Chapter 1188: Living Towards Death (2nd Update, Please Give Me Monthly Votes)

Chapter 1189: Living towards Death (Two updates, please vote for me)

On top of the towering city wall, Ovi's eyes scanned the sky above his head, and then slowly downwards, looking at the endless snowfield with undulating mountains below.

"Sometimes I like to go to the top of this towering city wall and look at the scenery among the mountains,"

Ovi looked at the young officer beside him and said with a hoarse smile, "This should have the best view in the area. There is always a limit to the sky in the city, but there is no limit above this high wall."

"Yes."

The officer nodded slightly.

There seemed to be a slight sound coming from the distant void.

The officer raised his head and looked to the north. He hesitated for a moment and asked slowly, "General, it seems that the West Steel Mercenary Group is really attacking the North City."

"Veststeel itself started out as heavy industry,"

The howling cold wind brought some ice crystals and blew over Ovi's cheek. He stretched out his hand, rubbed his palms, and sighed, "There are many heavy-duty mining machines on the federal market, all produced by them. These stupid big machines are all produced by them." Large black machines can be modified and used to attack cities.

"So their mercenary group is also the mercenary group with the most siege equipment among all the mercenary groups in the entire federation. Judging from the situation in the past few days, they also bought B-level combat units to arm their own Mercenary group.

"Of course, according to what they said, these weapons are used to deal with heavy beasts with strong defenses."

He clapped his hands and looked at the sky, "As for whether the Federation has so many heavy-duty alien beasts with high defense, no one knows."

Some scattered ice crystals are falling from the sky, forming small snowflakes.

The clear sky was gradually covered by misty clouds.

Ovi stretched out his hand to catch the snowflakes from the sky, "It's snowing again."

The officer beside him also raised his head and looked at the snowflakes gradually falling in the sky, "Then the current situation in Beicheng can be defended?"

"Whether we can defend it or not is not something we can decide."

Ovi held the snowflake in his hand and let the small ice crystal melt in his palm. "This is the best we can do. We can only arrange everything, and then do our best." That’s it.”

The officer looked up at Ovie and nodded silently.

At this moment, the intercom on the officer's chest vibrated. He lowered his head and said a few words quickly, then raised his head and looked at Ovi.

"People are here?"

Ove asked in a low voice.

"Well, here we come."

The officer nodded.

"Then let's go and meet,"

Ovi smiled and walked to the elevator nearby, "When friends come, there is wine. When beasts come, there are shotguns."

The officer quickly caught up with Ove.

At this time, Ovi suddenly remembered something, turned around, looked at the officer, and said with a smile, "Actually, our city is not that easy to be breached."

The officer raised his head in confusion and looked at Ovi.

"Are there any specialties in Mingte City?"

Ove asked in a low voice.

The officer thought for a while and shook his head, "It seems that industry is better?"

"There are no ores around here, the ground is uneven, and there are dangerous mountains of alien beasts nearby,"

Ovi turned to look at him, "Why do you think those federations chose to build a city here? They also want to build the high wall stronger and thicker."

The officer thought for a while and shook his head slightly. He still didn't understand what Ovi meant.

“What’s in the wilds to the north?”

Ovi shook his head and asked softly.

"The mountains north of Mingte City?"

The officer thought for a while, and then seemed to understand something, his tone slightly raised, "Is it the Gate of the North?"

"yes."

Ovi slowly walked into the elevator.

——

"Minter City itself is the federal fortress guarding the gate to the Northland,"

He Ao stood on the high platform, looked at the crowd standing in the camp square below, and said slowly, "Starting from Mingte City, only about ten or twenty kilometers to the east is the main road connecting the northeastern federal and eastern plains.

“You only need to send a small mobile force to harass the caravans and supply lines from north to south at any time, leaving the army going south in an isolated and helpless situation.

“At the same time, Mingte City itself is an industrial city, and the Moshanto Group also has a grain factory here that can temporarily provide supplies to the army and caravans.

“So, the consortium must completely control Minter City. Whoever controls Minter City will control the north-south passage in the eastern part of the federation.

“This is the ‘geographical advantage’ of Minter City and the source of today’s ‘war’.

"The first thing the two major consortiums want to do is to control Mingte City. After they lose control, they will consider spending heavy troops to surround Mingte City to prevent Mingte City from hindering the army from north to south.

"Now, there is an army from the North, coming towards us with more power than the two major consortiums.

"The two major consortiums we are facing now are just the beginning. Even if we resolve the siege of the two major consortiums, this larger army will sweep across the wilderness near Mingte City after crossing the gate of the North Country and defeat them with our own hands. Minter City.

