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Chapter 486 General Griffin Pushed to the Corner
"Ah!"

Looking out the car window at the endless sand dunes covered with sunlight, the battlefield atmosphere team sitting in the jeep sneezed without warning.

Kerway, who was sitting next to him, spoke.

"This is already the northwest corner of Luoxia Province. It will be a little cold at night. Do you need a blanket? My friend."

"No, I'm fine."

The Zhandi guy squeezed a forced smile from his face, and continued to cast his eyes on the sand dunes in the distance. In the distance, he could see the long queue and exhausted soldiers.

At this moment, they are marching behind the 5th team under the 2000th team, and their goal is the No. [-] oasis where the Falcon Kingdom is located.

He had to follow Colway's unit for a while before reporting to the officers' unit directly under the 5th unit.

The disastrous defeat of the 4th team made them lose their ability to continue to maintain the No. 3 oasis front, and now the entire army's deployment in Luoxia province is shrinking to the westernmost edge of the desert for defense.

Fortunately, Kerway's immediate superior was a smart person, and made the decision to transfer decisively as soon as he received the order.

It is precisely because of this that they have fled to the edge of the No. [-] oasis without seeing the shadow of the alliance.

In contrast, the 7th and 8th teams were not so lucky.

I heard that just yesterday, the 8th team encountered the Alliance’s Skeleton Corps on the Gobi Desert, a hundred kilometers away. Without the protection of armor and bunkers, the entire battle turned into a one-sided massacre, even half a day. Didn't stick to it.

Patting the pangolin on the shoulder, Kerway picked up the binoculars and glanced at the front of the rolling yellow sand. In the blur, he saw two-person cactus and swaying sea buckthorn grass.

Vegetation begins to proliferate.

They are not far away.

"The No. 2 oasis is ahead..."

Although he was about to reach his destination, there was no trace of joy on his face, and his frown was even covered with a layer of solemnity.

They successfully escaped the alliance's siege and interception.

But also lost all the wins of the past few months...

He can be sure that the strategic deployment and tactical application of the legion are above the alliance, but the offensive intensity of the alliance army is still beyond their imagination.

Those people are like unkillable.

If it wasn't for those people being too smart and bleeding, he couldn't even help wondering if they were clones or bionics...

What is even more frustrating is that he, who is good at summarizing experience, is at a loss as to where he lost this time.

Even if supply is a big problem, they still have a 1 army in their hands, how could they not be chased and beaten by more than [-] people? !
"Do you have any plans after arriving at the No. 2 oasis?" The field guy looked at Kerway with a worried face and asked.

"The plan is that there is no plan." Coleway put down the binoculars in his hand, and said after a long silence, "I heard that the headquarters is in chaos... We expect to be able to persist in the No. 3 oasis at least until next month, but now However, we abandoned the No. 3 oasis position at least half a month earlier than expected, which means that we must rely on our allies' backward infrastructure and limited industrial capabilities to fight for another month."

"It's very difficult." The Zhandi guy gave a conservative evaluation out of conscience.

"It's more than difficult..." Coleway squinted his eyes, trying to see through the tumbling wind and sand, "Not to mention this, the town of Bicester is ahead."

The town of Bicester is not in the oasis, but just outside the oasis, like Petra Fortress is to the Hump Kingdom.

However, unlike Petra, which has commercial attributes, this border town is a complete fortress city.

The town was built by the Willant people with the help of the Falcon Kingdom. Rows of concrete triangular piles surround the town like a river, and there is a concrete blockhouse behind it.

In the center of the town there are also air defense positions, a logistics center and an airport.

There are no civilian facilities here, let alone civilians and families living here. Except for a small number of garrisons, most of the population consists of conscripted laborers.

If the terrain level of the outer defense line of No. 3 oasis is 3, and the fortification level is 1, then the situation here is completely opposite, probably like "1 terrain, 3 fortifications".

After passing through the outermost checkpoint, muddy potholes and a fairly straight dirt road soon appeared in front of everyone's eyes.

On both sides of the dirt road stood local laborers with tanned wax red skin and carrying shovels. Most of them were residents living in nearby small villages.

The Battlefield noticed that they were looking at him.

Those malnourished faces were lifeless, and the pupils seemed to be covered with a layer of dust, with no color visible.Although their bodies were covered with welts, there was no resentment or anger in their eyes.

