What Li Ran said next completely shattered their understanding of Ashan.
The territory in the occupied area, the fleet on the Yinla River, the 40,000 God-chosen warriors hidden in the wilderness...
Ron and Lu Xiao discovered that even if Li Ran told them the truth, the man was still shrouded in mystery.
You know, even as powerful as the Silver City State and the Phantom Sea Guild, they have not created ships that can break the machine clan's blockade.
If everything Li Ran said is true, it's hard to imagine how he did all this.
Now, they were worried that Li Ran would say something like this:
"Oh... dear friend, actually, like Jones, I defected to the side of the Starbreakers!"
Otherwise, how can we explain that his territory in the occupied area was not captured and his ships were able to sail smoothly on the Yinla River?
Perhaps, only those on the Starbreaker side can do this.
But it was obvious that if Li Ran had joined the Starbreakers, he would not have told them all this.
After a long time, Grand Duke Ron exhaled a long breath and accepted the reality.
Lu Xiao looked at Li Ran with a complicated expression, still in shock caused by the huge contrast.
Perhaps it will take some time for him to repair the "psychological trauma" caused by Li Ran's deceptive behavior.
But at least Lu Xiao already understood why Li Ran wanted to hide his identity.
There is no other reason. The tragic situation of the Wolf Principality has proved that the development zone is not monolithic.
The so-called unity is just a piece of paper.
The conflicts between the native people of Ashan and the descendants, as well as between various factions and nations, have become irreversible.
During the crisis in the Wolf Principality, the Xiaoyao Sanren Guild, the Wolf Principality and Li Ran's Starwind Leader gradually tied themselves to the same chariot and became unwavering allies.
And the enemies and saboteurs hiding in the dark finally came to the stage and began to make trouble.
Fortunately, Li Ran's move to hide his strength unexpectedly brought a glimmer of vitality to the Wolf Principality.
The enemy's plan to capture the Wolf Principality did not include Li Ran's 40,000 divinely chosen warriors.
However, despite this, the situation of the subsequent war is still not optimistic.
Lu Xiao looked at Li Ran and analyzed calmly: "There are still more than 200,000 rebels in Boulder City. Running Wolf Fortress can also dispatch 100,000 troops to go north to deal with the rebels. Even if the 40,000 legions in the wilderness join the battle, there will still be
We can only fight with 140,000 against 200,000, so our chances of winning are very small."
Ron said nothing because he knew that since Li Ran revealed his identity at this juncture, he must have his own thoughts.
Li Ran took out a war map of the Wolf Principality and explained: "Lu Xiao is right. Looking at the overall situation of this war, our military strength is not dominant. Even if I lead the troops south to join the coalition,
Failure is inevitable."
"However," Li Ran gradually showed a confident smile, "our advantage is that the enemy does not know the existence of the army in the wilderness."
"This time, they are in the light and we are in the dark."
Li Ran drew a possible offensive route for the rebels on the map and continued to explain: "Look at it, if Jones launches an attack to the south and fights a decisive battle with the Allied Forces of Running Wolf Fortress north of Silver Fang City, then, the army in the wilderness area will
It automatically goes around behind the enemy."
Lu Xiao said excitedly: "In other words, you don't have to do anything, Jones will expose the vulnerable rear of the army to you!"
"That's right!" Li Ran slapped the map heavily and said with stern eyes: "The Savage City Army will attack behind the rebels! They will double-team the enemy with the Northern Expeditionary Alliance! Since then, although our military strength is still at a disadvantage,
The odds of winning this war will be greatly increased!"
The sadness on Ron's face gradually dissipated, and Lu Xiao became more and more excited.
They all know that although doing so does not mean they are guaranteed to win.
Especially the 40,000 God-chosen warriors who launch an assault from the rear with a smaller force. If the battle goes well, they will become a sharp knife inserted into the enemy's back. However, if the battle goes wrong, the 200,000 enemy troops may be diverted to the main attack.
direction, eliminate them first.
The situation on the battlefield is changing rapidly, and no one can predict the outcome of this war.
However, this did bring an opportunity for the Wolf Principality, which was trapped in a desperate situation, to fight for its life.
...
Two hundred thousand rebels marched south to capture the city, causing countless suffering, killings and burned cities.
Large numbers of northern refugees flocked to central cities.
At a time when people were panicking, the Wolf Principality finally responded.
Archduke Ron issued a combat order. The 100,000-strong Northern Expeditionary Army, composed of duchy troops and coalition forces from major guilds, will set off from Benlang Fortress to meet the rebels.
Although compared with the millions of troops deployed by both sides on the battlefield of Benlang Fortress, the number of rebels and northbound coalition forces was not large.
But everyone understands that the battle for the fate of the Wolf Principality is between these two armies on the west side of the Dongji Mountains.
As night falls, there are few pedestrians on the commercial street of Knights Square in Silver Ya City.
In the suffocating atmosphere where the army is suppressing the situation, few people have the time to engage in entertainment and commercial activities.
But in the lonely cold night, the "Tianya Tavern" on the street still lit up with warm orange lights.
In the window seat, a guild player wearing a black knight's robe complained bitterly to his companions.
