Chapter 882: Sudden Action
No matter how detailed and perfect the jihua is, when it comes to the real battle, there will always be accidents of one kind or another, which will make the jihua deviate or even unable to continue. Hannah understood this, but she never expected the accident to come so early, so that even Alicia in the adventurer's camp couldn't help but be surprised.
Of course, Hannah didn't know what the blonde girl's reaction was like at the moment, and she wasn't interested in knowing. The ruthless short-haired woman decisively gave up her original jihua and began to concentrate on dealing with the stunned accident in front of her.
And in the adventurer's camp near Baoqing City, the scene was boiling and chaotic as if it were exploding.
The Ming Empire has been dragging its feet without a formal meeting with the Western Continent Alliance, let alone proposing an alliance, and Alicia thought that they were preparing for the subsequent trade and other activities between the two sides, but she never expected that Gongsun Yi would not have such a plan at all. During the period when the alliance was waiting to establish diplomatic relations with the Ming Empire and start trade, and the main demon force was planning to retreat to the vicinity of the portal and also retract its forces from all over the battlefield, the master of the Eastern Continent took a serious action that was unexpected by these two uninvited guests, making everyone deeply aware of who was the head snake here.
Not only the demons, but even the alliance were kept in the dark, and Gongsun Yi, who had decided to break the cauldron, quietly gathered the main army of the Ming Empire in Baoqing City, and with the help of the fleet in the river, landed and assembled at an unexpected location by water through the waterway, and used the trail that only the locals knew to launch a thunderous offensive from Fang Xiangshang, which was considered impossible by the bat's wings.
"Wow, failure. Alicia, who was observing the distribution of troops and the battle situation in front of the map, suddenly couldn't help but lower her head and rubbed her head vigorously and sighed. "Both we and the demons are too entangled and focused on each other, and subconsciously put each other first to consider. β
"The result is to ignore the local owner, right?" Sophia, who was standing next to the blonde girl, smiled faintly as she shook her folding fan. "Well, it's nothing that you will ignore the actions of the Ming Empire, at least the emperor named Gongsun Yi before pacifying the Eastern Continent will not oppose the alliance, but I didn't expect the demon side to ignore it...... Is it because of a certain little blonde queen who often tears the bat's wings to pieces and crushes them into minced flesh, and her reputation is so threatening that they can't help but be terrified?"
"What's going on with your claim that I'm the evil final boss in Drowlivan......"
"Ahh
After casually patting her on the hips of her good friends, causing her to be coquettish, Alicia looked up at the rudimentary map again, pinched the dumb hair on top of her head, and muttered, "However, this is really a rather bold move." Although according to Old Man Lin, the demon's fleet left the Eastern Continent to fight the alliance after the escort troops landed, so these bats only have the army and air force on the Eastern Continent, but even so. Using the navy to transport troops on the river to bypass the demonic defenses or something is too risky. What's more, the combat power of the Ming army is obviously wrong. If there were really so many troops in Baoqing City, would they still let the demons suppress and fight until now? Did they use modifiers?"
The pink princess gently tapped on the little queen's head: "What modifier, even if it's a strategy game on the computer, let me fight seriously and don't cheat!" I think the Ming Empire should have begun to concentrate its forces to prepare for a counterattack a long time ago, but it was not exposed in advance because of the emergence of the alliance. The reason why their attack went so smoothly this time can be said to be due to the fact that Alysia has attracted the attention of the demons here. β
"Tsk. I didn't expect to be used by others unintentionally. It feels so bad. Alicia pulled her hair frantically, but she didn't want to grin her teeth in pain, "Meow, don't do it like this next time, it hurts." β
"Woo oh, little Ellie, who habitually pulls her dull hair because of her troubles and entanglements, but accidentally hurts herself, is so cuteββ!!" A girl with bright and fiery red hair suddenly pounced from the slanted thorn, "Let my sister gently hug you and rub it twice." Pain or something......"
"You can taste the pain or something!" In the bright arc that brightened the eyes of the people around her, before anyone could touch Alicia, she quickly flew out with a strange long voice and a mournful scream.
Jebutan hurriedly rushed over and hugged Li Huayin, who was scorched and smoking, in his arms, and sneered in a cold sweat: "That, that." Queen Elysia Bixia. Aren't you going a little too far?"
"The one who really went overboard is you!?" Alicia finally couldn't help but erupt, turned around and shouted angrily with Jiashi, who was eager to lift the table and release the unequaled, "This is the command tent, and it is the place where major strategic decisions are made about the lives of more than 30,000 adventurers and the soldiers of the reinforcements who came later, not the place where you group of undisciplined people sleep, read books, play chess, drink tea, eat sweets, make girls, show flashbangs, how can you repair ββ!!"
In addition to the mercenary presidents with black lines, the blonde girl's friends are also in the big tent. Not only that, but they also relaxed as the little queen had just said, as if this place was the soy sauce activity room of the Garden of Hope. Even Imrise, who has always been more reliable and obedient, "abandoned" her sister and decisively turned around and went to tea with Michelle for dessert.
