Chapter 1306 Wasteland - Total War

Strictly speaking, this is a war in which both sides have made long-term preparations, but the preparations of both sides are not very sufficient, and the timing of its outbreak is beyond everyone's expectations-everything is beyond the plan. The development is completely in accordance with the blueprint of the participants. Everything happens suddenly. The coping ability of the frontline soldiers becomes the decisive factor. Everything is gradually getting out of control, and only "out of control" itself runs through it all the way.

The communications of the Silver Empire have been cut off, the status of the allied elves is unknown, the Great Wall and the Sentinel Tower have obviously fallen into a fatal error state, the barrier that has protected the civilized world for seven centuries is rapidly disintegrating and disappearing, and the inside of the wall is disintegrated. The number of monsters lingering and gathering in the depths of the soil obviously exceeded the upper limit of the theoretical value, and their ferocious momentum and vague "discipline" during the attack were even more shocking. In the face of these variables, he had to turn from offense to defense, turning into a rock to block the out-of-control and expanding gap in the magnificent wall-the change of the situation shocked experienced commanders and veterans alike.

As for the aberrant army attacking the northern defense line, the scene they imagined "the mortal army rushed to the battle, the paralyzed barrier defenders collapsed at the touch of a touch, and the tide of aberrants rushed into the civilized country" did not happen. Instead of dispersing hastily, the human beings set up steel barriers as if they had been prepared long ago. The chariot troops and heavy artillery positions that looked like moving walls began to roar out of sight, and the reckless legion was killed on the road to reunion Shrouded in fire and rain, in the overwhelming explosion, the dirty and corrupt limbs flew into the air together with the mud and rocks under their feet-the dark druid priest who was in charge of commanding the rear of the legion was also taken aback.

Both sides were taken aback. In this war, the first and greatest consensus reached by the two warring parties appeared at this moment: What is TM on the opposite side. jpg? !

A low humming sound swept across the sky, and the shadow of the dragoon fighter jets passed over the bottom of the low and oppressive clouds. Those anti-gravity aircraft with inverted cone-shaped chassis swooped and circled over the tide of distortion bodies like swifts. All the heavy aerial bombs or incendiary bombs they carried were dropped, and the explosions and flames splashed among the enemy troops like waves in the water. At the same time, black and red electric arcs rose from the ground, crossing and sweeping across the return flight of the bombing troops. On the way, two aircraft were strafed in the air, exploded and disintegrated, and more aircraft completed the bombing and bombing action, and quickly returned to the propulsion base located in the southern belt plain.

With the return of the flying troops, the intelligence ahead was presented more clearly in the eyes of the base commander.

"Aberrations are everywhere, almost like mud flowing on the ground." In the command center, the holographic projection is clearly showing the picture sent back by the frontline troops. A dark-skinned adjutant is standing beside Philip, He said quickly, "They were just wandering around the breakthrough point or even further away before, but after the abnormality appeared in the magnificent wall, these wandering monsters seemed to have received a signal suddenly and started to wave coming toward us—and precisely toward the hole in the barrier."

"How many? How many more?" Philip asked quickly.

"It's impossible to count, monsters from deeper in the wasteland continue to gather to join this 'tide'," the adjutant shook his head solemnly, "As long as this tide passes by, irrational aberrations will Immediately 'respond to the call', there is no way to calculate. Moreover, those monsters also have certain air-to-air capabilities, and their arcs and energy rays can hit our dragoons, which greatly interferes with the investigation."

Philip frowned, quickly analyzed and gathered possible clues from the situation reported by the adjutant, and said in a deep voice two seconds later: "There should be some kind of 'command system' inside them, just like the Crystal Cluster Legion back then. The command system is likely to be mixed somewhere in their main force, and the principle may be some kind of pheromone, or it may be nerve impulses... They can make nearby irrational aberrations follow orders..."

He suddenly raised his head and looked at his adjutant: "Look for the enemy's most heavily defended areas or areas with obvious energy enrichment, and concentrate firepower to destroy which units-if the enemy has too much firepower to reach, then increase the offensive. The General Winter has completed the calibration of the main gun, and informed the frontline troops that the fire support they want will be delivered within ten minutes."