More of a numbness.

The Zhandi guy accidentally saw a gloating relief in the eyes of a worker... although he was very careful to hide the expression on his face.

It seems that there are smart people among these slaves who are not much better than slaves.

They already had a premonition that the war was coming to an end.

The Zhandi guy couldn't help but think of the nobles in the Falcon Kingdom.

Of course, they who have already been squeezed dry cannot resist the rule of the Willante, but at the moment when anyone with a discerning eye can see that the Willante is about to be defeated, what will they think at this moment.

He suddenly looked forward to the expressions on those people's faces.

At the end of the dirt road is a checkpoint.

The soldiers on duty had seen them a long time ago, and after confirming their numbers, they raised the railing to let them go.

Just as the field guy was lost in reverie looking at the concrete buildings in the distance, a man in luxurious clothes walked by the side of the road.

His nose was straight and his hair was slightly curly. He looked like a resident of the desert, but his status was obviously much more noble than the laborers they met before.

Coleway beckoned, signaled the driver to pull the jeep over to the side of the road, and ordered the rest of the troop and supply trucks to move on.

The nobleman took the initiative to walk to the side of the car and said respectfully.

"...Respected Lord Colway, I am the mayor of Bicester Town, Widler, please allow me to extend my most sincere greetings to you on behalf of the [-] soldiers in Bicester Town."

However, in the face of Wedlier's respect, Kerway didn't talk nonsense with him, but just threw a list in his hand.

"I need the supplies on the list, especially fuel for the trucks, and I want to see them before the sun goes down."

The checklist has the signature of the logistics department.

However, when he heard the second half of the sentence, Wedleyl's face showed embarrassment.

"But... the sun has already set."

"Then within two hours." Coleway said impatiently.

He didn't want to waste time here.

"Yes, yes, my lord!"

Wedlier nodded nervously, and immediately urged the men next to him to do so, then looked at him with a flattering smile,
"By the way, honorable adults, may I ask how long you plan to stay here? I will prepare a suitable one for you—"

Seeing through his thoughts at a glance, Kerway interrupted him unceremoniously.

"I'll stay in the barracks until tomorrow morning."

He is not afraid to fight the alliance.

But only after his soldiers got enough ammunition and weapons.

Otherwise, it is no different from death.

Hearing these words, a trace of disappointment flashed in Wedlier's eyes. It seemed that these people would not stay to help him.

With more than 300 defenders, it is impossible to be an opponent of the alliance.

But he didn't dare to say anything, let alone complain, he could only lower his head and whisper.

"Yes, sir."

……

Under Colway's leadership, the 3000th was stationed at the barracks in the northeast corner of Bicester Township.

The morale in the camp was somewhat low. After the soldiers finished their meal, they gathered together in groups of three or four, whispering in low voices.

"Have you heard? General Griffin disappeared..."

"Disappeared?! How is it possible?!"

"Spreading such rumors, do you want to kill yourself?"

"It's impossible to disappear... But the recent incidents are indeed a bit weird. We didn't see anyone from the Alliance or other troops along the way."

"What is Command doing for food?"

"I don't know...Maybe General Griffin is planning some big move. I believe that as long as he is serious, the Alliance will definitely not be his opponent!"

"Shh...don't say it."

A soldier pointed to the pangolin passing by, and the other soldiers stopped talking in unison.

Everyone knew that this was Colway's confidant.

Although there are rumors that he has been transferred to the [-]-man team as a consultant, he is still a direct subordinate of Kerway in name.

Nobody likes being snitched on.

But the field guys didn't even bother to pay them any attention.

Although he was curious about Griffin's situation, he didn't think that a few top soldiers could grasp the movement of the highest command of the Legion in Luoxia Province.

That's outrageous!

I found a latrine where no one was queuing to squat, and the warrior who had just had dinner went offline to have a quick breakfast, and went to the forum to take a look at where the good brothers had been.

According to the information I provided, his original position at G53-7 has been captured by the Stormtroopers.

Perhaps because the centurion himself was transferred away, the centurions promoted from the Falcon Kingdom did not resist for too long and decisively chose to surrender.

Probably worried about being retaliated by the alliance, those people racked their brains to put all the previous achievements on the head of "Pangolin".

The army that took over the G53-7 highland and the captives was the Lion Kingdom Army under the command of Prince Winter.