Only the serious Poison Island and Taishan collapsed in front of him, and Yu Chi Mu, who was also extremely calm, stayed by Alicia's side - in other words, Yu Chi Mu, you are making a record with a pen and paper in your hand, and the little queen's current violent and fierce roaring scene is also recorded quickly, is it really a big husband?
"Don't worry about the details. Sophia covered most of her face with a folding fan and squinted her beautiful eyes and snickered, "Didn't we often do this before?"
"That's it!" Li Huayin, who was resurrected gorgeously in her boyfriend's arms, turned over and sat up, waving her fists in protest, "Little Ellie, you can't casually interfere with everyone's will and hobbies. You know, this is public opinion. β
"Returning the public opinion......" Alicia couldn't help but be angry and amused when she heard this, "After being snapped by Jebutan so much, Huayin, have you finally been contaminated with the characteristics of this rich second-generation businessman who believes that the female yellow refers to the deer as a horse?"
Jebutan suddenly sweated: "Uh, Venerable Queen Bixia. Do you have some kind of big misunderstanding about how I do business?"
Alicia wanted to say something, but Leonard, who was the representative of the mercenary president, raised his hand weakly with black lines on his head: "I'm sorry, Queen Bixia." The Ming Empire's counterattack in the early hours of this morning has been going on for several hours, and the information we have gathered has been seriously delayed, can we talk about serious things here?"
In the case of a large number of friends who have lost their temperament around, except for the resolute Chasi, there are basically few people who take the initiative to stand up and end their daily lives, but fortunately, there are outsiders such as Leonard in the big tent, and he finally turned the topic back on track.
The beautiful little queen stroked the hair in her ear and coughed vigorously. Silenced everyone, stood on a specially brought stool, pointed to the hanging map with a wooden stick, and said, "Then let's get down to business." We don't know exactly what happened at the site, but the area was far away from the camp. No team of adventurers was sent to explore in detail, so there was only a rough map. In the early hours of this morning, before dawn, the Ming Empire used the fleet moored in the port of Baoqing City to transport troops through the waterway under the cover of foggy weather to bypass the cordon and defense line laid by the retreating demons, blocking the other party's way without the gods knowing.
Look at the weather. Heavy snowfall is expected shortly after the fog. Temperatures will also drop dramatically, which will have a huge impact on operations. Even so, Emperor Gongsun Yi ordered his troops to launch this counterattack, and his determination and courage can be seen from this.
Sophia and I guessed correctly before, the Ming Empire is really trying to find a way to pull the alliance down. Our ultimate strategic goal is to defeat the demons and prevent them from occupying the Eastern Continent, and Gongsun Yi must have the same idea. This battle has obviously been prepared for a long time, and the other party will definitely carry it out regardless of whether our alliance appears or not, but deliberately ignoring the alliance and attacking alone is also the clever point of Gongsun Yi's guy. β
"Because in this way, the alliance must take the initiative to go to the Ming Empire to negotiate an alliance. Sophia covered her lips and answered lightly and elegantly. "We can't let the Ming Empire defeat the demon alone - if the other party can do it - after all, after pacifying the Eastern Continent, the alliance needs the help of the Ming Empire on other battlefields, if we can't take advantage of the current alliance to form an alliance with the Ming Empire. Then we will have to pay a greater price when dealing with each other in the future. There is no other reason, at that time, the alliance had a request for the Ming Empire, not the Ming Empire for the alliance. Regardless of whether the Ming army's counterattack was for strategic or political purposes, in short, Gongsun Yi made a big bet, and we had to follow him to increase the weight. Alicia, what do you think we should do now?"
"Cold salad, of course. The little queen said and poked the map with a wooden stick, "I have asked Uncle Leonard to send a number of experienced adventurer squads to carry the magic crystal ball to the battle area for reconnaissance, and I believe that news will come back soon." No matter how loud Gongsun Yi's calculations are, I will not send troops until I figure out the specific situation of the battle. Do you want the alliance to be forced to take the initiative to help? Tell you, I don't have the habit of passively following the rhythm of others! Even if I'm pushed down by Ilya, we won't hesitate to sit on it after he's done with foreplay!"
Imrith, who was sipping tea near "poofββ!!, immediately burst out of her head with countless water vapor and sprayed Yu'er sitting in front of her all over her face gorgeously.
The little thing's beautiful white hair has lost its fluffy and smooth appearance, and it looks as if it has just been fished out of the water.
"Yes, I'm sorry!" Imrith hurriedly put down the teacup and took out a handkerchief to wipe the little fox headlessly, "Yu'er, I really didn't mean to. It's just my sister, she ......"