"Yes! General!"

The adjutant took the order and quickly passed the order down. The command system of the entire First Army Corps had already begun to operate at high speed. Orders were transmitted from the command post and sent to the front line. The first-hand information that the frontline soldiers came into contact with quickly It is sent to the high-level commander of the propulsion base through the various communication stations set up on the strip plain.

Senior commanders such as Philip and Wright stood in front of the wide tactical platform. Several holographic projection crystals set up on the platform were projecting various scenes, the largest of which was the entire area currently under the control of the First Army. Sand table projection - the projection has translucent plains and hills marked by bright color blocks in the firefighting area. The blue color block representing the First Legion is still firmly rooted at the foot of the magnificent wall, while the black and red tide representing the enemy Then they rushed to the gap wave after wave, the tide was constantly being wiped out, and the blue color blocks occasionally faded and filled. From the surface, the two sides still maintained an overall offensive and defensive balance.

But that balance doesn't last - Philip knows that all too well.

Because on the holographic projection, the light green translucent phantom representing the majestic wall and the sentinel tower is constantly weakening. On the line of defense facing the Cecil Legion, in the middle of the barrier built by the elves A "gap" enough to accommodate half the city has already appeared, and the scope of this gap is still expanding!

Although the First Legion is strong, although the main gun of Admiral Winter is powerful, it can only illuminate the area within its range. If this magnificent wall continues to collapse like this, it will not take long for the gap to expand to the point where it cannot be blocked at all. To a certain extent, especially those natural danger areas outside the monitoring range - human beings cannot gain a foothold in such places, and deformed monsters don't care whether it is a quagmire or a poisonous swamp!

And that's not the worst scenario Philip could have imagined...

The young imperial commander frowned and stared at the holographic projection in front of him, but what appeared in his mind was the entire wasteland of Gondor.

I am afraid that Cecil's line of defense is not the only one that collapsed. Now that the communication in the direction of the Silver Empire has been cut off, this shows that there is a big problem with the uppermost control center of the entire magnificent wall, so the worst possibility is... the entire waste The barriers around the earth are disappearing.

The entire civilized world is rapidly being exposed to the wasteland!

Philip was obviously not the only one who thought of this. The tall and tall Wright standing aside also frowned. It has been greatly disturbed, and I suspect that the scope of the barrier's loss of control is very large, and it may even have collapsed across the board... Maybe there are huge gaps everywhere around the wasteland."

"...Frankly speaking, I'm not very worried about our side," Philip nodded with a gloomy expression, "We still have a lot of backup and reserve forces here, and I'm not very worried about the Typhon people, they can handle it, I What worries me the most is the Silver Empire - they have control over the Great Wall, and in this situation, there is clearly a problem with them..."

Before he could finish his sentence, a burst of hurried footsteps came from outside the door, and the next moment, a correspondent quickly ran into the command hall.

"Report sir!" The correspondent, whose face was flushed from running all the way, saluted Philip, and said very quickly, "Our communication with Camp Typhon has been restored!"

"The communication is restored?" Philip asked immediately with a smile on his face, "How is the situation over there?"

"The situation is worse than ours," the communicator swallowed, "half of the barriers in front of them have been extinguished, a large number of monsters are pouring into the battlefield from the hills and valleys, and there are a large number of giant mutants among them - the only The good news is that the terrain on their side is more complicated. There is a ridge facing those monsters in the area where the barrier is extinguished. The Typhons currently occupy the high ground and are relying on the mage group to eliminate the enemies in the low-lying areas-but wait until the mages have magic power It’s hard to tell if it’s exhausted.”

"...It seems that the situation is as bad as we expected," Wright's voice came from Philip's side. "There are more than one loopholes in the barrier, and the sentinel tower on the Typhon's side is also out of control."

"The good news is that the Typhons are still able to maintain the front line for the time being. The bad news is that most of our flanks have no reinforcements—if the barrier continues to deteriorate, they may even need our support," Philip put his hands on the tactical projection platform Going up, staring at the line of defense standing still above the black and red tide, "...Is there any news from Andersa Wendell?"

