However, it cannot be ruled out that the mayflies encountered only the vanguard small forces of the Reapers, and their large forces are likely to be behind. Without an overwhelming army, how could the Reaper swallow one plane after another?

There is still too little information about the Reaper. Richard pondered for a moment, then made up his mind and ordered a distracted group of all flying units in the vicinity to go to a decisive battle with the Reaper fighters.

The Split Brain itself has a good combat power, and there are more than 100 flying units it can assemble, most of which are level 12 Feathered Serpents. After receiving Richard's order, this distraction immediately gathered all the flying units, formed a strict formation, and pounced on the reaper!

One minute and six seconds

The battle ended after one minute and six seconds, killing all of them and killing their brains. The last piece of information Richard received was an image, an image that his mind thought was important.

On the ground, a sizable metal battleship was parked, and judging by the huge cargo hold on its back, it was supposed to be a transport ship. Several mechanical beetles were carrying red and white cubes into the ship's hold, apparently loading the cargo.

At the far end of the frame, there is a mutilated corpse. One mechanical beetle is cutting through corpses, while another mechanical beetle piles several sets of armor together and tries to compress them.

Seeing this picture, Richard was shocked!

This scene is similar to when the mother hive worker bees gather resources! except that the worker bees of the mother hive are living beings, and the reapers are mechanical creatures. But looking at the reapers, which have a clear division of labor, they are obviously also intelligent, and they are not necessarily lower than Noland's level. It's just that this way of storing wisdom is not yet known.

The battle was a battle with heavy losses and huge gains.

Richard lost all of his air power in the northeastern coastal area, and also lost a valuable split-brain and mayfly, but also gained a number of crucial numbers.

Richard didn't expect that he didn't even get out of the end. The Reaper fighters can fly at speeds close to or even more than 500 kilometers, which is comparable to that of the Courier. And the speed of the split brain is only close to 300 kilometers.

On the other hand, he has also discovered that the Reaper is highly resistant to many spells, especially frost spells, which can be damaged by fire and lightning.

The strength of these small fighters is amazing, and in this respect they are worthy of metal creation. Several feathered serpents pounced with all their might, leaving only a few tooth marks and claw marks on their bodies. The results achieved by more than 100 flying units were nothing more than the destruction of ten miniature fighters, and those small fighters were unscathed, and their attacks were amazingly powerful, and a single beam could kill a feathered serpent. As for the metal projectile, it has a limited launch, which seems to be limited by ammunition.

After digesting the information that he had exchanged for his life, Richard immediately gave an order to Gangde, telling him to be fully prepared and not to rush to the march, and reinforcements would arrive soon.

Richard adjusted the magic map, zoomed in on the area in the northeast corner of the Faro continent, and then watched silently. Moments later, he selected a few key areas in the area and outlined several reconnaissance routes.

Richard immediately gave the order, and the other split brain rose into the air, directing dozens of reconnaissance flying beasts to reconnoiter along the designated route. The Scout Beasts are divided into two large groups, one from west to east, and the other from south to north, which are bounded along the coastline.

Then Richard looked at the map again and drew a line in the eastern part of the Iron Triangle Empire, near the no-man's land. When Richard drew this line, dozens of flying beasts flew towards the area, ready to reconnoiter and defend.

This line was Richard's predetermined line of defense, ready to snipe the Reapers, giving the scattered troops time to retreat.

After arranging the initial defenses, Richard teleported to the Iron Triangle Empire's capital, the Cold Iron Throne.

By this time the palace had been restored, and Sarenwell met Richard in the council hall.

After not seeing him for a while, he has obviously become a little old and emaciated, but his momentum is also steady and majestic, and he has the majesty of a person who has been in the position for a long time. When Sarenwell saw Richard, he first made a vassal courtesy to the suzerain, and said respectfully: "I have seen Your Highness!"

Richard nodded secretly, although it had been a long time, it seemed that Sarenwell was very clear about his position, and he didn't really think that he could exist independently from Richard.

Richard said: "It can be seen that the empire has been well governed in recent years. How's the army going?"

"The last ten main legions have all been rebuilt and reloaded," Sarenwell said. In addition, ten new main army corps and twenty second-level army corps were formed, all of which had completed preliminary training and were all equipped in place. The number of regiments that have been rotated in reserve has reached fifty. Combined with the local garrisons and the noble private army, the total number of the various legions in the empire now exceeds four million!"

Richard nodded and said, "It's not bad, but it's a million less than planned." ”

"This army is enough to sweep through all of Faro, and even without them, your Crimson Kingdom army would be enough to wipe out Faro, right?, is it necessary for us to keep such a large army?" asked Sarenwell, somewhat confused.

