It took only half an hour for the news of Lugdunum's devastating blow to reach Lüders.

In order to let Charlemagne know the terrifying power of the new weapon as soon as possible, the Wehrmacht did not interfere with communications very "intimately", and the communication facilities in Lugdunum were basically intact. The details of the attack were broadcast live almost entirely from the conference room of Charlemagne's top decision-making body.

As expected, a vote of high-ranking military and political officials exploded on the spot.

The reason for this is the great power of the new rocket.

Strike range, lethal effectiveness, and deviation accuracy -- these are the three major indicators that all long-range attack weapons, including missiles, tirelessly pursue. Ever since the consortium brought thermal weapons into the world, people have been fanatically trying to push the striking distance and lethal effectiveness of weapons to the extreme. However, technological development has never been achieved overnight, and with the deliberate omission of key nodes in the process of exporting technology by consortia, the evolution of weapons in various countries seems to be advancing by leaps and bounds on the surface, but in fact it has gradually entered a dead end. Even if a large rocket that can attack targets more than ten or twenty kilometers away is made by combining magic, the problems of "finding targets" and "improving accuracy" can never be solved, and finally it has to be made into a suicide rocket, and the young dead man is used as a biological CPU guidance accessory to guide the rocket to attack the target.

In the final analysis, this is the inevitable approach of countries with weak technological and industrial levels. If you don't believe it, look at the bunch of special attack planes at the end of World War II, as well as the ICBMs (A-9/A-10 ICBMs) on Nazi Germany's drawing board, which also simply canceled inertial guidance, directly added wings and cockpit to the warhead, and made it a manned winged rocket. If you can build a customized guidance system, who would think so much about turning a carefully trained and valuable pilot into a disposable consumable with questionable effectiveness.

Now, Alfheim has clearly solved these technical problems.

"The situation on the spot is very bad. ”

The Marquis de Loire, Minister of War, spread the report on the conference table, took out his single-rimmed glasses and put them on his right eye, and read it word for word:

"Lugdunum is basically paralyzed, public institutions, churches, transportation hubs, factories have all been blown up, and the heat and fire caused by the fire have also burned large areas of residential areas, with a rough estimate of about 30,000 dead, about 50,000 injured, and the number of missing people is still being counted...... As a result, the city is half-ruined. ”

No surprises.

Each A-4 rocket is equivalent to 40 tons of TNT, and 40 rockets are 1,600 tons of TNT, almost one-tenth the power of the atomic bomb that landed on Hiroshima, enough to tear down the main city of Lugdunum to the ground. Coupled with careful target selection and high-precision strikes, the combined effects of the damage are enough to completely paralyze Lugdunum's city functions and become a dead city.

Everyone present showed a solemn look.

The first time you experience the strategic air raid of the "Aerial Slaughter City" level, no one can easily deal with it.

Airships, bombers, air warships – the traditional threat of air attack is huge, but the threat posed by the A-4 guided rocket is completely different.

It can't be defended, it can't be warned, it's huge, and it's so powerful that you can fight wherever you want.

In the face of this unprecedented threat, it can be said that no place is safe.

What's more-

"Everyone already knows about Emir. ”

The Dauphin Louis deliberately lowered his voice, and the faces of the participants were suddenly covered with a layer of lead ash.

The news of Emir's destruction has spread at the top of various countries, and several investigative teams belonging to different countries and organizations have visited the wreckage of what was once the holy city, and they have been shocked by the horror of the scene and have exchanged business skills with each other. In the end, similar reports were placed on the desk of the National Rights Centre.

The Holy City has been completely destroyed, all living things around it have been wiped out, and weapons are used—unknown.

What exactly that "unknown weapon" is, I can't figure it out for a while, it may be a strategic-level attack technique, or it may be a new weapon. Whatever it is, if combined with the rocket that attacked Lugdunum this time......

No one dared to think about it anymore.

It's like Nazi Germany made a V-2 guided rocket in 1940 and made a practical nuclear warhead, do you want Qiu Fat Man squatting in the London basement to still sleep?

"Without the church's connection, negotiations with Albion are also on hold. Now Imir is like this again...... It's hard for Albion to meddle in the continental battlefield again. ”

Admiral de Maile Blazer, who interjected, looked around the conference table and said coldly:

"The situation is not encouraging. ”

"It's too early to give up now! Is the navy no longer confident and conscious of defending the country?"

If it weren't for the presence of the crown prince, he would have pointed at the nose of this navy bastard and scolded "non-nationals" and "national thieves".

The Admiralty Chancellor continued in a calm and calm tone:

"What we are fighting the rebels on is a huge disparity in national strength. If this gap advantage is not fully exploited, or is offset by the rebels' new technology, it is already a major failure. Would you ever have thought that if that kind of rocket could carry the secret weapon of destroying Ymir, and extend the range to 1,000 kilometers, it would be enough to cover the entire territory of our country—can you imagine the scene of the fire of destruction falling from the sky?"

