Mechanical Alchemist Chapter 602: Great Victory

It was when the battle between the Imperial Strait United Fleet and the corporate war in the Celestial Plane was in full swing, in Linton City, now the capital of the United Empire.

No. 19 Shenghui Avenue, this is the residence of Reginald Roberts, the "Grand Duke of Wushan".

The Roberts family used to be one of the six great councilors of the Lu-British Empire, and now Grand Duke Roberts is the Minister of Military Affairs of the United Empire.

Half a month ago, the Imperial Intelligence Organization received top-secret information that magicians from the plane of gods had a secret plan to cross the sea. The imperial command immediately made a decision to let the combined fleet led by the two marshals "Thunder Tiger" Meredith Ben Moses and Admiral Rostov set sail secretly. While the enemy's fleet was still being formed, Surprise attack on their ports.

Once the surprise attack is successful, it will not only greatly delay the invasion of Lu Ying by those guys from the plane of gods, but also give a great boost to their sluggish morale.

Although the risk is not small, you must give it a try.

However, I didn’t expect that the bad news came last night.

Before the combined fleet reached the scheduled sea area, contact was suddenly lost.

Everyone speculated that maybe there was a storm or a special magnetic field and the connection was temporarily lost.

But as one of the decision-makers of the entire surprise attack, Archduke Roberts had an increasingly bad premonition that the fleet might have encountered an ambush.

You don't need to think about how to make a well-equipped fleet of more than 200,000 people lose contact. The only ones who can do it are the enemies in the plane of gods.

But even Lu Ying didn't know much about such a top-secret plan, and it was still exposed in advance. This was very strange.

This situation also means that there may be a big problem among some of their senior leaders.

At noon, the sun is very bright.

In the garden of the manor, Justice Roberts with a gray mustache was drinking coffee and looking at the sea chart that he had been studying all night. The sadness in his eyebrows never dissipated.

At this time, a handsome young man in a straight military uniform walked into the garden from a distance and said with concern: "Father, you haven't rested all night. I think you should get some sleep instead of more Have a few cups of coffee."

This is Alex, the eldest son of the Roberts family.

Archduke Roberts looked at his son with a smile on his face.

He did not respond to the coffee question, but instead asked: "Alex, when do you and Karma plan to hold your wedding?"

Father and son seemed to have a tacit understanding. Alex did not answer the question, but said something else: "Father, I am here to say goodbye to you this time. I am going to join the reinforcement fleet. Heading to the Imperial Strait, we will set sail tonight. "

Hearing this, Archduke Roberts was not too surprised.

He watched his son grow up since he was a child, and he didn’t know what he was thinking. He just said: "What your mother meant"

Before he finished speaking, Alex thought his father wanted to persuade him and interrupted: "No, Father, I have made up my mind. I am a soldier of the empire, and our Roberts family is also a part of the alchemy civilization. We, the former great aristocrats, have the best resources and the best equipment. For this kind of civilizational disaster, I should not be at the back no matter what. I should be at the forefront of the battlefield now!"

The words are sonorous and powerful.

Hearing this, Grand Duke Roberts looked at his son with eyes filled with relief: "He is indeed the eldest son of our Roberts family. But I am not trying to persuade you."

After a pause, he added: "What I mean is, before you go to the front line, it's best to hold the wedding.

Such a good girl, you can’t let her down. "

After listening to his father's words, Alex had a strange look on his face and said: "I asked Kama what he meant. Now that the empire is in crisis, she said that everything should be kept simple. And about my going to the front line. I also told her, and she supported my decision."

"Yeah."

Archduke Roberts didn’t say anything more, "Then be careful."

If the building collapses, no one will be safe.

What's more, as a military minister

The eldest son cannot shrink from this sensitive moment.

Alex nodded: "I understand, Father."

The father and son were chatting in the garden, but at this moment, a light and shadow flashed in the yard, and a figure suddenly appeared.

Being able to avoid the guards of the manor, it is obvious that this is an assassin professional who is very good at stealth.

Archduke Roberts' eyes narrowed slightly, as if he was not surprised, but his expression remained calm.

Alis on the side frowned, looked at this uninvited guest, and asked in a cold voice: "Who are you?!"

