A Core Ship From The Start
/ A Core Ship From The Start Chapter 612
Chapter 612: Chapter 453: Deploying the Troops_1 Chapter 612: Chapter 453: Deploying the Troops_1 Night fell.
At first glance, the entire city seemed to have plunged into a deep slumber. However, beneath the cloak of this dark night, a silent struggle was unfolding.
“Heh———-!!”
Kaname leapt up, her ninja blade slashing through an assassin's throat. Simultaneously, she somersaulted to dodge another assassin's attack and flung a shuriken in her hand, piercing directly into his throat, killing him.
The sequence of actions was neat and brisk, but there were more assassins surrounding her. Soon enough, numerous black shadows sprang down from the rooftops, lunging towards Kaname.
However, the moment they landed, these shadows crashed directly on the ground, motionless in an instant.
Kaname was slightly taken aback at this sight.
“Ling'Nu?”
“Hehe, ninja ninja, it's Ling'Nu yo ~w~”
Along with the speech, Ling'Nu emerged from the shadow on the other side. At this point, she was not in her previous maid outfit but in an off-shoulder, extremely enticing short skirted kimono. Despite this, Kaname did not underestimate the combat power of the female ninja before her. Ling'Nu, O.J's number one genius female ninja, was not to be underestimated, making Kaname feel like a child who had no real power to fight back.
Like just now, despite having heightened her senses to the extreme, she still had not noticed Ling'Nu sneaking at her side.
For a ninja fighting in the dark, this was simply fatal.
Looking at Ling'Nu, Kaname's feelings were somewhat complex.
She knew that as a ninja, she was not qualified. After all, she was a runaway ninja, while Ling'Nu was a fully-fledged female ninja. Although there is a difference between a ninja and a female ninja, with Ling'Nu at this level, whether you use your body to kill or not doesn't really matter.
But to Kaname, Ling'Nu not only brought pressure but also a sense of crisis.
That's right, a sense of crisis.
Kaname also saw that Duanmu Huai was very good to Ling'Nu. He not only taught her the Shadow Crow Guard's hide tactics, but also transferred her to another world to find an angel and a priest for purification after hearing that the female ninjas like Ling'Nu died young due to early poisoning.
Of course, Kaname knew that although Duanmu Huai looked fierce, he had a good heart. The only issue was…she and her roles overlapped!
Kaname was usually responsible for undercover investigation and counter-espionage, but she was essentially an amateur at it. Losing to Ling'Nu, who was the top genius of O.J in this respect, was acceptable, but she was even not Ling'Nu's rival in bed. The latter was a female ninja, proficient in various skills of love. In contrast, Kaname was a simple amateur ninja. Once they 'clashed', Kaname would lose her power and get easily defeated in a moment.
So, to secure her position, Kaname was diligently guarding as if it was her duty —- much like working hard in an office when you can't compete with a talented colleague…
“However, there have been a lot more people looking for trouble recently.”
Ling'Nu rotated her eyes and looked around while Kaname nodded.
“It must be due to the actions of the Congress. I don't know what the big guy is thinking……”
Collecting information was naturally Kaname's job as a ninja. However, there was no need to collect this information. The Congress had publicly declared that they would mobilise the First Legion, Second Legion, and Fifth Legion to jointly besiege this so-called Loyalist Army, the Rebel Army!!
Uhm…… That was indeed intimidating.
Therefore, various spies and assassins had started to emerge during this period. They were not afraid that Duanmu Huai would be assassinated, but they must guard against others. So in the past two days, the two ninjas and a group of assassins and spies would ambush and counter-ambush each other at night, playing this somewhat enjoyable game.
“I don't know what he is thinking, but Ling'Nu thinks that it must be something interesting.”
Ling'Nu turned her head and giggled as she looked at the steel fortress outside the city. This was the only place in the whole city where the light was still bright. Even in the deep of the night, the brilliance of the Titan could still shine brightly around, making it as bright as the day. Any assassin who dares to cause trouble there was basically doomed.
Meanwhile, in the meeting room of the Steel Fortress, everyone had gathered to convene a military meeting.
“From the looks of it, the Congress is in a rush.”
Duanmu Huai sat in the main seat, appearing quite relaxed. Kriolleiv next to him, however, seemed a little uneasy. Not only Kriolleiv, even Wu Luze frowned at this moment.
“They plan to use the Human Sea Tactics. I think we should break through directly. Swift and decisive action is the key to victory. As long as we can reach the Royal City in the shortest time with the powerful strength of this Steel Giant, we can easily occupy it.”
Kriolleiv decisively gave her opinion. Just as Kriolleiv thought, she believed that the best way was to head north directly, break through the siege, and attack the Royal City.
