Chapter 1344: Unconfirmed Good News (Seeking Monthly Pass)
ww.x.om One war fortress after another slowly appeared in the sky above Fantino.
They came from the east in neat lines.
Under the sun, their huge bodies left huge shadows on the ground, like dark clouds before a storm, completely covering the entire city of Fantino.
Due to the loss of direct sunlight, the entire city instantly became much cooler.
At this time, those war fortresses were getting closer and closer.
Standing on the ground, you can clearly see the various signs on those war fortresses.
Those signs clearly showed their identities, including those from Maple Leaf Danlin and the Flying Eagle Group, and there were nearly a hundred in number.
Those war fortresses were as dense as a swarm, making deafening roars as they slowly lowered their altitude, looking for a suitable landing site on the ground.
Because they were too unfamiliar with the Holy City of Fantino, the war fortress in the sky seemed cautious, lingering at a low altitude and not daring to land.
In the past, this kind of work was handled by a dedicated person. The airport guide would arrive before the large troops, and then mark out the landing area, specifically responsible for guiding those war fortresses - during the day, there were flags of different colors and eye-catching white lines, and at night, there were lights.
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Therefore, when the large force arrives, there is no need to expend any energy at all. All you have to do is follow the guide's signs and land directly.
But before, the flying force was only focused on supporting Sandos in Delon City and desperately transporting supplies there. Fantino couldn't spare a single person at all.
This has also resulted in them being a bit at a loss as to what to do now.
However, the pilots on the War Fortress have also been trained for a long time and have already adapted to this situation.
Seeing no one on the ground to guide them, they immediately switched to autonomous mode.
The leading war fortress made two circles in the air, and then slowly landed on the main square.
Behind it, other members of the flying force landed one after another along the main road facing the Temple of Light.
Looking at the war fortresses in front of them, like dark clouds pressing down on the city, the bishops of Vatican finally felt relieved after hanging on for a long time.
With the arrival of these powerful reinforcements, Fantino's hope of survival has greatly increased, especially the more than one hundred war fortresses, which gave these bishops a reassurance.
With these war fortresses, they even have the confidence to challenge the High Priest of the Undead. As for the human rebels and demon troops under Delong City, they are naturally not looked down upon by the bishops.
In their happiness, the bishops did not care at all about the appearance of the mages in the Holy City of Glory. Even when these guys controlled the war fortress and flew back and forth against the top of the Temple of Glory several times, they just pretended not to see it.
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In ordinary times, if that mage dared to hang out on top of the Temple of Light, the bishops would have become red-eyed, rolled up their sleeves, rushed forward, and fought with those bastards.
Priests and mages have always had a bad relationship. No matter where they go, they dislike each other.
Within Maple Leaf Danlin, the three major departments all live together. Logically speaking, it should be like the official propaganda, something like 'sincere unity and united efforts'. But they also have a lot of obstacles to each other.
, wear small shoes.
For example, the ones from the Magic School called the Priest School, 'a bunch of bald bastards who memorize things and only know how to cheat money~'
Those from the Priest College replied that those from the Magic College were 'a bunch of charlatans and shameless gangsters selling fake rat poison!'
If the two sides meet in an "extraterritorial battlefield" such as a tavern or nightclub, they will naturally raise the "death flag" and play real-person PK.
After leaving the academy, the relationship between the upper echelons of Fantino and the Mage Society became even worse. They basically stayed away from each other until death.
But now, at the critical moment of Vatican's life and death, this group of mages who usually have their tails in the sky can put aside their past prejudices and come to support without hesitation, which really moved these bishops.
The war fortress had just stopped on the ground and the gate was opened immediately.
Amid the loud commands from the officers, soldiers dressed in black quickly ran out of the war fortress and began to line up on the street.
Each of these soldiers is tall and strong, giving people a powerful feeling.
And he acted quickly and uniformly.
The officer gave the order and immediately formed a square formation like tofu cubes.
Looking horizontally and vertically, there is a neat line, which shows that he is well-trained.
Their weapons were packed tightly on their backs, and it was hard to see what they were.
