Monarch of Evernight: Thirty-Five Riding a Tiger

bsp;The fleet is composed of dozens of aerostats. This scale is absolutely huge in the Evernight Continent. The division-level combat units of the expeditionary force generally only have two or three aerostats that are used for transportation and armament. , and most of them are models that have been eliminated by the upper-level mainland.

However, if you look closely, you will find that the vast majority of this fleet are passenger and cargo airships. Only three of them are truly combat-effective, and they are small fast gunboats. Among the regular fleets of the empire, these are the most basic weapons. boat.

The cargo airships were obviously overloaded, with many thick ropes falling from below, and the cargo boxes were cumbersomely hung. Their flying speed was originally slow, and now they were moving even more slowly like load-bearing sand beasts in the desert, not much faster than the trucks driving on the ground.

The main ship in the center of the fleet is an aerostat shaped like a retro canoe, and now it looks a bit like the upper continent. However, no matter the material, size, function or luxury level, they are far inferior to the batch of noble ladies' cars parked in Heiliu City at the moment.

On this aerostat, Dong Qifeng was overlooking the earth from the right side window.

The days are short and the nights are long in the Evernight Continent. Although it is morning, the sunlight is still blocked by the upper continent, and it is not fully dawn yet.

The weather outside does not seem to be very good. If you are on the deck, you will feel damp and cold. Looking around, the continent below the aerospace boat was dark, and there was only a hazy fog at the end of the line of sight, and nothing could be seen. Only from the navigation compass can you confirm that you are on the correct route.

A tall and thin colonel stood next to Dong Qifeng and said: "This time we dispatched a large army, and you actually transported all the troops in aerospace boats. Such use of troops is really unpredictable! Heiliu City must not have thought of it. Our army will suddenly appear, and they have not yet passed the period of weakness due to civil strife. You will definitely be able to defeat them in one battle and leave a classic example for the Imperial Military Academy textbooks!”

Dong Qifeng smiled reservedly and said: "This is nothing, it's just a word of surprise. When we get to Heiliu City, if we are careless, we may suffer some losses."

The tall and thin colonel waved his hand vigorously and said impassionedly: "The general gathered a large number of troops to attack thousands of miles away. Those mercenaries are just a mob. How can they resist our troops?!"

Hearing this was very satisfying, Dong Qifeng chuckled, "Tell me, after this battle, those guys at the Expeditionary Force Headquarters will look at us with admiration, right?"

In the command module, all the colonels, lieutenant colonels, and majors were immediately flattering.

Only Du Yuanze hesitated and said: "General, you still can't be careless. Dark Fire is different from ordinary mercenary groups. The combat power of their core members may be stronger than the main army of the empire."

After hearing this, Dong Qifeng suddenly felt displeased, "The last defeat was just bad luck, as the Dark Fire had just expanded its army. Now that General Yang has given us the updated information, they are just better equipped. There are only a few masters, and even the average level of all members is not high, so what kind of trouble can they make? I have brought over half of the elite of the family."

In addition, there are two warriors accompanying him, Keqing, who are specially used to deal with the masters of Dark Fire. In the final analysis, the focus of this operation is blitzkrieg and decapitation tactics. In Dong Qifeng's expectation, a ragtag group like the mercenary group would be defeated after its core members were defeated. As for the original officers and soldiers of the 7th Division, as long as they saw his power, they would know which side to stand on!

As he said that, Dong Qifeng snorted coldly and said: "Even the main army of the empire, the equipment and level of my Dong family's elite soldiers can completely crush it. It seems that you are scared out of your wits by those untouchables!"

Seeing that Dong Qifeng was really angry, Du Yuanze's face changed drastically, and he quickly acquitted himself, not daring to say anything more. He felt a little relieved when he thought that the aerospace boat was carrying a reorganized division of the Dong family's private army.

At this time, a major in charge of navigation said: "General, fifty kilometers further on, we will reach Blackstream City. Are we ready to land?"

According to the original battle plan, the Dong family's troops should land at a location fifty kilometers away. This distance exceeds the daily patrol range of Black River City. They can unload soldiers and equipment without alerting the city. After calmly completing their rest and recuperation, Command the army directly towards Heiliu City. This is a very sound battle plan.

But Dong Qifeng waved his hand at this moment and said: "They are just a bunch of rabble. If they swallow up my 7th Division, their losses will definitely be heavy. No need to rest, just go directly to the city five kilometers outside the city and then land, let those **** ones Native bastards, look at the family’s military power!”

There was naturally another wave of flattery.

Only Du Yuanze felt strongly uneasy. He remembered the words of the officer surnamed Duan who stopped him at the gate of Anhuo. However, the newly obtained dark fire information did not indicate that this person had any great identity. However, Du Yuanze did not think that this person was just bragging. However, the atmosphere in the boat was heated at this time, and he had just been scolded by Dong Qifeng, so he did not dare to throw cold water on him again.

Expeditionary Force Headquarters.

Xiao Lingshi was sitting in his office slowly reading a thick list, which was a detailed record of the latest top-secret military information transfer and receipt. Originally, such trivial post-inspection work was done by the adjutant. At most, I could just report to him whether there were any omissions and that would be the end of it.

