Chapter 487 The Liberation of the Honey Badger Kingdom (Thanks to "Schrödinger X" For the Silver Alliance Reward!) (1/2)

After ending the call with the alliance, Li Ke immediately sent a communication request to the legion. After reporting at all levels, he finally contacted General Griffin, the commander-in-chief of the legion in Luoxia Province.

However, when he threw out the prepared proposal, Griffin's answer was beyond his expectation -

"Dreaming." Looking at the face in the holographic image, Griffin said with a cold smile.

Li Ke was stunned for two seconds and tried to persuade.

"You have no chance of winning. If you sit down and negotiate now, you can still keep Oasis No. 2."

Griffin stared at him for a while, with a mocking smile on his face.

"Do you think that's the oasis we need?"

Li Ke pressed his eyebrows with a headache.

Negotiating with the Legion is far more difficult than negotiating with the Alliance.

He thought he had done enough research and preparation, but the price he offered still failed to arouse the other party's interest.

This couldn't help but make him feel a little frustrated.

"Then what do you want? We can always talk about it."

"What do you want? Hahahaha."

As if he heard some funny joke, Griffin suddenly laughed out loud. After a long time, he looked at the man in front of him and continued in a sarcastic tone.

"You who are still weighing the pros and cons don't understand."

Before the person on the holographic screen could speak, Griffin casually waved his right hand and hung up the communication.

“College calls no longer have to be reported to me.”

The guards in bulletproof armor saluted respectfully.

"yes!"

Griffin nodded calmly.

"Go down."

The guard turned and left the camp.

He was the only one left in the spacious camp.

Sitting on a chair carved from palm wood, Griffin quietly looked at the silent night sky outside the curtains and the shadows on the curtains that flickered due to the brazier.

Claes...

McLean…

The most fanatical die first, then the stupid.

Even if he doesn't like the behavior of those two people, this does not prevent Griffin from respecting them.

Compared with the traitors who surrendered with their hands raised and the cowards who were too timid to move forward, they all fought like heroes to the end for His Majesty the Marshal's ideals, using their own blood to pave the way for the Wilante people to conquer everything. The road to triumph.

"We agreed back then to plant the legion's flag at the highest point of the Great Rift Valley and return to the Triumph City with the glory of victory..."

"It's so lonely."

Reaching out and picking up the brass flask, Griffin poured himself a glass of red wine. The bright red color swaying in the glass rekindled a trace of desire in his cloudy pupils.

"For twisted and stupid guys like you, neither hell nor heaven will accept you... In this case, just stand there and keep your eyes open."

Even if all his plans fail, he still holds the last trump card.

He would tell those two fools with his actions that caution was not out of cowardice. He who was loyal to His Majesty the Marshal had never been afraid of death.

As long as his sacrifice is meaningful, he will give up this body of flesh and blood without hesitation.

"...I will fulfill your long-cherished wish."

Even if the cost is himself.

After pouring the wine in the cup into the brazier, Griffin's face burned with madness as he looked at the flying sparks and carbon shavings.

"bring it on."

Evil, ugly, chaotic barbarians...

You must be aware of this too.

…

Oasis No. 3, Honey Badger City.

There was a billowing smoke under the towering river embankment, and the dusk in the distance came to an end with the gradually subdued artillery fire.

Before the ground troops arrived, the Heart of Steel, guided by the Goblin Corps aircraft, conducted successive bombings of positions on the outskirts.

The bunkers and trenches standing in the wheat fields were almost completely buried by the dust kicked up by the shells.

After suffering nearly a thousand casualties, the soldiers who were left behind finally couldn't bear the fear of death, raised their hands in surrender, and walked out of the trenches.

Honey Badger City, which had blocked the Legion for three days, was captured by the Death Corps and the Restoration Army of the Honey Badger Kingdom in just two hours.

He rushed to the edge of the city, paddled the water, raised his arms and shouted, raising his rifle and shouting.

"Brothers! Occupy the City Lord's Mansion! The valuable intelligence and information are there, don't let the NPCs get there first! Remember not to kill those who surrender, but try to capture those alive!"

The green light that could frighten the children appeared in the eyes of the power beasts following him, and the survivors were so frightened that they did not even dare to come out of the house to welcome Master Wang.

"Ouch!"

"Get them!"

In less than two hours, a survivor settlement with a population of hundreds of thousands was captured.

This time the MVP should be enough!

the other side.

Looking at the devastated capital city just around the corner, Marshal Yade of the Restoration Army felt his eyes were moist, and his chest was filled with thousands of thoughts.

