On the second day after Hanqianling captured the Lower Chende Territory, the Federation learned two bad news at the same time.
The first bad news is: the federal government's only existing jurisdiction, the city of Chende has now fallen into the clutches of the rebel army.
Although Chende City has been ceded by the Earl of Chende for self-government, this news still makes the federal government's eyes dark. You know, the shape of the Chende Territory is like a nail, which is driven deeply into the hinterland of the Western Federal Territory.
Once Han Qianling occupied this city, he could attack and retreat and defend, and almost the entire western part of the city was almost under his control.
After learning this news, the federal government has only one humble wish left in the heart - hope that the people of Chende City can be more dignified, desperately strong, and would rather die than give in.
I have to say, they think too much.
In normal times, it is not uncommon to even falsely buy people's hearts. When the real city is broken, how can you expect the people to be willing to work for the federation
The first thing that Han Qianling did when he entered the city was to open the warehouse and distribute food. The rebels were in good order. Not only did they not get burned and looted, but they also prepared their own military tents and brought their own dry food.
Under such treatment, the people have become a little more virtuous.
… They spontaneously lined up to spit and smash rotten eggs at the gates of Chende’s ornate Earl’s House.
Of course, it is not yet time for the Federation to receive this news. Compared with the loyalty of these people to the Federation, now it is obviously the second bad news that makes the Federation more worried.
- The easternmost front of the Federation is also the battlefield where the Federation army has resisted the invasion of the Zerg for countless times, and now there is an army of Zerg pressing the border.
And this time, the federal army has been torn apart, and it only exists in name only, and all its combat power has been divided into the pockets of the nobles.
It is foreseeable that this battle will inevitably result in heavy casualties, and perhaps a complete defeat.
There are tigers in the front door, wolves in the back door, Zerg in front, and rebels behind.
Looking at it this way, the Federation turned out to be surrounded by people from both sides!
For a time, the Federation was really in a dilemma.
In order to minimize losses, the federal government also tried to reason with Han Qianling.
They sent a text message to Han Qianling, to the effect that there are a large number of Zerg attacking from the east of the Federation. Since we are both human beings, our grievances should be put aside at this time. Please withdraw the rebels immediately, so as not to cause unnecessary harm to the Federation. When the Federation expel the Zerg from human territory, the Federation is willing to show off against the rebels.
Of course, in addition to this, the Federation also specially reminded Han Qianling that in front of the Zerg, the Federation and the rebel army lost their teeth and lost everything.
If the Rebels give up their plans to attack the Federation, the Federation will naturally become a natural fortress for the Rebels to resist the Zerg. In addition, the Federation is also willing to officially recognize the national status of the Rebel Army, and since then, the two heroes of the mainland will stand side by side, which is also very good.
Since the Federation and Han Qianling reasoned, Han Qianling also reasoned with them.
His reasoning was not only very polite, but also very polite.
Han Qianling replied succinctly in three sentences.
The first sentence is: You are right.
The second sentence is: But I have some disagreements.
The third sentence is: Please raise the white flag of the Federation, the rebels are willing to take over the important task of fighting against the Zerg, and it is obligatory to do so.
Federation: "… "
His grandma was a bear, and the conversation broke down.
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On the other side, Xiangzhou fell into the contemplation and confusion of life.
He confirmed with the people around him: "Did I hear it wrong? I think this bug is saying 'Don't castrate me?'?"
Shi Zigui nodded firmly: "You heard it wrong."
The companions around also echoed: "Captain Xiangzhou, you really heard it wrong, there is no voice."
Xiangzhou only hesitated for a moment, and the voice of the insect on the opposite side, which was like flapping its wings, became even more heart-rending—Speaking of which, it was the first time that Xiangzhou knew that this kind of sound like a cricket rubbing its wings could actually bring different emotions—“You didn’t You heard wrong! I don't want to castrate!!"
Xiangzhou: "… "
With a wave of his hand, he motioned his team members to stand farther away, while he stepped forward, pinched a depression on the insect's back armor, and turned it over gently.
The insect let out a frantic scream, and Xiangzhou's expression changed instantly.
He saw that on the belly of the bug, the pattern of the carapace was pieced together into a very familiar shape that looked like a human face.
Similar "singers" he has personally killed no less than a hundred, but not this one, just like this one...
Xiangzhou turned his head with a serious face, and he asked his team members: "What do you think is the biggest difference between me and you?"
Shi Zigui replied hesitantly, "Are you fiercer?"
Xiangzhou: "… "
Some team members covered Shi Zigui's mouth desperately to prevent him from saying anything about his own demise. They gave Xiangzhou other answers for reference.
"Captain, you have established the foundation."
"Captain, you are the most powerful omega."
"The captain's spirit is better than ours."
"Captain, you are a lure..." The team member who said this felt wrong in the middle of the sentence, and swallowed the second half of the syllable of "human".
Xiangzhou looked thoughtful.
He pointed out Shi Zigui: "You go back to the main base now, and invite a monk who builds a foundation, and also invites a lure who doesn't have a foundation in the base. I'll take this insect back for a test later. ."
Tokikyu nodded again and again.
Hearing the sound of his footsteps running away behind him, Xiangzhou once again faced the insect with the scales on its abdomen.
"I've killed a lot of bugs over the years, but it's the first one I've ever seen that can talk like you." Xiangzhou raised his eyebrows, "You're different from them... and you have injuries."
Before the bug was captured by the Xiangzhou team, it had already had wounds on its body. Xiangzhou didn't care about it at first, but now it seems that the long sharp streak, with serrated traces, is clearly injured by the "knife cutter" in the Zerg.
The Zerg rubbed a wry smile: "I'm a messenger from... You call it the reverse side of the continent, but we think it's the front side of the continent."
"what?"
"Our Lady Queen is being threatened by the 'counter-infected' and is now at stake. I came here at the risk of death this time to ask for help."
"..." Xiangzhou blinked quickly.
"Wait, let me make sure," Xiangzhou asked blankly, "your queen is a bug, am I right?"
The "singer" immediately said with awe: "Yes, the great queen, the supreme worm mother of the zerg, our most respected parent and mother, the lofty follower who received the oracle, the queen of holy worms."
Xiangzhou murmured: "That is to say, it is indeed a bug..."
"It's not that I said that a Zerg, with no self-interested motives, regards the base of our human resistance army as a backyard where it can ask for help. What kind of spirit is this? Are you suffering from worm disease?"
Zerg: "… "
It said sincerely: "Your words are mixed with too many foreign dialects, I can't understand."
The Zerg added: "But you should help me. You are the descendants of our 'timers', not the same as those 'counter-infected'."
Xiangzhou: "… "
He asked incredulously, "I'm sorry, I didn't understand, what did you just say?"
The Zerg really thought he didn't hear clearly, and immediately repeated honestly: "You are the descendant of our 'timers'."