Chapter 1329 Northern Route

In the second week of the cold month, the cold wind from the northern mountains kept whistling, and a heavy snow fell all night, covering all the long defense lines in the northern region, even the flames ignited by magic cannons and legion spells The smoke of gunpowder has also cooled down in front of the power of nature, and the mountains on the edge of the dark wasteland are covered in white.

But even the most ordinary soldiers know that this short silent winter will not last long - the cold can only slightly slow down the movement speed of the mutants, but their attacks will not be stopped due to any weather changes. In that filthy and corrupted land, the confrontation between the frontline troops and the aberrations will soon begin again, and even in a certain way... it never stops for a moment.

In the northeast area of ​​the Gondor wasteland, in the former wasteland area, Andersa Wendell was walking on the cold and barren land, listening to the soft sound of fine snow being crushed under her feet, which kept ringing in her ears In the sound of the wind, she heard some small sounds that seemed to come from the depths of the earth, and a intermittent tremor occasionally came from under her feet, giving people the illusion of an earthquake.

The Typhon commander stopped and looked towards the direction of the dark mountains in the far north—there was the defense line of the Cecils, and it was also where the "living forest" took root.

"Did you feel the vibration under your feet?" Andersa turned her head and looked at the adjutant who was following her. "It seems to have started again."

"Yes, general," the female adjutant with short silver-white hair and dark complexion nodded and said with a meticulous expression, "This is the sound of Ms. Beltira of the living forest launching an attack underground, and her main root system has spread from under our feet. , it is said that it has now extended to the vicinity of the scorched mark of mana energy—but encountered very fierce resistance from the enemy there."

Andersa didn't speak, but came to a frozen open ground according to her feeling, then squatted down, and reached out to brush off a layer of soft snow covered on the ice—because the magnificent wall in the northern section collapsed, people from The water vapor and cold wind from the world outside the wall poured into the northern edge of the wasteland. Now this piece of land that never snowed has snow and ice. Through the thick layer of ice, she saw What appeared was a wide crack that seemed to be able to reach the depths of the ground, and there was a dim red light surging at the bottom of the crack. She looked carefully, and saw creeping roots, transparent pipes, and slow-flowing water in the pipes in the dim light. biomass solution.

As if he had noticed the sunlight shining from above, a thin branch suddenly crawled up from the roots wriggling in the ground. This root was attached to the ice layer, and lightly tapped the ice The bottom seemed to be saying hello to Andersa—then it quickly retracted and continued to spread and grow toward the depths of the wasteland.

"...Should I return a gift just now?" Andersa stood up with a weird expression, and half-jokingly said to the adjutant next to her, "I heard that the bark that fell from the giant tree of Sorin theoretically contains Typhon Royal ingredient..."

The female adjutant was immediately stunned by the question, and she hesitated for a long time before she said hesitantly: "This subordinate doesn't think it's necessary to do this..."

Andersa smiled,

He raised his head and looked at the vast land behind him, as well as the living forest at the end of the land that was still lush and green in this cold winter, with a thoughtful expression on his face: "The soldiers we sent to the Cecil camp brought me a flower when they returned. , At that time, I suspected that this might have something to do with some kind of facility built by the Cecils near the camp, but I never thought that they would let the giant tree of Thorin spread underground to the border. I must admit that they had a fantastic idea On the one hand, they are indeed a little stronger than the staid Typhons."

"Their 'wonderful ideas' finally saved the situation in the north and prevented the terrible fate," the female adjutant couldn't help but sighed, "The living forest blocked the main force of the deformed body from the gap, and Up to now, Ms. Bertila's underground attack has greatly reduced the pressure on the entire northern defense line and part of our defense line. Without this external force, let alone standing here, I am afraid that it is almost impossible to maintain the existing position .”

Andersa nodded lightly, and at the same time couldn't help thinking about the current situation of this "Wasteland War".

She is not very clear about the situation on the other fronts, but at least on the battlefield facing Typhon and Cecil, the situation can be said to have completely stabilized, and there has even been some "progress"—— With the living forest gaining a firm foothold on the border, more than half of the main northern army of the deformed body was lost. The Typhon Northern Army and the Cecils survived the most thrilling and difficult challenges at the beginning of the war. Now the two countries have not only stabilized their defenses, but even Relying on their already powerful military strength, each of them carried out several pushbacks, successfully pressing the monsters that emerged from the wasteland back to the interior of the wasteland, and each set up several propulsion bases inside the original magnificent wall—— In a sense, this is even part of the goal of "counterattacking the wasteland" at the beginning.