"The Black Knight Guild is finished! 150,000 guild legions were wiped out in Boulder City. Xu Zhilei couldn't even afford the death allowance and went into hiding. The dead players are collecting debts online!"
The Black Knight player took a big gulp of ale and cursed with the strength of the drink: "What kind of land is this Wolf Principality! First, the Jialan Guild went bankrupt, and now the Black Knight Guild has also been destroyed. Only Xiaoyaosan and Xiaoyaosan are left in the Grand Guild.
Starwind Guild, I think this Grand Duke Ron is just messing around! A hundred thousand troops are going to the north? Damn he can think of it! The rebels will definitely take Silver Fang City to task!"
The player opposite also looked depressed and said comfortingly: "Drink less. Maybe Grand Duke Ron has other plans?"
The Black Knight player knocked his head and continued to complain: "Isn't the Lord of Starwind very awesome? Why is there no news at all? It's nonsense for me to say it! He usually rides a dragon every day to show off, but at critical moments he can still do it
Can’t we conjure up an army?”
The person on the other side pursed his lips and stopped talking.
"Damn it, if Xu Zhilei doesn't show up, I will go to the Falcon Principality!" the Black Knight player shouted, "Brother, can you lend me some teleportation fees?"
The person opposite sighed and said, "I don't have that much money either."
The tavern owner was a strong man from the North. When the news of the Boulder Incident and the massacre came, he was tortured by depression, anger and worry.
If I heard what customers said to each other, I would definitely come up and argue with them in the past.
But at this moment, he could only sigh sadly.
"Hey bro, what's up?"
A familiar voice came from in front of me.
The boss raised his head, saw the playful and smiling Lao Chai, and said feebly: "Two large glasses of Starwind beer, right?" He put the foamy oak cup on the bar and pushed it to Lao Chai. "Here, here you go.
."
Lao Chai took the Xingfeng beer without saying a word and took a big sip. Yincheng mage Ye Ming, who always followed him, also took a sip next to him.
Both of them were wearing red-bottomed robes with a gryphon silver star tattooed on them, showing their status as members of the Starwind Guild, making them particularly eye-catching in the bar.
In the Wolf Principality, people already have a broad consensus. If the top ten players of the national server guilds Black Knight and Xiaoyao Sanren Guild are top-notch players, then the members of the Star Wind Guild are the elite of the elite.
Not only are they powerful in combat, but they are also highly organized. Each member has a generous salary and performs relatively difficult tasks according to the guild's arrangements every day. The same goes for the so-called high-level professional players.
The two Black Knight players sitting by the window looked at them with jealous eyes and spoke much softer.
"Hiss...ha!" The mellow aroma of wild wheat made Lao Chai feel relaxed and happy.
“Good wine!”
The boss behind the bar who was wiping the wine glasses sighed heavily.
"Lao Chai, you may never be able to drink such good ale again."
"Why?"
Before the boss could answer, the Black Knight player sitting by the window said angrily: "Because the Wolf Principality is going to die! The Starwind Guild is going to die too!"
"Oh? Really?" Lao Chai said with a shocked expression, "Why didn't I know?"
The Black Knight player couldn't help but stand up and asked angrily: "Does the Lord of Starwind have a way to defeat the rebels in the north? Although your Starwind Guild is strong, it only has more than 20,000 people! Are you going to beat them on the head?"
Lao Chai thought for a while and replied in a calm voice: "We have received the guild call order. The 20,000 combat players from the Star Wind Guild will attack in full and head to the north to fight against the rebels."
The Black Knight player's eyes widened and his voice choked in his throat.
"If this battle fails, there will be no more Starwind Guild," Lao Chai said calmly, "We will live and die together with the Wolf Principality, what about you?"
The Black Knight players couldn't help but lower their heads: "Our president Xu Zhilei doesn't even dare to show his head now. Who knows what we will do..."
Ye Ziming reminded: "Archduke Ron has issued a recruitment order. All descendants with qualified combat effectiveness, regardless of guild and origin, can join the Northern Expedition Volunteer Army organized by the principality. The player's death allowance will be borne by the principality's finances. If you are thoughtful,
You can go to the Silver Ya City Government Affairs Office to register."
Lao Chai teased: "Why, you don't dare?"
"Who wouldn't dare!" the Black Knight player said with an angry look on his face, "I'll sign up tomorrow!"
Lao Chai raised his glass and greeted the Black Knight player: "Don't be discouraged, brother, maybe a miracle will really happen."
The loud voice of the tavern owner rang out: "Dear Advent warriors, as a northerner who lives in Silver Fang City, I'm asking you to defeat the rebels! Take back the North! My brother is still living in Boulder City, maybe he
Not dead yet..."
The boss raised his wine glass high and announced: "I will treat all the wine today! If the Northern Expedition is victorious, all the heroes who come to my place to drink from now on can just drink to their heart's content!"
The dozen or so newcomers in the tavern stood up one after another and also raised their wine glasses high.
A fat customer smiled and said: "Don't worry, boss, it's all on us! If this pub disappears, where will I go to drink in the future?"
