Chapter 848 The Loyal Ones Will Die First (1/2)

"Anti-thief... anti-thief... they are all anti-thief! Ahhhhh!!!"

On the border between the Massachusetts and Mammoth States, crooked trenches straddle a messy battlefield.

There was rolling thunder in the heavy rain, extinguishing the slowly burning fireworks on the withered grass, and covering up the wails of the wounded soldiers in the trenches.

Standing outside the military tent at the front line, General Alaya was lying on his back, beating his chest with his right fist.

The frustrated voice couldn't tell whether it was crying or laughing, but it looked uncannily like the captain of the imperial army guarding the entrance to the palace.

Damn it...

hateful!

Alaya's heart was filled with reluctance.

He has the ability to fight, and he should have shown his talents on the battlefield, but he didn't want to be reduced to this.

It’s mid-March.

Nearly two months have passed since the fall of Tiandu.

In just two months, Tiandu has changed two owners, and Xilan has lost almost all his fortune.

The same goes for the front lines.

After nearly half a year of fighting, the Gray Wolf Army was pushed back to the original state border.

At the end of last year, they were able to fight back and forth with Lasi's people, and even won several beautiful battles during the New Year with the help of tanks sent by the legion.

However, it was as if there was no end in sight for those rebels.

They died one after another, and rushed up one after another, biting into the quagmire with his gray wolves.

Those guys got stronger and stronger as they fought. At first they were just a group of stragglers, but now they even use exoskeletons and airplanes.

On his side, the Gray Wolf Army was getting more and more exhausted as they fought, and now they couldn't even sustain their logistics.

Especially the northern part of Borneo Province has entered the rainy season.

A sudden heavy rain made it even worse for him, who was already in a logistical dilemma.

The armored troops at the spearhead of the attack were stuck in the mud and had no time to retreat. Faced with the divided and encircled group of resistance forces and the Mosquito attack planes roaring in the sky, they were forced to surrender organically.

Now there are still 30,000 people left in the entire Gray Wolf Army. Not only do they lack ammunition, but they also lack food and clothing. It can be said that they are extremely disgraced.

And due to the previous strategy of fortifying the wall and clearing the country, there were no villages within a hundred miles, and it was difficult to borrow some food from the locals.

The hearts of the Gray Wolf Army were in turmoil.

No one wants to continue the fight, and there is no point in continuing the fight...

Xi Lan is dead.

Although the signs of doom came slowly, when the building actually collapsed, it was faster than everyone expected.

Just a few months ago, people were comforted by the fact that their skinny camels were bigger than horses. As a result, only a few months later, there were not even a few people who missed it in the entire province of Borneo.

Including his most loyal subordinates.

After hearing that Abu Saik was a member of the wolf tribe and that their hometown of Wolf State had been liberated, they even came up with the idea of ​​seeking refuge in Borneo.

"General... we can't fight anymore, our logistics have been cut off."

Looking at the general standing in the rain howling, Staff Officer Gopal knelt on the ground, ignoring the rain that was swallowed into his throat, and looked up at him pleadingly.

"If we turn around and go south to capture Mazhou now... we might be able to save the last bit of energy for Xilan. When the Tiger Army goes north to capture Mazhou, we will have no chance at all!"

In fact, this is the last resort.

The best strategy is to surrender to the Mammoth Kingdom, the middle strategy is to surrender to the Tiger Army, and the worst strategy is to surrender to the Borneo Kingdom.

However, facing Alaiyang, who had no access to food or salt, he could not tell the real solution.

Gopal is a real believer now.

This guy is a true loyalist!

They had countless opportunities to stand on their own feet, but he gave up without exception.

There will definitely be a page belonging to him in the history books of Borneo...

But why...

He is his own general!

Gopal was so anxious that he almost had a heart attack.

"shut up!!!"

Alaya suddenly shouted loudly, interrupting the treacherous words.

The roar was like thunder, and Gopal almost collapsed to the ground in shock.

His face was filled with deep hatred, and Alaya wanted to chew up the raindrops on his lips.

"Do you think I'm Lacy...the dog that eats everything in and out? My name is Alaya! I'm the military god of the empire!"

Gopal looked at him desperately, his lips trembling.

"But the Empire...the Empire has..."

The sound of "death" was drowned in the rain.

His heart was also full of unwillingness.

It would be fine if they could fight a battle openly, but so far they have been defeated at the hands of their own people.

This has been the case since Golden Gallen Harbor.

