Pioneering

Chapter 276 War and Peace 【Two in One】

Not far from Winklell's barracks, under the cover of billowing smoke and darkness, no one noticed that there was a group of people lurking behind Winklell's army that was attacking the city.

The praying mantis catches the cicada, the oriole is behind, and the projectile is below.

It's all because the interests in front of you blind your mind, and you forget the hidden dangers behind you.

"John, don't you do it yet? If you don't do it, Malco City will fall." Rene looked at the movement on the wall of Malco City in the distance, and asked a little impatiently.

"No hurry, no hurry, it's not time for us to make a move." John replied indifferently.

"Aren't you in a hurry? Melco's defensive circle is broken." Dipper pointed at a flickering mask under the concentrated bombardment of the mana cannon.

John waved his hand: "It's a small hole, it's not a big problem, and we didn't come here to help Magzek through the difficulties, to be the savior.

Whether it's to win the war, or because Magzek has to cling to us after the war, it's good for us that they shed some more blood on each other.

Moreover, relying on the 8000 people we brought, if we want to alleviate Magek's plight tonight, we must rely on brains, gambling, and deception, but we cannot rely on fists or hard work. "

John looked up at the bright red blood moon, and his face was filled with compassion: "There is no war without sacrifice.

But... let me say too much, I still want to remind you that our soldiers are not machines for us to fight for fame, but real people, living people with parents, relatives and friends just like you and me .

As generals and nobles, what we have to do is to achieve victory with as few casualties as possible on the premise of achieving military goals.

I want to bring more soldiers home alive to enjoy a bright future in the light of my god my lord because, not so long ago, i was one of them. "

"I hate war." John looked at the thoughtful Dipper, and saw the nonchalant Rene, and said somewhat gloomily.

Rene showed an exaggerated smile, and danced funnyly: "Are you kidding me, you are 'Ghost Fox', 'Blood Hand'...

You and General Salter’s names can be used as bedtime horror stories in the Northern Continent. You said you hate war? "

John sighed, took out a cigarette from his arms, and did not light it, just put it in his mouth, and swallowed it subconsciously, as if he could spit out something like this.

Cigarettes only appeared in Yaxia last year. The output is not high, and the price has not been low. Even the cheapest "Dragon Juan" brand costs 1 silver coin a box.

Don't cheat the poor.

Cigarettes made of this kind of purple tobacco leaf plant have almost no physical damage to extraordinary people, and the release feeling of puffing and puffing has quickly gained popularity in the market.

Who really likes this bad smell, and it's not just thinking about releasing some mental pressure.

Although John is famously frugal, he has a rare hobby besides reading and collecting books. He usually smokes the most expensive "Accord" or "King" cards, which is one of his few high consumption expenditures. one.

At this time, he didn't smoke, not only because he was vigilant against the risk of being discovered, but also because he was worried that his command would make a mistake after he drifted away, and the family would lose their husband, father or son unnecessarily.

John waved his hand, politely rejecting Rene's gesture of reaching out for the lighter:

"Winkeler's cigarette is already big enough, let's stop smoking now, I don't want to have the slightest chance of being discovered."

Rene shrugged and took back the beautiful lighter with a steel case and silver wire.

As a child of a wealthy businessman, Rene has always been polite about spending money. Even if he really doesn't like the taste of the cigarettes, he still carries the best cigarettes and the best lighters with him, just to give them away just right.

Dipper, who is the most addicted to cigarettes, has habitually taken out a box of "dragon rolls", as if about to pass the cigarettes, but upon hearing John's words, he silently stuffed it back into his pocket.

The children of the poor are already in charge of their families, and so are the poor lords. Dipper, who already feeds the whole family by himself, borrowed money from the Yasha National Bank to develop the territory, and Rene thoughtfully offered to lend a sum to his friends. He can't even open up wasteland in his territory.

Di Pu, who still owes a lot of foreign debts, sometimes regrets why he wants to accompany his good friend as this bullshit nobleman. The quality of life does not increase but decreases. Only smoke the cheapest "dragon roll".

But when they are all done, if they really want to give up their title and territory, their own wife and Rene's sister will probably be the first to refuse.

Thinking of his gentle, virtuous, beautiful and generous wife, and his unborn child, Di Pu's resentment about debts also disappeared a lot.

