Although there was another small daily routine in the middle, Uncle Brooke was not affected much. He continued to pay attention to various changes on the battlefield and reported it to Alicea and others in a timely manner.

So far, the Ming army's offensive looked very smooth. The messy counterattacks launched by many low-level monsters after the formation collapsed and lost cooperation were useless. They were originally a cannon fodder army that won by relying on the number of cannon fodder troops, and naturally there would be no threat after falling into chaos. A team of well-equipped and well-trained ordinary soldiers could play seven in and seven out at a time. Moreover, the Ming army also used armored combat vehicles to open the way forward, making up for the shortcomings of the Ming army's weak offensive ability, which did not have many heavy artillery. They even dispatched the Qinglong steam airship, which was the final ace, in advance, and easily broke through the cannon fodder army in front of them.

Because of advanced reconnaissance and liaison methods and sufficient intelligence, Alixia, who has mastered enough intelligence, saw some unusual things from the overall actions of the demon; however, the Ming Empire did not have a similar method, and they still used the contact information of sending human scouts to conduct reconnaissance and the classic Feige's letter. Therefore, Lin Feiyun, who was re-appointed by Gongsun Yi as a general, commanded the entire army in the Qinglong airship, did not know how dangerous his current situation was yet.

"Report to the general, the enemy has begun to flee." The adjutant standing next to Lin Feiyun reported loudly to the old general, "The tactics you adopted to gather armored vehicles to charge were very successful. The monks staying behind did not even have a chance to appear. It was really beautiful!"

Lin Feiyun did not accept the praise from his subordinates, but shook his head calmly: "This tactic was not created by me, but learned after reading the scout's report on the assault war launched by the Western Continental Alliance against the demon troops attacking Baoqing City. They also have weapons similar to ours, and they seem to have better performance. If the demon had not teleported the huge triceratops back in time, I would have been afraid that the enemy's original formation would have been directly attacked in that battle."

"Since the alliance has such powerful combat power, why didn't the Emperor choose to establish diplomatic relations with them?" the adjutant asked in confusion, "Even if this counterattack is extremely important, we can all form an alliance with the other party while secretly preparing to execute it without them."

The old general couldn't help frowning and said in confusion when he heard this: "I don't know either. After the girl named Alicia met His Majesty as an envoy, I felt that many things around me happened as if something was pushing forward hard from behind. Originally, His Majesty also showed his willingness to contact and contact the Western Continent when the two sides met. But then you also saw it, and he immediately dispatched the main force that had already completed the preparation to launch a counterattack against the demons and directly put the members of the alliance aside. Although the opportunity is not missed, at least he must send an envoy to say hello to them, otherwise it would be too rude."

"Maybe your Majesty has other plans?" the adjutant racked his brains and tried his best to guess, "For example, worrying that the alliance will take advantage of the opportunity to fight with us to encircle land everywhere and form a big and powerful force in the Eastern Continent?"

This guy quite understands the emperor's mind. Lin Feiyun looked at the adjutant with laughter and tears: "I think it shouldn't be that way. All the armed civilians sent by the alliance were armed civilians called adventurers, and they did not carry many technical weapons. It is impossible to pose any threat to our army; even if they hide many troops preparing to invade behind the portal, they will not be able to deploy in a short time. Surrounded by many artillery, it is definitely a purgatory on earth. What's more, according to scouts and reconnaissance, the alliance also found that

There were many merchants carrying a large amount of goods in the alliance camp - regardless of whether the other party was dumping it or not, at least they absolutely did not mean to face the sword of the Ming Empire. Therefore, I think it is indeed possible that it is as Aliciana said. The alliance actually came here to help us and use trade to earn some profits. But why did His Majesty the Emperor give up contact with the other party? And looking at the actions he took later, it was like he was deliberately avoiding the alliance..."

Just as Lin Feiyun and the adjutant were all confused, a messenger rushed from the passage to the bridge, saluted the veteran general, and handed a crumpled note to him: "General, this is the Feige's letter I just received. Please check it out."

The one that tied the note was a dazzling red silk thread, indicating that the news inside was extremely urgent. Lin Feiyun's white brows immediately frowned even tighter, and he quickly reached out to take it over.

The adjutant naturally saw the red thread, so shocked that he didn't dare to let out a breath, and waited quietly beside him.

Lin Feiyun's face became worse and worse, but after all, he was a veteran who had experienced various big scenes. After reading it, he just handed the note to his adjutant: "What do you think?"

"Everyone, the demon army on each front set up an empty camp and evacuated the war zone, and rushed towards us one after another! "Why did the enemy deceive the scouts' reconnaissance with an empty city strategy? So they didn't realize it until now? Are these guys eating a good meal?"