"Yes...... But ......"

"It is true that the army still has the strength to fight. However, the other side can also use the new rocket to strike at the troops, transportation hubs, and industrial towns that are massed in the rear, so as to reduce the difference in strength between the two sides by relatively cheap means. In addition, the recruitment and formation of new units will only be able to exert their combat effectiveness after training, and when the new units have formed combat effectiveness. Will the other side throw in the weapons to destroy Imir? In the face of such a devastating force, even hundreds of thousands of troops will not be of use. ”

The Minister of the Navy calmly stated the facts, and there was nothing to question in his concise account, and the senior officers of the army, who had always been keen to raise the bar with the Navy, could only close their mouths and listen for a while.

"It's okay to sacrifice a group of troops to buy time for further mobilization, but it's just as good for the enemy. From what we know, the rebels are pouring resources from overseas into their areas of control in order to produce more equipment. At the moment they are only attacking with 40 rockets, but as the production capacity gradually increases, more rockets will be put into service. The more stalemate the war becomes, the more unfavorable the balance of strength between us and the enemy will be. ”

"So, what is the opinion of the Navy?"

Hearing Loire's question, de Maile Blazer pondered for a moment and replied categorically:

"Advance with retreat and start early peace talks with the rebels. ”

"Do you know what you're talking about? Noble people want to bow down to the evil heretical rebels? Qing Ke still has a little bit of military consciousness and backbone?!"

"Temporarily. ”

The Minister of the Navy didn't even look at the red-faced and thick-necked Director of Army Education, as if the other party was just an insignificant little person, and only listened to him continue:

"Today, international public opinion and other countries are certainly unfriendly to our country, but in the final analysis, this is only because of disputes caused by interests. In the hearts of those in power in various countries, there is no lack of vigilance against the resurgence of pointy-eared heresy. After a thousand years, I am afraid that no country is willing to submit to the pointy-eared heretics again. At present, although we will temporarily lose part of our land and population, if we can exchange it for the wariness of the new heretical countries, we will regard our country as an important front line of checks and balances, and support our country for blood transfusion. We can also rearmament. After fully absorbing the lessons of this war, we will be able to build a more powerful army than in the past and regain the lost territory and interests. If we keep obsessing with the victory or defeat in front of us, and even lose the capital that will rise again in the future, our long-cherished wish will come to naught. Isn't that right?"

The sharp speech suddenly fell silent in the conference room.

If there are no accidents, Charlemagne will follow the tone of the Admiralty Chancellor and seize the last chance to save himself.

However, since the wheels of history are rolling along the laid tracks, and they are still moving in the direction of completely crushing the country, no one can stop this huge blood-stained ship until it reaches its goal.

Since this army that has ignited the flames of aggression everywhere still exists, from the supreme commander down to the lower staff generals, those arrogant and incompetent military leaders are still there. Then the war will not end until they complete their historical mission and completely withdraw from the stage of history. The country will continue to run along the path of destruction until it breaks off the cliff and is crushed to pieces in the abyss from which it will never recover.

A white hand was raised.

"De Maile Blazerqing, it's not good that you forgot, we still have the strongest combat power that we haven't invested. ”

"Your Highness......!!"

In the face of Prince Louis's confident smile, for a moment, the Admiralty's gaze was so sharp that it could almost kill.

"In the face of the enemy's heavily guarded facilities, even the one who has repeatedly performed miracles ......!"

"Impossible? can't be done, won't be. After all, she is the holy maiden who saves the country, and she is the embodiment of miracles that have made the impossible possible again and again, saving us and the kingdom from desperate situations. ”

In the face of de Mailes Blazer's anger, even a tyrannical man like Loire could not help but retreat, but the Dauphin Louis did not care, and continued calmly:

"Although the idea of peace talks is easily misunderstood, I believe in the loyalty of the secretary to the country and the reasonableness of his opinion. However, don't forget, now that the enemy army has the advantage, it is bound to be unfavorable to our country at this time. Even if we want to negotiate peace, at least we have to get back a city and seek the most favorable terms possible, right?"

"Your Highness, this is indeed the best way at the moment. ”

Loire, who finally seized the opportunity, hurried to follow.

It may have been that the sycophant had been slapped just right, scratching his itch, and the Dauphin Louis smiled at his faithful lackey, then got up and slowly paced to the window.

The bright sun sprinkled on the crown prince who seemed to be standing in the center of the stage and pretending, and I saw him spread his hands like an actor who thanked the audience, and said affectionately:

"I heard that the fatigue accumulated from the previous battle has almost recovered, and now is the perfect time to invite her to appear, and I would like to invite our Highness the 'Holy Maiden of National Salvation'. ”