Now the name of the pangolin has been spread by word of mouth to the Lion Kingdom, where it is described as an evil spirit that eats children in the middle of the night.

Looking at my darkest and most vivid description on the forum, the Zhandi guy was also unable to complain for a while.

He can be sure that this rumor is absolutely exaggerated.

And what made him speechless the most was that when these bastards bragged for him, they didn't make drafts at all.

Why did he do everything!
"Damn it, my legs are numb from squatting..."

He lifted up his pants cursingly, and the warrior, who had been in the latrine for a while, just pushed open the door of the toilet and came out, when he bumped into a beautiful woman with big breasts and a high nose bridge.

"Hi." Seeing that the pangolin finally came out of the toilet, Penny hadn't figured out how to start a conversation, so she could only say, "You've been squatting for a long time."

It's okay to mention other things, but when this matter is mentioned, Zhandi feels nervous, but he still coughed and said calmly.

"I'm afraid of bursting the wound... I dare not use too much force."

This is the truth.

The cannonball that almost sent him away last time has several shrapnel stuck in his body and has not been removed.

Penny couldn't help but twitched her cheeks, but soon realized that the joke seemed a little bad, so she forcibly held back.

"Sorry...I don't want to laugh, but..."

Seeing how hard she was holding back, the Zhandi guy sighed and said.

"It's okay, just laugh if you want to."

During the escape, the two chatted a lot. Although they didn't talk about everything, they had at least become friends who could chat a few words.

of course.

In order to maintain the personality of the "cold-faced master", most of the time the Zhandi guy keeps his mouth shut and listens to her, only occasionally interjecting a few words.

As for what he likes or not, that's all he brags on the forum.

Anyway, no one will confirm it, as long as the dog can't figure it out, it will depend on his mouth to brag about it.

"No, I won't laugh." Holding back her cough, Penny looked at him seriously, took a deep breath and said, "My father told me to go back."

"Your father?" The warfield guy looked at her in surprise.

Although he talked several times along the way, it was the first time he heard her talk about his family.

Penny nodded seriously.

"Well, he said I had to get out of here."

"Congratulations, you can leave this place of right and wrong."

The Battlefield guy smiled lightly, but what he didn't expect was that Penny suddenly made a proposal that was beyond his expectations.

"Can you come with me?"

The moment he heard this sentence, the Zhandi guy was stunned for a moment, and seeing that she didn't seem to be joking, he frowned slightly and asked.

"What's the meaning……"

Penny said with evasive eyes.

"It's not interesting... It's just that I can't go back that far by myself. Although the command promised to send a centurion to escort me, none of those people make me feel safer than you, so I want you to send me back .”

What is the reason for this? !

The Zhandi guy couldn't laugh or cry in his heart.

He could clearly feel that she was not telling the truth, so he looked into her eyes seriously and said.

"I swore that I would fight to the last moment for His Majesty the Marshal. In order to realize the ideal of that lord, I will not go anywhere."

A trace of anxiety flashed across Penny's face, and she finally couldn't help but said.

"Your loyalty is touching, but this is not a war ordered by His Majesty the Marshal... And do you think there is any hope of winning this war?"

The Battlefield looked at her gravely.

"We haven't lost yet! As long as the weapons are sent to the front line, we can launch a counterattack immediately!"

"I know you are brave, but... one person cannot change the outcome of the war, let alone you are already injured, wake up!"

Seeing that the man in front of her was still stubbornly unmoved, Penny gritted her teeth, glanced left and right, walked to his side and said in a low voice.

"I'll tell you one thing, don't tell others...including your chief."

The Zhandi guy was overjoyed, but his face remained calm.

"You said."

Penny stared at him intently.

"You swear to me first."

"I swear by the name of the pangolin, the belief in the Great Horned Deer God, and my loyalty to His Majesty the Marshal... I will never tell anyone else about today's conversation." He raised a finger and stuck it to his temple. Looking solemnly into her eyes.

A trace of red cloud floated on Penny's cheeks, she shyly avoided the "hot" gaze and looked to the side.

That smear of embarrassment was particularly dazzling under the moonlight, which made the serious and nonsense Zhandi guy feel a little reluctant to continue lying to her.

After sorting out her thoughts for a moment, Penny whispered.

"Triumph City sent a governor over."