If Prince Dilip hadn't looked like that, stuck in the city and beaten up by that Lashi, they would have suffered some losses at the hands of those unruly people, but they wouldn't have been driven into the eternal river to swim. .

That was the shame of his life.

It is also a shame for the entire Gray Wolf Army.

Alaya knew what his adviser wanted to say, but he didn't want to listen at all.

After a while, he seemed to have figured something out and suddenly sighed.

"You go."

"I..." Gopal was stunned, not understanding what he meant.

Alaya was silent for a while and continued speaking slowly.

"Whether you go north or south, I won't stop you. It's a bit difficult to be a general with your talent, but there's nothing wrong with being a staff officer."

As he spoke, he looked towards the trenches in the distance, as if speaking to Gopal, and as if speaking to himself.

"You have followed me for so long and have gambled all your wealth. You just want to gain fame and return to your hometown. But now the fame is gone. Many brothers are also disabled and forced to rebel... I will stay here any longer. It won’t make sense for you.”

"You take the rest of the people and leave."

There was silence in the torrential rain, only the sound of rain hitting the soil.

Gopal's eyes widened and he looked at his general's back in disbelief, speechless for a moment.

He guessed what he was going to do, but didn't know how to stop him.

At this moment, Alaya shouted loudly again.

"Get out!!"

"yes!"

Gopal roared at the top of his lungs and accepted the order. He gritted his teeth and climbed up from the muddy ground. He turned back step by step and staggered towards the military camp.

The rain blurred his vision.

Also obscured Alaya.

"Wow--"

It rained harder.

There were roars of wind and thunder everywhere, just like the doomsday two hundred years ago that seemed to engulf the entire world.

I don’t know how long I stood in the rain.

In a daze, Alaya looked through the rain curtain and saw many figures.

Those people stood quietly outside the trenches, standing on the ruins of the village filled with rain and mist, and just looked at him in silence.

Alaya's eyes widened, but those people disappeared again. He didn't see them again until the rain blurred his vision again.

At this moment, he suddenly remembered who those people were.

They are the unjust souls who died on the state border...

They came to claim their lives.

to him.

And the empire that protects him.

"Hahahahaha!"

Alaya suddenly smiled.

He turned his back to the sky, laughed wildly for a long time, and suddenly pulled out the gun on his waist.

It turns out there are really ghosts in this world...

He used to think it was a joke.

"I curse you..."

With a ferocious look on his face, Alaya opened the safety cover and pressed it against his chin.

"Lassie..."

"And all of you...all the rebellious officials and traitors...you will all die a good death!"

"Even if you turn into a fierce ghost, even if you are never reincarnated for eternity... I will drag you into hell!"

"I'm waiting for you there! Waiting for you to come down and accompany me! I want to fight you again with real swords and guns!!!"

Suddenly there was a rolling thunder in the sky.

As if revealed by heaven, Alaya let out one last roar, then suddenly pulled the trigger and wrote the last word of "loyalty".

"boom--!"

The fire flickered and he fell to the ground.

At the moment before his consciousness fell into the abyss, he vaguely remembered that a certain captain under his command seemed to have died in this way.

At that time, he only felt sorry that there was no need for that person to die, but now that he thought about it, it seemed that he was the one who couldn't see clearly.

His legs had been buried in the red soil a long time ago, but they had not yet been buried.

Maybe, he should have died long ago...

…

The heavy rain continued for five days and five nights, and it did not stop until the morning of the sixth day.

However, this year's Mammoth State is not like previous years. Although the Tasang River flooded for a while, it did not turn the entire southeastern part of the state into a swamp.

Lacy is a person who borrows and repays.

Although he blamed the dead man for blowing up the river embankment, he still cleaned up the mess.

Since the implementation of the labor export policy, the Mammoth State authorities used cement purchased from Sifan Port to build a larger dam equipped with a generator on the Tasang River, and planned it with reference to the opinions of hydrogeological experts from the Alliance. A dedicated flood storage area was established.

The original river embankment was the private property of the nobles, but now the river embankment will serve everyone in the Mammoth State.

In addition, the authorities also used irrigation canals to expand the irrigation area from the land originally belonging to the nobles to various villages used to resettle refugees.

Even if the elders of the Moon Clan Resistance Army don't like his behavior, they have to admit that this guy is indeed a capable person in a certain sense.

He is using specific methods to solve specific problems...

In the military camp.

