The nobles who can enter the conference hall of the castle are basically supporters of the three major families of Glorious City. Many of them also participated in the construction of the north-south artery, relying on the introduction of steam engines and the production of calcined cement. , and most of them have witnessed the training of the Aerial Knights up close. x. Hearing that the King of Greycastle was so confident, the anxiety on everyone's faces finally disappeared.
In any case, this kind of open and frank meeting that only discusses data and details is definitely a rare experience for the Dawn nobles. Compared with drawing flat cakes or lying to comfort, precise discussions are inherently more convincing.
"So... what do we need to do?" someone asked.
"It's enough to maintain the status quo," Roland said bluntly. "A stable dawn is the greatest help to the war."
"But now the panic has begun to spread, if coercive measures are taken, it may only have the opposite effect on the group of refugees..."
"That's because the devil used the red mist to invade the border territory, and the situation won't keep getting worse." Roland reassured, "Greycastle will also do its best to assist you to stabilize the situation."
"For the territory threatened by the devil, the capital will also exempt the tribute and provide subsidies as appropriate." Horford added in a timely manner, "Everyone, this is a war that concerns the fate of everyone, and no one can stay out of it. I Huo Fred Quinn hereby swears in the name of the ancestor, no matter what the result is, I will never leave the city of Radiance! If Dawn is destroyed by the devil, then this castle will be my tomb!"
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After the nobles who had been assured and felt a little at ease left the hall, the meeting quickly entered the second part.
Those who remained in the room, except for the Lord of Dawn, the rest were the upper floors of Graycastle.
"Your Majesty, I am willing to take full responsibility for the previous blocking battle." Iron Axe and Edith stood up at the same time, and looked at each other in surprise.
"No one can predict what kind of offensive means the God of Construct has," Roland shook his head. "Don't tell me, when you first formulated the plan, you never considered the situation that the reserve team would be attacked or even destroyed."
"..." The two could only choose silence.
One team conducts testing, and multiple teams move according to the situation. This is a routine move when formulating tactics, but it is foolish to think that losses will only happen to the testing team. He believed that the staff would not make such a lowly mistake.
"In other words, the moment you decide to put the plan into action, you tacitly accept that the plan is more meaningful than the risks that these two forces need to take. Otherwise, the plan should not have been passed in the first place. Rest assured. , I will not use casualties to measure your merits and faults, even if it is indeed the most costly battle of the First Army."
"Your Majesty..."
"But don't forget," said this, Roland took back his relaxed expression and his tone became solemn, "These soldiers also have their own families, don't treat their sacrifices as numbers on paper. . I hope you keep that in mind every time you formulate your actions."
"Yes, Your Majesty." Iron Axe and Edith said in unison.
"Then let's talk about your views on the future war."
"Yes." The Pearl of the Northland put on a new map, "After analysis, the staff believes that there are two most likely places to go after the floating fortress is turned, one is the border of Cage Mountain, and the other is Helme. The former can ensure the capture of the wolf's heart and threaten the Kingdom of Dawn; the latter can make the Red Mist invade Shikoku at the same time, making the Extremis Mountains a passage connecting the spine of the mainland. But now it has crossed the border of Dawn, Judging from the trajectory, most likely it was directed at Hermes."
Roland nodded, "How is the evacuation over there?"
"Very smooth," Agatha replied, "Isabella is now a veritable leader of the church. Their actions are far more efficient than the general public. It is expected that the evacuation of the old and new cities will be completed within two to three days."
"That's good."
"Until your 'Sunshine' is completed, we are powerless to stop the advance of the floating fortress," Edith continued, "Once it occupies the Hermes Plateau, the red mist will likely flow over the Silver Light City. Dawn will be swallowed whole. If we lose the support of the witch, we will fall into a very passive situation."
Still at this point.
Roland sighed secretly. After all, erecting an obelisk in the holy city of Taquila would pose a great threat to the human kingdom, not to mention sticking it directly in the face now.
Of course, Taquila's obelisk can directly invade Neverwinter City, while the obelisk on Hermes Plateau can only cover Silver Light City, which is also the biggest difference. Once the only industrial area is invaded by the red fog, the consequences will be unimaginable. Nowadays, the rapid improvement of Graycastle's strength is inseparable from the witch. In Neverwinter City, Sleeping Charm has been involved in all aspects of urban development, such as removing parasites from the hull, relieving worker fatigue, assisting precision processing, and planting coral reefs to expand the shoal area. Wait... Although core industries such as steelmaking can be maintained without witches, it is inevitable that the overall efficiency will be greatly reduced.
Fortunately, whether it is a steam engine, an internal combustion engine, or a Rubik's cube power source, it can operate normally in the red fog, which also gives humans the greatest confrontation card.
"It seems that before the God of Divine Construct is destroyed, we will fight the enemy in the red mist for a period of time." His eyes swept over everyone in turn, "In addition, I also come with good news this time, The final design of 'Sunshine' has been completed, and a new round of principle tests will be launched soon. If successful, this air fortress will not last until the day when the red fog engulfs the dawn!"
Everyone suddenly showed joy.
"Really?"
"This is really good!"
Roland also showed a smile, "So, how to accomplish this decisive blow can now be put on the agenda."
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After an afternoon of discussions, the general plan was basically determined.
Due to the special nature of the God of Divine Construct, the First Army actually did not have many choices. Either pre-buried detonating devices and flowed upstream from the red mist exit below the continent to destroy the core, or dropped them from a high altitude to destroy them in one breath. Obelisk. In addition, other methods can cause extremely limited damage to the God of Divine Construct.
The advantage of the former is that it is easy to implement and does not require the precondition of bombers, but the effect is difficult to ensure that the Hermes Plateau is quite broad. No one knows where the God of Divine Construct will eventually stop. Once it deviates from the red mist pouring mouth , the explosion effect will be greatly reduced.
Besides, it is still questionable whether the brilliance of the sun can turn the Red Mist Waterfall into a high-temperature jet of fire. The farther the floating land is from the surface, the higher the uncertainty. In addition, there was only so much pure uranium extracted by Lucia, and the plan was eventually rejected.
There are still technical and implementation difficulties in the airdrop, but as long as it is successful, the bomb will be detonated at a position close to the Red Mist Lake, which can ensure its power to the greatest extent.
"Since that's the case, let's make a plan based on this conclusion." Roland clapped his hand on the table, "In addition, the account that was lost from the devil during the air raid rehearsal and the principle bomb test at the same time should be recovered from the devil. !"
"As you wish, Your Majesty!" Everyone saluted in unison.