A Core Ship From The Start
/ A Core Ship From The Start Chapter 615
Chapter 615: Chapter 455: Plan within a Plan_1 Chapter 615: Chapter 455: Plan within a Plan_1 For Lusian, this was also an unforgettable night.
Seeing one soldier after another fall before her, she could hardly hold her magic wand steady. This was her first time confronting such a battlefield, where under the dark night and the glow of fire, cries of killing and screams of agony were unending. Soldiers who didn't even have the opportunity to put on their armor were mercilessly killed, their bodies tossed to the side.
“Bang!!”
Yet another corpse fell heavily. Seeing the gruesomely contorted expression and wide open eyes of the approaching enemy, Lusian screamed out loud in fear.
“Hey, there's a woman here! Kill her!!”
At this point, hearing Lusian's cry, a fortress soldier rushed over, raising his longsword towards her. Facing the ferocious soldier, Lusian screamed again, standing there in a daze, watching in horror as the enemy's sword came slashing down…!
“Bang!”
However, a wall by Lusian's side suddenly burst open and a giant steel body emerged, completely disregarding the enemy's attack. A large fist smashed directly into the soldier's head. Lusian watched as the soldier's severed head was knocked off like a ripe, rotten apple being swept away by a strong wind. The headless body spurted blood before crashing to the ground.
“What are you just standing there for?”
Duanmu Huai turned around and glared at Lusian fiercely. Under his gaze, Lusian's knees gave way and she crumpled to the ground. However, seeing her familiar reaction, Duanmu Huai suddenly remembered who she was.
“Oh, you're that slave?”
“Yes…yes, sir…….”
“Alright, stand up now.”
Duanmu Huai looked around before addressing Lusian.
“The battle is almost over, what remains are a few resistances that need to be dealt with. Don't just stand around dumbstruck and risk getting killed… Come on, follow me.”
“Yes…….”
Although Lusian's knees were shaking as if she was a newborn deer, she grit her teeth, stood up, and began to follow behind Duanmu Huai.
The entire interior of the fortress was in shambles, teeming with blood and corpses. Of course, most of the bodies were those of the Bonn fortress soldiers, since the sudden attack came from the elites of various countries, whose strength was far beyond match.
“…Why…why must people be killed…….”
Following Duanmu Huai, staring at the bodies throughout the fortress, Lusian couldn't help but ask the question aloud. In response, Duanmu Huai merely glanced at her.
“Because this is war, and naturally people die in war.”
“Then…why is there war?”
“In the case of the Tribunal, Herman and the Church of AL jointly attacked us. Killing them was only natural. Of course, for the rebels, their motives are simpler — they just want to survive.”
“…Survive?”
“Exactly.”
Duanmu Huai stepped out of the fortress, gazing at the pitch-black night sky.
“This country is on the brink of collapse, with one percent of the top controlling ninety percent of the wealth while ordinary people can't even afford to eat… Have you ever tasted the bread that the common people eat? It's indistinguishable from a stone.”
“………”
Lusian lightly nodded her head. As a slave, she of course had eaten that bread. In fact, the bread was just like Duanmu Huai said, it was quite literally like stone. She couldn't even bite into it; setting it on the table, it would make a 'thud' sound, making one momentarily unsure of whether it was bread or a stone.
“Common people struggle to survive, while the nobles, merchants and high officials feast extravagantly. When things have reached this point, resistance is almost inevitable. After all, the citizens under Herman now have only two choices — either being exploited to death by the nobles and merchants, or rising in rebellion.”
Speaking up to this point, Duanmu Huai shrugged.
“In any case, for them, the worst that could happen is death. And as things stand, they have no way out. Their death is inevitable eventually, it's better to fight with the slim chance that there might be hope.”
Hearing this, Lusian lowered her head, tightly clutching her magic wand, fell into silence.
Duanmu Huai didn't pay attention to her. He now believed Kierdi's judgment — this girl named Lusian was definitely some runaway noble miss, otherwise, she wouldn't have been ignorant of such basic commoner knowledge.
But Duanmu Huai was rather indifferent about it.
Reaching the central square of the fortress, he waved hello to Ann and Greiya who were on guard there.
“Well, how is it?”
“Everything is going well, Sir Knight. However, for everyone else, it's a bit too intense.”
As she said this, Ann playfully winked at Duanmu Huai. Following her gaze, Duanmu Huai indeed found several girls not far away, bending over and retching. These were all recent graduates from Manaria Academy who were obviously not accustomed to a real battlefield compared to Ann and Greiya, who had followed Duanmu Huai across several planets, participating in numerous wars.