Shava, the leader of the stormtroopers, opened the door and walked into the camp, looking at Lashi who was looking down at the map to report.

"The Gray Wolf Army retreated."

There were no surprises for Lacy.

If it hadn't rained for too long, the five divisions he deployed on the border might have surrounded the other side.

"Where are they going?"

Shava whispered.

"Going south..."

Going south...

Actually went south.

Lacy was stunned for a long time, and suddenly felt melancholy in his heart. It seemed that Alaya really hated him.

Going south is the last resort.

Whether it is to surrender to the Tiger Army or to seize Mazhou and become independent, there is no future. It is even better to go to the West to join the Borneo Kingdom and gamble on the ambition and magnanimity of Abu Saik.

Huzhou faces the sea on three sides and is surrounded by strong neighbors, so it is impossible to open up strategic space.

The location there determines that no matter how big the local warlord becomes, he can only be the king of the mountain, and one mountain cannot tolerate two tigers.

If he were in Alaya's position, he would definitely go north to seek refuge with him, and only he would reuse him.

After all, the Yue Clan Resistance Army is not monolithic. Even from the perspective of checks and balances, it is beneficial to take him in.

Looking at Lacy with melancholy eyes, Shava continued in a deep voice.

"In addition, we caught a few deserters from the Gray Wolf Army on the border. According to them...their general is dead."

"Dead?! Alaya?" Lacy looked at him in shock, took two steps forward and grabbed his shoulders, "How is that possible?! How did he die!"

Looking at the eager officer, Shava smiled bitterly, shook his head and said.

"...I don't know, I just heard it was suicide."

Laci let go of his shoulders, her eyes were blank, and she stayed there for a long time.

After a while, he finally regained consciousness and looked at his subordinates and said.

"Pass it on, Alaya died in the bombing, and we won the battle."

"That guy is not a good guy, but he is a respectable opponent...Flags at half-mast for him."

Suicide is so shameful.

That guy shouldn't have ended up like this.

After all, he was the opponent he had been fighting with for more than half a year, and he wanted to regain some face for him.

Shava didn't ask any more questions and nodded.

"yes."

…

"...Excuse me! The Mosquito attack aircraft shows its prowess! The Imperial God of War is dead! The Gray Wolf Army is defeated!"

"Xilan is dead!"

On the streets of Kingallen Harbor, a newsboy with a backpack on his shoulders was shouting in the streets. The passers-by took out four-gallon coins and bought a still-warm newspaper from his hands.

Looking at the news in the Canadian newspaper, everyone on the street suddenly whispered in surprise.

"Alaya is actually dead?!"

"It was still blown up by a plane!"

"Damn, that guy should have died long ago!"

"I wonder if Wu Tuo will be so angry that he will accompany him."

"Hahaha!"

The streets were filled with noisy joking, but no one could be found wiping tears for the empire.

And on the Yongliu River more than ten kilometers away, a man who was bedridden slammed the newspaper in his hand to the ground.

"Evil son!"

Wu Tuo cursed, his eyes bulged like goldfish, and he suddenly coughed.

The eunuchs next to him were startled and rushed towards him. Some felt his pulse, and some held towels to wipe his sweat, but Wu Tuo pushed him away.

"roll!"

The sound was like thunder, frightening all the eunuchs to kneel on the ground and move aside on their knees.

Hearing the noise in the "bedroom", Prince Dilip walked in from outside and happened to see the newspaper on the ground.

He subconsciously wanted to bend down and pick it up, but when he saw the title of the newspaper, he wisely took his hand back.

[Akbar Siran arrives at Saisail Port! Met with Gu Lion, the three-star commander of the Southern Army, and discussed establishing another Xilan Royal Court in the three northern states. 】

It's better to stand alone.

This is already too lazy to act.

Prince Dilip sighed softly in his heart and walked to Wu Tuo's bed.

"Your Majesty... you'd better listen to the doctor's advice and watch less news, so as not to hurt your body."

Since the last time he fainted, Wu Tuo's health has been getting worse day by day, and now he can't even get out of bed.

Looking at Prince Dilip who was looking at him with concern, Wu Tuo suddenly grinned, propped up the bed with his elbows, and sat up half of his body.

"Dilip... do you know why I didn't take you to the west?"

Is there any reason for this? Because the Heavenly King’s army is in the west...

Dilip couldn't laugh or cry in his heart, lamenting that His Majesty was really mentally ill, but he lowered his head and did not dare to say it.

"Your Majesty...please forgive my stupidity, I don't know."

