Chapter 197 Seizing Power

"Military God, where are the other guilds in Fulcrum City?" I asked the Military God while standing on the city wall built by the Japanese and looking at the last wall on the opposite side.

"Except for some relatively slow-moving small guilds, most of the guilds' troops have secretly left Fulcrum City to gather on the outskirts of the city to be attacked. According to their pre-determined contact time, there should be another twenty-three The attack will be launched in minutes."

"Twenty-three minutes? That's already tomorrow. It seems like the Japanese won't be able to stay safe all day tomorrow!"

"I'm afraid not only tomorrow, but starting from the early morning of tomorrow, the Japanese will probably not be able to have any leisure time in three days!"

"Yeah, that makes sense. But then we'll be busy too!"

"Probably." After the war god said this, his tone suddenly changed. "President, Feng Yin Piaomiao contacted and said that they have already started."

"What about other guilds?"

"I haven't been notified yet, but judging from the movement status of the communicator distributed to them, they should have started fighting."

"Understood, it seems we should get to work."

At this time, there was another change in the city wall. The Japanese players had just finished forming their team and suddenly started rioting again. Seeing this situation, Red Lotus Phoenix immediately yelled angrily: "What happened? What are the people below doing? Why are there still people running around?"

"Don't get angry. Wait until we ask." Several of Nobunaga's former subordinates quickly ordered the messenger to go down and ask about the situation. However, as soon as the messenger ran to the door, he bumped into a person who rushed in from outside. Full of arms.

"Baga, are you in a hurry to reincarnate?" The knocked down messenger saw that the person who knocked him down was just an ordinary player, and he cursed angrily, but the man on the ground ignored him at all and rolled over. He ran to Nobunaga's side and loudly reported.

"Lord Nobunaga is in trouble, the Chinese people...the Chinese people have attacked our city."

"What?" One of Nobunaga's men rushed over and grabbed the guy's shoulders and picked him up. "Tell me clearly, which Chinese people attacked the city?"

"Yes...it's like this. Just ten minutes ago, some idle players suddenly encountered a large group of marching Chinese guilds when they were leaving the city. Most of them were caught and detained, but they still Many people were forced to log off and change their numbers to notify us, but before we could react, they had already arrived at the city gates and launched a surprise attack."

"Chinese Guilds? Aren't they competing with us for national access?" Another of Nobunaga's men asked in confusion.

The player who came to report shook his head and said: "I don't know what happened. Anyway, our ghost city has been surrounded by iron barrels, and the other party has also activated the teleportation interference device. I was the first to enter the teleportation array. So it was just a little off, and none of the people following me were heard!”

"Since we have the teleportation array jammer, it is no longer a small fight for ordinary guilds. This should be a big move." One of Ghost Hand Nobunaga's men said: "But aren't we fighting the Chinese? They are Where did it come from...Wait, no, we were fooled!" Without waiting for others to ask, this guy immediately rushed to the person who reported the message, grabbed him and asked loudly: "Which guild is besieging our city? people?"

"Looking at the flag, it looks like it's a Northern League team."

"Have you seen anyone from the Frost Rose Alliance?"

"It seems not."

The two of them asked and answered questions like this, and the people next to them also reacted. "You mean that the one confronting us now is not actually the entire Chinese guilds, but only one guild, the Frost Rose Alliance?"

"I'm afraid he guessed it right." Red Lotus Phoenix said: "Although we have basically driven the Chinese out of Japan some time ago, there is still a Fulcrum City that we have not captured. This time we attacked your guild city It must be the troops that came out of there."

"No, it's not an attack on our guild." After hearing what Red Lotus Phoenix said, the player who reported the message immediately corrected: "We were not the only ones attacked. When I came out of the teleportation array, I met many people who reported the message. I heard them shouting to each other. , it seems that many cities were attacked at the same time.”

Before everyone could digest the news, another person suddenly rushed in from outside the gate. Everyone was stunned for a moment when they saw her, and then turned to look at Honglian Phoenix who was still standing there before realizing that this person should be her sister, because the two looked almost exactly the same. In fact, these people's guess was pretty good. The person who just rushed in was the Red Lotus Fire Phoenix, the twin sister of the Red Lotus Phoenix. As soon as the Red Lotus Fire Phoenix rushed in, she immediately ran towards the Red Lotus Phoenix, still shouting: "No, no, no, our guild has been attacked. Sister, come back with me to rescue." !”

"What? Our guild was also attacked?"

"Yes, there are many people coming from the other side. All the troops in our city have been transferred here. Now the city defense is almost empty. The city defense team alone cannot stop them for long! Sister, please take people back quickly. !”

"But here..."

"This way? What's going on here?"