"She said that the Typhon Legion would find a way to plug the loophole, and asked if we needed support."

"...Thank you for the kindness of the Typhon people, and write back to tell her that we can still support here," Philip nodded and said, "Has the communication team returned?"

"Our communication with the Eastern Front has only partially recovered, and they are rushing to repair the next communication station."

"Is it the east..." A figure of a young man with short silver-white hair and a cheerful and reliable smile appeared in Philip's mind, but soon he shook his head and turned his attention Focusing on the entire battle situation, "I understand, just leave it to them."

"The situation here has been reported to the imperial capital, and a support army is heading for us from the South Gate Fortress," Wright said while looking at Philip, "but before the reinforcements arrive, the pressure we will face will only increase... "

"Don't worry too much, the defensive force we have deployed here is actually far more than 'necessary'," Philip exhaled softly, "From the very beginning, when our counterattack plan was just beginning to prepare, His Majesty seemed to be ready Prepare for the worst situation, the real strength he invested in this line of defense is not only as much as you can see... To be honest, even I felt that it was unnecessary at the time, but now it seems that we all have to Admit that His Majesty's judgment on that wasteland is correct..."

Having said that, he paused for a moment, then continued with a serious face, as if talking to himself: "What I'm really worried about is the defense lines in other areas..."

At this moment, a staff officer's voice suddenly came from the side, interrupting Philip's self-talk: "Sir! The enemy's movement has changed, and their main force is turning!"

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Continuous light blue arcs flew into the sky from the area of ​​the human defense line in the distance, crossed parabolas under the dirty and low-hanging clouds, and fell on the heads of the distortion body army.

Every time such an arc falls, it will bring a huge explosion like a high-level magic burst. The powerful shock wave can tear apart the strong body of the aberrant body, and the high-temperature flames that follow can instantly evaporate the whole body. area.

What is more terrifying than the power of these explosions is the number of these explosions.

They are endlessly falling from the sky, like a torrential rain. The bombing has been going on for a long time, but this offensive shows no signs of weakening. Instead, it becomes more and more fierce as time goes by. This can only explain one thing: launch this kind of attack For those "Cecilians", it is not a matter that will cause fatigue, at least in a short period of time, and they still have a larger number of reserve forces in their hands. Strength will continue to grow.

There are a huge number of mutant soldiers in charge of attacking. Even with the falling "Skyfire", they rushed to the front of those human positions several times. Under the absolutely fearless impact and the support of a huge number, they are not without results— ——The human line of defense has been retreated several times, but only a small part can be retreated each time. According to the sensory signals sent back by those aberrations, the dark druid priest in charge of commanding this legion can see those who are made of steel The built chariot and the human soldiers accompanying it can move quickly every time. Facing the rushing mutants, they don't collapse, but retreat in an orderly manner—and after they evacuate, there will be a certain amount of time in a short while. This incendiary weapon covers the entire battlefield, completely incinerating the aberrations that rush into the position.

If the fight continues like this, the investment is completely out of proportion to the results.

The Deformation Legion is not afraid of losses. These stupid wandering monsters are not considered compatriots at all, nor are they valuable soldiers. , It is also a valuable "cost" from the perspective of the overall situation. The cost paid in the early stage of the plan is too high, which will undoubtedly affect the development of follow-up actions.

Behind the tide-like army of deformed bodies, a tall and hideous twisted treant wriggled his roots and touched his wrists and came to another treant, and a hoarse and gloomy voice came from his shaking crown: "Master, The forward offensive has been frustrated, and human resistance is fierce, should we continue to increase the offensive?"

The druid priest known as the headmaster shook his head. He raised his eyes and looked at the weakening majestic wall barrier in the distance, as well as the sentinel tower towering at the node of the barrier, which had lost its protective brilliance.

Under the gloomy sky, the light above the high tower has become weaker and weaker, and the streamer of light wandering between the runes on the surface is intermittent, as if it is on the verge of collapse.

"We should give those stubborn humans a little 'surprise' - and by the way let those idiot elves who are still trying to restart the barrier system wake up.

"Turn the main force and destroy that tower!!"