The officers all had serious faces, neatly dressed, and carried cowhide pistol bags on their waists. Even their boots were polished so brightly that they could make out their silhouettes. It was impossible to find anything wrong with them.
The bishops, the clergymen left by the Templars in the city, and everyone who heard the noise all ran out of the underground air raid shelters and gathered on the roadside to watch these handsome soldiers.
There were actually quite a few girls among them.
They shyly but boldly hid behind the flowers, pointing at the officers and soldiers of the security army, and from time to time they made a clear and melodious noise like silver bells, which attracted the soldiers in the queue to peek quietly.
After the soldiers' little tricks were discovered by the officers, they immediately received a lot of curses from the officers.
The main square was noisy and lively for a while, which was in stark contrast to the deserted scene just now.
"Sure enough, they are an elite division~!" After Mazovia looked at those soldiers, he immediately came to flatter Lorraine and praised: "Just looking at the spirit and morale, I know that the warriors under your command, Sir, are extraordinary."
The bishops nearby also agreed and flattered him.
Although the war has not yet started and has not been tested in actual combat, they have already praised these soldiers as the best elites in the world who are invincible in every battle.
However, when he saw an orc with an extremely strong physique and a furry face walking among the team, Mazovia said in surprise: "Why are there still orcs?"
"Those who are not of my race must have different minds" is the current mainstream thinking of mankind.
They do not believe in orcs, barbarians, elves, goblins and other foreign races. They think that they are similar to savages. They are rude, savage, ignorant and undisciplined. They are not material for fighting at all. Otherwise, they would not be driven into remote areas by humans.
Go up to the barren mountains and ridges.
Lorraine pouted and corrected softly: "Not only are the orcs, there are also elves in the winning army. There are dwarves and even goblins.
Of course, they are also the most loyal believers of the God of Light, and they were personally inspired by His Majesty to fall into the arms of my Holy See."
Mazovia's heart thumped, and she secretly complained: How could she forget this? These Orc believers are all the work of His Majesty the current Pope.
At that time, all of them were believers recruited by Hilmeria's personal preaching. It was said that there were three million people. It was still a sensation at the time.
Hilmeria was promoted to cardinal based on this merit. And because of this, when electing the pope, she won the votes of many centrist cardinals. The Holy See has not done this for hundreds of years.
Great work.
The Privy Archbishop secretly glanced at Hilmeria and saw that she was having an intimate conversation with Vera, so she probably didn't notice him.
Mazovia secretly screamed 'lucky', and then said repeatedly: "Yes, yes, sir, you are absolutely right. Father God is compassionate to everyone regardless of race or gender."
Looking at the layer of white sweat oozing out from the old guy's head, Lorraine didn't say anything. Instead, he pointed at the orcs in the Eagle Master's queue and said with a smile: "Don't think they are orcs, but in the team
The main force, properly trained, are all great soldiers."
At this time, the commander of the Eagle Division, General Patlaud, walked quickly towards Lorraine, saluted him with a military salute, and said loudly: "Sir, according to your order, the Eagle Division has come for reinforcements."
Lorraine raised her hand in return and said, "It's been a hard journey."
"It's not hard." Patlaud shook his head, then smiled bitterly, and said: "First there were trains, and then there were war fortresses, so that now these bastards don't want to walk anymore.
Let them march on foot, and those bastards still complain."
"Oh?" Lorraine asked with interest, "What did these guys say?"
Patlaud spread his hands helplessly and said: "They actually said that our Eagle Division should fly in the sky. They also said that we are heavy armor divisions and should not walk in the first place."
After hearing this, Lorraine couldn't help but smile bitterly and shake his head, saying: "After only a few good days, I have forgotten my old profession. After this battle, the general will give them a good drill."
"Yes~!" Patlaud responded loudly: "Do you have any other instructions, sir? If not, I want to start battlefield mapping immediately and start arranging defenses as soon as possible."
Lorraine waved his hand and said: "Go and do your job, General. This battle depends entirely on our Eagle Division."