He dismounted and knelt on the ground, pulled out the sword from his waist, stuck it on the ground as a tombstone, and prayed devoutly with his palm on the blade.

"Father...Mother...I'm back."

The guards beside him also dismounted and knelt on the ground.

At this time, a messenger trotted over.

Seeing Marshal Yade kneeling on the ground, he quickly touched his knees to the ground and reported.

"Report, sir! When we were retaking the river embankment, we captured several lackeys from the Falcon Kingdom... They were installing explosives on the river embankment, preparing to blow up the favor given to us by the Spirit of the Sand Sea. How should we deal with them!"

Yade slowly stood up from the ground, pulled out the sword stuck on the ground, and handed it into the hand of the messenger.

"Use this sword to chop off their heads and place them under the river embankment."

The eyes of the messenger flashed with hatred, and he took the sword from the marshal's hand with both hands and took the order.

"yes!"

The Alliance doesn't kill prisoners, but they don't have that many rules.

For the villains who betray their faith and soul, the desert residents have their own ways to punish those sinners.

After explaining everything, Yade turned back on his horse, waved the reins, and led the guards towards the city.

The battle in the city is over.

The governor appointed by the Falcon Royal Family had fled, leaving only one servant who was in charge of the accounts. He had no time to escape and was captured alive by people from the Alliance.

The City Lord's Mansion is currently under the control of the Death Corps.

And the Restoration Army under his command has recaptured the castle and palace that once belonged to them.

The legion's flag was torn down by soldiers who climbed up the river embankment and replaced with the honey badger king's flag rewoven from devil's silk.

Looking at the flags flying on the river embankment, the residents of the city walked out of their homes one after another and stood on both sides of the street to greet the soldiers entering the city.

Looking at the ragged, sallow and skinny people on both sides of the street, Yade felt a pain in his heart.

Famine in a land blessed by the Spirit of the Sand Sea is a blasphemy.

He looked at the guard captain on the side.

"Open the granaries and give them the food."

The captain of the Guards had a troubled look on his face and reported in a low voice.

"The granary is under Alliance control."

Yade was silent for a while.

"take me."

The captain of the Guards took the order.

"yes!"

The granary is not far from the City Lord's Mansion. While controlling the City Lord's Mansion, the Alliance soldiers also controlled it at the same time.

Yade noticed that these people were not soldiers of the Death Corps. Their military uniforms and insignia should be that of the First Legion of the Alliance.

"Who is in charge here?" He shouted as he looked at the soldiers at the door of the granary.

It was beyond his expectation.

The person who walked out from behind the courtyard wall was not an Alliance officer, but a plainly dressed woman wearing jeans and a T-shirt.

"it's me."

While standing at the door, Teresa looked nervously at the man on the horse.

Just as she expected, almost the moment her face appeared, Yade, who was riding on the horse, narrowed his eyes.

The guards who followed him tightened their grip on the horse rifles in their hands, their eyes without exception flashing with hatred.

Several Alliance soldiers looked at each other and took two steps forward to stand next to Teresa.

They were not interested in the grudges of the desert residents, but the administrator ordered them to protect this person's safety, so no one could hurt her.

"What are you doing here?" Holding the reins in his right hand, Yade raised his hand to signal the cavalry behind him to put away their weapons, and looked at her coldly.

Teresa took a deep breath and spoke truthfully.

"I am the person in charge of the refugee home appointed by the Alliance...The Alliance will hand over the captured food to us for resettlement, and let me do everything possible to rescue the residents here——"

Before she could finish her words, she was interrupted by the angry voices of a group of Guards soldiers behind Yad.

"That's food plundered from our land!"

"The people of the Honey Badger Kingdom don't need the legion's lackeys to save them!"

"Pooh!"

"You saw it." Yade shook his chin back and stared at the woman in front of him with squinted eyes, "The warriors of the Honey Badger Kingdom don't need your help. Give us the key to the granary and we will help the hungry people. "

"As for you, go wherever you like, just don't block our way."

There was no point in him trying to embarrass a defenseless woman.

But that doesn't mean he will look down upon her.

Facing that chilling momentum, a drop of sweat streaked across Teresa's fair cheeks.

Although there was a flash of instinctive panic in her eyes, she did not retreat because of it, and still stared at the man on the horse.

"How do you plan to save those hungry people?"

Yad replied without hesitation.

"Give them the food."

really.

Theresa was not surprised at all by his answer.

How could the princes and nobles who were born in a wealthy land experience hunger, how could they understand what the hungry people were thinking, let alone experience in dealing with famine.

Like the Acting King of Summer, in their eyes, the problem may be solved as long as they send food.

