Why did the lord rebel

Chapter 361 Rosario's Twelve Trials ([-])
The Glorious Federation, under the pressure of the Eastern Army of the Empire, has finally made a comeback.

Xia Houyan was not particularly surprised by the news brought by the messenger of the Eastern Army.

The logic of the whole thing is simple: Last fall, the orc army of the Glorious Federation, with the help of the Ice Demon Mammoth, flattened the Eastern Army of the Empire, which was invincible in the past, and marched all the way to the defense line of Eternal Sun City. The hundreds of miles of hot land in the east of the empire has become a war-occupied area.

Under such circumstances, is it possible to expect the federal orcs to die down and return to their hometown just because of the cold winter?

is it possible?
Rather, the temporary truce last winter was just a helpless choice made by the federal orcs under the pressure of weather conditions.And after the temperature warms up again this year, the re-attack of the orc army is a certain and inevitable situation-but, the military goal of the Glorious Federation this time is definitely not as simple as taking down the eastern border of the empire:

What they want must be to break through the defense line of Eternal Sun City and penetrate directly into the heart of the empire. After all their achievements are completed in one battle, they will bring an end to the enmity between the human and beast races!
Therefore, for the imperial people, "Will the Glorious Federation restart the war" is a false proposition that does not need to be thought about at all. What they need to worry about is how long it will take for the federal orcs to reorganize the occupied area, transport food and grass after the spring of this year. Prepare the army, and then launch the tide-like offensive that is fiercer than before.

The arrival of the special envoy of the Eastern Army told all the people in Shuangfengling that the orcs were coming sooner than they expected.

In the study room on the upper floor of the Horned Eagle Manor, the special envoy of the Eastern Army and the lord supervised several young staff officers of Shuangfengling, and spread a huge topographic map of the eastern border of the empire on the ground.

In fact, in order to explain the battle situation to the Duke, the special envoy of the Eastern Army specially brought a simplified map of the eastern part of the empire from Trout Castle;

But he never expected that there was actually an enlarged version of the detailed topographical map of the eastern border of the empire hidden in the staff headquarters of Shuangfengling. Except for the lack of tactical marks on the deployment of the Eastern Army, this map was even more detailed than that of Rose City. The version used by the General Staff is not far behind!

Of course, the situation was urgent, and the special envoy of the Eastern Army didn't have time to worry about these details.

He took a charcoal pencil from Sean Mountbatten, ignored his white military uniform, knelt down on the map, drew lines, and began to explain to the senior official Xiahou who stood with arms folded.

The special envoy of the Eastern Army first circled on the map the three red dots that symbolized the imperial cities in the far east of the imperial capital, arranged in order from north to south.

"Lord Duke Igor, I believe you have also taken geography lessons when you were studying in the Academy City, and you know that the center of gravity of the entire eastern border of the empire is actually the three points and one line from north to south." The special envoy of the Eastern Army picked up a pen, and wrote The admiral connected the three cities, "Rose City at the northernmost point, Yongri City at the center slightly to the east, and Sanshui Bay at the southernmost point along the Lion Heart River.

"The longitudinal line of Rose City-Yongri City-Sanshui Bay is not only the economic core area in the east of the empire, but also a natural military defense line. Sanshui Bay relies on the natural danger of the Lion Heart River, and Yongri City is rooted in the Yongri Mountains In the center, although Rose City has no geographical advantages, it is strong because of the generations-old management of the Rosario family. These three cities and one line are a barrier guarding the east of the imperial capital, preventing the federal orc bastards from going west... "

Speaking of this, the special envoy of the Eastern Army suddenly gritted his teeth, and the anger of revenge rose in his eyes.

"However, in the disaster of last autumn, this barrier was threatened for the first time in hundreds of years." The special envoy stretched out his arm and drew a red arrow from the federal territory to the west and directly into the empire's border, " At the beginning of this sixth war, the border between our empire and the federal orc territory was still further east, in the area of ​​the dust mountain and the bloody front. But the appearance of the 'Ice Demon Mammoth' completely changed the battle situation, allowing the orc army to go all the way west Not only did they occupy the Dust Mountain Range and the hundreds of miles of empire land under its shadow, they even crossed the Burning Crystal Canyon east of Yongri City at the most critical moment, directly approaching the foot of the Yongri Mountain Range, and pressed down on Yongri City. outside the moat!"

Xia Houyan and Sean Mountbatten looked at each other:
What Mr. Special Envoy said, the most critical moment of the war should be exactly when the Frost Maple Ridge tour group went south to return to the territory last fall. According to rumors at that time, even Grand Duke Rosario was injured on the battlefield, which should be due to military affairs For the sake of urgency.