The visitor did not lift his hood, giving the impression of being as cold and mysterious as a poisonous snake.

He looked at the father and son and said coldly: "It doesn't matter who I am. But the important thing is that I can now bring a piece of news to His Excellency the Grand Duke that you may be very interested in."

As Archduke Roberts heard this, his expression changed for a moment, as if he had guessed the identity of the visitor, and he said calmly: "Oh? Tell me."

The mysterious man saw that the other party was interested in listening, and seemed to laugh, and said: "I can responsibly tell you a piece of information, this time the combined fleet is destined not to come back. I heard that your master is going to reinforce the front line. This news is also a reminder to you. "

When he heard this, before Grand Duke Roberts could speak, Alex's expression suddenly changed.

If this guy dares to say this, it means he is sure...the fleet is under attack!

Sure enough, there was an insider among them, and someone leaked the plan of the fleet surprise attack to the people in the plane of gods.

And the guy in front of me is one of the moles!

He originally wanted to summon the manor guards to arrest this guy for interrogation, but he glanced at his father beside him from the corner of his eye, and suppressed his anger and stood there.

Archduke Roberts still looked calm as he listened.

He thought for a moment and simply asked: "Your Excellency, are you from the Tianmu Sect?"

The mysterious man seemed to smile and said: "My Lord Duke, it doesn't matter who I am. What matters is that I can give you some advice."

Archduke Roberts glanced at him, looking interested.

The mysterious man spoke again: "If the Duke is willing to cooperate, someone will come to discuss some details with you. Of course, you should have guessed that I am just a small role, and behind me there is a face that no one can resist. Strength. So I can guarantee that once you agree to cooperate, you and your Roberts family will be protected at any time."

As Archduke Roberts listened, he already knew and could not find out any useful information.

But he smiled and said: "Tsk, tsk. I'm curious. Are you a traitor to the alchemy civilization and surrendering as a slave? Do you really not feel ashamed at all?"

Hearing this, the mysterious man's tone became murderous: "Your Excellency, did you refuse?"

Archduke Roberts was not afraid at all. He had already guessed the identity of the visitor. Instead, he sneered: "The former "Top Ten Legendary Bounty Hunters" and "Thief King" Carlo Merdis turned out to be a member of the Outer God Sect. Slave, ridiculous. "

As he said that, he said: "If I were you, I would run away quickly. Maybe I can survive for a few more days. Gee, a seventh-level assassin really thinks that you can go anywhere in Lingdun?"

As soon as these words came out, the mysterious man seemed to have noticed something, and his expression under the hood changed suddenly.

He did not dare to stop, and his figure gradually became transparent.

However, before leaving, he did not forget to threaten: "Huh, you don't know the current affairs! You and your family will regret your decision today!"

Archduke Roberts did not stop the other party from escaping. His expression was still cold, but his eyes were a little more thoughtful.

Lu Ying and Mafa now formed a United Empire. After Catherine came to the throne, she carried out a series of drastic reforms.

It can be said that the overall national strength of the United Empire today is much stronger than it was during the Bona royal period.

And the Imperial Strait is a natural chasm. Even if those guys from the plane of gods want to disintegrate the alchemy civilization, it will be impossible in a short time.

So it was not surprising that Archduke Roberts would be visited.

As the Minister of Military and Aircraft, he has the intelligence and resources that can be said to be the lifeline of almost half of the empire. Naturally, the enemy will not give up his breakthrough.

Seeing the enemy flee, Alex asked: "Father, aren't we going to chase him?"

But Grand Duke Roberts shook his head, as if everything was under control: "He can't escape. Your Majesty has already guessed that someone will come to your door at this juncture, and he has been prepared for it."

Alex: "Your Majesty?"

"Yes. Your Majesty is in charge of the largest intelligence organization, the Military Intelligence Agency, so how could he not know the situation in Lington."

As Archduke Roberts spoke, a strange color appeared in his eyes.

Although Ekaterina once had to call herself uncle, he had to admit that this was a convincing emperor.

