Shape of the Wind – Volume Meteorite Chapter 1: War is brewing

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El Tienno's Central Capital Imperial City in November 5, 68th Year

The Reins army committed a crime, and lightning occupied several states under the Dragon Mountain Range, advancing like a broken bamboo. This sensational news of the entire Wind Continent was transmitted to Zhongdu in the shortest possible time through the communication channel.

The court of Eltinus is no stranger to war reports. After all, since the founding of the country, there has never been a break in internal and external wars, and the military has a fairly familiar experience in handling similar situations. However, the situation this time is a bit special. After all, a powerful country that is accustomed to invading others does not usually have the opportunity to receive an emergency notification of an enemy country's invasion.

At the beginning, when the generals of the military department received this message, they were still a little bit overwhelmed. They wanted to say that the First Army, which was closest to the border, was slowly moving to the free city. How could it suddenly attack back to the north? The door is closed, is this someone's strategy? Looking at it again, he was awakened by the sentence in the message, and confirmed the fact that Reins' army had committed a crime with horror.

Although since King Lancelow became the throne, he has publicly announced the Eltinus conspiracy that caused the Reins Civil War, so the army has been mobilized, and the news of the crusade against Eltinus has made the Eltinus war tensed. My nerves are tightened, but it is surprising that Reins, a cultural Kupang who has always been based on pacifism, took the initiative to launch a war of aggression.

"Damn it, how to choose this kind of time, if it is two years earlier or two years later, it won't..."

The generals of the military department sighed like this after hearing the news. They have full confidence in Xu Liewu and Zhou Gongjin, who currently hold the power of El Tienno. Under their leadership and the New Deal, El Tienno’s national politics has shown signs of gradual improvement. If the battle is two years later If it happens, with the population and strength of El Tienor, it is safe to win.

And if it were two years earlier, although the five commanders of the army did not agree with each other and had a lot of mutual suspicion, they would still fight against the enemy in the righteous name of the country in order to surpass the whole country. The superior military strength of five times the total strength gives a head-on blow.

But it is this moment of partiality. After a series of fierce internal fighting, Eltinol’s defense forces are disintegrating, Shi Chong’s First Army is moving to the free city, making it clear that he will not accept Eltinus’s orders again; Zhou Gong Jin’s Second Army is still on its way back to the division and cannot catch up. The Fourth Army of the Huazi Family and the Wulian Fifth Army have either disintegrated or completely overturned; the only thing that can defend the huge land of Eltinus is The Third Army of Prince Hulagu.

Furthermore, Lu You, the "Moon Sage" who has been the Eltinus People's Belief Center for the past hundreds of years, has passed away not long ago. Regardless of his life's merits and demerits, at least before his death, the soldiers and civilians of El Tienol have always believed that, even in a dangerous situation, as long as they are sheltered by the Sword Saint Grandmaster, El Tienor will surely be able to carry it out.

But at this moment, Great Sky Tree was cut down by himself. While the actual conditions are at the worst, the enemy country has dispatched a powerful force that surpasses the current level of warfare—the five-color flag!

Just hearing the name, Eltinus's army shuddered. The horrible army that has been stationed on the island of West Corca for thousands of years and has used fierce monsters as its enemy has now turned its knife to humans and will kill it mightily. How can ordinary troops be able to stop this? A force made up of inhumans?

If you don't handle it well, then...the disaster of national subjugation is in sight. But with harsh realistic conditions, how can we "handle it well"?

Aware of the seriousness of the situation, the officers almost groaned and gave orders. They had no decision-making power. On the one hand, they sent the news to Liberty City, asked Marshal Zhou’s ruling, and asked him to lead the army back to the defense as soon as possible; on the other hand, they naturally sent this emergency military information to the current sitting in El Tie. The man on the seat of Noble Supreme.

"Quickly, send this emergency military letter to the palace and let His Highness Xu Liewu rule."

Since the last time the Zhongdu Incident, Zhou Gongjin launched his military remonstrance, the current person in charge of Eltinol is Xu Liewu? Medici.