Pay it back slowly, anyway, the territory is on the right track, what is a mere 30-year loan?
John was silent for a long time, and said to himself:

"Hey, I'm being hypocritical when I'm leading a war that kills tens of thousands of people and saying I hate wars?"

"Yes, it is very hypocritical for a character who has benefited a lot from the war to say such high-sounding words."

"Whoo~"

John exhaled the non-existent smoke ring, and then said:

"But I, a hypocrite, really hate war.

It's just that I'm more afraid of living without hope than I hate the horror of war.

I hate the life, the social situation, and the feeling of never seeing the sun in the Principality of Yige.

A farmer's son will always be a farmer, a blacksmith's son will always be a blacksmith, a carpenter's son will always be a carpenter, and a nobleman's son will always be a nobleman...

You may not realize how precious the system of Asshai is to the common people now!

Therefore, I choose to use war to defend Asshai and my current life. "

"My father is a private teacher, and my mother is a small nobleman from Kursberg, well, you may not have heard of this small country, and it has been destroyed by the Principality of Yige for a long time.

The father was a tutor for the mother's family, and the mother fell in love with the father, but no matter how young the nobleman was, he was also a nobleman, and the mother's family did not agree with them being together.

The father can only elope with the pregnant mother.

Coincidentally, the Principality of Yige launched a war to annex the Kursberg Country, and my grandfather's family just disappeared, but my father and mother escaped this disaster.

This annexation war has been fought for a long time, and it didn't end until I was three or four years old and saw the bloody corner of the war with my own eyes.

When I followed my parents to sweep the grave of my grandfather's family, it was the first time I understood what is life and what is death.

Later, my father brought my mother to the royal capital of the Principality of Yige and continued to work as a tutor for the nobles. When my mother accompanied my father to attend the family banquet of that noble family, the owner of that family took a fancy to her.

…something very bad happened and the mother died.

When my father held a dagger in one hand and cried bitterly while hugging my mother's corpse in the other, it was the second time I understood the preciousness of life and the fucking of this world.

In order to support me, my father could only grit his teeth and continue to be a tutor for that family...

Of course, thanks to His Majesty Wealth and Ming, that noble family, the grass on the grave should be taller than me now.

The reason why I joined the Warrior Legion is very common, just to support my unemployed father and myself. "

John squatted on the stone, looking up at Rene: "Rene, I said so much, except to vent my grievances, just to tell you that you are really lucky, so lucky.

You have never suffered the hardships of war, nor the hardships of the old nobles. You don't pay enough attention to the good life that His Majesty has brought to Asshai now, and the significance of the written law that has brought to Asshai.

You're ambitious, always trying to climb the ladder, and even I can see your love of war.Young people, ambition is a good thing.But you lack some awe and faith, about living in the present. "

"Maybe it's because you have only eaten the dividends of war, but not the pain of war..."

"I'm Zhuo," John slammed out a cigarette, pointing at the guards on the city wall who had been beaten to the point where the defense line was almost completely collapsed, and shouted, "Hurry up, hurry up, do it quickly, I'm almost too sentimental, send a signal!"

"Army attack!"

The loud horn pierced the air, like the low roar of a giant beast.

blah blah~
The elite troop composed of Asshai warriors instantly released their tense nerves, and launched a surprise attack on the back of the Winkrell Knights like a wave.

In the sound of the horn, warriors equipped with enchanted firearms are ready to go.

As the order came, they gripped the butts of their guns tightly, with the will to fight in their hearts, and walked with earth-shattering footsteps, scattered but orderly, and quickly approached the Winkrel Knights who were attacking the city.

At this time, Winkrell's Knight Legion was swarming up along a shattered magic circle, and the three sky knights were fighting Dalilu and the other three, making them have no time to pay attention.

Dalilu watched the ants attack the city, breaking out in a cold sweat, and was almost seriously injured by his opponent several times.

If things go on like this, Melco will definitely fall. When the capital misses, facing the mighty Winkleur... Dalilu seems to see the reprimanding eyes of his ancestors watching him in the underworld.

Lost the country and lost the land, the king of the subjugated country, the shame of incompetence, Dalilu seems to have seen one after another of desperate hats, which are about to be put on his head.

