Chapter 578

Chapter 578

2014-08-16

For half a day, before Cangyan Legion received the news, the rumor of the fall of Xiongguan City had gradually spread . .

This is also an inevitable result, not to mention that it happened suddenly, even with preparations in advance, it is impossible to completely block this shocking news. Of course, time is still short after all, and now this news is mainly circulating in the Zichen Defense Zone...

Some people who escaped from the front-line cities, mainly from the satellite city that passed through Tiu, continue to release this news in a hurry. . At first, the people in the cities behind were naturally unbelieving, and even some refugees who ran into the streets and shouted frantically, calling for everyone to evacuate quickly, were even arrested by guard cavalry for disturbing the peace.

But when more and more refugees poured in and all kinds of gossip with noses and eyes flew all over the sky, the people in the back were a little nervous. Immediately, a group of cavalrymen set off from various cities to explore Xiongguan City, and soon turned back ashen-faced, repeating absentmindedly, "It's on fire", "It's all fire", "Someone jumped down on the city wall... ...", everyone finally panicked.

Running and screaming, tidying up in a panic, preparing for the car to leave the city... The Zichen Defense Zone, which has maintained a stable Condition for 20 years, in this brief moment, instantly fell into boundless panic. Except for the few who started out first, most of the commoners failed to evacuate. Because the cities that received the news have entered the alert condition, all city gates are closed, and all kinds of city defense weapons are urgently launched into the military warehouse, all facing the direction of Xiongguan City.

Of course, this power alone is not enough. After Xiongguan City, there is no danger to defend. Each city is basically located in the wilderness. If the barbarians attack, the city gates can be attacked on all sides. And now in each city, apart from a small number of Zichen garrison troops, plus the barely worthy garrison cavalry, there is absolutely no one to fight, even standing all around the wall is dissatisfied, let alone fighting a city defense battle.

Standing at the top of the wall, the soldier faces north, clutching his weapon tightly, his face tense. Staying at home, the people knelt to the Divine Idol, and kept stroking the hand seal on their chests, restless!

At this moment, in the minds of most people, the belief in the military god of rays of light ten thousand zhang collapsed suddenly! Instead, the people were alarmed, and it was impossible to end...

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The city of Xiongguan is very wide, many people. Tiuna's three-light strategy of killing all, robbing all, and burning all is obviously not something that can be accomplished in a short time. Now, let's move our gaze northward to the original owner of Xiongguan City...

In the evening, the twilight is approaching, the junction of the Zichen defense area and the Cangyan defense area.

There is a small level in Cang Yan Legion, but it was occupied by barbarians a few months ago. Of course, after occupying this level, the barbarians did not go any further to the Zichen defense area. Over time, this place has gradually been forgotten. Except for the regular reconnaissance of Zichen Legion's movements, the barbarians here don't have any military quests, so they can be considered leisurely.

But now, the barbarians gathered at the wall of the level looked a few miles away, and a black silhouette appeared out of nowhere, and their bodies were all tense and a little nervous.

Because of the weather, and the fact that the other party was all dressed in black armor, the barbarians who commanded high could not tell where these people came from. However, seeing that the other party was constantly arranging something a few miles away, with occasional blade light reflections, they were still sensitive to the smell of danger and hurriedly guarded.

A few miles away, Ralph looked around the busy all around, his usual expressionless face was still paralyzed, but his eyes revealed a touch of doubt and confusion.

There are many places of doubt, but no one has explained it to him. At a loss, Ralph feels that he is standing here, as if it is a bit redundant...

Yes, it is redundant! Since he and Ziyi set off from Xiongguan City with the ninth army soldier, Ziyi's body has been deteriorating at a speed visible to naked eyes. Except for riding a horse when marching, he basically stays in the tent of the central army and never shows up.

Relph was expected in these situations, and as Ziyi said when he set off, he was needed to assist the commander. Ralph was also ready to carry the burden, but along the way, there was no need for him to give any orders, and no one to report to him. These nine army soldiers, who are so indifferent and inhuman, seem to have never seen him. And it's not just him. According to Ralph's observation, these soldiers have never asked Ziyi what to report. Everything is a spontaneous action, including changing the route without authorization today and attacking this insignificant small level!

Is this still a soldier... With a slight frown, Ralph walked up to a young man who was waving and commanding and looked like an officer. Yes, just looks like. More than 20,000 members of the Ninth Army from top to bottom are all dressed in pitch-black Battle Armor, and there is absolutely no sign that can distinguish the rank between officers and soldiers.

The youth looked up and looked at each other. Half a sound, no salute, no verbal dialogue.