Maintaining an army of this size and gradually training into the main army is also an extremely heavy burden for the Iron Triangle Empire. Had it not been for the fact that the most expensive main army was all equipped by Richard, Sarenwell's new imperial government would have gone bankrupt long ago.

Richard sighed, looked at Sarenwell, and said, "Very necessary! Now our enemy has come, and it is a very terrible enemy." Even if I tried my best, I was not in the slightest confidence that I would be able to win this war. ”

Sarenwell's heart immediately sank: "You're not sure?

As Richard's old adversary, Sarenwell knew all too well how terrifying Richard's forces really were. Before Richard could use all his strength, he annihilated the main force of the empire in one fell swoop, and then conquered the Iron Triangle Empire. The three legendary powerhouses of the empire all fell into the hands of Richard. For Richard now, the complete conquest of all of Faro is nothing more than a gesture.

And Richard's ambition is not only to conquer the mortal world, he also directly intervenes in the divine war, and the three goddesses have completely become the thugs he raises. The fall of Sinai is not the end, but only the beginning. The three goddesses have been fighting with the southern gods in full swing in recent years, and one of the southern gods has fallen, and the kingdom of the other two gods is also in danger.

Such a person actually said that he was not sure that he would be able to win this war? Who was Richard's enemy?

Richard briefly explained the Reaper's situation, which immediately changed Sarenwell's face. Richard understood very well that anyone who heard that the plane to which he belonged was about to be destroyed would always have a moment of distraction.

"So what am I going to do now?"

Richard said, "You gather some of the core personnel, and I'm going to bring them back to my plane." So that they can survive. However, the number of people who can be evacuated is limited, preferably no more than 10,000, and it is up to you to decide who you choose. Also, organize defenses and prepare to fight the Reapers, although this basically doesn't make much sense. ”

"Giving up on Farrow?" said Salonwell's voice, which was heavy.

"It's inevitable, my friend. And we have limited time, and I don't know how fast the Reapers' progress will be or how many of them will be. It's even possible that they'll be under the Iron Throne next month. So, you only have a week at most. ”

Sarenwell nodded heavily and said, "I see." I need some mayflies, how many can you give me?"

Richard groaned for a moment and said, "Twenty at most." ”

"So little, I understand. Sarenwell smiled wryly.

Richard just patted him on the shoulder and didn't say anything more.

Sarenwell had already understood that the Iron Triangle Empire was not very important in Richard's mind. In this case, the mayflies are a life-saving resource, and of course Richard must first withdraw his subordinates, rather than rescue the Iron Triangle Empire, which was an enemy not long ago.

Twenty mayflies, in fact, are already on Sarenwell's face. They could transport the 10,000 places allocated to Salenwell in two times. In a week's time, these mayflies can fly again, which means that thousands more people can be saved.

Then Richard took out a defense map and handed it to Sarenwell. This map not only delineates the defensive line, but also lists the movement and direction of the garrison of each main army.

The defensive line is built on the basis of a series of natural hazards, which are easy to defend and difficult to attack. It certainly won't stop the Reaper's onslaught, but hopefully it can still cause them some trouble.

However, seeing this line of defense, Sarenwell's face changed slightly. If a defensive line is built according to Richard's arrangement, it means that more than a dozen large cities east of the defensive line will be abandoned, which is a population of tens of millions! But Sarenwell himself was an outstanding commander, so he naturally saw that the defensive line set up by Richard was the most feasible.

Eventually, Sarenwell nodded heavily, indicating that he would do as Richard had instructed.

Every minute and second was precious at this moment, and Richard naturally didn't have time to comfort Sarenwell, but went straight back to Bluewater Oasis City and began to plan his next actions step by step.

Richard used the Iron Triangle Empire's defense line and the Brood's turbulent land as the two core lines of defense to stop the Reapers, buying time for the evacuation of his descendants.

Richard was preparing to withdraw 500,000 men from Faro, which was already the limit of what the plane passage could bear. No matter how much it is, even if the cost is affordable, it will not be too late in time. After analyzing the information transmitted by the overly cerebral back, Richard did not think that he would be able to hold off the Reaper for a whole month.

In addition to this, all of Akmund's war potential has already begun to be mobilized in case of contingencies. Who knows if the Reaper will really be satisfied with just one Faro?

Soon, Richard had completed a qiē arrangement, and his plan became clear. That was to prepare to evacuate and abandon Faro, the same way Norland had historically encountered the Reapers. It's also a wise choice. (To be continued)

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