He couldn't help but sigh: "Her Majesty Catherine is the most talented king I have ever seen, a hundred times better than Queen Charlotte. If she reigns, it won't be long before the alchemical civilization will have thousands of It’s a prosperous situation that has never been seen in recent years. It’s a pity that the plane invasion came too suddenly, and this situation is not easy to deal with..."

As Alex listened, his expression was complicated for a moment.

All in all, Ekaterina is still better than his first classmate. I didn’t expect to be an emperor with such great talents and strategies.

However, His Majesty's skill and courage are obvious to all, which is the most important reason why the empire can still be stable in times of crisis.

Obviously this was not the time to lament this. Alex pondered for a moment and then asked: "Father, are you saying that the guy just now is a member of the "Tianmu Sect"?"

He is just a bounty hunter, even if he is one of the famous "Top Ten Legends", it is not a big deal in front of the Roberts family.

In contrast, the power behind him is crucial.

"It must be so."

Grand Duke Roberts said with a rather complicated expression: "Queen Charlotte's "Freedom of Belief Act" not only led to the invasion of the plane of gods, but also left some believers of foreign gods. They were not eradicated at the beginning, and now the hidden dangers are It's reflected. What's worse is that if they can come to you, they will naturally come to others. At present, it seems that some high-level officials in the empire have become "surrenderers" and have fallen to the plane of the gods. "

When talking about this topic, both father and son looked solemn.

Alex frowned and said: "Are we going to report the situation to Her Majesty the Queen? Now it seems that the combined fleet may have been betrayed by an insider, and the chances are bad. The enemy may even be surrounding the spot for reinforcements. I think To eat up more of the Imperial fleet."

"It's too late."

Archduke Roberts shook his head.

This is also the reason why he didn't sleep all night.

Because he had already guessed this possibility. Now I just confirmed the worst case scenario from others’ mouths.

He added: "Since the other party dares to say it, he must be sure that the matter is a foregone conclusion. In the face of absolute strength, all strategies are vain. The combined fleet is probably in danger."

It's this feeling that you know the enemy's conspiracy, but no matter what you do, it seems to be wrong. It makes people feel like there is a big stone pressing on their heart.

Alex asked slightly anxiously: "But, are we just going to do nothing? Then should the fleet go for reinforcements now? If not, what if Marshals Meredith and Rostov need rescue? , and we didn’t go”

Hearing this, Archduke Roberts suddenly looked towards the sky, his eyes gradually becoming deeper.

He seemed to be full of doubts.

After pondering for a moment, he said: "I sent a letter to Your Majesty last night, and she responded to me by saying, 'Even in the darkest night, there will be stars in the sky.'"

Alex looked puzzled as he listened.

At this moment, the sound of fighting suddenly broke out in the street in the distance.

The battle was so fierce that even the manor could feel the shock.

Archduke Roberts knew that the assassin who went out before was blocked by people from the Military Intelligence Agency.

From the beginning, this assassin was destined for this ending.

Remembering the communication last night, Roberts felt a little more at ease.

He glanced at his son again and said: "Alex, do you know that even yesterday, His Majesty had already guessed that the one who came to the door would be this "Thief King" Carlo Merdis, let me add more careful. "

Alex was obviously surprised too. No wonder his father didn't panic at all. It turned out that he had been prepared: "The intelligence of the Military Intelligence Agency is already so powerful?"

Archduke Roberts shook his head: "No, it's more than that. Few people know that Your Majesty is an unfathomable astrologer. So she may not be unaware of what is happening now and what is about to happen in the future. Your Majesty His foresight is something you and I can never imagine."

Hearing this, Alex’s eyes were also very complicated, and he turned to say: "But... we should do something, right?"

Archduke Roberts obviously couldn't figure it out either. He shook his head and said, "I don't know either. Your Majesty didn't make any statement and left it to the parliament to make decisions. I guess this time, she seems to want those who are hiding in Linton. The rat in the gutter appears under the sun. As for the United Fleet, I feel that she seems to have other confidences and things are turning around."

Alex said: "Ah... But how can a powerful enemy like the one in the God Plane reverse the situation without a large force of the Imperial Fleet to rescue it?"