The imperial envoy drew a line on the west side of the Yongri Mountains on the map, and let out a sigh of relief:

"Fortunately, the Supreme God did not abandon humans... Last year, the orc's military front came to an end. We must thank the elves allies of the Stardust Protectorate-it is with the help of their elf mages, Only then did the warriors of the Eastern Army desperately defend the precarious Eternal Sun City, holding on for the most critical dozens of days. Then, when winter came, the temperature plummeted, and the federal orcs who were rushing all the way seemed to have run out of supplies and had to retreat. Out of the Yongri Mountains area."

The imperial envoy drew back the red arrow representing the orc army, then replaced it with a black pen, and drew a line representing the boundary of the occupied area a little to the east of Burning Crystal Canyon:
"At that time, although the Orc Federation withdrew its troops from the city of Eternal Sun, it did not give up the hundreds of miles of land west of the Dust Mountain Range that we had fallen into - the entire occupied area and her empire's children are still under the control of the Glorious Federation .After our Eastern Army suffered heavy losses, we were unable to brave the severe winter to regain our homeland..."

Xia Houyan pinched his chin:

"So during the whole winter, humans and orcs basically lived in peace?"

"Yes, but not." The special envoy of the Eastern Army picked up his pen and cast a shadow in the occupied area of ​​the empire, "This winter, the Glorious Federation has been maintaining order in the occupied area, and our imperial people have not been idle. A lot of successful guerrilla riots were planned in the district, which caused a lot of trouble for the orc bastards."

Xia Houyan raised his eyebrows.

To cause trouble in the enemy-occupied area-this can be regarded as a classic drama when the two countries are at war.But if you think about it with your ass, you know that the guerrillas and rebels organized by the Eastern Army in the occupied areas must be the local residents who are still obsessed with loyalty to the empire, and the way the Orc Federation "kills the guerrillas" is nothing more than massacres Humans in the occupied area.

In other words, although the regular armies of the two countries did not exchange fire directly, the local human civilians paid the price in blood.

War, this is war! —— Xia Houyan sighed while lighting a cigar for himself.

"In addition, our Eastern Army has pushed the defense line to the east and outward for a certain distance." The special envoy of the Eastern Army traced the signs of the defensive front near the Yongri Mountains. "As I said just now, last autumn, The front of the orcs has already touched the city of Eternal Sun, but in this winter, we took advantage of the retreat of the orcs and boldly marched, regained a piece of plain east of Eternal Sun City, and recaptured the Burning Crystal Canyon after a bitter battle. The Burning Crystal Canyon has organized a front line of defense——Chief of Staff Quentin believes that if it is too risky for Eversun City to face the firepower of the orcs, we must push the line of defense forward and leave a buffer zone for the onslaught of the orcs.”

"And the dangerous geographical conditions of the Burning Crystal Canyon are perfect for building a defense line." Sean Mountbatten nodded, "So, the main force of your Eastern Army is now stationed in the Burning Crystal Canyon area?"

"It's not just the Eastern Army." Mr. Special Envoy smiled bitterly, "During the autumn offensive last year, we suffered heavy losses, and the Empire also dispatched reinforcements in time - currently stationed on the front line of the Burning Crystal Canyon, in addition to the Eastern Army, there is also the Central Army , A large number of troops in the Northern Army: If we only rely on the people of our Eastern Army, it is actually not enough to push the line of defense."

Sean shrugged and said:
"The Northern Army is still second. The Imperial Central Army is no less elite than your Eastern Army. With them in charge, the situation will definitely be much better than last autumn."

On the contrary, Xia Houyan laughed:
"However, since the Northern Army and the Central Army are doing this, I really want to know how much my dear Grand Duke Graham Rosario still has the right to speak in the Eastern Territory!"

For the lord's keen political sense, the special envoy of the Eastern Army could only respond with a more bitter smile:

"It can only be said that in the face of a national crisis, the brothers in all armies will still obey the command of the imperial army."

——The implication is that Quentin’s chief of staff, who sits on the front line, can at least take control of the overall situation. As for Grand Duke Rosario, who has just recovered from a serious injury and has been criticized by the high-level empire these days... let’s not talk about it Worth mentioning.

