Lion City.

The majestic city wall lacked a large gap, and on one side was the scorched earth of broken bricks and tiles, and on the other side were only broken and ruined buildings.

It is the largest settlement in the whole of Shizhou, even larger than Xifan Harbor, many of the rich streets are built with large houses, and some citizens' houses have been replaced with stone and cement walls.

Although Wu Camel does not take steel and cement seriously, because of his own admiration for the Willant, so much so that the whole Lion State recognizes the Willant as a godfather, and imitates everything about the latter.

For example, building walls with cement, plastering walls, paving roads with cement, and even burying steel bars in walls..... These were all learned by the local nobles and wealthy from the Wilantes.

At this moment, these reinforced concrete buildings have also become one of the few bunkers for the Borneo army.

This is one of the few good things that Wu Camel has done for his "people......

The dark clouds in the sky were low, and the ground was even more stuffy, as if a rainstorm was about to come.

In the southern part of the city, in a low-slung building, the temporary headquarters of the Borneo Army was hidden.

With the assistance of Isher, who had seen the firepower of the Horn with his own eyes, the Borneo officers completed the deployment of the front-line defense.

In fact, there was no need for him to stay here, because not long ago his old boss Anwo had sent a telegram to the front line, intending to take him to the port of Goldgallen.

Anwo still hasn't forgotten about him in the end.

Although Anwo was suspicious of his old boss Absec, the intrigues between the top brass did not affect his small commander.

However, Isher did not leave immediately.

At least before he left, he had to tell the other officers what he had seen on the front lines.

「..... The Legion's airships are not invincible, their guns are anti-aircraft and ground-to-ground guns, mostly small-caliber guns, whether they are firing cluster shells, high-explosive shells, or other warheads, mainly aimed at improvised bunkers on the plains and dense soft targets."

"Our allies are helping us intercept the most threatening 902mm guns and supplies to the front lines, and the enemy's firepower advantage will continue to wane as our resistance weakens, and eventually they will have to send their elite troops to fight us...... And as long as it drags on until then, it will be a turning point in this war."

"I hate to say that, but numbers are really our only thing to rely on."

Isher sketched on the blackboard, describing the scene of the explosion, the lethal fan-shaped faces of the various warheads, and the possible way to survive.

These things were all tried out by his subordinates.

And while he was teaching these officers, his subordinates also went down to various grassroots levels to teach the local defenders how to survive.

Surviving is the most crucial.

Even more important than killing and wounding enemy troops.

As long as the Willantes can't kill them by all means, that's their turn.

Although his paintings were very abstract, the Brahmans listened very carefully.

It was these experiences that they lacked the most, and what Isher brought back from the front was exactly what they needed most.

It wasn't just some captains who listened to his lectures, but even Yudno, the commander-in-chief of the Lion State Theater, was here.

Ever since the fall of Ridpur County, he had left the conspicuous city lord's mansion.

As it turned out, he made the right choice.

Because not long after he left, the planes of the Legion launched an air attack on the City Lord's Mansion.

If he was a step late, he would have gone down to accompany his old boss Yanush.

After the meeting.

The officers left the operations command room one after another and went to their respective defense areas to prepare for a decisive battle with the Willants.

Isher was about to leave, but was left alone by Yudno.

「..... Thank you, what you brought back is important to us

But I'll be honest, even with those things, we might not be able to hold the city."

Isher said earnestly.

"It's impossible to hold on to nothing, at least something."

"You're right," Yudono sighed, his eyes looking at the ceiling and then at the ground, "I can feel that you truly love this land and want to do something for it."

Looking at this guy's appearance, Isher suddenly couldn't make up his mind, what did he mean by that.

He had heard of this guy's resume, it was said that he was a servant of a certain great nobleman in the Lion State, who responded to the call of the Heavenly King's Army and rose through the ranks to become a close confidant of Yanush.

The Grand Commander Absec did not trust him and never summoned him back to the Heavenly Capital.

Although he was promoted to the commander-in-chief of the Lion State Theater, anyone with a discerning eye could see that he was roasted in a fire pit.

If he runs away, he will be a sinner in the country of Brahma, and there will be no room for upward movement in the future.

And if you don't leave, it's almost certain death.

Seeing that Isher did not answer, Yudono could guess that this clever young man did not trust him, and suddenly the conversation changed to his old boss.