At this moment, she herself is standing on the original wasteland of Gondor. Near her are two propulsion bases and a purification base established by the Typhons. These bases together maintain the survival of the human army in this area. At the same time, it is gradually suppressing and weakening the pollution forces entrenched on the earth, making preparations for further advancement in the future.

Of course, it is not easy for these advance troops who entered the wasteland to take root. Those aberrants have never given up their counterattack. Every day, there will be a large-scale monster army swarming from the southern region, destroying the advance army in fierce battles. The temporary fortifications and basic equipment that were finally deployed in the wilderness caused new casualties and pollution. Every step forward on this land has to pay a high cost.

But it is undeniable that both Cecil and Typhon's soldiers have grown rapidly in this tug-of-war, and mortals who are good at learning are rapidly accumulating experience in fighting aberrations, and also accumulating effective means to purify the land. Although the advance on the northern front was slow, at least some progress was made every day.

The situation seems to be pretty good, but for some reason, there is always a faint uneasiness brewing in Andersa's heart - she knows that this kind of uneasiness is not an illusory "intuition", and she doesn't believe in such things as intuition. This uneasiness comes from the intelligence she collected from various channels, as well as her observation and research on those mutants since the beginning of the war.

"General, you seem to be preoccupied." The adjutant on the side suddenly broke the silence, waking Andersa out of her contemplation. "Are you worried about the more frequent counterattacks by the mutants recently?"

"No, I thought of something else. Do you still remember what happened at Height 74 not long ago?" Andersa shook her head, looked at the adjutant and said, "That massive but anticlimactic attack."

"Highland No. 74? Ah, of course I remember," the adjutant nodded immediately after thinking for a while and said, "A few days ago, on a line of defense near the southern part of the empire, a large number of mutants and hybrid behemoths launched a well-organized attack. , The fierce offensive counterattack once penetrated the defense line of the 16th mountain regiment led by Earl Rick, and occupied the No. 74 highland and a large area around it. Those monsters retreated very neatly - except for leaving a piece of polluted land and two burned towns, they don't seem to have the slightest intention to move forward..."

Speaking of this adjutant, he shook his head: "The think tanks of the Southern Legion of the Empire seem to be trying to analyze the intentions behind the actions of those mutants, but no one can figure out what is going on in the minds of those monsters... After all, those monsters have Not having a brain is still a problem."

"Of course those monsters have no brains, but the commanders behind them are full of wisdom, and those cunning dark priests will not do meaningless things," Andersa shook her head and said, "Those monsters paid such a huge price to occupy the 74 No. 1 highland, but only stayed there for a day. As soon as our main force arrived, they simply retreated to the depths of the wasteland. This did not conform to the law of "destroy along the way and keep advancing" that they showed at the beginning. It makes me... always feel that something is wrong."

The adjutant raised his eyebrows: "What do you mean?"

"All military operations should have their purpose. Those monsters desperately trying to snatch Height 74 must be trying to do something. They stayed there for a day and then withdrew, perhaps because they had accomplished their goal...but where are they? What did you do? There are no witnesses, no clues," Andersa frowned, "The National Knights who recaptured the highlands dug three feet to investigate there, trying to find the 'hidden dangers' left by the enemy, but Only a large number of irrelevant traces were found, such as bombed-out land, excavated mountains, and burned ruins... the obvious traces of destruction are more like covering up something."

"It's indeed suspicious," the adjutant nodded. "What's even more suspicious is... I heard that similar things happened in other areas."

"Another area?" Andersa frowned suddenly, "Where?"

"It is said that in the northern defense line controlled by the Cecils, a large number of mutants suddenly gathered and tried to attack a weak gap in the defense," the adjutant said while recalling, "No matter how strong the Cecils are, they are still mortals, and that gap has also fallen. Now, like Height 74, the aberrations briefly occupied that place..."

