Chapter 158 The Ride of the Valkyrie (4K)
Since the declaration of war on the Victoia Empire, Anthony, as France’s ambassador to Victoia, has been tightening his nerves and being prepared to respond at any time. The consciousness of devotion to the motherland.
Even if the two countries have declared war, he still needs to stay in the capital of the Victoria Empire. On the one hand, it is to continue to obtain information from within the Victoria Empire. After all, the acquisition of intelligence in a war is still very important.
On the other hand, it is also to continue to deceive the enemy and send wrong signals to the top leaders of the Victoria Empire, in order to mislead the top leaders of the Victoria Empire and make them make wrong judgments.
For example, this time France and two other countries declared war on the Victoria Empire. On the surface, they were gathering the elites of the armies of the three countries to prepare for a cross-sea operation to attack the mainland of the empire. However, in fact, the naval fleets of the three countries had already completed the war. has assembled and is now docked at the naval port in Frans.
Their mission was to launch a surprise attack on the Royal Dockyard in Victoea after the main force of the Imperial Navy left port in preparation for the sea crossing operation.
The top leaders of the Three Kingdoms are actually very clear that they are no match for the empire in terms of navy and army strength.
Although it sounds really embarrassing, the Victoria Empire is known as the empire on which the sun never sets. The Imperial Navy can fight with the navies of any two countries in the world at the same time without losing, which is enough to illustrate the power of the Victoria Empire. .
This time, even if they gathered the navies of the three countries, they were still not sure of defeating the Imperial Navy.
According to pre-war deductions, if they fight head-on with the Imperial Navy, the best result may be a tragic victory.
If they were sure of winning, France wouldn't have lost the battle between France and Victoya to determine world hegemony.
In the past, the three countries might have really tried to use their armies to open up the situation. After all, Victoria's army was really lagging behind its powerful navy.
Although among the old world powers, Victor Runner's reformed army has still maintained its reputation as a world power.
But in terms of strength, Victoria's army is far behind France's army and Ross's army.
The old world recognized the world's number one army as France's Army, and this ranking was based on actual performance.
As for the Ross Army, it relied on its huge population to become comparable to the French Army, and even once defeated the French Army.
So if they only compete with the Army, France and Ross are actually confident that they can beat Victoya.
However, Viktoria's biggest shortcoming has been made up for. The relics from the old era, covered with steam and steel, have regained their brilliance in this new era.
Just like a dusty sword, the dust has been wiped away, the edge has been sharpened, and it has become sharper than before.
No one wants to fight against the legendary Steam Knight who penetrated the defense of a Guards regiment with just five units.
Although at first all countries suspected that this was just a smoke bomb released by Victoria, or that the results were exaggerated ten times, they did not really take it seriously.
But as the investigation deepened and the Victoria Empire openly displayed the Steam Knight, countries began to panic.
Are you serious? This was the first reaction made by various countries after repeatedly confirming the information about the Steam Knight.
Anthony still remembers how panicked he felt when he first confirmed the authenticity of this information, fearing that the steam knights of the Victoria Empire would appear on the streets of France's capital tomorrow.
Presumably the people in China had the same idea as me at that time, right? Anthony couldn't remember exactly how he got here in the past six months. He almost never slept well.
In the country of France, the leaders who overthrew the decadent royal family and established the republic, after careful judgment and analysis, came to the conclusion that Victoya may not have fully equipped the steam knights yet. If they fight to the death, they still have A slim chance of winning.
But if this time is delayed to three to five years, the industrial strength of the Victoria Empire will exceed the double-digit Steam Knights.
At that time, even if all the countries in the old world unite, they will still be crushed by the Victoria Empire.
So Anthony and the ambassadors of other countries in Victoia received orders from their respective countries and submitted a letter of war to the Victoia Empire. France, Ross and Saint Romulus, the three countries together submitted a letter of war to the Victoia Empire. The Victoria Empire declares war.
The three countries must defeat the Victoria Empire before it is fully equipped with steam knights and can crush other countries.
At the worst possible outcome, Victor must be forced to the negotiating table so that he can share the technology of the Steam Rider and bring all countries back to the same starting line.
To achieve this, it is obviously not possible to rely on defeating Victoria on a frontal battlefield.
Not to mention whether the Three Kingdoms Alliance can defeat the Victoria Army with the steam knights participating in the battle on the frontal battlefield, just because the Victoria Empire is an island country, the Victoria Empire will be invincible until the Imperial Navy is defeated. land!
Even if they defeat Victoria's army on the frontal battlefield, as long as the Victoria Empire's navy is not defeated, they can rely on their country's strong industrial strength to continuously produce steam knights and crush everything. .
So for the Three Kingdoms Alliance, they must hurt the Victoria Empire from the beginning so that it cannot drag the war into a protracted war, and then crush the Three Kingdoms Alliance with their strong industrial strength.
To achieve this, destroying the Royal Shipyard in Victoria is the key.
You must know that almost half of the ships of the Victoria Empire Navy are produced in this shipyard. Once this place is destroyed, even with the industrial strength of the Victoria Empire, it will be difficult to recover in a short time.
With the loss of the logistics and maintenance capabilities of the Royal Shipyard, the Imperial Navy also lost its ability to fight for a long time. As long as the Three Kingdoms Alliance fights steadily, it can defeat it!
Not to mention that the Royal Shipyard is still manufacturing big killers like airships! It is even more impossible to keep it existing!
To this end, the Three Kingdoms Alliance formulated a crazy battle plan, using all the Army elites of the Three Kingdoms Alliance as bait to lure the Imperial Navy. As long as they leave the port, the Three Kingdoms Alliance fleet will destroy the Royal Shipyard. !