Archduke Roberts was also puzzled and shook his head: "Just do what you have to do, as long as we have a clear conscience within our capabilities. Those guys in the plane of gods will never retain the alchemical civilization. . Even if someone chooses to live as a slave, our Roberts family will never abandon our family glory or alchemy civilization! If the United Fleet is really ambushed, it will take half a month for the nearest reinforcements to arrive at the sea area where the incident occurred, so I’m not in a hurry for a day or two. But I feel that something big will happen in this matter. "

As Alex listened, he solemnly performed a military salute and said, "Yes, Father!"

At this time, the sound of fighting outside the street suddenly disappeared.

It broke out suddenly and ended quickly.

However, even when someone visited the Roberts family estate, some mysterious people also went to other ministers' mansions.

Now almost all the senior leaders of Lingdun knew the news that the combined fleet might have been destroyed. For a while, the imperial capital was filled with gloom and gloom.

For those of the "Tianmu Sect", it is a carnival on the eve of victory.

Once the combined fleet is destroyed, it will be just around the corner to break through the Luying mainland.

In this atmosphere where the building is about to collapse, there are people in the United Empire who, like the Roberts family, firmly choose to coexist and die with the alchemical civilization. There are also some people who choose to join the "capitulation faction" and choose to betray civilization and their compatriots. .

For a time, various turbulent forces emerged in Lingdun.

However, most of this scene is under the surveillance of the Military Intelligence Agency.

As Archduke Roberts guessed, the man in the palace also planned to take this opportunity to target the rats hiding in the gutter.

In the evening, Frederick's Palace.

In the solemn palace, what was originally an emergency meeting turned into a fierce quarrel among the ministers.

Now that the United Fleet has lost contact, it has basically been determined that it was attacked.

Conservative and rescue ministers are fighting over whether to require large-scale rescue.

"The enemy has isolated the signal. This is obviously a tactic of "surrounding the point for reinforcements. We must not send troops there to die! The best choice now is to hold on to the position! The enemy does not have large ships, so holding on to the position is the best choice. ."

"Even if the combined fleet does encounter misfortune, I believe that the two experienced marshals Meredith and Rostov will never leave a good warship to the enemy. We still have the advantage in naval warfare. If If we attack rashly and damage some fleets, our advantage will be completely gone!"

"The defensive tactics are correct, but if we don't go to rescue, we will lose two generals and more than 200,000 elite soldiers. This is not only a loss of equipment and personnel, but also a loss of morale! Once you don’t go to the rescue, what do you think about the front line?

How disappointed should the soldiers be?"

"Yes! General Tossoff is right. Besides, the enemy's layout on the west coast of Marfa is still very crude. Now is the best opportunity for a surprise attack. If we don't take any action and wait for them to establish a defense line, there will be no more Opportunity. I agree to continue supporting surprise attacks! "

"I agree too!"

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Everyone knows that the fleet sent for reinforcements is also extremely risky, but it is not right not to reinforce them.

This is a fruitless debate.

On the throne, Ekaterina, who was wearing a gold-plated imperial robe, watched silently. Her purple hair had stood up high, and she had an imperial majesty in her coolness.

She remained silent, stroking the two meteorites in her hands, silently watching everything in front of her.

The ministers were also puzzled as to why Her Majesty, the Empress, who used to act vigorously and resolutely in the past, would remain silent today and allow the ministers to quarrel.

But judging from the situation in Lingdun City where the chaos was suppressed even before it arose, it is clear that His Majesty the Emperor has precise judgment and control over the situation.

No one knows what Ekaterina is thinking.

At this time, suddenly, an old voice suddenly spoke: "Your Majesty, I think it is pointless to continue arguing like this. What do you think?"

The one who spoke was Merlin Gregory, a man wearing a gray robe.

He is the current chief worship master of the palace and the only ninth-level professional in Lingdun.

Merlin was once an eighth-level worshiper of Prince Carnap of a certain Bona royal family. Later, due to the opening of the plane channel, the upper limit of the laws of heaven and earth was raised, and the threshold for advancement was also greatly lowered.

No one thought that the prince actually treasured a cosmic source of essence, which also allowed Merlin to successfully advance to the ninth level.

But this Merlin is also a typical "old school".