A rosy glow appeared on Wu Tuo's face, and a gentle smile curled up at the corner of his mouth.

"We and the legion are actually colonists, but the objects of colonization are different... so we are natural allies. This is not determined by geography, but something more essential."

"However, precisely because we are all colonists, we can only enjoy the blessings together and cannot share the hardships... Once we are in trouble, they will bite us without mercy."

There are many things that you cannot know when you are in the game, but you can see clearly when you are on the outside.

He only figured out some things after coming out of Tiandu.

Those old nobles who cheered "Your Majesty is wise" did not really think he was wise.

Those who stood on the shore and watched him really thought he was a monkey.

In the past, he lamented that he was surrounded by idiots and there were not many available people in the huge province of Borneo. It was only when he came to Golden Gallen Port that he suddenly woke up from his dream.

It was not that there were no available people in Borneo, it was just that those who had real abilities were unwilling to be used by him, and his magnanimity could not tolerate those people. As time went by, naturally there were only real fools and smart people pretending to be stupid around him.

Maybe he should have died earlier.

Wu Tuo let out a long sigh, and suddenly felt sorry for the ministers who had suffered along with him.

It’s hard for them...

"Dileep, what I regret most now is that I sent Akbar to the north... At that time, I just thought that I couldn't put all my eggs in one basket. I had to leave a trace of blood for the Xilan Royal Court, but I didn't want to harm him. Suffering for all survivors in Borneo.”

"That scoundrel can't see clearly... all the people in Wilante are wolves in human skin. But I can't blame him. I personally taught him, and I couldn't even see clearly. I only realized it at the end. "

Dilip hurriedly raised his head, but was startled by the blackened Yintang of Wutuo.

"What are you talking about... Your Majesty, what does it mean to be at the end?! We still have three armies on hand. As long as we let them join forces at Jingallang Port, it will be sooner or later that we regain Xilan's country--"

"No more," Wu Tuo waved his hand, coughed, a burgundy color appeared on his face, and smiled with his dry mouth, "I had a dream yesterday. Guess who I dreamed of? Yes. That guy Alaya... Haha, that guy was kneeling outside my door. I called him in to talk, but he got up and left. "

A trace of sweat broke out on Dilip's forehead.

He did hear some rumors, but he didn't expect that these rumors would reach His Majesty's ears so quickly.

Who brought this news to His Majesty? !

Not just the entire empire, can't they even control the people around them?

Dilip broke out in a cold sweat, but Wu Tuo didn't take it seriously and sighed to himself.

"I'm sorry for him, and I'm sorry for the officers of the Gray Wolf Army... They are all loyal young men, and they are the most loyal young men in the entire empire. It is the incompetent people, not them."

Dilip knelt on the ground, pressed his forehead against the ground and begged.

"Your Majesty...please stop talking about your body..."

It is useless to say or do anything now. Knowing too much is worse than not knowing at all. Survival is the most important thing.

Now that the confused prince has gone to Xifan Port, if something happens to His Majesty again, it will not be as simple as setting up a new royal court. The empire's legitimacy will really fall into the hands of the legion!

However, Wu Tuo did not listen to his obstruction and just kept to himself.

"No! I have to say...my body can't bear it anymore, and I won't rest in peace until I finish talking..."

As he spoke, he coughed twice more, and this time he coughed up a trace of blood.

The nearest eunuch saw the trace of blood, his face turned pale and he got up from the ground, and hurriedly grabbed the pills from the tray on the bedside table.

"Your Majesty, take medicine..."

"roll!"

Wutuo roared angrily, pushed him over, and sat up as if reflecting on his past.

"What I want is not medicine!"

He took this medicine every day, but never got better. Instead, his health got worse and worse.

No matter how stupid he was, he still sensed something. Some people wanted him to die.

That person is not in the league.

Nor the Port of Golden Gallen.

It's not even Lassi who hates him, and those warlords who are obedient and secretive.

Wu Tuo stared at Dilip who was kneeling on the ground in fear with his bulging eyes, as if just these things had exhausted all the strength in his body.

He stretched out his trembling index finger, pointed at his brother, and made the last sound with his dying body.

"I, the emperor of Xilan..."

"I want to pass the throne to..."

However, it is a pity for the fate that makes people miserable, and perhaps he has done too many injustices.

The witch camel with his mouth open almost said Dilip's name, but he swallowed his breath at the last moment.