"I remember a long time ago..... In fact, not long after, I asked Yanusz a question, what if the interests of the people of Wilantes are to kill us all."

Isher asked.

"What did he say to you?" Eudono continued.

「..... He said a lot, one moment to free the slaves of Borneo, and the other to say that the survivors of Westsail Harbor were enough for the Wilantes to vent their anger. I don't really want to recall every word he said, but it can be summed up in one sentence: history is written by the winners. He is a firm believer in the law of the jungle, and as long as he wins, no one will remember what he did."

Isher frowned, but stretched again after a moment. "So you were deceived by him, do you regret it?"

Yudono shook his head.

"There's nothing to regret, I just made what I thought was the right choice, and if I had to do it again, I'm afraid I'd still rebel with him. After all, even if he has 10,000 stupidity, he is 10,000 times better than someone like Wu Huo."

Looking at this man who was even more pessimistic than himself, Isher comforted in a soothing tone.

"We're going to get better, just like the Boulder City once was. It's been a great step forward from the witch camel to Yanushe, and now it's Absec again I don't want to show my loyalty, and that hypocrite doesn't deserve my loyalty, but don't you notice? A few months ago you didn't even dare to say that Yanush was too extreme, but now at least I dare to talk to you about Absec as a performance artist."

The Borneo officers scolded Absec quite a few, especially after the latter had confiscated the former's gun.

The same is true for soldiers at the grassroots level.

They lacked clothes, ammunition, and even trousers, while the landlords who traded with the warlords were so fat that one of them even married three or four houses.

If Yanusz was still there, at least they wouldn't have to run out of clothes to wear, and they wouldn't have to worry about not being able to get a wife. The man ate his own mouth full of oil, and he never skimped on sharing a mouthful of soup with them.

But Isher thinks it's good.

At least, he couldn't imagine what Yanusz would look like as an office, an education, a factory, and a tax reform.

That guy may be able to figure it out, but it might end up being better than not doing it at all.

Change driven by the most extreme conservatives will inevitably become performance art for change's sake, and will end up being ridiculous.

If Janusz wanted to make equality one day, and let everyone read, the solution he could come up with would never be to let the cultivators have their land first, and then make reading useful, but to tear the few textbooks in half and divide them with those below, or cut down those who were illiterate and those who knew too much.

If one day he wants to engage in industry or agriculture, it will be even more doomed, but I am afraid that all the machines will have to be smelted into molten iron, and the sows that can lay cubs and the boars that can be bred will have to be killed indiscriminately.

Isher was only glad to return

Good Anwo killed him.

Yudono looked at him, but smiled. "Yanush is not dead."

Isher was stunned for a moment, then smiled.

"How is that possible! Don't make this kind of joke, everyone sees him dead, can he still come back to life?"

People were killed by Anwo.

It was Absec's order, and it was also his instigation and insinuation.

"No, you didn't understand what I me," Yudor shook his head, "The Brahman is Yanush, and Yanush is the Brahman...... He stood up that day, and he responded. The only thing that was not a Willant conspiracy was that he was the choice of the people."

"No one chose him, you probably don't know..... Someone pushed him up." What Isher said was very vague, after all, it would involve some insider information about the federation.

Yudno said to himself as if he hadn't heard.

"You are wrong, nobody pushes him, or nobody pushes him, it will be him, because he is the god of the earth and the god of the Brahman."

"Really? Then this god is really stupid enough to play himself to death." Isher smiled and teased noncommittally.

"Who said God has to be wise?" Yudono grinned, "Gods are never perfect, whether it's the wolf god, the dog god, or the sun-carrying god cow from Utopia...... Is it smart to reduce the Moon Clan to slavery with a single nonsense? They got some benefits, and most of them shouted that it was good to kill. But the Moon Clan fired the first shot to overthrow the Empire, and it was the most loyal wolves who bit the Empire to death."

As he said this, Yudono glanced at Isher meaningfully.

"Rather than doing the right thing, whatever you do will be recognized as the right thing...... This is God."

"I've paid a terrible price for something I've chosen to forget...... So much so that I was left in this city to die. You wouldn't be stupid to make it out of the harbor alive, but don't get carried away either."

"This is just the beginning. The slaughter in Westsail Harbor is not over, half of your feet have already stepped on the red soil, and you have to keep your eyes open if you want to live."

"This is a piece of advice left for you by a dying man...... For your sake, you're racking your brains to do something for me, a dead man."

Isher frowned.