At this moment, a scream like the sound of heaven came from behind Winkrell!
Line infantry tactics are only suitable for Blue Star in the era of front-loading guns, but Yaxia, who has stepped forward to the era of reclining guns, has no such concept of queuing and shooting at all, and is directly skirmishing tactics.

And the agility, sharp gaze, powerful dynamic vision, and physique that can withstand higher recoil of extraordinary warriors also make enchanted firearms play different tricks.

Do you dare to imagine a surprise attack by warriors with light machine guns in hand?

If it wasn't for taking care of warriors with different strengths, the unified distribution of light machine guns, these warriors are at least at the bone refining level, and they can charge with heavy machine guns!
Following John's command to attack, the warriors rushed out and leaped towards the battlefield.

They aim at the enemy, sink into the enemy's rear, and move quickly and silently as a shadow.

Da Da Da~
Bullets swished in the air, and the fire from the small amount of magic cannon carried by John arrived. The flames and gunpowder smoke intertwined into a chaotic mist.

Under John's arrangement and command, this wave of attacks fell on Winkrell's only artillery unit at the first time, smashing these artillery units that were one version behind in sevens and eights, and the artillerymen also suffered heavy losses.

Then there is free shooting. John knows that skirmish tactics and highly mobile fighters don’t need too restrictive styles of play, but enough room for maneuvering, so he only stipulates general tactics.

The dense gunshots were like the low roar of the devil, pulling from both sides of the battlefield like a gust of wind, faintly like thunder.

Countless flames erupted, and the ferocious shock tore the earth apart, releasing the power of destruction.

Cloud-like bullets shoot at the enemy densely, penetrating the battlefield like a demon's flying arrows.Tongues of fire gushed out, like the fire of hell, illuminating the faces of every Asshai soldier full of determination and determination.

Get promoted and get rich, title and territory, ah no, defending the home and defending the country, defending the country from the enemy is at this time!
The soldiers charged bravely, armed with machine guns and fired, stably resisting the huge recoil and the direction of the muzzle, while the shell casings were spread on the ground.

The constant explosions and gunshots, like continuous drumbeats, shook the earth, forming a terrifying and heroic sound wave in the air.

"What's going on, where did the enemy come from?" The leading general, Winkrell, was confused.

"Damn it, don't care where the enemy came from, what should we do now? Continue to attack or retreat?" Another sky knight shouted, "My lord pope, why don't they make a move? The firepower is too fierce. I'm afraid everyone won't be able to hold it !"

"Attack front and back, there are still a lot of enemies behind, if the retreat is late, the whole army is in danger of being wiped out!" The general who ascended first looked at the huge Asshai army, which seemed to have tens of thousands of enemies, and calmly analyzed.

Dalilu is not stupid either. Although he doesn't know where the reinforcements came from, if he doesn't fight back at this time, how long will it take? In front of you, follow me to kill!"

"War dead, the pension will be doubled! Meritorious players, the bounty will be doubled! All those who participated in the war will be exempted from tax for one year!" Dalilu shouted.

Under the reward, there must be a brave man.

The guards of the Principality of Magzek, who had been beaten and retreated just now, seemed to have been beaten to death, and all of them put their lives on the line, fighting desperately against the enemies who came up, and there were signs of reversing for a while.

At this time, the high-end combat power that came with John, Chiling, Salt, etc. also exerted huge lethality. With one blow, hundreds of people were killed and thousands of people were killed, and Winkrell's army was rushed to the ground. Scattering and cutting in all directions will not be able to exert its due combat power.

To make matters worse, with the smoke, explosion, unknown death, and the situation of front and rear attack, no matter how elite the knights could not hold back, there was a faint tendency to collapse.

In just ten minutes, Winkrel lost more than 2 people, and the number of casualties is still expanding rapidly.

"It doesn't matter, there are too many enemies behind! His Majesty the Pope blamed it, and I will bear it all. No matter what, the whole army cannot be wiped out here. Follow my orders and retreat!"

"retreat!"

General Winkrell, the leader of the army, forced Levna back with a single blow, and ordered.

After finishing speaking, he withdrew and left, his body retreated violently.The remaining two had no choice but to look at each other, gritted their teeth and followed.

(End of this chapter)