"His Majesty the Emperor has almost dimmed all the troops on each front. It is already very good that they can send precious troops as reconnaissance scouts who are huddling in the stronghold to defend." Lin Feiyun waved his hand casually, "We don't know where the demon troops that quickly surrounded us are currently. Do you have any suggestions?"

After a little thought, the adjutant calmed down and replied: "General, my subordinates believe that at this time, we should gather the troops to defend the dangerous land and ask His Majesty the Emperor for reinforcements. The valley where the troops are located is very suitable. Not only can we get support from the navy, but we do not need to protect the civilian facilities in the city like we guard the city. We can give it a try. As long as we can defeat the army of demons, the situation of the war will naturally undergo a fundamental change."

"Then what are our hundreds of thousands of troops eating? Will we be able to play wild game in the deep mountains of winter?" Lin Feiyun immediately shook his head vigorously. "Although the waterway is still under the control of our fleet, it is always threatened by demons. It is too unreliable to use it as a supply line. Once the waterway is cut off by the enemy, we will be trapped to death with ammunition and food exhaustion. By then, the Ming Empire, which has lost its main army, can only organize a Boy Scout to resist the iron hoof of the demon clan. You are not wrong in choosing the decisive battle location, but I cannot take this risk."

"I understand, then General, can you mean..."

"Retreat!" Lin Feiyun waved his hand decisively and ordered, "Order all troops to start preparing for retreat immediately. Let the navy send ships to pick us up. I will bear all the responsibilities. I will explain to you personally, so you just follow the orders!"

Brooke, who followed the Ming army on the ground and reported the latest battle to Alicia at any time, quickly discovered some obvious change. He quickly raised the crystal ball in his hand and said in surprise: "Her Majesty the Queen, the Ming army suddenly stopped advancing. No, wait, they began to retreat backwards?"

"Ah la la. Finally noticed that something was wrong?" Alicia in the image raised her lips slightly and smiled evilly, "Although the fighter jets were well caught and the tactics were very clever, their commanders seemed to have a little bit of power in their intelligence. But it's not too late to retreat now, so they can barely get there. Uncle Brooke, come back too. In a few days, your current location will be filled with the overwhelming demon army."

Brooke was about to nod and greet everyone behind him, but suddenly he felt a chill on his face and couldn't help but reach out and touch it in confusion - nothing, he just touched a little water.

While the uncle and the second monk were confused, a small white crystal grain that symbolized purity slowly fell from above and disappeared soon after, leaving only a little wet mark on the gloves.

It was snowing! Brooke immediately raised his head in shock and found that the sky was already covered with dark clouds. The sparse and small snowfall that had not been noticed before turned into flying goose feathers in a blink of an eye. In less than a minute, the visibility on the ground dropped to less than ten meters.

Alicia soon saw the snowflakes from the image, and quickly changed to a serious expression and asked sternly: "Uncle, is it snowing over you?"

"This is not ordinary snowfall, Her Majesty the Queen." Brooke, who hurriedly hid in the nearby woods, slapped his head and the snow-white body, and said, "I guess I will become a snowman if I stayed still outside for two or three minutes. I couldn't see the scene in the distance."

At this time, Marilyn next to her suddenly came over and interrupted, "I felt a strong magic fluctuation in the atmosphere. This heavy snow should be caused by magic."

[Is this true? The devil really started to close the net. And I didn't expect that the first time it was this...]

Alicea couldn't help but feel sank when she heard this, and raised her hand and stirred her daisy hair hard and murmured: "There will be heavy snow after the fog. Originally, a snowfall in nature was already nurturing. Now with the urging of magic, its power will definitely be even more exaggerated. It's really hesitant, is Hannah planning to keep all the main force of the Ming army? Her appetite is too big! Uncle Brooke, you hurry up and find a safe place nearby that can escape from wind and snow. If I guess correctly, the reason why the demons did not dispatch elites and flying units is because they are using the power of nature to prepare some kind of forbidden spells!"

"Difficult, is it difficult!"

"Ah, isn't there any historical documents about the Battle of Despair that are recorded in detail? Legend has it that even a level 6 saint can only lose their direction in the black snowflakes all over the sky, eroded in the biting wind, exhausted their physical strength in the ice polluted by evil energy, and finally died tragically in endless despair, thus transforming into a terrifying undead forbidden spell-" The blonde girl let go of her hair and bit her thumb's nails fiercely and said word by word. "The ice hell of the desperate dead."

Every time the little queen said something, Brooke trembled harder; and when she said that name, the uncle even pulled Marilyn beside her and rushed into the depths of the woods: "If you don't want to die, keep up! We must find a cave before the power of the spell takes effect!"