"Remove all obstacles to their supply lines and army advance."

boom--

A violent explosion exploded on the city wall behind He Ao, with a thunderous sound that shook the sky and the earth at the same time.

Misty clouds gradually covered the sky, and fluttering snowflakes fell from the sky.

"I believe Shia has basically told you what we are going to do,"

He Ao looked down at the faces below. They were not all wearing the uniforms of the city defense army. Most of them were wearing simple cotton clothes, with dark skin and the appearance of wilderness wanderers.

"I'm not going to tell you that we're going to a winnable battle,"

He Ao raised his head and looked at the soldiers in front of him, "In fact, this time, most of us will probably die outside."

He raised his head and looked at everyone, "Now, I give you one last chance. If you don't want to go, you can stand up now. I allow you to leave."

After that, he stood in front and looked at the people in front of him calmly.

Amidst the roaring cannons, the huge camp square fell into silence.

There was an eerie silence among the crowd.

In the end, no one came forward.

"Very good, it seems we are all ready,"

He Ao spoke again, his eyes scanning all the faces. The thin young man with bloodstains on his face had already stood in the corner of the crowd at some point.

"I know why you are here. Some of you were forced to death by the consortium, and some of you were tortured in the consortium's factories.

"We all know what will happen if we let the consortium's troops enter the city and let them act more unscrupulously in the city and the surrounding wilderness."

His gaze swept across everyone's faces again, and he almost looked into everyone's eyes for a moment.

"But what I also want to tell you is that this city, the wilderness around this city, your family, and your friends will probably survive because of your shelter.

“You are not vengeful lunatics, but heroes who protect this city and the people who live around it.

"Human blood may be drained, but the hero's will will never be wiped out."

The thin young man raised his head and looked at the man on the stage. A piece of ice crystal fell from the sky, reflecting the brilliance of the sun between the clouds and mist into his eyes.

"These combined consortiums can mobilize the resources of dozens or even dozens of cities, possess huge and shocking wealth, and can equip any of the federation's most advanced weapons,"

He Ao continued,

"And Mingte City is just a small city. There are too many small cities like ours in the Federation.

“The consortium will be cautious about the influence of big cities, but it will not care about the voices of small towns like us.

"Because if they send one or two mercenary groups, they can easily overwhelm our city and massacre all those who resist.

"The gap in our strength is indeed huge, and our city gate cannot withstand the surging shelling,"

Under the roar of the cannon, He Ao looked at everyone, "But, should we raise our hands and surrender? Should we let the consortium continue to enslave us, our families and friends with more brutal methods?"

"no!"

The thin young man in the corner shouted loudly.

"no!--"

There were also voices in the crowd that immediately roared hoarsely with anger.

"No!" "No!"

There were roars like waves, until the entire camp square seemed to be boiling.

Shia, who was standing on one side, stared at this scene blankly, looking at the red cheeks.

The cold snowflakes could not hide the flames on people's faces, as if the entire space was burning in this snow-white world.

"I know the answer in your heart, you don't want to surrender,"

The calm voice slowly sounded in everyone's ears, like a hand soothing boiling water, and the entire square gradually became quiet.

But the trance 'flame' didn't seem to disappear, it was just 'held' in the palm of the man's hand on the stage.

He Ao glanced at the red cheeks on the stage,

"I know you don't want your descendants to suffer the same torture as you and repeat your fate.

"We are indeed weak, but even an ant can bite a bump on a giant.

“A weak butterfly, with a flick of its wings, can stir up a storm and shake the mountains and seas.

“Our ancestors did not have the technology we have today, but they were able to build a high wall like a wonder in this vast wilderness.

"There is no predetermined destiny in this world. The path we take is our destiny."

He reached out and grasped the handle of the knife on his back,

“The fate of this city and everyone around it now lies in our hands, as does the fate of our descendants.”

“This city has been forced into a desperate situation, and we are looking for that glimmer of hope.

"The vast majority of us may die in this war, but history and our descendants will remember our names."

Buzz——

The bloody blade was instantly pulled out of the scabbard, with a violent trembling that shattered the flying snow in the sky.

Scattered ice crystals reflected the figure on the high platform and the last ray of sunlight in the sky into a pair of eyes.

He Ao raised the bloody blade high and said hoarsely,

"Everyone, death is ahead of us, but we have no way out. We can only draw our swords and fight for death!"

"Live to die!"

The thin young man in the corner also raised his arms and shouted loudly.

"Born to die!!!"

One by one, figures raised their arms, and the boiling sound undulated like ocean waves.

I’m a bit stuck in writing, so I’ll update twice a day later. Please vote by the end of the month.