It is a bit of a fallacy to say that he is a man sitting on the seat of the supreme, because since he entered the palace, most of his office hours are still in the palace, and this "most office hours" is more Zhu's other hobbies for traveling out of the city and listening to music were insignificantly short-lived, so when the general with an urgent transmission hurried to his office, he got news that he was not in the house.

"Ah, then...Where is your Highness?"

"Going out with your majesty, to Dongshan outside the city."

At present, the emperor of Eltinus is still the nameless Cao Shou who has been expelled from the position of power. All the guards in the palace know that since the Zhongdu Incident, this man who has been deprived of his substantive power and is under house arrest seems to have lost all his energy all at once, all day long like a soulless living dead, under house arrest. Strolling back and forth in the palace garden, looking at the sky in a sense of loss.

Xu Liewu, who succeeded in seizing the position of his father, completely obeyed the teachings of Bailudong, showed respect for filial piety, and took time every day to visit his father in the palace. The father and son had many opportunities to travel together, but only the guards in the palace knew that the place they visited most often was Dongmin Palace outside Zhongdu City.

The military situation is urgent, and there can be no delay. A few generals who are as anxious as ants on a hot pot have to ride out of the city quickly and go to Dongshan outside the city to find someone.

Dongshan, outside the Zhongdu City, is an elegant place with beautiful scenery and hundreds of miles of surrounding landscapes. However, starting from the Dongmin Palace above the mountainside, it was turned into a high-class cemetery, where visitors stopped, and it was usually quite quiet. , So that the dead sleeping in the garden can sleep peacefully forever.

I heard that Prince Xu Liewu went there, and the generals were not silent in their hearts. After all, there are a lot of play places near Zhongdu City, why would you choose to go to the cemetery for recreation? The cemetery of Dongmin Palace is not the royal tomb of Eltinus. Although the environment is elegant, most of the buried in it are literati, who left many articles and poems during his lifetime. After his death, he was praised by Bailu Cave and buried in Dongmin Palace Cemetery, I think it is glorious.

Someone remembered Xu Liewu's preference for elegance and put forward his own guesses.

"Remember that there seemed to be a few famous prostitutes buried there. Could it be that His Royal Highness Xu Liewu..."

"How can the prince of a country be so boring? Most of the people buried in Dongmin Palace are Bailudong bachelors, both civil and martial arts, maybe they are buried with Bailudong martial arts secrets, so your Royal Highness..."

Among the various assumptions of everyone's imagination, there is a voice that is not very sure, and quietly put forward it.

"The cemetery...I heard people say that every time Marshal Zhou returns to Zhong, he will definitely go in and mourn once."

This voice didn’t get everyone’s attention, and when the fast horse rode up Dongshan, at the gate of Dongmin Palace, they were stopped by a group of imperial guards. After asking their intentions, they, together with the emergency military information, Together was brought to Xu Liewu's front.

When he saw the prince who held the power of the empire, he simply sat on the stone steps, not caring that the mud on the stone steps stained his white clothes, and the generals felt in their hearts curious.

As everyone knows, Xu Liewu is not a person who can’t endure hardships and loves to put on the royal dignity. However, he is very particular about elegant and noble ostentation. His extravagance is so extravagant that every move, every dress and chopstick, is deliberately deliberate by admirers. Imitated, formed a brand named after him, popular internationally.

If you follow his style, how can you sit shabbyly on the stone steps, and even the nearest entourage is a hundred feet away? Normally, even if you did not sprinkle thick fragrant flower petals and spread the fine woolen blankets, you should at least pull up a golden chair that is so luxurious that you can’t open your eyes. The simple style now is really good. Make these generals unbelievable.

"What do you want to say? If something happens, retreat if nothing happens."

Still in such a serious tone, Xu Liewu listened to what he had learned about the military situation half an hour ago, and gave instructions lightly, asking the military to deploy defenses around Zhongdu, and at the same time, he asked the military to send a message to the second. Marshal Zhou of the Army Group, asked him to return home as soon as possible.

"But... Your Highness, if the army only deploys defenses around the central capital, then the imperial subjects outside the capital will all be ravaged by the enemy's iron hoof?"

When the generals screamed in surprise, the noble boy just looked at the emergency military article with the expression of reading a casual book, raised his eyebrows and spoke lightly.