But Wu Luze and Kierdi remained silent, lost in thought, while the other curiously watched Duanmu Huai.
“Well, that's a good thought.”
Duanmu Huai looked at the map before him and nodded.
“But unfortunately, it's of no use.”
“…..Useless???”
Upon hearing Duanmu Huai's words, Creme was taken aback.
“But……”
“True, the Titan has the power to destroy the entire Royal City, but if all I wanted was to destroy the Royal City, why would I bother allying with you? I could simply lead my forces forward and obliterate the Royal City, leaving nothing behind. Could Herman's legions, every single one of them combined, actually stop me?”
“Um……”
Although Duanmu Huai's words were harsh, Creme had to admit they were true.
“But if we don't aim to destroy the Royal City, then the Titan's only role will be deterrence. If they use the city and its civilians as shields and shove their troops inside, we will have to engage in street fighting if we want to avoid damaging the Royal City. Do you think the Fourth Legion is up to it?”
Hearing this, Creme's expression turned rigid. She understood Duanmu Huai's point. Simply put, if they were to besiege the city, the Congress would likely use the innocent citizens as human shields, mixing their troops among them. If the Titan couldn't make a move, then the Fourth Legion's twenty thousand men would be useless.
The Fourth Legion had the worst quality of forces among Herman's five legions. The Fifth Legion only had ten thousand men, but they were guerrilla forces, known for their compact and swift operations. The First Legion was tasked with protecting the Royal City, naturally comprising the elite troops. The Second Legion, stationed on the border of the Devil World for years, was rich in combat experience.
What about the Fourth Legion?
Well, to put it bluntly, their only value was to serve as cannon fodder and buy some time when the other two countries attacked.
“So what should we do?”
“Actually, it's very simple.”
Duanmu Huai waved his hand.
“Do you remember the slogan of the Loyalists?”
“Our goal is to eliminate Prime Minister Stith and his party members who have seized political power.”
“And isn't that the point?”
Duanmu Huai tapped on the table.
“What's the use of just eliminating Stith? You should know that Stith has become so powerful, skirting the law, it can't be just his own doing, right? Isn't it simple then? As long as we eliminate all of Stith's party members, this bald chicken won't jump for long.”
Saying this, Duanmu Huai raised his finger, pointing at the sand table in front of him.
“Therefore, I suggest —- we first attack Bonn Fortress, hold it after capture, and then turn back around to liberate all other cities in the rear! In this way, two-thirds of Herman's territory and people will be on our side, supporting us. By then, I'd like to see who would still be willing to die for Stith!”
“Will this work?”
Upon hearing this, Creme was stunned, while Wu Luze and Kierdi's eyes lit up!
The location of the Bonn Fortress is somewhat akin to the Tiger Cage Pass before Luo Yang, a place that can be defended by just one man against thousands. Naturally, it's not easy for ordinary troops to capture this fortress. But for the Titan, it's much simpler. Moreover, once they seize the Tiger Cage Pass and anchor the Titan there, no matter how large an army you have, they would be locked in place!
It's like a bottle, with Bonn Fortress acting as the bottleneck. Once you block the bottleneck, nothing can get out or in!
At that time, they could fully devote their attention to dealing with the outside, then turn back to clean up the inside.
Just like Duanmu Huai said, by then, two-thirds of Herman's territory and people would be on their side. Let's see what Stith can fight with then!
The only downside is that it may take more time…… but obviously, this isn't a problem for the Tribunal.
With the general strategy decided, everyone began discussing the route of the upcoming march and such matters. However, at this moment, Kierdi didn't join the discussion but stared at Duanmu Huai with shining eyes.
I never expected that he would have such wisdom!
Originally, Kierdi had volunteered to lead Lisas's personal guards here with the initial intention of using this opportunity to establish her own merit and make further progress. At that time, Kierdi's impression of Duanmu Huai was more like a brute who can fight. In fact, after meeting him, Duanmu Huai's appearance only strengthened Kierdi's idea. But to her surprise, this man, who looked fierce and rugged on the outside, also possessed considerable wisdom and political and military talents!
This immediately gave Kierdi new thoughts.
If she could develop a deeper relationship with this man, it would be of great help to her future development!
As for whether Duanmu Huai liked women, Kierdi didn't have to speculate. After all, she had seen Kaname and Ling'Nu going to Duanmu Huai's room late at night more than once —- women going to a man's room at night definitely wouldn't be for small talk.
But the question now is… what should she do to attract this gentleman's attention?
After a moment's thought, an idea suddenly flashed through Kierdi's mind.
That's it!
Chapter end
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