At Hai hour (9 p.m.), the first offensive force set off from East Beach.
There was no run-up and no engine roar. The two dragons rose from the ground, carrying the most elite fist power of Jinxia City, and disappeared silently into the night sky.
Among them, Olina Okan carries three people, namely Li, Luo Qingqing and Yan Qing.
The four people holding Chi's hands are Fang Xiandao, Qianzhi, Shanhui and Kong Xuanzi.
A simple compass helped them navigate at night. Fortunately, the tree boat was large enough, and according to intelligence from the front, no light control was implemented on the boat, which provided a reliable positioning point for night navigation. In addition, both Li and Shanhui have good night vision abilities, and Luo Qingqing can directly see the gathering of "qi". If the field of vision is raised, the certainty of finding the target is still high.
According to the planned route, they will find the Silver Star Tree Boat at high altitude, then lower it from a distance and skim the sea to get closer to the target. The flying cut-in position formed a three-point-one-line shape with the remaining ships, using the huge outline of the tree boat to block the approaching movement.
Shortly after takeoff, the frontline headquarters located behind the east city wall received a signal from Li.
"This is the Jinxia advance team, Xia Fan, can you hear me?"
In addition to the noise of electricity, there was also the sound of whistling wind in the voice.
"No problem, the reception is very clear." Xia Fan replied, "How are you doing there?"
"So far everything is going well."
"Okay, I'll leave the next channel to you. It will be silent here until nine o'clock tomorrow."
"Understood, leave the Silver Star side to us."
Xia Fan paused for a moment and added in a low voice, "You must pay attention to safety."
There was a chuckle from the other side, "Well... I will."
The signal is interrupted here.
Xia Fan put down the phone and heard a sigh coming from the other side.
"Your Highness?" He looked at Ning Wanjun.
The princess shook her head slightly, "I didn't expect that in just half a year, the battle in Jinxia City would turn into this. The sea... and even the sky became part of the layout, and the demons would actually occupy half of the army. If not With their help, Jin Xia alone would not be able to complete a strategic offensive of this span."
"Do you still remember the demonstration at the end of the first class in the school? When the Machinery Bureau's technology develops to a certain level, we can fly into the sky by ourselves even without relying on demons. And -"
"Are you comforting me?" Ning Wanjun interrupted him with a smile, "Don't worry, I don't feel disappointed. On the contrary, the emotion I just felt was just sincere joy."
"Uh... happy?" Xia Fan was stunned for a moment.
"Yes, this kind of war is much more exciting than simply fighting on the ground, isn't it?" She looked at Xia Fan, as if a light suddenly appeared in her eyes, "I can even experience a kind of The sense of rhythm, or according to what you often say - is comparable to art. If you can control the battle situation and devote yourself to it, you will not be excited enough, how can you have regrets? As for the number of demons, you have said that they are another Regardless of whether there will be any threats to human beings in this form in the future, at least Miss Li is quite cute."
It turned out that I was overthinking it. Xia Fan scratched his head slightly stiffly. But does Li actually feel cute
Why does he always feel that he doesn't fit in with the image of the fox demon in his mind that treats tail touching as a reward and pricks up his ears to say that he didn't eavesdrop
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A quarter past midnight (11:30 p.m.).
Silver Star Tree Boat, ground floor of the dock area.
Haim Sharman ended the communication and said slightly nervously, "The advance army has arrived in the nearby sea area."
As soon as these words came out, everyone straightened up.
"Then what?"
"They need ground guidance to determine where to rendezvous with us."
"Very good, we've finally reached this point." Fan En said in a deep voice, "Everyone, pack up and we'll set off immediately."
"Where are you going?" Zhuoflan asked at a loss. Their words seemed to say that reinforcements had arrived, but apart from the constant sound of waves, there was no other movement outside the tree boat. If we really wanted to recapture the tree boat, wouldn't the surrounding imperial forces not even respond at all
"We are going to rescue the islanders on Silver Star. You can just wait here." Fann comforted, and then he turned his head and looked at Heim. "You can also stay here with her, so as not to be too scared when the time comes. Keep your gun steady and shoot your own people."
There was a burst of good-natured chuckles from everyone.
"I don't want it." Heim gritted his teeth, "I can do the same things that Ai Li can do!"
Fann raised the corner of his mouth and said, "Then follow closely."
"Wait, wait a minute..." Zhuoflan mustered up her courage and said, "Please let me go with you."
"Little girl, this is a war with the Imperial Army."
"I'm not a little girl, I'm an adult." After speaking, she found that the next words were unexpectedly smoother, "You are not familiar with Silver Star, so you need a local guide, right? If you let me lead the way, your subsequent actions will also be It will be more convenient. And..." Zhuoflan paused, "It is precisely because this is a war with the imperial army that I don't want to stay out of it - so, please take me with you!"
After speaking, she lowered her head deeply.
Everyone looked at each other and already had the answer in their minds.
"Where's your brother?"
"He's here to stay."
"Okay," Fann cast an appreciative look, "You can pack your things too."
Zhuoflan placed her brother deep in the tree nest, covered him with his coat, left an oil lamp and a note, and then nodded to everyone, "I'm ready."
"let's go."
A group of people walked through the intertwined roots and climbed up the pier along the vines.
There was still silence outside, there were no stars in the sky, and the night was as thick as a black cloth. Only some lights could be seen on the ships staying in the distance. The Imperials obviously did not spread out their troops - not a single person was seen in the entire dock area, which made everyone feel a little relieved.
"Where to light the signal tube?" someone asked.
"It's obviously not possible here," Vann glanced at the enemy ships floating in the sea. "We have to avoid these guys' sight. Let's move south first."
"Is there any shelter in the south?" Heim asked Zhuoflan.
"There is a fishing ground about half a mile away from here. There is a thatched house built beside the ground. I don't know if it meets your requirements..."
"Then go take a look first."
As one of the few warriors on Noah who had fought against the Empire many times, Vann naturally became the leader of the reconnaissance team. He led everyone through a meadow and a small forest in the dark and arrived at the fishing ground Zhuoflan mentioned.
As the latter said, this place is very close to the seaside, and there are some shabby bungalows around it. There are no ships stationed at this place - in order to avoid being carried away by the ocean current, most ships choose to dock at the northwest side of the tree boat, making this place a visual blind spot.
"I'll choose this place," Fann said.
Soon, two signal tubes were placed behind the house.
As the fuse was ignited, green flames erupted from the barrel. This flame is extremely dazzling, almost impossible to look directly at, but the height is less than one person. It can be said that a slight fluctuation in the ground can block most of the light.
Zhuoflan looked at the signal tube doubtfully, and then looked at the sea to the south - let alone where the reinforcements were, if they really came from the sea, it would be too reluctant to find such a small signal!
When she was about to ask everyone, the elf in charge of the alert suddenly issued a warning, "A patrol is approaching, everyone should take cover!"
The crowd instantly shrank to the back of the thatched house.
Only then did Zhuoflan notice that a few scattered torches appeared on the streets in the distance - and within the scope of the firelight, the figures of a group of imperial soldiers were clearly revealed.