"Your Majesty! Your Majesty!!! What are you doing kneeling there? Get up and save people!"

Looking at his brother lying on the bed, Dilip burst into tears and yelled hysterically, urging the eunuchs who hurriedly got up.

He doesn't want to be an emperor.

He just wanted Wu Tuo to wake up and carry this heavy burden again.

There was a sound of crying in the room.

After rushing to the bed, the eunuchs hurriedly helped His Majesty, stuffed pills into his mouth, and gave him water to drink, only to find that he finally breathed his last.

"His Majesty!"

"Wake up, Your Majesty!"

"Uuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuu""

Sad cries filled the whole room. Not only Prince Dilip who was crying loudly, but almost everyone could not help crying and washed their faces with tears.

Except for one person.

It was a young palace maid.

At the age of eighteen, she has a beautiful face and figure, and looks like a lotus in midsummer.

She was born in a small noble family in Golden Gallen Harbor and lived a pampered life since she was a child, just like the men and women depicted in "The Story After the Rain".

Later, Governor Nihak was imprisoned, and her family also declined. As the second daughter, she had to go out to make a living and work in a theater in the port area.

She is a happy-go-lucky person who has seen the prosperity of the new era and does not miss the dignity of the old era that much.

Having money is enough.

As long as she has money, she can live a better life than before, even more like a noble than her old father who knelt on the deck of the royal merchant ship and begged for food with snot and tears.

Exactly two months ago, her distant uncle found her and asked her to do something.

Her uncle promised to give her a large amount of money when the matter was completed, and it was money that she would never earn in her lifetime.

She agreed without hesitation.

With the help of her uncle, she followed the crew to the ship to perform. Then without any accident, she was spotted by the witch camel who was entertaining the guests and was taken into the palace.

Her job is very simple. She just needs to replace the medicine prescribed by the doctor for Wu Tuo with sugar pills. From time to time, she will tell him about Golden Gallon Harbor on her pillow.

It's not necessary for her to praise him very straightforwardly, it's enough for him to realize how failed he is as an emperor.

Walking outside the cabin, she took out the bottle of sugar pills from her sleeve, poured all the pills inside into the river, and watched them disappear in the ups and downs of the river.

She didn't care if it was sugar pills or poison, it didn't matter anymore.

That useless old guy's legs have already taken root in the red soil. It doesn't make any difference whether he dies early or later. It doesn't even matter whether someone gives him a push or not.

Rather, he has to thank himself for not having to be the king of the country.

She took out a small earring and hung it on the crystal clear earlobe, and her red lips curled into a slight smile.

"uncle."

"That person is dead, can you tell me the password of that card?"

The surging river buried the last conspiracy.

While the veterans of the empire were still mourning, a telegram that had gone through several rounds had been sent to Xifan Port.

The headquarters of the military camp.

Looking at the telegram submitted by his confidant, General Gulion's straight lips finally turned up into a smile.

Less than half a month had passed since the trial, and he had not heard good news for a while. Now, finally, something good had happened that made him smile.

"very good!"

After saying this, he slapped the telegram on the command table, and then walked to the map.

After staring at the strategic deployment on the map for a long time, he looked back at his confidants and ordered.

"The 'Migratory Bird' plan was terminated and the 'Cuckoo' plan was launched, so that Akbar could immediately prepare to ascend the throne and inherit the Wutuo throne."

"In addition, an ultimatum is issued to the Mammoth State authorities, requiring them to immediately withdraw their troops from the three northern states and return the three northern states to His Highness Akbar, the new king of Xilan! The legion will not give up its allies. If these rebels do not From now on, we will avenge Alaya!"

"In addition, in the name of the Xilan Royal Court, send a telegram to Borneo to request military access. If they refuse, we cannot guarantee their absolute safety."

Upon hearing this, his confidant immediately stood up straight and performed a military salute.

"yes!"

Looking at his confidant who turned around and walked out of the military tent, General Gulion had a happy smile on his face and looked again at the map that he had divided into several pieces with battle lines.

The three northern states are currently under the actual control of the Mammoth Kingdom. There are about five divisions deployed on the border of Dog State, mainly light infantry and artillery.

Three teams of 10,000 people are enough to penetrate there.

After taking over Gouzhou, he can start the second stage of the offensive - attack Niuzhou, the heart of Borneo, where Tiandu is located, from both the west and north directions.

All preparations were in place, all that was left was the sound of a gunshot.

He had been planning this day for so long.

The show is finally about to begin!