"Oh? But... the enemy's flyer says that they are the teachers of benevolence and righteousness, and the monkey king, who was born as a robber, did not personally lead the army, so it doesn't look like it will abuse the people. At least the basic food and clothing should Will be guaranteed, if you are lucky... Don’t you think that the people may be happier than being ruled by us!"

The prince of a country who can face the aggressor with this attitude is probably unique in history. Ninety-nine percent is an idiot who is about to become the prince of subjugation. However, I dared to question whether Xu Liewu was an idiot. I am afraid that Eltinol hadn't yet. Everyone just waited quietly, letting this young master who couldn't use his sense of humor to explain it in a more serious way.

"In your estimation, which of the three tactics has a higher chance of winning is to disperse the troops to guard one by one, take the lead in rushing to meet, and to gather forces to defend around the central capital?"

The generals were silent for it. Purely based on military theory, the first one made the mistake of dispersing troops, fearing that they would be easily killed by a powerful enemy, all the way to the capital; although the outcome of the second one is unpredictable, it is not as good as the third one. .

"The mission of soldiers is to defend their homes and the country? Or to win battles?"

This question has nothing to do with knowledge and theory, it is purely a consideration of human nature, and the dictator in front of him has made his attitude clear.

"Then, the discussion is over, Zhuqing has no additional questions, right?"

"Yes..."

Although this is a theoretically correct ruling, the generals have some expectations. I hope that the legendary and brilliant prince can use his genius intelligence to surpass them, come up with strange strategies, turn things around, and hit the enemy hard. . If the response is so simple, it is undoubtedly a disappointment.

"Huh, a stupid way is a good way. There is no shortcut to victory. There is no magic strategy. How you are disappointed is your freedom. My decision will not change."

Because of the nervousness and depression, the generals had forgotten that this prince was not his stupid father, Cao Shou. Xu Liewu saw what the generals were thinking at a glance and gave them unceremoniously. ridicule.

Unlike Bai Wuji, Xu Liewu adopts a strict cold-blooded rule over his own power under his elegant and noble appearance. Any subordinate who dared to question the strength and methods of the leader has long been eliminated. However, he did understand that he should give his subordinates confidence in a timely manner.

"Think clearly. The Second Army is on the way back from the free city. With the wisdom of Marshal Zhou, it will definitely cooperate with our deployment and form a situation of front and back attack... By then, what will happen, you have already Do you know it?"

These words made the subordinates happy, as if they had gained incomparable confidence. After a deep bow and bow to the palace of the prince, three steps and two steps were taken, and they rushed to deal with the military order. Just after their figure disappeared from the steps, Xu Liewu's smiling expression disappeared, and he turned into a somewhat sighing expression. He looked up at the sky and said in a low voice.

"Hey, what a deceitful race...Even I don't know what will happen, how can they know so clearly? If it could be solved so easily, the Bai family would have been wiped out by the demons... …It’s terrible to be self-righteous and ignorant."

Speaking softly, Xu Liewu quickly replied with a relaxed expression, as if the rise and fall of Eltinol had nothing to do with him.

"The emperor’s job is really difficult to handle. All monsters will come to the door..."

Throughout the conversation, Xu Liewu has been playing with a piece of brilliant letter paper in his hand, platinum-based letter paper, tattooed with gold thread on the top, extremely extravagant style, others think it is him I didn't pay attention to the new trick I made, let alone knowing the importance of this letterhead.

"What is Pandora's woman thinking? I won't be wandering in the air for a long time, so I just start to find someone to cooperate with me? Hmm, Shi Chong is very annoying, but..."

Xu Liewu groaned silently, carrying the purple electricity magical power in his palm, and the electricity was everywhere. The gold sheet was quickly melted and decomposed, and it was completely destroyed in the blink of an eye.

"Let’s do this first. If you really want to work with me, you won’t be deterred just because you ate once and closed your door!"

It should be good to use this method to test how much sincerity the other party has. Anyway, the person who is in a hurry is not yourself. Why can't you do things leisurely?

Following, Xu Liewu looked at the end of the stone steps behind. Behind the narrow narrow path and dense green shade, there is a quiet cemetery. The breeze brings a pleasant smell of grass and wood. The melodious birdsong came intermittently, making people want to sit here all the time.

