Chapter 52: Fireworks Before the Banquet
In the dimly lit conference room, a pale blue light revealed the scene of the explosion of the flames of Doom before their eyes. In the light and shadow, the three-dimensional pattern is subtle, and the process of the black and red mushroom cloud slowly rising can be seen at a glance. Although the image was taken from a long distance, those who saw it were amazed at the power of the flames of the end of the world. The Hairen generals present all believed that the Xia army, who had attacked one of their patrols, had been wiped out.
"A perfect small equivalent blow, isn't it, generals!" Andorra sat triumphantly at his desk and gently slapped his cheek with both palms: "This is my powerful reply to those hateful, despicable, shameless, inferior Xia people, I, a member of the golden nobles of the great Kingdom of Atlantis, the governor of the eastern lord of the kingdom, Andorra, am not a fool they can play with at will, but a strong man who can give them a heavy blow at any time!"
Thor pursed his lips and shrugged his shoulders, "I don't think it's a useful attempt to overstimulate them before we attend their banquet. ”
Andorra shook his head repeatedly: "Oh, no, no, no, no, Thor, you've made a mistake. Didn't you participate in boxing matches when you were training in the temple? We are now the same as the Xia people, we are boxing fighters, we are bluffing, we are testing each other. Just as I wouldn't have started an all-out war against them, I don't think they would take a huge risk to have a bitter contest with us. ”
Glancing at Andorra quickly, Thor sighed, "Maybe you're right, but I insist that it's not a wise idea." Until we have enough power, it is not a good thing to provoke those savage Xia people. At the very least, you'll have to wait for the first artillery to be replenished to us from the rear arrives, and then do that. ”
"Oh, come on, I'm being forced by them, Thor, if I don't respond a little, they're going to bully us. Andor sighed, carefully picked up a cup of tea and took a sip, and muttered: "It's really a good thing, such a small cup of tea, in Atlantis it costs a small gold coin, oh my God, the kingdom of the Xia people, it's so rich!"
Putting down the teacup, Andor looked at all the generals present and sighed: "I must prove to the generals of the Xia people that I have the ability to cause harm to them. When I confirm our ability to retaliate, perhaps they will rein in a little bit of their recent very unkind behavior. Of course, this is also a guarantee of my personal safety!"
He vigorously slapped his hand on the desk in front of him and shouted, "Gentlemen, gentlemen, I am here to sign an order. If I and His Excellency Thor, the defense officer, are detained or killed by the treacherous Xia people when we attend the Xia people's banquet, then throw all your strategic weapons into their homeland!" He glanced at the generals majestically and asked, "Is the projection distance of those strategic weapons enough to hit their homeland?"
A high-ranking seaman general stood up and said in a deep voice, "Your Excellency the Governor, there is no doubt that the maximum strike distance of our strategic-grade weapons is enough to attack the mainland territory of their kingdom. However, in my personal opinion, it is not a good idea for you and His Excellency Thor to be invited to their banquet. ”
Taking a long breath, Andorra softened like a popped balloon, and he just glanced weakly at Thor. Thor also sighed, took a slow breath, puffed up his chest and sighed: "So, General Green, do you think that I and His Excellency the Governor of Andorra can stay here for as long as a coward? ”
He spread out his hands and said helplessly: "I was forced, I can't help it, I don't think I'm stupid enough to accept the invitation of the Xia people, but those old antiques in Atlantis will never think so! Especially those who are hostile to our family, those who think that I and the Governor of Andorra have robbed them of their interests in the Far East, and will deprive us of everything under the pretext that we have lost the honor of the golden nobles!
The General Green stared at Thor for a long time, and finally sighed helplessly and pityingly: "Then, I can only say that if the two Excellencies are killed by their plot, I will do everything in my power to avenge you." At the very least, I'll throw out all the strategic-grade weapons we have now, as for the consequences. ”
Andorra's eyes flashed with a fierce murderous intent, and he said coldly: "I don't care if I die!
Throwing the tea soup worth one gold coin on the ground and smashing the tea cup to pieces, Andor looked up to the sky and smiled bitterly: "Oh, God, let me do my best to have a thorough contest with the Xia general who planned such a shameless and obscene trick." Oh, seriously, Thor, I have another option. ”
Thor came to his senses, looked at Andorra and asked, "What choice?"
