Graycastle, Neverwinter.
Roland met with Iron Axe, the commander-in-chief of the First Army, and Edith Kant, the head of the General Staff Department.
"How is it? How does it feel to ride the Seagull for the first time?" He looked at the two subordinates with interest.
"Go back, go back to your majesty, although it flies very fast, for me... maybe the stimulation is too strong." A rare heart palpitation appeared on Tie Axe's face, "I didn't feel it when I was watching from the side. But when I sat in it myself, I found that it was shaking a little bit, especially when I was going up and down, I always felt that the bottom of the butt was empty, and I didn’t have any heart at all.” He stood up and saluted, gritted his teeth and said loudly, "Of course, I will try my best to overcome this, please rest assured Your Majesty!"
It turns out... Does this battle-hardened warrior Mo Jin have a slight fear of heights? Roland couldn't help raising his eyebrows and said, "How are you going to overcome it?"
"Wait until the war is over, I will watch the ghost as long as I have time until I get used to it!"
It's really Sandman's style. He twitched the corners of his mouth and turned to Edith, "How about you?"
Pearl of the North licked her lips, and after a moment she uttered a word, "Excellent."
And then... gone
Roland waited for a long time without waiting for the following. He looked at the other party suspiciously, but found that her cheeks were slightly red, and her eyes flashed with an indescribable color.
Well, he sighed, his subordinates were a little different from ordinary people in some respects. He originally thought that he would see the shocked or emotional expressions of the two, and then touted him for creating such an extraordinary thing, but now he thinks too much.
"Since you are back, let's go to the conference room now," Roland stood up. "It's time to make the final preparations for this war."
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After nearly six months of construction and advancement, the first main railway line on the Fertile Plain is less than 60 kilometers away from the ruins of Taquila. When the construction of the tower No. 10 site is completed, the First Army will be able to launch a direct attack on the enemy entrenched here. The manpower and materials invested in the Torch Plan far exceeded any military operation in the past four years. More than 80% of the steel produced in the furnace area has become orbital. Its strategic purpose is only one, and that is to cut off the erection of the devil before the red moon. The possibility of an obelisk.
Once the fertile plains are covered with red mist, it means that the devil can cross the Desperate Mountains and invade the interior at any time. Not only will the front line be greatly stretched, but the First Army will also face enemies who are no longer limited by distance. , which is by no means an ideal start.
On the contrary, if Taquila can be captured first, the devil can only choose the divine stone ore veins of the other two holy cities to grow obelisks, and Falling Star City and Anrietta are both closer to the northern end of the plain. The law directly threatened the four kingdoms. In this way, not to mention that the victory of divine will is in hand, at least another four hundred years can be won for mankind.
As for Graycastle, which has entered the industrial age, to what extent can it develop in four hundred years, and the human beings who are not trapped in food can grow several times in four hundred years. The answer is self-evident. Therefore, the fertile plain is not only a strategic buffer, but also a spare land for future development.
Mortals will eventually defeat the devil.
But it does not mean that their generation can witness the arrival of that day.
This is also the deeper reason why Roland didn't tell everyone.
Unfortunately, the truth doesn't always go as planned. According to the original idea, as long as the demons entrenched in Taquila were eliminated, and then the ruins were converted into fortresses, it would be considered a success. If this was the goal, the current First Army was only one step away from complete victory.
However, the appearance of the Demon Slayer forced Jihua to make changes to the power of the curse, which made all healing methods ineffective, so that even a small wound could lead to death. Lightning is not bad, the self-healing ability is basically the same as the infection speed, and the leaves are not so lucky.
According to Ash's surreptitious observations and reports, the condition of the leaves is deteriorating.
Although she didn't say anything, she couldn't hide her complexion and spirit from the ashes that accompanied her. Deterioration means that the wound decays faster than the healing limit, like a small spread of lesions, which may seem innocuous at first, but will eventually wear down the entire body in the later stages. Whether this process takes one year or ten years, as the most important part of population expansion, this is an unacceptable loss.
There must be a settlement with the Demon Slayer in Taquila.
In the conference room, witches and representatives of the army gathered together, and a "light curtain" from the third frontier city was also unfolded on the wall. There was only one content discussed by everyone, and that was how to ensure the killing of the high-ranking man with the power of the curse in the decisive battle. Order devil.
"The first thing to explain is that, according to the deduction of the staff, when it is confirmed that the situation is irreversible, the chance of the Demon Slayer retreating is as high as 90%." Edith was the first to speak, "There is not much solid basis for this conclusion. , more of a behavioral expectation, judging from the fact that the opponent still maintains a considerable distance from the position, it should be the opposite example of Kabradabi.”
"I agree with this conclusion," said El Xia, who has dealt with the devil the most. "Not being afraid of death is not the same as dying in vain. They are not much different from us in this regard. The role of a high-level commander is much higher than Ordinary madman is unlikely to be buried with his subordinates.”
"So we have to take the initiative and intercept it on its retreat route." Edith nodded, "Fortunately, we know exactly where the enemy is, and similar things have been experienced before." She looked towards Andrea Quinn, "If the Demon Slayer is unaware of this, ultra-long-range sniping is undoubtedly the safest and safest choice."
The latter stroked his hair gracefully.
"I have a question." Tilly said.
"Please speak, Your Highness." Beidi Pearl stroked her chest.
"First, it is still unknown whether a single bullet can kill the Demon Slayer. What if it just hurts the opponent? We don't have a chance to do it again. Second, if the opponent has already discovered this long distance What if there are attack weapons, and what should we do if we intentionally avoid them when retreating? Judging from previous battles, such a possibility not only exists, but it is not small. After all, the enemy's understanding of firearms has exceeded our expectations. "
"We have also considered these two issues," Edith replied. "For the first point, the staff has come to the conclusion that the God's Stone of Retaliation is used to make warheads."
"God stone bullet?"
"Yes, even if there is no fatal blow, the enemy will lose the ability to fly. Of course, I know that the smaller the sacred stone, the lower the hardness. The sacred stone cut to the level of ordinary bullets can be directly smashed by a hammer, and it can't bear the time when it comes out of the chamber. However, the caliber of the weapon that Miss Andrea uses is different, maybe you can give it a try." She paused, "In addition, I also confirmed with Ms. Agatha about this point, and use the blood of magic to melt it directly. The strength of the divine stone that comes out will be much higher. She came back this time with two bottles of fresh blood collected from the devil, and relevant experiments should be carried out now."
"Using devil blood to make weapons to kill them? I like the idea," Elcia laughed. "Yeah, you're the second mortal I find interesting."
Beidi Pearl smiled indifferently, "As for the second point... We need a reserve chasing force to fill this loophole."
"Only lightning is faster than Demon Slayer at the moment," Wendy said worriedly, "but she... can't stop the enemy."
"No," she shook her head, "there's one more thing that can fly faster than a demon slayer."
"Something?" Tilly seemed to realize something.
"That's right, that's the Seagull when it was diving." Edith said word by word.