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After half a day, before the Cangyan Legion headquarters received the news, the rumors of the fall of Xiongguan City had gradually spread.

This is also an inevitable result. Even if you don’t say that things happen suddenly, you can’t have the strength to completely block this shocking news. Of course, the time is still short after all, and the news is mainly circulating in the Zichen Defense Zone...

Some people who escaped from the front-line cities, mainly from the satellite cities passing by Tiwu, kept releasing the news in a panic. At first, the people in the back cities naturally did not believe it, and some even ran to the streets and shouted wildly, calling for everyone to evacuate quickly, and were arrested by the police cavalry for disrupting public security.

But as more and more refugees poured in and all kinds of rumor-feeling rumors were flying all over the sky, the people behind were a little nervous. Then, teams of cavalrymen set off from various cities to find out the truth, and soon turned around without anyone's face, murmured again in a daze, "It's on fire", "It's all fire", "Someone jumped down on the city wall...", and everyone was finally completely panicked.

Running and shouting, packing up in a panic, preparing cars to leave the city... Zichen Defense Zone, which maintained a stable state for 20 years, was instantly in a boundless panic. Except for the few people who started to go out first, most civilians failed to evacuate successfully. Because the cities who learned the news had entered a state of alert, all the city gates were closed, and all the heavy weapons guarding the city were urgently pushed out of the military warehouse, all facing the direction of Xiongguan City.

Of course, everyone knows that this little power alone is not enough. There is no danger behind Xiongguan City, and all cities are basically located in the wilderness. If the barbarians attack, all city gates can attack. Now, except for a small number of Zichen garrisons in each city, plus the guard cavalry that can barely match, there is no one to fight, and even the walls around them are dissatisfied, let alone fighting a city defense battle.

Standing on the wall, the soldiers faced the north, holding the weapons in their hands tightly, and their faces were nervous. Staying at home, the people kneeled towards the statue of the gods, constantly slashing blessing gestures on their chests, uneasy!

At this moment, in the hearts of most people, the once glorious belief in the military god collapsed! Instead, people are panic and cannot be kept alive...

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Xiongguan City is very wide and has a large number of people. The three-light strategy of killing, snatching and burning everything is obviously not something that can be completed in a short while. Now, let us move our eyes northward to the original owner of Xiongguan City...

At dusk, dusk is approaching, and the junction of the Zichen Defense Zone and the Cangyan Defense Zone.

There was a small level of the Cangyan Legion here. However, a few months ago, it was occupied by barbarians. Of course, after occupying this level, the barbarians did not go further to the Zichen Defense Zone. Over time, the place was gradually forgotten. In addition to fixedly reconnaissance of the Zichen Legion, the barbarians here had no military tasks, which was considered leisurely.

But now, the barbarians gathered at the level wall looked at the dark figures coming out from somewhere, their bodies were tense and a little nervous.

Because of the sky, and the other party was all wearing black armor, the condescending barbarians could not tell what these people were from. However, seeing the other party constantly arranged something a few miles away, occasionally reflecting the blade light, they still sensitively smelled the danger and hurriedly guarded.

A few miles away, Relf looked around her busy surroundings, and her face, which had always been expressionless, was still paralyzed, but her eyes revealed a faint doubt and confusion.

There were many doubts, but no one explained it to him. At a loss, Relf felt that he was standing here, as if he was a little redundant...

Yes, it's redundant! Since he and Zi Yi took the Ninth Army soldiers from Xiongguan City, Zi Yi's body has been deteriorating almost at a speed visible to the naked eye. Except for riding on horseback when marching, they basically stayed in the central army tent and never showed up at other times.

Relf had expected this situation. As Zi Yi said when he set out, he needed to assist in command. Relf was also ready to carry the heavy burden, but along the way, no one needed to give any orders, and no one came to report it to him. These nine soldiers who were so cold that they had never seen him. And not only him, according to Relf's observation, these soldiers never asked Zi Yi what they had reported. Everything was spontaneous, including changing the route without authorization today and attacking the insignificant small level in front of him!

Is this still a soldier?... A little frowned, Relf walked to a young man who was waving his hand and looking like an officer. Yes, it just seemed that more than 20,000 people from top to bottom of the Nine Army were all wearing pitch-black armor, and there was no sign that could distinguish the level between an officer and a soldier.

The young man looked up, and the two sides looked at each other for a while. There was no salute or any verbal conversation.