Many guards who belonged to the Medici family knew that the emperor was condoning the deceased in the cemetery, but only Xu Liegu knew who was the deceased who had made him and his father worship here many times.

In this cemetery, sleeping a sister Xu Liewu never had the opportunity to meet, when she passed away, according to her life preferences, not buried in the royal tomb, but secretly buried in this elegant, peaceful mountain. Shui, Xu Liewu, who learned of this, felt that this little sister was a weird person on the one hand, but on the other hand felt that he would do the same.

"Perhaps...this is blood relationship!"

Xu Liewu sighed like this, with a somewhat relieved feeling. After moving to Eltinus due to the Hibiscus Rebellion, Xu Liegu visited Dongmin Palace from time to time. Although the number of times has increased recently, he has never entered the cemetery once. He just sat outside the cemetery like this. On the steps.

"People who are unclean, don't come into contact with people who love to be too clean! If you are disturbed by someone like me, Sister Xiao Qiao might also be unhappy..."

Although it is strange, Xu Liewu does think so. Therefore, every time he came to Dongmin Palace, he just used such a "simple" way, abandoned all luxurious styles, and quietly expressed his condolences and grief for this sister who had never met before.

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It’s not just the mid-capital city of Eltinore that was affected by this sudden war. Reins also strained their nerves to prepare. However, not many people knew that they were really in control of this war. What is going on is not the ivory white pagoda under Jixia.

For military science and warfare, Hua Bianque, who currently controls the ivory white pagoda, is a thorough layman and has no ability to command the army. Therefore, the military headquarters under Jixia can only issue the simplest principles under her control. Order, the rest of the details are at the discretion of the frontline troops.

Judging from the reports received by Jixia, the five-color flag is worthy of a powerful army that has experienced many battles. It moved quickly and correctly without wasting any extra time and resources. However, the five-color flag at the forefront They don't think so, because they simply complete orders from another direction.

The ivory white pagoda’s order is very important, and the Patriarch’s token of the Bai family must not be underestimated. However, if there is no instruction from the top leader of the Bai family and no instruction from the Patriarch, it may be possible to bluff others with the token. It is impossible to command the forces of the Bai family, nor can it move the five-color flag. As early as when he received the order to start the war at Jixia, Bai Qianlang, the deputy commander in charge of the North Gate Tianguan troops, directly asked West Corca Island for instructions on whether this order should be implemented.

The order received is affirmative.

As of this moment, all the attacks are under the control of the Western Corca Island military headquarters, including various battle information and data, which are sent to Alcatraz Island in ten times more detail than the return to Jixia. , And the Bai family headquarters on the island handed over all these information to the top leader for judgment.

Similar to the situation in El Tienor, the top leader is not in the command headquarters, so several generals rushed to the beach with information, and went to meet the current top leader of the white family, the predecessor. Patriarch's elder brother-Bai Qi.

"Where is the Patriarch?"

"Found it, that's the owner's chair."

In official records, Bai Qi has never been the head of the Bai family, but the children of the Bai family on Alcatraz are all regarded by the head of the family. Especially after Bai Wuji fell, everyone used it directly. This honorific. However, when they found a personal mechanical seat floating on the beach and hurried away, the scene they saw in front of them caused the spirits of several middle-aged generals to be dissipated, their knees softened, and they knelt to the ground.

"Home, Patriarch..."

Although everyone on Alcatraz knows that Bai Qi's physical condition is extremely bad and that he is barely able to sustain his life by machinery, but he is not psychologically prepared to face this day so early. Bai Qi lying in the mechanical seat, with his hands hanging down, and his face covered by a white towel, is a portrayal of a nightmare that everyone has not dared to think of recently.

The generals kneeling on the ground are all older than Bai Qi, and two of them are his elders. But Bai Qi has been in charge of the Bai family for many years. Although there are not many opportunities to show up, the methods are harsh and cold, but everyone is very serious about this. The feeling of being a powerful leader is similar to the respect of the "Moon Sage" Lu You by the people of the mainland of the wind, like a **** like a devil. Now that he suddenly passed away, the Bai family suddenly lost a leader who was too powerful. Thinking of how deserted and lonely the days to come, everyone could not help crying.

