100. Disintegration of the Empire? (Part 1)
After hurriedly defeating the enemy besieging the Silver Trojan Horse, Marshal Filitayer had no time to clean up the battlefield, nor did he have time to clear the remaining enemies fleeing deep into the far forest, so he ordered that except for a thousand left-behind troops, the entire army boarded the ship again and drove the Xiangrui floating battleship to leave the place.
According to the information obtained by torture the prisoners, Timur Khan used the portal secretly established by the Dragon Witch Cult at the intersection of Supreme Ice 11 and the desert to let the army jump through nearly a thousand miles of distant space and rush to the northwest hinterland of the Neseril Empire. At present, he has successfully conquered the cities of Esco and Haraugdas in the north, and used Haraugdas as the front base, divided hundreds of thousands of troops into three groups, towards the northern hub of Silver Moon City, the northern dwarf city of Adeba Fort and the remnants of the southern Ginkgo Legion, and launched a fierce attack at the same time! []
Therefore, after defeating the Southern Route Army in Zhiyuan Forest, Feili had the following choices for march: First, swing the division straight to the high ice 11, destroy the portal, and cut off the enemy's logistics supply line.
However, with the fall of Santilburg, the Junma grassland at the other end of the desert, was already under the control of the Tukhan Khanate invaders. Even if the portal was destroyed, it would only force them to double the supply line.
What's more, the expeditions of grassland nomads have always been like locusts, wherever they go, wherever they eat, wherever they grab, as long as they have swords, guns, bows and arrows in their hands, and whether there is logistics supply or not, they will be collected on the spot.
Second, counterattack Esco and Haraugdas, destroying the enemy's advance base.
The problem with this choice is similar to the previous one. Even if we regain these two cities that have turned into ruins, it will only hurt the surface for the Tukan army, which ignores supplies. Only by killing their live power on a large scale can we truly win this counterattack.
In addition, many mages from the Dragon Witch Cult and Harpist Alliance were stationed in these two cities at this time, and more than 100,000 troops remained behind. No one knew whether there were any big killing weapons such as Dragon Crazy Mi Locks, Dragon Lichs and others in the two cities......... Just relying on the lonely ship of the Xiangrui, plus the lonely army of the Giant Bear Legion, is really a bit lingering.
Third, go to Yinyue City, meet with the remaining troops of the Yinyue Federation under the leadership of Aolu, and join forces to fight against Timur Khan's main cavalry.
This is relatively conservative and safer. The only drawback is that many towns may be attacked by the Tukan Khan during this period - but if they do not fight Timur Khan to the main battle, they will never be able to achieve real victory.
However, no matter which combat plan Fili chooses, one problem must be solved first: the supply of food and ammunition.
Since the catastrophe broke out in the imperial capital, Feili's legion has lost its logistics supplies, and the food can be collected from the city of Tivanton, but the ammunition and firearms consumed in previous battles can only be barely supported by the inventory on the ship.
The ammunition consumption in the battle on the southern bank of the Shadow Sea was not the case. The eight thousand advance team destroyed by Yin Shadow Valley took away a considerable portion of the ammunition inventory on the Xiangrui. When the Silver Moon Federation was launched this time, Feili had to squeeze out a large number of ammunition from the precious inventory of ammunition and handed it over to the left-behind troops in Tivanton City, allowing General Cantor to have the ability to fight against powerful enemies in three directions.
Therefore, after the battle in the Supreme Forest ended, Feili immediately ordered the warship to take off and rush to Hell Gate Fort not far northwest, intending to activate the strategic material reserve warehouse there, for fear that the Tukan Rangers would be snatched first.
However, when the Xiangrui flew over Hell Gate Castle, Feili unexpectedly discovered that this place was an empty city without any signs!
——It turns out that as a fortress deep in the heart of the empire and far away from all battlefields, the defense facilities of Hell Gate Fort have long been completely abandoned.
Hundreds of old and weak soldiers who were supposed to be ordered to stay here, saw the remnants of the Ginkgo Legion fleeing sporadically in the east, and described the cruelty and terror of the Tukan cavalry to them in an exaggerated way. After hearing the bad news of the massacres in Esco and Haraugdas, they were scared to death. After hearing the sound of gunfire in the direction of the far forest, they mistakenly thought that the Tukan army was about to arrive. In panic, they fled collectively and hid in the nearby Supreme Forest, the Nasè Mountains and other barren mountains to take refuge.
Seeing this fortress with a wide open door and an empty person, a desolate aura that seemed to be "the country is about to die", suddenly aroused in everyone's hearts.
Feili had to bite the bullet and break into Hell Gate Castle, intending to move things by himself, but found that it was empty everywhere and nothing was needed. Finally, he finally found several boxes of military hard biscuits and solid steel-plate corned beef produced more than 20 years ago in the cellar covered with dust and mouse footprints. Although he looked down on these terrible foods, in the spirit of not leaving the thief, he ordered them all to be carried on the boat and taken away.
However, since there was no ammunition to be replenished in Hell Gate Fort, this battle was still impossible. Therefore, Feili could only ignore the Tukan Khanate army in the northeast and turned around and headed straight for Silver Moon City, hoping to obtain ammunition supplies here.
However, Feili never dreamed that in the Silver Moon City ahead, there was something terrible waiting for her...
Silver Moon City, the highest palace, originally belonged to Ms. Elaszhuo's reception room.
In this small reception room with elegant and simple style, the aroma of black tea, pastries and fruits is filled with. At first glance, it seems that a leisurely afternoon tea party is being held. But the atmosphere between the people inside is so tense, so heavy that it is like solidified graphite.
As a dual voter of the goddess of magic and the goddess of wealth, Miss Mitsui Ryuki, wearing a super luxurious golden silk kimono, was leisurely sipping the fragrant black tea while slowly playing with the golden wool-decorated fan, her face full of smug smile as the winner.
On the other side of the table, the youngest among the "Seven Sisters of the Northland" who were favored by the dark girl and the magic goddess, the youngest female dark elf, who had always been energetic and fighting spirit, collapsed weakly on the back of the chair, ignoring the dark skin of her race, her face was as pale as if even the spirits had burned out.
In the center of the table, a parchment scroll written in beautiful huā characters is quietly placed. The border is decorated with gorgeous hollow gold foil, and the two ends are inlaid with dazzling red sapphires. Each character seems to be shining with colorful magical lights.
After a moment of silence, the third person sitting next to the table finally couldn't help but open it first...
"...This is something that is impossible to agree! Miss Mitsui!"
Feili gasped heavily from her nostrils, and her voice roared in a low voice. Whether it was the veins that burst out in the shape of a "" on her forehead or her slightly trembling body, they all showed the aura that was burning in his heart at this time. "...The reason why I became the chief consul of the Naserel Empire in the face of danger is to rebuild and revive this great kingdom, rather than signing its death sentence, and also to preside over the funeral for it with my own hands!"
Then, Feili waved her hand and swept her hard, recording the parchment roll and quill that had been written,
The ink bottle fell all over the floor with crackling sounds.
"…I would rather cut off my right hand than sign this shameful agreement!!!"
Chapter completed!