Patlaud saluted, turned around and said hello, and ran back to the war fortress with a group of people, randomly rising into the air to survey the topography around Fantino.
Mazovia had been watching from the side, and secretly sighed in his heart: All the soldiers under this master are really arrogant and abnormal. Where can the subordinates directly ask their superiors if they are okay?
This...this is so disrespectful.
However, seeing that Lord Lorraine himself didn't take it seriously, Mazovia could only curl her lips and ask her doubts, "Excuse me, Lord, what is a reinstaller?"
Lorraine said: "It's because of them."
As he spoke, he pointed to the war fortress not far away.
From the entrance of the war fortress, dozens of soldiers were carefully pushing down an artillery piece.
Mazovia's eyes lit up. Unlike the thick, round and bulky cannons he had seen before, the cannon in front of him had a slender barrel, and there were two long supports behind the barrel.
"The Eagle Master is equipped with all new artillery," Lorraine explained patiently: "Breech loading, fixed loading ammunition, thanks to the great alchemy, the shaping spell easily solved the problem of seamless steel pipes.
The rate of fire is six to eight rounds per minute, and the maximum range exceeds eight miles, which is enough to deal with any current ground forces."
Lorraine was confused by the proper nouns he heard in Mazovia, but he also understood that this new artillery could shoot eight miles away and fire eight shells in one minute.
This data made Mazovia very excited. In this era, the distance between the opposing camps of the two armies was not necessarily eight miles away.
Doesn't the ultra-long range mean that the enemy's camp can be bombarded directly from the city?
"The Eagle Division is equipped with ninety artillery pieces like this." Lorraine looked proudly at the busy Eagle Division soldiers in front of him and said, "The Eagle Division has an artillery regiment. There are also four infantry brigades, each of which
There is another artillery battalion below. Each battalion also has a platoon equipped with smaller caliber artillery.
That’s why they are called heavy armorers~!”
The Eagle Division is Nai'an's strategic reserve force, the elite among the elite.
In order to arm the Eagle Division, Lord Lorraine spent a lot of money. Half of the new artillery went to the Eagle Division. Any new weapons developed by the Alchemy Research Institute were first equipped by the Eagle Division.
"And," Lorraine said mysteriously, "they also have new weapons."
Mazovia didn't understand what Lord Lorraine was talking about, but he heard Lord Lorraine repeating "cannon, cannon, cannon..."
"How many artillery pieces are needed?" Mazovia murmured.
The Holy See is also working on artillery, and the Flying Eagle Group sells them very readily. And the price is friendly.
For the sake of Hilmeria, Chairman Leo Lei, as the most conscientious capitalist in the new era, only slightly doubled the cost price and asked the Holy See to keep it strictly confidential and not to disclose it to others.
Otherwise, the Elf Kingdom and Almohad would be in trouble.
Once the weapons were available, the Holy See suddenly discovered that they still had no one who could control the weapons, and training artillery became a problem again.
Fortunately, it is not difficult for the Holy See to find hundreds of educated Templar Knights, but until now, the artillery of the Holy See has not yet been sent out, and is being whipped by security army instructors in the rear.
Lorraine patted Mazovia on the shoulder and said: "In the army, artillery must account for one-third of the army, and then you have the nerve to say that this is a modern army. I'm still far away~!"
"One-third..." Mazovia took a breath, then shook his head with a wry smile, convinced in his heart that it seemed impossible for the Holy See to catch up with the security forces.
Mazovia knew clearly that he had spent millions on these dozens of artillery pieces, which the Holy See could not afford even with its wealth.
Besides, after the war, the Legion of Templar Knights will be disbanded. Except for the Knights Templar, the Holy See will not retain a standing army.
But Mazovia also knew that this was good news for himself and the Holy See. The side with artillery would have an advantage in the war.
The Knights Templar and the ordinary priests of Fantino were all called to help, and within a very short time all weapons and baggage were unloaded.
The war fortress did not stop. It rose quickly and disappeared into the eastern sky.
Only 2,000 people and some equipment were transported in this trip. The Eagle Division's large troops and most of the heavy weapons were still slowly crawling behind them.