The battlefield guy was slightly taken aback.

"The Governor?"

Penny nodded slightly.

"Yes, the Governor in charge of the Falcon Kingdom, he brought an order from the Marshal's Mansion... This is an order directly issued by the head of the Eastern Legion."

The warfield guy swallowed unconsciously.

"... what order?"

Penny shook her head with a wry smile.

"I don't know... All I know is that it may be related to the truce negotiations."

Hearing the word truce, Zhandi was stunned.

"A truce... Can His Majesty the Marshal accept such a loss?"

Penny sighed slightly.

"That's not something I can guess, and it has nothing to do with whether I can accept it. The core interests of the legion are not in the east. The start of the war is entirely the arbitrariness of the frontline troops and the connivance of the eastward expansion faction...Saren, the head of the Eastern Legion, cannot accept the expedition. The failure of the Rift Valley instigated the raider tribes of the River Valley Province and the vassals of the Sunset Province to plan a second expedition."

The Battlefield looked at her in disbelief.

If this is true, it would be great news, and it might affect the alliance's next strategic plan.

To confirm, he asked cautiously.

"This...you came up with it yourself?"

Penny shook her head.

"My father was a civil servant in Triumph City. Although he was not a high-ranking official...it was thanks to his help that I was able to come here. But after I came here, I realized that the news from the front was sent to the rear through It was processed, and it was processed once before it was sent to the "Triumph", and the progress here is not as smooth as Griffin claims."

"Triumph City can accept that Griffin and McLennan maintain the status quo in Luoxia Province, and the core interests of the legion itself are not in the far east, but no matter whether they are eastward expansionists or not, it is unacceptable. A vassal of the Legion."

"Actually, it's not just Triumph City that can't accept it, the college also can't accept Luoxia Province completely falling into the hands of the enterprise... If it really develops to that point, and the Alliance occupies the Falcon Kingdom with the support of the enterprise, you know it will eventually change. What does it look like?"

Looking at Penny with a serious face, the warfield guy's Adam's apple twitched, and asked cautiously.

"...What will become of it?"

Penny continued seriously.

"Triumph City will declare war on the enterprise. This will be an all-out war across the entire Middle Continent. It will liquidate the history of 150 years ago... Although the academy doesn't like us, they will allow us to pass because they also hate Those on the East Coast."

A sliver of understanding suddenly appeared in the Zhandi guy's heart.

"Wait...that's why Griffin shrunk the defense here?"

Speaking of...

He had been thinking about it before.

Although retreating to the No. 2 oasis is a wise move, Griffin gave up too decisively -- or too quickly.

This is somewhat abnormal.

Penny shook her head.

"I don't know... Maybe he didn't think that way at first, but he's clearly been driven to this point. From his perspective, even the best outcome is the worst possible outcome for him."

"Only by sacrificing the [-]-man team together with the Falcon Kingdom in the most extreme way, and letting those Willant officers be captured or even executed by the coalition forces of the Alliance and the Enterprise, can he unite their families. Unite the factions behind them and agree on the controversial proposal of the Second Crusade."

When she said this, there was a trace of fear and uneasiness in her eyes.

"I hate to think about it, but that's the way it is..."

"That person has gone mad."

……

at the same time.

Aboard the Heart of Iron.

Chu Guang, who was dealing with official business, suddenly received a communication request from the direction of the Golden Lizard Kingdom.

Holographic screen.

A middle-aged man in a silver-gray gown with blue stripes on the seams nodded slightly to him, and introduced himself in a gentle tone.

"Hello, dear manager, I'm Li Ke, a B-level researcher from the special project team of the Academy's Foreign Affairs Department."

Looking at the B-level researcher in front of him, Chu Guang couldn't help but look a little surprised.

Just a few days ago, they suffered a dark loss on their side, and as a result, he couldn't see any ups and downs on his face.

As if nothing happened.

Seeing that the other party did not intend to take the initiative to bring up the matter of the beacon team, Chu Guang would not take the initiative to talk about it, and smiled and said as if nothing had happened.

"Is there a problem?"

"Of course, if it's not something important, I'm embarrassed to disturb you so abruptly," Li Ke smiled slightly, but the next sentence was beyond Chu Guang's expectation.

"We're here to save you."

Chu Guang froze for a moment, then laughed.

