Chapter 1719 Armistice Day
"I understand, Marshal." Calasias said: "The geographical conditions of White Frost City are too special. It is built on the mountainside. Although we have the advantage of the Magic Rock Thousand Crack Cannon, They are condescending and it is difficult for us to use our advantages. Also, Baishuang City was built for survival, not development. Before, I thought that their fortifications were old and might not be repaired and maintained, but the actual situation was better than I thought. These days, the spies I sent out heard that a group of people from the magic union were improving the magic fortifications up and down the White Frost City. The situation was It's getting better and better for them."
"What new information is there?" Fried asked.
Berrick said: "The latest intelligence has clarified why the fourth black dragon participated in this war. The reason is very simple and ridiculous, because the fourth black dragon is originally from Midgart. "
Fried frowned and said solemnly: "It is not ridiculous for a person to love and serve his motherland."
"Yes." Beric quickly suppressed his light smile, although there was still disdain for this matter in his eyes. He continued: "From the battlefield, the fourth black dragon and his Dark Dragon are the big trouble for our army to capture Baishuang City. As for the other enemy generals, except for the dwarf Hushan, who is a bit troublesome, the others are only average in strength. , but Hushan is not a big problem. The ones who are more troublesome are those from the magic union. They can just help improve the fortifications. I just don’t know how deeply they will be involved in this, and I don’t know what their strength is. In fact, it doesn’t matter whether I know the bottom of it or not. It’s best to get rid of them in one fell swoop. I’m just worried that these people are too powerful. If they are strong, they will be a hidden danger for us."
Fried asked: "There are no new clues about these people. "Yes?"
Berrick shook his head: "Except for Edric Pat and some unimportant people whose identities have been identified, there are several people whose identities are still unknown. According to reports, there are reports inside and outside Baishuang City. Tight magic fortifications have been established to protect us. If we were attacked by force, we would suffer huge losses. I discussed it with Calasias just now. We are preparing to submit a report to the marshal to apply for the use of the liquid source limiter device. But..."
"But what?"
Berrick said: "It's our first time to go to Frost City. In a tough battle, using such a precious item as the liquid source limiter at this time, I always feel... not good.”
"I understand what you mean." Fried said: "You think that the war has just begun and using the liquid source limiter when encountering any difficulties will make the army overly dependent and lose the courage to fight a tough battle."
"That's what my subordinate means."
Fried thought for a moment and did not immediately give an answer whether to use the limit-limiting device.
Seeing that the marshal and Beric were both silent, Calasias said: "Marshal, I think we must take Hoarfrost City as soon as possible. The Storm Kingdom and the Rhine Kingdom sent troops to help, and there are not many generals. But if so If it drags on, Storm, Rhine and even other countries think they can If we are driven back or defeated, there is no guarantee that more personnel will be sent to join the battle. Then the situation will not be good. We have limited troops and long supply pressure, and the risks are very high."
F. Reed glanced at him: "Go on."
Calasias said: "Without considering the limiter, we have two options now. First, persuade the Storm Kingdom and the Rhine Kingdom to withdraw their troops, and we will take down the Midgard Kingdom alone. This is also the case for you, Marshal. The original plan; second, expand the scope of the war to include the Storm Country and the Rhine Country in the annexation plan, but in this case the three countries will inevitably form a sworn alliance. Alliance, fight against us with all their strength."
Fried walked to the sand table with his hands behind his back: "I have thought about all of what you said before. ·Donovan went to the Hill Country to conclude a peace treaty. Last night he received the news that the monarch of the Hill Country had initially agreed to conclude peace. ”
< br>Beric showed a hint of surprise: "So fast, Donovan and the others left very quickly. Although it was expected, I was surprised that the Hill Country agreed so easily without making any difficulties. None?"
Fried said: "There are some objections to the details of the treaty, but it is not a big problem. The country of the hills can maintain peace with us. Peace will relieve us of some worries. I have sent envoys to the Storm Country and the Rhine Country on the way to you, hoping to persuade them to withdraw their troops and not get involved in this war. "
"It is best to achieve the goal without fighting." Berwick said: "With the precedent of the Hill Country, it is not impossible."
"So are we going to rest these days and wait for news?" Calasias asked.
Fried waved his hand and said: "We can't wait. Diplomacy requires both kindness and power, and both carrots and sticks must be in hand to scare others and make them surrender. Let the soldiers rest well today and break the city tomorrow!" "
Calasias was stunned. Seeing the general marshal saying the words of destroying the city, he must have made up his mind.
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There is a tense scene in Baishuang City. Construction and war preparations are underway. No one is idle. Even Her Majesty the Queen of Midgard is not busy in Baishuang City. Shuang stayed in the upper city, but took the royal family members to the lower city to express condolences and encourage the officers and soldiers and the common people who assisted the soldiers in defending the city.