Red Lotus Phoenix reached out and pointed forward: "The Frost Rose Alliance's army is outside the city wall. As long as we make chaos, they will come over immediately."

"But what about our guild's city?" Red Lotus Fire Phoenix asked anxiously. Seeing that Red Lotus Phoenix didn't answer for a long time, she said again: "Aren't there other guilds to support us if we leave here? It's not like we can't do it without us!"

Red Lotus Phoenix shook his head and explained to Red Lotus Fire Phoenix: "Yes, in terms of damage output, we really don't account for a big proportion here. Without us, we really won't have much impact on the overall combat power of the multiple lines of defense. But. The current situation does not allow us to retreat at all. Have you seen the panicked crowd below? Do you know why they are so chaotic?" Before Red Lotus Fire Phoenix could express anything, Red Lotus Phoenix continued to ask and answer questions. "I didn't know it a few minutes ago, but I know it now. Because their city was also attacked."

"Ah? Is our guild not the only one that was attacked?" After Honglian Huofeng asked this question, his eyes immediately scanned the other people in the room. At this time, they were all nodding silently.

Red Lotus Phoenix grabbed Red Lotus Fire Phoenix and said: "Now everyone wants to withdraw to protect their own city, but as long as one guild runs away, the remaining guilds will run away one after another, and the defense line will definitely collapse by then. We are really finished!"

Red Lotus Fire Phoenix asked in confusion: "Why? Even if the national passage is occupied by the Chinese again, it will only adjust the fighting situation back to the state a few days ago. Anyway, it is not a day or two since the passage was controlled by the Chinese. We Just go back and save your city first and then think of a way to deal with the Chinese!"

"That's the problem. Even if we run away, we won't be able to get back to the city at all!"

"Why?"

"Because the high-end military force of the Frost Rose Alliance is too strong. Not to mention Zuri, the real red, gold coins, red moon and the battle dance group of their guild, the strength of those people is too terrifying. They can definitely get ahead of us The large force in front of them destroyed our teleportation array. With their strength, the large number of people means nothing to them. We can't stop them from destroying the teleportation array at all. Except for a few people who arrived at the teleportation array before them, they can teleport away. Except, others will not be able to escape at all. There will be no city wall protection by then, and our people are all thinking about returning to their own city as soon as possible. There is no one to fight against them. The people of the Frost Rose Alliance only need to chase after them and kill them all the way. Kill all our troops. In the end, none of us will be able to return to our city alive. If we go to support the city after we are resurrected, it is estimated that the opponent has at least knocked down the city wall. Do you think we rushed to the battlefield in a hurry? With no formation, no organization, no medicine, and even incomplete equipment, can we still block the Chinese attack? Taking a step back, even if our city is guarded until we return, so what? The battlefield The main force is NPC, and players only play the role of backbone and commander. We can resurrect them, but what about those NPCs? They are all bought with money, and they can be bought again after they die, but do we have the money to go to such trouble? ?”

Red Lotus Phoenix's words completely wiped out Xiao Jiujiu in everyone's hearts. Some of the guild leaders who were present before did think of leading their own guilds to leave first. Anyway, there are others guarding the city wall, and I am not missing one. But now that I think about it, it is true as Red Lotus Phoenix said, if they really dare to run away, then no guild will be able to successfully defend their city in the end. However, although they understand this truth, it is a pity that the people below do not understand it. Just when Red Lotus Phoenix and the others were still thinking about what to do, chaos suddenly broke out below. Many Japanese began to break away from the city wall and run towards the teleportation point. Moreover, these people not only ran by themselves, they directed them The npc also ran towards the teleportation point with him. Now all fools know that these people must be planning to return to the city to protect their own city, but can they really run away?

Just after these people ran down the city wall, more people began to actively run down the city wall, while some people who had not received the news stood there at a loss. However, just when these people ran down the city wall, a bigger commotion suddenly appeared among the Japanese players.

"Look, the Chinese are attacking!" All the people who had not escaped rushed to the edge of the city wall. Looking out, the national passage in front was densely packed with troops. Although it was night and the light was very bad, There were so many soldiers that even if the lighting was not good, you could clearly see the movement of large black shadows. After the mage group used the battlefield lighting technique, the entire battlefield was completely illuminated. When the Japanese players on the city wall saw the masses of heavy infantry and siege vehicles, they were also stunned.

"What should we do now?" Everyone in the command tower looked at Red Lotus Phoenix, waiting for her to make up her mind.

Red Lotus Phoenix was also anxious at this time, walking back and forth like an ant on a hot pot. Probably animals will explode in critical moments. Anyway, Red Lotus Phoenix suddenly became enlightened at this time. After turning back and forth for more than a dozen times, she suddenly shouted: "Immediately order the guards next to the teleportation array to blow up the teleportation array."

