What's wrong with building a steel torrent in a dungeon?

If this statement was heard in the Elf Empire, or even within the expeditionary army, it would probably immediately attract the attention of the military police and be thrown into prison. But here, it was widely recognized by the elves.

Unfortunately, the elves were the only ones who agreed with this statement. The troll shook his head and said, "You are wrong."

"Error? Why?"

"Because, when he overthrew the nobles, Lord Jinzaka was not a sanctuary, nor even a rank warrior," the troll said.

“There’s not even a rank!!” Everyone exclaimed: “Isn’t this the same for you and me?”

"That's not all!!" the troll said, "Lord Jinzaka is not even a veteran of the resistance. The resistance existed before him. And until the middle of the resistance, he was just an officer of medium importance! The real leaders of the resistance are others, and they are all born in humble circumstances and have mediocre strength!"

In other words, it was the countless unknown trolls who passed on the torch and continued to fight that overthrew the nobles.

As soon as these words came out, everyone fell into silence.

"There is no great man descended from the sky, nor any genius who suddenly appeared out of nowhere to help us." The troll said: "Lord Jinzaka himself is very disgusted with such a statement. He always said that even if he didn't, there would be other trolls who would stand up and do such a thing for him."

"So..." the troll said, "Instead of hoping for a hero to help you overthrow the nobles, it's better to rely on yourselves! At that time, Lord Jinzaka had no firearms or artillery, and he relied entirely on the spontaneous power of the people to overthrow the troll nobles who controlled a large amount of resources and had countless powerful people. Now that you have firearms, everything should be easier."

"I've always been curious." An orc came in and interrupted the conversation: "Why are the elves at the bottom also oppressed so badly? A large number of elves are even sold to other countries. The men become coolies and the women become... ahem! You know. But there are few rebels in the Elf Empire. Even the black orcs in the Dwarf Empire will riot every now and then."

"Why?" The elves looked at the orc curiously, they didn't even know the reason.

It can't be that elves are born cowardly, right?

"Later, I heard from scholars from Orila City that it was because the elven divine masters ensured the basic food problem for the lower-level elves. Of course, this was not because the elven nobles were kind, but they were too cunning. They knew how to cut off the education of the lower-level elves, isolate them from their sight and external news, and then just feed them a little bit of food to make them obedient."

Hearing this, all the elves unconsciously clenched their fists.

The orc was telling the truth, because that's what the elven nobles did. Whenever winter came, the elven nobles would bring carts of moldy and smelly cherry tomatoes and feed them like livestock. The nobles did this just to prevent riots, not because they were really kind.

But it does work.

With the guarantee of survival, many elves are no longer willing to sacrifice their lives, but instead focus on their own little piece of land and begin to struggle to survive.

Over time, the lower-class elven civilians forgot how to resist.

The troll continued, "I don't know anything else. But I know that the things others give and donate to you will not last forever. If they can give, they can also take it back. Especially when they can't protect themselves."

If someone had said these words to them a few years ago, they would have definitely shrugged it off and retorted: What do you know about our elves' affairs? The elves have their own national conditions!

But things are different now.

During this period, the soldiers of the expeditionary force suffered from the cold words and cruel treatment of other troops. When they picked up their guns, they won the first piece of the pie of resistance, and when they put down their guns, all the previous agreements were torn up in an instant, and all the charity was taken back in an instant.

Reality has clearly told these elves what they should do, or in other words, what they can only do.

Don't expect the nobles to suddenly show mercy, and don't pray for a great man to come and help them out of their misery. They can only rely on themselves.

Thinking of this, the hearts of the elf warriors were filled with passion.

At this moment, the storyteller was suddenly inspired and began to sing, beating the beat with his hands.

Soldiers of other races heard it and started to sing along. At first, everyone's voices were very soft, but as more and more people joined in, the voices became more and more steady. Everyone was surprised to find that there were so many people who could sing this song.