"And then?" Andersa asked immediately, "Those mutants are also the same as those on Height 74, and they evacuated after a short occupation?"

"No, after the Cecils confirmed that the position was lost and the defenders withdrew, they directly mobilized the heavy artillery on two nearby high grounds to blow up the entire hill, and then threw a round of incendiary bombs. They only stayed on the high ground for more than ten minutes... I guess they didn't have time to do anything," the adjutant shook his head, sighing, "What does Cecil's commander call this arrangement... Superior firepower mapping Cover. In short, I am very envious."

"...I'm envious too," Andersa's expression became weirder the more she listened, and she couldn't help sighing at the end, "I always thought that Typhon's vigilance and preparations for this wasteland were sufficient, but now I see Come on, our "persistence" in this aspect is far inferior to those Cecilians, especially the pioneering hero who unraveled the coffin... I am afraid that since the day he walked out of the grave, he has made up his mind to Use the power of the whole country to counterattack the wasteland."

But after sighing, the young wolf general quickly turned his attention back to the issues he had been thinking about before.

There is a problem behind this, those aberrations must be planning something, and even their aggressive attack from the beginning of the war is very likely to be some kind of cover——the more she thinks about it, the more Andesa conjectures in her heart firm.

If this is the case, then there may be great hidden dangers behind the relatively good situation on the northern front battlefield. Those dark priests who are still entrenched in the wasteland must be planning their real goals on other battlefields, and the northern front Local advantages on the battlefield... may instead affect the judgment of the monarchs of the entire alliance.

"I have to send a summons to Aldernan," the young General Wolf finally couldn't help but said after thinking for a long time, but soon she shook her head again, "No, you should write for me, you write something A little better than me, I will dictate your thoughts to you..."

...

On a clear winter afternoon, sunlight shone through the large crystal glass into the study room covered with blue velvet carpet. Gawain was sitting behind his desk, and several magic net terminals next to him projected Hetty, Bai With the holographic projection of Dewen and others, information from all over the empire is being collected and sent to Gao Wen.

"As of now, the northern front of the wasteland of Gondor has been completely stabilized. Under the cover of Ms. Bertila, General Philip successfully disintegrated the main force of the aberrations entrenched in the northern area of ​​Gondor, and established an army in the southern hills of the original magnificent wall. In order to advance the base and purification facilities," Hetty's voice sounded in the spacious study, her voice sounded obviously more relaxed and high-spirited than the previous few days, and the background behind her was the large office of the Supreme Government Affairs Office, " Those purification facilities are working pretty well—the purification devices we used to restore the Great Wall with the Silver Elves are still effective inside the wasteland."

"After all, it is the product of hundreds of years of research by the silver elves. They built a magnificent wall with their own hands. No one knows how to fight against that wasteland better than them," Gawain nodded and asked, "Now How is the situation in the southern part of the mainland? Mainly in terms of communications."

"The existing Magic Net-Sentry Tower data link is still subject to strong interference, and because the Sentinel Tower in some sections has been completely destroyed, the signal transmission is not smooth over a long distance, and it is still unable to communicate with the Silver Empire Or Gaoling Kingdom’s real-time communication,” Heti immediately replied, “But Mr. Deer is currently providing us with non-real-time battlefield awareness, and with the transmission from Typhon’s border, we can at least roughly confirm that The situation on the southern front changed.

"At present, the Silver Empire and the Gaoling Kingdom have temporarily recovered. They retreated to the south of the forest barrier as a whole, and re-established a defense line in the northern border of Gaoling. Queen Belsetia is leading the 'Millennium Legion' to try to regain Those occupied areas, but because some of the polluted areas have been turned into wasteland, the overall situation is still anxious."

"The Silver Elves don't need us to worry about it," Gao Wen said with a sigh, "Their Millennium Legion is very powerful. The soldiers are all extremely elite soldiers who have served for more than a few centuries, and the commanders have more than a thousand years of battlefield experience. And when the tide of Gondor broke out, that legion was on the front line against the aberrations, and they all had real 'combat experience'."

As he spoke, he looked at the tactical map hanging on the wall.

"Pedwin, how is the situation on the Western Front?"

"His Royal Highness Rebecca has made outstanding achievements in battle, and the aberrant body collapsed in front of the Dawn of the World."