Moreover, the two companies of war fortresses that came from Maple Leaf Danlin for reinforcements will not stay long. They took time to come to help. One day later it will be the day when the Undead War Fortress arrives at Maple Leaf Danlin to check in on time. They have to go back as soon as possible to fight with them.
The enemy fought fiercely.
As soon as the officers and soldiers of the Eagle Division stepped on the ground, they immediately started working.
At this time, an agent from the Fantino branch of the venture capital company walked up to Lorraine, handed Lorraine a sealed telegram, put it close to the ear of the Duke, and lowered his voice: "The news from the rear,
The Red Ghost may have killed a big shot in Delong."
"Big shot? How big is it?" Lorraine took the telegram and read it quickly.
"According to analysis, it is very likely that it is the commander-in-chief of the Demon Clan's Western Front, Maschinault." The agent lowered his voice excitedly and said.
Lord Lorraine was stunned for a moment, and after a long while he breathed out and said: "I...this deal is worth it~!"
Mazovia saw Lorraine's excited expression from the side and asked curiously: "Sir, is there any good news?"
"It may be good news," Lorraine flicked the telegram and said, "However, we have to wait for confirmation before we can announce it."
Lorraine didn’t want to commit the same habit of the Imperial Army of Japan: “It’s so great that it’s so great that it’s so bragging” - it sank the same aircraft carrier eight times in a single air battle and became the laughing stock of the world.
If this news were released, it would definitely be earth-shattering and inspire the morale of the mainland people to resist the demons.
But here they announced it themselves, and over there the demons pulled out a maskinot and paraded it through the streets. Not only would it make the joke bigger, it would also have the opposite effect.
"Let the company confirm the authenticity of this news." Lorraine handed the telegram to the agent, looked up at the west, and said with a smile: "Interesting, I asked why the Semitic people suddenly became slow.
Now, there is some trouble behind them."
Maschinault was the ground commander of the Demons' Western Front and the king of New Casmonlia. He died suddenly on the battlefield. The crown of Casmonlia was coveted by many people.
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A few days later, inside Delong City.
Cardinal Sandos stood at the top of the city and carefully observed the Semitic camp opposite through his telescope.
The camp gate was closed, and the Semitic soldiers seemed to be wandering around the camp with nothing to do, looking lazy.
The cardinal breathed a sigh of relief. It seemed that the demons would not launch an attack today. This was good news for the Bayer Army who were trapped in the isolated city.
Since the first battle, the demon war fortress that worried Sandos the most has not come again.
The air transport troops in the rear took the time to replenish grenades for him the day before yesterday and evacuated the seriously injured people. During the whole process, hundreds of thousands of demons on the opposite side just watched helplessly and there was no movement at all.
Sandos thought this was highly unusual.
After the replenishment, Bayer's army has sufficient ammunition and high morale. The Cardinal believes that he can last ten days and a half more.
But contrary to the expectations of the soldiers, after that battle, the Semites never left the military camp again.
The strange situation kept Cardinal Sandos awake at night with worry. After analyzing and analyzing, the Cardinal finally concluded that this was a strategy of the enemy to lure him out of the city.
Because the demons' siege losses were too great, so they wanted to change their tactics.
Cardinal Sandos sneered at this and felt quite disdainful: When I am a three-year-old child, do you want to trick me into giving up the advantage of city defense and fighting the demons in the field?
There are no doors~!
He made up his mind to stick to it and delay it day by day. Anyway, the longer it was delayed, the better it would be for Fantino.
At this time, two long-lost ghosts came forward and saluted Sandos.
The cardinal hurriedly returned the favor. The two men killed two dark mages in the battle and have now become legends in the Legion.
It's just that the two people in front of me seem a little strange. They have much less cold temperament, and their expressions seem a little...confused?
One person handed a letter to Sandos and said with some hesitation: "I think your Excellency may need to see this."
Sandos opened the letter and glanced at it with doubts. He was stunned for a moment. After a few seconds, he suddenly exclaimed and exclaimed in disbelief: "You killed Maschinault?!"