There has never been a savior, and we don't rely on gods or emperors.

"What song is this..."

The elves present were deeply moved by the lyrics.

In terms of melody, it doesn't have too many ups and downs. In terms of singing skills, it doesn't need too many fancy techniques. In terms of lyrics, there are no gorgeous words or quotations. But it is so straightforward and touches people's hearts.

"It's called the Internationale." The troll scratched his head and said, "It seems to have come from the city of Aurora. Lord Jinzaka likes it very much."

"I know this song!" At this time, an elf soldier stood up and said excitedly: "One of my brothers can sing it! He was once sent to the Feruman Empire as a coolie, and learned it there. I asked him what the name of the song was, but he never told me."

“The Internationale!”

"The Internationale..."

The elf soldier silently chewed over the lyrics and fell into deep thought.

The sun gradually set, and the golden light shone on the white snow. But the soldiers of both sides continued to communicate, unwilling to leave for a long time.

Chapter 380: Reinforcements? No such thing

According to the tradition of the elves, there are various celebrations in the seven days after the Winter Festival. The trolls are short of supplies, so the celebration time is shorter, only three days.

The time of peace is always short, and the celebration of the Winter Solstice will end sooner or later.

During this period, everyone tacitly did not mention the war and was still immersed in the joy of peace.

However, everyone knows that the war will start again sooner or later, and these friends who drink and chat happily and share the same thoughts will sooner or later pick up their guns and start fighting again.

“It’s just so cruel.”

Looking at the soldiers in the distance, Sankara sighed and said, "It's hard to imagine that trolls and elves can stand together so friendly. It's as if they are close comrades-in-arms."

"Lord Fulan once said that there is no hatred between forces or races in this world. If there is any, it should be a war between classes." Zhu Zhongba said: "I don't understand what he means. But it may answer your doubt."

"No matter what the answer to this question is," Sankara said, "the war will begin sooner or later. The reinforcements from the Elf King in the rear will definitely not sit idly by and watch the expeditionary army continue to communicate with us like this. Once the Elf's Winter Festival is over, they may be forced to launch an attack on us."

"Yes, this is something those elven nobles would do." Zhu Chongba said.

"Since Lord Flan and Priest Galanodil had foreseen this outcome, why did they try to reconcile the two parties before?" Sankara said, "If they were still going to be hostile, why would they give us and them hope for peace? This is really too cruel."

Such a large-scale support of elves could not have been spontaneously initiated by the front line.

This is a collaboration between the Elf Guild and the Troll Empire, giving both sides a little warmth in the bitter winter.

"Don't worry." Zhu Zhongba said, "City Lord Fran is not a person with such evil tastes. She has already come up with a countermeasure. This troll war has dragged on for long enough. It's time to end it. I don't think you will see a scene where both sides are forced to attack each other."

"End?" Sankara asked curiously, "But won't it take at least a month for your reinforcements from Orila City to arrive? Even if they do, you still need to rest here. By the time you are ready to head to the front, winter may have already passed. I'm afraid most of the soldiers of the Elf Expeditionary Force died on the way to the charge."

"No!" Zhu Zhongba said, "I just received a warrant from Lord Fulan last night."

"What warrant?"

"The reinforcements from Orila City will not come."

"What did you say!?" Sankara looked at Zhu Chongba in surprise.

"The Orila fleet will not attack here. Their target will be the elves' Moon Goddess Port." Zhu Chongba said.

"Luna Port!" Sankara said, "It is the widest seaport of the elves and also their most important port! So many big cities along the way rely on the Luna River to transport supplies! They will definitely deploy heavy troops at Luna Port... If you attack Luna Port, wouldn't that be courting death?"

"Where do they have a large force?" Zhu Chongba smiled and said, "Hasn't the large force been destroyed in Freeport?"

Sankara was speechless for a moment.

Yes.

The Saint Cyrux fleet had been annihilated.