"Are you alerting me to the Absec Commander?" Yudor didn't say anything, but said meaningfully. "Everyone."

"If you really have ideals, you don't just talk like Yanush, you have to be careful with everyone."

The submissive voice was like a candle flickering in the darkness, and it made Ischer's vision dazed for a moment.

He suddenly realized that his back was soaked with cold sweat, but he didn't know where the sweat came from.

At this moment, a shrill alarm interrupted the conversation between the two.

Isher and Yudono's faces changed in unison, and they rushed out of the door and looked up at the sky.

I saw a huge airship, which had already flown over the Lion City! To be precise, it was a fortress made of steel.

Its heart once soared in the infinite galaxy, and later generations forged new shells for it with old weapons.

The majestic figure seemed to envelop the entire southern city district, and the dense barrels were simply more than the guns on the ground.

Once again, the fear of being dominated by the Horn gripped Ischer.

But this time it didn't fire, it just flew over, and dropped the pitch-black barrels....

There are thousands of black barrels, at least thousands, and the number of horrors is too late to be counted.

They were in free fall through the air, exploding moments before they approached the ground, solid-like flames like bowls knocking on the ground, enveloping buildings one after another.

The flames spread instantly!

Most of the southern city was turned into a sea of fire!

Even if the survivors of the Lion City replaced some of the buildings with concrete, it would not change the fact that most of the houses are made of wood.

The screams in the distance came and went, and Isher could faintly hear the cries of children, the wails of men and women, and the chirping of chickens, dogs, cows and sheep.

The people who had once had illusions about the Willantes were now scrambling to flee outside the city.

The thing about Saifan Harbor is true.

It turns out that the legion really doesn't care whether they live or die!

Some scolded the soldiers for causing themselves a burden, some cried and shouted for the lost children, and some pushed those who got in the way.

"Help!"

"Who's going to help me! My child is pinned!"

"Ami!! Where are you?!"

"Damn, I put the box at the door! No way! I've got to go back and get it!" "When is it time to take care of your box! Run for your life!"

"Daddy!!

The people in the streets shouted noisily, and the crackling of the flames was like the silent cry of a ghost.

The bridge of the Horn airship, the commander who gave the order to drop the bomb sighed and grunted what a waste.

And Captain Ryanwan, who was sitting in the command car, had a cruel smile on the corner of his mouth.

"Attack." Looking at the officer standing aside, he gave the order in a cold voice.

And as his order was given, the centurion on the front blew a short whistle, and the clone infantry with the rifle of the Ripper, inspired by the whistle, let out a roar of charge towards the positions of the Borneo army.

"Kill!!

In the face of the clone forces that swarmed up, the Borneo soldiers guarding the city gate were about to collapse at the touch of a button.

The entire southern city has become a purgatory, and the purgatory of that world is still spreading to other cities.

「.... ."

Staring straight at the airship, Isher's eyes were blood-red, and he clenched his fists so hard that he wanted to crush his teeth.

His mind went blank, burning with chaotic flames, and even a moment of confusion as to whether it was the right choice to save those Willantes in the first place.

And at this moment, Yudno, who was standing next to him, suddenly pushed him, pushing him so much that he stumbled and almost fell.

Isher, who had come to his senses, didn't turn his head sharply, but saw the leo man roaring at him.

"What are you doing standing stupidly! Run!" ......

Fourteen hundred napalm.

This is the Horn's largest bomb load, and it is also the strongest move of the Legion's airship.

When a fortress cannot be taken for a long time, they will use this trick to force the rest of the men to submit.

The unstoppable airship and the unquenchable flames were enough to destroy a group of people's bodies and spirits.

This thing works even better than nuclear weapons. And tried and tested.

There was not a single living person in sight in the entire southern part of the city, and the aftermath of the flames was still burning towards the rest of the city.

Garrisoned in the southern city were the 4th and 50,000 troops of the Borneo State, both of which had been withdrawn from Ridpur County, and were not well established in their own right, and were wiped out in this battle!

Clone infantry with rifles of the Rippers stepped over the charred bones and strode toward the positions of the 6th and 70,000th men.

On the other hand, after seeing the flames of the burning sky, the morale of the remaining four 10,000 troops was on the verge of collapse.

The fear of fire is an animal instinct. They are only mortals after all.

It wasn't just the soldiers who suffered the casualties, but the inhabitants of the city as well.