"Patriarch, why are you so...huh?"

A general found that the white scarf was fluttering slightly, and he was surprised that a cold voice had been heard.

"What's wrong? What are you doing in a hurry?"

In a cold tone, Bai Qi stretched out his hand to lift the cover on his face, and glanced over the white towel. On the plain and cold face, a slight embarrassment of angrily smiled, and it was fleeting.

"This girl... has told her many times that she can't play pranks while people are sleeping..."

From this sentence, the generals who were kneeling on the ground knew what had happened, but because of the scene, they all held back their laughter and dared not make a sound.

"Forget it...this is also good, maybe it will give you a good preview opportunity! You should also think about the future."

When I realized the meaning of this sentence, the smile in everyone's hearts disappeared without a trace, and the whole body was pressed by a heavy feeling again. If it weren't for a cheering cry came in time, they really didn't know what kind of expression they should show.

"Get up brother, get up brother."

This is the seashore, so the sound comes from far and near in the sea, and in the end a giant shadow bursts out of the waves, which scared everyone.

What came out of the waves was a giant shark with a sharp harpoon inserted. Seeing its big mouth with sharp fangs and blood dripping from its body, it was obviously struggling violently during his lifetime, and everyone couldn't help but feel embarrassed. , The horror disappeared at the moment when he saw the master of the harpoon.

The beauty of this exotic princess Oda Xiang is a fact that no one on Sissi Corca Island can deny. Even a fierce monster from the devil world will lie at her feet tenderly after seeing her. , But the beauty of the magical nature that is different from the usual has been sublimated in different natures at this time.

Stepping barefoot on the waves and blue waves, with a slightly childish but beautiful and lovely face, full of energetic smiles, nodding to everyone; but what attracts the most attention is not the detached beauty of the world, but her costumes.

Since it is fishing in the sea, it is of course impossible for anyone to wear complicated palace dresses. Having said that, it is still a surprising intersection to be able to see the beautiful little princess's light swimsuit on stage. "Brother Qi, Axiang caught a big fish!"

Throwing away the harpoons and giant sharks in their hands, everyone only felt a flower in front of them, a faint scent of the sea scented by the wind, and then they saw the little princess flying next to Pai Qi’s side, like It was hugging his neck like a baby, and smiled secretly.

The sweet and welcoming scene, but somehow, made everyone blush, and then they came back to their senses, bowed their heads to conceal their gaffes.

Bai Qi saw these situations in his eyes, but did not feel similar. Because he understands very well that although he already possesses the charm of inverting all living beings, and is no longer the ghost girl with only cold faces in the past, he has not yet formed a hot human heart within this body.

Currently, she has only succeeded in transferring the disguised emotions and faces of "Soujiro" to her true face, but in her heart, she still looks at the surrounding humans indifferently and confusedly like a alien creature. , Observe and try to understand.

Because each other is "inhuman", so I know these very well...

Not ideal, but there has been progress compared to the previous ones. As long as she continues to learn according to her own guidance, she will eventually succeed one day. However, I don’t know how long I have left. If I die one day, will anyone else understand this girl’s thoughts and feelings?

The life of an inhuman is the loneliest existence in the world. In the past in the dark tower, I often thought about why the puppets in the book "Pinocchio" were born as puppets if they were destined to become humans?

Obviously, it is a life different from human beings. Why do they have to be born in the human world, still deeply admire the human way of life, and struggle with pain in the process of repeated imitation and learning? Didn’t my mother say that people came to the world for happiness? If the life essence of the inhuman is suffering, then what is the meaning of "survival"?

I was immersed in my own thinking, and I was in a daze for a while, and this feeling that no one else could understand, only Oda Xiang next to him could catch a glimpse of one or two, so both of them suddenly fell silent until Bai Qi sensed the embarrassment of the subordinates in front, and only then asked them to report one by one.

"Home... Young Master, as you and Princess Xiang said, I used to find an excuse to hold back the biomaterials given to the Dark Magus Research Institute. Is it time to distribute it now?"

"The expected effect has been achieved. She has done what she should do in order to obtain the experimental materials. We should naturally give her what she deserves."