However, this is far from the case.

The root cause of famine caused by war is not entirely the lack of food, but the lack of social order and the stagnation of social production activities.

She didn't fully understand those complicated theories, but having worked at the grassroots level, she knew that just distributing food was not enough.

Teresa took a deep breath and continued.

"... There are 80,000 registered residents in Honey Badger City, and the grain in the granary is only 6,000 tons. How do you ensure that everyone can fill their stomachs."

Ade frowned.

"It's not easy. Seventy kilograms per household is enough for them to eat."

Teresa continued to ask questions without blinking her eyes.

"Is this true for a family of three and a family of six? How to deal with families who have lost their labor force and unregistered residents?"

Yad said impatiently.

"Then it will be divided according to head."

"That's even more impossible... adults will snatch food from the hands of children, and strong adults will snatch food from the weak and weak. Even if the residents of Honey Badger City keep to themselves and don't steal or rob, someone will buy and eat from them. The unfinished food will be sold to them at a high price when they trade with each other.”

Yad stared at her with a livid face.

The guard captain standing nearby shouted sternly.

"You fart! How could a member of the honey badger royal family do something like that!"

Teresa: "Maybe, they are noble and pious enough, but there are obviously ways to avoid tragedy, so why must they place their hopes on morality and faith."

The guard captain said coldly.

"It's not the legion's lackey's turn to teach us how to do—"

"Shut up."

Yad scolded him and looked at the woman with squinted eyes.

"What do you think should be done?"

Teresa took a deep breath and said seriously.

“Set up relief points throughout the city, divide communities, and ration food uniformly on a community basis. While helping the hungry, register their names, ages, heights, weights, families, and occupations, and organize people with labor force to participate in post-war reconstruction work. and reclaiming farmland outside the river banks.”

"Let those who are unable to work live and not starve to death, and let those who are able to work be fed and use their strength in the right places. They will be in poverty for a while, but as long as they can hold on to the next year's grain harvest, everything will be fine."

"Believe me... we have enough experience and ability to deal with it. If you don't trust me, you can send someone to watch me."

Teresa looked at Yad seriously and said.

This is the work experience she has accumulated over the past few months.

This is what the Alliance did in the Ruigu City area in the southern part of the River Valley Province. This is more effective than distributing food directly to the hungry people.

"Sir...she is the princess of the Falcon Kingdom." Looking at Yade who was deep in thought, the captain of the Guards couldn't help but worry and lowered his voice to remind, "Those people are even willing to blow up the river embankment in order to destroy us!"

Ad didn't speak, but glanced at the Union flag next to him, and finally looked at Theresa, who was staring at him nervously.

"Why are you doing this."

Theresa was silent for a while, then shook her head with a wry smile.

"I don't know... you might not believe it, but it makes me feel better."

perhaps……

All we can do is trouble the managers to convince him.

However, just when she thought this, things developed beyond her expectation.

As if he believed her statement, Yade waved his hand back, signaling for the guards to turn around.

Before turning away, he dropped a few words.

"...If you have any trouble that can't be solved, you can come to me in the castle."

Theresa breathed a sigh of relief, lowered her head and spoke softly.

"Thanks."

It is best to resolve conflicts in this way.

She didn't pray that they would forgive the Falcon Kingdom for their mistakes, but she still wanted to do something in her own capacity.

As for the reason——

Perhaps it was because of the adult's answer when he was asked by Summer, the acting king of the Honey Badger Kingdom, on the Heart of Steel that day, "In what capacity did he stay in the Alliance?"

‘(She) was someone liberated by the Alliance. ’

‘…Both the residents of Oasis No. 3 and Oasis No. 2 are victims of this war. ’

There was no hesitation in the voice.

‘We will free them. ’

…

It's twelve o'clock in the morning in the wasteland.

The official website of Another World is bustling with excitement.

Debt-eyed: "Hahaha! We took down Honey Badger City in two hours! Let me ask you if you are awesome!"

Quit smoking: “666!”

Elf King Fugui: "Tsk, what the hell, we annihilated a division in two hours! (Rolling eyes)"

I was the darkest: "That's right! Moreover, the legion and the Falcon Kingdom's large forces have all withdrawn to Oasis No. 2. How can you who are cleaning the battlefield encounter the main force of the devil!"

The construction site boy and Brick: "It's not important! We liberated Oasis No. 3! (Proud)"

Elf King Fugui: "Gan!"

Irena: "By the way, Oasis No. 2 will be next. (Funny)"

Mole on the run in the canyon: "We will arrive at Bicester Town tomorrow. The legion has built a lot of fortifications there. It is expected that there will be a tough battle."