"Huh?" Everyone around was stunned when they heard this order. "If we blow up the teleportation array, won't we be unable to leave?"

"That's why we want to blow up the teleportation array so that no one can leave."

"But……!"

"You don't need to send people. I have already sent my people." A loud voice suddenly appeared at the door of the headquarters, and everyone's eyes turned around instantly.

"Congratulations Matsumoto?" Everyone was stunned when they saw the person coming. Because these people are very aware of the conflict between Masamoto Matsumoto and Nobunaga Ghost Hands, they originally thought that Masamoto Matsumoto would never come here at this time. After all, Nobunaga Ghost Hands is responsible for the national passage, and he can only do it when he comes. Being commanded by the ghost-handed Nobunaga, it is absolutely impossible for two people who have hatred to each other to cooperate here. Moreover, based on the current situation, it is speculated that many cities in Japan have been attacked. Matsumoto Masa's city is probably also being attacked. At this time, he is not defending the city in his own city but came here. What does this mean? According to the general situation, running here at this time is completely sacrificing personal interests to protect national interests. It sounds simple, but how many people can actually do this? At least few of the people present dare to say that they can do it.

After being stunned for a long time, someone suddenly reacted. "Wait, what did you just say? Are your people gone? What are they doing?"

"Of course, blow up the teleportation array." A Japanese player following Masamoto Matsumoto stood up and said: "You cowards are just wrangling here. If you let the people below escape, there is no way you can defend the city wall here. . Besides, relying on the little transportation capacity of those teleportation arrays, even if you try your best to teleport, how many people can be teleported in this time? It is estimated that when all the people here are killed, there will be one in a thousand. If people run away, you are faster. Also, once the guilds that do not belong to each other fight each other for the teleportation array, I estimate that people will die faster. There will be no need for the Chinese to come and kill us, we will do it ourselves. All of our own people have been killed. Therefore, instead of letting everyone fight for the teleportation array and eventually being taken over by the Chinese, it is better to blow up the teleportation array directly and leave everyone with no way to retreat. This is called a last-ditch battle in the Chinese art of war, and we are going to use This kind of despair with no way out drives all these people crazy. When a group of cattle encounters a large group of wolves, some of the old and weak ones will definitely be eaten in the end, but the wolves will not suffer much loss because the cattle are afraid of wolves. , dare not fight with wolves. But if we drive all these cows crazy, what do you think will happen when a group of mad cows and a group of wolves encounter each other?"

"The cows may suffer heavy casualties, but the wolves will definitely not be much better." The person who answered was Red Lotus Phoenix, and here she was quite knowledgeable. As the saying goes, one emperor and one courtier, Nobunaga Ghost Hands is a reckless man, and his subordinates are all similar to him.

After Red Lotus Phoenix finished speaking, Masamoto Matsumoto continued: "I also have an informant here. I brought people here after I heard that Nobunaga Ghost Hand was beaten stupid by Ziri. I know that my city may have been The Chinese occupied it, but I don’t regret it. As long as Japan is still in the hands of us Japanese, where can’t we build cities? But if the Chinese occupy Japan, where will your cities be? A country, a country, without a country, where would it be? Home? I am standing here and telling you clearly that I want the command right here. If you still want your city and your guild, then listen to my command and gather everyone. Get up and fight the Chinese. If you don't want to, then I won't talk nonsense to you. I will leave here right away. I will organize my own resistance organization, and you, be ready to fight with your guild and your city. Say goodbye!"

Masamoto Matsumoto's words stunned everyone present. Although they were all members of Nobunaga's family, they were somewhat resistant to Masamoto Matsumoto, but the situation was now clear. Red Lotus Phoenix's previous analysis was very detailed. According to Masamoto Matsumoto, there may be a chance of survival after blowing up the teleportation array. If they return to defend their respective cities, then wait for everyone to be finished together.

"I will not completely obey your command, but I will assist you in resisting." Red Lotus Phoenix was the first to speak, but she still retained some rights.

Seeing that Red Lotus Phoenix was the first to speak, others followed suit and began to promise to listen to Masamoto Matsumoto's command for the time being. However, most of them didn't say anything to death. Anyway, they just listened to you if they thought it was right, and not if it was wrong.