"Master, according to your previous strategic instructions, our troops have already won Yanzhou. It is estimated that within ten days they will be able to seize Qingzhou again and stabilize the rule of the Pearl River area."

"...Well, let the order go on, I will give them a week."

"Observe orders. In addition, ensure the food and transportation routes..."

Several generals stepped forward and reported the latest information and intelligence to the leaders on the mechanical seats in detail. In fact, they are not very clear about the meaning of these small data, but they believe that leaders can rely on these to make the most appropriate arrangements.

And when all major events had a certainty, the generals finally mentioned their biggest worry. With the strength of the five-color flag, they don’t pay much attention to the army of the Medici family of Hulagu. Although there may be bitter battles, the five-color flag, who has fought with the demons for many years and has experienced countless death battles, is determined. Can get the final victory, but...

"Young Master, the Second Army of El Tienor is approaching rapidly from the free city, do you see if we want to..."

With the five-color flag's high-speed mobility, there is still time to turn around, and be the first to give the Second Army a heavy blow, so as not to be attacked by several times its own force in future battles, and the entire army is wiped out. In fact, everyone didn't say a word. For the Second Army, known as the "Eltinus Strongest Force", what everyone really feared was not the hundreds of thousands, but the person behind the hundreds of thousands of troops.

The strength of the five-color flag is the result of thousands of years of life and death; but half of the power of the Second Army is built on the coach Zhou Gongjin. Several generals here know that Zhou Gongjin stayed in Jerusalem because of the sky cannon and did not return to the country with the army. Now the Second Army has no commander. It is the most vulnerable time when the five-color flag turns around and strikes. , Surely can greatly weaken the enemy's strength.

Everyone's eyes focused on Bai Qi, but it was the beautiful little princess who was lying on his back.

"Brother Qi, is that Zhou Gongjin very strong? Do you want Axiang to destroy him?"

The nondescript talk made everyone overjoyed. They live on the island of Corca, West West. Of course, they have heard of the famous Japanese "Gui Ji". According to Bai Jia's private evaluation of strength, Princess Xiang is the best in the current strong talents, and even more tyrannical. If she is the top master who is fighting against Zhou Gongjin in strength, she doesn't have to worry about Zhou Gongjin.

However, Bai Qi indirectly rejected the proposal.

"Zhou Gongjin’s whole mind is placed on the Tongtian Cannon. Before the Tongtian Cannon is activated, he will not show up, nor will he fight with anyone. If he goes there, he will not be found; and if the Tongtian Cannon is activated. Be active, let alone the issue of the army."

Everyone was a little baffled. If this is the case, what is the point of attacking Eltinus this time? Even if it is defeated, as long as Zhou Gongjin fires the Tongtian Cannon, all the results will be wiped out.

"Zhou Gongjin is not that kind of person, he will not use the sky cannon to deal with ordinary humans, causing meaningless deaths and injuries. If he would do such a thing, then he would not be so terrible."

A person who still does not change his principles and beliefs under the test of the most difficult environment is the most terrifying person. Because he is also a person of this type, Bai Qi easily knows Gong Jin's taboo.

"...The purpose of sending troops this time is to disrupt the situation and prevent the enemy from taking the initiative along the way. It doesn’t make much sense to win or lose... Forget it, you forget my words! These are not what you need. Something to consider."

Bai Qi said: "According to the original plan, take the place that should be taken, except for the necessary military operations, don’t bother the local people too much for the time being, otherwise it will arouse Zhou Gongjin prematurely. As for the Second Army , Don’t worry, I already have a stupid way to prevent this troop from going to the eastern battlefield alone."

Everyone is sincerely curious about what the leader’s strategy is. After all, everyone knows that with Bai’s current physical condition, it is impossible to sneak into the enemy camp alone, wreak havoc, and prevent the enemy’s army from marching. , Then does he want to send another master, such as the little princess behind him?

I was wondering, the emergency communication light on the white seat suddenly turned on, the red light turned three times, and it went out with a sharp warning sound. Everyone turned their gazes to the calm white faces and listened to his explanation.

"...It's nothing, it's just a secret message from the Ivory White Pagoda. An account has finally been maxed out."