Andorra laughed: "They invited us to their hunting party, in fact, they wanted all the soldiers and civilians of the Eastern Territory to see how cowardly and incompetent the two of us are! Even if we can't control the rumors in the territory, they have to tell everyone in the world that we don't dare to attend their hunting party after they swear to guarantee our safety." In reality, however, I had other means of coping with the difficulties at hand. ”
He grinned, "I could have learned their methods and invited them to our governor's palace for a banquet. If they don't dare to come, then the rumors of our cowardice and incompetence will disappear immediately. ”
Impatiently slammed the table, Thor exclaimed, "So, tell me what you're thinking, why are you pulling me over?"
Andorra shrugged his shoulders and looked at Thor slyly: "Don't you think it's a gamble? A political gamble! If I dare to attend the enemy's hunting party, and I can come back safely, then how much political capital do you think I can get in Atlantis, which is chivalrous? My prestige may immediately rival that of those treacherous and cunning consuls!"
Thor jumped to his feet and shouted, "Oh God, kill this damn fellow! I'm a soldier! I'm not a politician!"
Andorra looked at Thor helplessly, and said almost comfortingly: "Oh, yes, as a member of the Golden Family, you must have such an awareness! All members of the Golden Family are politicians, dear Thor. By the time we begin to count the previous governors of the Eastern Territories and General Veer, you have become a politician. He raised his chin a little proudly at Thor: "The difference is that I am a clever politician, and you are just a very clumsy newbie." ”
After staring at Andorra for a long time, Thor finally slumped weakly in his chair: "Okay, whatever you do, who called me your bastard's only friend? How sure are you that we can get out of the Xia people's camp alive?"
Andorra lowered his eyes and thought about it for a long time, before he said lightly: "If we use the last few days to behave a little better, I have 99% certainty that I will return from the camp of the Xia army." Although the Xia people do not have the aristocratic demeanor of our Atlantis, they attach great importance to the name of their ancestors. They are a conservative and stubborn clan, and they are even following some of the rules that their ancestors laid down tens of thousands of years ago, so I have no concern for our safety at all. ”
A few 'gurgling' sounds came out of his throat in astonishment, and Thor looked at Andorra angrily: "Why didn't you tell me earlier?
Andorra spread his hands and looked at Thor with great frankness: "I only said that we would come back alive, but maybe they will deliberately challenge us and ask us to compare swordsmanship and boxing!
Thor's face turned completely white in a sudden. The seamen generals present also hurriedly twisted their bodies one by one, as if the bones in their bodies were in severe pain.
"I dare to bet you a copper coin, if the governor of the sea people is stupid enough to really participate in that hunting meeting, the Xingtian Gale will definitely let the barbarian of the Tiger Tyrannosaurus make a move, twist dozens of bones from them and send them back!"
Xiang Liuyin was shrouded in a faint green mist, and his hoarse and fluttering voice was like the groaning of ghosts from the Nine Hells, which made people chill for a while in broad daylight. "Ignore what he does. Dealing with the governor of the sea people in this way is only good for us, and there is no harm in it. All I have to think about now is how we can take out more Seaman soldiers so that we can win the game against them. ”
Leaning back, Xiang Liuyin's mount, the huge black python dozens of feet long, immediately moved his body slightly to the side with great spirituality, so that Xiang Liuyin could lean on himself very comfortably. Xiang Liuyin held a straw stick in his mouth, turned around and asked the soldiers of the Snake Army he had brought: "How many sea patrols have we slaughtered?
One of Xiang Liurou's personal soldiers immediately replied: "We have killed 978 Hairen soldiers so far, and our own losses are none! As for the Xingtian Lieutenant, I heard that they have already won more than 1,000 people and nearly 2,000 battles, but just now the news from the black vulture in the camp said that the Xingtian Lieutenant had just killed more than 300 people by a very powerful weapon of the Hairen. ”
The straw stick in Xiang Liuyin's mouth fell to the ground violently: "What? more than 300 people?"