He didn't believe that this was a strategy that Fran came up with on the spur of the moment. This must have been planned from the beginning!!

Sankara looked at Zhu Chongba in disbelief.

"You guessed right." Zhu Chongba seemed to have guessed what Sankara was thinking, and then said: "This was planned by Lord Fulan at the beginning of the war. Lord Fulan's style is to attack. As long as the attack can achieve the strategic goal, he will never passively defend."

"This..." Sankara was still immersed in the shock of this earth-shattering strategy.

Zhu Chongba patted Sankara on the shoulder and said, "When I first saw this strategy, I was also surprised. But after thinking about it, even if we launch a counterattack and drive all the elves' troops back, what will happen? Counterattack the southern fortress?"

"Even if we break through the southern fortress, it will be meaningless." Sankara said: "The Elf Empire is vast and huge. Our army is limited in number. It is already very difficult for us to defend our own country, let alone rush into the Elf Empire."

"Yes." Zhu Chongba said, "That is to say, even if we win, we can only drive away the invaders. We can't hurt the Elf Empire at all, but can only embarrass them. Even the Elf Queen is happy to see this situation. Because after we enter the Elf Empire, the first thing we consume is the Elf King's manpower and occupy the Elf King's territory. This will help her further consolidate her strength."

Zhu Chongba paused, then said, "We don't want to be used as a gun by others. What's more, the Elf Queen is likely to use the Elf King to make them fight to the death with us until both sides are defeated. The dwarves are obviously very happy to see this situation, so they will continue to sell arms to the Elf Empire, so that we can fight more fiercely."

"They are indeed elves. They are willing to sacrifice their own compatriots for the sake of power." Sankara said gritting his teeth.

"So if you want to force the elves to bow their heads and make them accept the peace treaty obediently, the best way is to hurt them in the shortest possible time and scare them." Zhu Zhongba said: "Unfortunately, we are destined to be unable to complete this task. Even if we kill all the troops here, Lucy Antiriel will not blink an eye."

"But if it's Luna Port, it's different. Blocking Luna Port is equivalent to blocking most of the Elf Empire's external exports. Those materials and raw materials plundered from the colonies have to take a detour to enter the Elf Empire. More importantly..." When he said this, Sankara unconsciously revealed a smile at the corner of his mouth.

"More importantly, the Moon Goddess River not only has the most important city of the Elf Empire, but also the capital, the Green Miracle." Zhu Chongba said: "Our warships, like a sharp sword, pierced into the heart of the elves. As long as the elves do not surrender, we will continue to bomb their cities, and even directly attack their capital.

This is Fran's true intention!!

So she had to do everything she could to get the Elf Empire to mobilize its navy! As long as the other side's navy was gone, the entire Elf Continent would become an isolated island! By then, it would be like a big bread, no matter it was in its original shape or in a flat shape, they could knead it as they pleased.

While the two were communicating, at the other end of the Saint Seloux Sea, countless warships were sailing majestically on the vast sea.

The number of this fleet is even greater than any fleet of the elves and dwarves.

They are none other than the Aurora Fleet.

Except for the necessary warships to guard the port, the fleet of Orila City was almost fully equipped.

There are more than 40 Yukikaze-class battleships responsible for cruising and patrolling alone, and in the middle are more than 20 Fuso-class battleships that are like steel giants. Surrounded in the center are a large number of troop transports and heavy ships.

However, the warship sailing in the front was not a steamship, but an elf's tree ship.

Chapter 381 Luna Harbor

A few days later, the soldiers stationed at Luna Harbor suddenly discovered that a strange figure had appeared in the distance in the sea.

"What's going on with those ships? Could they be the fleet of Orila City?" An officer immediately became alert. However, after several more observations, he found that something was wrong: "Are these our tree ships?"

"Looking at the design, they seem to be tree ships from the Saint Selux fleet?"