This faction is all old-fashioned nobles, supports the hereditary rights of old-fashioned nobles, and secretly opposes the New Deal.

Now that Catherine has ascended the throne, a series of new policies have abolished the royal family and abolished the hereditary fiefdom rights of the nobility.

These "old factions" are now both a boost and a major hindrance to the empire.

After all, he is a ninth-level alchemist. Now is a critical moment for the outside world, and no one can do anything to him. Merlin also had a strong voice in the court, and even seemed to be taking advantage of the situation to gain power.

When Yekaterina heard the inquiry, she said calmly: "Just vote in the parliament and decide."

Master Merlin was a little dissatisfied and said: "Your Majesty, I think we should send heavy troops to rescue. This is the best policy."

Ekaterina listened with the same look on her face and said calmly: "Yes."

Hearing this, an imperceptible smile of success flashed across Master Merlin's eyes, "Okay, in that case, I think we should send a fleet for reinforcements immediately!"

The ministers listened and said nothing.

Although Catherine took the throne not long ago, everyone realized that she was a talented and strategic emperor. In this situation, no one can do it better than her.

The ministers also thought that she needed the support of the "old school" and made the necessary compromises.

Of course no one can say anything else.

However, just when everyone thought the meeting had a result.

Suddenly a messenger guard broke in and shouted excitedly: "Urgent information! Urgent information!"

Usually, any urgent information must be transmitted through a specialized intelligence department, even confidentially.

Instead of rushing into the palace with such fanfare.

There is one exception.

That is the victory of the war!

The ministers looked at the intruding messenger guard with great confusion in their hearts.

Since the beginning of the war with the invaders from the plane of gods, we have been losing consecutive battles. Even if we have a small victory, it is a miserable victory. Where does the good news come from?

However, no one noticed that Catherine on the throne murmured in a voice that she only heard: "Is it finally here?"

The messenger's face flushed with excitement, and he quickly reported: "Your Majesty, a great victory

! Great victory! Urgent news came from the United Fleet. From 3 to 5 pm today, our fleet completely annihilated eight thousand magic groups in the plane of the gods near the Larman Islands in the Imperial Strait! "

The sound was like a loud bell, resounding throughout the entire palace hall.

But hundreds of ministers in the palace were listening, all looking stunned, as if they couldn't believe what they heard.

The ministers who thought they were old even rubbed their eyes and ears, thinking they were hallucinating.

For a while, the huge palace was silent, except for the sound of increasingly thick breathing.

Ekaterina's clear purple eyes trembled as she heard this. Although she used astrology to predict some favorable results, she never expected such a great victory.

She said with dignity: "Report in detail."

The messenger guard opened the file in his hand and reported again to Langxue: "Just received the information, the Imperial Combined Fleet was supported by the Dawn Regiment, and the two sides joined forces to annihilate eight thousand people in the plane of the gods. The regiment killed more than 80,000 enemies and destroyed more than 500 enemy warships. Our army only damaged one warship, killed 32 people, and injured 700 people."

Everyone in the palace heard this clearly.

However, just because I heard it clearly, it became even more unbelievable.

What!

Eighty thousand corps were completely wiped out, and the battle losses were so small?

If the combined fleet paid a heavy price and repelled the enemy, they would already consider it a great victory.

After all, no one knows the combat power of the human corps on the plane of gods better than them.

However, the fleet actually "annihilated" 80,000 people with extremely low battle losses?

How is that possible!

Is this a false alarm?

But everyone is vaguely expecting this to be true.

Don't wake up even if it's just a dream.

At this time, Ekaterina on the throne was suddenly enlightened when she heard the "Dawn Group", and murmured in her heart: "So that's how it is."

After more and more detailed battle reports came in, and all the ministers rushed to read them, they dared to believe that they were facts.

In an instant, all the ministers in the palace were in tears, and there was a joyous carnival!

Not long after, news of the "Victory at the Imperial Straits" spread throughout Rington through newspaper extras, and then quickly spread throughout the entire empire.

This great victory gave everyone in the Alchemy Plane a shot in the arm and boosted their military morale.

At the same time, the "Dawn Group" also broke into everyone's field of vision.

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