But Xiao Lingshi watched with great interest, and when he closed the folder, he showed a rare smile.

The fifteen legitimate daughters of high-grade and middle-grade families, together with Prince Bowang’s gathering in Yongye Heiliu City, were classified as top-secret military information. At the expeditionary force headquarters, only generals at the deputy commander level know the exact situation. The rest of the people carry out the orders according to their duties. They do not know the specific content and are not allowed to inquire about each other.

In order to prevent the news from leaking and being ambushed by the heavy troops of the dark race, the **** and itinerary arrangements on the road were all arranged by the Third Army of the Empire. Even the local generals of the expeditionary force who received the order to cooperate did not know the identities of the big shots passing by their territory. identity.

Finally, those noble ladies arrived safely in Blackstream City, but another trouble followed.

The news that thousands of people were added to a small place out of thin air cannot be completely concealed, and it is also difficult to raise just the surge in daily necessities. Therefore, the expeditionary force headquarters issued a top-secret military order to the entire Sanhe County, requiring surrounding cities to give priority to supplying various daily necessities to Heiliu City during this period, and not to pry or spread news.

No matter what the expeditionary force thinks of the imperial nobles, they don't want anything to happen to these noble ladies in their own territory. If they really die, it will not affect the strength of the family, but it will cause big trouble in impeachment and investigation.

The expeditionary force headquarters has not forgotten the newly appointed Commander Dong Qifeng. The designation of the 7th Division is still there and the garrison area is in Sanhe County, so his name is also on the list of top-secret military information. It's just that the grassroots personnel who knew nothing about local changes sent military orders to the headquarters of the 7th Division, in the northern district of Heiliu City.

There was a knock on the door, and Xiao Lingshi's adjutant walked in and took away the processed official documents placed in the corner of the large desk. The list was also filed in the archives with vast documents.

Xiao Lingshi turned the high-backed chair to face the floor-to-ceiling window, looking at the scene outside the expeditionary force headquarters that had not changed in ten years. This is Yongye, and every outsider will eventually realize this and integrate into the rules of Yongye. Commander Yang Shuo, who airborne not long ago, will be no exception.

The huge and bloated Dong family's floating fleet continued to move forward slowly, and on the distant horizon, the outline of the city slowly appeared.

Heiliu City, however, sounded the city-wide martial law alarm as early as an hour ago.

That was the message given to Qianye by General Zhang Ziyi of the Third Army of the Empire. The 7th Division’s own defense system had only sent an alert ten minutes ago that a large unidentified fleet was approaching.

On the Evernight Continent, the peripheral security of most human cities consists of ground watchtowers, independent checkpoints, and village guards. Cost-effective devices like aerostats are generally only used for directional reconnaissance and communication. Even after Wei Bainian took over Blackstream City, he did not make any changes to this, because the value of this war zone could only support such military expenditures.

Depending on the different terrain, the warning range of Blackstream City in all directions is an average of 35 kilometers, which is about more than an hour of rapid ground march. It can be seen that this kind of guard is not used to defend against air attacks. The fleet escorted by the Imperial Third Army to **** the ladies was able to ignore the ground defense line regardless of its flying height and speed.

However, in the Evernight Continent, no matter the human race or the dark race, there is no military target of such value that it requires launching an extremely expensive air strike.

However, this city defense situation obviously did not satisfy the Third Army. After entering Heiliu City, Zhang himself first asked for "assisted defense." Currently, there are two small armed boats flying around for reconnaissance within 30 kilometers of Heiliu City and its surroundings, while a warship is suspended above the city at all times.

Qianye had no objection to this and was happy to let the Third Legion burn money.

The Dong family's aerospace craft group was large in scale, and the cargo craft's flying height was not high enough. They were spotted almost immediately by the patrol boats of the Third Army.

At this time, Dong Qifeng was looking at the floating battleship above Heiliu City, his face was already a little ugly, he turned to Du Yuanze and asked: "What's going on? You never said anything about the armed battleship of Dark Fire The aerostat is a light frigate! ”

The size of the aerospace boat in the distance has indeed reached the frigate level. Even if it is just a light frigate, it is also a regular battleship. Its performance in all aspects is completely superior to the three small gunboats pulled out by the Dong family. Even if it is one to three, it is not guaranteed to win.

Du Yuanze also had sweat on his forehead, trying hard to recall the model of the Dark Fire Aeroship he saw in the panic at that time, "I have never seen this battleship before, but in a place like Yongye, even if there is a battleship, They must also be scraps discarded by the imperial military."

Dong Qifeng's face looked better now, but his eyesight was better than that of the officers present. The more he looked at the frigate, the more something felt wrong. The appearance is very similar to the Skylark class battleship. This is the latest model. The first batch was manufactured less than ten years ago. How can it be retired and eliminated?

However, it was difficult to get off at this time. Even if Blackstream City did not place any sentries at this distance, their fleet could be seen from the watchtower in the city. Dong Qifeng stared at the frigate for a while, and his original idea of ​​using a floating fleet to fly to Heiliu City to coerce his opponents and win without a fight disappeared.

He immediately ordered: "The gunboats will be escorted forward, and the transport boats will land on the spot. The entire army will be assembled within half an hour! Go and invite the two elders over."

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