Ye Shi: " x-on:Battlefield Atmosphere Group Pangolin Brothers, where are you?"

WC really has mosquitoes: "Tell me, what's your situation? (bad smile)"

I was the darkest: "Damn! Where is the person? He was online just now."

Ye Shi: "You're not really doing bad things, are you?"

An hour ago, many people saw Warfielder bubbling up online, and mentioned in his posts that he had followed Colway to retreat to Bicester Town, the logistics hub of Oasis No. 2.

As a result, while we were chatting, the people suddenly disappeared.

Thinking that he usually went offline in a latrine, everyone couldn't help but worry.

x-on:symbols filled the screen in the post.

Perhaps he had a premonition that someone was orchestrating him. Under the constant calls x-on:from all the players, Warlord finally appeared belatedly.

"Ahem...there's new news, big news, absolutely breaking news!"

Fang Chang: "Breaking news is okay."

Commander Fountain: "Did you persuade Colway to surrender? (Squint)"

Debt-eyed: "How did you persuade me? (bad smile)"

I was the worst: "Tell me, brother, does it hurt? (Curious)"

Battlefield atmosphere group: "Get out!"

Fujito: “(⁄⁄•⁄ω⁄•⁄⁄)”

Ye Shi: "Stop talking nonsense, GKD!"

Battlefield Atmosphere Team: "Well, regarding the movements in the distant Triumph City... things are a bit troublesome. I just sorted it out and submitted it to the mission interface. I will open a post outside to elaborate on it later."

In a new post that took about two to three thousand words, Warfield described in detail the interest entanglements of the Legion's eastward expansion faction.

To put it simply, Luoxia Province had three "generals" before it.

The highest-ranking one is General Krass, the five-star commander, followed by Griffin, and then McClun.

All three of them were the backbone of the legion's eastward expansion faction, advocating the conquest of the Great Rift Valley, the birthplace of the Post-War Reconstruction Committee, and projecting power to the entire Central Continent through the Great Rift Valley.

However, the forces of the Eastern Expansionists do not have an advantage within the Legion, and even the Eastern Legion does not fully support the march to the east of the Great Desert.

In order to gain the support of the Triumph City, the eastward expansion faction headed by Claas launched the first expedition. However, due to insufficient preparation, Claas died in the first expedition.

Griffin inherited Klas's basic business plan in Luoxia Province and adopted a series of strategies. This includes economically winning over the Bugla Free State, inciting the Bone Chewing Tribe to sweep across the central and southern parts of the River Valley Province, and militarily supporting the Falcon Kingdom to annex the kings of Luoxia Province, etc.

However, his plan obviously did not go smoothly. Not only did he fail to conquer the countries in the desert, he was even pushed back to Oasis No. 2 by the alliance.

Now Griffin only has one card left in his hand to use.

That is to sacrifice ten thousand troops, himself, and the legion's vassals in Luoxia Province in exchange for the "sympathy" of other factions in Triumph City towards the eastward expansion faction.

It's not exactly sympathy.

Whether it is for the prestige of the Triumph City, or for the promising young officers in the ten thousand-strong army, and the Valente nobles who come to the front line to gild, the Legion will definitely respond to this corporate-backed war.

The greatest possibility is a battle in heaven between two "fallen empires".

This is what companies have always tried to avoid.

Players are clearly divided on whether or not to continue the game.

Mole, who is on the run in the canyon, supports continuing the fight.

The reason was simple. He had just experienced the feeling of a torrent of steel, and he was not satisfied yet. If the enterprise and the legion really come to war, the alliance may not be able to fish in troubled waters.

On the contrary, I felt a little hesitant when paddling on the edge.

The situation in Oasis No. 3 was beyond his expectation.

According to the incomplete statistics he collected from the Lord's Mansion of Honey Badger City, in just one month of occupation, the total population of the Honey Badger Kingdom decreased by 5%.

It's not that his compassion is overflowing.

If it was an order from the headquarters, he would head to Oasis No. 2 without hesitation and fight to the end with those fanatics who were stubbornly resisting.

He just continued to fight, and he couldn't see where the war would end.

"I agree with driving the Legion out of Luoxia Province. This is the war they started, but I am not sure what to do after that. Unless we have the ability to push the front to Triumph City, otherwise this endless war will It will drag us... and everyone into the quagmire."

