'll talk about it later, think about how this dog's task should be completed."

The dog of the catheter couldn't help but roll his eyes.

"Can you stop talking all day long, I'm the least talker."

The-stirring stick said with a hippie smile.

"But you talk a lot of nonsense!"

Catheter Dog: "@#%@! ”

Looking at the two who were arguing again, the eagle couldn't help but hold his forehead, and was about to say something, when the kind hometown words suddenly came from the side.

"Yo, by coincidence, you're here on a mission too?"

The four of them turned around together, only to see a player standing there without a VM.

"it!"

"Big Guy !!"

"Pangolins!"

Seeing the big guy standing in front of him, the four budding faces suddenly showed excited expressions.

Especially the eagles.

Alliance Double Spy Pangolin!

With this big guy here, this task is done!

He didn't want to use his brain anymore and was ready to lie flat.

Looking at this group of energetic newcomers, the battlefield guy made a helpless smile.

Because of the jokes made by the dogs that day, his nickname is already more famous than his ID.

"It's better not to be too close to me...... I'm begging you for help. ”

The eagle's expression immediately became serious, and he made a hateful expression, and whispered through gritted teeth.

"Got it, brother...... We are enemies. By the way, I didn't see you coming on the forum? ”

The battlefield guy didn't act as realistically, but he turned into a poker face as usual, shrugged his shoulders and said softly.

"The forum is so big, it's normal for posts to be flooded, I just sent you a private message on the forum, but you didn't reply, I'll be online."

The-stirring stick suggested.

“…… This is not the place to talk, or should we go offline to communicate? ”

The Warfield whispered.

"Don't communicate, you guys come with me to Tiandu...... Uh, I'm the messenger of the legion, you guys play the alliance, and we're going to find someone when we get to the heavenly capital. ”

The dog of the catheter said excitedly.

"I understand! Looking for that undercover agent, right? ”

Undercover?

What undercover agent?

That Absek?

The battlefield guy was stunned for a moment, then nodded again.

"yes, it's an undercover agent...... Okay guys, you've already taken the task? That's the right thing to do, let's go straight away. ”

The old wolf asked with some concern.

"Let's act together, will Wang Jun think that we have reached an agreement that day?"

The Battlefield said with a smile.

"It doesn't matter, just let them misunderstand, and it's good for what we're going to do."

Just as the five of them were discussing their next trip, the news of the destruction of Tiandu City finally spread throughout Borneo Province.

The King of Heaven Yanush proclaims the throne! Title the Yanush Dynasty! And thirteen wolf clan kings were sealed at one time!

Not only that, but there was also a series of gossip about Tiandu, such as the atrocities committed by the Heavenly King Army in the city.

There was an uproar throughout the empire.

Hearing that his harem was occupied, the witch camel, who was holding a banquet on the ship, had black eyes on the spot, and he didn't come up in one breath, and fell straight into the arms of a group of old ministers.

"Your Majesty has fainted!"

"Quick! Call the Imperial Doctor! ”

"What's the Imperial Doctor's name!! You garbage are going to piss me off, hurry up and send you to the hospital! ”

The decks of the royal merchant ships were in chaos.

The old nobles who had eaten half of the meal saw that the banquet was going to be unbearable, and they couldn't care about the emperor, so they hurriedly pulled out the plastic bag and put the messy cups and plates into the bag.

And it comes with the utensils.

The situation at the scene was chaotic, and no one cared about them fishing in troubled waters.

However, their panicked appearance made the people on the other side rescue more comic......

It's not just a small boat on the Yongliu River that is in turmoil.

There is also the nearby state of Lowell, as well as the tiger state and the leopard state that is not too far away, and even the horse state next to the border of the mammoth state.

The LTTE warlords were the first to send a telegram denouncing the barbarism committed by the Celestial Kings and declaring that they would never admit that a filthy hyena rode on the heads of the Tiger people.

Although the Black Panther Army, who was busy making a fortune in a muffled voice, reacted slowly, they also sent a telegram to Tiandu in time, denouncing the anti-thieves and plotting against the rebels, expressing their firm support for His Majesty the Emperor and the Xilan Dynasty, and then sent a letter to Jingallen Port, saying that if the emperor did not know where to go, if he did not dislike it, he could come to Leopard Prefecture to stay.

In addition, the Black Panther Army also electrified the Tiger Army and agreed that the two armies would protect each other.

If either side is attacked by the Celestial King Army or the Legion, the other side will also jointly send troops to resist.

Obviously, there are still smart people under the two warlords, and they even take into account the situation of sending the legion to the army.

With the exception of the tougher Black Panthers and Tigers, the bones of several other states are not so hard.

For example, the three northern states.

Xiangzhou in the middle, Snake in the south, and Lion, Niu, and Wolf in the west have all faintly given up resistance.

Actually, there is no way to resist.

Relying on the combat strength of the city defense army, I am afraid that it is not enough time for them to escape.

As for Mazhou, which was leaning on the edge of Mammoth State, it was silent, but it was obviously lying flat, pinning all its hopes on Alayan, who was suppressing bandits.

Ironically, in the end, the two states that disobeyed the emperor the most, and Alayan, who was least trusted by the emperor, became the last loyal subjects of the empire.

Even though the whole world has abandoned Xi Lan, they still haven't given up on their majesty and are still trying to save it.

However, it is difficult to say how useful it is.

The wheels of the times are not human beings can resist, and the twilight that is about to die finally sinks to the bottom of the sea, and the darkness that cannot be seen has finally descended on this land......

The Wasteland Era is still the Wasteland Era unchanged.

At least the fire has not yet reached outside the province of Borneo.

For the survivors of Borneo, an even bloodier and more chaotic era began......

(End of chapter)