The Queen of Midgard is a woman who is nearly 45 years old. Today she is not wearing her gorgeous clothes. Instead, like the soldiers, she is dressed in velvet armor, with a war robe on her shoulders and a sword on her waist. Even her armor and sword are It looked a little old, not because it was not well maintained, nor because it had not been used for many years. On the contrary, this weapon was worn out due to too frequent use. The queen's whole body, except for the golden crown on her black hair, shows her noble status as a king. If not, others would think that she is a stern female general on the battlefield.
After visiting the soldiers guarding the city, the queen asked the female guard beside her: "Where is the fourth black dragon?"
In a small house, the wall was yellowed with wallpaper and there was smoke in the room. Wandering around, the fourth black dragon lay shirtless on a pear wood sofa with holes. He took a cigarette in his hand and took a sip. He then picked up the whiskey on the table next to the sofa and took a long sip. It took a long time to spit out the smoke. If anyone saw his body at this time, they would definitely be frightened.
The new wounds on his body were wrapped with gauze. The old wounds were not counted. There were many steel nails nailed to his chest. If you look closely, there seemed to be metal brackets embedded under the skin of the steel nails. His arms were gone, replaced by a pair of black metal arms. Logically speaking, his knightly abilities wouldn't hurt him so much, and there must be another reason behind him being able to cause such damage.
The door knocked. "Come in."
The door opened.
"Is it Her Majesty the Queen?" The fourth black dragon got up from the sofa and slowly put on his clothes: "Sorry, the smell of smoke is choking you."
"It doesn't matter." Mead Queen Gat wanted to hold her breath and not smell it, but obviously she couldn't. She coughed twice and said, "I should have come to see you a long time ago. Thank you." Thank you for everything you have done for Midgard these days..."
The fourth black dragon dressed neatly, put on his sunglasses again, looked at the female guards and officials around the queen, and said : "It's too early to say thank you, Your Majesty the Queen. The enemy has not retreated, and Hoarfrost City is still in danger."
The Queen of Midgard looked at him blankly.
"What's wrong?"
The queen came back to her senses and said: "It's okay. I'm surprised that the fourth Mr. Black Dragon has such injuries." She added: "Why does Mr. Black Dragon live here?" Can I arrange a better place for you here?”
“No, I like it here”
The Queen of Midgard waved her hand and asked the people around her to go out. He walked to the center of the room and said, "Won't you ask me to sit down?"
The fourth black dragon made a sign of invitation.
After sitting down, the queen said: "Speaking of which, I didn't know until now that the fourth black dragon is from Midgart. If I had known earlier, I would have sent someone to ask him to return to the country earlier."
"I left here when I was a teenager, and I have never mentioned it to anyone. It's not surprising that no one knows." The fourth black dragon leaned forward with his elbows on his legs. Qing asked: "Your Majesty, you came here to talk to me, right?"
The queen said bluntly: "I came here to ask you what you know about the invaders opposite? Are you here?" They are famous in the world. Do you know the details of those pirates? "
"I have heard of them, but I know nothing about them." The fourth black dragon answered simply.
"Then what do you think our chances of winning this war are?" Obviously this is the question that the Queen is most concerned about.
The fourth black dragon thought deeply and said: "Shouldn't your Majesty ask me this question?"
The queen said: "Strong people can always see more truly and thoroughly. I am right I understand my country, but I don’t understand the other side, so I want to hear your opinion."
The fourth black dragon thought for a long time and said in his heart: "The chance of winning is not good."
The queen looked dim and said with a hint of disappointment: "Is that really the case?"
The fourth black dragon said: "I see that the army on the opposite side marches closely and has a very high quality. The people leading the army are not bandits, but professional soldiers. It is not rumored in the city that the commander of the army on the opposite side was the leader of the Holy Demon Battle two years ago. The missing Kia Freed? The troops he commanded would never come from the west of the desert just because their heads were hot. However, when he led the troops here, he must have had detailed plans and purposes, and had full consideration before deciding to invade. Since he came prepared, he would not be without calculations about Midgard, so he wanted to successfully defend Midgart. In White Frost City, the possibility of defeating the enemy is very low.”
The queen was a little unhappy and could not speak for a long time. Obviously she came here to find out how to defeat the enemy, not to listen to some words about the enemy being invincible.
The fourth black dragon said: "Maybe I have offended you. What I said is just my personal opinion."
The queen said: "I know that Mr. Fourth Black Dragon is the leader of the Kingdom of Dragons. Deputy leader of the mercenary group, I don’t know if the members of the Dragon Kingdom can come to help me. I will definitely thank them deeply.”< br>
The fourth black dragon tilted his head, considered it again and again, and said: "To tell you the truth, the reason why I came here is because there are some things happening within the mercenary group. I don't want to disturb those things. Go inside, so I came here to take shelter. Sorry, I don’t think they can help you.”
The Queen stood up helplessly and said: "Okay, I understand. Thank you, I still appreciate your contribution to Midgart. Now the country needs you, and I hope Mr. Fourth Black Dragon can contribute to Midgart again." "
The fourth black dragon politely sent her away. He stood at the door and breathed a sigh of relief. After closing the door, he stared thoughtfully into the room. He smiled softly for a while, shook his head and went to get him. wine bottle.
(End of this chapter)