Fang Chang: "Actually, I think there is little point in debating whether to cease fire. If the legion is unwilling to let go, it will be useless even if we agree to a ceasefire. (Squints)"

There are really mosquitoes in WC: "How about decapitating Griffin? I will donate a plane! (bad smile)"

Tails: "Oh! It feels so exciting! Tails cast a vote! (｀∀´)Ψ"

Sisi: "It would be possible if Comrade Pangolin could get his coordinates...but I always feel like this would be worse."

Commander Quanshui: "Well, the ideal situation is to capture him and force him to surrender. But to be honest, if he is even willing to sacrifice ten thousand troops... I'm afraid he is already ready to die to express his ambition. Determined.”

The boy at the construction site and Brick: "I have a big head... Why do I have to think about this? I can't just tell me where to fight. (Dizzy)"

Fang Chang: "Because this is our alliance. (Squinting)"

…

While the players were discussing whether to continue the fight, Chu Guang, who was sitting in the captain's office of the Heart of Steel, was sitting in front of the computer and looking at the screen.

Although most of the time, for the purpose of rectification, the suggestions put forward by Aite's big "A Guang" are of little reference value, when it comes to key decisions about the future of the alliance, Chu Guang is still willing to take a look. The thoughts of players and cloud players.

Just like Brother Fang said, this is an alliance that belongs to all survivors, and naturally it also belongs to the players.

But what surprised Chu Guang was that this time the pangolin brought him another piece of incredible information——

That is, the governor appointed by Triumph City is heading to Luoxia Province!

And he went with the mission of peace talks!

Once you know your opponent's bottom line, the next thing will be much easier to handle.

"...It seems like we really need to compensate the pangolin brothers for a set of powered armor."

After recovering this unexpected trump card, Chu Guang smiled and closed the web page, then looked at Xiao Qi who was sitting on the edge of the pen holder.

"Xiao Qi, call Vanus here for me."

Xiaoqi playfully gave a military salute.

"okay!"

After waiting for a while.

Vanus, who was on duty on the airship, quickly came to the captain's office.

Without mentioning the matter of Helium III, Chu Guang briefly described the college representative's predictions about the future situation of Luoxia Province and the possible next steps of the legion to the man from Weiland who had served as the legion's centurion. Again.

After listening to Chu Guang's statement, Vanus thought for two seconds before speaking.

"The representatives of the academy are probably not joking... If Griffin suffers a serious defeat in Luoxia Province, the Legion will definitely not let this war end hastily."

His statement was an understatement.

But Chu Guang could hear what he meant and nodded slightly.

"Ok, I know."

Actually it’s not just the academy.

Including enterprises, they have discussed with him the matter of quitting as soon as it is settled. Yichuan even hinted to him that the Supreme Council is willing to give them a little compensation for this.

Of course, it's still in the name of aid.

"The alliance needs space and time to develop... Now we have obtained the space, but there is still a little time left."

"What are you going to do?" Vanus looked at Chu Guang.

If the Eastern Army's garrison in Luoxia Province were to be used as an opponent, the alliance would undoubtedly have comparable strength.

But if the entire legion is the opponent...

I'm afraid it will be difficult for colleges and companies to win decently if they join forces.

He was curious about what the man in front of him would choose.

"...I need to buy time for the alliance."

Chu Guang stretched out his index finger and made a scratch in the air, unfolding a holographic map on his desk.

The center of the map is the southwest corner of Oasis No. 2 - the location of Falcon City.

That is the capital of the Falcon Kingdom!

"... Our pilots have finally won the air superiority. I am not going to give up just yet. The flag of the Alliance has not yet flown over the capital of the Falcon Kingdom. If we let our boys go home now, they will definitely not be convinced."

Vanus looked at Chu Guang in surprise, his eyebrows slightly raised.

"Are you going to light this powder keg?"

"Of course not," Chu Guang paused and continued, "According to intelligence, the governor from Triumph City is on his way to Oasis No. 2. His mission is most likely peace talks... and we will meet him when he arrives at Oasis No. 2. Take the capital of Falcon Kingdom before."

Vanus frowned slightly.

"I'm afraid the legion will not sit back and watch Falcon City be occupied by us... If it comes to that point, even if the governor comes with the mission of peace talks, the situation here may lose the basis for a ceasefire."

Chu Guangyan said concisely and concisely.

"So we're not going to occupy that place."

Vanus was stunned for a moment.

"Then what do you mean..."

Chu Guang smiled faintly.

"We will plant the flag of the Alliance on their palaces, destroy their military factories, railways, road networks and fortresses as much as possible, disintegrate their war potential, and make the princes and nobles to the common people full of war weariness... Let They pay the price they deserve.”

Looking at Vanus who looked surprised, Chu Guang paused and continued.

"Then we pull back."

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(Thanks to "Schrödinger