Xiang Liurou shouted excitedly: "The bastard who killed more than 300 Black Gang Army? ”
Xiang Liuyin's backhand slapped Xiang Liurou's face fiercely, and cursed: "Idiot, if you are still so stupid, I will ask Zengzu to drive you back to the clan land." Don't forget, no matter what, they and we are allies all the way to the Heavenly Storm! I am very happy that their brothers have been killed and wounded, but the casualties of their soldiers are too great, so what good is it for us? You are really stupid. ”
scolded a few words, but Xiang Liu was so hard that he didn't dare to reply. Xiang Liuyin looked at the advance base of the sea people in the valley in the distance, and sneered: "In this way, although they have suffered a loss in the Xingtian Gale, after all, the results are much more than ours. At this time, the patrols of the sea people are a rarity. ”
Xiang Liurou saw that Xiang Liuyin's face became softer, so she whispered: "Then, let's just move the base of the sea man in front?"
Xiang Liuyin smiled shallowly, his triangular eyes narrowed into a slit, and said in a low voice: "If you move, move it, what can't you move?" Just tell the children to be careful, be careful of those strange weapons of the sea people. Hey, the barbarian of the Tiger Tyrannosaurus said that he could only attack the patrol of the sea people, who did he think he was?
Xiang Liurou laughed a few times with him, and with a slight flick of his fingers, the more than 100 sergeants of the Xiang Liu Family Snake Army who followed them immediately made various subtle strange sounds from their mouths, and their feet gently stepped on the ground, making the ground tremble subtly.
The sound of the shuttle came from a distance, and countless strange and colorful poisonous snakes and pythons writhed their terrifying bodies and rushed towards the base of the sea people. These more than 100 sergeants of the Snake Army directly controlled more than 20,000 poisonous snakes. The wind was blowing in the air, and the slightest breath was heard far away, and the birds in the nearby mountains and forests had already flown up, circling and screaming in the treetops, not daring to lower even a little.
The black python that Xiang Liuyin was leaning on slowly raised its head, stretched its neck in the direction of the circling birds, and suddenly spewed out an almost transparent black mist from afar. The thousands of mountain birds suddenly stiffened and fell to the ground. While their bodies were still in the air, they began to decay, and all that landed on the ground was a pile of blackened bones.
The black mist rushed forward along the mountain wind, and as soon as those poisonous snakes and pythons touched this poisonous gas, they immediately became extremely excited, and opened their mouths one by one, and a little venom seeped out from their sharp fangs.
This forward base of the Hairen is a forward support point for the Hairen's Hulun River defense line, and more than 2,000 heavily armed indigenous soldiers are stationed in it. These soldiers were forcibly conscripted into the army by the sea people, and after rigorous training, they all mastered the combat skills of the sea people, and they were immediately mentally controlled and sent to the front of this kind of front to serve as cannon fodder. The only role of this forward base in Thor's strategic concept is to warn them, and if they can delay the attack of the Xia army a little, even if they exceed the task.
Now, the sentry standing on the tower outside the base suddenly let out a frightened shout. No matter who it is, seeing waves of poisonous snakes surging like waves will only be frightened in a daze, unless you are the great witch in the Xia army, you will not be afraid of these ordinary viper pythons. The colorful snakes spewed out colorful poisonous mist, and even though the sentinels had their brains controlled by the seamen's chips, they were still instinctively frightened and weakened, and they collapsed on the tower.
Immediately afterward, gunshots rang out in a dense manner that could not make any gaps. Countless projectiles tilted into the snakes, and even smaller artillery and other weapons began to roar, exploding in the snakes. However, those poisonous snakes and pythons are all primeval aliens specially cultivated by the Xiangliu family, although they have degraded a lot, and they are not as powerful as their ancestors, but they are not something that ordinary weapons can kill. Only a dozen unlucky poisonous insects were blown up by the shock wave of the artillery, and the other poisonous snakes still writhed their hideous and terrifying bodies, crawling forward at a rapid pace.
The poisonous mist spit out by the black python also slowly drifted to the sky above the camp, so the whole camp resounded with a sharp scream, and the indigenous soldiers fell to the ground with a miserable howl, scratching their bodies desperately. Soon, their flesh turned to pus, leaving only their black bones in the air. The firepower of the strafing fire was almost instantly diminished, and the poisonous insects crawled in and began to use their fangs to inject deadly venom.