In order to realize this combat plan, not only all the military forces of the Three Kingdoms Alliance were mobilized, but even diplomats like Anthony were given the important task of bullying the enemy. The Victoria Empire must be made to think that the direction of the Three Kingdoms Alliance's attack is the army!
This is a very dangerous mission. Once exposed, what awaits Anthony will be a very cruel ending.
But for the motherland he loves, Anthony will never look back!
Just like now, as France's ambassador to Victoria, he can actually evacuate Langton after the declaration of war, but he still insists on staying, and is still frequenting Langton's upper class society. Various gatherings held. The purpose is to create a pro-Victoria image so that he can obtain more intelligence and information, and also facilitate the implementation of the plan to bully the enemy.
It has to be said that Anthony's efforts and risks are valuable. At least tonight he received an invitation to a very high-level party within Langton. According to the information he found, those who can attend this party are all members of Langton's military and political affairs. Big bosses who really hold real power in both worlds.
And according to the news he received, a very important figure will appear at this party, the Northern Guardian of the Victoria Empire and the pioneering Earl Perficott Brandlis .
She also has another level of identity. She is the youngest and most talented alchemist in Langdon's history, the inventor of steam knights and airships.
In a sense, it is not an exaggeration to say that she caused this war.
So even though he knew it was impossible, Anthony still prepared a delicate and small hidden weapon and hid it on himself. It was a sleeve arrow made by the best craftsman of the former royal family of the Frans Empire. Accurately hit the target within a range of fifty meters and penetrate a knight's plate armor.
If given the chance, Anthony hopes that he can get rid of this serious trouble for his motherland!
You have to know that she is only fourteen years old! She has already invented major inventions such as the steam rider and the airship that could change the world. No one can guarantee what earth-shattering things she will be able to create when she is forty, thirty, or even twenty years old.
If such a genius cannot be used by the country, then she must be eliminated!
With this in mind, Anthony walked into the venue where today's meeting was held, the most luxurious theater in Langton City, with the fearlessness of a martyr.
In the theater, the dignitaries who are rarely seen on weekdays are well-dressed and sitting in their respective seats in a relaxed and excited state. During their conversations, they did not seem to be nervous because of the declaration of war by the Three Kingdoms Alliance. atmosphere.
It seems that the declaration of war by the Three Kingdoms Alliance is not worth mentioning to the Victoria Empire, and it does not even bring any pressure to the empire.
This is obviously not normal.
Especially Anthony found that these real powerful figures in the military and political circles of the Victoria Empire not only gathered together today, but also expressed strong expectations for the show that was about to be performed tonight, which was a little too abnormal. .
However, when Anthony still maintains his openly pro-Victoria persona and asks for information from friends he knows well, the answer he can get is that tonight’s performance will be quite exciting. and the fact that this is a track directed by Purficott himself.
Other than that, when everyone talks about deeper details, they seem to be talking about it, as if they have secrets and just don’t tell them.
This made Anthony quite confused, but because he learned that Perficott would appear tonight and perform on the stage in person, he had no time to continue to delve deeper. Instead, he concentrated on finding the right position and opportunity to prepare for Perficott. Kurt carries out the assassination.
As important figures in Langton City appeared one after another, and finally even the eldest princess of the Victoria Empire came in person, the heavy curtain on the stage finally opened.
A well-known symphony orchestra in Longton is sitting on the stage, ready to play.
In front of them, in the center of the stage, was a very beautiful white piano. A girl in a green dress was sitting in front of the piano with her hands on the keys.
Seeing this girl appear, all the Victorians in the theater couldn't help but applaud.
They knew what was going to happen today and who it was all because of.
"Welcome to my theater. The grandest performance will be performed here today." Purficott did not stand up, but said in a tone like a chant: "This is a symphony composed of steel, flames and blood. War constitutes its prologue, and I play it with killing and death."
Accompanied by Purficott's words , the symphony orchestra on the stage started to move and began to play the music that had been prepared.
When the familiar melody sounded, Purficott's hands began to play on the keys.
If anyone who traveled to the world before her heard this song, they would be able to tell that this song is the original world-famous "Ride of the Valkyrie".
While she was playing this piece of music, a huge map also fell from the top of the stage, with five places marked in bright red.
When Anthony saw the appearance of this map, his eyes suddenly froze and he became nervous.
Because the places marked on the map are the Army assembly point of the Three Kingdoms Alliance, the military port where the main navy is hidden, and the capitals of the Three Kingdoms.
"The airship full of death and destruction had set off more than ten hours ago, and at this moment they have arrived at their intended destination." Perfectcott's voice still reminded me of Anthony. At this time, he could no longer hold back his hand that wanted to fire the sleeve arrow, but he could not inspire it at this time, because he had a premonition in his heart that something terrible was about to happen, and he wanted to know what it was.
As the movement gradually became more passionate, Purficott’s tone also became high-pitched.
While hitting the keys hard, she raised her head and said: "The enemy is afraid of our strength and wants to threaten the empire with war to surrender! But the empire never surrenders! No matter who the enemy is or how many there are, we will give them equal rights." Destruction. "
Perficott's words made all the Langton military and political leaders present excited. They were all suppressing their excitement, as if a volcano was brewing.
Anthony felt as if his heart was being pinched by something, and the tremendous pressure brought by the frenetic atmosphere in the theater made him breathless.
When the music finally reached its climax, Purficott finally said a piece of news that made his heart and lungs stop: "This music will sound the clarion call for the destruction of the enemies of the empire, and the loyalty of the empire." The soldiers will die for them!
Send action to our warriors! The sky is burning and the earth is crawling under my feet! Destroy the capital of the Three Kingdoms with thermobaric bombs! The enemies of the Empire are nothing but death and destruction!”
Originally I wanted to divide it into two chapters, but I felt it was not interesting enough, so I posted them together
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