Chapter 1283 Intelligence Source

Wolf Heart, Sinchi Bay.

The victory of this anti-ambush battle soon reached Iron Ax's ears.

He immediately sent a messenger to send his appreciation and encouragement in the form of a letter to the Fishball Team, and asked them to temporarily return to a safe area and wait for the arrival of replacement troops.

Although this team defeated a coalition of old nobles, their calm performance in dealing with chaos and their will to fight with less to defeat more are excellent examples for publicity. Rather than continuing to pick up the refugees, letting them publicize their deeds is obviously of greater significance to the war situation, especially at a time when the First Army is fully shrinking.

Not long ago, he received two unfavorable news in succession. One was a report from soldiers lurking in the red mist area. The nobles took over the devil's blocking work.

According to reports, these knights from multiple families in Everwinter are intercepting the refugee team everywhere. As the same kind, their coercion and inducement are undoubtedly much more effective than those of foreigners. The First Army would take great risks if it went deep into the red mist area. Most of the time, it could only respond from the outside. This caused the flow of people at various evacuation points to decrease to varying degrees.

Second, the freed devils once again stepped up their attacks on the First Army. This news is a complete battle report. First, an outpost observed a large number of terrifying beasts flying out of the red fog area in the southeast and heading towards Grand Duke Island. Then the island defenders prepared for defense and at the same time interrupted sea transportation.

But unexpectedly, this group of terrifying beasts suddenly disappeared in the airspace between the two observation posts, and when they reappeared, they were suddenly above the head of an evacuation team. The latter happened to have received information that the terrifying beast was heading east, and the evacuees who were working overtime were exposed to the devil's eyes without any cover.

Although the team put up their best resistance, they were still completely killed. There is still no complete statistical report, but according to the support team, nearly two thousand migrants died in the attack, and the military losses were at least a hundred.

Such serious losses forced Tie Ax to make the decision to fully shrink the front.

The two unfavorable news can be described as a chain reaction. The staff had not considered the nobles' defection, but they did not expect them to defect so quickly. The major families in Eternal Winter have been fighting for nearly two years without deciding a new king. Now they are "unified" under the will of the devil. It cannot but be said to be a kind of irony.

Now the situation is very obvious. The great immigration stage is coming to an end. The First Army needs to accumulate strength to defend the border area that the red mist finally covers.

The number of soldiers currently transported to Congshan and Shenchiwan is about 5,000, which is less than one-sixth of the total force. The number of troops that the devil can mobilize is currently unknown. He cannot easily lose troops before he has ascertained the enemy's situation. .

What Iron Ax is most worried about is that if the devil, with the First Army's limited transportation capacity and insufficient troops, gathers a large army to attack the nodes that have not yet completed their defenses, then the army will fall into a dilemma that cannot be defended or rescued.

After all, there is no "mobile fortress" as convenient as an armored train to rely on when fighting in Wolf Heart.

"Sir," a soldier walked into the study room of the mansion at this time, "The ship of Lady Edith Kant, the Minister of the General Staff Department, has just arrived at the port."

"Oh?" Tie Ax raised his brows. He was still thinking about the person who was sharing the worries, but the person who shared the worries came by himself. "It happens that nothing is wrong. I will go to the port to pick her up."

…

At the dock, Iron Ax saw Northland Pearl surrounded by members of the staff. Everyone's faces showed a look of liberation, and they seemed to have completely forgotten the horrific experience when she was tortured.

It has only been about a year since she became a minister, but she has already gained the respect and recognition of her fellow ministers.

Thinking about the nobles of Eternal Winter and Wolf Heart, and then looking at the former Duke's daughter, Iron Ax couldn't help but sigh to himself, the gap between the nobles was indeed as big as the abyss.

"Your Majesty, Commander-in-Chief," Edith also saw Iron Axe. She stroked her chest and saluted, "Long time no see. I hope my subordinates haven't caused you any trouble."