No one knows exactly how many people died in this fire, and no one will know in the future.

But there are certainly quite a few.

Just as the three thousand-strong teams of the Willantes were approaching the Lion City, a research ship from the Academy was far away from a hill that was neither tall nor low.

In a sense, the academy and

The Willantes also have some roots.

After all, the predecessor of the academy was the Technical Department of the Post-War Reconstruction Committee, and the latter was a "proud work" completed by the Technical Department at the request of the Ministry of Defense.

That's why when the Willantes curse the Academy's researchers for being a bunch of slugs in the swamp, the "slugs" would always laugh and say "I'm your father". There really is nothing wrong with that.

Although that was two hundred years ago.....

Sitting on the scientific research ship was Yang Kai from the Research Department, and the hologram standing next to him was Li Ke from the Special Planning Group of the Foreign Affairs Department.

Both of them are B-level researchers, and this position is not low in the academy, and there are only A-level directors and various committee members, as well as S-level chief technology officers.

As for Dr. Conclusion, that gentleman is rankless.

"Tsk, those big noses are really ruthless..... At least 10,000 people will die in this bombing."

Looking at the image on the holographic screen, Yang Kai couldn't help but smack his tongue. Li Ke nodded and sighed sincerely.

"If the people who pointed fingers at us in the Defense Department were still alive, I don't know if they would regret that stupid choice."

Yang Kai said with a smile.

"Isn't there one still alive?" Li Ke: "Who?"

Yang Kai took a sip of coffee and said unhurriedly.

"I remember calling it Julius, the leader of the Willantes." Hearing this name, a sudden expression appeared on Li Ke's face.

"Ah...... You say that guy, that guy is indeed alive, but it's just a possibility."

There are many ways to extend life, but two centuries is too long.

Moreover, the medical conditions of the Legion were nowhere near comparable to those of the Academy, or even those on the East Coast.

「..... At least no one can prove that he's dead, who knows. Yang Kai shrugged his shoulders.

They had advised the Ministry of Defense not to use technology as a panacea for all troubles, but the guys with bigger muscles than their heads apparently didn't listen to it at all, and forced everyone to eat the.

As a result, they basically died at the hands of the Willantes, and they also dragged a lot of people with them.

I heard that the guy named Lowell did the same, forcing the researchers under his hand to make some kind of red clay, although it did save a lot of people, but it is difficult to say whether it can be called salvation to make people live and reproduce like animals.

These arrogant guys, without exception, all paid the price for their stupidity and self-righteousness.

Whether it is the Ministry of Defense or the War Construction Committee. Whether it's the United Nations or Lowell.....

History, though rarely simply repeated, is always bizarrely similar.

Shortly after Yang Kai and Li Ke finished communicating, Jiang Xuezhou, wearing a thick protective suit, returned to the scientific research ship.

The outfit looked like a spacesuit, making her look like a bloated snowman.

"Mentor, I've already collected the data you wanted!"

"Very good, good job, just put it in the server." Yang Kai praised it, dragged the holographic screen in front of him aside, and said casually.

Allowing the legion to continue its eastward expansion is not only in the interest of the business and the Union, but also in the interests of the Academy.

According to the agreement reached with the Alliance, they intend to participate in the war in the form of "technology stakes", just as they did in the space elevator program.

The Southern Legion has prepared five airships for this invasion, and they have also prepared a special "gift" for the Southern Legion.

However, in order for the gift to actually reach the latter's hand, they also need to collect some necessary data.

These data are mainly related to gravitons and are the easiest to collect when the output power of anti-gravity systems varies greatly.

For example, when dropping bombs or loading and unloading supplies.

glanced at the raging fire burning in the holographic screen, Jiang Xuezhou's eyes

God couldn't help but be slightly touched.

There must be quite a few people there.....

Noticing the expression on his student's face, Yang Kai raised his eyebrows slightly.

As if remembering something, especially the rumors about the "seminar", he said with interest.

"Are you wondering why we don't do something to stop them?"

「..... Can't you?" Jiang Xuezhou subconsciously asked rhetorically, but soon realized his faux pas, so he bowed his head apologetically.

However, Yang Kai didn't care, just smiled lightly.

"Not to mention that we can't do it, even if we really have that ability, we will never waste that energy."

Slowly raising his head, Jiang Xuezhou looked at his mentor in confusion. "Why?"

Yang Kai said lightly.