If Relf, ​​who is nicknamed "Silent Eagle", is just expressionless, and with a fluctuating gaze, his temperament can be considered ordinary. Then all the soldiers of the Nine Army have only one face - cold and empty! He ignores everything in front of him, even themselves...

"What are you doing?" After a few days of contact, Relf knew in his heart that if the conversation in front of him wanted to continue, he could only speak first.

Fortunately, it was just indifferent, not mute. The young man quickly replied in a husky tone that seemed to have not spoken for a long time: "Attack."

It was concise, but it was undoubtedly nonsense! Relf's face remained unchanged and continued to ask: "Who gave the attack order?"

"marshal."

“Who changed the marching route?”

"marshal."

Relf frowned slightly when he heard this: "When?"

"Three days ago."

Three days ago, that was when they set off. Relf suddenly nodded. If it was decided by Zi Yi early in the morning, there would be no problem. After a moment of pondering, he asked again: "Why?"

"have no idea."

Although the young officer's words were very concise, they did give clear answers to each question. Now that I don't know, I have a convincing and firmness.

Nodding, Relf did not entangle, pointed at what the soldiers on the side were fiddling with, and asked, "What is this? A weapon?"

This is indeed a doubt of Relf. He has been in the army for decades, has experienced countless battlefields of all sizes, and has rich experiences. But he has never seen the metal pipe about half a person tall and adjustable heights in front of him, and there is a square black box weapon underneath.

If we look at it from the appearance, it is a bit like Thor's Hammer, Thor's Roar, etc. But its size is too small, and a horse or a few people can move and walk at will. If this is the latest researched alchemy weapon, how could Ralf, as a general of the army, have no idea? Moreover, the cannon body is so short, even if it can be fired, how far can it be hit? Is it a hundred meters...

The young officer's face remained cold: "I don't know, yes!"

Relf raised his eyebrows and instantly understood that "I don't know" was answering what this question was, and "Yes" was confirming that this strange thing was a weapon. The answer was clear, but now they have used this weapon and their operation techniques are very proficient. How could they not know?

As if he was aware of Relf's anger, the young man added: "Not named yet."

"Oh..." Relf suddenly realized that it was indeed a new thing, but it was strange why I hadn't heard of it?

The exchange between the two sides ended here, and the young officer had no intention of asking Relf how to fight the next battle. Relf's question was also completed, and some doubts were resolved in his heart. The rest could only go to Ziyi for inquiries.

They were all taciturn people, but they avoided the greetings of other people. Relf pondered for a while and walked directly to the central army tent. The indifferent young man turned around and continued to command the soldiers around him.

The so-called central army tent is actually just a small tent with an area of ​​two meters, with outer fluff and warm skin. Apart from Zi Yi and Lelf, no outsiders enter, so naturally there is no question of any officers gathering together to discuss the war.

Lifting the curtain and entering, Zi Yi, who had not taken off her lilac armor, was sitting cross-legged on the carpet, holding a quill pen in her mouth, coughing from time to time, and staring at the few pieces of white paper in front of her.

"Marson." Relf came in and greeted him, walked straight over. His eyes swept casually, slightly condensed, and his steps couldn't help but pause. It turned out that the spreading pieces of white paper were exactly the strange weapon he had just seen, but now the ones displayed on the paper are more complicated, and many parts are mixed together, which is dazzling.

"Oh, Ralf, you're here just right." Zi Yi looked up, her eyes lit up, her pale face was bloodless, and she waved with interest and smiled, "Haha, I'm confused. What name should I give this thing?"

"Name?" Relf was stunned when he heard this. Thinking of the meaning behind this sentence, he looked shocked on his expressionless face.

"Haha, not bad! Of course, I have to name the things I have developed myself." Zi Yi smiled and waved her hand to signal Relf to sit opposite him. "Are you surprised? Haha, this thing took me eight years to hide it from you. Well, there are still some flaws now, but it can be used barely. As for the power... wait, you should be able to see it later."

He nodded. Although he had many doubts about this, Relf still asked the biggest doubt in his heart first: "Where are we going?"

His arm paused, "Oh? Have you finally asked?" He shrugged, Ziyi took away the drawings, looked around, and pulled out a topographic map from the messy papers around. The quill drew a circle somewhere, looked up, and suddenly sighed, "Here! After so many years, I should also see your old boss, my old friend, Lord Angelos..."
Chapter completed!