Masamoto Matsumoto didn't care much about them. After a few loud noises, he walked out of the command tower and used the pre-prepared bracketing magic to say to the chaotic Japanese players inside the city wall: "You cowards are all here." Calm down. I am Masamoto Matsumoto. You should still remember me. Before Nobunaga came to power, I was your leader. I know that because of my successive defeats, many places in Japan were destroyed. The Chinese occupied it, but I also paid the price. My guild is gone, my status is gone, and even my equipment has been stripped off. But now, I am still standing here. Not as a command I am standing here talking to you as a Japanese and a Yamato samurai. I know that your city was shamelessly attacked by the Chinese, and I also understand your eagerness to return to the city to defend your homeland. , but I must tell you, you can't go back. Because it takes time to explain to you, I simply ordered the teleportation array to be blown up. You don't have to run to the teleportation array now, because it no longer exists, unless you run with your legs. Go back to the city, otherwise none of you will be able to leave here."

I heard that the teleportation array was bombed, and the crowd below instantly became confused. Some stood there with dull eyes, some rushed to the command tower angrily to kill Matsumoto Masaru, and some sat on the ground crying. In short, It's complete chaos.

Seeing the following situation, Masamoto Matsumoto was not affected at all. He still maintained his speaking speed and said calmly: "I know that your hearts are full of anger, frustration and confusion now, but I still hope that you Can you calm down and listen to what I have to say. Yes, I did blow up the teleportation array, but have you ever thought about it? How many people can be teleported away in an hour just by those teleportation arrays? Thirty thousand? Or fifty thousand? ? With these people spreading to every city in Japan, how many people can be left in one city? Can you stop the Chinese invasion just by you?"

When Matsumoto Masaga said this, the angry people who wanted to kill Matsumoto Masaga were also stunned. Before, they only thought about going back to protect the city, but now they are right. There are only a few teleportation arrays. How many people can escape with so many people?

While the people below calmed down, Masamoto Matsumoto continued: "Don't say 30,000 or 50,000 people, so what if it's 3 to 50 million? Then if we combine these people reasonably, we can save two or three people." The city is as big as the sky. If it is separated, it will be nothing. Three to five million is not enough, and three to fifty thousand is not enough. Besides, thirty to fifty thousand is calculated according to the orderly queue of everyone under normal circulation conditions. . Think about it, what would happen if you rushed to the teleportation array just now in your state? Everyone wants to go home, you are going to Tokyo, he is going to Osaka, who listens to it? The teleportation array can only be set every time it is started. At a target point, does it take time to have different opinions? There are also people outside crowded with each other. How long does it take for you to reach the teleportation array? What if someone gets angry and you start fighting each other for the teleportation opportunity? You don’t have to wait for the Chinese to break through the defense line, you can kill all your own people yourself.”

Hearing this, the people below couldn't help but collectively gasped. Only then did everyone realize how dangerous the situation was. If Matsumoto Masaru hadn't blown up the teleportation array in time, who knows what would have happened.

"Okay, even if we don't consider the problem of the teleportation array, suppose Amaterasu comes to the scene and sends everyone back to their respective cities instantly, what can you do? There are Chinese outside every city, and you and them can only fight in the city. The battle will become a protracted war of attrition. No one can rest and no one can get supplies. This is just to deal with those people outside your city. Now, outside the city wall behind you, there is also a Frost Rose Alliance. The army. You know no less than I do about how powerful the Frost Rose Alliance is. When we were besieged in our respective cities, they turned into mobile troops. They could support any Chinese guild at will, and were The city you are targeting will definitely not be able to defend it. I think no one will doubt this, right?"

Seeing no one below reacted, Masamoto Matsumoto continued: "When the time comes, whichever city the Frost Rose Alliance goes to will be invaded. Although we have temporarily blocked the Chinese outside the city, sooner or later they will be attacked one by one. If you reject it, we will still be finished. The above situation is still the best situation I calculated based on the miracle of Amaterasu coming to earth to help fight, but the actual situation is that we can't return to our city at all. Even if I don't blow up the teleportation array, you Most of the people will still be blocked here, and eventually they will be killed by the Frost Rose Alliance troops who rush through the city wall."

"Then what should we do now?" Masamoto Matsumoto asked a group of people arranged in advance to pretend to be ordinary players in the crowd. Hearing their questions, everyone around them also pricked up their ears, waiting for Masamoto Matsumoto's answer.

"What should we do? What else can we do? We can only fight. Returning to the city wall, with the help of the nearly invincible defense of the national city wall, we may be able to compete with the Frost Rose Alliance. As long as we defeat them, we will We can calmly mobilize troops to return to support our respective cities. Although you will lose many cities by then, at least we can save some and avoid being completely destroyed. This is the best result I can think of. Okay, everyone , you decide for yourself if you want to follow me and fight the Chinese until death, or if you want to be humiliated and massacred by them."

"Listen to Matsumoto-kun's command and fight the Chinese to the death." The group of people who had been arranged in advance shouted again, and the people nearby were inspired to start shouting too. Finally, everyone shouted and rushed back to the city wall. At this time, Masamoto Matsumoto had an evil smile on his lips that no one could see.