"The academy wasn't built in a day, and if you're interested, you can read the reports that are kept in the deepest part of the library, it's not a secret that can't be talked about. It's not like we haven't helped the Wastelanders, and we've even been more nosy than anyone else, but do you see anyone thanking us?"

Jiang Xuezhou was speechless for a while. It seems to be true.

Because of the Academy's way of doing things, they weren't very popular in the wasteland. Although she didn't want to be in the limelight or become a hero in people's minds.

Picking up the coffee cup in the tray and taking a sip, Yang Kai continued slowly.

"They admire the Ideal City, they fear the Legion, they look down on us, and blame us for taking the technology for themselves. And they don't want to think that just a small Vault 117 can kill two provinces, what will happen to them if we don't contain those technologies? Do you want to live a life with exoskeletons and mechanical prosthetics? They'll only be chased away by the exoskeleton-clad claws, just as they were slaughtered as pigs by mutants in the province of the Frontier."

"I can even bet that even if the Alliance has gambled with their lives to help them, they will have someone to blame the Alliance afterwards, why they didn't save more, why they didn't save the people in that city, and the guy who really created the problem and the problem itself will be forgiven."

How can it be?

Jiang Xuezhou wanted to ask this, but the words were blocked in his throat and he couldn't speak. After a while, she changed her story.

「...... But I don't think the people you're talking about will care." For example, night ten.

In her impression, the optimistic man always had a sunny smile on his face, and he would not be afraid or flinch no matter what the situation was.

That optimism and courage are what she admires the most, as well as his kindness.

If it was that guy, I don't think he would have taken this kind of thing to heart at all.

"Perhaps, but it's not really a matter of caring or not, it's about whether we can wait until the dawn after the long night before the light on them is extinguished."

Yang Kai smiled meaningfully, looked at her and said pointedly.

"Do you think you really like the body you gave your little boyfriend?"

Jiang Xuezhou's face flushed, and she hurriedly wanted to explain that the guy was not her boyfriend, but soon realized that there was another, more serious problem.

His mentor actually knew that he had paid out of his own pocket to help him change his body!

But this kind of thing can't seem to be hidden..... Seeing that the tutor didn't mean to be angry, she whispered.

"But I think he likes it a lot, so he doesn't hate it, does it? I've given him the most expensive one...... I can buy it with permission."

"Did you ask him?"

Putting the coffee cup on the tray and looking at Jiang Xuezhou, who was stunned, Yang Kai said slowly.

"I'm not really against some of the things you're doing, but as your mentor I have to warn you not to get too caught up in something."

"Respect the fate of others, let go of helping others, and only do what we can and what we think is worthwhile

That's what history has taught us."

"We're going to the New World after all, unless you can convince him to come with you."

Jiang Xuezhou bit his lip and finally lowered his head. "Yes....."

Yang Kai nodded approvingly.

"It's good to know in your heart, go and do your own business, I'll call you if there's something." On the other side, to the south of the Lion City, there is a hilly area of more than ten kilometers away. Looking at the raging fire, Ye Shi, who was holding the telescope, couldn't help but clench his fists.

"..."

Tempest placed his hand on his shoulder and patted it gently.

"Our mission is to scout...... There are only two of us, so don't think about doing anything."

Captain Fang and the others are searching for the two crashed Thunderbolts, the wreckage of which must not fall into the hands of the Legion, and must be completely blown up before the Legion can find them.

In addition, the Skeleton Corps are also in some trouble, and they may have to go over to help after they are done with their business.

At present, the additional corps sent by the coalition to the front line has only just landed in the port of Kingalen

There really wasn't much they could do about the flames that had already burned.

They are not gods after all.

Yeshi didn't speak, just stood there silently.

Like most players, he has always played the game with the mentality of a player, but the thought that those people are dead is really dead, and his heart still feels like a stone is blocked.

The billowing smoke connected the heavens and the earth, and the black and oppressive dark clouds seemed to be choked by the smoke, and finally the pouring rain fell after a "boom" sneezing.

The rain washed the muddy and charred streets, washing the walls of the dried blood and sludge.

After hours of fierce fighting, the Borneo defenders were defeated.

The six 10,000-strong troops in the city were killed and wounded nearly seventy percent, the commander-in-chief of the Shizhou Theater, Commander Yudonovan was killed on the battlefield, and the 200,000 troops on the western front of Borneo were almost completely defeated, just like the pouring rain!

The Lion City is still broken after all.