“Alright, pull yourselves together!”
In front of them, Hanna was quite stern, trying to motivate them.
“You are the elite of Manaria! This is a battlefield, not a training ground! In here, a moment's carelessness can mean death! So, now, I need you to be alert! Understand?”
“Yes…!!”
Although the students' responses were somewhat lackluster, they did rise to their feet. Seeing this, Duanmu Huai nodded slightly without saying much. After all, it was their first time on the battlefield, and it was good enough that they weren't scared witless.
With this in mind, Duanmu Huai gestured.
“Ling'Nu.”
“I am here, hang in there!(>^w^
As soon as Duanmu Huai finished speaking, Ling'Nu suddenly popped out from behind him, startling the nearby Lusian.
“You take the Valkyrie back and tell Creme that the first phase of the operation has been successful; she should send someone to take over the fortress immediately! It must be completed before dawn!”
“Understood!”
After capturing the fortress, Duanmu Huai's immediate task was to ensure that soldiers from the Fourth Legion replaced the original fortress soldiers, masquerading as if the fortress had not been attacked, to deceive the First and Second Legions. Fortunately, he had the advantage of the Night Raven Black Star and the Valkyrie Artillery Ship at his disposal, making it possible to covertly transport some soldiers under the cover of darkness.
At this time, Kierdi and Wu Luze also rushed back.
“Sir, we have lost someone from our team… Ah, here they are.”
Upon coming back in haste and seeing Lusian standing next to Duanmu Huai, Kierdi let out a sigh of relief. The latter quickly lowered her head, apologizing.
“I'm sorry, I…”
“It's fine, such things happen often. In any case, let's treat the wounded first.”
“Yes.”
Lusian nodded and turned to Duanmu Huai again.
“Thank you for saving me… I really appreciate it…!”
After saying that, Lusian turned around and left, returning to Kierdi's guard team to tend to the injured.
Duanmu Huai just glanced at her, withdrew his gaze, and turned towards the night sky.
Next, it depends on how the opposition plans to act.
At the same time, within the First Legion's camp, Kriolleiv was also staring at the same expanse of night sky.
“General, it's late, you should rest.”
Deputy Carl stood behind him, quietly reminding him. Kriolleiv, however, shook his head.
“I'm not tired, how long until the reinforcements from the Second Legion arrive?”
“At least three more days, and we're not exactly well-stocked in terms of supplies.”
When saying this, Deputy Carl furrowed his eyebrows.
“The Congress' excuse is a lack of supplies, they want us to figure it out ourselves!”
“Hmph…”
Kriolleiv snorted coldly. He clearly understood why his deputy was so upset. Originally, according to Kriolleiv's thoughts, the deployment of three legions should have been done covertly, as military tactics suggest showing strength when weak, and vice versa. If the enemy is not clear about their troop strength, they can play a big hand on this point.
But Congress announced their full details, almost giving away their identity number to the rebel forces!
The rebel forces now know that three legions with a total of one hundred thousand troops are acting against them, fully exposing them!
Moreover, Kriolleiv fully understands why Congress is reluctant to provide him with more supplies. Kriolleiv's plan was to not move until the enemy moves, depending on his large numbers to surround the rebel forces on all sides and tire them out. The Steel Giant can only cover one direction and cannot cope with attacks from all sides.
But this tactic consumes a lot of time and supplies, which Congress does not like. They fear the rebels will disregard the situation and directly bring the Steel Giant to the Royal City, which would be disastrous.
So they found an excuse not to provide sufficient supplies, so as to force Kriolleiv to end the battle swiftly.
Of course, this would cause numerous casualties, but for the Congress, they would prefer more losses in the First Legion, thus reducing the threat to the Congress…
“Sigh…”
Kriolleiv sighed again. He had deliberately abandoned the Bonn Fortress in order to use it as bait. After all, if the enemy was going to make a move, they would definitely not overlook the Bonn Fortress. Once they attacked the Bonn Fortress, they'd have taken the bait. At that time, he could lead the First, Second, and Fifth Legions to break in… perhaps they would stand a chance of winning.
“Has there been any news from the Fifth Legion?”
“……”
Deputy Carl shook his head silently. The Fifth Legion was originally a guerrilla force, known for its unpredictable movements. When the Congress issued the order, they might have been wandering somewhere.
If they were blocked by the Fourth Legion from behind, it would also be a problem.
But now… Kriolleiv had a bad feeling.
It seemed that something had gone wrong somewhere.
Regardless, the situation had reached this point, all they could do was to take one step at a time.
Chapter end
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