"Alright, Master Imrise, you don't have to say anything. Yu'er, who was full of black lines, raised her small paw and shook it gently, and then muttered, "It's really hard for you to have such an undisciplined, unreliable sister who has no discipline, no lower limit, and unreliable all along." β
"Wait a minute, it's like chatting with Little Ace at the wedding ceremony and lamenting that I, the best old lady, are finally married!?" asked Alicia, pointing at Yu'er and stomping her foot. "Where did you come from, nosy Obasan!?"
"Ah, generally speaking, no one would use the word 'best' to describe themselves, right?" the embarrassed Yu'er reminded without caring about complaining and cold sweating.
Sophia closed the folding fan and gently tapped it on her friend's head: "Don't make trouble." Then again, before our scouts gather enough intellect. What if the Ming Empire's army is defeated by the demons, it is likely to be the main force of the Ming army, and our combat power here is dominated by adventurers, and we don't have enough liliang to turn the tide of the war after their entire army collapses. β
After wiping her hair casually, Alicia frowned and said, "This is also where Gongsun Yi is shrewd and bold, he believes that the alliance will not sit idly by and watch the Ming army fail. However, although it is true that we will not sit idly by and watch this, when will the alliance send troops to reinforce the Ming army. Then it's up to Gongsun Yi to decide. β
Looking at the blonde girl who suddenly laughed evilly when she said Zuihou, everyone nearby shivered in unison for no reason.
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Ralph only felt annoyed now, because early in the morning when he was still asleep. Without saying anything, Dolbe sent someone to pull him up from the girl's gentle village and kick him into the commanding tent.
In order to avoid being attacked from both sides by the alliance and the Ming Empire, and also to strengthen the garrison of the portal, the troops retreated back from the vicinity of Baoqing City, and arranged many cordon and defense lines along the way. It can be used against enemy pursuits or the tailgating of scouts who don't know whether they are alive or dead.
There was nothing wrong with Dolbe's arrangement. There is not the slightest loophole, but who would have thought that the grasshopper of the Ming Empire would jump so fiercely that he dared to give up other fronts and concentrate his forces to directly take the demon's portal. That's not all, they actually took advantage of the cover of fog in the early morning to go around the front of the troops by water, and forcibly blocked the way of Ralph and others.
"It was my mistake. Hannah bit her lip viciously with a gloomy face and bowed her head to Dolbe, "I cared too much about Elysia's girl, and focused all my attention on her, but I forgot about the Ming Empire, which was only half breathing. But it doesn't matter. It is reported that there is no movement on the side of the alliance, which shows that this is a separate operation of the Ming Empire. There is no coordination with the alliance. For now, we just need to concentrate on dealing with this group of troublesome ghosts who are desperately fighting back, and the other side will never think of any surprises we have prepared for the Alliance, and now these surprises are about to be used on them. Don't put on such a depressed and irritated face, Ralph, I'll let you vent your emotions later. β
"In bed?" said the red-skinned demon with his eyes watering immediately.
"It's on the battlefield!" Hannah immediately picked up the teacup in her hand and smashed it on Ralph's head with a blank face.
Dolbay was already familiar with this kind of routine, and he gently clasped the table and interrupted, "Quiet. The Law of Equality magic array that we are preparing to set up inside the ironclad dinosaur is currently not yet complete, so it is not suitable to be dispatched for the time being. Having said that, it is unrealistic to rely on cannon fodder to break through the Ming army's firepower network and play melee combat with them, is it necessary to dispatch elite soldiers now?"
Hannah immediately shook her head and said, "There's no need. At first glance, the Ming army occupied several high mountains on both sides of the road blocking our way, but in reality they carried only light weapons, and their heavy firepower was supported by more than a dozen warships cruising on the rivers. We could have attacked the battleship first, even if it was just cannon fodder to drive away the nearby fleet. Without the heavy artillery, what are those infantry going to stop our ironclad dinosaurs?"
"The enemy also has masters. Ralph had already wiped the tea from his face at this moment, and reminded him as he cleaned up the cup that had been thrown by the woman, "What if they choose to return to the rescue fleet? β
This guy uses his brain once in a while. Dolbey changed his opinion of this thorn a little, and smiled at the corner of his mouth: "Hehe, you don't have to worry about this." Master Monil, the Chief Alchemist, has recently been tinkering with the creation of some kind of giant flying monster designed to take on the Alliance's aerial warships. Originally, the Demon King of Ulrik Bixia was intended to be used to increase the combat power of our army on Tyranmere, but I managed to win it over when I asked for reinforcements two days ago, and now it has arrived with reinforcements. Isn't the core symbol of the Ming Empire's army the steam airship, and it happened to go to the portal, so let's use it to try how many catties and taels this flying monster has. β
Ralph didn't pay much attention, but Hannah asked in astonishment, "Please, please wait a minute, Lord Dolbe." The portal is only more than ten meters high and eight meters wide at most, how did the giant flying demonic beast that can fight against the air warship teleport over?"
"I don't know. Dolbe scratched his cheek and shrugged, "All I know is that thing is a true tentacle monster." (To be continued......)