The housekeeper left first because he had something. So only I and Kirsten went on an armored train to the front-line positions where the counterinsurgency forces were located.

The armored train stopped at the rear supply station. Kirsten was picked up by someone sent by the Institute of Secret Studies.

The Unified Knights and the infantry division of that division are gathering at the station.

I first rode a steam locomotive to the trench where the headquarters of the army outside the city was located, and after getting out of the car, I entered the command room under the guidance of the guards.

At this time, the five division commanders and some staff officers who were in charge of this place had already gathered here.

As a cover for the Unified Knights' feint attack into Sanctuary City, the troops of the five divisions are to launch a simultaneous attack on the planned day to suppress the coup/d'état forces to help us enter Sanctuary City.

However, the outer city is very well defended and equipped with firepower that cannot be ignored, and the command is fiercely discussing the course of action.

It's just that, obviously, any kind of plan thinks that a lot of material consumption and death, and if you are not careful, you may make all the previous efforts go to waste.

Even, the defenders in the city may seize the opportunity to come up with a decapitation plan in turn. You know, the coup/coup troops also have elite steam armored knight units in their hands.

So, after planning for a long time, there was no better plan. The dim electric light reflected everyone's face.

"If you want me to say, it's better to let a team of commandos infiltrate Sanctuary City with the Unified Knights from the underground pipeline system." A staff officer said with a broken jar.

For his statement, everyone knows that it is feasible, but time does not allow it.

According to intelligence, in some of the cities around Sanctuary City, the rebel forces are beginning to occupy the upper peak, and if the situation in Sanctuary City cannot be resolved as soon as possible, it is likely that they will have to withdraw from here.

What's more, the consumption of 80,000 people here is also a lot of expenses, and if the supply line is cut off by the rebel forces in nearby cities, don't think about breaking through.

If you want to save your life, you have to rely on luck.

I took a sip of water. Just after discussing with these officers, I realized the current awkward situation.

There is a crisis response warehouse in Sanctuary City, which contains a large amount of supplies, plus the wealth left over after the flight of some powerful people, enough to sustain the consumption of a protracted war and appease the people.

The coup/coup forces had professional administrators who managed the city in an orderly manner, coupled with the fact that neither public opinion attacks nor propaganda attacks could shake the morale and conviction of the coup/coup forces, and the strong inner city defense circle deterred the counterinsurgency forces.

The chaos in the surrounding area deepens the uncertainty of the outcome of the coup/d'état.

Now these troops who have taken the lead in quelling the rebellion are not human inside, inside and outside, and many follow-up reinforcements are waiting to see their actions under various pretexts to slow down the march.

Almost all of the officers present had chagrin and sorrow on their faces.

Finally, due to the severity of the current form and the constraints of time, all the command staff agreed or acquiesced in an adventure.

A death squad consisting of elite armored and infantry units drawn from various divisions launched an offensive from the weaker right side.

The Unified Knights, a division of infantry, and a squad of veterans who have survived the Battle of the Rhine, Frankfork, will be caught in the middle of it, and will take the opportunity to infiltrate Sanctuary City by entering the drainage system of the outer city.

Having decided on the plan, there was no longer any hesitation, and countless supplies and troops began to move to the right position.

The enemy was clearly aware of our movements, but could not in a short time escalate the offensive on the right position, but could only increase vigilance, fill the trenches with soldiers as soon as possible, and prepare reserves to replenish the attrition of the position at any time.

At dawn the next day, countless artillery pieces on our positions began to fire volleys, shelling the positions on the right side of the inner city defense system, and for a time the mountains shook and the sound shook the sky.

Unlike the previous shelling, this time almost all the artillery units were gathered and fired at one position. The operation, known as the "Steel Spike", began.

By order of the artillery commander, the artillery began to suppress the positions on the right side of the outer city defensive circle, and steam armored vehicles of various types, forming a torrent of steel, began to charge, followed by the infantry.

The artillery and heavy machine guns erected on the defenders' positions began to fire back, and the soldiers of the defenders began to fire.

Although there were steam chariots in front, it was inevitable that the soldiers behind would be hit by the crossfire arranged by the enemy.

The reason why they are death squads is because they launched an offensive with a casualty rate close to eighty or ninety percent.

Countless soldiers fell on the way to the charge, and the chariots concentrated by the artillery were killed. Flames and smoke create a hellish scene.

It's just that these soldiers understood their task and had to scream and continue to rush forward.

Finally, after more than half of the casualties, the attacking troops came to the right position, they stepped over the barricades, cut the barbed wire, and entered the trenches, and a bloody white-knuckle battle was about to break out.

The chariots roared across the trenches and began to fire at the fortress, and the artillery in the fortress was also colored.

I took the Unified Knights and the elite troops selected out and began to cross the army in front of me and begin to assault.

Blood stained the eyes of both sides, and this was the first time since the Battle of the Rhine that I had entered a close-quarters bloody battle.

