The Daling River seems to be the only eternal place in this hustle and bustle of war. The cold bloody torrent, mixed with tragic blood and biting ice, seems to flow forever in the wide river.
The Chinese and the barbarians faced each other across the river. Dalinghe looked at them unmoved.
The Chinese attacked and the Chinese passed by. The Daling River looked at them and flowed silently.
The Chinese are back, and so are the barbarians, and Dalinghe is looking at them unchanged.
The barbarians attacked, the barbarians passed, and the barbarians were beaten back again. Dalinghe still looked at them, forever silent.
Unlike the Yangtze River and the Yellow River, which the Chinese call their mother, the Daling River's position in the empire is not that important. But at this moment, this almost eternal blood-colored river has become an important part of the empire from the beginning until now.
The eternal theme and final theme of life and death.
Everyone knows that without the natural barrier of the Daling River, the northern part of the empire will have a smooth road and no danger to defend. The iron hooves of the barbarian army can run wild on the vast plains in the northern part of the empire. This is very important for an empire that has concentrated a large number of heavy magic energy industries.
The north, and even the entire empire, would be an unbearable disaster.
And more importantly, everyone knows that the millions of imperial troops in Dalinghe are also the last blood of the empire. Without them, the empire will no longer have an elite, large-scale force that can stop it.
The front line of the barbarian invasion southward.
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However, the barbarians have been oppressing Dalinghe for several weeks. Although it has temporarily calmed down, everyone knows that this is just the beginning of the barbarians' final deployment of troops - what follows must be the final decisive battle.
The Daling River is in danger! The Far North is in danger! The empire is in danger!
For this reason, although the people of the empire are worried at home every day, they are also frantically transferring the maximum strength they can raise to the front line in batches, regardless of whether it is needed or not, prohibited or not prohibited by the empire, to the front line.
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There are even students who are still in school, teachers responsible for passing on civilization, and some scholars in various cutting-edge fields. They are the seeds of civilization and the hope of the future, and the empire explicitly prohibits them from going to the front line.
But they still said goodbye to their families with tears in the eyes of the bewildered recruiters, and boarded the train heading north without hesitation.
At their destination, the imperial team in Dalinghe was even more nervous.
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At this time, on the south bank of the Daling River, in various conference rooms of the Chinese army's garrison, the stars of generals were flashing, and the excited voices of the commanders of the various legion-level troops were also heard——
"What is the significance of the existence of the Far North Army? I think every Far North soldier knows it very well! I don't want to emphasize it here!"
"But if the Daling River is lost, the empire's northernmost military region will all fall! The empire's fertile inland will be fully exposed to the barbarians. What does that mean? It means that our relatives, our
Our compatriots will most likely have the honor to recall the humiliating, dark, and enslaved history of hundreds of years!”
"That means that the Far North Legion, a legion with only a name and no place, can be deleted from the empire's order of battle! Why do you still exist? The Far North is gone, so what is the need for the Arctic Legion?"
"So. As a glorious Far North soldier, as the commander-in-chief of the Far North Army! I tell you, this war is the last battle of the empire. It is also the last battle of the Far North Army! In this war
Every soldier in the Far North has only two choices—either death or victory! There is no third way! Do you understand?!"
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"Loyalty and iron-bloodedness, the imperial guards of the empire."
"Yes, maybe we are not as powerful as the Far North Legion, maybe we are not as experienced in wars as the empire's major border guard legions, maybe they think we are a noble legion, a noble legion that is pampered in the imperial capital. We are either children of the nobles, or
They carry our military medals on their backs and are proud of themselves in the imperial capital, but in fact they are nothing but a has-been army with a good life and a good past!"
"But now, it's time for us to tell them who is the most loyal legion in the empire! Let us tell them that the Imperial Guards are brave enough to die! The most loyal Guardsmen in the Empire died generously and sacrificed their lives in national calamity.
It is the right time for me to die and my country to be reborn! Do you understand?!"
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"Everyone knows that the two most glorious legions of the empire have become three legions since dozens of days ago. Yes! The Goddess Guards Legion is also one of the three legions of the empire whose flag is written by His Majesty the Emperor himself!
So, tell me, why is this? Is it just because of the glory of our Highness? Then why are we standing in front of His Highness?"
"Let me tell you, it's because of our fearless sacrifice in front of His Highness, and it's also because we are the strongest barrier before His Highness and even the empire!"
"Generals, tell yourselves, and also tell your officers and soldiers, look at your armbands, look at the bloody Great Wall with tears of frost and flowers! Think about what they represent! The goddess's personal guard, fight to the death! This is not
A slogan! But our solemn promise to His Highness and the Empire!"
