Return of the King Chapter 076 The Fall Plan
1)
Although Ponte is a relatively closed seated town, it is not very strict with outsiders, and after inspection, Lan Li and the others were allowed into the city.
Myron, who was still nervous during the inspection, breathed a sigh of relief and said, "Wow, scared me to death just now." ”
"How dare you enter this city so cowardly!" Lan Li teased unintentionally.
"It's different, let's go save the tank!"
"How to save it?" Salmoni glanced at Myron, inexplicably feeling that Myron had not been normal recently.
"Didn't you say it's good to do things according to plan!"
"Do you know where the tank is?" is expected to make Myron completely dumbfounded.
Even with a fairly sophisticated plan, one of the biggest problems they faced was that they didn't know where the tank was, or even that he was in the city. Until the situation is determined, rash action is tantamount to falling into the mouth of a tiger, not only will you not be able to save the tanks, but you may even put them all in it.
"What then?" Myron was a little panicked, he was indeed a little anxious, and he couldn't think about many things.
"Let's go to the city to find out the news first, if it really doesn't work, we can implement the plan in advance, and if nothing else, the tank should be brought here." ”
"It's coming. ”
At this moment, Locke spoke out, making everyone remember the existence of this soothsayer. It must be said that his presence is really low, and it is characteristic of a soothsayer to speak rarely and forcibly pretend to be mysterious, but the presence of a prophet now will undoubtedly make the whole plan simpler.
"Why didn't you say it earlier?!"
"It's useless to talk about it earlier, and even if we know they're here, there's still nothing we can do. ”
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"Let's find out the situation first, tonight everyone will split up to investigate, the target is the location of Duke Crove and the tank, remember not to startle the snake. Lan Li gave the order, and when she said the last sentence, she gave a special glance at Myron.
This time, the six of them traveled in casual clothes, and they didn't seem to have the characteristics of a magician, so it was no big deal to walk around the city casually, and as long as they didn't do too much, they wouldn't be noticed at all for their suspicious behavior. The six of them are divided into three groups, the reliable Salmoni is in charge of leading the somewhat reckless Myron, who is mainly responsible for investigating the residence and daily movements of Duke Croft, Lanley and Locke form a team, intentionally or unintentionally, asking passers-by about the basic structure of Ponte Land in the hope that the plan can go smoothly, and Dora and Smulick infiltrate the tavern in disguise to find out about the tank from the drunken soldiers.
The night brings not only a dark curtain, but also a less restrained movement. Myron was unusually serious, but a little confusing, and the streets and alleys finally made them figure out the current situation of Duke Croft, but they still couldn't guess any purpose for their capture of the tank, and not even the slightest clue could be found.
Dora's side unexpectedly went much better, the girl and the bartender's partner still had some tacit understanding, and there were even some local soldiers who were drunk and kept complaining about Duke Crof's violent politics, they were like lambs in urgent need of rescue, unable to escape the control of evil, and could only keep dedicating their strength to violence. It can be said that what they learned was that this was a town that needed to be liberated, and everyone pretended to be obedient, and once they had power, they would choose to flee and even overthrow the rule.
"People can't be saved. Smulick finally made a conclusion that even if they were outraged, they alone could not undo it.
Compared to what is seen in front of you, the truth is a different picture entirely.
When they asked if any outsiders had been arrested, they received a uniform reply: no, the man with an expansive mind would not even accept outsiders, the army and soldiers had always been only tools of slaughter, and the real weapons of Duke Crove were himself and his sons, as well as those advanced machines that had been created out of nowhere.
When they looked deeper, they didn't know anything.
It's like a puppet, with infinite scenery on the surface, but in fact it is a puppet that has been pulled by someone, and the self has long been swallowed up.
2)
The six of them converged to gather the damaged information and make final preparations for the night.
"There is no news about the tank, is it planned to proceed?"
"Crove Castle is in the west of the city and is relatively heavily guarded. Lan Li pointed to the map and analyzed the situation.
"However, Duke Crove is rarely at the castle at night, and usually spends the night in Jujing City in the center of the city, where the security is relatively lax, and the soldiers are quite slack at night, so they can easily sneak in. Salmoni spoke his mind, but was quickly dismissed by Locke.
"Although Jujing City is not guarded, it is relatively densely populated, and there is little hope of abducting the large and powerful Duke Croft from it. ”
"Isn't that the plan to kidnap Duke Crof?" Myron was a little puzzled, not knowing what kind of medicine Locke was selling. Dora and Smulick on the side were also suddenly stunned, this was out of their plan.
"Of course, the plan still has to be executed, but in a different way. Locke said with a confident smile.