The communication was cut off. Perhaps the uncle chose to actively close the crystal ball to avoid distraction, or the powerful magic fluctuations interfered with the connection. In short, after losing contact with Brooke, Alicia and others were preparing to retreat on the front line when the Ming army, who was about to retreat most, needed to pay attention to their situation, became blind in a gorgeous way.

"Sister Killing is this-!?" Alixiya couldn't help but get furious and furious. "What's going on when the contact is interrupted at such a critical moment? Even the legendary 'predict what happens next and listen to the next breakdown' wouldn't have been so troubled by me!"

Hurry up and apologize to all the storytellers in the world!

Ba Mami quietly appeared from the void and pressed the angry little female cat, signaling the mercury lamp next to her with her eyes to try to contact her again; the Chairman decisively chose to give up after working on the crystal ball for a while: "No, I can't contact you at all."

"Is that true? Then the only thing we can do now is wait and pray."

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Lin Feiyun knew that something was going to be bad when he discovered that the demon had used large magic, but he had no good countermeasures for this. He could not even command the ground troops - because the Ming Empire army was not equipped with contact tools like crystal balls, and the Qinglong used flag language to contact the outside world.

Who do you send a banner to when you look around and see the surroundings are covered in white?

"General, do you want to lower the flight altitude?" the adjutant suggested carefully, "The hull of the Qinglong is very large. If you turn on the light, it should be able to guide the ground troops like a lighthouse."

"Well, just do what you said." Lin Feiyun nodded decisively and agreed. "It would be fine if the enemy just used magic to create bad weather, but if it was a large-scale magic attack... tsk, I always have an ominous premonition. Have you discovered friendly forces nearby?"

"No, General. Not only is there blizzards outside, but strong winds are also blowing. Now there is no one standing on the deck, and all the observation teams have been forced to withdraw from the inside of the cabin."

By the way, the temperature also dropped sharply, right? Looking at the portholes with a layer of white mist gradually rising on the surface in the distance, Lin Feiyun couldn't help but feel anxious. Although he had expected heavy snow and cooling weather to prepare warm supplies for the troops, it was definitely not used to deal with this situation. Moreover, if this was really a magic attack, the soldiers who were unable to avoid and could not defend for a long time did not know how much casualties would occur.

The Qinglong is the masterpiece of the Ming Empire and the last trump card. But even such a powerful warship is trembling slightly in the violent wind, feeling like an earthquake with a small intensity.

"Can you see the ground?"

"No! Now even the entire sky is dark, and I can't tell where it is!"

The crew members in the bridge began to carefully lower the height according to the adjutant's instructions. However, the visibility around was so bad, it was like navigating the dark deep sea. The height indicator became the only thing that everyone could trust, but they didn't know whether the thing could still work properly in this situation - but there was no choice.

All the lights on the side of the battleship ship were turned on, but the poor beam of light only illuminated a short distance and was completely swallowed by the deep darkness, as if there was some evil and terrifying monster that specifically devoured all the light in the world.

"Reported that there was icy on the left side of the ship and some lighting was damaged as a result!"

"Reported that the main gun hydraulic system has malfunctioned due to the sudden drop in temperature. It is currently unable to rotate!"

"Reported that cracks have occurred in the weaker parts of the hull armor, and it can be confirmed that this is an enemy's spell attack!"

The bad news reported to Lin Feiyun one by one, which made the old general feel deeply powerless. Yes, the Qinglong is very powerful, and Lin Feiyun is sure that it can easily defeat the giant triceratops that everyone is extremely afraid of; but no matter how powerful it is, it cannot compete with the power of nature. When facing the forbidden spell-level magic that the demons cast through the heavens, the Qinglong appears very small.

All he could do was to ensure that the warship would not suffer too much damage, and at the same time, to save the soldiers of the ground troops directly exposed to the blizzard as much as possible.

"Everyone, look!" Suddenly, a soldier in charge of observing the outside world screamed in great horror. "Snow, snowflakes, snowflakes have turned black!"

"Ha, what stupid things are you saying?" the adjutant scolded with a little dissatisfaction, "How could such a ridiculous thing happen? Don't be foolish there."

"I'm sorry, maybe I'm dazzled..." The soldier didn't know whether he was explaining to the chief or comforting himself. He murmured after taking a breath, and then turned his eyes outside the porthole with the adjutant, "You're right, how could there be black snowflakes?"

A strange black figure suddenly passed among countless naughty and lively white elves flying in the wind. It was like charcoal for roasting fire, and like fine coal, but it was far lighter than them, and its appearance was even more beautiful and crystalline.

Black snow.

The air in the bridge solidified instantly.
Chapter completed!