"I hope you will always remember that we are the goddess' personal guards, and Your Highness will always be behind us! We are the goddess's personal guards, and the empire will always be behind us!"
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"You may regret not being able to join the powerful Far North, the loyal guards, or the glorious guards of the goddess, but I want to tell you that I, the commander of the Southeast Army, never feel sorry for being in the Southeast Army.
Pity!"
"Are our southeast, northwest, and southwest legions just cowards compared to the three glorious legions of the empire? When will our southeast legion be able to equal the three legions, will I be truly satisfied! I also hope that
Only then will you be satisfied!"
"Always know, whether it is Jibei or the imperial guard, or the goddess's personal guard who can stand in front of His Highness with glory, we all have only one name. We are the Imperial Demon War, we are the Imperial People! We are not
No worse than them! And this time, it’s time for us to prove that we are no worse than them, and even stronger than them!”
"Generals, look behind us. That is the empire, our compatriots, our relatives, and our children! Whether it is for glory or for them, we have no choice! Fight to the death! Fight to the death! Fight to the death!
Do you understand everything?!"
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Amid the excitement of pre-war mobilization in the military camp, Yang Qi and Xia Tian left the headquarters. They were on a hill beside the Daling River at this time, looking at the surging river in silence.
After a long time, Yang Qi finally spoke slowly.
"Has mobilization at all levels begun? Are all the necessary preparations in place?"
He looked at Xia Tian and asked.
"Yes, sir." Xia Tian replied: "The final supplies have been deployed, the combat plan has been sent to each level of combat units, and pre-war mobilization has already begun. We have made all preparations."
"That's good..." Yang Qi nodded.
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Xia Tian's face showed a trace of worry: "Sir, if this is really a strategic decisive battle, everything else is fine. I'm afraid that after the barbarians open a breakthrough, they will start to use the power of Starlight."
"You know, at the same time, His Highness can only choose between the blessing and weakening of a single target and a group, and cannot cast both at the same time. This naturally does not matter in normal times. The barbarians are afraid of losing Star Glory in vain, so it is impossible to send them in a non-decisive battle.
To fight with Star Glory, Your Highness only needs to use the halo."
"But this time it's a decisive battle."
"Compared with the starry power of the empire, if we have His Highness's extremely cold gaze and brilliant blessing, we can certainly barely give it a try, and even slightly win - but at the most critical moment of the war, what will happen to His Highness?"
Maybe remove the halo, fight with the star instead, and use single target to strengthen and weaken?"
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"And without His Highness's single-body blessing and weakening, the empire's star power can barely maintain a balance with the opponent. If the barbarian war kings attack in full force, we can only send out all the star stars to barely fight against them all."
"This means that when the time comes, His Highness King Qi will also have to participate in the war, but he will not be able to take His Highness to participate in the battle - without blessing, it will be an extra burden. His Highness King Qi may not be able to protect His Highness's safety when exposed to the War Emperor's attack.
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"And if His Highness is left to preside over the halo, the strength of the guard group around His Highness will obviously reach its weakest point as the battle situation progresses, and without Xingyao by his side, then, if the barbarians send assassins to attack again... then she
It seems quite dangerous..."
He said worriedly.
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"You're right! You must be on guard against this!" Yang Qi suddenly said in shock and anger.
"If you encounter a barbarian and find a chance to win, and feel that you can fight a decisive battle, and join the War Emperor, His Highness will be in a dilemma..."
He murmured, but his eyes became increasingly filled with dilemma and helplessness.
"Let His Highness follow King Qi and bless him... Of course His Highness's safety is guaranteed, and it is possible to defeat or even kill their Xingyao, but it is more likely that the imperial army will completely collapse when it loses its halo... At that time,
Everything is over..."
"But if His Highness does not follow... then her safety is worth worrying about... Once she has any shortcomings, the empire will have to finish..."
"What should I do about this?"
In the end, he was stunned.
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"The staff believes that the latter is better."
Xia Tian replied softly.
"After all, we have soul wave warning means. And our Xingyao can achieve balance with the opponent without His Highness. In addition, Your Highness may only cause losses to the opponent, but the army's battle situation has become dangerous - no matter what,
The halo must be there, otherwise we may not be able to withstand it for a few times before collapsing."
"We are already at a disadvantage in terms of military strength. We rely on His Highness's aura to maintain the balance of power. However, we have been outstretched by the Fifth Army. If we lose our aura, we will be at a disadvantage among the disadvantages. We will be completely unable to turn around."
He spoke softly, but his eyes were full of hesitation and intolerance.
"That's it..."
Yang Qi sighed.
"However, you should also ask Her Highness what she means and let her make her own choice.
He thought for a while and then gave instructions to Xia Tian. (To be continued...)