The screams in the base soon disappeared completely, and all the indigenous soldiers were killed by the poisonous snakes released by the Snake Army in just one meal.
Xiang Liurou spread her hands and said with great ease: "Another total annihilation, and we also have no loss of soldiers." Ah, no wonder my father said that our Xiangliu family's army is almost invincible in the mountains and forests!" He slapped Xiangliuyin's black python and his three-headed giant python fiercely, and said with a cruel smile: "Just these two treasures, no five tripods and six tripods can compare to their power! These two treasures should be called dragons, and they can no longer be regarded as pythons." ”
The black python and the three-headed python understood the praise in Xiang Liurou's words, and the two beasts raised their heads haughtily and let out a long shrill hiss.
Xiang Liuyin and Xiang Liurou laughed at the same time, and they looked up to the sky and laughed, when they suddenly saw three small fires shooting rapidly from the west.
Xiang Liurou asked in surprise, "That's?"
Xiang Liuyin instinctively shouted: "The weapons of the sea people! tell the children to withdraw, damn it! Why did they react so quickly?"
It was too late, and seeing the three flames split into hundreds of smaller points of light, in the sound of 'pop', bullets infused with solidified high fuel fell from the sky, and exploded violently at a height of three or five meters above the ground.
These bullets enveloped the entire valley, and even the place where the Xiangliuyin brothers were located was covered. Clouds of crimson fire exploded with a diameter of about 100 feet, draining all the oxygen around them, bringing death and destruction to all living beings nearby.
In the firelight, countless thumb-sized steel balls burst out indiscriminately, and the strength was enough to pierce through the golden stone.
The two mounts of the two brothers, Xiang Liurou and Xiang Liuyin, quickly coiled their bodies and protected the two brothers in their huge bodies. The scales on their bodies rolled, a... A thick layer of viscous fuel clings to their scales, burning them with a crackling sound. And the tens of thousands of poisonous snakes in the valley are even more screaming, rolling desperately in the sea of fire, but where is there a little blind spot for them to dodge?
The more than 100 soldiers of the Snake Army on the cliff didn't even snort, and were directly smashed by the countless steel balls, burned cleanly, and there was not even a trace of ashes left. These soldiers of the Odon Army are all top experts in playing with poison, but when it comes to the strength of their magic power, they are just second- and third-class inferior witch weapons, how can they resist such a powerful weapon of the sea people?
Several heavy attack planes swept rapidly over the valley, and more than a dozen armor-piercing missiles roared towards the two tightly coiled pythons. The two pythons howled miserably, and several deep holes were blown out of their bodies, and the blood gushed out, and the viscous fuel attached to their wounds, burning desperately.
Xiang Liuyin and Xiang Liurou's crazy roars rang out for hundreds of miles: "Hairen!
Columns of smoke rose from the Hairen base thousands of miles away, and hundreds of medium- and long-range missiles bombarded their barracks from a distance and with precision in a way that the Xia soldiers could not understand.
The armies of the Xiangliu, Fangfeng, Shengong, Zhurong, and Gonggong families, who had no experience in frontal combat with the sea people, were killed and injured in large numbers by missiles that were either attached with poison gas or malfunctioning agents. Only the Black Bear Army and the Xuan Biao Army, who had been trained by the Violent Bear Army for more than a month, were scolded by the veterans of the Violent Bear Army, and those sorcerers flew up one after another, and bombarded those missiles with witch spells dozens of miles away, with almost no casualties.
Conventional missiles continued to take off from Hairen's base and landed near the Xia Army's barracks, except for the Chinese Army camp, the major camps in the Xia Army's Western Xinjiang Theater were all shrouded in flames.
In the firelight, you can even hear Andorra's crazy laughter: "Bomb, bomb, up as hard as I can! Blow them up until they are terrified! I can only get out of their banquet with my whole body in my majesty! Otherwise, do you think it is a very pleasant thing to have half of my ribs broken?"
More missiles were ejected, and all kinds of warheads, as if they were about to blow up the mountains near the Xia army's camp, raindrops kept falling.
The sea people were extremely cautious and did not mix strategic-grade weapon warheads with these missiles, but even those conventional warheads had already burned the Xia Army's barracks to the ground!