"All in all, the situation since this winter has been like this." The special envoy of the Eastern Army put down his charcoal pencil, looked directly at the lord and said seriously, "According to the meaning of the military department, the advantage of our empire lies in the four aspects of 'the enemy attacks and we defend'. Words—With the three important towns of Rose City-Yongri City-Sanshuiwan, our army hardly needs to worry about any supply issues on the front line, and if the orc forwards want to launch an attack again, they must transport food and grass from the distant federal mainland , or more cumbersomely looting supplies from the occupied area. The top brass of the three armies all agree that as long as we can hold on to the Burning Crystal Canyon, we can further widen the supply gap between the two sides. attitude, and our opportunity to counterattack and regain lost ground will come.”

"This judgment is correct..." Sean Mountbatten hesitated, "but the premise is...you can really 'defend the Burning Crystal Canyon'."

The special envoy of the Eastern Army let out a long sigh:
"You're right..."

Xia Houyan accurately captured the helplessness in Mr. Special Envoy's brow, and asked with a frown:

"What? Do you have any difficulty defending the Burning Crystal Canyon?"

"Even now, it's hard for our Eastern Army to judge the battle situation..." The Eastern Army special envoy shook his head and said, "The morning before yesterday, I received a letter from Dongying Pigeon from the front line of the Eastern Army—the letter said that the orc army The preparations have been completed, and a new round of offensive has been launched when the weather is getting warmer."

Mr. Special Envoy picked up a pen, starting from the orc-occupied area on the map, and shot three arrows towards the western imperial territory:

"According to the information, this time the orcs did not attack with all their main forces like last autumn, but divided into three groups, and launched a full-scale assault on our empire's defense line! The first group in the north directly opened to the city of Rose in the north. The portal "Goliath Pass"; the second branch in the south seems to be targeting the "unfallen Xiongguan" Hot Spring Pass in the Yongri Mountains, trying to bypass Yongri City and directly attack Sanshui Bay behind the Yongri Mountains; The main force of the orcs in the center is still rushing towards the Burning Crystal Canyon and the Eternal Sun City behind her just like last year!"

Sean Mountbatten pondered:

"It seems that the federal orcs have taken aim at the shortage of troops in the Eastern Army of the Empire, and plan to launch a three-pronged attack to put pressure on the three important towns at the same time, so that our imperial defenders will be overwhelmed and overwhelmed in order to defend the three battlefields at the same time. However, Song Leah Pass and Hot Spring Pass are easy to defend and difficult to attack, even if the Eastern Army is short of troops, it will not be easy for the orcs to take down these two strongholds."

"Mr. Staff Adviser." The special envoy of the Eastern Army agreed, "Perhaps because of this, the orcs still put the heaviest chips on the Central Army Corps attacking the Burning Crystal Canyon. According to front-line intelligence, the 'ice' in the orc army this time Demon mammoths, even more so than last fall!"

Hearing this, the senior officials of Shuangfengling frowned and looked at each other for a moment.

"Dear Duke Igor..." The Eastern Army special envoy said with a wry smile, "When I passed the letter to Dongyong Pigeon, our imperial army had already had the first exchange of fire with the Orc Vanguard Corps on the front line of the Burning Crystal Canyon. , and the result...was not optimistic. Although we managed to defend the Burning Crystal Canyon, the soldiers also suffered heavy losses under the impact of the ice demon mammoth and the bombardment of the orc shaman's war song. Quentin's chief of staff bluntly said that if a similar offensive With a few more waves, we may have to abandon Burning Crystal Canyon and retreat to Eternal Sun City to fight our last stand.”

The special envoy of the Eastern Army lowered his head, looked at the red arrow on the map that symbolized the front of the orc soldiers, gritted his teeth and said:

"My lord Duke Igor... Your Excellency the Grand Duke said in the Biography of the Pigeon of Winter Embrace that if the empire wants to win this war, it must have you, and the elite Frost who can wipe out the enemy's 'Hammer of Purgatory' division." Maple Ridge is here! The Eastern Territory will soon be overwhelmed. I know this is unreasonable, but... But His Excellency Grand Duke Rosario has officially made a request to you, please lead your troops to the north to help the front line of Eternal Sun City! The nobles of the empire along the way will provide convenience for your help, and if you can really help the empire guard the eastern gate, His Excellency the Grand Duke and His Majesty the Emperor will definitely express their gratitude to you for your kindness!"

The special envoy of the Eastern Army saw it, while Sean Mountbatten and Eldridge turned their heads to look at the lord.

But the face of the lord was shrouded in the shadow cast by the curtains in the study, so he couldn't see clearly;
Only his elegant and slender fingers rested on the silver handle of the "Interim President Southern Military Affairs" command knife at his waist, gripping and loosening it.

(End of this chapter)