"But wasn't the fleet completely wiped out? Why is it here?" The officer snatched the telescope from his subordinate and looked into the distance. After repeated confirmation, he found that it was indeed a warship from the Saint Cyrux fleet.

"Sir, what should we do? Open fire? In half an hour, they will be within our range."

"Wait a moment..." The officer suddenly hesitated, then said, "I'll report to the higher-ups first to see what's going on."

"However, according to the charter, if any unidentified ship appears without sending an envoy to identify itself in advance, we must intercept it without hesitation."

"Rules, rules! You only know the rules." The officer said unhappily, "What if they are really the survivors of the Saint Selux fleet, and we accidentally bombard them! Then even if you follow the rules, you will still be punished, unless you have someone behind you!"

"If I had someone behind me, how could I be a small sentry?" the soldier said weakly.

"So!" the officer said, "When encountering such a thing, it is always right to report it to the higher-ups! If we hand over the responsibility to them, then we will have no problem. Do you understand?"

"Yes! Yes!"

The officer immediately trotted away.

In the distance, the tree boats were still slowly moving forward and getting closer and closer. At this moment, they discovered that behind the tree boats, there were actually several warships equipped with iron armor and with large chimneys.

"This is... the warship of Orila City! Enemy attack!! Enemy attack!!" The sentry fell directly from the sentry post in surprise, rolled and crawled to the back, and sounded the alarm.

"Who sounded the alarm?"

The officer who had just gone up to report finally came back. After hearing the alarm sounding throughout the port, he immediately frowned and asked.

"Sir, across the way! A fleet from Orila City is across the way!"

"What! This is impossible!" The officer didn't believe it at first, until he used a telescope and clearly saw the huge fleet in the distance.

"Quick! Prepare for battle! Prepare for battle, notify the divine magician to activate the ancient tree. Start shooting!"

Luna Harbor suddenly became busy and the scene was extremely chaotic.

Luna Port had not been attacked for hundreds of years. Even if there were pirates occasionally, they only needed to dispatch the Saint Serux fleet, and there was no need to send soldiers to guard the port.

The most important thing is, because there are many ships passing through the port and there is plenty of money, countless nobles find ways to cram their men into Luna Port to get a share of the huge river tolls, which has caused the military discipline in Luna Port to slacken and the combat effectiveness to continue to decline.

Now, after hearing about the enemy attack, the soldiers in the port were at a loss and didn't know what to do.

Fortunately, the defensive fortresses on both sides of Luna Harbor were operating smoothly. After the huge ancient war trees were quickly activated, they began to condense earth elements.

However, at this moment, a flag message suddenly appeared on the two tree ships, which read: "Help us, we are being chased by the Orila fleet."

This... The divine magicians who were controlling the ancient trees were in a dilemma for a moment.

They had never encountered pirates, let alone enemies. They had no idea what to do, let alone what to do.

"Sir! Should we attack these two unidentified tree ships?" a divine magician turned around and asked.

"Uh..." The chief divine magician was stunned for a long time, and then he said: "I have reported this matter to my superiors, and they have not responded yet. Let's continue to wait and see."

"Okay!" said the divine magician, "But if we don't attack now, we will miss the best attack distance!"

"That's better than accidentally hurting our own troops." The chief divine magician said, "If we really hurt our own troops by mistake, and our superiors blame us, we will both be in trouble. It's not our fault that we missed the best attack distance! It's because our superiors didn't respond to us, so we have our reasons."

When the emergency occurred, the officers in Luna Port did not think of defusing the danger or finding out the true identity of the other party at the first time. Instead, they were thinking about how to shirk responsibility, pass the buck, and shirk responsibility. They were all very skilled at it, and it was obvious that this was not the first time they had done this.

"But...what if they are enemies? Will it be dangerous if we just let the tree boat get close?"

"How could they be enemies? Who else in the world can drive a tree boat except us divine magicians?"