"Don't sell it!"
"In this way, we have located the initial sneak attack here," Locke pointed to the Tower of Doom between the west and the center of the city, and in order to make others understand, he continued, "The Tower of Doom is a very important structure, but it is almost completely defenseless, and if there is a certain amount of commotion here, most of the troops except the defenders will gather here, and the nearest is the army in the center of the city, and they will reach the Tower of Doom early." ”
Locke pondered for a moment and continued: "It shouldn't be wrong, the army was extremely loose at that time, it can be said that there was no combat effectiveness at all, Duke Crove will also arrive at that time, this is also the easiest time for us to control him, as long as you set the trap, Duke Crove will naturally fall into the net." ”
"It seems to make a lot of sense, but I always feel like something is overlooked. Salmoni pondered, and he felt that there must be something unworkable in it.
"It won't be long before all the troops in the city arrive, and then we'll be in complete prison. ”
Indeed, even if they were able to exchange tanks with the advantage of the hostages near the center, they would not be able to escape from Pontedi, and the plan to rescue the tanks through this method did not seem feasible anyway.
Krock did not think so, and said conceitedly: "The brutal has never been cunning, and as long as we ask to go out of the city, Duke Crove will certainly keep the agreement once he agrees." ”
"It's still too risky. Smurick still doesn't agree with it, after all, it's a matter of life and death, and it's perfectly acceptable to be overly cautious.
"This is the only feasible thing, either do it, or gamble!" This resolute personality is somewhat similar to Leng Yan, and from this point of view, there is Lan Li's support.
"Since you can't fight it head-on, this is the best way. ”
After struggling with the past, Myron and Dora fully agreed with the plan, and then Salmoni finally stopped hesitating and decided to make a big move.
"Okay,!"
"Okay, that's it, Myron and Smulick are in charge of causing trouble, and the rest of the people will set traps outside the Tower of Doom, so be careful not to be negligent!"
"For the tank!"
"This plan is the first official operation of our Feather of Sin Demon, and we want to give it a name!"
Myron scrambled to raise her hand and said, "My proposal is called 'Operation Save the Tanks'!"
"It's a bit of a name, and I'm proposing to call it 'Operation Demon Feather One'. Salmoni also joined in the fun, by the way, to stimulate Myron.
Myron shook him a roll of his eyes and whispered, "You're not going to be more dish." ”
"What did you say?!" Salmoni no longer maintained his usual steady style, and sprayed directly.
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The two of them were not humble to each other, and directly started a verbal war, leaving others speechless.
"Let's take the name of the location of this operation, 'Project Annihilation'. Dora said her thoughts a little shyly, not daring to say a few more words, for fear of being concentrated by the uncles' fire.
"Agreed. Dora's proposal was instantly supported by Smurick and Lanley, and it was really popular with the people.
Locke looked at them helplessly, smiled slightly awkwardly at Lan Li's eyes, and nodded.
"Stop arguing, Project Annihilation is in action!"
3)
Once the order to operate is given, it will be carried out very quickly, and they will not let the tank spend more desperate nights.
Unexpectedly, there was no defense nearby, and with the help of the Magus' skill, they quickly captured the Tower of Annihilation, and although they found that there were two soldiers in the tower who were negligent and did not notice them, they were quickly knocked unconscious to ensure success.
The four of them studied the terrain around the Tower of Annihilation for a while before they began to set traps at Locke's suggestion, which was after a certain consideration, after all, Duke Croft has the body of a giant, his strength is infinite, and at the same time, his mind is not simple, and it is still difficult to rely on the trap to finally catch him. Lan Li used magic to create a fine rattan net, plus the magic of other people, after the test and Locke's final confirmation, it was completed, and the rest was up to Myron and Smulick on the tower.
It's still a little easy for Myron to make trouble, after all, if you mix with the tank for a long time, you will become a big trouble before you know it.
There happened to be a sizable amount of explosives on the tower, which made it much easier, and they could attract the city's troops to rally here without a lot of magic.
"In this way, the combination of speed magic and wind magic creates a magic cannon barrel that, with the right lead, can spray explosives into the air without affecting the tower. Myron's thinking became clearer, and what they had to do was very simple.
Smurick understood Myron's suggestion and nodded.
"Let's go, get these explosives to the top of the tower, and then we can cause trouble!"
After some labor, all the explosives had been transported to the top of the tower, and the two tested the coordination of wind and speed, and after confirming that it was correct, they conveyed the message to the four people on the ground.
The four people on the ground did a good job of hiding in advance, and everything was ready.
Locke was in charge of giving the final orders.
He shouted almost with all his might:
"Put!"