In the battles of the Desperate Wall Fortress and the Supreme Lighthouse Fortress, they are all facing inhuman enemies.

There is no shock or thrill like blood gushing out in front of you.

I know that they are all victims of this coup/d'état, and they are fighting with the belief that the Holy Kingdom will be better.

And me? It's just to keep the people around him from being liquidated in the future.

Killing and chopping is used to numbness.

The enemy, just in case, came to us with the steam armored knights stationed in the positions.

Obviously, they are outnumbered by the Unified Knights.

Soon, we broke through their fragile defenses.

Begin your way through the labyrinthine trenches, bloody all the way.

Our target is the exit of a drainage pipe, where the enemy must have built a steely line with a large number of troops.

But as the name suggests this time, we are steel spikes, to pierce steel defenses.

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With the detonation of the planted explosives, the road to the drainage system was opened.

We rested weary against the wall, no matter how filthy it was.

Opening the armor on my chest, a burst of heat came out, and I climbed out of the cab with difficulty.

The fresh blood outside almost made my hand slip and fall.

I removed my helmet, unplugged the breathing valve of the oxygen delivery device, and breathed in the foul gas, ignoring the stench in the underground drain.

A soldier looked in awe at me, a knight with half of his armor stained red with blood, and handed me the unused military kettle at my motion.

I poured it down, cooled it down and splashed some water on my hot forehead.

In this way, the already smoking throat and lungs were finally rescued, and they regained consciousness.

For the past hour, I don't know how many enemies I had slashed and killed, until I had fought through enemy lines and into the underground pipes, awakened by an unfamiliar smell, before I stopped killing.

The troops behind him have all been entangled with the enemy in order to hold them back.

It is foreseeable that in such a tragic battle, not many people will be able to return alive.

The steam chariot was surrounded by fortress artillery, and even if it was brave and fearless, it was invincible with four fists in both hands, and it was quickly destroyed.

By this time, more than half of our troops had been lost, and every survivor was more or less wounded and tired, but there was no way, we could not rest yet.

After leaving for about five minutes for them to rest, let the soldier with the rough map take the lead and walk inside. Presumably, the enemy in the city already knew that a force containing the Knights of Unity had entered the pipeline system.

There will definitely be troops blocking us ahead.

I went back to the cab, closed my chest armor, and loaded my armor-piercing gun. Be ready to respond to the "love" that you may suddenly encounter around the corner.

We moved cautiously and quickly through the pipes, and everyone was inevitably a little nervous.

After all, we are now in a situation where we are surrounded by enemies on all sides, and how many people have actually been to this underground pipeline?

This huge piping system is like another world. Empty and dim, rotten iron pipes, mossy walls, the faint sound of water and his own rapid breathing.

The voices that echo through us seem to come out of another world.

It's not too scary, okay?

That said, we can only keep going.

I'd rather meet a real devil than be scared of myself like this.

We weaved through the pipes, struggling to follow the markers on the map.

After a while, we came to a wall that didn't have a lot of moss, and it seemed to be newly built.

The soldier holding the map told us in sign language that we had reached our destination. Soon, by order of the commander of the infantry unit, explosives began to be laid on the wall.

The rest of the troops vigilantly looked around in case the coup/coup forces who entered the pipeline spotted it. Of course, after blasting the walls, it is inevitable that you will encounter enemies.

Once the explosives were placed, we left the pipe and hid around the corner.

As the countdown ended, the soldier operating the detonator pressed the detonator, and a series of explosions were generated, causing the wall to collapse, revealing a passageway.

All the soldiers turned on their flashlights and began to enter the newly emerged passage. My sharp senses were already perceiving some distant roars.

As we entered the passage, we were no longer light on our feet to cover up the sound, but ran at full speed.

Soon we came to a large crossing, apparently a confluence, with a pipe to the ground.

Presumably, the ground forces, already on alert, planted heavy fire at the exits of these pipelines.

The Unified Knights led the way with special metal shields, followed by the infantry.

The knight slammed open the manhole cover, and in an instant countless bullets poured down on our heads, and the unified knight who walked in front climbed to the ground in the face of enemy fire, but it was inevitable that he would be hit by bullets from all directions, but fortunately he had armor to protect himself.

The Unified Knights who went up to the ground formed a temporary defense line of shields on the ground to defend the follow-up troops from bullets.

Smoke grenades were fired in all directions through the droppers, and under the cover of the smoke of smoke, we rushed to the ground and began to attack the barricades around us.

After losing a few combined knights and a dozen infantry, we were in control. The large army entered a hotel.

"Command, this is the Iron Spike, we've arrived at the Alice Hotel." I contacted the command in the outer city through the communication equipment of the psychic link.

The command had a complete detailed map of Sanctuary City, and under their command, we began to walk down the alleys towards where the General Staff and Intelligence Department might be in the coup/coup command.

Once we encounter the coup/d'état forces, we try to annihilate them by means of assassination, ensuring that there are not too many traces exposed to the enemy, so that the enemy knows our true purpose.