"Save us?"

"That's right," Li Ke nodded lightly, "Not only you, but the survivors in Luoxia Province and even the southern part of River Valley Province are facing a crisis of life and death. If this regional conflict eventually turns into a legion your second expedition, and your years of business will be reduced to ashes."

Chu Guang narrowed his eyes slightly.

"Is this a threat?"

The man in the holographic image shook his head and said softly.

"No, this is for the peace of those innocent people. I hope you can sit down and talk."

Chu Guang smiled and said in a joking tone.

"Interesting statement, I would like to ask you, where were you when a certain big nose sent the nuclear bomb to Lost Valley?"

As if expecting that he would lead the topic to the nuclear bomb, Li Ke, who was standing in the holographic screen, sighed softly and said.

"We were also surprised they would use a nuclear bomb, but at this point, we can only avoid the second and third nuclear bombs being sent here."

"The oasis in Luoxia Province is one of the few legacy left to us from the era of prosperity. This declining civilization can no longer afford more losses."

"We did not provoke this war. We are just standing on the side of a third party. I hope you can accept it for the sake of the overall situation."

"Of course, we will not let you give up the benefits you have already obtained for no reason."

Chu Guang didn't speak, but quietly waited for him to continue.

Li Ke paused and continued.

"I heard that you have a nuclear fusion reactor, but the power generation has been maintained at the minimum standard... From this we can infer that your helium-III reserve should not be much, right?"

Chu Guang wanted to say that it was actually because he couldn't use up so much electricity, but of course he would not do this kind of behavior of exposing himself.

Seeing that Chu Guang still didn't speak, Li Ke acquiesced that he had guessed right, and then a faint smile appeared on his face, and he continued.

"1000 cubic meters of liquid helium."

Chu Guang said disapprovingly.

"What do I want that thing for?"

"I'm talking about Helium III."

The moment Chu Guang heard this sentence, Chu Guang's pupils shrank slightly.

He doesn't know how much a thousand cubic meters of liquid helium weighs, but he knows that a thousand cubic meters of liquid helium weighs at least 127 tons!
What is the concept of 127 tons of helium three?
If nuclear fusion is used to generate electricity, even considering the energy conversion efficiency, this huge amount of energy is enough to consume a city with a population of one million like Singapore for 127 years!
And if it is the whole world, it is enough for 70 billion people to waste a whole year!

Not to mention him with such terrifying energy, I am afraid that even Ideal City will be moved!

After the interruption of the Earth-Moon flight, fusion fuel has almost become a non-renewable resource.

Although the alliance does not have such a huge amount of energy for the time being, he happens to be holding a black box capable of producing nuclear fusion batteries in his hand!
Whether it is a large aircraft or power armor, as long as enough nuclear fuel can be obtained, the alliance has a way to get it out.

However, what Chu Guang didn't understand was why the academy was willing to give this almost non-renewable strategic resource to the alliance.

Aren't these guys the most taboo about "wasting"?

Seemingly seeing the confusion in his eyes, the researcher named Li Ke continued.

"...Of course, we will not pay you directly for this energy, but we will give you a coordinate where this 'cargo' can be found."

Good guy.

It turned out to be a blind box.

As soon as he heard that he had to go fishing by himself, Chu Guang's interest instantly weakened a little, and he leaned back on the chair.

"It's been 200 years, how do I know if it's still there?"

Li Ke said in a firm tone.

"It must still be there. We have a way to confirm that the security system of that facility is still working, but it is difficult for the college to recover it... After all, it is still a little far away from the swamp."

a little distance...

In other words, in the south of the River Valley Province?

Although Chu Guang guessed before that there might be some nuclear reserves left in the wasteland, he didn't expect there to be so many!
Chu Guang looked at him calmly.

"Is Luoxia Province worth 127 tons of Helium III to you?"

Li Ke said in a very soft voice.

"Whether it's worth it or not is up to us."

The index finger tapped on the desk, but Chu Guang didn't give a direct answer.

This is related to the future strategic direction of the alliance, and also related to the situation in Luoxia Province.

He needs to discuss it with others before making a decision.

"I'll think it over."

Seeing that the young leader did not directly reject him, Li Ke was relieved, with a gentle smile on his face.

"Please do this."

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(Thanks to the leader of "leize110" for the reward!!!)
(End of this chapter)