A second-level crossbowman wearing broken leather armor said loudly: "How dare we call ourselves players if we don't eradicate the damned Starbreaker? We are the fourth natural disaster! Ahem... At worst, I will die this time and pay rent.
I owe three more months..."
"Damn it, let's fight!" An unknown guild president slapped the table and stood up, "Although our guild only has a few dozen people, all members of the Star Wind Guild are mobilized. We will sign up tomorrow!"
"To the Duke of Evil Wolf! To the Lord of Star Wind!"
...
The cold night is lonely, especially in the eastern mountains and forests of the wilderness.
In the hidden valleys and ancient jungles, the broken soldiers and refugees who escaped from the Stone City set up tents with materials sent by the Lord of Starwind, and licked their wounds in this dark corner.
The civilians were grieving for their martyred relatives and friends, while the defeated soldiers, who had lost their organization and command, had lost all will to fight.
In the mountains and forests mixed with ice and snow, you can hear people sobbing faintly from time to time.
Other than that, there are only the howls of night owls and the rustling sounds of dead branches swaying in the cold wind.
Xu Zhilei was alone, walking in the darkness far away from the camp, his heart as dry as this wild forest.
The Black Knight Guild suffered heavy losses, and most of the 150,000 core players it had trained since the server was launched died.
The sudden and sky-high death benefits amounted to hundreds of millions of yuan, which Xu Zhilei cannot afford now.
As a retired captain of an old professional team, the Black Knight Guild is his hard work and the biggest gamble in his life.
In the early days of the Broken Star server, he recruited a group of professional players to create the Black Knight Club, hoping to quickly improve the combat level of professional players by conquering the difficult secret realms of gods and killing monsters in high-level areas, just like in the past.
A high-level team with powerful combat capabilities.
But times have changed, and Broken Star has no experience value system at all.
The improvement of players' attributes and skills all depends on their own practice. Under normal conditions, they need to complete job transfer trials or attribute ratings in major cities before they can improve their combat level, which is quite difficult.
At this point, Xu Zhilei's dream of dominating Ashan by creating a small number of high-level professional players was completely shattered.
After that, he learned from the painful experience and founded the Black Knight Guild with the slogan of entering the World Championship, attracting a large number of players who love competition.
This group of people is completely different from the players of the Xiaoyao Sanren Guild. Most of them have a strong sense of self-motivation and competition, and are preparing to compete with regional servers such as Europa and the United States in the future.
Therefore, although the Black Knight Guild does not have a large number of members, its combat effectiveness and organization are far above average, and it was once ranked among the top in the national server guild alliance.
This is why the Black Knight Guild serves as the main guild in this counterattack.
It can be said that apart from the guild members who stayed in other areas, the 150,000 people in Boulder City are the blood and elite of the Black Knight Guild.
In Xu Zhilei's vision, he was bound to destroy the Gate of Divine Punishment in one fell swoop, establish the Black Knight Guild's reputation, and become the leader in launching a counterattack against the Starbreakers.
However, life is unpredictable.
Jones' betrayal destroyed his dream.
Under the guidance of the Lord of Starwind, the escapees are gradually gathering into camps in the wilderness.
But even so, including the Northland barbarians and descendants, there are only more than 8,000 combatants in the camp.
The fate of the Black Knight Guild and the Wolf Principality will be over.
And he, Xu Zhilei, will change from a respected old captain to a bankrupt president who defaults on his debts and absconds.
The president of Jialan Guild has been missing for a long time, what will happen to him?
"President, is that you?"
A voice came from behind.
Xu Zhilei turned around from the darkness and saw a third-level Crusader swordsman wearing plate armor.
Liu You, a former professional player of the Black Knight Club, has outstanding combat talent and competitive awareness. He is also one of the very few guild elites who has transferred to a third-level combat profession through training.
If it were in his time, a young talented e-sports player like Liu You would definitely become a legendary professional player.
But now, this loyal young man can only die with him in the barren mountains of the North.
Xu Zhilei blinked unnaturally and said in a dry voice: "It's me, what's wrong?"
"As long as you are fine, President," Liu You said, "Everyone is worried about you. Don't worry, we will all support you. The Black Knight Guild will definitely make a comeback!"
The Black Knight Guild will not make a comeback.
Xu Zhilei sighed in his heart, but said calmly: "It's okay, you can go back, I'll be quiet outside."
"Oh, by the way, President, I forgot one thing."
Liu You slapped his forehead and said: "The Lord of Star Wind has come to you and asked you if you are willing to lead the 8,000 people who evacuated from Boulder City to join his army and launch a counterattack southward."
"What?"
"The Lord of Star Wind asks you if you are willing to join him in launching a counterattack against the rebels."
Is this Lord of Star Wind crazy?!
This is the biggest joke he has ever heard!
He returned to the camp angrily and saw the Lord of Starwind waiting here.
Xu Zhilei lost his mind and said hysterically:
"The Black Knight Guild is finished! If you have to ask eight thousand people to fight against two hundred thousand, isn't that going to end in death?"
The Lord of Star Wind smiled and said:
"President Xu, don't be anxious... whether it's life or death, you still have a chance."