"They have all fulfilled their responsibilities in their respective jobs." Tie Ax also returned a military salute. The two were basically equal in status, and there was no barrier between them when talking. In other words, apart from His Majesty and Lord Silver Moon, the other party was also him. The only one willing to chat more.

"In other words, they didn't give you any surprises?" Edith shrugged and turned to look at the members, "It seems that your recent performance is not up to standard."

Iron Ax couldn't help but raise the corner of his mouth. Miss Pearl of the North was still so unforgiving, "If the war can be won smoothly, it's not such a bad thing."

The other party did not delve any further, but changed the subject, "By the way, you are coming with me this time, and there are weapons newly developed by His Majesty based on frontline intelligence. Are you interested in taking a look?"

Tie Ax's eyes suddenly lit up, "Of course, please lead the way."

The group of people arrived at the heavily guarded loading and unloading area, which had been isolated by the defenders. Huge wooden boxes were being hoisted from the ship one by one and placed neatly in a corner of the yard.

Many of the boxes have been opened, revealing weapons wrapped in oil paper.

His attention quickly turned to a small artillery piece.

"Good judgment," Edith smiled. "This 75mm cannon is the most expensive firearm in this batch. Your Majesty hopes to use it to fill the firepower gap between mortars and fortress guns. It does not need a witch. To transport and assemble it into a four-wheeled state, it only takes one horse or two people to pull it around, and the cannonballs can also be carried by people."

"This reminds me of the original front-loaded field artillery," Iron Ax nodded. He immediately understood the usefulness of this lightweight weapon - compared with anti-devil grenades and mortars with shorter ranges, the new artillery is obviously more powerful. Suitable for dealing with thick-skinned spider demons. Even if there is no time to establish artillery positions, the frontline soldiers will not be helpless against the spider demon.

"As for the new rifle over there, it is a semi-automatic weapon." Edith introduced as she walked, "The effect during the test was pretty good. Two or three guns fired together can achieve the same level as a heavy machine gun." The effect. You must be familiar with the person who originally came up with this idea. He is Artillery Battalion Commander Vanner. Although the official product has been improved by His Majesty, it is still named Vanner Rifle."

"But this is only a temporary replacement. I heard that the real automatic weapon is currently in the trial production stage. The finished product should be shipped as soon as possible."

"The one on the far side is the new anti-devil grenade. Its caliber is much larger than before. It should be that the Ministry of Chemical Industry has improved the propellant..."

The visitors gradually dispersed, and when they reached the edge of the yard, only the two of them were left.

"What, isn't the war going well?" Edith suddenly asked.

Tie Ax was stunned, and then he realized that it was no accident that the other party brought him here alone.

"Did you see it?"

"If it weren't for this, you wouldn't have come to the dock to greet me in the first place."

"As expected, I can't hide it from you." Tie Ax breathed out, recounting the recent bad news and what he was worried about. "Before the transportation channel is opened, it will take us several months to gather all the troops and ammunition here. , but the devil may launch an attack from somewhere at any time. Even if Miss Sylvie, Lightning and Maisie come, they can't monitor such a wide front. The war is imminent, but I know very little about the enemy's situation. This is not a good sign."

"I see." Edith pondered for a moment, "I can't do anything about the transportation channel, but in terms of intelligence, it may not be that difficult to solve."

"You have an idea?"

"That's right. You only think about using the First Army to solve the problem, so you find it so difficult." Northland Pearl said slowly, "The devil driving the nobles to work for him seems to be killing two birds with one stone, but it also creates opportunities for us. As long as the devil doesn't clear out every city, we can put a lot of eyes in the enemy's belly!"

Iron Ax seemed to realize something, "These eyes are not soldiers of the First Army..."

"Of course not. Soldiers are not suitable for doing this kind of thing. Ordinary civilians or mice are better choices - preferably they are locals themselves, so that they are natural enough. And turning these people into our eyes There are many methods," Edith smiled, "By the way, didn't you receive a black piece of paper before? Try contacting them."