If Ralph, nicknamed "Silent Eagle", is just expressionless, coupled with his unwavering eyes, his temperament can barely be regarded as dull. Then all the soldiers of the Ninth Army have only one face - indifference and hollowness! Ignoring everything in front of them, even themselves...

"What are you doing?" After a few days of contact, Ralph knew in his heart that if the conversation in front of him wanted to continue, he could only He spoke first.

Fortunately it was just indifference, not dumb, and the youth quickly replied in a hoarse tone that seemed to have not spoken for a long time: "Attack."

Succinct, but unmistakably nonsense! Ralph's expression remained unchanged, and he continued to ask: "Who ordered the attack?"

"Marshal."

"Who changed the marching route?"

"Marshal."

Relph frowned slightly when he heard the words: "When?"

"Three days ago."

Three days ago , that's when they set off. Ralph suddenly nodded, if this is what Ziyi decided early on, then there is no problem. After pondering for a while, he asked again: "Why?"

"I don't know."

Although the young officer's words were very concise, each question was indeed clearly given. answer. Now that I don't know, I have some convincing firmness.

Nodding, Ralph didn't bother, pointed to something a few soldiers were playing with, and asked, "What is this? Weapon?"

This is indeed Ralph One of his doubts, he has been in the army for decades, and has experienced countless large and small battlefields, and his experience can be described as rich. However, he had never seen this metal pipe with a height of about half a person, with adjustable height, and a square-shaped black box weapon attached to the bottom.

If you look at it in appearance, it's kind of like Quake, Thor's Roar or something like that. But its size is too small, a horse or a few people can move and walk at will. If it is said that this is the latest researched Alchemy weapon, how could Ralph, as an army general, not know the truth? And this gun body is so short, even if it can be fired, how far can it be shot? Is it 100 meters away...

The young officer's expression is still indifferent: "I don't know, yes!"

Relph heard the eyebrow raised, and instantly understood, 'I don't know' yes Answering the question of what it is, and 'yes' confirms that the grotesque thing is the weapon. This answer is logical, but now that they have used this weapon, and the method of ** is very Skilled, how could they not know?

Seemingly aware of Ralph's anger, the young man added: "I haven't named it yet."

"Oh..." Ralph suddenly realized that it was a new thing, Just wondering why I haven't heard of it?

The communication between the two sides has ended, and the young officer has absolutely no intention to ask Ralph how to fight the next tough battle. And Ralph's questioning has also been completed, and some doubts in his heart have been solved, and the rest can only go to Ziyi to ask.

They are all taciturn people, but they avoid making other greetings. Ralph pondered for a while, and walked directly to the tent of the Chinese army. The indifferent young man turned around and continued to command the surrounding soldiers.

The so-called Chinese army tents are actually just two feet in area, and the fur coats are hung on the outside to keep warm. Except for Ziyi and Ralph, no outsiders entered at all, let alone any officers gathered to discuss the war.

Lifting the curtain and entering, Ziyi, with her lavender armor still intact, was sitting cross-legged on the carpet, holding a quill, coughing a few times from time to time, and looking intently at the blank sheets of paper in front of her.

"Marshal." Ralph greeted him when he came in, and walked straight over. His eyes swept down at will, slightly condensed, and his footsteps couldn't help but stop. It turned out that the few pieces of white paper that were spread out were exactly the weird weapons he saw just now, but now the display on the paper is more complicated, and many parts are intertwined, making it dazzling.

"Oh, Ralph, you came just right." Ziyi raised her head, her eyes shined, her pale face was bloodless, and she waved said with a smile in high spirits, "hehe, I'm struggling, in the end. What should I name this thing?"

"Name it?" Ralph heard the words startled, thinking of the meaning behind this sentence, and a look of shock appeared on his expressionless face.

"Haha, that's right! Of course I have to name something I've researched myself." Ziyi smiled and waved Ralph to sit across from him, "Surprising? Hehe, this thing took me eight years to do, and I did it without your knowledge. Well, there are still some flaws, but it is barely usable. As for the formidable power... wait, you should be able to see it later."

Nodding, although there are many doubts about this, Ralph still asked the biggest doubt in his heart first: "Where are we going?"

The arm paused, "Oh Did you finally ask?" Shrugged, Ziyi took away the blueprints, looked around, and pulled out a Terrain Map from the cluttered papers around. The quill drew a circle somewhere, looked up, and looked a little emotional. "Here! After so many years, it's time to visit your old boss, my old friend, Your Excellency Angros..."

For a moment, the tent was silent. The dim twilight penetrated in, the two opposite faces were blurred, and some inexplicable atmosphere slowly flowed... (To be continued.)